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The Washington times., 1912-12-25
JENNINGS WOULD
WELCOME BID FROM
PLAYERS, assn.
Issue of Paying Players on
Training Trip Would
Meet Opposition.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 2S.-"Owners
Of major league baseball teams would
welcome q resolution from tho Bali
Players Union requesting the payment
Of = salary while the players were in
the South preparing for the ensuing
season." declared Hugh Jennings. be-
fore leaving for Chicago.
1T would mean . saving Of Thousands
Of dollars for tho club owners. It would
simply mean that the Southern trips
would be done away with. The players
would be compelled to get in training at
their own expense and be in shape at
the opening Of the season.
Il can remember when was q men,
bel" Of the old Baltimore club. training
trips into the South were q novelty and
player taken on one Of them was par
ticularly honored. Now II 10 different.
The players not only expect the trip.
but they want pay for tho time spent
in putting themselves In condition to
earn their salaries.
''The ball player. speaking generally.
seems to be OF the opinion that club
owners make mint Of money each
year. The fact Of the matter IL that
Ing such a profit as q business man
would consider q fair one.
There are instances:
THE Washington Club. with Its great
success in 1912. made far less money
than ,n in tns,d% the previous h year vr,.r
was a doubtful proposition until after
the FIRST Of July And even with the re-
ceipts from a worlds series was not q
big paying Investment.
"The reason Is found In the increas.
cd sSlarie; of Of players ~ s. There are
more than $4,000 for their services
Then again, there is the expense OF
travel, the Southern training trip
"The Detroit club was a big win.
uer In 1907. but II has never made al
much money since. In 1907 there
eonsIdcrably more than that. ''''''"'
absurd. ] certainly agree With Presi
Nsyn - ,Hs IN his 81 refusal th to grant
Jean Dubuo may think he has .
grievance--but he. hasn't. And I be
lieve he will realize his position he
sGrs rrs the spring training season be
in 1912. He was offered a hig In
crease over his 1912 salary wnen h,
talked with President Nav!n Mt til,
close Of last season. Rut he WASH
satisfied. appv rently. He either didn'
know. or he failed to remember tina
the salary Offered him was large
than that given Jack Coombs or I'D
die Plank Of the Athletics. or Veal
GrcGg Ct tho Maps.
"Dubuc isn't certainty in tn
star of the circuit last season, but
hall player needs two years In majo
league company before his position
assured. Dubuc may bc anothe
king Cole--A wonder one year an
q h3zle the next"
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
JACKSON T|CK[fD
WITH TWO DOLLAR
RAISE, WANTS$l,00O
Once Pleased With Small In
crease, Now Asks
Large Sum.

DETROIT. Mich. Dec. 2s.-Today Joe
Jackson. Of the Maps. 10 holding out
for . salary increase Of probably $1,000
q year: six years ago Joe jackson, of
GreenviIle. 8. c.. was tickled to whis-
per at an increase OF e . week in
salary.
The high cost Of players 10 brought
to mind by this fact. Nowadays when
the big leaSuers are holding out, II isn't
for any little trivial sum1 Of money.
The big leaguers arc In big business.
The untaught mill hand Of six years
ago now hangs on from his players with
fine scorn because he isn't given a
raise of 1900 for the summers work.
The untaught mill hand Of six years age
10 now shrcwd salesman for his wares.
The story Of Jackson's flrst raise ID
amusing. II 10 told by Ben Smith. tho
comedian. who assisted Hughie Jen-
nings in his vaudeville stunt here. for
no gets in the real. hope-to-die stage
whisper at the end.
Watch for the whisper.
jackson was playing for Greenvillc.
8. c.. when knew him In the South
six years ago." says Smith. He had
been getting $l2 Q week a. mill hand
III = htbic towh hVet SuSsS' SscchVs"S
had played the mill team to which Jack
son belonged one day.
jackson had hit every pitcher
Strouch. manager Of the Greenvills
tenn, had sent into the box. &C
strouch grabbed him.
First time out At Greenville, Jack
son failed to get hit when no frs,
went to bat. The next time he care
fully took OF his spiked shoes and
6arerooted. laced the ball over tn,
1T took Jackson months to learn t,
| wear spiked shoes. But In the mean
, time he had become the idol OF tn,
fans. The betting was always ever
| money that Joe would hit It over tn,
back fence They never spoke O
| Joe's getting q home run. Ho aiway,
hit II oyer the back fence
"Ono day, Kelly, q catcher, who hat
ssSSWs ssfs91 Ss'kson,s "a Es. pal; asked him whs
proudly announced that no w wsx u nuil
Ing down sixteen soiled bones ever,
Kelly wns disguised, WHY dom
You hit the boss for some pay? he de
manded. Get to him and tell him 70,
| want real money!
Joe finally summoned up courag
| enough to ask Tor u raise. He cam,
back to Kelly all smiles.
Did you get it?' asked Kelly,
| Sure boasted Joe.
| Well. whatre You drawing now?'
(Stage whisper.)
| .Eighteen.'
Kelly tainted"
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
AMERlCANLEAGUE
AFTER MORE SPEED
Cincinnati Team averages Two Hours Per Game-Time
of Games Must Be Cut Down-Played One
Thirteen-lnning Combat

