The day book. [volume], October 09, 1913, Image 12

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Connie Mack is being criticized for
not sending Dan Murphy or Schang
to 'bat for Plank or Lapp. Both are
long clouters and might have at least
lofted a fly to the outfield. The sec
ond guess is always a safe one. Re-
. "The Grand Old Master."
member, Mack has won a couple of
world'a pennants" and he must know
his business.
McGraw now has the pitchers, but
the rest of his team is shot to pieces.
He has an infielder playing center, a
pitcher or a cripple on first, and Mc
Lean, a second-string man, in place
of the clouting Meyers. His subs sav
ed the game yesterday. Can they do
it again? If we knew we'd tell you,
and also make a bunch of coin bet
ting. Pittsburgh got the third game from
Cleveland, through the-good pitching5
of Hendrix, who relieved McQuillan'
when the latter was chased in the
sixth. Hendrix blanked the Naps.
Steen was batted hard by Pittsburgh,
and James, who relieved him, went
to pieces in the twelfth.
Yesterday's Figures.
City Series Attendance, 16,936,
Receipts, $12,634.25. V'
World's Series Attendance, 20,
563. -Receipts, $49,640. . f
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FIRST MOVE TO .DISCREDIT
WILSON'S TARIFF 4-AW
The .first move in thejilot of Big
Business to discredit President Wil
son's tariff law "will bemade in th.9
West, according to rumor. $
The gigantic United States Steel
Corporation is said to be planning to
close down their two steel plants at
Joliet. This action will throw 600
men out of work.
For the past 30 days the Indiana
Steel Company, a subsidiary of the
trust, has been laying off men at
Gary.
In the South Chicago plant the
same thing has been done. Repre
sentatives of the men accuse the
steel magnates of using the workers)
as victims in an effort to-arouse sen
timent against Wilson.
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Trial of Indiana man on charge of
stealing $2.50 pair of shoes resulted
m hung jury and cost the county
yzov. .tie win ue irieu again in ue
cember. The county could buy 3hoes for 100
with the money it's spending to con
vict the man.
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In 1912 751 ocean vessels were
built in German yards,
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