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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-11
JAMESTOWN JOCKEY CLUB
DECISION DISAPPOINTING

Norfolk. Va, April 1o.-Decision of
he officials of the jamestown Jockey
Flub to abandon the spring racing
heeting in order to avoid any con-
|ict OF opinion" with the Virginia au-
horities over alleged violations of the
tate anti-betting laws caused keen
disappointment today among lovers
X horse racing.
The meeting began April / and was
b have continued until April II. Its
|rogress. however, was marked by
|pectacular raids by detectives under
riders of Governor Stuart and the ar
|est Of IS bookmakers for alleged vio-
htion Of the anti-betting law and the
IMPOSITION of prison terms and fines
|pon them. The situation was brought
b q climax when the governor warned
he club officials that state militia
Rould be used If necessary, to sup
|ress violations Of the law. 1t was
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40 or winner take all at any weight
that Fleming names, and on any
terms that the Maine welter will die
tate. Nitchie has participated in
more than 800 battles and has never
been knocked off his feet. He has
met every good lightweight and well
terweight in the country, and is fell
low who will trade punches with any
in the game and as hear that Flem-
ing Is a mixer they should make a.
great contest
Because Jack johnson was able to
toppie to the canvas the physical
wreck of the once great Jim Jeffries
and win from Jim Flynn and a few
others by one method or another, box
ing followers in this country seem to
consider the proposed twenty-round
scrap between Frank Moran and the
black statue joke. Moran has as
much chance to beat Johnson as Jim
Corbett had to beat John L. Sullivan.
When the latter two fought at New
Orleans just twenty-five years ago,
everyone felt sorry for the young bank
clerk from San Francisco who was
risking his life in entering the ring
with the mighty walloper of that day.
sullivan was CONSIDERED inY1nc1Die.
But Corbett won because dissipation
had Slapped the strength of the cham
pion. Today Johnson finds himself
in the same physical condition that
Sullivan was in then. Moran Is a
giant, clean living, young athlete, who
has demonstrated on several occa-
sions that he is capable of taking and
delivering punishment within the
squared circle. He may not win but
he has a good chance if Johnson is
dissipating as reports from France
state.
Billy Gibson has followed precedent
and reconsidered his retirement from
things pugilistic. Billy has consented
to manage the new Stadium Athletic
Club, which will hold boxing contests
in the st. Nicholas Rink, New York,
this summer For his opening show
Gibson has secured Jim Flynn and
Jim Coffey as opponents, and they will
clash in a ten-round engagement on
the night of April 20 or "a. Gibson has
not yet decided upon the exact date.
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Chairman Herman
Issues a Statement

Cincinnati, April 10.-ExpressinS no
surprise over the decision of Judge
Sessions in the Killifer case at Grand
Rapids today and contending that the
contracts that are now in vogue diff
fer materially from the one upon
which Judge Session made ruling,
August Hermann, chairman of the
National Baseball Commission, today
issued the following statement:
In response to request for an ex-
preston of views relating to the scope
and text of the KiIlifer decision on
organized baseball. l will say that l
have seen only an outline of the de-
cision and am of the opinion that II
sustains the methods under which ma
tional agreement baseball is conducted
Judge Sessions held that 1914 con-
tracts to the ball players are In form
valid and binding on both parties.
THE court in severely scoring the
player for violating his contractual and
moral obligations to the Philadelphia
condemns the parties who tempted
him to be disloyal.
1T is true that the reserve clause
in the players 1918 contract is de-
clared invalid because it is uncertain
and indefinite with respect to salary
conditions of his proposed employment
and therefore lacking in the essential
elements of the contract.
This ruling is not in the nature
of a surprise to my associates and
myself for the reason that the defects
pointed out by Judge Sessions have
been remedied in our 1914 contract.
1t is quite natural that the judges
comment That he who comes into a
court of equity must come with clean
hands must be pleasing to organized
baseball because it serves notice on
all parties that disregard of the NOR
al or contractural obligations of
player to his club will not be permit
ted. Until I have the opportunity to
study the full text of the decision / do
not care to further discuss it,"
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FIRST PRACTICE OF
TIE POLO TEAMS

New York. April 10.-The first prac-
tice game of the season yesterday at
Lakewood, N. j., for candidates for
the American team that will defend
tho international polo cup against the
English challengers showed both
players and ponies in excellent phys
ical condition. Eight periods of seven
minutes each were played, the team
designated as the white" winning by
eight goals. The red team scored
five goals.
Harry Payne Whitney. captain of
the famous big four" the team that
brought the cup from England to
America in 1909. and successfully de-
Tended it in 1911 and 1918, was OH the
field to coach and referee ]. M. Wa
terbury. the selected captain for the
American team this year and Dew
ereaux Milburn, played in the match.
Other players were II. P. Phipps. c.
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SPORTING NOTES.

