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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-05
Drew Diagrams OF Bombs

He drew fairly accurate diagrams OF
all three bombs for the authorizes. 10
demonstrate that he knew how they
were made. The diagram Of the RosaI-
Sky bomb corresponded closely 10 one
which Judge Rosalsky drew himseh OF
the bomb ne received Judge Rosalsky
corroborated Farrell's story in so far az
it related 10 him sentencing burglar
by tho name Of Joseph De Rosa TO
thrty-nine years in state prison.
The notice found Farrell had police
record IN New jersey and that he had
served terms in state prison there ag-
gregating ten years. Farrell admitted
his prison experience to Deputy Com
missioner Dougherty, the Commissioner
gold He Is IN the Jersey city Rogues'
Gallery as No. 6S7. and served time In
the Newark prison under the name OF
John McDermott. alias LiVerpooi
lack" and had been known 10 'he 'er-
Coz, nolice for the last thirty-iive years,
Mr.. Doueherty said.
Assistant District Attorney Wassei :
yogel declared Farrell told him ne hau
h,en in the insane asylum at MOTIFS
plains n. J.. for several months apou.
ITO. years ago. lie was transferred
10 i.e asylum while serving term III
prison at Trenton. he said.
Farrell was not arrested until brought
down 10 Police Headquarters yester-
day morning from the fremont avenue
police station in The Bronx. lie had
been held there as material WitheeS
and questioned good part OF the night
by Captain Price and Detectives Nc
Kenna and Casassa. Deputy Commas
sioner Dougherty was convinced that
the assistant superintendent knew a
good deal about the Herrera bomb but
was unable to get any admissions from
him after long examination on Mon
day.
Farrell sent word TO the Deputy Com
missioner early yesterday morning that
he wanted 10 talk to him, and he was
hustled down TO Headquarters, where
MS confession followed Dougherty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-05

said afterward he was convinced the
sane, but that he was strongly inclined
TO believe his story, and was sure II
could be sufficiently corroborated
Made Bomb Last WEEK.
Referring 10 the confession Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty said:
I'm the first place when / went to the
Fulton avenue fat Sunday night Farrell
was there and | interrOgated him. Fin
ally, l got him 10 admit that he had
served eighteen months in the Trenton
prison lie was held as material wit
ness and yesterday We gradually got
more and more out Of him until he made
clean breast OF the whole thing TO-DAY.
Last Thursday he said. Mrs. Herrera
told him that they were going 70 make
a change and he would not be wanted
after his month ran out on February ..
That incensed him and ne started IN
making the bomb on that day. ne said"
At this point Farrell described how he
made the Herrera bomb He placed II
vial Of nitroglycerine inside of five
inch gas pipe capped at both ends, with
"A hole burnt through the cork al one end
so that the fluid would slowly flow out
into the wooden box which IGcdsad the
mechanism. Close to the hole IN the
cork was a percussion cap and a spiral
spring attached TO steel button. SO ar
ranged that when the lid Of the box was
raised the button would explode the cap.
Farrell said he purchased the nitro
glycerne in a drug store on Third ave-
nue. near 14th street, and had had II IN
his possession for several months he
mad used some of IL in the KosalsKy ana
Taylor bombs when he lived on 18th
street he asserted. Dougherty exhibited
the fragments of all three bombs and
called attention to the similarity of the
pieces of iron pipe used in each case.
and Of the wooden braces in the boxes
and other parts Of the apparatus.
Farrell finished the bomb Friday night,
according 10 his statement 10 Dougherty'
and Sunday night when he was in the
cellar with Herrera and Walter Nc
Crorey, a fifteen-year-old boy. fixing the
furnace he slipped away and got the
bomb and placed it in the entry Of the
house. where he knew Herrera would
find il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-05
Farrell Explains His Acts.

