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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
Hans L0BERT IS LANDED BY FEDS;
RAIDS W0RR|NG MAJOR NACNA1FS
Ban Johnson Still Declares That There Will be Peace
Moeuls Hurry East in Effort to Devise
Means for Ending Rebels.

Chicago, Dec. THAT Hans LObert.
third baseman Of the Philadelphia
National league club, has signed or
will in the next day or two sign a
Federal league contract was made
known in Philadelphia last night. The
intention of the Feds was to get the
crack inteldcr to put his John Han
cock to the papers" at the same time
that Chief Bender did, but somehow
the emissaries of the Federals missed
connections.
In the contract flashed to LObert is
inserted the biggest figure ever offered
an inhelder or outhelder. with the en-
ception of Joe Tinker, since the base
ball war started. 1t approximates
$1,000. according to the report. and
when this was mentioned to President
Baker Of the Phillies the latter hit
the ceiling" Under no circumstances
would he meet this. he told Lobert,
as Hans had been treated pretty lih-
orally by the Philadelphia club. With
this ultimatum LObert notified the
lrederals that he was ready to talk
terms.
Will He Join Chifeds?
The report gained circulation that
I.obert would finally land with tho
Chifeds, but this was not credited, as
it Is taken for granted that Zeider still
is considered good enough for the
third corner. Regardless Of where he
finally will find berth. Lobert will
be a. Federal league man. which
means that he is tied up to a contract
held by the league. 1t is known that
Hans is anxious to play in the east,
where he lives, so it will be either Bal
timore or Brooklyn, which might ne
cessitate shift III the lineup.
o. b. Alarmed by Raids.
Alarmed by each fresh raid. organ
lied baseball magnates last week start
ed rushing toward New York to devise
ways and means of putting a stop to
the fractious Federal leaguers. Minors
as we'll as majors are heading east
ward and today there are scores of
club owners and league heads in
Gotham.
No Peace In Sight.
That there will be no peace-at
least not at once-was made plain by
President Johnson OF the American
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

! league before he started Saturday
noon. With him was President CO.
miskey, who. when on baseball busi-
ness bent. does not travel around the
country for his health.
Peace with the Federals? That is
an absurd proposition said Mr.. John
son. why should we make peace :?
1t may be easy to sign a bunch. Of
stars, but the trouble is the salaries
come due regularly and the Federals
may have some bills yet to pay. Don't
bet any good money that Walter
johnson will play with any Federal
league team. either. unless you are
anxious to lose Your coin. His con-
tract with the Washington club is
bound to hold"
johnson is Secrctivc.
President johnson refused to say
why the most influential magnates in
the American league were hurrying
down to the National league annual
powwow. President Comiskey was
equally communicative.
Il am going east so johnson won't
have to travel alone" said the "Old
Roman"
Another bunch started east yester-
day President Thomas and Roger
Bresnahan left at noon. and on the
same train were Tip" O'Neill, presi-
dent of the Western league. and Tom
Chivington, head Of the American as
sociation. Other minor league heads
will meet in New York
Bender Also Booked.
The revival of peace talk Is getting
a new phase Of life in the east, but
President Gilmore of the Federal
league asserted that it was all bunk
and that the Federal league has gone
as far as it ever will go. President
Gilmore confirmed the report that
Chief" Bender of the Athletics has
signed a Federal league contract, but
he said he did not know with what
club he would play. He also volun.
teered the information that he has
received six letters from major league
greats in regard to signing, but that
he had not answered the prospective
jumpers as yet He also denied the
story that Catcher Archer Of the Cubs
had signed a contract for 1915 with
the Kansas City Feds.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
NUMBER CRACKED
BALL OVER 800
Official Batting Averages of
international League
Are Announced.

New York. Dec. THE oMicial
batting averages of the International
league were announced yesterday.
In the list are "a players with aver
ages above 800 per cent. The real
leader of the league was Shean of
Providence, who batted 334 in 14s
games. The average Of Cree of that
OF that times, who was recalled to the
New York American after partici-
pating in 72 games. was 357. Kritchell
of Buffalo and Tronto in 65 games had
an average Of 346, and Cashion OF
Montreal in IA games averaged 375.
Other 800 per cent batters were Dan
iels and Derrick Of Baltimore; r. Ons-
low, Platt and Mcintyre Of Provi-
dence; O'Rouke and Callahan Of New
York; Schultz. Walsh and Pipp Of
Rochester; Whiteman, Flynn, and P.
Smith Of Montreal: Isaacs, R. Fisher,
OHara and Jordan Of Tronto: and
Gilhooley, Jameson and Channel of
Buffalo.
Providence, which finished at the
head Of the league. also lead the club
batting with an average Of 282. The
batting averages of others were:
Toronto 276; Buffalo 267; Newark 266; /;
Baltimore 265; Rochester 256; Jersey
City 249; and Montreal 244.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
CLASS CONTESTS
ARE COMMENCED
Juniors and Freshmen Win
ners in First Games
Play Wednesday.

