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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-16
Further Complications
Arise Over Joe Harris.
Frank IsbeI May Again Play
Ball on Chicago Team.
Providence Has Slim Show Of Get.
ting "Big Bit" Absteln.

Boston, Jan. 1J.-It Is pretty safe to
BAY now that Joe Harris will stay with
the Red Sox for another trial, despite
the efforts OF Detroit TO land him and
deepite the claim made by President
Bryce OF IN. Columbus team that Har-
Tis really belongs to Columbus as per
An agreement made by Bryce and John
]. Taylor when Gessler was sold to
Boston. 1t has been discovered that
when Boston asked for waivers on
Harris over month ago IL: PnstOn
officials were faboring under lni5ao-
prehenaion OF Joe's status in the base
ball world. Tho ruling of the National
Commission Is to the effect that where
q player has been purchased or DRAFTED
from a minor league, waivers may not
be asked on him until Feb. !. then All
clubs Of both the National and Ameri-
can Leagues must waive claim before
the player can be sent to minor
league. d"f f.
Harris was sold by Boston to Provi-
dence last year and was purchased
back from Providence in the fall. He
therefore comes under the ruling re-
ferred to above. Under this r,.Ia BoS-
ton had no right to asl. waiv,c ~ upon
Harris last month and would have
had no right TO - him go to Il minor
league even after ,ccei.ing the waivers
OF all the clubs III the American
League.
If Boston still desires to secure wair
ers upon the pitcher it must ask both
the National League and American
League clubs to waive after Feb. /.
Even If Detroit waived upon him-and
that Is extremely doubtful-it is I'M
likely that all of the clubs in the Ma
tional League would do so. Joe Kelley
of the Boston Nationals. for instance.
mas seen Harris work in the Eastern,
and he would probably be willing to
N1ve the big fellow chance at The
waiver price. $500.
Under the circumstances Mcclure
probably not ask waivers. Columbus
will be obliged to take a sum Of money
In lieu of Harris. and Joe may go
South with the Red SoX.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-16
No Change In the Grand
Circuit This Year.
Ray Ewry Is Exonerated on
Charges Of Professionalism.
Willie Hoppe and Cutler Break Even
at 1871 Billiards.

New York, Jan. 15.-At the annual
meeting of the stewards of the Grand
Circuit, held yesterday al the Hoffman
House. Gates for trotting meetings III
the coming season were awarded to an
the tracks that were i'll the circuit last
year George Dietrich. representing the
Cleveland Driving Club, announced
that there would be Grand Circuit
races at Cleveland. either at the Glen
Vile track or at Il new track to be
built outside the city limits. setting
at rest the report that Cleveland would
withdraw.
Applications for membership were re-
Ceived from the Pnnlico Driving park,
of baltimore, and from kalamazoo,
Mich.
The Pimlico Club wanted dates ir
August and kalamazoo wanted to fol-
low the Detroit meeting. As these
dates could not be given nothing was
done. Should any of the present MEM
bers Withdraw the applicants have un-
til April l to take the vacant dates.
The dates allotted are as follows:
Detroit, July y to Aug. l; Cleveland,
Aug. 8 to 8; Buffalo, Aug. 10 to Is;
Poughkeepsie, Aug. II to %; Readville
Aug. "a to 29; Providence, Sept. l To 5:
Hartford, Sept to y; Syracuse. Sept
IA to 10, and Columbus, Sept. 81 tc Oct.
>.
Columbus will give another two
weeks meeting next season, ewing tC
the big success of the fortnight OF
II otting given last year. In the opinion
of hOrSemen it was the mOSt success
full meeting ever held on the Grand Cir
cult. After the horses leave Columbus
they will put in from Oct. to Il at
Lexington, which city is not in the
Grand Circuit. having conducted meet
ings before the circuit was organized.
Last year a presiding Judge and &
starting judge, appointed by the stew
ards, otiiciated at all the Grand Cir
cult meets. For this year only Il pre-
siding judge was appointed. This i'm
portant position was given to A. j..
Heating, of this city, who will pre-
side at all meetings. Associations viii
appoint their OWE starting judges.
J. w. Johnson Of Ponkapoag, Mass,
was reelected chairman of the board;
Dan Il. Hanna, of Cleveland. vice presi-
dent, and y. L. Moonn Of Providence
secretary treasurer. The members III
the board present at the meeting and
associations represented We're:
President Z. w. Swisher ana Secre-
tary Harry Sheppard of Columbus
President Dan j. Campau, Detroit
President w. Perry Taylor, Buffalo;
President Harold N. Balm, Poughkeep-
sic; President c. n. Jewett Readville;
President a. l.. Moone. Providence;
President Orlando Jones. Hartford;
President De Forrest Settle, Syracuse,
and Secretary George Dietrich. Cleve-
lard.
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)OINGS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
BOXING NOTES

