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Evening journal., 1914-04-13
SideHghts on Local
Sporting Talent
BY "BM" MCGOWAN

J. Franklin Bakers name spells vic
tory to the scoreboard at Union stad-
ium.
Well, fans, what do you think of that
infield Jimmy has gotten together? {?
Jacobs. the third sacker, looks good
He halls from the Aberdeen Club of the
Tn County League. Pierce is a promis-
ing boy at short He comes from the
Dayton team of the Central League.
Howard Morgan, the speed boy second
baseman, has shown fine form. He is
proving all that he cracked up to be.
First SaclSer Gold will make "Tex"
Myers hustle for the initial bag job.
The City League will meet tomorrow
night. All the managers are urged to be
present for final arrangements.
The All-Wilmington League also viii
meet tomorrow night.
Manager Rollin Davis is rejoicing over
the victory his team copied from Rich
ardson Park, . to 6. Manager Davis
twirled five innings himself.
Umpire Joe Allen turned from indi-
Gator holder to a pitcher on Saturday.
In the fifth inning of the Waverly- All
Star game. with three men on, Joe was
touched for homer. Back to no-thanks
foh for vottra Toaopb
The fans that attend the new York
Giants-Chicks game today, will be hon
ored in seeing the esteemed Jim"
Thorpe perform. Mike Donlin, Christy
Mathewson, Eddie Grant and numerous
other stars will be in the lineup.
The boys league of City Amateur
League will meet in THE EVENING
JOURNAL Office on Thursday night.
President Collision of the Church
League has announced his umpire staff
las follows: Joseph NJ. Shawbach, Law
renee Hodson and Harry Briggs.
The president OF the All-wilmington
League has announced "Butz' McCabe,
I"Punny" Hastings and Joe Allen as the
league umpire staff.
II was learned upon good authority
today that should Gold, the Chick re-
cruit, continue TO play first base as
well as he did on Saturday afternoon
that Tex Meyrs will not play at the
key stone station this year, but may
be sold or traded. The management
has received several offers for Meyrs
and while nothing definite could be
learned it is understood that should
Gold fill the bill as he did on Satur-
day he will be given first base per-
manently. Several of the old timers
claim that the management Will make
big mistake should Meyrs be
traded They point out the fact that
/ second and third base are spots in
the team just now that are so weak
that grounders go through them like
mush and there will be no hope fol
the team unless something is done.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13
AT THE HOME PLATE
AGAIN
Written for THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL BY James T. crozier

Friend De Lacour, like your style,
It's done so very neat;
I'll fill you full Of good ice cream
If we should ever meet.
That is the only treat / give,
BY all that's understood.
Home run was grand, It really done
Ny rheumatism good.
I'd dearly love to shake your hand;
I hope l will some time.
'Tis nice these pleasant hits we make,
If they are made in rhyme.
They are not bad and do not hurt,
And others like the fun
And really l am very glad
They ever were begun.
Now when May second comes around
And weather should be fine,
You send an autocar and band
And I'll be in the line.
Just have them dress up very nice
And polish up their horns;
I sure must ride-I can't walk far
have such awful corns.
I'm not so bad as some folks think
And many are aware
That I'll support most anything
That's right and on the square.
To prove this fact / want TO say,
trust you'll make a note,
For woman's rights I'll hold their hats
While they go in to vote.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13
EASTLAKE ROYs LOSE.

NEWARK. Del. April 13. - The
Newark club OF the Tri-County
League defeated Eastlake Of the
Church League here Saturday after
noon by tho score Of 9 10 8. The
pitchers did not exert themselves.
Score by innings:
Eastlake ..... .10O2 2OO2s o-S
Newark .....1 9 0 0 0 0 x-9
Struck out-By Hogan, 8; by Low
EFT. 8. by Logue, .; by Smith, g.
Base on ball off-Hogan, 6: off Low
ett 4; off Logue, 4. Stolen bases -
Ellison, 2; Roberts. jackson, Liver
more, Stetser. Patterson and Smith.
Left on bases-Newark, II: Eastlake.
Q. Umpire, colmery
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ATHLETICS

Hiis-on Brown, 3; Mshsny. g:
Swallow, 4. Earned runs-Athletics,
9 Wilmington. l. TwO-base hits
Shollenberger, Herman, Swallow, Bak-
er. McInnis. Three-base hit-Morgan.
Struck out-Brown. 4: Swallow, s;
Baldwin, 8; Bressler, 5. Double plays
-Crouthers 70 orr 70 Mclnnis;
Pearce 20 Gold 70 Jacobs. Left on
bases-Athletics, 6; Wilmington, T.
stolen bases-Pearce, Wiley, Baker,
3. Sacrifice hit-Orr. Hit by pitched
ball-Daley, orr. Base on balls-off
Brown. 2; OF Mahaffy. ]. Passed
ball-Shollenberger. Time OF game
hour and As minutes. Umpire
MCGOWAN.
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The Giants, U. Of P, PR. R.
and Villa Nova Due to
Meet the Chicks.
ATHLETIC YANIGANS
WALLOP LOCALS
CHICK GAMES FOR WEEK.
Monday-Giants.
Wednesday-U. Of p.
Friday-P. r. r.
Saturday-Yilla Nova.

