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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
MARCAN MAY LOSE
OUT ON THE BARON
TEAM NEXT SEASON
Effort to Secure Second
Baseman Wares Meets
With Failure
MOLEY TO LEAVE
HOME FEBRUARY 3
Baron Chieftain Will Probably Arrive
in City February 4-Baugh Silent
in Regard to Jumping of -
Pitcher Finneran
BY ASA RoUNTREE, JR.

From all appearances it looks as if
another member of the old guard is
doomed to go the way of Foxen and
McGilvray.
At the conclusion of last season 1t
was easily apparent that before an
other championship aggregation could
lie built up a number of the veterans
on the team must be released Fully
cognizant of this condition Manager
Molesworth initiated his house cleaning
by getting rid of Bill Foxen. He fol-
lowed this up little later by Nc
Gilyray. With the release of these two
veterans prospects for a formidable
team next season assumed a rosy hue.
However. in some quarters there was
dissatisfaction because certain other
veterans. who had served their time on
the local team. were being retained.
But from the present outlook it seems
as If Moley intends to cast adrift all
of the deadwood on the Baron roster.
Arthur Marcan, the diminutive key
stone guardian. Is the member of the
old guard contingent who will very
likely be missing from the 1914 Baron
lineup
For the past several weeks Presi-
dent Baugh has been quietly dickering
with the st. Louis Browns for the serv-
Ices of Wares, who played second base
for the Billikens last sean. But the
Baron president has received a letter
from the St. Louis nagement stat
ing that they would be unable to re-
lease Wares to the Baron club as they
had promised Wares that he would be
sent to a coast league club should he
fail to stick. However, the Brown
mogul is of the opinion that Wares
will make the st. Louis Americans a
good man and that it is likely he will
be retained.
For this 1t will be seen that the
Barons are desirous of acquiring a new
second sacker and 1t is likely that an
effort will be made by the local man.
aRement to get another keystone guar
dian before spring practice begins.
President Baugh has received let
ter from Moley stating that he will
leave Fredericksburg, Md, on Febru-
airy 8. This means that he will prob
ably reach this city on the following
day to assume active charge of Barr
onlal affairs.
In regard to the jumping of Finner-
an, the Baron executive stated that
he had received no official notice OF
the big finger joining the Federals
and that nothing would be done until
such was received te
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
CRACKER LEADER IS
NOT HAVING MUCH
TROUBLE WITH MEN
All But Eight Have Been
Lined Up-Jennings Ex-
pected to Sign Soon

Atlanta. January 29.-(SpeciaL)-The
Crackers are having very little trouble
signing up their players. OF the 80 men
on the reserve list of the club. q of
them have come to terms.
OF the eight remaining, only one,
Whitley Alpermann, will probably never
eign. Whitley has entered the hotel and
saloon business at Etna, Pa, and has re-
tired from the game for good.
Ambrose Mcconnell, the former White
Sox star, who was purchased from To-
ronto of the International league to take
Alpermann's place is baking at coming
south but of late he has relented a little
and Manager Smith is expecting him to
fall into line by training time.
Harry Chapman, star catcher of the
pennant winning team of 1913. has a good
offer from the Federals, which he is con-
sidering. He has been in St Louis for
the past week comforting with Miner
Brown. Chapman 3 stand is causing Man
ager Smith the most anxiety.
The Federals offered Elliott Dent con-
tract. but he turned them down. George
S. Kirscher, the youngster from the Vir-
ginia league, has not been heard from
since it was reported that the Federals
were after him.
Morley Jennings. the young shortstop
turned over to the Crackers by Clark
Griffrith is baking a little. He is coach
of the Ouachita college teams at Arka-
delphia, Ark, and says that he likes it
better than playing ball but Manager
Smith expects him in line soon.
Flanagan. outfielder and leading bat
ter of the Three-I league last year; Pitch
ers Hedgepath and lGfird from the Vr-
ginia league and Infieder Schwind from
the Texas league are the others who are
unsigned
But none of these players have raised
objections to terms and they will prob
ably be in line shortly
Those who have signed are:
Infielders, Manush. of last years team;
Eible, first baseman from Saginaw:
Walsh, Schmidt and Broadwater, semi
pros.
Outfelders, Welchonce Long and
Nixon. of last years team.
Catchers, Dunn, of last years team,
Reynolds from the Texas league; Munich,
from the New York State league, and
Walsh, q semi-pro.
Pitchers, Dent and Price, of last years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
CIPRIANO CASTRO
NOT IN TRINIDAD