The junior and freshmen basketball
teams we're the victors in the first in
ter-class contests played Saturday
night. The juniors defeated the Sc
niors 10 to 16. and the freshmen de-
feated the sophomores "a to %.
The second set of games will be
played Wednesday night when the
seniors will oppose the freshmen and
the sophomores will meet the juniors.
The following Saturday the juniors
will play the freshmen and the Sc
niors will oppose the sophs.
The lineups for the games Saturday
were:
Seniors: Moore and zipoy, for
wards; Rohwedder, center; Burdick
and McFadden, guards.
Juniors: Richards and Tostevan,
forwards; Bradlow, center: Mccutch-
con and Wardwell. guards.
Sophomores: Stevenson and Ro-
quette, forwards: Murphy, center:
Boise and Murray, guards. Wells and
Talcott, substitutes.
Freshmen: Lowe and Skretting,
forwards; Moore, center; johnson and
Helmkay, guards.
The varsity squad will he chosen
from among the above men. After
the holidays Coach Andy Gill will get
the men together for their first work
out. The season begins the latter part
Of January.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
FORMER DULUTH
STARS SCATTERED

Duluth, Mimi. Dec. 7.-Of the first
baseball team managed In this city
by Darby O'Brien-that of 1909, two
of its members are in the big show
and one in the Federal league.
George Elmsworth Dauss Is with
Detroit and his old battery mate. the
stolid Mueller, now known as Miller,
is with the Brooklyn team. Don Ma
rion, one of the greatest pitchers pro-
duced by the Northern. is with the
Brooklyn Federals. @ -
Breen was with the Springfield, ILL.,,
team last season, and Kohl was with
the Madison, Wis, team. AL Cum
mings was with Ottumwa, Ia. and
Jack Schmirler, after starting with
the Fargo team Of the Northern lea
que, dropped out Of baseball. Merry
McCrone was suspended by Chattan.
ooga last season.
In the opinion of some Of the fan.
Of the city this was the greatest team
that ever represented Duluth: and
another little thing. its fighting spirit
was 80 great that its members never
knew when they were beaten.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
SPORT NEWS PAGE
be considered Monday night may re
quire.
CANTILLON GETS
THREE NEW MEN

Minneapolis, Dec, 7.-Three moro
players have been obtained for the
Minneapolis American association
baseball club Of 1915. They are Mas
sey. Brown and Meusel, minor leag-
urers, who were drafted by the
Washington American league club and
turned over to Minneapolis for a con-
sideration, according to President
Cantillon. Massey and Brown are out
fielders and last year were with Gal
weston and Fort Worth, respectively
of the Texas league. Meusel is also an
outfielder was with the Fresno Cali
fornia league.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

proposed league.
Another project is an !nterurban
league, to include these interurnan
towns: La Sale, Ottawa, strea1ot.
Peru; It is argued that interurban
transportation would greatly reduce
travelling expenses.
President Cline of Clinton is being
bombarded by critics these days. fol.
lowing the publication of the official
averages. It is charged that the aver.
ages are interesting only as works or
fiction. One critic asserts that the
team average of Champaign was CIV
en- as .288, while .275 was high water
mark for individual batters on the
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
batting hero Of the Chicago city 80
What May Happen IN lstt.

rlcS.
. What May Happen In 1915.
suppose. for arguments sake, that
the great pitching staff Of Comiskey
coming through strong next season a.
IT did at the beginning OF last year,
should fail to break under this strain.
Stretch the Imagination to place the
Sox IN the running for q pennant,
coming down the home stretch in q
spirited race with Mack's reorganixed
Athletics and Carrigan's lighting Red
Sox.
Fournier, q failure as a fielding first
sacker last year. but a whale Of q
hitter-in fact. the best batter Comis-
Key has owned in several moons, has
been shifted to the outfield. The big
Frenchman is hitting better in the
outfield than he was at first base.
Fourier in the Outaeld.
Fournier is batting we'll. but there
are others OH the club who are push
Ing him for the honors. Bobby Roth,
whom Forecaster Johnny Evers sin
gled out as the one who should win
the Chicago city series last fall, is
making the natives sit up and pay at
tention. In fact, the inmates Of the
south side park are all fused up over
the playing Of the Chicago boy in tho
outfield. Instead Of bricks. they are
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

