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Evening star., 1914-01-29

The American League the otier
hand. is sad to be UNANIMOUSLY ia favor
of the plan to take wceshman rat"
Chicago with an American Association
. franchise. which Viii not he opposed he
e \. comiskey. owner Of th' VIM"
Sox. club owners in both major lcaSGe
roled" franchise To Chicago s"eni 4"
think that it is better to kill the T. deia
League movement in this manner than 80
prolon. a light that viii involve " tr' -
mendous loss -; money.
Ia order. to make "A good Job of p'stung
the Feds ont of business there is atutli'r
scheme involving the Baltimore cub.
headed by Edward liauion. II is adn'i
ted by organized base ban men tllat tin
Baltimore. Feds haze enough mori"5 ~
keep .u;n: tor least one season u
They could receive an oprortunifl 10 huy
out the Baliimoi. ltt.rnationais. con-
trullcd Is Comm. Mack and Jark Dunn
thei.. AoIid be plain sailing in fnat -; :.
while Mack and Dunn ,-uitd haJ tns Jos
srN .'itV Franchise. which could i,s
shifted "a either Brooklyn Or Waslin-
ton 10 complete the plan 10 raise tic
international League 10 = nialor orgai
yation the Providence club, nned ~
Frank T. Naxii Of the Detroit club. couta
be shifted To- Pittsburgh.
Rns in order to invade Pittsburgh.
Washington or Brooklyn the unanimous
consent Of the National and American
League clubs again must he Obtain ID
With these obstacles in the WAY OF =
nnac.fuI settlement Of the present threat
,niu., controversy therefore there e y"
,lo,,bt :hat the div ision of opinion '.in"NI
ORGANIZED base bali men has reached IA"
acute stage
Evening star., 1914-01-29
ARRANGE SALARY LIMIT.
New York State League to Allow
Each Club $500.

WILKES Pa. January %
The representatives of the New York
State Base Ball League We're in ses
sion here until early today considering
with other things the salary limit
1t was finally decided to maintain the
limit of $4,000. Each club is to post a
forfeit of $500 to live up to the agree
ment.
The eastern division of the league
will begin the season April % in the
west. which means that Albany, Troy,
Syracuse and Utica will play two
week series at Wilkes Barre, Scranton.
E1mira and Bingilamton before opening
at home. Each club viii be allow ed
the privilege of a childrens day. On
these days. in New York state, the
visiting club is 10 be paid $500 for ly-
ing idle Saturday or Sunday, and in
Pennsylvania 800. The league decided
on a seventy-five- dollar guarantee for
weekday games, 500 for Sundays
and $50 IN case of rain
The schedule meeting is to be held
later at Utica.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
CHAMPION GOTCH RETIREs.
Wrestler Turns Down Big Offer to
Meet Foreigners in New York.

NEW YORK, January 29.-New York
wrestling promoters have been trying for
some time to bring Frank Gotch. the
heavyweight wrestling champion of the
world here for three bouts with foreign
mat stars. He was offered S23,O0O for
three bouts in this city. Gotch refused
.he offer and says he will never wrestie
again.
The champions manager Emil Klank
of Kansas City, has been trying to Pc
suade him to return to the mat, but
Gotch is content to stay on his Iowa
farm and enjoy all the money he has
picked up at the wrestling game. Gotch.
IN replying to the New York offer, wrote
his manager as follows
Please announce positively that | am
through with wrestling forever. Ny wife
and myself aave gone over the matter
thoroughly and nothing win induce me
to shanse my mind. The call of the
foreigners and the offe: of big New York
purses will never make me leave the farm
again. : l would suggest that Beell and
Americus get together and then let the
winner of this match defend the title. l
Will willingly waive my rights to the title
in favor of the winner of the Beell-
Americus match
Evening star., 1914-01-29
WICKLAND MAKES HIS LEAP.
Joins Chicago Federals-Murphy
and johnson Dumb.