Port of Spain, Trinidad, January 80
Rumors current in Caracas that General
Cipriano Castro, eX-President of Vene-
zuela, had arrived in Trinidad, are un-
founded. Advices received in the Vene-
zuelan colony here are to the effect thai
the former dictator recently sailed from
a European port for Porto Rica by way
of New York, to join his family.
General Jose Manuel Hernandez, leader
of the national liberal party of Venezuela
who came to Port of Spain from New
York in October last with the avowed
intention of furthering his candidacy to
succeed General Juan Vicente Gomez
as Venezuelan President, still remains
here.
General Hernandez claims his political
position is improving daily LAS the
illegal retention of power by President
Gomez becomes evident to the Vene-
zuelan people," said the general today,
they will refuse to submit to his uncon-
stitutional continuance of the presidency. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
FRANK GOTCH TURNS
DOWN LARGE OFFERS
The Champion Heavyweight
Westler Says He Has
Retired for Good

New York. January 29.-Wrestling pro-
moters here have been trying for some
time to bring Frank Gotch, heavyweight
wrestling champion of the world, to New
York for three bouts with foreign mat
stars. He was offered $4,000. Gotch re-
fused the offer and says he will never
again wrestle.
From his Iowa farm Gotch in replying
to the New York offer wrote that ''he
positively had given up wrestling for
ever. His wife and he had gone over
the situation, he wrote, and nothing will
induce me to change my mind was his
edict.
The call of the foreigners and the of
fers of big purses Gotch asserted will
never make him leave his farm again.
He suggested that Boell and Americas
meet and let the winner defend the title
saying that he was willing to waive hi:
rights in favor of the better of the two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

B. A. G.. QUINTET HAS LITTLE
DEFEATING AUBURN

! on account of the heavy odds that were
against them.
The game was an unusually clean
one, only four fouls being called, all
of which were for running with the
ball
The team work of the locals was at
times poor. this being due to lack of
practice. However as whole the team
work of Nespor's stalwarts was above
the average and the showing made last
night give rise to the hope that they
will achieve victory over the Columbus
contingent when 1t comes here for a
return game early next month.
Thomas and Ritchie We're the greatest
score winners for the club, the former
scoring % points and the latter IS.
Seals got into the game for a short
time in the first half and despite his
injured leg put up a good exhibition.
For Auburn Clements proved to be
the stellar performer, he scoring 10 of
the points amassed by his team.
The lineups:
Auburn-Arnold, Clements and Payne,
forwards; Steed and Watkins, center;
Taylor, Newell and Carter, guards.
Athletic Club-McGowan, Thomas,
Brazelton, forwards; Ritchie, center;
Seals, Wharton, Strange, Barker, Nes-
bitt, guards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
ILLINOIS GUNNERS
WIN TEAM TITLE

Houston, Tex, January 9-Illinois
gunners, Mark Arie of Thomasboro
and Bart Lewis of Auburn. won the
amateur team championship of the
south and the Houston Posts trophy
today in the thirteenth annual Sunny
South handicap shoot. The Illinois team
broke. 40 targets of a possible so, Arie
breaking 25 straight while Lewis
missed one. Fourteen teams competed.
Mark Arie, with 176 breaks of a pos
sible 1S0 was high over al in todays
shooting which was marred by a cold.
drizzling rain. H. Stevens, New York.
led the professionals. breaking 165.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
BILLY SMITH HAVING
LITTLE TROUBLE IN
SIGNING HIS MEN
T|NKER'S CHICAGO
TEAM COMPLETED
Fred Beck of Buffalo Team
III international League
Jumps

Chicago, January 29-The signing or
FRED Beck, formerly with several Ma
uonal league teams and last year with
the Buffalo Internationals. TODAY
rounded out, in Manager Joe Thinkers,
opinion, big league team for the
Chicago Federals. Beck probably will
play first base, with Kading, last wear
with the local F'ederals his UNDER
study.
Thinkers catchers. so far as given
out, are owens. Washington; Allen. a
local player, and Mulvaney. Cincinnati.
with Killifer still claimed Hendrix
Plttsburg; Brennan and Camnitz Phil
adelphia; Packard. Cincinnati. and
Lange. local man. claimed by the
Chicago Americans will be the main
rellance among his pitchers. Tinker
Beck, kading, WesterziH of ST Joseph
and Zeider of the New York Americans
compose the infield, and Wickland, who
Jumped from the Cincinnati club last
night, and Zwil1ing, claimed by the Bos-
ton Nationals, compose the outfield
President Somers of the Cleveland
Americans today returned to Cleve-
land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
GERMAN ATHLETES
!. COMING TO THE j. s.
Kraenzlein Coaching Ger
mans for the Olympic
Games in 1916