In New York a new teacher found
that little Negro girl was named
Fertilizer johnson.
"Are you sure that Fertilizer is your
right name?" she asked.
"Yee, ma'am," replied the little girl.
"Well, tell your mother to come
here" said the teacher.
The mother came the next day.
Eyes: Fertilizer is right" she said.
"You see, named her after her fa.
ther and mother both. Her fathers
name Is Ferdinand and my name is
Liza, so we called her Fertilizer"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

tossing bouquets at the blushing youth
every time he appearA
Bonnie Brief. q left handed bats
man, secured from the Kansas City
Blues last season, ID playing at first
base, having supplanted. the big
Frenchman at the initial station. This
player has lived down his reputation
as CASTOR Of the st. Louis Browns.
and 10 doing Jiggs Donohue stunts so
often that tho fans are simply dafty
over his work. Big crowds Of ar
dent admirers assemble outside the
park every day to see that Brief gets
home unharmed by Cub supporters,
who might be spying on the fast COM
ing Sox
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
CARLETON CLAIMS RECORD.
Minnesota College Eleven Piles q
875 Points in Season.

Northfield, Minn.. Dec. by
amassing total of 375 points to their
opponents nothing the Carleton COL
lege football team Of the last season
claims the distinction of an unpre-
cedented achievement No team, 40
far as known. equaled the record this
season. This score averaged far more
than point a minute for the six
games played, and not once during
any of these games was Carleton scor-
ed upon.
Coe college Of Iowa succeeded in
scoring a point a minute during the
season just closed and came very near
to the Carleton record. But Coe was
scored upon. and, of course, cannot
present as clean q record.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
MINNESOTA QUINT
SCHEDULES GAME

March 2 is the date fixed for the
Minnesota-North Dakota basketball
game. Thomas Whelan. manager Of
the Flickertail team, was advised late
Saturday that the Gopher players
would meet his quint again.
Last year the North Dakota univer-
sity team defeated the Gophers, and
the latter were anxious for a return
game. They wanted to play early in
January, but the local authorities re-.
fused that date, as the Flickertail men
will not begin work until the first Of
the wear
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
White. .SOX TO Be
IN PENNANT RACE
"Stallings Shift" May Make
Comiskey Team Formid-
able Next Year.

Chicago, Dec. 7.-Chicago's White
1915 and the "stallings shirt that
helped the Miracle Man work wonders
with team supposed to be a forlorn
hope may make ,Comiskey's team for
midable in the American league next
season.
Happy" FNelch. home run hitter
from the Milwaukee Brewers, coming
to the Sox next season. is q right
hand batsman. So is Bobby Roth,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
PLAN ILLINOIS LEAGUE.
Streator is Birthplace OF Latest
Hr,p RaaoB,aM

StFeator is BirthpIaCe Of Latest Move
for BasebaI.
Champaign. Ill. Dec. IA league
to be known as the Illinois State
league is being groomed as the sue
cessor to the many-lived Illinois Mis-
souri, league. This time the agitation
starts in Streator and suggests an g.
club organization. Kewanee, Gales
burg, Monmouth. La Sale, Ottawa,
streator. Aurora, Elgin, Joliet, Kan
kakee, Princeton, Peru and Morris
are suggested as fruitful fields for the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-01
VACANCY IN RANKS
TELEPHONE GIRLS
MISS MAYME COMM MARRIED TO
WARREN MeAILEP LAST
NIGHT.

Tonopah is likely TO be deprived
of telephone service il cupid does
not cease his mischieyous pranks
with the popular young ladies' OF the
local office Last week one Of the
hello girls resigned unexpectedly and
Ia few hours was united In mar.
fiage 10 gentleman of Millers. Last
night another one OF the ladies'
changed her name and created a
vacancy In the office The youngest
matrnu Is Miss Mayme Comm, who
was married TO Warren McAllep, Of
the office force OF the TonOpah Min.
in company The ceremony was per,
formed hy Rev. J VI. Swander. at
the brides residence. whore a sup.
per was served and the young ecu.
pie received congratulations from a
house fun Of friends The bride and
groom were attended by oliver ~
Perry aud Miss Florence Comm
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-01
TWOGOOD FIGHTS
OPEN PROGRAMME
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
ToNoPAH MEN IN GOOD SHAPE
AND READY TO ENTER
THE RING.

