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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Valuable Talent has Br0died to
Federal League Since Last Year
Nearly $750,000 in Players Leave

and whose valuation can he fixed at
from $4,000 to $4,000, are:
Frank Allen, Dodgers; Barger.
Cincinnati; suggs. Cincinnati; poi
Perritt, Cardinals; Davenport. Cincin-
natl: Quinn, Braves: Crandall. New
sox: Groom. Washington; Cullop
Maps; Rankin johnson, Maps; Pack
ard, Cincinnati; "Chief" Johnson
Cincinnati.
Otto Knabe was ranked AS one of
the best second bascmen in the game
when he played with the Phillies. His
value was about $4,000. Knabe
jumped to the Feds and now is man
ager of the Baltimore Feds.
Grabbed Good Catchcrs.
The Feds grabbed some mighty
good catchers from the ranks of or
ganized baseball The average value of
the catchers they took is about &c.
900. They took about a dozen good
catchers and they are after Others
Among the catchers already shared,
not including Wingo, are:
Rariden, once with the Braves; ST.
mon, who caught for the Pirates;
Giants, Land of the Maps, Owens
formerly of the White Sox. and East
erly. formerly of the Maps and White
Sox.
Included in the list of outf1elders
that the Feds have taken from organ
lied baseball are:
Frank Delehanty, Dan Murphy.
Artie Hoffman, "Reber' Oakes Steve
Evans, Charley Mcdonald. Johnny
Bates, Pommers, Guy Zinn, Chad
bourne, and Choinard. Some of those
outfielders are past their prime. Some
were in the recruit gang when the
Feds got them. But all Of them had
Il money value.
The Feds got about SO players
from the minor league ranks. Every
one of the minor leaguers they got
had some money value. Probably the
average price Of each minor Lacquer
was around $4,000, which means that
100000 worth Of minor league tall
ent was grabbed off by the Feds over
a stretch Of one year.
And the Feds say that "the end
amt yet"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Geers May Race in Exposition
Events During the Next Season

trainer, which the latter regarded as
excellent.
That the horse is fast, possibly near
ly as much so as his half-brother,
uhlan, is undoubted. but sickness has
played havoc with his racing career.
Just as he was about to enter his
three-year-old engagements, sickness
dimmed all hopes. The identical thing
happened the following year, after the
trOtter had shown half in 1900 and
a quarter in % 1-2 seconds.
Mr.. Geers, as is usual, Is going slow
with j. Malcolm, and 1t would not be a
very great surprise to any follower of
the harness game should he attain sue
cess in his endeavors to right the Ma
goWan horse. This latter. too, should
1t be accomplished. would be a thing
which Tommy Murphy, New York
driver and trainer, failed to do.
Is Training Sound.
The second trotter is the Red Me-
dunn mare, Dorsh Medium, which is
familiar to horsemen. She, too. was
among the unfortunate last season,
but is right now training sound. Dorsh
Medium went wrong before the Geers
stable was shipped to Cleveland last
June. Just previous to this the mare
had trotted in such style and fashion
that there were those who predicted
before the close of the season. John
Benyon, who Is second trainer in the
Geers stable, took the mare along with
several others to Cleveland, and by
careful work righted her.
Etawah, the four-year-old cham
pion, would have Il place in the free
for-all trot at the exposition, but Mr..
Geers says there are possibilities that
he will stand next year, so, conse-
quently, there will be no racing for
him.
Should all plans materialize and the
veteran decide to go. he will ship out
of here along in May, and will return
east for the regular grand circuit
opening.
This will be the first time that the
local celebrity has raced on the coast
since he trained for PA" Hamlin an.
spent one winter in California in tn.
COS. That was when he had the great
racing machine. Robert J.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
(By AL Wilson.)

