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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
NEW INDIAN PITCHER
ADDED TO ATHLETICS
On Recommendation of
Chief Bender, Mack Signs
Joe Graves.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 21.-On
the advice of Chief Bender, star Indian
pitcher Of the Athletics, the worlds
champions have signed up another cop
perfaced boxmau. The pitcher Is Joe
Graves, who makes the third pitcher on
the Maekmcn IS roster hailing from the
little town OF Brainerd, MINI, the town
Bush, who gained the limeight last sea-
son when the youngster defeated the
Giants in one Of tho world series games.
Graves is eighteen years old and
stands six feet one inch in his stocking
feet. Furthermore, he is Chippewa
Indian. Tho youngster was reared on
the Indian reservation at Wacher, a
short distance from Brainord, and his
sponsor is another Indian, Ed Rogers,
former University of Minnesota football
player.
Rogers headed an Indian team last
year which played all tho best indie
pendent organizations in the section
about Brainerd, Walker and Bemidji.
goods'' and should make n star some
day.
Graves pitched for the Brainerd city
team and made good showing. The
lad had world of speed, good control
and an assortment of curves, Pos
sessed Of an unruffled temper, cool and
clear headed, he pitched the same steady
game, regardless Of any flukes his
Walker teammates sometimes made.
Rogers and the father Of young
Graves advised Joe Graves TO throw his
fortunes with Connie Mack Joe's
father is rather partial to Philadel.
phia, for he went to an Indian school
that WAS maintained here once and
played ball. Young Graves was born in
Red Lake July 81, 1895. He moved
to Walker when very young and got
most Of his baseball training there.
He is six feet one inch tall, weighs
160 pounds, is left-handed pitcher,
and bats right handed. He is at pros
ent senior at the F1audreau Indian
school at F'landreau, S. D. His father
is the issue clerk at the agency at
Opegam.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
Griffith Dares Feds.

Clarke Griffith. manager of the Wash
ington team, said that no other team in
organized baseball would be welcomed at
the capital. THE Federals may enter II
they wish, but they will gain nothing but
expensive experience" he added
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
THINK DRAFT PLAN
SHOULD Be CHANGED
Many Baseball Men Favor
Method Giving Tail-end
Teams First Choice.
BY Tribune Special Sport Service.

BY Tribune Special Sport Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-An entire re-
vision of the draft rule-one that will
help the weaker clubs in proportion to
their weakDess--is one of the crying
needs Of major league baseball, accord,
ing to a number Of big baseball men.
If tho rule could be so changed that
the weaker clubs would reap the largest
portion of the draft harvest, it would
mean more evenly matched teams,
closer pennant battles, larger patronage
at the ball fields after mid-season and
the Incidental fattening of the mag
mates bank rolls.
Last season the Browns finished more
than ESQ points behind the Athletics,
the Cardinals were more than $50
points behind the Giants. Long before
the season was over it was apparent to
everyone that the Cardinals, Yankees,
Browns, Red Sox, Tigers, Braves, Reds
and White SoX were out Of the race.
AS the rule now stands each club
that wants minor league star is per-
mitted to put in draft for him. Then
tho names of all the teams wanting a
certain player are placed on slips Of
paper, the slips placed in hat and a
drawing is made. the player going to
tho club whose slip is first drawn, Of
course, it's fair deal all around, as
far as the drawing is concerned, but in
this way the weaker club has no ad
vantage-and it should have an adyan-
tage.
Many suggestions have been offered
for amending the drafting rule This
seems about the best:
Let the tail-end team have first
choice of all the men drafted, the sew
enth place team have second choice,
the sixth place team third choice and
so up the ladder, giving the first place
club Inst choice in selecting a drafted
player, Aftor the first club has made
its choice start over again, but on
this occasion allow only seven clubs to
pick player. the first place team be-
ing eliminated in this second choice.
On the third choice allow only six
clubs to choose players, on the fourth
choice allow only five clubs and so on
until only the tail-end club be allowed
to make a choice on tho eighth selec-
tion.
This system would result in tho last
place club getting eight players, the
first place club only one player, the
second place club two. and so on. Such
plan would work out well because
the topnotch clubs make moro money
than do tho second division teams, and,
Of course, have the money to buy play.
ers before the drafting season starts.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
WHEN MERKLE DID
NOT TOUCH SECOND
Mordecai Brown Says Artie
Holman Should Have
Credit for Play.

