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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1903-01-09
NAMES OF COUNTRY HOMES
Their Peculiar Origin and Growing
Frequency.

Washington Evening Star.
To duh the summer cottage, the modest
home and the stately manson with suit
able names has now become the custom
in America, quite as much as in Europe.
Indeed. there is a charm in having at
tached to ones dwelling a title suggest
i've and pleasing, one, too. which has the
true ring of personality.
Often our curiosity Is plqued at the as
founding epithet with with which some
good folks christened their habitat.ons.
" by. for instance, has MIS-. Tom Young,
of New York. called her beautiful sum
mer home Constable? 1t is not family
name. nor is the word found in the die
tonary. The untangling Of the mystery
SIMPLY reveals that the name Is joke
Of Mis-. Youngs own cracking At the
time Of the building. to her chagrin. the
stable was done SO long in advance
OF the house that for a while she lived
IN 1t and ate from a manger. 1t was
these rural days which later Mrs. Young
commemorated in the name.
Another interesting name of a country
place is Hadderway, on Long Island, a
place that belongs to Attorney General
and Mrs. Gilchrist This name simply
blows verify the blast Of triumph. 1t Is
slight transportation of the family con-
test concerning tine building of the place
in which Mrs. Gilchrist had her way"
Infinitely more interesting we fnd such
names other than those that are hack
neyed or smack of sentimentality. Hill
side, Bellevue, Oaklands and Maplegrove
rush to our minds In this connection.
Nor Is II well to try too hard to emu
late the great. For N. p. Willis to call
his drowsy place on the Hudson Idle
wild was pretty and appropriate con-
ceit. but the same name becomes rather
shock when it Is applied to a huge
gray stone mansion festooned with cleo
trio lights. posed on a high, barren hill
and without a tree In sight.
In country so cold as England, and
where the land bears no traces of Morse,
Saxon and Roman occupation, there have
naturally been preserved numbers of
monosy llables descriptive of various d.
visions of land. Thus "Toft' means a
grove of trees on a hill, Croft" an In
closure. Holm" designates a fiat stretch
of country near a stream and Rigs ap-
piled to high ridges of land. The mead
ows were originally divided off into
"Garths,' while for high, tower like
rocks. the monosyllable Tor retains its
usage.
1t can readily be seen how in combina-
ton these syllables become very 'valua-
BILE. In this country today many of them
are employed,
'Maycroft' Is, perhaps, as pretty as
any of the names bestowed on the Long
Island homes. May" is the petit nom
of its owner, Mrs. Herman AIdrich. and
croft is here well used to express that
the pace Is enclosed in a bay. Birch
wold." house In the woods; Beech
loft" a hill crowned with these trees.
are names readily interpreted.
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fBy SDeci3i Leas@d WieA1
NEW YORK. Jan. ga member OF the iarR-
est cotton house In the world said YESTERDAY:
zone as well might play roulette or faro as
e not the only ona In fact. we fall to md
any one who knows much about cotton these
days. There Is too much manipulation n lie
On. On the break OF 20 or Is DO nts a was
an easy matter to buy cotton for a outck al
vance. On the recovery Of 20 points 10 az
N twenty-four hours II was to take profits ana
look for break TO 8. 90 or g. 60. Ali this an
exercise OF very little intelligence But the
next move is very different affair In the
market bull maTket3 Then buying on tbs
break viii retul n quick profits. Is It q bear
1Arketf Then we have seen the ton for
while and ptices will break below az hefore
there 10 another upturn. Taking ali the fae-
t0rs into consideration we are incl ned to IA
vor the buying side In spite Of bear proclama-
ZION and bear hammeTing. We fail to see ANY,
thing IN the situation to dnduce short selling
speculation But we admit prices are mat
ter OF sentiment largely and II the present
snort selling succeeds In hold 'ng the price
down until receipts do increase why the break
can be brought about. But there is mo a ar
lass nervousness among spfnners over the
question OF supplies and with any kind Of a
Bull leadership the market could be advanced
easily. The real test Of the market will a me-
as the price works back to g. SIS. May should
ket But the buyer Of today must not forget
that Tor the time being there is short inter
est In the market doing their utmost to bring
about break. with the trade short Il wouId
be different matter but there il NO rreaf
snort interest and more less long int est
Then. too. receipts fell on last year after next
week and may be comparatively liberal this
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Snug Legacy for a Widow.
Mt. WatshOusV Made Good Investment In Insurance.

