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The Washington times., 1915-01-05

Whenever "A player in organized
baseball becomes disgruntled. the
Federal League agents arc always
found at the gate. 1t was this way
in tho case Of Walter johnson, the
Griffmcn's pitching star: OF Charlie
Doom, Hans Lobert. and Sherwood
Magee, Of the Phillies. and of Rubc
NIarquard. Of the Giants. The Fed
eral League is Responsible for. this
trading in the National League. the
old organization practically being on
Ban Johnson's adamantine front has
thus tar frightened the Feds off his
circuit. Aside from the spectacular
Topping back and t1rth OF walter alter
ohns9nn, little real harm has been Sesn
chief bender and Eddie Plank have
signed with the Feds. but IT. Is doubt.
full II their services will be missed
much by Connie Mack. Earl Hamil-
TO the Browns last spring. The john
sonian organization Is In better finan:
cial condition than the National
League. and there IL such unanimity
in its policies that the invaders are
But the National League having a
hard struggle.
Ray Caldwell. who hoped from the
Yankees to the Buffalo Feds last sum.
ner, Is said to be ready to hop back
again. now that Frank Chance is no
longer manager Of the New York club.
similar to that holding Walter John
son. but he accepted advance money
from the Feds. and this Is causing him
some aualms. 1t is understood that If
the Yanks will protect him in court he
will report in the spring.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05

CLEVELAND, Jan. 5-Theres little
likelihood that tho present financial
embarrassment Of Charles W..
Solners will prove detrimental to the
Naps' interests the coming season AS
many fans have been led to believe.
FUNDS will not be lacking. In fact.
there will be u contingency fund for the
cleveland American League club that
can be called on in any emergency.
Sorners will continue as president and
active business head of the Maps. lie
realizes as Well AS you and ! that there
il room for improvement in the local
club. but the present is scarcely the
proper time to try to put over any deal
IN an effort to strengthen the proposi-
lion. You can gamble on It. that each
and every major league club viii hold
,ast to all the good material until after
The spring trip.
Along around May l. or June the
Zig fellows will begin to weed out anG
then Somers and his right hand men
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
Naplanders Will Have All Needed
Assistance Financially to Build
Up Pennant- Winning Ball Club
the Right Sort Of Deal Presents 'tseh Whereby the Team
May Become Winner. the Money Will Surely Be Forth
coming, Asserts Forest City Expert
By ED BANG.

can proceed to get busy. Manager
Birmingham will know Just how the
Maps shape UP By the middle Of May
on this or that fellow. Rirmy can re.
qucst his employer to hold them lp.''
1t would be foolhardy on the part OF
the Cleveland club 10 gamble on SIS wv
o; sSV.,00 at the present time unless they
could buy pitcher like Joe Wood, Ray
Collins or Walter johnson. Either che
OF this trio would round out the Maps
fiin2ing corps. BY waiting until May
10 Birmy will know just where he is 1T
and what is needed and then the lid Oh
the contingency fund. to be provided by
the bankers committee that Is work ng
hand in hand with Mr. Somers, could be
pIied Off.
The chances are that the expendi-
turo Of s35.0UO along about that time
besth' bert And it has been the history
of baseball IN good old Cleveland that
even fourth place team makes money.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
INVADERS ARE AT THE GATE.

