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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07

from the bush leagues who comes into
money az did the stars Of a decade or so
ago. Offer a younSter 81 SEQ for a season
these days and YOU would be spurned
and yet il is only IL few years back when
a player had to be among the leaders to
draw that amount.
After the Baltimore Orioles had Won
two pennants in a row, Kelley, McGraw,
Jennings and Keller, who mad been paid
at the rate Of 81, 400 for the season, were
allowed to hold out until the season
started because they demanded a three
hundred-dollar increase. Today the player
who comes up for a mere rial signs for
about that figure. So it is shown that,
though the club has things it's own
way so far the players are concerned.
rule. but, to the contrary, they have been
petual. for they arr that, aud players
could so where they pleased al the close
OF every season base ball would not last
year.
Harry Davis. captain of the Athletics
and field leader for Connie Mack has
signed a contract for the coming season.
There is perhaps nothing astounding
about this fact. and yet it sets to rest
the numerous stories which have been
floating around for the past two years
of Davis being placed in charge of one
Of the other teams in the league. There
is no chance for Davis to branch out as
manager until Connie Mack is through
with him, and even then ne may doubt
his own ability ito manage team in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
NO CHANGES LIKELY
IN BASE BALL RULES
Not One Out of Millions of Fans
Has Offered an important
Suggestion.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, February No
big changes are expected to be made
in the base ball rules this year. Indeed.
it is likely that. for the first time since
base ball became a we'll established
sport, no changes at all will be made
in the playing code. President john
son of the American League has de-
clared that he does not see any reason
for tinkerins with the rules and that
he has not even gone to the trouble
of naming committee to consider any
alterations or reforms.
The prospects are that the National
Leagues rules committee will have
nothing to do but to report to the
league that IL does not deem it advis-
able TO make any changes. 1t will be
quite a novelty for the fans to go to
the ball parks in the spring and find
that the game is just the same as it
was when the teams left off playing in
the fall
Last winter President Ebbets of the
Brooklyn club. declared that base ball
is still in its infancy but the national
game must have grown quite a lot
lately when not one of the millions of
fans can find a good suggestion for i'm
proyinn the snort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
LIST OF CHANGES TO BE MADE
AT BALL PARK THIS SPRING
Board of Directors to Hold Important Meet
ing Today-Schedule May Favor
Nationals This Year.

