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Evening star., 1912-11-05
PLAYERS TO DEMAND PAY
DURING TRAINING PERIOD
Claim GLIB Owners Have No Right to
Exploit Them Without Paying Sal
aries-Want Contracts in Force.

Therefore they touch the clubs bank
roll for pocket money. The strength or
the tap depends on length of service
with the team and prospects for remain
ing with 1t. The first pay day for Dig
league players usually consists in the re-
turn of sundry L o U.s. to the athletes.
Have Good Accommodations.
OF course, the clubs take good care
of the players during the preparatory
season. They are put up at the best
hotels-and that is not saying much in
some sections of the south-assigned to
rooms with bath and even their laundry
is paid by the club. Their baggage is
taken care of, their taxicab fares paid.
and every actual expense assumed by
the club owner. S i'll, nobody can live
be shelled out and money gets away
when one is travelling.
The recruit never makes kick, because
he is glad TO have the chance to see The
country and proud to be associated with
celebrities. But these trips get tiresome
to the veteran.
Players who have been in the big
leagues a few seasons and drawing good
salar,es do not throw away their earn
ings as most of the old-timers did Near
y every one has thousands invested in
solid propositions. Often an athlete goes
in 0 business for himself.
A hall prayer IN buSlne SIS depends large
ly on his popularity and personality to
help him along. He simply capitalizes
his fame. Many of the tossers operate
billiard rooms. cigar stores and other
places where fans can congreeate. \ few
are proprietors of saloons, some are in
the gentleman's furnishing goods busi-
ness and others travel durino the off sea-
son. The stage has also claimed many
of them.
A player in these more or less aff1u-
ent circumstances naturally disputes a
club owners right to call him off his win
ter job and pay him nothing for a month
or six weeks of training in the south.
Some of them who take good care OF
themselves and can get into shape quick
ly are permitted to report late; others
simply refuse to join the team until they
get ready. For such insubordin ation they
are subject to fine, but in many in ,tances
they make money even by paying the
fine and staying on the winter job.
This issue, therefore. is one that is
of them favor demand for half salary
and expenses until the regular season
begins. Others believe this rule should
prevail only for PLAYERS getting less than
5000 a season. They argue that the
hish-priced star can afford to accept a
nominal sum-
Still others believe in setting uniform
rate-say $500 month and expenses
and giving that to everybody who has
been with a club at least one season.
The club owners are disposed to agree
to a reasonable demand, but will not
stand for the half salary claim. Prob
ably this matter will be arhitrated and a
scale of spring salaries fixed.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
LEAGUE CAN'T INTERFERE.
Murphy Says National Magnates Not
Able to Vote Away Franchises.

