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Evening star., 1914-12-23
MANAGER STILL A MYSTERY.
Frank Farrell Says His Name Has
Not Been Guessed. ,

NEW YORK, December 23.-Frank ].
Farrell, retiring president Of the New
York American League club, declared
last night that when the transfer of
property. to Col. Jacob Rupert, jr, and
Capt. T. L. Huston will have been ef-
fected the name of the new manager
of the team, to be announced then, will
prove a surprise. ....
II am sure it will be q surprise said
Mr.. Farrell, smiling, because no one
know: Of guessed it as yet It will not
be Bill Donovan and 1t will not be
erty to say who 1t will be. But just
many candidates that rumor associated
with the club has living chance"
Mr.. Farrell, pressed for an explana-
ton, refused to say more Neither
would he give any answer to q host of
impromptu names any one OF which
might create a sensation. OF course
MIR. Farrell based his assertion on what
he had learned of the negotiations that
were conducted in New York. He has
no reason to believe that the new own
ers changed their mind about a leader
since they left here
THE managerial question was settled
long ago" Mr.. Farrell stated There
was absolutely no hitch in that quarter
am sure. l have the New York stock
in my possession and when it is Off
cially transferred my interest ends
The announcement of the new manager
is entirely an affair of the new own
ers."
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NEW ENGLAND BATTING.
Shorten Best With Stick-Worcester
First in Club Hitting.

BOSTON, December 23. - Charles
Shorten of Worcester was the leading
batsman of the New England League,
and Pearson and Thompson, both Of
were the leading pitchers
last season. according to official av-
erages which were made public last
night. The figures show that Shorten
batted for .345 in III games. This was
one point better than the record Of
Whitehouse, who played with the Wor-
cester and Portland teams. Shorten
has signed a contract to play with the
Boston Americans next season.
Pearson and Thompson, twirlers for
the league champion Lawrence team
each won eighteen and lost four games.
Pearson Is the veteran pitcher Of the
league, while Thompson, left-hander,
played his first season in league base
ball. .,'. .-...
Worcester led in club batting, Its
composite average being .275, and In
club fielding, in which it averaged .947
The team finished second in the league
race. Lawrence, the title winner
ranked fourth in batting and third In
fielding.
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FAILS TO LAND L0BERT.
McGraw Tries to Keep Phils' Infield.
er in Organized Base Ball.

CHICAGO, December 2G.--J. j. Nc
Graw, manager of the New York Ma
tionals, failed to come to terms with
Hans Lobert, third baseman for the
Philadelphia Nationals, yesterday. The
two were together for more than an
hour and McGraw was credited with
seeking to keep Lobert III organized
base ball.
The Philadelphia player has been re-
ported as about to sign Il contract to
play with the ST. Louis Federals.
I'VE couldn't get together said Nc
Graw after his talk with the prospec-
tive Federal League recruit.
Mctiraw, however. went east, to-
gether with Col. Rupert, Huston and
Joseph Lannin. He had been dickering
in vain by the way of the long-distance
telephone with President Baker of the
Phillies. The manager of the Giants
was bent on trading Rube Marquard
and an inf1elder to the Phillies for Lo-
bert, but. falling to gain his point. de-
cided to hasten east for a heart-to-
heart talk with the chief hacker Of the
Phillies.
Lobert fingered in town talking with
President Gilmore of the Federal
League and President Weeghman of the
Chifeds, after McGraw departed, and at
$50 o'clock boarded a train for Pitts
burgh.
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GRIFFITH HAS NO INTENTION
OF DISPOSING OF HIS STARS
Predicts Walter Johnson Will Spend Re-
mainder of His Career With Washington
Comiskey Made No Propositions

ibition games with National and mi
nor league clubs.
81 see no reason for changing train
ing grounds said CrifT. I'VE had a
very Door spring last year. but that
was general condition, and yet we
toed the mark on opening day in good
condition and III thirty days worked
our way out to the front. There was
nothing lacking so far as condition
was concerned, but the trouble was
that we were not strong enough to
hold our lead. Charlottesville is all
right as a training place. and that is
where we will do our training"
The $4,000 advance money which
Walter johnson received from the
Feds must be returned by him, the
club having nothing to do with that
transaction, according to Manager
Griffith. Though there seems to be
some doubt AS to what we are paying
Johnson, I want to reiterate that it is
sl2,500 q season. and he has to pay
back the advance Of $4,000 which he
got from the Feds. Walter was very
anxious to get back in line with us
and he did not give the salary question
much thought, signing his contract
without ever referring to it."
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sGRaE ENTRY LIST.
Amateur Union Junior Meet to Be a
Big Affair. '

