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Evening star., 1914-02-22
TAFT BUYS CUBS;
MURPHY IS FORCED
OUT OF BASE BALL
Continued from First Pase)

National League directors exceeded their
authority in dealing 80 summarily with
the Cub boss, and they watched for the
Developments at today's meeting with
double interest. There was much mystery
before the meeting. None Of the mag
was like sphinx. Soon after his arrival
Tener was closeted with C. P. Taft in
the latters office for several hours while
the rest Of the club managers held q
secret session at the Sinton Hotel.
The clubs were represented al follows:
Cincinnati. August Hermann ana Harry
Stephens; Chicago, c. P. Taft and Charley
Ackerland: st. Louis. Schuyler Britton
and L. o. Hooker: Pittsburgh. Barney
Dreyfus; New York. Harry Hempstead:
Boston. J. F. Gaffney: Brooklyn. Charley
Ebbets, and Philadelphia. w. E. Raker
and John Heydler
Further than acknowledging that he
had purchased the stock Of Mr.. Murphy
in the Chicago club. Charles P. Taft
would not commit himself tonight
President Tener. in commenting on the
conference. said:
II cannot add anything other than to
not associated with any one else in the
purchase Of Mr.. Murphy's stock"
Harry Ackerland said: Il still retain
my interest in the Chicago club. and at
present intend to continue to do 20.
was present at the meeting only because
was a stockholder OF the Chicago club.
and further than this can say nothing
When approached as to who the next
president of the club would be Mr.. Taft
had nothing to say, while Mr.. Ackerland
stated that the man would probably not
be chosen until meeting Of the directors
of the club is held, which he predicted
would be at an early date.
The meeting of the presidents Of the
clubs of the National League. Chicago
excepted. developed early into a mere
discussion while the. seven men await
ed word from President Tener as to
the outcome of his conference with
Mr.. Taft, and they adjourned imme-
diately upon receiving word Of the pur-
chasing Of Mr.. Murphy's stock. It was
proposed to hold meeting of the
board of directors later, but this was
abandoned and a majority of them
prepared to leave this city at once.
When asked when the resignation of
Murphy would be acted upon by the
board of directors. President Tener
said:
II do not know. but It is unimportant.
as it viii only be q matter of record"
This was explained when II was
pointed out that MI. Murphy owning no
stock In the Chicago cllb. cannot ySD.
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results follow:
STRICT RULES ADOPTED.
Amateur Base Ball Body Wants
Only Amateurs to Play.

CHICAGO. February 21.-Besides bar
ring entirely any player considered .
professional, the National Amateur
Base Ball Association at Its session to-
day adopted rules prohibiting the play
ers in its contests from receiving any
compensation for their participation.
Rigid regulations regarding profess
sionalism We're incorporated in the as
sociation's eligibility code. The four
teen delegates who attended yester
days meeting at which the association
was organized will form the first di-
rectorate, 1t was decided today. The
officers were to be elected before ad-
journment this evening.
Evening star., 1914-02-22

Players Of the two st. Louis teams
seem to have the marrying fever. The
latest to announce matrimonial plans is
Pitcher George Susgs. who will wed a
young woman OF his home town, Kings
ton, n. Y, next week and take her with
him to the training camp OF the Card
inals at st. Augustine.
Otto Williams, according to reports
from Kansas City. is to draw his release
after eight years service In the American
Association.
Evening star., 1914-02-22