The Archibald NJ Wahouse of Phlade ph who died sud-
denly Friday held policies amounting MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Of New York. The insurance
policies his widow
will receive $4,000 cash and
years. and end that period will re-
cash. making these
policies $4,000 which the premiums paid by Mr. WAerhouse
amounted TO only $274o2
OF the totA amount # this insurance $4,000 taken under
Of introduced Mutual Insurance
COMPANY York. Deben Policy
These policies will pay his willow ST. year for twenty
twenty cash she then living
die before Of $50 will paid
On these policies $o55 each had been oad
policy held by Mr. Warehouse Cent Twenty
Year Gold Bond Pc icy $1,000 lh he had pad
70 formof policy also
introduced the Mutual Life nuranc Company New York.
settlement of this policy will issue onehouSand da
Per cent TwentyYear Gold Bonds the income from which will
$500 year for twenty The face Of the policy $1,000 will
paid the end of Mr. Waehouse held policy
Of $4,000 which he had paid only payments Of S75c
each Under this policy $4,000 will paid his widow
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MARINE NEWS.

CHARLEsToN-A. rived. steamer woodbu-u
(Br). Fucher. HUI Iva Sal ed dredge Cum
berland Sound, Hubba d. Fei nandina.
MOBILE-A rived. steame Fort Ga ncs
6Nor.l, Jullum, cas- del Toro; Tu n mo }.
Knutsen. New o ,ans; bark Norden tRus.)
Lundberg. La Guai a. Cleared steamer Foi
Gaines tNor.) Jul UNI 81 cas- del Toro; bark
Longsp' Ing (Norl, Tho sen Arundal Norw" y.
SAVANNAH-Cleai ed Hillg en- (Br). Pull
ford, Bremen: 3 atsberg (Nof.), Bjornness
Halifax. N. s. Sailed steamers HillTien b J
Pulford Bremen; Wobun tBr), Melkle. MOI III
sidney; atsbe tNorl, Bio: ness Halifsx.
NEW ORLEANS-Cleared. steamers Br, ak.
water. Rivara, Pue' to Cortez; Albis (Nor.)
Chiistoffei sen. lamp CO; Preston tNorJ, Han.
sen. Port Limon; Cromarty (Br.), Dunn. Rot
terdam, via Norfolk.
PORT EADS-Arrived, steamer Anna faust
stuparich. NJ bile. schooner B azos tBehr.
Wanderer (Br.), Hunter. Llverpool: Dunstei
(Br.), Ross. Havre; Ona nero (Aust). Catta.
ilnich. Venice; Colombian tBr.). Ba tlett, Lon.
don: No, than tBr). castell Liverpool; Break.
NEW YoRK-sailed. Nekar. Bremen; La
Lorraine. Havre.
GIBRALTAR-Passed Perugian New York
LIVERPooL-Arrived. Westernland. Phi:a.
QUEENsTowN-sailed cymric. Liverpool
for New Yo'k.
NoRFOLK-Arrived. steamers Gag oswo,d
St Lucia; Loria. Wet Coast. South Amer ca
Sailed. steamers Thomas Melyi le. Nswcastle
Castle Ventry. Manchester; Celtic. Bremen
Leuctra. Rio Janero.
KEY wEST-Arr ived. steamer Msscotte. Tur
ner. Havana. and sailed for Port Tampa tul
PENSACoLA-Cleared, ship wilomen (Ger.)
Greece. Hamburg; schooner Clara Barton,
Mayo. New Orleans Sailed. steamer Glantor
O3r.) Le'sk. Tamrico: ba'ks Farezia It.>
dali Palermo: Gorge Valtine Ut.). simonetti
BuenoO Ayres.
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Liverpool Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Market.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nliddlins. s*; re-
ceipts, seq; stock, i4.6Ie.
ceIpts. 489; stock. 2. 1856
NORFOLK middiing. sx: sales.
1856: receipts 1855; stock. AHA.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; middling. ek; re-
cetpts. $50; stock. 1883.
BOSTON-Quiet; middling, g. 30; met receipts.
l.oS6; stock. 3.57S.
PHILADELPHIA-Steady middling, o.t6;
receipts, 81; stock. $3.50.
ST. LOUIS--SteRdy: m ddling, 9xs sales,
los; receipts, 4o7: stock 28.6l4.
GALvESTON-Firm; middiing. 6%; sales.
Ass; receipts I2,o4l: stock. 204. 5s6
MoBILE-steady; middling. ez-le; receipts,
206; stock, 1881.
sAvANNAH-steady; middling. 9%; sales.
267; receipts. 4. 723; stock .l66.767.
NEW YoRK-Quiet; middling. 6.oo: net re-
ceipts. 80; gross. 1850: sales. 27oo; stock.
I69, 500; exports to Great b ttain, A%I4; 70
the continent, 400; to France. $50.
Total today at all seaports-Net irecelpts 33.-
COS; exports to Great Britain, 3t,026: TO
France. 3. $50; to the continent, 2@A6@; stock.
LOSS, $50.
Consolidated at all seaports-Net receipts.
223.45f: exports to Great B ita n. 93,626: to
France, rs asa; to the continent. 1880.
Total since Sept. ! at all seaports-Net re-
ceipts, 5, l13. SO: exports 10 Great Britain. u,
6o6, ga; TO France. 440,2So; to the continent.
1907, oio.
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Markets FOR FUTURES
mDEEEERENT DEMAND FROM
THE PUBLIC.
-
Moderate Move for Prodts Also q
Factor in Preventing Advances.
Close 8 Points Higher
to B Lower.

