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Show THE' PROVO J4ERALD Heing ' the Chronicle of Certain TtirseFatteninji Adventure Member of the High-Holl- er Club in the . Jjht Healm of. High and Later Finance. By JOHN IRVING DAY A mm -- ' - been a big strike in the Eclipse mine and what as about "given up as orthless propertyjnay Boon be worth a, million. .They" have tried to.sup-ptrs- g the news cf the strike until they can buy In as much stork as ihey cau. They are paying 5ft cents a share for Toucan Bee from thee clippings -- 4hatv the news got into a' couple "of western pa pers In the neighborhood of the mine, but these papers, do not circulate where any of the eastern, stockholders would of "";---- - T A BOOM JN ECLIPSE GOPPER 3C J bis arrest.' f9 than -- - two hours after Rowley TALKS ( the-gate- s r Christy Mathewson the New York pitcher who now is coaching the Harvard twlrlersrecently made a general criticism of this great batsmen . vhom tared tn--hls career. - "The heavy hitter," sajd Matty, "is., most feared for his ability, to break up games. The place hitteV is . feared r men on bates, as hecan work-th- e hlt and run and "squeeze plays, or advance the base runner bybuntlng ' at the most unexpected timesX JlOt sourse, ia any criticism of bats--- - men of the present day ! am limited""" to my own experience in the National league, except in the .world's . championship series of 1905, when! pitched j - Giant hg-h- . -- :'- r , .. - - DATta OTHER - Ifefisrte ....... OF to make a few thousand dollars of. Alderman "'Mehanty money an auto- Sluggers Most feared for Ability to Break Up Game Place Hittera mobile with two passengers drew, up . Dangerous of the Bridewell yvlth Men on Base in front of - wiMle Keelek Best Type f Sclen-- , prison." Simpson. aadrDanny asked toi as -t- lfie Wtter. KM listening-intently- -- S " -- WAGNER TO see how it interests me that 1a going to make a. stake," Mehanty "Why Simpson broke In disgustedly. are you telling me All about his business?" - M MATHEVSON BOWS . of the country who woi.'.ld.. give Mm the money to j.a'y his Coo., Coxae on, HAWS -and if he will afiree ta sel I'll pay his fine oii our way to the prison and get , . an order for his release. He told me j FLYNG-loced whew I saw hini that the tock was STAR TWIRLER-CALLup la his trunk at ibe lodging DUTCHMAN" BEST HITTER house where .he was slopping be r ore THAT EVERFACEO HIM. "I don't lVuwfut,lIly , st. t.yaj.niiaiv Wyf Hurt Ufml tlUM LDERMAN MB stock to. suckers. Ours is the Eclipse HANTYhad a Copper Mining Company. The name grouch :"d e n s e just happens to be something Jike it,4 ' enough to chop that's all." me ..: with see that mining ad color "Let a cleaver. . More than " once hel," wasThe sudden request of Floyd, "Ha! that day he had who had been heard some Wag They have 50.000 shares for "sale at a I allude to the fact cent a share. That wouldjowv500 that" his did "ene- think" m give those""prnkers lie surI'll Just my .had scored prise of theirilfe m base of a and around Also him. drop against jnake n he had heard that wildcat stock. That Dro.ter is a friend of mine, anyway, t nd I'll help some words of sym alonghis business a J)1L.'1 "What's up!" was the suspicious pathy, which" only added fuel to theW didnt even' have a frieai in this part as " query Powley, who- - knew smoldering eoals of wrath within from that. Floyd now he Rood a loser who-taiipast edexperiences Though usually again8tth.i-Athletlc8- , felt that be had- - every riglH ' to fe1 never did a thing that was not worth do much hitting ta the entire series - while: ' "Do you want to paper a room sore. ; "The man most - to be feared Is" Alderman Mehanty retained a title with some worthless stock?" Hans" Wagner of the f'ittsburg dub. at any "I'll not use for through courtesy that had been given of place He Is the bioi at a time when; he was considered rate," laughed Floyd. "I think I see hitter and slugger and is equally the owner of alt the votes in a West a way to relieve the alderman of some in eltherstyle ot hitting While sideVard. He had first been elected of his chastened spirit and groucn if he is a free hitter,,, he la "constantly alderman iu that ward many' years he'll let me do a little business from it the pitcher. When 4 before and - had --grown rich In " the liis office.