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Evening star., 1915-01-19
TO COMPLETE
BIC DEAL THIS WEEK
Expect to Get Two Players Boston
Braves Owe in Exchange
for Magee.

NEW YORK, January 19.-President
Baker of the Phillies and Jim Gaffney
Of the Boston Braves went into eXecu-
tive session last night to complete the
deal whereby Sherwood Magee went to
Boston in exchange for tidy check
and two players to be mentioned
Neither club owner had much to say
after the conference, except that moth
ing final had been accomplished, but
that they hoped to be able to announce
the completion of the trade in Chicago
later this week. Both men left last
night for Chicago to attend the Fed
eral League suit hearing tomorrow.
1t was rumored that both Whitted
and Hughes, who We're mentioned as
the two Braves who were to go to the
Phillies. had rebclled over the deal
and had threatened to flop to the Feds
if the Boston club insisted that theE
join Pat Noran's club. Whitfield was
sd id to be holding out for a three thou
nddollar increase over what he is
getting from the Braves if he joins
the Phils. while Hughes has said that
ne will positively not play with the
Quakers. If these two men are not
landed. Second Bascuian beigey and an
other pitcher may be unloaded on
Baker. although the latter will natu-
rally have some say in that.
Gaffney stated that Outfielder Joe
Connolly would not be traded TO the
Pittsburgh Pirates under any circum-
stances. and that Third Baseman Joe
Deal had not Topped to the Feds.
Manager Mctiraw of the Giants, to-
gether with Christy MatheWson and
Hans Lobert. left here Sunday for
Havana, Cuba, where he ill spend
about four weeks. McGraw is expected
to see Armando Marsans in Cuba. also
Palnero, the Giants young southpa ".
Marsans is tired of the Federal League
and is ready to come back to fast COM
pany.
If MctiraW cannot induce Marsans to
sign with the Giants the latter may ac-
cept an offer from the Yankees. pro-
vided Garry Hermann can arrange a
deal TO get him out of the National
League.
Evening star., 1915-01-19

Clean sweeps were made in several of
the best bowling leagues last night
Up in the Arcade circuit the Center
Market five took three contests from
the Mount Pleasant outfit. The Free
man quint registered the highest set of
the evening, and in SO doing took the
measure of the Murtaughs. in the
Georgetown Commercial, in each con-
test. Land was three-time victor
over Treasury in the departmental cir
cult. and the Bslmonts defeated the
Shermans in every game in the District
organization.
Two teams registered sets Of more
than 1.6o0. The Freeman five of the
Georgetown Commercial and the Center
Market quint of the Arcade circuit
went above that mark. The Market
PLAYERS totaled count Of 1904, and
the Freemans obtained 1901 The
F'reemans also won the distinction OF
having the best game of the evening
to their credit-571. The best game
score of the Center Market Club was
-S0
Evening star., 1915-01-19
SULLIVAN FREE AGENT.
National Base Ball Commission Fa.
vors Former Toronto Player.

. CINCINNATI, January 19.-The ma
tional board was reversed here yester-
day by the national base ball commits
sion. when it declared Player John L.
Sullivan Of the Toronto club Of the In
ternational League q free agent.
Sullivan based his claim to be de-
clared free agent on the clause in the
Players Fraternity agreement which
stipulates that on proof oc the exist
ence of an agreement of any kind be-
tween a club, by it's president or man
ager, if a minor league club, and
player not Incorporated in the con-
tract between them, such contract
shall be null and void and the player
Internationally released" Sullivan's
claim that Manager Kelley of the To-
rorto club entered into such an agree
ment with him was upheld
The commission upheld the nationai
Capron for a claim Of $275 against the
Baltimore club of the International
League Capron failed to submit
statement Of his case when requested
to do so by the commission.
Evening star., 1915-01-19

