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THE BEAVER HERALD, BEAVER, OKLAHOMA v.: W i INDIAN PLAYER PASSING FROM BASEBALL i. jssLssr j iKt 1 jVy J (fc. fc S I C&h. 3 ABORIGINES SLIPPING OUT OF SIGHT. I '5 3 The Indlnn player In tho big leagues 1ms about run his course. j5 Chief Homier has come to the end of his rope as regards fast company ! j without a doubt. It Is not likely that ho will last over n year longer, I If lie goes along that length of time. Chief Meyers has had n break I" Jl with President Kbbols of tbo Brooklyn on the salary question and thcro nrc many who think the big Indlnn Is about douo for as a big leaguer. Ben TIncup, another Indian, who for several season or parts N of seasons drew pay from tho i'hlllles, Is In tho minors. Jim Blue Ir Jacket, heralded n few seasons ngo as n likely candidate to continue tho activities of tho redskin In big league circles, lllvvered with the !j Federal league and vanished. Jim Thorpo Is still on hand, but Jim's jl chances for spiking n senson's berth with tho Olnnts are considered -J rather slim. It Is quite possible that tho close of the coming season 5 5 may find both major leagues minus 5 regular. -WJWlV.vAfvvA,hJVASv.vl,FWv. WANT FRANCIS OUIMET BACK Nine-Tenths of Golfers In United States Said to Favor Restoration of Young Amateur, i Of tho 800,000 golfers In tho United Stntes It Is almost snfo to say that nine-tenths nre In fnvor of restoring Francis Oulmet, the ox-amnteur and ex-open champion", to his former stand ing In amateur ranks, says a writer in Francis Oulmet. an exchange. Tho vnst majority knows Oulmet ns tho youth who camo from behind tho counter of n Boston sport ing-goods storo nud went out on tho links at Brookllno and turned back the Invasion of tho English pros who threatened nt that time to tako away our open championship. Of tho 2,000 clubs In tho ,Unltod Stntes less Uinn thrco 'hundred of them belong to tho United States Golf association, which took action against Oulmet. TO AVOID STORMY WEATHER BWfcI5k Intercollegiate Soccer Games to Be Played Before Thanksgiving Pennsylvania Is Winner. Intercollegiate soccer league, Includ ing Pennsylvania, Cornell, Ynlu, Hur vunl, 'Princeton und Unverford, will -next fall play its games to that the . " 'season will conclude before Thanksgiv ing, thus avoiding consldcrnblo incle ment weather. Pennsylvania In addi tion to winning tho iutcrcolloglnto championship also captured it Pennsjl vunlu stato series nud a cricket club second division touruey. In which clubs of tho Quaker city and vicinity took pnr't. 4 SVETERAN SOLD TO COLUMBUS Manager Joe Tinker Secures Jack Lapp, Former Backstop of Ath letics and White Sox. ' - Jack Lapp, catcher of the White Sor, has been sold to Joo Tinker's Colum bus club. Chicago got him from the ' Athletics. ' Lapp wns not needed, as Rowland has three other catchers, and will use Schnlk every day, unless be Is out through. Injury, tho services of a slnglo Indian UWWUW LITTLE PK1P5 - 0F5P0B1 Leo Fold is going to mako an out fielder of Marty Kavanngh, i Tho well-known stihlnr has nothing on Benny Knuff these days. Ban Johnson and Dave Fultz ought to bo equipped with Maxim silencers. Tho best seats In the champion Bos ton American baseball park will be $1. Tho umpires ought Jo have A good year. Tho price on pop bottles lias been raised. Connie Mack wouldn't sell Joo Bush for $500,000. He thinks his team Is worth mora than that. Connlo Mack and his present bunch of Athletics-suggest a merchant prince running a peanut stand. Jess Tnnnchlll used to turn 'era back to the clubhouse with n curve ball. Now he will use an umpire's thumb. Shortstop Archer Rellley, secured from tho Wheeling Central league club, has signed with the Pittsburgh club. Chances look good for another gru eling race between tho Beds and the Cardlnnls for the cellar championship. Jennings has coma out with a pretty nlco boost for George Morlarty, recent ly appointed American lenguo umpire. "Lefty" Denrdorff, University of Iowa southpaw, signed by President Dunn for Cleveland, is n promising pitcher. Waivers have not been nnd will not bo asked upon James Scott according to President Coiulskey nnd Manuger Rowland. St. Louis mustn got its rtlcknomo of "Mound City" when its inoundsmen were better than they have been of late years. Some