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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-06-10
Administrators Notice.

Having qualifed as administrator
upon the estate of W. G. Troutman,
deceased notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against said es-
tate to present the same to the unler-
signed on OR before June 5th. 1915, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
are notified to call and settle with the
undersigned without unnecessary de-
lay.
This June 5th, 1914.
ORLIN Cause,
Administrator of W. c. Troutman,
Rock we'll, No. 2. N. c.
R. Lee Wright, Attorney. e-1O-6t
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-06-10
S a S q UR Y
" A NJ D --
ROWAN COUNTY LOCALS

the official board of the
Daughters of Liberty in the
office OF the State Council
Secretary at Durham next
Wednesday, when, as State
Council Secretary May says,
there will be an effort made tc
formulate some plans to dc
more efficient work this year.
j n Maxwell is a member of
tins board and will attend
the meeting.
Orlin Cruise, a LEADING
farmer of the Organ Church
community, was in the CITY
Friday and qualified as adj
m%lnistratOr upon the estate
OF the late W G Troutman.
See notice to creditors in this
paper,
Samuel Hamilton WILEY.
son of Capt, and Mrs. W.
MurdOck Wiley, who stood
such an excellent examina>
ton for duty in the consular
service and was given an ap~
continent to Ascuns on, Par
aguay, has just returned
from Washington, d. G.,
where he has been receiving
lis final instructions. He
aud Mrs, Wiley will go to
New York this week and will
sail Saturday for Ascension
where he will perform the
duties assigned him as the
nited States consul at that
Place,
30 LyerIy, son of J A
lyrrly, who has been attrrd-
ing Roanoke College, returns
~ home Satur lay morning.
Mr.. Lyerly says there were
three Rowan County boys in
Tire graduating class of that
College this year. They are
Jotn l. loSt, Eugene L
Brown and Guy Sloop. Two
others from the same place.
J = LYerly and Clyde Corri-
E-r. have returned home for
tn summer.
f Shaver, of Gold Hill.
VII graduated at the North
(H.pliQa Medical College,
t .rlofte, has received an
g. intmAnt in the Williams
+. Z Hospital in Brooklin, n.
! lie VIII spend thu sum
II. &jrA his parents at Gold
J. . ana will take up his
/. p.tal work on September
Il
L.. signed statement. the
Committee, Revs. R A Good
nan and " II Riser, call
at-ution to two errorsin ref
en-}.ce to the next meeting
G the Sunday School normal
q The North Carolina Luth>
can Synod. One was to the
effect that the formal will
b. held at Mt. Pleasant in
stead Of Hickory, and the
other wasthat two cents in
stead Of one should be sent
il by each member, as stated
II tAe notices sent out.
Lawrence Miller, a young
ma Of the Mt. Ulla neigh~
horheed was right seriously
injured last Thursday after~
noon, got in the way Of
d runaway horse to which
Wa attached a plow, He was
Knocked down and the pillow
struck linn in the head. He
Wa unconscious for a while
but when last heard from
Was recovering
II a Fisher, son of NJ & NJ
Fisher Of Faith, has graduate
e1 at the naval academy, AM
napolis, and has been trans
t~rred to practice aboard ship.
H eft Sunday for q cruise
il European waters.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-06-10
Shake Of Your Rheumatism.

Now il the time to get rid of
your rheumatism Try a twenty
five cent bottle Of Chamberlain
Liniment and see how quickly
your rheumatic pains disappear.
For Sale by ALI Dealers.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-06-10

Farm Wanted.-To lease for money
rent farm with or without build
ings. Want to make bargain at
once. Would possibly purchase,
Care of WATCHMAN
The evening world., 1914-03-07
"We'n Have Fast YOUNGSTERS
Who'll Develop" Says w.
S. Ward, "and Wen Finish
Higher Than Yankees"