- - Is vour nephew as wise as sButfleliils 'pTaylng'aeep to cut a 7 the service ofxhis'citj1". During all these hiHunCle, ftUffirman?" long hit,' I have known! him purposely "Well1," If he's not. wiser than I am. years he hafheen opplTsed by a relent-- to push the ball over fKe'infield for a less enemy fs the person of Rowley J'd better take the office away- - from Texas leaguer. --1 . Simpson, supposed reputable broker, him," growled Alderman Mehanty, "With the base Tunner on :flrst,, ... but really backar of bucke't "shops. some of his hardest drives go past the Mark Wralker, broker in raining Simpson, resident of Alderman first baseman who,' of course, has to ward, had achieved his polit- shares, was surprised to receive a eail play on the bag. Most of his longest ical ambitioif when four years before from Doc Floyd Jw horn he had known drives go toward left field, but he has he had ridden Into office on the- crest well at one time, but had not seen for TjeTifrTCEoW' CT"tirtlre"hatT'T5TeT--th--- refoi'M, whlcTTlTiade anTffiany- - mohTEs Brooktyn! right fleid fence, which is a " of "Put everything in the safe and ,' vex" Mehanty by less thai 100 plugreat feat even for a left- - handed rality and - an active member of the lock it In tight." was the joking In- - - -- hitter,- city council in the person of Simpson. struction of Walker to his young clerk not always wait for does "Wagner - H was in the High Rears' club that when7 Floyd walked into his office with ball to come over the plate. Many th ' ,. Mehanty was seated on ihis a cherry "Hello." of hjs long hits are made off balls I assure as all bad "Not so dfnner that, (evtenlng awaiting pitched high or wide. His strength of,,' , The only others pres- ..you, laugnea tioya, witn nis accus aYnrlnd exceptional teach enable huiw ent besides himself were Col. Powley tomed good nature. "If you knew that to meet squarely balls that "another and Doc Floyd. I'ocome around to be a nice little batsman --would miss or pop up in the v.,j ."What's - the matter alderman?" lamVand biry some of your very best air. asked Doc Floyd, suddenly,. disturbed stock you'd treat me with the respect !'I3y his great speed be beats out ; by a bear-lik- e growl from the one ad-- i due a valued customer." any ground ball- - that is fumbled " "WhatJV You buy mining stock of dressed. ..' momentarily or; isnot thrown-ae-on list? ; kind Nothing the I've my "Nothing, only 'Smirky' Simpson's got curately tfnd It is probable he stretches " you'd sell it back gone and put one over on me again," doing. I'd tflore" singles Into 'doubles by .taking . , was the reluctant reply-o- f the sore to me.- - It wowdinr surprise" me u I advantage of the. smallest "openings member. "I'd almost give one of my were broke and you'd offer to give me than any other player In baseball ., yes to get even'. this time. l .was money, but I ,can'tNsee you buying any "if" stingy with his strikeouts, " Jbow-wows- .' about r,eady to retire anyway when he of my-Ht-tle and, all in all, la the most dangerous beat me out over in the ward, and had "Nevertheless, I'm In the market. batsman to whom I ever have pitched. block of Eclipse about -- forgotten" that "little incident, Seriously, I want that I even have been called upon to try ' but now he's queered me in a deal stuff." h I rare- apUball-agalag- t the LC ECLIPSE B I STUfF. WANT THAT OJ? "8ERIOUSLY, "But I do." Insisted Floyd. "I came that I was going to get big profit out iv nso rnf if ha. has a pronounced J re-of.-- : that share. The mine. Is making Here," read - IhisnJHtheyeningl Io.youonpurpo8e-to-4ake-e- vf heen able to" "I'fiiMelling you because I happen to yet did toot offer the order- for his .,VnBa ! T hava good and. . , a in waited little of where-therad lease. of reception. 60.000 shares shares of is you lot 50,000 Eclipse know u They JtenJ paperand I'm going to sell it out to the copper means'. vertised.". of danzerous- hitters. :T6oiirTvbiterargwf pfnre very Eclipse stock In one bloekd-Mehaftty- H gynjjjr'ftrji at ft good rr)f, .Tn a; few lines of tap real estate individuaFwhoseface there are of course, men on ny own i as II yotrwant was afraid the property.; was is trying bis hardest' to locate the jnan "All, right, then, I long. ' - news of the day Floyd, learned that badly as all tbat, just buy me a good never going to be worth anything. We that's got it. The man that owns ii Beemod to wear a perpetuaf scowl. team against whom I do not have - to You can go to the devil,", was ths the 4inner4hls eveningind"ypB can have spent a lot of money on It and only is the fellow who originally located pitch, buH would class Mike Donlln west side of the city had come Into It. I'm tQoollte to inquire what you struck paying I the claim. He'a a drunken western cheerful reply to Danny's proposition high In the list