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Evening journal., 1911-03-04
INTER-CITY
BASEBALL
Wilmington and Chester Mana
gers to Talk Over the Pro-
position This Afternoon
CHESTER WANTS LOCALS
TO COME UP STRONG

Plans are now shaping up and
=. is expected that It viii not be many
-ve before there will be something
----..iic known as to whether there
vlli be- any combination formed be-
,Uccn the DUPONT and Wilmington Gas
cl2pany and the Seaboard and Fifth
ac.u baseball teams of Chester.
Managers OF the teams viii meet in
C-ester this afternoon TO talk over
t1c plan. At this time there will be a
general review of the situation and it
Viii then be positively known wheth-
er there will be a combination form
ed.
Neither of the managers Of the
Chester teams is desirous OF forming
a combination until the assurance Is
given that the teams to be organized
In Wilmington are up to the Chester
standard. One of the Chester mana
gers said yesterday that unless VIII
mington could show the goods Il
would not be a desirable proposition
ia any respect. Fears are entertain
cd that il might make lopsidod
proposition, and one which would lack
interest after it. was ascortained
which had the strongest aggregation.
Both the Chester teams have en-
closed grounds aud as the games
would all be played on Saturdays IL
would put one game in Wilmington
aud one In Chester every week with
the exception OF those times whom the
two Wilmington and two Chester
teams were scheduled to meet eact
other.
The Wilmington schedule would put
q game 1T South Side Park, when the
Tri-State team Is away.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
ORIOLES HOPE
TO GET WILLIS
Fans There Would be Delighted
If Cubs Would Sell Him
to Baltimore

BALTIMORE. Md, March AT
last Victor G. Willis. the great twirl-
er whom Jack Dunn tried so hard to
land for the Baltimore club, has made
public the announcement which his
friends have been daily expecting.
Willis has quit baseball For some
time Vic has been looking over sew
eral hotel propositions with a view
TO going into business and deserting
the diamond.
II was because OF his desire to go
into the hotel business in his home
town, Newark, that Willis was 80
pleased with the idea of playing in
Baltimore. As Newark is so close
to Baltimore the twirler would have
had an opportunity 10 run home every
week and keep track of his business.
but pitching for Chicago made such
a plan impossible
There Is no doubt that Willis heart
will be with the Orioles this season,
for he did not like the Chicago berth.
and it may be possible, even now, for
Jack Dunn to make some arrange
ment to buy Willis. The Cubs al
ready have learned that Willis does
not intend to play with them. for his
decision to quit the game has been
announced. Now. It Jack Dunn can
convince Charley Murphy. the owner
OF the Cubs, that Willis should come
TO Baltimore instead Of devoting all
his time to the hotel business il
would be a great thing for the local
club.
A telegram was sent to Willis ask
ing him If his decision 70 quit the
game entirely was final aud he re-
piled that there was not a chance OF
him playing
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
GOSSIP ON
The CIRCUIT
HeCkert Signs Duggan to Play
at Trenton This
Year
WILMINGTON GETS
TWO PITCHERS CONTRACTS

Cassidy this morning received con-
tracts from Daily and Donovan who
pitched for Williamsport last year. The
men came with the franchise.
Manager Heckert, of Trenton, yes
terday secured the signed contract of
Eddie Duggan. the little outhelder who
was owned by Trenton last season, but
who played with Reading during the
latter part Of the season. Duggan was
secured by Manager Heckert from the
Aemi-professlonal team at Hagers-
town, Md, which was managed by
Dick Nallin, and is said TO be one OF
the fastest young inhelders in this
league last season He is good hitter,
and is fast on the bases.
Bert Conn, manager Of the Johns
town club, has offered TO sell or trade
Wottell TO the Trenton club. Conn is
particularly anxious 10 get George
Helmund, and offers to make an even
trade, Wottell for Helmund Manager
Heckert. however. has no place for
Wottell, and will not make the trade.
There is a man or two on the Johns
town club who Manager Heckert would
like to land, and he will confer with
Manager Conn on the matter.
The men seeking berths with the
York team this season are sending IN
their signed contracts. the latest re-
ceived by the management being that
of doc" Abbott. the clever outfielder
Of last years team. Abbott was hold
ing out for more salary. but after con-
sideration of the matter. probably de-
cided that the offer could not be bet
tered
Mike" O'Neill, one time member OF
the York club and we'll known
throughout organized baseball ranks
has purchased his release from the
Elmira club. of the New York State
League, and is now a free agent He
paid $500 for his release and will now
most likely sign with Utica Of the
same league.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

