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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
SPEAKER GIVEN
 GREATEST SALARY
Boston Star Signs Two Year Contract With Red Sox
 For $37, 1000.

The high-water mark in the frenzied finance of modern baseball was reach ed yesterday when the Boston Red Sox agreed to pay Iris Speaker s37, GOO for a. two years contract. President IanIin of the Boston club after a long conference with the hard hitting outfelder, and John I. Taylor, vice president of the same club, made the player this offer which, because it was greater than the tempting induce ments Of the Federal league, caused Speaker to accept
 It is understood that Speakers con tract calls for am annual salary of 6,0O0, and in addition to this he got a $5,00o bonus flor signing. All day yesterday the player was beSieged by offers from his own club and the out laws. Speaker listened to the Federal offers, but demanded a i've years con- tract instead of three years. He also demanded the elimination of the clause in the contract which gives a club the privilege of dropping a player at ten days notice
 This demand by Speaker staggered President Gilmore and Attorney Gates of the Federads, but while they were closeted together last night consider ing the proposition the news came to them that Speaker had signed with the Red Sox.
 This record price tops all salaries SfO1 4eeald III lilc AilSuoAS VI CiAO A.e-- tfonal game. Joe Tinker d1aS con- tract with the Federal league which calls for $37 600 on a. rhree-year con- tract. Miner Brown also will get a big salary from the same league and Otto Knabe will receive almost as much with the Baltimore outlaws. EverSs salary with the Boston Nationals is $10s000 a year, and it is stated that Math eWson'S new contract with the Giants provides for a, salary Of at least $15.O0O a year. ny Cobb receives a. like amount from Detroit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
ABINGDON, RACKET OF HALL AND MITCHELL
 WAS ZONE GAME GUx."

It will be twenEE-one years tomorrow since Bob E7fEsfnz- mons c1fnched his right to the worlds championship by 1rn0cr- ing out his old enemy, Jfnn Han. in four rounds at New OrIeaun. The freckIed fellow had IDrsvfous- fought a fake scrap with Han lu Australia, but in the Crescsnf City bout Bob was on the aauaes. and Jim didn't stand a .cl1ancs. Ola Ruby Robert is sun alive and kicking, and talking aI5ou9 com ing back, but poor Jim Han fs dead, and go, too, is his gEealfdT packer, Squire Abfngdon- fta English sport who Lost a GnnaM fortune on the result Of the E.If~- Hall battle-1ost it without haf- ting an eye. "One Rnme gnvss r9aT Abingdon Baird, known So ffa sporting men of both contfnesaes as Squire ngdon-Rnu1est rf all that brave bunch oR beealnr giants who nour1shed zn Gha Tasf century. Possessed of vast vssn1tli. Abingdon was. alFaTs EearT fo
 wager any part of fs on m boEEn1.
 match, a dog or cock REInt. a
 horse races or any cGl1eF gs3OFffnrF event. He always had a stable cf boxers under hts financial rFznr. but he was chiefly famous as EI1a
 hacker Of Charley BIffcheH and Jim Hall. Mitchell fs stlu Elwfrr.
 and is said to be El1e rfchesE er-
 pugiliSt in the world 0n one oc-
 casion Mitchell beat up an enenlT
 of Squire Abingdon's, for pklch
 little trick he did O year fin rnol-
 and the Squire rewarded Elrr
 with a. little. gift of &6C0snCC.
 Mitchell and Hal yrere scIoss
 friends, and the Aus2raEianT gg1g
 often sChaRfey,s spaxrfnR partneF- P When Squire Abingdon cmzsla DFar
 to America 11 1893 to acconl1aur
 Mitchell and Hall on zln eNhfti-
 tdon tour of the cont4uettt, he rrl induced to back Han arnzn1s F1tz. f The Squire. looked a9- ter the financial arraneemenzs,
 and got tho CreScenr AfiT4eafc Club of New Orleans to hang u1
 $40, ,OOO for the bout, the blRgesz
 pugiistdc- purse ever offered fu Amerfca up to that 6tme, mo purse was to be divided S8B, ,01o to the winner and 6, DOC to tla loser, am arrangement EnaG sn5fsl Abingdon, because l1o1 1e76 sulEs ! that Hall would win Hm11 usal c faVorite with the bet6ers, al- though a CaIifoHufa cOnGfure1t
 backed R1Az heavily. ADinGuou, Mitchell, Jack AEcAuIlne and Johnny Kline fnhabl6ed Ha1ss
 corner during the brief battIe. rt was q fierce fight while 1e Lm@tef
 but Hall soon succumibed Co ELfl'g attacks, and the CG1l1OEninns pFl1g had bet on Fftz went back homo with large rolls of Squire GbluG- I don's coin. But the Squire cour.l1- ed up without batting an eTG- E 1 game 'un was the Squ1re-'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
HOW ENGLISH PAPERS
 WRITE AMERICAN
 BASEBALL SLANG

