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THE SUDAY OREGONIA. PORTjLAJTD, AUGUST 21 910.
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VVi III lie KZs
w T mi cm February It. that tr
I battleship Ha In was blown tip lo
HtTUt kubr, with a loss ef 111
Uvea. Today, the United Etatea Gov
ernment, having been authorised by
CrmsTes to act. la enxeiced In da-
vising plana for raising the ban of
tha Ill-fated battleship and of the II
eallors whoss bodies were never recov
erd from tfcelr ship. Today, after a
lapaa of mora than 11 H years, this la
being dona because. In all that time,
and daaptta obstacle after obstacle,
discouragement piled on discourage
ment, slight heaped on slight, a valiant
band of Americana haa never ceased to
"Remember the Maine." Due solely to
their nnftarglns efforts, a Government
that seemed content to forget tha
Maine se far aa to let It lie rotting
forever In a foreign harbor, was at
laat aroused to action; and before long,
it Is hoped, tha remnants af tha ship
that was once the pride of the Ameri
can Navy will have been taken from
"the mire of Havana harbor and the
bonaa sf tha (S sailors Imprisoned
therein will have received a sepulchre
In American soU befitting that af tha
heroes they were.
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It la not a long list, this of the names
af tha men and women who have la
bored lnceeaantly In season and out
for tha raising of the Maine, and per
hapa at tha head of tha list should be
placed the name of William Sulzer.
Tammany Congressman from New
York. No on of the little group not
even Admiral Elgsbee. whs, when a
Captain, waa In command of tha Maine
on the night of her destruction haa
been more persistent In his efforts to
bring about the resurrection of tha
battleship. Ho formulated bill after
bill to this end. and when tha matter
waa delayed by more presslntr legisla
tion he made the very halls of Con
gress resound with his Insistent
"Why?"
Mr. Sulser became an enthusiast on
tha subject of raising the Maine short
ly after the Spanish war was decided
In our favor. For several years he
made It his special object In Ufa to
bring the business to a satisfactory
Issue. With that end In view he trav
eled constantly from one governmental
department to the other In his endeavor
ta discover what waa tha real cause of
the delay. At the height of this activ
ity one of Mr. Sulsera Intimate friends
declared that Mr. Sulzer had tried to
raise the Maine until not only were his
shoes full of hole, but the pavement be
tween the departments waa In a like
condition It wasn't bad for an Illus
tration of the unflagging energy shown
by the Tammany representative In be
half of the Maine.
Figuratively speaking. Mr. Sulser left
no stone unturned, except, possibly,
those he bad already worn Into holes.
He hammered away at Congress, be
sieged tha White House, enlisted Span
ish veterane, boards of trade, chambers
ef commerce, governors, mayors, society
women and what not. ana got mem w
petition congress kept on Introducing
Foyi fEEsa-lntr 1 of
prTo :ooV wagaTnU ag-
gretslve campaign.
Ia common with all thoaa who do
hinge out of the common Mr. Sulser
haa been called eccentric. Those who
know him Intimately declare that tha
only eccentric thing about him la a
remarkable facial reeemblancs to Henry
Clay. Like the great Kantucklan. too.
Sulzer Is msKDello. especially In his
sDeech. Ha Is master of not a few of tha
tricks of oratory, and when he Is
epeaklng there la no lack of attention
from his audltora That be has a weak
nesa for conspicuous waistcoats lo a
harmless Idiosyncrasy of a man who la
spoken of even by hla political oppon
ents aa possessing unusual talents.
Like many another man of parts, too,
Pulsar revolutionizes the natural order
of tha day. working off bla most la
borious mental stunts while tha world
Is t rest. Those who are familiar with
hla methoda are not disconcerted whtn
ha bids them to -come around to my
office about midnight and well talk
It over '" He declares that ha has never
acquired the sleeping habit and la dis
posed to regard It aa an unpardonable
lose of time.
