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Williams news., 1914-12-03
COMPLETE RETURNS
 OF STATE ELECTION
One Republican Elected
 Nine out of Proposed 19
 Amendments Carry

Amendments Carry
 SUPREME COURT
 Thomas Armstrong (R) 12, 278 Walter Bennett (R) ..... 10, 686 w. s. Grove (S) ..3,728 D. L. Gun ningham CD. 20, 057 Alfred Franklin CD .... 17,924 P. H. Hayes (P) =. =. 8,899 Jas. N. Morrison (S) .....8,242 Henry D. Ross CD ..... 21, 692
 TAX COMMISSION
 c. M. Zander (D) ....... ,16, 339 P. J. Miller CD ....14, 721 Frank H. Parker (P). ~8, 367 J. E. Suits (P) ...! 2,O94 Thos. E.Campbell (R) .. .15, 765 . H. Vance Clymer (R) 8, 605 E. J. Perry (S) ....,......2, 751 E. B. Simanton (S) ...... 1,721
 UNITED STATES SENATOR
 Mark A. Smith CD ...,. -25, 800 J. Bernard Nelson (P) :. 2,6O8 J. L. Hubbell (R) g, 183 Bert Davis (S) ..... 8, 582 Eugene w. Chain o.. 7,293 CONGRESSMAN Carl Hayden [D] ..... 33, 306 Henry L. Eads [R] ..7,586 Ulrich Grill [S] ...... 8, 773 GOVERNOR Geo. w. P. Hunt [D] =. 25, 226 Geo. U. Young [P] 5. 2O6 Ralph H. Cameron [R[ 17,6O2 J. R. Bafnette (S) ;. 2,973
 SECRETARY OF STATE Sidney P. Osborn (D) 80, 920 c. G, Cole [R] ........ ..9,817 Mrs. Leroy Ikenberry [S]. A, 299
 AUDITOR
 J. c. Callaghan [D] 32, 796 Chas. R. Greene s <...... 5,O97 REAS URER Mitt Sims D ....... 26, 597 Thos. H. Rynning R III, 630 Chas. P. Myers s .. 4, SIS
 ATTORNEY GENERAL Wiley E. Jones D -. .23, 477 J. L. B. Alexander P 6, 713 Jos. E. Morrison R =, ,12, 632
 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
 c. O. Case D ..... .26, 893 Mrs, Rose Krebs R 12, 935 Wm. Moore Claydon s 4,O82
 CORPORATION COMMISSION A. w. Cole D 25, 733 w. P. Geary D ......... 27, 584 F. A. Jones D .. .29, ,681 F. P. Moore P .... 5, 559 Robert Mitchell R ..... g, 466 Jas. c. Reed R .... 10,210 Robert L. Morton s ...... 4,614 A. F. Mott $ 4, 248 Albert J. Straw $ ..... 4, 404
 MINE INSPECTOR
 c. H. Bolin D .........2, 915 R. L.. Stallings P 8, 800 Parker Woodman R .... @, ,562 P. J. Nipple s -....... 4,424 Frank Briggs I .1,129 COMPLETE COUNT ON
 QAlInT DD0DncITInM
The evening world., 1914-02-23
OFFER 100000 /.
FOR TAFT'SSTOCK
|NCH|CAGO CUBS
Syndicate of Six Wants to
Replace Murphy in
Baseball. z

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-An offer Of
100000 for his stock In the Chicago
National League Baseball club was
made TO Charles p. Taft to-day NY .
syndicate Of SIX Chicago business
men. according to Louis J. Behan. a
lawyer, who represents the syndicate.
names Of the men composing the
Mr.. Behan would not give tht
syndicate. but said that the Thonp-
SON. Pugh- Mccullough bidders for the
Cubs stock were not connected with
II, nor was Charles Weeghman non
any other Federal Lacquer interested.
The telcgraphed bid to MIR. TAFT
contained an offer TO deposit S1oo.OOo
tomorrow as an evidence OF good
faith. Should a favorable answer bt
received this afternoon q COMMITTEES
Of three OF the new syndicate expect
and close the deal II possible.
The wire to Mr.. Taft said the pur-
posc actuating the bidders was the
good of the game" though they
realised that the purchase would be
first class investment.
Among the stx. according to their
representative. Ii a large contractor.
. board Of trade operator. an officer
In an insurance company. and three
others, young men with plenty OF
money"
"They are all Cub fans and have
the good OF the game at heart" said
Mr.. Behan.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
Sport Queries Answered