NEW YORK Jan s-The cotton market
opened quiet and steady with D. Ices I point
higher to points lower and following the cali
Euled rather quiet, but nrm for q time on
M9nt eslfmntec for receipts Notwithstanding
the disappointing Liverpool cables which, due
e come 500 points lower. repoated a decline
g points. The early business resulted in a
ke1el ~ advance OK COZ points, but from this
point the market reacted TO q level not far
from last nights figures. The decline was
largely the result OF a rather ind Rerent public
demand and also q moderate move for pro1ts
1he crowd was generally long and some fears
ware expected OF another raid similar to that
90 the pleceding day. This, however proved
gxpundiess and Wall Street was at no time
pEonfnent on either side of the account THE
chief feature OF today.s situation was the G. M
1slatlve volume Of expo.ls as compared with
receipts The former amounted to about S.
200 bales or practically double the latter
stocks at intelir towns have lost thus far
this week 1900 bales and today's Interior
movement showed receipts OF but about 200
bales net ,foreshadowinE a bulli-h weekend
statement tomorrow. Towar is the close there
was some buying In anticipation of the exEsscted
strength OF tonlnrrowss statistical showing and
while the market was somewhat l. regular.
values showed an upward tendency on active
months with the elise steady and prices net
, points lower to points higher. SaIes were
$4,000 hales.
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Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 0-TI essury balances,
S2t6.794676; gold, Sii5.isi.eS4.
Chicago Gain and Provisions.

e0A&SA%kO 0sdAA anu kONlS4UhS-
CHICAGO, Jan. s-Considerable strength
was manifested In both the e. ain and pToVi-
sion pits today and the trading in wheat was
quite active while the close was strong. May
M4lkc higher; May corn and oats were up
higher
Wheat ruled active and strong and VIII 'e
the news was somewhat conflict ng the ger, raj
trend was more OF bulish character. Smaller
receipts and finn cables impaired q good
tone at hte start and the market was well
consoles able buy ing by a prominent long and
by some Of the coumission houses the offer
ings coming largely ON locals. Argent ne
advices were again reported favorable, but
the large export business reported late in the
day easily Offset all bearish tendencies AMI ie-
was also favor able to the bulls. May opene 4
shade lower to a shade higher at 1870
75ss and held finn the entire DAY. sci ing up
to T6c toward the clio e with final tigu es at
the top ga n of %9kc. Clea ances OF whe3 I
and -four were 224.ooo bushels. Primary re-
ceipts were 429. 900 bushe &, compai ed with
500. 700 bushels year ago. Receipts. 80 cars,
one cont act: Minneapolis and Duluth report
ed 276, which made total 70 the three
points Of $40 cars. against 523 year ago.
There was fair trade in corn and Arm
feeling prevailed, there be ng but little es-
sure to sell. Gables were Dim. but on 90
tanning strong mai ket. Repo Is Of heJvy
export business were help late In the dav
and the close was strong with May Ac highe,
43A. Rece pts, 3o5 cars, contract.
Oats were traded in freely today and good
caused a strong feeling. The selling was Sc at
tered and la gey in the way Of liquidation by
outsiders. Light receipts and good cash de.
mand were support ng festu es. May closed
Y higher at34%. after Sc ling between BAN
and 34%G34&. Receipts, 1873 cars.
Provisions opened strong on light hog re-
ceipts with an advance OF from 10 to zoe at
the yards. but easier feeling developed
early on selling for foreign account: Later. on
rally and the close firm May p1rk 1914
up at Si665; May lard 5m7tS higher at
SO. 52Is. and ribs IN higher at $S.s2h.
chs IeaGtng futures ranged ~ IS!
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A. b. Baxter q Co.'s Cotton Letter
sfflv Private Vvfrn.1


