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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

no Judge from the baseball col
umns of the newspapers in
l. the big league cities, this
,.sor.fs heavy one for hold outs"
within the past few days, however,
..,..~s, stars of the diamond have
..,oad contracts (notably Wood,
.,asar,a, and Plank, which would
IAN, to indicate that one by one
The ho'd-outs are coming into line.
r,e number of players still un-
signed is still very large.
yea. by year the clubs find it
.rora difficult to agree on terms
with their players. The salaries of
,.,.ars we're never so high as they
ro at the present time, and the de-
.,.rfs of some Of the stars seem
hevond all reason.
urpE have been cases recently
| If several players who made
tto. demands upon the clubs for
or. salary than their comrades
.,r.f for, who have not been
coavad to do so. During the major
,aagua meetings last week the sec
r,ta,v of one club told this story:
..ono Of our outfielders was given
Mise of salary amounting to sew
,a,l hundred dollars. He promptly
ont hack his contract unsigned
,,s with n letter saying that ne
mist have more money. We sent
him, back the contract and also
retter saving that the amount orig
;rauv named therein was our unit.
"a couple Of days later the out
solder scrt us very interesting
rst,ar The letter stated thai the
c,over would not sign unless he re-
raived 1900 more than or figure.
IN the very next paragr3rh The out
da,5er said that he had decided
that $1,000 additional was his low
st figure.
There. YOU see, he had shaved
$500 off the amount in the same
letter. No reply was sent. and
few days later the player wrote
again asking what our decision
was. He did not get an answer.
Along came another letter from the
outfelder. but our policy OF silence
in the matter was unchanged. One
morning l opened the mail and
there was the signed contract The
piaver had been bluf1ing all along
THE Pittsburg club is one that
has adopted the stand pat idea
with it's hold outs. When Presi-
dent Dreyfuss returned from the
New York meeting he found a let
ter from Manager Clarke which
said:
4 see by the papers that we have
some real hold outs in the Pitts
burg club. Well, let them hold out;
put it up to them to make the first
move; Well play ball whether they
report or not 1t Is my opinion that
they will be on hand when they are
needed
r is not surprising that there
should be a difference of opin-
ion among ball players and wise
baseball managers as to whether
left handler can play second base.
Connie Mack, Willie Keller, Clark
Griffith and many ball players
think that Hal Chase will have
no trouble in playing that sack.
Il think Hal Chase can play any
'osition on the diamond with the
Exception of the battery work
sald Connie Mack. THE reason he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
PREP FIVES TO CLASH
IN BATTLE FOR TITLE

Tech High school plays the Columbus
Industrial High school this afternoon for
the prep championship of Georgia. The
game is to be played upon the Crystal
Palace court, at Georgia Tech.
If the city boys win from Columbus
they will have a clear title to the state
prep championship
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

fame attained by that most Won
derful product of Copenhagen. the
Durable Dane
In fact, YOU can search through
the whole extent of Queensberg
history without finding a single
man who occupies just such po-
sition as that won and held for $50
many years by the Battler
OF all the champions of the world
developed in America, Nelson was
the most willing, the toughest and
the most popular
The world hates gutter. it idol
ICES a sCrapper
And Nelson is the greatest sorar-
per of them all.
n dolly enough, it is not greatly
- to Nelson's credit that he is
such an amazing man in the ring
1t happens that the Dane is "A freak
is sub-normal in various ways
He hasn't nerves like ordinary
folks He is tough-not because
his hide is thick, but because he
doesn't seem to have any nerves
near the surface, or if he has, they
do not work actively A blow that
causes a normal a certain amount
of pain causes the Dane perhaps
half much
This singular unresponsiveness
of the nerves. this inability to feel
pain, has been the Danes greatest
ring asset. He can take whip
ping that would cause an ordinary
man to quit and not vince once
while it is being administered. 1t
was noted in Nelson's last fight
with Wolgast that he made no par
ticular effort to protect himself. He
fought his fight on the offensive all
the time. Blows that any average
boxer could have lodged or Wardcd
off Nelson took. He did not appear
to care He wanted only to land
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
MOBILE AND BARONS
MlNGLE AGAIN TODAY

MOBILE, ALA. Feb. 22.-The Birming-
ham Athletic club basket ball team will
be the opponents of the local Young Mems
Christian association team tonight
This is a return engagement, Mobile
winning the game played in Birmingham
by one point. The locals should win
easily on their own floor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
HERE IS SOME CHALLENGE.

