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Show ' HIGHLANDER RECRUIT IS FINISHED PLAYER FARM AND ROAD SUPPORT FOR THE TOMATOES One Shown In Illustration, Used for Several Years, Has Givsn Entire Satisfaction. The illustration herewith shows a tomato support that I have used several reasons with much satisfaction, as it tAkes so little time and trouble to place it, and performs Its office so perfecty, writes Henry C. Little of Massachusetts In the Rural New Yorker. All that Is required is three stakes 2 feet long and one Inch or more square, sharpened at one end, and notch cut on one side at the other, CONSTRUCTION OF CORN CRIB Just sufficient to hold the hoop up, and two barrel hoops of different Modern Farmer Now Usss Elevator sizes; a sugar barrel hoop and a flour barrel hoop work well, or hoops from for Cribbing Crop Section of Building le Shown. IMPR0VBHCNI ' e o 8 iV & re - 6r - JO. Q. By IRWIN M. HOWE, Official Statisticiaa of Iki Americas Leagee Me INNISS TRICK HOME RUN DRIVE ONNIE MACKS most famous graduate from bia school of applied bench warmers In 1911 Is "Stuffy Mclnnis. No sooner had this youngster discarded the knee trousers of his special course under Mack than he began to startle the national pastlmlng universe with his baseball witchcraft. The Qualification of Mclnnis to the regulars SUed in a weak spot In the Athletic defense, as Harry Davis was on his decline, and helped Philadelphia snatch a pennant from the Detroit Tigers when Jennings players seemed to have It clnchefi. Mclnnis had not been In the big league a week as a full groomed major clrculter before he began to pull tricks on his more experienced toes. These coups quite often won games and undoubtedly had a direct bearing on the spirited racef of the Athletics to succeed themselves as world champions. While space will not permit an enumeration of the many unexpected moves that made him feared both in the field and at bat, one trick worked on the Boston Red Sox about the middle of the season of 1911 Is given as a sample of his craftiness. This bit of quick thinking on the part of Mclnnis came, as most of his moves did, at a time when it was least expected. He had shot into the big league like a meteor among a cluster of stars. Staid veterans of the diamond did not , expect to encounter exhibitions of "Inside baseball in Mclnnis. They feared Eddia Collins and Jack Barry and others That may of greater experience. have nelped this raw recruit pull his coup on the Red Sox that bright day in June, when every game counted and thousands of eager fans In Philadelphia and Detroit read with breathless excitement the result of every contest of the pennant contenders. An official edict from Ban Johnson, president of the American league, enabled Mclnnis to execute his bit of strategy on the players from the Hub. Johnson, disturbed over the long games due to Increased hitting, ordered the pitchers to shorten the warming up process between Innings. Eddie Karger started to warm up the beginning of the eighth Inning. Mclnnis was the first visitor at bat and the Red Sox had not taken their positions in the outfield. One, two, three, came the balls In practice, the full number allowed under the rule. The fourth ball was grooved over the plats with nothing on It except a little speed. Mclnnis stepped quickly to the crash that plate and met the illegally delivered sphere with a resounding " startled the bewildered Boston pitcher. Out Into deep center sped the ball and around the bases scampered the Mack graduate. It a ahom run. Umpire Eagan called Mclnnis safe. The youthful star first baseman had biased his name In the top lines of the day and helped the worlds Champions advanoe another game on their rivals for the American league . championship. , (f By IRWIN M. HOWE, Official Statisticiaa of the America CARRUTHERS, way back in 1886, performed a feat which been surpassed and, all things considered, has seldom been Other pitchers have hurled two-hi- t BOBBY games In a world series. were not compelled, however, to work against the heavy hitters Carruthera faced October 19 of that year when he pitched a two-hi- t game against the slugging Chicago White Stockings. and two-b- it Baseball's historic legion of pitchers who have hurled one-hi- t games In post season series comprise an imposing array. There was Charles Radbourne, who held the old Metropolitans of New York to two hits In the worlds series of 1884. There was Ed, Walsh, who performed a similar feat In 1906. There was Edward Ruelbach, who won similar glory in the same series in which Walsh came Into the spotlight.. Carruthers feat equals any of these when every phase Is considered. A two base hit was made eft Walsh and both Radbourne and, Brown were pitching to light hitting teams; Carruthers held one of the heaviest batting clubs that ever donned a uniform to a pair of scratchy singles. Still other pitching feats in worlds series have been recorded that must be mentioned. McCormick