-When do yon sleep. Sulzer?" asked
a constituent who had been granted one
of these nocturnal business interviews.
Tha man wbo la secretly fond of tha
fact that be looks like tha great Clay
aahed back hie mop of mouse-colored
Kalr. overthrew a stack of half a hun
dred letters piled on tha table before
him and looked serious.
"Never, when there's anything alee
ta do," he replied.
Despite tha fact that he Is a variant
from the ordinary run of mankind. Mr.
Sulser bas hosts of friends, both in
Washington and at home. His district
In New Tork City Is populated by mil
ltonalree at one end and pushcart men
at the other, and he haa many admirers
among both elasaea. His remarkable
oratorical facility, exhibited at Us
best from the tall end of a cart la hla
ante-electloa progreea through his po
litical demesne. Is one of the most
picturesque Items of the great city, and
those who halt to catch a fragment of
his speech cannot reproach themselves
far wasting time.
for aome years now It haa been the
great ambition of Mr. Sulzer. whose ad
hereao to Tammany has never wav
ered, to be Governor of New Tork
Slate. It Is said that he believes ha
has a good chance of securing the Demo
cratlo nomination this fall. Should ha
ever succeed In sitting In the guberna
torial chair, the country should be pre
pared for some radical executive ac
tions, provided Mr. Sulser, aa Gover
nor, lives up to his radical tendencies
as a member of Congress and a political
speaker. '
Like many another expert politician.
Mr. Sulser haa a memory for names and
faoea that appeals to the average lay
man aa being well-nigh remarkable.
Borne years ago. Mr. Sulser betook his
six feet and mora of anatomy to a
launching down In Florida, and while
thera ha had tha pleasure at meeting
some ef that State's prettiest woman.
Recently several of these ladlea were
ta Washington, when Mr. Sulser met
thera again and recalled the names of
each without a slip, amid a chorus of
-Why. Mr. Sulser. how remarkable! I
did not think you would remember me!"
Of course, gallant man that he la
(wasn't Henry Clay a meat gallant gen
tleman?!. Mr. 8ulser made tha appro
priate reply.
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Put though Representative Sulzer de
serves the palm tor keeping everlast
ingly at It la behalf ef the Maine, he
swts-eagxha feoso ef LaiAC X
Valiant Band of Men Who Fought
to Have Battleship Raised, and Finally
Won From
his Maine-raiking bills passed by Con.
gross. Representative George A. Loud,
of Michigan, who Is as ardent a Repub.
Mean as Mr. Sulzer Is a Tammany Dem
ocrat. Is the legislator who framed, the
bill passed at the last session of Con
gress appropriating money for the res
surrectioo of the battleship. Uke his
colleague from New Tork. Mr. Loud,
who represents the Tenth Michigan
district bas been an enthusiast of
years' standing on tha subject of rais
ing trie Maine, and whenever he saw
an opportunity to further the cause he
did not let tha House forget that It
had a duty to perform away off In Ha
vana Harbor.
Mr Loud a "rest ' ",-
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. ha devoted
relees advo
he American
Navy, and he haa devoted himself to
the exploitation of tha proposition to
add to It two naw eattiesnips yearly.
He Is also tha originator of tha plan
now operative of building a fleet of
U, 000-ton colliers for the navy, that
Its fuel may ta carried In American
owned and built bottoms. He had a
stiff fight to put thla Idea through
Congress and he looks upon It aa a
notable victory In behalf of a bigger
and better navy.
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Mr. Lo-ud's Interest In maritime af
faire ta not the passing fad of a man of
wealth; In his case it amounts to a
passion. It waa not Inborn, aa in the
case of Senator Hale, maritime expert
of the Upper House, but when It finally
made tta appearance It soon dominated
all other Influences. Tha story of Its
development Is full of human Interest
Mr. Loud s father waa a pioneer lum
berman of the Wolverine State and hi
boyhood and youth were passed In ths
woods. He and his husky brothers
wera bred In the primeval forests of
the upper peninsula. They were nour
ished on the rough fare of the lumber
eampa and slept on spruce, boughs.
