davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1912-11-05

Thirty-two players have boon re-
served by the Athletics for the sea-
son of 1918 This is the smallest
number of amy American league club.
These are the names on the llst:
Frank Baker N Barry. J. Barry,
William Brady. Charles Bender. G..
w. Brown. Bush Eddie Collins, Jack
Coombs. S. Coycieslde. Roy Crahn,
AUhur Esan II s. Fahey Carl Flick,
Alva Gipe. Byron Houck, John Lamp,
John Mcinnos, Carl Maggert, Mathes,
ID Murphy. H. Murphy r.. N. Oldrlnss
William Orr ~ ] pennock, Edward
PLANK. Roger Salmon, W. II Schangs
Amos Strunk. j. G. Taft, Ira Thomas,
and James Walsh
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
DRAFTING SYSTEM
REGARDED AS JOKE

The annual ceremony known in
baseball as "the draft" ended. with
the usual result The major leagues
have lost nothing. the major leagues
have gained nothing. scventy-seven
players have been dragged upward.
of whom about 10 will be tossed back
next spring, If not before then.
The annual draft has shown the an
nual bunco game: the gamble for
players who may be Of some service
during the spring training series
who may possibly be of some adver-
Using value during the winter and
spring. and perhaps seven OF the ~
may be real ball players.
The draft has proved one thing,
and that is that the system is one
huge joke with which neither own
ers, players nor managers are salts
fed. sim. the system exists Each
year under the solemn auspices Of
the national commission the club
owners and their representatives
gather in Cincinnati There are per-
haps 75 near ball players IN the min
or leagues who haven't been sold or
held under some options Possibly
the owners in the minor leagues havo
sold the players that the major lea
que scouts thought we're best and
they have been hiding and covering
up the players who have real merit
Very often, more often than not, min
or league teams possessing prOmis-
ing young players have kept them
out of the game, smudged their aver
ages. switched their positions and re-
sorted to other lodges TO prevent the
major leaguers from discovering that
these men we're Of real value. They
have boosted certain players they
wanted TO sell at figures over the
draft price had covered up the play
ers they could sell, hoping for big
prices next season. They put It up
to the big leaguers to guess which
players are worth while, foisted poor
players, advertised bad ones, and con-
cealed good ones. The scouts were
allowed to guess, and their guessea
are something weird and wild. For
/ instance, six clubs wanted Otis ely
mer, who has four times been a mai
or league failure and always a minor
league success.
Just how much each club drew is
problematical. The American asso-
citation furnished only six players TO
the big league, the International
yielded only seven. the Pacific coast
six. and the Southern six The West
ern league lost only three men by
draft
The conclusion is that either the
leagues had sold all the players who
were worth having or that the major
league scouts could not pick Out
PLAYERS who were worth having
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
HIGGINS APPOINTED
CARDINALS PILOT

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5.--Miller G. Hug
gins will manage the st. Louis Ma
tional League Baseball Club next
season, succeeding Roger Bresnahan,
dismissed, according TO an announce
ment of one of the directors Of the
club yesterday.
1--WE have reached an agreement
with Higgins" said the director, "and
while he has not signed a contract he
has agreed on his salary and will be
ready to take up the reins immediate
~"
Higgins had a long conference
with Mrs. Helen Britton chief owner
Of the club and her attorney today
Higgins when he left the conference
said: 81 have been eager to be a man
ager and I'm glad l have succeeded
Evening journal., 1912-11-05

Elsmere High played Northeast
High at Northeast on Saturday. The
game resulting in a tic to 0 eight
minutes quarters were played. The
lineup
Elsmere Northeast
Lanestar 49,. left end .... wells
Hayden .. LETT tackle 49,. Logan
}. Ireland =. LETT guard .... Preston
Gallauoy .. centre ...... Logan
Sparks 49,. right guard ..- Perkins
Hacheu 81. right tackle D.. Sturgeon
sieman .. right end .... Sweet
Fl. tombstone quarterback Coslet
Deighton left half-Pack So. Digss
pierson right half-hacll seagraycr
Stewart
Work .... fullback .. GoodnoW
Refcree- Thompson. Lineman-N.
Johnston Umpire Jackomornski.
lYimckcoper- ireland
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
Lef's
Get
Together