mid season form by the time he re-
ports at Atlanta.
Jim McAleer has not given up all hope
of making some sort of a beneficial trade
when he meets the other clubs owners
and manag gers at the scheduled meeting
to be held in Chicago next Tuesday, Nc
Aleer however, Will make no oVertures
to any of the other clubs. II ne mas
something that he can spare. and get as
good or better in return. he can be APP
preached. but he doesn't want TO create
the impression that he Is particularly
anxious to make a swap
McAleer has announced time ana tllie
again that he is willing TO stand pat ana
take "A chance on the material he mas
on hand He would rather do this OF
course than make any sort OF a sacrl-
flee.
Roger Bresnahan. manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals. will depend entirely upon
Young pitchers this year. Sailee. an ct
ratio hoxman has been with the team
three wears and will have plenty Of work
if he attends to business. But Roger
evidently has more confidence In sucn
youngsters as Harmon. Steele, Hearn.
Golden. Zmich. Geyer, Hennis and Lau-
dermilk. Harmon is already Well sea
soned and will be a regular. Hearn. a
left handler made his first bow at the
Polo Grounds last year. when he lost
to q game against George Wlltse.
Golden. who halls from Newcastle, is
big fellow who pitched several fine
games in 1910. including one against the
Pirates. in which he made Hans Wagner
carve the air twice. Steele is Spitba ii
pitcher who helped to win the Irl-State
pennant for Altoona last year and won
four straight games for the Cardinals in
the fall. defeating Cincinnati. Boston.
New York and Brooklyn. Geyer comes
from the Columbus club and Bresnahan
says he was one of tho test twirlers in
the American Association. Zmich is a
southpaw of some promise. though in
need of experience. and Hennis made an
excellent record with Terra Haute in the
Central League Laudermik pitched for
the Cardinals last fall and did we'll
enough to be retained
Bresnahan turned Willis Lush and Cor
ridon loose to make room for these
Young pitchers. The Cardinals win have
practically the same team. konetchy.
Higgins and Mowrey will cover the
bags. with Hauser at short field and
Cakes, Evans and Ellis in the outfield.
Bresnahan says he will catch as many
games as possible, as his presence in
the game means added strength to the
team.
Arthur Clarkson. the pitcher, who died
in Cambridge. Mass, Sunday, was a
member of the Giants as well as the
Baltimore Orioles and other teams But
he never got much of a chance while
wearing a New York uniform. His
brother John, who passed away several
years ago, was one of the best pitchers
that ever handed up a curve. and be-
came famous as a member of the Chi
cago. Boston and Cleveland teams. Wal
ter Clarkson, another brother was cap
tain of the Harvard nine and later sign
ed with the Highlanders, with whom he
remained a little more than year Con-
trary to general belief, John and Arthur
were not college graduates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
LOCAL BOWLERS Do
WELL AT ST. LOUIS
JoIIy Fat Men Pull Down Good
Money in Three Differ
ent Events.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. February Final
shoots were rolled in the eleventh annual
tournament of the American Bowling
Congress last night. a couple of splen-
did attempts We're made to overhaul the
leaders in both the doubles and singles.
Glenn Riddel and Fred Pump of New
York shooting 1905 for a tie at twelfth
place in the two-man event, while Shell
don Caron. Louisville player, started off
with grand lead in the singles, only
TO come back badly in his last game,
winding up with GAP for sixth position.
Chicago landed tie individual event
through the efforts of young Jimmy
Blouin. who shot 6S1 week ago. and had
his record withstand some of the several
attacks. Several times his mark seemed
in danger. the veteran, Mel Knox Of
indianapolis, missing it closest by a sin
gle strike.
Two-man honors are divided by the
states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Louis
Seller of Washington, Pa. and Walter
Hartley of East Liverpool. Ohio, drop
ping 1,2i6 early in the meet, and never
being even seriously threatened, III spite
of their mark being a comparatively low
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
HARRY DAVIS SIGNS.
nack's Captain and Bob Ewing
Come Into Rival Folds.

PHILADELPHIA. February Two
rand veterans Of the old days, and just
- good now as they We're in their palmi-
est seasons. came 10 time yesterday with
:ull-f1elsed signed cont. acts calling for
Ieven months OF servitude for the year
Of 1911.
Harry Davis. the man of the Mack ma
thine who is really one of the very best
inside workers in the country. delighted
Connie by walking into tn. clubs office
u 21st street and Iehigh avenue and jot-
ing his full Christian name to White
Elephant paper clause.
The other man OF many seasons was
Bob Ewing, the tall. silent, but none the
PISS effective moundman. Bob did not
talk into the Stephen Girard building
vith his contract, throw it down on the
iesk, then walk out. He let Uncle Sam
Ittend to some OF the proceedings for
Iin. Bob lives out in Ohio and was a
iold-out for some time until the Phillies
increased their original figure to Sir Rob
rt's liking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07

looked for him to show good curve
but he apparently didn't have it.
After several inning strolled down to
the front row of the grandstand, back
Of the plate, where l could get a closer
view. In the next inning Manager Dunn
of Baltimore sent in Egan to catch Rus
SELL Right here l want to say that Egan
who was on my staff at one time has
developed into quite a backstop AS soon
IS Egan went behind the hat there was
wonderful change in Lefty Right
away Russell began to use his curve
and / made up my mind then and there
that / had to have that 'southpaw' with
a splitter
And Connie got him at the expense of
some $1,000 But how much would
Cornelius, ct. have paid for Russell had
not Egan been sent in to catch"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
BY J. ED GRILLO.

