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Evening star., 1914-02-14
BY J. ED GRILLo.

The acquisition of Johnny Evers by the
Boston Braves gives that team a chance
to be even more prominent in the next
race than it was in the last, when it fur
nished the surprise of the season Incl
dentally the coming of Evers to Boston Is
going to add to the popularity of that
club and force the Red Sox TO do some
great things in order to get their share
of the patronage at home.
In Stallings and Evers the Braves Will
have two strategists who will compare
with any in the game >Evers incidentally
is a player of great ability and his pres
ence on the team will add much to its
strength
If Charley Murphy intends TO get even
with those who have expressed their opin-
ions regarding him every one in base
ball is going to be sued Murphy has
announced that he is going after Ban
Johnson in a legal way He wants dam
ages for the slander Johnson is said to
have inflicted on him. though the chances
are that Johnson has been less severe IN
his criticism of Murphy than any other
individual identified with the game. 1t
begins to look very much as if Murphy
We're on the run.
The action of the national commission
in declaring Johnny Evers free agent
and thus preventing Murphy from getting
anything out of the deal which sent
Evers to Boston is the hardest b ow that
could have been dealt the Chicago mag
nate. for it hits his pocketbook-an ef-
fective method of battle against a foe
like Murphy.
The base ball public of Chicago proba
bly, will be responsible for driving Muir
ply out of the game. Indications are
that the attendance at the Cub grounds
the coming season will be the lowest in
it's history, and Murphy will realize in
due time that SO long as he is identified
with the club it cannot be linan-
cial success.
In taking in Brooklyn tne Federal
League has Strengthened its circuit. he
cause Brooklyn is sure to have something
on Toronto Yet it is questionable whether
a team from the FederalS will be able to
draw much around New York.
Present Indications are that any
team the Federal League is able to
place in Brooklyn Will not be very
strong, nor will the league have many
attractions and New York is not a
town that supports weak ball teams.
The opening of the season is now
but two months off and it is gong to
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FRATERNITY NEUTRAL.
President Fultz Says Organization
Will Not Punish Jumpers.

NEW YORK. February 1.-THE Base
Ball Players Fraternity has issued
statement declaring an attitud" of Strict
neutrality regarding the Federal League
President David l.. Fultz denied a rebor'
that players who join the Fedora
League would be expelled from The on
ganization.
President Fultz's sta .enent follows
...rhe Base Ball Players Fraternity has
endeayored on numerous occasions t''
Impress upon the public and all bas'
ball factions that it takes a stand "
ahsolut, neutrality toward oIgariza tiDil
bail and The Federal League, Thls
policy WAS decided upon months ago
and there mas not. nor viii there be-. th,
slightest deviation from it,
The report that at the conf erencc he''i
Yesterday a the Waldorf between the
nationa! comm ssion. national board anu
the fraternity delegates an aga eeinen
was made whereby the fraternity woH!d
violate its policy and assist orSa'lz"d
bail in its f@h. against the Fedora
League is absolutely without founda-
ticn No agreement of any kind regard
ing the Federal League was made. nor
was any such agreement e} en- DISCUSS.
II have been quoted rs SAVING tia'
players who go 10 the Federal league
will be expeiled from our organ "a ION
THIS. too. is absolutely incorrect. and J
have at no time made such statement
All of these matters are governed ~
our by-Iaws. which Nil Ice lived up to
strictly.
protected leagues II present are tn
ma iors. class IA and class y leagues
Our organization is IN its infancy. W.
have no precedents 70 follow and mas
necessarily grow slowlH: il seems unwlse.
therefore, to pretend To give wholesale
protection which .we Nigh. not have th-
equipment or power 10 guarantee"
The Federal League Is not protected
bv the fraternity. but FultZ was n COM
with Gilmore today. and u
was rumored that the new organization
would he included in the list.
Ban Johnson said tie disbarmcnt rlic
would be strictly enforced and that Other
war measures against the Federais had
been planned and would be made publle
wien occasion for their use developed
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Well Recompensed.

ENers went to his home. in Troy. y.
n. accompanied by his legal adviser,
feeling that he had been we'll recon-
pensed for the treatment he had re-
ceiNed at the hands OF President Muir
i,hy the Chicago club executive. who
depused him from his mana gerial posi-
ton so summarily.
President Gafney and Manager STALL
inss are well satisfied at having Sc
cured the services of the player. and
the former claimed that Pitcher Per-
due and Second Baseman Sweeney are
still the Boston clubs property.
When pressed foE definite information
regarding the status of the Chicago
yIub "a "a result of the deal completed.
President Teuer said:
"St the present time EVsrs. as we'll
a. both sweeney and Perdue, is the
property of the Boston club Beyoad
That point | do not care to go except TO
say that what AIr. Murphy apd the Chi
ago club may receive in The way OF
iecoulpense is something for further
;ud future consideration on the part of
ne league.
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GETS GOOD HOLD
ON LEAGUE TITLE
BY Beating Palace Three
Straight. Y. NJ. c. A. Almost
Cinches Pennant.
EIKER ROLLS BEST SET
SECURED BY ANY BOWLER
Knocks Down 1872, III and lob Pins
in His Games-Total. $50.
Other Good Scores.