Murphy made hlmSel1 a MlhaonaAie ~.
fortune being estimated at over a million
and q half. But fpancial success only
seemed to spur on his desire to make
enemies, In which he succeeded or1lnant!y.
Murphy came very near to being tnfown
out of base ball little over a year ago
financial hacker Of Horace Fogel, at that
time the head of the Philadelphia Ma
ional League club. Fegel was FOUND
guilty Of charging the league with ma
nipuiating the umpires and he was tried.
found guilty and forced to get out OF
the game. Murphy was closely identi-
fed with this scandal. but for some un-
accountable reason was not punished. .
Had Murphy continued at the head OF
the club in Chicago this year It woulo
reason that the Chicago public was pledg-
ing itself not to patronize his club as q
result Of his shabby treatment of Johnny
Evers. To have a non-paying club IN
Chicago would have proven hard olow
to the other clubs OF satad that ca5ct te o,t1 an
law Federal League. It was to prevent
such a disaster that John Tener and the
owners Of the other National League
clubs started a campaign against Murphy
which seems to have landed him.
Murphy can retire from business with
the wealth he has acquired in base ball:
His career has been most successful
one. In the ten years that he has been
at the head Of the Chicago club he has
won four pennants and his team has
thing went well for Murphy until he
started to wrangle with the players who
had made him. A little over year ago
he had a split with Frank Chance. VINO
had managed his team 90 successfully y
get away from him. and the climax came
when he released Johnny Evers and ap-
pointed Hank O'Day to manage his team.
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Ran Johnson took the initiative. He
made It plain that the American League
would not continue the agreement unoef
which it operates with the National
Leaxue IL Murphy was allowed to con-
tfnue rs a member Of the parent oreani-
..tion. and the National League. led by
President Tener. got busy. the culmina-
tion Of its effbrts being the elam!nation
Of Murphy at yesterdays meeting IN
Cincinnati. .,
.at;sfaction throughout the base ball
world, but it proves that the NauonaI
League has In John Tener Mt man 70
be It's president He has hanoieo tne
Murphy affair in manner that marks
him as strong man for the position wno
is sure he is right and then does NOT
fail to carry his point 1t was Tener
who realized that the salvation OF the
National League was at stake when Mur-
ply made the blunder Of releasing Essrs.
and he set out to get his scalp ano nas
succeeded in doing so.
Mnrnhv has been in base ball since
1905. At that time he purchased the
controlling Interest in the CLUB. Cnat!es
P. Taft Of Cincinnati was his hnanctal
backer. 1t was understood at the Ime
that Murphy had an agreement with Mr.
TAFT whereby he could buy his holding
with the profits of the club. IN ieoo
Murphy won the pennant and made
fortune, it being said that the club de,
clared 135 per cent dividends at the emo
Of this year. The White Sox, however,
defeated the Cubs in the worlds series
that fall. Murphy's team repeated
in 1907 and 1908 and each season de-
feated Detroit for the worlds champion
ship 1t won the pennant again IN
1910 but was defeated in the worlds s
series by the Athletics. These successes
on the diamond made the team a great
drawing card. and it is estimated that
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TIGERS GET TITLE.
Win Hockey Championship by Beat
ing Harvard, 4 to 1.

NEW YORK. February 21.-Prince-
ton won the intercollegiate Ice hockey
championship by defeating Harvard,
to l, here tonight Each team had
previously defeated the other.
In the first half. Kuhn. for Princeton.
scored twice and MacColl once Phillips
made Harvard's lone tally just before
the end of the half.
In the second half MacColl added an
other for Princeton. "Hobey" Baker did
no scoring. but with Kuhn aided ma
terially in teamwork. Winants, Prince
toms goal keeper, also did excellent
work.
Evening star., 1914-02-22
SUBMIT BIDS.
Contracts for Chicago Federals'
Stands TO BE Awarded Monday,

CHICAGO. February 21.-Four con.
tractors submitted bids today for the
Job Of building the Chicago Federal
League clubs grandstand. Tho con-
tract may be awarded by President
Charles weeghman early Monday, and
work will be rushed on the stand IN
order to have it ready by the time sci
for opening the playing season. Each
stand capable of caring for a large
number OF spectators ready in time,
though it Is generally admitted that
fans who attend the first few games
here will have no roof over their heads.
The Federal schedule probably will not
provide Tor . game hero until May
Evening star., 1914-02-22
LOCAL CHESSISTS WIN.
W. C, and W. Club Takes Match
From Baltimore Association.

