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Evening journal., 1913-12-06
LAUGHING AT
HECKERT BOOM
York Manager Stands Little
Chance Of Getting Trl-
State President
NEETING SOON TO
TALK OVER AFFAIRS

Wilmington fans are not inclined 70
AXE too seriously the Heckert boom
or the presidency Of the Tn-State
league. The York manager has been
doomed 80 many times that winter
baseball would not be winter baseball
some such proposition from York
rouid not come out yearly in Decem-
Der 20 be discussed by the ireside un-
iii the annual league meeting. BY the
way, it is said that President Carpenter
will hold a meeting Of the league rep
resentatives next month.
That is better news than the Heck
srt boom could possibly be. The iu-
ture Of Tn,State baseball is, in the bal
ance and when this is once established,
then talk of a new president, if one
is desired. The cities now in the league
cannot afford to let il die out and the
tooner a vigorous start is made toward
next seasons goal the better flaming
about the prospects can get nowhere un-
til the league representatives get to-
Qether and learn from the president just
where the cities stand.
Past experience has proven that Pres
ident Carpenter generally has some
plans for next season and he usually
gets those plans through to completion
when the league meetings come around
Believing that this winter will prove
no exception, it is expected that tho
president will have something interest
ing to say when he calls meeting
Heclkert is full Of ideas and many ol
them have been followed out in the Tri'
state. Among the things he has advo-
Gated il the present salary limit.
Whether a low salary limit is good
thing. or not remains to be pr wen How
il worked out last season would be the
mbiect Of an interesting statement n
President Carpenter cared to give IT out.
The York boom is not taken SER
lously by magnates outside OF that
city. and It Is a cinch that he would
be opposed on all hands. II Is be-
Heved here that Harrisburg would
lead IT, Heckert has been in Tri-
3tate ball since the organization OF.
.Ahe league. and the fans who re-
member the league at the start and
have followed II consistently through
its eventful existence will remember
that Heckert has always been gooo
for boom when anybody cared to
start one. A few Of the rumors about
Heckert, even during the last season
are that he was slated for the mana
cement Of a Now Nork state team
fhaf ne was goip,a 20 be the league
president. that would cop the pen.
nanf. no .ra14ter what the cost, and
ssrera;r sIhers that have slipped the
Aofy now. It was the consensus
81 opinion that he was back where he
belonged managing the York club,
II is also said that George NJ. Gra-
ham, Philadelphia sporting editor,
would be q candidate for the league
presidency. Graham and Carpenter
are close friends and this, II is ex-
pected, is more barber shop baseball.
This also has been rumored for some
years.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06
BASKETBALL
and BASEBALL
SCHEDULES OUT

NEWARK, Del. Dee. 6.-Delaware
College basketball and baseball teams
will play large majority of their games
at home during the season of 1914.
Tentative schedules have been prepared
by Managers McCaflerty and Gonnellee
with tie assistaAce of Coach W. j. Me-
Avoy.
1hs schedules follow.
Basketball Schedule.
January l6-Susquehanna University
or Pratt Institute, at Newark
January A-DrcNel Institute, at New
ark.
January 2a-Temple University. at
Newark
February Washington College, at
Chestertown
February 2o-Washiugton College, at
Newark.
February 2s-wiiliams and Mary
lpcndingl, at Newark.
February 26-Pratt Institute, at New
York.
February 2-St Johns at Brooklyn.
March 4-Maryand Agricultural COL
llege. at Newark.
March Philadelphia College of
( Pharmacy. at Newark
March last Johns Of Annapolis, at
Newark
Baseball Schedule.
April 25 Swafthmore. at Newark
May Bncknell at Newark.
May st. Iohus of Annapolis or
Johns Hopkins, at Newark
MAY 9 Pennsylvania Military College
lat Chester
NAV 9 9-Cpen
May l3 Rcck Hill. at Newark.
May l6-- nterscholastit field and
track meet and dual field and track meet
Evening journal., 1913-12-06

