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Evening journal., 1910-02-19
REACH SIGNED
FIRST CONTRACT
Well Known Maker Of Sporting
Goods the First to Affix
His Signature

Two men are now living in Philadel-
phia who were among the first three base
ball players to sign contracts with clubs.
They are a. ]. Reach and Dick Mcbride.
This interesting fact has been brought
to light by the securing of old records
by George l.. Moreland, of Pittsburg. who
bats in the 400 class whenever statis-
tics of the national game are in ques-
ton.
Mr.. Moreland says: "I have just made
a discovery which is known 20 mighty
few men, and yet it is OF great interest
TO baseball fans Ask any one familiar
with baseball who was the first man to
sign a baseball contract?
IF they tried to answer at all they
would probably reply, George Wright
1.-THE original signer though, lives in
Philadelphia, and his name is Az Reach.
'AT signed early in the sixties. and the
following year Dick Mcbride and Lipp
Pike followed his example 10 is a re-
marlzable thing that i5 years after these
men put their names TO contracts that
both should be living in the same city.
for, of course. each was past the 20-year
mark when he signed.
Tens of thousands of men. taking the
major and minor league clubs scattered
throughout the country. have signed con
tracts since AT Reach but / doubt II
any one Of them even those who are now
stars in the game. can boast of the physi-
can development and sound health of the
origial signer
"The chances are that not one i'm one
thousand Of them will ever approach the
70-ycar mark looking as hale nd hearty
as AT or a. j.. as his partner Uncle
Ben Shibe Of the Athletics. delights &c
call him.
Mr. Reach is the finest example 7 car
recall of what the simple life leads to-
perfect health Outdoor recreation has
always been his hobby
baseball claimed him for many years
and there was seldom day that. he didn'
play the game when the weather was nt
and he wrote his name high in the an
nails Of the uastime Next cricket drew
/ his attention, and he became a devote,
OF the sport When the bicycle came int
vogue nc could be seen daily pedalin.
around the city on his wheel.
"Of recent years golf has had him a
an enthusiast. Strong and vigorous al
Reach. who has lived a temperate life
with so many hours a day 20 business
and so many to outdoor recreation, is tn
finest kind of an example of how TO liv
we'll and never grow old.
ANY stranger who might chance Il
meet him certainly never would take hin
for a man old enough TO have been
star IN baseball before the Civil War
and later the first signcr Of a contrac
with club
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
INNING FOR
FIGHT FANS
TREE Bouts Are on the Tues
day Night Card for
Springs Rink

Three boxing bouts will take place at
tho Springs Skating Rink on Tuesday
night under tho auspices Of tho Delaware
Athletic Club.
The contests Will be; Wind-up. Joe Sell
ger, the Iron Man Of Denver, and Billy
Donovan Of Kensington. Semi -wind-up.
Eddie O'Keefe and kid" Preston. Pre-
liminary. kid" Feeney, the colored
champion Of Delaware, and kid" Booth.
the Parkside Club boy OF this city, who is
aspiring to a future In the big city rings
A feature Of the bouts will be tho pre-
sence OF Al Kaufman, the California.
giant, who once fought ten rounds with
Jack johnson. Al. will be referee OF the
wlnd-up. Jimmy Ryan will referee the
other bouts. Many fight fans and fighters
from Philadelphia are expected TO attend
the bouts. Among them will be Leo Houck
the Lancaster lightweight. who is visiting
Jacob King here.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Y.M.C.A BOWLING

on the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys last night
the two men teams of the association
rolled their weekly games.
In the first game between Day and
Robinson VS.. Jefferson and Munda. Day
rolled 247 pins beating Headstroms
single score of 423 for the single cham
pionship of the alleys for which a cup
is offered. I'm the third same of the
same match Robinson got only 30 pins
while he had eight blows" For three
games Day also made $50, the largest
three-game score that has been re-
ported for these alleys Day and Rob-
inson took two ont of three.
In their next game Jefferson and
Munda lost two of three to Hillegas.
In the third game i'm which Hillegas
and Terrell opposed Robinson and Day,
Robinson and Day lost their first two
games, but in the third game made the
highest single game score of the tour
nament. 423.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
BARTON MAY BE
READING MANAGER

READING. Pa. Feb. 19-The Read
ing Tri-state League baseball team
was sold yesterday by owner Jacob l..
Weitzel to "A stock company Of we'll
known Reading citizens Mr.. Weitzel
win remain one Of the stockholders.
With the franchise the new owners
get l. players reserved by Weitzel and
half interest i'm Johnny Farrel. the
second baseman. who refused TO report
TO Weitzel last season. He played in
the outlaw California League. Several
clubs are after Farrell and he will like
" be sold. The price paid for the
team was $500. At "a meeting to-
day q manager will be selected. 1t
looks as if Harry Barton will be chosen.
some stockholders favor "Pop" Foster.
who was at the head of the nine last
season
The new owners expect to give Read
ing a fast team. William Abbott Wit
mans new ball park on North Eleventh
street will probably be used. It is one
of the finest league grounds in the
country. covering city block.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
WHEN LAFFERTY
PLAYED In SMYRNA
BY Postmaster
Thomas jefferson.