Hughey JENNINGS. the sorrel-topped:
Tigers. is in tho Capital. Indeed. he
win be here for several days. attend
Ing to some political business. Jen-
ninGs Ia a practicins attorney in scran-
ton. Pa. during the winter. and some
thing arising. from this has brought
him to Washington.
NO baseball brings me here" says
Jennings. Griff is taking care OF
things here to the queens taste. He
doesn't need any assistance. Nc: real
sion that l can't discuss.
Hughcy is perfectly willing to chat
ter about the 1915 prospects OF his De-
troit Tigers. Fe thinks that tho club
that beats hin, out will win the pen
nnn, lie S says t that With ts h,s pitchers
encc. with Ty Cobb IN the game regu-
1arly. and that second base holA plug
ged. the Tigers are going to be out in
front.
For Sherwood. Magee. George Stall
P'tillies George Whitted. tho util'ty
PLAYER. and Tom Hughes, the elongated
pitcher obtained last fall from the In
ternational League. or course. there is
some money included in the deal.
planning to enter Newark. n. J.. Il
being heard. Just so long as the new
league remains out Of New York. II
cannot be seriously considered as a ma
jor organization. 1t was not till Ban
johnson placed a team, on Broadway
hish rank IN the minds Of the fans
TO spend money on another MINOR
league town such as Newark IL an evi.
dence Of folly on the part Of tho Feds
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
Peck Chapel Team Wins,
AS Does Christ Lutheran

Feck Chapel and the Christ Lutheran
basketball teams are riding out in
front of the Sunday School Basketball
Lcaguers today with wins scored In
the initial games of the circuit started
last night at the y. NJ. c. y. Christ
Lutheran took the Covenant team into
camp by Il % to j. score, while :hC
Peck Chapel team defeated the Easl
crn Presbyterian team by f. to ),
Peck had no trouble disposing OF t.tv
Eastern team which appeared to bu
out of praCt &c. The second game wa
closer than the score indicates.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
LISTEN TO THIS LIST

lot of humor has been borusy extracted from the fact that
Charles Comky employed gentleman by the of Clarence How
Rowland make aggressive winning baseball machine
White Perhaps Clarence Rowland just the
should around with him. but he it, BESIDES he
lots of company major league managers.
the American League there Branch Rickey Hugh
Jennings, Griffith Joseph Birmingham, William
The
eligible Harvard
Patrick Moran and John McGraw ideal baseball
said Robinson
Stang Miller Huggns and
like bunch of ariocats doesn't it, We hesitate classify
like his off
he
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
perfectly willing to pit Frommo against

perfectly Wiling TO pit Frommc against
him
McGraw is expecting Lobert to do
much for the Giants next season. Since
the desertion OF Tillio Shafcr. the
Little Napoleon" has been hard put
for a third sacker, and many games
last year dribbled away through that
opening.
Lobort broke into the major league
with the Cincinnati Reds many years
ago. In 1911 he figured in bie deal
between the Phillies and the Reds, and
since that time has been noiding down
third base in Quakertown. Hans made
the trip around the world with Nc
Graw last winter, and has grown to
bc a great admircr Of McGraw and his
methods
Stock only played one season with
tho Giants. lie started at tlurd the
first OF the season. but fell of 1t the
bao and "ns suppantcd by Eddie
Grant. pcInaree showed we'll IN 1919,
bus had = bad season in 1914
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
LITERAL ERROR

Captain Huston, one of the new
Yankee owners, tells q good
story on a sweet little Havana
senorita, who is employed as
secretary by the captains
Cuban construction company.
Captain Til sent a postal card
from French Lick to one of his
Havana partners, on which he
wrote: "Looks as though We'll
buy the ball club" The postal
card contained a farmyard
scene, cows, sheep, etc. In de-
livering the card the senorita
secretary innocently asked her
boss: "Did not the captain
make a mistake in his English;
dit he not mean a bull club?"
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
SPEAKER IN MORE GAMES.

