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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New YORK, Jan. II.
BEEVES-Reccipts, 1,432 head; steers
slow but steady: steers A.25m5.75; extra,
$3.50; oxen and stays, g. 25Spi.60; bulls.
s3ooa425. cows, s1soa3.S5 exports 100
cattle.
CALVES-Reccpts. 1894 head. vcals
steady; barnyard and western calves
slow; veals, a50d9.o5 choice. $780, little
calves, s3.5Od35o: barnyard stock s275O
325
SHEEP AND LAMBS--Reecpts. 5,272
head; sheep and lambs steady, closed
weak; sheep, $3.I5d5.75; culls, $3.50;
lambs. s6.50dS12iA
HOGS-Receipts car head: market
steady at s6.10ll625 for state hogs.
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spot; spot irregular. Option market was
steady at first on big clearances and light
offerings but later shared the wheat
heaviness, closing partly &c net lower.
May closed 507sc; July closed 5Oiac; Sept.
closed 507sc
OATS-Receipts, 49, 500 bu spot steady.
COFFEEc-Spot Rio steady; No. 7 in
voice. sNGsMc; mild quiet: Cordova. 100
l3c. The market for coffee futures opened
steady at unchanged prices to an adj
vance of five points on steady European
cables. Trading was not active but Of
ferings were very light owing to a private
cable from Santos claiming that nine
tenths OF the September October flower
ing had been lost as a result of trees
shedding the berry, and the market ruled
firm in tone. The close was steady at
net advance OF 5al0 points. Sales were
reported of 1850 bags. including Feb,
s6.9oa6.95: April. sos, May, s7.10d715;
July, $3.50; Sept, s745d75O. Nov, $3.50;
Dec, $40
SUGARRaw was firm: fair refining.
Sc: centrifugal. &c test. 3Mc: molasses
sugar, 224c; refined steady.
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Continued ON 1th pnge.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

The French minister of agriculture will
appoint a committee with powers sufficient
to remodel the rules of racing and of de-
termining the Jurisdiction of racing stew
ards. The committee is to sit at least
twice a year. The minister of agriculture
intends to make it obligatory that horses
must be ridden out for second or third
money.
There has been a case of "rin ging' in
England, and recent issue of the English
Racing Calendar publishes a ruling made
by the stewards of the national hunt COM
mittee whereby the gelding, Welsh knight
has been DISQUALIFIED after having won
he ran is warned off. for the reason that
Welsh knight is not the horse he is rep
resented to be The case is attracting no
little attention in England.
It is stated on authority that when the
United Hunts Racing Association holds its
meeting next year amicabie financial ar
rangement will be made with whichever Of
the regular racing associations upon whose
dates the steeplechase meeting may be held
All the appurtenances of f1rst-class race
course. including club house. will be found
at the new course adjacent to Belmont Park
when it is thrown open to the public
The 1907 fifth annual edition Of the
Rossvan Thoroughbred CLASSIFICATION will
be issued for the opening of the regular
eastern racing season beginning at Ben
ming, D. c.. The book will contain rating
on every horse who raced on the fiat In
the United States and Canada during the
year of 1906
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
GOOD BALL PLAYERS
NOT FOR SALE