Farrell said that he sent the bomb
TO Judge Rosalsky because the latter
had sentenced pal of his to Il long
term in state prison. He declared ne
had been enamoureG OF the Taylor
woman and that jealousy prompted
him 10 send her an instrument of death.
In the case of the Herrera bomb he
said revenge led him to place the ma
chine where he knew Herrera would
get il. The superintendent had given
him notice that his place would be
filed to-day by a negro assistant.
The similarity of the mechanism. and
the use of the same eXplosive-nitro-
glycerine-in all three bombs. together
with other impressive details of the
mans story, convinced Deputy Com
missioner Dougherty that he had the
author Of the three bomb outrages.
There appeared TO he little doubt that
Farrell was responsible for the Her
rera bomb, but Assistant District At
tornov Wasservogel and Deputy AS
Sistants Murphy and Breckenridge, who
obtained a statement from the prisoner
after he had confessed 70 the police
were rot so ready TO take things for
granted. While the two statements
agreed in essential particulars, there
were contradictions which Mr.. Whit
mans assistants said would need
thorough" investigation. as well as
general corroboration Of the whole
story.
Farrell is a withered little man about
sixty wears old with gray hair and
hard lined face. lie hasn't the appear
ance of possessing sufficient inteili-
eence to be conversant with delicate
mechanisms such as were found IN the
bombs and the use Of high explosives
He explained that an italian, whom ne
knew only by the name Of TONY
taught him how to make Internal ma
chimes when nc. Farrell, was janitor OF
tenement house at No. 316 East i4th
street He made the Rosalsky ana
TAYLOR bombs I'm the basement OF that
house. Farrell said.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
In Just Two Weeks Crackers VIII Be at Work
Bill Smith and Local Men Start Practice TODAY

mittee had slipped him something
soft and sugary, went over to their
side with a rush. That gave five
votes for the schedule.
But now comes Charley Frank
with statement that he doesn't
like TO see anybody frisked. And,
somehow, 1t sounds as though he
meant it,
1t is not improbable that. with
the help of Charley Frank, the
three clubs which were hurt by the
loaded schedule will get at least a
reimbursement OF dates. The local
club doesn't ask any the best of it.
doesn't even expect an even break
But there are limits, and this trick
schedule is beyond ell limits.
IT HE long discussed Southern
Baseball Writer'S association
will probably be organized at the
time the Southern league is in SEES
sion in Chattanooga
The project has met with a hearty
response from the baseball writer's
of the South, and it is likely that a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
MISSION
SHIFT OF SCHEDULE

TONTGOMERY, ALA. Feb.
Nj 17-When President Frank
Galloway, of the Atlanta
Baseball association, marshals the
insurgent forces for a fight against
the Southern league schedule
which was submitted by the sched-
ule committee, he can count on
having President Charles b. Jones.
of the local club, scrapping beneath
his banner.
The proposed schedule looks like
joke to the local president-and
mighty sorry Joke at that
The chief kick which President
Jones will make is based on the
fact that the schedule requires his
club to open against Memphis, in
stead of against Birmingham. as
has been the custom.
President Jones does not wish to
appear in the light Of being
Kicker" but he feels that it would
be to the interest of all the clubs
affected to have the opening ar
rangements altered.
Under tho proposed schedule.
Montgomery opens in Memphis. and
Nashville in Birmingham, on April
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

10. Mr.. Jones would have It that
Nashville open in Memphis, and
Montgomery In Birmingham. He
says this would be an advantage
both to Nashville and Montgomery,
and he has written to the manage
ments Of the clubs, laying the mat
ter before them.
For several years, Montgomery
has opened in Birmingham, and this
opening game has been quite an
event a special train went up
last year to Birmingham, carrying
about 500 rooters, and President
Jones declares that II the Billikens
were to open in Baron Town this
year. the Louisville and Nashville
would surely operate another spe-
cial, and the Birmingham club
would be assured of a contingent of
at least 600 from Montgomery.
From mileage basis, President
Jones figures that it is great deal
better for Montgomery to jump
only SO miles to Birmingham than
nearly 400 miles to Memphis for
the opening game, and he thinks
that Nashville would lose nothing
In mileage by changing to Mem
phiS.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
Tech Baseball Club Out for First Workout Tod1
Team Looks Very Strong, Despite Serious LoSa
By "Bud'' Fish,

football players. This year there
are more baseball men than there is
room for and the wedding will start
In few days.
Losses Are Severe.
Tech has lost several good men
from the last years varsity and
their headwork and experience will
be missed more than ever as the
varsity of this season will be COM
posed mostly OF new men, The
most serious loss is at third base,
as only one man. has tried out for
this place in the last four years,
and that Awas Harry Holland, the
best college infielder in the South.
In the 1911 Georgia series Holland
went to bat twelve times and
brought back eleven clean hits, and
this was when the invincible Carl
Thompson was in his prime.
Sid Holland. who played college
ball only one year and yet who was
picked as an all Southern second
baseman, has also gone. He will
not be in school this year and there
is another hole to fill.
McLin is out of school on. &C
count Of deficiencies. Mac was a
good outfielder; could catch and
was sure hitter, besides running
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