The theory that yellow fever is trans
mitted by mosquitoes is now fully es-
tablished. The matter has been fur
ther sifted. and Il has been found that
of the hundreds OF kinds OF the pest
only the female Of single variety car.
ries the disease. To infect a person
the mosquito twelve days before or
earlier must have bitten a yellow fe-
yer patient during the first three days
Of illness. AS can be readily seen. the
difficulties experienced by men of sci
ence in tracing the origin and cause
of this terrible disease have been of
the greatest. The discovery. however.
is well worth all the pains and risks
taken in that it has enabled physi-
clans to handle the malady intelligent
ly and thus effectively TO check its
ravages.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
REGAL AUTO i
RUNS FACTORY
Deprived Of Power, ManufaC-
turer Uses Auto Engine
to Operate Plant

When the plant Of the Minneapolis
General Electric Company was wreck
ed by explosion and FIRE ON the night
Of January 9Th, tho city was without
light for its streets and buildings and
the factories We're without power. An
automobile came to the rescue Of one
of the largest Industries In Mime
apolis, furnishing all the power
needed.
T.. P. Wallis. tho president Of the
Wallis Coach and Carriage Works, hit
upon the idea. He called up Milton
Brice, of the Regal Sales Company,
the morning after the FIRE and had a
Regal chassis sent over TO his plant.
Blocked up IN position In the work.
shop, the Regal engine began its uu-
accustomed task without a kick. Mr..
Brice tells the story.
"A belt around the hywheel OF the
auto engine connected the shafting on
the yelling. This shafting drove two
furnace blowers, a drill press, trip
hammer and emery wheel. From here
the power was transmitted to the sec
ond floor, where il operated numer-
Gus machines in the woodworking and
upholstery departments When the
engine was started, the machinery be-
gan TO whirr even faster and stronger
than when electricity had been used.
A pipe connected with the mufier car
ried the exhaust out of the window.
THE motor was run continuously nt
high speed all day without the addi-
ton Of a drop OF water. The car was
standing still inside of steam-heatec
factory, but It did not heat. Certain
ly this was a great demonstration moi
only of the power Of the engine bui
of the Regal cooling system"
MIR. Wallis was so pleased that h,
Immediately placed his order for =
1911 Regal. This is the second Rega
he has owned.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
WANT CITY TO BUY
THE M'KAY MANSION

Residents Of the district OF the city
near Clayton and BrOome streets are
circulating a petition, which it Is said
will be sent to City Council. asking
that the city and the Board OF Park
Commissioners purchase the Mckay
estate between Chestnut and Linden
streets and Broome and Clayton
streets. which, it is understood has
been offered TO the city for S35.000. It
is the idea to convert the estate, COM
prising two city blocks on which
stands an old mansion into a public
playground for the children of that
section. Il is also said that a public
library might be instituted in the
building and a section of It used in
the winter months for a children's
playhouse.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
SPEED LAUNCH
FOR THE TECH

General T. Coleman duPonts yacht
the Tech, is still at the yards OF the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora
ton and IL will probably be a month
before she is finished and ready to
leave. Extensive improvements are
being made to the vessel including
new deck house with state room, din
ing room and pantry.
Gneral DUPONT also is having a
power speed launch built by a firm
in New Jersey. This little vessel will
be carried on the Tech and it is
said will develop a speed Of twenty
i've miles an hour.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
MOTHERs, MEETTNG AT pOYER.

Mrs Frederick Schoff, national
president OF Mothers Congress will
be the principal speaker at a meeting
TO be held in the Dover Century Club
room on Wednesday afternoon, March
22. The Federated Clubs. Mothers
Circles. and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tlons OF the State, the three county
sgperintendents, principals Of schools
teachers and everyone i'm Delaware
interested I'm child welfare are invited
10 attend this meeting.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
HUDSON CARS
ARRIVE HERE

A shipment of Hudson cars was re-
ceived by The Bradford Company this
week. The shipment which consisted
OF roadsters, pony tonneaux and tor
pedo types. includes cars for William
Foord, 7. Clarence Marshall and o. X.
Barker.
The top manufacturing department
OF the company is very busy. owing to
the activity attendent upon the ap-
proach of spring. Tops are being made
for the cars Of many prominent VIII
mingtonians, among them being Ireene
DUPONT, Pierre $. dupont T. Clarence
Marshall, Paul H. Way and Daniel
Cauffel
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
HAVE MADE OVER
TWO HUNDRED HITS
Laioie, Cobb and Stone Only
American LeaguerS With
Big Record
LAJOIE Is THE PUN
CHAME IJN OF THE WORLD

