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Evening star., 1914-02-16
M Expects Bentley Qualify One of Nationals Regular Pitchers
BENTLEY TO BE DEVELOPED
AS BOEHLING'S RUNNING MATE
Sand, Spring southpaw Believed to Have as Much
ability rs Richmond Observation-Disclosures
of Great Value to a Ball Club.

have found himself in this rsspect, and and
cobb and Crawford.
johnny I.avan. who finished the sea-
son with the Mackmen as utility in
fielder win be with tn" Browns the
coming season. i%van. vito Was with
tho Browns carly in the campaign, was
only loaned to Mack when lack Earry
WAS injured ana he was returned to
Manager Hickey when tn" season vas
over. after sharing in the world $
series receipts. Lavan is a student at
Michigan University, and h" Will grad
uate In Junc. after which he viii join
the Browns.
The Young pitchers of the Nationals.
in charge of Eddie Ainsmith and Jack
Ryan. will leave here on the II O'Clock
train for Charlottesville. next Monday
e weather conditions are such that
practice on the ball field cannot be in
duls"d in tho players Will be given daily
workouts in III. college gymnasium. II
is figured that the recruits will he in
fairly good shapc by the time the reg
uiars report cnrly in March.
Walter johnson will very likely report
here several days before the time set
for the regulars to depart for Char
ottesyille. the new Chalmers car given
to Walter by the Chalmers commission
arrived here the other day, and Johnson
is said to have notified the dono~ that
he would b. here to try out the car
before starting for the training camp.
Jim Shaw who was employed in a
local clothing house all winter. gave up
his position several days ago III order
TO indulge i'll some outdoor exercise be
fore starting for Charlottesville. S.4."
appears TO be in splendid physical con-
dition. and he is desirous of getting
himself ready to pitch 50 that he can
he of value to the Nationals early in
the race.
Last spring Shaw did not report until
the last week of the teams stay at
Charlottesville and il took him some
time to get his arm in working order
Evening star., 1914-02-16
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Left-handcd pitchers are very much
in demand in the major leagues. 1t Is
conceded that a team which lacks Il
portsid. pitcher has little or no chance
to win i peu,aut tirf'ith has Eooh
ling vino should hc Il winner again
this yeIr. bu; he is Soin., to max" every
effort to develop Jack BENTLEY as a
running mate to the l:ichinond south
paw.
E"ntlcy. according To good Judges.
including Jack Ryan. Nick .Nltrock and
Griffith has the making of :, star left
handcr and eiriT figures that by hay
ing kim properly instructed this sprins
hc may be developed enough to war
rant his being Il regular on the local
staff
should Grifhth succeed III adding
tcutley to his staff he would have as
eievc" pair OF l"ttnanders as any
team in the league. and this would
prove quite an advantage.
go Over TIL. teams which are success
fui ANA Il !cft-hdndcd pitcher will al
ways BE- found on the staff, Mack has
Plank callahan has Russell. McGraw
haa Marquard and Boston has Collins
Detroit has not had lcfthandcr since
the days Of Ed killian and the team
pas not been a winner since that time
Jennings is anxious to develop a
southpaw. and he is going to have
quite an array of this sort of fingers
in his training camp this spring.
Ray pemmitt an outtielder obtained
by Detroit from Montreal. is being
touted as having Il cinch to beat Nea.h
ont Of his job in left iield. Denmitt
played with the New York Yankees a
few Years ago, but did not come UP to
the necessary standard. He is said to
have improved It whole lot, however
and stands 1t chance to make the tea m
The last time Demmitt was in the
league he couldn't hit enough to war
rant his being carried. out he seems to
Evening star., 1914-02-16
BY ]. ED GRlLLo.

