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The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Leaders of Eastern
Are Poor in Fielding

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-That scintillat.
ing fielding is not the most important
ingredient in a champion baseball team
is shown by the fielding averages OF
the Eastern League, made public by
President Borrow today.
They show Rochester, winner Of the
1910 pennant. seventh in fielding, four
points ahead of Baltimore, who brings
up the rear. Newark was the best field
ing team, with an average of $50.
The leading players in the league
were:
First base, Arndt, Providence, 1896;
second base, Fitzpatrick, Toronto, .s7s;
third base, Dunn, Baltimore, .979; short
stop, Roch, Providence, .944; left
field. Anderson, Rochester, 1000; center
field, Meyers, Newark. .974; right field,
Demmitt, Montreal, 1000; pitcher, Lee,
Newark, 1000; catcher, Ryan, Jersey
City, 1000. Ryan took part in only
The leading pitcher Of the league was
Donnelly. Of Baltimore, with a percent
age of victories of .733. Russell, the
Baltimore pitcher for whom Connie
Mack paid $11. 900. was seventh in the
list, with a percentage of $40.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Northeastern Duckpin League.
Techs Track Squad
To Start Work Today

Track candidates at the Technical
High School will have their initial work
out this afternoon at the. school, in
the third floor corridor.
DR.. Myers has granted permission to
use the school, and II the hundred boys
who reported for the meeting yesterday
come out for track work, Tech should
have strong team In the winter meets.
Captain Thrall outlined the plan of
campaign yesterday, and the athletes
will use the third floor until a suitable
place to train has been engaged. Man
ager Giles is looking up proposition
to accommodate the boys. Tech will,
in all probability, obtain the services
of James v. Mulligan as coach, which
should insure a rattling good track
team.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Connie Mack Purchaser
In N. Y. State League? ?

wILKBSBARRE, Pa, Jan. SIT is
reported here that Connie Mack. man
ager Of the Philadelphia Athletics, has
purchased controlling interest in a
club IN the New York State League.
While none of the details are known,
1t is said that the leader of the worlds
champions, plans to make his new club
farm" for players he wants to hold
but who are not sufficiently developed
to remain with the Athletics.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
ALL LBOWLWGLEAGUESOF7HE ONCEMORE UNDERWAY
Yale Wins Ball

BOSTON, Jan. 5.-Yale has at last
taken possession of the much
coveted football that was used in
the Harvard-Yale 90 game last
fall. The ownership of the ball
has been in doubt since the day
Of the game, and the pigskin has
been in the possession of Referee
Langford.
Former Captain Fred DAILY, of Yale,
went from his home in Cambridge
to the room in Hollis Hall, OF
Lothrop Wilmington, the captain
of the Crimson eleven during the
past season, and with a flip of
the coin the custody of the ball
was quickly settled without any
dispute, the Eli winning the toss.
Daily will bear the ball back to
New Haven when he returns, and
it will be placed in the Eli trophy
room, where already repose many
of the pigskins which have been
used in contests with the Grim
son football warriors.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Homer Is Now Leader
Among Marathon Men