Ty Cobb is admittedly a wonderful
performer. No man is quite so brill
liant on the bases. even when out
stealing the Georgia Peach. No man
is more daring at the bat or in the
field. But any number of outficlders
can. and do. make just as great
catches. pile up more base hits and
steal more bases than the great Roy
ston rambler. How do they do it?
Easy. BY remaining in the game.
1t goes without much argument
that, had Ty kept to his knitting last
year, the Detroit Tigers might have
copped that pennant. At any rate,
they most certainly would have finish
ed higher than they did. But the i'm
mortal Ty got tangled up with A
butcher and came out on the wrong
end. His long Iayoff cooked whatever
chances the team might have had.
On the other hand the great Boston
outfielder was on the Job every uay.
Not every day did he make a hit, nor
every day did he make a circus catch.
but had the opportunity arisen, he
would have been there. No less s IL
full substitute was compelled to take
the chance. AS a result he piled up
more fielding chances and collected
more bingles simply by remaining III
the game.
Ty Cobb played in 81 games for Il
batting average in 1914. He went to bat
S45 times. smash ng out 1T hits for g
runs and a percentage of .36S, which
topped them all.
iris Speaker appeared in Us games
Going to bat 81 times. He collected
ia3 hits for 100 runs and batting aver
nf civ in,r him third nlncp.
TO compare these great players loon
at the Following figures:
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
Vigilant Football Team
To Hold Annual Banquet

Members OF the NiGilant football!
team and their followers will hold
their annual banquet at the New Val
mum Hotel on Wednesday evening.
The affair Is expected to surpass al!
others held by the NigilaEt,.
Manager Joe oliveri is retiring. uA
manager Of the NiGilants. CAPTAIN
Josh '-icarone AMI other mem nerS of
the team are expected To Civ"
speeches. The independent title WAS
lost to the Engineers in the final bat
tie Of the season.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
White Rests a While.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Charley White and
Manager Nate Lewis arrived in Chi
caeo today. White will rest a few
days before going into training for a
mill with sammy Robideau in Phila-
delnhia, January 16. White was sched-
uled to meet Eddie Moy Monday night,
but Moy refused to make weight
The Washington times., 1915-01-05


There ~ checker tournament ~
progress IN Chic1go, Illinois, but 10
date, nobody has been killed IN the ac;h
rush for seats.
The new owner OF the Yarks made his
money in hope, which is the same way
Walter Johnson lost u few thousand.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
Iris Speakers Record Proves He
Is More Valuable Than Cobb For
A Team Struggling for Pennant
Boston Red Sox 0uteder Is in Game All the Tme While Geor
gan Is Out Part Of Season-Ty Loses Chances Simply
by His Absence From line.Up.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Who is the valuable, Ty Cobb or Iris Speaker?
That old controversy has arisen this time with
the will awarded the most
player From all sides coming opinions and
from baseball Each gardener has his supporters and
warfare merry.
Clark Griffith the shrewd manager of the Washington club
thinks Iris Speaker aaround oueder big leagues
today bar and I'm strngng right along behind the Old Fox
for exactly the
The Washington times., 1915-01-05

Griff will train at Charlottes-
vile because he is superstitious.
Apparently thinks it bad fortune to
train outdoors in the spring.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
Rather Than Have Stars Hop to Foe,
National League Head Insists
That Magee and Lobert
Deals Go Through ..-
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

That the of the Federal Leagues invasion being felt by
organized baseball manifested than by the
Of Sherwood Magee the worlds champion Boston Braves
and of Hans Lobe the New York Giants The National League
condition suffer the loss Of star players and
payers would mentioned trade three
ago. being shunted clubs the circuit simply keep
them from hopping the Feds Today Charlie Doom expected
be traded Cincinnati Reds and the rehabilitation Of the
Phies will under way. The Philadelphia club has been
almost aunder by the Federal League in another
John X Tener president Of the National League being
credited with forcing trade that puts Hans Lobe New York.
The Giants Phes deadocked when Tner stepped
and practically compelled the completion Of the deal He knew that
unless he traded Lobert would the handsome offer
rendered him by the Federal League
The Washington times., 1915-01-05

Now iha, you've studied these figures
Tor ii while. il must have been borne in
upon you that in the field cobb takes
about ".V3 chances in every gaWC, IL
fewer games Cobb takes 205 chances
The Washington times., 1915-01-05

Some spectator injected culture in
TO brooklyn soccer football game -,
by hahSing Il pop bottle un the ref I
cree's dome. Pretty SOON. tho Nboi.
world will he civilized at that rate.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
oRIs Federal League Has National Lea9uers the Run No7r
.MINCE PIE
A LITTLE or EVERYTHING.
BY BUGS" BAER.

