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Evening journal., 1914-12-16
picking NEW TEAM
FOR THE Athletics
Fans Predict More Changes
in Philadelphia Line
up
up
BAKERS JOB IS
IN MACK'S HANDS

One OF the really interesting pas
times Of the present winter league
schedule is picking team for the 1915
Athletics. Ever since the depressing
not to say honestly discouraging
defeats administered by a tall Georg-
ian whose name we shall not mention
for fear of giving him too much pub
licity for his vaudeville venture, the
new lineup Of the Mackmen has been
chosen by experts. And the baseball
experts are almost as numerous this
year as the military experts and give
forth their opinions which equal aban~
don. Sufficient to remark at this time,
Connie Mack has the final say in the
matter.
A few things, however may be pre-
dicted One is that Wallie shang Will
continue at the old stand. Tho sec
ond is that the young blood on the
Mack hurler corps will be very much
TO the front The third is that a new
face will be seen in the outfield and at
second base. The fourth is that the
Athletics will be more popular in 1915
than they have been in the last few
years-which is not saying much. The
fifth idea is not such a lead-pipe cinch.
but there is a strong probability that
someone else will be lowering around
third base in the place of Home Run
Baker
The Maryland slugger would like a
change of climate, il is said. He had
a bad slump, comparatively speaking,
last summers and many were unkind
enough TO say that the former IDOLS
feet had turned to clay-which is a
literary way of saying that he is not
what he used TO be. It would be a
brave man who would try to name his
successor. however
II have not received any offers
whatever from the Federal League"
said Baker the other day Baker was
then asked If he expected TO be traded
to anther club. In reply to this he
said
"This is entirely up to Manager
Mack ] am subject to orders and if
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
next FAIR TO Be
open Three NIGHTS

The plan of having a night fair
for a part Of the week was discussed
at meeting OF the Delaware State
Fair held in the secretary's office
yesterday afternoon as one OF the
features for the 1915 fair. The even
ings on which the gates are to be
open are Monday. Tuesday and
Thursday The night fair was a
feature of several of the Pennsylvania
fairs during the 1914 season and was
successful. Special attractions will
be provided, among which will be q
display of fireworks and probably
racing.
Band concerts and extra vaudeville
attractions will be arranged and the
executive committee has plans to
make this the most attractive series
of night events tho State has ever
known The details will be an
nounced later.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
Some SideIighs on The Sporting Game

Johnson. Chief Johnson, Hal Chase.
Russell Ford, Bill Rariden. Bob
Groom, Otis Crandall, A. Marsans.
Claud Hendrix Rollie Zeider, Steve
Evans, Bill Porte. Leon Ames. Arthur
Holman, Grover Hartley, AL Brid-
we'll and r. Il Erwin. And so tho
list goes and grows as il goes.
Just one pound of weight keeps Pac-
key Mcfarland, Chicago lightweight
king, and Freddie Welsh, worlds cham
pion of that class, from signing ar
tioles calling for a ten-round bout be
tween them at Madison Square Garden
next month. Packey wants the weight
to be 1856 at o'clock, while Welsh in
sists that il must be 1876.
A deadlock exists. Welsh has de-
clared that 1856 is tho best he will do.
packoy today told Matchmaker Jimmy
Jolnstone to give him few days TO
think the matter over. He said he
would let .Johnstone know by the end of
this week whether or not he will con-
sent TO make 1875 for the champion.
Jess Willard win have to lam the tar
out of one Jim Coirey, known as the
Dublin Giant. before lac can hope to
mingle with Jack Johnson This was
settled last night when Cofrey battled
his way TO a popular verdict over Gum
boat Smith in ten rounds The winner
of last nights fracas is to meet VIII
lard here in January. Smith fought
hard last night, but few of his swings
found their mark. CofTey was piling mp
points while the Gunner was blazing
away at the air in an effort to score a
Knockout.
Kid Graves. Milwaukee welterweight,
drove another spike in his claim for
championship honors last night by beat
ing Jack 1oland of Philadelphia. The
westencr won all the way in ten
rounds.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
INDOOR
SPORTS
By "Bm" MCGOWAN

