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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Federals Cost Majors 100000
Charles Ebbets Hit Hard by Raid

furnishes an excellent example Of
this
Charles II. F,bbets, the Dodgers
owner. was in Porto Rico when the
news of Tinker's desertion and the
raids Of the Fedcrals came to him.
He jumped tho first boat for the
United States, aud Immediately upon
landing set out TO lasso his players
and tie them so that they couldn't
get loose.
Ebbets found many OF his players
very COY about signing Ebbets knew
1t was case or paying the men the
salaries they demanded or leaving
them open to jump to the Feds Eb
bets couldn't parley much. He paid
the men what they wanted and that
means that he paid many of them
from 81 900 10 s. 600 more than they
got last year, and Just that mTh
more than he would have paid then
this year If it hadn't been for the ac-
tiyity OF the Feds.
Not only did Flbbets sign up his
men for one year, but he got their
signatures for two and three years
He wanted Ed Reulbach the big
pitcher 10 sign mp for five years, but
Ed turned him down. II is said that
Ebbets even went so far as to go to
players Who were under contract for
1914, and thus immune from the Fed
eral attacks Of the present, and Of
fered them contracts for 1915 and
tq1G AT increased salaries.
7 BRETS admits that the signing up
l. of mis- players this year cost him
between $4,000 and $4,000 more than
he expected IL would cost. Ebbets
perhaps lost more money this way
than ala The other sixteen magnates
ia the big leagues, because he had
more players on the reserve list than
did the others But from all the in
formation that can be gathered II
seems that II cost each major league
magnate about $780, extra to sign
up hts players this wear There are
sixteen magnates, So the total is
$4,000.
The sixteen ma gnates OF the two
class IA organizations are said to
have paid out at least Sl2. 900 more
apiece to sign up their men than they
did las. wear which adds about $l92 r.
goo to the total The smaller orgdni-
cations lost hut little $50 600. per
haps win cover their total because
the Feds passed most OF their play ers
BY. directing their efforts TO getting
the major leaeuers OF the Glass "A
men
These figures. totaled together Will
show that the Joke Federal League
has cost she organized baseball peo-
pie just about half Of the combined
Profits they looked for in 1914 And
from ajl that can bee noticed just nov
it looks as II the Feds are going to
cut into the attendance of organized
baseball in 1914 lon such a way thai
organized baSehalIs vast profits or
the years gone by win be a thing
% the past
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

n TLANTA boxing fans are go
~ ing to have regular club, go
ing to see regular scrappers
in action and about three times a
month
Lou Castro has secured the Or
pheum Theater and is closing for the
best boys in the business. He eX-
poets TO put on his opening show
in about two weeks time He is
confident that before the middle OF
the week that he will be able TO an
uounce his debut card.
The Count Is negotiating with
Johnny Coulou, Freddie Welsh, Leach
Cross. Charley White, Ad Wolgast,
Jess Willard, Jim Flynn, Battling Lee
whisky Jimmy Perry. Gunboat Smith
Joe Mandot and Packey Mcfarland
He wants to put Coulon on with
Jimmy Grant the local bantam, who
has been stopping EN- all around
here. lie would have Philly Mccoy =
en, New York's great featherWeight
and Kid Young in a ten-rounder the
same night Jimmy Perry and Ed
ole Hanlon would also help out some
hight on a card With two other top
notchers.
He figures Charley White and
Leach cross would draw tremen
dous house and So would Welsh and
Mcfarland Willard and Flynn
would make q ccrking heavyweight
battle, and the winner would draw
Gunboat Smith for the title
CASTRO is going about this thing
- in a business like manner He
has sent contracts TO each man. of
tering them good percentage, with
a guarantee
He plans to have the Orpheum th"
biggest boxing club In the South lie
Will have il fitted out So th8t from
every seat in the house the fans VIII
get good view Of the ring
Some of the matches that Lou is
arranging viii cost him big money.
but he plans to make the prices :
reasonable as possible
MY Idea is TO give Atlanta fans
The best bouts in the country" says
Lou. But ] don't intend to charge
tNorhitant prices II can MAKE Iust
enough out OF the game to pay me. |
win be satisfied
CASTRO has talked over his propo =
- sition With many prominent bust
ness men OF the city who enjoy the
game. and they have promised to
give him all the backing he needs
The Orpheum is an ideal Mace To
stage boxing contests, and Castro IS
sure TO make success of the game
as he has the confidence of the fans
| and the lighters
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
SAN FRANCISCO
DEVELOPS NEW
N|DDLEWE|CHT
But Naughton Fears Billy Muir
ray, Touted as Coming Star, Is
Being Pushed Too Fast.
By W. w. Naughton.