CHICAGO, November 5-"The So
called Foeel letter was not written in my
office. had nothing whatever to do with
the writing of 1t and don't even want to
talk about it."
This was the emphatic statement of the
president of the Cubs ,ast night. in reply
to reports that he was to be connected
with Fogel's charges that the umpiring in
the Nat Onal League was not honest dur
ing the season just passed.
The talk about takns away franchises
is puerile, foolish and silly. The National
League won't try to take away anybody 8
franchise. 1t never has taken away a
franchise. and there isn't the slightest
likelihood of its doing so or trying to do
so. The National League is a voluntary
association governed by a constitution
and bylaws. These have a standing in
court the same as the rules binding any
association. 1t is sheer nonsense to talk
about revoking franchises"
The constitution of the National League
provides eight condit OnS aside from resig-
nation for the terminal on of member
ship Of any club and in order to enforce
any one Of these conditions the vote OF
seven cubs Is necessary. Therefore, tax
of expe Eng the present Cub owner ard
substituting Chance or any other mag
nate has no good foundation
1t Is undoubtedly true that Mr.. Murphy
is not as popular as he might be, but
that the franchise can be taken from
President Murphy or that he can be ex-
PEELED Is nonsenSical.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 5.-When the
new Players Protective Association feels
strong enough to sit up and demand
more nourishment from the club owners
one of the first matters to be adjusted
will be that of remuneration during
training trips. A majority of the players
are in favor of demanding half pay for
the time spent in preparing for the sea-
son.
None but major league performers are
great y inconvenienced by the spring
training trips. Minor league teams usu-
ally report late in March or early in
April. but some of the big leaSue teams
hit the southern trail in February. All
are in camp no later than the first week
in March.
A PLAYERS contract calls for salary for
six months beginning the first week OF
the championSh p sea on-usua ly a. ound
April l2-and endns on the same day OF
the month in October. For the time he
spends at the hard labor of getting in
condition he receives nothing. Only his
bare Living expenses are paid.
In recent years these long training trip
have been bones of contention between
clubs and star players. Up to ten years
ago there were no midwinder invasions
of the south The b.g lea cue season
started late in April and the players did
not assemble until after April 1.
Take Long Trips.
The training season has now become a
distinct feature in the practice of big
league teams Manager McGraw of the
Giants has his new players report each
year at the Texas training camp two
weeks before the regulars arrive. Nc
Graw therefore meets his rockies
about February 20. The regular players
come straggling In the first week OF
March.
Then there is a month of hard work
with more or less trave ing. Sometimes
the weather is cold or rainy, and 1t IS
difficult for a team to obtain good hotel
accommodations in many cities and towns
IN the south.
Even when team remains in one camp
-as the Giants do-the squad is split UP
and sent to nearby cities for exhibition
games Saturday and Sunday. Then comes
a week or ten days of slow progress
northward. team usually jumps a few
hundred miles each night and plays a
game every day. Finally, the players, who
have been playing a month or six weeks
for nothing. arrive at their home city and
indulge in a few more exhibition games.
Not until the first day of the champion
ship season does the player go on the
pay ro |. He is paid twice a month; there
gore the first real pay day is April 30.
BY that time some CT the men have been
actively engaged for more than two
months. Few of them-especially the be-
ginners-have any other source of income.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
CLOSE CALL FOR WOLGAST.
Boxes to Draw With Mandot, Who
Just Lacks the Punch.

NEW ORLEANS. November 5.-Ad
wo CAST. lightweight champion of the
world, had a narrow escape from decisive
defeat last night at the hands of Joe
Mandot, the local pugi.ist, in one Of the
most sensational ten-round boxing con-
tests eve seen In this City. Both men
were badly used up at the end.
Whi expert opinion was lrgely in
favor of dec airing the bout draw, the
greater number Of the spectators were
loud in their declaration that Mandot
had won. and won easily. On the whole,
however. there was little to choose a.
though Wolgast was knocked fiat from a
-ight-hand punch on the jaw in the ninth
round. He leaped up and rushed in,
forcing the fight.
His prolonged lay-off has apparently
done him little good, and, while he was
strong et the final bel, he was painfully
wild, and the loca boy had no trouble
In outboxing and outgeneraling him at
every stage of the game. The champion
hit harder and one Of his solid smashes
did more harm than two OF the punches
Of Mandot.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
n6EERTINENI @f1lENT
sssHappenin&$s &$s1Sportdom

at least S2OO.OoO every spring getting their
players ready for the season, when. in
fact. they cou'd demand that the men
report to them in condition to do their
work at the time the season opens. For
tunately these absurd demands are not
being made by the players, but by David
Fultz, who has had himself placed at the
head Of the players union. Fultz seems
TO be laboring under the impression that
the players are much abused under pres
mt conditions, though 1t is doubtful if
he latter share this opinion.
Murphy wants Hobitzel Marsans,
Bescher and Grant for Tinker
These are the stars of the Cincinnati
team ,and it Is. of course. needless to say
that deal involving them will not be
considered. Murphy, of course. wants to
benefit his team by trading Tinker, while
Cincinnati not only wants to secure a
competent shortstop, but a manager That
is where matters stand at the present
time and it seems certain that all nego-
tiatiOns will be ca led of shortly, and
then there will still be a. choice for
Hank O'Day to succeed himself.
Evening star., 1912-11-05

Word comes from Charlottesville that
Virginia expects to win from Georgetown.
but the chances are that the reports are
the holding of Vanderbilt to small score
has caused the Orange and Blue adher-
ents to get SO optfm site as to predict that
victory will be won over the most vet
eran eleven In the south. Virginia may
win. but the chances are that 1t does not
think 1t will, no matter what may be
said.
Virginia may come fast enough to be in
such s..ape that it will beat Georgetown
November Is. but 1t is not probable that
the most optimistic supporter of the team
really believes that such will be the case
1t means that the eleven will have to
show about twice as good form as when
Evening star., 1912-11-05

Eddie Murphy OF the Athletics was pre-.
serted with $50 watch by admiring
friends Of his home town, White Mills.
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Evening star., 1912-11-05
Birthday Greetings
CONGRATULATIONS TO OTE JOHNSON.