TOACH ]. w. HEISMAN will
lead the Tech baseball can
didates out for their first
outdoor practice this afternoon.
With the weather comfortably
warm and with the men a little
hardened up as a result Of steady
work in the gymnasium, Coach
Heisman figures that the outdoor
work can be safely attempted.
Within a few days, If the good
weather holds, match games be-
tween the varsity and the scrubs
will be in order.
The Tech team has started work
unusually early this season and the
good weather has made 1t posi-
BILE for the men to take good work
outs without >Jnuch fear of sore
arms. These sore arms. caused by
beginning too soon, are the greatest
worry Of coach, and Coach Heis-
man lost a good pitcher last year,
simply because the player,
youngster, would not heed advice.
There are more men out this
year at Tech than ever before. and
a raft Of good material is on hand.
1t Is an odd fact that Tech pulls
so many good baseball players from
the prep school ranks and so few
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
ORIOLES WANT RUSSELL:
MAY USE HIM IN FIELD

NEW YORK, Feb, 17.-"Lefty'' Rus
sell Connie Mack's 1000 pitcher, has
been turned adrift and is now free to sign
with any club he can induce to take him.
Baltimore may sign him again.
When Manager Jack Dunn learned that
Lefty had been cut adrift by Mack,
the Oriole magnate said he was willing
to give Lefty chance to make place
on the pitching staff OF the Baltimore
club. In fact, Dunn believes that Lefty"
has the making of a very fine outfielder,
so If Russell cares to do business with
the Birds. Dunn will be glad 20 take him
TO Fayetteville to train, Then. should
Lefty show any ability down South
Dunn VIII be glad to sign him again.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

NJ UMEROUS top-notch ball play
ers are golf enthusiasts. Ty
Cobb and Charles Bender have
played the local course this win
ter, and at various times Eddie Col
Inns, Harry Davis and many other
Athletics as we'll as Representatives
of other big league ball clubs have
played at East Lake.
The game will be played more
this spring in the South by big
league players than ever before
Barney Dreyfuss, himself an en-
thusiastic golfer, encourages all his
players to perform. The Phillies,
at Southern Pines, always make use
Of the course there. The Tigers
will use the 9-hole Mississippi
Coast Golf club course, at Gulf
port; the Boston Nationals will
have the use of a neat course at
Athens; the Brooklyn team, at Au-
gusta, will have the choice of two
Courses-in fact, there is hardly
a team which will train in the
South this spring but will find a
good golf course available, and
hardly a team but that numbers a
dozen or more enthusiastic golfers.
r O be in the fashion a baseball
player must be a golf fiend. Az
training camps this season there
will be as much talk of boyle and
par as there is of base hits and
charley horse. Slamming the lit
tie white pill is becoming a passion
with the major leaguers, and on
most of the special cars carrying
teams to the South there will be
more golf clubs than ball bats
The latest golf maniac is Clyde
Engle, the man that made Snod-
grass famous by slamming the ball
that gave Fred his chance to make
a 100000 muff. Engle has been
playing golf all winter and is go
ing TO recommend ii to Stahl for a
regular Red Sox training stunt.
Il used to suffer from charley
horse, probably because of my un-
usual weight says Clyde in his
recommendation of the ancient
game, but since l have tackled
golf my legs are in good shape and
l don't expect trouble. The walking
has kept down my weight, and if
Stahl wants better pair Of legs,
golf is the thing for him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

goodly number Of them will gather
in Chattanooga next Saturday. A
constitution will be prepared for
consideration there and officers will
be elected.
The chief work Of this associa-
ton at first will be an attempt to
standardize the scoring systems
used in the league. 1t is hoped
later that it can suggest certain
changes in the keeping of the
league records which will be to the
advantage of ball players and the
public. For instance, at present
the method of determining games
won and lost by pitchers proves in
many cases to be utterly idiotic
and has been declared obsolete in
every up-to date league in the
country. For another thing, the
figures furnished for the papers
and the official guides are decided
ly incomplete for a live league and
more complete details can no doubt
be urged in such a way as to pro-
duce action.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
GOLF NOW REGULAR
PART OF TRAINING