BY beating Palace three straight games
last night the Y. NJ. c. \. team practi-
cally placed itself in a position whore
IT has the National Capital League PEN
nant Won There is very little chance for
any five to beat out the association for
the title. it is possible for it 10 lose. of
course. but there does not appear to be
one chance in hundred for another
quint to oust the ..Y'' bunch from the
leadership.
The association got away with three
well rolled games in the match with Pal
ace. 1t outciassed the runner-up. beating
it by at least d margin of fifteen pins in
every game. The first score chalked up
by the winner was 81. against oi:; by
Palace. The next score showed the Y. VI.
c. A. to have the best game of the even
ing, the quint winning by fifty nine pins
5GS to Ju9. The last score of the asso-
citation boWlers was 52S, while Palace
got 5l3 against that figure.
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BEST RUNNERS TO COMPETE.
Irish-American Meet Tonight Will
Bring Noted Athletes Together.

NEW YORK, February 14.-Chief inter-
est in the annual indoor track and field
games of the Irish-American Athletic
Club at Madison square Garden tonight
centers in the 1.too-yard run. in which
five of the best middle-distance runners
in the country will measure strides.
James E. Meredith of the University of
Pennsylvania, Homer Baker of the New
York ~. g.. Tom Halpin of the Boston
A. A, Mel Sheppard of the 1rish-Ameri-
can A. C. and Billy Anderson of the New
York A. C. will face the starter.
Hannes Kolehmainen, Billy Kramer.
Abel kiviat and Sid Leslie will measure
strides in the special two-mile run. and
some fast work is in sight. The Finn is in
good condition at present as he showed
in his last two starts. Kiviat, too, is
confident of victory.
The relay teams of Cornell and Yale
universities will meet in special two
mile race
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Collins Returns Unsigned Contract.

BOSTON. February 14.-Ray Collins of
Burlington, Vt, left handed pitcher for
the Boston Americans for the past five
years. has not Yet signed for the coming
season. His request for an increase in
salary in addition to that i'll his contract
for 1914. which he returned unsigned was
refused by Vice President John /. Taylor.
collins will not get "a cent more than
he has been offered. He may sign or
not play, as he pleases." said Taylor.
Except Tris Speaker. VINO is with the
world base ball tourists Collins is the
only reserved player unsigned by the Red
Sox.
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In Other Leagues.

The Kenyons got two out OF three
games from the Newtons in the Mt.
Pleasant League. Grimes led both teams,
with scores of 113. Ill and 105. The Co
lumb;as beat the Nationals in the Arcade
League two out of three. Borden getting
the best scores-li:;, 30 and III, the total
being :;47. the next best set Of the even
ing. The Postal Savings team got three
from the Finance quint in the Post Office
League. Crissey led the winners with
l05, SIS and 10, while Grubbs got the
best scores of any of the losers-106, 96
and l2o The Treasury wiped up the
Commissioners in the Departmental cir
cult, the latter not winning game. Reif
and Slye had the best scores for the
winners. the former getting 122, 11o and
Ill. while the latter rolled 1o6, III and
1e3.
The scores:
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BY II. C. BYRD.