blessings the sport has had in recent
years eliminated this cause for delay.
1t was confidently expected, after
It's adoption. that games would average
utes.. For . time there was q decided
speeding up. but the managers and um-
pires have become lax. until now the
average time for a contest 10 very close
to two hours. Managers allow their
players 70 stall along. take plenty Of
going out again and delay the game in
many ways which are entirely unneccs-
ssry and only exasperate the fans.
Not So Strict.
Umpires are not so strict a. they should
be about keeping the athletes on the
move. and the result has been q
slowing up until the time has come
for some action to speed the contests
along. It 10 very largely owing to the
length Of games that most cities In the
National League last year advanced the
time Of starting games by half an hour.
20 that their patrons could sec tho full
contest and yet get home In time for
dinner.
Lessus we're. On tSs whole: better con:
Quoted with regard to speed. than those
in the American League. there 10 still
room for . great deal Of Improvement.
Figures for all the clubs have not been
compiled. but the Reds were an average
club. and so It 10 probably safe to say
that their record 10 about the average
Of the entire league. Our boys played
i65 championship games. and their
average time for each contest was be-
tween one hour and hfty-four minutes
and one hour and fifty-hvc minutes, and
closer to the latter figure than the
former. That 10. throughout the entire
season. their average time for plsytns
minutes below the two-hour limit. This
II . bad showing. The average time
should be cut at least eight or nine min
utes. and the result would DO Q faster
consequently more Interest and excite. %
ment among the spectators.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25

CINCINNATI. Dec. Sin the Ameri.
can League they are trying to formulate
a plan for reducing the time Of ball
games. At the recent annual meeting
in Chicago President johnson got the
managers and some Of the umpires
together and told them that they must
unite In their efforts to hustle things
along on the playing field and prevent
all unnecessary delays. which are some-
times vexatious to the fans. who like
quick action. The American League
records for the past year showed that
the average time Of playing nine
inning game was one hour and ffty-
seven minutes. which Is longer than
Il ought to be. Mr.. johnson figures
that an hour and forty minutes. or an
hour and forty-five minutes. at the
most, IL plenty In which to decide the
average nine-inning combat. This means
quick work in going to and from the
fieid between innings and generally
improved speed in getting through with
the game. He instructed all his man.
ayers to speed up their players In
changing sides between rounds and to
keep things moving right along all the
time. He also warned his umpires that
they must see that there are no SLOW
or false moves by the athletes, and that
the action Of the game 10 kept at as
fast a gait as possible.
Right Direction.
This il a move in the right direction
and could be put to q test In the Ma.
tional League. also. with good results
In the old days before the foul strike
rule. games seldom lasted less than two
hours and usually much longer than
that. Peellng of fouls. with the pur-
nose OF exhausting pitcher became o
fne art with some clever batters VINO VINO
menv minutes by this method. The fou!
strike rule which Is one Of tho greatest
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Bartelmes Wins Pocket
Billiard Tournament

In the f,nal game Of tho pocket OIL
Hard tourney which has been going on
AZ the Royal billiard pariors Tor the
mast two weeks Charles Bartelmls won
s-o,,, Frank Swan by score OF 100 to 70:
Each player having defeated all the
other players in the tournament. and
when thew came together in the final
contest each seemed TOO anxious; Aaau
missed some easy shots. Balteilnis wa.
f,rst to steady down. and soon had
good lead. which he heid d.t,'snlsMWoh to fms hHtsa
inst 3 nrst prise, SIS. swan-Won 4
lost /: second prize, Si5. Kelchner-Won
4 lost 2; third prise. SlO.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
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The Washington times., 1912-12-25
WOlverton Failed
To Make RetOrt

Harry wolverton kicked little hard
er than usual in q game last summer
because the Yankees were fairly close
to winning.
"Now. Harry. go to the bench, take
q drink Of water, q chew Of tobacco,
and then see how things look In the
clubhouse" said Umpire Jack Egan.
."Tve got a mind to punch you on
the nose."' shot back Wolyeraon.
are manager, you're champion Of the
world, SO come on" invited Egan.
The Yankees were anchored in last
place at the time.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
m'GRAW EXPECTS
TO LAND PENNANT
FOR SIXTH TINE
New York Manager Anxious
to Top Anson, Chance,
Selee, and Hanlon.
BY SENATOR