Though tn. Federal League promoters
have conteIided that the reserve claus"
in the players contract is not legal they
have seen lit to insert this clause III the
agreements to which they have signed
players. Not only that. but the ten-das
release clause is also a part of the Fed
erals contract. SO that the player is IN
exactly the same position regardless oi
which league hc signs with
The impression that ;lic new leasle has
for an obtnct the lifting OF tle bolda :.
tndrr which players have l4hored is tl,tS
disI,clicd. Though mulch stress h:,a bc- F.
nttce,l on tho contract or=H,iz.d base ia'i
us, ;. the i'el,i'als realize that has' !tii
cannot exist under tMY otirr conditions.
Tar fact that the t",I-day n"ti"e Of re
lease is ill v"gii,. MAY pros. :; harG4t'i
to some of tn" players who l'a,Nr joined
the new league. In nanX Instances these
players have signed contracts calling for
u fabulous salary. and on form thet d"
not figure to max" good. That these
plJyers will b.. released when their fall-
ure becomes apparent is certain. tor their
contract makes this possible. rh"lc w'll
then be no place for them to iurn, Tor
they will bc barred from organized has"
ball.
Murphy hoodwinked johnny t..cr>
when Ia. signed iin to tn.t hNt-Neir
contract. b5 inserting th'' f'if-'laN -
|. as. clause without ttvcrs' h1i"Hi.d=~.
This wa brought "ut tia" other da
waen ..aru"y Dreyf'iSs "i the t'it'shnr-'t a
..lrlh told a story. II W.iS :, yea 81: s."
ago willie the late VIII l.""k. was 'hr
secretary nt the Pittsburgh club, tllat
h, happened into Chicago one day and
Murphy asked him 10 witness th" sign
ing of tho contract by i1vers Lock"
,otice6 fha. this contract contained the
following line:
This contract includes clause 81
the regular contract
This clause in the t.r-day release
proposition, but Evers evidently was not
aware of that fact. Had ne been there
would havt, been no occasion to disguise
this provision of the agreement.
While both mayor leagues may ne de
terInined to rid the game of Charley
Murphy Of the cubs. this is not S";ng
to bo an easy proposition I" accomplish.
Murphy. Of course. has property rights,
snd would Il" protected hN TN" laW.
The National i."asue overlooked .
Evening star., 1914-02-16
GOOD WORKING AGREEMENT.
Sacramento to Be Given Player for
Detroit to Take Kenworthy's Place,

SAN FRANCISCO. February 10
Through an alliance between the Detroit
American l. aguc team and the Sacra-
mento club OF the Pacific Coast League
for the exchange of players Sacramento
is Ia u" furnished a second hascntau to
talk" th- I.l.i'c left vacant by William
i>.uN orthy, who has gone to the Kansas
City Feicr4lS- This WAS :tnn"un"cd here.
t"day by Ll"Nd W. Jacobs. part owner
OF the Sacramento team.
I'VE arc now in the sane position as
McC'rcedy of the Portland club aud Berry
of Los Angeles. with their working agree
mentS with the Cleveland and Washington
clubs, Respectively, said Jacobs
9TH, Tigers are situated so that they
can help us a lot and in return We expect
to send them a lot of promising Young
players.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
MATHIESEN LANDS TITLE.
Norwegian Is Now Skating Cham
pion of the World.

CHRISTIASIA, February I5--o$ear
Na-hIeSer, the Norwegian champion,
won ,he skating championships of the
world al the international meeting. h.ld
at Frogner. near thristi4nis, Saturday
and yesterday Msthiessu captured The
500 meters IN Sc ~" seconds. rho $40
meters in = minutes - IL" seconds aud
the 1000 meters in > inmates -oa. S.,.-
ends
The Russian IrpolitoW Won tHc '".""o
meters in Is minutes 4t;,S seconds.
Owing to the unfavorabie conditions
M new records were established. The
king was among the spectators.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
GARRY CHALLENGES TINKER.
Asks Player to Make Public Certain
Correspondence.

NEW YORK, February 1G-Ausust
Hermann has issued an interesting chal
lenge 70 Joe Tinker. whose acceptance
may provide some good reading
Ask Tinker if he is willing to make
public the letter he wrote me regarding
the management of the Reds last fall, to-
gether with the letter he received from
me in reply" said Hermann SATURDAY.
IF Tinker doesn't happen to have cop
les of these letters and is willing to have
me give them to the newspapers | will
gladly do So But | don't believe that
matter
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Ebbets Wants $4,000 Back.

