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f > 1 > < A > jw f L F t Cleveland Americ it s oneBiDisappOintnient of Seasoi r 1 to all comers young ball lessors cutting quite rifo becausn of the abrogation of tho PROBLEMIN FRANCE words and wl By TOMMY nine tho pennant and its opportunity cago in charge tho team for a are BETTING reads Whoever shall have CLA- season one would see cov- ¬ big swat In thor race fot the flag on new national agrcom9nt framed up at habit of to share in postseason receipts and the a ly In any place or form offered gl biggest disappointment flag hoisted on the Cleveland Ban Johnsons circuit whllo Plttsburg the request of the two strongest minor a When the team was knocked out of eted Attempts Mado to Enact Law That or received bets on horse races sl 1909 baseball season has grounds Look at thee team work that In the old league has beaked several leagues the American association and RKTEE showing tho championship on tho last trip to Will Oust Bookmakers be liable to the penalties of article cntho miserable St Louis each and every player said Brcsnahan has Injected Into the St of Its veterans and Is playing young Eastern league which howe or these ¬ A now phase of tho bolting problem of tho penal code tho Cleveland AmerIcans all oft with tho handshaking Louis Cardinals and the gingery play Blorsvvlth good effect question- two organizations have failed to ratify ° Its jing f Itls eighteen offender Is liable to imprl- BOfOre thepresbni campaign began every of youngsters this season Willie able whether there has evcr been a This action on tho part oil thu two dis- ¬ has come up In France Some The from now Every member of the ago government discovered rnent for at least two or at tho Naps woro In many sections tho- team Is our enemy our no one figures that the Cardinals will season before In which so many young gruntled minors is looked upon as a years tho most other Thats on races was im ¬ months with a tine of 20 to U general favorites for tho pennant In platform from now on head tho second division it is a good players have mado good though of preconcerted action which has for an that betting horse ¬ by was Tho lawyers are now looking forty HO they will not finish last On course there Is apt to a great fall object the breaking away from organ ¬ moral and forbade it law It fact Manager Lajole himself was Winter intervened however and tho bot that be ¬ Immediately found that without bet to test cases on the meaning of ha- confident that he threatened to quit same old spirit is being manifested tho Cardinals there Is not one real ing off before the race Is over ized baseball Is Tigers Still it ting nobody went to tho races and ually game If tho team should fall Last This in direct contrast to tho star In- the say die horso breeding an Important matter fall tho team mado a remarkably who bury nil friendly feelings on the never such ¬ country cavalry began to diamond and scrap for every bit of ad n that needs FEED FOR ONE HORSE good showing in tho Taco it was- vantage suffer So tho Paris mutuulssystem figured with strengthening- government that a little Cleveland has in reality two man ¬ was introduced and the this season there was small doubt that agers over Its ball team this year received a percentage of all money Bush Leaguer Wanted Such Insc the Naps would como near making a Lajolo hears the title but Jim McGulro wagered to spend on public works In Contract runaway race of it So far it has been has to have his say It may be in the Bookmakers were thus eliminated Say its pretty fine when you Just thu opposite Tho team with the nature of consultations with Larry aa u paragraph of the law said that Into the big league and cat at the addition of the now men Is unques- ¬ but tho fact that ho has had much whoever shall In any place or forrr eating houses and ride in Pull tionably stronger than it was last sea- ¬ moro experience than Lajolo is giving practice betting by offering bets to all cars but a lot of ambitious young son and it Is a matter of record him more or less prestige comers shall be liable to certain ac lotus have a hard tlim bnalhig tint there has never been anything Truly tho owners of tho Cleveland vcrn penalties t observed Catcher Grover Laud s materially wrong witn the Naps club have loft nothing undone to land This law wa intended to mftko it was icccntly released by the dove pitching staff For years Cleveland tho pennant Money has been lavishly possible for two Individuals to make Americans in a fan felt has had ono of tho strongest eams bet together War was waged sue spent for playing material until the a 1 I remember a fellow who in tho league but It has always want team looked to be invincible Lajole eee fully on professional bookmakers Job with Frankfort once lie c failed to land on top though the wise- ¬ had been