Bears, wolves. . deer and abundant
smaller game were close at hand, and
the lads drank their fill of the joy of
outdoor living and became adepts In
woodcraft.
As time passed the family prospered.
The boys were sent within tha bounds
of civilisation to have some of tha
rough corners rounded and polished.
Oeorge went to the Ann Arbor high
school to prepare for the state uni
versity, bat after graduation from the
secondary Institution he returned to tha
woods and resumed his career as lum
berman with so much energy and con
sequent success that he soon became
a rich man. Then, with leisure and
abundant meane. ha indulged in globe
trotting to his heart's content.
It waa while he waa so occupied
that Mr. Loud was offered an oppor
tunity which appealed to him so forci
bly that he accepted without a reserva
tion. It was an Invitation from an old
friend. Captain IX B- Hodgdon. of the
United States revenue service, to make
a voyage with him en tha Mcculloch, a
vessel fitted op with an armament of
light guns and designed to prevent seal
poaching. Since a civilian Is son per
sona grata on board a Government
vessel. Mr. Loud enlisted as paymaster.
Before sailing, ths objective point of
the McCulloch waa understood to ba
Sitka. Alaska, but Instead tha little
vessel steamed slowly across tha At
lantic to Gibraltar, on to Malta and
through the Sues Canal, and when she
reached Colombo. Ceylon, advice from
Washington awaited her eommaader to
the effect that trouble waa brewing
with Spain and that the vessel waa to
Join Dewey at Hongkong. Mr. Loud
waa advised to go ashore at Colombo,
but he besrved Captain Hodgdon to let
him proceed with the ship, and after
some demurring tha captain consented.
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, Bo It happened that, with tha excep
tion of a couple of newspaper corre
spondents who chanced to be on tha
scene. George A. Loud waa tha only
Americas civilian who actually took
part In tha battle af Manila Bay. Tha
rela played by the McCnlleeh Is that
memorable afair waa ef considerable
Importance). During the fight Mr. Load
had charge af the after powder maga
lae and when tha engagement was
over ha went with the McCulloch with
dispatches ta Hongkong telllag of tha
destruction ef tha Spanish fleet.
That la why Congressman Georg-e A.
LsraA tja eVtemfS eFaaat sat iba """'J
the Government
dinners of the Society of Manila Bay.
composed of officers who took part In
that battle. On these occasions he Is
regarded aa a guest ef honor and Is
given a seat at Admiral Dewey's right
hand. At one of these banquets the
admiral told how the arrival of tha
McCulloch in Manila Bay nearly upset
all his plans for capturing tha Spanish
fleet. At the very moment when it was
necessary to divert tha attention of the
enemy from hla own operations, tha
firemen of the McCulloch began to
shovel in coal, sending up a dense col
umn of smoke from the vessel's stack.
The admiral confessed that this thwart
ing of his purpose to He low filled him
with murderous thoughts for the time
being, but fortunately no harm came
from it.
At the elose of tha war Mr. Loud re
signed from the service and resumed
hla business, but he found that he was
regarded aa a hero by the people of his
State. He waa fairly preaeed Into poli
tlca and when his opportunity came
he accepted a nomination to Congress
to become tha champion of the new
navy and a leader In the movement to
raise the Maine.
In early life Mr. Loud knew Inti
mately the French Inhabitants along
tha Great Lakes and can speak their
patois Inimitably aa given In Drnm
mond's poems "Wreck of the Julie
Plants," "Tha Habitant." and "Las
Vteuxtempa," His houseboat Voyageur,
on the Au Sable River, Is a roomy,
lazy craft for Ashing and hunting ex
cursions shared by bis friends. He Is
much Interested in the cause of the
blind and often talks before their cir
cles and recites for them, and they are
very fond of him.