BlankcnShip did as he was told He
got INTO We,ser in the morning. and by
evening had pursuaded Walter to come
here with him. Blankenship never saw
Walter johnson pitch until hc warmed
up on the local grounds the day after
he reported.
Tommy Corcoran. veteran shortstop
o. thc National League, is an applicant
for a position on the National League
star. torcoran has had two years ex-
per1ence umpiriue III the Connecticut
State League. and he is praised by such
men as Jim o'Rouke and J. II. Farrell.
Corcoran was credit to the game
when he was a player. He went through
two wars and was loyal to the Ma
honal League on both occasions He Is
well bred and educated man. and un-
doubtedly would make one of the best
umplres the National Leag has ever
mad. There IS plenty of room for i'm
provement on the National League
star. which has too many old men on
It. Corcoran is entitled to Il trial. and
it is very likely that Gov. Tener will
give him one.
John McCiraw, will have one of the
largest squads at Marlin Springs Tex,
this spring that has ever been taken to
a training camp. There will be forty
five players in the party. There will be
twenty pitchers. six catchers. twelve in
ilelders and seven outfielders. McCrav-
realizes that he must strengthen his team
materially If it is to cut any figure in
the next pennant race. He has added
lot OF strength by the acquisition of Hans
Lobert But one player is not enough to
make the Giants pelnant ccntenders, so
ne is anxious to look over lot of
youngsters in the hope that he will find
player or two among them capable of
TAXING the place of some of his veterans.
BIZ Donovan of the Yankees has
adopted plan which was in vogue on
the local club q few years ago in that
nc intends to send Scout Joe Kelly to
All the training camps of the seven other
American League teams to look over the
youngsters these clubs are trying out. so
as TO nave line on them when the cut
ting down period rolls around
donovan figures that he may pick up
promising player or two in this way.
ana incidentally he may be able to
place some of these in the minors for
future use
Scout Kahoe of the local club fol-
lowed this plan several springs ago, and
while he got a line on the extra men
that the other clubs carried, it hap
pened that none of them was good
enough to be of any service to the Ma
tionals.
Realizing that the Federal League by
its suit has jeopardiZed the future of
base ball. it is not revealing secret
to say that the fans in nearly every
city where the game is played are
hoping that the courts decision will be
against the new league promoters. il
the Feds succeed in disrupting the
present system under which base ball
the game will be returned to a sub
stantial footing.
Evening star., 1915-01-19
WORLD TITLE AT STAKE.
Henderson to Play Jordan for Check
or Championship.

CHICAGO, January 19.-Alfred Jor-
dan. London, worlds champion checker
player, took the twenty fourth game
from his opponent. Newell W. Banks
former American champion, after TWEEN
ty-three drawn games, and today will
be pitted in the finals against Hugh
Henderson OF Pittsburgh, present ma
tionaJ champion.
Twenty three drawn games in .
championship checker tournament,
breaks the record of extended con
tests. Jordan eliminated Banks with
a mixed attack after opening with the
Bristol cross.
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MASONIC LEAGUE.
HARTZELL SIGNS WITH YANKS.
Cole, McHale and Daley Now Only
Players Outside Fold.

NEW YORK, January 19.-Harry
Sparrow, business manager of the
Yankees, announced yesterday that
Roy Hartzell had signed his contract
for next season. HartZell is spending
the winter at his old home in Denver,
Col. The only Yankee players who are
unsigned are Pitchers King Cole and
Marty McHale and Outfielder Pete
Daley. 1t is said that they will fall
into line before the call is made for
the spring training trip.
Another player on the Yankee staff
WHO may be recalled next season is
Harry Wolter. the former Yankee out
fielder, who played a fine game on the
Pacific coast last season. He seems to
have recovered his batting eye, and
the liabilities are that he will go
south with the Yanks on the training
trip.
Evening star., 1915-01-19
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Curtai,ment is in the air. First, the
National League establishes a twenty
one-player limit and then Gen. Jofre
lets out twenty four generals.
First Baseman Charley Schmidt Of
the Braves has a kid brother, Walter,
who will be seen with the Kansas City
Federals next season.
George Stallinss is still explaining
how he made the Braves world cham
mons No explanations necessary,
George, we seen you when you
done it,
There is possibility that Charley
Wagner will go to Hot Springs carly
in February to make one more supreme
effort to get in shape for another sea-
son as an active workman on tho dia-
mond. Wagner was coming fast when
Evening star., 1915-01-19

Organized base ball men hope that
irwin will succeed in Identifying him
self with the Feds, for it is the general
superstition among base ball men that
anything Irwin gets into will not he
successful. Irwin has been in the game
since when it was just FOUNDERS. He
also was in the Brotherhood fight,
when. as usual, he was identified with
a loser.
Despite the sact that George Stallings
will have a stronger team next season
than he won the world series with last
year. the addition of Sherwood Magee
to his outfield making a big difference,
he refuses to make any claims as to
what the Braves will do in this years
campaign, and all because he is super
stitious StallinYS has won twelve pen
nants since he started to manage ball
teams, and, of course, most of these
were in the minors, but he breads the
thirteenth attempt, and admits that un-
less that hoodoo does not rob him of
his luck, the pennant should again go to
the Braves
Cliff Blankenship. erstwhile catcher
been given credit for being the dis
coverer of Walter Johnson. though It
is a matter of fact that Blankenship
merely acted as messenger from Can
ti1lon to bring the great pitcher here.
A friend Of Cantillon had been very
persistent in his touting of the Weiser.
Idaho, phenom, and one day wrote Can
tillon that unless he made an effort to
to some other club. Blankenship had
been injured and was out of the game.
So Cantillon decided to send him to
Weiser, Idaho. to bring Walter here.
look at him, just bring him here"
Evening star., 1915-01-19
Two Good Sets Rolled.