In the 10 years that the American
league has been rival OF the National
League only three players-Napoleon
Lajoie, George Stone and Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb-have turned the trick of
making 200 or more hits in a season.
The Clevelander was double-century
plant I'm 1901, 1904, 1906 and 1910
Larry was with the Athletics in
190l; the St Bouisian was In this
highly select class I'm 1906, while the
Humping Tiger entered the 200-wal-
loper-society I'm 1907 and renewed his
membership two years later.
In the campaign of 1910 Lajoie
smashed all records for the American
league clouters by making 227 hits. He
took part In 1853 Of the 161 games play
ed by the Maps, not missing a contest
until the last week OF the season. The
average hits made per game, by the
pride of the Forest City was AZ,
which did not come up to his 1901 rec
ord, when the American leagues eX-
pansion movement was I'm its infancy
and when Baltimore and Milwaukee
were the holders Of the franchises now
owned by New York and ST. Louis.
Larry was credited with 220 safe
ties in 1901, the American leaguers
then being content with tn 140-game
schedule. The king was in 131 battles
that year, and the average number of
hits he made a game was 1.6S. the
Johnsonites not then having adopted
the foul-strike rule and the spltball
being unknown.
In 1902 no American leag,.e player
made 200 safeties, Cheerful Charles
Hickman, then of the ,saps, being the
top notcher among tae manufacturers
of bingles. and having 1874 waloJs TO
his credit There were no d uble CEN
tury men in 1893 Patsy Dougherty set
ting the pace Il making hits that year
with 1876. In 1905 the American Lacquer
who made the greatest number of saf-
cites WAS George Stone, then called by
George All Right and now called by
the st. Louis fans George All Wrong
He got 1877 drives out OF the reach OF
the fielders. Nineteen hundred and
eight was another campaign in which
no player tore Off 200 or more clouts
Cobb set the pace for that season with
1888 safeties. The American leaguers
who made 200 or more hits from 1901
/ to 1910 inclusive are as follows:
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
1o41 1161 1902 SsO4
=. -. !. l. - =
112s 11ss nos s427
FORD CARS WIN.

Before a crowd of 10000, people at
New Orleans last Saturday Kulick,
driving a Ford car won event number
one, a five-mile race, over a large
neld OF racing cars. In the third
race, a hve-mile event he won again.
Starting scratch IN a ten-mile ham
dicap event he was beaten BY only
one car. In the one-hour race. Ku-
lick won again. covering a total OF Sc
miles. On Sunday he won two five-
mile events.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
zBYSzKO WINS
THE BIG MATCH

zbyszko. the great Polish wrestler,
defeated Or. b. F. Roller, of Seattle,
in "a atch-as-catch-ca match az tae
American Athletic Club, PHILADELPHIA.
last night Roller won the first fall
hy bar lock hold after one hour two
minutes and 80 seconds of the most
&rions wrestling ever seen in Phila-
lphis. Zbyszko wonff'ne second fall
an arm hold' iiY eeven minutes 80
IDS. sanu the third by a similar
old in one minute and two seconds.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

Seventy years: Ninety days SCI
vice, fifteen dollars; one years ser
vice, sixteen dollars; two years sell
vice, seventeen dollars; three years
service, eighteen dollars; four years
service, nineteen dollars.
"Seventy-five years: Ninety days
service, twenty dollars; one years
service, twenty-one dollars; two
years service, twenty-five dollars
three years service, twenty-three dol
lars; four years service, twenty-four
dollars.
That the same provision shall ap-
ply to the officers, soldiers, and sail
Ors of the War with Mexico, except
that sixty days service shall entitle
such officers. soldiers, or sailors TO the
amount that would be allowed the Of
ticers, soldiers, or sailors of the Civil
War having ninety days service"
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
LOCAL BOYS
FIGHT TONIGHT

TWO Wilmington boys will fight in
Philadelphia tonight. Billy West, OF
the Imperial Athletic Club. will meet
Tommy Byrno before the American
Athletic Club, while Harry Baker Is
going up against Lew Segal at the
National A. c. A big crowd of VIII
mington sporting men viii see the
fight.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

Following the unusually dry summer
Of last season the coming spring would
seem TO be an especially favorable time
for the proper tiling Of the low acres
which under the short rainfall Of last
summer proved so rich aud productive.
Moreover. II there Is anything in the
contention that we have entered upon
an era of dry years the coming season
will be an especially favorable one for
making the improvement. The laying
Of system OF tile is no boys play,
and this. coupled with the further fact
that it is TO serve a good many years
makes it imperative that the system
should be laid out by man who
knows his business and who will do
the work most effectively and thor
oughly.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
GRASS FIRE
SCARES MONTROSE

