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Evening journal., 1907-05-28
SPORT IN GENERAL,

Abe Attell, the feather-weight cham
pion Of the world. won in twenty
rounds from Kid Solomon at Los An
geles with the greatest ease. Solomon's
face was cut and pounded into a mass
of bruises and he was covered with
gore. Attell had not a mark on him.
Solomon landed scarcely a blow
throughout the fight. Attell landed all
over Solomon and from every quarter
Jerome d. Travers, of Montclair N.
j.. retained his title of Metropolitan
golf champion Saturday by defeating
Findlay S. Douglas, a former national
champion. by 8 up and to play.
A special from Hamilton. Ont, says
Tom Longboat, the Indian runner, is
in the hospital there and may lose the
sight of one of his eyes. which had
been burned by a cigar thrust into It
by a friend, who, with others, was
ondeavoring to lift him to their should
ers after winning a race Saturday.
For high class entries, the Lynne
wood Hall cup tournament to be held
at the Huntingdon Valley Country
Club May 81, June 1 and g surpasses
any golfng contest that has been held
in recent years in Philadelphia.
It has been definitely ascertained
that the projected track and field meet
between Harvard and Yale and OXFORD
and Cambridge is off for the present
year. oxford and Cambridge having
definitely decided that they are unable
to send q team TO America
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
SEASON PAYROLL
IS $4,OOO,O
Thousands Make Living by
Playing Professional
Baseball

That baseball has a stronghold on
the American public is evinced by the
fact that there are thousands Of men
who make comfortable livings out Of
the sport yearly and in many instances
do nothing else but play ball as a
means of livelihood
The game as nationally organized is
divided into major and minor base
ball. This is a distinction which pre-
walls between the players profession
ally and also between the financial
promoters in their understandings
with one another-it IS both a profess
sional and a commercial division.
The two major leagues, the National
and the American, are each an asso-
citation Of clubs Cor properties, in the
financial view) which employ the star
players of the country and handle
them according to the business meth
DDS made necessary by metropolitan
demands. on the other hand, the
multitude of minor leagues, also COM
posed OF professional players, provide
the best that can be afforded by teams
of the second and third magnitude.
There are about thirty-three baseball
leagues, and altogether they furnish
the regular series of games to 25S cities
and towns in the United States and
Canada-for Canada has become a
part of us in this respect, and crosses
our borders regularly tosgive us pitch
ed battles. A seasons payroll for
these players amounts approximately
to S4,OOOOOO.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
DIAMOND FLASHES.
York to-day. Trenton tomorrow.
Rain butted IN yesterday.

York to-day. Trenton tomorrow.
Rain butted in yesterday.
only one game in the Tri-state yester-
day Harrisburg. 5; Altoona, T.
Somebody better put the hobbies on
Harrisburg. They are running wild.
Mike" Donovan, released from WI.
mington. is playing with the Brockton,
Mass, New England League. Michael Is
averaging three hits per game.
Townsend is back from Lynn, Mass.
Couldn't hit. Released.
BY defeating Altoona yesterday the
Senators won their ninth straight victory.
There are persistent rumors that some
Of the Roses are hitting high-balls much
better than the baseball. Whether this
Is true or not, we do not know.-Lancaster
Examiner. Not here, anyway.
Connors, recently released by Whining
ton, has been signed to play first base for
York. Bonner going into the held.-Wil-
Transport sun. We never had the honor
of Mr.. Connors company on the VIII
mington team.
Everybody in this burg IS roofing for
the Peaches Therell be more noise before
the season ends.
Ernest Vinson was in Wilmington yes
terday. He win not be able to play for
several weeks yet.
Lancaster should change their nick
name with the Wilmington, for they GER
tainiy are Peaches" even If slightly
frost btten.-Lancaster mtelhgencer
The side door game that two Of the
York plavcrs ATTEMPTED to work at the
hotel last night fell through. This will
probably be their final visit to the house
as guests.
J. A. Keyes, Of Paterson, N. J.. regis
tered at the Clayton House yesterday az.
ternoon. He Is an inhelder and played
with the Hudson River League. Keyes
Will probably be in this afternoons game
for Wilmington.
on Thursday afternoon at South Side
Park the X-Wilmington baseball team
will play the IT, S. Marines from the
League Island Navy Yard. on Saturday
next X-wilmington will play the dupont
team.
As there are no teams playing dowr
State a number Of baseball fans from
lower Delaware come up to attend th'
games in Wilmington.
Barton's tremendous slugging was
the shining feature of the game be-
tween Trenton and Lancaster on sat
/ crday In the sixth inning he drove
out a home run with a man on base,
and i'm the seventh he repeated the
performance with two men on bases.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

