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i PERSEVERANCE CLUB
BY JAMLS ALBERT WALES.
, ot of (i i- ' iritis n baseball
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us i any i ih "Pf'"R ""'
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i hi n i ilonilili Bumm
, 11 , a I. iRUe with
L it. . 1 1 n KnlMit ill"!
ihl lit " la"
" Tl i li at no team
tt un 1 i 1 l ou kn,;w
,', to ni" "l'."l.li'c.r"lll.
.ifpllis tn of nui rrlncl
."fi I .' .11 f nns thing,
io into Ihl league with the
Jon to '" neither thc ,n'
foi n place on the team After thc
ilriit few lui of pmulce the club
utMtiliiiouil elected Juck Ilcn tenon
captain of the trim, for he had easily
procil himself the best all nrotinl
plaver uiut most conscientious trainer
t-upt llcnilirson taw that u coach
wns iiecdeil to bring out the best polntB
of evny plascr Ho vlslteil Stuait l'os
In, n soiing Hlvervlcw lawsei, who
htil been captain of the lnsohitll team
iIuiIiik the senior seui Mi fouler una
intrusted In the ilubR success, so he
URiciil Id roiih tlie team froin 4 to G
on Mmidnss Wednosdnvs and 1'rlliS"
lake It easy at Mist, ha sni I to the
pinners It sou use too much strength
Jit the vcrj mart sou will ro lame ant
get what they call n "glass aim" lie.
meinher that lerfoct umtiol of the
ball la moiu Impntnnt than anything
else
Some of tho bos who were not bat
tine, uoulil Held thc bills sent out by
tl.o battmcli, who merely bunted the
' r
fik it- ,
Ho Pulled Down tho Ball.
ror ai y trim Is Kilns
I 1t i li uiilv n plnuilrd
1tr ' t m nil Ire of thiec
t' " nlllcrm of tho
" 1 1I thin u week
1 It s mil i.oldrn
'I a 1 i th proposition
""t cl ii io a inertlnR
"' l fliilliniiKP A
"I'lliut i i niloplul and
' I I follow Will
f tl 1 ! ranir club,
rvniwit 1 of the Inv Inci
tes tr it r 1 1P organl
. calk i Ik iiialriir linse
' Th f a ls tlc ln( ,t
itajluj f Unci, mllea Uich
ball thc exorcise brine Intended only
fin the purpose of training Ihe esesnn!
learnlnR ho tn hold the hit
Don I holt nur hands rinse together
on the bat ' ndlsed Mi Foster. Hold
I hem nbout two Inches apart nnd let
the lower hand be nt least an Inih from
tho end of the bit When sou strike
nt the hall drn t chop up or down nt
It, or swlnjr nt It vvlldls with s out ee
ilored but meet It fairly un I iquarelj
with a direct blow When the pitcher
tethers the ball, keep jour feet to
Rrther, very neiu the plate. Again
renumber that a welbplncd hit even
If It la only a bunt Is bellet than n
long rlrlvo sent nt random"
After the batting practice the boys
n ill '" I"1 I encloKvl
Ihr h F ,n" " Ihe visit
n " "ir 1 1 hcdtiln was
P"'. ', v Invlu.l-
m i" at I'alU
IB" M I.. ,,ll,nKiil(.lil
i , '" 'einnio s
II r ' ' IMW, In 111.
ru Ml ml I.
, ' inl.iMew with
h , "' , " which luil
, ' ' 'u, nthlell,
i ' nil u.i, f, ,le
i 1 '. the i nuudtf
i' wiih thiee
hi I 1 1 ah In i
. ' "id f itiinliy
P ' inruiliei of
I" i Ike, mixloiiH
foimAil two teams and plajel o prac
tice BKinf W hen th had 1 Hjcd se -rial
InnlnRS, the coach i illed the plas
ci ! i In unl explained a few principles
'" Hoini"!?? you hold our linnds In the
wioni position when latching tho ball
nr!"d of l.oldlnB tl.o w.lsts Inge the.
