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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
.PHELAN GIVES A
TALK ON SALARIES
CORRESPONDENTS for the Sporting New.
Reeounts Walls From til.
Minor League
Players.
KID PITCHERS TO BLAME
Every Boy in the Country 10 Trying
to Make Pitcher Of Himself
and Paying No Attention
to Hitting.

"Dost know that this is the season
of sorrow and tribulation among the
minor leaguers,. says the Sporting
News, quoting w. A. phelan. Salaries
are being cut in all the minor leagues,
especially in classes B. and c.
Take for instance, the case Of
young pitcher, an All man, too, who
was getting 5000 a month in small
club last season. The club blew up
leaving him free agent, and he con.
f1dently expected to get barrel of coin
for 1912. He began by telling three or
four clubs that he would gladly accept
1915 month. Answers came back
in due time, that they were not pay
ing any such salaries. He sounded
several leagues, and was coldly inform
ed that each and every year one OF
them was retrenching-tha no player
would get any such money this season.
Somewhat Jared. the pitcher began to
scale down his demands League after
league, club after club. gave him the
same chilly story-and he finally sign.
ed with a far-western team for s125!
hear the same sort of variations from
dozens OF young players. It's a bad
year for the bush leaguers-clubs that
paid 5000 last season can hardly be
icozened into paving $125 today
One reason for the general reduc-
/ ton of pay says veteran minor
league manager, lis the fearful influx
CT kid pitchers. Every team in the
country, down to the very smallest
!! .oyerstocked with junior slabmen. You
cant get a job for pitcher, right now,
in any company, even If he is man OF
excellent reputation. They will tell
you, in every league and every club,
that they have too many pitchers as
lit is, and that they only hope to lose
some of them soon Even the tiniest
clubs, paving $40 salaries. will have Is
or Is pitchers out working for the
spring campaign. With so many hurl-
ers, it is easy to get lot OF them
! dead cheap. and this has natural et-
feet upon the salaries OF all the other
players.
Every kid upon the prairie seems TO
want to be pitcher. They are throw
ling all day long, practicing imaginary
shoots, bends. and spithails. Lots OF
them are good, at that-loads OF clever
pitchers are coming up-but what Oh
lit? They are learning to be pitchers
only: they are not learning how TO bat,
/ field, play utility roles. or do blamed
thing excepting pitch-and there are
SO many of them coming UP that they
are flooding the country. What's the
sense of such doings, anyhow"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Youngsters Believing Manager is a
venerabie Man viii Show Much
Moro Respect When Top is
Uncovered.
PENNY LEAVES MONDAY
keWanee Manager is Under Weight
and Says He VIII start In
Better Shape Than
Ever Before.

Holding the managerial reins in a
minor league city must have its hard
places for both Pennington and Queis-
ser have quite number OF gray hairs
showing. Last year at the close of the
season neither of them could show the
mark indicating early piety or age and
now they both carry number Of the
tell-tale signs.
Penny said yesterday that even ii
he did have gray hairs he would sure
make some of those kids step around
some when they hit the ball lot in Keo-
vance this week. Queisser had moth
Ing to say further then to remark that
Every year put something on.
Pennington is under weight now and
says he will start the season in as
good, 4 not better shape than In sever
al years. He will leave for the scene
OF his summers activity next Monday.
The big chief of the Indians is about
ten pounds heavy but says that he can
take that off easily BY the time the ses-
on starts. He always takes care OF
himself and is generally in very good
shape. A few days of practice in the
sun, working up q good sweat will put
him in midsummer form
Middleton, the second sacker from
servia, accompanied by his wife, ar
rived in the Indian village Friday. He
is a husky looking man and II he is
az good as Queisser says he was in
Texas couple of years ago should
have no trouble landing the keystone
bag. He has been out of.the game for
year and whether this will affect his
eye remains to be seen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
SUMMER BASEBALL
NOT FOR BIG "S'
II COLLEGE Players Insist on Playing u
Summer They Will Not be
Eligible for Athletics.