What is expected to be one of the best
basket ball games of the year is to be
played tonight in the Y NJ C. A. gym
nasium. The Georgetown University five
will meet the association qunt in the sec
ond game of the series being played be-
tween them. The Georgetown University
five won the other game, and if it proves
victorious tonight the remaining contest
will not take place
The Y NJ. c. A. five does not think it
showed at it's best in the other contest
and it consequently banks on winning If
it can get away with the game tonight
the third game should be the most inter-
esting played here this season. OF course
it may be that one or the other of the
quints will get in. play a whirlwind game
and win by good margin, but such is
not likely. That. at least, has not been
the history of basket ball contests be-
tween the Y NJ. c. \. and Georgetown.
The Blue and Gray has had the margin
on the Association lads lately, but the
game of few days ago did not show
them to be much in advance this season
Nearly all the games played have resulted
in victories for Georgetown by close
scores. and this year the result of the
first was even closer than usual. George
score being - to ~. 1t is claimed by
many that the y. NJ. c. A. had the ma
jority of shots Enough to win in fact
had they been made good. Georgetown
will not lose easily-that much is certain
and the chances are that another very
close and well played game will take
place
Prior to the contest between the Blue
and Gray varsity and the Y. NJ. c. A.
Regulars the Georgetown collesians and
the Y. NJ c. A. Reserves will line up
in a regular schedu ed game in the City
League. There has been great rivalry be-
tween these two fives. and they also
should put up some Interesting play.
The lne-ups of the four teams are as
follows:
YM.C.A. Resves Positions. Collegians.
Phelps. s.......... Left forward ....... Morrison
Martin. Right forward 49,. Flanagan
Bingley ........... Left guard .......... Bowden
Meany ,eapr.,. Right guard .He!n;z
1McA Resrs 70 r@sitons tr1s- Geof3etSTn ;asnar,
pis pazie I;gbt Inlh ISGwaq fnT,xard 'ShJTsy ney
Matthews. Center ,Torney. Waldron
Mckay tcapt,i. Lett guard ..-.------. Foley
Hoppe. .......... Right guard Martin
The Western High basket ball team was
showed down into last place in the scho-
lastic basket ball league yesterday aft
ernoon when il lost to Cathedral. The
contest was snappy. both teams showing
a lot of spirit, but the Red and White
did not do as we'll as the boys under
Coach Green Holmes did some splendid
work for Cathedral, while Coburn also
played well. Adams and Mackall We're
the buiwark of the Western offense and
defense. The two Qulnts went along with
little advantage for eithe:. until the last
thedral got in sorle superior offensive
work and won out. - to 20.
Jack Adams is undoubtedly the most
Evening star., 1914-02-14
WANTS CANADA TO COMPETE
Tennis Association Urged to Enter
Davis Cup Games.

VICTORIA. +. C., February 14.-Ad-
vocating a Canadian entry for the COM
ing Davis Cup games, Bernard P.
Schwengers, one of Canada's leading ten
mis- players, has written a letter to T. IL.
Hall of Toronto. secretary of the Lawn
Tennis Association, In which he suggests
steps be taken at once to prepare for the
tennis tournament.
Mr.. Schwengers, who was one of the
team that last year reached the finals in
the Davis Gun trials. says Canada has a
chance to repeat her success of last sum
mer. when the team proved itself one Of
the best entered in the series.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
ZIMMERMAN AT SECOND.
O'Day Picks Heine to Fill the Shoes
of Johnny Evers.

CHICAGO. February b-iieiuc Zm-
norman is destined 10 succeed johnny
Evers rs second baselnan of the Chicago
Cubs, according To Hank O'Day, the new
manager of the team. who has arrived
from New York.
O'Day did not know until he reached
Chica go that the trade by which Sweeney
and Perdue would lie given by Boston to
the Cubs for f.verS had fallen through
but when the latest news was told he
said he would play Zimmerman ut second
and Art Phelan at third base.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
NICK ALTROCK HERE.
Nationals Comedian to Appear on
Stage of Local Theater.

Nlch Altrocl. the Nationals comedian
and coach of Icft-handed pitchers. ar
rived in the city this morning. Nick is 10
appear at Il local theater the coming
week aud ho paid Manager Griffith a
visit to get his permission to stay away
from the training camp :, week while he
MS an engagement at Richmond Mon
day night is To be base bali night when
Manager Griffith and all PLAY ers ROW in
the city Will give Nick Il send-off Nick
sketch has been / hit IL chicago. where
he filed siV-weck engagement ut the
Alhamora Theater.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Proposed Leagues Circuit.
ALL BOSTONIANS TRIUMPH.
Hutchins Beats Robinson of Toronto
in Feature of Intercity Squash.

PHILADELPHIA. February 1.-THE
opening matches of the intercity cham
pionship squash tourney We're played at
the Racquet Club yesterday. Five teams.
representing four cities. are competing
Philadelphia. Baltimore. Boston and To-
ronto The matches were between Boston
and Toronto All the Boston men won.
Hutchins, champion of Massachusetts, de-
feated k B. Robinson, the Canadian title
holder, three sets to one, in the feature
match. The summary:
c. Hutchins Boston. defeated j. B.
Robinson, Toronto, l5-9 lo-1o 4-l1,
l;,-6; L. p. Rhodes. Boston. defeated w.
S. Greening. Toronto, 15-9. Ii. t5-5.
y. W. Cabot. Boston, defeated $. H. Eel
lows. Toronto. ID. 10? lilo: K. l..
Agassiz. Boston, defeated u. S. Robin
son, Toronto, 1o-9, 81, 6-15. 15-S.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Eiker Rolls the Best Set.