There are possibilities that Ed r.
Geers will yet ship string Of horses
west next spring and race in the Pam
ama-Pacitic exposition events. The
veteran stated yesterday that he had
such in mind, but that as yet nothing
definite has been done regarding the
proposition.
that there were possibilities of his
going to California for the winter of
l91i-15. Plans were then to ship
west after the close OF the grand cir
cult and take in the races at Dallas,
Phoenix. Los Angeles and then so into
winter quarters at the r. J. MacKen-
zic track at Pleasanton. These were
given up. but the reinsrnan still enter
tains ideas Of entering and racing
about five of his horses at San Fran
cisco next June.
He said that he had few trotters
and PAGERS which he thought should
be shipped there. There has been
nothing definite regarding this. how
ever, and no steps will very likely be
taken before the first Of the year.
AS prospects are now, the string will
be composed of about five horses-two
trotters and three PAGERS. Mr.. Geers
has in his stable this winter three
green PAGERS, both of which have
of training, right around 2:10. This
pair he intends entering in the 2:0e
$4,000 stake, which event is sched-
uled by the exposition racing officials
as one of the features of the spring
program. The veteran is Of the opin-
lon that these performers ought to
go. and he further states there are
other horses here of this gait which
might do we'll on the coast
Trottcd Nice Mile.
j. Malcolm Forbes. which has been
turned over to Mr.. Geers by his own.
er, J. r. Mcgowan, after the stallion
has spent two years in the stud is one
of the trotters which the harness dean
is considering for the trip. The trot-
ter is eligible to the 2:0S class, and
would find some rich stakes awaiting
should he train sound. Recently this
hitherto unfortunate son Of B;ngen
trotted a mile in 2:12 Ia for his
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
(By Frank &. Menke. J

Wy iAduh Vt. VueHke.J
New York, Dec. 23.-About $780,
600 worth of baseball talent has
jumped to the Federal league since
the Outlaw organization began it's
filtration with the diamond stars.
Joe Tinker was valued at $4,000.
"Rube" Marquard was worth $1,000
when he came from the minors. Lee
Magee, the great Cardinal outfielder,
was worth at least $4,000. "Cy" Fal-
er, was worth $4,000 at the very
least.
IId kOnctchy was valued at 81 200
at the beginning Of the 1914 season,
but his work during 1914 fell off. Ivy
Wingo, the Cardinal catcher, was rat
'ed as star Of the first water, and,
no doubt. would have brought $1O,-
600 had he been offered for sale. Ed
die Plank and Chief Bender, former
Athletic twirlers, had big value.
Benny kauff, the sensational out
fielder of the Indianapolis Feds, was
a minor Lacquer before he jumped to
the Feds. His value then probably
was $4,000 but he's worth $4,000 to-
day. George Stovall, former manager
of the Browns. ranks as first-class
player and probably was worth ST.
500. Hap" Myers, the lanky Brook
lyn first baSeman, was worth $4,000.
ScatOn Worth $4,000.
Pitcher Tom Seaton and Shortstop
Mike Doolan. who jumped from the
Phillies, rank as among the greatest
players in the game. Seaton was worth
$4,000 at the least. He was rated
as one of the greatest pitchers in the
National league. Doolan. in the
opinion of Charles Doom, former
manager of the Phillies, was the best
shortstop in either league, with the
exception Of Walter Maranville Of the
Braves.
Hal Chase, who jumped the White
Sox. was valued at $4,000: Howard
Camnitz former Pittsburgh pitcher.
was forth around $4,000. So was
Hendrix, another former Pirate pitch
or. Earl Moore. who jumped to the
Buffalo Feds, was worth $4,000 at the
least
Among the other major league
pitchers who have jumped to the Feds,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Touring the
WorMof Sport
4 Nw a1ds LAefas Euzuu>s
By Ben

Important Action.

