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Show MY BIRTHDAY Dy JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER yoKrta 0f Whl- U- re published by Houghton. ENEATli the moonlight and the snow Lies dead my latest year; The winter winds are wailing low Its dirges in my ear. grieve not with the moaning wind As If a loss befell; Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well! $ Vnl I . American League Notes. H a Pitcher Olmstead has signed with Boston. .! Pitcher Orth says he found Anson the batter hardest to deceive. Charley Farrell claims that the "spit ball will do the game much harm. Jack Chesbro says Harvard has two rising pitchers in Coburn andTaylor. Shortstop Joe Cassidy has with Washington at an Increased sal- His light shines on me from above, His low voice speaks within, The patience of immortal love Outwearing mortal sin. . Not 'mindless of the growing years Of care and loss and pain, My eyes are wet with thankful tears For blessings which remain. ary. Pitcher Harry Olmstead, purchased from Columbus, has signed with Boston. Manager Lajoie may give a Cleveland outfielder named McCullough, a If dim the gold of life has grown, I will not count it dross, Nor turn from treasures still my own To sigh for lack and loss. try-ou- t. Sam Crawford is being tried at first base by Manager Armour with gratifying results. Ganzel'8 desire to get away from New York is said to be due to a feud with Elberfeld. The Boston Herald says that Connie Mack offered $7,500 and Monte Cross for Cassidy. East Boston friends have presented Collins young pitcher, Fred L. OBrien, with a fine signet ring. After all the talk of Klttredges Insubordination that player reported at Washington in cheerful humor. Pitcher Townsend of the Senators, still has under advisement an offer to manage an independent club at Chester, Pa. Pitcher Doc Newton, the southpaw, upon whom Manager Griffith is pinning high hopes, did not report in very good condition. One hoy sure of a Job with Griffith colis Paddy Duff, the lege boy, says the New York Globe. He Is a catcher and looks, works and acts like one. Catcher Kittridge agrees with Clark Griffiths statement that Ritsie was the best pitcher that ever stood in a box, with the exception of Chesbro, who is in a class by himself." Lajoie, Bradley and the other Cleve- - The years no charm from nature take; As sweet her voices call, As beautiful her mornings break, As fair her evenings fall. Love watches o'er my quiet wayB, Kind voices speak my name. And lips that find it hard to praise Are slow, at least, to blame. How softly ebb the tides of will! Hoyr fields, once lost or won, Now lio behind me green and still Beneath a level sun! llow hushed the hiss of party hate, The clamor of the throng! How old, harsh voices of debate Flow into rhythmic wing! Methinks the spirits temper grows Too soft in this still air; Somewhat the restful heart foregoes Of needed watch and prayer. The bark by tempest vainly tossed May founder in the calm, And he who braved the polar frost Faint by the isles of balm. Better than years The outflung heart of youth. Than pleasant songs in idle years The tumult of the truth. Rest for the weary hands is good. And love for hearts that pine, But let the manly habitude Of upright souls be mine. Let winds that blow from heaven refresh. Dear Lord, the languid air; And let the weakness of the flesh Thy strength of spirit share. And. if the eye must fail of light, The ear forget to hear. Make clearer still the spirit's sight. More fine the inward ear! Attell Goes Out of Class. President OBrten Is after Tom Abe Attell Is one of the little fel- Brown, but the latter has signed In lows who is deploring the fact that the east. OBrien will suggest the It Is a difficult thing at present to advisability of having aa extra umpire secure matches with men in his class; on the staff, making five In all. salt air agrees with them better than so he has concluded to go out of It. Attell said: the Cincinnati atmosphere. heer Sets a New Record. 'I can't get boys at my weight to At the Iowa State Sportsmans AsSouthern Sayings. fight me. I weigh 122 pounds In trim, sociation tournament at Des Moines Red Ehret will pitch for Nashville but so far none of the feathers have March 26, W. H. Ileer of Concordia, shown a desire to do business. In Kan., established a new worlds record this year. Pitcher Lew Morse has accepted At- order to prove that I am willing to for the open tournament trap shootfight, I will meet any lightweight or ing by breaking 307 targets without a lanta's terms. The Atlanta club has received back welterweight, outside of Joe Gans, miss. lie defeated both Fred Gilbert for ten or twenty rounds. I prefer and Crosby. from Cleveland pitcher Smith. The Memphis club has transferred a match with Buddy