The National Ieskue rescb,. a.
back Into history. but In all that tine
only five mana gers have succeeded In
annexin. three oenuant. In 60
Johnny NcOraw hGs an excclicn.
cnsnce OF showing this humber up to
six next season. for he has = veteran.
taat' Intelligent baseball team. and ho
VIII infuse II with hts own dash and
spirit. And he wants to ioin that high
est honor class. whats more.
II. NoW you Know ! don.t telk whole
~ ,,s sn,s .enument stuI. the
..h.,e a. Sop1r e.id the other dayl
Oh 10 !he bone % coSid SSls y cly.. "nsfts xi,,
NsH ~ n,on .,,s II Sslees rreo CIatke.
49, MS1 msn: ana tIank Chance In this
n. -. ~. ak ..u Deen look
oms Morn rne so a0pe. tnd ING tnere 70 Just
"cSos e.w q al.
b.seSs TnHT shs whsn y9I nS ;titt into aas this
foiEs th,nh G dTTrper Tbsr tnsn .n tne majority Of
osiresn De-. .ss spIins and ~, f.li You may start
Src,,, II" Wy Ne S.o Aos yetI, run away
II cinched "o,s ana ovhhen thcn anu .OVk 70 nave
WrSns snd vom gdn men sometnins o'in goes
a ni9ht last Xueust y tbo"rht ore ~: rahy T,,hS
,"RTt I'm IS s;., ..,,. an ,,,
,S,sS ..s., ~ Just LUCK on coping my
yorE Gisnts t Peht WIN vne New
cre.t n;snhs nese Sxet Team:
fielders and great runners. 1 think I'VE
so' e"shce 10 40 H.
That's q Fact.
That's q fact, too. only Ave men .,ncs
1876. when the National Iaa9ue wa
toddlins along In its hest bib ana tuck.
er, have landed three pennant. In n
row. In lsss .Pop' Anson,. Cbicaro
outfit pljup.ed the yr,ot.., .,n.. -,
nj, sn"'. " @ .ohor OF
~ s,n usmsns UP tnell tniro successive
ro,ni,iaIon a,i,, IN .neir own front yard and
eIMs Mnrs a. ,h. .ne ioiks 10 see.
More thSn Ten years passed before
Sin.,n Sihot,ner Gun Manaseo 70 eq9al this
S.os,oSs sr ~ ncn,esemeht. rIank S Seiee.
one OF tne grsa'est oaseoaiI prsins ever
',o .onnecueo ,t WIN tne nagonei pesume.
e :ssi ,saa SnS ,ssa ,,s,n, % DoSm x1.nn St"o IN III
hSnos.
o. veg s'on ana a sss ss'thcre ihs nss, ,eamo ,o
narcn GiohS Win the tnree'ply eiory.
.MuSssy ncSSraw Nayeo on inose
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Kilbane May Meet
White at Cleveland

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. c5.-Johnny
Kilbane, featherweight champion, may
meet Charley White. Chicago light
weight in Milwaukee about the middle
OF January. White gave Kilbane q
bane went to the coast and became
feather champion. Nate Lewis, White 6
manager. proposed the bout at Milwau.
kee. and ltilbane and Manager Jimmy
Dunn regarded II favorably. Boxing
Is not allowed In Cleveland, but MiiWau.
kee recently lifted the lid,
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
AUTOMOBILE CLUBS
ANNUAL MEETING TO
Be IMPORTANT ONE
Officers Will Be Elected and
Question of Selling Coun-
try Home Taken Up.
BY HARRY WARD.