An Of Cleyeland's exhibition games to
be played in March and April have been
practically arranged according to +. ).
barnard. vice president OF the club,
who has just returned from Athens, Ga,
the Maps training grounds The sched-
ule follows; March 80 and 81, April !
and ,, at Atanta April and A. at
Chattanooga; April ). open; April 6 and
4 at Cincinnati; April s and .. at In
ldianapolis April : and $. second squad
at Daytons April 10 and ID, at Colum-
bus. o.; April II. first vs. second squad
at League Park, Cleveland.
doc Tinker never will get out of the
National League. II Johnny Evers fails
TO get the former Rcd manager. Charles
lEbbets, president of the Brooklyn club,
expects to make Joe nice offer to play
tor his club.
Chick Gandi. first sacker for the Ma
tionals, is suffering from that injured
toe of his and will visit Bonesetter
Reese in tie near future. Chick has
asked Grifliths permission. to 90 to West
Baden before the team starts on the
training trip
II Tom Hughes fails to get a Job as
umpire in some league he will be back
with the Nationals, giving Clark Griffith
the best he has The Old Fox thinks
there arc still few good games lett IN
the veteran right-harder.
six players Of the San Francisco
club in the Pacific Coast league we're
arrested in Medford, Ore, recently
for shooting too many deer. The
! players we're Jerry Downs, Harry
/ Hughes, j. Clarh, II. Mundorf, Bill
Hogan and Louis Sepulveda.
Jeff Overall, the former Cub hurler,
who tried Comeback but failed,
is going to pitch in the Mid-winter
League In Southern California until
the spring rolls around. Then he'll
attempt to stand the Pacific Coast
League batters on their heads during
the 1914 campaign. >|
Jim Thorpe has handed out some
advice TO his brother. Tom, who has
entered Carlisle at the age of four
teen. jim has advised his kid
brother never to turn professional. II
sure would be awful If the kid turned
professional and got $4,000 OF $4,000
year playing ball.
Dayton (Ohio) club has signed a
catcher named Malcolmson, who is
six feet two inches tall and rs twenty
one years old. He probably will be
rival for Larry Mclean II ever he gets
into the major league. He is fair
batter. but owns good arm and is
good fielder.
The National Baseball Commission.
a decision. approved a ruling by
Evening journal., 1913-12-06
DUPONT OFF TO
MEET GLENN WILLOW

The DUPONT Gun Club meets the
Glenn Willow Club Of Roxboro. Phil
adelphia. this afternoon in a Phila-
delphia Trap Shooters League match.
About forty men left early this af-
ternoon to take part in the shoot.
The present standing the different
clubs iH as follows:
s. S. White, Holmesburg. Pa.
broke s46 out OF 1000 Highlands
Edge Hill, Pa, broke 92S out o.
1000; DUPONT Gun Club, Whining
ton, DEL. broke 927 out Of 1000,
Camden Shooting Association, Cam
den, n. j., broke 912 out Of 1000
Meadow Springs, Philadelphia, brok'
el1 out of 1000; Lansdale, Lansdale
Pa broke 9O1 out OF 1000; Clear
view, Darby, Pa, broke 9l5 out o
1000, and Glenn willow, Roxboro
Pa. broke $40 out OF 1000.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06
FIGHT FODDER

There was some talk in Chicago to-
day that Packey Mcfarland would not
be able to meet Jack Britton in the
scheduled ten round mill at Mil
waukee Monday night because the
stocl1yards lad would be off weight.
It was said that on Wednesday night
when Packey met Trendsll in st.
Louis he weighed 146. Jack Britton
today scaled 1874. The Wisconsin law
prohibits matches when one fighter
weighs more than ten pounds more
than his opponent.
Willie Ritchie. lightweight cham
pion, today expected to meet Walter
st. Denis, New York sporting writer,
and talk over prospects of signing st
Denis as his new manager.
Ad Wolgast's acceptance of an offer to
box Freddie Welsh, British lightweight
champion, at Madison Square Garden.
New York, on December Is, was ex-
pected today Welsh, it is understood.
has accepted terms.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06