Being accused Of professional
ism, Platt Adams may be forced
to give his jumping trophies back.
In that case, they will revert to
Walter Johnson.
When Organized Baseball gets rn .
baseball player they tell the public his right
name.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05

From a slant at Tommy loves
features, he very cleverly parried Il
lot of X. o. Browns left swings with
his face.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05

AL Eddie Collins tCdutcd tcuS $4,000
for u three-ycdr contract tCith the Ftds.
II q squirrel stdrucs to deuth this ,,i.-
Ter, It's his orn fault.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS

Eddie .Ains,nith and Fay Morgan both
drive automobiles. which enables them
to hit something once in a while,
The Washington times., 1915-01-05

England is to secure soldiers
By conscriptioit. which should
present baseball msgnatcs with
new method Of solving the at
tendance problem.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05

Now take look at their fielding lis
ia,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-10
SAYLE--J JORDAN
COMING NUPTIALS

Tuesday evening, June Is, at 8,
The marriage OF Miss Ethel Sayle.
daughter OF DR.. and MIS-. K. G. Sayle
TO John M. Jordon, OTTAWA, H., viii
take place at st. James church. The
bride viii be attended by MIS-. r. J.
Mott, Grand RapiOs, Wisconsin, us
matron of honor and Miss Ida Gage
Seneca, H., viii be maid of honor.
The bridesmaids will include Misses
Harriet and Edith Jordan, Ottawa,
ILL.,, Charles M. Pollock, MinReapo7
Ills, WEI act as best man and the
ushers win include Nessrs. Roger J.
Mott, Grand Rapids, Wis, William
A Johnson, Ottawa, H., Hampton 3.
Leedom, Frank B. Graham, Paul Ret
elmer, Thomas Kenney, Edwin J. Jor
dan, Ottawa, H., and Edwin Sayle,
Chicago Evening Wisconsin.
Miss Sayle spoken Of in the above
is well known in this city having Wis
tied at the Roger Mott and Nash
homes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-10

Mr.. and Mrs Armstrong are back
from Necedah where they have been
visiting relatives and friends. They
are now at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chas. Waterman,
Z Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Nash left last
night for the west where they will
spend a couple Of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gottfrey of Nil
waukee have been guests at the L.
Reichel home this week.
Hugo Lind is attending the Ste
vens Point Normal graduating exer-
cises.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank lNatwick are
entertaining this evening the 0. D. 0
cub in honor OF MIR. and Mrs. Clar-
ence E. jackson.
Leon Foley is home from Madison
where he attended the University
Une past year.
Mrs. Rogers Mott left to day for
Milwaukee 20 visit at the Dr. SayIes
nome. Mrs. MoUt VIII be maron OF
nouor at the SayIes-Jordau wedding
neIa next Tuesday
Miss Avis Linderman OF Ciintol-
vile is in the city a guest at the
John Lindermaa home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-10

Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Schroeder an
daughter Mae went to MarshfieId
this morning.
Miss anna Mcmillan is home from
New York City where she taught
school the past year and will spend
The summer in the city.
Miss Hattie Reichel has finished
ter years teaching at Black River
rails and IS at her Oak street home
&c summer.
Otto SieWert has returned from
oheboy gan where he has been taking
treatment for rheumatism. He is
leellng much better.
James Jensen left last night for
Milwaukee TO attend a meeting Of
agents of the Chevrolet automobile.
Roy Weeks has returned to Mo
since after visit in the city at his
home
Mrs. Lee Rumsey entertained the
at miscellaneous shower on Satur-
day for Miss Margaret Dorney.
Mrs. Lee Rumsey entertained the
y. D. .. club this afternoon at her
home on Fourth street south.
Miss Mayme Dublin of GAINESVILLE
is in the city guest at the Mike Do.
Ian home.
Henry Penerseus of the Milwau-
kee Soldiers Home is in the city
visiting his borther and family. He
is off on a months furlough to
visit his relatives and friends.
Clarence Hayward formerly eIectri-
C ian aS the Consolidated Plant, was
in the city today renewing acQuadn-
tamces. Mr.. Hayward is on his way
to Butte, Montana where he has
accepted a responsible position as
chief electrician TOR a railway com
pany.
FRIDAY
Mrs. Frank Kaminski of Wautoma
IS a guest at the Jos. Wheir, ST.,
home.
Mrs Eugene Bassett of Austin,
Mimi, is a guest at the Edward Bias
sett home.
Mrs James Chamberlain viii leave
tonight for visit with relatives in
Fairfax, MINI.
Mrs. Nellie Voyer is Visiting with
her daughter, Mrs. Paul Paine at
Marshield.
Mir. and Mrs. Walter Gardner are
in Appleton visiting at the Harry
Pearson home.
Miss LYDIA Juneau has returned TO
Milwaukee where she is employed al
ter visit in town.
Mrs. John AlyWand OF Neenah is
a guest at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. John Z. SchnabeI
Mrs. J. Sherman of Florida is in
the city a guest at the home of her
daughter Mrs. R. A. Weeks.
Mrs. August Witte expects to leave
next week for visit with her sons
George and Louis in Canada.
Mrs. Frank Broderick and children
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-10
THURSDAY

Bob Friedrich of Nekoosa, known
to the sporting world as Stranger
Lewis. who recently was given the
decision over Zbyszko. the Polish
wrestler is home for a visit, He
came principally to attend the wed
ding Of his sister Hattie, but viii
stay for a few weeks and renew &C
quaintances in this Yisinity. Frieder
icks looks the part OF champion all
right ana the sporting population
can be proud that he is 2 native OF
this section. With Frederick at the
south end of the county and Fred
BeeI at Marshfield, Wood county
can make about as good a showing
in the wrestling game as any coun-
ty or state in the country.
Dan MeddOugh Of City Point lost
his house and furniture by fire. The
damage is set at about $1,000. The
house and furniture were insured
with the Edw. n. PomainYile Agen-
cy of this city.
Mrs. Mary PschOrr has gone to
Wausau for a visit with relatives.
VIM. Knoll has returned from st.
L0uis. Mo, where he has been do
ing some work for the Grand Rap
IDS Foundry Co.
r. F. Riley. Mrs. Mary Williams
and Misses Gladys and Eva Heath
have returned to Portage after a
visit In the city at the Lewis Heath
home.
The many friends of Mrs. G. w.
Merrill viii be glad to know that
she is strong enough and well E.
nough TO be out and around again.
She has been very sick for several
months
Earle NJ Pease is back form La
Crosse where he attended and de-
liyered an address before the Bank
ers of Groupe on Monday last He
reports a delightful time and an in
teresung session.
The Rev. NOrdling and J. w. Wor-
lund have gone to Minneapolis to
attend the ordination Of Ministers in
the Swedish church. Mr. Worlund is
delegate representing Michigan and
Wisconsin
Mrs. C. A BoOrman is visiting
her daughter, Miss Constance who
attends the Normal at Stevens Point.
Mrs. }. S. Thompson is visiting
with relatives in Chicago this week.
Messrs. and Mesdames George La
Bour and Sam Church have return
cd from an auto trip to Oshkosh.
Mrs. Frank Noel is in Madison
caring for her daughter, Esther. who
recently underwent an operation.
Miss Clara Bankert of Wausau
visited in the city yesterday with hel
parentA
Mrs. Frank Meunier, formerly So
phia Olson of this city, of Sault
Ste Marie, Canada is visiting her
parents at Biron.
Mrs. VaTuum Shearier and daughter
have gone to Grand Rapids, Mich,
to spend the summer with Mr., Shear
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-10
THIRTY-sIx FOR Is CENTS.