Bill Squires has reached New York OF
his sightseeing tour.
Two New York cluls are anxious Il
sigr Billy Papkc and Willie Lewis.
Tommy Burns figures on match witt
Jack Johnson for May So possibly in
San Francisco.
Johnny Summers. the English light
weight who boNeG Matty Baldwin al
Chelsea, has been turned loose by Char
ley Harvey.
Gwen Moran of England. who boXet
Abe A;tcll to draw. has signed 4 10
weeks theatrical contract He is show.
ing in New York this week.
Frank Erne. former lightweight cham.
pion. now Il boxing promoter i'll Paris
has offered Il big purse for Il contest be
tween Sam VcNey. the colored heavy.
weight. and Tommy Burns McVey has
accepted.
philadtl rhia fight fans appear TO bt
welded to tie siX-vound limit. Every
effort to give bouts Of longer duration
within easy reach of that city has re,
suited in failure. Brandywine Springs
follows the example OF Sea Isle City and
later EsSiugton.
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Third Baseman Casey's Story.

casey, the scrappy little third sacker
OF the Brooklyn club, and at one time
star player, for both the Detroit and
me Chicago clubs. is dentist by pro-
fessIon, and a good one, too, if rumor
can be relied on. In the winter time he
practices his chosen profession, and he
Is very busy man during this period.
Just before the close of the last base
pail season, Casey dropped into dental
association parlor. out at Chicago, to
see friend of his, who was running
the place, and while he was seated
tnere in came patient who was hold
ing his hand to his mouth, and appear
ed to be suffering pretty badly.
In few moments one Of the young
dentists connected with the establish
ment came into the room, and after
making a cursorv examination of the
afflicted mans jaw. explained 10 him
that he would have to have his teeth
treated.
"And what's the cost?" asked the
man.
why, it'll be IS for the first month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-16
Ralph GIaze's Progress.

Young Glaze, the speedy pitcher of
the Boston American League club. is q
graduate Of the Dartmouth College
team. When Ralph was a member Of
the varsity club he was the whole
works
1t was mainly due to the high-class
ball the good looking Boston boy
pitched that enabled his team 10 put it
all over some of the best college base
pail team in America He has q
brother now at the same college. who il
making n fine record both in baseball
and football
Always from boy up Glaze has been
infatuated with the great national
game. and when he went to college he
carried with him 4 reputation as \
Fitcher. put he was so young and
moreover looked so youthful. that he
had hard time in getting a chance the
hrst year he was at college, but one day
When the regular slab men We're laid I'M
win injuries. or from some other cause.
the coach called Young Glaze info tho
hoN during the game they were playing
with Bowdoin
'Ildz" was tn" coach's last hone. and
ne 1eit that it was a desperate under
takinG at the hest. but he had to
FISK 1t; judge then Of his establishment
when from the bench he saw Ralph
strike out the first nine men all in a
row. ana the remainder of the contest
n0t mr. got any further than Sec
end base.
IL was known throughout the college
thdt night that 2 phenom in the person
o1 Glaze was hanging up his hat in old
Dartmouth, ara when the next day he
went in and defeated Harvard in .
walk Ralph could have anything he
wanted
The Saturday following his two VIC
torres, his father came up to see him.
ant while walking around the college
yard the old gentleman, VINO has a
Stern notion when it comes TO educa-
ton, said to his son:
And now. Ralph. how are you get
ting along at college?"
ON, fine, father" shouted Ralph with
ms race all lighted up with animation.
Why. IN two games this week I have.
struck out twenty men,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-16
Ray EWry Is
EXOnerated

