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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Crawford Never Tires
Of Playing Baseball

DETROIT, MICH. Nov 15.-When
the bells ring out the old year Sam
Crawford will have achieved new
worlds record, it is believed, for the
number Of games in which a major
league player has Played in one year.
Crawford was in New Orleans all last
winter. There he played once or twice
q week with some of the Winter League
teams they have down in that Southern
town, with Jimmy Dygert, former Ath-
letic pitcher, and others He put in
eight or ten games there.
"WahoO Sam" forgot his holdout as
piratiOns early enough to get in on all
of the Tigers exhibition games on the
way North These amounted to TWEEN
ty-fve or go. He got in on every
game of the American League schedule,
and now he Is playing every day with
the worlds tourists.
1t Is roughly estimated that Sans
total games for the year. January I to
January l, win be between 225 and $50.
This is a tribute to Crawford, who
keeps IN such excellent shape that he
never has to take a day off
He is so careful of himself mat ne is
seldom injured. and then he IS III such
good shape that 1t does not take him
long to get back into trim. Sam said
last spring that he could remember only
two or three timts during his entire
career when he was out of the game
for more than a day or so at q time
because Of sickness or injury.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Painful Form Of Rheuma.
tism Quickly Overcome.

Those sharp, darting pains thst char
acterize sciatic rheumatism should he
treated in the blood And by using
S. 3. s. you not only get relief but
cure.
s. 8 s. has the peculiar action Of
soaking through the intestines directly
into the blood. In five minutes it's in
fuence Is at work In every artery, vein
and tiny ca piuary. Every membrane.
every organ Of the body every emunc-
tory becomes I'm effect a filter to strain
tine blood OF Impurities The stirnu-
lstins properties Of s. s. S. compel the
skin liver, bowels kidneys and bladder
to all work to the one end Of casting
out every irritating. every paln-infiict-
ing atom OF poison, II dislodEes by ir-
rigaton all accumulatons In the joints,
ca gses acid sccret!ons 10 dissolve, rem
them neutral and scatters those
p ar formation in the nerve cen.
ter, that cause such mystfying and
often bafling rheumatic pains
And. beat Of all. this remarkable REM
edy is welcome 70 the weakest stomach
II you have drugged yourself until your
stomaCu Ia nearly paralyzed you will be
astoulshsd TO fli,i that S = gives no
sensation but gOes right 60 work This
II because IL is pure vegetable IN.
fusion ia taken naturally into your
blood just as pure air IL inhaled natur-
ally into your lungs
You can get S :. az any drug
store s s S is a standard remedy,
recognized everywhere as Tho greatest
blood autldgte ever discovered n
youra 'E peculiar "a7o and you desre
riaI .FF. .r.#f ..". ITO o.. The SWFfr
Tic Co.. --l sw.n Hlg Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
MA 7 TY LE ADS
ALL IN CROSSING
BATTER5- -EVER5
Johnny Tells How "Big Six Used
to Fool the Best of Them
Ten Years Ago.
. HRIsTY MATHHwsoN is Kin

" HRISTY MATHEWSON is king
of all nitrbors u,ber ~ corpas 10
~ -. ,'e'' II
crossing the paItefs. moroccan
Brown came closest to his ability in
this respect but "Big Six" goes on
tbrore.h +ho oo.s 81. -,
'''. Us 'i,o ''7o' 40 '.'''
tommy ENefs, q CRAFTY batter MINI
SELF was discussing MatheWson. Inc
manager OF the IfoJans mas the Nigh
est respect tor Chrsty.
doh beleVe MatheWson pltched
the same way 70 me twice all sea
SON. remarked EYers, lie might
start out by blinking one little on the
inside, another on the outside, come
across with q fade-aWay and then
shoot fast one across the plate While
l was waiting for something else.
me next time 1 went up CnrlSly
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leagues q regular contract shall be
entered into with him But as no
penalty Is provided teams have on
several occasions ignored the rule ana
simply held tire player without any
contract until they had q chance 10
sell him.
p EQUESTS II and i2.--These pro-
~ visions are for the protection Of
the veteran
We concede that organized ball has
certain property right in pur-
chased or drafted player, hut we be-
lieve that this right has be en- worked
out in the number OF years. set forth
In the paragraphs. Records OF the
leading baseball statistical u OF the
country. John j. Lawres, OF Mllwau-
kee, who continued the work laid
down by Father Chadwick, SHOW that
the big league life of a player is
only four and one-half years.
When q man has given the best
years OF his life to organized ball is
reaching the end Of his baseball ca
reer and is no longer wanted in the
class In which he has rendered serv~
ice, we believe he should be uuham-
pered in his endeavors to Sc cure &
position. and not sold under anv such
contemplate agreement as Murphy
sold Mordecai Brown to Louis Vile a
year ago.
= EQUEST l3-The withdra wal OF
IN requests for waivers is used in a
great many cases to enable a team to
trade q player to a certain minor
league team for another player. The
transaction works in this way: A
team asks for waivers and another
one refuses to waive. II the asking
team does not withdraw requests 1t
must let the player go to the refusing
team.
This It IS not willing TO do. as -
would thus lose its chance TO get
the minor league player IL wants. II
therefore Withdraws requests, either
makes some arrangement with the
refusing team or waits until the re-
fusing team is loaded up with players,
asks again for waivers and railroads
the player to the minors.
p EQUESTS IA AND 15--This pow
IN er to fine and suspend is often
used to crafty a managers personal
spite, which would not be sanctioned
by the National Commission for a mo-
ment We believe that when a play
ers money is taken there should be a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Sheldon Resigns as
Coach for Indiana