"McAleer has never made me any other
official of the Washington club an offer for
Lave Cross" said Joe Cantilon recently to
st. Louis Sporting News reporter. Il ex-
pect him to remain with the Nationals this
year, although I have seen the published
statement that Lave has quit base ball. He
signed at his own figures with Washington
for 1906 and 1907 and 1 feel safe in stating
that he will live up to that contract. I have
never known him to break his word and I
don't think that he would do a club 1 am
connected with a scurvy trick. He and I
have been friends for more years than
either of us likes to admit and guess we
will work In harmony throughout the next
race.
II am not tipping off my plans for 1907.
Stahl has been given the option Of staying
with us or picking his team, provided, of
course, l can get his value in players in
exchange for his release. There is no
chance to buy bah player in the Ameri-
can League. Washington will pay a fancy
figure for a star or two and SO VIII every
other club, but none has high-class man
for sale.
Base ball is beyond the selling stage.
Why, a couple Of years ago a class A minor
league club hustled to market its players
annually. Now all of them are trying to
preserve their playing strength from one
season to another. l disposed of many Des
MOines players this and last year, because
we finished first each season by such a
margin that we could spare our best play
ers and still win the championship. I never
stand in the way of players advance
ment. And the man who does good work
for me at Des Moines or Minneapolis will
have his interests taken care of.
washington Is on the. market for players
and hope to land several good ones at the
American League meeting in New York,
but have no idea that will get any of the
Browns. McAleer and 1 are close friends.
Jim consulted me about Stone and O'Brien
and took both on my 0. K. 1 would help
him and he would do me a favor, but each
of us will sidetrack personal friendship to
to ask him for a chance at Stone or Wal
lace, Jim would give me the laugh, and If
he were to propose to give me bunch of
coin for Cross, or any other of my best
men, l would guy him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
HOW BIG FOOT BALL
TEAMS WILL FARE

Just how the big foot ball elevens will
fare next year with graduations and in
eligibility rules depicting their ranks has
been the source of no little anxiety on the
part Of the supporters of each university,
but look into the future has divulged the
nucleus with which each team must start
the season Of 1907.
Yale will be the heaviest loser, as six of
her best men will be absent when practice
starts next fall. Captain Morse, Veeder
and Knox will be lost to the back field.
Forbes place at end will have to be filled,
and Hockenberger and Erwin will be miss
Ing. Princeton Is likewise doomed to be a
heavy loser as four of her line men will
graduate in June. They are Captain H.
Dillon, Cooney. Herring and Hoagland.
Harvard has a rather discouraging out
look. Her 1907 team If there is one, will
be without Captain Foster and Lockwood
in the back field; Kersberg, the big guard;
Frazier subcenter, and Osborne and Pierce
the tackles. Foster, Lockwood, Kersberg
and Frazier will graduate, while Osborne
and Pierce are ineligible to play again.
Pennsylvania Is lucky in losing only Law
renee, her quarterback, and Levene. at left
end Cornell has the brightest outlook Of
all, Newman, at center, being the only man
to leave Ithaca.
The following line-ups. which was the
way the teams played in the most impor-
tant games in 1906 show who's who for
1917:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
SHORTSTOP sweeney
SAID TO BE A WONDER

PORTLAND, Ore, December 25.-Mana-
ger McCreede of the Portland club of the
Pacific Coast League believes that in Bill
champions have secured player who is
better than Hal Chase or Joe Nalon. If
this is the case the Cubs certainly have Sc
cured prize.
Sweeney Is Cincinnati boy, and is an
alumnus of st. Xavier's College in the
Queen city. He began to attract attention
as ball player when still in school by
playing with various teams under the name
of Denton. After he was graduated his love
for the national game led him to Portland,
and last season he was the sensation OF the
Pacific coast.
He is head and shoulders above any
shortstop who has ever played on the Pa
cihc coast in my time" said Manager Nc
Creedie to George Van Haltren and a num-
Der of others the other day.
II think he will soon become one of the
great stars Of the game" replied Van Hal
tren, 'and I told Manager Chance So"
Sweeney like Miller Higgins of the Gin
cinnati team. has changed from right to
left handed hitting, and since he switched he
has batted at $40 gait. He is said to be
faster than Maloney, Bay or Browne, get
ting down to first base. and beats out many
infield hits that take two bounds. He COW
ers vast area in the inf1eld and throws
hard and accurately.
He has the knack of catching the ball
and putting it on the runner with the same
notion much like Johnny Evers, and runs
the bases with speed and judgment. Swee-
ney Is away above the average player In
intelligence and Is game in tight places He
fights every inch of the way in a game of
ball and has an abundance of nerve Pa
cfc coast critics predict a great future for
him in base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
BIG OUTLAY FOR
GREEN PLAYERS

