TITO CITIZEN , FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1011. ft -H' -H- i when clarke learned to Appreciate old timers. Manager Fred Clarke of the T nttsburgs was returning aflcr a scoutluc trip. Besieged by the .;. T eager correspondents, the PI- Y 4 rates' leader protested that there X was nothing doing JJiat ho haa .;, J not signed nny player or players, y that ho hadn't talked trades anu T that ho hadn't accomplished v x... x .11 n anyiuiug ui uii, ut y T "What did you do on your X trip?" nsked one writer. A "Nothing," was the smiling re- Joinder. "Did you uncover any phe- noms?" T "Not any, but I did learn one thing." "What was that?" "Why, to appreciate more than ever the players we now have .. under contract Say for mo that we do nppreclato these men, no y matter what nny person or per- Y sons say." T DR. WHITE BRAINY PITCHER. Chicago Americana' Heaver Relies oo Head as Well as Arm to Win. A successful pitcher of the Doc White type relies more on his head than bis arm. Of course, like the Chi cago Americans' twlrler, his arm must bo able to follow the dictates of his mind, and on this alono depends his success. White's pitching when close lv studied becomes an art He Is al ways playing for the percentage to be on his side. In the first Inning of a recent game In Washington with two on and one out he had no Intention of taking any WHY CAMPBELL LEFT BA! Midwinter Diamond Gonversa- f tioiu, Worried Him, T ,H,I,. 111.,. PFKTFRFI1 RY FANS' MATTER. I MaTaVd aune. A8 PINCH HITTER PITCHER Y, GRAY WAS RANK FAILURE. k Soma of the pinch hitters in the big leagues today are like Dolly Gray, the Washington Americans' clever I wirier. The y first year Gray was In fast com- Y, pauy Joe Cautillou sent the tall pitcher up as a pinch hitter X 4 every time one was needed, nnd X Gray religiously fanned, nccu- 7. mutating a batting nverape of v Wherever He Went Pittsburg Young ster Was Quizzed by Talkative Bugs About National Pastime Fred Clarke Also a Talk Victim. .007 In April. When n scribe asked Cantlllon one afterion fwhy ho persistently seiu- up Gray, Joe Indignantly responded. "Great guns, man, you ought to j ! ! bavo seen the three bagger that A ; fellow hit when we were playing ! ' Galveston March 22." Cubs' Outfielder Works Pitchers For Bases on Balls. Edward Payson Weston can walk some. So can Miller Hugglns, as Na tional league pitchers will tell you. But there Is another heel and toe artist In the National leaguo who nsks a share of your attention. Ho Is James Tilden Sheckard. lead-off man for the Chicago Cubs. Sheckard Is not built according to approved models of men hard to pitch to. Ho is no midget, but when it comes to Judging a ball to a halrllno nnd outguessing pitchers he Is there, as his baseball record shows. Coupled with his ability to swat safely when ho actually gets into a bole, Jimmy Is a terror to the pitchers. Since the passing of Steinfeldt, Kllng and Chanco ho can bo considered one of the veterans of the Cub machine, Photo by American Press Association. DR. WHITE, CHICAGO AMERICANS' CRACK 80UTIIFAW. chances with Elberfeld, a right hand ed hitter, so ho tried to mako him hit at a wide one, wlththe result that he finally hit him and filled the bases. This put Gessler, a left handed hitter, tip, and ho was disposed of on elrlkcs. White, like all heady pitchers, never pitches a ball without a purpose. He may err now and then, but when he Is being bit it is because the batters are outguessing him. When pitchers with long years of service are painted Doc White must not be forgotten. Left handers nro not supposed to last long, and yet White is seeing hjs twelfth season of service, and In every one of them he has been a star. Nothing Is so nauseating to the ball t Dlaver as the pestiferous fan who in- I slsts upon talking to and making the j SHECKARD IS GREAT LEAD-OFF acquaintance of every pill tosser. The bug who calls the ball player by his first namo on the street is never liked by the exponent of the national pastime. On tho contrary, ho Is despised. The traveling man who butts Into tho ball players' conversation in tho hotel lob by is lucky to get away without his facial architecture materially changed But so long as the baseball Is the na. tlonal game bo long will the ball play ers be pestered by tho bugs. We know of one instance where a great young plnyer gave up u lucrative position on the diamond because he couldn't stand to bo tho target for nn endless amount of lnano questions shot bis way by the Idol worshipers. Tho player in question was Vincent Camp bell, who lately returned to 'the Pitts burg club. Campbell quit baseball at the windup of tho 1010 season, after ho had made one of tho greatest records of any young fielder in tho game, simply be cause he was obliged to talk "shop" everywhere ho went during tho win ter. Whether In a cafe, ballroom, drawing room or on the streets, Camp bell's friends invariably made baseball the solo topic of conversation when he was around. It seemed as though