II ILL SMITH has developed re-
n Gently into a golf bug He
does not play much in At
lanta, but any time he gets out of
Atlanta. and within reach of a
course he hops on it like news
boy on a warm cigarette.
Bill has already closed a couple
of dates for golf games in Chat
tanooga while he is there for the
baseball meeting, and it is prob
able that, as has happened in years
past, there will always be a cou-
pie of clubs lying around the
dressing room at Ponce DeLeon
park, with which the Crackers can
timber up when the weather is too
bad for actual baseball practice.
Only the fact that there is no
golf course within easy reach of the
club keeps Bill Smith from follow
ing the lead of several big league
moguls and Incorporating the game
as regular feature of the spring
training.
Up to a few years ago golf was
looked on with scorn by most ball
players. Then a few of the play
ers took it up and it did not take
them long to popularize the sport.
Once, some years ago, when the
baseball man of The Georgian was
= =
carried along a set of clubs. His
first appearance with the full golf
ing outfit was greeted with a storm
OF boots.
Jaw, look at the Lizzy boy and
his gawlf clubs" shouted one Of the
players.
To the surprise of ball players
and baseball writer alike, Sid Smith
Clipped in for the defense.
You guys give me pain" said
Sid. rs there a one Of you here
that ever played golf? Is there one
Of you that ever hit a golf ball at
an?"
They all proved an alibi
We'll, then, what do you Stiffs
know about ii anyway" roared Sid.
Il tell you it's a good game |
know for l play it every winter at
Camden. You NUTS ought to talk
about something you know about"
Whereupon they all subsidized.
Sid, by the way, hit tremen-
dous ball and is one Of the longest
drivers in the South, though he has
never taken up the game seriously.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

bases like young antelope DRAKE
is also out Of school, which is Nm.
fortunate, as this would have bpar
ms great year. He was just get
ting over rheumatism and reanv
pitched some good ball last sea-
son.
Another all Southern man who
out is Carl Sloan. "Toasties" was
one of the best outfielders Tech Ia,
ever known. and his place will b.
hard to fill.
This about completes the list Of
losses, but in the gain column thera
ere lust about as many stars to be
enumerated as there are in the loss
department.
New Men Look Strong
For third base there are great
many candidates, most prominent
among them being Scrappy Moore
the football player. Moore IS show
ing up in good form, and with an
even break Of luck should land the
place. Shortstop has always been
a weak point with the Yellow.
jackets, but this year there is a
man on hand who knows how 10
play that place like Hans Wagner
That man is Jack Donaldson. He
is all in a class by himself
For second base, there are good
many aspirants. but Edgar Mon
tague looks good for the place, IN
less somebody shows up mighty
strong.
Goat" Holiday is back on TIE
first base position, but has a man
of great ability trying out against
him. This new fellow is Amasoh,
who played with Stone Mountain
last year, incidentally making all
prep first base and batting over
300. The men mentioned are the
strongest out so far, but week
may work great changes
Attridge Will Catch.
Attridge, of last years ineliglbles
looks good for the catcher's Joo
with Captain Montague switched
the outfield. Attridge has the best
throwing arm in Tech, is good Oh
bases, but just a bit shy with tns
willow.
Nothing is being said about the
pitchers, but rest assured there az
some slabmen on tap and they as
being kept in the warmer uhu.
there is absolutely no chance 0.
hurting their arms by too hard anu
too early workouts.
Assistant Coach Alexander WIN
help Coach Heisman in the DSS'
bali work by handling the soiuO
team, and if he develops baseO@
men as he does football men 'H'
varsity nine will have to husue'
Work has begun on the new SO,
dunn and both diamonds VIII DC ~
shape for the coming season LUZ
year promises to be a banner W.
in the athletic line and all IsoH
alive with the hope Of Sou'TiD
championship team.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
TINKER'S AUTO WRECKED:
REDS MANAGER UNHURT

CHICAGO, Feb. 17-Joe Tinker mana
ger Of the Cincinnati National league
baseball team, narrowly escaped serious
injury here Saturday night in an acct
Noht III Mhich MS automobile was
wrecked. Both front wheels were torn
OH Tinker's car and the steering gear was
Tinker said the accident was due to
the sudden failure of a street Iann ~
was nearing my home" he said
when the electric lamp at the corner
went out. | was blinded by the change
me-, turned the car into the curb.
The machine was not overturned, and
Tinker was not thrown out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
By Percy FL. Whiting.