CINCINNATI Ohio. December 25.-Does
1t cost much to buy recruits for team?
Ask President Hermann of the Reds for
an affirmative answer. He will tell you
that up to January 1, 1907 the Cincinnati
club will have invested the sum of S25 962
in players during the twelve-month preced-
ing, and the talent for 1907 will cost even
more. as second payments must be made on
some of the new men IL they are retained by
the local club.
Salaries. railroad fares and hotel bills
are not the only expenses that q base ball
club has during the season." said President
errmann. THE purchase OF new men Is a
much greater item than Is generally cred
tied. Our books show that from January 1.
1906, up to the present time We have ex-
pended the enormous sum Of $25, 1852 for
players. OF course. We offset this partially
by the sums of money we have received
from the sale of Seymour. Hinchman Carr,
Barry and a few other players early in the
season. and of the bunch we disposed of at
time, our expenditures are far in excess of
our receipts in the matter Of transactions
for players Then. too. there are several
players on our list who are with us on con-
dltion that they make good II they deliver
the goods for us In the spring We will be
obliged to make further payment for them
If they fail to make good they revert to the
clubs from which we bought them 1t Is
safe to say. however, that the total cost of
players for next season will foot up to
$4,000 by the time we are ready to an
nounce the men who will form our perma-
nent team
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seven other casualties for the entire coun-
try exhibits reasonably divided response

seven other casualties for the entire coun-
try exhibits a reasonably divided response
bility
The death roster. in so far as its items
fall below foot balls fourteen. is headed
by eight fatalities the diamond field or
the national game. OF these two were
spectators. struck in the one case by a
ball. and in the other by bat. which had
slipped from the batsman's hands on
swing. Pitched balls again accounted Tor
the deaths of five players-Casper Mussei-
man of Allentown, Pa, Thomas F. Burke
of Boston. Teiiar Marina of Brooklyn, Chas.
Mcdonald of Camden, and Jesse Robertson,
a sailor in Uncle Sans navy, who was
playing at Norfolk, Va The death OF r X.
Mckee, near Rolla, Mo-. in October. was
due to a collision with another member OF
his team while both were running Tor
foul ball.
These facts and figures have been gath
cred with no thought of bringing dfscreolt
upon any of the sports referred to, nor mas
there been any intention of bolsterlng
up this much-taIked-of foot ball record by
dwelling upon the hazard of other outdoor
games. The element of danger in sport ex-
lists wherever there is fascination or popu-
larity. 1t exists more markedly LOT the
callow boy than for the man of experience,
properly trained to meet the conditions IN
question. And it would seem only fair lhat
the critical public should bear something
of this sort In mind in commenting upon
one sport or the other-should have some
eye for the whole field, and so speak with
q view m al thu. facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
TEBEAU AND CANTILLON
AFTER Topeka CLUB

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, December 25-W. F.
Duncan. owner Of the Sioux City franchise
in the Western League. has been notified
Of the annual meeting Of the organization,
to be held In Chicago. December %, when
the proposition Of purchasing Topeka from
the Western Association and the adding OF
st. Joseph to the circuit is planned to give
the league eight clubs.
President Shiveley OF the Western Asso-
citation, who successfully baked the eff
forts Of NJ. E. Cantillion and George Te-
beau in securing Topeka a month ago. has
made a proposition to Tebeau, whereby To
peka may be secured for the Western
League. He proposes that Tebeau waive
territorial rights to Kansas City, Kan,
whereupon Topeka will be turned over to
the Western League. Tebeau owns the
Kansas City, Mo-, franchise, but it includes
the right to place club In Kansas City,
Kan. Tebeau. it is said. stands ready to
accept Shiveley's proposition. Kid Nichols
Of Kansas City Is to take charge Of the St.
Joseph club, providing the deal with To-
peka is made and downtown ball park at
ST. Joseph promised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
The Socialisttc Fallacy.
ct in the Nineteenth Century.

