Honesty Make? National
Game Huge
course
ID'JI Ory fry Ifcat
virtue Is Its own re-
ward ttiey do not re-
fer to baseball Not
necessarily. When
hankers. merchunta,
physicians, ministers,
lawyer*, professors, chauffeurs, labor-
ers, office boys and chorus girls to the
aggregate number of perhaps forty
million pay admission in th«
one season to the ball pai
United States of America.
charge of the sport
find that honesty li
remunerative, lucra-
tive—nothing less.
In fact, than a big
paying proposition.
Baseball barons
of the present day
have become such
because Ihe public
believes the nation-
al game Is conduct-
ed on the principle
of a fair field and
no lavor I'bey look
on the players as
being as true to the
Interest of their
clubs as the needle
to the pole
Itaseball did not
always bear the
charmed lite that It
now seems to pos-
. Hess A ttme there
was when to be a
professional base
ball player was to
be relegated to the
rear In the public
regard Baseball
then was an excuse
for betting. Crooked
play lollowed gambling as the night
the day Women did not tlock to ball
games then Kven the wives and
daughters of the players preferred
not to be seen at the ball grounds
When they did attend a game they
applauded In whispers from belfind
the clubhouse doer The bar at a
ball park used to be the center ot
Interest. Ilets were placed on Its
slippery surface, and there the odds,
together with various degrees of Il-
lumination. were collected
Pitchers, shortstops, even the cap
tains ol teams were not too exclusive
to patronize the betting facilities ol
the bar On their way to the Held
belore the game players used to de-
posit with the bartender such wager*
on the outcome as they telt they had
a moral right to risk in vle& of their
duty to their families It Is now his-
tory that sometimes these players
would bet on Ihe Invulnerability "ol
the opposite side The opposite side
olten won A classic illustration ol
the unlovely possibilities of such a
system Is the case ot a pitcher who
was seen to divide $70(1 with two of
bis able supporters The money was
counted out belore the game on
hotel bed If the players had been
less able, perhaps, they could have
been secured lor a smaller amount
but $70(1 was (heir price lor throwing
a deciding game.
To buy a ball player sometimes
cost more than this A pitcher ol Ihe
first rank ot that day—so rank that
In these ttmes ol sober p irlty In the
pastime such a man would not be al
lowed to carry bats to the railroad
6tatlon—went to the mound with
$500. his Hgure lor turning traitor, in
bis trousers pocket It would have
been less embarrassing to the pitcher,
as events turned out, If he had bur
led (he money In his garden, at least
slipped It under Ihe front doormat
When the pitcher began to show signs
ol caving In or doing what ts now de-
scribed by the sporting writers as an
Orvllle Wright act, somebody placed
the lacts ol the case In the manager s
tare The manager called the game
jfor a minute and, not stopping to pick
.any grass or do any sidestepping on
4he way, visited the pitcher in his
^box "I Just want to say," said the
manager to the pitcher, merely loud
{enough lor the pitcher alone to hear
l**|t you lose this game I'll have you
\mdressed In the dressing room and
take lhat money off you belore the
whole team Everyone noticed how
,riuch good a tew kind words from (he
jinanager had done lor his star pitcher
,et a critical point in the game. Hie
ipltcher won (he game
ll was a reckless sport In those
,<Jays to bet without first getting wind
,of the way the players, especially'the
ftars. were placing (heir money' Ibis
was In 'he early 70 s The game «a<
{traveling the pace that kills Why
l<)ld II not go the way that racing has
gone? What saved if from (he punch
that put professional boxing in the
^porting bread line?
Alo' g about lfc7j ministers s|ipjii
almost as much time preaching
against baseball as against dancing
and (he liquor evil Kelorniers made
reputations and adherents lo ttien
cause because ol the bitterness with
which Ihey assailed baseball I'bey
had no great difficulty In proving thai
the game as conducted was crooked
In 1S7& a revolt, led by W* A tiui
berl, owner ol the Chicago club wa.
organized It had one object.—to
.niake the game a clean, honorable
sport, free from gambling I he strong
rule against gambling was disregard
cd by Ihe New York and Philadelphia
members ol the National League ot
Professional llasebaii Clubs 1 hey
went out of the organization and lor
seven years New York and I'hltadei
phia were without league baseball
The championship  as In Louts
vtlle's grasp atout this time. Four
players were found to be taking
RELIGION
AND FUN
By Dr. William S. Jacobs
Putoi of First Presbyterian Church,
Houston. Texas
of
Takes More Than That.
