davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
MIGRANTS SALARY
 A RECORD BREAKER.
Receives From New York Club s3o,o0o
 Annually.

Manager John J. McGraw Is the highest salaried man in baseball The reputed salaries of Iris Speaker, Ty Cobb Joe Tinker and other well paid ''slaVes" are mere piker stipends to the annual amount of coin handed over to the Giants manager from the Metropolitan Exhibition company's strong box.
 Last year McGraw received S30, 900 as salary from the New York club and will get the same amount this year and for three more. for the new con- tract he signed last winter at that yearly salary has four more years to run,
 MeGraw's income from baseball last year was $33,500. This included his salary of 30,000, the share he received from the receipts of the worlds series and a few incidentals from Sunday exhibition games.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
Scottish Leauue.
Rugby International.
Rugby Union.
HarlanIEa
POWERS STANDS PAT.
Vii Not Jump To Felds-Signed a
 New London Contract.

Iron Man" Powers will not jump to the Federals, as he prefers organized baseball and the Eastern Association. This was what Bill told Manager Gene McCann of New London at a confer ence in New London and to prove 1t Bill signed his contract for this sea son. McCann said at the close of the talk that Powers told him that he had an offer from the Federals. but he pre- ferred to cast in his lot with New London, as he had been used well last year, and take his chances of showing the goods necessary to send him up higher. Hildebrand, the catcher who had previously accepted terms. also sent i'll his signed contract.
 Manager McCann has left for Washington and from there he will 20 to the Southern training camps He is in search of two players and says that he will stick to the trail, if he has to go all the way to Houston, Texas, until he lands the men he needs. He expects to be gone ten days
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
JUMPS BACK,
Isporte Is Said to Have Gone Back
 with American Association,

Frank Laporte. reported to have jumped to the Federals. has agreed to terms offered Ay the Kansas City As sociation club last fall and promised 10 join the club March 15, according to George Tebeau. Kansas City own CT. who reached Chicago today to at tend the schedule meeting of the American association.
 When the deal was made by which Laporte was transferred from Wash ington to Kansas City. the negotia- uons between organized baseball and the Players Fraternity were in pro- kress, and Laporte declined to sign until an agreement between players and owners was reached on contracts However. he agreed to sign and de- clared the salary offered him by Te- beau satisfactory. Tebeau said he expects La;Porte to join the Blues soon
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
LOOKS EASY FOR FEDS. Six Cubs Are On the Verge of De-
 sertinq.

Reports from Tampa. Fla. that at least six members of the Chicago Ma tional League club would listen to of fers from the Federal league. should the baseball was talk develop into a contract contest, agitated the follow CTS of baseball.
 With much detail though with a careful elimination of names of play CTS said to be involved, despatches from the Cubs training camp related that six star players had been ap- preached with offers from the Federals and that they had listened to the en- voyS and afterwsrd had freely de- clared that if given more money they would leave the National league.
 If the condition in other training camps of organized baseball is the same as here," the despatches said, ."The Federals will have no difficulty fin obtaining major league players. It is only a question of hiw much money they will spend in contracts and bonuset"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
FEDERALS TRY TO
 SECURE A MINOR LEAGUE.
Atlantic League Refused to Listen to
 Their Proposition.

New York, March t5-The first known step by the F'edeFaIs to secure control of a minor league was taken today during a meeting here Of the Atlantic league. formerly known as the New York and New Jersey league While the owners were in session a Federal league agent approached Otto Deissereth of the Newburgh club and attempted to secure adn1ittance te the meeting in order to submit a prepesi- ton on behalf of the FedeFals to se- cure the Atlantic league as a farm :" The minor league men refused to lis ten to the proposition and declared their intention to stick by organized baseball
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