ball players, instead of beefing about their wrongs, ought to thank their lucky stars they can get Into tho bull yards without paying. . J.f ball players were as peaceful as boxers, nnd boxers ns belligerent ns hall players, baseball and fight fans, would all be a lot hupplcr. n Georgo SUlCr will bo kept nt first base, according to the latest from tho Browns' headquarters. It was rumored he would bo sent to tho outfield. Lot pf players got fined Inst Novem ber for playing baseball, but it Is a safe bet that some of 'em can't be cburced with that crime-next July. MAKES MANY MOTIONS Gene Packard Has Mastered Galaxy of Curved Slants. Pitcher Stock In Trade Consists of Straight Overhand, Side Arm, Side and Underhand and Straight Underhand. Five different pitching motions blend In making Oeno I'acknrd's pitching repertory a battling proposition for hos tile bnttcrs. Because ho has delved Into tho depths of the curving craft, has mas tered this galaxy of slants and Is gift ed wRh unlimited gnmencs, the weo southpaw of the Chicago Cubs ranks among the best In the majors and Is now running "Jim" Vnughn n close rnco for tho "stur" role on Manager Mitchell's staff. Packard's stock In trndo consists of the straight overhand, side arm, side and titujerlmml, cross-lire and straight underhand deliveries. Bccnuse of his unusual number of deliveries Packard is well fortified against right-handed batters ns well as tho left banders. I.Ike most Southpaws, he has tho straight overhand motion, and with this throws n big drop curve patterned after that which made Pllester invin cible against the New York Giants of other years. In addition, he boasts a remarkable change of pace. He can snap the ball over the plate or he can hook It across the middle, using only the tantalizing Iloater that made "Nap" Ituckcr famous. Batters who faced Packard In tho Federal league, ns well as those who have looked over his benders In tho National, say that this crossfire Is Gene Packard. about the hardest thing In the busi ness to solve. It Is especially puz zling to tho Icft-hnnder, for the rea son he doesn't know whether tho ball is going to break away or Into him. Packard also throws tho crossAro with nn underhand motion, und has n delivery that is so quick and snappy that n man at tho plate hardly has time to see what is to be thrown. Ills fifth method of Hinging is a plain sldo arm ball that Is heaved from tho shins to the head. METHOD TO REWARD PLAYERS Cornell Adopts Unique Plan to Recog nize Work of Athletes In Winning Various Games. Cornell university has adopted a now method of rewarding football and base ball players for winning games, which has ben Indorsed by tho athletic council of the Ithaca Institution. Tho privilege of wearing n miniature gold football on the watch chain or fob will be given to wearers of the football O after n season in which the team has won both the Michigan and Pennsyl vania games. Gold baseballs may be worn similar ly as u reward for thu winning of six out of nine baseball games from Plncu ton, Yale, Michigan und Pennsylvania, provided that the tlx victories includo two over Pennsylvania. GABLE HOUSE AT DARTMOUTH Structure Will Have Accommodations for Thirty Visitors Nominal Fee Will Be Charged. Dartmouth collego will conduct "Tho Gnble House" by menus of tho athletic council nnd It will have accommoda tions for SO men. It is Intended to meet the needs of visiting athletes. It Includes single rooms, u large living room and nssembly quarters, as well as n conference 'room for use of coaches. A nominal fee for lodging will be charged and meals will bo served at tho college commons in u separate dining room. WOULD RESIDE IN CINCINNATI Manager Christy Mathewson to Mako Ohio City His Home After Train- Ing Season Ends. Christy Mnthewson has decided to become a citizen of Cincinnati, and will make his home thero after tbo training season ends. He promised to move to the Ohio town at the start of the winter, and got In bad with tho Redland fana.bj remaining la New York. mm a unatu ffJFjM" V WM8M9MSi9$8SSgW$S3 i I Under False Colors By GEORGE ELMER COBB (Copyright, by W. a. Chapman.) "You sneak, ytfu spy I" declaimed Paul AVIlll!4. He had been sitting nt n writing tn bin In his hotel room, fumbling nerv ously with n glass paper weight. With tho