.<<COME time tonight we are go
- ing to announce our roster"
says Treasurer Walter =.
Ward Of the Brooklyn Federal
League team. and don't think am
. bit too optimistic In predicting thGt
We will have . team that Will nnish
higher than the New York Ameri-
cans and one that will show much
more strength than the Brooklyn
Nationals.
"If we wanted to we could have
signed up an entire team or major
league players: but that Ii not what
we want. We want q lot OF young,
speedy, heavy hitting players who'll
develop into stars Of the first magnl-
tude, All that In necessary 10 to
have a few veterans pprinkled
throughout the lineup. 80 a. TO steady
the youngsters.
81 see that . lot OF people have
criticised the lineup that Joe Tinker
announced for his Chicago Federais.
I know that Tinker knows a good
player when ne sees one. and l bet
the bunch Of youngsters that ne nas
rot together will beat to hollow the
clubs that are possessed by the Cubs
ana white Cox. Tinker could have
had an entire team of veterans, but,
iike the Brookiyns. he wants bunch
OF youngsters that will develop Into
s'a ayou know that the American
League when II hrst started made
the mistake OF getting nothing put
ma tor league players. with the result
that I'm few years some OF the
The evening world., 1914-03-07

stand for the baseball reporters fax
Ing some stun during the season that
doesn't hurt. but nothing about King
George goes with US. He was q real
fellow and a genuine sportsman. He
stayed TO the finish Of our game and
applauded us until dark. And, mind
you. that was the first show he had
seen to finish since his fathers
horse won the Derby"
McGraw says that one of the ad-
vantaRos OF the trip was that 1t
proved to him that Jim Thorpe was
u ballplayer.
You would be surprised" he said.
TO see how Thorpe has improved.
The experience was worth as much
TO him In a baseball way as two
years on the bench at home. He liz
getting to where he hits we'll, can
cover an immense amount OF ground
In the outheld and. Of course, every :
body knows that he can rum"
Mike Donlin Is In a very happy
frame of mind over the fact that
McGraw has signed him as a mem .
Der OF the Giants. Mike, the old
Polo Grounds star, will be pinch hit
ter to succeed Harry Mccormick, He
leaves with the team for Marlin to.
morrow night.
The biggest laugh on the trip. &C.
NO'N'"S w VIC kauHs was Wnen tine
Japanese authorities tried to arrest
Fred Merkle in Yokohama for taking
away billiard ball. Merkle told II
himself. The boat was ready TO sal
for Manila when the Jap officers
came aboard and woke Fred up IA
demand the billiard ball. Not having
seen billiard ball even. he didn't
know what II was all about and drove
them from his stateroom. They were
insistent. however, and the ship wa,
not allowed to leave until the anal,
was finally Strengthened out by ar
explanation from McGraw and tht
American Consul.
| I'VE have never been able to I'm.
derstand what the trouble was" sait
Merkle with a laugh unless those
laps had been reading the New Yorl
papers and took my head for tn,
missing piece Of ivory"
To- night the big banquet will b,
held at the Biltmore. There will b,
600 guests including prominent mei
in nearly every walk Of life. Judg,
Mccall will be the toastmaster.
The White Sox leave for ChieaR,
to morrow night to be ready for an
other big dirner Tuesday night. Nc
Graw and the Giants are also ex
pected 10 stop on there for the din
ner while on their way to Marlin.
The evening world., 1914-03-07
Gunner of Brooklyn Feds
Doesn't Want All Stars;
Ready to Announce Team

turned back most Of their profits into
building new ball parks.
we had hopes Of getting all the
unsigned tourists. We made Speaker
such an offer that In order to meet
u so called q. h. was obliged to pay
him twice a. much salary per year
as drawn by Ty Cobb. tho big star Of
baseball.
Just think Of a man like Speaker.
who In nowhere near as crack an all
around player AZ the Georgian, draw
Ing twice IA much salary. IL v just
such cases that are going to make
not be surprised to see before long
great dissension In the ranks Of or
Eanized baseball. The tourists were
offered moro money by us than they
ever dreamed existed. Just think Of
some OF the stars like Rube Mar.
guard. Larry Doyle and Eddie Collins
playing for half the sums that play
ers with half their ability are work.
Ing for. There In nothing that will
mako u player sorer than the knowl-
edge that somebody with less ability
than himself Is drawing moro money.
I wouldn't like to have all the trouble
brewing for us that is brewing for
tho Nationals and Americans.
Tho tourists that signed up with
o. b. owe us three raises In salary:
the original one that they got from
o. B.. the one from US and tho last
ono from O. b. think that II was
UP to the Players Fraternity to tell
some OF the players to sign with us
as we have made II possible for them
10 get the biggest salaries In the
history OF baseball. We're determined
to win out. 30 just keep your eyes
on U.s."
The evening world., 1914-03-07
Ship Held in Port Until Matter
Was Adjusted-Other Inter-
eSting Incidents of Worlds
Team.
By B0zensan Buiger.