pitched a two-hi- t game In 1885, but against s lighter hitting team than the old White Stockings, and two runs were scored off his slab efforts that day. Lovett performed a similar feat against a club of comparatively mediocre batters In 1890. Reulbach pitched the only one-hi- t game of all time In a worlds series In 1906, but be was liberal with his passes, handing out six free tickets to first base. Reulbach also hit one hatter and one run was scored off bis pitching. Considering the character of the batsmen appearing against Carruthers and the fearful handicap under which he labored, none of these performances victory over Cap Anson and his heavy-bittinlegion surpasses his shut-ou-t that autumn day in Chicago. Tip ONeil helped immortalize himself as a batsman in this game, but he was compelled to share honors with Carruthers, who was among the heaviest hitting pitchers of the early days. ONeil drove the ball Into the carriages lining; the field In the first Inning for a homer, scoring Carruthers, who had singled, ahead of him. Carruthers tripled with the bases populated In the seventh, but It was bis pitching that was making a record that was destined to stand as one of the best feats of its kind for more than a quarter of a century. Oore singled in the first Inning, but after that Inning after Inning was toled oft without a safety until this same batter came up in the eighth inning Again he singled, but that was all for Chicago. Anson, Kelly and the rest were powerless before the wonderful speed and control of the Browns' pitcher, and when the last batter faced the St. Louis twlrler In the last Inning and bowed In defeat, he paid tribute to one of the greatest hurUrs of the early days. Carrsthers was the first pitcher to stop the heavy batting Chicago White Stockings. His achievement came in the series in which he helped dethrone Anson and elevate ComUkey to the proud pedestal which he has occupied in baseball for nearly three decades. no-ru- g (Copyright, 1912, by Joseph B. Bowles.) Baseball Notes Dark Horse. When a girl has two sweethearts between whom she cannot choose, she The tallest In professional ssually marries the third man and baseball, six footplayer six, Eppa Rixley, Jr., lives happy ever after. Pittsburg star pitcher of the University of VirLeader. ginia team, has reported for duty to Manager Dooinjjf the Phillies. Irwins Opinion. Manes, first baseman, released by of outside Arthur Irwin says that Worth, has signed with the the Giant, Pirate and Cub teams the Fort Huntsville team of the Southeastern are busheip. National leaguers league. Jack Reidy is also a new player with the Huntsville team. Texas League Plays. Vincent Campbell, formerly an unoffered this has The Texas league games; one no certain and clumsy outfielder, has imseason: Two one-hhit game; a triple play and a triple proved marvelously. He gets them near and far, covers an Immense terplay unassisted. ritory and is sure as a steel trap. One-MaJimmy Archer's arm, it is said. Is Strike Wins. strike for very thin above the elbow, the result Lee Magee's one-ma. more money was practically success-fal- of having been bitten by a dog. But the condition do?s not Interfere in the as much not ss more but He got least with the superb throwing. ha asked. it n n 24-fo- c i.-.-- Outfielder Zlnn. Zlnn, the recruit center fielder of the New York Americans, is considered one of the finds of the year. He has been especially strong with the bat and has helped the Yankees win a number of what few games they have to their credit through the force with which he has wielded bis war club. HUB PERDUE ADMIRES BROWN Brave Would Have Hie Hand Mutilated Like Cub Pitcher. STAR TEAMS OF BIG LEAGUE good. etching Wonder of Boeton Recently Compiled Averages Giving Best Batting Players Favor Those of American League. Hub Perdue, the Gallatin (Tenn.) rustic who Is the pitching wonder it the National league now, Is a rube right Bom In a small town, unlettered, uncouth, rather glorying in bis rusticity, be has ever been a card. One day when the Cubs were In Nashville on their Spring training trip where Hub then played, Perdue d Brown walked up to In a hotel lobby and demanded to see Brown's maimed mitt Mordeoai pushed out the mutilated hand and Hub examined it care- the most recently compiled averages of the best batting team In the Kational league would be: Myers, catcher; Crandall, pitcher; Wagner, 8ection of Corn Crib. shortstop; Konetchy, first base; Doyle, second base; Zimmerman, third base; must be wbat is called Wheat, left field; Marsans, center meaning that the distance from the field, and Donlin, right field. Would peak down to the plate must be half the width of the building. This steep roof is necessary to accommodate tbe corn conveyor and distributing spout which is hung directly 4rom the rafters. For this reason care must be used net to have any mas ties higher up on the rafters than shown In tbe drawing. The studs she two by six Inches set 24 