passed through here today AS usual.
he had terrific speed. but darntd poor
control He passed four I'm ono block.
and came near hitting three more
lt turns out chat the $500 Charley
Murphy gave Hoine Zimmerman was
merely a return of the $500 that
Heine was fined earlier i'm the season
sort of a case of taking the money
out OF one pocket and putting IL ia
another.
The same thing Is true of Murphya
gift Of 500 TO Lew Richie
Murphy Is now charged with pay
ing his players top salaries and then
getting it back Ia the shape of fines
Barney Doyfuss says he was de.
libernely faxed into paying S225Ol
for OIoolc. He says that he paid that
because he thought Murphy had Of
ferod 100000 for him. he claim.
now that Murphys Offer of 100000 was
"a cheap green goods trick 10 MAX,
him pay more
The cradle has again given up itl
load 20 Nurse Connie Mack The laics
Is Richard Burning a souihnaw hl
is nearly twenty years old
Some brute has suggested that Me-
Graw take this as the subject of hiI
vaudeville mon0lOguos How TO Win
the Deciding Game OF World
Series With Seven Players. Bone
head and a Sicge.'
Chance says the reason Holman al,
poor work with the Cubs was tha
Charley Murphy refused to pay hin
what he was worth
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
MHERE BASEBALL PAID.

Baseball seems to pay in Los An
geles. Cal, where the stockholders re-
Gently declared a dividend OF $22,5OO.
which isn't half bad for club capital
ized at $500 shares of the par value
of $40 each. The old park that has
been the home of the Angels ever
since the Pacific Coast League was
organized will be cut into building
lots, but the Vernon grounds are to
he improved
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
GlsT-NlND0T DRAW.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. SIN n
desperate lO-ronnd battle ia palican
Park here last night Joe Mandot of
New Orleans broke even with AID
Wolgast, the lightweight champion.
There were times ina the battle
when both men were In distress Ed
die Smith OF Chicago was the referee
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
HIGH SCHOOL
in GAME TODAY

The High School football team will
line up against the National Farm
team at Front and Union street park
this aftrnoon for one of the hardest
games of its schedule. The National
boys average about 1876 pounds and
have not been scored on this season,
but Judging by the game that High
School played in Trenton last week
they will be bucking up against one
Of the fastest High School teams in
this section at present.
High School will play the Norris
town High School team next Saturday
and on next Tuesday will line up
against the Pennsylvania Institute for
the Deaf.
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
BENEFIT FOR BROMNsON.

The Brownson Library Association
will give a benefit at the Garrick on
Wednesday, Nov. 10 in behalf of the
basket ball team. The quintet has
played wonderful ball for several
seasons and should be better this
year than ever. The team viii be
furnished with complete outfits and
should make an attractive appear
ance in their new uniforms. Man-
ager Dockstader has arranged an at
tractiye program and a large attend
ance is assured.
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
FIRST DEER SHOT IN SALEM
COUNTY.

SALEM, n J. Nov. 5.-Afoses Myers
Jr. shot a 12O-pound spiked buck in
the woods below Quinton known as
the Barrens yesterday. Myers and
his party got 10 rabbits and six SOUR
rels beside the deer. This is the first
deer killed in the county this year.
although several have been seen.
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
WITH THE HORSEMEN

John White. the Atlantic City drly-
err, has located at Wilmington, for
the winter.
Herman r. Tyson will have a new
pacing prospect out next season in
Dillon Kinney. 2.16A, by Baron Dill
Ion. The stallion is owned by ID. B.
LeCompte. Cambridge, Md.
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
CRESCENT A. O. ORGANIZED.

The Crescent A. c. has organized
and would like to arrange games with
any second class basketball teams in
the city or State. All those desiring
games should address Manager Fred
Worner. No. $40 West Second street.
Manager Worner has signed the fol-
lowing players: +. Worner II. Wor-
ner, w. Mclaughlin. forwards; p. j.
Sweeny and F. c. Denney, guards, and
McCandless, center
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
ST. PETERS AFTER A GAME.

St Peters II. N. Society Of New
Castle would like to hear from any
of the teams Of Wilmington for next
Saturday. Vandever A. c. preferred.
Address Manager McDevitt, New Cas-
tie
Evening journal., 1912-11-05

Here's a note from a fan at Belle
fontaine. Ohio. said to have been re-
ceived by an Eastern sporting editor.
"Your old college chum. jeff Tesreau.
Evening journal., 1912-11-05

n John King is TO manage the
Kansas City team, it's news TO Charley
Carr. Carr has notion he win hold
that Job himself.
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
RFTURNS Ar Y. M. q. A.