NEW YORK, December 23.-The list
OF entries received by the championship
committee of the Amateur Athletic
Union for the junior indoor champion
ships III the Thirteenth Regiment Ar
inory. brooklyn December %, Is the
largest in the history OF the event. ac-
cording to announcement TO-DAY.
The middle west is represented by
w II. TAYLOR of the Illinois Athletic
club of Chicago, who is entered in the
standing high and running broad jumps
Other prominent athletes who will
compete include J. b. Lockwood, Uni
versity of Pennsyivania spriuter; ]. c.
Siemsen. Dartmouth, high jumps; J. 3
McDonagn, Baltimore, sixty-yarl dash;
Martin Hayes, Princeton. and Fraser OF
the Irish-American Athletic Club OF
New York in the 600 yard run, and Ed
ward i. Stebbins and Marshall Low OF
GEORGETOWN University
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FEDS ARE CAUTIOUS.
Want Doom and Magee, But Balk
on Salary Demanded.

BALTIMORE, Md, December ga
Charlie Doom and Sherwood Magee of
the Philadelphia Nationals spent the
greater part of yesterday in Balti-
more. A real estate deal in which
Doom was interested brought them
over. they said. Strange to say. they
spent nearly all their time in con-
ference with the players committee
Of the Baltimore Federal League team
and Otto Knabe and other players of
the local club. After their conference
at club headquarters Chairman Stewart
Of the players committee announced
that the club really did not want
Doom and he did not think any other
Federal League club wanted him.
As to Magee, while they would like
to have him. they did not think the
salary they felt justified In offering
him would be sufficiently attractive to
Magee. Mr.. Stewart explained that the
salary list of the Baltimore club was
now quite large and that while Magee
would be a desirable addition, the Bal
timors outfield was now about as
strong as any in the league. After the
conference Otto Knabe took Magee for
a talk to "Runt' Walsh's home.
Evening star., 1914-12-23
YANKS SOLD AT LAST
Buyers to Make Announcement
in New York Today.
BILL DONOVAN TO MANAGE
Ex-Catholic University First Base
man Pipp Among Four Men
Given to Club.

CHICAGO, December 23.-The sale of
the New York American League base
ball club. the transfer to il of half a
dozen players from other teams in the
organization and the selection of 4
-AA team, all constituting one of the
biggest deals in the history of the
league, was virtually completed here
yesterday.
Formal announcement of the transact
tion awaits the arrival in New York
today of Jacob Rupert and #. l.. HUI
ston, the new owners of the Yankees.
They left here late yesterday after
completing with Is. B. johnson, presi-
dent Of the league, negotiations that
began several weeks ago in New York.
1t was intimated at the league head
quarters that only the signatures were
needed to make the documents Of the
sale complete. Attempts to get any
kind of an official announcement to this
effect met, however, with refusal.
Neither was there any definite word
as to the identity of the new manager
and players for the New York team.
From other sources it was learned
that wild Bill" Donovan. former De-
troit pitcher and last season manager
of the Providence International League
team, was chosen as pilot.
The players involved were thought
to be Outfielder Rehg, Boston; Out
fielder High and First Baseman Pipp,
Detroit, and Pitcher Mills, st. Louis.
| These men probably will be trans
ferred for moderate cash considera-
tions and Donovan Will be given a
! chance to figure on trades for other
men after he takes hold of the rcjuve-
mated team.
The price for the franchise and play
ers' contracts already held by the club
has been given as about 100000.
Evening star., 1914-12-23

