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Evening star., 1915-02-06
W. ]. TRAVIS AGAIN CHAMPION
Wins Lake Worth Golf Title by
Nearly Perfect Play.

PALM BEACH, Fla, February e.
Walter J. Travis, Garden City, Won the
Lake Worth golf title yesterday for a
third consecutive year by defeating
J. L. Smith. Wilmington, S to I, in the
eighteen-hole final. Travis was out in
81 and was 4 up at the turn for home
The match ended two holes later.
Travis started with a and probably
would have had four of them in a row
if his tee shot had not stuck on the
edge of the green in some soft ground
at the fourth hole. \ full niblick shot
got the ball out. but the stroke cost
him ), as the ball went into a
bunker With this exception perfect
scoring was the rule.
Two other metropolitan players came
in for prizes. as ST. John Wood, Bal
tusrol and w. H. Pool. Apawamis were
respective winners of the third and
consolation divisions. Pool scored a 15
against A. F. Southerland, st. Andrews,
winning by 3 and /. The summaries:
First division final round-W. J. Travis. Gar
den CITY defeated ]. f. Smith, Wilmington,
8 and Z.
Consolation-W II. Pool. Apawamis. defeat
ed A. f. SoutherIand, st. Andrews, 5 and ].
second division-H. p. Bingham. Philadel-
phia. defeated d. C. Murray. Utica, and /.
Third divsion-St. John Wood. Baltusrol, de-
feated W. r. Wood. Richmond. and !.
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MINORS RELEASE PLAYERS.
Tri-State Men Find Berths With
Higher Glass Clubs.

AUBURN, N. Y, February 6-Secre-
tary John Fl. Farrell OF the National
Association has given out the follow
ing releases and drafts in major and
minor base ball:
Newark, n. J., has claimed the fol-
lowing drafted players under the waiv-
er rules: Cadore, from Wilkes Barre
Appleton, from Fort Worth; Chabeck,
from Harrisburg; Dell. from Seattle
Edward Donald. from Waco, Tex, and
Howell from Chattanooga. Tenn, all
drafted by Brooklyn. Omaha, Neb.,
has claimed Tiple. who was drafted by
Indianapolis.
The following players have been re-
leased by purchase:
BY Cleveland (Association)-Tom
Reilly and George Beck, to New Or
leans: J. F. Lelivelt and T. E. George,
to Kansas City.
By Cleveland (American League)-
John w. Knight. to Cleveland (Asso-
ciation).
BY Detroit-James Sharpe and Rus
sell Retsil. to Scranton. Pa. and Will
liam Purtell, to Venice. Cal.
BY Terre Haute-Thomas Sheehan.
to Cincinnati (National League, and
BY Chicago "a. L)-Andrew Slight,
to Milwaukee, and Carl Manda, to Oak
By Louisville. Ky-"Polly" McLarry,
By Cincinnati-Norman Glockson. to
Dayton, Ohio; r. ]. Egan to Brooklyn,
and Bert Daniels. to Louisville. Ky.
BY Chicago (N. L)-Claude Derrick
to Louisville. and A. F. Bues, to Jersey
BY Indianapolis-Tom Griffith, to
By St. Paul. Minn.-Booth Hopper.
to st. Louis On. IL.
By Bay City. Mich.-Ray Brubaker.
ta NAuy ynrk "a lL)
BY Washington. D. C.-H. Hedgepeth
and c. Barton, to Scranton, Pa.
By Toledo, Ohio-Henges, Stebbins.
Beebe and Walters, to Flint. Mich. !:
Sharkey to Adrian. Mich, and Cross
man and Nichols to Jackson. Mich.
BY Milwaukee--Leo McGraw. to
Grand Rapids. Mich.
By Denver. Colo.-Butcher to In
dianapolis.
By Indianapolis-James Galloway. to
Denver,
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the race. ! am heartily glad that have
left tine Feds
Carroll is the business manager of the
Brooklyn Feds. while Fleming for a
tl1ne was a free lance agent who signed
players Tor Gilmore on commission.
There is but little doubt that the In
ternat1ona1 League will be ready for
business on schedule time the coming
spring. The powers that be have given
the league months grace in the mat
ter of sending out contracts, and that
has done much to solve a delicate prob
lem. The rules provide that a club must
submit Il contract to its players before
February !, but it happened that the
barrow circuit was not in position to
do so, so it will be allowed to wait
until March l. There is going to be
some severe cutting in the expenses of
the league, and the players in particu-
lar are going to be asked to stand big
cuts.
The necessary player and salary re-
ductton may make the money-mad
players realize how far avarice is un-
dermining the health and prosperity of
the game.
Approaching that Duke Farrell did
much to make him ID successful pitcher.
Bill Donovan believes the veteran
catcher most capable coach for young
tWirlers, hence has engaged him to
handle his youngsters during the COM
ing season.
Donovan. when he broke in here in
Washington. had Farrell for a battery
partner, and it was to the latter's good
Judgment that Donovan attributes his
own success as pitcher.
Evening star., 1915-02-06
NUNAMAKER SURE or JOB.
Says He Has Four-Year Contract
With New Yorks.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. February g.
Catcher Leslie Nunamaker of the New
York Americans has joined the spa S
rapidly growing base ball colony.
Thanks to Frank Chance. signed a
four-year contract with the New Yorks
last fall at 5000 per season." said
Nunamaker. THE ten-day clause was
stricken out. 1 also had it inserted in
the document that no matter where the
team went for spring training, the New
York club should ,et me come here for
three weeks early work. So I'm here
to take off some twenty pounds. 1
weigh PA now. and will be in trim for
active work at the Savannah camp
Evening star., 1915-02-06