Inches on centers. The braces A, B and C are all two by six inches placed four feet ou centers. The rafters are two by six Inches set 24 inches on centers; the sills, if crib sets on piers, should be six by six inches or six by eight inches square s A tie rod one-hal- f or inches In diameter should be placed across the building ten feet apart, qs shown. The guide boards are for distributing the corn evenly In the crib, but should not be nailed In place until the conveyor Is Installed, as in the distributing spouts in the various machines, the spout is so arranged that the center studs forming the driveway may be extended up above the plate line as much as three feet, increasing the capacity of the grain bin just that much. The roof may be covered with any material, but a good composition roof is recommended. fully. Well, I swan, he finally ejaculated. Howd you do It? Ran It in a feed cutter, chopped off two fingera and broke three, said Brown laconically for it'a an old story to him. Perdue didnt bay anything for awhile, but, reaching to his pocket, he fished out an indelible pencil and drew a line across his pitching hand that corresponded to the cuts in fin. Jack Killilay Is pitching fine ball for Oakland in the Pacific Coast league. Brooklyn seems to have picked up an excellent second baseman in Fred Clarke has found a valuable man in Warner, the Brown university d One Roller-E- asy of Construction. If you don't possess a land roller, the next best thing Is a pole drag. The one shown In the cut Is better than a roller for leveling and pulver Izlng the soil; It is composed of three hardwood poles 6 Inches through and 7 feet long.; writes Fred O. Selby In the Farm and Home. They are fastened together about 2 feet apart by means of short places of chain. . (To hold lb a seat a piece fit board Is bolted to the middle of the first pole and allowed to extend slightly . s A Serviceable Pols Drag. Good Roads Cut-sha- left-han- Where beyond the last one. On top of this an old mowing machine seat is fastened, and the arrangement is such that while the seat is held In place the poles may work independently of each other. As the seat is bolted to tbe board, it can easily be removed, making tbe implement much easier to house when not In use. The drag ohould be drawn by a short Pjufe of MATERIALS FOR GOOD ROADS chain attached to the ceuter bf the first pole, as is indicated. Exact Proportions of Sand and Clay Cannot Be Given Definitely Because of Variations. 1 Eb-bett- Beet Implement Does Not Possess Land five-eighth- As he walked out of the hotel briskI'm going right home ly, he said, now and put my hand in the old man's feed cutter, I swan if I dont Atlanta Georgian. twlrler. BUI Dahlen will be retained as mans ager of the Brooklyn next year, announces. Manager George Stovall Intends to have an entirely new team in the Mound City next season. Ty Cobb is said to be thinking se riously of buying the Indianapolis club af the American association. Harry Davis has picked up a coming star, he thinks. In Billy Hunter, the Sonthern Michigan youngster. Otto Knabe of the Phillies is now said to be the man Garry Hermann wants for manager of the Reds next fear. Ed Sweeney, the Yankees stfr backstop, is hitting the ball hard and Helping the Yankees climb out of the ;ellar. Heres a sure sign. Connie Mack never could win a pennant during a presidential year. He drew blanks in '04 and 08. The Senators look like a real ball team and are belbg treated like a real team for the first time In the bistory of the game. Ray Collins Is now one of the leading pitchers of the country. Collins is one of the few who have made good this season. A team that will play ten games without an error is one worth looking over for stars. Thats what the Lincoln (Neb.) team did recently. GrifUh thinks Joe Wood of the Red Sox Is due for a slump before long and he has been waiting for it In order to take hla team Into first place. President Sol Meyer of the Indianapolis team Is buying players of all kinds and degrees. He is going to make the Indians win If quantity has anything to do with It, Next half-pitc- ,. Browns POLE DRAG IS SERVICEABLE On Three-Fingere- League CARRUTHERS1 WORLD'S PITCHING FEAT Modern machinery and methods have brought about great changes In harvesting the corn crop and the modern farmer now uses a corn elevator tor cribbing his corn. In response to several Inquiries and for the benefit of those who intend to build new cribs to be filled with an elevator we publish herewith a sectional drawing showing hoW the crib should be built, how the timbers should be placed and the various sizes of same, says the (owa Homestead. The drawing shows crib with a ten-foa section of a driveway in the center and a grain bln over the drive. The length may be any size from 25 to 200 feet long. In building one of these cribs Tomato Support It must be remembered that the root must have an angle of at least 45 de- end and middle of flour barrel. Drive grees, that