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Evening star., 1914-01-31
ATHLETICS RECRUITS SIGN.
Outfelder Willie and Pitcher Board
man Return Their Contracts.

PHILADELPHIA. January Il. - The
signed contracts of W. Willie, an out
fielder drafted from the Beaumont club
of the Texas League and Charles Earle
Boardman, a pitcher Of the Waterbury
Comm club. have been received by Con-
ME Mack of the Athletics The young
sters will be taken south next month.
In Willie. Manager Mack has a young
ster who has an excellent reputation as d
slugger. being the leader III hitting in the
Texas League. with IA batting average of
.::2I Ill l12 games. He also has twenty
eight stolen bases to his credit Those
who have seen him III action predict a
bright future for the boy.
Pitcher Boardman did good work for
the Waterbury team. winning eighteen
games and losing nine. He had 11o strike
outs in tiirtv-tNe games.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
COLLINS TO TRY HIS
HAND AT COACHING

NEW YORK., January 81
Eddie Collins of the Athletics has
returned from a tsyO-wcek visit
at Lake Placid. He spent the aft
ernOOn with Harry Fisher. grad
unite manager of Columbia ath-
IetIcS, up mt MOrninssi.le Heights.
Eddie declared that he had played
base bal. with the thermometer
registering five below zero. Ed
Walsh. the iron man of the White
SOx. was teammate of the
former Columbian in one game
where several inches OF snow
covered the field. Sliding in snow.
he said. IL much more pleasant
than on turf. Eddie viii coach
the Blue and White base ball
candidates for few days until
the question of who shall he the.
permanent coach IL settled Base
ball practice is scheduled to he
gin next week in the .mnasium.
now that the examinations arc
over.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
MUCH GOOD WORK
DONE BY BOWLERS
Matches in National Capital
League Feature PIay-High
Games Registered.
PALACE SECURES BEST
SCORES MADE BY TEAMS
Knocks Down 573 Pins in Contest
With bers-Carroll Leads
individuals With 375.

The best bowling of the year in any
one league the same evening was prob
ably shown in the two matches i'll the
National Capital League last night. The
Fat Men and the Brunswicks hooked UP
in Il mighty interesting sci, and the Pal
ace and Climbers had a rather close
set-to. Not only were the majority of
the games well contested but the size
Of the scores by the -four teams was re
markable. Ia say the least. The Palace
and the Fat Men Won the two matches.
both by getting Two out Of the three
games
The best game rolled was the second.
scored by Palace. 1t knocked down 81:
pins. more than was toppled by amy
other club. krauss led off in this with
a score Of 1l3. He was followed by Pat
tison, with mark Of -. after which
Lennon. Lewis and Mchaud got 1n..
137 and ll9, respectively. The Fat Men
rolled the next best game one of 80.
Carroll. Oehler and Moore came through
with scores of l36, 10 and IL. while
Becker and keeier got ~ and 96. re-
spectively. The Brunswicks high game
was :,4:, and the best one registered by
the Climbers was .J4:..
Evening star., 1914-01-31
CLAIMS THE RESERVE
CLAUSE WILL STAND
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Expresses Opinion at National
League Conference.

PHILADELPHIA. January IL - The
first move i'll the legal warfare which is
likely to take place between organized
base ball authorities and the Federal
League was made by the National
League yesterday. when All important
meeting was held in this city to discuss
the legal status of the players contracts.
AT the meeting Were John c. Bell. attor-
ney general of Penusy ylvania Attorney
John e. Tooe counsel for tae National
League: Roy Reeves. secretary to Gov
Tener. and john a. lieydler, secretary
and treasurer of the league.
After d lengthy conference at National
League headquarters secretary Reeves
stated that Attorney General Bcll was
of the opinion that the reserve clause
Of the players contract was legal, and
he believed that it would be upheld by
the courts. 1t is or this reserve clause
that the National League will base its
fight when it seeks injunctions To pre-
vent the contract jumpers from playing
with the Federal League
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BOB BESCHER WANTS
S10.co0 FROM GIANTS

WV ioisi>. January ia
" 'iiIc the officials oI the ,.inuts
a." not seem to lac alarmed u,
thr refusal 81 Hob Hs>chrr. the
former inrinnati outfieidrr. ..
~i-p contract, it was reported
he g that Be>cher viii ask John
ucstrn0- when the latter returns
from the worlds tour. for 70 ~aI-
i-S "f Sio.Oo" n year aud three
wear contract. He>chcr wants
nearly s5,Uoo nnr- than he re-
reiscd from the cincinnati Reds
last year. ~ j. said. The Giants
got him in trade for thnr.r.
ter1u= aud t.roNrr IiartIrv
Br~rhcr'> friends say that he has
81" tdea of considering Federal
irs=ur offers. which are pIrnti-
tai. and will report ut Marlin
March l.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
FEDS SURE OF A HOME.
Get Chicago Property Owners to
Support Their Park.