NEW WORK. February lG.-If Joo
mixer :ails To- report TO the Brooklyn
Nati"nsd l.c.tsu. club. it is understood
the NsttIo;tsd League directors viii b,.
asked Ia "r.!er the Cincinnati Reds to- re
turn !" Tia. brool:lSn dub t!n. SI.t.p TaiJ
fer Tinker release. The brooklyn club
has 1'aid $-.,'"D tn Hermann for Dick
I-can'< release ami has received Sl...,H
ftVul The. ite'is for Yin=,in2 aud Moran.
50 that t.n.iets. Mckecver u Co arr,
.:it-t IN the hui.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
WASHINGTON AND LEE FIVE
IS HERE FOR TWO GAMES
Catholic University Will Be Met Tonight and George
Will Be the Opponent of the Lexingtonians
Tomorrow Evening-ls Strong Combination.

big factor N the high school meet
again Donaldson, MaXon. Rak keman
and Rose did some fine running and
they are very likely to make somebody
hustle in the spring meet. Central
also brought out some splend.d-look
ing youngsters showing their value
by winning two relay races, and the
contests between these two schools
and Tech is certain to be above the
ordinary.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
WIN SIX CHAMPIONSHIPS.
American Athletes Make Great Rec
ord in Australian Meet.

SYDNEY. Australia, February Is
Th. American athletes won six Of the
.ight championships At the NcU South
Wales mee;. George L. Park. tho
california s,rinter. captured the loo and
,fn ,ara races, and l-"-sard hurdle
i:nric Tcmrlcton. ol7mric club.
s,;,u Francisco. the pole vault. Rcsinal Ia
t'.tu-lt.e al California tho shot -rnttinc
..nuit~t ana Jimmy Powers. I;n>ton
\ A th, nIl," run.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
HIGHLANDERS AT HOT SPRINGS
Ray Caldwell and Catcher Reynolds
Joins Chances Squad.

BDT SPRINGS. ark.. February l6.-
I'itchcr Ray Caldwell and Catcher Rev
nolds d rookie joined the clan of Chance
in the Spa for a course of the hot baths
and some long drills over the OZarks to-
day. This raises the number to six, Nc
Hale. Keating, King Cole and Criss hav-
Ing arrived Saturday
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Jake Stahl Will Not
Manage Brooklyn Feds

CHIC AGO. February 16.-Jakc
Stahl, when seen here today.
denied that he had beea offered
tho manaEemnt Of tn Br"ohl>n
club Of the Federal League.
"Nolp0d. has talked to me about
becoming manager In The Fed
ball organizations. sniJ Mr..
sf8bl. - nm IN tbr banking bUss-
ness now. aud hasc no intention
of going back into base ball.
President Charles crghman Of
the Chicago Federal League club
denied that he WIS negotiating
with StahI as agent for the Ward
brotherH of BROOKLYN.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
COMISKEY STILL IN ROME.
Specialists in Attendance and Chi.
cago Magnate Is Evidently Very Ill

ROME February I6.--Thc indisposition
~ Charles a. tomShry. president of the
Chicago club of the American Easr I:ali
League continues and the specialists in
attendance make frequent examinations
of the patient.
Mr. Comiskey was unable to leave for
France Friday night with the. members
Of the visiting bas" bah teams.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

The signing of Fat Newman as man
ascr OF the Houston Texas League team
finally stills the rumors that he was to
be traded to Chattanooga of the South
ern League for Mickey Coyle. Manager
Mccormick of Chattanooga is depending
on Coyle az his regular first baseman,
feeling sure that the Arkansas beauty
will come to terms.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Frank Moran a Favorite.

r.oNpoS February Ii. Frank Moran.
the Pittsburgh heavyweight. who is
scheduled TO box Jack Johnson for the
championship. has made himself q
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Ebbets Quits Murphy.