Ryan, who is the The amateur state championship outfielder Dusty Miller to Birmingchampion. I was won by A. P. McDowell of Adair, present welter-weigh- t know that Ryan weighs at least twenty-t- Iowa, with 98 out of 100 birds. The ham. Under the 1905 schedule the mile- hree pounds more than I do, but diamond badge was captured by Neil age is cut down from 8,084 last year, I am willing to take the chance. It's Layman of Des Moines. Gilbert, Crosto 7,892 miles. tough to be compelled to do so, but by, Ileer, Stannard and Borden tied The Atlanta clubs deal for pitcher Ive got to or go without a match. My for expert high average for the three Childs of Toledo Is off, Manager Finn manager, A1 Lippy, will cover any for- days shooting, with 99 per cent of feit Ryan or the other men may put 600 targets shot at, Gilbert and Crosrefusing to sell. Memphis has signed out fielder Doug- up." by tied, with 98 per cent. las Jeffner of Clarksville and Catcher Wants Jeffries' to Meet Johnson. John Rafter of Troy. Nebraska to Play Michigan. The Memphis club has received the Champion Jim Jeffries Is to be ofNebraska and Michigan will meet on championship pennant, which will fly fered a bonus of $10,000 to cast aside the next fall. Contractu this season at the Memphis ball park. race prejudice and fight Jack' John- signedgridiron of the two authorities the by of the son, the black giant of the Pacific Institutions sot the Robert Gilks, manager game for some Shreveport baseball club, Is beginning coast, If the plan of Thomas Ryan, a time in October, the exact date to be his twenty-seconconsecutive year of sporting man of Oshkosh, Wls., goes determined later. The meeting of the baseball. And Gilks Is able to play through. Cornhusker8 and Wolverines will furball yet with the best of them. Gilks Ryan Is willing to start a fund with nish a means of comparison between has played In the Ohio State League, $100, which he thinks the sporting and Minnesota, the Nebrasthe Southern, the International, the men of America would soon Increase Michigan kans the only team to hold the being American Association, the National, to $10,000, to bring about a match be near even last fall. gophers anywhere He tween Jeffries and Johnson. the Western and Eastern leagues. figures fixes the game contract Another signed Manager Vaughan announces his that some club would offer a purse of with Minnesota for Nov. 18, at and at least $25,000, this, together Birmingham team to date as follows Catchers, Matthews, Clark; first base, with the $10,000, would net Jeffries base about $30,000 for one battle. second Vaughan, manager; Coaches Jap Ball Players. Ward; shortstops, Ryan wants to raise this fund beSchlap, Morse, of and I.jneh; third base, llafford; util cause he thinks Johnson Is rerognlzed ' Fred Merrlfleld, former captain baseball of tho Chicago University barity, Henry Lynch; pitchers, Reagan, as the best of tho, is coaching Iho nine of Wa-sed-a Ginger. Clark, Cowboy Clark, Fitzpatring the champion, and wants Jeffries team, Japan, the team University, Is chamho the rick, Pylant, Dessau. Selee, Wagner; to demonstrate that a trip from Toklo which has planned fielders, Billy Smith, Ilennessy, Miller, pion of the world beyond a doubt. in order to play games with AmeriFitzpatrick. d can college teams this summer. Pitcher Taylor Vindicated. are word sent the that hns Japs The finding of the national baseball American Association Affairs. he expects Jack Thoney has signed an Indian- commission In the Taylor case Is a good ball players und that acrount of them-pelve- s vindication of the player and of the them to give a good apolis contract. reach this country. when they Both club. President O'Brien has finally Chicago American league to locate his office In Milwaukee. the majority and minority reports of Pacing King Drops Dead. The Brooklyn club has turned piteh- - the commission agree in freeing the Direct, 2:0514, the paelng king and player and the American league club from all cause for censure. Taylor is a sensational sire of grand circuit win-er- s, dropped dead at East View farm, found 'not guilty of conduct detrimental to baseball, and the American N. Y., the property of James Butler, league club is held to bo under no March 15. The horse was Jogged that necessity of offering an explanation morning, as Is customary, and no warning was given of the approachin the ease. The report Is unqualified so far as these ntuln points are ing end. The cause of death was rupconcerned, and sweeps away all sus- ture of the heart, as discovered from picion of crooked work In the post- a post mortem examination. season series between the Clubs and Purses for the Trotters. While Sox In l!m3. The Wisconsin State Fair association hns concluded to go its sister Detroit's Big Races. j Secretary Waller