To the Sporting Editor
What Is the average height OF the
players In the big league: also the
height Of John McGraw? NamS
some players that are S feet 4 inches
In height. Thanking YOU. l am yours
respcctfully, r. T., e.
I. About s feet Q inches. Meorsw
10 5 feet ! inches. The smallest three
PLAYERS are Eddie Foster Of Washing.
ton, Miller HugVins of St. Louis end
Maranvilis Of 6oston. They ars about
8 fest 8 inehss.
To the sporting Editor:
How many rounds did It take Cor.
bett to knock Sullivan out. and did
the three Jacks hght the same night
that is, Sullivan. Dempsey and Nc
Auiiffe? II DO, who did the other two
Jacks night? OLD-TIME SPORT
corbstt won trerw Sullivan in twsn.
ty.ons rounds. The three Jacks ysu
mention did not fight the Same night
You prebsbiy have in mind the New
orissNs Carnival, when Jack MeAu.
% r1 sy;s ;ssnsh. % o.e!S: %:':CS: C:.s s"s ., '. n.
Iioht and fsathsrweiuht TITLES, 70.
speetivsly. MeAvlime and Dixon were
the winners.
To the Sporting Edtx;
When did Edward Payson Weston
walk from San Francisco. Cal. to New
York City. and how many days did
Il take him to make his trip. ana how
many miles did he travel day?
SIMON L. SCHIIADER.
Weston walked from Les Ansslss q
New York City (3,@o3 n,ilesy from
Feb. I to May 2. In 1910. seventy. eovow
days. 10 did not walk on oundavs. =.
Hs was ssvsnty.two years old st The
time.
70 the Sporting klitor;
What teams are In the Fedora,
LeagueS RED and CHICK
kansas City, St. leuis, chjcsoe.
Pittsburgh, indianapolis, esltjmoys' =
Buffalo and Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
GOu. Tener MADE Good in His First Move
To Restore Confidence in Major League

fellow personally. but his disposition
toward disregarding the feelings OF
his players II what flrst got him dis
liked. In all his dealings Murphy act
cd within his legal property rights,
but his bargains were driven too hard.
His connection with the famous Fogel
AFFAIR also hurt him. Certain teeti-
mony was barred from that hearing
or he would have been ousted then.
the masnates say. His next unpopu-
lar move was the releasing Of Morde-
cal Brown. the man who had done
more than any other single individual
excepting Frank Chance to build up
his fortune. Then he dropped Chance.
When he finally released Evers and
gave him chance 10 jump to tho
Feds that was the last straw.
In 1905 Murphy was worth less than
$4,000, and what he did have repre-
sented the savings of his lifetime In
the newspaper and advertising busi-
ness He retires to-day worth pretty
close to a million dollars. In View OF
the various statements As to how
Murphy got the Chicago club II may
be interesting to tell eXsctly how II
happened. ] happened to be present
when he got the option from James
Hart.
At that time. the summer Of 1905.
Murphy was assistant secretary-an.
other name for press agent--of the
Giants. We were In Chicago chinning
In the grandstand. Murphy sat down
next to Jim Hart. then president of
the Cubs. and casually asked II the
Cubs could be bought.
"You bet they can." said Hart, land
can DO bought cheap for cash.
Walsh, the banker. who was then Ia
trouble. owned most Of the club and
needed cash. Murphy asked In . jok.
ing way II Hart would give him an
option on the stock for two days
Previous TO that Hart had given an
option to Harry Pulliam which had
been allowed to expire and he con.
to the latter's surprise. Charley
The evening world., 1914-02-23
Retired Magnate Of Chicago
Who Started in 1905 With
Short Bank Roll Is Worth
Million Now.