CAN FRANCISCO, March Some
fighters are coddled along and
some are sent into good comps-
ny the instant they show evidence Of
class.
When the suspicion developed that
Carl Morris, of Oklahoma, might one
day develop into a world beater, all
kinds of precautions were taken to
safeguard him While he was learning
the trade of the ring. 4 millionaire
took hold of him and furnished nm
with experienced tutors in ADDITION
to building a gym for him.
When big Carl was finally launched
on the sea of professional puglllsm
he bumped into all kinds of rocks
both charted and uncharted. lie mas
been laid up for repairs frequently,
and now they are talking OF sending
him against Sam Langford,
Bob McAllister, too, was sent along
slow ly: and what happened to MIN
when he got into the full swirl OF
things in the East suggests that the
time spent in pampering and pro-
tecting promising pugilist is mere
ly time lost
AL KAUFMAN had a totally differ
n emit experience. Al. in his four
round days, was known as zone
Round" Kaufman, and it was prophe-
sled that he would cut full-Wldth
swath when slipped from the leash as
professional.
First they sent him against Harry
Foley but it looked as though mild
hammered Harry had simply lent him
self to the occasion to prove that Al
had a right to be called One Round
kaufman.
Without delay Kaufman was
matched with Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien who in those years was both
a asher and stinger.
O'Brien laughed when they told him
what terror kaufman had proved as
an amateur
Il can defeat any man who has not
had at least two years experience IN
the professional ring" said O'Brien.
Jack gave the stalwart young San
Franciscan a hiding which in all prob
ability had its influence on the bal
ance of AIS career.
CAN FRANCISCO has another
y promising young boxer in the per-
son of Middleweight Billy Murray
and he is being hurried along In the
same manner as Kaufman.
Murray. like Kaufman is a product
of the four-round shows. For months
past he has been the bright particular
star Of the Friday night game. Incl
dentally the round phase of pu-
gilism Is one IN which a fighter is
thoroughly tried out. Very often a
cub boxer becomes popular for a while
and then drifts away to join those
who have been tried and found want
ing.
Murray has stood every test, and
the other night stopped Leo Houck,
the Philadelphia middleweight, in
fourteen rounds. However, we will!
have to wait until he has had few
more fights to see just how good he is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

N ENNER, March Our friend
Tom Andrews, of Milwaukee
was certainly playing the stakes
high when he agreed to guarantee
both Richie and Wolgast $4,000 as
solace for boxing ten rounds mo
decision) before his club. With $4,000
additional expenses, it runs the show
up 10 a S2j, 900 proposition before
he and his partners begin to share
in the profits Some gamble to our
way of figuring It.
Now, then. suppose after Andrews
and those interested with him have
done all in their power to advertise
the bout and create interest in the
same, then the bout proves a failure
from financial point of view. We're
Richie and Wolgast overpaid or were
they worth the money they asked
and are to receive? That's an easy
proposition 10 answer however A
man is worth only what he viii at
tract in the way OF sheckels at the
box office. No more nor less. If
Richie and Wolgast don't draw the
amount OF money paid them, or if they
can only draw enough TO let the man
ager out even then they were over
paid and were given a bonus to which
they were not entitled. This. then,
would make it Il bad business propo-
sition on the part Of Andrews.
ION the other hand. If the "house"
- should total in The neighborhood
of $4,000, or $4,000 for that matter.
then both boys were paid every cent
coming to them, for they then would
have earned it, They drew it to the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Wolgast- Richie Go HugeGambls
Boxers Are Guaranteed $4,000

box office window, and their share
would be WhateveT percentage theY
might have bargained for
Even then the promoter is taking
the gamble he is running all t1s
risk, and the losses, if there are any
fall heavier on his shoulders. For
that reason, unless the promoter him
self cares to make a gamble Of il, all
fighters should be compelled to play
on a percentage plan. They are part
ners in the show, and they must as
sumo, with the promoters all ee-
ments of chance that creep into a
partnership of this kind. That
would be the fair way, the honest
way, and yc. the fighter refuses =
agree to this plan. He wants his
and hec ares but the snap OF his fin
gers whether or not the promoter
reimbursed
A S we have often stated In the past
a the promoter has but himself 10
blame for the existing conditions. He
has knucllled and bent his knee to the
mitt pusher. Opposition has been
largely responsible for this state Of
affairs in some quarters. But on ine
whole. the promoters, if they stood
shoulder to shoulder, could soon pu'
stop to the whole thing and force
the fighter to take a chance wiz
them. There would be no loslns
shows under conditions OF this sort
But on the whole the promoters are
weak lot of sisters at best. Whers
you'll find one that will stand out
against the robber demands OF tR
fighters, youll find twenty who VIII
acquiesce to the fighters terms, toi
fear he'll lose the match and soms
other fellow get it,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
BY Frank &. Mcnkc.