mi 1 Hiiictiiflnfr out the h ind whkli
"tin 'lesiliB In bieaklim u llneir .
two oii should noil thv llimtrs t...
gethri nnd the hand, pfi.nll"' l.le t
Tide like this -and he lllui i ed Ihe
point by liolillnir lil IihihIm In U.o m in-n-r
shown In tho iliuwlm. ,,,,
When HeMliiR a Biound.i 01 I Icku P
ken. tho heels togelhii and the feet a
ilitht mmliH to p'rent tho hill fipni
pet tmlf Si " When pkklnB up th
a"ds sn .. I" be ura ot ge lnB It
Wo shall llnlBli the I ractlro to lyW;
half-mllo run, four tlmca nruund tlio
" -zz ' The" Ball
1ST T1ES
field Thli will deelop the lunsa nnd
staying powers
On th following dnjs the bnyi Im
prove 1 Rrrntlj In their playing Al
though SJr roster colli I not alwaB at
tend paclld his Biiggrstlons were
uircfull) followed out Ouslnim days
the bo) went through light pincllie
In the clubhouse Aftei piactk e eery
day thr repaired to the houe,
changed their clothes and h id a sliow
ri h ith and ruh down
('apt Ilrndrrson was soon able to
chooio his team He selected nine reg
ular pliei3 an 1 foui substltulei to
compose the squad Mr Postri gie
eprclal Instruction to each playrr te
ftardlug his own tiosltlon nnd took
gieat earn with the pltrhlng stff
The diy of the opening ginie arrived
W'.lbur Whentleys posters brought a
large crowd, some WO In nil, nt 25 cents
rach which netted ISO lo each club
The Perseverance playcis appeared In
natty unlfnims similar to those used
by the Indooi bisebill teams They
bitted lr the following oidei.
Tlcknor ss savles, rf, Olmsted, Sh,
Ollilrn 3b Wheatlev, If, Ornhain lb,
Ilnnford ef, Henderson c, ltogcrs p
The Invlnclbles looked upon the gnme
ns nn assure 1 lctor fot themselves
Ihrlr track pltchrr, Ukk Ivrs, wns In
thA box, nnd he hid not lost a came
for niarlv twnrais After both teams
had practiced for tlftc"n minutes the
lnvlnclbles came to the bat
TYiseveiaiKe made a good Impiesslon
by putting out the tlrst three busmen
In order, and added to the good ilfect
b suiilng a run In the latter half of
the Inning on a single by Hex und
Iteiibs three bate hit
Dick Ivrti brace 1 up after tills, and
till not allow a jiiim tn naih srionil
till the ninth Inning In the mean
while Hoy Hogeis was knocked out of
the I ox In the llfth Inning having
given tin re bases on halls nnd made a
wild 1 Itch lleub changed positions
with him The Hioro was now 4 to 1
In favor of the visitors The lnvlncl
bles woicd twice In tho seventh, on er
rors b) the I'ersevernnre InP ' When
the home team nunc up fo titer
Inlf of the ninth the score s still
H to 1 (Irnham and llanfnrd ent out
on giounderii, hut Hcnder n nnd
lingers madn safe hits He got a
base on kill" making threo on base,
mil lleub euinc lo the hat amid loud
cheeis fiom the Pel severance support
ers Ho nt a long drive far out Into
left Held, nnd tho erowd lose to their
feet ns one man thinking It was u sife
hit 'Io every ones surpilse however,
tho left fielder leiod Into the all and
pulled tho ball down with ono hand
llio bntsman was out the Mime over,
and the score was still 6 to 1
Won! was locked Inter In tho day
that Ihe (tolden knights had beaten
tho Hangers 13 to 1J so thc Golden
Knlghta nnd Invlmlbles weie accord
ingly tied for tho lendeishlp of tho
league
'Ihe Perseverance team practiced and
trained harder than ever aftei their
defeat, and on the following h.ituritnj
they went to Park Heights and plajed
tho Hangers The bovn plu)ecl In the
same older ns on Hnturdav, except
that Ilarrj llanfoid pitched and Hoy
nnd Itiuli plajed ccntei und light
Holds ictpectlvel).
noth tc.imii scoici! one run In tho
opening Inning, then neither sinicd till
tho sixth, when the Perscverunic got
two liiiiio In tho seventh tho Hangers
got a tall), but Churlcv OlmMeud s
three hanger diove In three urns foi
the vlrllors making tho Heme il to .'