The eighteenth annual match between
the Washington Chess and Whist Club
and the Baltimore Chess Association
took place last night in the rooms of
the local organization. The result was
seven victories for the local men and
four for the players from the Monu-
mental city. The winning Of the match
places the Two i've assoe'noUns ass now won ON nine nine
baltimore played white on the even
number boards.
Norman T. Whitaker, the brilliant
voune local master. played a splendid
9ama against Adams. beating him in
fifteen moves.
n,i.e raailfa follow.
Evening star., 1914-02-22
CAPITAL ATHLETES
GET THEIR EVENTS
Continued from First Pase)

man, G. O., second; Durham. Richmond College,
third. Height, 8 feet inches.
Haif-mile scholastIc-Cormick, e II. S., won;
Carter, n. @: s. second; Parrish. e n. S.,
third. Time, 220.
Bankers relay, one miIe-won by First Ma
tional Conrad, Vincent, Borden, Lacy. Tint
not given.
won; Cooke, University Of Virginia, second. An.
derson, Richmond College, third Time, al2.
]. N. Il. S.. third Height not given.
Mile handicap-Finnegan, G: o.. won; Tucker.
sity Of Virginia. third. Time, 45S.
One-mile collegiate relay-Maryland Agricul-
tural College Ruf, Grace. Knode. Norrtsl. won.
Time, S.29 Ia
Pole vault-weideman. G. O.. won: Walker,
University of Virginia, second; Robinson, G. u.
third. Height, II feet inches.
Evening star., 1914-02-22
OUSTING OF MURPHY WILL
PLEASE FANS OF COUNTRY
National League Compelled to Eliminate Obstreperous
Club Owner to Retain Its Prestige-President
Tener Scores Signal Victory in Forcing Issue.
BY 7. ED GRILLo.

The elimination of Charles W. Murphy from the National
League will greeted with delight by all lovers of
game No identified with the game in its fifty
been unpopular with the public which sup
ports the sport head and Of the Chicago
National League team into prominence when
he became with the Chicago club Murphy seems
to have been disturbing the organization which con-
trolls the sport wranged with magnates players and tans
has been at swords ends every identified with the
game The about few weeks when Murphy an
the release Johnny his Evers not only
brought weak team into third place. but ne mad just com
neted tour around the country signing Mup players who
were very demand by the Federal League Coming at TINS
time the deposn proved hard blow organized base
hal, and stems were Immediately rid the game of Murphy
Evening star., 1914-02-22
EQUALS RECORD IN
5o.YARD SWIMMING MATCH

HONOLULU, February :i.-
Robert Small of the Olympic
Club, San Francisco, defeated the
worlds champion short distance
swimmer, Duke kahanam0ku,
here today at 50 yards, tying tho
champion's worlds record OF
- 3-5 0ecOuds.
Evening star., 1914-02-22

The Western Canada League will open
its season May and close it on Sep
tember Z. All teams are supposed to
carry fourteen men each and the pooling
e tho uiisaGo Vim b On this haSiA
Evening star., 1914-02-22
TOME DEFEATED.
Loses to Girard College by Score Of
20 to %.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special DIspdtcN 70 ne Staf.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, February IL
Tome School basket ball team WAS beaten
today by Girard College, which has one
of the strongest aggregations in Phils-
delphia The game was close. 23 to ~
The winning point was scored during the
last few minutes of play. Lineup:
Evening star., 1914-02-22
WIN BY 40 TO IL.
Continued from First Pagal

Varsity boys. The teamwork of the Mid
dies was about up to the usual standard.
the playing Of Smith and Adams, indi-
vidually. and working together, being
particularly good. Kelly. Waldron and
Poeitfon Gaor0afnrp-o
Evening star., 1914-02-22
Base Ball Draws Out the Best.