Lady Paget in the Nineteenth Century.
I travelled the other day with the manager
of one Of the greatest motor works In
northern Italy, and he told me that his
many thousand workmen were all socialists.
And do the more skilled ones, who re-
ceive higher wages divide with the others?"
1 asked sympathetically.
"Oh, no." he said, 'they only all want
more"
heard that he acted up to socialistic prin-
ciplesr, though he was not one by convic-
ton, was one of the Rothschilds at Vienna.
One day an unemployed workman came to
him, matchmaking him for his heartless-
ness. and preaching equal division.
The baron listened patiently. and when
the man had done he said:
Very we'll, you say have so many mil
the country. There are so-and-so many in
habitants in the Austrian empire. therefore
each person would receive forms and 20
kreuzers. Here are forms and 20 kreu-
zers; they are your part. Goodby, and
don't bother me any more.
The lesson the baron enforced by his ac-
ton, though a very simple one, is. appa-
rently very difficult one for the socialistic
mind to master.
The unemployed was no better off than he
had been before, and had the baron gone on
with the just distribution of his money, no.
body would have been the better for 1t.
Inc only OlIeTeuCe II WOulu nave maze was
that it would have left him beggar.
1t is the tendency of today to level every
thing with the idea of equalizing the posi-
ton of all. But, much as this may be tried,
It cannot be done, for there are gifts which
come straight from God which never can
be divided, and which are some of the
greatest powers on earth, even more than
money. Such, for instance, are a mans
brains. his character, cleverness and wit;
a woman's grace, charm and beauty. Fac
tors such these will always disturb the
equilibrium of every artificial distribution.
The cardinal mistake the socialists make is
that they are bent upon levelng down,
when they ought il they have the real veal
of humanity at heart to level up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
W. NJ. Kavanaugh, president, secretary
and treasurer of the Southern Base Bali

W. M. Kavanaugh, president, secretary
and treasurer of the Southern Base Bali
Association, furnish some surprising figures
for southern fans, the biggest surprise
being the race for premier batting honors,
which fell to Sid Smith, the Atlanta in
fielder, who tops "Klondike Biil'' Doug
lass. the former Philadelphia player. by a
margin of five points after engaging In
four more games than Douglass.
All private and guessing records showed
that Douglass led the league by a wide
margin, the big fellow having smashed at a
lively clip throughout, securing on several
occasions three, four and oftentimes five
hits per game here in the south, where hot
weather seemed to benefit his batting eye.
Abstein, purchased by Pttsburg late in
the season and possibility for the Pirate
infield or outfield next season, was close up
in private records and finished third in the
official records with $40 to his credit. Harry
Meeks. who was purchased by Birmingham
from the Eastern League in order to clinch
the pennant for the southern team. was
fourth in the batting according to official
figures. The next regular who started and
finished the season was Charley Babb,
former New York and Brooklyn shortstop,
who managed Memphis. landing the club
in second place. Babb hit 1893 in the south
ern.
There were but three regulars who hit
hard enough to land in the 300 class,
whereas last year there were seventeen
players in this select circle. President
Kavanaugh and other close followers of the
game In the south attribute this downfall
in heavy hitting to the universal use of the
spit ball in the south. the stars last season
in this respect being Liebhart, sold to
Cleveland by Memphis; Hughes, sold to
New York Americans by Atlanta; Stock
dale of Memphis. Zeller of Atlanta, Will
helm of Birmingham, Clark of Birming-
ham and Sorrell of Nashville, and Brady
of Little Rock, the latter having finished
the season with Pittsburg.
The twelve best batters, according to the
official records in the southern were:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
FATALITIES OF THE
YEAR DUE TO SPORT