CHICAGO January ~. Al Wickand
slar outfieldcr of the Cincinnati Reds has
css. his lot with the outlaw array. ac-
cofdnc 10 the announcement Of Mana
ct~ joe Tinker of the Chicago Federal
League t.s,;i who S:4d lio had closed
with the Cincinnati fly chaser Chicago
FAIRS remember Wickland for getting as
many as four hits in one afternoon here
The most important and startling bit of
news that developed, however. was the
fact that neither Boss Murphy OF the
Cubs nor Ban Johnson of the American
League two voluminous statement writers
these two voluminous statement writer's
We're dumb.
President Somcrs of the Cleveland club
continues i'll midst in daily inter
views with the powers that be in the
American League ana the American As
sociation. and ruinors still filter out that
deals are pending which viii in "a vital
way affect the purse of the baby league
Word came from Bloomington H.. OF
tho signing by the Chicago Federal
League team of Beck of the Buffalo
| team. He formerly played with the Bos-
ton Nationals.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
@NT - CUP HUNTING AND
dOII COMPETITION PLAY

We arc al more or less pot hunters
at heart, put many OF us pretend. in all
seriousness that to make mighty ef-
fol1 to win a nice piece of plate for our
.ideboard is a most low-down sort of
game writes H. l. Dobrce in London
Gotine.
What nonsense TINS IS, Aftcr an.
plavins golf in "A competition for which
no reward is offered could not possibly
he such an attraction as the one where
df We scrape around in u shade over
bcS..l., We may bc in the running for one
of the prizes, To my mind. half the
pleasure Of competition golf is waiting
patiently in the clubhouse for the last
man to return his card. W, to d a mis-
cradle sort of :tn effort in our hands. aud
as ON. by one inferior scores are te-
turned We become cogn1zauf that the
value Of oiIr own round is ON the up
grade as every few moments pass.
Originally. We fully believe we have no
earthly chance AT all After a drink and
a comfortable pipe our system becomes
grained with a kind uf dim hope. and
until the last card has been heard to
drop INTO the secrctarN's box we live Ill
q state of perturbation. For the moment
/ IT is ease of nerves aud nothing else,
! II may be useful to give y feu hints as
| to how Il round of golf for u cup OF
medal should be played for | am quite
SUI" the other person sees Il great dva,
clearer what the players are doing wrong
+ than the competitors themselves.
/ What is the general mistake made III
q competition? ] have heard this gucs-
tiou asked scores of times hut there has
never been quite satisfactory reply.
Speaking personally. th. very idea of :,
| three-foot putt 10 he all square with
boSev the last green would be the
means of terrifying me to death. know
men who would like to avoid the first
tee shot. and there are many who dislike
Il full msshie up to the ioi" when there
is anything depending upon the result
of the stroke.
! As Il matter Of fact. the first tee shot
should not b. very much 70 worry over
II always seems to that this IL the
| easiest minute of the day " surely de
! bends upon whether tn. PLAYER is conn
| dent ur mol. and the man who tries I,
drive the ball info the next county merely
because there happens to be large gal
Evening star., 1914-01-29
SMITH GETS HIGH
GAME, ONE OF 1853
Has Best Score Registered in
Bowling Circuits, and
Aids Team to Win.
CLEAN SWEEP is MADE
By EARL ElkER'S TEAM
Mohawks Trounce Wachusetts in
Y. M. c. A. League-Others
Roll Good Sets.
SCHEDULES IN BOWLING
LEAGUES For. TONIGHT