Secretary Farrell, Of the National As
ISOLATION. setting aside the sale of
Player Paul Smith by the Adrian club
Of the Michigan Association to the
Memphis club. The player had signed
a contract to play with the Washing
ton club of the American League. and
the commission ruled that he had the
right to contract with this club. The
decision was based on a clause in the
players contract which called for his
release from the Adrian club al the
close of the Michigan Association sea-
son. s1
Fred Clarke. manager of the Pitts
burgh team, and Joe Tinker former
manager of the Cincinnati Reds, con-
ferred yesterday.
I'VE want Tinker, and We will bid
for him at the National League meet
ing at New York next Tuesday" said
Clarke. .s
How about wagner?1 he was ask
ed.
We'll, We haven't got Tinker yet"
was the enigmatic response.
Tinker said ne would be glad to
play with the Pirates.
Paul Davis. captain of the York
Tri-State baseball team last season,
has made application to the directors
of the association for the position of
manager OF the White Roses next sea
son, providing George w. Heckert is
not a candidate for reelection. He
says that he will captain, manage and
play first base for a reasonable
salary. Davis is popular with York
fans.
The globe-trotting Giants White
Sox, who sailed from Victoria, B. c.,
had their first glimpse of the land of
the chrysanthemum today after
eighteen days hard voyage from
America. The Empress of Japan,
carrying the exponents of the Ameri-
can National pastime, was expected to
dock at Yokohoma late today. Due to
a severe storm, encountered in mid
Pacific. the steamer is three DAYS
Overdue, having been driven far out
OF its regular course.
National League magnates. who vii.
meet in New York on next Tuesday,
plan to act on each Of the II demands
of the Players Fraternity II is said
that S5 per cent Of the big league
lplayers are refusing 10 sign until the
owners consider their demands.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06
What Do You Want
TO Know About Sporf2

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Kindly publish in your paper the
number OF years Christy Mathewson
has been pitching in the big leagues.
FAN
Matty has been pitching consistent
~ for thirteen years In the big
leagues, and he has been with the
New York Giants every BIT Of thar
time
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Please let me know the names of all
baseball players Of Jewish descent.
also the names Of all fighters of Jew
ish descent. READER.
Johnny king is the molly baseball
player we know of who is Of Jewish
descent. As 10 the other part Of y0ul
question, there are Battling Levinsky.
PHI Bloom, Abe Attell, Eddie 0'Keefe,
Young O'Leary, Leach Cross. Dannq
Ridge, Willie Beecher and others too
numerous to mention.
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
Kindly tell me how tall Larry Nc
lLean Of the Giants is.
INTERESTED.
Mclean goes up in the air 8 feet !
inches.
Sporting Editor EVENING JODRNAL
Kindly state what is the nationality
Of James ] Jefries. former heavy
weight champion of the world. Also
what is Leach cross's real name
BOXER
Jefiries Is an American. We was
horn at Carroll, Ohio. Leach Cross
Is Louis NaIIach outside the fight
ring.
1 Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
ta) How many points for touch
back? Oh How many points for a
touchdown and a goal from touch
down? ANXIOUS.
(a) A touchback doesn't count
Team making touchback has the right
to bring ball out to 2O-yard line when
putting into play. OBJ Under the pres
ent rules a touchdown counts 81,
points and a goal from touchdown
one.
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
Did Leach Cross ever knox oui
Knockout Brown?
They fought two ten-rOund node
clsion bouts in New York.
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
A and B are playing straight pool
! The cue ball and the object ball ar
frozen. A, instead of hitting the Gu
ball first hits the object ball ant
puts II in a pocket. Is this al
llowed7 Cue
No.
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
/. Who is considered the bes
manager in baseball? 2. What
the nationality Of Gov. Tener? g
What are the salaries OF Mathewsol
and Meyers Of the Giants?
TELL Me"
I. II Is generally agreed that Con
, ME Mack and John McGraw are tn
hest managers In the business, bu
which Is the better of the two Is
matter Of opinion. 9, Tener wa
born in Ireland. 8. As the owner
. of ball clubs, for business reasons
refuse 10 give out the amOunt O
salaries paid TO players the question
as TO how much Matty and Meyer
Z get apiece Is a matter of conjecture
II Is said that Matty now gets $40,
Z 600 year and Meyers gets 5000.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06
MISS RAyENsCROFr
GOLF WINNER.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Dec. g.
George L. Cutler. OF Chester. Pa. fell
an easy victim to Miss Gladys Raw
enscroft, winner this year of the
United States woman's title and hold
er OF that honor in 1912 OF Great
Britain, in a twoscore over the links.
OF the Atlantic City Country Club. at
Northheld, yesterday. The victory
was an easy one. although the score
was not diyulged.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06