Now York, Jan. 15.-I.aymond e.
En'ry, the champion high jumper of the
New York Athletic Club. was eXoner-
ated by the registration committee of
the metropolitan district of the Anna
teur Athletic Union Of all charges.
The case Of Harry l.. Hillman, in
which he was charged with having dis
qualified himself, was thrown ont. AMI
the case of Howard Valentine, in which
he was charged with being d profess
siOnal, was not completed.
Ewry was charged with having been
q grating athlete" receiving unlay-
full prizes. and with having competed
at unSanctioned meets. The first two
charges were thrown out as groundIess
and the last named dismissed by a ma
jority OF two to one. on the ground that
EWry did not have any intention OF
violating any rule Ewry produced two
witnesses VINO testified that Ewry was
Suiltless Of any of the charges made
against him.
Hillman's case was brought to the
attention of the committee by the re-
cent reports that he had disqualified
himself by accepting prize for giving
an exhibition at the recent games of
the 22d Regiment. On receipt of a
letter from HiIlman stating the condi-
tons under which he accepted the prize
1t was the decision of the majority of
the committee that he had never dis
qualified himself.
Valentines case was long drawn o,,+
Albert Copeland, trainer at princet,,,
was present and testified tb,+ y-a,.-.
tine vas a professional. Valentine de-
hied the charge and at late hour the
meeting was adjourned. Both VaIen-
tlne and Copeland We're requested to
submit aftidavits at the next meeting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-16
MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings IN All
The Leading Stocks.

New York. Jan. 15.-The lcactionary
tendency of the market peciHfc more
pronounced today and prices gave VIZ
rather decisivcly Th, fall was rot pre-
ciIitate, however. ard the measures oi
support for prices we're not abandoned
There We're points of strength mere ;thG
there, thu, marking up OF IndiEldua!
stocks being intended. rather obviously
for sustaining effect against the pfOlit-
taking sales which were in progress. me
turn in the course OF prices was not AZ
tended by any marked change In inc
tenor of the news but was accounted Tor
rather on technical grounds. the advance
having run Il sufficient length to make
profit-takilg attractice, while the buyers
were not disposed to follow prices to a
higher level on existing conditions Erl-
dence of the rapid accumulation OF paIk-
ing facilities was no less striking man
last week. Interest rates were lower
for all classes of loans and the cal loan
rate at the Stock Exchange showed u
rapid approach to absolute ease.
Current redcmptionS OF national baNk
notes are running very large, the total
thus far in January, according TO yes
terday's statement of United states
treasury o operations having o reacs q
0oeG0o Il day. The contraction or tne
enormous expansion of circulation 1ol-
lowing the panic therefore has actively
set in. Under these circumstances with
drawal of government deposits from the
banks in moderate amounts is not eX-
pccted to affect the money market unfa-
vorably. Tie action expected tomorrow ".
on the Amalgamated Copper dividend is
awaited with interest in view of the eX-
amples of reduced distribution on copper
securities which have been offered. Read
ing was bid ND with great determination
in the last hour of trading with a recoV-
cry of more than its dividend and the
low prices to which the stock fell Ill the
course of the. selling We're partly repair
ed in sympathy with this demonstration
The closing tone, however, was irregu-
lar.
Bonds We're irregular. Total sales. par
value, $3S72.0 go. United States IS declin-
ed y per cent. on call.
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Boston Stock Market.
New York Produce Market.