T AYING aside such trivialities As
l. the new ownership Of the Cubs.
fighting between the Feds and
organized - baseball and argument
over salaries. the ball players. re-
turning from their trip around the
world. have given themselves I'D to
perrymaking until the gong sounds
for starting South.
Last night the tourists were tho
guests OF honor at the Palace Theatre
and responded to the cheers of well
come with as much ease and self
possession as IL they had been used
to 1t all their lives. Even Bill KLEIN,
the umpire. smiled blandiy when
few fans discovered him In a box and
gave him the last cheer he will prob
ably receive until the Worlds Series
iS over next fall.
EGAN HASN'T SIGNED VET WITH
BROOKLYN.
Every one of the players, even
those who have signed contracts,
was approached by the Federal
agents during tho afternoon and
night. Dick Egan. recently bought
from Cincinnati by the dodgers, was
q particular object Of attack. and
both sides kept him on the jump.
Upon leaving the Lusitania. Charles
Ebbets announced to q party OF news
paper men that Egan had signed for
three years.
II have not signed a contract OF
any kind" he said last night. land
! do not intend to until l have given
the matter thorough consideration. +"
Egan admitted. however. that he had
the contract Ebbets had given him In
bis pocket.
The globe circlers had their busiest
time In explaining to their friends the
beauties OF their trip. and that was
much more enjoyable than wrangling
lover Jobs.
'Ili give you one bit OF news" said
George Wiltse, that has not been
published. Every man and woman on
the trip has become tea drinker"'
George looked around to see II any
of his New York friends were listen
ling. ION the level" he whispered.
ITS So"
About this time McGraw came In
nd confirmed Wiltse's startling state
ment. mot only have we become tea
drinkers" said McGraw. but we are
trying to FIX a plan by which we can
have the beverage served at O'Clock
every afternoon at the Polo GROUNDS
We had tea all the time while playing
nm the cricket grounds abroad"
BY the way, Sir Thomas Upton TO the
bali players was the real big man. In
their eyes he In Of even more impor-
lance and held in more esteem than
King George of England. They are al
strong for the King at that. but 81
Thomas Is the apple OF their eye.
GERMANY scHAEFER HoeNoss
WITH SIR THOMAS.
II seems that Germany SchaefeI
made the hit that got Sir Thomai
going. At little luncheon party
thesboys were all telling stories wher
sir Thomas suddenly looked over a
Schaefer and. to the amusement o.
all hands. cried:
why. hello. 'sc9aef'' why are yo'
} no quiet?"
.'What's that. Tommy" German!
came right back. and Sir Thomas wa
. Immensely tickled at the familiarity
= After that they always called eacl
, other "Schaef" and Tommy"
An amusing incident OF the arrtva
b was when an English newspaper man
eager for a little sensational news 70
u the home paper. tried to induce som
4 OF the players to say something
against King George.
{. lhouid cay not" Merkle. oeAeaSS
~ ooAlaA soo0e1 y eAesus>n We'
/ ~ 1 ~
The evening world., 1914-03-07
Merkle Narrowly Missed
Going to Jail in Yokohama
For Taking Billiard Ball
SPEAKER SHOULD WORRY