Jess Willard. having gained deci-
sion over Carl Morris, has moved an
other peg forward in the heavyweight
lighting game. Willard says he will
go to Australia to fight in February.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06

between Delaware and Drcxel.
May 20 Drexel Institute. at Newark.
May % Rutgers, AZ Newark.
May 27- Open.
May S0-stevens ipending), at New
ark.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06
pENNLYN HALL WINS.

Pennlyn Hall basketball team defeated
Westminster last night on the y. NJ. II.
A. Hall floor. by 40 to score.
The feature OF the game was the floor
work of Dare
Evening journal., 1913-12-06

Cooks, maids. mattresses and SECOND
girls, of the best kind. all consult the
Want Ads for good positions. ADJ.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06

Yield goals Pcnnlyn, Mckay, ;
Truss. 4; Gramp. ]. Park, Mundy, =.
Fouls-1'uss, 3: Fulton, D; Wills,
Referee r. Abrahams.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06
The Iine-up:

Field ccals Pennlyn Hall. Craig. g.;
Jack, Z; Dare. a. Licntenstein. 1. Vest
minister. Wilson, /; Strebbs. !. Fouls
Jack, 4; Lindsay, p Strebbs, J. Referee
Morris. Substitutes Westminster,
Clark for Homes. Mcllclvcy for Wilson.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06
BARBER SHOP BASEBALL

WHAT BEING DISCUSSED AROUND STOVES
rLAYERs TAKE WINTER
Evening journal., 1913-12-06
PENNLYN THIRD Also WINS.

Pennlyn Third defeated Park A. c. by
score Of l3 to 6.
The line
Evening journal., 1913-12-06

The National Baseball Commission.
decision. approved ruling by
Evening journal., 1913-12-06

Dutch" Golterman. who. several
years ago. held down a backheld posi-
ton on the Wilmington High School
football team, is now taking an active
part in athletic sport for the Pho
neers.
Evening journal., 1913-12-06