A st. Louis boy, Artie Holman, now
with the Cardinals, should have been
hailed baseball 8 hero when Fred Mer-
kle failed to touch second base, instead
of Johnny Evers. This is the inter,
esting gossip handed ont by Mordecai
Brown, who, with Trojan Jawn, Hof-
man and many other diamond stars, has
been handed the hook by Charles W.
! Murphy.
The MerkIe incident is history; still
it cost the New York Giants the 1910
National league pennant; gave the title
to the Chicago Cubs. Also the alert.
ness Of a scribe heaped the crown upon
Johnny Evors in Failing TO Touch
Second,' when all the fame and glory
belonged to Artie Holman.
The current ousting of Johnny Evers
as manager Of the Cubs was being dis
cussed by "Aiinern Brown and a group
Of Federal league fans at ST. Louis
AS Brown was a member of the Cubs
for years, with Evers and other dia-
mond artists, series of questions was
hurled at tho manager Of the Feds.
Brown always referred to Trojan
Jawn as a marvel, and one Of the
was during the fanfest that Mordecai
let out the information of the exact
play during that memorable game.
Here's the Real Play.
"Evers knows as much baseball as
any man in the game stated Brown,
"He's quick thinker, always thinking
Of some play TO stop the opposition,
but he won credit where it WASH t de-
served on that Merlsle stuff,
'It wasn't Evers who saw it, but
hrtIp Hoffman and 1nOu + live
I'll never forget the scramble ON the
Polo grounds field. Evers made the
putout, and he got it because he was
the only ono near second, Still, Hof.
man was the one who started it.
"With Mccormick on third and Mer-
kle on first. Al Bridwell shot single
to center. Mccormick raced home with
the run in the ninth inning that would
have beaten us and won the pennant
for the Giants But Merkle, getting
near second, didn't touch the bag and
raced for the clubhouse.
Hoffman was quick to see the situ
alton. He picked up the ball, saw
Merkle running to the clubhouse and
the mammoth crowd rushing onto the
field. Hoffman howled to Tinker and
threw the ball in to second base The
ball hit Tinker on the back and bound
ed toward left field.
Evers, Near Bag, Got Ball.
"Then steinfeldt and McGinnity
tried to get the ball and started their
away and was grabbed by some spec
tator on the field. Floyd Kroh took
it away from the fan and In a wild
scramble threw it toward the second
base,
'Evers was standing near the bag,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22

From sketches In Nov York Herald.
THREE Wards are connected with the
Federal league team in Brooklyn
Walter and r. B. Ward are brothers. who
own the club. John NJ. Ward is a vet
eran New York player. who was with the
Giants for many years He is the pusi
ness manager OF the new club. The
brothers Ward are wealthy New Workers.
will not only take our share of the pat
ronage, but also am prepared TO say
that our club will be one OF strength in
the field. / was in baseball many years
and l never saw a better opportunity
than that which is before the Brooklyn
Federal league club
clared that John NJ had spoken their
minds exactly.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
/ Rule DoctOred.

rsre inserted in section Q OF
Emphasize that when q bat
. A homs run over the fence
tlxays run around the bases.
Ia been cases In which bat
Ia DO this and were not COM
"a the umpire. Again, in cases
be fence is less, than 235 feet
4 Uch hits go as two-ba ggers,
i always must touch the bases
i prder.
|t1n 5. rule 81, dealing with
Elznen is out" are added tho
\ hat the bstsman shall not
his section II the base run
Jared out, according 10 sec
he S."
q Of this change is this:
ne bean cases OF the batter
4 With the catcher when a
mlng In from third, on tho
V, for Instance, and both the
Z base runner were declared
Psn't thought fair TO rule
e1t, and by declaring the run
H offending team does not
through the unls wlul act Of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
[TIAT| HIT IS
|||[D FROM RULES
w;ll Henceforth Be
L. Choice; Coacher
Is Restricted.