The addition of a new entrance which
will extend across the present approach
to the ball park. and will eliminate
automobiles from entering the park from
9TH street: the building of runway
leading from the entrance to the center
Of the grandstand the erection of new
toilet rooms and the extension of the
left field pavilion to the foul line are
about the only changes to be recon-
mended by the board of directors of the
Washington ball club at its meeting
this afternoon to be installed at the
bal park before the coming season opens.
The time is too short for erecting con-
crete bleachers or making any perma-
nent changes this spring. this is to be
done next winter
The ninety feet which the club owns
outside of the center and right held
fence is not to he utilized for the pres
ent In fact, it is by no means settled
that the new park when it is built VIII De
laid out as is the present one, ana II
is because a decision on this question
has not been arrived at that permanent
improvements at the park are opposed
al the present time
Mike kahoe, who was given credlt WIN
having dug up Harry Sheuhroz young
pitcher reported to have been signed 10y
Manager McAleer, says he has never
heard of the youngster. nor do the rec
ords of the 0. p. League, in which he Is
reported TO have pitched, give his name
1t is supposed here that SheurholZ is some
young fellow who pitched independent
bali about Youngstown and was picked up
for a trial by McAleer.
Last year the schedule in the Ameri-
can League sent the Nationals on their
final western trip late in the season when
they were fighting for fifth place. Some
thing like eighteen or twenty games mad
to be PLAYED and the result was that the
Nationals were showed into seventh place.
Had these games been played on the
home grounds. where the Nationals have
always done their best work. there might
have been a different story to tell of
the Nationals part in the race. But It
will be different this year. Instead OF
having a long stretch of games away
from home at the end of the season
if the Nationals are within striking dis
lance of a good position at that time
there chances will be much better TO fin
isil we'll up in the race. 1t may not make
much difference to some teams whether
they play at home or on the road, but it
is a matter of record that the Nationals
always win a greater percentage of games
on their own grounds than they do away.
Tom Hughes will leave here tomorrow
morning for Hot Springs. to stay until
the team reports at Atlanta. Hughes
proposes to take long runs over the hills
and twenty-one of the notwithstanding
baths before he reports. incidentally he
will work out once twice day, and
is confident that he will have his arm in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
6EHRIINENI @hnENT
Happenings SPortdolll

in existence now to which he can attach
himself and with salaries ranging from
$1,000 to $1,000 there is not much chance
of a player retiring.
To the uninitiated it may seem a cruel
hardship to have the players placed in a
position where they cannot but do the
bidding of the ball clubs, and Yet 1t is
because of the hold which the clubs have
on the players that base ball has become
a, wonderful success.
Nor can the players as whole COM
plain, for their salaries have increased
with the games popularity. The chap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
test News and Interesting Gossip Gathered in the World Of Spor
SIR MARTIN IS TOP
IN ENGLISH EVENTS
Louis Winans' American-Bred
Five-Year- Old Gets Post of
Honor in Handicaps.

According to the estimates of the Eng
lish handicappers Sir Martin was the
best horse which ran in the EPSON derby
Of 1909. in which he fell when running
in prominent position, and is now the
best horse in training on the British
turf. They have assigned him the post
of honor in the handicaps, for which
weights were announced January %, and
it must he assumed that he was fairly
and not harshly treated. lie is the top
weight in the City and Suburban, Vic
toria cup and Great Jubilee. In the
City and Suburban, one mile and a quar-
ter, his impost is 1872 pounds and he
gives six pounds to Bachelors Double,
and nine to that veteran and sterling
performer Dean Swift. His stable COM
panion, Dalmation, the best of the
American three-year-o of 1910, is
equally weighted with Mustapha and
Bronzino at 121. and comedies one pound
to Greenback. The Story, with 49, is re-
garded as favorably weighted. Halcyon.
who has 115, and Wolf Land, 1l3, are the
only others allotted above 10.
In the Victoria cup. seven furlongs.
straight, Sir Martins weight is LIB,
Christmas Daisy, winner of last year $
Cambridgeshire and a winter performer
over the jumps, is rated next at IFS.
Dalmatfon ranks next with 122 The
Story is in at 116. H. 2. Whitney's four
are treated lenentIy. Whisk Broom has
IL. Pereus III. 113; Bashti. 1O7, and
Borrow, 1O2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Whenever ball player happens not to
like the contract sent him by his club
there is an undue Importance attached to
his stand against the terms offered.
Under existing conditions there is no
reason for alarm when it Is said that
player is holding out. There IS but one
alternative for a ball player nowadays.
He must either sign at the figure offered
or remain idle. There is no outlaw league
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
Windy City Bowlers Clean Up.