caught q night train for Cincinnati,
his former home, after having wired
Mr.. Taft, his friend, to meet him.
The next day Mr.. Taft sent his audi.
tor to Chicago with Murphy and had
him 30 over the books. The deal was
closed and Mr.. Taft advanced Muir
ply the money for q large block of
the stock. This was paid back before
the end of two seasons. Besides his
earnings on the stock Murphy got y
big salary a. president Of the club.
And, now Johnny Evers has the big
laugh on the league. II he had not
been firod or II Murphy had bssn
fred before Evers got the can the
second base wizard would still Be
manager Of tho Cubs At . salary Of
$4,000 with no bQnus. The trouble
nstted Johnny something like 10000
In cash In addition to q wonderful
contract with the Boston club.
Il. the meantime Hank ODay, the
new manager Of the Cubs, IL left with
the bag to hold, minus Evers. Swssn.
ey and Purdue. That's what fellow
gets for having been an umpire. Al
that, the Cubs will be moro popular
under O'Day than they ever were un-
der Murphy. They like Hank 20 well
out In Chicago that he once held q
city once.
Ban johnson II all I'D in the alr
over the refusal of iris Speaker "a
sign until he gets to America and
has . chance to talk with Gilmore
Of the Feds.
The evening world., 1914-02-23

Mrs. r. A. Noloombe's Rose Hill Fen
ken. second.
Beagles.--Puppies, Dogs-won by
wheatIey Kennels Wheatley Chai-
ienEer; w. F.. Borden's Dunderberg
Tapie. second: w. r. Borden's Dun
derberg Doc. third.
Beagies.--Novice, Dogs-W0n by
wheatley Kennels Wheatley Chal-
ienger: Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark's Duke
Fourth, second: Piedmont Beagles's
Piedmont Whip. third.
Beagles. open: dogs not exceeding
II tnche3--Won by Piedmont Bea-
gles' Piedmont Judge: r. Il. DE
seer's Blythe Brush Bugle. second.
Bull Terriers. puppies, dogs.-Won
by T. q. Bellins's White Chief: Mark
O'Rourke's Wentworth Crystal Sec
ond; NOross Kennels Noross Mas
querader third.
bull Terriers. novice. dogs.-Wou
by r. 4. Bellin's White Chief: Noross
Kennels NOross Masquerader sec
ond: Mark O'Rourke's Wentworth
Old English Sheep Puppies
dogs and bitches.--Won by Estate Of
Mrs. II. w. Bergman. Kenvil Lizzie
Snooks.
Old English Sheep Does-Novice
dogs.-Won by Oliver Harriman's Sir
| Y,oland: oliver Harriman's Lord Al.
bory second.
Old English Sheep Dogs--Americar
bred dogs and bitches.-Won by Mrs
Tyler Morse's Araminta, Oliver Har.
riman's Lord Albory second, Mrs
Tyler Morse's Vanity third. Oliver
HarrimRn's Sir Roland fourth.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
CHARLESTON ENTRIES.