limited Press Leased Wire Serylce.l
CHICAGO, April 6.-There VIII De
no summer baseball for athletes ~
the big eight colleges OF the miaoie
west-that is, If they want to cohi'
pete in college athletics again. his
was determined tonight when, alei
wrangling all day, the delegates TO 'ue
big Fights conference here votea
down the proposition to make schor
arship alone the students elisip'h,s
for athletic competition. Not ON,
will the scholarship rule be enforceu'
but there will be stricter enforcement
of the amateur rules.
What action will be taken .!
Minnesota and Illinois universities 40
the result of this stand by the COR
ference delegates is problematicai'
Students at both universities nav ..,
considered the advantages and aiif
culties of break from the organisa
ton.
The conference also decided against
the dual representative plan In 'ns
conference meetings thus shutting on'
athletic directors and destroying th'
Influence alleged to have been eSsi,
ed by Coach Stagg of Chicago uh''
versity over the conference
Membership to the conference Na :,
extended to Ohio State University y =
she accepts, it will be the big nihe.
The conference appointed comm.
tee to investigate charges that ~
ducements were being held on' !"
athletes TO enter certain universi'ie''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
OUTLAW HACKETT
rs HIGHLANDER
Wires Terms to WoIverton and VIII
Report to Him If They Are
Accepted at Once.

United Press Leased Wire Service
STOCKTON, Cal, April 6-Tom
Hackett. long an outlaw. who re-
Gently was reinstated by the national
message from Manager Wolverton o,
the New York Americans today ask
ing him to report to the Highlanders.
The big catcher has wired terms and
expects to go east at once If they are
accepted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Jesse l. Barnes.

Jesse L. Barnes, the third man to re-
port for preliminary practice, lives in
CircJeyille. Kansas, although he was
born in Guthrie, Oklahoma He is a
right hand pitcher and is six feet tail
and weighs 100 pounds. In 1910 he
worked for the Seneca team in the
Eastern Kansas league and last year
was with Alexandria. Neb., independ-
ent club pitching his team to victory
in twenty-six out of thirty games that
he started He is twenty years old.
If he stacks UP 10 that record in the
Central Association or even comes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
IOWA CITY WINS
NATIONAL CONTEST
Iowa High School Breaks Inter-schoi
astic indoor Rifle Shooting Rec
ord With e72 Out of 1000.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Iowa City,
Iowa, public high schools, won the
high school rife shooting champion
ship for 1912, according to an an
nouncement today by the National
Rifle Association. The Iowa boys
broke the interscholastic indoor rec
ord, and Lawrence Burns one of the
team, smashed the individual record
for interscholastic and intercollegiate
shooting with a total OF 1913 out of a
possible 200. The total score of the
Iowa team was 972 out of a possible
1000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Sporting Views
By the Editor

Tom Drohan and Jack Ashley will
draw their last pay at the factory Mon
day and will Immediately start get
ting in shape for the seasons work.
BY the time the other players report
they should be well on their way to
form. Both have been working in
Kewanee all winter and getting &C
Quainted with the fans
The exhibition games between OF
tumwa and the Des Moines team will
be played in Muscatine on account of
the water in the ball park at the
home of the speed boys.
William Whitaker. of st. Louis. was
forwarded transportation today by
Manager Queisser He is right hand
hurler and for a time was with FIT.
Wayne last year. In 1910 he was
with Lacrosse in the Minnesota-Wis-
consin league
The bids for the refreshment priv
ilege at the ball park this summer
were opened at the meeting last night
and the privilege was granted to
George Dimond whose bid was S136.6S.
Bids were received from H F.. Hinck-
ley, $4,000: BRASIL and Horn, s126.-
so. Milt Eaton, 500 cash. fuel, ice and
hauling.
Two dozen war clubs were deliver
ed Yesterday for the use of the In
dams and are guaranteed to be the
first signs OF spring.
Outfelder Jacobsen and Pitcher
Monagan will report about a week
later than the other recruits signed by
| Eddie Herr. All the other men have
been sent transportation.
Pete Fuller. formerly a Central AS
sciation umpire is in the city in the
interest of a Chicago business house.
He held number of tanning bees
around town Saturday.
Red Osborn is working as fast
as possible on the grounds to have
them ready for the Indians first prac
tice Monday morning. The rain Sat
urday broke up all the big clods and
all day today will be spent in lev
cling and rolling.
Arrangements are being made te
put the press box on top of the grand
stand this year. Most of the scribes
have signified their desire to see the
game from where the common herd
could not interrupt their frequent in
SEPARATIONS and as the management,
would not consent to the use OF boz
number eleven, the scribblers will in
all probability see the games from the
roof of the stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
KNOCKERS BEATEN
BUT STILL LEAD
cannibas ard Nuts Are Tied for
Second With Three Won and
TWO Lost.
Standing of the Teams.

