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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
The Atmosphere OF Trade Is
Very Strong Among Magnates.

New York, Dec 11-Should any One
observe a stray gentleman pacing up
and down the Electric lane in full pos
session of an distracted manner and
wheat, it VIII be charitable to permit
him to pass along his way without dis
turbing his peace
There are several Of him in the city
this week. Upon arrival they begin
To talk over baseball matters at the
Waldorf-Asroria, but at present, singly
and without personal assistance. they
are trying to read the future
Almost every baseball man who is in
New York comes with the purpose OF
settling somebody's baseball fate The
atmosphere of trade is stronger than
the odur OF smoked herring about
Grand street Eight clubs have players
whom they would dearly like to see
placed elsewhere, and every one of the
eight owners is worried as to whether
the reward of his barter shall be a gold
brick.
Hence this penSive atmosphere. which
| is 50 thick that near London arrival
just in from SyoSSet, l.. L.. asked the
way IL Greeley circus, through which
the tram cars roll, deah fellow"
There are good players on the base,
bail market these days. That relent.
less pursuit by Fate, which demands
| winning teams, through the transfer
! from time To time made il incumbent
| that most of the clubs switch some OF
| their men to other clubs to endeavoI
to create new combinations, the hope
| being tnat the newer forces shall be
stronger than the old.
| When the names of such sterline
players as Tcnney. BreSnahan, Schei
Mciann, Browne. Dahlen. Karger, Nc
| 'iinnity, Lobert and others are suggest
cd as figuring in possible deals, it is
safe I" say that the National League
is considering seriously the task of Civ
ing baseball patrons a chance to Sc,
something in 1898 that will be radically
different from that which was in EVIL
dence in 1907.
1t is within possibilities that none OF
these men Will be transferred. On the
other land, the fact that they have
been mentioned is indicative of the fac
that seven clubs in the organization ar,
on the way to build up new combina
| tons. Nor is Chicago. the eighth club
: exempt from the fever of "swapping
5 for Charles Webb Murphy has let i
, be known that he can see as far a.
anybody else if there is any talen
loose WHICH is to be picked I'D for hi
team,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12

Perhaps that is a "feeler'' put forth
by Chicago to discover how the other
clubs stand, as this year Chicago is be-
ginning 10 undergo the force of the
pressure brought against a club which
holds the championship and which be
comes the natural target for all other
clulS in the organization.
If trades can be arranged the first
IMPULSE Of every owner is to secure the
best bargain which he can make for
the goods that he has to offer. For that
reason those who contemplate shifting
their players are agitated as to the
chances which they have to be success
ful in a competition, which is the
matching of shreWd baseball brains
against other brains of supposedly
equal ShreWdness. and sad will be the
nan who makes q deal and finds that
its outcome is not no to its expecta-
tons.
Were it merely a question of selling
the releases Of valuable players there
is more than one owner who would pay
larg sums to secure the man who he
believes will be of assistance to his i'm
mediate uses. None want to sell 1t
isn't a selling market. II is for trad
ing purposes only, and it is a duel, or
a battle royal, more accurately with
many willing and all more or less fear
fui
There's a rumOr out that Ma jor
George b. Dewey of Boston would like
to obtain the services of Brcsnahan as
| manager Of the Boston team. Inasmuch
as the gallant Boston gentleman is al
ready negotiating with Joe" Kelley.
| the successful manager of the Toronto
champions, to handle the Boston team
another year, it seems as if this Bres-
nahan story is a trifie far fetched. In
| any event. Major Dovey has not eA-
| pressed any public desire since he has
been in the city to take Bresnahan un-
| der his Wing-but he wouldn't refuse
| him. There is no baseball owner who
| would.
Some of the National League men
who were willing To discuss other af-
| fairs than the recent furry in money
| circles avered last evening that they
had not heard of a single trade being
| proposed. They would not deny that
| there has been stories published of con-
templated deals, but so far as their
| immediate personal knowledge went
| they could shed no light on the fact
| that one player had been offered for
| another by any owner of the league
Barney Dreyfuss, freshly arrived
| from Pittsburg, after contracting to sell
the half tone of soft coal that had ac-
companied him, engaged a few fleetine
moments before the dinner bell rang
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
BASEBALL NOTES