1.-TWO weeks from today, pro-
vided the proposed Southern
league schedule is adopted,
the Atlanta team Will be assembled
at Ponce DeLeon park for spring
practice.
Bill Smith sneaked out quietly
yesterday and threw the bah around
for couple of hours. AS a re-
suit, he rolled out Of bed this
morning with every muscle as stiff
as a steel girder and as painful as
a nerve.
He is going right back this after
noon for more, and today marks the
opening OF real baseball practice in
Atlanta All players winter4ng here
will turn out this afternoon, and
the field will be a lively place.
1t is more than probable that OF
TO Jordan will be among the first
to don "A uniform and go at it. Otto
always is one OF the first to start
work, and this year will be no eX-
ception.
From now on there win be prac-
tice every cay at Ponce DeLeon
park. provided the weather is even
fairly good.
For r. couple Of weeks past Bill
Smith has been spending every aft
ernoon at the park working his
force full tilt in preparing the field
for play Thanks to some decently
dry weather Of late, work has been
progressing fast. Unless some
thing unexpected happens, the field
will be ready for play consid erably
before the players are.
OF course, last year the " ork Of
the ground keepers was greatly re-
tarded by the wet weather that
marrsd the whole training season.
The result was. il was not until
the real season was pretty well un-
der way that the grounds were put
into az good trim as they are right
now
We're coming along all right"
said Bill Smith this morning; Just
give us few more days OF dry
weather and Wen have as fine q
field as anybody in the country.
Bill Smith, if you care to know,
is some shark at this business of
putting a playing field in order He
knows how it ought to be, which
most of them do: but more than
that, he knows how to put in order;
and that's going some.
IT HE changing of the bull sign
to a position within possible
range has helped good lot Where
the thing was placed originally it
couldn't be hit with Krupp gun,
much less with a baseball, pro
PEELED in any ordinary fashion.
Fungo hitting experts like Har-
ry Mcintyre. Walter Johnson and
the cream of the Southern league
sharpshooters have spent weeks in
trying TO lace a ball out 10 il, but
with no success. Probably not once
in 50 years would 1t have been hit
AAA as C@S 1AhAAts ANuN IDl4l SlhlIN
has driven the bull over TO a new
position, and where he IL now To-
Gated he is more than likely to be
walloped.
THE Southern league continues TO
seethe with the arguments
over the proposed schedule. As
rule, the everyday fans don't care
hang about the schedule. So long
as they get their holiday games.
they are content.
But this time It looks as though
three clubs in the circuit had been
victimized with the kindly assist
ance of cold deck. And fans like
square deal
Strange as it may seem. the At
lahta, Birmingham and Montgor,-
cry clubs viii probably have to look
TO Charley Frank for help-if fl IN
worth looking anywhere. President
W. G.Hirsig. of the Nashville club.
when he found th, schedule com
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
GEORGE HORNE TRAINING:
RECORDS ARE IN DANGER

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17-George
HORNE, holder OF the worlds high iumP-
ing record of 8 feet inches, is about 10
resume training for an extensive cam
paign. The former student at stanford
university Is now travelling for a San
Francisco sporting goods house. and will
make the Garden City his training quar-
ters for the coming outdoor track season
HORNE is a member OF the San Francisco
Olympic club and participant in many
of its field meets, He has found it neces-
sary to train seriously in order to per
form up to his reputation as a high
jumper.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
CY F0RSYTHE TRADED TO
TOPEKA FOR 0UTFIELDER

CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Feb IL
President Q. b. Andrews of the local
club, has exchanged First Baseman Cy
Forsythe to the Topeka club for Cen
ter Fielder King. Forsythe was former
~ with Dallas, and was the prize buy
or the Texas league. The Giants tried
him out twice.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
S0UTHPAW HARRY JONES
WILL BE SOLD TO TROY

The Atlanta team has virtually closed
d zeal to send Harry Johns, southpaw
pitcher, to Troy y Y
Manager Su 'N is anxious to place the
veteran with some good club as a reward
lnf hlS faithful services. and believes thar
He Is doing both Johns and the Troy cluu
q favor by pulling the deal