"Truth lies at the bottom
well."
"Yes, and unlike moot wells, you
can't raise it by hot air."—Baltimore
American.
A sunuy spirit will do more to Im-
prove the looks than a powder rag.
HI* Bearing.
"Is he a man of military bearing?"
"Well, he likes to 'soldier.'"
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Uou, allays pain, cures wind oollc. Sic a IxiKie.
A minister can't win the poor by
courting the rich.
TYPICAL CLOSE PLAY INVOLV-
iVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO
"THROW" THE GAME.
The fielder might purposely hurl the
jail a little wide, thus forcing the
baseman off the bag in order to catch ,
it. The runner, sliding, might pur- | * __  * get up sermons I could gel
posely fail to touch the base by the
The world generally respects long
faced Christians, and some have th«
Idea that they are more pious because
of this. But I don't like that kind of
a man. You remember the poet was
once calling In his old classmates
(ifter they were old men, and after he
|iad enumerated all, he spoke of the
laughing boy, the one whom you
Plight think was all fun, but others
laughed at his good deeds, and his
poor friend laughed loudest of all I
believe It is true In the great poem |
of life, said Dr. Jacobs, that the best
life is given to the man who can go
through it with a smile
1 have had some experience with
this matter. When I was In college.
When 1 needed help and encourage-
ment, I did not go to the austere man,
but to the man with the smile It
seemed 1 could approach him easier.
1 have had some experience along
these lines since I have been In Ilia
ministry Many men with sorrows and
trouble have come to me for advlc«
and assistance, and 1 do not beilevs
It was because of any profound im-
pression I had made upon them by
profound exposition, but because I had
met them with a smile, and they fell
they could come If the little bit ol
good I can do inside the church wal
all that 1 could do, 1 would resign
from the ministry and take up a secu
lar calling. Preaching sermons is nol
the main work. '1'fie meaningless ol
words. Any man can say things; anj
man can preach. If I had nothing tt
Aids Nature
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short establishes sound vigorous health.
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bribes to throw a game. They were
catapulted out of the league. They
never came back. "Nix, lorevfjr" way
the decision of Ihe directors of the
new anti gambling outfit when these
men made numerous appeals tor re-
instatement. One man sent tils w-lle
to Hulbert. She said that the league
had reduced her and her children to
hunger "Here's a hundred dollars;
take it and eat," said Hulbert "Come
to me again 11 your husband doesn t
get work. I will never reinstate
him."
It was strong medicine, but ,lt saved
the game. The lesson burned Its
message on the minds and hearts of
the players everywhere Gambling
was taken by the hand and led to the
entrance of the ball park and accord-
ed less than fifteen seconds to go
away From that day the league has
regarded gambling as the cancer ol
the game.
Undoubtedly the players as a class
are today Ihe cleanest body of pro-
fessional athleies In the new world
In the 70's the fans used to say: "Aw,
(hey threw the game" When does
one hear a serious charge of that kind
now?