Is, the slope of the same the three stakes on a slant on a circle around base of plant as much smaller than the smaller hoops diameter ss the difference In diameter of the two hoops. Place the larger hoop in place. In the notches on top, and then press In the smaller one till all is taut. At end of season I make a bundle of all the stakes, and another of the hoops, and hang up out of the way . till wanted the next season. Mine have been used five seasons, and are still Tbe exact proportions of sand and clay for making thd best sand-claroad cannot be stated, as the proportions vary with the character of the sand,' according to its sharpness, percentage of foreign material and size of grains. Approximately, there is in a sand-claroad' about eighty per cent, sand and twenty per cent. clay. One simple means of determining the theoretical amount of pure clay that should be added to any sand that Is to be used In the construction of a sand clay road Is to fill a glass- tumbler brimfull with the sand that Is to be used and then fill a similar tumbler with water; pour the water carefully onto the sand until the water comes flush with the surface, which will mean that all the voids between the grains of sand are now filled with water. The amount of water that has been poured into the tumbler containing the sand will re preset the proportion of volume of clay that is necessary to add to that particular sand to fill all the voids with clay. Having determined the source of supply of the best materials for maroad, the next quesking a sand-clation is the mixing of the materials, and this varies the character of the subsoil, whether this is a sand upon which clay is to be added or clay upon which sand is to he added. It will be found that It Is much easier to make a sand-claroad where the subsoil is clay. y Konetchy of St. Louis. not be sucb a bad combination, either. The premier American club of sluggers would be: Lapp, catcher; John, son, pitcher; Barry, shortstop; first base; Eddie Collins, second base; Baker, third base; Jackson, left field; Speaker, center field, and Cobb, right field. A series between two such teams would prove attractive. fans would fancy the chances of the American league, owing to the fact that Johnson is a vastly superior twlrler to Crandall, and that the Johnsonian outfield trio would have a big edge on the Nationals in play and La-jole- Non-partisa- n .. d PLAN A - BASEBALL-COLLEG- E Manager Carr of Kansas City and President Navin of Detroit Would Teach Raw Recruits. If the plans of Charley Carr of Kansas City and President Navin of Detroit go not astray, there will be a baseball college opened in the south next fall for the purpose of training the recruits the majors draft and purchase each year for the big leagues. The Idea Is Carr's, and President Navin has promised financial backing and hiB aid in organizing. Every major league club will be invited to Stars of the past join the project and present will be engaged to teach the find points of the positions in which they achieved greatness. Resembles Amos Rusie. They say that Tesreau, the Giants pitcher, resembles Amos Rusie. doesnt worry about that, however. If Tesreau can only fling like Rusie, McGraw will be satisfied. Me-Gra- FarnfNotes Its & the stray cockleburr that seeds the field lor next year. Never hoe or cultivate beana when the vines are wet with dew or rain. A heavy crop of weeds will check the growth of the clover a great deal. Blood meal is rich in protein, peas are much richer In protein than corn. Corn planted to secure a large yield of ears makes the most valuable silage. The seeding of rape and turnips In corn hag become an established practice. Sow some clover; If nowhere else, sow In corn after tbe cultivation is over. Alfalfa w ill grow on nearly all good, soils, but best on a rich, sandy loam. The only good way to shock grain Is in round shocks with one or two cap tibeafs on top Pick cucumbers often and cleau. If permitted to mature and make seed, tbe productiveness of the vine stops. lloe, cultivate or rake the soil about once a week. Thus weeds will be killed before they have a chance to grow. Tne sand vetch 1b smaller and more reciiinbcni- than the common vetch, and has bepa tested but little in this country. Cypress is said to be the best material for Wooden silo, as It possesses unusual weather and water resisting qualities. Improved Roads. Bear In mind that corn fodder, or According to a report of the director of the office of public roads, the five fodder corn, must not be cut early leading states In improved roads are for it means a los of a large part of its feeding value. ss follows. One lesson that the short hay crops Mileage. Improved. im , iw of the past reasons have taught us is 24.955 29,877 Tndiana 24. ini that a crop of hay can be raised along 29.4W Ohio 12.7S7 5.876 New York the roadside wherv weeds had their V.167 1.K3 Wisconsin 10,114 home before. .. 9.4S6 Kentucky y well-draine- d y h . y :7 |