Montrose had a small prairie tire
Yesterday afternoon, which burned the
long grass from a piece Of ground ard
frightened the residents of that sub-
urb The grass was fired accidental
~, and after hard work the blaze was
checked.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
MT. VERNON WILL TRY
BROWNSON SECOND AGAIN

At Henry Clay tomorrow Brownson
second basketball fve will play Mt.
Vernon five in the second Of a series
of three basketball games between the
clubs. Brownson won the first game
Of the series on Wednesday night.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
"SALEsMANs PIPE SAMPLES"
Yes, They're Always Good, But Thes
Are Extra Good.

We nave, in this lot, 500 pipes, in
cases, all selected stock, that we will
sell at soc, 75c and $10O each. This is
the best lot for the money that ever
came TO town. An extra fine lot OF am
ber bit pipes will also be offered IN
this sale at 35c to 75c each. Also a lot
OF vulcanite rubber bit pipes with
Sterling Silver bands and briar bowls.
at soc each.
About 1900 pipes, real values as
high as 75c. will be offered at 25c each.
Genuine Calabash pipes, worth SIS and
S6 each, TO go at S1.90 apiece. A lot of
smokers sundries also figure I'm this
sale. Sale now going on. Selak and
Hoffman, No 413 Market street,
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
Farm Notes

New Mexico supports population
Of $4,000 on its area Of $4,000 square
miles, while Arizona numbers 100000
TO 10000 square miles. With the
completion of the irrigation projects
now under way it is to be expected
that the population Of both states will
be greatly increased by home seekers
within the next decade.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
LnnreI Had One Rlr InnInr-

LAUREL. Del, March 4.-The base
ball season was opened here yesterday
the Atlantic Telegraph Institute losing
to Laurel, 8 to 3. The game was well
played except in the third inning,
when Laurel scored four runs on one
hit
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
CIaymonf Bovs Want Games

The Claymont Athletic Association
baseball club wishes 10 arrange
games with any first class team in the
city. Paul 7. Cochran. OF Claymont.
Is the manager. The association has
a hrst class all amateur team and is
willing TO meet all comers.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
KIRK IS HIGH
WITH 222 PINS

The Hermits got their turn at win
ming in the K c. e. bowling series,
when they defeated the Knights on
Pierce's alleys. 3427 to 1904. Kirk
was high in three games with the big
total OF 6O4. Kirk rolled 222 IN his
first game.
The score.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
81. Hedwig's Jrs Want Games.

ST. Hedwig's Juniors baseball team
is asking for a game Of baseball with
any team OF 10 year old players in
the city. The players are: Catcher,
Dobek; pitcher, Powalski; shortstop,
Widgs; first base, Jaluboski.; second
base, Spanoski; third base. Grabkov-
ski; left field. Gevinslki; center field,
Borowski; right field. Hopanski. Send
challenges TO J. Widgs. No 914 Chest
nut street
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
prlles For Rnn Pla,ers.

A. G. Spalding and Brothers Com
pany, Of Philadelphia, has sent a COM
munication to r w Helm Jr.. sec
rotary OF the Boys City League. stai-
ing shat they Will present the mem
bers of this years championship team
With German silver watch fubs
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
MiImlnrton Inniors Mani Gamns-

The Wilmington Juniors is out for
games. They would like TO meet the
following teams: Dalton Juniors.
Homewood, Newport and New Castle
Juniors.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
EXPECT CROWD TODAY
AT DUPONT CLUB SHOOT

It is expected that the biggest
crowd of the season will attend tois
afternoons shoot of the dupont Gun
Club.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

The per capita consumption Of sugar
in England is eighty-six pounds per
tnnum. In the United States it takes
Turing the year eighty-one and a half
pounds to sweeten the average con
sumer's ration. In Switzerland the
yearly consumption is sixty-four
pounds and in Germany and Holland
about forty-three and one-half pounds.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
sAENGERBUND CONCERT.

Delaware Saengerbund will hold its
spring concert IN the Ncw-Conturv
Club building on the evening of April
z4th- Several Philadelphia soloists
have been engaged to assist the local
singers
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
Night CLERK Again Works.

Leonard G.. Behringer, night clerk
at the Clayton House. has recovered
from slight illness and has return
ed to his duties.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
ArTn RIMPS CnILn-

Dorothy Sturgis. seven years Old. Of
No. 1911 West Eleventh street. was
run down by an automobile on Scott
street yesterday As tho machine was
moving slowly the child was not bad
IL iuiurcd
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

The trouble with the central and
eastern state orchardist is that in a
majority Of cases he does not have his
work arranged so that he has the time
to give his orchard the painstakine
care which the western fruit ranch
man gives his. He would better re-
duee his orchard area by four times
and Increase the care in the same ra-
tio. This. coupled with proper organ
ization. which will insure favorable re-
suits in marketing, will give profitable
and satisfactory returns. Unless he is
willing 10 adopt the methods above re
ferred TO he would better yank out his
trees, plow up the ground aud grow
corn. oats or clover
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

A Missouri agricultural college pro-
fessor was asked not long ago at a
farmers meeting how TO solve the
question Of scarcity of farm help.
His answer was suggestive. If not in
every case feasible. He said TO his
questioner. "Sell your farm and hire
out 10 your neighbor" The stick with
this would likely be that a fellows
neighbor isn't paying quite enough for
hired help. THERE'S the rub.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

LaJuIe, beslues pOssessing the hOnOr
OF having made more hits in a season
than any other ball player in the Il.
B. Johnson organization, past or pres
ent, enjoys another distinction. In 1901
he crossed the plate las times in 131
games a record never equaled.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
BeIvedere Ia PLAY ContesvIIIe.

The Belvedere basketball team will
go to Coatesville this evening to play
the Y. NJ. G. A. team Of that city A
return game will be played here next
week.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
CInhs IN Mnieh shnnl

A shoot Will be held this afternoon
between the Brandywine Springs Gun
Club and the Lebanon Gun Club. Il
VIII be held on the local grounds.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

Among other large projects being un-
dertaken in the west. the state of Ari-
zona has launched one which might
well be copied by other states-thst is.
the building Of a territorial highway,
a roadway twelve feet wide. surfaced
in places with disintegrated granite.
costing $4,000 per mile, and in other
places partly with granite. gravel and
oil, costing $500 per mile. The com
pleted system. which will cost 81 ESQ.
600. will show 1.043 miles Of boulevard
connecting the principal cities and
towns Of tue state with that marvellous
scenic attraction the Grand Canyon of
Arizona.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

The case was related to the writer
the other day OF a stingy old landlord
who couldn't afford" TO bear half the
expense Of a repairing Of the hog
houses on the place to make them wind
and water proof and yet who later on
was 'well enough or TO bear half the
expense OF loss OF virtually all of the
spring pigs because the sows were not
provided proper shelter at farrowing
time. II verify beats the band what
some fellows think they can and can't
afford.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
FRIENDS SCHOOL
WINS THE HONOR

Through the defeat of the Chesmar
team by the score OF "a to "a, on the
floor OF the Friends School by the
Friends teamw last evening. the lat
ter team is the acknowledged schol-
astic champions. The Friends School
won two out of the three matches.
The lineup and summary OF last
evenings game follows;
IVY nhror,,, =
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

NUWUdIF. IVIU bV"I0i NIHH y
Harkins 3. G. Harkins 1, Foulk i,
Daley s. Mathews 3. Ellison /. Der
rick 1 Short /. Foul goals: Ellison
3. Daley 1, Foulk ?. Referee Saunders;
Scorer, Whitney and Timer, Ross.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 4.-Another
American golfer is going abroad. The
latest one to announce his intention
of trying his skin on the other side
of the Atlantic is Charles (Chick)
Evans of the Edgewood Golf Club Of
this city, holder of the western open
title. Evans plans to compete in the
British amateur championships to be
held on the Prestwick links, Scotland,
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

The rental system long in vogue on
many a southern plantation in which
the negro renter mortgaged his coming
seasons crop to buy corn and bacon
for himself and family and feed for
his mules while getting the new crop
ready for market has been not only
disastrous from the standpoint Of the
negro. but even more so from that Of
the welfare Of the soil and the fnan-
cial returns to the landlord. Many OF
the latter are slowly waking up. and a
more wholesome order Of things is be-
ing ushered in.
Evening journal., 1911-03-04
TnrngemeInde 10 EnterLalu.

The Wilmington Juniors are out for
hold an entertainment on March IL,
Evening journal., 1911-03-04

On the average farm there is no other
food for laying hens which as a fur
nisher Of protein has the value OF
sSimmilk. It should be fed sweet in
all but the warmest weather. when it
is better to sour it beforehand. and the
dishes in which it is fed should be
cleaned frequently. Experiments late
~ made by the Kansas station along
the line OF using skimmilk showed
that 1t was not only a cheaper but
more effective ration than beef scraps
when fed in the same proportion.