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
A and B are playing straight pool
The cue ball and the object ball are
frozen. A, instead Of hitting the cue
ball first, hits the object ball and
puts 1t in pocket. Is this al
lowed7 Cue
No.
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lever.
ave been fiat on my back for week."
he explained with a long-drawn groan.
"But how in the world did you get ino"
Al? Oh, came in cab O'Leary
replied casually. "Tell me what's doing
here. All the merry villagers were out
to welcome me-.
"There's the deuce and all to pay
Graves assured him seriously Don't
you know that the rebels are coming in
here that they're likely to be here any
minute?"
OLeary raised his eyebrows in eng
NAUTICAL answer, and Graves went on:
And here am tied down! If could
stand on my legs for fifteen minutes |
could fix it all; but can't" He groaned
again. "They don't care SO much for
meddling down here by Americans; but
show EN- the flag and off come their hats!
They've never forgotten the day we laid
the Yorktown broadside on the Admit
rally Wharf at Teculpo and told them to
behave. But IN in fine shape to take
care of anybody or anything" Graves
raised his thin white hands and let them
fall on the hot sheet that weighed him
down. II tell you, O'Leary, you've come
at mighty bad time!"
al should worry" OLeary exclaimed,
folding a newspaper into a fan. "You
just stay here, and when they come in
I'll run out into the street and say bow
WOW couple of times and chase them
into the suburbs. That1l be all right.
Now, how's business?"
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motive. A red light on the track, two shots, and
bullet that pinged through the cab window brought
loud and expert oath from the engineer as he opened
the sand box and threw on the brakes
OLearys first impulse to hide somewhere; but
he the largest thing in the neighborhood except
the locomotive he had to content himself with hiding
his helmet and trying to appear as he belonged there
When of the revolutonists wicked looking fellow
equipped with two revovers, rifle, sword, and
black mustache, cambered aboard and thrust lantern
in his face, OLeary began prompt and elaborate bit
OF business with gage COCK AND ne felt his red mar
rise with the pleasurable thrill OF danger
shes SOU sou east half west, Captain!' he sang
out to the engine driver who was moppng his face with
OF waste and oog bed TO tine
and said ABuenas noehes Senior" He had been taught
in boyhood that it always paid to be polite The fierce
party with the lantern had evidently been brought up
differently. Bow and say something nice? And to
common tranhand? Not he! He just gave the lantern
ferocious shake, slapped of his revolvers with
melodramatic leer, and climbed down to the roadway
"Must you be going? Watch your step!' OLeary
called after him. but with great not to be overheard
Then he sank back upon the freman's seat and per-
spred freely.
In the locker under the seat, providentialy tucked
away there when he got aboard, was OLeary's sample
case 1t contained more than of energetic
watches of the dollar, doar-and-a-haf and two-dollar
kind, each running ticking with its nelghbor
@Ths is the second time this week they've held me
up, the engineer. American, said IN half whisper
the bristling visitor disappeared. "They looking
for General Jinnez, guess hear that he's been try
ing for week to get into Zorritos. He's second or
twenty second in command of the government troops.
l wish they'd get him and let alone" He sighed
YEARLY. "But it's company orders. When I'm stopped
stop-that's 50 they won't shoot up the train They
put holes through the smokestack night before last
But you watt They'll hit of these days, and
then I'll get down and beat the blocks off couple of
dozen of them"
a hope you pick out Charley Horse who was in here
with the lantern just now Oeary replied with fervent
hopefulness. Give him one for me-!
@Youre on! But, say, if had ten New York coppers
down here could put both these armies on the bum in
about eight minutes Never mind the engineer
looked warily out Of the window "ths bunch is going
to get what's coming to it, all right
@Well, a nice one down in front on the
aisle, will you?'
Before the engine driver could attend to O'Leary's
reservation someone hailed him in Spanish from the
trackside "Si ST. Senior, gracias he replied and then
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mo, no, old man, Graves protested. ats no joke
They've heard there's lot of ammunition IN the bar
racks and theyr coming after it. And IT m not out
with the American eagle on my shoulder they'll shoot
up the town, start fires, yell something other
and get idea they own the place You remember the
last fight they had here don't you? That time they
killed two Amercans-one of them was woman too"
Graves tone was filled with honest apprehension
"Were in for bad bit of business, I'm afraid. And it's
up me- you know, to protect our people down here
"Sure and you've got the garrison your hands too
l saw it on the platform when got in last night. 1t
looked some nervous to But, with disnisslng
rt of the newspaper you let that crawl under the
bed
ayes, and I've got all the English people to take
of also Willoughbv the British Consul, had to go
down the coast to Mandera the other day. and all his
people will look to me-" Graves regarded his visitor
with troubled eyes. ave just got to get up, that's all
there is about it,
al can see from here that you're going to be busy if
you do You'll have it all yellow dog with feas''
OLeary studied the floor mating. "You sure will
that!7 he concluded with accentuating nod.
For sometime the two men discussed the impending
assault upon Zorritos Graves with increasing impa-
tence at his disability, OLeary with jest when he
might have been serious He seemed to be giving much
more attention to his tanning than to the problem at
hand After interval of silent head shaking, his gs
tening face bearned if he had great white light
"I've got it. he cried, "and it's easy' He looked
as he ptied the dizziness Of everyone else in the world
"isen!' and he spread out chubby hand to tick off
the several items on his fingers Get someone to 60 to
the guy who's in command Of the garrison,lf he isn't
already doing the high hurdlesexplaln the distressing
situation to him, and ask him to appoint reception
committee to meet the reDelS Wnen Iney arrive
escort them with all honors Of war to the barracks
There have guide to direct them to the magazines and
open the cans show them that the goods up to
sample. Then help them load it. supply the wagons If
necessary be nice to EN- tell EN- it isn't F. Q. B. Tor
rtos but that We'll pay all charges there you are,
see' City saved everybody happy cheers BY the po 3
little scheme" OLeary leaned back and took up his
fan with kingly gesture
ayes, it's fine scheme, O'Leary," Graves admitted,
"but for one thing there isn't any powder here. The
garrison used up the last Of it celebrating something
week ago
knock the door was timidly opened, and native
want thrust in first his head and then message in the
familiar pink envelop of the cable company.
dts from Washington. | cabled the department
yesterday" Graves explained after moment: Its in
cipher Say, OLeary take the keys on the bureau
and unlock the right-hand drawer of the desk,-the
fiat key,-and you'll find the cookbook black oilcloth
binding Thanks, old My clerk beat it the other
night-he's Queredoran.'
Graves slowly worked out the message, and when he
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BY GEORGE BUCHANAN FIFE
Drawings by L. T. Dresser

