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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-10-09
BAPTIST ASSOC|A-
TON ADJOURNED
GOOD REPORTS MADE IN SPIRIT.
UAL WORK AND MISSION
AIRY ACTIVITIES.

As stated in the Signal last week
the scurry County Baptist Associa-
tion was In session in Snyder with a
good attendance Of ministers and mes
sengers from the several churches
comprising the body.
This was the seventh annual meet
ing and was held with the First Bap-
tist Church in Snyder,
Twelve churches were represent
Jed by letters and messengers. The
lscurry county Association is compos-
ed Of fifteen church. Twelve are in
Iscurry county. two in Borden county
and one in Cara county.
Rev o. j. Hull who has been the
County Missionary for three years
resigned this work to enter school at
Simmons College, at Abilene. His
father, Rev. l. D. Hull, Of Rising
Star was elected by the board as
Missionary
have been received into the churches
Of this Association during the past
70 months by experience and Bap-
tism and one hundred and twenty
six by letter This body represents
about a thousand Baptists. They have
paid during the year to Missions,
$1.5OO.
Rev NJ r. Tucker, pastor Of the
church in Snyder, was elected Mod
orator and C. R. Locshart, Of sny-
der. Secretary and Treasurer
The following visitors were in at
tendance C. W Merrel. representing
the State Mission Work Of Texas; A.
D. ingram, Of Austin, representing
the University Church building
work; j p. Hardisty and F. G.. Dick
Of Abilene, representing Simmons
1ollege; J. A. Lindley Of Sweetwat-
err. representing the Western Evangel
and Baptist Standard. Mrs. o. H.
Cooper Of Abilene, representing the
ladies work; II L. Polk, j. W.
House and Eld f. " Elliott were
from Flqhgr Couufv
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-10-09

Mr. Baker. father OF Mr. r. r..
Baker who haas been o. sufferer for q
long umD with uurorous trouble, De-
reported very low at hE home loo
Waat slylrr Hs oblr.5u are all
hurr with H.m except one snI who
resides FOO ucHggl aud ho ".u p'obu-
tIy .c here u f,w dayr
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-10-09
ENGAGING NEGRO LABOR.

Lots Of cotton pickers are coming
In now, but the demand still holds,
Is the picking season passes further
south. we expect TO get people
enough to soon gather our big crop.
II is learned that bunch Of
negroes were brought in last Sunday
and other calls have been sent to the
labcr market. Dave Daniels got In a
bunch Of about fifteen Meyicans
Tuesday
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-10-09
some Cotton Picking.

Joe Merritt says his son. vernie.
is years old. who is attending
s,hIoi vent 10 the cotton field last
san rday and picked Gil pounds A
younger brother picked more than
400 pounds.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-10-09

Mr.. n. A. Goodwin has recently
harvested one acre OF sorghum on bis
farm getting 1871 good bunelos Of
feed
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-10-09
NEW MERCANTILE COMPANY
COMING TO SNYDER

The Senai learns that the Higgin-
bothan/ Mercantile Company will be
in.&der next week. II Is understood
~ thew will occupy the building re-
Muv vacated by Richarda-MeMlllan
Mmnany and also the building ad-
'Elo,ning on the South.
II Is learned that they will put In
,ao GOO stock. They are strong
company and We predict for them
..,.essful business In seurry county.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-10-09

The Gulf Refining OH Company
,.. ioined the "Buy-a-Bale' move
m.n, in Snyder. purchasing bale at
,o cents a pound. This company viii
I'm, a bale at 10 cents at every sta
.inn In the state.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
YOUNG M'CUE AND
EGAN WAITING GONG
Both Veteran Boxers Confident
of Victory Tonight in Fif-
teen-Round Battle.