Philadelphia, January "a team
from either the Heidelberg, Leipsic or
Stuttgart universities in Germany will
participate in the relay games here in
1915, according to a prediction made
by Alvin Kraenzlein in a letter re-
ceived today at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Kraenzlein, who was a star hurdler,
sprinter and broad jumper when at
Pennsylvania. is now coaching German
athletes in preparation for the next
olympic games.
He said in his letter that the relay
runners at the German universities are
not at present of sufficient calibre to
compete with the representatives of the
large American colleges but after a
year of competent coaching should be
able to give the best teams good
race.
oxford. England, university has al
ready entered a team in the relays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
YALE'S FOOTBALL
SCHEDULEF|X

New Haven, January 29.-Yales foot
ball schedule for next fall. announced
today, contains nine games-one less
than last year. Holy Cross and La
fayette have been dropped and in their
places will be University of Virginia
and Notre Dame. Yale has never met
the two latter colleges in football be-
fore. With the exception of the game
with Princeton at Princeton, all the
games will be played in New Haven.
The schedule: September g. Univer-
sty of Maine; October g. University of
Virginia.; October 10, Lehigh; October
II. Notre Dame; October "a, Washing
ton and jefferson; October 81, Colgate;
November 7. Brown; November IA,
Princeton; November 81, Harvard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

Opening with a rush that took their
opponents entirely by surprise the bas-
ketball experts of the Birmingham Ath-
letic club scored an easy victor over
the Orange and Blue quintet of Auburn,
the final score being IA to 16. Soon after
the opening whistle the local players
got down TO work and before Donahue's s
men garnered single goal had amassed
so points. Despite their desperate work
the Auburnites were unable to hold their
opponents and at the end of the first
half the locals and run up 81 points to
10 scored by the collegians.
Soon after the club team had gained a
commanding lead over the Donahue ag-
gregation Coach Nespor began to send
in substitutes and this accounts for the
score not being even larger
While the first half was a slaughter
the second was a well played and inter
esting one. Strengthened by several new
men the collegians came back full of
fight and during this period played on
almost even terms with club coalition.
Although hopelessly outelassed by their
opponents the Auburn team fought it
out until the last, not once laying down
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

said the secretary. while the Federal
league believes itself safe from counter
raids because its recently acquired stars
are under contracts. mainly for three
years. The situation at the end of the
season will be such as to force recog-
ntion from the American and National
leagues and as third big league the
Federals will operate on equal terms
with the others in 1915. its promoters
believe.
Manager Evers of the Chicago Ma
tionals, who reported at headquarters
today after tour of the south, an
nounced that a three-game series be-
tween the Cubs and the st. Louis
Americans would take place at Tampa,
March 4. 8. and g. with a return en-
gagement at st. Petersburg, Fla, later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
COTTON STATES
CIRCUIT INCREASED

Meridian, Miss, January 29.-Provision
was made for an eight-club league at
the annual meeting here today of the
Cotton States league Vicksburg and
Greenville and four Louisiana towns have
applied for franchises The salary limit
was fixed at $1,000, including the salary
of the manager the president being EN-,
powered to suspend any player when the
salary received S doubted 1t was de-
cided to open the season April 20, the
number of games to be played to be de-
termined later. j. E. Redus of this city
was reelected president, and G. NJ Flynn
of Columbus was elected vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
CHICAGO ROSTER
NEARLY COMPLETE
Cub Leader Has Most of
Henchmen Lined Up for
Next Season

Chicago, January 23.-The 1914 roster of
the Chicago National league baseball
team is nearly completed, according TO
John Evers. manager, who returned home
last night from q scouting trip through
the south, where he signed three players
for the coming season.
1T got Vaughan, Pierce. Leech and Phe-
Ian lined up as was reported" Evers said.
..I was not in Chattanooga, however, to
see Jimmy Johnston. His name was not
on my list and think he already is in
line"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
GRANEY EXPECTED
TO SIGN CONTRACT

Cleveland. O., January 29.-Jack Graney,
left fielder for the Cleveland American n
league team with whom the Federals have
been dickering, came to Cleveland today
and was expected to sign his Nap con-
tract Manager Joe Birmingham has come
here from Elmira, n. Y, to try to round
up the rest OF his unsigned players be-
fore the F'ederals get them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
ATHLETES CANNOT
HOLD CLASS OFFICES