National GapttaI IraSuc-Y. ".
a. \. Ns. CasinOs. at y. VI. e. a
alleys.
ois1rfcf LeaRue-RO!nl ~. Con
tenders. at Royal alleys.
Commercial Lea e--N illjam
Habn rs. General Baking Conn
pans, mt Palace alleys.
arcade League-tsoOdfe fellows vs.,
Jmperials. mt Arcade ALLEYS,
Southwest LeagD c-luos -.
Pnrkcr-BridEet Company. vir-
&intas vs.. LtDcO:ns, nj south
west alleys.
intcrcouncii IeaSue-keau~ vs..
Washington. >paIding W.. Car
roll, Al Palace alleys.
Terminal r. r. y. ". G. a. League
auditors vs.. L.. and J.. mt
Union station alleys.
Southern Railway Clerks, League
managers ~. Mechanical. at
Commercial alleys.
eoiOnfaI LeaEue-PIlSrims VS..
Ir"gu0fS. at Palace alleys.
Evening star., 1914-01-29

lery beside him thoroughly deserves to
ind his tee shot in a bunker
really think that we should make up
our mind to strike the first shot of all
very gently and quietly. We need not
swing the club too far back. and we
might remember. with great advantage to
ourselves. that there is no necessity to
drop the shoulders If we manage all
this with success our final tip must be To
look as hard as ever we can at the back
of the ball. I am certain that this little
tip has saved thousands OF drives 1t is
quite difficult to keep the eye on the ball
i'll ordinary circumstances. but if we
can set our brain to work so that we are
continually thinking OF one part of tn.
ball the chances are we shall hit a very
true tee shot. for by looking at that par
'icular spot our mind will become con
centrated aud We shall forget to press.
STRAIGHT DRIVE.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
BY J. ED GR1LLo.

/ There is every indication that the Ma
tionaIs Will not lose a man 10 the Federal
League. Griffith has virtually lined up
! his entire squad already, and has accom-
| plsled this Y Hithout much delay or trou-
! Bile The fact that Griffith is always on
the loh and enjoys the respect and con-
fidence of his players mas made the task
| of bringing his men into the contract
/ fold a rather easy one. Had present con-
! ditions in base ball existed few years
(; back before Griffith took charge here. the
/ chances are that the Federal League
! would have been able to make a whole
i sale raid on the Washington team.
! Previous to the Griffith regime the
! Washington manager spent the off season
away from Washington, and he vas nslI-
ally rot IN touch with conditions here
1 from fall to spring Had such been the
case this yea: the Federais might have
/ been able to make damaging nroads on
! the team When the Federal League in
vasion threatened Griffith was i'll posi-
ton TO protect ais club. He lost no time
/ in getting IN touch with his players. and
! as a result he will be one Of the Few
major league managers who viii go
! through the present conHict WITHOUT los
ing man.
/ Grifhths success here has been largely
| due to his uatiiing efforts in attending TO
| his duties He has kept in touch with
| every angle of the game during the on
season and has been in a position to act
/ when II has been necessary
I II has !ong since been recognized that
/ base bal cannot he conducted along sue
/ cessful lines unless each cub IN cir
/ cult has an absolute right TO its players
/ for as long a period as i may see NJ 10
/ hold them That is what the present
; reserve clause guarantees. III the ed
| eraI league should succeed in having the
reserve clause declared Illegal. 1t Will not
/ have benefited base ball or the players
| bu. will have ruined the sport The
games prosperity dates back to the time
| that the reserve clause was adopted, rs
decline viii come with the abolition OF
| this same clause. Those opposing the
! provision cannot have the best interests
Evening star., 1914-01-29
BY H. C. BYRD.