CHARLESTON. =. c.. Feb 23.-The
entries for to-morrow's races are as fol-
lows.
FIRST RACE-Pur,. $500; thr,.; .;y..r, ,osas
isii -; lSs :;:.l le, 'sS; losa a.1,: &:
ss;ia a.,.. a:s ,iS $ Gs:: Gi:ss's ..s: g.
"sSbtSSS'sRs' 1kasSSik-ru~. $500: three ...rold,
I'D Spss"i; s.,sf ass md ,s:f is;S,oSs;,
Ss TSn "I,sin' IiH iSs.H S ,s is T.S: R:
johnson, ioi: Teison Dor, ii?; Country Boy
nj 'TTiuRS Is sHSEsan. SS's ssS i, and
iG; Isasil:; Ils; Fcss! hf;dl" T loT A., A.,
IL IL; W. W. ciais, los. ''''''"' ''' "''
FOURTH RACE-Py-s $500; prby ,rlsi
y @ssa @ d:.as:s. So; oa Ben, ios; iaSasass, 81
81. $500 "r Is:: e;
t ,dM. Meh'ii AnTs; H H.,.is hs E9e' sag, a.S
Issr .fi:i. ,ns fsin % Ans, i,s; hraIy Hs.shisss
III, 'T..: Mls;, ios r.'Sun d. iis; In
sixra RxthnFurs SOD yhrs. y..rS!Isa
SSISssss S.ss b ssA s'ii s s!.ts Dun !Gi; iSs
Nsirs li5. Beach aand, Il6; svo,s, TO-
.Maiik, %; LAlSion, II? sProsect, i04.
'Ap~sntice allowance cisim"i' Tnch sood.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
Billy Gibson Ready With an
Offer That Should Satisfy
Sam Wallach Leach win
Have Big Advantage in Weight.
BN John Pollock.

VHE last big bout at Madison
square Garden under the direc-
ton Of Billy Gibson will bring
into action Leach Cross and Johnny
Dundee. The latter has already
agreed to terms. but 1t usually takes
few days moro to convince Sam
Wallach. manager for Cross. that the
Garden A. C. must pay rent and ex-
pend money on few other things to
hold show. Sam wants practically
all the money that passes through
the box ONCE. Gibson said last night
that he will make an offer to-day that
will surely clinch the match. WHICH
will take place March 8.
Dundee and Cross should attract a
big crowd. II looks like one OF the
best bouts arranged In some time.
OF course Dundee would be giving
away weight. He 10 u legitimate
featherweight. Cross will weigh At
least 1S4 pounds entering the ring.
He would be naturally favorite.
but there are many who believe Dun
dee has an excellent chance to win,
because of the speed he displays in
boxing. Dundee's friends are willing
10 bet that Dundee would earn the
decision II the bout goes the limit.
This would make 1t look as II Cross.
to win, would have to stop the fight-
ing Italian. Dundee has never been
knocked out. That In, not since he
has taken his place among the top
notch boxers Of his weight.
lao Iiouck. the crack middleweight
Of Lancaster, Pa, will make his FIRST
appearance to-day In a battle In SaT
, Francisco. He will go against Billy
Murray, the promising middleweight
, of California. in a twenty round bout
| at a show to be brought or by jim
| Coffroth In that city Jack McGuigai
! and Johnny LOTUS of Philadelphia
| will be In Houck's corner.
Joe Borrell, the middleweight o
; Philadelphia, has arrived In England
and is matched to fight BandsmaI
! Blake, the English heavyweight, VIII,
s.ghts Hcmhard.er Wells. the cnSiis,
champion, next month. Borrell ant
Blake will hght twenty rounds In Lon
don next Saturday night.
Charley White OF Chicago, VIII,
knocked out Kid Kansas, the Buffal,
lightweight. In three rounds In Duf
falo last Tuesday night. received u. 90
for his end Of the receipts. and Nat
The evening world., 1914-02-23
New Leader Of Nationals Earned
First Years Salary When He
Eliminated Murphy From
Baseball.

Bv BOsesssan Blilger.

THE most striking thing in con-
nection with the ousting of
Charley Murphy Is that the Ma
tional League. after five years of ef-
fort, has found the man who could
turn the trick. Gov. Tener made up
his mind tina, Murphy must 30 when
he had his first talk with our chubby
friend over the Evers case two weeks
ago. 1t was the Governor who per-
suaded Mr.. Taft that 1t was to his
financial interest AZ well as the well
fare OF the league that he buy out
Mu-phy's stock. An effort to get rid
of him through the courts would have
been disastrous to organized baseball
throughout the country. The mP gnates
had the elimination OF Murphy In
their minds whom the hrst steps were
made toward getting Mr.. Tener TO
accept the presidency Of the league.
"This fellow In o menace to the
game" I heard the Governor say In
| tho Waldorf-(it IL violating no con-
fidence now)-and such q policy NJ
he has adopted can not b. tolerated .
And, adhering to that belief and
determination, the Governor turned
the trick. II Mr.. Tener 10 TO get
S25, 900 year. as reported. In this one
action he has already earned his frst
seasons pay. This year. however. he
| IL working for nothing.
(~hsrlsv MIrphv IN nm entertaininl
The evening world., 1914-02-23