lilac committee OF the Ma
4 ,noricsn leagues has adopted
S.nees in the scoring rules,
Nv the Baseball Writers
'' rd also has made some
',nortance in the playing
4, ,be changes they made are
-, "ral and will go into the
- baseball. Tho scoring
be o. ,he "Cincinnati hit" a
,o ,'uo' taking its place
>c'cy n has been added to
<fc..o nloy yers' code. which de-
". ase runners are out, as
.., AZ third touch or hold
w al third base or base
~ q rounding third base for
,,e 70 the umpire shall declare
nIes 1rssn an umpire in fair
w wv by a thrown ball. base
M.d M Of having TO return TO
N % Se entitled TO all the bases
ne &c effected by altering
eso esonIe "a the words "on foul
,.Inr stricken out, also by
sciIon 4 OF rule SO TO con-
IA change.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22

got the ball, stepped on the sack, and
then the play was finished.
FBut Holman was overlooked COM
pletely in the inside play, Put that
same game over again, and how many
outfelders even would have made an
attempt to get near the ball9 You We
seen il dozen times, the winning run
on third when a hit goes to the out
field and all Of 'em start running for
the clubhouse with never the thought
of finding another Merkle play.
"Hofman didn't hesitate a second.
Evers got the putout, w1deawake
scribe saw the chance to make Johnny
famous, and money for both, so Eyers
was the author of Touching Second
when Artie Holman engineered all Of
the inside stuff -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
Montreal Hit Hard

Six players have been taken from Mon
treal OF the International league: by Otto
Knabe Of the Baltimore Federals, The
Lennox and Mattern. No other manager
has been hit harder than kitty Brans-
field OF Montreal For four years with the
Ouakers Knabc and Bransfield were room
mates and pals Sentiment In base
ball7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
John Too Temperamental.

While admitting Evers a great ball
player, Brown declares the Keystone
King" far too temperamenta1 to have
been a success as manager. 81 never
saw anybody fight harder to win than
JOHN" continued Brown. "He's on
his toes all the time, and without the
managerial job was a nice fellow.
EBut the boys / met last summer
told me John was nagging all of them
constantly. When player pulls the
wrong stuff he's going to take the call
down and deserves It, but, gee, when
you re doing the night thing and then
get the shove it's going to create a
bad feeling, and a manager ism 7 going
to get his players hustling,"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
TO LEGALIZE SUNDAY
BALL IN NEW YORK

ALBANY. N. Y, Feb. 21.-An op-
tonal Sunday baseball bill appeared in
the state legislature this week. The
object OF the bill is to legalize Sunday
ball playing within certain hours IL ap-
proved by a particular community and
TO compel the holding of a special cleo
ton to decide the matter II per cent
OF tho voters demand such an election.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
Billy Hamilton a Manager.

Billy Hamilton, fleet outflelder OF the
Quakers and Boston in the late 90s has
just been made manager of the SPRING
field, Mass, team in the Eastern assocla-
ton, Hamilton renewed old friendships
yesterday and got line on several play
ers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
\ VD|SAPPO|NTS
|[IR0sKEY BOUT
aec from Page one.)
gOft on a clean plane, the
a. A. u in athletics.
sFarland.

'p0't on a clean plane, the
a. A, u in athletics.
FFarland.
Y Wand incident was unfor-
~ aonot was brought about
,as Of Packey during the
,sSnsest, when he tried TO
'ISmaa1ission. Saa Wolgast was
~as simply reprimanded
,Ss vugn work in the clinches,
'sa'mission had a right to
los lnosswspaper writer lending
ijoHas my OF gamblers by giving
ram,5 u = thing possible. Any
n, i0uid y. lower his dignity by
4, hsaonld be barred the
|Ios uoxsr should be thrown
a. /, aalwaukee's reputa-
M oDSSling is concerned, has
"a sor, auoye reproach and that
h]v ]v'anlssion aims at now.
Ina ons as way TO keep the
mat is to be on the
70 Match.
"a manager of Sam Lang.
3as merry time in Old
III % ,s get Jack johnson in. in.
hsnS Tue "tar BABY but
sss sa avs,,1.2t = not permitting L.
q ,v;s,S1!!ything his own way.
y nonaaan omMung TO give Jack the
,usS end Of the deal
Id ;na1 an extent as to roL
los rc, ysst dues. And Jack
0@e financial genius te
lssssss sss have been made that
" ns,tF ,tFSnts will meet in
Il 4 =! June, but from in.
pe.n;asstd Satd that the contest
e ess%ad.ted. ssnaT A prominent
Ming Il me the following
Siromnaatt mat the Olympia no.
4 ,sil s' for il they try
'''' it Will rouse Gus ouTife quite
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
Rule Altered.