CHICAGO January 3l-The Federal
League club here has lined w the needed
numner of property owners to offset d
petition circulated by others asking that
the city prevent the establishment of a
base ball plant on the North Side site
selected.
This was announced by Charles Weegh-
man, president of the club. who said that
by this time next week 100 men would be
AT work on the new plant
Evening star., 1914-01-31
Nationals First Squad Players May Begin Active ran
YOUNG PITCHERS MAY GO
DIRECT TO TRAINING CAMP
If Weather Permits Griffith Will Send Recruit Twirlers
10 Charlottesville Instead OF Working Them Out
in Local Gvm--N Dung Outteder Signed.

, Tinker few weeks ago he would pu-
doubtedly now he q member of that team
and it IS questionable if there would ne a
Federal League in the field
Tinker was offered a ethotiStnd dc! =
lar contract by E.hbetS when his release
from Cincinnati was obtained Tinker
demanded $50 and WAS turned down
lie Jumped to the Federals and HoN the
Brooklyn club sees its way clear to ac-
, crde to his demands Had business
Judgment prevailed the chances are that
the Federal League would not have made
the strides il has That tn. obtaining "f
Tinker vas Il tenstiike for tie outlaws
i generally conceded.
". ! Lee. an outsie!der. who has been
playing with 4 Eayonne. y, j.. lndepelld-
ent team. has been signed by Griffith
and viii report here when the youngsters
star s"uth. Lee has been strongly
recommended To Coach lack Ryan. He is
a fast y"unGster who has shown consid-
cradle ability as a hitter.
Joe Egi=nE whose health has not been
Of the best for the past two weeks or
So has lift for t.nmtshnrs. Md, where
ao viii haV" charge of the pitchers "f
the Mount -. Nary's hail team. En-cl
ur the advis" nf Manager Griffith, viii
I not iHdHl@" in any work himself. His
Instructions ar" to rest his arm until he
REPORTS here 10 Join the squad Of youn.
pitchers
/ To Manager Joe Birmingham unpop-
uiarity With the PLAYERS is ascrjhed part
/ of the blame Tor tn" success of the Fed
erals assault on the Maps fortress.
Tin" attitude of t1e men toward Eir-
mlnsham was very We'll illustrated in
| Chicago one day last summer when TIE
manager suspended ioie for Indifferent
playing. The players took sides in that
/ Ittle affair and the strengthening ont proc
eSS required the btst efforts Of Ban
Johnson. president of the league. and
Charles Somers president Of the Clcve-
land club
Somers and Lajeie are fast friends and
II was Somers who finally succeeded in
inducing the big frenchman to patch up
the differences. Blrmiu ham. at the time
gave ont number Of Interviews in which
ne panned' j.ajoie. and in So doing
! talked unWiSely. Men like Chance and
/ callahan and Jennings drive their men
10 the hmit-so does Rirmingham-but
( tney do not drop into the public prints
when expressing their position.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
r.tals.. 4s. az: 4s4 retaIs. $40 $50 I.
Totals 5i3 a.3 46S Totals. 80 81. ~;

I.loyd Wait ',rah-rah'' catcher. hs~
been ordered To the Pirate camp by td
Koney and Boss Fred Clarke Wait re-
ceiI ed his knowledge Of the game while 4
member Of an academic team Of 81
/ .ouis and his work impressed Ed kon.,
50 deeply that the big Bohemian aroused
t'larkes curiosity keneS SAYS he is a
great young player. but the mail man
has a hundred letters per morning for
his konetohy majesty AS result of
recommending young Wait Numerous
aspirants have written Ed begging him
to put in a good word While in Pitlsy.
Evening star., 1914-01-31

News from New Haven: I'm base bail
Dutch Carters pitching could not he
solved by amy opposing college team to
the extent of winning a series" From
the base bail guide Of 1924. dealing with
the happenings OF 1888: Harvard, >;
Yale =: pitchers. Highlands and Carter.
Yale 3; Harvard, .: pitchers, Carter and
Highlands. Harvard Is. Yale. 1; pitchers,
Highlands and Carter
Evening star., 1914-01-31
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