The programme OF festivities for
the Fourth will be opened in Tonopah
with the boxing contests arranged
for Friday night so as to leave the
following two days free for a pro
gramme of diversified events that
win prevent the town from having a
duh moment during the three days
celebration.
The sale Of seats has been up to
expectations, the demand for ring
side seats being better than the com
mittee anticipated.
Walter Coffey and Russell Kane
are entered in the main event and
from the way the boys have been go
ing for the past fifteen days 1t begins
20 look as though ii would be to the
limit The boys are in excellent
shape and those who have not seen
them or who entertain any doubt OF
the ability OF the men to make the
fght of their lives are invited to 60
to the gymnasium or the Casino any
afternoon at 2;S0 and see them miS
with their boxing partners.
Freck Lydon and Dutch" Williams
are down for the preliminary for s
purse of $500 Both men are too
well known to need any praise. Thi.
event will be called at 9 O'Clock anC
the second event an hour later so a.
to allow time for business men wh'
keep open 10 9 o'clock to have full
benefit of the performance.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-01
UNEARTH CACHE
OF HIGH GRADE
SENSATIONAL STORY OF RICH
FIND IN NATIONAL MINES
COMPANY WORKINGS.

A sensational report is in circula
zion here that big high-grade cashe
has just been unearthed on the prop
ePty of the National Mines company
1t National The story goes that in
one of the old abandoned drifts,
while miners were pulling out old
tagging. they ran onto twenty-five
sacks of highgrade ore which had
evidently been hidden there for
years The sacks will weigh, ii Is
said, about 1876 pounds each and the
ore is estimated to be worth in the
neighborhood of $50 per pound. max.
ing the find worth approximately
S14S,000.
1t is thought that the ore was hid
den during the time the Stall broth
ers were operating their lease on
the property of the National Mines
company and was stolen from theiI
workings by high-graders.
Though the story cannot be yeri
fed and is probably greatly exagger
ated as to the amount of the ore. ant
its value, the discovery of cache o
high-grade ore in the National Mines
company's workings is well within
the bounds of probability II is gen
orally believed that high-graderl
were in clover during the productive
period OF the compaay's operations
and estimates OF the value OF the or
stolen from the property run into th
millions
II has been a matter Of common be
+ lief here and IN National Tor seyera
years that caches OF stolen hlgi
grade ore would he found In the Oh
F workings.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-01
RAILROAD MERGER
COMPLETEOAFTER
A LONG DELAY
TWO LINES RUNNING FROM
RHYoLlTE TO aoLDFIELp
WILL EFFECT MERGER.

The Bullfrog & Goldfeld railroad,
running from Rhyolite and Beatty.
Nevs to Goldfield, will be absorbed
and its Indebtedness assumed by the
Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad com
pany. Clark interest, according to
the decision of the stockholders Of
the latter company at meeting held
in the office of Dana T. Smith, as
sistant secretary, Thursday afternoon.
says the Salt Lake Tribune. The
meeting was attended by w. H. Com
stock, secretary Of the San Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad
company who Is also secretary-treas-
urer of the Las Vegas & Tonopah
company.
The plan outlined Al yesterdays
meeting was to take up the stock OF
the Rullfrog & Goldfeld company,
whose line parallels the Los Vegas &
Tonopah road from Beatty to Tono
pah. assume its indebtedness and
practically reconstruct new line be-
tween Beatty and Tonopah. using for
the purpose the best parts of Doth
roads and abandoning other sections.
The plan has been under considera-
tion for some time by the officials
and stockholders of both companies
and has been approved by the Nevada
State Railroad commission and other
state officials, and the action author
lied by the stockholders yesterday.
The Las Vegas & Tonopah railroad
was completed about seven years ago
and the Bullfrog e. Goldfeld was fin
shed scon after its rival The for
mer road was built by the Clark In,
ierests and the latter by the Brock
interests OF Philadelphia.
According to the records produced
yesterday. both roads have been oper-
ating at loss during the last few
wears. and 1t was deemed advisable
TO eliminate one OF the lines by con.
soidation. In the hope that the terri
tory traversed would furnish sufficient
traffic to make the single road at
least self-supporting. II is the inten-
tion to carry out the proposed plan
nf consolidation as quickly as the
transfer and other negotiations can
he effected
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-01

