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Evening star., 1914-01-19
HENRY NOW READY
TO SIGN CONTRACT
Nationals Star Catcher Noti-
fies Griffith He will Reach
Here Tomorrow.
NONE OF 0UTFIELDERS
IS YET IN THE FOLD
Lajoie Picks Ray Morgan as Being
Second Only to Eddie Collins
as a Second Baseman.
BY j. ED GRuLo.

John Henry. the Nationals star
catcher, will arrive in the city tomor-
row and during His stay here will
sign his contract for next season. Man
ager Griffith received a letter from
Henry to this effect. There has not
been any difference between manager
and player SO far as the contract is
concerned. Henry is satisfied with the
terms offered. but he is desirous Of
spending few days in Washington,
where he has many friends.
No signed contracts were received at
local headquarters this morning. a fact
which is not disturbing Manager Grif
fifth in the least. He figures that his
players will take their time about re-
turning the agreements, and believes
1t indicates that they are satisfied.
AS yet none of the Nationals out
fielders has signed, but it is under
stood that Milan. Moeller and Shanks
will have no kick coming when they
receive their contracts.
Larry Lajoie in picking an all-star team
names Eddie Collins as the ideal second
baseman in the game today. Larry,
however. pays Ray Morgan compliment
by saying: Next to Collins, Ray Morgan
of Washington is. in my estimation. the
most consistent high-class performer at
the position in the American League
Morgan Is q wonderfully improved ball
player. He was greenhorn when he
reported here in the fall of 1911, but he
developed rapidly after Griffith placed
him at second base. He should be one
of the stars of the league in the coming
campaign.
"If Tinker had signed a regular Fed
eral League contract Gilmore and
Weekhman would have shown photo
graphs of the paper long ago. said big
| the New York Sun. Tinker can sign
with Ebbets at any time without being a
! contract jumper. He has put his name
to an agreement to sign with the Fed
erals if certain conditions are complied
with. The fact that Weeghman Is dis
satisfied with the financial strength of
| five of the Federal clubs is, just what
Tinker counted on when he agreed to
| jump. You can bet that Tinker isn't
going to stick to a bloomer and in due
time it viii not surprise me to learn that
| he has signed with Ebbets. If Ebbets
| Is wise he will go the limit by offering
+, Tinker a salary Of $4,000 for three years.
| including the ten-thousand-dollar bonus
which is part Of the deal with Cincinnati.
with Tinker in the lineup the Brook
| lyn club would get all Of this money back
| in nine exhibition games, two with the
Washingtons two with the Athletics and
| five with the New York Americans. 1t
would be good business move, for the
Brooklyns not only would be factors In
the pennant race, but also might have a
piece Of the worlds series. at the same
time drawing greater crowds at home
and abroad. Why. the Dodgers would
pack the Polo Grounds every time they
played the Giants, while they would be a
greater attraction in Chicago and Gin
cinnati than ever before. The entire
National League is anxious to hear that
Ebbets has landed Tinker at any COST
Evening star., 1914-01-19
PELL WINS RACQUET TITLE.
Tuxedo Club Player Defeats Smith
for Canadian Championship.

MONTREAL. January 19.-C. c. Pell of
the Tuxedo Club Is the new Canadian
champion at racquets. He won the
honor by taking three straight games
from H. Meredith Smith, the local
player, on the courts of the Montreal
Club. The American player had the
games well In hand from start to finish.
and outplayed his opponent at almost all
stages.
The match between the professionals,
Hawes of the local club and Rogers of
New York. was called off owing to an
accident to Rogers. The score of the
championship final:
c. c. Pell, Tuxedo Club, beat ii. Mere
dith Smith. Montreal Racquet and Tennis
Club, 15-1O. 15-7, 15-5.
Evening star., 1914-01-19
THREATENS TO QUIT
Pitcher BIanding's Salary Cut,
He Refuses to Sign.
CAN'T UNDERSTAND REASON
Says He Will Not Play Base Ball
Under the Terms
Offered.