BLOOMINGTON. IND. Nov. Is
Jimmy sheldon. for eight years coach OF
the Indiana University football squad.
surprised tho student body to-day in
the announcement that he had handed
his resignation to President William
Lowe Bryan and DR.. c j. Sembower,
head Of tho Indiana Athletic Committee
Sheldon came to Indiana In 1905 and
previous TO that time was q star end OIL
one Of Coach Stages elevens at Chi
cago Indiana never turned out a win
ming team until Sheldon took charge,
and this fact has endeared him to the
entire student body
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Pop Courtney Defers
Practice of 0arSmen

ITHACA. \. y, Nov. 15.--Although
all Of the other universities are hold
ing fan rowing practice FOR varsity
oarsmen Coach Charles f. Courtney
has decided TO abandon f. lie says
he has done this because Of a lack Of
interest on the part Of the varsity oars
men, who prefer 10 attend football
games instead of going down 20 the in
let Tor practice
III there We're football games every
day in the week the crew men wouit
be at eaCE one Of them" said Court
uey. "A cut will certainly be made ir
me old crew men AZ soon az ] return
go mo crew room From now on ! IN
tend TO dsvote al my time 90 the fresh
man oarsWpu.
'IAer" arc number uf good upu ra.
porting evofy day at the husrh0Use. and
I ann going iu have crew IUI. wear
which viii 9 think, have no iuuths
men az tho oars
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
BY David L. Fultz.
President Baseball Players
Fraternity.

TIME petition of the Baseball
Players Fraternity, which has
just been presented to the Ma
tional Commission and the National
Board, is signed by nearly 500 play
ers, and embodies seventeen requests
for changes in contracts. This petit
ton has been in preparation for
number of months, and represents a
good deal Of careful consideration by
the leading players all over the coun-
try.
Many Of the things asked for al
ready are accorded the players by a
few of the owners, which shows very
conClusively the justice Of these re
quests, Mr.. Hermann, Mr.. Johnson
and Mr.. Lynch are reported to have
said they are equitable, so we are
expecting no serious opposition.
The significance of some of these
requests is not Immediately apparent,
and we, therefore, wish to, give the
public at least hurried explanation.
p EQUEST AT the present time.
IN when a major league player re-
CeiVes ten days notice of his "un-
conditional" release, he is not per
mitted during that time to sign with
oAAS ANtAiAh SbenAAlE ga AllH lf.dts A-' III
which he has been playing. National
Agreement Article o, Section 3D.
If team in the other major league
should offer him $500 per month and
a team in his old league 5000, he
must accept the latter offer. Thus,
Notwithstanding the fact that he has
received his unconditional" release,
and that he knows he will be with
out a job at the expiration of ten
days he can not do business with any
team out of his league.
We believe that he should, OF
course, work out the ten days. but
that during that time he should be
absolutely free to contract for the
future; in other words, that an "un-
conditional" release should be what it
purports to be.
In the minor leagues we find a con-
dition even more unfair than in the
majors.
The minor league player receives
no preliminary notice Of his release;
sometimes the whole thing is accom-
plished between innings, and yet by
article rs Of the National Association
Agreement he is prevented for a pc
ROD Of ten days from signing with any
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p EQUEST ARTICLE Is, section d, of
N the national agreement says that
no side agreement not written in the
regular contract shall be binding upon
the club.
We want all provable contracts
held binding, as any other rule opens
the door for fraud. No explanation
Is necessary to prove the justice of
this request.
p EQUEST S-AT teams except those
N in the National League furnish
players uniforms at the present time.
In the National League player pays
each team he plays on $40 for two
uniforms; when he Is transferred two
or three times a season the expense
is not only heavy upon him. but there
Is an economic waste. Old uniforms
are Of no value to the player, but they
can be used to advantage by the team.
They are purely personal to the
teams and should be paid for and
owned by them.
In addition there have been in
stances where men have paid for new
uniforms and received second hand
ones. or even, in the case of pitch
ers, none at all, and have been com
PEELED when they went into a game
to borrow from players.
ME think the player should make a
w deposit which should be returned
to him provided he turns in his uni
forms at the end of the season, but
that the team should eventually pay
for them.
z EQUEsT s.-The stipulated form
l. Of contract says the team shall
pay the players travelling expenses
from ----- city to the training camp
The teams have various ways OF ALL
Ing in this blank space, and some Of
them have this season refused TO pay
the players anything whatsoever upon
these expenses
When It Is considered that the play
er has left his winter occupation six
weeks before the season starts is not
under salary and Is performing In ex-
hibition games. in many cases at a
profit to his employer. it seems that
he should at least have all his ex-
penses paid.
y EQUEST 10.-The probationary
IN contract runs for 45 days, and
the national agreement says that II
at the expiration OF that time the
player is not returned to the minor
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Fultz Tells of Players Requests
ats+ go ae4
Petition In Commissions Hands

