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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
TENNEY' is SIGNED;
LAKE IS PAID OFF
Boston Club Owners Adjust
Managerial Situation
Satisfactorily.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, December 2O-Fred Tenney
will manage the Doves next season, not
withstanding Fred Lake will receive a
years salary of 5000 in 1911.
The directors Of the Boston National
League club have conferred with Tenney
and Lake, and after a meeting today
President William Hepburn Russell made
the following statement:
THE directors all like Lake very much,
and had it not been for negotiations made
previous to the change of ownership no
change would have been made in the
management.
Mr.. Tenney has been Of great service
when the negotiations to buy the club
We're in progress. The directors do not
agree in having divided authority. Lake
directors decided that the manager of the
club for 1911 should be Fred Tenney.
MIR. Lakes contract, which calls for
$1,000 salary for 1911, will be lived up
to in every particular, and the money
will be paid in accordance with this con-
tract, unless at Mr.. Lakes own request
the contract is terminated.
I'VE are under great obligations to
Lake for his assistance and his interest
in the club and players. We only re-
greet that we cannot have two heads for
the same undertaking, but it is obvious
nected with the team as an adviser until
the termination of his contract"
Fred Lake said: II am perfectly sat
isfied."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

Former White Sox Manager May Get
st. Louis Job.

NEW YORK. December 2O.-''The sale
OF the st. Louis Browns will go through
without a hitch probably tomorrow.
said President Frank j. Farrell of the
Highlanders before he left for ST. Louis
yesterday. Farrell. Ban Johnson and
C.. A Conliskey compose special
American League committee to investi-
gate the status of the new syndicate of
st. Louis business men that is ready
to pay S535.600 for the holdings of Rob-
ert Lee Hedges.
'.E. NJ. Hodgman. head of the syndi-
cate. saw Johnson here last Wednes-
day." continued Farrell. land Ban
learned enough to be convinced that
everything was above board. The men
who will buy Hedges out have barrels
of money and have promised to spend
100000 extra for new players, if they
can get them. 1 believe that Johnson
will be asked to select the new man.
ager Of the Browns.
Il have no idea who will be recon-
mended by Johnson, although I've heard
=; report that he may ask Fielder Jones
to take hold. Bobby Wallace is favored
bv Iohn F. Bruce. one of the minority
stockholders. One thing YOU can be
sure OF. though, and that is st. Louis
will be put back the base ball
map il money can do it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

Tim Jordan claims that his damaged
knee is all right again. He will play next
season in the Eastern League. and thinks
he will get back in the big show for 1872
After winding up his affairs in st. Louis
Robert Lee Hedges is going to some coun-
try i'm Europe where Browns" or tall
enders'' can't be translated into q for
eign tongue.
First Baseman Jack Flynn will not get
out of the National League without fur
tlIer trial. The first sacker Of the Pirates
was recently claimed by Charles w. Muir
ply Of the Cubs. 1t is believed that Fred
Clarke will now withdraw the waiver.
In a letter from Havana, Cuba, an
American says that five members of the
Havana base ball team, which has beaten
the Detroits and Athletics this winter are
colored players who have been imported
from this country. The Havana teams
catcher, named Petway, is well known
here and is a great ball player. Ty Cobb
did not steal a base on him in the recent
games. The American negroes are play
ing under Cuban names.
Cleveland is said to be planning a
double-action team for lola right
handed and left-handed hitter for every
pOSltlOn, SO tnat seven OF more leIt-ndnu
batters will face the right-handed pitch
ers, or a whole flock of right-handed slug
gers when Southpaws are on the hill.
The refusal of the national commission
to reinstate Andrew Coakley, the former
Chicago pitcher. unless he withdraws his
suit against c. w. Murphy of the Cubs %
regarded unfavorably by fair-minded base
ball men. The commissions ruling 70
equivalent to an admission that Coakley.
a free agent, was declared ineligible be.
cause he had the nerve to appeal to the
civil courts for money alleged to be due.
Edward Barrow, A.e new president OF
the Eastern League, has practically de-
cided to establish new headquarters In
the ST. James building. Broadway and
10Th street The Offices OF the National
League and the New York Giants are il
the same building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
HARVARD BASE BALL DATES.
Pennsylvania and Syracuse or
Schedule After q Lapse