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Hans Holmer,
who represented the United States in
the Powder Hall Marathon, has been
coming to the front as a champion dis
tance runner only in the last year or
so in the professional ranks.
He was born in England twenty-four
years ago, but came to live in West
Farms, Bronx borough, at the age of
five. He ran away from home at
eighteen and enlisted in the Canadian
militia, where he served four and one
half years.
1t was in Canada that he started his
running career as an amateur. His
chief victories in the Dominion were
the Halifax Herald and Hamilton Herald
road races, although he captured sew
eraI other Marathon championships at
various distances.
His first appearance in New York was
In a fifteen-mile indoor race two years
ago, in which he ran only four miles
In the big Marathon at the Polo Ground
in March, 1903, Holmer led by a lap for
nineteen miles, but was forced to re-
tire because Of trouble with his feet
In the last year Holmer, with "Biil''
Queal, has been winning practically ey-
cry team race Of note in America. They
hold the record for twenty miles Of 1
hour % minutes A seconds, and also the
Marathon team mark of hours min
utes 16 I-5 seconds. Holmer has the In
door record Of hour q minutes As sec
opd.
The purse for the Powder Hall race
was ESQ. but II was a big betting event.
Bonchard, the Frenohman, was the
favorite. and Holmer was quoted at
five, two, and even. 1t is said that the
Yankee bet 500 on himself. Holmer's
time was more than seven minutes bet
ter than the record made by Jack"
Price. The American sails for this
country today, and viii compete with
o'Neal In a team race at Boston jan
uary IL
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
HERMANN STICKS
TO PET SCHEDULE
Red Chief Believes 1l2-
Game Arrangement Is
Best to Be Made.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Garry Hermann
still sticks to his scheme of 112-game
schedule followed by an interleague
series, and will doubtless urge 1t upon
the major leagues at their annual meet
ing next February. He says:
Things would have been different IL
my new schedule plan had been In effect.
The Giants. for instance. might have
been very close to the worlds champion
ship, as they played their best games
in September, when it was too late to
overhaul the Cubs. The samA may be
said of the Highlanders, who cahe with
a rush at the finish and clinched second
place.
"If the new schedule Of interleauge
games had been played. the American
and the National Leagues would have
played separate schedules of liz games
each, winding UP about the first week in
August. Then they would have begun
schedule Of interleague games. each
team playing eight games with every
other team, with a wind-up on October
Is, or even later. The winning percent
ages of the teams for the entire season
would have developed the real worlds
championship club.
W0ulQ deip weak 1edmS.
Under the proposed schedule. teams
that start poorly would have a chance
to win Iaurels late in the season, and
naturally that would keep the public
interest UT to the end. 1t seems desir-
able to test the strength Of all big teams
in some such manner, and 1 have be-
gun a fight for the plan, which intend
adnnfa6
II is worthy OF careful consideration
this winter, and maybe the club owners
will decide to try the scheme when they
come together in February to adopt the
schedules"
Charles Ebbets rises to remark that
this proposition of Herrmann's would
require each team to play liz games in
a season, whereas his plan of only 16s
games was not adopted again this year:
This is true, but the conditions would
be very different.
Enthusiasm Dies.
As a usual thing it is easy to pick the
pennant winner about a month before
the season closes, and many fans lose
interest and stay away from the ball
parks, while waiting for the worlds
and post-season series to begin.
According to the new plan the leagues
would finish their respective seasons
early in August, which is Zoo early in
the year for a baseball fan to lose his
enthusiasm regardless OF how far ahead
or behind any team might be:
Then would come the interleague
series, and In all probability from four
to six teams would be in the running all
the way. This series would incidentally
decide not only the worlds champion
ship, but all the city and State cham
pionships as well. thus adding a three
fold interest to the struggle. Followers
of the national game may yet live to
see\Garry Herrmann's scheme adopted
by the major leagues.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
TO ASSIGN DATES
FOR INDOOR MEETS
South Atlantic Officials to
Elect Successor to DR..
Wiber Soon.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 5.-A meeting of
the South Atlantic Association Amateur
Union officials will be called in q few
DAYS for the assignment of indoor cham
pionship events to the various promot-
ers holding games this winter
The initial effort in this line was made
the associations conducting games were
satisfied and willing to again carry out
the program assigned them.
Big Events Planned.
This year will be the second annual
indoor championships, and just what
events will be dealt to the various games
already announced could not be CLEANED
The George Washington meet on Feb
ruary 4, the joint games Of the Johns
Hopkins University-Fifth Regiment Ath-
letic Association on February II, the
Federal games, one week later. with me
GEORGETOWN series on March T. would
tend TO lead one to believe that the en-
suing track season would be the most
important one In the history Of athletlcs'
Last Years Records.
The records hung up in last years
championship events were of high
standard and compare favorably with
the best marks in the country. In one
instance Gilbert Horrax, OF the Johns
Hopkins University in the 1oO-yard low
hurdle race broke the worlds record,
negotiating the distance in IL As sec
onds, though the mark was not al
lowed, for the runner barely tippled the
last hurdle, which fell to the ground.
Another matter confronting the Of
ficers at present is the election ora sue
cessor to DIR. d. E. Wiber, who recently
died. Just who will receive the honor
is the problem confronting the members
today, and a look over the Washington
field shows no man fitted for the posi-
ton, and 1t would appear Baltimore
devotee will fill the chair. However,
that is an open question and anything
hut certain of decision.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Get the Army-Navy game.

Granville Hunt. of the Chamber of
Commerce, refuses to be discouraged in
his efforts to land the Army-Navy foot
ball game for Washington.
Late reports say both institutions are
through with Philadelphia and are look
Ing to New York as the future place
for the big gridiron classic.
The assurances received from Anna
polls so encouraged the Washington
representative that he still feels that he
can get West Point in line and bring
the game to the place where it belongs
the National Capital
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Hub Perdue Signs.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 5.-The contract
of Hub Perdue, pitcher, has been re-
ceived at the Boston Nationals head
quarters. Perdue comes from the Nash
vile club, Of the Southern League.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Scheller's father dies.

Word reached here yesterday of the
death, In Chambersburg, Pa, of DR..
Thomas X. Scheller. The deceased was
the father OF Tommy Scheller, who for
three years held down an iflfield position
on the Georgetown team. Since his
graduation, young Scheller has lived at
Chambersburg, and has played some
baseball during the summer months.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Shorter trips in the National League

Johnny Heydler, the Washington man,
who. as secretary and treasurer Of the
National League, has done far more
for that organization than he will ever
get credit foS, has performed another
remarkable feat in cutting down thou
sands Of miles for every club on the
circuit by new schedule arrangement
While President Lynch and Barney
Dreyfuss, of Pittsburg, were members
Of the schedule committee II was up to
Johnny Heydler to do most Of the york
Under Charley Ebets, of Brooklyn, the
schedule had gotten to be a pretty cut
and dried AFFAIR, but Heydler saw the
chance to save thousands of dollars and
proceeded to do so. For the Pittsburg
club, alone, he cut down the distance
to be Travelled from 1900 to 5000 miles,
and Cincinnati will save 1000 as a re-
suit of our old friends work.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Cooley is sensible.

Dick Cooley, who will be remembered
by the fans as a part of that great
philadelphia club OF the old DAYS, which
included Ed Delehanty, Elmer Flick.
Monte Cross, and the rest of the fence
Wreckers is casting about the East for
a minor league club
Last year he had the Topeka club
but as soon as the Western maRnates
commenced to spend fortunes for nIay-
ers he decided to get from under. He
disposed of his best men and then sold
out the rest of his interest In the fran
chise with the result that he is now
sporting a roll of about twenty-fiye
thousand iron boys.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Billiards are booming here.

George Gray, the first amateur bill
Nardist to win from Willie Hoppe, after
the boy wonder had made his great run
of III. when but fourteen years Of age,
dropped In to see US yesterday.
Mr. Gray, who is an artist with a
studio here, is enthusiastic over the
revival of interest in the sport, and
believes that 1t will soon become a fad
in society in the Capital. Like all other
bilIiardists Of note, he is a great admir-
er of Willie Hoppe, both personally and
from the viewpoint of ability to WELD
the cue l.. ...-
The Washington times., 1911-01-05

It is the nature Of women 10
suffer uncomplainingly, the
dicomforts and fears that ac-
company the bea2ing Of child
ren. Motherhood is their crown
ing glory, and they brave its
sufferings for the joy that
children bring. No expectant
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
National Park is dreary..

1 happened past Florida avenue and
Seventh street yesterday afternoon. and
of all the sad looking places the en-
trance to National Park was worse than
Goldsmith's Deserted Village.
But just wait about 100 days, and there
will be something popping In the realm
where Jim O'Day reigns.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Ball players wanted!

had letter this morning from John
w! Carter, secretary of the DanviIIe
cluo, OF the Virginia League. asking my
washington amateur ball players.
The salary limit of the Virginia cir
cult has been cut to 81, 200, and the Dam
Vile people are willing to go as far
men.
There are number of amateurs play.
ing on the lots of this city who are
last enough for that company, and the
men intend to recommend should have
no trouble in making good.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Washingtonians there.

It takes more than a frigid wave to
Sool the enthusiasm of Pat Dempsey,
the Georgetown crew coach. / ran
across hiu4- on the Avenue yesterday,
md he told me that he was only too
anxious to get the candidates out as
soon as possible, so he can give them
plenty Of indoor work.
He has spent some time tinkeTing with
the machines in the basement OF the
Ryan gymnasium, and has everything
IN ships shape for the squad.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Priest to minors.

1t was not surprising that the New
York Highlanders should send Johnny
Priest, the Washington boy, TO the
minors for more seasoning before he
should be seriously considered for a
regular berth in the majors.
Priest learned baseball in the amateur
leagues around town. Danville, in the
Virginia League, picked him up and so
good was his record there that he at
tracted the attention of Arthur Irwin,
scout of the Yankees.
At the league meeting In New York
couple of weeks ago. Irwin told me
that he considered Priest one of the
most promising players he had picked
up since he commenced to beat about
the bush circuits for future stars.
A season with Indianapolis, in the
fast American Association, should polish
up Priest sufficiently to prime him for
his debut as regular New Yorker one
year hence.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
"Epery Knock Is a Boost"
Some ball club.

When Phil King, manager Of the
Chamber of Commerce baseball club.
filed his report with the board of di-
rectors Of the body yesterday, It showed
that the past season had been a decided
financial success.
Charles ]. Bell, president of the
American and Security and Trust Com
pany. one of the directors, suggested
that 1t had better not be published, lest
the professional club owners hear OF 1t
and become jealous.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Phil King made good.

I saw Ham Fish, former All-Ameri-
can tackle and captain of the Harvard
Law School team. while he was here
yesterday and If he suffered a broken
nose in a game in the South about a
week ago, he certainly concealed the
TACT. He looked as well as when he
was in Washington last winter as Sec
retary to his father, the Representative
from New York. but said he was glad
to get back after a rather strenuous
trip through the Southland.
The trip was a failure from a tinan-
cial standpoint and hardly up to eXpec-
tatiOns artistically. One of the men,
bers of the party who reached here
yesterday told me ii was necessary for
several of the former-greats to do
some quick work In obtaining drafts
from. rich parents, and the chances OF
the junket being repeated are decidedly
remote.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
V0Ss0SSs
SaAuSe

mother need suffer- however during period waiting
prem
Mothers by
bakache and nf
nation breast glands It's regular
The Washington times., 1911-01-05

Of the mothers system for q
proper and natural ending Of
the term. Mothers Friend
Is sold at drug stores. Write
for free book for expectant
mothers.
THE BRADFIEID CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05

The Commercial Automobile and Sup
ply Company yesterday sold and de-
livered a Studebaker go touring car,
fully equipped, to Ralph Gait, and a
Stubedaker electric victoria to Mrs
Marsh, daughter of Admiral Robley D.
Evans.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-08
Must Go Back To Mexico
To Stand Trial For Fraud

in his petitions for the writs that the
statute of limitation should apply also
to Chapman, Brown and Grimes. Tib-
belts asserted that the evidence gave
probable cause that an offense was
committed and therefore by the de.
PENDANTS. The deeds which the de-
Pendants are charged with securing
graudulently from the Kickapoos were
recently declared null and void by
Judge Cotteral on the cases of Chap
man, of Cash M. Cade, Willard john
ston and others of Shawnee.
The defendants resisting extradition
pleaded the loss of the lands finally
as reason they should not be return
ed for trial. Recently John Garrett
of Shawnee, who was also indicted in
Coahuila, was released entirely be-
cause of insufficient evidence against
him.
DR.. Conine stated last night, Even
If | have been released by the court,
and If the other boys must go to Mex
leo for trial, I will be there at the
same time and take the results with
the rest of Them
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-08
RECIPROCITY IS
HAVING HARD Time
Paper And Wood Pulp Provisions o.
Treaty Cause Much Adverse
Criticism in Washington.