pals, to look toward the future with
grave concern and apprehension
1T was the politicians like Mr.
Penrose who are responsible for the
existence of the present national ad
ministration To put them in power
would merely ensure in a short time
another violent swing of the pendu
mm against them and continuation
of government by conyulsion, of a
government see-saw between two
sets OF policies, both inimical to the
general welfare and two sets of poll
ticians. neither of them responsive
to the public needs"
70 meet such situation, Colonel
Roosevelt argued that the voters of
Pepnsylyania should repudiate Pen
rose and his nominees and followers
and further should oppose the sup
porters of the present administers
ion. Concluding his Indictment Of
The bosses he outlined what he
styled the Specific performance" Of
the Progressive party in the matter
OF state and national legislation, and
again took up the tariff question.
we have had now "a years ex-
perience with trying to regulate
business by destruction. the colonel
concluded
The result has been nearly fiat
failure. The administration pro-
poses policy of further destruction,
even more unintelligible in concep-
tion and certain to be more futile in
performance than the existing policy
which ii amends
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-01
ELECTED CASHIER
VICE EUGENE HOWELL
DEPUTY BANK ExA N e r
ELECTED eY BANKING
CORPORATION.

Al a special meeting of the direc-
tors of the Tonopah Banking corpor-
alton. held today, John NJ Gregory.
formerly state bank examiner under
the late Eugene Howell, was elected
vicepresdent and cashier OF the
bank to fill the vacancies caused by
the death of Mr. Howell
Mr. Gregorys experience qualities
him in every way for this new posi-
tion He has been connected with
the banking corporation in various
capacities since 1906. and for some
time has served as director of the
bank. He is thoroughly familiar
with the affairs of the institution in
every particular and will conduct
the business along the same safe
and conservative lines which charac.
terized Mr. Howell's administration
Mr.. H. C. Brougher and the other
directors of the bank are TO be con
graduated upon securing the services
Of Mr. Gregory at this time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-01
WHY AGENT FOR
PUBLICITY OF THE FAIR

And so Sam Dunham, of the New
York Mining Age, has been appoint
ed publicity agent OF the State Ex-
position commission Sam is a
Democrat. or used TO be. but as he
was not member OF the last legs-
latnre his appointment Is mystery
not easily explained He's good
old scout aud the Record Is pleased
TO learn that he is 10 be In on some
Of this easy money But why pub.
licity agent Has the commission
anything to sell2 And. IL So hasn't
Il enough ability among its numer.
Gus anpolntees to do the work2 Let's
see, II nov has general commits
sloner. an assistant AZ $500 per. a
secretary and three or four other
members Of the legislature on the
payroll as assistants. with nothing
10 do bat spend the money but they
are entitled 10 Il. for did they not
vote for the bill and help push Il
through OF course the constitution
SAYS no member OF the Legislature
shah accept employment through any
measures passed while he WIS a
member OF the legislature hut why
a constitution anyway Don't the
hoyH need the money In the Ian
enage 0f the immortal Web t1annt
san, What ore we here loffH And
then don't l'arsn city get all the
money! Sure Mlke' Then why
spend any ~ IL ia California tly
Hs, ard
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-01

The Fourth of July committees
have completed their work with the
exception of the Mardi Gras commit
tee which has charge Of the parade
in costume Sunday night The
prizes will be announced tomorrow.
The parade committee reports the
following formation and line OF
march for the opening event of Sat
urday morning. beginning at 1890
a. m:
Grand Marshal and Aides.
r. b. Davis, X. j. Gallagher.
James Hayes, John Troy, Ed. Malley.
H. II. Atkinson. l.. Z. Glass,
DIR. A. d. Mcleod, j NJ. Murray,
william Brown. James Timlln,
Russell Williams, Frank II. Ward.
H. Kelly.
Goddess Of Liberty and Maids
Toflopah Military Band
Veterans and Spanish War Veterans.
Fraternal Societies
Miners Union
Eagles.
Moose
Elks.
Servians.
Knights of Pythias
|. o. o. y.
Ladies' Orders.
other Societies
Floats.
Automobile Section with all autos
OF Tonopah
Fire Department.
Prizes Best decorated automobile
e~N~SesS~~ee~S~~$S