words spoken he let fly nt n small framed photograph of himself hang ing oa the opposite wall. Rago nnd contempt were in his tones. Tho picture glnss shattered nnd the frame fell to tho floor. Ho sprang to his feet, gnve the wreck n kick, and paced up nnd down tho room, red nnd furious with emotion. Then he cooled down, but snwigely. A Tetter lay on the table. Ho tore open it.' envelope. Inclosed was n check for f.10, and n slnglo lino : "You nre doing well. Keep It up." The letterhead was that of n city (leiecttvo agency and Willis wns Its legalized representative, for ho woro n star of authority on his vest lapel, and In his pocket was n warrant for thu apprehension of ono Sidney Clare. By profession, Willis wns not a de tective, lie was less thnn an amateur, In fact, und had no 'heart In the busi ness to which circumstances had forced him. A chief clerk In tho oltlco of n linn of lending lawyers, ho had been pressed Into sen Ice nt the suggestion of tho detective concern which did tho frocrot-servlee business of the Arm. "There's young Willis," the chief of tho agency had remnrked. "Bright, young; will enjoy tho vacation. Glvo 1dm ono; we'll post htm, and put him on tho Clare ense. He's Just tho fel low to discover the quarry we're after, nnd we'll pay him wJl." Tho chief explained to Willis what thcro wns to do. It wns n case of em bezzlement. Sidney Clnre, a young clerk, hnd been suspected nnd charged with tho crime, but bad disappeared. The amount missing represented sev eral -thousand dollars. It was known that young Clare had been listening at n hnlf-opcn door while the heads of the Arm were discussing their dis coveries nnd deciding what course they would take. Later, when they sought him, he was nowhere about, and he hnd evidently left the city. Tho detective agency wns given tho case. Tho head had sent men out, but no trace of thu fugitive hnd been dis covered. The case was given no pub licity for tho present, ns the Arm hoped to recover some of tho missing money.. Then they would prosecute tho culprit. The detective bend hnd an idea in mind. 'The Clare people lived nt the quiet little town of Durham. It was altogether probablo that tho family might recelvo some word from the fu gitive. "Go down there In your natural character jof a young lnwyer on u va cation," advised tho sleuth. "Get In with tho Clares. They won't for n mo ment suspect n chipper, honest-faced young fellow like you. There's n girl In the family; you'd ought to take with the girl." "The poor fellow's sister? I don't like It J" observed Willis. "There's tho clement of right and Justice ns well, I may remind you," ob served the detective tersely. "Come, don't bo' squeamish. The successful lawyer is half n detective anyhow, and tho experience will put a new edge to your wits." "All right. I'll try it to please tho Arm," somewhat reluctantly consent ed Willis, "although I don't think I have the detective Instinct in any senno of tho word. Bet I'll bungle 1" And now n week" had gono by nt Durham, and Willis had smashed his picture. All he said nbout himself ho believed. Ho had acted an unmanly part. Ho had been welcomed with open arms by the good people of Dur horn, who saw In his fnco only truth and honor. Ho had met Rachel Clare. Ho was Invited to tho house, nnd now he recognized nn unmistakable fuct ho was In lovo with her. Twice during his espionage on tho Clnre family ho had mudo u discovery. Once tho mother, another tlmu Rachel herself, had left tho house by u rear exit, bearing n parcel. In each In stance tho benrer took n route through thu woods und was gono about four hours. To visit tho son und brother In hiding? doubtless. Willis wavered between lovo and duty. Ho wns minded to return nt once In tho city nnd throw up his com mission. Hu fairly despised himself. Then ho realized Hint such procedure would hurt him with thu Arm. Again, It wau.linnl to leave without nt least unco moro seeing the girl ho had learned to love. Ho retired that night, to toss restlessly tho long hours through, ,11c was pnlo und distraught ho next morning, as ho left his hotel, nnd Irresistibly his steps led him Into tho dlivctlon of Hit! Claro home. It was too early In tho day to think of presenting himself as'n caller, but ho could not tcur himself nwuy from the Iclnlty. Ho strolled