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Feb. u
Captain Klaus Larsen, who crossed the
Atlantic ocean in a small gasoline power
boat last summer, has challenged
Thomas F. Day to a mOtorboat race
through the whirlpool rapids. Larsen
has twice made the perilous trip.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
FODDER FOR FANS

-, hheqmonia made no more impression on
I,pbe Waddell than the repeated attacks
y Colonel John Barleycorn. the noted
,naeni..Icky duelist Rube is out again and
IetHhS pretty fair.
NJ, Death Valley Jim" Scott beat the
Nllte Sox to Paso Robes by two weeks
fort ina, mas been working steadily for
iUnulght. He naturally thinks he is go
'"s 10 nave punk season.
The Interstate league got over that
(,S5lle quickly; 1t Is now attacked by the
,o~gs.n.omen; New York and New Jersey
,eague-which is altogether too long to
useless
4lta1elder Cox, whose home is in Cor
r. n, Miss and who was tried out as
turtle in 1912. has been signed by Tacoma.
.i len Lesreau is going to marry the phone
H., who kept his family tipped off on
H. progress Of the last worlds series.
uei name is Miss Clara Young and they
'' shes a peach
birmingham fans are sore on the short
-Hauie which the schedule committee
ea sprung for this year. They don't like
,g prospect OF lot of double headers
g ,ey say the players are sore at the
s" vi short season and less salary.
p, tthq Is. kirkpatric former Cracker, and
~ r4sher a resident of Nashville, are
5.g men who will fight it out down at -\u-
7S,5 Tor the shortstop position on the
LEI Young, who is a grocery clerk in
5o9n'er is figuring on batting more than
uW ms YEAR Schwartz thinks that he
I 100. So does Carleton Wordsworth,
''' would like to make a trade for him
1onard F. kinsela will scout for the
r'HSA ms year. HI worked for the st
srr,,ss!S Nationals last year which, in it
-''' IS no great recommendation,
., ne Giants have discovered their first
,c ~oNQeI. He is Claude Cooper, prod
'.. OF the Texas league.
an contract
rank Metz. Of Lafayette. colo, is
p,.MllhR on playing first base for the
TIES This year He is a product Of the
FIJI. rank Chance and John AleGraw srr
i'o opposite directions. 'hurc,
.H' bottom. tr5lhS io force ms
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

club upward. McGraw is anchored at
the top. trying to hold his men from slip
ping down
Eddie Herr-you all remember old Ed
die, the pudgy pitcher-will probably hook
on as manager of the Clarksdale club, of
the Cotton States league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
. FOUR CORKING BOYS .
IN LINE FOR SCRAP 3
WITH bat" NELSON :

TOE THOMAS, Frank Whitney. Q
. Tommy O'keefe or Rudy I'm q
- holz will be Battling Nelson's a
opponent at the Auditorium Ar d
mory on March 5. The promoters q
Q haven't closed yet with the boxer .
who will meet the Durable Dane, Q
. but it will be one of this quartet. a
Any one of these lads would make .
fine showing against the former q
lightweight champion of the world. 9
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

will be able to play second base is
that he is the quickest man with
his hands | have seen on the bail
field in my time. He may be tritle
weak at that position, but then,
again, he will make some plays
down there that right handler can
not make.
Il think that he would be much
better than some of the right
handed second basemen we have in
the game right now. saw him
play that bag in Philadelphia, and
my players said that they thought
he could play anything on the ball
lot. There have not been many
men who have made a success of
playing the infield who have been
left handlers. But then. again, there
have been exceptions. | think
Chase is one of them. He will
shift with the players, and l think
he can touch base runners.
Bill Greenwood. who played sec
ond base for the Merits way back
in 1884, was one of the best second
sackers in the business. He was a
great ball player. He was a left
handler, but he could play his posi-
ton as well as any man I ever saw.
'Hick' Carpenter was a left handed
third sacker with the Cincinnati
Reds in 1882. Kid Mohler also
made a success of playing second
base, and he is left handler. Will
lie keeler broke in as a third base
man, but did not stick to that posi-
ton"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