Chicago, January 29.-Athletes will be
prevented from holding class offices at
the University of Chicago as the result of
action taken yesterday by the student
council tribunal.
Members of the council said the actionl
was taken ito prevent any student from
being carried into an office through his
popularity an athlete"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
FEDERAI4S LOSE
ANOTHER PLAYER

Carthage, Mo, January 29.-Mark Hail.
pitcher for the Detroit American
league team. announced here this after
noon that he had signed his contract
with the Detroit club for the coming year
at an increased salary.
Hail. it was said, had received an Of
fer from the Federal organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
LEADS IN
BILLIARD TOURNEY

Seattle, Wash, January 29.-James Ma
ture of Denver, last night won 200 to 166
the first block of his 6O0-balk line match
for the worlds championship at pocket
billiards with Denne Allen of Kansas
City, present titlehoder
Best run of the nights play was made
by Allen who scored 3S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
LEONARD WILL SIGN
RED SOX CONTRACT

Fresno, Cal, January 29.-Pitcher Leon
ard, of the Boston Americans, telegraphed
Manager Carrigan today that he would
sign his 1914 contract as soon as 1t ar
rived. Leonard, it is said, turned down
an offer from the Federal league He
has been holding out for an increase in
salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
REDS WILL TRAIN
IN LOUISIANA

Mobile, January 2o.-The Cincinnati Ma
tional league team will train this season
at Alexandria. La. and will not
establish camp at Mobile as reported.
This definite information has been re-
ceived by Secretary C. E. Colson of the
local association from Secretary Frank
Bancroft OF the Cincinnati club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
CUBAN CATCHER
SIGNS WITH REDS

Cincinnati, January 29.--It was an
nounced by the Cincinnati baseball team
today that Catcher Gonzales. the Cuban,
had been signed for the coming season
by the local club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
FEDERAL LEAGUERS
WANT RECOGNITION
VIII Continue War Until
Recognized by the Two
Major Leagues

Chicago, January 29.-War between
the Federal league and organized base
bah will continue until the latter re-
ceives the new circuit into it's fold, ac-
cording to Secretary Lloyd Rickart of
the Federals. Rickart said today that
the Federals would continue next year
their raids on the players now with or
ganized ball whose contracts expire at
the end of this season
There are enough of these to Grip
pie the big leagues more seriously than
the present raid will do if they jump,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

team Kissinger, from Memphis; Perry
man, from the Virginia league; Sindler,
q semi-pro; Wood, a semi-pro; Browning,
from the Texas league; Lawrence, from
the Appalachian league; DoXscher from
International league
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

T. & w Process of Dry Cleaning
cleans your clothes through and
through. Every particle of dirt
removed. Expert pressers handle
your suits, and they are returned
to you in perfect shape-just like
they came from your tailor They
are ready to wear-no odor of any
kind.
Little Falls herald., 1914-11-27

Ray Boyd, formerly clerk at the
Buchanan hotel here and well known
to local people, but who is now en-
ployed as clerk at the Vendome hotel
in Minneapolis, saved two painters who
were at work in the hotel from !. very
painful position in which they might
have been held whole night, had he
not answered burglar alarm which
was accidentally rnt into operation.
The men were painting in the hotel
cafe and were on scaffold over the
cashier g cage. The scaffolding gave
way and they were precipitated down
a distance of 10 feet and were impaled
on the pickets at the top Of the cage.
The force of the impact set of the
burglar alarm and Boyd went to the
cafe to locate the trouble, and found
the men hanging on the top of the
cage. Several hotel guests were call
ed and the men were rescued from
their perilous positions. One Of the
men had been pierced in the left side
by picket and the other was stabbed
through the leg. Had the men landed
on the pickets in q different position
it might have meant death. At is was
their injuries were minor.
Little Falls herald., 1914-11-27
I lruyll1c1P -. oUER1rs A1lsvg gRRHD
oUIQkIsY