The first college to inaugurate an
interscholastic meet as means OF
procuring students is also the first to
discard it. Hamilton College will not
conduct an interscholastic meet this
year for the reason that the cost is
too great and that very few students
are brought to Hamilton because of 1t.
The Palmer Memorial Stadium at
Princeton, N. ]. was officially accepted
Thursday by the board of trustees of
Princeton University, The stadium
will be built of reinforced concrete in
the shape of the letter u" and will
seat about Al, 900 persons. The estimat-
ed cost is 100000. to be given by Ed
gar Palmer of Rye. N. Y. a graduate
of the class of 1908. The Princeton
Athletic Association will pay an an
nual rental to the university for its
use.
j. Oliver tombstone, 10, who is bet
ter known as high jumper than in
any other branch of track athletics,
won broad jump under the Harvard
Stadium Thursday between candidates
for the Harvard team. His leap was
20 TT. II in. M. l.. Greeley, 10, was
second with an inch less, and NJ. A.
Hofer 10, third. with 20 TT. in.
Wilson & Silsby are making in
their Boston sailloft the sails for the
yacht Defiance from special duck from
selected cotton manufactured in
Lawrence mill. These are the enor-
nous mainsail and the jumbo jib;
some of the upper sails will be of
silk. The size of the mainsail may
be imagined from the length of the
main boom, which as 1t hes in the
yard now Is 81 feet and inches long.
The mast is 116 feet long.
The baseball squad at the University
of Maine got its first outdoor work
Tuesday afternoon. April Z, and the
men showed up exceptionally well for
this time of year. The work was light
and consisted chiefly of infield batting
practice
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ST. LOUIS AMERICANS
TO PROTECT SELVES
AGAINST FEDERALS

st. Louis, Mo, April 10.-After the
loss of Earl Hamilton to the Federal
League yesterday and the announce
mcnt that Glenn Clemens would go to
Chicago today, where II is said ne,
too, will join the new league, the To-
cal American League club today be-
gan building intrenchments to protect
itself from further onslaught by the
Federals.
The first and strongest defence the
Browns president has thrown about
his players, it became known today,
was the elimination of the Today re-
lease notice from all 1914 contracts.
This clause had given the club right
to drop any player upon 10-days no.
tice. The Federal League in its at
tempt to retain Hamilton, it is said,
will argue the lack of mutually in the
Today release clause.
Branch Hickey, manager of the ST
Louis Americans, has held interviews
with the players who were said to have
visited Stovall during his stay here
and he announced he did not believe
another member of his team would
go to the Federals. Stovall returned
TO Kansas City with Hamilton, but c.
c. Madison, president of the Kansas
City Federal club, remained here, to
continue the overtures to the major
league players. In answer to the dec
iaration Of Robert L. Hedges, presl-
dent of the local Americans, that the
American League, the National Com
mission and organized baseball in gen.
eral. would prevent Hamilton from
playing with the Federals, Madison
said:
I'VE have George Baumbardner and
Gus Williams of the st. Louis Browns
under ironclad contracts to play with
the Kansas City Federal League team
and other Browns have expressed
steps to enforce our contracts with
IF the American League makes a
step to prevent Earl Hamilton from
playing with us, we will not only take
steps TO enforce our controcts with
Baumgardner and Williams but we
will sign other Brown Players
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then decided to discontinue the meet

then decided to discontinue the meet
ing.
In formal statement the club off,
Gals announced that until the higher
courts have passed upon the statute
no further meetings would be held.
They express the belief that after nu-
merous tests in the Virginia courts
racing as conducted at jamestown was
legal in all its phases. Recent condi-
tons. however. it is declared. have
brought some question as to the COR
rect Interpretation of the law.
The 1S defendants In the track raid
convicted by Justice OF the Peace
Bragg and given six months in jail
with fine of 500 each, will be tried
on appeal before a jury in May.
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Warming Up Games
For Portland Team