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, December 90
The University of Pennsylvania and
Syracuse appear on the Harvard 1911
base ball schedule for the first time in
several seasons, while Princeton is cut
down to one game, a second game being
omitted through the failure TO obtain a
mutually agreeable date.
There are several open dates, for
which Columbia, Wesleyan, Springfield
Training School and Colby College are
negotiating.
The team will go to Annapolis April
&c for it's spring training trip. The
regular schedule is as follows. the
games being played at Cambridge I'M
less otherwise specified:
April %. Trinity; April q, University
of Maine: April %, open; May 2. Bates
May 4, BowdOin; May g. University Of
Vermont; May 10. Amherst: May IS,
Brown: May Il, Syracuse: May 20.
Princeton at Princeton; May "a, open;
May u. Holy Cross at Worcester; May
30. Andover at Andover; June 8, Dart
mouth; June Z, University OF Pennsyl-
vapia; June 10. Brown at Providence;
June IA, Holy Cross. June II, Williams.
Dates for the Yale games have not
been settled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
WILLIE HOPPE NOT
IN HIS BEST FORM
Champions Work Was Excel.
lent Despite Fact That 1t
Was Not His Best.

Owing to the GOODNESS of the room in
which Hoppe. the greatest billiard expert
in the world, easily defeated Charley
Wolf, the local crack, last night at the
Royal billiard parlors. the champion
did not show his true form, his highest
run being only As.
Hoppe played 500 points at 1871 balk
line to VOLTS $50 points at 1872. The
| result of the game only shows how
great a player the hoy wonder" really
is. Playing against a big handicap and
at the same time not in anything like
his best form, he was able to defeat
his opponent by 500 to 142.
The highest run made by Hoppe was
4S. His other best runs We're 81. 33, ~,
u, %, 30 and 52. VOLTS highest run
was ID. He also made runs of T. II, u.
9 and at different periods of the play.
The champions most sensational shot
came during the middle of his high run
when he had a masse the length of the
table. He drove the cue bail straight
away from the red, striking the object
and returning with great rapidity, count
ed on the red ball.
The feature of the evenings play was
undoubtedly the wonderful work Of
Hoppe. His absolute mastery of the
balls makes the game look simple in the
extreme. The apparent ease with which
he executed the most difficult shots is
marvellous. Wolf did some excellent
work at times and received applause time
and again.
This afternoon Hoppe will meet Frank
Sherman. the former champion, and to-
night he will take on Hickey, who is
probably the best amateur in this sec
ton.
Score by innings:
Hoppe-37 o o 30 18 II 992 9 10 81
10 6 2 81 % 1 10 10 II 1 0 Is 2
/ 5 IS 80 II 4S 5 81. Total 500.
Wolff 10 0 0 o 3 0 4 3 : 3
II o o 3 - 5 6 O 6 6 0 O 3 O 1 &
D 6 0 3. Total, 142.
! Referee-H. Fridley. Official scorer-"Ed'
Hickey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

The stockholders of the Philadelphia
Athletics yesterday voted $1,000 as a.
Christmas present for Connie Mack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
OLDSMOBILE
1914
The Special. The Autocrat The Limited.
NJ. T. POLLOCK,
1913 Conn. ave. Phone n. 1871.
TIGERS ROWING BAN LIFTED
Will Allow Intercollegiate b
gattas-First Since 1884.

PRINCETON. N. j., December 2O.-The
Princeton faculty has decided to allow
intercollegiate regattas to be arranged
for both the Princeton varsity and fresh
man crews. This means that the Tigers
will be represented on the water. for the
first time since 1884.
The announcement was received with
great delight by the undergraduates, who
have long been desiring such move. 1t
is not believed, however. that strong
crew can be obtained this year as last,
when an exceptionally strong varsity
eight was denied the opportunity of
racing with an outside crew on account
of the faculty ruling.
The faculty's permission now will allow
at least one and probably two intercol-
legiate races, as both Yale and Cor
nell have designated their willingness to
meet the Tigers on Carnegie Lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
MAY KEEP JACK FLYNN.
Pittsburg Club Not Likely to Part
With First Baseman.