Georgetown will meet the Navy in foot
bali again. Despite the many protesta-
,ions last fall that athletic relations
would he severed with the Midshpineu. y
contest has been scheduled for next fail
The Blue and Gray viii meet the Sailors
early in the season.
FolIowiu: the foot hall game nf last
fall which Georgetown lost to the Navy.
it was charged by the Blue and Ora:
that tho Sailors were unduly rough and
that the contest was such that no game
would be PLAYED this year. one of the
statements. purportins to come from
Georfgetown officials. went far as to
say athletic relations would be severed
entirely and that no more contests of any
kind would take place with tn" Midship-
men. Tue matter has been smoothcd over.
though. and the two institutions will
probably meet in all the Other branches
of sport well as in foot ball.
The Georgetown schedule is practically
completed, although one or Two dates are
stjll Open The big game from the South
Atlantic standpoint will he that with
the North Carolina Agricultural aud
Technical College. The contest was
sought on the same date as that for
which Virginia has been scheduled for
several years. pi1t was tHdnSttl yesterday
to November I. The contracts have been
forwarded for that date and the game
will take place then.
Georgetown did moi have to exert itself
much TO beat the Maryland Asgies' has-
ket ball team last night. The Hil'toppsrs
did not have things as eaSE as did some
of the other tuiuts the Farmers haN..
faced. but had they bee nable t. shoot
goals more accurately. and had they played
harder. the result would have been a
wider margin between the two scores.
One team was playing its best last night.
while the other was not extending itself.
which makes Il great deal Of difference.
While the Maryland Asgics did not
show much in the way of team work and
general play. Two of the Youngsters who
are members, OF the team give IL whole
lot of promise. This is the first year
that Vincent and Bopst. both of whom
are first-year men, have played. and yet
hey did some very creditable work. Their
play would cause one to think that they
may stand in the first rank Of players
III another season These two men. with
Huntemann and Dearstyne, the last-men-
toned being one of the best men around.
should be nucleus fcr d team mucn
Evening star., 1914-01-29
DER1INENr @f1E1ENT
ss'Happenin&$Sr s &$SrSPortdom

of the sport at heart. for II Is easily hg-
ured that with the players at liberty to
play where they please at the close or
every season public interest would soon
he killed. But i is not believed that the
Federal League has for ITS object the
abolition of the reserve clause, as 1t is
inserting it in its own contracts but II is
merely an effort on the part of certain
individuals to share in a business which
others have. after years of work. made
profitable.
The Cleveland club deserves little
sympathy if it has lost Pitchers Bland
ing and Falkenberg. Judged from
what these players say their treatment
at the hands of the Nap management
was not of the best and they really ap-
pear to have had kick coming.
1t is mighty shortsighted policy for
club to have any salary arguments
with rs players under present condi-
tions. and in the case Of the Cleveland
pitchers both seemed entitled 70 raises
instead of cuts The great trouble with
the Cleveland club appears 70 be that
some one besides Manager Birmingham
sends out the contracts. The signing
of ola yers should always be left TO the
man in charge of the team for he is
best qualified to judge the worth of his
charges and is much more apt to come
- a satisfactory understanding with
them than any other official of the
club.
While the Federal League has made all
sorts of claims anent the number of
major league players it has signed. the
number conceded to have gone into the
! outlaw fold IS exactly eighteen. They are:
Tinker, knahe, Brown. Hendrix, W. NIL
ler Simon, Packard. Brennan, Camnitz
Coie. Ford. Zeider, Stovall, Willett,
Blandinc, Falkenbers. Kahler and East
erly-
Training trips of the Federal League
teams are going to be expensive. for the
reason that there is but little chance Of
their picking up few dollars by playing
exhibition games. Not being in organ
lied base ball, the new league teams can
not book games with minor league teams
in the south or anywhere else and this
cuts off quite a lot of revenue which
comes in handy in the spring of the year,
when everything is going out and but
little coming in.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
PLAN TO HIT FEDS"
Organized Base Ball May Of
fer Weeghman Berth.
TO Sell! TOLEDO CLUB
Backer of Chicago Outlaws Would
Then Be Allowed to Trans
fer Franchise.

NEW YORK. January .s.-Certain lead
ers in organized base ball are ANXIOUS
TO take Charles Wceshman and his Part
ner. Walker. who are promotin, the Chi
cago Feds. into the charmed circle TIL,
scheme on foot is TO sell the Toledo Amer
lean Association CLUB. owned by q w
Somefs. who also is owner of The cIev.-
land Maps and vice president OF the
American League. 10 W,eShnam and
Walker, with permission TO transfer the
franchise To Chicago
Weeghn.ar and Walker are Willing To
pay the price asked by Soincrs SI.t,.s,
it is said, IN view of tlr. fact that the,
have become convinced that the other
Fed cities. with the exceptions OF Balti-
more cannot make succcssfn. fight
against organized bail I.ut before
Weeshman and his partnti' can obtain
the right to operate "A new Chicago club
i'll the American Association the consent
of each of the National and American
League club owners must bc obtained
and thereby hangs a tale
Evening star., 1914-01-29