Or. King New Life Pills are
now supplied in weI-corked glass
bottles, contai14Ls 80 suaar coaIlu
white pills. tor 25c. One pill with a
glass OF water before retiring is an
average dose. Easy and pleasant 10
lake. Effective and positive in re
suit. Cheap and economical TO
use. Get a bottle to-day, take a
uose to-night-your Constipation viii
be relieved in the morning. &c for
25c., at all Druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-10
NOT ICE!

Commencing Sunday, June
18th and continuing each Sun
day thereafter until further
notice Sunday Train Service
will be provided from Green
Bay to Grand Rapids and re-
turn. Train will arrive in
Grand Rapids at 11:4O a m.
returning will leave Grand
Rapids at $50 p. m. Reduc-
ed round trip fares to all
points.
G. B. & W. R. R.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-10

and Dorothy Plenke are visiting with
relatives at Milwaukee.
Prof. H. Merritt is spending the
summer at his home. at Mondoyi.
| Lewis Schroeder Jr. spent Sunday
with his sister Mae in Marshreld.
Mrs. Barbara narrower and daugh-
ter Kathryn were visitors at Sherry
Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Brennan and baby have
returned to their home in Green
Bay after a visit in the city with
relatives.
Miss Romaine Hin entertained a
bout fifteen OF her little friends at
her home on Ninth street yesterday
afternoon at a birthday party
in honor of her second birthday.
Games we've played and at four thirty
O'Clock, the youngsters were given
an auto ride about town. Following
the auto ride, a supper was served.
About eighteen OF the friends of
Miss Myrtle Cizon. rendered her a
farewell party at her home on sun
day evening. A pleasant evening wa
spent in playing games, music, etc.
A three course luncheon was served.
Miss Cizon left yesterday for Mnwau,
kee where she will spend the sum
mer with her sister Mrs. S. B. Gold
berg.
Lucas Jackaan paid a fine and
costs amounting to $3.50 in Judge
E. N. PomainVille's court this morn
ing. He was arrested by Sheriff
Bluett on a warrant SWORN cut by
Felix Walloch. The warrant charg-
ed Jackan with having committed
as sault and battery upon Walloch.
WEDNESDAY
The cold weather We are having
for tits time OF the year, makes one
feel as if the Earth was revolving
the wrong way upon it's axis. Who
viii take the job of changing its
course. Perhaps the war has some
thing to doc with this cold weather?
Miss Inez Jocks has returned from
a visit with friends at Merrill
Miss Marie Kruger is having a two
weeks vacation from her work at
the telephone office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Green have
been visiting at Marshlield this
week with their daughter Mrs Grin
Clark.
Henry DEFINE, Chief of Police OF
Sheboygan was in the city yesterday
Col. William Franklin Riley, repre-
senting THE Sheehan Opera Co., was
in the city Tuesday looking after the
Interests OF his company who appear
here on next Tuesday evening. He
speaks of, and recommends his com
pany as being excellent.
Miss Jessie Volt is at Stevens
Point attending the graduating exer-
cises of the Stevens Point Normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Jack |
son are residing for the present in
apartments in the Lyon Block.
Mrs Mayme PomainYille and lit
Ge daughter Elizabeth and Miss
Belle Quinn left last might for a
trip thru the west. They expect to
visit the Panama Exposition and Vis.I
it at different points in the west. |
They expect to be gone until early |
fall.
The clerks of johnson & Hill Co. |
store and their gentlemen friends en- |
jOyed picnic supper at the PaYl!- |
ion last evening and later attended |
the dancing party.
Misses Laura and Tress Schmitt |
have returned to Merrill accompanied
by their mother Mrs. N. Sohmitt who
has spent the past three weeks at
the home of her daughter Mrs. NJ.
A. Bogoger. 1fhe isses Schmidt have
just returned from Milwaukee here
they accompanied their sister Anna,
who entered Sacred Heart SAM
tarium, to take treatment for ner
YouSn ess.