The $4,000 salary limit will ne effec-
tive in the Tri-state League again next
season.
Larry Mclean, the catcher, is the
first Cincinnati player 10 sign for next
season.
Harry WolvertOn belongs to Cincin-
natl, but il is believed he will manage
Wilmington again in the Tri-state
League.
The two old timers. Jesse Burkett
and Billy Hamilton. led the hatsnen
III the New England League this year,
with $3.50 and 1888 respectively.
Donovan Dygert. Bender. Frank
Smith and Powell have found the
Cleveland club 10 their liking. They
won 10 out of % games this season.
Connie Mack saws he will uncover
the best third sacker III the league
next year in John OHara. He played
with Atlantic CITY and Utica this year
There is absolutely no truth To the
report that Washington will trade Case
Fatten to New York for Catcher Jack
KleinOW. The latter. il is said is anXi-
GUS To get away from the Highiandets
| 1t has been TWO years in succession
since The American League has had Il
no-hit game. Onehit games. however
have teen frequent. JOSS pitched two
One-hit games against the Tigers tbs
! year
| McGann, Dahlcn, McGinnity Brown,
ard RoWerman We're ali slated for Iht
| giillOIint ~ New York. but somehow
the decapitatiOn has failed IT, tax
place The chances are they will b,
with the New York Giants again hex
season. '.
| ITS news to me-" said Bcb5ie Gro
gan when he read that Rochester wants
Nal kittridge 70 manage the team mex
year. Il understood right alone" sais
the Detroit player, that Nal Wou!'
run Dayton again. He is a good man
ager To work under"
/; is not certain that Lew MrAllistel
will be- with Buffalo again. If he de
parts. Il Buffalo paper remarks. il VII
be only in the interest of harmony
This sounds strange, rs the eX-Tigc
Vas never known TO be Il disorganiZer
He has always stood for harmony.
Providence is giving the national pas
Rudderham will be tried ont by tn,
National League next year and Jacl
F,ean vas the kingpin indicator handle
in the American Association. He wa
given a trial by the American Lea gu
this fan and showed such class tina
Ban Johnson signed him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
THIS WEEKS BOUTS.

Thursday-JOe Thomas VS. Kid ketch-
ell, San Francisco: Frank Carsey vs.
Mug"sy Shocis, Pueblo. Col; kid Baebe
VS. Leo Houck, Lancaster, Pa; lid vii
lette VS. Dave Marks, New Bedford
Steve Kinney vs. Kid Farmer, GAINESVILLE
WIS: Johnny Mario VS. Billy Glover
New York; amateur bouts. Lymansvile
r. +; Sandy Ferguson VS.. Morris Harris
at Broadway a. G, Philadelphia.
Friday-Tommy Murphy VS.. Jack Dor
man, New York; Jack O'BrieH VS.. Bill
Heveron, Philadelphia Dick Hyland VS.
Willie Fitzgerald. Salt Lake City; JEFF
DOherty VS.. Young Otto, New York
STANDARDIZATION a. A. final bouts
Howard Baker VS.. Young Erienborn
Netherland. Col: bouts at National 4. c
Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
TURNED DOWN.
American League Opposes
Third League Club
For Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 11.-ChangeS in the
league constitution, the awarding OF
the pennant to the Detroit CLUB and
an entire absence of trades marked the
annual meeting Of the American
League Of baseball clubs today. The
meeting will end tomorrow
An important action was vote APP
proving suggestion that the series
for the worlds championship each fall
he heightened to nine games instead OF
seven. One vote was recorded against
the suggestion, although by which clIi,
ii was cast was not revealed.
A change in the league constitution
designed to compel the teams 10 keep
abreast of the schedules was adopted
1t provides that games postponed dur
ing the first series shall be played off
on the first day, or succeeding days OF
the second series and that games post
poned in the second, or third series shall
be decided on the next day or days, of
the same series.
President IOhnSon's annual report
which was approved. called attention IL
proposal by the American AssOcist ior
that a club representing that league be
placed in Chicago. This plan to give Chr
Gag" three clubs instead of two was dis
approved by unanimous vote and Presi-
dent Johnson was instructed 10 oppose il
in the National Commission
Every club in the league was represent
ed. Tomorrow the league win elect Off
GERS and directors ard appoint commit
tees TO meet the schedule and rules com
mittces of the National League. rhe
rules committee of the American Lea que
will present TO tho joint body next mont
a regulation relative to the soilng OF
new balls. Hitherto this practice has
been confined to the pitchers, and il is
said that il has resulted in delay To tn.
game
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
BONNER WILL STAY.
Will Remain In the Ring and Wants 10
Meet Burns or johnson.