More good scores were rolled last night.
Bolen was high man OF tho night with
$50.
"Iggie" missed the 800 mark by one pin.
Hayden did the best work for the Colts.
Day rolled S26 and helped his average.
"Pete" Pennington rolled si5. All his
scores were over 100 ,
Mike" McCurdy just reached the nlprlx
"crip" and Mac" did not roll. Mae
has bad finger and "Crip" was too busy.
Traynor did good work for Orange.
Naudain did good work for Olympia.
Crescents did not roll very good last
night They say they are waiting until
Friday night when they meet All-wil-
mington.
crossgroves was the only 800 man on
Crescents.
cap" Rogers was high man on the
Automatics
Olympia's chances for first place were
hurt some last night when Automatic
took two games from them.
Delmarvia team.
Montgomery was high man on the
big Bin' started with two 100 scores
but failed in his last game and went be-
low the 800 mark
The games Of the wilmington Duck
Pin League scheduled for Thursday, will
be rolled Friday night, as Thursday d,
Decoration Day.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
DUPONT CLERKS
HAVE Y TEAMS
Bic Firm Turns Out Bali
Players As Well As High
Grade Powder

From appearances the DUPONT Powder
Company not only manufactures powder
OF ell varieties. but it turns out number
Of ball players. many Of whom VIII,
doubtless make their mark on the dla-
mond in the future.
In the different departments Of the big
office building at Tenth and Market
streets. there are twelve ball teams made
up entirely Of employees OF the company
and on almost any clear evening several
Of the clubs engage in games either over
the bridge or at Front and Union streets.
The scores made by these embryo" ball
tossers are not to be laughed at by any
means and as sensational plays are made
on many occasions by members Of the DIFF
ferent teams as may be seen on profess
sionai grounds.
The ilne-up of hve Of the teams is as
follows.
dupont T.. r. Reeves, manager
Prcntss rfi Harrington u; McAvoy,
ss. 2b Broad So Bacon. %, Mckinney,
ID. McDonosh. 30; Lannins c; Hahn, cf;
Crouch, ..
Purchasing Department w. W.
Pusey "a, manager.
Lynah. 10; S. H. Henry 2b; G. C..
Porter SIS. w w Pusey, %, 3b; Black,
n. Kelley. Of; Armstrong, r.
Black Powder Cost Department r
H. Ferguson. manager
j. ID Keyes. lb; ID. r. Branch, 2bi
j. c. Foulk. IS: u. T.. Shalenberger
80: r. A. Phillips. captain, n; c. E
scott. RI. w Marion, rf; A. w Por-
ter D; j. d. Jeandell. C.
Treasurcr's Department, Leland
LYONS manager
James B. Broad. 1b; Harris %; D.,
j. Broad, SIS; Taylor, SD; 7. c. Lyon,
lf. Eliason. cf: Hnbiber. IF; Childs -
Fonger, c. fr..f
Accounts Payable Department, w.
H. Dutton, manager.
Crouch. lb; Shields, 2h; Kaiser. ss.
I<lund. sh; Sheppard, lf Mcnlwee, cf;
Beebe re- Dutton, pi Horner c.
Tho qnginoering, sales and accounts re-
colyable. and dynamite cost departments
also have organized clubs.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
OFFERED $1,000
FOR CONTRACT?
william M. Connolly Is Said
Would Have Given This
Sum for Barton

According to an article published in
the Daily True American Of Trenton
William Connolly offered the Trenton
management 81 900 for the contract Of
Harry Barton. catcher Of the Trenton
team.
The story as printed yesterday. fol-
lows:
Harry Barton. the doughty little
catcher. who made the two home
runs that practically won the game
Saturday, was secured from the Provie
dence club at the same time Harley,
Nops, Crist and Poole were bought.
Already he has won the admiration
Of the fans, both by his work behind
the bat and by his stick work.
Many look upon Barton as the best
catcher in the league, and Manager
Carney could more than once have
sold him for a large price Manager
Connolly, Of the Wilmington team,
where Barton at one time played, Of
fered $1,000 for his contract while
Manager Wolverton offered a catcher
three pitchers and an outnelder for
him. He is a thorough baseball man
and valuable at all times.
At one time Barton was a catcher
on the Athletic team. Of Philadelphia.
Manager Connie Mack signed Barton
to catch Rube Waddell at a time
when It was thought that Ossie
Schreck was going TO retire.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
DUCK PIN BOWLERS.