Returns Of the election will be re-
ceiVed in the Y. M. c. A. building to-
night. All members are invited.
Evening journal., 1912-11-05

Several former Southern Lcaguers
made good showings in the Tri-state
League according to averages Just
published-and several didn't Kerr.
former Cracker, catcher. batted 29S
and felded $780, Philbin, another for
mer hackstop. batted 224 and helded
.97S Other former Southern Leaguers
batted as follows: Raub, former Baron
catcher. .3O9: Tarleton, former Peli-
can first baseman, .30t: Babb. former
manager OF Memphis, .2S3.
Evening journal., 1912-11-05

Joe Birmingham will manage the
Maps from the bench next season, pro-
vided he can find a competent outheld-
er to take his place
Evening journal., 1912-11-05
Sporting Gossip
and Comment
LET'S
Get
Together

Tom Carson, formerly a catcher
with Chattanooga. has been selected
TO manage the Waco team. He sue
ceeds Ellis Hardy. George Lcidy
was an applicant for the position. but
was turned down because the Texans
wanted a playing manager.
vean Gregg has gone home to AL
berta and has resumed his old job Of
plasterer, Just as though he didn't
know anything about big salaries for
working once or twice wcolS for a
couple OF hours work Some bean
on Vcan's shoulders.
Bill Carrigan, supposed to be the
brains OF the Red Sox. Is at outs with
lot of his teammates. That is said
20 be the reason why he worked only
two Of the eight worlds series games.
He may be- disposed OF before next
season begins.
ST. Paul is said to be after Harry
Hinchman for manager.
The White Sox may buy an ahand-
oned hotel in tho boom town of Loho,
Texas, and train there
Jake Stahl says that Bedicnt Will be
better man next year than Joe Wood
and lot of folks will not be sur
prised n he calls the turn. II may
be that Joe hasn't signed for 1918 and
that Bedient has. Those things make
a difference in the managerial con-
yersation sometimes.
Claud Hendrix cost the Pirates car
fare. He won % and lost 9. The
cheaper they are the better they pinch
sometimes.
Frank Chance believes that Artie
Holman still has the makings of a
grand outfelder and that he will dc
a lot of good for the Pirates yet
Somebody offered a Chalmers car
for the most useful player of the Coast
League and Gus Hetling, the Oakland
third baseman, got Il. Dick Bayless
former Cracker. and AL Klawtter who
has played with Memphis and New
Orleans, received some few scattering
votes.
Joe Birmingham will manage the
Maps from the bench next season, pro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28
"CASCARETS" MAKE
YOU FEEL GREAT
A 10 Cent Box VIII Keep Your Liver,
Stomach and Bowels Clean, Pure
and Fresh for Months.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizziness,
coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver. delayed fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines. instead of being cast out Il
the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches tie
delicate brain tissue it causes conGes-
ton and that dull. throbbing. sickeninS
headache.
Salts. cathartic pills. oil and purgn-
tive waters force a passa geway for a
day o. two-yes-but they don't take
me uoisons out and have no effect upnn
the liver or stomach.
Casoarets Immediately cleanse and
re Eulate the stomach, remove the sour
undigested and fermenting food aud
foul gases, take the excess bile frpri
the liver and carry out of the system
all the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight Will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10 cent baaE
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your Ii yer
and bowels clean snd regular To-
months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28
CANDIDATES TO MEET
To Consider Assessments of Shawnee
Republican Committees.

An assessment against Republican
county candidates was levied by the
Progressive Republican county central
committee, aggregating the sum OF
S13S5-a little more than was used
in the county campaign two years ago.
Assessments have now been made by
both Republican committees, the pro-
rating of the Taft committee having
been announced first in the State Jour
nal several days ago.
In the next day or two meeting
of tire candidates probably will be held
at which a discussion of the policy to
be followed will take place At least
a few of the county candidates assert
that they will subscribe nothing to
either of the committees, believing
that such subscriptions will do no
good And inasmuch as the payment
of one assessment and not the other
would be sure to arouse more or less
nard feelings, the candidates feel they
could not afford to recognize one COM
mittee and not the other.
The executive committee of the Pro-
gressive forces, who levied the assess
ment against the county candidates,
also asked the candidates to appoint
an advisory committee of three to
work with the committee in the cam
paign. Another meeting of the execu-
tive committee has been called for
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at
which time the candidates will be in
vited to be present and express them
selves Headquarters will be opened
at once, it is asserted. and active work
of a campaign will be carried on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28
PROSPERITY PROOF.
Many Years Since Testimony Was So
Nearly Unanimous.