iris Speaker. the crack out.
fielder of the Boston Americans.
Is now reputed to be the highest
salaried player In the business.
He has afnxed his signature to q
two-year contract at q salary 70.
ported to be $4,000 q year. Not
only that. but he Is also reported
to have been given 5000 a. Q
bonus for signing. This makes
Speakers salary about S20,600 q
year. Manager McQraw Of the
Giants Is probably the only man
In baseball getting such an enor-
nous salary. although Joe Tinker.
manager Of the Chicago Feds. II
supposed TO be getting somewhere
around that sum. 1t was only q
few years ago that the Boston
Americans drafted Speaker from
the minors and turned him over
to the Little Rock (Ark.) club a.
payment for the use OF the iatter's
grounds. It IL said that Speaker
got 5000 last year.
The evening world., 1914-03-07
YALE SWIMMERS WIN
lNTERC0ll EGlATE TITLE

Yale won the intercollegiate SWIM
ming championships in the SWIM
ming pool Of the College Of the
City Of New York last night, de-
feating Pennsylvania. Princeton, Co
lumbia and City College. The Blue
amphibians piled up twenty three
points, more than twice as many AS
Pennsylvania, their nearest COMPETE
tors. and lost first place In only one
event. The Quakers got nine points
and second place.
Princeton took third place with only
ono point less than the Quakers. Co
lumbia was fourth with four, and
City College was last with one point
to It's credit.
The evening world., 1914-03-07
Sport Queries Answered
To the sporting Editor:

To the sporting Editor;
Draw poker-A says any Ave
hearts. five diamonds, five clubs. five
spades are flush. II says no. 10
there q hand called the bob fush?
CONTANT READER.
Any five Of any suit 10 Q Rush. A
bobtail Hush 10 one short Of the need.
Cd five.
To the Sportipg Editor
A opens In poker with u pair. lie
breaks In order to buy a straight.
Can he do this legally? NJ. A.
Why don't you watch the avsriss
Your query has been sWowered re.
Gently. Fer ysvr benefit and that o.
SthPr SvsrlstSi According % tkS erie.
lasl rules splitting Wss Sllswo1 Vck
The evening world., 1914-03-07
PERDUE AND SWEENEY
TO REMAIN IN BOSTON.

Hub Perdue and Bill Sweeney. pitcher
and infelder OF the Boston Braves. who
have been on the point Of being trans.
formed into Cubs. will remain In Bos-
ton. Johnny Evers also will play with
Mr.. Gaffneys club. 9ov. TenqT. Presi-
OF the meeting In the Waldorf yester-
day. announced that the Board OF Di.
rectors probably would meet again in n
few days to decide upon ~ recompenss
10 be given TO the Chicago club.
The evening world., 1914-03-07

few places allow Il now. Better 90 by
the house rule or custom In card
diseussi e"s.
10 the Sporting Editor:
Playing poker with the Joker: A
holds four mines and Joker; Il holds
ace high royal hush. What hand
wins? ]. II. II.
The joker can only be used TO act
a. Q card needed to III or build up .
hand, but u cannot make IN impopsi'
bic hand. Five mines are impossible
The royal nvsh wins.
]. o.-Ail three es your queries call
Ter the answer that In essh case 4
arosO SLENDER wee made bx . playeH
6lvNfsss elyseys o aeslWss Shs pSsy'
The evening world., 1914-03-07

CHATTANOOGA March Jake Abel
and Eddie Smith OF New York fought
eight furious rounds here last night to
a draw. smith began well and had an
however. Abel succeeded In blocking
many OF the New Workers. blows. The
bout betwe IN Tommy. Eggers. Of Nsw
xSs ga 10 sad ssn Mssphy % A.Ps "
~. sss, &c W. e ~ s.s sS''
The evening world., 1914-03-07
GIANTS IN DALLAS FOR
FIRST exhibition GAME,

DALLAS. Tex, March THE team
selected by Acting Manager Kinselia
to meet the Dallas club OF the Texas
League In ths first exhibition games
OF the season. arrived In Dallas to
day. The players were: Snodgrass
centre field: Picz. left field: Harrison,
right field; Grant, second; Jordan.
first; Stock, third; Dyer. shortstop;
Meyers and Johnson, catchers; Tea
reau, Palmero. Schauer and Priste
pitchers. kinsella accompanied them
The evening world., 1914-03-07
CONNERY LEFT CHICAGO
TO BUY CUBS HERE.