DETROIT. Mich, January 19.-Fred
Blanding. the Cleveland pitcher, is q
genuine hold out. one Of the few that this
season has produced.
The big Nap hurler isn't pulling this
stuff to get himself little advertising
nor does he threaten to sign up with
the Federals for a million dollars a min
ute. He simply says that he has return
ed his contract to President Somers and
will not sign at the figures named even
if he has to quit base bali
Blanding is amazed as we'll as sore
over the salary offered him for 1914. He
doesn't mention the sum, but says that
it is considerably less than he got ir
1918. This cut has made Fred see red
and he has made up his mind tina,
Somers either will do better by him q,
he will be shy a pitcher when the spring
rolls around
Received No Complaints.
Fred does not understand why they
can cut him in the face Of his last year {
record. and the letter which accompanied
the contract is not clear on this point
either He received no complaints on his
work from Manager Birmingham an6
was diW III COlluiAAOHs oo SiC uA9S'pitii>
cannot be inflicted for carelessness in his
ha bits. In fact, Fred is a lean-living
fellow whose personal conduct off the
field cannot be censured in the slightest
Il have sent the contract back to Mi
Somers with a letter saving that shal
not sign it," said the big Birmingham
boy. And mean this. too. There is nc
reason why / should have been cut.
cannot understand 1t at all.
Doesn't Intend to Jump.
No: I am not going to jump to The
Federals, or anything like that In fact
I haven't received any offer from tina,
circuit, and, IL I did get one. would con-
slider long time before accepting it. no
matter what the salary. l don't like TAX
ing chances with these experimental
leagues. but would prefer to play In or.
ganized base ball, where / am sure Of my
money and of the stability of the insti-
tuition. These joke circuits do not at
tract me.
II certainly hope to play with Cleve-
land, but I will not do so unless I am
treated justly.
we ought to have a good chance for
the pennant next season, providing the
Athletics slip little, but the possibility
of split of the big worlds money is not
enough to induce me to accept reduc-
ton Of my regular emoluments when
am doing good work. I like Cleveland
and I like Mr.. Somers. so the position oi
a hold-out is not a pleasant one"
Evening star., 1914-01-19
GUNBOAT SMITH AND
JESS WILLARD MATCHED

SAN FRANCISCO, January 10.
-Gunboat Smith, champion
heavyweight. and Jess willard
have been matched to fight q
twenty-rOund contest in this city
July 4. Willard's manager is said
to have guaranteed $500 to
Smith, win, lose or draw.
The men met here last May,
when Smith won q decision from
willard.
Evening star., 1914-01-19
FRENCH TEAM WINS RACE.
Australian Cyclists Second in Six
QaY Contest in Paris.

PARIS, January l9.-The six-day bi-
cycle race, which ended last night, was
won by the French team, Hourlier and
Cotes. who covered a total distance of
400 kilometers (2.63o miles,. as compar-
ed with 4.467 kilometers in 1918.
The Australians, Goulett and Grenda,
finished second. with the F'renehmen.
Perchicot and Crupelandt, third. The
American team. Folger and Moran. was
tenth. Walthour, with his Belgian
teaInmate, Deruyter, abandoned the race
in the 12Sth hour, while Root and the
Australian. Clark. abandoned II In the
twenty-eighth hour.
Evening star., 1914-01-19
New Worlds Rife Record.
BIRMINGHAM,

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. January 19.-T.
K Lee. a member of the Birmingham
Athletic Club rifle team. established q
new worlds rife record here by making
for the third consecutive time pos
sible" or perfect score. Lee tied the
worlds record a week ago by making
his second consecutive possible and
SATURDAY. he set a new one. Lee. at a
distance of seventy-five feet. sent
twenty bullets through the bulfs-eye
out of twenty shots at each trial. The
shooting was under the auspices of the
National Rifle League of America.
Evening star., 1914-01-19
mia Notifies Georgetown of Severance of Athletic Relation

moral influences can no longer sanction
contests under the conditions which 1
have attempted to outline above
Il tender my sincere apologies for the
length of this communication; but 1
wanted to present to you a statement
Of certain causes, among others that I
might mention, which have had as
their cumulative effect the recent ac-
tion by the general faculty Of the Uni
versity of Virginia.
Yours truly,
ALBERT LEFEvRE,
Chairman faculty committee on ath-
letics, University of Virginia"
Evening star., 1914-01-19
Letter From the U. of v.