All-Wilmington again led the teams Of
tho Wilmington Duck Pin League last
night with total of 1921, Bolen ana Day
doing the best work. Academy was sec
ond high. Pennington did the best bowling
for hhat team. Crescents won three from
Delmarvia. wilmington three from
the Colts, Academy three from Orange,
and Automatic two out of three from
Olympia. The scores follow.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
Flint in the West.

Anthur Flint. OF Chicago. who was
signed by William NJ. Connolly, early in
the season, but who failed to show up
after a railroad ticket had been sent him
is said to be playing with travelling
team. The last heard Of him here was to
the effect that he was in Little Rock
Arkansas. He viii not play with Whining
ton this year. at least.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
Klinhouse He'd for Conn.

United States Commissioner William
G. Mahaffy yesterday afternoon held
Lewis r. Kliphouse. who was arrested
a week ago. charged with violating the
oieomargarine laws. in S1.5Oo bail for
the June term Of court
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

The Gilpins defeated the ST. Thomas
Cadets second team by the score Of
13 to IL and not IA to IL as has been
stated. Both pitchers had ten strike
outs instead OF II.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

sian Imperial Crown. No fewer than
nine Russian gentlemen are registered
as holding shares In it, but good au-
thority has it that the animal really
belongs to the Tsar alone. 1t is in
charge of S. Darling.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
Gun Club to Shoot.

The Blue Ball Gun Club will hold a.
shoot on its club grounds near Concord
Station on b. & o. Railroad, Thursday, at
12 o'clock
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
WITH THE SPORTSMEN N
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
TRI-sTATE STANDING

Yesterdays GAMES.
Harrisburg, 8; Altoona, T.
Other games postponed, rain.
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
York at Wilmington.
Johnstown at Williamsport.
Altoona at Harrisburg.
Lancaster at Trenton.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

Lancaster and Wilmington ball
players pronounce Nisenbaum's Turk
ish and Russian baths the best they
ever "hit" Southwest corner Third
and Shipley streets.%
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

NEW YORK. May 2S.-Entered for
The Gold Cup under Tie nom de guerre
Mr. Dorl1u" is the four-year-oid
Hammurabi mr. Derkur is none
other than the Tsar of Russia. On
the colts shoulder is branded the Rus
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
Rauqawine

Bausewine did not give general salts
faction during the week on his calling ci
balls ard strikes. His base decis ons were
all 70 'the good.-Star-Independent Har-
Iisburg.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
ROWIING MATES

Baseball games by innings received
every afternoon OF Kings Hotels
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
,HAMpIoNsHIP REcoRps.
YESTERDAYS SCORES.

VEST EkDAf'o , oCOhEos
Cincinnati. 3; Chicago, 2.
ST. Louis, Q; Pittsburg, o.
Other games postponed, rain.
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Philadelphia at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston
rittsburg at 81. Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
SCHEDULED FOR TO- DAY
Amerioan Leanue.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
All games postponed, rain.
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY
New York at washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

The Newport Juniors. defeated the
Violet A. c. Of Wilmington in an in
teresting game of ball, on Saturday, by
the score Of II to -. The Newport Sem
iors also defeated the team Of the
Diamond Fibre Works by the score Of
10 To
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

The salesianum baseball team went
to Stanton on Saturday to play a II
year old club, but were compelled to
lineup against a team whose players
averaged % years, as a consequence
they lost their first game of the sea-
son.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

At Kings Hotel, Fifth and Shlpley
streets. all sporting news is received
every afternoons
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

The dupont second baseball club, de-
feated the Elphia A. c. on Saturday
by the score of IA to 8.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

Totals 1900. .........l5i $50 laa 1915
Evening journal., 1907-05-28
AMATEIIa RAsERAII