President Charles H. Fbhets of Brook
Ign. who has been Murphy's friend
through many of his controversies in the
National League. has deserted the Chi
cago manager as has nearly every mem
Der of the board of directors. Mr. Ebi1ets
SAID yesterday: The National League is
a co-partnership and the entire body suf-
fers from the sins Of one ! liav" been
Murphv's friend for years but friendship
ceases when foolisnesa hegins
Gov Tenrr went 10 Philadelphia to
day but expects to return to this city
tonight When n. will attend the Ilks'
banquet with Mr. Hermann. 1t is posi-
bic that III" Murphy muddlc may bo adj
justed before Mr. Tener returns to Har-
risburg tomorrow.
Although President Gilmore, before
leaving for Chicago Saturday stated that
there would he no further change i'll the
circuit of the Federal League Ned
Hanlon of Baltimore is authority for the
statement that the new league does not
intend to locate club at Buffalo Mr.
Hanlon states that the Buffalo franchise
will probably be placed in Son,c major
league city. The three possible cities
lie says. are Philadelphia. Cleveland or
Cincinnati Washington has also been
mentioned as a ros:'ibl. choice for the
buffalo franchiS"
Evening star., 1914-02-16
JOHNSON CRITICISED
National League Club Owner
Calls His Attitude Ridiculous.
MAJORS CLOSELY JOINED
Too Much Cooperative Interest
Among Base Ball Clubs for
Radical Action.

MEN WORK, February III. - President
John X. T"ncr of the National League
returned from Washington last night and
held n conference at tho Waldorf astoria
with August li"rs!nann aud Barney l'rcA =
fuss. at wtIich Ban johnson latest ti,siGe
against Charles W. Murphy OF Chicago
Wa discussed After tho conference COY
1en.r said: L have nothing whatever 10
say about it ut this time some Of the
National League club owners, while they
are greatly perturbed over Murpily's lack
Of tact and his troublesome methods.
think Johnson's attitude untmely and
ridiculous.
one National Leagu" club owner said ::
''Johnsons attitude is ridiculous when
you stop to consider the close relations
between the two major leagues. With AN
American League club sharing Il National
League park right here in the biggest
city on tire circuit il would br absurd for
the American League 10 pursu" any
course which would disrupt TIM tw"
leagues There is too much co-olt.ratiy"
interest anou; base bah clubs To i,orlntt
such radical action a. Johnson is >:.id to
have threatened. The cooler heads of
base ball Will not permit their interests
to hc ie"pardized by an unnecessary
has" bail revolution. The National
League will take care of Murphy i'll its
own
Evening star., 1914-02-16
SCHEDULES N BOWLING
LEAGUES FOR TONIGHT.
National Capital Icasuc-t limb

SCHEDULES N BOWLING
I.EtGIE> FOR TONIGHT.
National Capital League limb
cr~ vs.. Casinos, at Diamond
ALLEYS.
District IeaGuc-t.oOdfcIIO vs..
BcImopts. at ROYAL alleys.
<rcad~ J.cHEuc-ShcrwOO W..
tmD~riai-. nj arcade aIIrxs.
Commercial Irnguc-.IusId 4 Oct
weller ~. General taking Com
pau>. n, rniacc aIic>s
>ss> sard LcsEu.-taSt t.un
Carriage ". Erecting shop. nj
pslRr, alleys.
J.eaguc->hOps ~. Jrainmeu, at
niop station alleys.
Mercantile Icsgnc-Young Mems
shop ~ United states Trust
Company. nj Arcade alleys.
Departmental LcaEu c-Marinc
t"vps vs.. Land OH.cc, at Pal
Rec alleys.
Mount Pleasant IcnSuc-BcI-
mo"ts ~. ken,ops. mt Arcade
ALLEYS.
Departmental rcnpin Ica.uc---
Interior w. nurrnu. at lsDIasr
aie,s.
Nesttu,0stcr t.c5.uc-gIIurs N.
Reds. Nhit~s s>. d.rcc0s. At
Palace alleys.
Colonial LcaSuc-StrEinisns ".
>Dickrrhockrrs, at Palace
alleys.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

have found himself in this respect, and
may prov. a valuable colleague for
cobb and Crawford.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