A report llohl biluEtpoiA' ~ N"'h'' 'N
il that Sam Robideau. Jack McGuigan's
crack lightweight, is training there for
his lO-round bout with Young Shugrue,
which will take place at Jersey City on
Friday night. Robideau has with him
as his sparring partner Wilmington
Jimmy Murphy. The winner Of this
bout will fight Champion Freddy Welsh
twenty-round bout at New Orleans.
Great things are expected to happen
at Brownson Hail on Friday night,
when the strong Nincome team, OF
Philadelphia, will be the attraction.
Brownson is pulling hard for victory.
II is the desire of the fans to see the
wearers of the gold and blue come
through the season with a clean slate.
The Eden basketball team has
placed an order with y. Snellenburg &
Co. for new uniforms. The boys from
little Brooklyn would like to hear from
any of the local teams.
Two good games of basketball are
scheduled at. Friends School gymnasium
tomorrow night The Pioneer teams
will be the combatants.
Os Murphy. who last season took
charge of the Pioneer basketball team
toward the end of the season, was re-
Gently reelected manager of the Pioneer
team. Murphy has already signed a
number of players and expects to put
on the field team that will bring home
many laurels. Os has also taken an
active part in that branch Of sport for
several years. At various times he
played with and managed the Rockford
team, Of the Wilmington League Be
sides acting in the capacity of a man,
ager last season. Os held down the
presidency of the $ ial League.
During the past few days the Fire
side League magnatcs have been fatten-
ing their batting averages. The latest
report worthy of comment is the pro-
posed organizing of new baseball
+ league for the 1916 season. Ii is
thought that another Catholic League
will be formed. The teams of the vari-
GUS parishes expected to take an inter
est in the league are; St. Aloysius. st.
/ Thomas. st. Elizabeth's, st. Patricks
/ Pioneers and st. Mary's.
II is likely that the Peach League
sports will get together after the holi
DAYS and talk over the matter OF or
ganizing. League ball on the peninsula
should prove a success.
The following is the standing of tn,
contestants in &. j. Browns amateur
billiard fournamput.t
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
RY HAL SHERInAN.
vritten for The United Press.)

(Written for the Onlted fiessJ
NEW YORK, Dec 16--Something
over fifty baseball players who once
did their cavorting in the big leagues
arc on the rolls of and receiving sal
aries from the many times dead, dy-
ing or buried Federal League.
At least twenty-five of this num-
Der are what is generally termed big
league stars" or drawing cards"
or rather they were-until they did
the hurdle to the Feds. Since their
refusal TO draw money from Organic
ed Baseball magnates every player is
a bas-been. no-accOunt and a nc-er-
dO-well.
Since joining the Federals they
have. one and all become glass-armed
wobblc-eyed, and stumbling. Not
one of these jumping players Is worth
the powder and shot to blow him up.
TO think that any baseball club man
aeer or owner would pay any one of
them money coined in one Of Uncle
Sans various mints Is the greatest
Joke in the world.
These statements are not eXagger-
ations. There isn't a possible chance
for contradicting any Of them. Or
ganized Baseball managers who have
lost these players say so. They re
neat their assertions almost daily.
They must be true. AT least that S
the argument the o. i. people use TO
kid themselves along.
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding,
the Federals keep ropng o. B. play
ers into The Federal reservation. A
glimpse of the list shows tho follow
ing among the many who have jump
ed and Immediately thereafter have
been found to be afflicted with halt
ness. lameness and blindness: Walter
Johnson. Rube MarQuard, Vim Camp
bell, Eddie Plank, Cy Falkenberg'
Joe Tinker, Tom SeatGn, Rankin
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
BASEBALL
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ODDS AND ENDS

the bugler. No. 64747 stole second.
Big Bill sent a scorching single to
left field, scoring the trumpeter and
No. 64747. On the throw-ln to the
plate the ball was thrown into the
grandstand, allowing our first sacker
to reach third safely. No. 6237S met
the seam of the ball and sent it sail
ing to right field for a safety, scoring
Bill No. 62373 stole second, and just
to show us some daring base running
he attempted to steal third. He did
it, but he was only safe by an eye
lash. 1t was a close decision. No.
64655 struck out No. 63219 out,
Helfrick to Johnson. Sonny out on
a high fly to Acker. Five runs.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

he says am to play with another
team will do So ] would not like to
leave Philadelphia. but l will not stand
in the way of any trade if any is to
be made have not heard Of any, but
in view of the Collins deal there is no
telling what may take place"
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

Notwithstanding the fact that at the
present time basketball is the king OF
sportdom, the pool tourney at Browns
is attracting many onlookcrs. In fact,
the interest has spread 10 such an cN-
tent that the Glass a tourney is causing
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