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It was bat natural that the State of
Main should feel an especial Interest
In the project to free her namesake
from long Imprisonment In the rolry
depth of Havana Harbor. It wa
equally to b expected that Maine'
Senior Senator, Eugene Hale, would
eome prominently to the front when
ever anything which concerned bis
commonwealth was under dlecusslon.
From the first Senator Eugene Hale has
been notably active In the movement
which has bad for its object the rais
ing of the Maine. He has advocated It
eloquently both In the United States
Senate and out. always with the as
surance that the .Legislature of the
Pine Tree State waa solidly at his
back. As a creator of publie sentiment
he has done yeoman work, and he has
CABIN BIRTHPLACE CT WALLOWA COUNTY'S CLERK AMONG
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This cabin was built by S.
the father of Wallowa County's
In the lower valley, known as
A N. BtaUon at Lostlne. In thU
October of 188L the year of Its
a hlstsrlo monument. It stands
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been ready at all times ami In all place
to champion the cause..
Since his first appearance In the
Forty-first Congress, as member of the
Lower House In 1869. Eugene Hale has
never once strayed outside the focus
of the publlo eye. Now In his 76th
year, master of all the ways that make
for legislative prestige, he above all
ethers was fittest to head the move
ment In the Senate to raise the sunken
battleship.
There Is still another reason why
Senator Hale's Intimate connection
with the business of raisins the Maine
seems most appropriate for many
years he has been the acknowledged
authority on naval matters In the Unit
ed States Senate, and this acknowledg
ment haa been mad by both his adhe
rents and hi enemies. "Putting- It
mildly," said a naval offical to the
writer, "Eugene Hale knows more
about ships and about the water than
any other civilian living. From his
youth he seems to have made a study
of such things, and I have never been
able to find him at fault in the busi
ness. What he doesn't know about the
water and Its following cannot be
learned from books or in any other way
that I know of."
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When ba made his first entry lnto
Congress he waa already familiar with
tha sea "and all that In them Is." He
was a modest young fellow In those
day, bat during his 10 years' service In
the lower House his fame as a mari
time sharp became so pronounced that
President Hayes tried to Induce him
to accept the naval portfolio. Mr. Hale
declined the honor, but continued to
have an active participation In naval
matters aa a member of the committee
on naval affairs. So Intimate and far
reaching was his understanding of the
naval situation at that time that noth
ing of Importance was ever done by tha
department without he was consulted.
In 1811 he took up his quarters In
the Senate chamber, where he has re
mained to this day, in length of service
the oldest tenant of that august estab
lishment. For 2 year Senator Hale'
opinion on ship and the medium In
which they float have been accepted as
final; no one haa the temerity to ques
tion his knowledge, although hla policy
haa been subject to the most violent
criticism. So thera la a singular ap
propriateness In the leadership of Sen
ator Hale In this business of ratal ug
the Maine.
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Mr. Hale's fondness for thing mari
time 1 emphasized by hi fondness for
swimming. At one time, when be was
several years younger, he was regard
ed as among tha best amateur swim
mers in the country, and today, though
his years are more than three-score
and ten. he delights in a twice-a-day
dtp in the water In Summer. Dip, how
ever. Is a misleading word, since the
Senator 1 a long-distance swimmer,
and the lake near his beautiful Sum
mer home in Maine has been traversed
frequently by him. Mr. Hale's first
swim Is usually taken during an early
morning hour, and the second late in
the day. Those of his friends who are
fortunate enough to be his Summer
guests are In the habit of accusing him
OHCB HOME. OF W. C. BOATMAJT.
K. Fxanels and M. K. Boatman, the latter the nephew of the former and
present Clerk. The cabin, when erected, was among the first to be b"t
the Lostlne Vslley today. It still stands, near the present site of the O. R.
cabin W. C. Boatman, the present County Clerk at Enterprise, was bora In
building. It 1 the Intention of the family to preserve the cabin Intact as
pa tha family estate and Is guarded from destruction by the heir of th
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fVysmiiitf. i new ssnsirtiff Yl
of spending a large part of his Sum
mers in the water.