Mayhew and Acton got good sets for
the Center Market outfit. The former
had a total of 357. for which he rolled
games of 119, 129 and 100. Acton
knocked down 10 pins in his first con-
test. 12s in his second and 107 in his
third. for a count of 34S. Brown and
Holt were the best bowlers for the
Freeman team. the former with a set OF
::,3 and the latter with one of SAG.
Browns scores were l22, 124 and 1o1,
while Holt got marks of 115. 119 and
H..
The Jensens and the Tudors we're vic
tors in The Evening Star League. the
former winning two from the Gothics
and the latter taking all three from
the Pabsts. Essex of the Tudors reg
istered high game and set of the two
matches, having a count of 130 for the
first game and one of 344 for the other.
The bowling of Ferguson, anchor man,
was mainly responsible for the victory
of Land over Treasury. His high game
was 14s. and he Registered 121 and 112
N his other two. The three scores gave
Ferguson a set OF 3Si. by far the highest
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SWEEPS ARE MADE
|NSTR0NGL LEAGUES
Several Teams Win All Their
Games, Good Scores Are
Registered.
FERGUSON OF LAND FIVE
HITS PINS FOR 381 SET
Anchor Man Knocks Down 12l, 14S
and lie Naples in His
Contests.
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Masonic. League Washington
Centennial vs. Mt. Pleasant.
National Capital League-Poto-
macs VS.. Palace.
COmme rcfai League Welsbachs
vs.. Woodward & LOfhrop.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. G. 49,
Electricians vs.. Distributing
Department.
interdenominationaJ LeaEue-
Fifth vs.. Gorsuch. Kendall VS..
Sixth Bethany vs.. st. Marks.
Capital. city LeaRue-Nattonal
Laundry VS.. Norris Peters.
y. NJ. &. 4. Lesgue-Oneidas W..
Crows.
Federal Lea&ue-FranklIn VS..
National Capital.
DEPARTING ntal Les Com
merce VS.. War.
Dtatrict LeaEue-Newcomer VS.,
Cardinals.
Mt. Pleasant I.eague-Security
VI. kenyOns.
Arcade League - Nationals vs..
ArKyles-
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Braves After Catcher Tom Clarke.

CINCINNATI, January 19.-It was
learned here yesterday that Catcher
Tom Clarke of tie Reds may be traded
to the Boston Braves. Stallings wants
Clari:c. and the latter is anxious to get
aHay from this city. Manager Herzog
will use Charley Doom and Gonzales
behind the bat for greater part OF the
time this year. so that ii is believed
Clarke can be spared. lerzog wants
several players, including a pitcher, if
he trades Clarke to the world cham
pionS.
Evening star., 1915-01-19
SCHAETER ASKED FEDS
FOR A $1,000 CONTRACT,
ADMITTING HE'S FUNNY

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, January 10
President Gilmore of the Feds
told an interesting story of the
efforts made by President Charley
Weeghman of the Chifeds a few
days ago to sign Prince Herman
Schaefer, the former comedian
utility man of the Washington
Nationals. who recently drew his
release from Manager Griffith.
Schaeffer called on Weeghman
and f. when asked how much he
wanted, said:
"a two-year contract. calling
for $4,000 a season.
why, that's a lot of money.
You are getting old and going
back" Weeghman told the come
dian.
"Iil admit that, Charley. but
you know I'm awfully funny"
Evening star., 1915-01-19
Blankenship, Salt Lake Manager.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. January 10.
The board of directors of the Salt
Lake base ball club of the Pacific
Coast League yesterday appointed Cliff
ton y. Blankenship club manager.
Blankenship is veteran catcher hav-
ing been in the majors for several
vears, for a time with Washington. He
is credited with having discovered
Walter Johnson, Joe Bush and other
big ieaglic stars.
Evening star., 1915-01-19
All Ready, Says Hermann.