More than 400 persons met their death
during the last year from causes directly
due to sport and with almost every one
there rose the every burning public clar Or
against the dangers of some game or other
OF the various branches, foot ball was the
most criticised as usual, and there seems to
be no question that Is dangerous, since
eleven weeks built up a total of fourteen
fatalities. with something over 16O cases of
| more or less serious injury, but glance at
| the items of deaths creating in the various
fields of sport since January shows that
Notwithstanding leads.
In the first eleven months of the year l91
adventures lost their lives in that hazard
Gus pleasure" Automobiling has ac-
counted for ITO deaths, and seventy-two
hunters have been accidentally killed. It is
quite drop from such figures to the four
teen fatalities of foot ball. with. following
In order, base ball, eight; marine, four, and
two each for boxing, wrestling and horse
racing.
Mountain climbing TINS year reached its
"farthest north" Of deaths 'aThe sport of
only the very few mas been said of noun
taineering. But Swiss statistics show ap-
proximately 10000 making one ascent or
another each season. and this covers only
the Swiss Alps, saying nothing Of the out
lying portions Of the chain or of other
great ranges. Moreover. only 10 per cent
of the mishaps are laid to what may be
nelu as unavoidable cauSeS-faIl1ng stones,
etc. Only eight of the 191 unfortunates
were well-known climbers. and only forty
eight of the accidents occurred among the
highest and most dangerous peaks.
The nationalities of the dead-strangely
enough led by the Swiss themselves-follow
in this order: Germans, Austrians, English,
Italian and Americans.
The Red Devils" and "Galloping Ghosts"
and white Whizzers" of the year have
left a dreadful trail behind them. January
recorded but one DEATH. and February
added only two to that. but November
closed with the total raised to no. July
(the worst of the eleven months) ac-
counted for twenty-five.
Hunting ranks clearly third in the annual
sporting deaths" Wisconsin seems to
have the Dlackest portion of the list to
show. for her first days record tells of
thirty-nine casualties (thirteen of them
fatal: but Maine reported for the first
forty-eight hours of the season six ki..eu
and seven wounded, SO that the CHASTITY
total Of seventy-two fatalities and seventy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
FEW PLAYERS
CAN STAND CRITICISM

Sensitiveness Is one Of the characteristics
of base ball players, many members of the
profession being touchy in spots, and some
all over. They dislike to have their work
criticised In a derogatory way, as 1t units
them for duty and keeps them in dis
turbed state of mind They keenly feel the
stings of sarcasm. or the jibes of disap-
pointed fans. In other words adverse crit
icism breaks them all up. While the ma
jority of present day managers advise their
players to keep plugging away and ignore
criticism, many are unable to follow that
sensible advice They cannot stand the gaff
of adverse comment. Base ball history tells
of number of good players who chose to
retire from the profession rather than be
subjected to remarks which ranked within
their bosoms and upset their euuilibriums.
Posing as they do in the continual lime
light as public celebrities. ball players
should possess natures impervious to attack,
but all are not built alike. When the
bleacherites get after a player the music
begins and Is continuous unless the of
fender turns the tide by making good
play and is forgiven. Base ball fans are
tickle class-always have been and always
will be. They are very apt to hand ball
player a bouquet one day and lemon the
next. Few fans are lenient in Judgment
but once plaY&f makes good with them he
possesses an army of friends who hold him
up as an idol until the passing years bring
stiffness to his joints and lie drops out of
Once upon a time there was base ball
player who. among his characteristics pos
sessed that of sensitiveness. II his work
was criticised whenever he made a stupid
play an error of judgment, he would fret
and pout for hours at time. This man
was In the illiterate class having had little
opportunity of securing an education, but
bright in other ways and top-notch
ball player. One day while scanning an ar
ticle In a daily paper. describing the game
OF the previous day, he found himself men,
toned as IAN ubiquitous player" Vainly
endeayoring to pronounce the word he be-
gan scratching his head in perplexity while
bordering and wondering what it meant
When about TO throw down the paper in
disgust one of his fellow players hove in
sight and was Immediately tackled with the
query: Say, what's de meanin' of dis here
word?' The other took the paper and upon
looking at the word pointed out to him de-
ternned to have some fun. Said he: 1.-THE
word ubiquitous means a tough" Tough
is it," exclaimed the other; III see If I'm
tough" and with blood in his eye he set
sail for the newspaper office mumbling all
the way. Rushing in. he thrust the paper
under the nose of the sporting editor and
demanded to know why he was roasting
him. The scribe wheeled around In his
chair and gazed upon him with amazement
AS he was abou to reply another figure tip
toed inside the door and gave the editor the
wink. Light Immediately followed The
scribe was wise to the situation. After
sparring a few moments he said to the ball
player: do you know the meaning of the
word ubiquitous?" Yes. / do. 1t means a
tough" hotly answered the other. The silent