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Evening star., 1912-11-05

The Vigilants will play a team of all
collegians some time in December. Sew
eral members of the Georgetown eleven
" iii be in the lne-up of the all-star COM
b;nation, and the others will probably be
selected from the other local colleges, and
made up from the players who have ap-
peared on school organizations in recent
years.
Wayne Hart will add a great deal of
strength to the Independent eleven. He is
a splendid defensive and offensive player
and his worth to team of that char
acter cannot be estimated.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
BOWLING BATTLES.
TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE.
DCCKPfNS.

National Capital League-A. Q. NJ. 7. vs.. Mt.
Vernons.
Commercial League-Set postponed.
Southern Railway League-Set postponed; to
be rolled Thursd night.
Spalding Council Lea gue-Set postpored.
District League-Resoutps Garrisons.
Interlenomnational League-All games post
poned.
Departmental Duckpin League-Census VS.. Blu
reau.
Northeast League-Capitols VS.. Atantics.
Arcade League-Laborites vs.. Sherwood.
TENPINS
Departmental League-Nayy VS.. Agriculture.
Col NAL lIeague-Knickerbockrr Pion -ers.
Railway LeaGue-Track and Roadway vs. East
ern.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
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Evening star., 1912-11-05

Report has it that Patsy Donovan,
former major league manager, will buy
an interest in the Haverhill club of the
New England League and direct its
affairs. Local backing has been promised
him if he will take hold Settlement
of the clubs debts, amounting to some
thing over $4,000, must first be arranged
for.
Evening star., 1912-11-05

It last played against an eleven in this
section, and it win have to develop lot
of offensive power 1t mas not yet mao;
not cause one to believe that Virginia Is
So much stronger now than week ago.
It was pointed out that Virginia would
make a better showing against the Ten
nessee eleven than was predicted. using as
a basis for the comparison the previous
work Of the teams. for the reason that
the Vanderbilt aggregation was not In
good shape and would make little effort
to do other than barely win.
II is possible that Georgetown will be
defeated by Virginia, but there has been
nothing in the showing of the two elevens
SO far which would cause one to thlnk
even for an instant that victory for
the Orange and Blue will come to pass
On what has been done SO far George
town should win by a goodly margin, al
though It Is likely the teams will be Of
a more equal standard when they meet.
The Maryland Aggies have a couple of
men especially who are going to deve op
year. They are both in their first year
at college and. while green. are catching
on to the sport in such way tnat I re-
sages much for them when another sea-
son arrives: Both men ,sn an1nas are heavy each
The whole eleven which is representing
the Aggies this season is practically
first-year combination and viii be much
improved bunch next year. Unless some
thing happens to keep some of the men
out Of the game next fall. the Agges
should have q much improved foot ball
team over that which has been developed
this season.
Decker, who plays center for Gallaudet.
issa very clever performer in the posi-
ton. He is fast, and passes the ball ac-
curately. Not only is he capable on the
offense, but he is above the average on
the defensive
Decker is lad who plays his position
fntelligently, and who can be depended
upon to give the best that Is in him
If Jim Dunn, by any misfortune. should
be kept out of the Georgetown lineup
when the Blue and Gray faces Virginia, it
would be blow to the .eam in that
about the most reliable ground gamer for
short distances would be missing. When
there are a couple of yards to gain there
is none on the Georgetown team who
could be better intrusted with the ball
than Dunn
It is probable. though. that Dunn will
play. It is not likely that his bad leg
will keep him out for that length Of time.
With Dunn and Costello In good shape 1t
Evening star., 1912-11-05