Zen iesreau is going to marry the phone
7,..l who kept his family tipped off on
H. progress Of the last worlds series.
-sy she's a peach,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

Dltnelder Cox, whose home is in Cor
n, y. H. Miss, and who was tried out as a
turtle in 1912. has been signed by Tacoma.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

''Ha Chance and John NcGraW arr
."- -. i'o opposite directions thuuc,
zoe hptt0m trying tu force his
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

D. mos kirkpatrick. former Cracker, and
10 FISHER resident of Nashville, are
ON, -,e men who will fight it out down at -Nu-
brooklyn team.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

The Interstate league got over that
,ugnomen: New York and New Jersey
,eague-whch is altogether too long tC
~ ihlo headline and hence is virtually
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

OVER in England our boosted
American prestige in the ring
must look like a hunk of bad cheese
and smell worse. Our heavyweight
champion now under Indictment as
SLAYER, our newspaper heavy
weight champion making a noise
Ike a dray load of old cans picked
off dump; no middleweight cham
pion. but we have Papke posing as
the real article in France; no well
terweight champion. a feather
weight champion that is PANIED for
his poor work every time he enters
a ring, and last, but not least.
newspaper bantam champion whose
hardest contest must have been
learning the keys of a typewiiting
machine The British ring is estab-
lished, its heavyweight champion
has Travelled 5000 miles to meet
the man who but a few short
weeks ago announced that he
would fight all corners, only to find
himself buncoed. No wonder that
many of the fight clubs in the
country are losing money with such
bunch of actor champions as we
have in our ring.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

neI Young, who is a grocery clerk in
S66' er is figuring on batting more than
uWi ms year. Schwartz thinks that he
-L 100. So does Carleton Wordsworth,
VINO would like to make a trade for him,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

birmingham fans are sore on the short
oneaule which the schedule committee
az spruns for this year. They don't like
,,s prospect OF a lot of double headers
g lleE say the players are sore at the
-7o OF q short season and less salary
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

frank Metz. OF LAFAYETTE, Colo. is
p,--ullhg on playing first base for the
TIES This year. He is a product Of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

w E now have two newspaper
champions, Luther McCarty
and Johnny Coulon. Hurrah for
the sport writer's. If fighters"
won't fight, we are going to have
our champions anyhow. The well
terWeight and middleweight classes
having no real champions at the
head of the list, let's get together,
fellows, appoint a couple of no.
bodys and back them heavily. We
probably can not make pon-my-
soul goodness fighters out of
them, but we can keep the poor
chaps from starving to death or
riding on brake beams all their
lives, also enrich the stage with
two more bad actors. No wonder
the price Of eggs keeps up.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

..1-chard F. Kinsea will scout for the
.,'!.lS ms year. He worked for the st
g., Nationals last year-which, in it
'' IS no great recommendation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

ne Giants have discovered their first
w. 0HoeI. He is Claude Cooper, prod
'.. OF the Texas league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

-. cube Benton has signed his Cincin-
All contract.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-18
B.P.OE. HOME COMING
Something New in the Way of En-
tertainment Given by $40.