Field goals-Miller 3. Roberts ?,
Siegel 3. Evans l. Thompson 8. Nor
row 1. Foul goals-Thompson Z. Sic
gel 4. Referee, Reede. Timer. YER
non. Time of halves, 20 minutes.
In the preliminary game the Pen
lyn Hall second team was made 10
taste defeat for the first time this
season when the Young Friends sec
ond defeated them by a 10 to s score.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
What Do You Want
10 Know About Sporf7

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
In game of two-handed pinochle
A has $40. He leads the ace of
trumps and melds 20 clubs. which
gives him 1000. Does he have to
take any other trick to claim out?
{.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
Young FRIENDS WIN.

In Friends gym last night Young
Friends defeated Liberty, n to 20.
For the locals Thompson played the
best and scored n of the Friends q
points. He had to his credit five field
goals and seven fouls.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
Ysu'II Get There on Time

If you travel in one of our taxis. for
they are all speedy reliable, and you
can get one on short notice. The
next time you want to go anywhere
quickly, call us up and we will have
taxi at your door in short order.
Get the taxi habit when you are in
a hurryi-it will pay you.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
A. 0. U. w. MINS AGAIN.

On the Crescent alleys last evening
the A. o. L. w. bowling team defeat-
ed the telephone men, 1898 to 1895.
The scores:
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

TO the old system. Under the new rules
of the international Athletic Federation
the track must be measured u inches
from the border instead of Is. This
makes the mile run by Kiviat about
l6 feet longer than the "mile" covered
by Halpin and as the difference in time
was mt a 6ftll of second it is certain
that Kiviat Travelled faster than Halpin.
As this is the first time the distance has
been run ON track measured according
to the new rules Kiviat's feat goes on
the books as a record He opposed
by Ted Meredith and Homer Baker, and
the spectators expected one of them TO
win and the other to be the contender.
Kiviat. to the surprise of all, took the
lead at the start and held it TO the flu
isl Meredith was not more than four
inches behind kiviat. and Baker was a
close third.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

NEW YORK. Dec. lG.-A r. Kiviat of
the Irish American Athletic Club now
holds the worlds indoor record for one
mile, having negotiated the distance IN
two minutes Is 10 seconds. Tom Hal
pin, previous holder of the record, made
the mile in two minutes 10 seconds, but
he ran ON a track measured according
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
Kindly state from which team IN
Havana did Palmero come. (2) State
II Wheat Of Brooklyn batted 300 all
season. READER.
(I Habanas. (2) ! think he fell
a little below for short while.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
Did Fogler ride off the final six
day bicycle race sprint for his team
in 1913? B.
No. GOullet rode of final sprint.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
Kindly let me know the address of
Edward Payson Weston, the walker.
+.
Haven't Mr.. westOn's address at
hand.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
Who was or is the greatest pitcher
that ever lived? (2) Greatest cat
cher? 60 First baseman? (N
Shortstop? (5) Second baseman?
(6) Third baseman? X.
0) Most experts say Walter John
son Is the greatest pitcher that ever
mounted the mound. (2) About a
tOss-up among Kelly, Ewing, Bennett,
Robinson. Killing and Archer. (3)
About a tOss-uD among Daubert. Ten
ney. Chase. AnsOn and Chance. 90
Hans Wagner. (5) ! prefer Eddie
Collins. 90 l haven't seen any one
better than Jimmy Collins. McGraW
and Bradley were wonderful third
sackers.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
Please state if X. o. Brown ever
fought a ten-round bout with Bonn
bardier Wells. b.
No. You have BOmbardier Wells
confused with Matt Wells. who boxed
a ten-rOund nO-decisiOn bout with
h. D. Brown.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
a. Who won the recent fight be-
tween Clabby and George Chipp. and
did the bout go the full distance? (2)
Is Harry Niles. former American
Lacquer. still with st. Paul, of Ameri-
can Association? r.
0Dq Clabby won. Bout went the
limit. CD | think so, but am not
certain.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

The following is the standing of the
contestants in &. j. Browns amateur
billiard Tournament
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-19
QU|TMAN RIFLES WILL
GO TO FITZGERALD.