David Roth. rated a on OF the. best
pitchers in thc International League last
season. has signed To play with the Chi
ago Americans. lie WAS Il member of
the Baltimore Clt..,.
Ti,. Detroit club has received by mail
The signed contracts of George MoriartN
veteran third bascniau OF the team, and
II. +. Heilman. a first bas.Iuali drafted
from the Portland team ot ti4,- North
western League.
Keeping the minor league teams intact
seems to BE- a difficult proposition. as the
salary limit is fixed at 5000, Already
Rochester fans are accusing Jack Dunn.
the Baltimore manager, of going above
the mark 10 hold of the invaders.
Earl Ynushue notable southpaw "
twIritr, has signed with the Cincinnati
Reds. NinsiinG averaged We'll with
Broolziyu during the 1913 schedule and
is expected To add strength to HerZog' )
pitching equipment.
If Willie poak of the Cardinals was a
member of the Brooklyn club it is al
most a certainty that Charles Hercules
t.bbets. Flathushs favorite discoverer
of holidays would arrange "A celebration
in the pitchers honor for September g.
IT was September 6. 1919. that Doak,
who led the National League in batting
from the wrong end1 last season. made
his only safety of the campaign. this hit
enabling him To obtain Il percentage of
broke into the ranks OF the hiiSmithS
in the thrd inning of a game with the
Pirates. for whom T.uhrsen was pitch
ing. The hit failed 10 do his team any
good. and the t'orSairS won. to >
Doak violated tradition ny manufac-
turing this safety, for il came just
after friends of his from Knoxville had
presented him with d diamond rinS.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
Personal Counsel.

Attorney General Bell acted as Gov
Tener'S personal counsel in the matter.
Bell was prominent athlete at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania in his college
days, and for years was a member of the
foot bah rules committee Attorney
Toule is the lawyer who two wears ago
drew Up the new reserve clause it is
now included in the contract The con-
tracts provide that ~ per cent OF the
salary which the player receives is in
payment for the right to reserve him
for the following season.
Attorney Toole discussed the reserve
clause with Coy. Tener's counsel tor a
long time and every angle of the contract
considered. Attorney General Bell
considered the contract sound, and he
does not believe the major leagues Will
have any trouble in obtaining injunc-
tions to restrain players from playing
with the outlaws next spring.
The National League will make its
legal tight on the l<illfer. Brennan and
kirkpatrick cases. killifer and kirkpat-
rick both signed Federal contracts. re-
ceiVcd advance money and then went
back to organized ball and signed three
year contracts with their clubs.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
Benny Allen Retains Title

ss-NfTi-f, W1~i5. 3aEa4,tf. 81 Benny
s.r at k.uHae '-. atAHed tis tlt.e
est l-L-at5 ....r.G.ag wu,i ne ,i.-
e-.4 J- SEES MAJ f. 80 I.us ta-t 20
:. 5st @is
Evening star., 1914-01-31
Uncle Sam Holds $500.

secretary Reeves said that the post
office authorities in Philadelphia still
have the $500 advance money which
President Gilmore of the F'ederals sent
to Eillifer. who returned the check
10 Gilmore. but he refused TO ac-
cept it. 1t was returned and both KILL
fer and President Baker of the Phillies
refused to open the letter.
The Federal League is lining up its
legal forces in Chicago and is prepared
for the fight. Their contention is that
the reserve clause i'll the contract will
not hold. as il imposes ''involuntary en-
ploymcnt upon the player The t'ederals
claim that they have strong legal cases
against the PLAYERS who have . signed
their contracts. received money and then
have thrown them down to go back to
the National League. They maintain that
their contracts will hold because OF being
negotiated prior TO the major league con-
tracts.
Evening star., 1914-01-31

Nasae- 5er. oee t.ss-s .... e,c..-s,= ia -
q r. tt.@ refs.aaE@ ght - l.ir:ffS of
t- #5tt- t4w saasi Hof ,lees Il. aff.
~.ts aS so ratfle lbs "ppo~.a-;
s4u tAa"N 1913 huruss j. fnor, eifec-
Evening star., 1914-01-31

John Eve.'s. manager Of the Chicago
National League club. has obtained the
signature of Pitcher James Vaughn 10 a
three-year contract. t.vtrs is nov III
Florida.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
.Are YOU colle Mha;o