Wilke sDarrc. Dec. Jack Bonner,
The Summit Hin heavyweight VIII" en-
tered the ring Monday night after W"
years retirement ANA easily knocked
out Mickey McDon"uEh of New York
III five rounds. SAYS that lr ;..eailS !"
stay in the ring, ana viii TAX" On amy
heav yWoi9hI in Tie business, ifIIIns I'll
Jack johnson preferred.
He believes that the present class n
hcaVY%tights is poor material rs COM
pared with the men Of 1ht class when
ne was III The ring. ana II convinced
tiiAt NJ has 4 ch;'nre with AMY Of them.
lie is now RAPIDLY getting inc shape,
ana says hr can lit harder Than ever
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
GtLROY REFUSES TO
CONCEDE SUPERIORITY

'JHck" GiIrny, the former Exeter
star, is enrolled as Il member OF The
Freshman class at University 81 Chi
caAsn t;ilroy, While at Exeter. was cap
tain of the track team and played end
on the football eleven for several sea-
Sons l{o1h Yale and Princeton were
anxious Ia secure Inn
Gilruy h;.S leen playing halfback on
the Chicago Freshman eleven during
the recent season. The eligibility rule
bars him from the Varsity squad. His
prospects next year are considered
most excellent. Stags. the coach, is an
old Exeter man Gilroy, in writing on
the difference of the game III the r,ast
ANA West. says:
- nainlain mat the superiority of
the t,asI over the West in football is
not the physical condition or ability
of TIE players, but in the Knowledge of
Il" game. During the past season The
comparativ" strength of the Eastern
and Western football WAS simply DEM
unStrattd through Tie tour of the Car
lisIe Indians IN the West. Critics. both
East ana West. do not rank Carlisle as
equal Of Yale or probably
not The equal of the QuakerS, for Penn
81 has since defeated Cornell The In
diarS came West and defeated Mime
sot;, II 10 10. and then scalped Chicago,
the uhdiSputed champion of the West,
IS t" 4. outplaying the Maroons III ev-
cry department of the game.
Now my idea is that Eastern play
erS know as much football when they
F., enter q university or college as the
Western men learn in their second or
| third year on the Varsity eleven. TINS
| is owing To The strength Of the gam,
| in the preparatory schools of the East
/ and West. Rut when the Western col
| leges overcome the EastS great ad
vantage in obtaining better trained
| scholastic material conditions between
| the two sections viii BE- cqlali2cd."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
Boston Produce Market.

Boston. Dc II.
FLCUR-Uhrr"ns-d errims patents ~
n Goa
CORN-Unrhanecl No yellow IA
IS ,4..
cATS-Tnchnng"d. y" clipped VINE
coo a.:
Hay Lower: choice y ~
MILL t'EFp -Firmrr
SPRING FRAN 90.
MIXED FEED-21 .2ldI'H ~.
ID!;<- Quiet: mcdiu Il !.--'.
NPD-Qniet lu-s
PFEF-Firm: whole cattle y"T4
I.AMBS-tirm. spring ll"ll12
I.I'rTTR-s;tc:dr: r"rthern %r2"
ESE-Steady, York state Az y
Tl;t;S- Iieher. rloit.. 44uiT; western u
fi"G ,o-l.,-o
Apples Dnn. No Raldwins 22| I..3n
POTATOES Quict; Maine white 6'a fn,
SUGAR Steady 81. basis OF '"' l"'
gr1nulaIen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
Board Of National League
Officers Reelected.
Changes In Playing Rules Dis
cussed-- Kelley For Boston.
Method 6f Stopping All Farming
Is Recommended.