'Iho llnal noic was in to 3 In favor of
I'erovcienic Iho Invliuililes how
ever beat the (iolden Knights .'.' to I
lii the league standing1 wna now us foi-lows
A WONDERFUL LITTLE LAD.
Our schoolbojs must not Imagine lint
thej are tho smartest In the world, for
theie Is a little boy In Doston who Is
deif, dumb nnd blind, and who, In spile
of this will miko oven mo of them
look out rooI and lively for hla honoia
In manual tr lining Tom Slrlnger has
few cnualH and no sureilors, more et,
he is a mechanical Renlus
Tom Is now 15 enr old Thc little,
fellow lost his slRht unl hearing when
ho wis about a cti and a lulf ol I
fronnsplnal meningitis He forgot how
lo wulk, and nt live scars of age, when
he was admitted to the Iciktns In
Mltutlon foi tho lllli it In lloston. he
crept backward fw Mr Anagnos,
-tho director of the Institution, consid
er Tom the equal of any hov of his
ugo 111 mental development, so Hint ull
hu has learned, Imlullng how to walk,
has been accomplished In ten veaia
loin b conn osltlon for the coinmemo
ment exercises of If 99 was
' T O HOSTOV UOVS
Tin: puritan hoy or ic30 inn
hoston nov or ism
' Boston Is an old city. More than MO
W on L.ost P "
Imlnclhlex .... 2 0 l "00
Oolrten knights 1 1 OTi
1 erseveriince club .1 t WO
Haligers ... 0 2 WS
On May 10th the final games In the
schedule were to be played The Per
severance bovs tried conclusions with
their old rivals the ("Iolden Knights at
Hlvcrvlew, nnd the lnvlnclbles plaed
the Hangers at Glendntc, hoping to
win the league champlomhip by a
third Victors
Hoy Kogcri pitched for the Knights
nnd his work was of a high older
During tho nine Innlngn he nllowid
onlj three base hits struck out four
teen men nnd gave, but Jive bases on
bills, four ot them In the lost Inning,
when he got rattled nnd let down
Perseverance batted hard and conflst
entl, seeming a well earned viclorv
The stnrv of the game Is best told In
the tabulated scoio
GOLIU N KNIOIlTa
, .. .. A.H h mi po a. i;
W right, 2b ...... 4 n o 2 1 2
Wrmon c f ., . . 4 0 I l 1 ft
Hohinson lb .... 4 ft ft 12 ft 1
Siulklll 3h 4 ft 0 2 ft 3
Tnnen If... 1 1 ft 1 ft ft
Ilugho r f t ft ft 0 ft ft
nort s s ... 3 ft 2 1 ) ll
Miller, c . .. 1 0 ft 4 1 ft
Sands, p 3 0 ft o 1 1
Total 31 J :i lj 7
ri.iisiivi hvaci:
a ii ii mi po a r
Tlcknor sb. f,23fthl
B es rt ...tl.iono
(llmsten I .li . " il I 1 5 J
O llrlen fh ..51310ft
Whrnlles If....'. 1 1 2 ft ft
(irnham Hi . . J t ft x ft ft
Ilnnford cf... 4 ft 3 J ft ft
Urn lersoil, c .... 4 1 4 11 1 ft
Hogers, p 3 ft 3 0 ft ft
Totals . ... 37 1 19 27 9 "s
Huns s Innings
12341B781
Persevcrnnce Club 0 0 1 ft 4 ; ft fl-1
C.l.lrn Kliilil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1
I rrt on bases 1 rsevcrnnce 6 Oolden
Knights, t Hrst bise on errors I crse
vcrnuce, 3 Two bnse hits W henlley and
llenilcnon Hirer Inse hits Saj les and
Tlcknor Ilnuio 1 tin Henderson btiuck
out Ik Ilitns II h hands 2 llisrs
on bnll-Off llfgrrs 6 ntr hail Is 4 Dili
bin pliss llcknor 10 Uluistcad lo Qn
ham (2j
Tom Harrs. the club scorer kept n
full ik.oro of ciers Riuno In tho form
given above, and sent nn account to
the Hlvcrvlew pipers everj week
It was supiostd thut the lnvlnrlbles
had trounced the HnngerH, and there
bs had secured the championship nnd
Filk pennant. Howevei, we can 1m
nRlno how much surprise Ihero was
when tho news came tint tho Hangers
by a grand uphill light, had managed
tn win out taking udvuntugo of the
tact thit Ives had an off dij and
could not control tho bill
Thin b 1111 unlooked-for slate of of.