New York, Sept. 2S-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly Review of Trade says:
Proof accumulated on every hand Of
a developing national prosperity, broad,
wholesome and quite independent of
controversial issues that usually breed
uncertainty and hesitation. Many
years have passed since there has been
such unaninity of testimony as to the
widening of business activity. From
some of the lines which have been lag
ging are now developing the same pro-
gressive spirit, which for some time
has existed in the iron and steel in
dustry and in making that trade break
all previous records. Consumption has
not only overtaken production, but is
rapidly pressing ahead of it and in
some important points scarcity of labor
and scarcity of transportation appear
as the inevitable accomplishment of an
accommodating demand.
In the iron and steel trade the pres
sure in the market for deliveries is re-
fiected in the sharp demand for pig
iron, quotations tending higher.
Copper production and consumption
are both enormous. Not only is the
distribution of dry goods in the various
branches of the trade larger than last
year, but the leading merchants antici-
pate continuance of the demand and
are looking forward to a year of gen.
eral prosperity. Conditions in the shoe
trade are now tending to the same de-
gree of activity. The great middle
West is experiencing all the benefits
OF big crop year. The Pacific North
west is rejoicing in a revival of the
lumber industry. Building operations
continue active in many of the larger
cities. Heavy rains have interfered to
some extent with retail distribution,
but this is merely temporary
Bank Clearfngs.
Bradstreets bank clearings report for
the week ending September 26 shows an
aggregate of So, 24S, 1885, 900 as against 49, 225,-
$4,000 last week and So, O01, 354 600 in the cor
responding week last year. The following
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Golden Belt Road Association
Has Published q Bulletin.
Travel on This Route Through
Topeka Becoming Heavy.

The Golden Belt Road association
has issued a bulletin. 1t is of particu-
lar interest to the autoists of Topeka
and Shawnee county for the reason
that the Golden Belt route is the main
thoroughfare from Kansas City to
Denver, and is part of the midcon-
tinent route that stretches from
ocean to ocean.
In 1915 thousands of motorists will
pass along this route en- route to the
great fairs on the west coast. Already
the travel is heavy, many autoists
passing through Topeka daily. Work
of improving the route is progressing
apace.
"The Golden Belt road offers the
shortest, most picturesque and best
motor route between Kansas City and
Colorado" reads the bulletin. 1T
traverses the rich Kaw and Smoky
Hill valleys, the wheat section of Kan
sas-the Golden Belt-and takes the
most direct route over the high plains.
state line with the Lincoln highway
into Denver and Colorado Springs. At
Salina it connects with the Meridian
road north and south across Kansas
Trail from Kearney, Neb., to Film
wood, Kansas.
TT is ,officialIy endorsed by the A.
A. A. and the Blue Book as part of the
transContinent route.
Golden Belt Signs.
1.-THE Golden Belt road is marked
from end to end at each turn. Signs
bearing the words Golden Belt Road
in yellow letters on blue background
are at each corner where a turn Is to
be made. Preceding eacn turn, where
practicable, three telephone poles are
marked with yellow bands to indicate
q turn Danger signs give warning of
dangerous places.
GOOD hotels and garages are in
every town. The roadbed is excellent
and is being improved to make it a
model highway"
The bulletin directs motorists along
the route from Kansas City to Colo
RADIO.
officers of the Golden Belt associa-
ton are: c. M. Harger of Abilene,
president; w. H. Rhoades of Manhat-
tan, secretary, and Frank Hageman.
Saline, treasurer. DR.. L. L. Goodwin
is the vice president from Shawnee
county,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28
The ChiIdren's Classic to Be
Put on Stage.
Heroes of NurserydOm Will
All Be There.
HOUSE THAT JACK Bull
VIII Be Played by Home Folks
at Grand.
RehearsalS Are Under Way for
Operetta Oct. II and IL.