Special Dispatch to The STAR Q
PITTSBURG. Pa. December 2O-The
chances are that Jack Flynn will be a
Pirate again next season. There are ne
gotiatiOns in progress which, if they fail,
will result in the former Holy Cross star
remaining. a member of the piratical
bunch.
President Dreyfuss likes Flynn; so does
Manager Clarke. Both believe that Jack
has the making of a great ball player in
him. In the first place. he is honest and
sincere; he knows his own weaknesses
and isn't afraid. to talk concerning them.
During the New York meeting Flynn
talked with Mr.. Dreyfuss for some time
and asked that he be given another.
chance In Pittsburg. He admitted hav-
ing played poor ball. but said he felt GER
tain that If given another chance he could
make good. Mr.. Dreyfuss half promised,
and last night he said the chances of
Flynn's retention were good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

Evidently Murphy is Of the opinion that
Frank Chance is almost through as a
playing manager. Jimmy Archer, the
Oackstop who subbed for Chance a great
deal in the season past Is pretty nifty
first baseman. Murphy also has a fine
prospect in Safer. secured from the Ian
sing team OF the South Michigan League.
The owner of the Cubs stated recently
that he had refused an offer Of $4,000 for
Safer, .xa.x
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
fillmore Club Wants BobUng|aub Sporting News andCommen
JACK DUNN WANTS UNGLAUB
TO PLAY THIRD FOR ORIOLES
Nationals First Baseman May Be Found in
Eastern League Next Season-Outfield
Problem Looks Difficult to Solve.
to Baltimore one day last week the Incl
dent was passed up with a few lines.


Ever since that affair at Reno when
former pugilistic champions were sent by
newspapers to express their opinion about
Jeffries and Johnson, the fad of having
prominent ball players break into the
typographical limelight became popular.
Many ball players We're engaged last
fall to write up the worlds series. Some
of them wrote their own stories, but they
were in the minority. Most of them
looked wise while some reporter did the
work. 1t is surprising but true that there
are not 10 per cent of the professional
ball players who can score ball game.
let alone write a correct account of how
a game was won Or lost unless it is APP
parent to every one where the turning
point of the game occurred. Ball players
view the game from an entirely different
angle than does the average scribe or the
public, and few of them indeed are capa-
BILE of giving lucid account of what hap
pened on the field. though they may so
there for that purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
TOM DAILY TO SCOUT
FOR CLEVELAND CLUB
.ial Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, December 3D.
Tom Daily, one Of the best known
ball players, who for years was
one Of the mainstays Of the
Brooklyn club, will be one Of the
scouts of the Cleveland club next
season. Daily has been signed by
President SOmmers to help out
Bob GiIks and Sam Kennedy,
the Maps other two scouts.
The local club lis now better
fortified with hunters for ball
players than any other club In
either major league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

Tim Jordan claims that his damaged
knee is all right again. He will play next
season in the Eastern League. and thinks
he will get back in the big show for 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

From tine Famous Vineyard of
AnhauSer EehreS at CreuZnach,
Germany; Cruise & Fills Freres,
Bordeaux. France. Madeiras, Sher-
ries, Ports. BurgundieS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-01
LESLIE AND D'SOTO
HAVE STRAIGHT ROAD
Takes Place of the Old
Roundabout Highway.

The construction of the new road
connecting the towns of DeSoto and
Leslie is about completed. Now, in
stead of taking the roundabout course
and crossing the railroad twice, the
residents of either town can drive
over a short distance along the new
highway that connects the twin eu-
terprising burgs.
The new road is a great conven-
ience to the residents of both places
and to the general public as we'll.
The old abandoned road was mean
piece Of public highway and no Que
regrets its elimination from the coun-
ty topography,
The convicts have built and graded
the road the usual uniform width of
thirty feet. All that now remains is
for a good, heavy rain 10 fall upon
and settle the lie wdirt so that it can
be surfaced and put in the same cou-
dition the other improved highways
of Sumter are. Then it will rank
among the county's best avenues OF
travel and be accepted by the residents
thereabOuts as one of the blessings
that 1910 conferred upon them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-01
KICKS ON BILLY TAFT
DOES REV. MORGAN
Refuses TO Appear Upon
Platform.
Especial to Times-R -Recorder.)