Fenton, who won considerable money
on him. presented him with a pedi-
greed bull pup.
Three clubs hold matinee boxing
shows to-day. Al West Brighton (S.
- A. c. Johnny Howard of Bayonne.
N. j., W. Roy Kenny: at Irving A. G..
Of Brooklyn. Mike Gibbons Of st. Paul
vs.. Al. Mccoy Of Brooklyn; ut Broad
way Sporting Club OF Brooklyn. Bob
Moha Of Milwaukee vs. Sailor F'ritts.
Having been unsuccessful In Undue.
Ing any Of the topnotch stars OF the
prize ring to make tho trip to Aus
tralia for fights, Snowy" Baker. the
Australian promoter. In now making
an attempt to get any fighter with .
fair reputation 10 make the journey.
He has Just offered Gus Christie. the
Milwaukee middleweight. 1900 for
Ave fights.
frankie Fleming, the featherweight
champion of Canada, and Willie War
rem Of Brooklyn. were matched to-day
by Tom McArdle To meet at the Fair,
mont A. q. show on next Saturday
night. Ia the other two tens, Johnny
Daily will tackle Mike Rosen. and Bull
Cassidy boxes Joe Maroney. .-
The evening world., 1914-02-23
JAKE STAHL DECIDES
BANKING BUSINESS IS
BETTER THAN BASEBALL

Robert Il. Ward. owner Of the
Brooklyn Federal League Club. re.
turned yesterday from Chicago.
"The negotiations between Mr.. Stahl
and the Brooklyn club are OF. for the
present anyhow" said Mr.. Ward last
night I'VE did our best to land StAhl
as manager OF the Brooklyn team, but
after several conferences he said be
would not retire from his banktAg
business. No manager has been
named as yet, but one probably will
be soon.'
Ward returned from Chicago BY
way Of Pittsburgh. There he met his
brother. George 4. Ward. When asked
II he went to Pittsburgh to interest
Henry e. Frick In the Pittsburgh club
or to see his brother about purchasing
the majority Of the stock In the
Smoky City team MIR. Ward entered
an emphatic denial. lie said his trip
to Pittsburgh was on business that
had nothing to do with the Federal
League.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
HOuard Wins
By Knockout

Johnny Howard.the Bayonne. IN. JC
middleweight, scored another knock.
out on Saturday night by putting
Jack Hanlon to sleep In the fifth
round Of the main event at tho show
Of tho Dexter Park A. L. OF Brook
lyn. Hanlon was substituted for
Jack Keating. the Brooklyn heavy
weight, who sent word that he would
he unable to 90 on. Hanlon was no
match for Howard. who punished him
severely from the start to the finish
Of the contest.
The results Of the main bouts at the
other shows held on Saturday night
are as follows:
At Fairmont A. c. Bobby Reynolds
defeated Kid Black.
At Broadway Sporting Club. Brook
lyn. Young Gradwell won from Young
Hoffman.
At Irving A. c.. Brooklyn, Phil
Bloom had an easy time outpoinIing
Young McGowan.
At Vanderbilt A. C., Brooklyn,
Tommy Moore and Young Tack
fought = draw.
At Queensboro A. c.. Brooklyn,
Frank Duffy debated Jimmy Flynn.
At Brown Gymn A. A. Johnny
Schumacher defeated Bobby Moore.
At Sharkey A. A. X. o. Eggers won
from Kid Herman.
At Gowanus A. G. Willie Jones
knocked out Paul Madden In the third
round.
At Atlantic Garden A. c. Matt Ma
tero stopped Young Ruhlin In one
round.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
CHARLESTON WINNERS.

