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Evening journal., 1911-10-10
FORTUNE FOR
new PLAYERS
Major League Clubs Expend
Nearly Half Million for
New Talent
PIRATES LEAD LIST
WITH EXPENSE OF $4,000

Operating a big league baseball
club is not wholly matter of count
ing and piiing ur wealth. There is
one end to the business, that Of ac-
quiring Lew talent and keeping a
team built up, that INVOLVES expense
out of all proportion to the returns
when the very small percentage Of
new timber that makes good is con-
sidered.
The tremendous financial outlay
involved each year in the steps TAX
en- by the major league clubs to Sc
cure the most promising players
from the minor leagues is an item
Of which baseball followers often lose
sight In estimating the probable earn
ings of the National and American
League concerns. The growth of
baseball has made these operations
heavier with each succeeding season,
and from figures Just obtained 1t
appears that this year the purchas-
ing and drafting operations have
been the most expensive in the his
tory Of the game.
The official figures on the matter
are given in the special report of the
National Commission and they show
that for new players this year the
sixteen major league clubs paid out
vast sums approximating the start
ling total of half a million dollars.
To be exact, the report shows that
for purchased and drafted players to
be tried for next season the sixteen
big league clubs expended a total af
$495, $3.50 Rather II will reach that to-
tai If certain players make good, as a
portion of the purchase money is pro-
visional upon their making good"
The sums already paid over aggre-
gate S366,713.33, of which amount
S2S2,66S.33 was paid for purchased
players and $S4 ,O50 for drafted play
ers. II certain players show form
to justify their retention In fast COM
pany, additional sums. totaling $12S,-
616.67, are to be paid later.
Pittsburgh has expended $4,000
for purchased men and S4,760 for
drafted players. a total of $50700.
This is nearly $4,000 more than has
been expended by any other club as
the next highest on the list is the
Chicago American League Club,
which paid out S32,5SS33 for pur-
chased and drafted players.
Following are the official figures
on the purchasing and drafting of
new players this year by the majors:
Purchased Players
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
BERGDOLL
WINS RACE
Steers Big Benz Car to Victory
Over FairmOunt Park
Course
VICTOR BREAKS RECORD
FOR COURSE AND LAP

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 10.-Averag-
ing more than 81 miles an hour for
the entire distance, Erwin Bergdoll,
young Philadelphia amateur auto
mobile driver belonging to wealthy
family, risked his life and won fame
yesterday by capturing the fourth an
nual 2O2 1-2-mile road race over the
Fairmount Park course with a 90
horsepower Benz.
The daring Bergdoll not only low
cred the record for the lap, but also
reduced by about IL minutes the
Fairmount Park record for the dis
tance Of the race. His time was 3
hours 1S minutes and Al S5-l0O sec
onds. He reduced the lap record
from Z minutes 3S seconds to Z min
utes 2S seconds for the lilo miles.
Nishart is Second.
Wishart, of Greenwich, l.. l., anoth-
er amateur driver, finished second in
a. 9O-horsepower Mercedes in S20.l1
42-10O; Ralph Mulford, driving a
Lozier, was third in 3.21.52 7S-l00;
Len Zengle, who won the race last
year, was fourth in a National in
3.25.59 36-100, and. Louis Disbrow,
also driving a National, finished in
fifth place in 32S22 32-100. Harry
Grant, a two-time, Vanderbilt cup
winner, driving a LOzier. was sixth
in 3.2S.50 37-100; Hughie Hughes. in
a Mercer, seventh, time, 3.29.45
30-1O0; il Anderson. in a Stutz
eighth, time. 340.23 5-100. and Don
aid Herr, ninth, in a National, time
340.33 S7-100.
What They Earned.
Bergdoll received S2500 for win
ming the race and an additional
$1,000 for being the fastest car in di.
vision &C of tie classification of car:
under the rules Of the American Au.
tomobile Association; Wishart re-
ceived $1,000 for the fastest time il
Division sc, Disbrow $1,000 for the
fastest time in Division 4C anC
Hughes $1,000 for the fastest time in
&c. There were no cars entered IL
Divisions &C and 1C.
other cars that started dropped
out as follows: Fred Betz in a Benz
on the third lap, Charles Basle ir
Cole on the seventh lap, JOSEPH
Jagersberger in a Case on the six
teenth. George Parker in an Ohio al
the twenty-frst, Willie Wallace in ;
Mercedes, Ralph De Palma in a Mer
Ger and H. s. Matthews in an Ohi'
on the twenty-third lap. Most %
these dropped out from various trou
bles. Only one of the cars met Will
an accident and that befell Jagers
/ berger's. which hit a telegraph pol
4 and damaged it TO such an exten
that he was later compelled to aban
don the race. At the time he was ia
in the rear.
Most Successful Race.
The race was the most successful
\ yet held by the Quaker City Motto
Club. not a contestant nor a specta
tor being injured while the race wa
on. 1t was estimated by the polio
that a quarter of a million peopl
witnessed the stirring event. The.
were lined along both sides Of tn
eight-mile course and were held Il
check by more than $500 city police
men and park guards.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
HARD DAYS
FOR TARGETS
Sharp Shooters From East
Here Tomorrow and Thurs
day for Big Shoot
NESTY HOGANS AMONG .,s'
THE FAST ENTRANTS