Plays may come, and books may
go. but Mother Goose goes on for
ever. Jack, Jill and the pail, Mary
and her sheep, Boy Blue and his
trumpet, King Cole and his f1ddlers
three are as popular as they were so
years ago; 'olce upon a time" stori IS
are just as nice as ever. In the
House That Jack Built the amateur
operetta to be presented October IL
and IL at the Grand. all these char
acters. scores. more of them, dance be-
hind the footlights to bring back little
child days to the heart that is forget
ting Mother Goose.
Daily rehearsals are taking place
under the personal direction of Mrs
Hortense Reynolds, who has presented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28

youngsters who forgot their cue.
Haven't you ever been here before
I guess not. Who knows what was
wrong? Very. well, then. One more
chance"
One member of the chorus skipped
happily through her drill, sublimely
unconscious that anything was wrong.
ball of gum.
Swallowed the Gum.
''Just a moment said the coach.
The blackbirds jumped to a standstill,
and the music stopped. Something
is wrong. Can't have children in my
chorus chewing gum. Please re-
move it,"
The misbehaving bIackbird hung
her head. Out in the middle of the
floor, a disappearing audience on the
platform. no basket in the room, what
was she to do? painful minute went
TITS all right finally whispered
the crestfallen culprit, in accents of
shame. 'it's all right; it's gone; it's
swallowed
Three performances are to be given
two at night, one matinee. A little
chap scampered up to Mrs. Reynolds
the ouher afternoon.
Three acts are in this play, aren't
there - he insisted, somebody said
there was only two"
Just two assented Mrs. Reyn-
olds; don't you remember? Getting
ready for the party, and the party
itself?"
ooh, but I mean acts" corrected
the little fellow, wagging his head;
1.-TWO in the night, and one in the
afternoon, and that makes three.
Doesn't it %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28
DARING FLIGHTS IN
AIR GAIN LICENSE

New York, Sept. 2S.-After six weeks
of study in the Moisant school, Miss
Bernetta Adams Miller, %. has just
received a pilots license from the Aero
Club of America, and now holds the
distinction of being the only profess
sional woman aviator in the country.
Her qualifying flight was spectacu-
lar. 1t was necessary for her to rise
only about 200 feet, but she pointed
the nose of her monoplane upward at
an angle of nearly IS degrees and shot
a half mile into the air. Then she did
two figure Fights, landing at almost
the exact spot from where she had
started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28

time, and finally got lodgings with an
old German. Some of the fellows said
they'd never sight-see in Panama
again.
'One of the sports is hunting aniga-
tors and turtles; turtle steak or soup
is delicious. I caught one weighing
200 pounds, and lots bigger than this
desk.
There's a great deal of talk about
Er gland getting ahead of America,
and planning to cause trouble. Every
thing seemed to me to be running
smoothly, and the U. S. is managing
things about right.
ION the whole, had fine trip.
Moreover, I'll stick up for Panama as
a summer resort; it was cooler there
than it was here"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28
Mr. 6IenwoOd Jones as King Coie-

the play in several cities. Her charm
her understanding of children and her
natural efficiency practically insure
success of this musical visit to Nurs-
erydom.
The plot of the story is this: Jack.
who has built his new house, decides
he will give a party. Mother Goose
reminds him that his birthday is at
hand; she is planning some festivities
to celebrate it; the party will be Civ
en- in the new house, and all the good
children of Mother Goose Land are
to be invited. At this moment til :
fairy chorus of animated grass blades,
daisies peoples and sweet peas skips
to the stage. Each 9mplores so pref
tily, May 1 come to your party +?
Please, Mother Goose, say L. shat
they are promptly invited.
Then a dozen or so of Mother
Goose's favorites come rollicking in
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sprat, Mistress
Mary. Boy Blue, Bo-Peep and the lit
tie crooked man. After they have
been introduced, and departed. Mother
are in the house, she intends to trot
to the village and buy more goodies
''And I'll go. too" Jack announces.
VERY WELL cries Mother Goose:
lock the door and hang up the key.
So Jack, in a great hurry TO De Cll'
hangs the key in plain sight by the
door, and chases after his mother.
Four and Twenty Blackblrds.
In creeps the malevolent knaVe
Hearts spies the key, is charmed az
the chance for mischief, and quickl !.
slips it in his pocket. A flock OF
naughty blackbirds flutter in, ths
Knave losses them the key, and they
fiy away with it. The curtain Of ta=
first act drops on this critical situa-
ton.
nave gone; the anxiety is not. to pc
relieved until next week Whispers
have it. however, that the next scene
shows the recovery Of the key, social
success of the birthday party, and
aIas-baking Of the blackbirds In Dig
and juicy pie.
duced in the second act, among them
a half dozen solo dances. One is to
be performed by Miss Leona Curtis,
whose gypsy beauty is always sought
for the stage, and who swayed through
a graceful Spanish dance so success
fully at last years Kerniss.
The operetta is to be the largest
thing of its kind that has ever been
given in Topeka. Practically all the
pretty children, and most of the So
ciety girls in town are to take part.