falls Peucverauee nnd the lnvlncl
bles had each won two games and lost
onn while the Hangers and Oolden
Knights were a!o tied each with one
game won nnd two lost.
Delegates fiom the four clubs met In
tho Peiseveranco clubhouse Tues lay
afteinoon and decided that the Invln
clblo mid Peiseveranco teams iihould
lias a deciding gimo foi the eh em
plonshlp lit Ulendalo Haturclas. Mas
17lh " '
Tho llnal game between the leading
clubs went down Into local hlstors us
Iho most exclllng of the season Space
forbids describing It this week but If
sou look foi the next tale In tho seiles
sou will learn how tho rival teums
fought It out and which of tho teams
tlimlls woathe championship pennant
of the Amateur 11 neb ill league
Sears apo the Puilliins came ueioss the
(ccan to llnd a new homo In Ameilca
Thes built a town on three hills und
named It lloston That was their old
homo In Pnglind
"Ihe little Puillan bos walked
through the grusss lanes Instead of
stieels Ho drove the cowb to pasture
011 tho common Washington street Is
the old cionked towpath Them was
a high benion nn lleacoii Hill 1 lie
boss liked to coast clown Beacon Hill
In vv Intci,
An Indlin wis tho postman who
cairled letters from town to town The
people triveled bs Mm,e The onls
ships were sailing vessels Because the
people In Huston town were good nn I
hruve It grew to be a big city, Theie
uie 500 000 1 eoplo In lloston now
' 1 he lloston bos of 1&93 rides in
stcim unit elrctrlo cars nnd eirrlaces
vvlthout horses
The mill nnd telephone and tele
kraph 1 airy our messages Htenmboats
cross the ocean In n week There was
not land enough for all tho leoile, o
moro linl was made In tha harbor
The old town dock Is part of the sub.
way now The little Puritan boy would
find everything changed except the
common
' I am very glad that tho little Purl
tan bo eamo across the sea from ling.
VACATION TRIPS-
A RECESS GAME.
AH the recess games Hint we Rro
printing nro Intended to do three things
first, to amuse soj, second, to help
50111 studies 01 nt least to icficsh soui
memors, und thitd, lo tea h sou to
think qulckls nnd to answer pioniptls.
Tho third object Is pel hips thc most
Important for quick thotmht and read
iness of expiessiou will bo of Immense
service to you as vim grow older
This game, like the otheis has been
made up speelalls foi the boss mil
girls, an! Is now prime 1 for the llrt
time Theie niny be nny number of
plnseis, but wc will suppose there nro
twelve, not counting the lender lie
by tho wns should be selected at leist
a das ahead, so that he may piepire
himself foi pioperlj conducting It, 01
It ho Is a blight scholar peilui s ho m ly
land to live tn Boston In lb90 but I
would lather bo the boy of 19J "
Tom wioto this composition In llralllo
point cha 1 niters duiliih his play houis
When that part of the work was clone
he set himself about making Ills lllus.