NEW YORK, March 2-The raid
~ ing Federal Leaguers already
have cost the major leaguers
more than 100000 aceording
to the best estimates at hand. And
the playing season is stin six weeks
away.
This loss has beer occasioucd to or
earlzod baseball through bein9
forced TO pay increased salaries, an
der long contracts, 10 all players who
remained loyal and through the fact
that every major or minor Lacquer
who Jumped to the Feds meant q
monetary loss
II Otto Knahe. the second sacker
had remained with the Phillies, they
could have sold him at any time fol
something like $4,000, Brennan. the
phinies' pitcher would have brought
Al least $4,000 Russell Ford, me
Yankee tvirler. could have been SOLD
by Frank Farrell 60 the cleveland
Mans or TO any one Of several other
riubs for about $1,000 Cy Falken-
berg the elongated Nap tWirlef
would have brought around SHooV-
perhaps more-had he been placed on
sale Banding and Kahler the oth-
or Nap twirers who jumped To lhe
reds. would have brought at least "a
eco each
TIMERS value was nxed at SD,
400; George Stoval MordeeaI
crown. Pitcher Hendrix, Catcher 81,
mon and the others who Jumped
tal-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
SOx Can Not Afford
TO Lose Iris Speaker

HOT SPRINGS. ARK March a
With Pitcher Joe Wood lost TO the Bos-
ton Red Sox until the middle OF June,
as a result OF an operation for appen-
dicitis. the teams pennant chances will
be completely ridded should Iris
Speaker. who is homeward bound from
the trip around the world with the tour
lists, sign up with the Federals. Cobb
may he better drawing card than
Speaker. hut iris is worth a whole lot
more to his team md his manager than
the Georgia Peach. said Captain Heins
Wagner. OF the Red Sox. today.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Pelicans Capture
Practice Game, 8-4

NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-The New
Orleans club outplayed a patched-up
team of Clevelanders and Toledo play
s TO 4
The score: r H e
New Orleans. Observation-Disclosures 70 3
Batteries: Benn. Styles. Morton, Foil
and Crosby; Gudger. Cullom, Walker,
Peddy and Higgins. Adams Umpire
Pender Time-2:l0
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Kid Young to Box at
Columbia Wednesday

Kid Young, the popular newsboN
champion will box at the Columbia
Theater Wednesday night, After try
ing for over two weeks to secure d
suitable opponent for the newsboy
battler, Jack Gold has been signed
for the bout. Although Young will
be giving away several pounds in
weight. he can he counted on to give
a good account OF himself Two 9TH
or bouts will MI out the card
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Walters Gets Test
In Go With Gibbons

CHICAGO, March Just nov
good Billy Walters is will be maas
known next Friday night, when IA'
former navy fighter hooks up IN !,
ten round bout with Mike Gibbons a.
Hudson, Wis. Tackllng the mlgnV
Gibbons means the acid test for war
tiers, but Walters has been training
faithfully, and says he doesn't MINI
the weight
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
% Yankees Arrive
At Houston Camp

IOI STuN. TEN. March - Twenty
eight members ot the New y ork Nmeri-
can League baseball team reached
Houston TODAY go begin spring training
Most of them coming Hast in charge ~
Arthur Irwin scout, Charles Barrett
trainer. and Mike BERGEN Frank l.
Chance manager, accompanied 10y Mrs
Chance. also arrived from their winter
home .n Gleudura. cal
Among the players here are MaiseL
GlhooleN UartzrI peckiupsugh Fish
err Gussct and number of recruits.
several pitchers now at Hot springs.
Arh win ioirt the squad later.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
LABOR HITCH STOPS WORK.

NEW YORK, March "A tangled
labor dispute may cause a hitch in the
erection and renovation of stands at
the Brooklyn Federal League base
ball grounds. The lessee of the
grounds is the Ward Bread Company.
While the firm is going to employ
union mechanics to do the work it is
persona non grata with the Central
Federated Union because It employs
its bakers on the open shop plan
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Big Reception for
Toledo Ball Team

AMERlCTS, CA. March prepara =
tons are being completed by the Amer
OF the Toledo team IS strong which
win arrive tomorrow for a month :
practice in Amerlcus The local park is
In excellent condition. The Americus
team OF the Georgia state League has
signed nearly All It's members required
and viii soon start practice
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
REAL WORK EoR CARDS.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA, March q
This week ushers in the real work
of the Cardinal squad, and with
promised good weather to-day, Man
ager Higgins will lget away to a ny
ing start. The squad which remains
here will depart Thursday morning
for Jacksonville to join the recruits.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
BRAVES AT MACON.