The London newspapers gave some strange accounts of che game played there by the Giants and White Sox.
 The enterprdsing Daily Ex- press beat all its rivals by hay ing the game written in "Amer- fcan slang by ian American re- porter" Here are some extracts from that gem:
 s'LobeFt s1nacked a ball right across the diamond and made such a. bully song of 1t that it plunfped clean among the crowd
 Some of the batters famed the ball more times than I fancied.''
 When 8 batter fans the ball four times running and has to leave it without a whack at it, it makes you feel some sad.
 People seemed to be sur prised when some of the batters used the southpaw and were even more struck when some of the southpaw men got in some good slogs.''
 Lee Magee gave the Giants a 11itchup by doing stunts in left field"
 'The snortstop buttered the ball.
 This special article carried a diagram explaining the "Amer- dcan slang" It seems that ..hitch-up'' means assistance. .sbuttered'' means funfbled, some means a good deal.
 The Baseball Writers As- socdation of America, however, would like to know what was the matter with Umpire Bill Klena (described in one of the articles as "Mr. William KIein'') when he let a batter fan the ball four times running.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
vWagner.l

Although there have been rumors for some time that the Federals' were flirting with Shortstop Bobby Stow of the Bridgeport club, it looks as if he has already decided to unp. Monte Cross, who managed the local club last season, Is a Federal league um-. pire sand- he is said to have tipped the outlaws that Stow is good man Anyway Bobby has received a big of- fer and lis about ready to sign the papers, according to those who know him we'll. His loss will be a big blow to the locals, who are already weakened by the loss of Russell.
 President O'Rourke was informed to- day by local sporting writers that Owner C1arl1n of Hartford, intended to ask for another meeting to recon sider the schedule recently adopted by the Eastern association. CIarkin claims the constitution was violated because the new schedule provides that some teams play more games than others. s.Ivhe fact that the league directors voted unanimously to adopt this schedule automatically repea1s that clause in the constitution said the president today. .sI have no per sonaI interest in the matter, howev- CT. It makes no difference to me if they play 20 more games or 40. But if the directors think they acted too hastily and without realizing what the new schedule means, I will be glad to call meeting
 The Chicago White Sox are finding Ir<
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
BOB STOWE REPORTED TO
 HAVE JUMPED TO FEDERALS May Ask President O'Rourle To Call Eastern Meeting To Recon= sider Schedule

Thursday, the Sox were beaten again at San Francisco yesterday by to 2.
 Although Dan Murphy denies 1t, the veteran outheIder is pretty sure to be found with Baltimore next season. also financially interested in Baitimore, and he wants Murphy to go there. Murphy started his career with Nor wich and was a big favorite in the old Connecticut league before he grad% uated to the big show.
 | Pitcher Ray Collins of the Boston Red Sox doesn't want much He has accepted terms for this year but now tract for 1915.
 The Yale crew candidates took to the water in New Haven harbor today for the first time this season. Coach Giannani has made the boys work hard and they are glad to escape from the grind of gymnasium drill. Yale and Columbia meet at basket
 ball tonight in New York If Yale
 wins Cornell is almost sure to get
 the championship but if Colurnbia wins the New York boys will be tied with Cornell for first place. Manager Billy Hamilton of Spring I field has signed Hoops McDavftt, a
 Clinton, Mass, youngster. who is said
 to look promising.
 Dorninick Mullaney. the biz 1,rnpire
 who mixed it up with Bob Stow and
 Jack Spratt at Savin Rock during a 1 game in 1912, Is umpiring big league exhibition games in Florida
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
FACTORY LEAGUE.
 (Arcado AuewN