The executive committee of the Eastern Connecticut Association Foot ball league met at their headquarters, in Taftvilles on Saturday afternoon, President Reid MacIntyre presiding
 Various matters of importance con- corning the league were brought up for discussion. The question of paid referees was held over until the fall season. The secretary read several let
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

play three minutes more Two foul goals by MandelI gave West Chelsea a lead that Laurel Hill could not over come. Manden, Poole and Ablbean did some good shooting for West Chelsea Allen, Baton and Ferguson played well for Laurel Hill. The line up and summary is as follows: West Chelsea. Laurel Hill, 2d. Mandeu .,......... Parker, Graham
 Right forward Poole Allen, Ferguson (Capt)
 Left forward DeBarros (Capt) .... Ferguson, Grebe
 Center.
 J- ADtGtnttn CIaTk
 Right guard. .. ADIeu1an Baton
 Left guard.
 Field goals: Laurel Hills, Manden 2, Poole 3, J. Ableman 1: West Chelsea. Allen ?, Baton l. Parker l. Fouls: Laurel Hills, J. Ableman 3, Mandell g. West Chelsea, Ferguson 4. Graham 2. Referee, Charles Grove; timekeeper, Samuel Grove; time, 20 minute halves and three minute overtime period.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
MANDELL SAVES DEFEAT
In Game Between West Chelsea and
 Laurel Hills, 2d-Score 15 to IA.

The West Chelsea basketball team defeated the Laurel Hills, 2d, Saturday afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. before a large crowd. The score was Is to A. The game was rough and many fouls were called. The Laurel Hills 2d Jumped into the lead and held it until the latter part of the game.
 In the first half they had everything their own way until the score was 13 to in their favor. Then baskets by Mandel and Poole made tie score II to 10.
 In the second holf little scoring was done, the game ending in a tie, 13-13 The captains of the teams agreed to
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
Hartford Boy Signs with Athletics

Cornelius Kerwin of No. 147 Col
 ins street, Hartford, has signed a contract with Connie Macks Athletics and left Thursday for the southern training camp. He was a member of the famous Kerwin battery which did fine work in the City Amateur league last year. Besides playing in the league, he was worked with the St
 Thomas seminary team and also with the Hartford high school team. Ker- win is 19 years old and graduated from the local high school last June
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
Sportsn1an's Outfit.

One of the novel features of the recent sportsmens show at Madison Square Garden was a motorcycle ex- hibit. This consisted of a number of motorcycles equipped especially to at tract the sportSman-a motorcycle fishing outfit, hunting outfit and golf ing outfit. There was also a motor cycle camping outfit for use of camp CTS or the long distance tourist. This equipment included tent. with bags for clothing, compartments for utensils, etc. And all these outfits were shown packed neatly away on the motorcycle.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
BASEBALL POPULAR IN FRANCE
Taken Up with Great Enthusiasm
 We;s Lighter Garb.

New York, March 15.-Baseball has been taken up in France with great enthusiasm and will soon be d popu- lar sport there, according to W H. Burgess, president of the Vesinet France. baseball club. who arrived on the steamer Ja. Lorraine today Re- cently 3,o00 F'ranch fans witnessed at Dieppe game of the Vesinet team with the home players. said MT. Bur gess. and evinced the greatest inter est The French baseball players, he added. had taken to a lighter garb resembling somewhat that of the Am eTican track runners
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

Harry WOlter claims the New Ork Yankees put the bee on him when former New York gardener says Los Angeles has offered him only 50 per cent. of what he received in salary last season.
 Johnny McGraw will take charge Of his Giants at Marlin now that he is back from the world tour. Johnny will be out to cop the pennant again this year, and he will have many of his old players and some new material with which to round up a fast team
 Cornell Is tied for first place in the Intercollegiate Basketball league as a result of the victory over PennsyIva- nia Saturday bp 35 to 19. If Columbia wins the final game with Yale it will be necessary for Columbia to play off the tie for first position with Cornell
 Tom Crook, the former first saclzer and captain of the Bridgeport team, has been spending the winter in Washington, D. C. He will be ready to jump into the game, having taken light exercise during the past few months. Tom expects to have a fine season.
 Thomas Romanch, & young Cuban shortstop has declined to play with the Brooklyn National league team at a salary of s40OO and a 5000 bonus for signing. He wants to. and will. play with the Long Branch team of the New York and New Jersey league instead
 As Bob Groom has gone to the St. Louis Feds, Clark Griffith says that his young pitchers will have to help men are Cashion, Engel Gallia, Boeh- ling, Shaw, Ayres, Bentley, Mumford, Dick Williams, Harper, Musser and Schwartz.
 Manager Teller of Pittsfeld has re- ceived the signed contract of Van Horn, the first baseman drafted from the Vincennes. Ind, club. Tom my Tasuer, the utility man, has also signed. Van Horn made a great rec ord last season and Ze1LSr expects him to stick.
 flames Kolehmainen established a new Anreican record for one hour Sat urday night in Buffalo. The Finn trav- eled II miles, 751 yards, in that time. The four runners pitted against the wonderful Finn succeeded in finishing two laps aehad of him. Each Of the four runners ran Is minutes John P. Lychter, former University of Illinois star, set new worlds rec ord for piung1ng of 21 2-5 seconds for 50 foot tanks in the Central amateur athletic swimming championship in Chicago. last week. The former record was 22 seconds, held by M Kaiser of the Missouri Athletic club.
 Local baseball fans are greatly in terested in the battle between the two big leagues and the F'ederals The latter have the coin and the former the star players It is a question whether &he Feds can induce though of the big
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
YALE LOSES AT SOCCER.
Easily Defeated by University of
 Penn-Score 6-3.