Th" work "i Tic Western Hia,h
school boys who took part in til.
events III Baltimore saturday night
Wa something Of - surprise. II was
thought after III" loss of Jones and
would have difficult time getting to-
gcthcr any Kind of u combination that
would he anything like successful but.
Judging by what was shown. il ap-
pears that the squad is going to be a
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10
o SEED

and then on into a basket or box set
beneath. This device can be made to
be adjusted to suit the operator.
Observe that the cutter is divided at
n end and a piece Of steel is insert
ed which divides the potato into quar-
tiers. The other end splits the potato
in two parts. Two men can cut pota-
toes on this, one mar or boy cutting
the smaller potatoes that are too small
to be quartered.
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10
POULTRY SUGGESTIONS.

Male birds must not be allowed with
hens that are melting. Hens mott
better when shut up in rather close
quarters, as they are more or less in
clined to inactivity at this time. Mott
ing hens are quite likely to have the un-
fortunate habit Of feather eating. As
soon as one of the hens is discovered
doing this she should be removed from
the rest.
As a rule, egg production stops when
hens begin to mott, but If you can
get your hens to mott in September
they T quite likely to lay through
the molting period. While hens are
molting they should be we'll fed, as
the process Is quite a serious n and
a tax on the system. Feathers mott
easier and new feathers grow in more
quickly If small rations Of oily foods
are supplied, such as sunflower seeds.
Often twice as many hens are kept
as are profitable because one-half Of
them are nonlayers. All the food eaten
by the good layers is utilized, part to
maintain life and part to develop eggs.
The food given to poor layers Is doubt
less mostly used to develop lazy fat,
which lays the hen liable to disease
in the changing weather Of early fall.
More than this, the food which the non-
layers consume more than eats up the
profit Of the good layers. By careful
observation almost any one a detect
the nonlayers and discard them even
without the aid Of trap nests, which
are ideal, but which require more time
and attention than most farmers al
give them.-Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10
IMPORTED SEED PRICES.

Crimson Glover and Hairy vetch Seed
Show Upward Tendencies.
Prices for imported crimson clover
and hairy vetch seed have recently
shown such a marked upward ten
dency that specialists of the United
States department of agriculture fear
that the cost Of these seeds, of which
Europe is the chief source, will inter-
fere with the increasing use of these
leguminous clover crops. In fact, it Is
feared that the prices Of the seed Of
these legumes may 60 81 high as to
make it inadvisable to plant them this
year.
Before the present European condi-
tons arose crimson clover seed was
selling at from 81 to IS per bushel.
Up to Aug. Is there was a scarcity Of
this seed in the United States, owing
to the fact that the receipts from Eu-
rope were smaller than usual. The
prices then advanced to from $3.50 to
SO per bushel. Since that date importa-
tons have continued to arrive, until
now there is more imported seed
available for fall seeding than there
was in this country a year ago at this
time. This seed, according to the de-
partment's information, was all import
ed at approximately the same price as
that sold for 81 to $3.50 per bushel in
the early part Of the season. The pres
ent high price therefore is regarded
by the department as unwarranted
from the standpoint Of the supply and
the import price of the seed. Some
dealers are continuing to sell at the
former price, but these are exceptions.
If the present high price Is main
tanned the specialists are doubtful
whether crimson clover can be profit
ably used as a green manure crop for
seeding in corn or on vacant ground
or under other conditions where the
catch is not reasonably certain. Under
such conditions they point out that It
will be better practice to SOW rye this
fall and use the difference in price in
adding nitrogen to the soil in the form
Of nitrate Of soda or some other highly
heterogeneous fertilizer. The rye will
afford a winter cover, preventing wash
ing and teaching, and can be plowed
under in the spring to add humus to
the soil.
When crimson clover is being used
regularly as a winter cover crop in or
chard culture, Or where local expert
ence indicates that a good catch and
a good crop are practically certain,
payment of a higher price for the seed
will no doubt be justified.
A somewhat similar condition exists
with reference to hairy vetch seed.
There has been approximately six
seventies as much seed imported since
Nov. 1, 1913, as in the year previous.
This shortage, however, is partly coun-
terbalanced by the increasing domestic
production of hairy vetch seed. Wher-
ever the price of hairy vetch seed is
found to be exorbitant the same change
in farm practice is recommended as
that suggested in the case of crimson
clover.
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10
Fencing Pastures.