Washington, d. c., Feb. S.-As a re-
suit of the growing belief that the
paper and wood pulp provisions of the
new Canadian reciprocity agreement
will operate one-sidedly to benefit the
dominion without corresponding ben
eft to the United States, an important
change is likely to be made by CON
gress in the measure before it is rati-
fied. Paper manufacturers and others
believe the language OF the arrange
ment is such that the United States
may be compelled to admit paper free
before Canada complies with her part
of the agreement.
The situation has been presented to
the ways and means committee in such
strong light that many of its members
are satisfied the agreement on these
provisions is open to a construction
which may be to the disadvantage of
American manufacturers.
Secretary Knox of the state depart
ment sent a letter to the committee
yesterday, saying the commissioners
had arrived at only tentative agree
ment ON the paper schedule. 1t can
be changed, he said without defeat
ing the rest of the treaty, and its ad-
justment can be left to future negotia-
tions or future action of congress.
The trouble arises over the distine-
ton in Canada between Grown lands
and private lands,' and the rulings
that the treasury department at Wash
ington has made on this subject.
Where Canadian provinces prohibit
the expectation of pulp logs it is from
crown lands" The provinces have
no power to prohibit the expectation
of logs cut from private lands.
The treasury department has held
that even where province has pro-
hibited the expectation of logs from
crown lands the logs from private
lands or the paper manufactured from
them come in at the lowest rate. On
this basis, it is feared the courts will
hold that paper from private land tim
Der, or from provinces that have no
restrictions, can come in free, even be-
fore the rest of the provinces remove
their restrictions.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-08
TO REvOLUT|ON|zE METHOD
OF PAYING DAMAGES

Spokane, Wash, Feb. S.-The eyes
of the industrial world will be fixed on
the state of Washington if the employ
|ers liability bill pending before the
present legislature becomes a law. The
proposed statute would revolutionize
the present method of paying damages
for injured employees and not only are
the proprietors of industrial plants
studying the proposed measure with
keen interest but labor union leaders
and advocates of industrial arbitra-
|tion are considering the probable ef-
feet of such a law.
Under the proposed act every line
Iof industry employing men around ma
|chinery or on risks deemed at all haz
|ardous will be assessed a percentage
based upon pay rolls for the three
months preceding October / each year.
The revenue is TO be handled by a
state commission which shall have full
power to Investigate all damage claims
and to settle same without action at
law. The powers of the commission
are most sweeping. They may compel
attendance by subpoena and have prac-
tically all the power of superior
court. An extensive auditing and in
formation bureau is provided for. The
lines affected include everything from
printing Offices to tunnel and bridge
work.
One of the alleged Objectionable
features is the claim that such law
would put a premium on immorailty
because damages paid on account of
the death or disability of a married
man are SO much greater than in the
case of an unmarried man.
D. T. Ham, prominent business
man of Spokane, says he has talked
with several persons who have observ-
ed the workings of such law in Eng
land. In their opinion the law has
thrown thousands of married men out
of work. 1t is understood that the
proposed Washington law is almost
identical with the laws in effect on
this point in England.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-08
Many Floral Offerings.

| The funeral of Mrs. Phronia Bar
rett occurred Tuesday afternoon from
the home of her son, Lee Barrett and
was largely attended The house was
more than filled by friends and rela-
tives. Among the floral offerings were
two that were especially fine, one by
the Elks Club and the other by the
Masonic fraternity. The services were
conducted by Rev. ]. M. Cantrell, as
sisted by Rev. R. j.. Church with a
solo by Mrs. A. A. Brown The in
terment was in the city cemetery,
north of town, where number of the
deceased's relatives are buried.