Moro than ordinary interest attaches
to the annual meeting Of the Automo.
bile Club Of Washington. scheduled for
the evening OF January I at the Graf
ton Hotel. Officers for the ensuing year
will be elected. the officers being Q
precident. vice president. secretary
treasurer, captain. lieutenant and Q new
board Of governors.
At this meeting the question will also
b taken up Of selling the clubs coun-
try home In Georgia avenue. forming
an automobile association patterned af-
ter . number Of such organisations
throughout the country. which have
been signally successful In promotns
the interests Of motorists.
In . personal appeal to the members
to b present at the annual meeting.
Secretary John X. Heyl says:
There will be plenty Of good fsi-
lowship and . chance to renow old &C.
Quaintances and make new ones. Tho
club 10 in excellent financial condition
the best Il has ever enjoyed. We are
going TO do things next year, 10 the
members should put their minds to
work. make up . good slate and come
prepared to back It up with their voice
and vote"
Washington motorists are Up in armi
over the action Of the Maryland suthor-
tiles In the vicinity OF Chevy Chase
who arc mulcting motorists from this
city for from IS to 80 each for having
their numbers swinging instead Of hav'
Ing them nxed In . rigid condition
While the Maryland automobile Law
contains q provision making II . mis-
demeanor to have the license number
swinging. the law has never been en-
forced heretofore. and motorists main
Chevey Chase. as well as the Jnstic;
Of the peace in that territory: shoult
nave issued q warning TO automobile
owners before srresting them.
The situation has, become 50 scut,
Automobile club Of Washington. has o.
sued . warning 70 the members Of III.
MARYLAND license tag fixed IN a risi,t
yesterday" said Secretary Heyi In hii
warning letter.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
To Build Park.

. Business men Of Dubuque. Iowa, nTe
contemplating building q new ball park
for the local !. !. ]. League club. The
plan is to secure site near the river
and convert II into an athletic field.
The property under consideration can
he had reasonably. The location 10
within a few minutes walk OF the busi-
ness section OF the city. One OF the
reasons for the poor attendance In the
past was the distance the patrons had
e travel from the business district.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Big Ring Revival Is
Nipped at Gary, Ind.

CHICAGO, Dec. 25-The PROPOSED
prize fight revival at Gary. Ind. has
died a.borning. The lid has been
snapped on the Calumet Athletic Club
and its weekly flght program. Sheriff
Henry whitaker. Of Lake county. Ind.
spiked It.
whitaker says the four-bout program
arranged for New Year Day will have
to be called of or he will swear in
a force OF deputies to raid the club,
There will be no boxing In his admip-
istration, he says.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Dode Paskert Said
To Be iii With Fever

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. 25.-Dods
Paskert, star outfeider OF the Philadel-
phia Nationals. 10 said today to be seri-
6usly ~ OF typhoid fever at his homo
when on duty as house detective in a
Cleveland department store and his
physicians expect he may be laid up
for several weeks. Paskert Ia a product
OF lacol amateur baseball clubs.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Murphy Contemplates
Deal Involving Sheckard

CHICAGO. Dec. S.-Jimmie Sheck.
rad, Cub outfelder' for the last six
years, may have played his last game
in a Cub uniform. 1t IL said that
Charles w. Murphy. owner Of the club,
Is contemplating a deal whereby Sheck-
ard will be traded for a good pitcher.
Murphy says he will have strong
enough outfield without sheckard,
while his team will have no chance
without one more star slabman.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Gear Starts League.

Manager Dale Gear, Of the Topeka
CWestern League club II reported ar
being at work on the organisation Of a
now league. to include Little Rock, Fort
Smith, Texarkann. Joplin. Springfield,
It IL gtated that Gear will take the
Little Rock franchise. but President
Catlin, of the Topeka club, declares
that Gear will positively manage the
ToQeka club next season.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Wants Whalers,

Tom Dowd Is willing to take the New
Bedford club In the New England
League. The Holyoke boy managed
the Whalers several seasons ago ana
has a salary claim against the club.
Ito would like to take the club to equal
ize the debt he alleges the New Bedford
baseball corporation owes him for his
services aS manager.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Stovall Expects to
Take Big Squad Along

ST. LOUIS. Dec. c5.-Monday morn
ing, March 8. Is tho date set for the
browns departure for the sunny
south on their spring training trip.
They are due to arrive IN Waco
some time the following afternoon
with about thirty-five ball players
and will stick IN and around their
weeks. Starting North a few days be-
Hedges has booked several exh,bI-
tioh Yume8.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Accents Challenge.

Manager Fred Clarke, OF tho P1tts-
burgh club. announced on Saturday
that the challenge of President McAleer
bad been accepted and that thers
would Ss as series Is!Sees Hos Springs RIM next
anrinR.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Atkins Bought.

The Fort Wayne club, Of the Central
League, has purchased Southpaw Pitch
or, Tommy Atkins from the Atlanta
club, Of the S0uthern League.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Jess Willard Starts
Trip to Meet Kearns

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.--Jess Willard.
White Hope from out OF the West. Is
OH hts way to New York to meet "sol-
dier" Kearns there Friday night. He
left here last night The fight may
prove fittinG test for his champion
ship aspirationa.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
BlantOn Picked.

The successor OF William Neall. OF
Louisville, KY, as president Of the Blue
Grass League will probably be Albert
Blanton, of Frankfort, KY.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-11-01
Denny Bros Sale.