of dangerous batsmen. few agck, days oreja ' 1 to purchase the - miner s stock. V the possession. --Mehanty zand Simp want it for. -- It's not' worth anything. expect to get par value of a .dollar a" miner and solcl out He and Wagner had a very close race'"this and told yottTesterda-rtha- t his" friends for. $ 1,000 cash son? the share for my rights' in the mine." ' you'd have--ia- J It's-- a tasTTeaf . but tfieFlytnr Dutchman1 can see An -- this ta that your company gayer me to pay some com block of stock. He's been pa'y $15,000r and I'll rot here before beat him out in. the stretch by a few "All light, alderman. ; I will get 50,000-shar- e friend, the enemy,' has been purchas- missions for other sales. I Just adver Danny to start right in here as head on a six monthslJagspent all of hl I'll take a cent less." "You must like it here, and I guess ing large bunches of real estate," re- tised it In the- - bargain sale" to swell clerk and will instruct him what ready money; and doesn't think his "While discussing the great nitiv note." stock would bring a marked Floyd, when he had finished out the list, never expecting a call for to :tlo, it suits you at that," was Danny's rJ.iu,Mtr"t mi AtrnMrremlsiTo re- "He's where he ca the paper. ""Looks as f lna.T graft It. The company has never been dis ililorman Mphftntv introduced Fl0d willing mark that it is wonderful with what -where: that is. to buy, so I've nxed your nne ana now tell ex:hiB7T)uf be must be t iming his way good and solved, but" the property la not worth you ror lAwrencB"Sulttvn. pephew, JowerJr0Dimylach.U8aJ)all Fred H don't blame you fuf be- - four doTlarsT You did me a good turn -you canrcomepaskffJtownttai P1ainin8LtptheJatterj4ha u to j)UJLDifl svocn Bnu.yjxew Conscience wouldntTaFt Ftoyd was to directheachlneryj?1 eonslstent hitter and Ingsore.. Tenjbeautifullyjengraved and jealed ClSketo-jJjmfrtblrd.-otthe-iMoftt?BTSrtf pprtlflratea that" were a work of with- - men OQ-Hiri?Amni "Nothing of the kind," growled the TpnietoUkeJeal moneyrom you rifiefflcntIl3urther--n- o .n.tin , . 111 .A . . .. . FW., J .mramf wm bad as business Tias alderman. aim trr-for Btuff,"&s the ViB NografltoxJt we ggpo;pay once more clanged hands that day ' "Some batsmeo have improved In flttelrkea-gloTeit- o?, Daimy-Robm- U WharggSimpson had .'plenty of money that been recently.' when Rowley's Simpson : had Counted their hitting and cannot be fooled by" he's made out of his bucket shops be"All the more reason why "you should his new job in the office of the Eclipse stock?" "Well, I'm afraid he'll make- ui pay them over and paid into the hands of certain balls that originally bothered fore he ever ran for office".", take real - money for' it,"' returned Copper Mining Company. While there a was do there pretty .stiff price nowiHe as stub Jack Cleland, alias Robert Downey, them. Such batsmen are Frank Chance to him for If no can to ?I lose $500. it work was "Well- what is it that's peeved you!" Floyd. afford. as a mule and I foolishly went to bosom friend of Doo Floyd, Sentenced born fol will ease yduf conscience any, I don' plenty to be done in the way, of Tinker of the Chicago club, ani inquired Flofd. and asked him what he would to the Bridewell through th pull of The j0e him see to that Floyd I'm out Instructions the hits of both these men against going lowing 'It's because there will be "a profit mind telling you lhat to sell 6ut? He was sharp enough Alderman Mehanty with the police de- - New York helped Chicago greatly in of $25,000 or $30,000 in that real estate sell the. stock right over again, arid had given hint. One part of Danny's takescent there might i be some- partment, , that to the at . with to waa be satisfied Jl.OOObM not appear daily jeaaon- deal and I had "It all framed up when jou know I will program insisted on- - having -- Hurryingliean.Jpew off p and made doing thing were bucket-shohits of these "nd back uwned Kowiey main mbsl small me In profitand The to ut beat any'i ? he It ' to threatened weak-tellineven He -?I5,OOOoF os it was. their While -supposed this place Visions of" receipted bills that, had Simpson. parted .company with Danny Roberts, balls pitched to property - belonged to an estate-and reak my head when 1'made him an 'him. to come to him on the nesses. "Both are difficult men to fool, there had to be a court order put been pressing floated befoe the tensibly a reputable brokerage office morrow and receive his share of the and Chance' is probably the more sold. One broker's eyes when Floyd handed over It: was none the' less a