On Wednesday and Thursday Of this
week there will be registered tourn-
ament at the DUPONT traps at New
bridge. An effort Is being made by
the members to outrival the Eastern
Handicap.
The program for the first day calls
for 1916 bird events and a special
wolf event Of so targets. In this
wolf event all contestants stand at
1S yards, targets to be thrown any
where from 65 to so yards.
The second days program also
calls for 1918 bird events, or a pro-
gram Of $50 targets with the Wawaset
trophy special event following. The
Squier money-back system will gov
ern the regular program events. It
will therefore be impossible for any
shooter who competes in the two days
regular events. or the 300 target
program to lose more than the price
q his 300 targets, or Sc. the Squier
money-back system guaranteeing him
his entrance fee, less the price of
targets, provided he does not win this
amount Anyone can enter for tar
gets only and for any number of
events in the two days shoot.
Indications point to a large crowd
Of Philadelphia and vicinity. marks
men, together with shooters Of -promi-
nence from Delaware. Pennsylvania.
New York. New Jersey, Maryland and
the District of Columbia.
Some of the most noted contestants
are: George L. Lyon and G.. R.
Clark, of the Remington Arms and
Union Metallic Cartridge Company;
II. l.. Worthington. of the Winchester
Repeating Arms Company, who tied
with German for high average at the
Westy Hogan shoot in September; T..
Hayes Keller of the Hunter Arms
Company; T. II. Keller Sr.., the East
ern representative for the Peters
Cartridge Company; f. M. Tay, az the
Stevens Arms Company, and Lester
German, of the DUPONT Company.
The Office at the tournament will
be in charge of Lloyd r. Lewis Of
Atglen, who perhaps has had more
experience in managing affairs of this
kind than any other man in the eoun-
try. Mr.. Lewis presence will insure
the contestants well managed tourn-
ament. Messrs. T. S. Chalfant, w. A.
Joslyn and W. F. Jensen of the DUPONT
club, will assist.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10

Belmont Jrs. have organized with
a SOTO 95-pounds team and would like
to hear from any team in or out of
the city. Out of the city teams will
be allowed half of expences. Send
communications to William Hartzel,
No. 912 Read street, or Daniel O'Don-
nell, No. 1921 Lancaster avenue. The
line-up Hanley. right end; Swift
right Tackles fODonnell. right guard !;
Common, centre; Hurick, left end ;
Disley, left tackle; Demien. left
guard; Farrell. quarterback; Shields
Right hanback,; Hartzel, left half
back; Crossan, fullback.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
Everyone shouId Work,

whether the new Public Utilities
Light, Heat and Power Company
shall receive a franchise. The pub
lie is sometimes ungrateful. but the
public has learned a lesson since il
failed to support the last competitor
and a combination was necessary.
Every day evidence is growing that
1t intends to rectify its former mistake
and support this competition to the
bitter end. Every man should appoint
himself a committee OF one and be
and not leave Il for other peoples
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
WATCHING THE SCORE BOARD

If the CubsPirates had tied the end the
teams would have had play another game to ghten out mat
the homeovng Pirates booted the
tenth Schultz the batting stars each getting three
n the
for the aiansand less bloody Tripoh
that
ts-At worlds
Identification cards. Bertion Of finger
prints the police methods-n addition
before apply
this the the sporting editor doesn't
have to bone pass for friend-because he can't
McAeers All and they all trimmed the
the worlds
triple.
Rel the Philies in 1912. Which
what be said
discrimination and
getting theirs from All Stars
putting finishing touches the Infants,
Stop Look! Listen! The Ruslers have another
they licked the Phiies
5 a
andS broke in double
pitching
what do expect?
capture Preveza
worlds we'r
Degli Abruzz make try al Any
chance?
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
Ahollsh Smoke Nuisnnce.

The easiest way to abolish the
smoke nuisance in a manufacturing
city is for the manufacturers to use
electric power. This is only possible
when electric current is cheap. II the
Public Utilities Light, Heat and Power
Company secures a franchise, will
mington will become noted for It's
cheap electric powers
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
MAKES coon As DRTVER.

A colored boy Known as Young But,
Ter. formerly of Wilmington and an
inmate of the Ferris School. has made
a name for himself as racing driver.
He will compete in the fall races at
the Point Breeze track. driving a
Knox car, the same that was once
driven by Charles Wagner, one of the
speed kings.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
NO FIGHT FOR PACKY.

by The United Press.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1O.-PaclSy McFar-
land awoke today sore at the world,
but sorer at the police department
which stopped him from meeting Gro
yer Hayes, OF Philadelphia, in a six
round bout here last night
This is the third time within re-
cent months that the Chicago boy has
been prevented from fighting by the
police.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
HREEDEFEATS
FOR JUNIORS
Young Chicks End Season
With Thirty-fOur Hard
Games Won
WILL COME BACK NEXT
YEAR STRONGER THAN EVER

The Wilmington Juniors Baseball
Club, the 14-year-old champions Of
Delaware, have closed their third sea-
son with the record Of "a victories and
defeats.
Manager Eddie Abrahams started
the team in early spring. Until the
close the team played fast ball Swift
and Keesey were the receivers for the
greater part Of the season. Swift
caught every game in the Junior
League for Wilmington Jrs. Manager
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
FORBES EXPECTS TO WIN.
BY The United Press.

hN TIC UUITVU TTNHh.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 10.-The winner
Of the Forhes-Kellar bout here to-
night will be matched with Johnny
Coulon. Forbes is looked upon as a
real comeback, and is confident OF
besting Kellar and eventually regain
ing his bantam championship title.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
MISS NOBLITT PLAYING GOLF.

Mias NobIitt OF the Wilmington
Country Club is paired with Miss Mes
bill. Of Toronto. in the National Wo-
mems Golf Championship which op.
ened yesterday at Short Hills. N. j
Miss Barlow led the field yesterday
her card showing 81.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
FOley's Kidney Remedy VS.. a Hope.
less Case.

Hon, Ark. ]. E. Freeman says: 'I
had severe case Of kidney trouble
and could not work and my case seem
ed hopeless. One large bottle of
Foley's Kidney Remedy cured me and
/ have never been bothered since.
always recommend IT,"
N. d. Danforth. Market and Second
streets.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
HuRT Ar FOOTRALL.