above the average next season Especially
Will this h. true when II Is considered
that the Farmers will ii, all probability
then have Il gymnasium as .ar-c as anN
i'll the south
foiey's work Il; guard last Hisht stood
out in comparison to that Of the "ther
plaNerS Joe Nas in the game NJ all
times 70, all he was worth, and ,e was
tho one man thr floor who paved his
hardest. Ills defensive work was par
.tirularly good,
Georsetowr is going to have Il task on
its hands tonight if it wants To win the
first game of the series with the Y NJ
4. a. The Blue and Gray players are
not shooting we'll enough to accomplish
great deal against tirst-c1ass team.
such as the Y. NJ. &. \. undoubted'y is.
The Association five has been having Il
hard time getting teams of sufficient
calib"r 10 give it Il good practice" If
ol,c had to attempt to pick a winner
NOW. tn" choice would hay" 80 be the
Y. NJ. q. A. though the "loseness with
which Georgetown is able to cover at
times makes it difficult fur any opposing
quint to do much clever noor work. a
variety of play in which the V. NJ. &. n.
has always eXcelled.
The Catholic University quiit did not
have much trouble getting away with the
Y. +. I. auint last night. though the lat
ter fought the Brooklanders hard during
the first half The Nrsinians did not
find Themselves in the second half and
the one-point margin by which they were
behind III that first period was increased
in the second until they were hopelessly
beaten by what was I. iii2ch better team.
The change made in the lineup of the
Brooklauders. the shifting of Donncly
from guard TO forward. proved good
one. Just as expected. The offensive
strength WAS made greater and the gen
er:il teamwork WAS considerably i'm
proved. 1t is almost "A certainly that the
lineup. as it appeared against V. p. /.
last night will remain without further
changes, unless the unforeseen occurs.
The basket ball game scheduled be-
tween Gallaudet and the Catholic Tniver-
sty for triday night has been postponed
because of examinations. 1t will take
place February Is.
The versatility of the Catholic Univer-
sity basket ball squad was shown last
night in the manner of the scoring by
the different men. not one of them failing
to secure three or four goals. The gem
eral play OF the team was such that no
one man was expected to do all the
work.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
DOOM DENIES REPORT.
Philadelphia Club Officials Also De-
ride Federal League Story.

PHILADELPHIA. January - Al
though President Baker OF the Phiilies
refused to discuss the claim of the F.d-
eral League that Manager DOOM of tho
phllies ia 1872 offered TO so to the Fed
eral League and take four other players
with him. other officers of the Philiics
talked rather free'.. They showed by
,.ir.,.urtstantial evidence that DOOM AT the
very time he is supposed to have written
th,. letter asking Tor $1,000 salars was
drawing 5000 year with the Philies.
with 4 promise of more should the team
,inish the season well in the front Of
the i.;.sp
Word came frou Doom denying the let
ter and instructing his attorney TO start
an action for libel.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
G. H. BROOKE RECOVERING.
Foot Ball Coach Rests Well Aftel
Operation for Appendicitis.

PHILADELPHIA, January 29.-George
H. Brooke. head coach of the University
of Pennsylvania foot ball team. IS .est-
ing comfortably, after undergoing an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis The operation
was performed by DIR. Edward Martin.
professor of clinical surgery in the uni
versity hospital.
Mr.. Brooke's physical condition assures
swift recovery, Dr. Martin said. Be
fore the operation. in which DIR. John
3. Carnett assisted. an unusual amount
of ether was necessary to produce un-
consciousness
Evening star., 1914-01-29
WOLGAST MUST EXPLAIN
Boxing Commission Calls Ex-Champ
for Rough Tactics.