Yale's soccer team wend down to de- feat, to 8, at the hands of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania Saturday af- ternoon in the first intercollegiate game of the season. Yale's work was fair in the first half which ended to 2 in favor of Pennsylvania. After 20 minutes of play in the second half Gay for Yale tied the score. After that the visitors romped over the field at will and made three more goals. For Pennsylvania, Captain Bell and Fra zier were the stars, while Tucker and Captain Gay played well for Yale.
 Yale opened the scoccer season at the field Saturday afternoon with defeat at the hands of Pennsylvania in a rather slow contest. The day was ideal for the players, but somewhat raw for spectators and there were few of the latter out to see the in auguration of the 1914 season.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
CLIPPERS THE SUPERIOR.
Defeated the Neemers by Score 23-2O
 Got New Jerseya,

The Clippers of the junior class of the Y. M. c. A. defeated the Neemers of Greeneville in a fast and inter esting game in the local gym, Satur- day afternoon. This Is the first game the Clippers have played in their new jerseys and showed up in fine form. The Clippers did some fine passing and kept the Neemers running all through the game and the final score was 2S- 20. The Clippers would like to play any team in Norwich under 14 years of age and would also like games with West Chelsea second team and New London junior class
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
SOCCER FOOTBALL.
Blackburn RoVers Held to a Tie-As-
 ton Villa Easy Winners.

London, March 14-The Blackburn Rovers, leaders of the first division o1 the English association football league were held to a scoreless draw today by Everton. Aston Villa, another high ranking eleven, won from Manchester United with ease, to 0. Sunderland proved too elusive for Tottenham Hot spur. Notts County. leader of the sec ond division. defeated Leicester Posse easily. to 1. In the Scottish league Falkirt1 won from Aberdeen. Queens Park from the Hibernians, and the Rangers from Dumbarton.
 The results:
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
Mecoorty Gets Decision

Mogoorty of Oshkosh VEih Wfs todav Wae given the decision over Jeff Smith, another American fighter, at the end of a hard fought twenty round bout. The referees decision was unpopular. The fight took place in the Stadium and was witnessed by 10.oo0 persons.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
FEDS RECEIVED TELEGRAMs.
Gilmore Says Twenty Big Leaguers
 Waiting to Jump-Yerkes One

Telegrams from twenty big league ball players wanting to jump from or ganized ball to the Federal league were received by President Gilmore The head of the new organization would not say whether the terms of these would be accepted: but admitted they had been referred to Robert B. Ward president of the Brooklyn Federals and said he would not be surprised if some of the men seeking a change would be signed
 Efforts to obtain the names of these players with the exception of four, were fruitless. From some of the players now with the Chicago F'ederaIs it was learned that Dutch Leonard and Yerl1es of the Red Sox were among the bunch seeking jobs
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
CHICAGO SYNDICATE HAS
 CON, ERENcE WITH TENER. They Express Confidence of Securing
 the Stock of the Club.