The X-Park baseball team has or
ganized for the season and would like
to hear from any is year old team in
the city. Address all challenges to W.
II. Oliver. Jr.. No. l07 Searles street,
city. The lineup will be as follows:
II. Lang. c; Carter .; r. Krejci, 1b;
II. Hettinger. 2b; w. Wilson, IS; w.
Oliver. Jr.. sb; w. Conner, If; ]. Price,
CT; J. Kreici. r.
The Howard High School defeated
the American A. c. Saturday afternoon
at Front and Union streets grounds
by the score Of to 4. on Decoration
Day the Howard School will play three
games as follows: 1915 a. m. the Elks
b. b. Club. In the afternoon a double
header; D. m, the Alcedo B. B. Club;
d. m. the Centrells B. B. Club.
The South Side Juniors would like to
receive challenges from any IA or Is
year old team in or out Of the city.
The players are as follows: r. Wat
lSins, C; e. Mcguire, p; ]. McCulloch,
p: L. Donohue. IS; w. Cook, 1b; ].
McCanferty, %; r. Leib, 30; r. Pat
tersonfl II; +. Gillian, CT; II. Dugan,
IT,
Send all challenges to Howard Ash,
manager, 521 South Heald street.
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

Headquarters for all sporting news,
Kings Hotel, Fifth and Shipley Sat-
Evening journal., 1907-05-28

DO YOU WEAR W. L DOUGLAS SHOES? IF NOT,
BELIEVE / CAN GIVE YOU GOOD AND SUFFICIENT
REASONS WHY In WILL PAY YOU TO WEAR THEM.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-28

Judge Pritchard released MT. Fin ley just before o'clock. In the po- lice court the trial of Ticket Agent Wilson was postponed until Monday morning. The railroad company, through counsel, announced it's will ingness to proceed, but Judge Mo- Reynolds declared there would be no further hearing today. Counsel for the company announced that bond would be given for Wilson, this being done to secure his release through habeas corpus proceedings, but Judge McReynolds said he would take per- sonal charge of the case. Later he remarked that Wilson could follow him around all the time if he wanted to-" and then walked off. Wilson went in the opposite direction and is still at liberty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-28
CAUSE OF LABOR SHORTAGE IN
 GOVERNMENT SERVICE

| Competent employees in the var l ious departments of the government service have become so scarce that the work in every line is bN.ng ham, with their worll and say that a lack of force sufficient to handle it promptly and without delay is the chief cause. The cause for a scarcity of competent employees is easily found in low salaries. The govern ment has been producing yards and yards of statistics to prove that the cost of living has materially increas- ed. In fact, it has almost doubled within the past ten years. But Uncle Sam has not kept salaries apace with his own figures on the cost of living, and the result has been that many of those who were in the gov ernment service have sought the private vacations which have ad vanced in salary more rapidly than the salaries paid by the government. Competent people have not sought these vacancies, because the pay in private positions is better, and the government is being forced to suf- fer lack of labor because it has not advanced salaries as rapidly as they have advanced in private pur- suits, and not near so rapidly as has been the advance of the articles ab- solutely necessary for the sustenance of a family.
 On the grounds that the cost of living has increased, many in the government service who were al ready drawing from $5,0OU to $10,0o0 year have had their salar- ies almost doubled, but the clerk or other person filling one of the ordi- nary position at $500 to $12O0 a year has not had increases in keep ing with the governments own state ments with reference to the increas- ed cost of living and this is except ionally true with those whose sal aries for services is $500 a year or less.
 Let Uncle saW pay decent salar- ies for services rendered and plenty of competent men will seek govern ment positions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-28
AGENT AGAIN
 UNDER ARREST
0. c. Wilson, Charged With Selling Tickets at More Than Legal Rate, Rearrested After Having
 Been Released by Action
 of Federal Court.

Asheville, N. C., July 27.-O. c. Wilson, the ticket agent of the Southern Railway, who was recently sentenced to thirty days on the chain gang for violating the new rate law and who was released on habeas corpus proceedings by Judge Pritch- ard in the United States court was rearl ested this morning on warrants sW orn out before Police Judge Rey- holds, who figured as a witness in the habeas corpus hearing. Wilson was selling tickets to Lake Toxaway when taken into custody and many passengers it is said, were compell- ed board the train without tickets. Interesting developments are ex- pected to occur shortly.
 Warrants were also issued for President Finley of the Southren Railway. The warrants for President Finley was placed in the hands of d pO1lCcAdA, WuO WCAC eo ooItSAJ Park to serve the papers upon the executive head of the Southern. In the meantime arrangements had been made for habeas corpus pro- ceedings before Judge Pritchard to secure MT. Finley's release. The policeman did not succeed in reach ing police court with his prisoner Just as he was ready to leave the hotel a deputy United States mar shall walked into the hotel and took charge of Mir. Finley. The policeman stood aside and Mr. Finley was talk en to the Federal courtroom, where he was given his liberty by Judge Pritchard. General Counsel Thom and other officials of the Southern left last night for Raleigh to con- suit with state officials there in an endeavor to arrive at a settlement of the differences existing between the railroad company and the State. The attorneys who remained here are greatly disturbed at the new turn of events.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-28
HAYW0OD's FATE
 NOW WITH .JIIRv