Winina Lake, Ind, August 31.-Al-
though the name of William Howard
Taft appeared upon the printed pro-
gram for today's session of the Wi
mona Assembly, the smiling face of
Skinny Bill" was nowhere to be
seen among those present, nor was his
silvery voice heard by the thousands
Who are attending the meetings here.
There's a reason. 1t was to satisfy th2
tender conscience of DR.. G. Campbell
Morgan, of London, the famous En-
glish preacher that the name of tre
president of the United States was
wiped from the Winona program.
DR. Morgan gave as a reason for his
snnb to President Taft the statement
that the American chief executive is a
Unitarian, and asserted that he would
neVer-no, neVer-speak from the
same plctforn. with an 4nbeliever in
The divinity Of Christ DR.. Morgan is
4 Presbyterian
Wiaona assembly has lachei notai
speakers since DR. j. Wilb.r Chap
man W.tadrtw the light of his pres
once TIL Eas'ish divene was Look
ed upon as s"eat drawing ca.'I
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-01
BUNCH OF COONS
GOT LIVELY DUCKINC
OWner of Boat Threw Them All Over.
board.

Newcastle, Del, August 31.-Whan
David Smith saw a small boat he owns
filed with five negro youths off the
shore today he cogitated a long time
Then he put off in his naptha launch.
He toWed the boat to the dock between
the Delaware street wharf and the
Reading railway while the negroes
in the rear, not knowing what fate
was in store for them, prayed for
mercy.
When the end of the journey was
reached Smith ordered the five intrua-
ers to scrub out his boat thoroughly
This the terrified five did with vigor.
The owner entered the boat, looked
over the spotless interior, and then
beginning with the leader of the gang,
"a youth about Is years old, he threw
the boys into the river. They could
all swim and struck out for the
shore.
please don't try to steal my boat
again. Mr. Smith called out after
them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-01
IN CIRCLES AT TEMPLE
TWO ARRIVALS OF INTEREST
Courthouse Club viii Extend Sincere
Congratulations.

Formal announcement yesterday Of
the arrival of two handsome visitors
at the homes of Sheriff Feagin and
Deputy Clerk Heys respectively was
OF great interest to the many friends
of these genial gentlemen, and spe-
cdally in circls official at the court
house. Miss Feagin and Master San
Heys, Jr., are much in evidence, and
their health Will be drank this MORN
ing in foaming limeades and coca
cola at the corner drug store. Invited
to this interesting function will be
the following friends of the much ?elat-
ed fathers: Messrs. Zack s. Childers
Brown Small, n j Blalock, L. ID.
Lockhart, Fred Arthur, j. B. Hudson,
W 2. Wallis, r. L. Maynard, r. II.
McNulty, Will c. Carter, NJ. M. Low
rev. H. B. Mashburn. Henry Lanier
and John P. Cato, while Dr.. Glen Dod
aoh will extend fraternal greeting to
sae genial host, t4ls invading his
moisture plant and wish long life to
the young honorees of the occasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-01
GALL ON GOVERNOR
TOR PROTECTION
AmeriCuS Urges Regulation
Fire InSur anCe.
Believed Whole State
Desires Redress From
Present Conditions OF
Absolute Monopoly.

Last nights mail carried a special
communication from Americus to Hon
H0ke Smith, Georgia's next governor,
signed by many of the leading business
and professional men of the city. en-
tirely without regard to past political
lines, requesting tLat, if deemed ad-
visable, there be introduced a plank
in the platform on which Mr.. Smith
will stand as the democratic candidate
Tor governor, providing that fire insur-
ance companies operating in Georgia
shall be placed, as are other public
utility corporations under the super1i-
sion and regulation of the railroad
The communication pointed out that
Georgia is entirely at the mercy OF
the fire insurance company trust, the
greatest of all trusts operating III
this country, and that all competition
has been effectually stifled.
No redress is now to be had from
any source ana the citizens OF the
state are entirely and completely al
the mercy Of the association of fire in
companies. 1t is felt thai
these companies should be no more
immune from proper regulation than
transportation companies, or electric
light or gas companies, and that, il
possible, some steps should be taken
70 protect tie interests of the citizens
of the state.
lt is felt here and throughout the
state that if Governor Smith can bring
about some proper protection for the
people of the state in this important
respect during his next administration
that he will have won, and fully de-
serve, the heartiest commendation OF
every Georgian,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-01
Is SHORT IN AMFRlCUS
ABOUT 5000 BALES.
Cotton Receipts Far Be-
hind Last Year.
The Price is Higher
Now, But the Cotton
is Mol Here and Crop
is Short.