was by the merest squeak that O'Leary
got into Zorritos with his dignity and his
sample case intact. When a band of
hair-trigger insurrectos, serving under the
somewhat soiled banner of General Juan
de la Cruz Rosa Y Del Puente, held up
the train just beyond Las Palmas it was
not only very dark, but O'Leary hap
rened To be riding In the cab of the loco
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cumbent had held Office less than
month; so OLeary had not been -
able to scrape acquaintance with ~@xS@S
him. OLeary'S itinerary took him -<<AsS--
throughout Central America from -
the Isthmus to the Mexican line, and
he was out for six months at a time.
During this period of exhilarating 20
travel the only things he took ser
ously his job and his sample
case. He kept and watched the other. All the
rest of it was high comedy 81 don't who makes
history down here he often remarked 80 long as they
let me laugh at it."
He knew all about the uproarious doings in Queredol
before he crossed the boundary from Juatlan but he
pressed San Felipe arriving just in time to climb
to housetop and watch the outgoing President leave
the side door of the palace the When the
government had been firmly established for about twenty
minutes he started out selling watches.
So, when the time came for him to leave San Felipe
for Zorritos of Queredors minor gulf ports the fac
that raging the land concerned HIM not al
ALL He did, however, take the precaution of hunting
of the railroad officials he knew and getting
to ride the engine cab Then he Serenely
set FORTH and the adventure at Las Pamas followed.
STIFF all over from the olting and rocking of the big
~ oburner and with the din of the ride ringing in hi
crowded platform at Zorrtos. On the far side of the
station he found public conveyance, 1ow-waistee
victoria sank gratefully upon its hard cushions, ane
told the cocey0 to take him with the greatest t.
the Hotel del Tardin.
In the morning the first person O'Leary sought wa
Graves the young American Consul He found hin
in bed in his back of the consular office, i'll with