to tho out sklr'js of tho wood, ho penetrated tho tlm'jcr, losing himself In thought. Ills wanderings wero vain to dlsslpnto the tugging wretchedness at his heart. Resting nt length in the shadow of a great oak tree, ho wus robsed from reverie by the sound of voices. He wanned the vicinity, to make an un expected discovery. ' Near to nn old hut, which he had not notlcMl before, well sequestered In n lenfy grove.i was n young mon, pnle, thin nnd Invalid looking". He wns supported by n girl Ish companion. Sho wns Rachel Clnre, and, noting tho resemblance, Willis nt once knew that this must be thu fugitive brother. Rachel wns supporting him as hopneed tn nnd fro. Finally they disappeared Into the hut. Willis nroso to his feet with firmly set lips. Ho hnd mndn up his mind. The sight of. that anxious, Innocent face, and of tho wnn, stricken fnco of her brother had appealed to all that was noble and manly In his nature. Ho snt down ngaln, to net promptly uoin thu Impulse that seized him. Ho removed thu hateful badge of author ity, the star. Hu took out the war rant nud tore it In two. Then ho In dited n brief, but telling note, to Miss Clare. In It ho bitterly accused himself of unworthlncss. Ilo mndo no pretense of coneenllng his love. But he depro cnted tho underhanded pnrt he hnd taken. He could never hope to ap proach her again, hut hu could benefit her brother thus far to take wnrnlng that thu law was on his track nnd that he had still time to flee. Ho made up a paekr.go of tho Mnr, tho warrant and tho note. He turned to rftruco his way to tho Hinge. Ill plan was to leave nil at thu homu of Rnchel nnd stnilghtway leave for tho city, not caring whnt fate might nwalt him there. He was tearing through the timber, heedless of marks that to n woodfman would have warned of peril, when a haft-cut tree, blown by thu wind, struck him prostrate. It was In the hut where hu had Inst seen Rachel and her brother that Wil lis returned to consciousness. His nurse) wns that self-same brother, who moved to his side, gentle nnd atten tive, nt a moan from the patient.- He had been there two days, dis covered under the tree by Sidney Claro und his sister, and removed to thu hut the letter ho hnd written discovered, too, Willis learned later. A soothing draught wns administered nnd when Willis nwoko ngaln Rachel was there. "Wu nro going to remove you to our home," Sidney Clare told hlni, and Wil lis hid his fnco In his pillow, feeling his unworthlness as he recalled tho spying mission that had brought htm to Durham. "Thu tiuth has come out nbout my brother," spoke Rnchel brightly, "Thero was u motive in bis disappear Red and Furious With Emotion. ance to assume the guilt of tho em bezzlement until the real culprit, his denrest friend, could get to dlstunt rel atives and securo tho money to mako up the shortage." "It would have been fatnl to our plans had you acted as you had n right to do, as you were circumstanced," said Sidney. "If I had never agreed to accept that hideous commission I" began Wil lis, and shamefacedly, nnd then ho paused, for Ruchel had held up tp his view tho letter he had written, nnd In her glowing eyes Willis rend not only forgiveness, but gratitude and Inter est. It wus with tho ripening, mutual friendship1 that followed that ho knew :iiat Ills love was returned. FOREST FIRES ARE COSTLY Cause Average Loss of $25,000,000 and Seventy Lives Every Year In the United States. Tlit direct annual Arc Joss In tin United 'States from forest fires is said to be about $25,000,000, to which must bo added an equal amount from the; destruction of sawmills, farm build ings, crops, and stock that uro burned liv flri.M nrlMniitltur In tin, fitvnaiu ' Apart from thu property lots thfcro Is tin average death list of 70 humun lives each year. Tho indirect Josses through tho destruction of raw mate rial, tho shutting down of sawmills und woodworking Industries, thu lossea In wages through unemployment, all tend to increase tho price of wood products, und these losses cannot be estlwatca. If a city bums it can bo rebuilt from tho Insurance; when n forest burns everyone in any way dependent on it is left empty handed. Maintaining a speed of 34 miles un hour for four consecutive hours without showing any smoke wus a rec ord recently made by u United State , torpedo-boat destroyer. MM Dura Sy MARY GRAIIA&BQ&NHR MICE ARE DISCOVERED. "The Mice," snld Daddy, "hnd been enjoying n new pantry they had found. T It c y n I w n y s found some pan try where they could get good things to eat, nnd this pantry wns full of delicious) cheeso nnd ull sorts of nlco things. " 'Really,' said Sir. Mouse, 'I don't think wo could "It's Wrong Keep a Cat." to Iinvo found n bet ter pnntry. It's one of tho nicest homes we've had In a long time.' " 'Yes,' said Mrs. Mouse. 