Chicago landed two championships.
Jimmy Smith of Buffalo winning the
Langtly medal for the all-events. with
Lib The big Illinois town. however,
never made a greater cleanup in the
history of the game, the total cash win
nlngS. exclusive of some money in the
all-eventS. being the enormous amount Of
SS33i. with siXty-tive clubs entered.
Cincinnati just nosed ST. Louis out of
second place. their totals being S1,123 and
Si.I22, respectively. Indianapolis showed
We'll with $1.091: Washington. ID. c.. $40;
Louisville. S1to: Columbus, SG222: Buffalo,
S4t'; Detroit. $500: Cleveland. S3O3: Mil
"aukee, S4o9; st. Paul S;93; Omaha, $50
and Kansas City $500
With the exception of Washington, the
winnings in the all-events list are not
included. and the totals will be swelied a
trIfe all around When it is completed.
The ten leaders, and the Washington
men TO get in the money in the two-man
events, singles and all-events, follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
Catcher Plays a Big Part.

a catcher can make a pitcher look
good or bad. especially if the pitcher is
"a young fellow aid Connie Mack the
other afternoon. THE first time l saw
Lefty Russell he didn't look very good
to me during the early part of the
game. Russell had a young catcher
back of the plate and the battery didn't
appear to work very we'll together.
Russell had lots of steam fair control.
and he caught my eye because. although
he is southpaw, he used splitter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07

Tommy Atkins, the Athletics southpaw
NAV be with Baltimore next season. Jack
Dunn is angling for the game little
tWirler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
1913 Pounds in Great Jubilee.

II Sir Martin goes to the post May 13
at kempton Park in the Great Jubilee,
one mile and a quarter, and has earned
no penalties, he will have to shoulder
12S pounds. Buckwheat is in at 12i,
Bachelors Double, 123; Dean Swift, 119;
Mustspha. III; Dalmation, III, and The
Story. 112. II. P. Whitney's Whisk
Broom is classed as the equal of The
Story and ten pounds better than Au-
gust Belmont's Merry Task, who is as
signed 100.
J. A. de Rothschild's four-year-old
Bronzino is at the head of the list in the
queens prize. one mile and a half, at
kempton Park, April L. His weight is
Us Then follow Cocksure III, 1876: Adj
miral Togo III. 125; Charles OMalley,
124; Dalmation, 1924: Mirador, 1913; The
Story. 122, and Succour. 12l. August Bel
mont's Merry Task will have to carry
49,
5. Joels speedy fOur-year-old Sunder,
which in 1910 started six times and won
as often, is top weight In the Lincolnshire,
one mile, to be run March u, and the
Great Surrey. five furlongs, April IS. AT
Lincoln he will have to pack 1o6; at Ep-
som 13S. In the first named event he will
be at equal weights with Baron NJ de
Rothschld's mare Siff1et, winner of the
French Oaks of 1910 and give two
pounds to COcksure, seven to The Story,
eleven to Spanish Prince, Arranmore and
Lonawand. III. P. Whitney's Perseus III
and Newcastle IL are respectively allotted
ia and 103.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-07
Yankees in Spring Cup.