- tf 1r
The General Extension Division Of
the University of Minnesota has bu-
reau-known as the Municipal Refer
ence Bureau which was created to
answer questions as to municipal af-
fairs. It is in charge Of G. A. Gesell,
and some interesting questions come to
it for solution. Only recently city
official wrote to Mr.. Gesell asking for
information as to whether curfew or
dinances are good or not. It is not an
uncommon thing for a city official to
write asking the bureau to draw up
for him model ordinance of some
kind or other. But the range Of ques-
tions answered by the bureau is almost
unlimited. One community wants to
know how to handle a certain utility;
another is seeking to discover the best
sort of paving for certain soil; still
another is wrestling with the problem
of garbage disposal, and yet another
through some official has an account
ing system to install. Instead of grow
ing tired of unraveling such riddles,
however, the bureau is glad to have
them come. In fact, the General Ex-
tension Division of the University is
hoping the bureau will be called upon
by more and more communities. It
was created for just that purpose, and
the more questions received the more
certain will the creators Of the bureau
be that they have met genuine need.
Little Falls herald., 1914-11-27
LOCAL = AIN l1l1R

LOCAL TRAIN TIME (11 A1gGBD
Several changes were made in the
local train time last week, the change
taking effect at midnight last Satur-
day night.
No. 2, west bound, now arrives at
$40 a. M. instead Of at 4:55 q. m.
This train does not stop here except
to discharge passengers.
No. 9, west bound, leaves at 12:42
p. m. instead of 12:45 p. m.
No. II, the Brainerd LEGAL, arrives
lat 1855 p. m. instead Of at l1:O5, and
leaves at the same time as before.
No. IA, the Winnipeg Flyer, arrives
at 1884 p. m. instead Of 1885.
No. 81, the noon local to Brainerd,
leaves at 12:47 p. m. instead of 1850.
No. 80, the afternoon local from
Brainerd, arrives at 2:07 instead of
2:05 p. m.
All other trains continue on the
old schedules.
Little Falls herald., 1914-11-27
SPRANDEL Is ERECTING NEW
BUILDING

The old building on First street
southeast which formerly housed the
California Wine House, has been RACED
this week, and new two-story brick
building will be erected in its place
this winter by G. A. Sprandel.
Work on the new building will be
pushed as fast as possible ana # the
present mild weather continues fof a
time the building may be ready for
occupancy by next spring. The first
floor will be made into q store room
and the second floor will be devoted
to flats or office rooms.
Little Falls herald., 1914-11-27

The merchants short course, given.
last February, under the direction Of
the General Extension Division Of the
University Of Minnesota, will be re-
peated in February, 1915. The course
last winter lasted one week and the:
classes were in session, morning, after.
noon and evening. It was crowded.
week and more than one hundred end.
fifty merchants from all over the state
We're present. Talks a:ld addresses.
were given by experts in accounting,s
store management, advertising, win
dow dressing, and other details Of rea-
tail store management. Those who at
tended were so enthusiastic that it
was decided to make this course an
annual event. It is expected that the
attendance next February will be dou-
bic that Of last February An inter-
esting and profitable program will be
and it will be to the interest
of every retail merchant to come him
self and send some Of his clerks. This
is an effort to give professional train
ing to what has been a rather u10r-
ganized branch Of business.
Little Falls herald., 1914-11-27
FARMERS HELD MEETING

The Rice Lake Farmers club held
an enthusiastic meeting at the school
house Thursday evening Of last week.
The weather was rather unfavorablc
for good turnout but nevertheless
the attendance was very good.
An excellent program IF recitations,
readings and music was carried cut,
after which the farmers held !, dis
cussion on corn judging. This was fol-
lowed by corn contest and the award.
ing of prizes, offered by the club.
After the prizes had been awarded
the farmers enjoyed lunch, prepared
by the refreshment committee and
this was followed by social time.
Little Falls herald., 1914-11-27
CELEBRATED SILVER WEDDING

CELEBRATED SILVER WEDDING
!. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Tholen cele-
1brated their silver wedding last Sun
day. A large number of relatives
were present. Out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Olson and daughter
Mildred of New Richmond, Wis, Mrs.
Olof Tholen and daughter Alphelia of
st. Paul and Elmer Olin of New Rich
mond, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tholen received many
beautiful pieces Of silverware as a. re-
membrance Of the occasion.
Little Falls herald., 1914-11-27
RB 1IBEls TINS on VA, ,1IDAYI

q -: De- IHIs on w sIDIAY|
3 The Following practical suggestion
for wash day is taken from an article
on the subject il the current issue Of
Farm and Fireside: s
For fruit stains on table linen or
other white goods, boiling water is
the best and safest remedy. Stretch
the stained portion, before it is wet,
over pan or pail, and pour boiling
water through it until the strain disap-
pears. 1t will not take long, but the
water must be actually boiling when it
is taken from the fire.