Harrisburg. Pa, March .15.-Repre- sentat:ves of Chicago syndicate which is negotiating for the purchase Of the Chicago National league base ball club held an extended conference with President Tener of the National league here today and assured him of their ability to finance and conduct the affairs Of the club. While no details of what transpired at the conference were made public. the Chicagoans ex- pressed confidence that they would ob- tain the clni1
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

farmed out to Scranton, manager, for three years of New London, Hartford, manager of Middletown, manager of Lawrence and captain of the Lowell Brockton and Haverhill teams. Ban non has played ball mostly in the out field and first baseman. For the past three years he has been an um- pire with the New England league.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

John P. Lychter, former University of Illinois star, set new worlds rec ord for piunging of 21 2-5 seconds for 50 foot tanks in the Central amateur athletic swimming championship in Chicago. last week. The former record was 22 seconds. held by M. Kaiser of the Missouri Athletic club.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

Frank Chance has announced that he intends to play first for the New York Americans. He has ordered special headgear to protect him from wild pitches which have so often in jured him in the past.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
MsBoUARD IN GOOD FORM.
Giants Defeated Waco by Score of 7-2
 -PaIr7ero Finished the Game.

Waco Texas, March 14.-By a score of to 2 the New York Giants de- feated Waco here this afternoon. Marquard held the locals to one hit in five innings. Palmero, the Cuban, pitched four innings for McGraw's men. and only four hits were made off him. Score by innings:
 New York ~ . O 0 1-7 Waco - % 0 0 0 ? 0 0 O-2
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York, March 13-Receipts of beeves were 2,356 head, including r cars for the market, making with pre- vfous arrivals 24 cars on sale. Steers on light receipts were firm to 10@15C higher; bulls and cows slow and 10@ 1 5c lower; the yards were about clear ed. Common to prime steers sold at sT15ms90 per 100 lbs. with no very prime offered; oxen and stags at $l;l5; bulls at S5.50@T.95: cows at SAC 6.65- Dressed beef slow. with common to choice city dressed native sides selling at 12@14c per ID.
 Receipts of calves were 481 head, including 352 for the market; making with the stale stock. 522 on sale. Veals were weak; barnyard calves and yearlings almost nominal; the pens were cleared Com mon to prime veal sold at $8@ ITS per 100 lbs; a few choice at SIP; cuIls at s5.50@7; -yearlings and barn at s4.50@5. Dressed calves were slow to lower City dressed veals sold at 14m1Sc per lb.; selected at IS 1-2c; country dressed at 12@15c.
 Receipts of sheep and lambs were $500 head, including cars for the market Sheep were almost nominal; :; lambs slow, closing easier. Common sheep sold at s450 per 100 lbs; com mon to prime lambs at s6.S5 O S.z5. Dressed mutton slow at 9@11 1-2c per Ib.; dressed lambs at RQ14c; 1eW hog dressed at 14 1-2c; country dress ed hothouse lambs slow at $3@5 per carcass.
 Receipts of hogs were 2,2T1 head, including a carload for the market. Prices were steady. with sales at the range of $s.1o@s.4o per 100 lbs. Country dressed hogs were steady at s@12 1-2c per lb.
 Chicago, March 13.-Hogs-Receipts 1s 900; market strong and to 10 cents higher. Mixed and butchers. ss.b5Q S.S5; good heavy, $S55@887; rough heavy, sS.4o@s.55: light, $s.55@s.s7; pigs, s7@8.s5.
 Cattle-Receipts 1.5oo. market slow and weak. Reeves. S7.15@s.7o: cows and heifers. s3.70@s.bo; stoekers and feeders, $560@s.10; Texans, $7.i0@ S15; calves, S7Q16.
 Sheep = Receipts 1000; market steady. Native. s4.sn@s.Se; western,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

Howard Drew, tie negro sprfnter of the university of Southern CaIifor- nia, but formerly Of Springfield, has run tho 100 yards in 4-5 seconds twice this season. He performed in that dTna at the dual meet between his college and Occidental the other day. Three watches caught ths col- oIed. flyer.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
SPORTING NOTES

The big league magnetes sure did get in some fine work when the Giants and White Box reached New York Fri day.
 Iris Speaker ought to be a happy fellow. That will bo some salary he will receive from the Boston Red Sox. Wonder what Ty Cobb thinks of his rival now!
 The Federal league packer in Pitts burg Is E. Gosinner. & contractor who Is said to be worth s1e.nso.o0o. Hall
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

The men in the "big show" seem to think that the Feds will not be so con fident now since what happened Fri day. But the fact still remains that the Feds have considerable backing and are determined to make a bid for rec ognition.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
Giants Win Anotfer.