Even though the Knockers were de.
feated last night by the Cannibals,
their hold on the top of the percent
age column was too great to be over
come and they still lead the bunch by
a good margin.
With only three men in the lineup
the Loafers went down to defeat be,
fore the four men that reported for
the Nuts by score of 80 TO %.
Following is the lineup and sum
mary Of the games:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Emmett Murnahan.

Emmett Murnahan.
Emmett Murnahan. the first of the
Indian recruits to arrive in keokuk,
lives in ST. Louis and has played pro-
fessional ball for the past two years.
He was born in st. Louis and will be
twenty-five years old next July. Last
year he was with the Tri-City Stars at
Madison, I'll, The year before he held
down the third sack for. Poplar Bluffs.
Mo. He is a right handed hitter, five
feet. nine inches tall and weighs III
pounds.
G. O. Middleton, farmer and most
! likely candidate for second base on
the Keokuk team, lives at Servia. In
diana, a place that he describes as "a
wide place in the road" He is too
we'll known around this circuit for an
extended account of his career as a
ball player. He started in the game
with Cleveland but was sent to the
old Interstate league from which he
went to the |. I. ]. league He then
came to Marshalltown in the Cectral
Association and was bought by los
Angeles in the Coast league. The
next year he was taken down with
| typhoid fever and did not report to
Los Angeles but went to the Texas
! league. For two years he played with
/ Houston and helped them get away
With one pennant.
Last year he decided to retire from
baseball and went to his farm near
Servia where he spent the summer
and winter. This spring the fever got
into his veins again and he responded
TO the call and asked Manager Queis-
ser for a trial. He seems TO be the
one best bet for regular berth
.diddleton is five feet, ten inches
tall and weighs. in condition, ITO
pounds. He is left hand hitter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Worse stu.

did you hear about the awful af-
fiction which has befallen Mrs. Talk
tif?" Don't tell me she has lost her
voice." NO, her husband has lost his
hearing. Houston Post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Each Day Counts.

Every day is little life, and our
whole is but day repeated. Those,
therefore, that dare lose a day are
dangerously prodigal; those that dare
misspend it, desperate Bishop Hall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Brides Trial.

One of the greatest trials girl has
to encounter when she marries is that
she has to discharge her mother and
depend on hired girl.-Graymont
(Ga.) Hustler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
RALPH rs POCKET
BILLIARD CHAMP
James Mature Defeated by Edward
Ralph New Jersey Barber for
Pool Championship.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
: PHILADELPHIA, April e.-By de-
feating James Mature, of Denver, to-
night, Edward Ralph. a Highstown, n.
j.. barber. won the pocket billiard
championship of the world. The
score was $50 to 1870
The result of the tournament fol-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
WEST POINT rs
FENCING CHAMP
intercollegiate Fencing Contests Are
Won by Soldiers Over Fiv- Other
Teams With Navy Second.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, April s.The West
Point team carried off first honors in
the intercollegiate championship
fencing bouts. concluded here tonight.
The result:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
s2zz 2zs.z4 Sloan Comes to Terms .s5sE Fszz
Baseball Results