.
Jim Thorpe and possibly the great
Matty will be in the line up Of the
Giant yanigans this afternoon at Front
and Union Park. Although the air will
be chilly a big crowd is expected to see
the greatest OF the great perform. With
such men as Home Run Baker and
Stufy McInnes, on one day and
Mathevson and Thorpe on the next it
strikes several Of tho old time fans
that the management is putting up
some fast bills before the real curtain
goes up. McGraw also will be on the
scene this afternoon, and t,.e place will
look like a real big league stamping
ground.
Saturday afternoon the fans had the
pleasure Of seeing Brown the little VIII
mingtoQ pitcher strike out Home Run
Baker. the star who appeared with the
Athletic yanigans against the Chicks.
The Athletic yanigans took the wood
be Chicks in tow BY a score of Z TO /.
Most Of the victory was due 10 thee
great Baker. Five times did he WELD
the big hickory with four hits as a
result. They were good for runs and
had the home run fend been out Of the
game the Chicks would have had one Of
The closest contests on their hands Of
she spring season.
Chief Bender, Harry Davis and Jack
hclnnts were with the vans
Brown, Baldwin and Mahaffy per
formed on the mound for the Chick
recruits and did well. Brown showed
that he is one Of the classiest recruits
that has found his way into a Tri-
state training camp in many a day. He
is expected TO make a dandy for the
local club and Jimmy jackson is ex-
eeptionally happy over his good luck in
picking the boy. He was found for
four hits and one run in FIVE innings
which was surprising 70 the local men.
The score.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13
BASEBALL TABS

BY The United Press.
CINCLNNATI--H Hank ODay's Cubs
were on hand today ready to open the
season tomorrow against the Reds.
COLUMBUS, O.--After winning every
major league exhibition this spring, the
Columbus Senators lost to Buffalo. to
? in ten innings. The teams meet again
this afternoon.
PHILADELPHIA-The city cham
pionship will be decided at Shibe Park
this afternoon when the Phillies and
Athletics meet in the last game Of the
spring series. Each team has three vic
tories to its credit.
PROVIDENCE - Walter Johnson,
premium pitcher, started to warm up
during the game between Washington
and Providence, and everybody in the
grandstand swarmed on the field to see
him in action. The game had to be
called off.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13
PIGEONS d, FIRST FLY.

The first trial fly Of the season by
birds of the Diamond State Homing
Pigeon Association was held yester-
day. One hundred and forty-two birds
we're shipped to Aberdeen, Md, where
they were liberated. The association
will hold its first schedule Fly on
Sunday, April &c.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13

Indicates did not shoot
II. T. Reed with a final score OF
40 was declared the winner.
Eugene DUPONT the donor Of five
challenge cups annually to The Du-
Pont Trapshooting Club has recently
presented a new set OF cups to the
club. They are on the lines Of the
cups previously given by Mr.. dupont.
but have engraved upon them an act
ual reproduction Of the club house,
and are in every way a more disar-
able prize than the old. II such can
be said, for these cups have always
been the favorite prizes Of the local
shooters
In the lilly shoot the best score
made was % out Of "A. and this was
made by ID. J. Dougherty. a class B
man. and A. B. Richardson, a class
A man. Other scores were.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13
DOYFR Ii FELTON I1.

DOVER, Del. April lS-Dover and
FELTON, High schools opened the season
ON Saturday, the former winning Is
TO u. FELTON, made a rally in the ninth
scoring six runs. Horsey and Pyott hit
home runs for Dover. The score;
RH. L.
FELTON, ....5 100000 ell 5 4
Dover .l 6 2O02l x-l3 10 ,
Batteries-Felton; j. Meredith and II.
Meredith. Dover; Pyott, Horsey and
Downcs. Umpire-Horsey.
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1t has been suggested that Gold be
put in one of these positions.
The recruit first baseman hit like
a fiend on Saturday, getting three
safe clouts. one of them being a two
bagger and the others were hard
smashes. He also scored the lone run
Of the Chicks.
Manger Walter A. Grant, Of the
Woodlawn City League team is talk
ing over the work of his recruits
They trimmed one Of the social
league teams on Saturday, 10 to l.
Third Baseman Bradford connected
for two home runs. Tonight the
Woodlawn team will give a dance in
their club rooms.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13
BASEBALL
ODDS AND ENDS
What Do You Wani
TO Know About Sporf7