William Yandever a member of the
Belmont football team, of Wilmington.
received a broken arm in the game
with the j. o. B. team, of Chester. last
Saturday He played right guard.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
MATINEE RACES TOnAY.

Postponed sraces from Saturday
are being run off at the Gentleman's
Driving Park this afternoon. Seven
events showing the city's fastest
horses are on. the card.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
NEED NEW STEAMER.

Specifications will soon be asked for
a new side-wheel steamboat for ser
vices on the Delaware River between
Philadelphia and Salem, N. J.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
Yesterdays BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

N0TNI WY y EEV0 OTEE8 ="
Boston. IL; Philadelphia, 5.
Boston, 13; Philadelphia, 10. Second
game.
New York 10. Brooklyn, 4.
Chicago, 6; Pittsburg, S. 10 innings.
Cincinnati, 6; St Louis, 3
st. Louis. 6; Cincinnati, ?. Second
Evening journal., 1911-10-10

Patriarch Havana 1Oc cigars. Smoke
one and you'll smoke another. SelalS
and Hoffman. markers, 413 Market St*
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
w. DOUGLAS
So. $50 G. 81 SHOES 4
MEN WHO WEAR w. L. DOUGLAS III
SHOES MAKE NO EXPERIMENT E
THE STANDARD OF QUALITY
FOR OVER 30 YEARS E

The assurance that goes with an estab-
Iished reputation is your assurance IN buying
w. L. Douglas shoes. >
Look in my store windows and
inspect all the latest shapes, including
Short Vamps whichm make the foot look
smaller. also the Conservative Styles
which have made WI. Douglas shoes a
household word everywhere.
lfIcould take you into mylarge faciones
at Brockton, Mass, and show you how
carefuIIyW.L.Douglas shoesaremade, you
would then understand why they srewar-
ranted to hold their shape. fit better and
wearlongerthan any yothermakeforthe price
chIITl0N The genuine have W. i. pouglal
0ho wv 0Mname and price stamped ON bottom
II you cannot obtain W. L. Douglas shoes in 20
from factory TO wearer, all charges prepaid. W.
Call at W.L.DougIas Store, 2
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
StandIna Of the Clnh..

Where They Play Today.
No games scheduled.
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
Drafted Players.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUF

:
Paid for purchased play
ers by two leagues co.. $2S2, ,663 .33
Paid for drafted players
by two leagues -. s4.o5oOo
Total ......... .,... ss6s,71s3s
Additional sums to be paid
If certain players are re-
tanned ...... .......... .$12s, ,6i6.67
Grand total .......... .s4s5,ssO.OO
Evening journal., 1911-10-10
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
standing Of tha cIuh,.

Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-09-21
The Trouble With humor.

E. n. Brown. president of the Ma
tional Railways OF Mexico. discussing
in New York a railroader who was
always out of work, said: He is too
quick with his tongue-that's his
trouble. He has a ready wit that he
is too apt to use upon his boss" Then.
with laugh Mr.. Brown uttered this
epigrammatic and true saying:
"Repartee has lost as many men
their Jobs as IT has made others their
regulations"
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-09-21
WASHINGTON.

a commissioner of education has
been appointed by the Chinese govern
ment to be attached TO the Chinese
legation at Washington.
Gradual reduction in the number of
employees at the Denver and other
mints of the United States is the pro
Thomas ii. Carter OF Montana.
former United States senator. for
years a notable and picturesque char
acter in national politics. once chair
man OF the Republican National Com
mittee and since last year chairman of
the American section OF the Interna-
tional Commission. died at his home
in Washington.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-09-21
FOREIGN.