CHICAGO. March 7.--John r. ConsssN
coal dealer OF Chicago. informed friends
in this city that he was going to Nsv
for Chicago syndicate. according -
Roger G. sullivan. former Illinois Dem.
ocratic National Committeeman. who Il
connected with the Connery family By
marriage.
Sullivan gave this information after
being shown New York dispatches
which said Connery was reported to be
negotiating for Charles p. Taft's con-
trolling interest in the Cubs.
II was not asked to take a hand In
the deal. but l might be willing to buy
n part OF the stock II given the oppor-
tunity," said Mr.. sullivan.
The evening world., 1914-03-07
Tho mas to Lead Athletics.

PHILADELPHIA. March lit was
announced at the ONCE of the Philadel-
phia American League Club last night
that Catcher Ira Thomas had signed
his 1914 contract. and that he had been
elected captain to succeed Danny MUIR
phy. Murphy yesterday was reported IA
have signed q contract with the Bait
assshI sS:n:1 i. .ssss &: s. c9s Z ~
The evening world., 1914-03-07
Fed. Get Pirates Ola Ground.

PITTSBURGH. March 7.-Exposition
Park. the home grounds OF the Pitts.
hurgh National League Club for q score
Pittsburgh Federal League Club this
year. The first act OF Edward w. Gvin-
ner. who has purchased control OF the
local Federals. when he returned 10
Pittsburgh last night was to announces
that the stands would be remodelied and
enlarged. and that the playing neid
would be improved.
The evening world., 1914-03-07

THE last chance that the
l Federal. had to max.
good has gone. They
made great hullsbaloo about tho
worlds tourists that they were
going TO sign. We've got all of
them in line. 80 whore do the Feds
come OF! They are making .
great deal of talk-but that 10 all
they're doing. They felt sure that
they were going to land such stars
as Crawford and Speaker. but
they got sadly left. They've got
nobody signed but . lot Of dead.
ones or youngsters who haven't
got any big league experience.
The wise players have all signed
with Us. Can you blame them?
We're thoroughly organized and
have the money behind W to pay
any salaries that We have CON.
The evening world., 1914-03-07
VOM GILLIGAN OF the Bronx II
wondering what 1t feelsslike to
be manager Of n worlds cham

be manager OF wOrids cham-
rion. A few days ago Tom was read
Ing all about the millionaircs behind
the Federal League and thinking
about what he'd do 10 he was mag.
nate. when a trim. ranly looking fell
low stepped into his place and asked
whore the telephone was
hight down the a." answered Mr..
C;iliigan. pointing with one hand and
charging two nickeis for u dime with
the other.
4 few seconds later the stranger
nod called a number and was holding
9 conversation over the wire.
~Hcy." he said loudly. rs Jimmy
l,lme there? No? Well. hustle on,
and get him, see? Tell him I wan,
him right away. quick. Who? Say
YOU solid chunk of ivory. this |.
George Chip talking. Yes, Chip. Yo,
get hold Of Dime and tell him ,c
b,tstie some money down 10 me righ
away. Tell him I won't stand for M
stailtnG. " he don't have that dough
horn IN half an hour he can look 10,
Z nsw champ. ses' I'm broke and
want money"
Here the stranger turned to Tom
rhp was listening with open mouth
!. ard asked for the address.
'0end II to iilligan's," he ordered
i And hung ~ the phone.
{. THAT fellow Dime Is Q bum man
agar: com planned the stranger bit
terlS 70 0illtRsn. ne hangs onto n,
Z - 1S<&1o 1 hare to tap him evar,
7. IT, 4 ~ = ~ teaaS. Here ~
~ - ~ &8&/xI@<t5t ~. " a y. ~ NY.
The evening world., 1914-03-07