Tonight will decide whether Young
NcCue or Kid Egan will continue to
climb through the ropes and earn a
livelihood by science snd skill inside
the squared circle. Each has vowed
to stand or fall on what he does in
the fifteen-round battle at Ardmore-
Victory will mean more bouts for larger
Iiurses and defeat entails oblivion.
IF / win tonight, and haven't q
doubt of it" chirped Young McCue to-
day. I'm going to Philadelphia for a
series of bouts with the best nlen in
the East. So I'm going 10 shove this
poor cid man back to the dead ones"
I'll never see the day when 1 can't
lace this McCue TO d standstiH," said
Egan this morning. He hcwled about
the decision the last time We met at
Ardmore. lie said he should have got
a draw. Well. he won't have any
doubts about the decision tonight. He's
not going to Philadelphia for any more
bouts He's going to quit the bust
Egan and McCue will weigh in at IFS
pounds at o'clock tonight at Pete
Baum gymnasium on Thirteenth
street. Both boxers are in condition.
what a real referee does in a ring"
grinned Herman Schaefer TODAY.
'tSchaef' will act as third man in the
ring when Karl Herr battles Kid Chinn
six rounds as curtain-raiser.
Following is the complete card for to-
nights show:
Preliminary, six rounds between Karl
Herr and Kid Chinn, 133 pounds, Her
man Schaefer acting as referee-start-
ing at $50 o'clock.
Second preliminary. four rounds.
Trough House Triggs vs. Battling
Marshall. l40 pounds.
Semifinal. six rounds. Young Thomas
VS.. skinny Smith. 10 pounds
Final, fifteen rounds, Kid Egan of
Washington, VS. Young McCUe, of Bal
timore, l2G pounds.
Special cars taking the fans almost TO
the door of the clubhouse in Ardmorc
will leave Fifteenth street and New
York avenue every half hour, begin
ming at $50. The same cars will be
waiting the end Of tine final bout to
hurry the fans home
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
ANTICIPATING FEDS
LAST GREAT SMASH
Organized Baseball Hardens
Heart Against Players Seek
ing to Escape Ruin.

Organized baseball believes it can see
the handwriting on the wall for the
Federal League and is hardening its
heart against the recreants whose dis
loyalty made the Independent venture
possible. That this is So is shown by
the attitude of President Ed Barrow
of the International League toward
Pitchers Frank Smith and Allen, who
recently deserted the Federals and went
back to Montreal, pleading for REIN
statement Barrow has notified Presi-
dent Sammy Lichtenheim, of the Roy
ais, that on no account NAV he harbor
either OF these miscreants Sammy.
who is hard up for pitchers, has let out
a roar that resounds from one end OF
the International League to the other
Certain of the club owners of the Bar
row circuit haye been inclined TO back
Sammy in his wall for justice. But TO
all Barrow turns a deaf ear
MY league never will recognize con-
tract jumpers" said Barrow yesterday,
This is not a case OF any blacklist in
our league. 1t is principle of business
and honor. ] notified all International
League players who had gone to the
come to return before April q, and
that they never would be allowed TO
play in my league afterward IL they
failed to make good their contract obIi-
cations to the club owners of my cir
cult.
Both Smith and Allen are contract
jumpers. Smith doubly so. He hoped a
Montreal contract to go to the FederaIs,
and now he is trying to evade one of
their contracts to come back to US
Moreover. Smith is one of the worst Of
tenders against the international
LeaE;ce. 1t was he who coaxcd away
Allen, who, though ssmi-pro. and not
bound by contract. had accepted i'd
vance money from Mr.. Lichtenheir.
But Allen is, nevertheless. 4 contract
jumper also in that he has deserted
his Federal League club.
The National Association and the Ma
tional Commission viii back me in nv
stand" continued Barrow II know N
the association has its WY not n man
who deserted organized baseball will be
taken back at any time. What the
ma jor lea CUES might do I could moi
guess. Nor is it any Of my business"
That the major leagues are not so
SCrupulous as the executive of this .rest
minor circuit has been Illustrated fnrci-
bly,. Bob Hedges. owner of the st. Louis
Browns, welcomed with op"n arms the
return Of Pitcher Earl Hamilton,
Cleveland killed the fatted calf for the
recalcitrant Blanding and Kahler. This
club is still fighting for Deserter CuIlop,
and would go TO any length to meet CIV
Falkenberg. Besides. ii never has been
the policy of the majors TO hide the
great lights under any bushels. New
York fandom remembers well the ease
with which Hal Chase gained reinstate-
ment at the hands of the National Com
mission after he jumped 10 the coast
outlaws in Griffth's sorry days of 1908.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
PAYROLL OF FEDERALS
OVERRATED; ONLY
STARS GET BIG MONEY
Scale of Remuneration of Third Circuit Not Larger Than That
of Organized BasebaT-None But Topnotchers Re-
ceNe Guaranteed Fortunes in Gilmore Clan.
By HUNT STROMBERG.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 21.-The
salaries said to be paid the players
in the Federal League caused world
of commotion when organized base
ball was scrapping with the invaders
Ii an effort to retain the gilt-edge
athletes who threw aside the o. B.
colony for the Feds.
Not with the intention of casting
o stone toward Mr.. Federal League
magnate, we have discovered that
the general scale of wages from Gil
more's strong box is not as large as
the sums demanded by the average
player in the National and Ameri-
can Leagues.
1t will be remembered that such
players as the Mickey Doolan, Otie
CrandalI Claude Hendrix, Danny Mu--
ply, Otto Knabe, and Joe Tinker type
were kidnapped on the strength of fab
ulous pay checks, good-looking pros
poets. and much coaxing.
The appearance of the coin was
enough to land the big stars. and the
public has been led to believe that the
average Federal Lacquer is a super
natural creature, studded with SO
gold pieces Possessed with enough
cash to rival Mr.. Rockefeller.
1t Is interesting to note that those
brilliant big leaguers who jumped
TO the new league are paid very tempt
ing salaries; in most cases a solid sum
has been deposited in a bank at the
instant command of the player in ques-
yr-laf 10 f6a Oh a1lr
paid the top-notchers in the Federal
are about as good as they give 'em.
But here's where the Federal Leaguers
have shown excellent business: The
real big cash is paid players who gained
widespread publicity by jumping" but
the array of minor players are only
moderately compensated, and it has
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
AMATEUR
NOTES