A movement against the Jack John
son-Wells fight in London has been
started.
The national printing works were
destroyed by fire at Rio Janeiro, and
the damage is estimated at $4,000, 900.
Lieut.. r. A. Cammel, of the British
aviation school at Farnborough, Eng
land, was killed while making a flight
at Hendon.
An imperial edict issued says the
ring-leaders in the disorders in Szech-
uen province, China, intended to pro-
claim independence. AS conse
quence, the Chinese government has
ordered the viceroy to destroy the
rebels to the last man.
Advices received by the Chinese
Foreign Board and the foreign lega-
tions indicate that Cheng-tu, capital
of Szechuen province, is under siege,
that most If not all the missionaries
are inside the walls, and that the city
is garrisoned by 1.S00 troops.
The eruption of Mt Etna seems to
be losing some of its activity and the
Ni sAHu1hNS arc ieSS frequent pul tue
immense flood OF lava which has
spread down the mountain continues
its destruction. There are five
streams stretching for miles over the
country.
Traceable TO the high price of the
necessaries of life. riots broke out in
Vienna and many persons were killed
or wounded. Troops fired on the mob
which had erected barricades in the
streets. There was a fierce exchange
Of bullets and the soldiers were pelted
with all sorts OF missiles.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-09-21
PHYSICIAN SAID ECZEMA
CAME FROM TEETHlNG

when my little girl was about eight
months old. she was taken with a very
Irritating breaking out, which came on
her face, neck and back. When she
first came down with II. IL came in
little watery-like testers under her
eyes. and on her chin. then after few
days IT would dry down in scaly. white
scabs. In the daytime she was quite
worrysome and would dig and scratch
her face nearly all the time.
Il consulted our physician and
found she was suffering from eczema.
which he said came from her teething.
] used the ointment he gave me and
without any relief at all. Then
wrote for a book on Cuticura. and pur.
chased some Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment at the drug store. l did as
found directions in the Cuticura Book
let. and when she was one year old.
she was entirely cured. Now she is
three years and four months. and she
has never been troubled with eczema
since she was cured by the Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
(Signed) Mrs. Freeman Crayer. 3I1
Lewis St. Syracuse. n. Y. May 6.
1911. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere, a sam
pie OF each. with 32-page book. will
be mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura.' Dept. 2 X. Boston.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-09-21

Robert G. Fowler, the transcontinen-
.al aviator. whose machine failed him
At Colfax, Calf. has his machine
ready for flight and has resumed his
eastward journey.
II has been announced by Judge
Walter Bordwell of Los Angeles that
the trial of John J. and James b. Nc
Namara. alleged dynamiter conspira-
tors. would begin October 11th.
At a realistic wild west celebration
1t Pendleton. Ore. Buffalo" Vernon.
4 cowboy. succeeded in leaping from
the back of a galloping horse TO the
horns of a steer. wrestling the animal
10 the ground and holding 1t down,
n one minute and thirteen seconds.
When the steamer Ramona foun-
dered and sank off Spanish island.
Alaska. recently. she carried down
with her s1sO.O0O in gold bullion from
the Treadwell mine. The ship lies in
water that is usually smooth. and IL
Is thought that the treasure will be
recovered easily.
Representatives of packing houses
railroads, live stock associations, traf
aEEOIAaAlbuH
connected with the packing industry
are In Oklahoma City for the hearing
Of live stock rate cases before Com
missioner Prouty of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Uncle Sans next big land lottery
will be in South Dakota October End
to October 2lst. inclusive. when 466.-
5s2 acres OF land in the Rosebud and
Pincridge reservations will be offered
to land seekers. Gregory. Dallas.
Chamberlain and Rapid City will be
the registration points.
William J. Bryan. who owns a farm
OF 200 acres in the valley OF the Lower
Rio Grande near Mission. Tex. made
such n success raising Bermuda onions
and other products that he has turned
his handsome new country residence
over for the use of his superintendent
and family and has had plans prepared
for n more magnificent new home fer
himself. He will erect the house this
fall at n cost of $4,000.
Ishi. the primitive Indian, is prov
ing a treasure TO the anthropologists
of the University OF California. Profs
A. l. krober and t. T. Waterman
have recorded by the dictagraph 1000
words of the Yana language. and they
believe that highly important phil
illogical discoveries will be made in
tracing connections between the In
dian word roots and remote Arabic
and Sanskrit word beginnings
En- route from San Francisco to New
York. Aviator. Bob" Fowler. mo, with
the first mishap of his pioneer cross
country aerial voyage at Alta. Calf.
when. in trying to make a landing
necessitated by a refractory engine
and steering gear. his biplane collided
with two trees. hurling It to the
ground and slightly iniuring the
dauntless birdman- Both planes of the
craft and its two propellers were
broken aud Fowler will be delayed
here several days before he can re
sumo his eastward journey.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-09-21
GENE Rhl.