Dallas. Tex, March 15.-The New York Giants today defeated the Dallas Texas league team 8 to 5. Both teams played a loose fielding game and most of the scores were due to errors. Score:
 R. H. E. Dallas ..-.......-. .-...s.-.- ANcW oIk IL f Erickson DuvenicI1 and Basham; Demaree, Schauer and Mclean.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
Challenaes Ettor's Team.

lack kay's Basketball team chal- lenEes Paul Ettors five for series of three games to be played in the Baltic Social and Athletic clubs gym. The first game will be played next Fri day night The loser will have to fur nish a supper for the winners. Jack Kay. Mgr, Baltic. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
YanLs Win Fast Game

Houston, Tex, March 15.-The New York Americans defeated the Houston Texas league club today to 1 in a fast game here. Ray Heating and Schulz proved almost tnvincible for the Yankees Score:
 RH E. Houston ....... ...-.~ 6 1 New York . 7 1 Malloy, Napier and s. Allen; Keat- ing, Schulz and Reynolds.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

Manager Wilbur Robinson of Brook lyn and Manager Billy Hamilton of Springfield had a long argument about base running and batting two welraz ago. They disagreed radically on g. number of points, It Is interesting to note that Robinson Is quietly experi- menting with every contention made by Hamilton.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
COTTON

New York, March 14.-spot cotton steady. Middling upland 13.2B: gulf 1850. No sales.
 Futures closed steady. March 12.es: May. 12.07: July. 11.s2: August, 11.Z7; October, 11.l3, December, 1i5G
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

hit, the worlds champion Philadelphia Athletics could not find him, ther only hit, a single by Oldring, being made off Vaughan in the seventh. Score: Chicago S70 . . l 4
 Batteries: Pennock, Baldwin and Schwang; Cheney, Vaughan and Ar cher.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
saehems at Practice.

Tho Saehenas are anticipating a busy season this year and they intend to get in a good deal Of praatice before the season opens, Some of the players took advantage of the warm spring day Sunday te dc a little early play ing on the diamond,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

Bobby Stowe the Bridgeport short stop, has failed to say whether he has been offered a position with the Feds. It seems that if one is offered Bobby will give it some consideration.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

Manager Teller of Pittsfield has re- ceived the signed contract of Van Horn, the first baseman drafted from the Vincennes, Ind, club. Tom my Taguer, the utility man, has also signed. Van Horn made a great rec ord last season and ZeSlsr expects him Tn stick
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

The Bridgeport club tried to make a trade with Albany, \. Y, for In fielder Edwards, but failed. He was with Nleriden last year and looked promising. Bridgeport offered Rober- taflle and Batch for the youngsrer.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
sannon Through With Unpirins

Tom Bannon, well known in the Eastern association circuit, says that he is through with the umpfring game. Banncn is now in the supply depart rnent of the General Electric company of Lynn Ramon has a long record fr professional baseball. He was born
 in Amesbury, He started playing base hall at the age of 16 years, when he established quite a reputation as catcher for the General Electric team. He has played ball with PaWtucket, New York Nationals. 1ss5-1896: Kan sas City, Syracuse Montreal Toronto.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

flames Kolehmainen established a new Amreican record for one hour Sat urday night in Buffalo. The Finn trav- eled II miles, 751 yards, in that time. The four runners pitted against the wonderful Finn succeeded in finishing two laps aehad of him. Each Of the fnIrr runners ran Ia min11tes
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

Tho Washington club intends to spend $25,00O fixing up permanent training quarters in Charlottesville, Va, next season.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
MONEY.

New York, March 14-Noon: Call money nominal; no loans. Time loans weaker: SO days 3-4 a 3: 90 days, 3 a 1-4; six months 1-2
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

leaguers to jump in order to make the new organization a strong one from the start
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

be able to stand few touches for ad- vance salary.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

Harry Wolter claims the New York Yankees put the bee on him when they sold him to Los Angeles. The former New York gardener says Los Angeles has offered him only 50 per cent. of what he received in salary last season
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16
Cubs Defeated Athletics.

Tampa. Fla. March 15--Held to one