the tabulated form of the pitchers record,
though they be not considered i'll the
pitchers averages. But to entirely ignore
the number of games won and lost is d
mistake, because, after all, the public is
interested in this feature of pitchers
performance. =.
Charley Doom, erStwhile manager Of
the 'Plilies, who threatened to go to the
Feds, finds that he is not wanted by the
Gilmore league. 1T seems that DOOM had
Il run-in with the Pittsburgh end Of the
new league last season, when q letter
purported. to have been written by him
was made public, and Doom roasted the
Feds numerically. Doom would not hest
tate to hook up with the outlaws, but he
has been turned down cold, while u spe-
cia1 effort is being made to land Sher-
wood Magee, the Phllies' hard hitter.
After the FEDS had signed Walter
johnson. the story circulated around Chi
cago that Charles Weeghnan was try
ing to interest fans to buy stock in his
club. He said that in the event of d
financial crash ne could sell johnson to
Mctiraw for $4,000. 1t ia said that
quite 4 lot OF fans were influenced by
the acquisition of johnson, and bought
literally of the Feds stock, which, of
course. has taken :. decided tumble since
johnson has repudiated his Fed contract
and returned 20 the Washington club.
Evening star., 1914-12-23
BETTER TEAMWORK GIVES c.. u.
VICTORY OVER YALE'S QUINT
Score of Well Played Contest Shows How
Close Was the Struggle-Hegarty and
Martin Re-Engaged for 1915

being handicapped by the absence of
two regulars. The Virginians did not
get a single point in the second half.
Peck of Western led both teams in the
scoring, registering five goals from the
field
Epiphany Church. was victorious in
two contests, it's Reserve five winning
one from the National Athletic Club
and the Regulars defeating the st. Paul
uuint. The Reserve team scored TWEEN
ty-siX points against three for it's op-
ponent. while the Regulars won by
A to II.
The playing of Marbury at forward
for the Epiphany Regulars was the
feature OF the evening. He obtained
ten goals from the field, u record for
his quint.
One of the closest games played this
year between teams of boys took place
between the Garfield Athletic Club and
the Y NJ. G. a. Boys Department. The
result was 3S to 81 in favor of the Gar
field quint. This was the second con-
test between the two organizations,
the y. NJ. c. a. having won the first.
Myers of the Garfield five led in the
scoring, getting six goals from the
floor.
Two other games were played last
night. Peck Stars defeated the Fair
lawn Athletic Club rather easily, and
the Lincoln Athletic Club got a vic
tory over the Rosedale outfit. Both
games were fairly well played, though
a lack of teamwork was shown in j
number of instances.
Announcement was made this morn
ing that Jack -Hegarty, who coached
the North Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical College in foot ball last
fall, has been re-engaged for the sea
son of 1915. With that announcement
was made public the fact that Mike
Martin, trainer of the Nationals in ba sc
ball, would again have charge OF the
conditioning of the eleven. The sue
cess of both men at the Carolina insti-
tuition was marked. and the Raleigh
people have been well pleased with
their work.
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TO CHANGE RACING RULES.
Grand Circuit Stewards Confident
Suggestions Will Be Adopted.

CLEVELAND, December 23.-Many
changes have been decided upon in the
rules Of grand circuit racing next
season.
Members of the committee state that
they are confident all suggestions will
be adopted, although one change is an
innovation in harness racing. First, it
is proposed that the grand circuit shall
have charge of the judges stand and
that section = of article XI shall read
hereafter:
The stewards shall appoint starter
and judges for the circuit, and the ex-
pense of the same shall be assessed pro
rata upon the members which are as
signed dates at the annual meeting"
Evening star., 1914-12-23

Incidentally, the team will have a
capable manager if Bill Donovan is
turned over to New York. Bill won
the pennant with Providence in the In
ternational League last season He has
always been a wise base ball man, and
while he has had but one years expert
ence as II manager, he has every quail
1ication to prove Il success i'll fast cora-
pany.
II is, of course, not to be expected that
this team can be changed into d winner
in a single year, but with :. change Of
ownership and disposition to spend
money judiciously. the time is not far
off when the New York club will be a COLI
tender in the American League.
Tho American League does not keep
a record of the gaines won and lost by
tine pitchers. II tells of the number of
strike-outs. wild pitches aud other
features of his work, none of which affects
his standing, which il based on the per-
rcntagc of earned runs scored off his dc
livery. but the victories and defeats which
are always sought by the fans arc not
recorded.
II would Ire wise to keep Il record Of
these performances, and install them in
Evening star., 1914-12-23
AFTER DUTCH" sCHAEFER.
Los Angeles and New York Giants
Want German Comedian.