J. Snyder of the member of the Great Western circuit. d heavy-weight- Mer-rifiel- FOUR AMERICANS IN INTERNATIONAL CHECKER MATCH. Be near me in mine hours of need To soothe, to cheer, or warn. And down these slopes of sunset lead As up the hills of morn! m Mysterious and Exhilarating Odors from a Washington Cellar. Uncle Sam seems to have gone extensively into the coffee business, according to all accounts, for it is said that a Washington cellar is now given over to the purposes of the bureau of plant Industry of the agricultural department, where there seems to be a constant brewing of coffee In progress. The place is under the supervision of Prof. Lewton, who refuses to divulge the nature of hi,s work, as do the other officials attached to the department, but it is said that experiments are being conducted on a number of subjects, drawn from the tramp fraternity, and they are dosed with coffee until they reach a state of nervousness. They are hustled up to Ir. Wiley, who subjects them to a aeries of experiments and measurements. Sometimes the clerks of the department are pressed Into servlco and launched on to a coffee Jag, during whleh they are exempt from all responsibility for damages to the government property. During such times there are "high Jinks in tho way of reckless pranks played on each other. The coffee experiments have been in progress some time and a great mass of data has been compiled by Prof. Ixiwton and will Boon be made up Into the shupq of a report. Baltimore American. 11 Had Bsen There. Were you ever out cutler-ridinasked en your horse ran away? man with a horsey appearance. I wm," promptly replied the youn n who looked like a salesman In a no store. How far did he run? I have no Idea." Did he do any damage? I cant say." 'But something must hava hap ied? A horse cant run away with something happening." 'Oh, of course something happened. iad my arm around the girl when i horse started and I continued to I her for the next hour." COT NO PIE. TRAVELER UNCLE SAM'S COFFEE HOUSE. He Learned Something New About Hotel Keeping. An Easterner on his way to California was delayed by the floods in Kansas and was obliged to spend the night in a humble hotel the best In the town. The bill of fare at dinner time was not very elaborate, but the traveler noticed with Joy that at the bottom of a card, printed with pen and Ink, was a startling variety of pies. He liked pies, and there were custard. lemon, squash, rhubarb, Washand ington, chorolate. nilnre. apple varieties, other several and berry pies lie railed the waitress to him. Please get me some rhubarb pie, said he. I'm afraid wo ain't got any rhubarb pie, sin drawled. lie took another glance at the list. Well, get me some squash ?!c, A. But please. We haven't got that either. Berry pie? No. s Slight but Important Change. Is g kino Abe Hummel, who be credited master of repartee, Is to and new. pithy, with a retort. The other morning, t . the t accompanying a client promof breach a case at Issue being based ise suit for damage, the defendant, th written by a giving been had selor when morals to hla client, un. hj iiclecledly remarked: sme old aong, all alstuHt. Abe; the Do right and fear nothing at ail. an a not It vory-much-f- o the-poin- 'JJ No! no! AW. ,,md '1 Tl. That York "1 G. F. Horr. Detroit Driving Club announced the stakea for tho Blue Ribbon meeting at C.rosse Point track July The $10,000 Merchants and Manufacturers stake, 2:24 class trot, and the $3,000 Chamber of Commerce CZ4KZ2T stake, 2:24 class pace, are the offerings. Both of these classics will he Pitcher of tho New York National League Club. raced on the three-hea- t plan this year, In which each heat is a race. land sluggers are expected to fatten or Elmer Strlcklett back to MilwauIn tho M. & M. stake $1,500 will be their list of home runs next season, kee. the winner of each heat; $700 to paid a on deal Toledo hns for a as the left field fence on the Cleveland horse In each heat, $300 to second the American League first basegrounds has been shortened. the third horse, and $3oO to the winman. ner of the race. In the C. of C. stake National League News. Harry Hammond, a Dayton, O., l of each of these amounts will been hns been to to has ordered Charles Cargo Infielder report pitcher, There Is a consolation race he paid. tho Indianapolis club for a spring returned to Albany by Brooklyn. both stakea. to attached flea ball Is the trial. Buttons Briggs' one the Is to Kansas City give negotiating the sale latest. That's enough Middleweight Championship. of shortstop I.ewoo to the Decatur iteb. Now that Bob Fitzsimmons has annever him wants there for team which capclub, Charley Zimmer says his retirement, his a'teenth, nounced was a inoro resourceful player than tain. championship quesmiddleweight the will In