Boise Idaho, July 27.-,Judge Woods charge to the jury in the haywood case this morning is a very lengthy one, making about 1, 200 words. Concluding he said:
 You are to determine the oues- ton as to whether the defendant Killed and murdered Frank Steunen- berg as charged in the indictment or aided and abetted the killing. II so you should find him guilty if not, you should find him not guilty Under the indictment, the de. fendant may, if evidence warrants It, be convicted of murder in the hrst. degree, murder in the second degree or manslaughter.
 Gentlemen of the jury the conrt now delivers this case into vonr hands. It is your duty to consider it and deliberate upon it without rear and without favor. If the evi- dence shows that any individual or individuals, any person in 2 nri- vate or official capacity or any class or classes of people interested in anv way in the conviction or acquitta] of this defendant, such a fact ar facts should not be considered bv You or have any influence upon your deliberatins.. You are here to try and determine this case between the Statt of Idaho and the defendant William D. Haywood"
 The jury retired at 11.O4 o'clock and Judge Wood at 11:OS o'clock ordered a recess until 3 o'clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-28
LUMBER COMPANIES
 ELECT OFFICERS

The stockholders of the Bluff City Lumber company held meet Ing Saturday and reelected their board of directors, J. B. York. Rob- ert York, and Pohn F. Rutherford J. B. York was elected president Robert York vice-president and treasurer, and E. L. Browning, sec retary. At a meeting of the Bas- trop Lumber Company, the following officers were elected: J. B. York president, E. L. Browning vice-presi- dent, Robert York, treasurer, P. A. Gates secretary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-28
More About
 the Interurban

(Continued from rage One)
 that the newly incorporated railroad IS destined to be a financial success. ana an lnestimable benefit to Lit tie Rock as we'll as Pine Bluff.
 One of the stockholders when seen Ill regard to the project this morn Ing sad: As far as it is possible, TOT human minds to see ahead, and passing my opinion on the natural, normal course of possibilities, there IS now absolutely nothing in the way or accomplishing our purpose, name iy, to build and operate this road on paying basis. All of the necessary money has been secured, just as safe and reliable as if we had it stacked up in the safe of the largest bank In the city ready for use. And we intend to make the most of the op- portunity, not to let the grass grow under our feet, and to show those in- 'efested what partnership of ef- 1ort given proposition which is really good, can accomplish.
 Practically all of the right of way has been secured, and the engineers will arrive in this city from New York 1e&t week to make the necessary pfeilmlnary surveys. T he work of making maps, furnishing blueprints, etc., will probably require about two months, after the actual con- structlon will begin. The road will engage in both the freight and pas senger business and it's completion IS anxlously looked forward to by oushess men of both cities. In Pine Bluff the plan met with almost uni- Versal encouragement, and the peo- pie or that city look forward to the uay when the trolley will span the instance to Little Rock, as the be- ginning of new era of prosperity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-28

Anent the local water question the Graphic desires to remark that all this discussion and trouble could have been avoided had Manager FoWles taken the trouble to spend few dol lars in announcing that the water would be cut off after midnight and the people given an opportunity to prepare themselves for emergencies. As it was the action of the water company was unannounced, unherald-
 ed and the people unprepared for it, which caused suffering and incon- venience in several families where there was sickness. There are three daily newspaper in Pine Bluff, and a short notice in each by the Water & Light Company to the effect that water would be cut off at certain hours during the night would have been read by three-fourths of the pop ulation of Pine Bluff and known to all, so that they could have been pre- pared for it. Everybody is anxious that the improvements at the water plant be made as speedily as possi- ble, and there would probably have been no kick made against water be- ing shut off at night had patrons been notified in advance of such action, but this thing of taking snap judgment on the people and turning the water off unawares is not just to the patrons. Publicity is the thing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-28

In this weeks Commoner Bryan has an article practically hedging on the idea of government ownership of railroads. That is, it leaves him freS to take up the question again when ever he sees fit. The Charleston News and Courier fairly hits him off in this: Whatever necessity existed for Mir Bryan's manifesto that government ownership is not an issue, arose from this same MT. Bryan's suggestion that it might be desirable. MT. Bryan struggles to bottle again the monster which MT. Bryan released