bocket shop, offerpf; $5,000." through. "before "It you are sure of being able to proceeds of-- the-de- al, of the heirs ia la Europe and his per- - five bright, nevr $100 hills and took in Tpure and simple, where pikers in the Mr,lmpBon Ucjentlflc IJJtir-HTthe stock for $15,(100 and turning land rnu- " mission and ign?.ture had to be se- exchange ten beautifully engraved afld game of speculation poured more, gold "Magee and Bransfleld of.tne . be meniULtiie-wiuow. Simpson-coffersInto Danny the were valuable a sealed an before stock certificates ithat. cured the. coucrwould give1 . . tmessasTTffeTiDus-handicaparder of sale. .1 got wise to the, fact work gt thevengraver'sij)riuter'i came a regular customer ofhe: place seemed but so camaJthaLiL And :was it wish he luck," "I combined to .vtharthe"X. &rrailrpa3 art going" you mused Simpson. build a new terminal station over there said as Floyd was leaving. "You've natural when Roberts requested "Oh, I can get It all right It ou cau closed Itf a a 6u 9 flf Ume the in the closing months of the campaign Simpson doht and would have to have this proorty. the office of the" Eclipse Company messenger returned with a letter and Bn( succeeded, up Interview leading the team, for 1 haU it all framed to- get the land mlnd.telling you, aa an old friend, that matter of importance. ' This " ariav1md0UthattBefJlwlirr s r. stocks.-Mof the in money-comeoffers buCSlmpsonrarcdTd the this little buneh of when Simpson cuts In and 'Rowley the year. package , wargranted,j X as aa iceberg when Danny bung up a 50,000 shares. Xou can flna, out 'that Simpson read! of Cincinnati is a dangerousadministrator of the estate a slice In mighty handyTlght.nQVjf-": "Lobert offer may for are any they " good --tluck had they - Dear Sir; If you will asaia look t our long hitter and Is so fast that hecanprofits If he would get the :signa- Floyd wished the happy broker bet distress signal, pleading that - if you will - look in your com make-ur: was had did for him and that he offer you rwni parcel that it t,p5f-oInfield hltiWhllelne ture of the absent .heir. So while I m ter luck as he bid him adiearand then " . . reports" for .their " an ftnnHrntmBfrflth overplayed himself ta the bucket shop. mercial '"agency .; taking my time about lt, Mister Agent s wnf uuv to W " ..""?" ' ' w'v regret noTlEiEcIlpiMlnlnf Co, ., a requesi, iur a toau rating:" i his work against cuts" across the Atlantic anrtnrn?; tho tu you havo enlui championship-clutzhri v - a t --tUrtnn , nf waproiirncgnting Inform that you the do better than that," replied ua belongs in the ."cats and docs" UsW "backTwlth the papers all signed and the Eclipse Copper Mining Company or credit was old Taciturnity's full leaders In the closing weeKs o astute Mr. Simpson. "I'll get their something In which we have never in the season contributed to upsets ' in v clerk as brother the poured supposed deliver." to alderThe Colorado In last the ready building. (Signed) ' He then called his tereated ourselves. offer ' both New York and Chlcagd calculayWell,' that is tough to get beaten man was awaiting him in a private of out his tale of. woe. He pricked up office'jintwrlting." and directed him to t ECLIPSE COPPER MINING CO. . men manager ' ".. ' out in a deal like that," sympathized fice when he arrived and drew from his ears, however, when Danny r;:: r.w,; tlons. yte.ifcArfitemBfcgeewtarr: mcnMdJhiCMtaailderittaa Mehanlyf write a letter to the company asking jjTgah-ircBlakes - a Floyd. "This Simpsonjmust jiLIurkiah haUu-Jthlc- h shares i IhemfflLaJlrmd-forJtM IjdojL,LaupnQa&l-wonld-have-beehe ' likes, - ball -at us tc look like awinK He Wmia makes every" be had iakenlhrough necessity, slick citizen. of ompany.tockfcthe Mining Eclipse "If saying, ELDrlsottSiaTntand and his propensity or making home-JWhy, those sharks have got up cer I"trading here," Dannywas to be good lotM honrs." offer of back were known had that you look that like tificates .nek jaimeat. Jack Cl ours," cjompitchers -- to be exjust "I don't know but It serves you right knew-- lt JaJess.thaa half an to careful Bolleis' put the hall over into the himself let land Illgh for taking your tlme on that deal and! mented Mehanty when he had looked this concern, If.pld Mehanty. tremely offer a written with had and' returned; second a a can ger in he'd tie tome meanaa. "You could over the papers. CoL Powley, Alder wheh4i longfhit io&tgame hardly letting the other guy beat you to the Sim pson an- club where hejnet of 6(h cents -b- are-and" ' "No discussion of bur great batters C6I. tell cae- - f r&2Q the other soar as; gen-er- a alf .i- - Ffl?lad man Mehanty, Danny Roberts and lw plate."