Oskaloosa Lodge No. $40 B, p, O.
Elks has done something new in the
way of entertainment for its mem.
bers. They called it home COM
ing" and it brought the boys in from
every direction and resulted in a
great throng of the Bills gathering
Monday evening, December 15 Mem.
bership in Oskaloosa Lodge has been
on the increase and many of the
horn wearers were unacquainted with
each other. They know each other
better to-day. Such a get together
affair as was witnessed last evening
has never before been heard of in Os-
kaloosa, and the committee on ar
engagements and entertainment has
made for itself lasting reputation
for novelty and Simon pure hosital-
| ity. Somewhere between three and
four hundred crowded together in the
club and lodge apartments. The
company was of greater proportions
than anticipated by the management
and the entertainment enjoyed eX-
| ceeded any and all anticipation, of
the men participating. Something
doing all the time, from early until
late. Cards were first INDUCED, while
the company were gathering Chairs
and tables were provided convenient
ly. Cigar were passed and as the
company made itself comfortable the
Schubert Orchestra of Ottumwa, add
ed the touch of tune and harmony to
the occasion and played throughout
the evening. Then, when series of
most entertaining moves were shown
everyone thought it was just the
right thing at the right time. In
formal talks, suited to the occasion
and in keeping with the spirit of the
entertainment were made by Past
Exalted Ruler James A. Dewitt, Art
Oppenheimer and H. H. Sheriff. and
were well received. Odors that tick
led the appetite were waited to the
company as the forerunner of a ban
quet spread and the company was
ready 1t was great feed and the
guests did ample justice. Next came
general sociability. more pictures and
more music, but there was no time
to wonder what next" A couple of
athletic young men said to have
come for the occasion from Omaha
put on number of rounds of sCien-
tifiC boxing that was entertaining, to
say the least, but the climax of the
program came with the battle royal"
an endurance contest in which five
Combatants were engaged at one and
the same time. 1t was an exhibition
full of surprises and amusing situa-
lions that kept the crowd in an up
roar while it lasted. If one con-
testant seemed gaining an advantage
he was Immediately beset by SUI
perior numbers and the outcome was
ever in doubt until the last when the
one that had seemed the least likely
in the estimation of the crowd came
out on top and claimed the honors
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-18
TiII Victory is Won I

81 am about to sail for a six months
absence from this country. Next
spring | shall return to devote myself
with whatever of strength | have to
working with you for the success of
the Progressive Party and of the
great principles for which the Pro-
gressive Party stands. The party is
solid, and it is the firm determination
of the rank and file no less than of
the leaders to preserve its political
entity, its solidarity and integrity.
Next year We shall enter undaunt.
ed as a national party on another ma
tional campaign. will never rest
content until every single principle
onunciated by us Is put into practical
operation in this nation. 1t is en-
phatically a fight for our country. 1t
Is a fight for the entire American peo-
pie. Men and women | would con-
tinue the fight even if | stood entire.
Iy alone. | shall continue it with a
glad and proud heart because it is
we shall win. ! not merely believe,
know that in the end, whatever may
befall us personally, the cause will
win.
win or lose, whatever the out
come, / am with you, and | am for
the cause, to fight to the end. We
are dedicated to this great war for
righteousness, and while life lasts we
cannot and we will not abandon it.
This party of ours has been quick
ened by the ideals of a new democ-
raCy and the men who believe that
we will ever betray these ideals or
abandon the task to which we have
set ourselves do not know us, and
cannot ever guess at the faith that
inspires us.
The spirit which quickeneth is
among US; our souls have been stir
red to the depths; and | warn our OPP
pOnents that the fight has just begun.
This movement will never go back;
and whatever may betide in the fu-
ture, of one thing the disciples of an
easy optimism may rest assured,-l
will never abandon the principles to
which we Progressves have pledged
ourselves, and | will never abandon
the men and women who drew around
me to battle for these principles
They and / stand with our faces to-
ward the morning; we will never be
sundered from one another; and we
will never yield the ground We have
taken or finch from the fight to which
we are pledged.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
w1-AdVertiSement
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-18
Barber Shop Held Up.

Mcintyre, Dec. 16.-Eight men in
Francis Doran's barber shop we're
forced to hold their hands high above
their heads by a masked btndit Sat
urday night, while Everett Leonard,
the barber assistant, was compelled
to go through their pockets. The
robber entered the shop about 1870
p. m, and producing a gun, ordered
all hands up. Will Leslie, a mer.
chant, was the only man present who
lost any considerable sum, the hold
up securing SIS from his pockets.
Gordon Briggs was just leaving the
shop when the robber entered He
thought the thief was joking when
ordered 0put up his hands and
graSped the barrel of the gun, but
another command sent him inside.
Mr.. Doran, proprietor of the shop,
lost a gold watch and little change,
but the till was not touched Everett
Leonard, who the r0bber forced to
search the victims, produced a nivk-
ell from his own pockets, but was
told he could keep it. No trace of
the thief has been discovered.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-18
THE ROOF CONDEMNED
Faulty Material Being Used in
Covering of Grant School.