Congressman J. p. Latta Of Nebras-
ka is dead.
Spreading wreck and ruin in its
wake. a disastrous windstorm held
Springfield and central Illinois in its
grip three hours.
The wholesale price of refined su-
gar in Chicago now stands at IA
cents a pound. the highest price in
% years.
The third aviator TO start on the
transcontinental race. c. p. Rogers.
has started from New York to San
Francisco.
As the result of an explosion of
ether. in Philadelphia, nine persons
were fatally injured and property
damaged s3O.0G..
Nearly $4,000 persons engaged in
the New England textile Industry
have resumed work after various pc
RODS of idleness due to a pronounced
policy Of curtailment.
A l2-year-old child was run over and
instantly killed by Thomas A. Edison's
automobile at I.auf. Bavaria. n short
distance from Nuremburg. a special
despatch to New York from I.auf says.
Four members OF the family of
Frank Klein. Rockfield. Wis. were
killed. one is dying and another was
injured when the Klein automobile
was struck by 500 line train at Ger
mantown. Wis.
Nominally 1t is between Germany
and France that relations are strained.
Really II is between Germany and
England. To predict early hostilities
would be going too far. There is n
possibility OF them-no more.
S. A. Potter. who is said to have
garnered more than sl.500.00o from
the unwary OF two continents during
the last few years. by means of gold
brick swindles and confidence games.
is locked up in Jail in Chicago. A
cash bond OF $4,000 was refused.
Chief OF the Bureau of Chemistry
in the Department of Agriculture. DIR.
Harvey w. Wiley. will not be asked to
resign by President Taft. despite rec
concentrations TO that effect made by
the personnel board Of the department
and indorsed by Attorney General
Wickersham.
Not to be out done by the British pos
tai authorities in the carrying OF mails
through the air. Postmaster General
Hitchcock gave his consent to the es-
tablishment of an experimental aero
plane mail route between a branch Of
the Brooklyn. n. Y. postoffice and
the aerodrome at Nassau boulevard.
anC Island duxing tho International
aviation meet. which will be held
there from Sept. 23 to Oct. l.
All the American naval strength
deemed necessary as a precauuon is
being concentrated as near as pos
sible to the scene of serious disorders
in China. Admiral Murdoch has cabled
the Navy Department that he sailed
on his flagship Saratoga. accompanied
by the cruisers New Orleans and
Helena from Shanghai for Nanking.
The admirals report contained moth
ing regarding the situation in China.
As result of an accident during
the closing miles of n fifty-mile auto
mobile race at the State Fair track.
at Syracuse. n. v, nine persons were
killed and fourteen Injured. several
fatally. A Knox racing car. driven by
Lee Oldfield. leaped from the track.
crashed through the fences surrounding
II and plunged into the throngs that
lined the other side of the speedway.
Six of the nine people were killed out
right and three others were so badly
injured they died on the way to the
hospital.
The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-09-21

Church St, Morrillton,
Ark, says: For weeks
l was all doubled over
with pain. / became so
dizzy 1 had TO grasp
something to keep from
falling and my ankles
were swollen to nearly
twice their natural size.
None of the doctors un-
derstood my case and l
felt myself sinking lower
day by day. ! improved