team outside the league in which he
has been playing Thus. in spite of
the fact that he is not in the teams
employ, that his contract has been
terminated, that he is not under sal
airy, he is forced to remain idle for
period of ten days unless one of eight
particular teams should want him.
Such a restriction upon a mans
right to earn a livelihood needs no
further comment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16

p EQUEST when a player signs
IN a contract, accour1ng to the con
tention Of organized bail. he obligates
himself to sign with the same team
the following reason, and so on in
definitely. The player is thus bound
for life, or as long as the magnate
wants him, while the magnate is not
bound for the fraction of a second.
Is the player oveTreaChing, there
fore, if he asks for a notice Of ten
days before he can be cast adrift?
Should such men as Dusty Rhodes
and Jake Gettman, who had given
years Of service to organized ball, all
the while under contracts binding
upon them be thrown out of a job,
as they We're last summer, without a
moments warning?
D EQUEST 3-This request means
- nothing more nor less than THAI
We want contract to be contract.
II the magnate to whom player is
Traced or sold is to change the con-
tract to suit his fancy, as he now does.
the instrument, az far as the player Is
concerned, is worthless. The player
is no incubus upon the owner, the lat
ter always has the right to release
him, and this handicap the players
think is quite sufficient.
Organized ball contends that the
player should not get his contract
salary when he is sold to a lower
classification This theory would com
pei the players to guarantee a high
degree Of skill. which. in the nature
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al thIngs. he can not do.

Of things, he can not do.
To be consistent, organized ball
should guarantee the player coming
up a certain increase but this 1t does
not do; in fact, there have been cases
where the player did not get even as
much as he did below. Again. when
the player goes back after failing to
make good the major leagues compel
the minors to pay the same purchase
price as they received for him when
he appeared to be big league timber.
In other words, the minor leagues
have to guarantee that the player will
make good or the money is refunded.
II the minors had to pay only a rea-
sonable sum for the returning player
they could well afford 70 meet the
terms of the contract.
p EQUEST EThere are several diff
N fereut kind of releases in use, and
the player is sent from one team to
another under various agreements,
we contend that he has an absolute
right to know what these agreements
are in so far as they concern the
property right of an. owner to him.
A player is often sent to another
team with absolutely no knowledge of
what the terms of the new contract
are to be or whether he has been sold
outright or optionally.
We believe these things being of
vital Importance to him, that he
should be notified in writing just how
the obligation on the part Of the
owner has been changed.
pEQUEST 5--Tnese are two things
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reason sufficiently valid to be placed
In black and " hite otherwise Il
should not be don Z.
The National { Commission has al
ways had trouble getting the proper
evidence to deciCIe cases brought be
fore II, and we think that number
OF our suggestions II adopted, would
go far toward IMPLYING its duties.
Z EQUEST iB-Many bstters have
been seri 0usly injured because OF
their inability TO see pitched balls
due TO bad background. and we think
that the pEiyers are entitled to this
safeguard.
X EQUEStT 17-This provision Is ex-
IRENE iy technical and can be thor
ougniy nderstood only by one who is
familiar with baseball Legislation and
the practical working Of the waiver
RUE. The object which we are try
Ing TO bring about by this rule, how
ever. can be stated In a very few
Wof'ts. and is that a player should be
allowed to stay as high in hts nrofes
sicn as he can find employment
We concede organized balls right
as said before, to trade or sell A
player, but we deny its right to send
him to a lower classification at
great cost to his reputation, simply to
strengthen some team which II owns
or because Il can get a certain player
for him, when there are other teams
in the higher classification who would
be glad to get the player By this pro
vision we are seeking to do away
with these abuses.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16