given an assistant and every- ¬ and heir business was practically kill- tin ued acres of tho gamo have picked it to thing possible done to assure victory ed But during the last two or three flag year year Frankfort America 1 queried win tho after Tho lack Even games elimi- ¬ years li revived Prosecutions for exhibition were i has Wright who came from Tonlocanj of spirit and ginger has been ono nated for fear that somo of the players betting have failed the bookmakers great fault With tho Lajolo aggrega- ¬ Yee Franktbrt America resp might be injured In these practice con- ¬ pl that they did not accept trpm tion The players copy their groat tdlng cd Land tho sumo being made turn tests all comers but only from people as the home of the great cute loader in that try to be listless thoy know personally Lajolo a stylo LaJoles managerial duties have great- Land has peculiar which ly ability The failure of two or three test CUes would any Interfered with his playing This fellow came In ono day t not create enthusiasm for j any Tho Clevclands leader Is ono of the 2 0 per other player but because of his greatest wanted month his board great ability lie gets away with It ball players that ever ap lodging and feed for ono horse pearce on a diamond but this season Never since the days of tho old errors What was his name asked Cleveland Misfits has a team proved his havo boon very costly to his Goode who is of a suspicious turn ouch a disappointment to as team In fact it was due solely to his the fans mindBird tho Naps of 1909 The great finish of- fault that thoNaps were robbed of many ropIIeeULand games There Is no doubt Lajole JI t> the Larrupers in 1908 put tho fans on that I suppose Ii few In said Go would play much better ball If edge of expectancy for still greater he could and ran to escapeannihilation things this year no wonder get away from Cleveland for awhile Its that Ho long Thats nothing said Josh Clark the fans dreamed of their Idols com- ¬ has served a time with the Cleveland team Ho has led few minutes later When brot fortably situated In first or second it closo Fred and I were In tho tall timbers ¬ to tho championship mark but never placot when one zaKes into considera- salts used to wire this way when arran tion the amount of money expended has been quite able to carry tho play- ¬ I ers over tho mark So many attempts- dates Will play your team for to strengthen tho team supper men two hors Tho owners of tho up and so many failures are bound for twelve and club gave one to Oh were great days leavo I those star pitcher and one other finger in their impress If Lajolo could I to large only get a vacation for addition a amount of cash for about a year l Cy Young Thoy dug down deep into In another city tho chances are that ANSON LAUDS WALSH their pockets for Outfielders Lord ho might go back to Cleveland and b v Raft ry and Sullivan They paid out meet with hotter success than ho ever 10000 for Falkenberg and Altizer had in his life Veteran Says Spitball Pitcher Is < Thoy did not spare expense in get ¬ The Cleveland team has been the one of All Slab Artists ting Land Easterly Wright and Sit big disappointment In the American Cap Anson leader of tho Chile ton Then too they hired Jim Mc league this year Thcro Is no doubt Colts of former days paid Ed Wr Guire and Jim draws a mighty good about It and tho Cleveland enthusiasts tho White Sox pitcher a big com salary merely to coach tho batteries arc becoming a little weary and are mont recently calling him the and officiate on the coaching lines asking the management to show some ¬ thing twirler of the land Aside from Terry Turner tho Naps more than tho failures which Ed Walsh Is tho greatest pltche shortstop there is not a crlpplo on tho have been recorded Tho combined the country and ono of team yot the Naps duties manager the best do not win It Is and player have ever lived fOr 51 easy to see worked so said Anson hear why they dont win in a- much havoc with Lajolos claiming Is way but tho temperament that Joss of Cleveland fans would llko to know that ho is overanxious- premier Others hold out for Mord why it is tho pitchers who say they and his own anxiety is the very thing I Brown of tho Cubs Christy Math are in good condition cannot ef-¬ which is marring bo as his work That Is kPif- gCCW son of tho Giants Bill Donovan of fective as their rivals why tho field ¬ often tho case In baseball I E I Tigers Rubo Waddell of tho Bro ers wno tea two icaguo iyus ¬ On paper tho Naps YoUWc in can appear about the and Cy Young of Naps not field as well as their adversaries strongest team In the American league tho But why tho batters cannot Tho catching department Walsh for me accumulate with Clarke Ho moro than three or four hits to tho Easterly and Bemis is one r kept tho Sox
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