Are you cold? What?
Well. if YOU are 1t only proves that
YOU not ball player This is the
warmest and most pleasant winter the
hail players ever had. Why, they are
going about wearing nothing but smiles.
The heat of the battle wased between
organized base ball and the Federal
League has removed the chill from the
long. hard winter" and is causing the
salary thermometer TO scar
Whether not the Federal t.eaguc
is a success it viii always have a warm
spot in the heart of the player. 1t has
been the cause of more increases in sal
arv than the Ford Auto Company. The
old orGaniZa tons may scoff at their new
rival. but just the same they are taking
no chances and are offering fat increases
in wages to make sure of their men.
The ball player can't lose. and SO is
worrying accordinsly.
And in the meantime the fight grows
warmer and the thermometer grows
higher.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
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Evening journal., 1914-05-06
PARK Wreck ON
PENNSY fatal
TO ]. 5. MINKER

Joseph S. Minker. aged AZ years.
Of No. los West Twenty-fourth street.
the p, B. and W. r. r. flagman, who
had his back broken when a freight
train was derailed on the Augustine
branch in Brandywine Park, a week
ago last night, died at 1.3O o'clock
this afternoon, at the Homeopathic
Hospital
The death of Mr.. Minker is the sec
ond death to result from the derail-
ing OF the train.
Mr.. Minker had been in the employ
of the railroad company for eleven
years, and is survived by wife and
three sons. The funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
William X. lrelan, aged 2S years,
fireman on the engine, was killed IN
the same accident.
Evening journal., 1914-05-06
BRIDGE SOUADDLE OUT
OF CHANCERY SOON

City Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings
completed work today on The petition
to be presented to Chancellor Curtis
in the Court of Chancery. asking that
the injunction proceedings on the
Third street bridge matter be drop
ped. AS Chancellor Curtis was not In
Court this afternoon when Mr.. Hast
ings arrived with the petition, Il was
not presented. Il most likely will be
presented IN court tomorrow morn
ing.
The petition was signed by City
Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings, repre-
senting the City and the Board OF
Park Commissioners. Philip l.. Gar
rett, representing Atlas Bridge Com
pany. and Julian c. Walker, counsel
for the Levy Court.
With the signing Of this petition
the squabble over the right of way for
the approaches for the bridge al
Third street will be terminated.
Evening journal., 1914-05-06
VETERANS OUTLINE
memorial PARADE
William Baugh to Be Mar
shall OF the Line This
Year
ORGANIZATIONS
GIVE ASSISTANCE

Additional plans for Memorial Day
We're worked out at the meeting of
the Memorial Day Committee of the
G. A. r.. last night. The old sol
diers are planning to make this
years celebration the greatest that
has ever taken place here. Since the
visit Of Grand Commander Washing
ton Gardiner to Delaware. a few days
ago. interest in the G. A. r. has been
revived and stimulated and the old
soldiers believe that the public will
take a greater part in the day than
ever before.
William Baugh will be chief mar
shall of the parade. All of his aides
have not been appointed. John p.
Riley will be chief of the staff, Jesse
X. Bayiis, secretary of the committee,
will be secretary, and William Rem
ley will be marshal of the division
of the Patriotic Order of Sons of
America
Among the other organization
that will march will be the Patriotic
Order Of Sons of America, the Boy
Scouts OF Delaware, and Junior Or
pupils OF the Wilmington High School
have been invited to participate in the
parade and last night it was decided
to send invitations to Governor Mil
Ter, Mayor Harrison w. Howell. City
Council. the Water Board, Street and
/ Sewer Board and other city, county
and State officers.
The route of the parade has moi
been decided upon but it will be sim.
! liar to the parade Of last year Will
/ the exception that the veterans vii
not visit the home of the widow o'
General Thomas A. Smyth.
In the morning Phil Sheridan Pos
will decorate the graves of the ole
soldiers in the Wilmington and Bran
( dywine cemetery. Smith Post will
decorate the cemeteries in Newpor
and Stanton, and General Smyth':
grave in the Wilmington and Brandy
wine cemetery. DUPONT Post will dec
crate the graves in St. Joseph Z
Greenhill. DUPONT and other GENE
teries.
Evening journal., 1914-05-06
Y.M.C.A. BUSINESS men
AT ATHLETICS and BANQUET