MiLNAt NEE. January -".->d VOL
East must take tie pea eat" cut OF his
rsme. says the Niscons'u boxing roIu-
mission Nolsast performance against
Joe Rivers Friday night was a violation
of all the rules of the gam. III Wisconsin
lifting while holding and striking in
the breakaways We're the two precepts
most violated. Woisast must appear be
fore the commission SATURDAY and unless
MS explanation proves satisfactory he
will get layoff
Evening star., 1914-01-29
Jack Coombs Signs Contract.

PHILADELPHIA January oo-That
Jack Coombs. Il few years ago regarded
as the iron man Of the Athletics. ex-
poets to get back the huring knoll
this year was shown when he sent in his
signed contract t" Manager Mack
tfoombs, since leaving the University of
Pennsylvania HosptaI in December has
been spending the lime at his home in
East kennebunE, Me. lilo is gaining. il,
weight and will .idcav,." to pitch as
soon as his physician gives him the word.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
BASE BALL BRIEFS.
The Federal League cannot be regarded
as a full-ledgcd organization until some
body ciailus the 1911 pennant.

1t looks as if the Cincinnati hit were
down and out, but the friends of Charley
HerzoG expect him to make one
y California writer calls attention to
The strange Inconsistency of Matty. who
doesn't mind the yelling of :n.WH base
ball bugs but gets fearfully provoked if
ANYBODY makes q sound when he is try
ing Il thrce-foot putt.
PieZ. the outiielder of the Giants is a
jersey chicken raiser.
The part Giants and part White Sox
are due in Egypt this week, but the an
tiqsity of the pyramids is exceeded by
that of tthe joke about being sentenced
to play in st. Louis
''f'ultZ Lifts Ban" says a headline. 1t
would be easier for Ban to lift t'ultz.
Organized base bali maGnateS insist
that the Federal League season will he
confined to the fadeaNay.
Fred Merkle may have made ntiscues in
worlds series. but a good many players
never have succeeded in getting into
one.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
MAY REMAIN WITH MAPS.
Johnston Wants Somers to Give
Him Salary Offered by Feds.

oHA IANOoGA, Tenn. January %
Doe Johnston. first baseman of the Cleve-
lahd Maps. to whom the Federal League
mas made f1atterns offer in the hope
that he will follow the example of Fa:-
kenberg, Blanding and kahler. states that
he would prefer to play in Cleveland if
that club would make him the same offer
as was rendered by the Gilmore organj-
zation. What this vas he would not
state. lie has informed President Somers
to this effect.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
KILLIFER BEING GUARDED.
Phillies Making Sure the Feds Do
Not Steal Backstop.

PHILADELPHIA. January 20. The
Philadelphia club is sparns no expense
to keep killifer out of reach of the Feds
however confident Prexy Baker may be
that the dear old reserve clause will
stand up in the courts. The Quakers
have forced an enormous bankroll onto
the young catcher and have ~hpped him
away into the Wilds some ere. with
over him.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
Capitol Hills Win Two.

The Capitol Hills beat the Velvet Kind
in the National Capital League. Houser
led the losers with score of :ss4 for the
set, and krieger got the highest marks OF
any of the winning fivelOl. Ill and 10G.
Mellon of the Distribution Department
of the Washington G:-s Company League
rolled three games of lp.'. 100 and 1G7.
for total of 2l.
The P. Fl. Pattison team in the Pat
ent Attorneys League got three games
from the J. Z. Bangs auint. The rolling
of Robinette was one of the main factors
in the success of the winner he getting
more than 100 in each of his games. The
Bankers got the best of the Columbias in
the Arcade League, winning the set by =
to l. The best two sets were rolled by
Chaconas and Dwyer and Mann had one
game of 12J.
The Parks dropped a set i'll the Mount
Pleasant League, losing two games to the
kenyons. Grimes of the Kenyons GOT
three nice games. having scores of 1O1.
III and 1UJ
The scores: