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Show JWWors tjHunderj FamousSnSms on Major Llagul Diamonds xphined 6y leading jQaielal Phyerj t5 IilGtt J. filURTW. BY CHARLEY OLEARY. nfielder of Detroit Tigers, Who le Considered One of the Cleverest and Fastest of the Veterans of the American League. The worst blunder I ever made in my baseball career was the result of getting mixed up on signals, and it turned out to be as lucky a thing as ever happened to me. It is funny now, but It came near breaking my neck and Herman Schaefer's jaw at the same time. t We were playing Boston on the Detroit grounds late In the season of 1907 when everyone was scrambling for the pennant, and every game was worth a right eye to win. Our Infield had been shot to pieces and we were shifting every few days. At that time I had switched from second over to short, because Bush was hurt, and Schaef, who had been hurt and out of it, got back at second. Probably It was the change of position that mixed me up. . At anyrate, the scone was extremely close, and I believe was a tie at the time, as we 'afterwards won It by one run. Speaker opened the e wallop eighth Inning with a to ldft, and it looked pretty troublesome for Us. Schmidt was catching, and I signaled him to try a throw to catch Speaker off second. Usually the signal was given by some one else, but long lead, and I Speaker was taking thought there was a chance to nip him. JOHNSON IS great pitcher Has Added to His Terrific Speed Excellent Control, Slow Ball and Quick Breaking Curve. UuE) HUGGINS AS BIG LEAGUE FIGHTING MANAGER Treatment OBSERVATORY All HIVE IS NEW the Doings Be of Bees and Queen Can Watched Found Quite Handy and Is Inexpensive. hive consists of My observatory two circles of iuch wood made exactly the same size, and with a three-inchole cut out of the center of each,' writes Waiter Chitty in the Gleanings In Bee Culture. At the bottom of one of the circles a bee entrance is made which reaches as far as the center bole. The bees can run h armo- Observatory Hive. Veteran Second Baseman, Huggins of Cardinals. two-bas- the Miller Huggins is playing his last year with the Cardinals. That is, the will depart If Mantiny second-sacke- r ager Roger Bresnahan can put through a deal this winter that will league strengthen the National troupe. Huggins is not to be traded because Bresnahan envies the brains of the "Rabbit, or because there is between the boss and bis tricky little assistant, but because Miller Walter Johnson. Johnson Sent Back. Pitcher Johnson, the recruit from the Racine (Wis.) team, who was tried out in the two innings of the Eeeond gime Saturday, was sent back to his club by Manager Callahan because he did not seem to have the needed experience. Identification Enough. A letter intended for an inhabitant rf Zurich reached him, although it lore no name. It desciibed his appearance, stated that he had traveled n Russia, had married an Englishwoman and never touched beer. MODERN BASEBALL Manager Kling of Boston. Huggins has the managerial bee buzzing in his bonnet There are not many more years of major league baseball left in Huggins. Miller I nows that, also Roger. But there is a head on the shoulders of that contains a lot of the smart baseball, and one that holds as much baseball knowledge, inside and outside, as almost any of the present day managers. There is a standing order between IS FASTER Bresnahan and Huggins now that if Nothing to Be Accomplished by Wordy Controversy on Merits of Old and Young Players. pee-we- e PLAYED IN VARIOUS LEAGUES Jack Graney Has Every Other ber of Cleveland Team Beaten as to Experience. Mem- There may be some good accomplished from a wordy controversy whether or not baseball is faster than it used to be, but just exactly how this is to effect the cost of living is not so perfectly apparent, says the Milwaukee Sentinel. The old fellows who have had their day and who are continually looking backward, seem to think that they played faster and better in the olden time, but the young men who are now engaged in making baseball history are dead sure the old timers were truck horses in comparison with them. There is no reason why the could not hit a ball just exactly as hard; run just as fast and field just as accurately. It may be tiat owing to the development of pitching they would not have an opportunity to hit and run as often, and inside baseball may be developed more than It was in the olden times, but grant all this and whats the answer? It pleasc--s us who remember some of to think they were just the as good as the best, but it may be that we are mntaken At that, if is pretty bard to see what is g6ing to be accomplished by the disillusionment. If the men of today are much better than they used to be, let it go at that Nothing can be accomplished by arguing this question any more than can be by indulging in a controversy over politics or religion. old-time- old-time- Boston Lands Western Player. The sale of Pitcher Wynn Noyes of For Old Calendars. the Spokane club to the Boston club If a calendar seems too pretty to of the National league has been anof sand paper nounced. lestroy, paste a piece Noyes, who is the star rfght-handliver the calendar pad and used as a of the Spokane club, will not natch scratcher. One of these will ae delivered until the close of the If gas Northwestern league season lot come amiss in each room. s used. GARDENS ; r-piercing Charley OLeary. I saw Schmidt give Donovan the signal for a pitch out, and as the ball was pitched, I went back of Speaker as hard as I could to the bag. My eyes were on the ball as Schmidt threw, but at that minute I bumped up against something that felt like a stone wall. It was Schaefer coming from the other side of the bag to take the throw. Schaefer staggered back and the thrown ball hit him on the shoulder, then on the Jaw. Speaker had seen the collision and he tore out for third, thinking the ball would go on to center field. It would have, had it not been for Schaefs jaw. He staggered, jumped at the ball and threw Speaker out by ten feet at third. Then be sat down and Donovan came back laughing and counted ten before he could get up. We never did find out who blundered, but it depends upon who Schmidt took his tip from. He evidently got it from Schaef, so I was to blame. Schmiddy declares that he saw we both were mixed on the play, so threw to hit Schmidt in the middle of the back, and make the play that way, and he apologized because his throw was a few inches high and wide, and hit Schaef in the jaw instead. W. G Chapman.) f (Copyright. 1912, by IN Larger Squash Bugs Found Harder to Control Than Other Insects "Walter Johnson is today a perfect pitcher, said one of the veteran umpires of the American league recently in discussing the Va.shington If you could have a hurler marveL made to order you couldnt design one vho would be a bit more effective, than the big Swede, whose name is a terror to the best batsmen in thu country. Johnson isnt using his terrific speed much nowadays. In fact, he seldom cuts one loose with all his might unless he happens' to be in a tight place and opposed to a hitter who is weak on the fast ones. He throws a lot of fast balls with a break on them still,, but they are not of the old type that made him famous. At one time he had to depend almost entirely on the velocity of his ball and his control to make him formidable, but now he has acquired a good curve and a nice change of pace. For some time he has been expert-- 1 menting with a slow ball, and now he has got command of it. Think of the deadly efficiency of a slow one coming after a ball that has been turned through a mile a minute. "Walters curve is not the widest in the world, but It Is a quick one, hnd the break plenty large enough to ao-- compiish the desired purpose. His control, which always has been good, seems to be Improving. On top of this be has a splendid dip position for a pitcher. Nothing seems to rattle him. Some pitchers get bp in the air if they think an umpire has missed a strike in a pinch, but Walter Just smiles, knowing that he can lay the next one over if he has to. He is by, all odds the greatest pitcher in the game today and to my mind thre never lived one who was aqy better. As near as any human be ing can hope to achieve In any line of endeavor Johnson has achieved it as a pitcher. PESTS "Jack Graney has every other member of the Cleveland outfit outclassed &nd tied to the starting mark when it A comes to variety of experiences. year ago Jim McGuire led the field. Though younger in years, Jack has already performed in seven different leagues with the fololwing clubs: Erie, Pa.; Fulton, N. Y.; Rochester; Wllkes-barrCleveland, Columbus, Portland, Cleveland. Beat it if you can. And hes still so yonug and frisky. Even Nap Lajoie, the vet in years of the squad, doesnt compare with "Jack." Larry has confined his efforts to three clubs. Fall River, Athletics and Cleveland. Tuck Turner and Joe Birmingham, the other vets, also stand near the foot of the Tucks record shows a trial list. developwith Pittsburg, subsequent ment at Columbus, and finally a trip to Cleveland. Joe Birmingham displayed his talent with the A., J. and G. team of the N. Y. State league, before Cleveland grabbed him. e, Tris Speaker Best Player. the best Judges of a ball player in the country and who is now acting as scout for the Pirates, awards the palm for being the best player to Trie Speaker. Says Billy: You can praise Ty Cobb, Joe Tackson and the other great outfielders In the big leagues, but none dk them is in the class with Tris Speaker of the Red Sox. Speaker is the best player on the diamond today. As a hitter, fielder, thrower and base runner be has Cobb and the others beaten. Ive seen all the stars of twenty-liv- e years, and the Beaneater is the Billy Murray, one of ilng" second saeker can arrange a trade for himself that will strengthen the Last Cardinals It will go through. winter it was thought that Huggins would become leader of the Cincinnati Reds, and when Miller was in the running for the job he was given permission from Bresnahan to open negotiations for a trade. When Hank ODay was , appointed Huggins lost out. But he continues to seek a position as general director and if any bids are received he will be allowed to depart, of course, providing Bresnahan is pleased ,with wbat be is offered. If Huggins leaves the Cardinals after this year when Lee 'Magee will become the second baseman. Magee Is outclassed by Huggins in experience, but Lee is speedier than his opponent, is a better hitter and is going to become one of the best base runners in the circuit. Then Bresnahan thinks that he has tfi? coming greatest second baseman in the game in Magee. He Is an ardent admirer of the Cincinnati lad for the simple reason that he has copied Rogers style perfectly being full of vim and dash and wide awake all the time. For the present, and probably for the jvst of 1912 Magee will do left field duty. Huggins probably would have gone to Boston when the Cardinals were in the east, but for John M. Ward and James Caffney, being his attacked with cold feet. The bosses of the Braves and Johnny Kling, are not working in harmony, and it has been hinted often that King is not a shrewd or smart leader. The opening for Huggins is Boston, unless Garry Herrmann ousts Hank O'Day in Cincinnati. Both teams have material that could strengthen the Cardinals, and when Roger Bresnahan gets ready to talk with his foes for Huggins, he is not going to put a e Miller. tag on t along to the center, and then ascend. Four pieces of wood, about three Inches wide, are firmly fastened with screws, as sho.wn, and three grooves are cut in each of these pieces, and corresponding grooves in the two large circles. The center grooves are for foundation, and the other grooves for glass. The foundation could be wired if desired; but if good thick foundation is used I find wiring is not necessary. The hole at the top may be used for feeding or supering. Special supers could easily be made, another hive of the same sort put on top, or a as fancy dictates. I find tbis a very useful and handy hive for observation purposes, and the making and material arq not at ail expensive. All the doings of the bees and queen can be seen ; and to keep them in the dark I merely put corrugated paper around it, and keep the paper in its place with a piece of elastic. In winter time, three or four folds of paper could be used to keep the bees warm. These hives would do well for indoor, observation, or In a beebouse. o The Washington fans still believe will cop the American league bunting. Mike Simon, who was slated for the discards last fall, has proved a handy man for the Pirates. Rehg, whom the Pirates turned over to St. Paul, Is hitting hard and stealing numerous bases. It has been rumored, and denied that Hughey Jennings is to manage tne Boston Braves next season. Detroit has bought a third baseman named DeaL Jokes are now in order. Deal kindly with the boy, however. Over in Philadelphia the fans are still hoping that the Athletics will come through and win the flag again The Cubs and the Pirates are having a merry little struggle between themselves in the National league pennant race for second place. Vincent Campbell, the Boston outfielder, has Improved wonderfully In his work in the field. He covers immense amount of ground an sure catch of a fly ball. that the Senators All of us are bothered more or less, with injurious insect pests in the gar den, and with dealing with them the first thing to be determined is whether they are chewing or sucking insects, whether they eat the leaf or extract Its sap. There muBt be entirely different treatment emplojed in tbe two cases. The chewing irsects are comparatively easy to get rid of, unless they are working on the foliage, which will be injured by the application of a poison strong enough to kill the Insects. The sucking insects insert their bills through the skin of the leaf or stem that they are feeding on, so as to extract the juice, therefore no matter how much poison is applied to the surface, the insects get none of it For the striped beetle, which is destructive to squash, cucumber and melon vines, a slight application of lime, tobacco dust, plaster, or ashes, will be found a good preventive, and will also drive away those which may have already appeared. Sometimes, however, the ashes will burn the foliage if rain falls soon after they are applied, so on the whole lime, and plaster, or tobacco dust are better for the purpose, says a writer In the Farm Progress. Some keep a healthy bunch of onions growing irt each hill, bruising the leaves occasionally, so as to hide the smell of tbe vines from the beetles. . The larger squash bugs have been, the most troublesome and the hardest to deal with in our garden. They are sap suckers, and there is nothing bell-glas- MANY FAKES WITH BEES i Nonswarming Hives Are Delusion) Shook Swarm Pure and Simple ' Plan la Described.. i. h f Most of the nonswarming hives are fakes pure and simple. The very last word on the subject is that of the shook swarm plan, that enables the beekeeper to swarm' each hive artificially at bis convenience and not that of the bees. This Is the best method in vogue and is really very simple. Dr. D. Everett Lyon explains the process In the Farm and Home: When a hive gives evidence that it is thinking about swarming, as seen in th8 bees clustering on the outside of the hive and the presence of queen cells started in the brood nest, it is time to shake them, z Take an empty hive with lid and bottom board in place and with the frames of the hive containing btrips of foundation wax in place as full combs. Place the empty hive alongside the one about to swarm and then, lifting the brood frames from the old hive, shake off from each frame almost all the bees until all the frames have been so shaken in front of the new hive, being sure to shake the queen along with the bees. Then set the old hive with its brood some distance and put the nest new hive with the bees in Its place. Be sure to take'all the storage chambers from the old hive and place them on the new hive into which the bees have been shaken. The working force is with the new hive and thats where we want the storage chambers, which will be quickly filled, as the bees, having only started strips of wax in the brood combs, must, of necessity, store Stovall is slowly, but surely, whip- the honey coming In the next few days in the upper stories until such time as ping his Brownies into winning form. Walter Johnson of the Washington they will get the starters drawn out Senators has only one bad habit. He into full combs. chews gum. If the Athletics have a $10,000 in- COVERING ALFALFA IN CORN field the Boston Red Sox have a outfield. Home-Mad- e Device Shown In IllustraBill Armour, the former Detroit-To-ledFound tion Quite Convenient in manager, is scouting for the St. Southeastern Ohio. Louis Cardinals. pee-we- Differs. 'A Squash Bug. we have found that will , kill them which would not at tbe same time be injurious to the plants, so hand picking seems the only remedy. It makes quite a difference la the amount of work done whether' hand picking Is commenced early in the season or not until the new crop of bugs appear. imported Potatoes. The secretary of agriculture warns American farmers against using imported potatoes for home production. Europe has several potato diseases not known to this country ,and there is danger of introducing .these diseases if the imported product is used are all for seed. The forelgn-grownright for table use, but for cultivation they carry no little risk. s 1 Bees ard Form Notes The humus content of tbe soil is imr portant in the orchard. To keep lawns in good condition, practice weekly mowing. Thousands of bufchels of grain are spoiled every year by poor stacking. Alfalfa is ready to cut when the crowns begin to send up new shoots. Train up the tomato plants, it wiil give them size and they will bea( bet- ter. Dont forget to take water to the field for the horses during these Lot days. It is a well known fact that alfalfa does not do well upon an impervious subsoil. The growth and feeding value of tbe soy bean is quite like that of the cow pea. "Too little phosphorus is the cause the low yields on com of many of belt soils. There seems to be a good deal c Sometimes farmers obtain good re- prejudice against millet because it exsults from sow ing Alfalfa between the hausts the soil. rows of standing corn. Where this is The yellow condition of the alfalfa done it is often a puzzle to get the indicates that it has not received seed properly covered. The acnitrogen. companying illustration Is a homeSand and hairy vetch compare very' made plank drag 34 inches wide and favorably with alfalfa and clover bay as a feed for milch cows It is estimated that ten years of single cropping will wear out any hut the very richest of soli. Use the hoe in the garden a Littles every day. It gne good return for all tbe time you put in that way. Baling corn fodder is a new idea, but if it works out well it will save a good deal of hard and disagreeable woik. Tt is always a good plan to use Plank Drag. plenty of seed in planting cucumbers, 22 fyiches long, that Is used for a pur- cantaloupes, melons, etc The bills pose on a small alfalfa and truck may be thinned out later. Oats and peas should be cut for bay fapm in southeastern Ohia, where the Obia station has experimented in de- when tbe oats are in the milk stage termining practical methods in small and the advance pea pods contain reasonably good sited peas farming. nt w-i- |