Important Action.
II ID impossible to over-estimate the
importance of the Indiana-Nort Da-
kota football game. which has been
scheduled for October 81, 1915 The
contest means more to the university
and North Dakota than one would
first imagine
Yesterday, when informed of the
game. a prominent local man said +:
Good! That means a lot in immigra-
don.''
Few Of US ever tied a. university
football game to immigration pros
poets. but the dope is there. North
Dakota gets many men from Illinois,
Indiana and other states in that sec
tion Of the country. The educational
advantages of state mean much to
these men who contemplate moving.
Sending the football team to Indiana
Is one way of letting them know that
North Dakota has a good university.
Then, too, it means a great deal to
the university. With two big eight
conference games scheduled for next
year, North Dakota high school grad
uates are going to consider this insti-
| tuition on a par with other big uni
versitieA.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
Activities In all Athletic LnesSPORTS
Take Your Knitting and 60 Over
To the Y. NJ. C.. A. and Watch the
Vo.leyball Men Pastime Grandly

win: but who had to relieve a Stiff last
nlght--followed with u home run that
scored the winning tallies.
Harold Winslow is captain OF the
Prunes. He was aided and abetted by
Geo. Olmstead, DR.. a. Peake, Walter
Hawkins and Rev. VIM. II. Elfring.
Mr. Elfring is the chaplain. II. IT.
Tuttle, Geo. Campbell, w. II. Brown
and 2. II. Lehman played With L. w.
GraVar.
Cats Get Theirs.
The Sutferin' Cats We're lost last
night. When they faced the Spavins,
they had about as much chance as a
German soldier at the end of a French
canon. In the first round, they nearly
got whitewasiied, goose-egged, blank
ed, shut-out or whatever you want
to call it.
The Spavins, headed by w. II.
Brown. started off with Il rush, and be-
fore the Sufferin' Cats came to. they
had lead of 1870.
Elkay Raymond, the valient Thom-
as Of the feline contingent. hoped to
the fence, however and started Il rail-
~ that nearly smothered the Spavs.
Raymond hurled everything, and the
Spavins could do nothing with his de-
livery. In Il few seconds. the cats had
run up ten, but about this time the
and the stuff was off. The Cats lost
2l-1C.
The Spavns got a scare III the last
round. The Cats started out and
scratched their way into Il good lead,
but, after rambling along in the front
for awhile. somebody kicked them
i'll the Stats and they began TO wobble
The referee hollered ."sde out, +"
which is latin for give the other geek
a chance"
"Wazzat?" questioned Cat Ray
monu.
Side out. Three strikes ON the
batter and the Spavins in the pen."
"Yourabber! You non coInpus
menteS porch climber. Yol--''
Side out. said. Give the Spavins
the ball"
Nay, nay, friend-Sutferin' Cats"
would YOU believe it? They lee
tr1ocuted Gpy the Blood and let that
guy walk around loose.
But, by this time the Spavins had
started to serve and the Kits had be-
gun their rcut.
Perry johnson, who does legal work
when he isn't playing volleyball. start
ed tho trick that led to the undoing
Of the Cats. He went like a house
aiire, and they couldn't stop him, till
Cap Brown gave him the word to give
the Cats a. chance. Then. w. c. Steb-
bins, whose known to all the kids of
the town. served. Then, followed
Elfring and Tuttle, who had to sub
stitute for two Spavins. With such
an array OF talen, the Cats could do
nix. Tho score was 21-11.
Captain Raymond of the Sufferin'
Cats had for his assistants: DIR. A.
Peake. Walter Hawkins. l.. S. Tomp-
kins and p. II. Lehman.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
CHAFFEE ATHLETE INJURED

Fargo. N. D.. Dec. 23.---walter
Wyckoff: star basketball player for
the Chaffee auint. badly dislocated his
shoulder in match game held at that
place recent y. The injury was quite
bad one and caused him consider
ehlo pain.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
INTERNATIONAL: EVENTS
FOR l915 IMPROBABLE