During the desperate pennant race
In the American league in 1 DOS a slti
gle decision by Sheridan on a play at
Ihe plate killed the hopes ol St Louis
and a day later a decision In the first
Inning, a ball which the White Sox
insisted was a strike, ended Chicago s
hopes In that same season l-'i'ed
Clarke was called out at ihird ba^e
on the last day of the National league
season at Chicago, and Pittsburg lost
Ihe pennant by thai decision Hut
there was not a whisper ol criticism
respecting ihe umpire whose dect-
sions blasted the fondest hopes, per
haps, (hat baseball players can know
If the honesty of Ihe game were not
so universally and cheerlully recog
nlzed, (he numerous situations always
manifesting themselves where the old
lashloned crooked work could do the
trick so easily would lead to doubts
in the minds of the fans and the game
would die Kxcept lor the spirit that
pervades the protnoiers and players
of the game, lhat they must be con
stanl as the northern star, the oppor-
tunities lor a weak man lo be tempt-
ed would he so many nnd might be
made financially so advantageous thai
it would not be a cause lor surprise ll
a c<«; slipped now and tln-n
As baseball 1s played today it is
practically Impossible lor questionable
operations to creep Into the maneu
vers of the diamond Since the great
leagues < Itininaieii gambling the
banker and office hoy know that at
ihe ball park they will find a relaxa
lion as nearly flawless rrqm a moral
point ol view as It Is possible to ob
tain In an imperfect world I he lem-
onade mnv he largely Imagination,
but the virility and honor of the glad
lators in the arena below they know
are above criticism An umpire may
not walk to suit them, but the lans,
notwithstanding their Insulting verbal
assaults during the heat ol battle .up
on his honesty of purpose, never (eel
any deep doubt concerning bis unpur
ch'isable allegiance "lo (he square deal
•If-umpires were less spotless objects
the fact that they are czhrs from 3':3H
until the g:ime Is called on account ol
darkness would, of course, make their
irregularities worth a great deal ol
money A naughty umpire might
make thousands ot dollars for render
ing a wrong decision He would h'-ive
to render a string ol them over a very
briel period to profit much by (rick
ery. because as soon as his acts be
came identiiled he would have to
spend his earnings lu another eli
mate
For Instance. 1t Is within the power
even ol one umpire to irake or tin
make an entire season, to change the
results of scores ol games by a
word. Hnnk O'Day called Merkle out
ou the l'olo grounds at the close ol
fraction of an Inch. The faseman
might purposely fumble the ball or
fail to touch the runner by a hair's
breadth. The umpire might decide
that the runner beat the ball, or the
ball beat the runner, by the tenth of
a second, and the cloud of dust would
cover the "error" of judgment or skill,
which is the worst a "fan" would call
it, in each case; so confident is the
public of the honor of our big league
players.
the season of 1908 when be failed to
touch second base. When Brldwell j
made the hit that should have won J
the pennant lor New York thousands J
of frantic "lans" leaped upon the Held
them up by the barrel. My opportunitj
for real work is to go and meet peo
pie with burdens on their hearts, and
to help them.
We find out a great many thingl
about the world when we get out In it
After all, It was not the sermon oi
the mount, but his life in the vallej
and on the seashore that gives us
our conception of Christ. All the world
Is trying to get away from its sorrow
I think we have grown more and more
I into Incorporating sorrows into oul
faces, voices and manners.
What kind of a memory do you wish
to leave? Are you going to leave
your friends a happy thought thai
will strengthen them and comfort
them after you are gone? This busl
ness of long-facedness is one-half self
a lie If youi
• -j}^
to congratulate the Giants O Uay j |s[jnes8 an(j one-half _   — .—
saw Merkle run to the clubhouse and, j gouj |s &g sorrowfUi as your face ap
throwing down his prote-tor, he ran
into the diamond, saw tevers hold the
ball on
tumult, called Merkle out. Five thou-
sand men were swarming madly
around O'Day and the Chicago p
ers, only partly understanding
cause of the excitement. Men struck
at O'Day, struck Chance and struck
Pfiester; but the umpire shouldered
his way along, brushed angry men
aside to get his protector and walked
through the crowd to his dressing
room.
Suppose O'Day had been lacking In
scruples! His easiest course by tar
was to call Merkle safe.
The most responsible player on the
team, ol course. Is (he pitcher He
comes pretty nearly knowing the
wvalj spots in the batters who lace
nim He knows that certain battery gom_Mng be(ween
lilce to connect with ft slow hall, ,  _
pears, you are not content. T'.:e i\or«
I see of long faced piety, the more
second base and, abov^ltie convlri'-ed I am thTit it la not genuine
1 always had respect for the Methodist
"amen." It Is a sort of applause al
lowed in church. wUich serves to en
courage the speaker and help hitr
along. It may not be as formal aa
the amen of the Episcopalian or as the
silcnce of the Presbyterian, but il
L.eans something. 1 wish enougc
Methodists would join my church to
furnish an amen corner. 1 like fol
you to respond when 1 talk. Some
times I see someone nod his head and
1 see that I have met with his ap
proval. And then again I see anothet
shake his head, and 1 know he doesn't
believe it. At any rale, whether you
like It or not. ,1 like the response, aa
1 fee! we are talking and there ta
others despise a spit ball. etc. If the
unsueceptlblllty ol these men to the
buzzing of would be bribe givers was
less pronounced how easily the pitch
er might throw a deciding game! Vet
no one believes a pitcher capable of
other than loyal, hard working etfort
to advance -the lortunes ot his team.