At the request of THE JOURNAL
] recall a game Of baseball played be-
tween mines representing smyrna and
Dover years ago in which Frank Laf-
ferty, of Wilmington, who passed away
the other day. occupied the pitchers
box for Smyrna. Mr.. Lafferty's death
throws my memory back to 1875, at
which time I became acquainted with
him, and it was through my efforts.
if l may be pardoned for saying so,
that Lafferty and two other Whining
ton players took part in that memoir
able game. II was. perhaps, the most
exciting game of baseball ever wit
messed in smyrna and was played OH
July q, 1875, between our club, of
which / was a member and played on
the nine that day, and Dover. The
mines had Ions been rivals.
It was all the more interesting he
cause the two clubs had played a game
at Dover a short time before and
Smyrna was beaten by a score of II
to g.
The Smyrna club. however, raised
strong objections of the playing OF
Dover on tte ground that the Dover
nine was a picked club of the State
and not properly the Dover club. Tho
game at Smyrna on July p was play
ed as the result of a challenge from
the Dovers. the play to be under pro-
fessional rules. The Smyrna boys, tC
be square with their rivals, also made
up picked nine. The manager OF
the Smyrna nine sent me to Whining
ton and through the services Of Merri'
Taylor and James Simpson, friends ol
mine. Flip" Lafferty, "AL" Hindle anc
Mike" Clinch We're secured 10 play
with Smyrna. We also got Nande-
grift of the Odessa nine. smyrna de-
feated Dover with Lafferty pitching il
that game by "a score of "A TO Z. II
was "a great game for smyrna, and tho
large crowd that witnessed it was de-
lighted with the playing of Flip
mike" and Hindle, SO much like pro
fcssionals We're they Dover did no
make an earned run Off Lafferty, while
/ SMYRNA made four earned runs. The
/ time of the game was two hours and
fifteen minutes and the late w. Poll
/ Cummins was umpire. 1 well remem
/ ber that for the game we could have
secured Bushong the celebrated catch
/ or of those days. The late AustiI
Harrington, of Wilmington, pitched fol
/ tho Dover nino against us.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
~

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 19.-Coaches
and trainers of various colleges are
now busil yengaged in whipping the
athletes Of their respective institutions
into condition for the coming season.
which promises to be one which will
require the turning out of nothing but
the best men possible. Two sports
which will demand men Of the above
tvpe are baseball and rowing. The
trainers are putting the candidates for
the big college mines through all sorts
of stunts in the gyms in an endeavor
to place a team on the diamond that
will do credit to their college and cap
ture the intercollegiate championship
pennant. Numerous young Samsons
have responded eagerly to the calls or
their coaches and captains for timber
to make up the university's fresh
men and varsity crews. Rowing Is
no child's play and the making up
varsity crew. from the coaches stand
point of view, requires, In addition 10
all else. a knowledge OF human ma
ture not so essential in other branches
of athletic activity. From the success
full candidate or substitute alike is de-
manded not weeks. but months, even
wears. of hard training work. And IN
cidentally there is required from the
Golfers of the athletic association a.
financial outlay upon which there IS
not cent revenue. The upper picture
illustrates the method used by the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and several
other colleges 20 test the mettle of call
didates for the varsity and freshman
crews. In the lower illustration is
shown a unique apparatus to train
the batting eye of the college baseball
I teams
Evening journal., 1910-02-19

Indicated an internal disturbance some
where in these parts previous to 6 d. m,
Friday. Perhaps the falling OF a few
County League stars caused the shake M.
400
Since 1t has been demonstrated that Dick
Christy cannot play baseball. he has
turned to bowling. He has the gas men
on his schedule for Tuesday night
w-U-u
Gas Company team-There is nothing
new in tho Chester Wilmington PROPOSE
ton That doesn't make you angry does
it?
There's going to be a good sized bunch
in TO see us on Monday night and with
bells, too.
900
More breakers ahead for the County
League. The push, too, has to fight out
the schedule question.
0-O-O
Whether or not honesty is tho best poll
icy depends upon whether you are down
there looking up or up therv looking down.
O-O--O
Yes Carvin used to own the Southside
Club. or the biggest part of It. and held
IL until he needed the money for some
thing else II he hadn't now-but that Is
another story.
o-O-O
Abrahams sends us another distress no.
tice. Peerless wants to prevent him from
doing something he would like very much
TO do.
O-0-O
Wouldn't there be a battle royal with
st. Paurs, New Castle and dupont in the
same ring this season. Mulrooney is au-
thority for the affirmative answer
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
DUPONT JR'S
AFTER GAMES