tratlons They consisted of the old
stugecoach of IMO nnd the electric over
head tiolley eni of 1819 a silling vch
srl, the leaeon on lit icon Hill und the
windmill on Copps Hill which he cut
out ot whllo piper and n islet upon
black eiidhoird Tho unlquo feature
of Tom b Hlustiutlons was that they
were all made nut of straight lines and
set uny poison could Instnntly tell
what they weio Intended for
If Hiiji'iio Imagines this would he nn
cass tusk let him blindfold himself nnd
try to cut out of stilt white puper nn
old stngceoich pulled bs a horse nnd
a trolles mi with Its nvciheiid eleetrl
wire unci Its trick to t tin on Tho vvli
mill sjlllug vessel nn I beacon lo
easier, but thiy would bo huid enough
goodness knowH with ones erses shut
'the commencement exercises took
place In Iho Hoston theater before an
Immenso nudlence, and when It came
Tom s turn to load his composition this
Is the way It was done lie passed Ihe
' rcadliiR finger' of one baud over tho
raised chniacterH and with the other
hand spelled It out In tho manunl or
deaf-mute nlphnbet lo an Intcrrretcr
which Interpreter lepcntcd tho story of
the 'Two lloston Boss to the as
sembled audience. At tho right tlmo
Tom held up the Illustrations ho hud
made The tnble upon which his man
uscript rested has been made bs his
own hands Isono of the pupils that
day got longer or heartier applause
than deaf, dumb ant blind Tommy
fUrliit,er.
Bet along nicely without nns prepara
tion. Ho takes his stand In front ot tho
plisers and tells Ihrm that he Is going
to send each of them on a little Journcs
dining the coining v nation As lie con
siders It vers Impoitiint that nil boss
nnd gills should he well Infnimed about
their own loiintrs. nil Hie Jouriiesa
will be mide hen nnd not nhrnid
lie will srnl the twelve plnsirs lo
twelvo Slntrs each to n different State
of couise nnd the onls lelurn lie will
ask Is that each tiavoler shall bring
butk with him a small pan or the
Pilncll il lroliut or iioiIihih it the
Stnte he visits
Tor Instance ho begins I15 Having tn
tho plnsei nt tho head of tho line to
hla right 'John I am kolug to seal
Sou to the Stutr of Mlino this vueu
Hon, whit will )ott bring mo when sou
come hick
If lohn Is rendv he will promptls
nnswir I will bring sou som lumber
an 1 a box of spiuce gum Hut If he
cannot hive un nnswir tin question
goes to tho next lliscr, unit so on
UCU 11W.. J -V.4.
ii.u iuu.w w.ntu iuau ana suicuc liu.
tu0vs U4 lea Wat- Ut ,J4. vU Ulh it
Lu M.,mi i.ct it.iu .M...S u.ewu. Lau
VUA1U Ueviy 1U US UllbUDVl,
The last boird on rich end should
hn beveled to receive the pieces which
I aro lo cover the ends. This end should
p - fM!jH
until someone lna given a satisfactory ll HIj.VubH
unswei lU'FlsHgH
Then Iho lender snn to ptnser num- j 'liriil (il 'IH
bri two 1 dlth, I 11 in going tn send .. 1 .fJSvluH
Sou lo tho Mute of Ixmlslnna, what T,j 1 iWtH
will von bring me" IMIth promptly i f l-i1 'IfM
nnswem ' I will bring sou some c.lno Lift'i "f (fiiH
sugar and a live pelican ' W'i MislxtttH
Slimier tluce Is tn be sent tn tho Mf .HitH
stale of kentucks. and lie promises to f Tl I H
hi lug b irk a line horse und a sack of tiif UiB
mm .Nuinbci fnm will bring from Ml t:URslH
Mlsslsslptl n 'little bale nt cotton ' l t f 'j'c lH
number five will bring from Montana, t h I RsHIH
' some sie linens of ote and a big bllz- b t iKKlH
xnrd niimliir six, from California 'H li iFslH
nugget nt gold and 11 luskrt of j.' jKJ " ' BH
luscious fruits nn 1 so on, until enough !' 5 'T 41 ' ltttttttttttt1
States have In on visited tn glvo each f-f i niMBtsHIB
of tin idasers a trip LMi 1 4M
This gnme will bo light In lino with '3" H
Sour studies, nnd sou mis give It an W ' Vj: ' jH
lenient of fun by winding up each S j it If BH
answer Willi a humorous nlluslon. For L" v 7 i " llttttttttl
e nnpli sou mas arid to the nroductn f, f ij ll
of ihe Slate of Maine 'a big ben." til ''j ?H jBM
nnd to llnw of Montana nn old-tlmo UiiH' i UkttttH
cow bos, und others In Iho Kimo way. Si-!' . InsHHB
li.rirl. ' tlssllllV
I Will Send You to tho Stnto of Maine. ' J l
HOW TO MAKE A
PORTABLE BOAT.