In the Liverpool Spring Cup ,one mile,
for three years olds. scheduled for March
%, the Irish colt Duke of Padua and
Carwardine II are figured as equal and
the best. Their imposts are 126 each
Charles CAROLS Beckmesser is given 1O7,
while H. P. Whitneys Hardyburg is as
signed three pounds less.
Jerry NJ. and Cackler, owned by the
Irish turfman, Mr. Ashelon Smith, are at
the top OF the candidates for the Grand
National Steeplechase. to be decided at
Liverpool March n. Oddly as it may ap-
pear, Mons. Hennessey, French turf
man, is the owner of Lutteur III, the
next in esteem. The weights of the trio
are 176, 1T5 and III. Lutteur won the
Grand National in 1909, when carrying
151. Jerry NJ. won the $4,000 steeple-
chase in France last year. Mr.. Henry s
Moonstruck, 1874. is fourth. Another Irish
nomination, King Of the Scarlets, and the
French horse, Trianon, are allotted 1G2
Jenkinstown. first in the event in 1910 is
presumed to be steadied with 1911. The
American-bred horse Rubio. who led the
Grand National field in 1908, with 40 up.
must shoulder 15S this year. Foxhall
keene's Precentor II is among the light
weights He will have to carry 137, four
pounds more than the lowest in tine list.
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mid-season form by the time he re-
ports at Atlanta,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
BLEASE INITIATES TILLMAN.
ReyOkes Commissions of All NOtorics
Public.

Columbia, Jan. 20.-Governor Cole
man Livingston Blease cast a bonn
shell into the legislature this after
noon by. a message declaring void
every commission as notary public in
the State issued prior to January 1S,
1911 and urging that an act be pass
ed prescribing the qualifications and
fixing the terms Of notaries public,
the Governor saying he would make
no appointments until the General
Assembly had time to act on this rec
ommendation. The Governors action
would have paralyzed the wheels Of
business to a considerable extent in
communities, where no appointmnts
had been made recently, but sub
sequent message made date when the
commissions fall vacant February 10,
instead Of January 10.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
DYNAMITE SCATTERS REBELS.
Explosion Helps Mexicans to Defeat
RcvOlutiOnists.

Mexico City, Jan. ia quantity
of dynamite stored in a church in
Daquiariachic, in Southern Chihua-
hau, exploded during the progress of
Tuesdays battle between rebels and
Federal cavalry. spreading death and
confusion among the rebels and Civ
ing the Government force a victory
after four hours Of hard fighting. In
formation regarding the fight given
the Associated Press lacked the de-
tail.
War department reports made pub
lie today Indicated that the rebels
had fortified the church in question
and had made a desperate defence
when attacked. The dynamite was
exploded by the detonations of heavy
firing. The church and several houses
near it was completely demolished.
The rebels fled in confusion and were
pursued by portion Of the Federal
cavalry. Upon investigation it was
found that thirteen of the revolution
lists were killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-25
BALL|NGER UNFIT FOR OFFICE.
SENATOR FLETCHER ARRaICNS
SECRETARY OF THE INTER-
IOR
Florida Man Says He Holds Cabinet
Officer as Untrue to Public and
President.

Washington, Jan. 19.-"That the
present secretary of the interior is
not the man best fitted for the ifice
he holds" was one of the indictments
made by Senator Fletcher Of Florida
against r. A. Ballinger, secretary of
the interior, in an address in the SEN
ate today in support of the Purcell
resolution declaring that the secre-
tary should no longer be retained in
office. The senator prefaced his re-
marks with an admission that no
question of criminal guilt has been
involved in the charges against Sec
retary Ballinger. In further indict-
ment of Mr.. Ballinger, Senator
Fletcher declared:
THAT his conduct and associations
and influences justly aroused suspi-
cion; that he has been and is inclined
to favor private interests rather than
care for those Of public.
That while no actual corruption is
shown, it can scarcely be said that ne
is guiltlcss Of official wrongdoing of
a nature warranting criticism.
That he was not in sympathy with
the advocates of conservation as de-
fined by the president and his pre-
decessor. and by indrection and more