The DUPONT Junior baseball club held
a meeting at No. 1922 Tatnall street,
on Thursday evening, and elected the
following officers;
A. Gray. secretary; Joseph Condor,
manager; r. White. captain.
After the election all present were
served with refreshments and an en-
joyable evening was spent
Any team whose average does not ex-
ceed Is years desirous Of arranging a
game or series of games with the club,
may do so by writing Joseph Condor.
manager. room 1902 dupont Building.
city. All challenges should be sent
as early as possible as the schedule
is now being prepared.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
ITS 10 TO 7
ON JEFFRIES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Feb. bon receipt OF
news to-day from California that Clar-
ence Berry, the oil and mining operator.
had bet $1,000 to Si.4O0 ON Jim Jeffries,
Charles sutro taking the johnson end
these odds of 10 70 were posted to-day
at the Hotel Albany the hostelry pre-
sided over by Bob" Murphy. the tenn
porary stake holder for tho big fight
The California bet is the first Iegiti-
mate wager of any size yet made on
teh fight and the odds OF 10 to greatly
interested the New York sports
Evening journal., 1910-02-19

,,r Lewis. Ask welsh yourselfi you're
nearest
II. Mousloy will set out Of tho hoie WIN
,,snnl eEraes,
100
Now that Reeves has baked on the
~nir six" proposition the Villagers are
i,soiy 10 make more noise than the Wlnu-
sor guartctc if Mousley dorsn't iolo"
suis.
An east side fellow saws Reeves peat 1t
for The County League when the big uns
eot next 20 the trick. No cutting under
now.
The owner OF yellow head that its
nicely into an Alpine hat is likely to pike
Z. alone to Chester on next wednesday
night
n-n-a
NIanaeer Madden. Pete wiz beat
for the Battery soon. New Castles boss
viii meet a number OF his ball players IN
the hotel yard and viii 90 on TO the park
where thefreai pepper and ginger VIII 'e
sfftad oer the grounds
O-O-e
No shailenberger, members of the big
six do not receive theatre passes. AZ
ieasr not from us.
O-o-o
II was hot one that came to us when
VIC lifted off telephone receiver yester-
day. strange. isn't it, what diagnoses
pikers do send over wires. Send the next
lot in waves from the roof. please.
O--O-0
By the way. how far does a Clayton
street married man have TO set down. to
get down to brass tacks.
O-O-O
Among those who will honor the County
League with their presence on Monday
night is Mr.. Mulrooney. Come along. but
let the wind whistle around Brownsor
Hall.
O-O-O
II is said the Chesterites took Reeves
attendance talk ''with little bit Of salt
We never tasted salt. although We have
the kindest regards for Reeves.
O-O-o
No. wilmington cannot make baseball
successful in Chester. Successes are i'm
possible there.
O-O-O
S\Out at Fourth and jackson streets
iafeer store has been set up to keep al
the leRgue boosters warm. And they q
say boxer and barrels are serving the pun
pose Of chairs at the same corner.
O-c-9
BY the way, did you put your ear 10 N
4 ground after that Holy Name Leagl
mceting2 The sesmiograph in this ofhc
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Friends' Win ono.

The Friends School basketball club
defeated a team representing the VIII
mington High School and composed of
players on the team i'm the earlier part
Of the season, yesterday afternoon by
a score OF % to 90.
The Friends were represented by
Mathews. Daily and Short at forward I.
Taylor at centre, and Cam and Der
rick at guard. The High School was
represented by Kyle and Mearns at
forward; Horty at centre, and FOUL,
Lacklin at guard.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
LOCAL BOYS In
INDOOR MEET
Ten Y. M. C. A. Athletes To
Compete in Philadelphia
Sports Tonight