FIRST Selling: purse $500;
for twO-year- -olds; three and half
furlongx.-Finalee. 105 (Buxton). q to
s, 3 10 and out. first: Flower,
los (knight), 3 to I. to s and
Z to 20. second: Surgeon. ~ (Mur-
phy). 15 to I. s to I and II to 5.
third. Time, ~. Cnalera, Dom
Moran. Jack Hanover and Golden
Lassie also ran.
SECOND RACE-SellinE: purse
$500: for three-year- -olds and upward: |:
six furlongs.--Surpassin 81 (McTag-
eart), 6 to 2. even and I to 2. frst (;
Gaty Pallen, 10 tCorey). 8 to I. To
2 and 8 to 6. second: Incision. 1i2
(Picket). Z to I. 8 to and to 5.
third. Time. LII 1-5. Theo. Cook. Ar
NOR. Nimbus. Hat Masterson. Tom
Holland. Bulgarian also ran.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
Boston Will Insure
Evsrs for 500, 900.
-HE Boston National League
Baseball Club viii take no

-HE Boston National League
Baseball Club win take no
chances on not getting the
full value OF Johnny Evers's ser
vices and will take out an insur-
ance policy. life and accident COM
bined. ON him in favor Of the club
for the princely sum OF 100000.
This will mean an annual pay
ment of $500. Tho club plans to
insure Evenrs's life With ordinary
life insurance, with itself as bone
ficiary. 80 that II Johnny should
die by illness II will not suffer. 1t
Is planned to pay the premiums
for four years or more II neces-
sary. and then. II Evers Is still
alive. to drop II. This part Of the
policy will cost probably $1,000 a
year. but the officers declare they
will be fully protected In any event
OF death by illness or accident.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
100000 IN DOGS
AND SOC|ETy|S0UT
.T0L00K THEM OVER
One Worth $4,000, Another
$4,000, and Any Celebrity
a Bank Roll.

~ you oWu0o " oOB WOItu ~io,VVV
and another worth $4,000. what
would you do with them? DR.. Rob.
srt L. Hammond Of Frederick. Nd.
gets hts reward out OF exhibiting hts.
They are the centre Of admirinx
throngs at the Grand Central Palace.
where the thirty-eighth annual show
Of the Westminster Kennel Club
opened this morning.
These costly CANNES are English
settlers. Lord Baltimore Ii valued a.
$4,000 and Nancy Hammond" AT
ei0.0oo--but the frank comment Of one
unversed In dog lore IL "thsy don't
look It." And for u man owning S25.-
900 worth OF dog nssh DIR. Hammond
10 exceedingly modest. for he was not
evan. on hand this morning to show
himself the proud possessor.
In all the dogs NJ the exhibition
$1,000. 900 u represented. There are
5000 dogs there ana thsir yslps. erie,
and barks head on bright conversa
ton on three fioors OF the palace.
ALL KINDS OF ooos FoR ALL
KINDS OF MONEY.
~ the press agent says-and a,
the owners affrm-"the entries make
the most valuable COLLECTION Of dog,
ever gathered under one roof. tn,
best canine blood In America ant
Europe being represented" And DR.
Hammond isn't the only one witt
costly entries.
Many OF the dogs would bring check
In four figures from enthusiasts. No
the least OF them 10 Strathtay Prime,
Albert well known champion. owne,
by Alex. H. Stewart Of Chicago. The!
say this dog Is worth $1,000.
or course, the smallest dogs" an
the largest dogs are there, tn
thinnest. the fattest. the curliest, tn
tallest. the ugliest. the prettiest. Az
ropos OF the Mexican situation. Wis
/, ltors are able to view a collection G
whatever they are
. presumably from the war torn countr
held by villa. Beautiful Lady"
one OF them. being owned by MIR
Daniel Burt Decker OF Utica, N. ,
) Beautiful Lady" weighs Just tw
pounds and six ounces and had
: comfortable he'd In mans derh
! hat when The Evening World ph,
. tographer appeared to take her pi,
: ture. II you want to buy her 1t wi
cost you at least $500.
eelMoNrS AND Goutps HAv
! PRIZE STOCK.
. Mrs. Raymond Belmont Of No.
West Seventy first street has sou
exceedingly small dogs on exhibitio 10
including two Pekingess canin
. called Pansy and Wee Nee. Augu
BAlunont tr. of No a. Eschsrse r!as
. has three Sealyham terriers. Fran
+ "Mr. Dooiey" and "Easton Faraloo
: none of which can he bought for le
a than a good bankrol' Mrs. Augu
y Belmont jr. 10 exhibiting u point
called "1racksn." From the ksnn'
The evening world., 1914-02-23
DAILY READY TO WORK
HIGHLANDER PITCHERS