New York, Dec. 2s.-Uncle SAM
mys chances of winning back the polo
and tennis championship cups in 1915
are remote, because of the general
European war.
1t is unlikely that there will he an
international polo match between
England and America next YEAR Nest
of the men who made up the 1914
English polo team were army officers.
They are fighting in the war now. 1t
is possible that one OF more has been
killed or wounded
Even If war is over by next spring,
it is not likely that d match will be
arranged, as it will take England a
year or moro to readjust itself COM
inercially and in a military way, and
it will not have much time to think Of
Oh indulge in sports.
The same is true concerning the
Australian tennis team, which won the
Davis cup last summer. Anthony +.
Wilding and Norman f. Brookes. the
main cogs in the championship team,
are on the firing line for the allies
and have given up all tennis thoughts.
McGraw and Comiskey will take
their outfits to South America on a
chartered vessel next winter
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
BUYING STARS IS
RISKY PRACTICE
Tests Nerve of the Baseball
Magnate-Figure on Col
Inns For a Whole Lot.

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 23.--Fcw people
have any idea of the risks taken by
baseball promoters in The acquisition
of ready made stars at heavy cost.
The general impression always is that
when a club owner purchases the
services of Il great player the promot-
err will get it all back at the gate i'll
. few games. That is not true. un-
less the said great player makes a
winner out of the owners team. ther
by greatly enhancing the drawing
power Of the whole
Eddie Collins will have to attract
350,0OO patrons through the turnstiles
of Con,isNry park to even up the in
Vcstment which the owner of the
White SoN made. or contracted to
make. when he closed the transaction
which brought the keystone marvel to
Chicago. That includes Collins SAL
ary for five years, and gives the player
flxe years in which to reimburse the
master OF the Sux fo. the investment.
It means, however, that Collins per-
sonally must draw $4,000 patrons in
addition to those who would patron
iZc the south side park without Col
Inns as an attraction.
Three hundred and fifty thousand
patrons is more than half the aggre-
gate attendance at a major league
park in a. big city in an average year.
teams drew last season on them own
grounds.
Collins Must Draw Crowds.
In order to reimburse Comiskey for
The purchase price paid PHILADELPHIA
for Collins and his salary for 1915
that player must attract 100000 peo-
Die to Comiskey park, and that means
100000 more than would have gone
there next year without Collins on tho
team.
For Conriskey park it ie compare
lively easy to figure the dope. For
the average crowd there, distributed
as the average crowd is in bleachers,
pavilions. and grand stand, the box
office will SHOW close to g. cents per
person. Threatening weather, or ex-
tremely warm weather will send more
fans into the covered seats and raise
the average admission price above g.
cents. Cold weather will send a larg-
or proportion of the crowd into the
sunny bleachers and lower the aver
age q little
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
ALL WRONG
The Mistake Is Made by Many Grand
Forks Citizens.

Look for the cause of backache.
To be cured you must know the
cause.
If it's weak kidneys
You must set the kidneys working
right.
A resident Of this vicinity shows
you how.
Mrs. ]. Handlon, so4 N. Third ST.,
Z. Grand Forks. Mimi, says: II
suffered for over two years from a
dull. grinding pain through the small
Of my back. accompanied by a disor-
dered condition of my kidneys. My
health was badly run down. I had
but little energy or ambition and my
household duties seemed very burden
some. My head ached severely and
when I stopped over, 1 became very
dizzy. I got Doan's Kidney pills at /.
Kingman's Drug Store. In a few
days my condition became better and
continued use completely cured me-"
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Handlon had. Foster -Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo. Y.-Adv.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
CUBS START EARLIER.
Start for Spring Training Trip Moved
UD Ono Day.

Chicago. Dec. 23.-The Chicago
National league ball club set forward
the beginning of spring training from
fenruary q" to February 81, accord
ing to an. announcement yesterday.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
(By Benz
Wy ItII,T
Didst ever see a volleyball game?