Ten of the best athletes of the local
Y. NJ. c. a. will compete in the in
door meet to be held at the Central
Y. NJ. c. A., Philadelphia. tonight, and
the boys expect to get several prizes.
Charles II. Howell, chairman OF the
Athletic committee, has completed ar
rangements for the occasion.
The boys entered for the events from
the local Y. NJ c. A. arc Clarence
Charsha. Charles F. Perkins, Harry p.
Jones. Ray Lenderman, Frank Len
derman. John Y. Cooper, Wilbur Brown
Morris PadoslSy and W. F. Jensen.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Sheppard Un For Trial.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.--Melvin Shep-
pard, the middle distance runner will
be tried late today on two charges by
the National Military Athletic League.
which Is affiliated with the Amateur
Athletic Union. The charges are con-
duct unbecoming a gentleman" and
accepting excess expense money"
some time ago at a race in Philadel-
phia.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
MARRIED AND UNMARRIED
MEN IN GAME TOURNEY

At the regular meeting Of the Benevo-
lent Pioneer Literary Association held
on Monday evening the married men chal-
lenged the unmarried men 70 a series Of
games In cards and pool. The unmarried
man will play this evening to select their
strongest players 10 represent them.
The association elected II. A. Bllckle
master Of ceremonies: ]. l.. Murphy floor
manager; c. J. Boand, w. F. McCullin.
w. #. Haridns. assistants, for their an
nual Easter Monday reception.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
10 open offee eids.

Bids for the construction of an office
building for the Water Department
on the site of the old pumping station
at Sixteenth and Market streets will
be opened by the Board Of Water Com
missioncrs on Monday.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
BASKETBALL AT
YIN. C. A. TONIGHT

In the Y. NJ. c. A. cage tonight New
Castle viii play the Y. NJ. C.. A. -bas-
ket ball team. New Castle has been
playing hard game since the last
appearance Of the team here and a
fast exhibition is expected.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
prop charae AaaInst lin.

Nathan B. Jackson, 20 years old, was
arrested yesterday on the charge of
larceny. but was dismissed after an
investigation. John Beard had COM
planned that jackson had stolen 81
from him i'm "a saloon. Later he told
the police he had had no money.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19

Goals from field-Hudson, 2; Lyn-
DALI >; Bice. 3; Tiffany. 1; Short. 4:
McVey, .; Acker, 4. Foul goals. Lif-
fany. ?. Referee. Coach McAvoy.
Timer and umpire. Haley. class Of 1913.
Time OF halves. 20 minutes.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
X. G. E. BOWLING

on Pierce's alleys last night the Her
mits, of the X. G. e. bowling league
won two out of thre games, and gained
80 pins in the total contest. The
SCOPES:
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
wilminoton Bowler. Win.

On the Chester Y. NJ. c. A. alleys
on Thursday night, the local Y. NJ. c.
A. bowling team defeated Chester two
OF the three games rolled.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Bishop Kinsman at St. Johns.

In ST. Johns Episcopal Church on
Sunday evening Bishop, Kinsman will
make his annual visitation. There
viii be special music by the boys
choir.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Potomac Won.

In a closely contested game, the
Potomac A. c. bowling team defeated
the Gawthrop A. c. on the A. o. u. w.
alleys last night
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
OLD SWEDES WIN
FROM DELAWARE

On the floor of the y. NJ C. A. Thurs
day evening the Old Swedes basketball
team defeated the Delaware team OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. in a battle royal by
the score of 20 to 10. The lineup:
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
BEATS
OUT THE SENIORS
Special to THE EVENING journal.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Del. Feb. 19-The annual
basketball contest between the faculty
and the seniors was played last night
in the college gym" and the faculty
managed 70 hold their reputation, win
ming by a score of IS TO IA.
Tonight the Varsity will play
Lebanon Valley and the scrubs will
play a preliminary game between the
halves.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Field goals. AIunda,

tleid goals, Munua, l. 1etter, ]; Jen-
sen, 8; Hagan, 3; Cochran. .; Deven-
ney, 1.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19

Totals ........s4O 1888 11se-s1s4
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-15
Referendum, a Fizzie

If justification against the city
commissioners by this the the
discount of $4,000 that justification
that made this morning in the
Attempting to make the believe
neat trick by dealing directly with Company
showing, after its pretense of bravery Thursday morning.
No justification attor-
for violating the
to make sale of the bonds OF this city undehand
out submitting same through the
Throughout
of the people bosed that
undertaken without submitting it
peoples champonn horn. Whenever Buckln
attached to it. will discover him
made good in his twenty years residence this city.
Mayor Todd has
why he permitted the sachamber
1t is generally conceded that almost
Neither has he undertaken
to bondbuyng house in Denver whose personal
word that this should
posed district
We hardly proven by the testimony
Mr. Dudley Mr. Talbert
which judge of the value
support Of our contentious and
e that every statement therein
single reason that The Sentinel
truths in this publication
that has earned reputation any
the people
How cadence was the pea Of the ciy
"
Where the stock sooner crowd
saooner gang? Has discovered
lost their potency? Have they
real intelligence that be
1t was nasty deal that through paving and
sewer bonds ct such tremendous discount
the star-chamber proceedings
first this DEAL appeal the Trades
after such promises made of the
city should bo and above
to the
returns foo yolao, ,troa ,,u -
care e -
There are other chapters
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-15
Colorado Feels Regret

About the
learning of that provision Walsh which
citizenship
been denied
Very
oeeh ngure In this
looked
representing the capital y of tho
- 80 80
Spoken of frequently United States
ship from this state he uon
eleeto ~
1t to be millionaire was in possesson
peca that distinctly states that he regarded
Washington his he spnt
time inner. ~
We almost know that he
from his bedside in his closing
manner which he
How then the
men with whom he had
that Washington wash his home?
If Colorado his in the state
as 1t Is said he did do only
ing precinct is located Clonme, seat.
Euoges of what Colorado filled all tho o
nothing specific
ado the state that him
second
while fortune
have witbo,+
heritance (Which
made
dene In whom they idol
mining days of
His family would the inheritance fay
than to have permitted their behalf and
him - ~
in a
that brought
men OF the mountain and with
whom they had crossed and cod the trails
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-15
IBy Associated Press l

Washington, April 15.-The report
of the Oklahoma Woman Suffrage
association presented to the national
convention by President Kate II. Big
gers shows that the women of the
new state are leading a determined
fight A petition bearing nearly 4O,-
600 slgners to strike the word male"
from the state constitution has been
prepared and asks that the question
be submitted to the voters at the next
special or regular election in Okla
homa in 1910.
Mrs. Biggers reported that one of
the surprises in store came when they
presented the petition to the secre-
tary of state. The women, being
political nonentities, could not take
the receipt. The secretary of the
Oklahoma Federation of Labor con-
sented to stand as guardian for the
sex minors and the receipt was made
out in his name.
THE anomoly of these women,
many of them middle aged and gray
haired, requiring young man to 'act
as guardian was a surprise, as well as
an object lesson in the injustice per-
petrated on women" declared Mrs.
Biggers.
SO quietly had the names to the
petition been secured that 1t caused
CONSERVATION among the politicians
when the women presented the COM
pleted petition with 3S,5S6 signers,
to the secretary of state. The aspir-
ants for political berths, whose rec
ords might not stand the test of wo-
men voters, Immediately conferred
with view to preventing, the petition
from being presented to the people.
This anxiety to attack the petition
was one of the strong proofs of the
general prophecy that the vote on our
amendment would surely carry. II
those who manipulate our politics
had not been confirmed in this opin-
ion they would have permitted the
question to be voted upon. They
dared not take this risk, Immediate
ly the plan of suspending action on
the petition was suggested, on the
absurd charge that 5000 of the sig
natures were fraudulent. A hearing
was granted by the secretary of state,
January %. The Suffrage associa-
ton being ably defended by three of
Oklahoma's eminent lawyers, Judges
j. Brown, ]. b. A. Robertson and
p. Nagle, these men being prominent
In the republican, democratic and
socialistic parties. The secretary of
state sustained the petition, whereon
the remonstrant appealed TO the SUI
preme court. He was allowed forty
days in which to file his brief. At the
expiration of the time. he was unable
to sustain his charges. and prayed
for a further extension, which the
court granted. He was given until
April TO produce proofs of his allie
cations. Meanwhile. we are losing
no time In working In our campaign" F"
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-15
WOMEN, REGRETTING THE
Kisses, PRAISE TAFT
CONTINUED from page one.)

The treasurer's report in part was as
follows:
Miss Emily Rowland, of Sher-
wood, n. Y. was the largest individ-
ual contributor during the year. The
five states having the largest mem
bership are, in their order. New York,
Massachusetts, College League, Mary
land and Pennsylvania. The five
states contributing the largest
amounts of money in their order are
New York, Massachusetts. Pennsyl-
Vania, Louisiana and Ohio.
The auxiliary associations show
ing the greatest gain in mem bership
are College League, Maryland, I'LL
nois, Kentucky and Connecticut.
Virginia has organized a promis-
ing society during the year and is
therefore admitted into the fold.
States showing gain in member
ship are California, Connecticut, Del
aware, District of Columbia, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana. Kentucky, Louis
lana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota,
Mississippi, New York, Rhode Island
Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, Coollege
League"