Senator Hale's Washington mansion
Is one of the finest In that city occu-
nied bv a Governmental official, elec
tlve or appointive. It contains 35
rooms; 22 of them are living or sleep
ing rooms, and each one has Its open
hearth. In the grand reception hall of
srolden oak Is a magnificent Italian
fireplace, with curved settees on either
side, and above tne nrepiace is a dki
oony. The art works that the mansion
holds are among the finest in Wash'
lngton, and the Senator's workshop,"
as ha calls It. Is one of the most luxur
lous private mansion offices to be
found In America, or Europe, for that
matter.
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Amonc th Americans not of Con
gress who have been exceedingly
active in the ralse-the-Msine move
ment, none has been imor earnest or
consistent woraer man Jrvctw -Auuiii m
Charles D. BlEsbea. whose name Is des
tined to go down to posterity aa the
commander of tha Maine on the night
he met her doom. Of all tnose wno
have been waiting not patiently, bat
hopefully, is it likely that there la a
more vigilant watcher than this vet
eran survivor of that sickening holo
caust Admiral Slgsbee's "Personal Narra
tives of the Battleship Maine" Is suffi
cient to set him apart as the one per
son in ail the world who is most con
cerned in the lifting of that water
soaked hulk into the light of day.
There are still a good many points to
be settled to his satisfaction and there
Is no other way of reaching them.
Admiral Sigsbee's record was among
the fairest ever won by sea lighters
long years before his aot of bravery In
Havana harbor set ths world aglow
with admiration for the American
spirit, as typified by him. He did good
service at the battle of Mobile Bay and
FIRST BUILT IN THE VALLEY
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he showed not a sign of flinching In
both attacks and in toe final assault on
Fort Fisher. His special naval inven
tions have inured greatly to the benefit
of Uncle Sam, and nations other thn
ours have profited by bis cleverness.
Since his retirement, in 1907, Admiral
Slgsbee has been devoting himself to
literary work, some of it along the
lines of his profession and a consider
able part of Is of a miscellaneous char
acter. He Is master of a very pleasing
style and had he chosen literature for
a profession instead of sea fighting he
probably would have made his mark
long ago. He is a social favorite In
the CaDltal City's more exclusive clr
cles and is the amiable prey of all the
philanthropic enterprises in the com
munity. Arrayed in the imposing unl
form of a Rear Admiral, he Is still far
and away the most picturesque figure
In Washington's, naval colony. And
when so arrayed the Admiral is
source of unfailing wonder to his
grandchildren. "Grandpa, are you going
to get married," one of them exclaimed
when the Admiral appeared rigged out
in a spick and span white uniform for
one of Mrs. T alt's garden parties.
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Another Rear -Admiral, also retired.
who la deeply Interested In the raising
of tha Maine is French E. Chad wick,
who was a member of the Mains In
quiry board, appointed after the dis
aster to sift the matter to the bottom.
Many of the things considered by that
board of inquiry can never be made
clear until the battleship is ont of
water, and for that reason Admiral
Chadwick is another eager observer
of the progress of the movement.
In the meantime, with the raising
of the Maine always near to his heart,
the Admiral dispenses a royal hospi
tality at his beautiful Newport home.
Fair Oaks. He also finds enjoyment
In literary work, being a diligent and
scholarly historian, the author of the
volume entitled "Causes of the Civil
War" In Hart's American history. Re
cently, he has become greatly Inter
ested in municipal reform and has
brought about some beneficial changes
In the city government of Newport
Rear-Admirals Adolph Marlx and
Richard Walnwright ars still other
gallant sailors who have always shown
a deep Interest In the raising of the
battleship. Admiral Marlx commanded
the Scorpion during the Spanish-American
War and was promoted rapidly
for conspicuous bravery. He also
acted as judge advocate of the Maine
court of inquiry, and on that board,
too, waa Admiral Walnwright. His
most cherished earthly possessions are
a silver - loving cup, presented by the
citizens of Gloucester, Mass., and a
sword by citizens of Washington, for
his gallant work as executive officer
of the Maine when she was sinking
and for his able command of the
Gloucester during the war with Spain.