Didst ever see Il volleyball game?
We didn't until last night. After a
shot of caffeine, we ramblcd over to
the Y. NJ. G. A. and lampcd some of
the villagers pastiming thusly.
These be parlous days. when one
has to depend upon Il volley ball game
for excitement. It's Il good appetizer
and lots of mrth for the pastimers,
but for the spectator-well. he might
Just rs well get out the family check
erhoard and give a Sioux war cry
every time he spills gore upon the
table.
a good neck is the only thing Il VOL
leyball spectator needs He wants a
well-niled swival between his shoul-
ders and his ivory dome. And, then,
If he wants to sleep after the thing is
over, he wants to tie said dome to the
side uf the he'd. else the ivory will
continually roll over and strike itself
against the blankets.
They had four of those volleyball
games last night It seems that the
Old Stiffs had meal of Poor Prunes
and that the Spavins kicked the Suf-
fcrin' Cats all around the ranch.
When the referee announced the
names of the teams, we thought we
were in for some good. old holiday
surprise when ten husky looking fur
mace nurses commenced to shove an
inflated ball over the top Of fly net.
The idea, they said, was to keep the
ball chasing back and forth in the
air. 1t also was necessary to keep
the serve. There seemed to be lots
OF serving, but we never got anything
And we'll swear that none of the
players stopped long enough to take
anything.
The Poor Prunes and the Old stiffs
were the first to take the floor. The
Old Stiffs. you remember. ate the
Prunes-.though why tho pure food
inspector didn't rush in and save them
is more than we can determine. The
official figures were: 21-19 and 21-
"a. The 21-19 game was supposed to
be a good exhibition. 1t was one Of
those thrilling ninth-inning -two-men-
out-and- the bases-choked finishes. But
we got about AS much excitement out
Of It as we would at our funeral.
The Old Stiffs-piloted by c. w.
Graves-led 1915 at the end Of the
eighth inning. When Gravy walked
into the box in the ninth, a. Rude
Prune stepped up to the plate and
slammed one of his hooks out for a
home run. The Old Stiffs saw their
Angora' tugging away at it's collar,
and they sent in another pitche1-bes
pardon, a. server. Perfesser Lehman,
ious pastime, took the mound. But
Lehnan's offerings looked good, and
the Prunes started after him. Fin
ally, the Prunes had it S-all-that
means tie--when the Stiffs came to
bat in the final round. TT. Fl. Tuttle
led off with a single. and W. H. Brown
who ordinarily is classed as q spa
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23

The purchase of the New York
Yankees by Colonl Jacob Rupert and
T. l.. Huston was practically COM
pleted Yesterday. The deal will be
consummated in New York today.
The new owners were in Chicago
Yesterday, when they conferred with
Ban johnson, president of the Ameri-
can league.
wild Bill' Donovan, former pitch
ing star, has been chosen as manager.
Donovan managed the Providence, r.
L., team last season.
The deal. it is said. also involves
the transfer of five American league
players to the Yankees The men
are: Rehg. Boston; High and Pipp,
Detroit, and Mills, St Louis
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
H|RSHBERCER RINK
wins FIRST ROCKS
Went into Semi-Finals Last
Night by Trimming the
Gray Four.

BY defeating the Gray rink last
night, 1913, the Hirshberger quartet
wone one pair OF rocks given by tho
Winnipeg devotees. The Hirshberger.
Gray match was played instead of the
Sheppard-Lovejoy contest. The
Hirshberger rink is now in the SEMI
finals of the rock tourney.
The Fletcher rink had little diff
Guilty defeating the Williamson crew.
1876.
Tonight, the Sheppard-Lovejoy
rinks will play and the Rex-Fletcher
crews will compete. At 9 o'clock the
Bond rink will play the Porte four,
and the winner of the Sheppard-Love-
joy match will meet the Cameron
rink.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
COACH PITMAN HAS
TEMPORARY LINEUP

With the first team practically de-
cided upon, Coach Pitman yesterday
began the work of developing the high
school basketball quint. He announce
ed the final lineup for the present:
Raines and Loughlin, guards; Cole
and Jackson, forwards: jacob, center.
The following compose the reserve
squad: Duggan, Graves, Dow, Finch
and Barnes. Carter, member of last
years team, is not trying for q po-
sftion
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23
CANADIAN CHAMP WINS.