these "friends" figured that unless they talked baseball they would not make n "hit" witn Mr. uampoen. Now, quite tho contrary is true. Had they talked of reciprocity, of which Campbell knows little, ho would havo , been Infinitely more pleased. i Or had they talked about logarithms I or anything else but baseball Vln would be much more nt home. j Campbell Is not an exception. Rath- er ho Is the rule. nan piayers never want to talk "shop." They never want to discuss "today's game," es pecially witli a man who is not a play er. Occasionally a ball player will become much enthused with n base ball argument If some technical point of the game is involved. If he can talk with a man who can converse intelli gently on the great game ho is pleased, but there are so few who really know baseball that a player Is taking a chance all tho time. . Fred Clarke, manager of the Pirates, I was driven to an obscure farm in Kan- i sas by the pestiferous fan. Most ball 1 players who realize that they can make a bit of money out of baseball ' hike to a farm in tho off season slra- ply to avoid tho talkative bug. Many , players like Campbell quit the game rather than bo pesterea to death wltn the lifeless arguments of their alleged friends and admirers. When Campbell was requested to rejoin the Pirates In St Louis recent ly lie was asked why he didn't report nt tho start of the season. "Didn't you like your contract?" said Clarke to the young broker. "Yes," was Campbell's reply. "Well, didn't you. like the players?" continued Clarke. "Yes," was Campbell's answer. "What's the matter, then?" demand ed Clarke. "Well," said Campbell, "I can't staijd to bo talking baseball all winter." "That's my fix exaetly," said Clarke. "I can't stand tho bugs, so every win ter I hike away to a farm in Kansas. Tho fans havo driven me to that farm, for I refuse to have my peace of mind upset all winter." Hit- '-if A 1? PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION SUB MITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC TION, BY THE GENERAL ASSEM BLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUB LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SEC RETARY OF THE COMMON WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF AR TICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTI TUTION. Number One. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania, so as to consolidate tho courts of common pleas of Allegheny County. Section 1. Be It resolved by tho Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia In General Assembly, met. That tho following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and the same Is hereby, proposed, In accordanco with the eighteenth ar ticlo thereof: That section six of article five be amended, by striking out the said section, and inserting in place there of the following: Section G. In the county of Phil adelphia all the Jurisdiction and powers now vested In tho district courts and courts of common pleas, subject to such changes as may be made by this Constitution or by law, shall be In Philadelphia vested In five distinct and separate courts of equal and co-ordinate Jurisdiction, composed of three Judges each. The said courts In Philadelphia shall be designated respectively as the court of common pleas number one, num ber two, number three, number four, and number five, but the num her of said courts may be by law Increased, from time to time, and shall be in like manner designated by successive numbers. The num ber of Judges in any of said courts, or In any county where the estab llshment of an additional court may he authorized by law, may be In creased, from time to time, and whenever such Increase shall amount In the whole to three, such three Judges shall compose distinct and separate court as aforesaid, which shall be numbered as afore said. In Philadelphia all suits shall bo instituted in the said courts of common pleas without designating the number of the said court, and the several courts shall distribute and apportion the business among them in such manner as shall be provided by rules of court, and each court, to which any suit shall he thus assigned, shall have exclusive Jurisdiction thereof, subject to change of venue, as shall be pro vided by law. In the county ot Allegheny all the Jurisdiction and powers now vested in the several numbered courts of common pleas shall bo vested In one court of common pleas, composed of all the Judges In commission In said courts. Such Jurisdiction and powers shall extend ts all proceed ings at law and In equity which shall have been instituted in the several numbered courts, and shall be subject to such changes as may be made by law, and subject to change of venue as provided by law. The president Judge of said court shall be selected as provided by law. The number of Judges In said court may be by law Increased from time to time. This amendment shall take effect on the first day of January succeeding its adoption. A true copy of Resolution No. 1. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of tho Commonwealth. revenue In excess of the Interest on said debt or debts ot the annual in stallments necessary for the can cellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded In ascertaining the pow er of the city and county of Phila delphia to become otherwise in debted: Provided, That a sinking fund for their cancellation shall be established and maintained. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. DEJIOCRATIO CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, Scout Finds Bird Has Flown. Billy Murray, former manager of tho Phillies and now scouting for the Pittsburg team, has tho record hard luck tale of tho baseball season to date. Murray traveled 400 miles and after a most uncomfortable Journey arrived at tho town where ho was to look over a promising player, only to find that tho team had been transferred to another city tho day before. Majors and Minora About the Same. "There isn't much difference between tho mnjors and tho bushes," says Pitcher Alexander of the Philadelphia Nationals. "Peoplo sometimes leave the ball park thinking they are synonymous." CURRENT SPORT NOTES CHINA TO SEND ATHLETES. win In Photo by American Press Association. JIMMY SnEOKARD, CUBS' GREAT IjEAD-OFI MAN. though he did not join it until 190C, when he was obtained in a trade with Brooklyn. Ho has boon playing ball since 180S, when he started with Brockton In the New England league, no was drafted that fall by Brooklyn and sent to Baltimore for the season of 1899. Recalled for 1900, ho was with Brooklyn for six years. Sheckard was born in 1870. Tho only Indication ho gives of reaching the ago limit is in tho taking on of flesh. Jimmy is posi tively fat, but that is not a great handicap to a man who walks to base in preference to doing the Cobb stunt. During tho illness of Chance Sheckard Is noting manager of tho Cubs. Freddlo Welsh, Uio English fighter who Is matched to meet Ad Wolgast. la a vegetarian. Banquet, Brooklyn handicap winner. Is pulling a cab In London. Undignified labor for a turf king. England's famous race mare, Scep ter, winner of nearly $200,000 m 1002, was sold nt auction the other day In London for 30,7CO. Work on a modern race track In Ha vana has begun. Tho track will be no mile In circumference. A long meeting Is planned, beginning In November. Have Strong Representation Olympic Games of 1912. When tho arrangements for the Olympic games in 1012 are definitely settled the committee believes they will show a more completely interna tional participation than ever before. For ono thing, unless present plans go astray there will bo a strong nnd pic turcsquo Chinese team in tho stadium. Tho American athletic trainer Mr. Beal, who is selecting tho team in Chi na, has written to the Swedish author ities that his men are sure to put in an appearance provided tho question of tho heavy cost1 of travel is over come by tho granting of reduced fares over the Russian railways. To bring about this result the Swed ish commltteo has stirred up tho Rus sian committee, which In turn Is bring ing pressure to bear on tho Russian railway authorities, bo it is tolerably certain the orientals will have n chance to show their athletic mettle In contests with tho westerners next summer. 200 Dogs Entered In Manitoba Trials. Two or threo hundred dogs from all over tho United States nnd Canada will bo entered in tho annual Manitoba field trials, open to bird dogs only, which will be pulled off In September on the prairies west of Winnipeg. The great ovent is the Derby for dogs un der two years old. Mack Advises Outfielders to Play Out. Connie Mack has Instructed tho Ath letic outfielders to play about twenty feet farther out than the fielders of tho other teams. Connie figures It is much easier to como forward on tho lively ball than to go back for it. DIAMOND POINTERS In Lewis, Speaker and Hooper the Boston Americans havo ono of the greatest throwing, base running and ground covering outfields in the country. Danny Murphy, tho Athletics' right fielder, says that the Now York Ameri cans havo too many signals. Too many signs, according to Dan, nro too much of a task for tho ordinary run of ball tossers. There will bo two Ilelnlo Zlmmer- mans with the Chicago Nationals next season. Tho now "Heinle" halls from the Atlanta club of the Southern leaguo and plays center field. He stole 105 bases last season. Ono of tho biggest disappointments of the season is Cunningham, Wash ington's second baseman. Last fall ho looked' Uko a sure coming star; this season ho Is a complete failure at tho bat and far from brilliant In the field Manager Fred Clarko of tho Pitts burg Nationals wears two caps on a hot day not both at once, but In ro tation. As soon as tho perspiration makes one bonnet damp and uncom fortable he beckons a boy, and out trots the youth with a new whlto headgear. Quite a novel Idea. Number Two. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to section eight, article nine, of the Const! tution of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be It resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nla In General Assembly met, That the following is proposed as an amendment to th.e Constitution of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment to Article Nine, Section Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight, article nine, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol lows: "Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or incorporated district, except as herein provided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property there in, nor shall any such municipality or district Incur any new debt, or In crease its indebtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, with, out the assent of the electors there, of at a public election In such man. ner as shall be provided by law; but any city, tho debt of which now ex ceeds seven per centum of such as sessed valuation, may bo authorized by law to Increase tho same threo per centum, in the aggregate, at any ono time, upon such valuation," so as to read as follows: Section 8. The debt of any coun ty, city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or in corporated district, except as herein provided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of tho taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or dis trict incur any new debt, or Increase its indebtedness to an amount ex ceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, with out the assent of the electors thereof at a public election In such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, tho debt of which now ex ceeds seven per centum of such as sessed valuation, may bo authorized by law to Increase the same threo per centum, in the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation, ex cept that any debt or debts herein after Incurred by tho city and coun ty of Philadelphia for tho construc tion and development of subways for transit purposes, or for the construc tion of wharves and docks, or the re clamation of land to bp used in the construction of a system of wharves and docks, as public improvements, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadelphia, and which shall yield to the city and county of Philadelphia current net NOTICE OF UNIFORM PRIMARIES. In compllanco with Section 3, of the Uniform Primary Act, notice is hereby given to the electors of Wayne county, Pa., of the County, Township and Borough officers to be nominated at the Primaries to be held at the regular polling places In each election district from 2 to 8 p. m., Saturday, September 30, 1011. For county officers, each of tho po litical parties is entitled to nominate as follows: One person for Judge of tho Court of Common Pleas. One person for Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts. One person for Sheriff. " One person for District Attorney. One person for Register ot Wills nnd Recorder of Deeds. Ono person for County Treasurer. One person for Coroner. Ono person for Mine Inspector. 8th District. Two persons for County Commis sioners. Two persons for County Auditors. The terms of all Township and Borough officers who were elected In 1908 for a three-year term will ex pire the first Monday In December and their successors are to be nom inated and elected as follows: One person for Supervisor for 4 years. One person for Constable for 4 years. One person for Assessor for 4 years. Two persons for Overseer of Poor for 4 years. One person for Auditor for 4 years. Two persons for School Directors for 2 years. Two persons for School Directors for 4 years. One person for School Director for C years. Ono person for Judge of Election for 2 years. One person for Inspector of Elec tion for 2 years. One person for High Constable In each Borough. Town Councilmen to fill the nlace of those elected in 1908. Justice of the Peace in nlace of those elected In 1906. Ono Town Treasurer in Townships that elect them. One person for Registration As sessor in each election district in townships that havo two or more polling places. If any Supervisor is holding office uy appointment by Court, his term expires and his successor must be nominated for a two-year term. School Director candidates must designate on their petitions for which year-term they are candidates. Petitions for county office can be obtained at the Commissioners' of fice. Petitions for Township and Borough office can bo had of the party committeeman in each district or at tho Commissioners' office. All petitions for County, Town ship or Borough office must be filed In the Commissioners' office on or before Saturday, September 9, 1911. Judicial candidates must file their petitions with tho Secretary of tho Commonwealth on or before Satur day, September 2, 1911. J. E. MANDEVILLE, J. K. HORNBECK, THOMAS C. MADDEN, Commissioners. Attest: Geo. P. Ross, Clerk. G2eol 3. ARTEMAS BRANNING. 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