While the total immigration to Can- ada increased from 395, SO4 in 1912 to 413,87O in 1913, or per cent, the number of immigrants from the Unit ed States decreased from 14O143 in 1912 to 115.751 in 1913. or more than IT per cent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Hendrix and Simon of the Pirates, who have signed with the Feds, have been tipped off that they will be blacklisted if they do not report to Pittsburgh before the 14th
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Fred Clarke refusessto talk of Pitts burgh's chances eff Pittsburgh wins the pennant it will be one on the playing field and not in .the newspa- pers,'' he says.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

AS baseball scribe suggests, MT. Murphy's policy may be built on solid rock, but there are those who sus- pect that it is built solid ivory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Hugh Bradley thinks the Feds will surely live. He Jumped because he figured the chances slim of getting back into the big ring after a fellow has been there once and passed out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

As result of the world tour it is said that France will organize a real baseball league. It will have every thing that goes to make up a real baseball league except real baseball players.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Hans Wagner explains his delay in signing by sayingsthat "a fellow only gets one contract 8 year" Hans de- clares he has been working like ev- erything'' this winter. The Feds do not seem to be interested in him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
Winter Baseball

Pitcher Joe Lake, after flirting with the Feds, has signed with Minneapo- lis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
FEDERAL LEAGUE
 RAIDS WON'T COST
 MAGNATES MUCH MORE

1ts.ie tipped off by two or three big league officials that the cash appro- priations of nearly all the 10 major |clubs will be revised between now and April, and revised in such fashion that there will be but little loss of money through the Federal raids.
 While great numb CTS of players man aged to sting their clubs for boosts of salary, the total of such boosts will fall far short of the 5000, 900 which the FederaIs claim have been added to the major payrolls. Even if 100 play fers had managed to hoist the ante as much as an average of $2,000 each, the total would be $2O0, GOO, or exactly one- tenth of the $2, ,e00 900 which the mer- ry invaders think their war has cost the older ltagues.
 E The total salaries which would have been paid the older and higher-priced to an enormous figure Several grim Told veterans have been released, still further chopping the expense account, and it can be considered a cinch that every club will carry two or three less men during the coming season, both at home and on the road. 3Take
 off the three salaries; three car fares and three hotel bills, and the amount will reach surprising sum. f One National league club has frank 1y offered almost the exact figures, both of the added obligations and the deducted liabilities caused by the Fed
 eraI raids, and those figures are probably pretty nearly typical of the whole array-teu something of a story.
 They run about like this:
 Added expenses:
 Salary raises for 1s men, ........ $20, 500
 Expenses of agents to sign
 doubtful players, .............- HOO
 Salaries. six players, IT, 300 l Total ... $ss, 900
 xpenses saved:
 Salaries three released veter-
 Salaries of Federal jumpers, .... 1000
 Salaries saved by carrying three less men, ..s------ -.-....-- o'ooO
 Hotels. car fares. saved on dit to, 1000 1 IOtaB $55,O ,OuU On that sort of bookkeeping, where
 do the big teams get stung very heav- lily?
 l Quails and partridges deserted parts of France when the aerop1ane first rr1saf7<s ffs arrearar1ce there
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Because the tenant farmer ct Gar- dringham refused to rai@s their wa ges as King George had done ct Nor folk, the laborers struck
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

The workshops of the South Iran- schuria railway at Shaholken, e. few miles from Darien, representing Wl-h their equipment an outlay Of 92,ol1.- 900, are fitted throughout with mod ern appliances.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Cashion of Washington has receiv- ed Manager Grfffith's Dermission to pitch underhanded almost exclusively this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Quails and cartridges deserted parts of France when the aerop1ane first made it's appearance there
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Of course the telegraph wires nev- CT failed when the winter gossip was at it's height, but now thatsa little of the real stuff is coming through from the South everything is tied up. Perhaps the wires were weakened some time ago by the Tinker and Murphy episode.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

The Chicago White Sox are finding the Coast league teams pretty strong opponents. After losing at Oakland,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Thursday, the Sox were beaten again
 at San Francisco yesterday by to 9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