Architect J. w. TRACER of the new
Fourth ward school building was
down from Mason City Thursday and
his visit resulted in the condemna.
ton of material on hand for the roof
of the new structure, as not being ac-
cording to specifications on which the
contract was awarded. The contract
was therefore vacated and will be re-
awarded. Contract for the placing
of the tar and gravel roof was sub-let
by the contractors of the building.
Buckler' & Robertson, to a firm of
Rock Island roof makers. Pitch was
specified and other material was sub
stituted.
Harry Phinney. who did the mason
ry Tor the new structure, has COM
pleted his contract, the windows are
all in, the, building enclosed and prac-
tiCally under cover. Plastering
comes next. Plumbing and the in
stallation of the heating plant is in
progress. Heat will be furnished not
later than January First This in
sures progress of work all winter
and the building will stand ready for
occupancy long before the specified
time, August Is, 1914.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-18
THE WELFARE LEAGUE
Council of One Hundred Organize
For 1914 Campaign.

Members aof the Oskaloosa Public
Welfare League, or the Council of
One Hundred, met in called meeting
at the Y. M. &. A. last evening for
the purpose of getting organized for
the work of the coming year and dis
cussing various matters that had
come to the attention of the League.
The primory object of the meeting
was to consider the attitude of the
League and the public towards the
present Industrial dispute in, .Oska-
loosa, but other matters of more urg.
ent necessity occupied the attention
of the meeting until late in the even
ing and the labor dispute will be TAX.
en- up and discussed at a future SEES.
sion.
Various lines of activity in which
the League has been interested in the
past were taken up and some inter-
esting discussion resulted. Several
new committees were formed and the
members of both the new and old
committees for the coming year will
be announced by the executive com.
mittee at the next meeting. Rev. /.
o. Kemble was elected chairman of
the League for the ensuing year to
fill the post made vacant by the res
ignation of Leroy Corlett. Prof. Clar-
ence M. Case rendered his resignation
as vice chairman and his successor
will be elected at the next meeting
of the League.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-18
STATISTICS ON IOWA FAIRS
NINETY-oNE COUNTY AND DIS.
TRICT FAIRS HELD IN 1918.
Total Attendance at State Fair was
28o,462 an Increase Of 8,439
over 1912.

DeS Moincs, Dec. 1j-There were
ninety-one county and district fairs
in Iowa this year, which Is four less
than last year, according to the re
port of A. r. Corey, secretary of the
Iowa department of agriculture
These fairs received $20,17O63 OF
state aid
There was held during the year
prior to June 30, last 112 farmers in
stitutes in Sc counties, with attend,
ance of 1S2,OlS. The state aid given
these amounted to $6,3S4.21. They
also received from contributions $23,,
440.9S. The department received re-
ports from eight short courses that
were entitled to state aid, having 172
sessions and total attendance of o..
'S42.
The total attendance OF the state
fair for 1913 was 28O.462, an increase
of S,439 over the fair of the previous
year.
The receipts for the state fair
was S1SS,S32.10 an increase of 81.
1899 over the previous year.
The receipts of the state fair from
sources other than ticket sales
duiounteu W % i,JOi.oO, ueCIedSe vi
S,9S711. The ticket sales amount
ed to $13O,S6475, an increase of So.
109.
The disbursements for the fair of
1913 were $143,74O.O2. or an increase
of $2,77113. The net profit of the
fair was, $42,092.OS, a slight increase
over that of the previous year. The
largest item of expense was for cash
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-18

ORATORICAL CONTEST
Albert J. Behner Wins First Place
With "Triumph of Reform"

Contestants from the student body
Of Central Holiness University met
in the eighth annual prohibition ora
torical competition Friday evening,
and a program of extraordinary inter-
est was presented to an enthusiastic
and attentive audience. IS
Place and prizes were won as fol-
lows: Third to Miss Mary Haines,
THE Call of the Church; Second,
to l.. Emory Smith, The Federal
Government and the Liquor Traffic; :,
First, to Albert j. Behner, THE Tri:
umph of Reform" The cash prize
was divided, $40, $40 and IS, and the
winner of the first place is entitled
to enter the competition for place on
the state prohibition oratorical con-
test and has a chance for entrance to
the interstate and the national con-
tests.
Judges on thought and composition
were Frank Beattie, Doctor J. NJ. Nc
Clelland and Professor w D. Dennis
On delivery, c. l.. Stafford, district
supt. NJ. E. Church, Oskaloosa. Prof
essor Homer L. Morris, Penn College
and Rev. G. l.. Minear