Manager Hugh Duffy of the Port
and New England League team has
ranged a number of preliminary
James to put the Duffs in shape for
The opening of the New England
league season and the schedule of
preliminary games announced Thurs
ay shows that three Maine college
leans will have an opportunity TO
how their strength against the Port
and New England leaguers.
April l6-Dover at Dover, y. H.
April 17-Portland Second Team VS..
Portland High at Bayside.
April 1S-Portland VS.. Toronto at
|5ayside.
April 20-(Forenoon) All Stars vs.
Portland. (Afternoon) Bowdoin VS.,
Portland. Both games at Bayside.
April 21-Portland VS.. Fort Mekin-
ley (pending). ssssaEs 49,
April 22--Portland VS.. Dover at
Bayside.
April 23-Open.
April 24--Open.
April 25-Bates College at Bayside.
April 2S-Colby College at Bayside.
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kILLIFER LOST
Continued from Page One)

The conduct of both Killifer and the
Federal League Club was tainted
with unfairness and injustice IL not
actionable fraud" in the opinion OF
Judge Sessions.
After asking the question: Are the
plaintiffs in court with clean hands?
the court answered it with the mega
tive ruling that THE motion for an
injunction must be denied-not be-
cause there are any equities in KILL
fers favor which excuse or exempt
him from the performance of his en-
gagements, and not because the mer-
it's of the controversy are with the
Philadelphia Club, but SOLELY because
the actions and conduct of the plain
tiffs do not square with one
of the vital and fundamental .princi-
pies of equity"
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BASEBALL NOTES.

The Good Will baseball team had
Is first outdoor practice Thursday
Among those to report were Clement,
Willis and Walker for catcher, Wy
nan, Ryan. Berg, Downs and Zatra-
oolek for the pitching sta, Ducknam,
williams, Deghuee, MacCracken,
Whittier, Reading, Tucker, Adams and
,onnor, for infield and outfield posi-
ions This is the largest bunch of cam
lidates that have ever reported for
he major tNm and the best yet is
hat these are all promising players
md it will be some task to thin them
Town to a star team.
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Philadelphia Officials
Express Qualification

Philadelphia, April 10.-Geo. Whar-
ton Pepper and Samuel NJ Clement,
Jr., counsel for the Philadelphia Ma
tionai League Club. today made the
following statement in regard to the
Killifer decision:
I'VE naturally feel much gratified at
the decision because the contention of
the Philadelphia Club is sustained in
every particular. Our position before
the court was that the reserve clause
in the 1918 contracts created legal
relationship between the player and
the club which no third person could
lawfully disturb.
1--WE conceded that if a player vio-
lated the reserve clause the club
could not compel him to perform; but
we insisted that until the club and the
player had agreed to disagree, our
friends of the Federal League must
keep hands off. Not content with their
interference between the club and Kill
lifer, they went so far as to ask the
court to help them to make their in
reference effective. This audacity the
court has now sternly rebuked. Their
conduct says Judge Sessions, Is not
only open to criticism and censure, but
is tainted with unfairness and injus-
tice if not with actionable fraud Hav-
ing come into equity with unclean
hands the chancellor has now turned
them out of doors. This leaves the
whole situation in a most satisfactory
condition from our point of view.
TT will be perceived that the same
conduct that dis-entitles the Federal
League to equitable relief also gives
the Philadelphia Club the double right
to sue for damages for past injury
and to seek protection by injunction
from any future interference with its
husinpSS"
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Boston Produce Market.