Jack"1 Haskell the umpire Patsy Tebeau. to Is Rynn and Jack Tommy tion bft to M-- i n." that's tho way Association this season. American While old man Bob to O'Brien argue. Cincinnati the name of says the President Powers, Eastern spell my remained a ring factor ho maintained twirling recruit from Birmingham.Pitts- league, has waived claim to his servas he had never been beaten that, Chicago. MeGrnw ices. picks John the middleweight title, which ho for that as the tams Cincinnati First baseman "Hill" Mellor, of burg and Jack Dempsey, Rynn was won from will trouble the "Giants" this year. Puscoag. R. I., who played with Coand O'Brien a butter In. an substiImpostor, transferred has York conlumbus last season, has signed a New that he haa declared Now. however, Provito Dunn tract to play this year with Minnetute Infielder Jack himself out of the game, the middlehim. waived clubs all having apolis. dence, first weight pasture Is left for Jack and club has sold out Clancy and Clymer, the new The Indianapolis In. Nothing definite baseman and outfielder of the Pitts- fielder Hogrlever to the Des Moines, Tommy to graveIn their recent In has aeon developed been never have burg learn, club, and has traded pitcher Newlln Frisco match, and the prob that city. to Minneapolis for Cy Ferry, trading abilities are that It. like their other Hanlon whom figured "Red Owens, the latter In turn for pitcher McGee, advertised matches, will be "Oslerl on as Brooklyn's regular second base- of Buffalo. fled." man has signed with the outlaw York Three-- I League Tips. (Pt.) club. Chooses Staff of Umpires. During the week third baseman Is now pending between A deal J. D. O'Brien of the the with President terms to came Wolverton Hayes and Hill of Cedar Rapids, American association has completed Boston club. Pitcher Wilhelm and whereby shortstop Derte may wear a his staff of umpires for the season of Young also signed. Davenport uniform this season. Bt. of the The list Includes: 1905, Nichols Manager Charley It Is the belief of Secrelsry Farrell Jack Haskell, who has umpired in he considers Rays Cardinals, Ijuis of the Minor league Board, that the association before, and who is flySpike Shannon to be the best catcher 8tark, claimed by Dubuque first class official; William Hart, who catcher In the business. and Peoria, belongs to the latter city. umpired in the association last seathe notified has Herman President Davenport fans are Jubilating over son; S. J. Kape of Louisville, who Cincinnati playcre that this year the fact thst Manager Hayes has se- haa been in the Central association; the Inflicted no fines upon will pay elub cured the signature of Johnny Baker, George Stone of Rochester, N. Y., who the plsyers by the umpires. Tom Corcorsn will not take bit fam- a southpaw twlrler who wa th fast- comes welt recommended from the est of the Rockford'a bunch last year. asL ily to Cinclnna I next summer. The 24-2- ZJOrr well-know- one-hal- n-- a Chocolate pie? Tm sorry, we an Well, what on earth are they n for? here down written bill of fare, too! said the girl, Well. Ill tell you. la list "Thai apologetically. when we show for written down there when we mince pic. have for anyhave mlnre pie no one asks Companion. Youth's else.' thing J. Heffner. h-- a C. F. Samuel Grover. Barker. the Minnesota Btato fair association, just one better, and will offer $27,009 In purses for harness horses for the meeting in Milwaukee in September. The Minnesota state fair has announced $26,500 for the Hamline Rote Sets New Record. Ralph Rose threw a sixteen-pounshot 5 feet 4 indies In an exhibition before a fashionable audience at the Athletic the Association, Chicago mark being nearly two feet better than tho world's record. Rose accomplished this wonderful feat after three tests. In the second of which ho negotiated 49 feet 7 Inches. Duffy Wins In New Zealand. Arthur F. Duffy won the one hundred yard championship race at Wellington, N. Z.. In 0:10 2 5, and the 50 Both races yard handicap in 0:05 were won easily. In the mite championship event Burk heat Alfred Shriibb, tho English runner, forty yards In 0:27 2-- . Dohertys Win Tennis Doubles. Tho tennis doubles championship south France was won by the Dohe brothers, who beat Ritchie and mond in three straight sets. This the sixth consecutive year these t have won this event, and now h Iho Eugcno-Hlgglnchallenge enpe the second year. s Field Trial for North Dakota. The North Dakota Field Trial assev elation with C. I. Hale aa president and A. E. Palmer as secretary, has been organized and will hold a flold trial at some place In the stato, begin nlng Aug. 23 and continuing three days. Vanderbilt Wins In Franca. W. K. Vanderbilt's Banshee, with Rahach, the American Jockey, op, won the Prlx Virux Moulin at the Matsons Laffitle races. |