~HICAGO, ILL, Nov. 15.--Christy
4 Mathewson-and we came
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-10-09
DIR. MONTSINCER
and MISS ALLEY
Give Their Friends Great Surprise
When They Announce
Their Wedding.

A marriage of much interest
and one that came as a complete
surprise to their many friends
was that of Miss Alma Alley and
DR.. V. W. Montsinger. which was
solemnized Saturday afternoon at
the country home of the brides
mother, Mrs. M. E. Alley.
The impressive ceremony was
performed at 2:3O o'clock by Rev.
M. C. Bruner.
There were no attendants, the
bride and groom entering the par
lor together. A few friends and
relatives witnessed the ceremony.
The bride was attractive in
tailored suit of blue with hat to
harmonic. She is the youngest
daughter of Mrs. M. E. Alley and
is a popular young lady,
The groom is one of Newport's
popular young business men and
his many friends extend congratu-
lations.
Immediately after the ceremony
DR.. and Mrs. Montsinger left in an
automobile for Morristown, later
leaving for Nashville and Mem
phis, to be gone about a week.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-10-09
Sells Fine Mules

j. G. Allen and Son, on Monday
sold four pairs of fine mules in
Morrestown, the price being 1880.
j. G. Allen and Son bought last
week three pure bred short horn
ed heifers from S. S. Smith and
Brother of Whitesburg. This to-
gether with their other registered
cattle makes them one of the
largest short horn herds in East
Tennessee.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-10-09
5 second hand Heating Stoves
for sale cheap.-NewpOrt Pro-
duce Co.
Marriage License Issued

The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the County
Court Clerk since last weeks is
sue of THE NEWPORT PLAIN
TALK.
Billy Smith and Cordelia Boyer,
Bruce Clevenger and Dorcas
Shelton. DR.. V. w. Montsinger
and Alma Aline Alley. McClelland
Williams and Leona Hopkins. j. v.
Cogburn and Lila Carmen. w.
D. Stinnete and Lille Moore.
Bruce Ottinger and PARROT |.
Walker.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-10-09
COSBYITES GOOD
ROADS ENTHUSIASTS
Have manifested Great Interest
in Repairing Their Section of
the Proposed Highway.
ana Tneu7nQLfSHt.

Cosby, Tenn, Oc.. 6, 19l3.-It
has been so long since have
tried my hand and "noggin" in
writing for print that | feel like |
cannot put up anything that will
be of interest to the reading pub
lie. yet | have decided to try you
with a few sketches.
We have been having quite an
interest displayed in good roads
during the past few weeks, as
we were looking for the good
roads automobile" to come this
way. Mr.. D. C. Waters, as gen.
eral manager, has given one sec
ton of road a creditable dressing,
while P. M. Valentine managed
other sections with telling effect.
Mr.. Waters says he can trot his
horse on most all the road now,
which is quite an item for our
mountain section.
And, sure enough, the good
roads machine passed through
Sunday, the 9Th, loaded with re-
pairs, in case of emergency.
Well we hope that this will re-
suit in the National Highway COM
ing through this section. The
need of improved highways is be-
ing recognized by the public and
practicularly by the farmers and
fruit growers. Many counties in
East Tennessee have entered
vigorously into the good roads
work and have progressed SO
rapidly that their neighbor coun-
ties have been driven to follow in
their footprints.
In communities where roads are
good and also access to school
and markets are easy not only
farm but farm products have adj
vanced and the interest of every
farmer as well as the whole COM
munity have been on the increase.
Now, on the other hand, where
roads are poor, schools will
dwindle in attendance, money will
be lost in marketing products, and
the surrounding country will suf-
fer. This contrast has become so
impressive that no community
whose people have any impulse to
progress is no longer ignoring the
good roads ISSUE"
The fact is, there is an abund-
ance of enthusiasm for road build
ing in many sections of our State.
But it may be conceded that there
is not yet enough science and sys-
tenn in this important work. The
writer has no experience in road
building, but we think it would be
good policy to have a state organ
ization for that purpose. Then
the counties themselves should
work together for the develop
ment of the State system, and to
this end some kind of national or
state aid is indispensable, so be-
fore | exhaust the patience of the
reader guess had better ring
off with my "bosh." But I'll guess
a ragged gum coat that most of
the readers have forgotten who is
old-RAZOR BACK.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-10-09
A Prayer For Beauty