Boston, April 10.
Quotations on our, grain, mfllfeed,
meal, hay and straw are strictly whole
sale for carload lots to jobbers. All other
quotations represent sales to the re-
tailers.)
BEEF-Whole cattle 13@13a.
BRAN-2S50Q290O
BUTTER-Northern 2s@27; western 24d
2s
CHEESE-New York twins 1920.
CORNING. 3 yellow 70.
EGGS-Choice 24fl25; western 19t422
FLOUR-Mill shipment, spring patents,
4s0n520
HAY-No grade 210o0215o.
LAMBS-Spring 13a.
LARD-Pure II SIS.
MIXED FEED--29G318.
OATS-No. clipped white At.
PORK-Medium backs 200.
POTATOES-Wht 160m170 per two-bu.
bag.
VEAL-S916,
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Tufts Wins from Colgate
Medford, Mass, 10-Tufts 3, Colgate
PhiIIies Winners

Philadelphia, April 1o.-The Philadelphia
Nationals found the pitching of Carroll
Brown to their liking today and ham
mered out victory over the local Amer
leans by the score of to l. Plank
stopped the batting, although Capt. Ma
gee hit him for a home run in the ighth
inning Marshall and oeschger, who won
a game last week, again pitched good
ball. The series now stands to in IA
vor of the Americans.
Nationals IA 0 3 l x-6-10-0
Brown, Plank and SLapp; Marshall,
Oeschger and Killifer, Umpires, Byron
and Connolly.
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|EcLINES OFFER TO
SUCCEED MIKE MURPHY

Exeter, N. H. April 16.-George s.
Fonnor, trainer Of the Phillips Acad-
|my track team for the past Is years,
las declined an offer of a similar po-
|ition at the University of Pennsyl-
Fania to succeed the late Mike Muir
Thy. Announcement that he had sign
ID 10-year contract at the local acad-
my was nfdde today and caused re-
bicing. Conner, who is an English
nan, came to this country in 1888 to
Participate in six-day go-as-you-
lease race in New York and after
yard held positions as trainer with
he Chicago Athletic Club and at Cor
|eli and Carlisle, coming to Exeter in
pol.
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King Gustave Is
Resting Comfortably

Stockholm, Sweden, April 10-The gen.
eral condition of King Gustave of Swe-
den, who underwent an operation yes
terday for liberation of the stomach.
continues satisfactory.
A bulletin issued by the surgeons in
attendance this evening stated that the
King was suffering less pain and that
he had taken sufficient nourishment, con-
sisting of water, tea, cream and oat
meal during the day.
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BOWLING NOTES.

The Live Wires" of Gardiner will
meet the Augusta bowling team next
Friday evening at the Colonial alleys.
Parlin broke the alley record for a
single string Wednesday at the Col
onial alleys with 15s pins.
High singles for the week at the Col
onial alleys are: Bergin, 121; Pomer-
leau. 121; o'Connell. 120; Jose, 121; CO.
burn, 1913; Parlin, 1856.
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the Chicago Federal League team of
which club he is president, was shown
the decision and said:
II anticipated such decision. The
loss of Killifer will in no way injure
the Chicago club because We have
Just as good catchers. If the reserve
clause is not valid, why did we come
into court with 'unclean hands, l
cannot understand such a decision"
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Columbia Defeats Pennsy

Atlantic City, n. j.. April 10.-Columbia
University defeated the University of
Pennsylvania baseball team here today
in the first of series of two games, by
the score of to /. Weed pitched good
ball for Pennsylvania except in the sixth
inning, when two hits coupled with cost
ly errors by Schwert and Wallace gave
Columbia three runs and the game.
O'Neal pitched consistently for the Co
lumbia team.
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piTTSTON.

NoRTH.-Ed Clough and Carlos
Clough of Beech Hill were callers
Sunday at A. NJ. Coopers.
w. b. Jewett, who has been suffer
ing with a lame side, is reported as
improving.
Schools in town commenced Mon
day. Miss Josephine Kealy. teacher
for the past two years, is again AT NO.
10 school, much to the satisfaction OF
all interested.
Ellis Starks has gone to Waterviiie
where he is employed on a milk farm
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Baseball.