Casey Hagerman. It Is said. will ask
the national commission to order him a
share in the worlds series from the
Boston Red Sox. Hagerman got in bad
last summer when he refused to return
He claims he was ready to give the Red
Sox his services and should be considered
a member of the team. The commission
is not likely to pay much attention to
his plea.
Evening star., 1912-11-05

would be certain that the Blue and Gray
would have two of the best ground gain.
ers in the south in its lineup when tht
most important contest on the schedule
comes off. ..> Z. -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26

shall oblige the city of Lakeland at
any time to purchase the property Of
the Lakeland Gas Company unless
the City Council. with the approval
of the Mayor. shall deem 1t to the
interest Of the City of Lakeland to
make the said purchase.
Provided, further, that II the en-
gineers as above stated, are unable
to agree upon an umpire, then II
shall be their duty to apply to the
Judge of the Circuit Court in which
the City of Lakeland may then be
situated to appoint the umpire. and
when so appointed the three persons
named shall constitute the Board Of
Arbitration for the above stated pur.
pose.
Sec. 10. The Lakeland Gas Com
pany shall within thirty 500 days
from this date file with the treasurer
a bond in the sum of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,OOO.0O) payable to the
treasurer OF the City of Lakeland.
and conditioned as follows:
II the Gas Plant be completed
within twelve months (12) months
from the adoption and approval of
this ordinance by the Mayor, then
the said bond shall be returned to
the Lakeland Gas Company.
II the said gas plant be not COM
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26
BRAXTON BEACHAM ENDORSED
BY LAKELAND CITIZEN

To the Public: Having lived q
neighbor to Hon. Braxton Beachar
in Orlando for sixteen years, and
knowing his many splendid qualifl
cations. want to most heartily en-.
dorse his candidacy for the office OF
Congressman at Large. and call on
all citizens of Polk county to give
him their support on next Tuesday
Mr.. Beacham is loyal Democrat
a man of high standing in his home
county. and man who would rep
resent the people of Florida with
credit to himself and to his State.
personally know that the charges
made that he is a railroad candidate
are absolutely false and absurd.
Vote for Beacham. and you will
make no mistake.
Respectfully,
". P. PILLANS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26

pleted within twelve u2l mor.,,
the said bond for One Tho1.ard nn,
lars ($1,000.00) shall immedia,sl,
become payable to the treasprs, =.
the City Of Lakeland and a.. fan
chise hereby granted shall ,he--bv
become forfeited. The Lakeland "a,
Company shall have such surnty on
the aforesaid bond as shall b. s,,s
factory to the treasurer OF Lsknsn,
either by local sureties or b, an ~.
proved guarantee company. ana WIS,
SO presented. it shall be III, dn,y a.
the treasurer to approve said bond
Sec. II. All ordinances or n,-,s n.
ordinances in conflict herpW.,b ava
hereby repealed.
| hereby certify that ,ao r.sa.
ing ordinance No. l3e w., g,v
passed by the Council Of M a,g a.
Lakeland on the 4th day o, Arr.
ID 1912. II. l.. SWATTS.
cry rb-s
Approved by me this s'a JAS d.
April, A. ID. 1912.
s. l.. A. CL0NTS
Mayor
MORRIS G. MUM,
President of Council
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26