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
In a game Of ball a batter changed
from one batter's box to the
other just the pitcher was in the act
of delivering the ball. One side said
the batter was out, and the other said
he should be advanced to first as the
pitcher made a balk. Who is right1
FAN.
The batsman Is out ii he changes
from one box to the other while the
pitcher Is In the act Of delivering the
ball.
Note to an Earnest Render-TOu
are right about Barney Dreyfuss. Do
not know about HerzOg.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
What was Eddie Mensor's batting
average with the Pirates last year2
c.
MensOr batted .l79 in a gameE
with the Pirates last season.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Kindly give me the name and adj
dress of the manager OF Athletics az
the University Of Pittsburg also the
manager of the baseball team. NJ.
Karl f. Davis, 421-422 Park Build.
ing, is the graduate manager of ath-
letics, and Robert L. Grove is the
baseball manager.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
What is the best time ever made by
a scratch man in a 25-mile handicap
bicycle road race? INQUIRER.
Cannot answer this query. but the
25-mile bicycle record Is 5i;13. made
by Frank Kramer, at New Haven,
Conn.,, July IA, 1910.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Kindly tell me If Jack McClelland
ever fought Abe Attell. Who won the
bout and how many rounds did it 60?
Did Dick Loadman ever beat Johnny
Ray? J.P
Jack McClelland got the decision
over Abe AtteII IN Is rounds at 81.
Louis. Some critics gave the Load
man.Ray fight to Ray and others to
LOadman.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
O) Who is the better pitcher. Enz-
-.cwar international
League or Lee of the same team?
(2) Who is the best pitcher In the
International League? T. F.
Both your questions are purely
matters of opinion.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
How any teams do YOU know of that
went through whole season with
out meeting defeat? FAN.
There was never but one profess
SiOnaI baseball team that did not lose
game through an entire season
This Was the famous Cincinnati Reds
of 1869, who played over sixty games
in al parts Of the country that year
and won them all This team play
ed before the organization Of the Ma.
tiOnal League, but its record has neY.
er been equaled, and never viii be.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Please defne a fielder's choice.
PLAYER.
4 ilelder's choice Is made when q
runner Is thrown out at second or
third base or the home plate, instead
Of the batter being thrown out at
first base. II can be made only with
one or more runners on the bases.
IL is called a fielder's choice because
the fielder chooses TO try for an ad-
Yanced runner instead Of making the
play on the batter.
PIGEONS g. FIRST Ely.
The first trial fly Of the season by
birds of the Diamond State Homing
Evening journal., 1914-04-13
Glass f..

AAt NY Niintln were a. ID. hiCn-
ardson ana Eugene e. DUPONT in class
A; Dan ]. Dougherty and Sherman
Lloyd i'm Class b; Z. r. jerks and
DR.. Arthur Patterson in Glass c, r..
l. Connor and Karl Mayer in Class
ID, and w. ID. Sillitoe and X. B. Cool
ing in Glass +. In the latter class
there was not much competition
there being two prizes and two shoot
arc
Evening journal., 1914-04-13
RESULTS OF SATURDAY GAMES

Browntown :, Harlan S.
Merwick Il, Highland Q.
Elsmere 9, Richardson Park 9.
Federals Il. Edgemont 4.
Wildel IS, Hillside 10.
Wildel JTs. II, Sweats IL.
Girard College IL, Penlyn l.
Penlyn Second IL, Chnstisna 4.
Winfield 10, belmont S.
Wilmington Academy Q, Union 7.
Odessa Yanigans IS, Regulars ;. cat
0dessal.
West &c, Peoples Settlement 5.
Madeley First 10, Madeley Sec
ond 10.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
G Who is the better pitcher. Enz-
-.cwar International
League or Lee of the same team
(2) Who is the best pitcher IN the
International League? 7. r.
Both your questions are purely
matters of opinion.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Please define felder's choice.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13

Back in the days Of December,
When doubters were betting their all,
They didn't believe that in April,
The Feds would be mailing the ball.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13

Sport Editor EVENING JOUR-
Kindly tell me If Jack McCl,
ever fought Abe Attell. Who VIC
bout and how many rounds did
Did Dick Loadman ever beat j
Ray?
Jack McClelland got the de
over Abe AttelI In IS rounds
Louis. Some critics gave the
man.Ray fight to Ray and Oth'
LOadmaB.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
What is the best time ever made by
a scratch man in a 25-mile handicap
bicycle road race? INQUIRER.
Cannot answer this query. but the
25-mile bicycle record Is 5i;13. made
by Frank Kramer, at New Haven,
Conn., July IA, 1910.
Evening journal., 1914-04-13

~ =" ~ - T'T-7T '--7TT TTTTTTTTTTT
Hear the loud cries OF pain,
As deep from the old sock or pocket,
The dollars are dug out again.
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CITIZENS Of VERA CRUZ
AIM TO AID AMERICANS
Plan to Assist in Re-Establishment
of Subsidiary Civic
Departments.

VERA CRUZ. May Ga number or
prominent Mexicans Of Vera Cruz held
a meeting yesterday for the purpose OF
giving impetus to the organization OF
certain subsidiary civic departments and
to assist generally In the re-establish-
rnent Of municipal institutions. Commit
with the Americans in the reopening Of
asylums.
officers and minor employees of the
old government who are still in Vera
Cruz were urged to report for duty.
They were requested to accept and
make the best of the present situation
without condemning or approving IT.
Capt Frank Z. Bamford of the 18th
Infantry, head of the department OF
public safety, already has gone far in
his work of recognizing the old police
force.
Pedro Bal Banelos, a Cuban. who for
several years has been engaged in secret
service work In Mexico. is at the head OF
the new organization. About $50 mem
bers of the old Vera Cruz police force
have reported for duty. They will be
sent out in their old uniforms
Refugees arriving here today from
Mexico City bring conflicting reports
concerning the purposes of Provisional
President Huerta Some say that. realiz-
ing the hopelessness Of the situation.
he has agreed to retire from the presi-
dency, fixing Thursday OF this week as
the date of his withdrawal
Other reports from the capital declare
that Huerta. instead of yielding. has de-
termined to play out the game. He IL
fully aware that mediation Will mean
time. even If it does not lead to an
amicable adjustment Of the dihlculy.
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HEADOF THE NATION
TO VOICE TRIBUTE
President Will Attend Memo
rial to Americans Killed
at Vera Cruz.
PLAN TO HOLD SERVICES
IN BROOKLYN NAVY YARD
Secretary Daniels and Party to Es-
cort Cruiser Bearing Bodies Into
& New York Harbor.

President Wilson Will voice the ma
tons tribute to the marines and blue
ia ckets who died in the occupation OF
Vera Cruz at memorial services to take
place at the Brooklyn navy yard Mon
day. Secretary Daniels and his staff
ana Secretary Garrison and Admiral
At the ceremonies. -
The House today adopted resolution
introduced by Representative Fitzgerald
of New York appointing a committee OF
fifteen representatives and seven senators
TO 20 TO Brooklyn to meet the Montana
Monday and participate In the ceremonies
AT the funeral of the Vera Cruz victims
5'rhc President will leave Washington
for New York late sunday night. Sec
rotary Daniels will sail from Hamp-
ton roads in the yacht Maytiower and
escort the funeral cruiser Montana to
New York harbor.
Secretary Daniels has invited Lindley
n Garrison, The Secretary OF war /;
Franklin u. Roosevelt assistant sec
rotary of the navy; Henry +. Breckln-
ridge. the assistant secretary OF war,
.tdmiral Bradley a. Fiske, aid Tor
operations: Admiral Victor Blue, chlef
OF the bureau of navigation. and other
high staff officers of the navy In ASH
ington to accompany him TO New
York for the ceremonies.
Secretary Daniels says he wishes the
fact emphasized that the ceremonies
at the New York navy yard are not to
be considered as funeral ceremonies
but as memorial exercises. The bodies
are to he shipped TO the points where
their relatives wish to have them in
TERED. and the funerals will be held
AT the latter places.
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Willing to Face Two Enemies.

THE constitutionalists desire to do all
possible compatible with the national dig
nifty to avoid a foreign war, but II We are
not able to avoid it. We will face two enc
mics the powerful stranger and the de-
PRAYED compatriots.
CHIHUAHUA, May 6.-Gen. Obregon.
commanding the division of the northwest
of the rebel army; Gen Fanio SronZaaes'
commanding the northeast division: Gen.
pantila Norena, commanding the central
division: Gen. Caballero. commanding the
besieging forces at Tampico, and others
have refused proposals that they unite
with the federals to repel an American
invasion.
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INSTRUCTIONS TO MILITIA.
State Guardsmen Are Told to Prepare
for Sudden Call to Mobile.