HOT SPRIN0e. Ark. Feb 2s.--seven
Of the Hirhlanders' pitchers. with Win
Reynolds, the young catcher from
Texas. took advantage Of the clear
morning and clear Afternoon BY taking
the daily two drills over the hills. II
begun drissling at o'clock. but the
Highlanders had completed their work
For the coming week Daly announces
he viii give the pitchers q little active
work at Wilmington Park. In company
With the Brooklyn bunch. each day that
work wtli be done during the heat Of
the midday.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
BASEBALL TOURISTS
SAIL FOR HOME SATURDAY

q LONDON. England. Feb. 23.-The
Giants win arrive here this evening.
Ths game 'c'iedulad yesterday In Paris
kas p"stroned on account of rain. The
haeehsli tourists have booked passage
% the t.usitania. which saiis for New
yeee next ssturasy.
The evening world., 1914-02-23

PORT JERNIS. y, ". Feb. 23-The
condition to-day Of Smoky Joe" Wood,
pitcher Of the Boston Red Sox. operated
upon yesterday for appendicitis, H. good,
according Ia his physician. Wood IL AT
his home at Twin Lakes. aud Dr. +. T.,
Gessner, who performed the opera ation.
said, after q visit At Woods home, that
IN early recovery was expected.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
ToUcHARD RETAINS TITLE.
Wins Einsls Of Indssr Tesats
Cham plonship To-day.

G. y, Touchard retained his title as
national indoor tennis champion at the
Seventy FIRST Regiment Armory to-day
by defeating DIR. william Rosenbsum
In the nnai singles matches Of the Ma
tionai tournament. The score was
S-2. s-2. l-6. S..
william Il. CraGin jr.. won the finals
Of the consolation singles. matches ty
defeating King Smith. g.. o--s. 81.
The evening world., 1914-02-23

Billy Kramer. who defeated Hannes
Kolehmainen. the great Finn. N a. two.
games. will race tonight at the 81.
Johns College games which take place
at the Thirteenth Regiment Armory.
Brooklyn. A number of crack distancers
ure strides sSainst ths Leag Islaal 4. q.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
X. =. Of Commerce Ga mes.

The Hirh School Of Commerce will
hold Its annual indoor track and field
championship games tonight at the
new Twenty -second Regiment Armory.
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth street
and broadway. The committee has M
duced Harry J. Smith. the national ten
mile champion. to run fvo-mile race
against two good distance runners.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
Murphy Wouldn't Have Retired
I Without q Fight u Ne Hadn't
: Den Given a Chance to Make
oio Profit on HE Holdings.

c'''n'At ,s. 4. Z Tss Pa rvs rsaS,. sc''Ais o.
r VOW situations can change In .
week! Only . few days ago
- Charles Webb Murphy was say
ing furiously: I'm going to put Ban
johnson out Of baseball" And now
u 10 Charles himself who is on the
outside lookin' In. Not that Ban had
much TO do with II.
After all. II \ man is to put out
Of anything It's very pleasant TO be
well paid for being put out. And II
Murphy hadn't been given a good
husiness proposition he'd have had
Abe other owners In the courts and
hot water generally all summer.
The evening world., 1914-02-23
Cross and Dundee Match
To Be Cinched This Week

Fenton. who won considerable money
on him, presented him with q pedi-
greed bull pup.
The evening world., 1914-02-23

Charley Murphy IL an entertaining