CHICAGO, December 2S.-Her1nan
Schaefer, who recently was released by
The Washington club Of the American
League, has been offered the manage
nlent of the Los Angeles club of the
Pacific Coast League, it, was announced
today.
Schaefer also said that he was cop-
-sidering an offer to join the New York
Nationals as coach. -......-.-...-
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Gandils Scheduled to
Roll Baltimore Quint

"Chfck' Gandil's bowling team
has arranged a series OF games,
to be rolled in two matches, with
an all-star bowling team from
Baltimore. Half the contests
will take place I'm WaShi, IN
and the other half IN Baltimore.
No dates have as yet been set
tied upon, but 1t is made known
that the affair will be for side
bet ~ 800.
Evening star., 1914-12-23
GOLFING HINTS.
Nv .STRAi,.HT DRIVE ,,

MODESTY.-The first badge of
real golfing skill is the spirit Of
modesty. Few of the really top
notch players are given to vain
glorious boasting or absurd pre-
tensions.
Young men like Travers and
Ouimet who today stand at the
tip-top ot our amateurs owe
much of their great popula rity to
their magnificent sport smanship.
They take victory or defeat with
moderation and good fellowship
Harry Nardon once said that he
had never beaten but one per-
fectly well man In his life. All
tile others offered excuses. The
development of sound game of
golf is nearly always accom-
panied by spirit of humility
and niodesty.
Evening star., 1914-12-23
YANKEES PLAN NEW PARK.
Rupert and Capt. Huston to Put
1926. 900 in Plant.

CHICAGO, December GA new base
ball park. patterned after the home of
the Chicago American League club and
costing approximately s425.00O, ex-
elusive of the site, will be built for
the New York club of the American
League, it was learned today.
E. B. johnson, president of the
league, said Col. Jacob RUPERT. jr..
and Capt. T. L. Huston, the prospective
purchasers of the club, already had an
Evening star., 1914-12-23
ElERTINENr 0hNENT
XEsssHappenin&$ n&$s1Sportdom S
By ]. ED GR1LLo.

1t pretty likely looking lot Of players that is to be turned
over to the New York club deal made whereby Rupert
and Huston Frank Farrell and Bill Devery Hugh
High of the and Rehg OF the Boston Red SoS
outders while ON his showing with te
League ipp the Catholic Unver
player promise OF being rscas first bascman Little
is known pitcher St Louis contribute but the
whole these should be of valuable the club
Evening star., 1914-12-23

Charlottesville will be the Nationals
training place again next spring. Man
ager Griffith announced this morning
that he would take his charges to the
Virginia town early in March and
stay there until the latter part of that
month, when the squad will return
here and engage in q series Of ex-
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- AZ Totals. 4as 45s 4se
NORTHEAST DUcKPIN LEAGUE.
Coach Calls Special Practice.

Coach Fuller of the basket ball squad
of the boys department, Y. M. C. A..
has issued call for practice Thurs
day and Saturday nights of this week
at 1880 o'clock.
Evening star., 1914-12-23

Like Grouchy at Waterloo. President
Gilmore of the Feds, arrived at French
Lick too late. =
Evening star., 1914-12-23

The Western High quint won another
game of basket ball rather easily yes
terday, when it defeated the Alexan-
dria High quint by. a score of 25 to 8
The Red and White team outplayed its
opponent In every department., despite
Evening star., 1914-12-23
BOWLING SCORES.

COLONIAL TENrv LEAGUE.
M.nbatfans p,.na..,
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do Not Speak or Make the Least
Noise"
nag straight for the police station.
Wall. good-by"
Queer duckl" unused the reporter
as, after telephoning, he headed for
his office. Queer duck, indeed! What
q game it was going to be! And
this mar Jones was playing it like
a master. It did net matter that some
one SO laid down the rules; it was
the way in which they we're inter
preted.
Braine heard Of the failure The
Black Hundred was finding its stock
far below par value. Four valuable
men locked up in the Tombs await
ing trial. to sa nothing Of the seven
gunner gathered in 1t the old ware
house. Braine began to suspect that
his failures were less duo to chance
than to calculation, that at last he
had encountered mind which anti
cipated his every move. He would
have recognized this fact earlier had
It not been that revenge had temporar
lily blinded him. The spirit Of revengs
ever makes for mental clarit~
There was a meeting that night Of
the Black Hundred. Four men were
told off, and they drew their chairs W
to Vroon's table for instructions
Braine sat at vroon's elbow. Thes'
four men composed the most danger
GUS quartet in New York city. The
we're as daring as they we're despeI
ate. They were the men who held u
bank messengers and got away wit
thousands. They had learned to swoo
down upon their victims as the haw
swoops down upon the heron. Tn
newspapers referred to them as tn
auto bandits" and the men took
deal Of pride In the furore they ha
i created
/ vroon went over the Hargreay
r case infinitely; he left no detail u
explained Bluntly and frankly, II
daughter Of Stanley Hargreave mu
. be caught and turned over to the cal
l OF the Black Hundred. It must
+. quick action. Four valuable membe
, we're in the Tombs. They might
= might not weaken under pressure. f
= the first time in its American care
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loopz.Iea.. Iala. " HaroIa lLaoora.Al

ooh, they are beyond reproach. They
have doubtless been imposed upon.
But let US get aboard first. There viii
be time to talk later. I'll have to do
some explaining. taking these nags off
like this. We won't have to ride out
in front where the picknickers are.
There's a lane back Of the stable, and
a slight detour brings US back into the
main road"
The three mounted and clattered
away. To Florence 1t had the air Of
a prank She was beginning to have
such confidence in these two inventive
men that she felt as II she was never
going to be afraid any more.
When the Countess Olga saw the
Anree horses it was an effort not to
fly into a rage. But secretly she
warned her people. who presently gave
chase in the limousine, while she
prattled and TESTED and laughed with
Yer company, who were quite unaware
that a drama was being enacted right
under their very noses. The countess
while she acted superbly, tore ner
handkerchief into shreds. There was
something sinister in the way all
their plans fell through at the very
moment Of consummation; and that
night she determined to ask Braine
to withdraw from this warfare, which
gradually decimated their numbers
without getting anywhere toward the
goal
Jones shouted that the Limousine
was tearing down the road. Some
thing must be done to stop it. he
suggested that he drop behind, leave
his horse. and take a chance at pot
ting a tire from the shrubbery at tn'
roadside.
Keep going Don't stop, Norton
till you are back in town. III manas
to take good care Of myself"
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man good to look at. witty, and al !
ways cheerful. Why shouldn't she
like him? Even Jones liked him
Jones. who didn't seem to like any
body. It did not matter whether he
was wise or not; a worldly point OF
view was farthest from her youthful
thoughts. It was her own affair; her
own heart.
Five days later, as she and the rid
ing master were cantering along the
road. enjoying every bit of it, they
heard the beat Of hoofs behind. They
drew up and turned. A rider was APP
preaching them at a run. 1t was the
head groom. The man stopped his
horse in a cloud of dust.
"Sir. the stables are on fire!"
"Fire?"
All the riding masters savings were
invested in the stables. The fact
that he had solemnly promised never
to leave Florence alone, and that he
had accepted a generous bonus slipped
from his mind at the thought OF nre'
a terrible word to any horseman. He
wheeled and started OF at breakneck
speed, his head groom gathering be-
hind him.
Florence naturally wondered which
of two courses to pursue: follow them
when she would be perfectly helpless
to aid them, or continue the ride ano
save at least one horse from the ter
ror of seeing flames. She chose the
latter. But she did not ride with tn'
earlier zest. She felt depressed. Sh'
loved horses, and the thought OF then
dying in those wooden stables wa
! horrifying.
Tho FIRE, however, proved to be II
cipient. But It was plainly incend
J airy. Some one had set fire to 1t VII
a purpose In view. Norton recognize
this fact almost as soon as the hr'
men. He had come this morning wit
J the idea of surprising Florence n
! was going out on horseback to toi
Q her.
l. His spine grew suddenly cold.
/. trapi She had been left alone on II
= road! He ran over to the garage,
n cured car, and went humming o.
toward the river road. A trap, al
8 only by the sheerest luck had
!" turned up In time.
ID Meantime Florence was walking b
mount slowly. For once the scene
h passed unobserved. She was deep
y engrossed with thoughts, some