In preparation for any sudden call I'M
der the new volunteer act for the use OF
the militia for Mexican service or any
other emergency. Brig. Gen. \. l. NILS
in command of the militia division OF the
War Department. has issued bulletin
reminding the militia authorities q me
several states and territories that they
are directly responsible for the transpor-
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VILLA PLANS ATTACK
ON TWO STRONGHOLDS
Will Move simultaneously Against
4tillo and San Luis
Potosi.

TORREON. May Appropriations under
way here have made 1t evident that the
plans Of campaign of Gen. Villa against
the federals provides for a simultaneous
attack on Saltillo and San Luis Potosi,
He himself has decided to lead the at
tack on Saltillo while Gen. Maclovio Her
rera and Gen. Benavides will lead
strong force against San Luis Potosi.
The attack on San Luis Potosi will have
the effect of practically isolating the
Saltillo garrison. Should the federals
under Gen, j. Mas be unable to hold
Saltillo nothing would remain for them
hut surrender or death by hunger and
thirst IL they were cut of from San
Luis Potosi by an attacking force there.
Barren Country Between.
The country between the two points is
almost barren and If the railroad were
cut to the south, as Villa undoubtedly
intends, but a few fugitives would have
a chance of making their way through
the stretch of desert on horseback or
on foot.
There are approximately 10000 men
in the garrison at Saltill0 now ana
about 5000 in San Luis Fptosi. II is
believed here that the loading OF troops
reported to have taken place at Saltiilo
was for the purpose Of reinforcing the
San Luis Potosi garrison IN expectation
Of a simultaneous attack.
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Gen. Villas Reply.

Gen. Villas answer in part follows:
II know that the cientificos by vari-
Gus processes. up TO this time, have
sought to bring about North American
Intervention in Mexico. 1t is known
without doubt that the coming of the
Americans was desired and provoked by
you. The manner in which you have
excited internal troubles and then called
on all Mexicans to help fight the ex-
ternal troubles is clear to all the world.
Gen. Huerta and you did not show
much wisdom when you were converted
into instruments of the cfentificos and
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Vera Cruz. sending signals to the other
warships. In letter to his aunt here
who reared him. he says that bullets
were flying all around him. but that he
had to stick to his post and trust to
luck that he would not be struck.
While living in Washington he made
his home with his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs Henry Philips, SIS 1lth
street southeast. At the early age of
fifteen he enlisted in the navy and Is
now chief signal quartermaster serv-
ing his third enlistment
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in the loss Of your son. His heroic
courage gives him place among our
country's patriotic defenders Tele-
graph if you wish his remains sent
Mr.. Puliiam has notified the Navy
Department that he desires his sons
body sent to Pulaski. He feels deeply
the loss. but finds consolation in the
fact that his boy died so gloriously in
the service of his country.
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FOUGHT AT VERA CRUZ.
George Nelson Miller of This City
One of Crew Of Florida.

George Nelson Miller. a Washington
boy. who has just passed his twentieth
birthday. participated in the opera
lions at Vera Cruz as one of the crew
of the Florida
Miller. whose mother.sMrs Margie NJ
Johnson. lives at 1877 Bates street
northwest. enlisted at Washington May
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tation OF their militia from home stations
to mobilization camps
The method TO be employed in such
concentration of the militia Is set out In
detail in the bulletin. such a. the invita-
ton of bids from carriers for the trans
portation required for men ana animals
and vehicles and the supply of funds to
dispensing officers on this account me
local militia quartermasters general are
also required TO arrange practical
schedule for assembling the militia, to-
gather with All tho necessary impede
rnenta at the mobilization camps.
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%. 1912. as apprentice seaman. He
was transferred to the training sta
ton at Norfolk. Va. and shortly
afterward rated as ordinary seaman.
Preferring duty in the flreroom force.
young Miller had his rating changed a
year ago to coalpasser Every letter
his mother receives speaks in the high
est praise of the navy and navy life.
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brought about the assassination Of
President Madero. Vice President Pine
Suarez and other liberal democrats. be-
cause you did not realize that the blood
of the heroes who started the demo-
cratic movement in 1910 would cause
civil war that would lead to your ruin
Vow you desire to provoke a foreign
war to save yourselves from the disaster
coming from the civil conflict.
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Gen" Jacob s. Coxey and his army
reached Maryland soil Tuesday and spent
the night at Grantsville. Garrett county,
twenty five miles west of Cumberland.
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Mai. George chrisman. eighty-two years
old, horseman and confederate veteran,
Of Harrisonburg, Va. sustained broken
ribs scaIp wounds and probable internal
injuries in a runaway accident.