Tight game between Mailcarriers and
Interior.
They were tied at FIVE runs at the
end of the ninth session.
Interior showed great raIlyin- strength
by coming from behind in the final.
The result looks odd when the num-
Der OF hits made by the two teams are
compared.
Interior got to warthenby for four
teen hits. while the Mailmen were able
to get but a half-dozen.
The Interior lads displayed listless
base running and threw away many
runs as a direct result Of this.
Pollock. TansiI. and Anderson are
among the heavy hitters OF the game,
while Martins one single went Tor three
bases.
Consistent hitting by Hausman and
palv and stellar fielding by McGhan n
cave keller a victory over Reformation
in the E. W. S. S. League
Kelier's victory was by score OF
s to 5, and a comparison OF Is TO
runs tells plainly the story Of the game.
Neuman and Hildebrand passed nine.
Congress Heights is TODAY out Of the
CELLAR in the Potomac League. as a re-
suit OF a 3-to-6 defeat of the Oxon Hill
nine The winning runs came in the
ninth inning.
In that session three runs resulted
when Goebel singled to left. Poe hit
for three bases on one occasion. ana
also got two singles, thereby lurnsh-
ing the batting sensations.
Pee and Sweeney were rather evenly
matched when an investigation into
twiTling capabilities is made. Pee per-
rnitted nine safeties and his opponent
let eight hits accumulate of his de-
livery.
Freuucnt errors predominatcd the
Civil Seryice-Navy game. which WIS
won by the former. Score. l6 to T..
Navy contributed ten boots" while the
winning squad errored six times. Zup-
nick came through with home run
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
Michigan Tennis Team
Defeated at Hilltop

Although Michigan's tennis team pre-
sented uphill work for the Georgetown
teams. the HilItoppers won four out of
six Of the competitions. The sum-
maries:
SINGLES.
ID. y. Morgan. Georgetown. defeated
RandeII, Michigan. 6-3 and G-i; Doug
lass HilIyer. Georgetown. defeated
Andrews. Michigan. So and g: VII
son, Michigan. defeated 4. A. Doyle.
Georgetown, 81, - and SIS; Norris
Mclean. Georgetown, defeated Hall.
Michigan, SIS. Ga and g.
DOUBLES.
Morgan and Iiillyer. Georgetown. de-
feated RandeIl and Wilson. Michigan,
g.: 81 and So: Hall and Andrews.
Michigan, defeated O'Boyle and Devlin,
Georgetown, Ga and 81
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
George Browne Quits.

NEW BRITAIN. Conn. May n
George Brown. former New York Giant.
today jumped the local nine. Of ths
Eastern Association He told several
friends that he would not captain thu
team any longer because the owner.
William Seinsky. refused to spend
money for players. Under Browns cap
taincy the New Britain nine has won
only four games this season. Seinsky
said today that Brown had disobeyed
orders regarding working the pitchers.
causing the nine to lose nearly al IT.
gamee- 1t IL supposed that Brown has
gone back to New York city.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
Not To Be Diagnosed.

"On this account" continued the vet
cram, ..it Is impossible to tell when the
slip-up is coming. You may te at top
form in one department and way off In
another No man can tell when all
three will be working together, for no
man can tell when his concentration
will be good or when his mental and
physical beings will be working in per-
feet coordination. 1t is largely for this
reason that golf is tho most interesting
game ever devised for the playcr-and
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
SPLIT RIB TO KEEP
COBB OUT OF GAME
Georgia Peach" Won't Be Able
to Play Against Worlds
Champions This Week.