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Among the civilians who have worked
aggressively in the raise-the-Maina move
ment, Bernhardt Wall, of New York
City, deserves special mention. He was
behind the cause on behalf of the United
States Spanish War Veterans. As for
the rest of the ardent workers In the
movement the men and the women who
have really remembered the Maine all
these years their number Is small and
they are practically covered In this
list: Orosco C. Woolson, New Tork
City; the late General O. O. Howard;
George W. Bates, of Detroit; William
M. Koons, Mount Vernon. O.; John H.
Moore, Washington, D. C; Miss Edith
A. Beard; Miss Beatrice L. Whitney;
William J. Van Patten, Burllngame,
Vt; A, H. Griffith; A. B. Poland, of New
Tork; V. H. Metcalf ; Congressman
George Edmund Foss; Robert Bacon,
naw ambassador to France: ths late
John Hay; E. M. Thopmaoa, in behalf
of the 74th Legislature or tne state oi
Maine: A. King, of Newark, N. jr.; John
T. Collins, ef Ruthsrord, N. J.; Mrs.
Margaret Kean, of Chicago; Admiral
6. B. Luce, of Newport; Fathers Me
Gulgan, Carroll and Smyth; Dr. W. T.
Russell: Mr. C. Walton Dunlap, Mrs.
Mary V. Goundle, Mrs. Ada M. Gallo
way, Airs, unaries siaman, uers tramp
belL Mrs. Lldie Oldreyd, the late Mrs.
Helen G. Sparhawlt and Father Chid,
wick, who wa the Maine's chaplain.
Today the hopes of this valiant little
bjMA SH tfifijk jutf wftmea are, ooRforad,
In the man who will have charge for
the Government of the task of raising
the Maine William H. Blxby, the re
cent successor of General William L,
Marshall as chief of the engineers of
the United States Army, after 30 years
of service, during which time he haa
put a long list of successful river and
harbor improvements to his credit
Almost 30 years ago General Blxby wa
sent by the Government to attend the
French war maneuvers and to Inspect
and report on the Iron fortifications then
In use in Europe. His report on his re
turn to America was one of the most ex
haustive and illuminating papers ever
turned In to the War Department. It
was a report that gave Its author instant
recognition as one of the most capable
engineers In the corps, and his services
have been In constant requisition ever
since. When the Inland waterway de
velopment scheme now agitating the
Mississippi Valley became so prominent,
it was General Blxby who was largely
responsible, and in 1908 he waa made
president of the Mississippi River com
mission. One of his most interesting de
tails resulted when he was ordered to
make a special irspection of the damage
wrought by the Charleston earthquake.
' Personally the new chief engineer ia
thoroughly companionable. Despite his
devotion to Uncle Sam's interests he Is
always ready to answer a question or
listen to a Joke. Asked recently to give
his opinion as to the value of a vacation.
General Blxby declared that for him
any period of recreation absolutely free
from work would be an actual hardship.
"That's right, Bixby," put in a fellow
engineer wbo did not agree with him on
this point. "I've noticed that you always
combine business with pleasure. When
we go fishing, for Instance, you put In
your time while waiting for a bite In
selecting a location for another light
house." "Oh, I hope It Isn't as bad as that,"
laughed the general.
"It Is, though," insisted the officer,
and then he proceeded to "make good"
by telling how on a certain fishing trip
the general and he had been fishing for
an hour with a patience that would have
delighted Sir Izaak Walton, but without
encouragement, when he broke the
silence by inquiring in a cautious
whisper:
"Had a bite yetT"
"No," returned the General thought
fully, "but that point over yonder Is a
bully place for a lighthouse."
(Copyright. 1910, by Hi J. warusi.