Fencing Pastures.
If there is a permanent pasture on
the farm it rarely pays to fence the
individual fields of cultivated ,,rops,
but If the fields are pastured in rota-
ton it may pay to fence them.
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10

judge whether it is early, medium or
choose ears that are growing on stalks
of a uniform grade of ripeness the
chances r greatly improved for more
uniform ripening Of the corn in next
years crop.
It is best to choose ears at a medium
height from the ground. The lowest
ears are likely to be the earliest matur-
ing and the tallest ears the latest. It
Is best to keep away from either ex-
IRENE. If the lowest ears are selected
to increase earliness one is likely to
encourage so low a growth of ears as
to Inconvenience harvesting by machin-
cry. Again the stalks that grow the
lowest ears are generally rather short
and contain less fodder.
Deep kernels should be selected, and
the tip Of the ear should be well filed.
The length Of the ear will vary with
different kinds Of corn.
The writer always prefers to have
the kernels as uniform in size as pos
sible. Then after the seed corr is
shelled and run through the grader to
remove the tip and butt kernels he is
assured Of even dropping with the
planter.
After the seed corn is selected from
the stalk do not allow it to remain in
sacks long to become damaged from
lack Of air, but remove it at nee to the
drying racks.
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10
Farm and
Garden
SELECTING SEED R
Pick Out the Ears Ce;ore the Corn
Ii Cut,

Pick Out the Ears Ce!ore the Corn
Is Cut.
A common custom in gathering seed
corn is to select the best ears when the
corn is husked, says a contributor to
the Country Gentleman. A much bet
ter way, for at least two reasons, Is to
select the seed ears before the corn is
cut: First, the corn has a longer season
to become thoroughly dried before hard
freezing weather comes, and a much
more satisfactory termination test is
almost certain to result in the spring.
Second, the grower then has the op-
portunity of noting to better advantage
the stalk that grew the ear.
Selection Of the stalk Is as important
as that Of the ear, and by choosing the
a before the stalk is cut one can
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10
WEST OF KILDEER

J. D. Barnhart is hauling out lum-
Der from Belfeld for a new house.
H. Van Vleet has sold his stock and
we hear he expects to leave soon for
Minnesota.
V. F. Anderson and Cora Lanphear
visited Sunda at r. G. Gillespie's in
the Mary vicinity.
Clarence Scott helped drive out
stock from Dickinson for the Nichols
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10
boys ranch last week.

A. Chalmers and Mrs. C. L. Lam
phear went to Dickinson last Monday,
returning Wednesday.
Everyone on the Flats are ready
for threshers but it will be a small
job as the hail got the most Of it.
Mrs. H. Chalmers starts Tuesday
for Thinner, N. D., to spend some
time with her daughters, Mrs. Jennie
Clifford and Mrs. Sadie Geer.
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10
AGRICULTURE AND WAR.

AS regards American agricul-
ture the European war will be
Of no benefit unless it should
make agricultural products much
scarcer than other products,
says DR.. T. N. Carver, govern
ment expert on agricultural
economics. If all the things
which the farmers have to buy
rise in price on the average as
much as all the things they have
to sell there will be no gain to
them as a class. This will de-
pend, first, upon the effect Of
the war upon agricultural pro-
duction as compared with pro-
duction in other fields and, sec-
ond, on the effect Of the war
upon the consumption Of agri-
tural products as compared with
the consumption of other things.
The Dickinson press., 1914-10-10
BUNGALOW SOLD

Last week we advertised a bunpa-
low for $4,000 with payment of $50
per month with no interest. This
bungalow was sold on Monday but
we have another nearly new 5-room
house that we can sell at the same
pr1ce n on same conditions. JOHN
ORCHARD, Press Bldg, Dickinson.
aoV' 10-10-1t