BOSTON. May a.-Ty Cobb Is out q
the most important series Of the Dc
troit ball clubs Eastern trip.
An x-ray examination yesterday OF
his side. which has been painfng hing
ever since he stopped one Of Fosters
shoots IN Mondays game. revealed
fracture Of the sixth rib. Cobb left Bos-
ton last night with the club. but he was
swathed in tight bandages and had bees
ordered to stay out OF the game for al
least a week.
The Georsians injury Is what Ia
known as green tree fracture. The
force Of the Foster shoot drove the riE
out Of place and caused It to split.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
Polo Betting Begins.

NEW YORK. May 2l.-Eettinr on the
outcome Of the polo gam" Guick-nsd
yesterday. when about
1900 or 5000 were wagcred in the
financial district at 8 to ., with the
American team picked as the favoriteS.
hackers of the English team are ask
ing odds Of to ].
ono supporter of the English team an
nounced IN Fred Schumms yesterday
that he had 800 to bet on his favorites
against 81. 900 on the American team.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21

been learned that, adding the two fig
ures together, the payroll OF the Feds
isn't half the size depicted.
While the team was laying over in
Chicago, several of the lesser players
on the Chifeds' brigade were consulted,
and 1t is surprising to know the real
salaries paid the semi-stars.
Players in our own St Louis squad
are not paid the fat salaries that the
baseball eye has been seemingly be-
lievinS.
When the Feds hurled the first black
bomb into the ranks of organized base
bali. money was only second con-
If Miner Brown wanted such-and-
such a player, out he went with grip
stacked Iull with greenbacks and OF
fered the terms. Money talked, and as
a result the Federals are flashing a
package of well-known big leaguers.-
Count the stars signed by the Fed
erals and it will be seen that, even
though unusually high bids were placed
the expense account of the Federals
in paying the athletes isn't nearly as
large as that of their rivals.
This doesn't infer that the Feds
have posed under false colors-not b.
a long shot.
Money hasn't been spared in erect
ing massive ball yards and there's
nothing cheap about the Federals. But
don't think the third league pay roll
Is as steep as that Of Messrs. johnson
and Tener.
There's n big count Of inexperienced
players working among the Feds who
are receiving very little money. The
stars are the fellows who have stirred
the big fuss and among the eight clubs
there isn't such a record-breaking num-
Der.
It's diffic1lt to compare the Feds out
put with that OF the National and
American Leagues. but from the ex-
pressions of players who are on the
inside, the Feds will have to travel at
faster clip. sign players of the Wal
ter johnson, Sam Crawford, Hans
Wagner, Christy Mathewson makeup
before their salary scale will equal that
of the established leagues.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
Didn't Bother Her.

Tho mother of family that had just
moved to a small Oklahoma town was
being sympathized with by visitor be-
cause of the distance of the house from
the creek which furnished the water
for household purposes.
TT must be quite a tax upon your
strength to carry water for the Satur-
day-nicht bath for your large family"
tho visitor suggested.
oh, no | don't mind" WAS the cheer
full reply. BESIDES. ] give 'em I'LL a
good wash before we left Texas.
pincott's.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
Gunboat Smith Wins.

PHILADELPHIA. May 21.-Gunboat
Smith gave Jack Blackburn a decisive
beating here last night in six rounds.
the negro being no match for the heavy
weight contender who outweighed h,rl
fully thirty pounds. Blackburn was
dropped for the count twice and was
almost out in the fifth. but he mana god
10 weather the storm and his gameness
brought him loud applause
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
Another Upset

Golf has its upsets. but SO has base
ball. Take these Pirates. They tear
the heart out Of the league for a month.
beating all hands with abandon and a
brave show Of eclat- Then. Just as
they are being picked to inhale a sniff
of world series kale, they drop a mat
ter of six games out Of seven starts and
founder around like a startled founder
yanked from his homo in the purling
surf.
Explain il? Fine chance. II merely
happens. and while a number Of excel
lent theories are always in order the
correct answer is beyond any human
ken about six times out Of eight You
can tell what they are doing. but not
why Il should be so.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
Harvard Second Crew
Will Go to England

the decision definitely made that the
Harvard second crew will enter the
Henley. England. regatta in the race
for the Royal Challenge Cup. the can
didates settled down today to a serious
period of training
The second crew has before done all
the work in developing the varsity and
received but little of the glory. This
year, however, the boat which meets
Yale second on June - will Immediate
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
Dates for Tourney.