Nugust Hermann, chairman of the
i,ional base bail commission, said that
-ganized base ball had prepared its
~fcnse and was ready to go into court.
.: will be Joined early tomorrow by
ohm X. Tener. president OF the Nation
| League, who with President Johnson
the American League are the remain
i"s two members Of the national COM
lission.
Men identified with all three leagues
iscussed with some surprise the affida-
il made yesterday by Roger +. Bresna-
an, manager OF the Chicago Nations Is,
ho gave what is claimed to be tho
inside" dealings he had with the Fed
rails
Bresns han. according to his affidavit
clates that he was offered "A yearly
-siary Of $1,000. together with $500"
stock and bonus of 5000 to sign
= nanager of the ST. Louis Federal
sub. This offer. he said, was declined
D., was made last August. he said. by
'hiIltp Ball and Edward SteininGer Of
ne st Louis club.
After Fielder Jones had been signed as
manager Of the st. Louis club, Rresna-
nan alleges ne was offered a contract
calling tor $4,000 for three years serv-
ice by the owners Of the Brooklyn Fed
erals. The offer also included a $40, 900
bonus ne said; for deserving the Chicago
Nationals
Evening star., 1915-01-19
Krauss Leads Belmonts.

krauss led the Belmonts in the sweep
they made over the Shcrnans. Krauss
knocked down f05 pins in each of his
first two contests, and then sailed into
them for mark of 1913 in his third.
The total for the three efforts was 343.
Tic and Timber won two games from
Law. Mechanics took two from Treas
urers and Managers got the same num-
her from the Bookkeepers in the Southern
Railway Clerks League. Smith Of tho
Mechanics was the best bowler of tho
three matches, with scores of lis, ia
and Ill.
In the National Capital circuit the 7.
NJ. c. A. took two out of three from tho
Climbers Neither club accomplished any
thing out of the ordinary.
The results of last nights matches:
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BY ]. ED GR1LLo.

Arthur Irwin who for has been identified
ganzed base ball capacity another
snecue charged with trying break Federal League
ranks Irwin lost with the Yankees
scouting when Farrell sold the club Now raise
enough money the business Newark to uy the Kansas
Evening star., 1915-01-19
JOE RIVERS KNOCKED OUT.
frankie Callahan Puts Californian
Away in Second Round.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. January 10
frankie Callahan OF Brooklyn last
night knocked out Joe Rivers of Los
Angeles in the second round Of what
was scheduled 10 have been an eight
round bout.
Evening star., 1915-01-19
Hugh Jennings Elected
National Bank Director

SCRANTON. Pa, January TO-
Lackawanna county bar In the
winter time and mAnaEer Of the
Detroit American League base
ball team In the spring and sum-
mer. has been elected y director
Of the Traders National Bank Of
ScrantOn. Huxbey. M he is ia
miIisrIy known throughout tie
base ball world. has been
stock holder I'm the Traders Hank
for several years. He was elect
ed . director at the annual meet-
Ing Of the bank yesterday. The
bank is one Of the leading Anap-
cial instftutloa Of Scranton.
Evening star., 1915-01-19

The eternal fitness of things would be
vindicated II the Athletics would win a
championship next season, for Latoie,
with all his nineteen years Of big
league service. has never been in a
world series.
Evening star., 1915-01-19

Treasurer John +. Bruce of the ma
tional commission was attorney for the
late Eugene Zimmerman, father-in-l law
of the Duke of Manchester. who left .
SIS 900 900 estate to his titled daugh-
ter.
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The Luttrell Co., Tel Wesf 9ss.
Service Station. 1914 N. II. Ave. NV.

the season closed. and the great infeld
er still has chance to show big
league form.
First Basenlan Butch" Schmidt Of
the Braves declares his butcher bust
ness keeps him going until about /
clock at night. They must be late
eaters in Baltimore
Manager Connie Mack of the Athlet-
les has declared that he is through
with his task of releasing and selling
pla yers-for the time being, at least.
Connie says he will not get rid of any
more of his regulars, and that he in
Says the New York Press: TONY
Marhefka. third baseman of the New
Britain club last season and drafted
jumping Jimmy" Austiu's shoes for
next season. Ii we were ST Louis
scribbler we would mako an early
agreement with Tony to take few OF
the kinks out of his name, or be famed
all season..
Putting over new league is as hard
as writing on typewriter with boxing
gloves.
The best drawing card in base ball
is first place in the pennant race.
1t leaked out that Roger Bresnshans
contract with the Cubs permits Fresi-
dent Charles Thomas to enter the park
any time he wishes.
Bread may be the staff of life, but
Tom Seaton is the staff OF ccrts IN
Brooklyn bakers.
Jim Gaffney's new park is so large
that q home run or a bsttleship can he
made inside the grounds.
Evening star., 1915-01-19