'And thcro nro no traps, nnd there Is not n slnglo Cnt lu thu House. That Is what I call right. It's very wrong to keep u Cut. They're such horrid creatures.' "Tho llttlo Mleo shl,vered und squealed when they heard tho very word CAT, for they had been chased several times by Cats, and hnd only Just escaped with their lives. Onu of their little Brothers had been killed by n Cat, nnd so they wero very much afraid of them. "Day after day tho Mice enjoyed the pantry, and nt night when everyone In tho house was In bed and asleep, the) MIcu would talk nbout their Wonder ful home. "They would frisk nbout tho pantry, behind tho shelves and through thu drawers which wero often left half open. "'It Is so stupid nd Inconsiderate,' sold Mr. Mouse, 'for People to close nit tho drawers ami lock up their things In tin boxes. For my pnrtI hate tin boxes. They can't bo bitten nnd they're so apt to cut uio when I try to get them opened.' "'Yes, they're horrid,' suld Mrs. Mouse. 'Wo can't open thorn, no mat ter how much wo try, I like llttlu curd board boxes best that we can nlbblo through.' "'I doirt llko to cat cardboard,' said ono of tho Mlr Children. "'Vou'ro not supposed 'to eat it, silly,' said one of tho other MIcu Chil dren. 'You only nlbblo through it, be cause of Bcmathlng you w'lll get In Mde.' "And so thpy went on tnlking. "Now ono day tho Children who lived lu thu house had been out coast ing nil tho nftcriloon. It hnd been n glorious afternoon, and they had coast ed so hard they wero very .hungry, "When they cume In they' asked their mother for something to cut. '"Cu und look in tho pantry,' said their mother. 'You will And biscuits und Jam, nnd quite n lot to eat in there. As It's n Snturday afternoon you can hiivu n llttlo Feast.' "Off went thu Children, to tho pan try. Now, tho MIcu hud not been bothered all afternoon. They had seen tho Cook leave the kitchen nud thu pnntry wns Just off the kitchen. " 'We'll hnve n fenst this afternoon,' snld Mother Mouse. And all tho lit tle Mice had thought it was a wonder ful schemo to huvo a - regular feast "They hnd been enjoying themselves nnd having n splendid tlmo when the Children arrived. "When they heard tho door open nnd the Children coming tn, the Mico scam pered to their holes nnd to their hid ing places back on the shelves. They made n great deal of noise, and some of them squcnled in their hurry to get past each other. "'Tho pantry Is full of Mice,' snld tho Children. And when they went back to their Mother they told her about tho MIcu scampering as they entered tho door. "'Yes,' said ono of the Children, 'I saw three of them myself.' "'We'll have to do something about it,' said their Mother. 'I hud noticed things seemed to bo eaten, but I hadn't seen or heard tho feign of n Mouse.' "I 8aw Three of Them Myself." "Meanwhile tho Mice wero saying. 'Oh, how careless wo were to get caught. They heard us, and now they know that we are living here. Well, we'll Just huvo to move that's ull. For somehow People don't .like to huvo MIcu for visitors. It's very foolish ot them, hut they don't llko us!' 'Well,' snld Mr. Mouse, 'we might ns well muko tho best of' it. Besides this has been ti very nlco home nnd perhaps we'll bo lucky nud And an other.' , "'I hope It will bo Just lis nice,' snld Mrs. Mouse, as they nil followed Mr. Mouse In his search for u hew puutry I" Land of the Free. Tho girl who is n citizen of the "Land of tho Free" has something tu' do to live up to her privileges. If sbe admits that sho Is underMhe sway ot certain faults, nnd complains thut she Is unable to control a sharp tongue ot a hasty temper, she is fulling short What Is it worth to live lu the Land of the Free if you are to be the slave of your own weaknesses? Girl ' Companion. . . o vl s -f1 i a M i a L. U; it ivtJtJ!.! ,.i. ...z.aVfewfe.,; - h if