A portnhle bn it should be m ide of
pine or white wood bo irds, free from
knots nnd wealhei checks and three
quarters of an Inch thick
The two sldea should be one font wldo
nnd eight feet long, If sou aro Intend
ing to build a boat to earcy one pcrBon,
and ten feet If sou aio to carry two
Aftei sou have cut our boirris Ihe
propei length, place a mark fouiteen
Inches fiom the end on each side of
the boaid (seo llgures) which sou In
tone! to bo the bottom Draw a line
from tint mark to the corner of tho
other side Do this on both ends of the
bonds which will, when in eel, glvo
sou tho shai e of tho bow anil the stern
Smooth the ends of the boards with
a small 1 lane
lour boat should be sixteen Inches
wide Inside, so the next operntlon Is
lo cut out enough Bhort I leees of hoards
seventeen nnl a half Inches long, to go
acicibs thc ends and bottom. I
be white leaded also IjJJf f! l lH
Buy a few cents worth it oakum, or JjT , j l
cotton wkk will do It tho o.iUuni Is Mtu '- ' . IJH
not obuliiul.1... Tuko a bluut-hcaded VKI ! H
cold chisel ami with a wooden mallet in r.m H
dilvn tho cmkiim Into thc cracks be- WSSk iv Bl
twecn Iho boards 011 tho bottom K I llffl M
Dn not caulk between tho edge and W: ' Jlnc HsbbbH
the bottom X 1 1M JH
Tor tho w heel use nn old wheelbarrow Wffi I nKr
vvherl, which should be fastened be- Aft) i ' K i (JBsVI
tween two pleirs of wooel two by three win ruttl (VJ
InchtNi and lung c iiourIi lo let tho wheel sUwtSM KttttttH
clear tho crii,n of tho boat during its UBS 8fl
transit by land rU9w- ffii IsbbbbbbI
A hulf Inih hole bored In each stick cj IK fv iBlH
will take tho uxlo of an ordlnars wheel. a Hf L'J IBH
Have tho blacksmith make sou four ft Imy im H
Irons shaped like drawing and largo il fg".Q 1 HiWH
enough to let tlw pkeea which run 111 ill l' 1 11
fiom sour wheel slip In nnd nut easlls. Ft II V 7 SiVfl
I nsteu tho linns with tfirre eighths w! T' ' rljIH
bolls nno nnd one-hair IneheH long jJj'H t lUBH
I'so a elnublo or single bladed piddle. ll Dv rilBlttttl
Paint with tluee coats ot good paint. Ili ff tkH
You will llntl this boat a very handy m U' . LiiH
thing to use, particularly If sou live H K " jlH
some dlstnnco from tho river or lake fj '.' 1 'jH
and do not like lo leavo It to the mercy In Ji, . ijlH
of malicious persons It Is also con- i in- ' rlitViMl
venlrnt In use on a river which has vt kitL fiH
rapid or shallow spots, for one can w MiiA J'iHH
easily trundle the boat around them. En jf jl IjH
" Ja M
Bhnsvlng; now to Transport tho Boat. f ffl'Cljnlt'JB
A CARELESS ARTIST PUZZLE PICTURE. ''toSB
Mi mm
. Can Our little Bonders Tell What Is Wron-With'Tbis'.Ftaturel OraHt H
Bw ill'' iH
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