Having got the full return of pub 1icity from making an offer to Math- ewson, the outlaws are now catching the ebb tide with batch of denials all around, It makes little difference what is said as long the cIurnns re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

The Washington club intends to spend $25. 1000 fixing up permanent training quarters at Charlottesville, Va. next season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07

AOtelIs {s'''OS5U On that sort of bookkeeping, where
 do the big teams get stung very heav- l lily?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
HEIGHT & COMPANY.


have preceded it. More merchandise
is involved, too. And because stocks
were more extensive remainders of
stocks are bigger. 1t naturally follows
that with bigger stocks to clear we've
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
HEIGHT & COMPANY.
Seventh Near F.

cut prices deeper than ever, to make
certain that none of it is carried over.
1t really wouldn't do for you to stay
away-there's too much money to be
saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

But we print examples of the saw
ings because, after all, it's a more def
mite way of proving that it is an event
really worth while. This is a greater
one in many ways than those which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

Extremely smart in style-fea-
turing novel collar and sleeve
effects; prettily trimmed blouse
and skirt. cut on the most fash
ionable lines. Full perfect fit
ting bloomers.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-12-23
GOOD PRICES.

We wish to call attention to the
letter published in this issue, from the
Madison Tobacco Warehouse Co.. at
Richmond. We are very glad also to
quote the following prices obtained by
this house during this week, Million and
Masters, Newly, by, 224O average
$500. ii. 3. Walker Garrard Co.,
1850 average $500. Woods Burnsides
sos average $12.26. Luther Nmberlain,
Dreyfus. 1880 average $13.O8. Tudor
and Long, Newly, 1875 average SI3. SO
and Warner and Jones, Red House 1870
average SIPS. Madison House report
the market from to dollars higher.
Board CT Trade at Richmond have de-
cided that sales viii close for the boli-
days, on Tuesday Dec. % and open
Tuesday 18th. Tobacco win be receiv-
ed at any time it is brought. We are
very glad to report higher price for
tobacco. and We believe it will continue
to improve.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-12-23
HON. {. {. FOX
Candidate for Democratic Nomination for
Circuit Judge, Issues Announcement
to Voters.

To the Voters of the Thirteenth Judi
cial District:
Some weeks ago l made my formal
announcement as candidate Tor the
Democratic nomination for Judge of
this, the Thirteenth judicial District,
at the primary to be held in August
next, and | now desire to make to the
Democratic voters of this district the
following statements:
| have been a Democrat all my life,
and always loyal and true to my party
and its nominees, and my record in
this matter is without any blemish.
With the exception of five years
spent in farming, l have devoted all
my life, since graduating from Centre
College, to the study and practice OF
the law, and believe that am quail
fled to fully and with efficiency, dis
charge all of the duties of the Judge
ship, and if elected | shall ever keep
in mind that l have taken an oath
to administer justice without respect
to persons and do equal rights to the
poor and to the rich, and faithfully and
impartlally discharge all my duties,
and | shall never lose sight of the duty
that | shall owe to the Commonw wealth
of Kentucky and to the litigants of my
court for the prompt and efficient dis
patch of all matters before the court
and the trials of all cases, and | have
determined, If elected, never to again
run for this office, and will, therefore,
not be subjected to any temptation to
ever consider my own interests in any
matter. and shall always be blind to
everything except my duty.
Boyle county has not had the circuit
judgeshiP for forty years; not since
1874, when my father, Judge f. 7.
FOX's second term expired, and in the
meantime Mercer county has had the
judgeship twice, Garrard county twice,
and Lincoln county three times, and |
cannot help but believe that the Demo
cratic voters of this district will row
recognize the duty they owe TO Boyle
county III this matter, and will give
me this honor, for which = have mad
an abiding ambition for many years.
CHAS. &. FOX.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-12-23
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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-12-23
SCHOOL. NOTES.
by VIM. f. Mil!er.J