Inc pase Dali game Sunoay a!te'noon
brought out the best In Cairo. For the
erst +,n,. in the history q, base hall row.
~, ~. - Ia -, ,,sh
'slty lent IT'S presence ms nosai hisn,
ness, Abbas Filimi IL, khedlve OF all
Eyypt. with his retinue, headed by Maj.
yVa+so, ,id-5a-c,n,, NJ the ,hedtve sat
"a.soii, gu y. -
in the front row on newly "aoe pat
form.
The base ball entertainment was held
-. - ...- -, E,tchan.r
uhuer ehe pau onase =. Ao.u
British diplomatic agent and consul gen
eral, who was unable to be present. but
vas renresented bv Sir Milne Cheethan,
-, .-,.,.,, a.,,, por.,a
secretary VI tue BRUSH AseSs o....,
Storrs. oriental secretary, ana Loro Cnui-
Iorn Crichton-Stuart,
,,.h.r s,,.c,,uv sslectaa prests were
CN. L.
Iulncar Pasna' governor Oh Sairo' Iai
gey Pasha, commandant Of police; Cen
Evening star., 1914-02-22
By H. c, BYRD.

Tho Maryland Agricultural College base
ball team will be compelled to go through
the most difficult schedule any nine that
has ever represented the school has at
tempted. Not only will every other col
lege in the state be played in the race
for the state championship. but the
Farmers will go into a much higher class
Of college ball than that in which they
have been playing in past years.
The season will open March q, with
game in Annapolis against tho Naval
Academy. The contest with the Sailors
will be followed with others against
clubs almost If not quite as strong. In
the first week come Georgetown. Catholic
University, Swarthmore and the Navy.
to be followed shortly by Lehigh. Dick
inson. West Virginia University. Uni
versity of Georgia, the Richmond Vir-
ginia State League club and the WASH
ington American League team. The
first game for the state championship
will be played April 4.
That the Farmers will have to develop
the strongest club they have ever had
to get through with their list OF games
successfully Is certain, and 1t looks very
doubtful about their being able to do
that, in view Of the loss Of two Of the
most capable Of last years teanl-Loomis.
pitcher, and Norris. first base. Unless
somebody among the new men shows up
well enough in the pitching department
to take LOOMS place. the team Will
have a difficult time weathering the
games because OF lack OF capable
hurlers.
Several new men have entered school
who are being counted on to develop
Into fairly capable performers. Among
those who have entered that are known
to have had some high school expert
ence are Doleman. catcher, and Mont
gomery. infielder. of Tech; Derrick Of
last years Business High nine: Poust.
an infleider, and McHenry. a pitcher, Of
the Frederick High School team Of last
spring, and Mess. former Central catch
er. and Dearstyne of Port Chester High.
There will be several others out for the
team. according to report, but little Is
known Of what they have done, and 1t is
probable the majority will have had but
little experience.
There are still several men from the
1913 nine in school, though that nucleus
was hard hit when Morris and Loomis
left. OF the team Of last spring there
will report Shipley and Knode. infielders:
Huntemann and Taylor. catchers and
Peters and Williams. outfielders. Hof-
fecker Is the only man left OF the pitch
ing staff Of three who were carried last
year. 1t is more than probable that he
will be depended upon In all the big
games. though 1t is hoped that McHenry
can be developed SO that he will be
capable of working regularly with him.
Hoffecker has been the pitching star at
NJ. A. C. for three years.
The practice will be started as soon as
The Farmers diamond dries out very
rapidly. and the players will probably
be at work by March /, IL not before.
The schedule is as follows:
Evening star., 1914-02-22