New DIRK, Jan. IL.
FLOUR-Receipts 21.79S; exports 12,JI9;
sales 100 duh and barely steady
WHEAr-Receipts jI,ooO; exports 3d.
$40: sales 1.750.o00 futures. 12o.mG spot:
spot easy; No. > red 1ej1@ eleN ator: No.
red l07 f o b ahoat; No. l northern Du-
luth 121l5 o b afioat; No. hard winter
C0EN-Receipts sGc6; spot easy; No. ::
n elevator and 66ls o b ah0at; No. ?
white COS and No. yellow 6e1s b
atloat.
OATS-Receipts 1885, spot steady:
mixed ,6rr32 lbs. 5312; natural white 26m32
lbs. 5if4M56l2; clipped white 321p lbs.
REFF-Easy; packet 12@125o; city extra
India mess y 50la2200. -
LAPD-E,ssy; western prime 1.a1npso1.
PORK-Quiet.
SUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining 3 A.:
centrifugal Sc test 3.92: moiasses sugar
SIT: refined steady.
BITT1ER-Firn receipts 45S, western
factory common to first 1917
CiIEESE-Firn, Unchanged; receipts
7.S-
EGGS-Filmer. receipts 1l,lA; western
first 81: seconds 24025.
Pl'TATOES-Firm; jersey sweets peg
Dbl 2.30Gi50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-16
LAWSON ON "HRANKS."
Same critter Now Stalks About Under
Different Name.

Mr. LaWsop'5 book was entitled
"Kranks" and was published in Boston
nineteen years ago. 1t was bound in
horsehidc of the kind that wraps the
"twiried sphere and was printed on
son began with 4 definition of the
word "Krank." He said:
THE Krark is a heterogeneous COM
pound of flesh. hone and baseball. He
came into existence in the early seven
ties. He came to stay. The krank is
purely American. He is found in M
other country. The krank has a shell
into which ne crawls in the month OF
November. He does not emerge from
it until April While in his shell his
only article of food is stray newspaper
articles on deals During the season
from April 70 November he SubsiStS on
air. and WAKES strong. His first char
acterstic is knowing it all the second,
telling it all -"
Time has changed the "krank" to q
Fan" but it is change in name only.
In the year 1SSS. when that little book
appeared. baseball had reached for the
first time Its present status as the alb
sorbing sport, diversion and study of
the American summer mind. In that
year Boston paid Chicago $4,000 for the
release of John G. GARRISON. the star
pitcher of the time, and the days of
'millionaire' hall had dawned. To
what dizzy heights salaries of ball
players might have scared had it not
been for the combinations which pre-
vented contract jumping can hardly be
guessed at.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-16
TOMMY BURNS WON'T
OVERLOOK JOHNSON