The big sale advertised by the Denny
Bros. at their place near Point Leavell
on last Thursday attracted a large
crowd, but for some reason, doubtless
because of the close proximity of the
election and the lateness of the season
the bidding was not as spirited as could
have been wished or expected. The
farm which is splendid one of about
80 acres, well improved and we'll situa-
ted, was taken down at 800. The jer-
sey milk stock, which was an except
ionally fine herd and included some
splendid individuals, came nearer bring
ing their worth than any of the offer
ings; the entire bunch of 10 head, in
GLIDING cows, calves, & etc. brought
upon an average $34. per head; suck
ling mules brought from $780, to STOP.
two year old mules from $166. to SIT.
so and horses from $40. to $142.5O. A
lot of good farming machinery and
tools brought fairly good prices. Capt.
l. M. Dunn cried the sale. A splendid
dinner was served and the quantiuy
was ample to serve the entire crowd,
the entire neighborhood and plenty to
spare
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-11-01
County Court Day.

Politics, Mule colts and tobacco
equally divided the attention of large
crowd that assembled for county court
here Monday, There was at the stock
yards about 200 cattle, great deal of
it being above the average quality and
the entire lot was eagerly gobbled up
by the buyers before noon; all of it was
disposed of in small lots at prices rang
ing from to 81 cents. The offering of
mule colts was large, but they were
small in stature and of inferior quality
and comparatively few of them chang
ed hands, what did sell bringing from
$50. to $50.
Tobacco men representing all the
loose leaf houses, solicitors for the city
breaks and local buyers were Emporium
ing the farmers to give their respec-
tive houses a trial, but their entreaties
for the most part fell upon deaf ears,
as the farmer is inclined to make no
arrangement in regard to the disposal
of his crop until good rain brings a
season and they are enabled to get to
StriDDinp
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-11-01
Enormous Crowd Gathers AT Court House
To Hear Col. Bennett II. Young And
Hon. Harvey Helm Expound
The Doctrine OF Demo-
crazy.

An enormous crowd which was liber-
ally sprinkled with ladies gathered at
the court house on Monday afternoon
to hear Col. Bennett H. Young and
Hon. Harvey Helm speak in behalf of
the democratic ticket, and the tidings
which they bore put new heart into the
assembled hosts. MIR. Helm made the
first speech and told of the prospects
all over the country and urged the
democrats of Garrard to do their duty
and help roll up the majority, Col.
Young made very interesting speech
and aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd
to the highest pitch. His speech was
cut short by the fact that he wished to
give the republicans and the "Rull
Moosers" an opportunity to be heard
if they so desired, but neither of these
parties seemed to have campaign
orator on hand. The court house had
been lastly decorated with flags and
cut flowers in honor of the distinguish
ed speakers, the ladies performing this
task.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-11-01
An Air OF Thrift.

1t is small wonder that strangers
riding about Lancaster and through the
county are impressed with the air of
thriftiness and that land hunters never
go away without purchasing. Through
the county there is general air of
thrift, houses and barns are going up
on all sides, farmers are busy with
their fall seeding and garnering, work
on the turnpikes and county roads are
in progress, stock is in good condition
and an ample supply of forage for the
winter is visible, all of which leaves a
favorable impression upon the mind of
the stranger. In the town work is GO
ing forward rapidly on the new Graded
School, which gives promise to the pro-
spective citizen of splendid educational
facilities for his children; new houses
are going up on every side, the stores
and other business enterprises present
a busy appearance, the thoroughfares
are lined with heavily laden wagons,
bringing the farm products to market;
the streets, already in better condition
than those of many of our neighboring
towns, are undergoing repairs, and in
many instances being made over en-
tirely, large, gang of laborers are
busy at the water works raising the
dam and preparing to give us a better
quality and a larger quantity of water,
and in every direction the eye may turn
there is evidence of prosperity; every
thing seems to beckon the stranger to
come to Garrard.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-11-01
The Managerial Fight.

Tuesday next sees the end of the
three cornered fight, decides who shall
be supreme in the menagerie. Hereto
fore the fight has been between the
Elephant and the Donkey, but a new
conner has asserted his claims, the Bull
Moose an awkward, gaunt unwieldy
animal has thrown his hat in the ring
and asserted claims to supremacy,
while the great American Eagle with
pinions widespread, scars majestically
around and above the ring, watching
the battle, an impartial referee. The
Donkey has heretofore been the under
dog, the Elephant always getting the
best of it, but this time 1T seems al
most certain that he must yield the
title of supremacy to his smaller and
more humble opponent; the Bull Moose
is as yet untried, but the betting odds
seemto be against him.