Nsw York. Dec Hilary c. Pull
liam wac today, for the sixth time, re-
elecred president OF the National Base
hall League, which is holding the 1ali
meeting here. Frank DeHass Robson
of st. Louis received one vote for the
leadership Of the league Secretary
Treasurer John Heydier was unani-
mously reelected. as was the board or
directors, consisting of Barney Drey-
fuss of Pittsburg, Charles EbbettS OF
Brooklyn, Garry Herman Of Clncln-
natl. Charles Murphy of Chicago and
George Dovey Of Boston.
The club presidents discussed today
changes in the playing rules and
amendments TO the league constitution.
Max Flaishmann of Cincinnati brought
up the question of placing the pitcher
box On q level with the diamond, There
was general discussion, bur no Ac-
ton was taken. A proposition TO reduce
the number Of pitched balls To a bat
Ter from four to three was advanced.
There were advocates for and against
the change and the question was left
10 be decided later
The president recommended to the
National Commission that players
drafted from minor leagues be treated
the same as purchased players. Should
fhe National Commission adopt the rec
OmmendatiOn. which is in the nature of
reform, and designed to do away with
the practice Of Towering by draft
waivers will have to be sought from
clubs Of both the National and Amer
lean Leagues before the drafted play
ers can be returned or disposed Of.
JOS. Kelley. manager of the Toronto
team last year, signed a contract this
afternoon to manage the Boston Ma
tionai League Club for two years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12

The Baltimore promoters are conSid-
e.ing The advisabiity of matching Viii
lie Fitzgerald and Fred Landers oI
California LandcrS and FitZg.ral en-
gagged in j finish fight al Gonna, Cal
the irish Harp winning in he 25t,i
round Since that fight Landers has
improved great deal and Eilly De
laney thinks ne could hold his own
against any lightweight in the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
MIKE SCHRECK WILL
MEET GEORGE DEMPSEY

Mike Schrcck of Cincinnati, who .
little over Il year ago Put George Card
ntr OUT Of tine lighting business for
good and aye and who was picked by
Jim Cnrtett as the coming champion
until his aspirations We're knocked out
of him ny Al Kaufman. will meet
Gc1rg" DEMPSEY III Columbus, ., near
Columbus tomorrow night. They are
booked fur ~ rounds at catrhWcights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
STEFFEN SIGNS BOND.
Captain Of Chicago University Foot
bali Team Comes Under New Rule.

Chicago, Dec. l1.-Walter Steffen.
recently elected captain Of the Cniver-
sity Of Chicago football team for next
season, has affixed his signature To a
bond by which he binds himself 10 re
main in college until he is graduated
This is the first evidence of some new
eligibility rules which were drafted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
RECORDS OF RECRUITS
FROM SUNNY SOUTH

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. u.-Oacia,
averages announced by the Southern Rasa
pan League show several of the players
sou late last season to Northern clubs.
In possession of good records JaLe W.
VINO finished with the Chicago White Sox'
Continued on Page Eighth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago Dc. IL
cATTLl-R Receipts .'..ps' maIkr, l5n2'c
lower. steers iH6'".
HOGS Receipts ah,".. market 20 ilfh-
..r choice, h-aNN shipping iNnih
SHEEP Receipts .o"". MAJ krt STEADY
eh-,p "UII1... lambs i4rnt3i. Neallnss
i-OI 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
New York Money Market.

Prime mercantile paper tmS PER cent.
Stcrlin" cxcllai"' Stcadier ~ A., 2rn ~
., for dcnIaiId ANA az 40 a'J4l".'m iut 80
Ghv bills.
Commercial bills 40 IN 1850
Par silver 5GH
M'Xican dollars ~.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds heavy.
NJ n'y ON call STRONG ~ Gr'23 per cent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
Frayne- Murphy Fight a Draw.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-The 30
round battle between Johnny Murphy
ANA Johnny frayne the liShtWeighls
at ColIna. resulted last night in Il
| i.llM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12

Arthur cote. the Maine lightweight
who was ON OF the ring with an IN
iurcd l"G, is Il challenger Of the winner
of the WelSh-Deshler bnut at Chelsea
Wednc sdaY nishl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-12
iioBT rLEAE SIDES 7l.. Il It'll.

EETT'TF.E -NHtktI SItaNN, VItaHI'IItN Y
as, dairies lIM-l.
EGGS Finn: III market. cases included
NO.. tirsts n. pim. iii S. n extras 4.
CHEESE steady. ll"l1.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
An Unfair AdYanfagc.