The letter forwarded to aFther Angelim
by Albert Lefevre. chairman of the fac
ulty committee on athletics of the Uni
versty of Virginia, follows:
University of Virginia.
Jan. 16. 1914.
The Rev. Francis X. Angelim. S. j..
Faculty Athletic Director, Georgetown
University.
Dear Father Anglim In response to
your inquiry concerning a foot ball game
between Georgetown and Virginia next
fall, l am inelosing a copy of certain
resolutions unanimously adopted by the
general faculty of the University of Ntr-
sinia at meeting held January 10. 1914.
ut becomes the duty of the chairman
of the faculty committee on athletics to
write you this letter. in connection with
the faculty resolutions for the purpose of
setting forth some of the reasons that
have led to the faculty action. This duty
seems especially clear in justice to you,
in view of the fact that prior to this ses-
sion you have not acted as faculty direc-
tor of athletics at Georgetown Univer-
sity, and are therefore probably not fully
aware of the negotiations, conferences
and exchange of sentiments in recent
years between the faculty representatives
Of the two institutions.
Evening star., 1914-01-19

Isn't Charlie Murphy the cagy thing?
He is withholding the names Of the Cubs
now under contract so that the Federals.
by a process Of elimination. wont know
the unsigned ones with whom they can
deal. Only Charlie could make q ton
strike like this.
Evening star., 1914-01-19

Owing to advanced age and an attack
Of illness Chief Judge William T. Day Of
the orphans court of Howard county.
Nd, has forwarded his resignation to
Gov. Goldsborough.
Evening star., 1914-01-19
DANNY GREEN NOW|N
CAMDEN SANATOR|UM
Former Star Outfelder of Cubs and
White Sox Is Mental
Wreck.

PHILADELPHIA, January 19.-Edward
Danny Green. who decade ago ranked
! with the leading outfielders in the major
leagues. is now an inmate Of the Camden
County Hospital. Blackwood, N. j., fif-
teen miles from Camden
The former dashing base runner and
heavy hitter of the Cubs and White Sox
Is a mental wreck. His condition is
traced to an accident which he received
in the summer OF 1912 while a member OF
the Des Moines club of the Western
League.
Green was struck in the head with a
pitched ball in a game. and for several
days his life was in danger. When he
did recover consciousness. softening OF
the brain and partial paralysis of the
lower limbs set in.
Befrended by Callahan.
Green's son, Edward. Jr, now sixteen
years old. was with him, and the pair
went to Chicago. where the sympathy OF
Jim Callahan. the stricken ball players
old outfield mate, was enlisted. Callahan
proved the right kind Of friend. for he
had Danny sent to the Cook county in
! stitution for the feeble minded.
Then he sent the son to a boarding
school. paying for the tuition out of his
own pocket. The boy is still there
! Green's wife is dead. but his mother and
sister. who live In Camden were notified
| of the ballplayer's predicament.
| Lately the mother and sister decided
! that they would like to have Danny near.
| by. where they could visit him; and q
fund was raised by friends In Camden to
defray his expenses from Chicago to his
| home town.
| Wright Cox and AL Keaser. two mem.
bers of the Camden police department
who knew and admired Green in his salad
| days. arranged to have him sent to the
Blackwood Asylum.
Fifteen Years on Diamond.
| Green is thirty-five years old, and has
seen fifteen years Of service on the dia.
mond He was born and raised in Cam.
| den, and was a member of the famous
Mudhens. On the team with Danny were
Widow Conroy and Harry Gleason, broth.
er of KID. who also won fame in the biz
| leagues.
| Green was very popular with the old
| guard on the Athletic team. Men like
Harry Davis, Dan Murphy, Eddie Plank
and Chief Bender are numbered among
! his friends.
| Shortly after his accident, while Jim
Callahan was arranging to have him
placed in a hospital, Green sat on the
Athletics bench In a game in Chicago
| with the White Sox. He was only a shell
| in a dazed manner. When the Mackmen
| went to the clubhouse after the game, the
| hat was passed and a sum raised for the
| unfortunate player.
Evening star., 1914-01-19
Agreed to Abide by It.

After the Withdrawal of Father
Maxey from Georgetown University the
Virginia authorities were at a loss to
understand the presence of certain
players on the Georgetown foot ball
teams who seemed to be ineligible
under Georgetown's rules and in viola
ton of the agreement between George
town and Virginia.
In the fall OF 1909, in accordance with
the instructions of the Virginia faculty.
a committee of three members of our
faculty was sent to interview Father
Emmet, who was at that time the new
faculty athletic director at Georgetown,
for the purpose of inquring whether
Georgetown's athletic eligibility was
being administered according to the
agreement with Virginia, or whether the
agreement had been abandoned--in
which case the Virginia faculty had for
| hidden the contest which was scheduled
to be played few days later.
"At this interview Father Emmet ex-
pressed his ignorance OF the existence OF
the agreement in question, but when the
document was shown him by us he de-
clared his entire Willingness to abide by
1t, and formally affixed his signature
the only result was the debarring of Mr.
II. c. Byrd. who had participated in the
previous games OF the season. He had
played on George Washington the pre-
ceding session. and was clearly ineligible
under the so-called 'one-year law.
Evening star., 1914-01-19