The best set rolled by any member Of
either team was secured by Earl Eiker,
He got total of 81 for his three games.
his scores being 132, III and lc5. Far
row, Jolliffe and John Eiker each got
more than 100 in every game they rolled.
Joliffe had the best marks. next to those
of Earl Eiker. His highest game was
III, and he obtained scores of 19 and
1O1 in the two others. John Eikers three
efforts totaled him 3.n3, the scores being
1O9, 112 and 1oS. Farrow knocked down
1o1 pins in his first and then got l IA and
Ill in the two others. Harry krauss and
Lewis led the Palace team. The former
rolled 116. 113 and 100. for set of ::-s'
while the latter got lis. III and 96. the
set being :.,1
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Taft Approves Murphy's Act.

CINCINNATI. February 14.-"In my
opinion Mr. Murphy treated Mr.. Evers
with the greatest consideration says
c. T. Taft In everything that he has
done with regard to Mr.. Evers he has
been absolutely correct. and in view of
the letter which Mr.. Evers wrote to Mr..
Murphy the only thing left for Mr..
Murphy TO do was to dispose of him in
some way and appoint a new manager.
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Keller May Head Brooklyn Feds.

NEW YORK. February 14.-Willie
Keelcr's name Was mentioned today
wherever Iaagnates of the new Fed
eral League gathered as Il possible
choice for manager of the BROOKLYN
club OF the new organization. No one
could be found to verify the report,
but it was said an offer had been made
the old-time New York player.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Feud Began in 1908.

The alleged fcud between the base ball
men is said 10 date back to 1905 when
the world's series was plan ed by the
Cubs aud Tia. Detroit Tigers. NJ that
time ticket soalpiug charges We're made
and after what he said was a complete
Investigation Johnson charged coiiusion
between Murphy and the ticket investors
Tie cub president intimated that John
son recent statement that Murphy
should be ousted from organized base
bali would be the basis for the slander
suit. hut would not say with whom john
son had conspired.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
nny Evers National With Boston Glib
RITCHIE AND MURPHY
MATCHED ONCE MORE

SAN FRANCISCO. February ~.
Willie Ritchie. lightweight
champion, and Harlem Tommy
Murphy will fight twenty rounds
here the night of Friday. April
II. This decision was reached
last night after a conference he
tween Ritchie and a prize-Hght
promoter. The champion Inns re-
served the right to engage in one
ten-rOund contest in the mean
time. and says le will go through
with the contract to meet VOL
East In Milwaukee March L..
Evening star., 1914-02-14
MURPHY is HOT AFTER
PRESIDENT BAN JOHNSON
Chicago Magnate May File Slander
Suit Against American
League Head.

CHICAGO, February 1A.-In feeling,
which is said TO have existed for several
years between Charles W. Murphy. presi-
dent of the Chicago National League
base bah club. and Ban Johnson, presi-
dent of the american League. may reach
!, climax today. with the fling Of a suit
~ Murphy charging johnson with
slander and conspiracy.
On his return from New York last night
Murphy said johnson had cunspired TO
ru~t Linn from base hall the result of
Johuny Evcr~ dismissal as manager of
the %uas a'.d announced he lad ordered
Ills attorney tp tle such q suit today
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Injury to Pitcher Lowe Fatal.

DELMAR. Del, February 14.-Gardncr
G. Lowe. formerly a pitcher of the Ports.
mouth, Va team. but last year playing
with the Butte. Mont. team, died yester-
day at the home of his parents here
from affection of the brain. supposed to
have been caused from being hit with
pitched bali last summer
Lowe began his career wifi the Delmar
locals, but was later taken by the South
ern League. He was twenty-three years
of age.
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To Help Sports at Dartmouth.

HANOVER, \. IL. February IA SIT
from Rev. John Edgar Johnson of S:;o.no-i
the income of which is 10 bc :i,iiuilis-
tered 10y the trustees of Dartmouth Col
leSc to encourage general student par
ucipation IN outdoor sports. was AM
nounced today.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Gets a Few Promises.