rbich has to do with the
no ball to the bat, is added
,,rssertion ms OF the clause, "or
Ss nItcher's plate" Pitchers
= - stood on top OF the plate
MED 10, but IL was not so
. Ia the bond.
.sItiee discussed the question
-lts in the two big leagues as
n SHOULD be considered a
fac pitcher dropped the ball
10 deliver st. This is a
4 National league and not a
n American. The National
"a Johnson they would re-
IS Interpretation, and Ban
ia talk It over with his UNI
: agreeing TO come around TO
lie way Of thinking.
under the head OF 'balk-
. ,mended TO read:
.ilycry of the ball to the bat
-Ser while either foot is back
. IN contact with the plate"
ls "and not In contact" arc
.rs Intended to prevent wrang-
a BY ths practice OF some
sneaking a foot back OF the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
( Rule Stronger.

'cn was made to section 19
<fdon 49, OF rule 56. which
!ls subject OF base runners
v coachers at third running
ny as TO draw 8 throw 10
q which the runner benefits.
Hanced while n fielder is
Tlng to make g play on
Y not caught on the fly or
al and to this clause is
ny ball. the absence OF
has been due to an over
'nlng rule (rule 5s) is
mat "a coacher may ad-
Of assistance and direction
runners as well as the
y vas against the Ma uona1
70 allow q. coacher to talk
n-1hough permissible IN
h-and as tho rule wa 8
dead letter, 1t Is done
eolect OF ground rules, not
~ nases be allowed after
~ pals going into n stand
bench. but also on a ball
IN The screen protecting
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-07-20
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To l.. Sheets, E. l.. Myther. Geo F.
Bemis, l.. S. Robe, Mary Cooper
and B. E. Stone, their heirs, exc
cutors. administrators and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that l have performed labor
and improvements upon the M. c.
Mining association on Allen creek
a tributary of Goldstream. for l..
Sheets and E. l.. Myther for the
years 1905 to 1913 inclusive.
Geo. F. Bemis, 1912 to 1913 inclu-
sive.
On the Cripple Creek association
on Cripple creek, a tributary or
Cinema Slough:
l.. S. Robe for the years 1910 to
1913 inclusive
Mary Cooper, 1906 to 1913 inclu-
sive.
l.. Sheets, 1906 to 1913 inclusive.
B. E. Stone, 1905 to 1913 inclu-
sive.
All in the Tanana Mining and he
cording District, Alaska.
You are hereby notified that /, at
the expiration of ninety days after
the last publication Of this notice
you fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion of such expenditures your
interests in said slams shall be-
become the property Of the under
signed as co-owner, under section
1924 of the Revised Statutes OF the
United States. JOHN N. GONNA.
First publication May 4. 1914.
Last publication Aug. 10, 1914.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-07-20

So successful was the White truck
that the postoffice department has
favored Col Richardson taking mail
from Valdez to Fairbanks on any
trips he might make this summer
in order that the department may
establish quick mail service to
Fairbanks.
1t is expected that the first con-
signment Of mail. about 1900 pounds,
will be sent north next month. at
which time Col Richardson will
make a trip of inspection of the
work on the government road. No
effort will be made to break records,
but the new car with its many i'm
rovements, its higher clearance, its
greater power. along with the i'm
movements made on the government
road, assure the breaking of the
record of last summer, when the au-
tomobile made the distance from
Fairbanks to Valdez in five days.
The success of the run this sum-
mer is almost certain to result In
the establishment of an automobile
fast mail, passenger and express
service from Valdez to Fairbanks
next year.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-07-20
Freak Duck Has
Two Pairs Legs

Seattle Sun: A four-legged duck.
which uses one pair Of legs on which
to walk forward and the other pair
to go backward, is Seattle's~ latest
contribution to geological curiosties.
The duck. which Is of the variety
known as India Runner. was Matched
last Friday. and belongs to Mrs. D..
NJ. Johnson. a dressmaker, who lives
at 4013 Fairmont Place.
All four legs are the same size.
Two of the legs come out from the
breast, just in front of the regular
pair.
They turn to the rear. and when
the duck wants to walk backwards.
1t uses the extra. pair of legs, draw
ing its hind legs up. and turning its
head back over its shoulder to see
where 1t is going.
THE duck jumps three times as
far as ordinary ducks do" said Mrs.
Johnson today. II think 1t must use
all four legs In jumping, although |
have not yet seen just how 1t uses
its legs when it jumps.
The joints of the front legs are
getting stiff. and am going to have
the duck examined by doctor to see
if something cannot be done to keep
the legs the way they now are. If
the duck dies l shall have it stuff
ed"
When walking forward the duck
draws It's front legs up under its
wings. Except for the extra legs.
it Is perfectly natural In appearance
and development. 1t seems to be a
healthy specimen.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-07-20
Receiver S Offices
Closed by Noyes