Last Friday ended another successful
years work.
Mr.. Cancer will spend part of the
holidays at his home in Tennessee.
Misses Bernie Lear, Elizabeth Ford,
Messrs Ectol Lawson Of Lexington
College and VIM B. Mason Jr, of C. U.
Danville were recent visitors at our
school.
The Chorus Glass given by Freshmen
A and B, SOphomOres, Juniers ard
Seniors was very pleasing song rem
dered 10 the school and visitors this
morning.
The faculty who live away. consist
ing Of Misses Robinson, Mason, Hatch
err, Morris, Ezell, Webb, Brsshear,
will leave this evening and tomorrow
for their homes, for the holidays.
The musical given by Miss Webb's
music class, together with Little Misses
Cancer, Lear and Walker, given Tues
day night at the Auditorium was a sue
cess in every way, and was greatly en-
joyed by large audience.
School dismissed Wednesday at noon
for the Xmas holidays. The half year
has been a good one and much work
has been accomplished. We are very
glad TO think that there has been no
sickness, compared to other years. and
everything has passed off the best it
could and Of course this makes for US
all Very Merry Xmas"
Following is the honor roll for Dec.
Sth grade; FLORENCE Acton, Ruth
Carrier, Gladys Frisbie, Mary Owsley,
James Siler.
9TH grade:-Bernice Champ. Mary
Davis, Bowman Grant, Clay Miller,
Clayton Morrow, George Swinebroad.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-12-23

Several cases of suffering and dis
tress were reported last week and
as promptly and efficiently relieved by
an impromptu relief corps organized by
the ladies Of the city.
This brings forciblv to our minds the
almost imperative necessity of some
kind Of an organized board of charity
in Lancaster. These cases We're dis
covered accidentally, too honest to
steal too proud to beg, they might
have suffered but for the timely arrival
Of some kind hearted person, who took
immediate steps to see that their
Strengthened circumstances were re-
ieved.
Some years ago there was organized
in Lancaster a UNITED Board Of Chart
ties, which started out most auspic-
iouslY, but which seems TO have died
a booming. Why could this organization
not be rejuvenated or a similar one
organize TO relieve the distress which
is sure to be with Us during the winter
which Is yet to come?
Charity Ike business, should be con-
Quoted Systematically, and this can
only be done through organization.
Let the BoarG have an Executive Com
mittee Of ability who viii pass upon
every case brought to their attention,
and adopt prompt measures Tor the re-
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-12-23

places there are, great rocks and their
shadows, even in the dreariest land.
He who builds up a shelter for the
storm-beaten and foot-weary pilgrim
over the road traced by the great
caravan" is a benefactor to his race
and his memory should be cherished
while holidays are observed.
Holiday time! Who would care to
know why and whence came the GUS
tom. Enough to know that care per
force must smooth his wrinkled front,
and fun and frolic for the time rule
the hour 1t were folly not to enjoy
the glimpses of sunshine that come
through the cloud riffs, short lived and
evanescent though they be- They
prove that there is brightness beyond
that no clouds are SO dense but stray
beams may penetrate them.
Rosy faces, wreathed and joyous,
welcome the festive season. With its
monitions, its reminders, Its regrets,
and its hopes, comes the happy hOli-
day. 1t is well that the ancient build
ers set up mile posts on the highways
Of time, else it were a dull and tire
some road. They remind Us Of the
vanguard, the millions that have gone
before great army that has gone
out and on-who shall say whittier!
Listening. we hear the tramp of the
mighty multitude echoing down the
corridors Of time" We think of a
thousand holidays gone and millions OF
light hearts and love-lit eyes gone, too,
with them.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-12-23
MAKES ASSIGNMENT.

Mrs. Ada Kinnaird. who has been in
the millinery business here for several
years. made an assignment to j. A.
Beazley, last Friday for the benefit of
her creditors. The appraisers are
about through invoicing her stock and
We are Informed that she will be able
to pay her creditors IN full. Poor COL
lections is the main reason ascribed for
the assignment. Mrs. Kinnaird has
many friends who regret exceedingly
her reverses in business and sympathize
with her in her losses.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-12-23
FAMILY REUNIONS.

In society this this week the events
will not be many. but quite distinctive.
The family celebrations and reunions
and the sparkling trees, will be in
evidence just as usual. There are
vacant chairs in MANY homes, but even
IN these homes, with each gift some OF
the hearts true gold and frankincense
can be given, bound with cards OF
mutual love and sorrow. No matter
what we have passed through let Us
receive each one Of our gifts as tidings
of great joy because they speak lova.!El