Montreal, Dec. 23.-Frankie Flem-
ing Of La Prairie, Que. Canadian
featherweisht champion, forced Joe
Goodney of New York to leave the
ring in the fifth round Of a, scheduled
1O-round bout Monday night.
:, In the fourth Fleming pounded the
New Yorker continually, knocking
him down at the bell with a right
cross to the jaw. The men fought at
122 DOunds
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-23

Rupert will find that running a
ball team is slightly different from
making joy water out of hops. He'll
have to deal with a different kind of
hops. too-for he may find that the
Federal league will have more money
tied UP in the Highlanders than he
has. (That N. s. was positively
necessarily
wild Bill" Donovan, it is said, will
manage the Yanks. Hughey Jennings
was one Of the rumorcd leaders, but
1t appears that the Tiger tanner has
been given the flop. Donovan is the
only one that should care about that,
though.
Poor Old Winnipeg.
Up Winnipeg way they're having
an awful time with Aunt Ennui. Since
the Duluth Northern league suuabbIc,
they haven't had thing TO disturb
them-eXcept their daily Thoughts
about war and war tax.
A string artist Of that village is en-
deavor1ns to start something. He's
trying to stire up the baseball popu-
lace. But with Old Santa's visit near
and nothing but a last years tocless
sock in the house, he's having ii sweet,
little time arousing things
To a man up an oak, il looks very
much as though the Winnipeg Fill
perts are tired Of baseball wranglings.
All they want is good baseball. and
they seem to care very little about the
sazook that delivers the goods.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29

v.r, BEST WAY TO BALrlMORE.
YORK River Line. $50 +. ~ $3.50 one w.r.
ND round trip. Delightful sau. "A''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
REED BITTER IN ATTACK
ON CONFERENCE REPORT
Charges Democratic Colleagues With
Handling Trusts With Soft
Gloved Hands.
MAKES AN ALL-DAY SPEECH
Bill Is So Destroyed, He Insists, as
to Repudiate Party Platform and
Wishes OF President-Fight AS
slimes Character OF Fflibuster.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. September o.
Charging HIS Democratic colleagues
with handling the trusts with soft
eloVed hands. and proposing that in
stead of trust determinations mo rude
sheriH or marshal is to lay callous fin
gers upon the pcrfumed collar OF can
tains OF Industry" Senator Reed. of
missouri, to-day assaulted the confer
ence report OF the Clayton antitrust
bill In an all-day speech.
Inc Dfil. as agreed TO I'm conferences
ne declared should be called the con.
terees capttnlation"; that in removing
criminal penalties for various ofrensca
the corferees had treated with mo-
nopoly ms under white flag. ana IN
the soothing melodies OF peace m
earth good Will to tho trusts"
When the Clayton bill first was
written. he added, at was n raging
lion, with ii mouth full OF teeth It
mas deEenerated to tabby cat. with soft
gums and plaintive new II is a sort
or %, ieG,siative apology to the trust. de-
hVered nat In hand and ACCOMPANIED tv
assurances that no discourtesy Is IN
tended" '' :"
Senator Reed insisted the conrere.s
had SO destroyed the bill as to re-
pud'ate the Democratic platform. and
~, .ne "ishes OF the President expressed
III ms trust message to Congress
The members of this Congress COM
pared with that which passed H.,
sherman law" he continued, ARE n lot
oi wet nurses as against soldiers ON
IN me heid OF battle. swords In hand John
,herman nnd other Republicans OF ,hot
iaE wera fearless In their stand against
Tho conference agreement. tho scna.
or asserted would be welcomed by
neh VINO organized the Standnrd on !
'ohipany. the tobacco trust. the sn,,r
rust or tn" men who looted the New |
iaven Railroad"
inc hsht on the report viii be con-
.n"cu TO morrow. Throughout the |
NY lnerc were repeated calls for a
continued on Third rakr)