obtained by an individual player Mike
sell of the same club got marks of 116,
96 and 12S for a set of 1856.
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Totals 526 so 5aa Totals 463 s21 5o4
PFPCo DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
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the season closed, and the great infield-
er still has a chance to show bix
league form.
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Totals. .434 s451 465 Totals. 474 H451 46S
Managers won roll-on second game
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SOUTHEAST DUCKPIN LEAGUE
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1f''8Is'' '''o W. '-"' T"iaTs.. o''J 4s1 463
WESTMINSTER DUCkPIN LEAGUE.
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Totals. 43G 431 394 Totals. ass zss j,
DEPARTMENTAL DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
, 1915-12-25
Censored at Jamaicl.)

Censored at Jamaicl.)
London, Dec. 24th-A British official an
nouncement states: "In the last tweuty-four
hours artillery activity has taken place on
many portions Of our front, particularly as
Fricourt. on both sides u the In Bassee
Canal and Ypres. Our artillery replied
effectively"
A Paris oficiul communicate states "In
Belgium artillery ACTIVITY was displayed iii
the region Of Hetsast and Beesinghe. South
of Arras, in "a successful sheling around
Beaurains, we exploded a mine and seriously
damaged the enemy trenches along the road
to Lille. In the RECON Of Roye q strong
German patrol was caught under our fire aud
fed abandoning several wounded. On the
heights Of the Meuse, in the sector Of the
Bouchet wood, our batteries violently bonn
barded adverse trenches and caused the ex-
plosion of a munitions depot. At Hart
manusweilerkopf, after IL series Of
local actions, the enemy gained q foot
1rv in one section of The trenches We emp
tured on tuesday ana winch are held by our
~advance detnchments. Tue number Of Ger
Nnan prisoners taken exceeds 200"
A Belgium official despatch states; 1--WE
bombarded the German positions on the left
bank Of The User ana their c-HntonmeLts ut
Essen, and north OF DXmude our heavy
gums completed the destruction Of q block
house winch had been overturned the pre-
vious day"
The German Headquarters report says:
ssphe French attacked our pc itiOns on Hart
mannsweilerkopf aud in the HIrz forest, north
of Wattweiler, with strong forces and they
succeeded IN taking the summit Of Hart
mannsweilerkopf and q small part OF a trench
on Hil4sn first. The summit OF the first
named Hitel, according to the official reports,
has been IN tie possession ot the French since
the end of April, but . part Of the lost posi-
ton was rec4ptured by US on Wednesday.
Along the rest Of the front bad weather pre-
walls, with snow, and there has been only
slight activity
The lines correspondent at Bucharest
reports that forty Russian vessels appeared
on Monday morning off Cape Kali Karn and
proceeded in the direction Of Varna, from
whence a violent bombnrdmtnt was heard.
According 10 official reports, four large war
ships and two torpeao-honts bombarded
with hoovv guns and the shore batteries
replied. the firing lasting from eight to ten
in the morning and ceasing apparently ow-
inc to fog. The squadron returned to Karlo
Akra al uoon. simultaneously, two Rus
sian gun-boats fired on the Bulgarian front
Ter near Ekreuo."
Reuters Athens correspondent telegraphs
that the landing Of the Russian forces at
yarna has created a favourable impression
and corrects the erroneous idea Of Entente
lenieucy towards Bulgaria.
Petrograd officially reports: "In The Rigp
region we successfully cannon"ded some
German aeroplanes and captive balloons, ans
near Shlok an artillery duel resulted in oul
favour. In the region Of Jacobstadt ano
Dvinsk our artillery fire dispersed the Ger
, 1915-12-25
KILOGRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION.
Censored at Jamaica.)

Copenhagen, December 24th-Fhe King
has confirmed the laws regarding n stamp
duty on purchases of shares on the Stock
Exchange, and communal measures against
high prices.
Prince Waldemar's daughter, Princess
Mnrgreth, has been operated on fot appen-
dicitis. but is now quite out of danger.
The deaths are announced Of Professor
Locher, the well known murine artist, aud
former member of the FoIketing Blem.