MACON GA. March Pour OF the
Boston National League players ar
rived here to-day BY tomorrow night
Manager StauiRsS OF the team will BE
here. it is expected, To begin spring
training Players who arrived to-day
are ouo Hess. Harris Gowdy, James
Schultz and {. A. Deal,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
sanck vs. MuRpAX-

HOT SPRINGS. ARK. March 2.-The
postponed l0-round bout between Matt
Brock the cleveland featherweight and
"Chip' Murphy, Of indianapolis. takes
place to-morrow night. Brock is a 10
TO Z fayorite in the betting,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Langford and Morris
To Meet in KenoSha

NEW YORK March 2--Carl Morris
and sam Langford were hatcher here
TODAY for ten-round battle at Ke-
nosha Wis sam and his manager ar
rived from abroad yesterday. The Ke-
nosha match is 10 be staged in March.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

MADISON. Wis March 2-Cy Pieh.
major league baseball pitcher, left
York Americans on their spring training
trip,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

q zQXQf6ro3ma Ss Is 8 a.
RINGSlDEsnaBLfGHfRS
YOUTH WILL BE SERVED
Now he oid-hmc t,circr 5 loafng along
while the voungtcr smiles as he huris en- strong
and hcy zip past the batter rith speed ed-hot
AND Doa%g' oddltd 'sag
IT," G pa"syt Old STAR Pcae Great g' T~o
THAT $4,000.
for that dough taint-
Tinker 7inEe, my lost star,
And ,ehere amt
Us HOPE THERE truth in the SSa that v Pssf
sass sons bes
of intoxicating s..e
THE ANT,PRoFEssroNAL Princeton last
believed that the colleges would gradually
sport.
You would almost suppose T had jumped to the Federas'
PAcKEYs ALIBL
And slam these reno Doc 'esc nc!
Bm-ny 9bi teoat let me-
YOU CAN'T BLAME PHILADELPHIA ag i
Mcfarland about $4,000
these baseball people S seems M to . BE
PJen n cspiey MURPHY Of amperng with
baseball You can bet no one VIII
O. b. while Joe around looking out ior IT,
OWNER soMERs of the Maps hasm Toledo club
Cleveland In these paous all of base
property
WE WONDER of Newark Toledo and other cities
think of Organized Baseball sys
"perpetIaing grand old TO the American people
TOURING ball clubs have discovered use o CON
us anyway them threw in the ball for the game at Nice
COUNTS their tennis campaign over here
recall those deighu AchduEe that wont to mnsle
with Napoleon
THAT FAINT MAILING sound of laughter
greeted the Feds six weeks ago
NOTHING LONG of umpiring could harden man
10 manage experience in Cincinnati 100
THERE talk of Mcfarland retiring but we don't see
he retiring
BY NO MEANS Fece-not Ward
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

LEAGUE MEETS TONIGHT,
The Sunday School Baseball Leas"
will hold a meeting at s O'Clock 70.
night for the purpose Of organizing y"
the 1914 season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Bv Otto E'lotO.

IN ENVER, March 2 Our friend
/ Tom Andrews, of Milwaukee
was certainly plaNing the stakes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

NEW YORK, March 1.-The raid
" ing Federal Leaguers already
have cost the major leaguers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
CHAMP|ONS To
FIGHT HERE At.
THE ORPHEUN
Best Boxers in the Country Being
Signed for Bouts at the
New Club.
By Left Hook.

n TLaNTA boxing fans are go
~ ing to have regular club, go
ing to see regular scrappers
The Adair County news., 1914-12-16
Gradyville.

Mrs. J. D. Walker, of Column
bia, spent several days of last
week visiting relatives and
friends.
Hog slaughtering has been the
topic of the day for the past
week.
There is a carload of fat cattle
in this town just ready for the
market.
The Adair County Spoke Co.
fnishdd up all of their material
that is ready for market last
week. They will suspend bust.
ness until after the holidays.
E. G. Wellington, of Glenn.
entsville, spent a day or so here
the first of the week looking af'
ter business affairs.
Quite a number of the mem.
bers of the Modern Woodmer
attended a meeting at Columb;s
last Monday night.
DR.. L. G.. Nell spent a day OF
so at Edmonton, the first of the
week.
Several of our farmers got
through stripping tobacco crops
last week and are now ready TO,
| the market.
The Adair County news., 1914-12-16