!, broke In the matter-of-fac- t busido to was " ready I came here and got to meet you. I nounced that he t:-::; t looks go." :; would be complete without reference Powley. "Here's something else that more than ness as soon as Danny Roberts would Floyd. love don't io'r any Mehanty UtUe - on ' the are You my , sentence wasn'tplan," ,better that . 'I'm . glad to Willie Keeler, formerly of the Balti may help along your grouch. we both know how he bates produce the man, with the, stock. In to had I and level stay more and' Brooklyn championstup the main squeeze In the Eclipse mine, responded Floyd. "And now if youll you do, and the only 1 can't bring him here, so youU Uhat-ho-introduce me to your, nephew as a you, i know all anout now you oeat bave-tBtght,"-grewlt- d U .fX'S .:4ren't you TVt--- ; Cleland, d o come with money-anhlai-t- a get the method of - . "Yes, I own most of the stockv-M- y as be noted the smiles of. his fellow to adopt the short-bol- d prospective new partner with the priv-- j , Vwaa. glad" of it He's me," explained Danny, deal and tale of here -this my In way fie al comliege the1 headquarters making bat , rasping nephew funs th office of the', now V "And why can't you " bring him club members, , a few daysj wre- will :be on the about to put through something snap to : ior. hUEfjprjtohe waa and to tryold It's "Won't lila prepared' copper property, get waya Simpson pany, htoor-thatt- : : net $100,000 herewaFTfhQt'WTP will that to was also equalRob-ertwaiAlnf and employ 1 base v.ay 'pi& third .VJltena me that theyY lust madCJtibig ball back?" ' past .Danny the $15,000 inquire Tof . . . past ' hy Roberts as a clerk. Danny will have for his share in a. quick transaction, ; Simpson. "strike on It". addressing his question t4 Floyd, ly "successful in pulling the ball home ;")" locked up in the he'a I can make something out of him "Because and work fine this ln most do of to not made many the . has He was . "Well, if the property is any good s so the first lhink reply. Bcarcely If can get some one to come into the BridewelL You see the last big drunk ' has kept the oppos-inhow is it that 1-- see it advertised: here game, but Tm willing to trust him to .shoot "You see he got what, be paldfor.No runs,, but always deal, deal. What aa to what kind New ;: he indulged la he threatened, is the York 7 v that after of other guessing to word pitcher, mentioned' one the oy g broker along with a lot 'copper "What's "the proposition V was the up a, saloon and was fined $100 for tool him. He is could ,. ball comma possibly of one of 'Cats and dogs' at a cent a share?" stock In your yompany quoted at?" little more than half carrying a revolver He'd had a quar- him. I've heard of markeffat Simpson, hitter wo Inquiry selentifie not the in,: :"It's of regular I'r best type was the query .of the" colonel.. as Danny- knew ' he rel with AldermaiT'Mehahty directly making a' whole - lot of difference In a the BUBplclous.' and have The McOtaw brokers playla,." quit all., since had scalpers a wildcat s but have we case that have "Oh. nothing . after they made their trade because court" document- la this would be. ; on." back word to stock that was" put out by a lot of never had. & share of it and I don't whole fall a him We sold "It's that copper property; of his. Mehanty .would, hoCeven lend ' Smoot.' Hickman and Seybold will crooks, '.. Theirs is the Eclipse' Mining intend that they shall have. "StllL I don't think fd better go see the allie's 20 a at cents ourselves some of t!li ' going to turn it over to the syn- money on hIa stoclt.i:Tou it a ' up Toledo's outf-"make hU of collect' third to Coii'pany, and is supposed to coyer my much around now buying back, the dicate at a big price Just as soon as he derman thought it wasn't worth coro I'm and share a Nevada. la piize is certainly it gold mirting 'proposition morning," replied t same-sH- K wnerever i can nna any can gather In a hunch of stock that's at that t!iue,"Th6 man is la prison profits " ' y : They haven't j;ot any mine;, they-justime because now he out Danny. serving some There's Juat fcj: outsiders. owned 50 at cents a by lacui'totatpit their , comjany to sell one that wants tosell, Col. him.- - wall-papei- dan-gerq- trying-to-outw- -- Aw vx. two-bas- e - 's e-of - .hlriilch. " . , r ..- felm,-whic- . -- i f r len-looki- severaielsjrbperty.on :t 1 . . one-Jlowley ITVvy: ten-doll- lenty.i nce-and-- " -T- --. 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