CLUBS nave signed up their GLOBE
trotting stars without any trouble.
! am glad to see that the players
who toured the world. stayed with
their old teams without any bick-
ering over terms. We've got all
our stars in line, and are now
ready for the season to open.
Well give the fans the best base
bail they ever enjoyed next sea-
son. and I think that in the Ma
tional League the fight for the
pennant will be q close and in
teresting one. I think that the
talent 10 more evenly distributed
now, and teams that were weak
in certain positions last year are
now better fortified. The talk Of
The evening world., 1914-03-07
Baseball Situation
As, Viewed by Leaders
OF, Warning Leagues

DIDN'T baseball "but to At
will given worlds tourists TO-
night the National and American League
The evening world., 1914-03-07

ID cricket"
That sums up the English
CS1nien Of baseball.
when the Giants and White Scx
paaved In England every one waited
- ~ what the King would think
% The game. When the King was
peoassd to applaud and remark that
u was very interesting" that set
tlo1 tito . certain extent. Base
hell wasn't % perfectly rotten: In
fact not half bad. you know. For q
seml- civilized country like America,
whers the Indians raise their wig
VANS On the outskirts Of New York
sad cowboys shoot M villages like
Chicago. II might even be highly
commended II Ia well calculated to
~ in with the general state Of intel .
le9uA development In America.
MT Il isn't cricket!
Tho hard baseballs. "whixxing like
moeeors," and the skill Of the players
" nsktng "one-hand catches" and
~ iptrepidity Of catcher and UNI.
IN. who didn't even dodge when
tho ball came their way. rather A.
toalQbed the English scribes. STILL
oooe4qll was somewhat crude-noi
er>oA1e BY any meansi
0vERY country to IL own na.
E tionai game. In England they
~ have cricket. and remember.
~ tbs little noticed performances
. vieiting cricketers In this coun.
~. can hardly blame the English
~ fsilipg. 70 appreciate baseball
GAeee. ne dos't@get Wildly excite<
over cFictSt-probably because ",
vssea't brought up on cricket. an,
~ DON'T understand It Engian,
deegut understand baseball. That
tless are few typical paragraph
49, In The Daily Mirror. shown,
way English .sportsmen weF'
lnpse1ssd:
what u the peculiar fascina-
e1ol that rounders-l mean base
oo11-holds over the American
Dooplef II has little OF the SCI
~ q cricket, II n certainly
oNG1pr In parts, and the personal
oloDsnt may come into u more.
~ 70 use an old English phrase.
ssThe pitcher throws the bail--a
Vhtto one. and therefore much
oao1of to sss-And he must hurl It
evog . base at height no lower
tnau the batsman's knee or higher
thSQ his shoulder. He can invest
y With top spin or swerve. and.
- pake It dip or swim or curl In
~ air from leg or or. But 20
6o&1d almoN any cricketer II he
80 great difference. II 10 throw.
Nfhs nsIdsmen all wear q big
kG1Aed glove on the left hand.
y Vhoch seems to have q hollow In
b, and theyS certainly do catch
,,voeY sasnerrtnsly. But no would
9aay EnGlieh orst-class cricket
tam. Their throwing In 10 the
no0t wonderful part OF the game.
2 ik The ball goes straight AZ an
orfoW to the man on the base,
00d sometimes II In possible to
0ot two men out from one stroke,
r. quickly does first base transfer
~ ball to second or third or
home base.
'sThe clubs. which appear 10 be
obout /: l.: inches In diameter.
are fearsome weapons. but there
can be little artistry In playing
the hall. II Ia "A swipe with the
full arm. and the neat turn Of
tie wrist which will despatch "a
cricket ball to the boundary by "a
crisp late cut. or the leg glide.
or even the full leg hit. or cow
shot, md no place in the game"
The evening world., 1914-03-07

Uacfed 70 You'll hear little their
chance make their failure TO sign the
that have Just returned here from the roting trip
The evening world., 1914-03-07
Sporting Writers Of England, IN
Chticjsm On Baseball, Say
Their Throwing In IL the
Most Wonderful Part Of the
Game"

0oogvisht, infl, by The rren Pubiiuhins CO.
tn Nov Ycrk Evening World.
AnCT really. you know. II isn't
Id cricket!'