-Ns The highest salaried player before
the public Evers is placed in a position
In the National League of equal i'm
portance 10 that of his old infield mate
and rival feudist, Joe" Tinker. in the
Federals. Evers had straight offer of
$4,000 a season for a term of years
from the Federals. but he asserted
that the twenty-thousand-d dollar bonus
and "a few promises made by Mr.. Gaff-
ney' had influenced him in favor of re-
manning i'll the National League
Il wanted. to find out whether l was
considered of more value to the Ma
tionai League than Murphy" explained
Evers. II think that the league has
made it plain where Murphy stands
would not consent to the Boston club
giving up Hub Purdue and BIZ
Sweeney. because l was determined TO
get away from the Cubs without doing
anything to help Murphy. I told Gov.
Tener the main points of my dealing
with Murphy. and the league president
upheld me. 1t was my word against
Nurphy's, and l am glad to know that
mine had more weight
In addition to the above an agreement
was drawn up between Evers and the
Boston club for a further amount of
s2.000 10 be paid Evers. should the
Braves win the peDnant. If they finish
second $500 will be given him. and
SI.o0o should the team fill third posi-
rion at the close of the season
Evening star., 1914-02-14
BROOKLYN IS TAKEN IN
BY FEDERAL LEAGUE
Franchise Held by Toronto Is to Be
Transferred to Former
City.

NEW YORK, February 14-Backed by
the millions of Henry c. F'rck. and prob
ably those of the Goulds, the Federal
League will invade Greater New York this
season as rivals to the National and
American base ball organizations. This
was made known when it was positively
said that Washington Park. Brooklyn,
the old home of the Dodgers, had been
leased for term of years at an annual
rental of $4,000.
PRESIDENT Gilmore made an official an
nouncement that Toronto would be drop
ped from the new circuit in favor of
Brooklyn. He also said that the stock
of the new team will be controlled by the
Ward family, with Il. B. Ward, president;
Walter Ward, a nephew, treasurer, and
John Montgomery Ward, business man
ager.
Johnny Ward will have nothing to do
with the players. however The name of
a player-manager will be announced later.
Addlng TO this announcement Gilmore
SAID new steel and concrete stand will
be built to accommodate 1900, and would
be ready i'll time for the seasons openin.
The lease for Washington Park was
signed with Edward II. Ltchteld. who
manages the estate. 1t is for ten years
containing the privilege of buying finally.
Team Will Be Good One,
Gilmore said he could not announce the
team the Federals will put across the
bridge. but it would be good one. The
club he said, would be controlled bv n
stock company. but there would be
no public sale of stock, the Ward family
controlling it all.
The report of the Gould interest in the
Federal base ball venture grew out of
the appearance of Finley J. Shepard, who
married Helen Gould. in conference with
the Federals' president, Gilmore. at the
knckerbocker Hotel
1t was admitted at the Broadway offices
of Finley J. Shepard that he had CON
ferred with President Gilmore but that
the meeting Was simply "get-together
tete-a-tete of two old eliminates"
Mr.. Shepard and Mr.. Gilmore are verv
close friends and have been for years.
said Shepard's private secretary. Il don't
know that Mr.. Shepard has or intends to
become financially interested in the Fed
eral League. Undoubtedly MIR. Shepard
expressed interest in Mr.. Gilmore's ven
ture, since they are such close friends
The trip east of the prime movers of
the Federal League Just at the time when
the National and American League mag
mates were in session here was for the
express purpose of putting Il team in
Brooklyn and after Johnny Evers' break
with Murphy of the Chicago Cubs the
possible signing of the peppery second
baseman was an extra incentive for them
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Gets $4,000 Bonus and Con-
tract Calling for $4,000
Salary.
NATIONAL LEAGUE OWNERS
LINE UP AGAINST MURPHY
Cubs Get Nothing, as Boston Will
Hold Sweeney and
Purdue.

NEW YORK. February 14-"Johnny''
LyerS pledged loyalty to the National
Ieas le after the league directors had
ycted Evers Il bonus of S.u.6sG for per-
mIttins the Boston club to assume :. con-
tract calling for S1uUye annually for four
seasons Charles W. Murphy, Il director
Of the National League. was homewarti-
bound when Messrs, Dreyfuss. Herr
mann, f.bbets and Hampstead de
ciared Evers the property of the Boston
club, and ruled that the president of the
cubs should net receive Il player or
cent for the transfer of Evers' contract
from Chicago 10 Boston. kilograms to
intercept Murphy We're unanswered
Coy. John X. Tener. president of the
National League. returned last night
from Harrisburg to sanction the award
OF Eyers to the Braves, and the pay
In"ft bI the league of Il war term
bonus for Evers services
The turmoil following Murphy's bland
announcement that Evers had resigned
and the subsequent establishment of
tilat claim as unfounded was balmy
zephyr in comparison to the approach
ing storm. Already its force is felt in
the emphatic declaration of National
League club owners to curb Murphy.
For the first time III its history the Ma
tional League is urging its president to
mt right and left in his effort to rid
the league of influences that are ham
pering organized base balls attempt to
fight the Federals.