Summary: Goals from court-Navy, Adams (sl,
Smith (6j, McReavy. Wiltse {2l; Georretown.
Kelly co; Waldron Martin. Goals from foul
OF Washington. Time Of halves-2o minutes
Substitutions- for wiltse, Clark for
Evening star., 1914-02-22
WONDR0US IS CAIRO
Base Ball Tourists Find City Of
Many Features.
EXPLORE THE PYRAMIDS
But Schaefer Has to Yell "Take
Your Hands Out Of
My Pocket
BY JOSEPH C. FARRELL,

CAIRO, Egypt. February . Zen route
with hite Sox and Giants. world tour
ists).-Cairo, last and greatest city of the
oriental stops, last and greatest city of
the oriental holdup. homo Of the Ennuted
enc, city of harems and harem-scarens,
of blase raconteur and wax moustached
bon vivaut, of lying Arabs, with fake
scarabs. metropolis OF tradition. sedition,
history, mystery, squalor, (Holler) incense,
nonsense, burg Of shouts, clouds. yells.
smells, dips sips, and tips, camel and
donkey, begger with monkey, citadel, and
git, t,tuh, hel. Here amid the pyramids the
thieviug Bedouin thrives; It's well that
every tourist, like the cat. has many
lives.
wonderful day of activity for the world
touring tossers. Special trolleys carried
the party to the historic suburb, Hello
polls, and to the marvellous hotel OF the
same name. In the hotel lobby the en-.
tire sixty-seven stood upon the largest
and costhest rug In the world. Smyrna,
seveuty-five' by forty feet. for which
special machinery was constructed. IL
cost I5,oo0 francs. The hotel manage
lnent boasts of 100 Smyrnas.
The most modern of vehicles carried
the travellers to Ghizeh. where the most
ancient of known carriers. donkeys and
camels. conveyed the tourists around the
Sphinx, and the Pyramids. Joe Benz
mounted a dromedary and after the
desert ship had advanced nine steps Joe
was seasick, and had to be assisted to
the base of the Sphinx. where he set
in gloomy meditation until 1t became diff
iicult for the sightseers to determine
which was the close mouthed statue
The rest of the players stood and Gazed
In veneration at the marvellous creations
of the ancient Egyptians. 1t was on this
very spot over twenty-five years ago
that the stanciI-hearted pioneers of their
own profession played the now interna-
tional game of base ball upon the first
world base ball tour. over half OF the
Sirdlers of that memorial tour have passed
away Many of the base ball warriors who
followed the same path twenty-five years
later and stood on the same spot yes
terday were but kids in kneelets at the
time of that great achievement.
Evening star., 1914-02-22
Various Money Extractors.

The midwinter bandit season in Chi
cago is q summer resort Of contentment
compared to day at the pyramids. The
camel and donkey tender. the bead post
card, ancient sword. and fezhawker Is
as unique in his methods OF extracting
coin from the tourist as the porch
climber. with modern machinery. in our
own quiet City of the Lakes. Four or
five of the huskiest in the bunch, &C.
companied by four or five guides each.
essayed to explore the dark passages Of
Cheops. the largest of the pyramids.
There were deferred from further
pyramidal sightseeing by howl from
within by Schaefer: Take your hand
out Of my pocket: an admonishment
of me I'll knock you into the Nile: a
word OF reproof from Donlin, and Take
that from Merkle, then exit by entire
party.
'.Baksheesh, baksheesh. baksheesh." /"
the cry Of the native beggar. was heard
always as they threw themselves prone
before the tourists.
No trip to Cairo is conaplete without
the great discussion: How did they
transport these great stones and how
did they lift them to the positions IN
which they are now found? The Ger
mans. led by Honus Lobert, maintained
that they started at the top OF the pyra-
mids and worked downward to the center.
then laid foundation and labored up
ward. like Donlin advanced the theory
that they were originally solid concrete
blocks. An objection from KLEIN OF the
Teutons to all remarks Of a personal ma
ture broke Up the discussion. and the
great mystery remains unsolved.
President Comiskey's watch. which has
been out Of working order. due mainly
to being tightly wound. was jolted into
regularity once more by a tremendous
cannon blast. daily occurrence, which
rocks Cairo at noon time from Obelisk
20 Pyramids and back again.
Evening star., 1914-02-22