Qutman Ga June 8--The Quitman Rifles have
accepted invitation from Fitzgerald to attend their
Fourth of July celebration and participate in the sham
battle that to be the event of the day 1t is under
stood that there will be two three other companies
attendance and all will be the guests of Fitzgerald from
the time they leave their home station until their
turn.
The Rifles will leave here at 3:2O D. M Friday July
Srd on the A. c. going by the way of Thomasve and
will arrive at Fitzgerald about 10 p. M Camp will be
all ready prepared for them in convenient location
Fitzgerald has had military company for some
time and that the people realize its value to commune
manifested by the spirit that prompts the city to pay
the expenses of many from distance to at
tend for purely military purposes
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-19
CantalOupe Movement

The cantaloupe harvest is be-
ginning to show real activity.
Down at the compress some two
hundred packers and crate max
ers are hard at work to keep up
with the three hundred pickers
on the farms, who are keeping
every auto truck and numbers of
wagons busy bringing in the
fruit for shipment. About $500
per day in wages is being paid
out to the force already employ
ed. By Monday several times
the number of people will need
to be employed to keep up with
the rapidly ripening crop. Eight
cars of 1900 crates each have al
ready been shipped. 1t is esti-
mated that the crop will easily
yield $50 to 200 cars. Mr.. Marsh
burn has gone east to personally
superintend the selling of the
crop.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-19
Body OF Passed Assistant Paymaster
Tebeau Goes To Arlington

right, and brother DR.. A. C.
Tebeau, of Hendersonville, N.
c. met the remains of their
loved one in Washington, and
with mourning friends were
present at the last sad rites. The
floral offerings were numerous
and beautiful and many magni-
pieces were sent by friends from
distant cities. The lot in ArI-
ington where the poor tired body
was laid to rest is one of the most
beautiful in that historic place,
where rest so many of the Ma
TONS servants.
He was born in Atlanta, Ca,
Feb. Is, 18821and enlisted in the
naval service as a landsman on
July 5, 1901, serving as such un-
til October 81, 1904, when he
was honorably discharged. He
was appointnd a paymaster's
clerk in the Navy on October &c,
1904, and served as such until
May II, 1905. on which date his
appointment was revoked. He
was appointed an assistant pay
master in the Navy on July 8,
1905; was promoted to passed as
sistant paymaster on July 8,
1908, serving in the latter
grade at the navy yard, New
York, N. A, until January Is,
1910; at the navy yard, Mare
Island, CAL, from January "a,
1910. to June 20, 1910; on board
the Albatross from July 1, 1910,
to October 6, 1910: on board the
Glacier from October IL, 1910;
to August 81. 1913, and at the
navy yard. Mare Island, Cal.
from September 81, 1913, until
the date Of his death.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-19
$279 For Car Of Melons.

Quitman, Jun 1.-THE an
nouncement to-day that a car
load of Tom Watson watemelons
from Brooks County, with an
average weight Of 46 pounds, has
brought $27O f. o. b. Quitman,
sent a thrill through watermelon
growers and dealers in Brooks
County. The seasons first car
load left Brooks County last week,
about ten days earlier than the
first car last year.
The first incident attracting at
tentlon was a report made by
watermelon experts regarding the
first shipment of melons from
Brooks county last week, which
stated that in quality and flavor as
in weight the 1914 Brooks county
melons showed up better than any
melons shipped from Brooks
county in fifteen years, which
verified the statement made several
weeks ago by local watermelon
experts to the effect that the
weather condition III Brooks coun-
tY made it certain that the melons
would be of unusual grade.
Owing to the fact that shipment
of melons have begun a week or
ten days earlier this year the mel
on buyers have been badly fooled
and only few SO far have reached
Quitman, having planned to come
some time next week. 1t is antici-
pated that they will begin arriving
the latter part of this week. Their
absence, however, has not delayed
shipments and the only losers are
the buyers, as telegraph orders for
car shipments have been coming
in from all over the country, and
about one hundred and fifty car
loads of melons had been loaded at
Quitman up to last night. It is
ettimated that the crop this year
will be from FIVE hundred to a
THOUSAND carloads. The shipment
which went forward yesterday, it
was stated by the Eastern pur-
chasers, was for the London mar
ket.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-19
Jefferson And The Country Community