The European trials for the Davis
CUP matches will be played in July.
The English meet the Belgians, at Folk
stone, England. on July 7. s and .. The
winners will play France at WimbIe-
don on July II, 13 and IA.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21

AesSAo oho AANv3os
When Travis won at Sandwich in 1901
he had been playing poorly for two
weeks before the first match. He was
far of his game, and only started ccm-
ing back the day of the tournaments
beginning.
When Travers followed him ten years
later he had been playing brilliantly for
a month-brilliantly up to the edge Of
the first battle One entered Just COM
ing on to his game. The other just
slipping back. The greatest feeling of
confidence In the world comes from en-
tering any tournament or any contest In
the knowledge that one after a slump Is
just edging back again and Is coming
forward. The only way to beat this
contender is to use an ak or gun. But
II he starts slipping backward he will
generally beat himself IL only let alone.
Travers hit his game a week too soon,
just as Hilton did In 1872. when he lost
the British title. Evans and Ouimet
caught on just in time to get under way
fast
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
A Double

Jrate Parent-No. stree. You can't
have her. won't have son-in-lav
who has no moro brains than to want
to marry girl with no more scn-e
than my daughter has shown in al
lowing YOU to think you could have
hCr-Lifc
The Washington times., 1914-05-21

A day or so ago we were discussing
the intricacies Of golf with Walter ].
Travis. He had a part Of the answer
to Trayers' case in advance
I'm this game" he said. no man can
tell from his game of one day how he
will be the next No man can ever hope
to master his score. Tho reason Is
simple. Golf is three games combined
into one. The drive is an entirely diff
ferent stroke from iron play. and put
ting is absolutely separate from both
and totally unlike either.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
McCOy Meets Murray.

NEW YORK. May Al Mccoy and
Billy Murray meet tonight at the Stad-
ium A. c. and the middleweight title
may change hands, as Murray is ex-
pected to win by the sleep punch. The
winner Will box Nike GibbonA
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
The Red Uprising.

For what lie has done so far. Buck
Herzog deserves more credit than any
leader in baseball. Miracles are few and
further between, but he has certainly
put one over in RedIand AS far as he
has gone We don't recall that any
manager in the history of the game has
accomplished as much-with as little to
work on from the start-both in the
way of material and tradition.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
The TraYers Unset.

To the above upsets add the Travers
slump in England. Here we find an
other pipe punctured at both ends and
in the middle.
Travers' defeat was almost as much
of d sensation as Ouimet's victory last
fall. Both. as things happened. were
beyond the broad confines Of the
eternal dope.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21

Connie Mock raised rs Americon
League championship penHant ycster-
day. Could hape t1aited q Je,o tceeks
and raised the IA, rs, '16 pennaHts
tpith i.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
Racing in New Orleans.

BATON ROUGE. La. May 2l.-A poll
of general assembly last night indi-
Gates that racing will be restored in
louisiana under the pari mutuel betting
system, under supervision of a State
commission. The bill will be voted on
next Monday. and is apparently sure Of
a big majority
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
The Great Test.

He says that he can fall in love
with any woman he meets"
"J guess that's right. He was in love
With q vegetarian once"
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
IS MODEL MASCOT
The Browns have a mascot de
luxe, Herman George Nelson.

nc blOWnS nave q mascot DC
luxe, Herman George Nelson.
Herman George wears the
highest collar of any bat guar
dian in the game. In fact, the
claim is made that Herman
George, seventeen, is the
only stick superintendent in
the pastime who sports an inn
maculate choker on and off
the 6eld. As Rickey's club is
a model outfit, so is Herman
George a model wood war
den. He is as adverse to split
ting q bottle Of soda with the
ribald fan as he is opposed to
splitting an infinitive.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21
MINCE. PIE
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.
By BUGS" BAER.

The English town of Bugswsrth, in
Derbyshire, wants to change it's name.
Not very nice of them to start getting
personal.
Like Lincoln Bcachey. Birminghan's Maps
insist on flying upside Down
Umpire Chill Ii meeting with exactly
that kind Of q reception In New York.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21

Ouimet is pronounced I'VE may,
but we guess we won't.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21

0uimet is defeated BY q
man named Tubbs. Our cup
of woe flleth and runneth
over as it is, but suppose his
name had been Dubbs7 Then
the cup of woe would flleth
and runneth over twice. If
not more.
The Washington times., 1914-05-21

FederoIs ore trying to sign Waite,
Johnson, Clyde AiIos aud Eddio Ain
smith. That sure Is q peach Of q team