At Lexington, Va.-Washington and Lee
II, Lehigh T.
At Columbus. O.-Columbus American
Assn. 8, Cleveland ANN. 7.
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Strenath and Endurance

Are factors of the greatest success.
No person can do full justice TO
himself without them.
In no season of the year are they
mora easily exhausted than in the
spring.
We need not discuss the reason TOT
this here. It's enough to say there 10
one. and that Hoods Sarsaparhla
gives strength and endurance. as thou
sands annually testify.-Adv.
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Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago, April 10.
HOGS-Receipts 1900: steady: bulk OF
sales SS0QSs5 light s704s90. mixed s65G
$50; heavy S4oqSS5; rough si0Gs55, pigs
750a860
CATTLE-Receipts 1900; steady; calves
firm to shade higher; beeves 710Q950;
Texas steers 730nS35; stockers and feeders
563ds10 cows and heifers 375dSS5; calves
700al050.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900: strong; natives
630nS15
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TO LIGHTHOUSES, ROOMS, ETC.

FURNISHED ROOMS, ALSO BOARD
by day or week Bath Telephone Ss5J
Alfred Taylor, 20 Pleasant st. Cor OF
Bridge st. mcnz.aImo.
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Market Reports


New York Produce Market.
New York, April 10.
BUTTER-Steady and Unchanged; re-
ceipts 500 tubs.
EGGS-Dull: receipts 20 go cases; fresh
gathered seconds 1sa619: state, Pa. and
nearby hennery whites fine to fancy "a;
do gathered whites %; do. hennery
browns 2lG21h; do. gathered browns and
mixed colors 20A.
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enSon.

c. Rumsey, ]. A. Rawlins, r. Cooley, |
P. Beadleton, j. Phipps and M. Stew
enSon.
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TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

Girl wanted.
Woman wanted.
Agents wanted.
Are you an agentf
For sale-Good hay.
Wanted-Man on farm.
Wanted-Man and wife.
For saIe-Marine motor.
To let-Furnished rooms.
Wanted-Girl for housework.
For sale-Fruit and stock farm.
Manufacturing work at home.
For sale-Counter and showcase.
Wanted-Woman for homework.
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Weeghman Admits He
Can't Understand Decision

Knoxville, Temp, April 1o.--Charles
Weeghn4n. who is here today with
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AGENTS-SELL "SAY-con PRiN-
cess vacuum sweepers. Agents-get dol
lars from dirt. A new vacuum cleaner
the best" New selling plan-"the easi-
est" new price-"The Lowest" Sayre
& Co., Peoples Gas Bldg, Chicago
~ apr11dit~
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MAN AND WIFE, COUPLE WITH
our children preferred man to do general
work on a farm, woman to take full
charge of house. Would let farm out
right to right parties Man must be
steady and reliable For further infor-
nation address, stating age and expert
ence Box 153, Augusta, Me, aprlldlw"
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WILL SELL ON EASY TERMS. ONE

chance in lifetime. A great $4,000
fruit and stock farm. but will cut the
price rate in two II sold within As days;
500 acres, 100 in moving fields. rs in pas
ture 125 in woods that has 800 NJ lumber,
$500 cords wood Lumber and wood will
pay for farm, 1000 apple trees, has sold
from orchard $500 worth fruit in one sea-
son; a lot of tools, the first one sees the
farm will buy; write for a list. shown by
A. NJ. Ghdden Farm Agency, skowhegan,
Maine. 0prl0dlw
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AGENTS WANTED.

ARE YOU AN AGENT? PROVE 1T.
Send printed circular. Well send free
pocket sample and show how to make
sos extra, not one week. but weekly.
Mfg. Co., 20 Warren St, n. Y, Dept. ~
aprl1dttv
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and other patriotic holidays.


Realizing this the Kennebec Journal has arranged with the largest nag
handling charges.
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FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS.

A 12-FooT COUNTER AND A g.
foot oval showcase. Both in AL cond-
ton Apply A. ]. Byam. Depot Sd.
Gardiner aprl1dSt
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

A GIRL For GENERAL HOUSE
work. Abby to Howard Mcfarland, r.
F. d. No /, Augusta. Tel. SSS-W.
apr11dtf
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r, HORIZONTAL

opposed. four cycle Beaver marine high
speed motor, IS horsepower Schelber car
buretor, spark coil. storage battery g.
foot Tobin bronze shaft. propeller and re-
verse gear VIII not refuse any reason
able offer for this outfit. 5. l.. Preble,
Waterville aprlldStt
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A CAPABLE WOMAN TO DO GEN.
eral Homework. Apply to Mrs. d. b. Rid
Ion, National Home. aprlld3t