In his Memphis Editor Poe reminded Editor Rus
sell of the Irish Homestead Of his thinking
and Aristotle down Alexander Hamilton great
given thought the problem of organizing country
Mr. Russell able make sweeping only
has studied the writings amon great ontempo-
rary and rival, Thomas Jefferson
Jefersons ideas this indeed significant that we
cannot refrain from again calling attention was the
Prophet who through all the problems of American democracy
else has done and rural problem
ignored by Hamilton the and townsman did not
Thomas Jefferson the democrat and farmer long and
stormy public career after the Independence interpreted had be-
reality after the whose brtpangs he had wit
messed had its period experiment terms in the
Presidency Jefferson retired Monticello that time on no
subject his heart than that community
dvidng the counties into wards" he plan whereby each
country community averaging about six miles square, would
have its own local organization its officers govern its own
schools roads, charities and have all powers of the New
England "town meeting" In Joseph c. CabelI in 1916
Jefferson sad As Cato concluded every speech with the words
Carthage eenda est do opinion with the words Dvdp
the counties into wards And again he declared
There subjects which shall claim right to further
long have BREATH the public education and the sub
division of the counties into wards consider the contnu
the Republican government absolutely hanging on
these hooks"
jefferson theneferson who that Those who labor in tho
earth the chosen people God he had chosen peon
and who believed that people w remain yruous as no
they chiefly agricultural realized that to be effective
the country community have and we have
lost century of potential progress America did not
heed his advice because did provide machinery for rural
preston except through the oca medium the county which he
denounced as clumsy unwieldy and futile
1t cannot be too often emphasized that never have
inc community life in country districts until approach er
sons ideal The country community must have definite boundaries
name and exist as definite political unPogreve Farmer
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-19

Some of our contemporaries caas every mortgage
with the Rural Credits scheme which all misleading and
chaos in the minds of the uniformed Rural Credits
as originally contemplated by the the movement and
when the only system OF any real value and advantage to the
farmer and land owner contempes the of money direct
borrower from the Government period of long wears
IN annual nstaments of principal and interest The various
stories connecting Mortgage loan banks private capital with the
system do an injury the advocates of credits for the
that the methods indicated making loans of these
are the same present prevail with decrease the
TO the farmer Any other scheme is shift The voters
shou pedge their congressman and Senators real Rural
Credits system We ask for nothing more than the Ranks
the farmers should take no less
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-19
Money to Loan.

l have $1,000 90 on hand to lend
on close ia farm lands, and $500
to lend on city property. These
funds are already in hand.
ALEX KoPLIN,
IT, 400 FIVE Story Bldg.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-19
(From the Sanfrancisco Examiner. -

IRON the SantranclSc0 Examiner.
Vallejo, June The body of
E. H. Tebeau, passed assistant
pay master, United States Navy,
who ended his life at Mare Is
land was sent East Saturday for
burial in the Arlington National
Cemetary.
Full military honors were &C.
corded him, as it was held Te-
beau died in the line Of duty.
Doing the work of two men, and
at times three, in the troublous
times when orders and counter
orders for shipments of supplies
were piling-ln. Tebeau broke
down.
He complained to Lieutenant
Commander William Victor Tomb
and to Mrs. Tomb, in whose
home he was staying, that he
could not sleep. Friday morn
ing his mind snapped and his
death followed.
The deed was not premeditat-
ed. After medical attention had
been given Paymaster Tebeau re-
gained sufficient consciousness to
say that he must have been era
zy when he made the attempt on
his own life. Although every
thing was done that medicine and
surgery could do, but the loss of
blood had been so great before
he was found that he passed
away within a few hours. The
officers on duty in the general
storekeeper's Office at that yard
have during the past year been
reduced from four to two. One
Paymaster, F. G. Willett, was
surveyed on account of a nervous
breakdown, and another, Pay
master J. P, Helm, was recently
sent to join the Pacific fleet in
the Mexican waters. The friends
of Paymaster Tebeau loved him
for his kind and gentlemanEy
manners and the consideration
he has always showed his subor-
dlnates as we'll as his seniors.
He was conscientious to an ex-
IRENE, but he was chiefly ap-
preciated by his sorrowing
friends for his answering loyal.
ty and adherance to the highest
ideals of an officer and gentle
man.
Members of the Pay Corp, all
warm personal friends of t h e
deceased acted as honorary pail |
bearers, the active pail bearers !
being Blue Jackets. The servI. |
ces were conducted by Chaplin
Bayard of the Navy, and DR.. Van
Schaik, pastor of the First Uni
versalist Church, Washington, |
D. c. Paymaster Tebeau's mo- |
Their, Mrs. Rose Tebeau-WheeI-