The result Is that baseball is one of
the most prosperous industries as
well as our national sport. It 1s esti-
mated that at Iea3t forty million per-
sons saw the games of about titty
baseball leagues this season itase-
ball has been systematized and com-
bined been reduced a science and
business.
I he National and American leagues
have each a president, a secretary
and a board of directors, as thorough-
'y equipped as those of tbe sugar
trust, and with, apparently, a belter (
appreelatIon ol bow to acquire popu- |
tartly with the public. Merely from a
business standpoint baseball is en ]
titled to a leading place in national
affairs A commercial Institution
with an Income of SlO.tiQty.OUO Is re-
garded as ol noteworthy Importance
in American life. We have such an
Institution ta baseball it does a
-trictl.v cash business and that does
not minimize its popularity among
the trade I'nke Just one ltem-t-that
or bails The two major leagues pay
$2.r,i)u cash each week lor balls Some
enthusiasts ot the sport declare that
belore many years, instead' ot lorty
m 11 lion persons, two and three hun
dred million paid admissions will be
laken at the box offices In this eoun
iry alone each season In thai case
expenses will go up—the managers
will have (o buy more balis
Apparently nothing enn stop the
growth of the industry, or sport
whichever you care to call It. except
the creeping Into It of something dis
honest to kill the public's enthusiasm
The game has all ihe elements ot
strength; the American people re
joice In clean athletic contests, and
baseball somehow gas the power 'n
an unusual degree to shake (he klnko
out of tit man's mint, make nim u 
heart a jo> again and send bom ><
an ontltnl"tlc mood the person w no
ielt the fBlce, study or laboratory pit
ilully pessimistic two short hours be-
;ure.
Another
Big Land Opening
CSta-tin/Monday, November 20, 1911, 250,000 acres will be opened to
settlement, near Cut Bank, Montana, on the Great Northern Railway. _ (
CThis land, reserved for irrigation, has been opened because dry farming
methods have made irrigation unnecessary. 45 to 50 bushels of winter
wheat, 25 bushels of spring wheat, 60 bushels of oats, 20 bushels of rye and
15 bushels of flax are the average yields per acre.
250,000 Free Acres Near Cut Bank, Montana
€1250,000 acre* are to be opened. Almoit every acre is first class f;
land Any American citizen who docs not own more than ifo acre
land—or who has not already used his homestead rights can get a ti
320 acre farm, at Cut Bank, under Uncle Sam a homestead laws. 1 h(
only cost is the filing fees, which amount to about *2?. No lottery-—
no waiting—first examine the land at Cut Bank, then file.  ou ^
can have a Montana farm aad home if you want it. fill out /
attached coupon and mail to
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Gen'l Immig. Agent
ST. PAUL
MINN.
There is as much religion in happl-
as in sorrow I say there is more.
I There should be only one kind of sor
row, and that is godly sorrow. And
i there is more reason for godly hap-
piness than sorrow After all, there
| is not very much to worry about in
| this world. If we will but keep up a
| smile If we only look at it in the
j right way every sorrow has its mean-
| ing. The bitterest sorrows of my life
! have been my greatest opportunities.
They have enabled me to find myself,
j to see whether I was right or wrong
j Christians ought not lo sorrow as
! those with no hope, but they should
rejoice Have you ever noticed how
j serious sin is? Who are the people
I wbo laugh" Tbey are the people who
i have down in their hearts the con-
sciousness of purity and right living
The happier sid*- of life ,s the tri
umphant. the other fatalistic A long
face is an Indication of defeat and
despair. The Chrisiian needs no long
face. The man on the way to Inherit
a great fortune does not stop to grieve
over a dime losl in the sand So with
the Christian He ought lo go laugh-
ing as lie walks, even to the tomb,
making stepping stones of grave
stones to higher things If you are
on the way to your inheritance, you
should be happy Next to the gift of
immortality is the gift of the possi-
bility 0 joy.
Some men asVt what about Rod's
ho.ii:-eT is it a p'ace for laughter and
merriment? What does ihe church
stand for? Is it a morgue or Is ll a
place or resurrection? I will let you
answer the question The Bible says:
"Make a joyful noise unto the I,ord "
Rut (his doesn't mean snickering in
church
Lot me impress (his thought upon
you (lo Into the world anil see how
happy you can be and make It f!od a
Idea was to make us eternally happy
and not eternally soriowful
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