Tommy Hurns writes from England:
II lust got through reading bunch
Of American papers and it's certainly
| funny tile bunk some writer's hand out,
| but | guess it's all in the business to
| get knocked at times. 1t sure won [
| hurt me, as I'll have mine when l get
through fighting. and | amt handing
ANYBODY any money for boosting me,
| either.
! Il see one American paper had it l
! was a grave robber. 1 saw the cartoon.
and it put an idea in my head [ at
| once proceeded to one of the largest
cemeteries here in London and looked
| thin all over. Unfortunately. the only
fighters I have found were there since
the 18th century. so 1 passed them all
up.
Yet, I'm getting the easy money,
and anybody who wouldn't take this
easy money would be q fool. If O'Brien
or Johnson could get the grave-digger' S
earnings in this country they'd pass it
up don't think.
"You can gamble that I'll fight john
son when / return. and I'll demand the
big end, too. Joe Cans, a negro, held
out for so per cent, win. lose or draw,
with MeInSic. Il white boy in Los An
geles, and had a chance to fight winner
take all, but wouldn't do it under any
consideration. Nov, watch this white
boy hard it right back to the negro on
the Johnson match. Of course. some
body might knock about this division,
but that knock won't cut any ice with
Tommy Burns
1--WE signed articles Monday. Jan. 6,
to fight Roche in LcinStcr hall, Dub
lin, for Il 1900 (s7500o purse. cut so and
90. and a side bet OF Goo This fight
alone will net me $500, but [ figure
lot Of bets on the side. as the Irish
are confident that Roche will beat me.
| am almost sure Of $4,000 for the
Palmer fight. Feb. 10. as I am work
ing on so per cent. of the gross. which
l figure to come out at $4,000 (S15,000),
as seats are being sold from E5, SIS.
lover $3.50 down to half guinea equal
to $500. and the big price seats are
going good already.
Don't blame me, do you? This beats
gold mining. Am in best of health and
am being treated the very best by the
English sports and the National Sport
ing Club. VIII close, with best wishes
| for a prosperous New Year. Your
| friend, TOMMY BURNS"
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NOTES

Brooklyn will start on its trip South
on March 10.
Eumrnell is the latest Brooklyn play
er to sign his contract.
Cy Young III. who is to be with
Pittsburg next season, won ~ out OF 81
games in the Western Association last
season.
kid" Gleason Of Philadelphia * a
pretty old kid" He will be Wit.
PHILADELPHIA next season ana this Will
make his 2lst year in professional base
ball.
Charlie Hernphili has written 10 head
oy,arters of the Highlaadcrs expressing:
his delight at the transfer to New York
HEMP is running = bowling alley il
Youngstown, o.
The owners Of the Scranton club are
anxious to secure Bobby Lowe for man
ager. This would hit the veteran
Link" I'll right, as il would bring him
practically to home.
In circling the bases 120 yards are t.
be coy cred. and in addition 20 this dis
lance there is the fornality OF tough
ing the bases en- route. In g recent
flaming ice it was figured that il Was
impossible To cover the distance in IA
seconds under conditions imposed. as 3;
man would have 70 lie able t. do tnc
100 in nine seconds III order to turn this
trick.
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HOPPE AND CUTLER
BREAK EVEN WEDNHsDn

Boston, Jan. 15--Honors were d.
Nided IN the match between Willie
hoppe the expert billiardist. and AL
pert Cutler of Boston, at the Murra =
and Irwin Academy. It was the sec,
ond days play in the six-day match
IN which the two are to play blocks of
800 points daily at 1S.1 billiards ON
the opening days play Hoppe wo,
Doth IN the afternoon and evening In,
tuesday, Cutler, by steady work de-
1eated the boy wizard Of the cue in
the afternoon by 500 to IT'S.
Cutters work was remarkable for IS
steadlness. He never got ratified and
pulled out of difficult situations j.,
great shape. The evenings ,,a..
brought about a great reversal n CO.,,
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TIE NEW YORK GIANTS WILL
GO TO TEXAS TO TRAIN