Give her such beauty of body and
mind
AS the leaves of an aspen tree
When they vary from silver to
green in the wind,
And who shall be lovely as she?
Then give her the favor of bark
ing to love
AS the heart of a wood to a
dove!-
And give her the beauty Of fol-
lowing free
AS a cloud in the sky or a wave
in the sea.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-10-09
First Baptist Church, j. w. O'Hara,

First Baptist Church, j. w. O'Hara,
Pastor.
Preaching 10:45 3. m. and 7:30 q. m.
Subjects, "Grace Astounding" and
"Growing Faith Astounding Love-"
Sunday School at $50 a. M, s. E..
Rowe, s. r. McSween and Ed &. Bur-
nett, Supts.
B. Y. P. U. $50 p. M. S. E. Rowe
and Jno. McSween, Presidents. l..
G. Duyck, leader
Midweek service 1880 p. m. Wednes-
day.
Workers meeting 700 p. m. Friday
night.
ALI are cordially invited to attend.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-10-09

LOST-Monday morning a de-
positor in the Merchant G Plant
ers Bank, Newport, Tenn, left a
$40 bill on the desk or table in
the bank building and some one
picked it up. Finder please re-
turn it to the bank and get reward.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-10-09

Itching, torturing skin eruptlons
disfigure, annoy, drive one wild.
Doan's Ointment is praised for its
good work. soc. at all drug stores
Adv.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-10-09
CONFERENCE
APPOINTMENTS
Holston Conference Closes a
Cleveland - Rev. Bond
Comes to Newport.

Cleveland, Tenn, Oct. 6.-Mon-
day was busy day at Holston
conference. 1t was, however,
mostly detail work.
The committee on temperance,
social and economic movements
reported and strongly endorsed
the efforts of Gov. Hooper to en-
force the statewide laws of Ten
nessee. The resolutions were
adopted by rising vote.
The report of the mass meeting
as given in the Chattanooga Times
of Sunday was completely contra
dicted. Holston conference preach
ers believe in the enforcement Of
laws, not a part of them and to-
day showed this to be true.
The conference after various
ballots elected the following as its
clerical delegates to the next gene
raj Conferences. w. Perry, |.
P. Martin, j. A. Burrows, j. C.
Orr, j. A. Baylor and T. j. Esk-
ridge, with E. H. Cassidy, w. S.
Neighbors, S. D. Long and T. C..
Schiller as its alternates. 1t will
be seen that four of the six dele
gates are presiding elders and the
first alternate is a presiding elder.
In this the result of the long term
presiding eldership.
Following are the appointments
for the Morristown District which
includes Newport:
MORRISTOWN DISTRICT
Presiding Elder-John C. Orr.
Aftonglenn-C. Emmett.
Bulls Gap-J. C. Logan.
Del Rio-W. R, Carbaugh.
Elizabethton-R. M. Walker.
ErWin-R. A. Owen.
Fall Branch-N. F. Walker.
Greeneville-G. L. Lambert.
Hawkins-J. A. Duvalt. ..
Jefferson City-Thoas. H. jim
iSon.
Johnson City-W. M. Morrell.
Johnson City Circuit-W. |.
Fagleman.
Jonesboro-M. j. Wysor.
Limestone-A. H. ToWe.
MQoresburg-C. w. Williams.
Morristown-R. M. Standifier.
Morristown Circuit-W. T.
Bailey.
Moshiem-J. A. Ellison.
Newport-G. T. Bond.
ParrottSville-W. E. Brown.
Rogersville-S. C. Beard.
Rutledge-J. H. Lotspeich.
Surgoinsville-V. S. Henley.
Rev. j. A. Morrow, who has
been in ycharge of the Newport
pastorate the past year, was sent
to the Bluefield district and will
have charge of the North Fork
and Crozier churches.