Msrss se.sSs1Is Sniysrs!dy ,.sa At p, pWs.hInston
April l-Gallaudet 4 College PARK:
April 4-Johns Hopkins at Baltimore.
April s-Richmond Virginia State League club.
April 9-WashinSton Amt lean League club.
April i5-saitimore Polytechnic Institute at
April is-Mt st. Joseph at College Park.
April 2l-west Virginia University at College
April 27-Hniversity of Georgia at College Park.
April 2snMt ~ St Joseph a. at sslt,more. 81
May 2-st Johns College at College Park.
Nay Nay ia-saisinore clty College at csllese Park.
May Iaia ct cssss G. M.'1afson Pass
May 27-Washington College at Colleee Park.
May 30-St. Johns College at Annapolis.
The Georgetown track management is
planning several relay races for the meet
March ]. which should be very interest
ing. The final event will be that be-
one mile. and two others have practically
been agreed on. The Carlisle Indians will
run against Johns Hopkins. and the sec
ond Carlisle four is to meet Lehtgh. The
Indians generally present an attractive
feature in every meet in which they
take part Another big relay event will
be a two-mile relay race between Prince
ton and Pennsylvania Ted Meredith will
be a member of the Pennsylvania four,
while It is fairly certain that the Tigers
will have just a. fast combination as
in recent years Yale will send down a
SQUAD for the open events, and 1t is more
than possible that Br.ckley. Harvard's
foot ball star. will take part In the shot
put.
It has practically been decided that the
Maryland Agricultural College intercol-
legiate and interscholastic meet this
spring will be held Saturday. May 2. Con-
sidering the number Of communications
received already by the college author
tiles, the games VIII reach q greater mag
nitude than IN any Of the previous years
The county schools Of Maryland and the
schools of Baltimore city will be more
fully represented, and 1t IL certain that
washington prep and high schools win
have a much larger entry list.
Bill Foley is trying to arrange two
mile relay race for one OF his scholastic
teams for the Georgetown meet. Bill
figures that he has some youngsters wf.o
would make a mighty good showing
against anything the other institutions
could put out at the distance and when
Foley so thinks it is generally pretty safe
to say that there is reason for so doing.
1t is very probable that an ail-high re-
lay race Of some kind viii b run in the
Georgetown meet There Is no doubt that
Evening star., 1914-02-22

Ray Prince, a young outfelder who has
made quite a reputation at Bluefield, w.
Va, may be given trial with the Ma
donals this spring. Prince has an ad-
mirer among the local fans who is spon-
sor for the young man. and Griffith may
send him a contract and look him over.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-31
MIDNIGHT FIRE DESTROYS
HERMISTON LIVERY STABLE

midnight fire last night at Her
miSton destroyed the Pioneer Livery
Stable OF that place, Gise and Emery
proprietors, together with nine hors-
es, an automobile, seven buggies and
hacks, all Of the harness and between
500 and 400 tons of hay, according to
information received in this city. The
loss viii run into the thousands Of
dollars but is partly covered by in
surance.
The fire Is supposed to have start
ed from a grass fire caused by a spark
from a passing east bound freight en-
sine- so fiercely did the flames burn
and so quickly spread that it was i'm
possible to save but six Of the fifteen
horses in the barn at the time, One
automobile was also taken out be-
fore it was damaged.
The proprietors carried $500 insur-
ance on the rigs and harness but the
barn was owned by a Kennewick man
and the amount of his insurance has
not been ascertained.
Alonzo Wright, who was asleep in
the barn loft. jumped and dislocated
his left hip. Joe Kelsey. was slightly
burned in getting out Of the livery Of
flee. while Walter Beasley, who was
in the office at the time, escaped with
out injury. Conservative estimates
placed the total loss at $4,000.