a FTEis few more SHOWS, the
"A Giants VIII be on their wa fox
canother spring training trip in 4
land that lies nearer the sun.
Nj nf them 60 10 Texas next year.
Everybody was a whole lot pleased
with The trip to Los Angeles in the
spring IF tins gar, AMI when the team
left California it was with promise
to the local fans that it would return
in 1905.
inasmuch as there will be some
youngsters on the team this year. some
of whom may make ball players, and
some of whom may need more time to
develop, McGraw will go to Marlin
Springs, Tex, about 10 days ahead of
the advent of the old timers and labor
with the young blood.
In that time he hopes to be able to
tell what some of the "cubs" look like
as ball players Il don't see why We
haven't as good a chance to draw a
few stars as some of these other base
hall organizations" said the New
York manager when he was discussing
the outlook for the coming year.
Il know one that they can't get away
from us. He will be a New York ball
player 70" this season. and if he
comes up to expectations l think that
he will be n Giant for many seasons to
come. Merkle is the man. He is the
best young ball player whom l have
seen in q long, long time. He is one
of TIE players of the same type as La
joie, Delehanty and Chase. from what
I know of him. and others, who are
natural born athletes and merely have
to be polished to bring out their best
qualities.
II don't know Just what he can do
I've got to wait to ascertain. I have
an idea. because he gave it to me last
fall while lie played with the New
York club, but 1 believe that he didn't
show more than so per cent. of what
is IN him after he has had experience
with a major league and with major
league players.
i've got more youngsters who come
to me with all kinds of praise from
those with whom they have played.
There are i1fielders, pitchers and out
fieldcrs among them. Fifty per cent. of
these young fellows may be worth
keeping"
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Jan. ID.
Large primary receipts and declimo
of l pence in the price of wheat at Liz
erro0l caused weakness today in the local
msrket the May delivery closing at Il
net loss of 1hc Corn was down @AIi.,
Oats were &c. lower. Provisions were -
M.ec. lower.
The leading futures closed as follows:
WHEAT-May 1882; July 9sh Sept; %.
CORN-May 601s@h: July 5Sze Sept.
5S5s.
OATS-May old "a: May new I21s; July
MESS I,oRK-Jan. EST May 1921.
LARD-Jan. rs: May sos.
SHORT RIBS-Jan. 6.S21z; May 1.1'l2.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-SteGdy.
WHFAT-No . spring 1lO@112: No. ;
1C0Gi1l.: No red 97&.H99.
CORNING. = 59di2: No. yellow 62Il-.
OATS-No. : 30; No. white 45aGt5.
RYE-No. , s..
MAITINCi-Far to choice 93Gi.04lA.
FLAX SEEDING. ! northwestern 1.l9.
TIMOTHY SEED-PIime 4.4o
CLOVER-Contiact grades 100.
SHORT RIFFS, SIDES-6.fIlI44,C
MESS FORK-12.S11zGl3.00
l.
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Wiley. Fogler and Bedell were the
winners at the Park Square Coliseum
bicycle races at Boston Tuesday. The
opening race was motor paced
matched professional sprint in three
heats. George Wiley of Syracuse. n
T.. took the first heat of two miles
IN minutes, IS Is seconds. In the
second heat of three miles, p T. Lo-
gan of Boston fell at the first heat and
the race was given to Wiley. who fin
ished in 5 minutes. 2-5 seconds. The
nnais of the one-half mile handicap
sprint was won by Jos Fogler of New
YORK in l minute. As seconds. The
Zo-mile open professional race was
won by John Bedell of Long Island
Ci,y' IN 1 hour, 8 minutes, 30 Sec
ondS.
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A. A. U. NO LONGER CONTROLS
ICE OR ROLLER SKATING.

New York. Jan. 15-Chairman John
}. Dixon. of the National Registra-
ton Committee and secretary of the
n. A. u, announced yesterday that
the articles of alliance between the
International Skating Union and the
Amateur. Athletic Union having been
duly signed. the A. A. L. no longer
has any control over ice skating or
roller skating, except in so far as If
pertains to basketball on roller skates
Chairman Dixon stated that hereafter
all a. A. L. athletes must become reg
lstered with the !. S. L. in order to
take part in skating races. and all A.
A. L. clubs and Kinks which desire 10
nold SKATING races must first obtain
sanction from the l. ST..
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from that shown by the contestants
IN the afternoon. Everything broke
badly for Cutler, and though he gave
no signs of being ratified the balls
would simply not respond to the touch.
only once during the play did he get
over single figures. In the meantime
Hoppe had been showing his best
FORM. The ivAries We're not breaking
any TOO well for him, but he got out OF
Dad situations with consumate skill
ana ms play was replete with diff
cult masse shots that delighted the
enthusiastic billiardists present.