The Charleston News and Courier,
which We have loved and trusted as a
brother, has taken-or, rather. is attempt-
ing to take since we have not the slight
est notion of submitting-an unfair and
unmanly advantage Of The Washington
Herald. As a result, our faith In human
nature, our innate optimism, and our
sunny, cheerful disposition have received
a rude jolt. Coming from almost any
other source-from the Buffalo Bayou
Post, for example-such an overt indica-
ton Of unfriendliness might have been
overlooked or treated with the contemp-
tuous scorn it deserves. But it comes from
one 20 whom We have always looked for
sympathy and understanding. and never
looked in vain heretofore. Therefore we
are wounded, hurt, and surprised.
Briefly. here is the tale Of the News
and Courier's perfdy. In q recent issue
it says;
"In the nams Of Ben TIllmsn, brethren raise
your hands and strike your attuned typewriters as
your names are called.
Are you in favor Of Sir John Temple Graves TO
succeed Hoke Smith as governor Of Georgia. (Ben
Tillman never counts no votes in a hand pri-
mary.)"
Then it names the papers it expects to
vote. and concludes:
Gentlemen, prepare your ballots The teller, The
Washington Herald. viii please oount."
The Washington Herald will do nothing
of the kind, and the News and Courier
knows why as well as anybody else We
assume that the idea is to have Sir John.
should he win. step at once into the seat
so recently occupied by our peerless Hoke. |
OF course, the vote viii be overwheIm-
ingly in favor Of Hoke. and in that fact
is disclosed the full measure of the News
and Courier's Machiavelian cunning. De-
string the advancement of the fortunes Of
Sir John, as it does, as soon as the re-
suit Of the voting were announced It
would Immediately charge that The
Washington Herald. as teller. had falsl-
fed the returns. because II knows that
We stand committed to Hoke Smith, and
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
MEN AND THINGS.
Bryce Didn't Say II.


AS was indicated by a statement from
the Springfield Republican, which was re-
printed on this page several days ago, It
now appears that Ambassador Bryce did
not say what certain papers represented
him as SAYING about the oklahoma con-
stitution. He denies officially that he in
dorsed the proposed basic law of the
embryonic State, and, therefore, the very
interesting, but wholly improbable. story
about a clash between him and President
Roosevelt, and his possible recall. falls 10
the ground.
Mr.. Bryce knows. far better than many
native Americans know, what an Ameri-
can constitution should and should not
contain; but that he would presume on
this fact either TO commend or 10 criti-
else an instrument yet IN the making, the
final disposition Of which is a factor OF
considerable Importance IN American pol
itics Just now. was naturally doubted by
judicious readers Of the stories about the
affair. which were published a week or
so ago. In his modest. but firm, repuda-
tiOn Of the statements about the Okla
homa constitution which were attributed
to him, the British Ambassador let IL be
clearly understood that nc appreciated
how Inappropriate the making Of any
such statements by him would have been.
Altogether the incident If such il may
be called, seems to have served no other
purpose than 10 point out the danger Of
hasty conclusions and TO give Mr.. Bryce
new insight into American journalistic
methods.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
A Tronhlesome Ennd-


An embarrassment of riches is the lot
Of the custodians OF the fund. amounting
TO nearly Sl0.000, which was raised by
army officers and enlisted men in behalf
Of a soldier named Grafton, who, in the
discharge Of his duties in the Philippines,
shot and killed "A Filipino. He was ac-
quilted by military court, but, on being
Brought into the insuar civil court, was
sentenced to twelve years confinement
in the pententiary. The army was
aroused by the verdict, which appeared
TO make it hazardous for a soldier 20
obey orders, and which disregarded the
conclusions Of the military court The
War Department arranged TO carry the
appeal TO the United States Supreme
Court, and a retired army officer issued
an appeal for contributions 20 pay the ex-
penses Of conducting the case. The con-
tributions amounted 10 the substantial
sum named. and surpassed all possible
needs. even when the lawyers fee Of near
ly 5000 and some liberal allowances for
expenses Of officers and others were de-
Quoted. A considerable surplus remains
with the Custodians Of the fund. and it
has become a question as TO what dispo-
sition shall be made Of t.
The incident becomes the more inter
esting when it is learned that the War
Department was fully prepared 70 con-
duct the Grafton case before the Su-
preme Court, through the Judge Advocate
Generals Office, ard that moreover, had
the highest tribunal decided it adversely,
Grafton would have been pardoned by
the President. The Supreme Court held
that when a court-martial passes on a
case OF this sort. the Federal courts have
no subsequent jurisdiction, and, probably,
the decision applies 10 State courts also.
The solicitation Of contributions appears
to have been altogether uncalled for. and
the problem Of the unexpended balance
threatens to lead to dissension. Il would
seem that in circumstances requiring le-
gal defense of members Of the military
body the government should be allowed
20 operate its own machinery.