Messrs. Alvin Page and Hen
ry Moore, of Cane Valley, were
visiting R. o. Cabbell Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mr.. Hammonds has rented Mrs.
Patsy Willis farm and is NOV
ing in.
Mr.. C. W. Young has purchas-
ed the lQuintillion Montgomery
farm from the Montgomery heirs
for S148O and is now taking pos
session.
Kirtley and Barger, our up-to-
date merchants, are doing a live
ly business.
Our school at this place is pro-
crossing nicely under the man.
agement of Miss May Upton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ], C. Holiday
visited the latters father, Mr..
Nathan Murrell from Saturday
until Monday.
Mr.. Walker Dickerson, of Webb
X Roads, was visiting in these
parts last week.
Mrs. Fannie Willis, who has
been at the bedside of her broth
er-in-law, Mr.. Frank Sinclair OF
Columbia, for the past week, has
returned home.
There will be a singing at Zion
Sunday, Dec. 9th. This being
Christmas we hope to have some
of the leading singers of the eoun'
ty with us. Prof. Cabbe(l is
planning some special music for
the occasion. Everybody is cor
daily invited.
Miss Matte Young, who un-
derwent an operation for appen-
dicitis in St. Joseph Infirmary,
Louisville, six weeks ago, has
returned home and is progress
ing nicely.
The Adair County news., 1914-12-16

R. T. McMurtry, who was the
Sheriff of Hardin county, dies
from wounds received while in
discharge of duty. Turner Ora
ham, Jr., an outlaw, charged
with the killing, was hurried to
Louisville for safe keeping. The
sheriff met his death while at
tempting to arrest Graham and a
man named Grover Chism, who
murdered a man named Wood,
at Upton, Hardin county, a day
or two before the faithful officer
met his death. McMurtry was
not only a faithful officer, but a
man who stood high. His pass
ing cast a gloom over Hardin
county. To us it looks like the
electric chair is in waiting fol
the perpetrators of the horrible
deed.
The Adair County news., 1914-12-16
WED. DEC. 16, 1914

We hear considerable criticism
of the war tax but in every in
stance it appears tc be made
solely for political purposes. 1t
is not here meant to enter any
long defense of the present ad-
ministration, its policies or an
explanation of the war tax, for
no intelligent person needs to be
told. The fact is that this coun-
try nor President Wilson'S ad-
ministration is not responsible
for conditions now existing, did
not create them, just met them
as they were imported. Civil
ization has never been so seri-
ously menaced by war, business
throughout the world has never
been so crippled. The people
know these statements to be
true. This country did not shut
out the products of other coun.
tries from which it collects rev.
enues, but under the present ad-
ministration offered extra in
ducements. The imports fail to
come because Of the European
war, hence the governments
revenues are not sufficient to
meet current expenses. The ne
cessity for the war tax is plain,
and no patriotic citizen should
seek to make political capital out
of it. Under President McKin-
ley, Republican, and under a
high protective tariff, with only
a little skirmish of our own, a
war tax was so made and used as
to tax every person who gave a
check to pay debt and every
one who gave a note to close an
account. The war lax critics
ought to consider the record of
their own party under the cleo
trifying expects of high tariff.
Criticism now is mere bosh.
The Adair County news., 1914-12-16
Miss EIva Murrell visited her

Miss EIva Murrell visited her
sister, Mrs. W. E. Holiday, sew
eral days of last week.
Miss Julia Lloyd visited Miss
Mat Barger one night last week.
Mr.. W. A. Garrett is now pre-
pairing to erect a handsome brick
residence on his farm near this
place.
Mrs. Mary Ann Conover has
come to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Mont Mont
gomery.
Mr.. Robt. Montgomery, of
Ozark, made a business trip to
this place last week.
The Adair County news., 1914-12-16
JOppa.

There is a finer prospect for
wheat and oats in this section
than there has been for many
years.
Edgar Powell bought one colt
from Everett Montgomery for
$4,000.
Miss Matte Young visited
Miss Pink Callison, of Cane VAL
ley, last Tuesday night.
Mr.. Chas. Murrell, our accom-
plished carpenter, is repairing
Zion church.
Miss Ruth Upton entertained
last Saturday night in honor of
her guest, Miss Clarice Wedd, of
L. W. T. S. The night was de-
lightfully spent in music and
games.
The Adair County news., 1914-12-16

Hon. Geo. E. Stone, of Dan
vile, a gentleman well.known in
Columbia, is being mentioned as
a suitable candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Attorney
General. AS a lawyer, he ranks
high, and for gentlemanly char
acter, he is in the front rank.