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break" came, the Cubs began a slashing
batting assault upon Crandall and be
fore McGraw could make a move Chica
go had two runs and a man on bases.
Tenney, Bridwell and Devlin were striv
ing desperately to steady Crandall, who
was getting worse and worse, and Mc
Graw sent out a C. Q. D. for Mathewson
to save the day.
Delaying, arguing, using every trick
and device, McGraw played for time. Re
ports came from the clubhouse that
"Matty" already had his shirt on. Two
substitutes were acting as his valets, and
he was dressing rapidly aa possible, when
the cruel umpire ordered McGraw to play
or forfeit the game and McGlnnity was
sent In to pitch. He used up as much
time as possible, but finally was com
pelled to pitch one ball. Slagle rammed
a safe hit past lirst base and Chicago
needed only one run to tie the score.
Meantime Mathewson's lost trousers had
been found. Half a dozen substitutes
were helping him dress and before Mc
Glnnity would pitch another ball, Math
ewson, half dressed, with shoe strings
unloosened and uniform awry came ra
cing across the field. There was no time
to warm up, for already McGraw had
wasted 11 minutes and the umpire was
getting peevish. Mathewson's arm was
"cold" and to attempt to use either
curves or speed with "Del" Howard at
bat meant certain defeat. Mathewson
dropped three slow, twisting fadeaways
near the plate, two of them fading until
they hit tie ground. Howard took des
perate swings at them, struck out and
ths Giants were saved.
Pitchers of the Mathewson stripe hold
the key to the situation in the deciding
moments of games, and upon their cool
ness depends the success of tha efforts
to resist "the break" Influence.
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Clark Griffith, now manager of Cin
cinnati, than whom no brainier pitcher
ever lived, was past-master of handling
batters in the psychological moments.
Once in Washington, with the Senators
needing a run to tie and with men on
second and third, Al Selbach came to
bat. Griffith's best line was taunting
and nagging at batters, delaying and
"stalling" to make them nervous and over
anxious. He taunted Selbach thus: "You
big stiff, you couldn't hit this one with
a board,'.' and then he pitched wide and
high, and he kept up that kind up work
until two strikes and three balls were
called and Selbach was wild with anxiety
to hit, and rising onto his toes with eag
erness. Then Griff, smiling and exasper
ating, said: "Hit this, you big bloat,"
and he deliberately tossed the ball under
hand toward the plate, so slowly that
Selbach, in his eagerness to hit, over
balanced, fell to his hands and knees be
fore the ball reached the plate and was
called out on strikes.
Griffith's greatest feat, though, wa In
a game between Portland and Seattle in
the old Northwest League, when be and
the afterwards famous "Dad" Clarke
were opposing each other In the final
game of the season. The game went
14 Innings, with neither side able to
score, and in ths first of the four
teenth, before a man was out. a hit
and two errors filled the bases with
Portland players. Clsrke was running
around, taunting Griffith, who walked
out of the box. went over to "Dad" and
said. "I'll bet you $10 I strike out the
next three men." He did and Clarke was
so angry he refused to pay the bet until
years afterwards when both were In the -National
League.
There is one more Interesting incident
that .stands unique, and It is one by
which Jimmy Slagle staved off disaster
to the Chicago team In a 29-inning battle
between Chicago and Philadelphia, which
Reulbach finally won two to one- In
the ISth Inning of that struggle, with a
runner oh first base, Sherwood Magee
drove a hard line hit to left center. Slagle
had Just shoved his hand Into his hip
pocket to get his chewing tobacco when
he ball was hit, and as he started In
pursuit of it be discovered to his horrer
(hat bis right hand was caught in ths
pocket and refused to come out A quick
Jerk failed to release the hand, and
Slagle, racing on, leaped, stuck up his
left hand, and caught the ball, saving
the Cubs. Then he pulled out his tobacco,
bit off a pleosi and grinned as the crowd
applauded.
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Baltimore American.
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will ba under their control and which
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