1 = 4
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. /
New York 10; Columbus n.
COLUMBUS. April Sin a hare
hitting. although loosely played
game the New York Americans de-
feated the Columbus American asso-
citation team today. Score:
R.H.E.
New York -. 021 oos 2S2-13 IL g.
Columbus -. COS 01O 221--11 is 6
Batteries WARRIOR and Street
Packard, Smith. Green and Doak.
umpire-Bierhalter.
Cubs 1; Indians 0.
INDIANAPOLIS April 6.-The
Chicago Cubs and the Indianapolis
American association team engaged
in their second battle with the Cubs
haing the long end of a / to 0 fight.
Score:
R.H.E.
Chicago ...... 900 010 000---1 6 O.
Indianapolis s.. 900 900 00o---O 2 2
Observation-Disclosures, Toney ano
Needham; White and Mccarthy.
Umpire-Chill.
Cards 9; Browns z.
ST. LOUIS, April 6-The ST.
Louis National league team won the
deciding game in the series with the
American league aggregation here
today The Cardinals got Is hits.
being doubles and one triple. Score:
RHE.
Cardinals ..... 020 COS 020--9 Is Il
Browns ...... 600 100 4N2-7 IL 2
Batteries Steele and Bresnahan;
Mitchell and Stephens
Umpires-Egan and tombstone.
Boston 10 Cincinnati 4.
CINCINNATI, April 6. -Indulging
in swatfest at the expense of Keefe
and Gaspar, the Reds star pitchers.
the Boston Americans won as they
pleased today. Score:
R.H.E.
Boston $500. 900 200 450-1s Is J,
Cincinnati ~. 900 600 0O1-- 6 2
Batteries-Wood, O'Brien and Nun
amaker; Keefe, Gaspar and Mclean.
Umpire-Brennan
Boston 10; BALTIC o.
BALTIMORE, April 6.-Perdue was
is excellent form today and the Bos-
ton Nationals shut out Baltimore.
Score:
R.H.E.
Boston ..,...... 202 600 01o-5 10 i
Baltimore ..... 600 600 0Oo--e 4 i
Batteries-Perdue and King; Dy-
CERT, Can't and Payne.
Umpires-Mullaney and McAtee.
Brooklyn 5; Wheeling q.
WHEELING, April 6.The Wheel
ing nine today forced the Brooklyn
Nationals to go ten innings before
acknowledging defeat. Score:
R.H.E.
BROOKLYN 49,. o10 0i0 o20 1-5 2 4
Wheeling -. $50 600 o01 o. II 4
Batteries Barger and Erwin:
Luddin, Richie, Graham and Bescher,
New York S; Jersey City L.
NEW YORK. April 6.-Before their
own people today the Giants back
from the spring training trip took
the Jersey City International team
into camp rather easily. Score:
R.H.E.
Jersey City 900 900 1901 2
New York 80. 400 100 0Ox--5 5 l
Batteries-Doescher and Wells.
Ames, Marquard and Meyers, and
Wilson
PhilIies 6; Athletics 2. :.
PHILADELPHIA. April e. The
rhillies went ahead Of the Athletics
| in the city championship series today,
defeating the Mackmen to 2. Score:
R.H.E E.
Phillies ...... o10 200 201---6 10 0
Athletics ..... 900 900 200 6
Batteries Alexander. Seaton and
! Doom; Krause, Danforth and Lapp
Kansas City, 10; Denver, 8.
DENVER, Colo. April 6.-Denver's
errors lost free-hitting game to Kan
sas City this afternoon. Score:
Denver .... 600 $50 002- 8 II 5
Kansas City =. 1903 o4O O02--10 IL 0
Batteries: Olmsted, Schneider and
/ Spahr: Riley, Everton and Martin.
4 Umpire Newhouse.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Facts About the Indians

within several games Of it, he should
have no trouble in landing a regular
place on Queisser's string Of hurlers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07

Courage.
II is hard to discourage good aD.
petite.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07

Kansas City, 10; Denver, 8.
DENVER, Colo. April 6.-Denver's
errors lost free-hitting game to Kan
sas City this afternoon. Score:
Denver .... 600 060 002 8 II 5
Kansas City -. 103 04O O02--10 10 0
Batteries: Olmsted. Schneider and
Spahr: Riley, Everton and Martin.
Umpire-Newhouse.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07

Gate City want ads get results
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07

Red Osborn is working as fast
as possible on the grounds to have
them ready for the Indians first prac-
tice Monday morning. The rain Sat
urday broke up all the big clods and
all day today will be spent in lev
cling and rolling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07

Pete Fuller. formerly a Central AS
sciation umpire is in the city in the
interest of Chicago business house.
He held number of tanning bees
around town Saturday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Boston 10; BALTIC o.

oVoNOTI TT, odtSU %
BALTIMORE, April 6.-Perdue was
is excellent form today and the Bos
ton Nationals shut out Baltimore
Score:
R.H.E.
Boston ......... 202 600 01o-5 10 j
Baltimore 800. 600 900 0Oo--e !
Batteries-Perdue and King; by
CERT, Can't and Payne.
Umpires-Mullaney and McAtee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07

Outfielder Jacobsen and Pitcher
Monagan will report about a week
later than the other recruits signed BY
Eddie Herr. All the other men have
been sent transportation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07

PhiiIies g.; Athletics 2. :.
PHILADELPHIA. April g. The
rhillies went ahead Of the Athletics
in the city championship series today,
defeating the Mackmen 6 to 2. Score:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07

The exhibition games between OF
tumwa and the Des Moines team will
be played in Muscatine on account of
the water in the ball park at the
home of the speed boys.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Brooklyn S: Wheeling d.