feet until the consumption Of it, gas.
.iInIn Inc Iity u A..Aeianu, leaIues
Ithirty-hve million cubic feet per an
num; and thereafter it shall pay 20
The City OF Lakeland rOur cents Il
centsy per thousand cubic feet until
the consumption of its gas reaches
nfty million cubic feet per annum.
il being expressly understood and
agreed that after the consumption
Of the gas of the Lakeland Gas Com
pany, within the City of Lakeland.
reaches fifteen million cubic feet per
annum and up to twenty million
cubic feet per annum. the Lakeland
Gas Company shall pay two cents e
cents) per thousand cubic feet on its
entire product to the City of Lake.
land. That when the amount of gas
consumed goes above twenty mil
lions of cubic feet per annum, the
said Lakeland Gas Company shall
pay to the City of Lakeland, three
cents 6 cents) per thousand cubic
feet until the entire consumption of
its gas reaches thirty-five million
cubic feet per annum, and that after
the consumption of said gas goes
above thirty-five million cubic feet
per annum, the said Lakeland Gas
Company shall pay to the City of
Lakeland four cents a cents) per
thousand cubic feet on all its gas con-
sumed within the City of Lakeland
until the amount reaches fifty mil
lions Of cubic feet; and that after
the amount reaches fifty millions Gu
bic feet per annum, that they shall
not be required to pay any part Of
its earnings to the City of Lakeland
for the gas consumed within the
City of Lakeland over and above fifty
million of cubic feet per annum.
Sec. s. 1t is further ordained by
the City Of Lakeland that this ordi-
nance shall extend and apply to all
extensions. additions or enlarge
ments of the City of Lakeland.
Sec. 8. 1t is also expressly Or
dained by the City of Lakeland that
no privilege shall at any time be
given to any other gas company by
the City of Lakeland, unless upon
the same conditions as are herein
contained. unless the Lakeland Gas
Company shall be granted equal
privileges.
The City OF Lakeland expressly re-
serves the right to purchase the
property of the Lakeland Gas Com
pany. in its plant and fixtures at the
expiration of this franchise, for its
fair market value, to be ascertained
by competent engineers in this line
of business. One to be chosen by the
City of Lakeland. and one to ne
chosen by the Lakeland Gas Com.
pany. and If these shall not be able
to arrive at an agreement, they shall
call in an umpire, who shall be a
thorough business man, and in the
opinion of said arbitrator compeN
ent to pass upon the questions in
volved. and the three persons thus
selected shall have power and
authority to fix the price at which
the City Of Lakeland shall have the
right to take over the properties. If
they so desire. provided that nothing
in this section. or in this ordinance
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26
HOLLINGSWORTH NEWS.

About twenty OF the young peopl
of this vicinity attended Caddin chap
81 Monday evening.
Mrs. Tinsley left Thursday morn
ing for Sanford, where she will visi
for a while before returning to hel
home in Columbus. Ind, after having
spent the winter here with her sis.
ter, Mrs. Wilson. We are very sorry
to lose this estimable lady from our
neighborhood. but hope to have her
return to spend another winter with
US
Mr.. +. {. Elder. Mr.. George Phil
lip. Mr.. Alex. Polk and son. Morris,
and Robinson Black have returned
from Winter Haven where they have
been working for Mr.. and Mrs. Ste
phens in the fruit business. They be-
gan work at once at Sparkling Station
finishing up what fruit Mr.. Stephens
has around this part of the country.
Mr.. S. r. Phillip was a business
caller at Kathleen Wednesday.
Col. Clifford and Miss Sallie were
calling on friends and taking in the
encampment at Selner Saturday.
Mr.. Murrell. son and wife. came
Sunday for a short visit with their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy and daugh-
ter, Emma. left Tampa Friday for
New Orleans, by way Of the Mallery
line. We were sorry to lose this fam
lily, but hope to see them return to
Florida in the near future.
t looks awful good to see the men
up the ground for that new
road we have been so anxious about.
They have finished from Haskell to
the Club house and are working this
way and are also working from Holts'
place east to Davis corner
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26
PROPOSALS FOR MUNICI.
PAL BUILDING
LAKELAND. FLA

Sealed proposals will be received
by the undersigned until 3 o'clock,
p m. of May %, 1912. for the con-
struction of a municipal building 70.
the town Of Lakeland. Details. plans
and specifications may be seen at the
office of the resident engineer. Lake
and. No. - rrane building.
The usual riclts reserved.
E)NRn OF rONnTRrSTrES.
G. c. Mommingcr. Chairman. Lake
land. Fla
james Nishct lIaz7e hurst. Causult
NJ l.rgiuoer. At'nnt1. ca. i-en-2
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26
Fused AIumInd,

"Alundum" is tho name given to a
fused form Of alumina 1t is extern.
sively used in t. manufacture of
cruciIlcs ari o''.- vessels crr which
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26

! offer my continuous reelection
as city attorney for Lakeland. Fort
Meade and Auburndalc as evidence
OF my faithfulncss and ability as a
lawyer EPPES TUCKER, JR.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26

Are not Polk cOunty's boys good
enough to hold our own Offices or do
VIC have to look to the North to fur
nish men? EPPES TUCKER, JR.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26

The people have need of such a
man as Huffaker in the prosecuting
attorneys office. DO not let insinu.
alton and inuendo prejudice you
against him.
VOTE FOR lIUFFAKER,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26
Goes 70 the Club.

Marks-"Does Your wife play by
ear?' Parks-"Ncs. but not by my
ear If can help it"--ncston Tran.
script.