Members OF the professional and
young business mems gym classes
held an athletic meet in the Y. NJ
c. A. gymnasium last evening which
was followed by a luncheon in the
social room.
The athletic program began at s
o'clock and included the following
events; Is yds. dash, shot put, battle
ball game hurdle Jump, tug o war
and basket shoot relay race.
The Is yards dash was won by r.
c. Hall, who received as prize a
10 cent drum. The shot put was
wone by II. X. Craig and carried with
IL a toy horse.
Captain Fred Blatz. with his trein-
ed army of "snipers," defeated Cap
tain d. NJ. Hillegas' team in a spirit
ed battle ball contest
The hurdle jump was won by a
team composed of Messrs. Blatz, r. G.
Hughes. G. f. Benkhart, Sam Abram-
son and received horns for their vic
tory Captain Hillegas team took
the tug o war in easy fashion and,
like the victors in the battle ball
game. were awarded chocolate cigars.
The basket shoot race was also taken
by Captain Hillegas' team.
The affair I'm the social room
was also a big success. There were
many speeches and the physical d.
rector of the classes was presented
with a gift by the men, showing their
appreciation OF his work in the GYM
nasium The following we're present;
J. Willard Reed. William b. Eastman,
]. II. Brewer, Robert G. Bruce, Ed
mund w. Henvis, W L. Bisselle. A,
Reissman- J. p. Quinn, Henry W.
Troelsch, Charles Topkis. William B
Foster. f. A. Wardenburg, L. Ross
Farra, Carroll Coyne, Frank A. Nc
Hugh, o. ]. Reichard. Charles A. Mac
Lellan, Frank c. Hughes, George r.
/ Benkhart, W. Grattan Ladd, r. c.
Hall, Sam Abramson, II. r. Craig
]. n. Craig. c. Fl. Meissner, ]. Fred
erick Blatz. p NJ. Colbert, ID. NJ
Hnlegas, w. J. McCorkindale, w. j.
McCorkindale, Jr., Charles W Bush
II. Ralph Ewart. r. B. Cooper. +. W
+ Wyatt
Although this event closes the class
season, there will be special volley
balls games on Monday and Thursday
evenings at 5.15 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1914-05-06
$500 fine FOR
HIS VICIOUS ATTACK

In City Court this morning. Judgs
Churchman sounded a note OF warn-
ing against assaults When the case
OF Michael Dougherty was called for
decision Judge Church said the evil
dence showed that the assault on JOS
eph II. Bullen by Dougherty, last
week, had been a brutal one commit.
ted by man with violent temper
The blows dealth by Dougherty were
such that they we're heard by wom-
an in an upstairs room. The court re
marked that only the fact that Dough
erty IS a cripple prevented him fron
being imprisoned
In court yesterday Judge Church
man fined young man 500 and
costs for assault. That assault, tbs
court remarked. was not as brutal a.
the one on Bullen. Therefore Dough
erty was fined 5000 and casts, and Ia
default of payment he will be inn
! prisoned for six months.
Evening journal., 1914-05-06
MANY WONDERS IN BARNUM
and BAILEY MENACERIE.

Colonel John Temple Graves, the
distinguished political analysist and
publicist, was a frequent visitor to
the Barnum and Bailey. circus dur
ing its spring engagement at Madi-
son Square Garden, New York City.
lie said that he found his visits to
e menagerie especially were rest
and profitable relaxation. Stand
one day in front of the wire
citing corrall in which the tower
ng giraffes we're confined, he said;
whenever 1 see one of those fell
lows ] always feel like repeating
what the yokel said upon seeing his
first real camel: There amt no such
thing I don't know of anything in
nature that seems so incongruous to
me as these huge, long-necked, eX-
cessively slender creatures, with
their big soft eyes looking down from
the height Of 10 or 10 feet with all
the gentleness and innocence of a
baby. / have spent hours in study
ing them, and they are as curious to
me as when / first saw them, and l
still wonder as much as ever the d.
vine purpose in their creation. !
think that any man who assumes to
know all things. at least thinks so
in his own mind, must acknowledge
that after all he knows but little
when he looks at this tallest OF liy-
ing creatures, and sees how gentle
and helpless and delicate II is. The
giraffe always makes me think that
men are quite like them in their
ideas-the higher their ideas take
fight, the more helpless they are 10
sustain and protect them
Many additions have been made
70 the Barnum and Bailey zoo. ano
IL is more than ever varied and COM
prehensive. OF the more common
"cat" animals there is a large dis
play and many of the types are seer
with cubs. Specimens Of many rare
types as well as more familiar ami
mails will be on view, including tho
ibex, oryX, rhinoceros, hippopotamus
Gland zebra. wildebeest. hartebees
and many varieties of African deel
and antelope. The animals will be
displayed under splendid conditions
and the cages and dens are lit b,
electricity at night. Many of then
Will be displayed in open cages show
day morning, Saturday. May 9, during
the progress of the street parade. TIT
circus itself will present a great man.
new features, including the gorgeous
spectacle. "The Wizard Prince o
Arabia" in which over 1000 persons
and a large ballet participate.