NEW YORK. Jan. e.-The week In cotton Is
drswing 10 close with decided disappoint-
ment in bear circles The movement fai to
pick up as confidently as expected. 1t was
believed that last years in sight figures would
be equalied, but this now appeais doubtful
The weather has been clearing and still cot
ton fails to appear as 1t should with improved
conditions. The leading Wall Street operator
continues to caution the trade against sup
porting cotton at this time. but since 1t Is
known that the basis for his beartsh conclu-
sions existed sixty days ago when he was
talking quite buIlish his outbursts fail to
make any impress on on the market. The SIM
pie fact Is that cotton Il not coming to mar
ket In the quantity expected and the mere
prediction that II win come later Oh will not do
to influence opinion adversely. The market
gained 596 points the first hour, when receipts
were not likely to exceed 90, 900 against 3i.-
900 last year and the Houston estimate was
quite small Later on the feeling was some
what nervous and very little selling depressed
the ket Cables were steady at about
points net advs7ce. Decrease vas shown In
the British exports of yarns and cloths for
the month.
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Cash quotations, were as follows:
Flour-Steady
No, spring wheat. 7se7s; No. 8. s79es;
No. 2 red. 7I&@72h.
No. 2 corn. AZ No, 2 yellow, AZ
No. oats, 32%; No. 3 white. 33934h
Mess pork. per bbl.. SILL 30.
Short rib sizes Gocse1' S. e5Qs s2M.
Dry sailed shoulde (boxeD So 256S so,
Short clear sides (boxed). 5000. l2N.
Whlskey. basis Of high wines $3.50.
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ST. LOUIS. Jan a--Flour-Steady; red Win,
ter patents, So 35@3. so; extra fancy and
ST. aieht. So o59a 80; clear, So. 9o43. 90.
Whiskey-Steady at 80.
Dry sailed meats-Steady; boxed extra short
and clear ribs. So IS; short clear SO.
Bacon-Steady; b.xed extra shorts. SO. 62h
clear ribs, S9.z5; short clear. $40.
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season. All these factors operate on an ad-
vance of this kind. but until the movement
does show up we would rather buy On weak
spots. 1t will be remembered that the same
selling and the same methods were employed
lust cent lower in July and early August
After falling TO break the market sellers
sued at that time every fifteen or twenty
minutes the same is going on. It means SOME
one Is heavily short and doing his best TO gel
company on bis side. Until receipts Increase
we would continue to buy on every break.
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THE WEATHER.

Daily Local Weather Report-Daily
River Bulletin.
o. S. De; artr1ent Of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau
L1cal observe - .f'-t-@t tire
MONTGOMERY. Ala. Jan. 8.
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Atlantic coast and will soon have passed be-
yond our field Of observation: as tn 8 dis u b.
ance moved eastward. an al ca Of h. gh ba one
ter with accompanying low temperature.
dropped southeastward ON the far North
west, and. with crest now over Middle Texas
is giving decidedly colder over western and
Middle Gulf States: the temperatu fan has
also been quite DECIDED IN cent a Lake
districts. and fair and cod weafh viii con.
tinue In this region tonight. wa ming slowly
Friday. Far weather prevails In the West,
except light RAN In Oregon.
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Johnstone & Hammond.

Coliseum
Warehouses. 4AN
gomery Only
wish sell and
sell will find
therefore, Broker and will always find the Buyer
paying the highest price
We Middling 8 6-16. Jan 9th.
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New York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Jan. 0-Dry Goods. The mar
ket shows a firm tone throughout In the cot
ton goods division. but no change OF any mo-
ment in the demand coming forward for either
staple or fancy lines. Print cloths a-e DIM
cult TO buy at current prices. Silks are very
nrm in both piece goods and ribbons.
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Cincinnati Provisions.

Clncfnnau FIOVISlOnS.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 8.-Flour-Quiet.
Lard--Easier at SO. 65.
Bulk meats--Lower at SS75.
Bacon-Lovaer at $40 IS.
Whiskey-ActiVe at Sl.3o.
Sugar-Steady
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New York Coffee and sugar

NEW YORK. Jan. s-Coffee-Spot Ric
stead: No. z invoice. 5 3l6; mild. H. m; Cor.
dova 7h9I2.
Suear-Raw. steady; refined. quiet
Coffee futu es opened steady and unchanged
ruled quiet, Unchanged feature ess fol eigr
news. but displayed a sagging tendency as q
result OF fur Their lquilation, ntinued Of
ferings by importers and limited demand
rhe close was quiet and unchanged to points
lower Sales Ia SEQ bags
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LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
Provisions.