Following his filing of report
with the court showing the financial
condition of the bank. F. G. Noyes,
receiver Of the Washington-Alaska
bank, closed up the old offices of
the bank that he has been using and
left for the Outside Thursday. The
receivership it is announced, will
be brought to close as soon as
possible, and it is understood that
Mr.. Noyes' mission to the Outside
was in relation to the banks affairs.
The report filed by Mr. Noyes is
for the period from May 81. 1913,
to the present time. 1t shows that
the cash on hand amounts to S.
69736, and that profit and loss was
charged with total of 1911 1929,
including the losses involved in the
sale of old notes and notes which
could not be sold or collected.
1t is also explained in the report
that the earnings for the time 1t
covers totaled $3,215.37, and that
the expenses of the receivership /;
that is, the money paid out for ex'
penses and not including the amount
that may be allowed later by the
court for receivers fees. totaled So.
018.37.
The report Is largely of techni
cal nature. and is not easily com
pretended by a person not familiar
with banking methods.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-07-20
MILK ORDINANCE
WILL Be PASSED

Passage of an ordinance to regu-
late the sale of milk in the city of
Fairbanks is scheduled for tonight 5
meeting Of the city council. 1t was
agreed at the meeting last week that
Paul Hopkins should be employed
to test milk when necessary and
that Dr. Bradley, the health officer,
be required also to make tests.
The council at it's meeting last
Monday night passed an ordinance
prohibiting the posting of notices in
the city on any property without con-
sent is first obtained from the
owner of the property where the bill
is posted.
The board of park commissioners
filed a report, in which it was stat
ed that there was cash surplus on
hand of $27225. The receipts of
the board, commencing on June Z,
totaled at the time the report was
made, $1,000. and the disbursements
were 1926 for the same period.
Several residents on Fourth ave-
nue. We're present at the meeting to
protest against the establishment
of a fox farm on that avenue by
Mrs. Jack Taylor. The matter was
referred to the council as a COM
- <o ho jv1, oo$i
gated later, and 1t is expected that
the result will be the preparation
of an ordinance regulating the es-
Enlistment of fox farms In the city.
An ordinance prohibiting the dis
charge of firearms or the explosion
of fire crackers and fire works in
the city was passed by the coun-
| Gil.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-07-20
Third Major League.

San Francisco.-All this talk of a
third major league, which is at pres
ent exciting the baseball public of
the East, will not materialize until
the National Association of Baseball
clubs has had a say. Ban Johnson
and other big moguls have been
quoted as saying that the matter of
the new big league has been left
entirely with the National commission
and that final decision would be
reached within 10 days.
President Baum and directors OF
the Coast league want to know how
it comes about that the National
commission has authority to create
new classifications. Mr.. Baum is
member of the board that controls
the affairs of the Minor Leagues
association, and he has heard moth
ing of the latest plans Of Ban John
SON. Governor Tener and the other
powers that be. Certainly the Coast
league is going to fight if any at
tempt is made to create another
big league without giving some con-
sideration out this way.
80 far as the mere title is con-
cerned," says President Baum, 1--WE
don't care if they call us a major
league or not All we want is TO
have the draft eliminated and then
we will prove our class. Suppose
the draft had been eliminated five
years ago and we had been allow
ed to retain our star players. We
would have at this time Vean Gregg,
Seaton, Steen, James, Hagerman
Weaver, Duffy, Lewis, Harry Hoop
er, Bodie Cutshaw, Daley and doz-
en- others who are headliners in the
American and National leagues. We
also would have been in a position
to build up and we could not be de-
MED being rated as fast as the so
called major organizations.
The Coast league. however, will
take no action until after the Ma
ton commission hands down its re
ported decision.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-07-20
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