pointed out the serious view we took Of
the Georgetown athletic situation, made
explicit the conditions Of continued inter-
collegiate contests between Georgetown
and Virginia. and emphasized the abso-
lutte necessity of more effective machinery
for carrying out the Georgetown rules;
Eve recognized the extreme diff1culfy
of devising machinery for the enforce
ment of athletic laws In Georgetown $
large professional departments situated
in the city OF Washington, but insisted
upon the necessity. Being reassured oy
manager conditional permission to az
range a game with Georgetown for 1917.
I'VE subsequently received an elaborate
new code of eligibility rules. which as a
code was regarded by us to be in general
conformity VII the code of Virginia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-28

is uniting the world with the spirits
of the world.
There are races whom we despise,' .
he added, and 1t generally turned out
that We despise them because we do
not know them. We have not found
the same common footing of human
ity with which to touch and deal with
them.
THE object of scholarship, the OBJ
jeet of all knowledge is to understand,
Is to comprehend, Ia to know what
the need of mankind is. That Is the
reason, ladies and gentlemen, why
scholarship has usually been more
fruitful when associated with religion,
and scholarship has never. SO far as
/ can at this moment recollect, been
associated with any religion except the
religion Of Jesus Christ"
Secretary Daniels subject was PRO
dec ct patria" and he spoke immedi-
ately preceding the raising Of the flag
upon great staff in the center of
the campus. The secretary described
the navy as a great university and
emphasized the fact that patriotism
and religion have always gone hand
in hand. He insisted that religion and
education must also be united.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-28
REORGANIZATION OF
PRESBYTERIAN BOARD
OF HOME MISSIONS

Chicago, May 2I,-Reorganization of the
board of home missions of the Preshyte-
rian church in a manner to satisfy most
of its critics was accomplished today
when the report of the standing commit
tee on home missions presenting plan
of reorganization was adopted by the
general assembly.
The report was in harmony with many
of the 600 overtures touching the home
mission board problem and was regarded
as step toward an adjustment of the
diverse opinions held by various Presby-
teries
Increase of membership of the board
from "a to 30 was recommended and 1t
was proposed that the management
should rest with three or more eo-ordi-
nate secretaries and a treasurer, instead
OF In a general secretary.
The use of non-alcoholic wine in the
sacrament of the Lords supper was or
dered when supplementary report from
the committee on temperance was adopt
ed by the assembly.
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CATHOLIC DELEGATES
VOTE TO PROTEST
AGAINST NATHAN

Springfield, Mass, May 27.-ln their
35th annual convention 500 delegates
of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of
Foresters, representing 1000 Catho-
lies voted to send protests by tele-
gram to President Wilson and by ca
blegram to Cardinal Merry Del Val
against the appointment by the ltal-
ian government of Former Mayor En-
nest Nathan of Rome to be envoy to
the Panama Pacific Exposition.
Reports showed an increase of near
ly 5000 in the membership of the or
SANITATION during the past year. Res
olutions upon the Home Rule bill
were to be acted upon late this after
noon. Only two minor contests were
waged in the election of officers
scheduled for the closing hours of the
convention. Boston will be chosen for
the 36th annual convention.
Among the officers elected were:
Righ chief ranger, Cornelius F.
Buckley of Dorchester; high secretary
treasurer, Daniel II. Mcguire of Hav-
erhill high inside sentinel John w.
Connolly Of Dorchester; high outside
sentinel, William H. Thomas of New
ton: high medical examiner, DR.,
Francis J. Hanley of Whitman. trus-
tee Of the high court (for three years.,
John J. Lynch of Boston.
There were minor contests in the
election of the high outside sentinel
and the trustee of the high court.
The next annual convention will be
held in Boston.
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BANGOR MAN IS
UNSUCCESSFUL
TRYING SUICIDE
Three Attempts at Water
vile Result in His Impris-
onment for Examination
By Municipal Physician
Irrational Utterances a t
The Jail