With a shortage Of 1900 bales a.
d,mpared with warehouse receipts
here at this date last year, Americus
enters today upon the new cotton sea-
son with less confidence than charac
terized the situation last season. There
Is nothing doing here, nor will there
be Tor some tine ye5.
On this date last season Americas
warehouses had weighed total OF
ae1rly $500 August bales cotton and
sold them.
Up to last night less than three hun
dred bales OF the new crop have yet
been marketed, a difference of 3,20f
bales, as compared with september
lst receipts last year.
The movement OF cotton is late tEi6
year, later in fact than ever known
before at this date, and it will YET
be week or ten days before ware,
house receipts will be in quantity suffi-
Gent to interst the buyer and sh,7
qers and warrant the operation of the
compress.
There is little doing in the local
market and receipts daily continue
very light.
Drought during August has done
greatest injury to the growing cotton
;rop, and the yield in Sumter will be
about the poorest in several years,
is said
The difference i'll prices may com
pensate to an extent, as cotton is
worth about $3.50 more per bale to
day than at this date last season
when good middling was quoted here
1T II cents, and middling at 1Nal t.
II IS cents, against IA ii cents to-
day.
From present indications local re-
ceipts this season will go we'll un8e.
the $4,000 bale mark, the usual re-
receipts here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-01
6OING TO THEIR HOMES
TIE SEASON IS ENDED
Players on AmeriCuS Team
Leave TO day.

The several players who fought be-
meath the banner of Americus upon
Dudley field and at other ball parks
during the season recently ended will
so to their respective homes today,
carrying with them the laudations and
good wishes of every fan III Americus
The departing ones include Messrs.
Buchanan, Wilson, Peddy, McGregor,
Cooper, Donaldson and Chancey, vi
bert having gone already Their pres-
ence here during the ball season at
f0rded pleasure and interest to hum
dreds of admring friends who Will
be glad to extend to each and all of
them a hearty welcome when in the
early summer of 1911, the stentoriaa
voice of the umpire gives the COM
mand, play ball.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-01
MATHIS CASE Is STILL
OPEN TO COMMITTEE.
Action is Deferred Until
Sept 9th.
Evidence is Heard But
Final Action VIII Not
BE Taken Until Next
Week.

After consuming several hours III
the consideration of testimony in the
contested election case, growing ou,
of the recent primary here for mem
bers of the legislature, the Sumter
County Democratic Executive Commit
tee has deferred action in the case
until Friday Of next week, September
9th
The committee was thus engaged
yesterday and the hearing Of the
case created considerable interes'
many citizens hearing the trial in the
Superior court room.
Mr. J, E. Mathis. who preferred the
charges Of irreSularity, was repre-
sented by Iessrs. j. A. Hixon ana r.
L. Maynard, while Mr.. c. r. Winches-
ter appeared for Mr.. J. r. Ferguson.
one of the other candidates in the
primary.
After hearing the testimony suh-
mitted, the committee adjourned to
meet again on September 9th.
Mr.. Winchester entered semurrer
to the trial upon the ground that some
of the evidence submitted had been
filed after tie date of consolidation
Of the county vote, but this was over
ruled unanimously, as the committee
desired to hear the case wholly upon
it's merits.
The evidence submitted was to the
effect that seven ballots were cast at
the Old Twenty-sixth, or Plains, pre-
elnct, whereas the seven voters resid~
ed in the Seventeenth district.
This, it was urged, was clear vic.
alton of the recently enacted cleo
ion law governing the primary.
The same complaint was filed re-
sarding one vote polled at the New
FWenty-sixth, or Friendship, precinct.
whareas the voter rendering this bal
OF was a resident of Americus, al
though registered in the New Twenty
sixth district.
In the case Of the seven ballots
cast in the Old Twenty-sixth by res
dents Of he Seventeenth district, i
vas 1&3ia.ned that Til was done bv
conseu: ~ the local eGsct:on managers
as natter of conv,nlence 70 the
seven ~eters, wLo had hal ofore vot-
ID At / aims. and wee registered
Mere
Under strict compliance with the
aw, however, it was contended thai
these ballots were illegal, as the seven
voters should have voted in their home
districts.
This evidence very largely made up
the case at issue After several hours
spent therein the committee decided
hat further law upon the case was
desirable, and therefore POSTPONED
further action until another meeting
waich will be held upon the da,e
stated.
In the recent primary in Sumt9,
there was a difference of but tive.
votes between Messrs. Mathis ana
Ferguson in their race for the legisla-
ture.