WHEELING, April s. The Wheel
ing nine today forced the Brooklyn
Nationals to go ten innings before
acknowledging defeat. Score:
R.H.E.
BROOKLYN -. o10 0l0 o20 1--5 4
Wheeling -. $50 600 o0l o. II 4
Batteries Barger and Erwin:
Luddin, Richie, Graham and Bescher,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-08
VICE-PRESIDENT
SHERMAN is DEAD
OvEREXERTI0N ON NOTIFICATION
DAY HURRIED DEATH.
FAMILY WAS AT BEDSIDE
Death Of President Taft's Running Matt
Will Put Choice Of Successor Up
to Electors Who Would Vote
for Man Suggested by
Committee,

Utica, N. Y.-After long illness,
Vice-President James Schoolcraft Sher-
man died at his home in this city of
uraemic poison caused by Bright's dis
ease.
All the members of the immediate
family were witnesses to the final scene.
In addition to Mrs. Sherman there were
in the death chamber their three sons,
Sheriff., Richard U. and Thomas M.
Mr.. Sherman, and Mrs. L. B. Moore and
Sherman, and their respective wives;
R. M. and Sanford Sherman, brothers Of
Mrs. H. j. Cockinham, sisters Of Mrs.
Sherman.
Mr., Sherman's rapid decline in health
dates from August 81, when he was
formally notified of his nomination as
vice-president, according to DR.. Peck.
He was warned that the exertion Incl
dent to the ceremonies might have an
i'll effect, but insisted that the program
as arranged be carried out.
'Whan it became apparent that he
would not yield to my suggestions, !
urged him to make speech OF not more
than five minutes. Instead, he spoke
for more than half an hour. Two days
later the exertions of notification day
began to tell on the patient and he
began to fail"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-08
BULGARS PRESSING
CONSTAN TINOPLE
OTTOMAN FORCE OF 100000 DE.
FEATED AND IN RETREAT.
SAvOFF'S STRATEGY WINS
Massacre of Christians-Turks, in Re
venge for Defeats, Practice HOr-
rible Atrocities Upon Viii
lagos as They Fall Back.

London.-A four days battle in Thrace
has ended in the triumph of the Bulga-
rian commander-in-chief, Gen. Sayoif,
whose skillful strategy has probably
brought to close one of the shortest
and most remarkable wars of record.
A great Turkish army, estimated at
over 100000 men, has been defeated and
is in retreat. Constantinople is believed
to be at the mercy Of thesvictorious Bull
garian army, and council sitting at the
porte is discussing the adYisability OF
suing for peace.
Such is the news which comes from
Constantinople. 1t is only fortnight
since Turkey declared wa. The first
week of the campaign closed with the
dramatic fall of Kirk-Killissch, fully re-
vealing for the first time the disorgan.za-
ton, bad morale and inefficient commits
sariat Of the Turkish army. Today
that army is defeated, routed within
fifty miles of Constantinople, and pos
sibly its retreat within the capitals line
of defenses is cut off.
Massacres of innocent Christians n the
villages through which tie defeat-mad-
denod Mohammedans pass in flight be-
fore the forces of the allies are reported
here in dispatches from Vtanje and other
points. Scores of villages have been
burned and their inhabitants slain.
Wherever the Turks passed" says the
dispatch, "the Servian army found only
land strewn with bodies of men, women
and children, mutilated in the most bar
barous fashion. Bodies of men were
also found bound to trees. They had
been burned alive by means Of fires
klndled under the feet. One body bore
indications of having been roasted on a
gridiron."
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-08
NO EMBARRASSMENT FEARED.

Washington Removal from the tick
ct of vice-presidential candidate before
the November elections does not lead
to legal embarrassment in his party.
This conclusion was based largely upon
the fact that the voters do not vote
directly for president and vice-president,
but vote for electors, who are clothed
with power under the constitution to Sc
lect whomsoever they please when they
meet in their respective states on the
second Monday in next January to bal
lot for president and viee-president
and to certify that result to Washington.
1t is stated that Republican electors
would be as much bound to election of
a vice-presidential candidate selected by
the national committee as if the selec-
tion had been made months before the
November election.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-08
-Four More States Needed.

Washington Thirty.two states have
notified Secretary Knox of their ratifica-
ton of the proposed income tax amend
ment to the federal constitution, and
four have notified the state department
of their rejection. To become effective,
thirty-six states three-fourths of those
in the Union must ratify. Those which
have not notified the department of rat
ifcation or rejection are: Delaware,
Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and
Wyoming.