Waterville, Me-. May 27,-(SpeciaD.
After three unsuccessful attempts
to take his life, one of which was al
most successful, Thomas Nickerson.
aged 40, of Bangor was locked up in
the city Jail Wednesday afternoon to
await examination by the municipal
physician. From his actions and talk
Nickerson is evidently deranged and
the Bangor police have been notified
to see whether there Is any connec-
ton in that city with the story he
told to the police here Wednesday.
Tuesday night the man. who gives
his name as Nickerson. registered for
evidently in the best of health He
was given a nights shelter, and when
1t came time to release him Wednes-
day morning he was dazed. and could
not give any rational account of
where he was going, except that he
was booked for Heaven, and intended
to get there soon. The authorities de-
cided to keep him a while longer, and
when the attendant questioned him
early in the afternoon. he talked more
nationally and was released.
Not many hours afterward Officer
Fred Pooler, who has beat on the
Plains. brought Nickerson. dripping
wet, back into the City building. Az
ter twice attempting to take his life
by throwing himself in front of troll
leys on Water street and each time
rescued by bystanders, he jumped into
the river near the foot Of Gold street
and had it not been for the bravery
of Henry Roderigue, who plunged in
after him.. Nickerson would have
drowned. When he was taken back to
the police station he insisted upon
having wireless telephone installed
In his chest, and pleaded with the
janitor to remove the dead men from
the other cells. His story is dlscon-
nected and irrational, and all that he
seems to know is that he lived on
Broad street in Bangor. and boarded
with a Mrs, Johnson, The Bangor po-
lice are now investigating at that end
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Wilson, Bryan and Daniels #
Participate in Opening of New
Nat'lMethodistEp School

Washington, May 27.-President
Wilson and two members Of his cab
met, Secretaries Bryan and Daniels,
participated today in the formal open
ing of the American University, the
new National Methodist Episcopal
school. The national character of the
occasion was further emphasized by
the participation of the Marine Band
in the exercises and the addresses of
Bishop John William Hamilton Of Bos-
ton and Bishop William Fraser Nc
Dowell of Chicago,
Bishop Eari cfanston of Washing
Con presided at the ceremonies held
On the Universalist campus and at
tended by thousands of educators and
churchmen from all parts of the Unit
ed States. Scholarship, 1t seems to
me-" said President Wilson in his ad-
dress. lis the mastery, the exact mas
terry and comprehension of great bod
les of knowledge and the comprehen-
sion Ii more difficult than the mas
terry. II IL much easier to acquire than
it II to interpret and yet all knowl-
edge 10 dead which is not interpreted.
Tt il knowledge properly interpret
ed seen with vision of insight that
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Hit by Locomotive
But Isn't Injured

Lewiston, Me-. May 27.--Alfred Ber-
nier, aged II. of Knox street, Lew
iston. on his way to work in an Au-
burn shoe shop, ran his bicycle into
the locomotive of a freight train across
Court street, Auburn, at els A. M.
Wednesday. Tossed into the air fully
20 feet, the youth landed on the pilot
of the engine as the train was brought
to stop.
At the Central Maine General hos
pital Bernier was examined and dis
charged. The skin was broken on
the right side of his face but no fur
Their injuries were found.
That's nothing more than good
stiff punch gin the face" said Bernier
at the hospital. He wanted to go to
the Cushman- Hollis shoe factory.
where he is employed, but was pre-
vailed upon to go to his home to rest.
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Wednesday Brighton Market.
Stock Yarda, Nj

stock Iaroa, May -.
The milch cow market was very
quiet with only a small amount OF
business There was an extremely
light shipment of cows this week,
only $50 cows in all, and although the
demand was very light, prices on the
best cows ran higher than week
ago, owing wholly to some extra ran
cy cows that were included in the
supplies. Prices on these ranged from
SS5@15O, good mixers from $65gs6,
and the general bulk of the trade on
medium cows closed from $bo@6o.
There was a heavy shipment OF
beef cattle with some extra good fat
cows offered. The demand was active
and prices were strong at Tuesday q
level. and fully lac. higher.
Representative sales, mich cows-F.
o. Thompson sold II mixers from $40
@1O0. w. F. Wallace sold fancy
cows for $3.50, 10 cows for $500 and !
COW at s55. E. G.. Piper sold 20 cows
from $4o@65. A. M. Baggs sold so
mixers from $35@6950. J. S. Henry
sold 2 cows from $50@s0. G. l.. Henry
sold IS cows from s4o@s0. Hall & Low
ell sold Is cows from s40G7o. Otis H.
Forhush sold turnout cows for
s145, and ! turnout at $50.
Beef Cattle, Veal Calves, Hogs--E. g.
Piper sold OK at &c. and OF at &c., 146
calves at s lie. and IS hogs at soc. F.
Q. Thompson sold ITO calves at f-2c. E.
r. Foye sold So calves at lao and 8
hogs at Sc. Hall & Lowell sod cows av.
$50 lbs. at I l-4c., 80 hogs av l7S los. at
12c and 40 calves av. ITO lbs. at Sc. A.