CORRECTED JAN q
Bacon oMc.
Dry salted rides-9hc.
Lard-Tierces. leaf; INC; compound. sNo.
Meal-56c per bushel
oats WNite ACC: rn'Ned 45c
Corn--white, csc: mixed, Gle Per bushel
ahit-Liverpool, e5c sack; Virginia, 47c,
Michigan. 2So-Tound tarEels. $50.
Buttss-Jerssy' 2eesoe; Tennessee country.
syrup-Faney. acc: rehoiied. soc.
Flour-Pstent, "a. 1904. IS; straight. sS. 7o0
sussr-Granulated 5H; Z. C. 4xc: cut loaf
81 cents
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Kansas CITY Live Stock.

4, 800 natives 500 Texans; calves. IS Tex
ans. 300 natives; weak
Choice export and a asaed beef
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Temperature and Rainfall.

b. D.ta TN, mt Agriculture.
Weafhe' Ri,epu
MONTGOMERY, Ala. jan 8.
The following SHOWS highest and lowest TEN
Deratures and rainfall at Weather Bureau sta
tiOns. during the twenty -four hours ending I
a. m. today:
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SAVANNAH. Jan. e.-Turpsntine-Firm at
SAY; receipts. 265; sales. sac: exports %.
Rosin-Firm; receipts, 2.620; saiea. 2. I2S;
expo Is. $50: A B. C. D. 81 so; e. 81 IS;
r, g.. go; @, Si.7o; H. So; J. So 20; K. So 90;
NJ, So. IS; N S3.56; window glass. 90. 30:
water white, S4.20.
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CHARLESTON.

rosin--Unc hanged.
WILMINGTON Jan. e.-Turpentine-Firm at
san; receipts. 80 casks.
Crude turpentine-Firm at SI.So@3. 10; re.
cefpts. a.
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New York cotton Futuren.

NEW YORK. Jan. S.-The ruling prices An
aha Cotton Exchange today were as foilowa;
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IS WILCOX. Manager. Montgomery. AZ.
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The Coosa and Alabama will continue 4
all steadily during the next two days
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MARKS&G GAYLE,
Cotton Merchants.
DAILY COTTON QUOTATIONS
FOR MONTGOMERY.

Based upon American standard classincs-
ton ana actual eales
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srATloNa

FRANK p. CHAFFEE.
Secttnn Direr or Weather Blu eau
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New YORK. stock List
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 15.-Fire
almost totally destroyed the tug Spray
about O'Clock this morning. The
Spray was lying at Zimmerman's wharf.
foot of Queen Street. A number of
times the wharf as ws;! as the tug was
IN flames. The french worked hard
10 extinguish the flames bat were handi-
capped by the severe cold.
The first Is believed 10 have originated
from an overheated stove In the for
waru end of the tug The Spray was
originally owned by Count MItclewitz'
a notabls of some years ago. The name
Of the Jug was then Rock Point The
tug afterward came into the hands of
the Hon. Park Agnew. but Of late years
its owner has been Councilman James
McCuen- While the Washintgon-Al Alex
andria ferryboats were out OF service
some months ago the Spray carried The
employees OF the navy yard in this c!ty
from Alexandria 20 the navy yard
wharf. The past few months, however.
she has been doing service on the
river, The loss will be about 500.
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TIGHTENING BAND ON
THE BALL PLAYERS
American League Goes in for Reserva-
ton Clause-Two Cases
Decided.

CINCINNATI. Dec. 1.-THE nation
al baseball commission, through Presi-
dent Hermann, yesterday handed down
several decisions. In the case Of Frank
Corridor. a pitcher. who was purchased
by the Chicago National League .eam
from the Providence club OF the East
ern League. Providence was satisfied
with a promise from Chicago to pay the
rest Of $500 due when Corridor re-
ported in good physical condition. Cor
ridon was unable 10 play last season
because Of sickness. and Chicago there
fore held back a portion of the pur-
chase price. The request OF c. s. ks
singer, pitcher OF the Detroit club, for
release from reservation was denied. He
failed TO show that release from rescrva-
ton had been promised him. although
there was no reserve clause in hts con-
tract. His allegation that he had verbal
agreement that ne was not 10 be re-
served was denied by the Detroit Off
Gals, and so his reservation stands, and
he Will be compelled TO go TO Buffalo,
where the Detroit club has traded him.
AS American League contracts are
without the reserve clause, the nation
al commission has decided that II a
contract contains no reserve clause a
club may reserve player, unless ne
can produce e Vrftten agreement that
he was not 10 be reserved After De-
cember is a new rule goes into force.
under which all written agreements re-
leasing a player from reservation must
be written on the contract itself and
no written agreement offered by the
player releasing him from reservation
viii be considered unless it anfedates
December 10.