1t has been an ideal system for the
control of the game, and there never
was sport successful which did not
have control and protection from some
source or another.
The present form of government is es-
sential to base ball. Any effort to wipe
out the national commission would meet
with strenuous opposition by the ball
players who have been protected by rea
son of the existence of this body.
Ray Caldwell. the New York pitcher,
who was signed by the Buffalo Feds last
summer after being suspended by Man
ager Chance. insists that he was de-
ceived by agents of the Federal League
who induced him to sign with them.
Here is what Caldwell says of his eX-
perience with the Feds:
Dick Carroll is the man who induced
me to sign with the Buffalo Feds while
] was in Cleveland last August. He
told me that my contract with the
Yankees was worthless. Another man
named Fleming got me to desert the
Yankees in Boston two weeks later.
Fleming lied to me, and later he turned
on the Feds. He offered to tell some
secrets, but 1 refused to have anything
to do with him. When l finally con-
suited d lawyer I was informed that
my Yankee contract was legal, SO 1 re-
turned some advance money to the Buff
falo Feds and signed with Col. Rupert.
II have no fear of legal complications
as a result of this act. I am going to
take care of myself in future and will
do my best to keep the Yankees up in
Evening star., 1915-02-06
STOCK WILL REPORT.
Third Baseman Sends Word He Will
Go Direct to Camp.

PHILADELPHIA. February 6--AIil-
ton Stock, the third baseman who fig
ured in the trade between the Phillies
and New York Giants, has sent word to
the Phillies' headquarters that he will
report to Manager Moran at the train
ing camp at St. Petersburg. Fla, March
1. Stock lives in st. Louis. and will go
direct from that city to the camp.
The Athletics and Phillies who go
from here will go south on the same
steamer that leaves New York Feb
ruary 26. and on the boat will be the
Brooklyn National League players. so
that there win be quite a base ball
party. The Athletics regulars will not
leave -until--one--sHeeit-- after the first
squad. and; Mr. and Mrs. Connie Mack
will go with them.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

nlnsham. Memorial: won by Marshall. minut.
Memorial: won by Marshall. L. minutes decision,
120-pound Glass. Berket. Memorial. VS. Per.
ronc. Memorial: Won by Perrone. q minutes tfalD
10 pound ciass-Frene. Memorial. vs. Elizadde
y NJ O. A.: won by Frene. minutes seconds
125 pound class-H Beckert. Memorial VS.. Jor.
dan. Memorial: won by Becker;, Il minutes de
145- pound class-Pa1ton Y NJ C. A. vs.. Hull
Ga!laudet; won by Paxton minutes ) seconds
l5s- pound class-Pa1ton. Y. NJ. c. A.. VS.. MIL
Ter; Memorial; won by Paxton. minutes 81 sec
HeaVweight ciass-Buckner. T. NJ. c. A., v..
Davis; N;allaudet: won by sBuckner. L. minutes
At the meeting of the foot ball rules
committee, which convened Yesterday
at one of the big hotels in New York,
considerable discussion arose relative
to the forward pass. While it was not
thought that there would be much
question concerning the changing of
the code. it now appears that there is
probability some kind of a restriction
may he placed upon the forward pass.
Percy HaughtOn, Harvard coach, is
said to be working i'll conjunction with
Carl Williams of Pennsylvania to
bring about some kind of an alteration
so that the forward pass will not have
to be watched for and guarded against
such a powerful offensive factor
to allow things to stand as they are,
which undoubtedly seems to he the best
attitude.
On the face of things it appears that
there Will be a mistake made if the
rules are changed so as to reorganize
the game in any particular. There has
never been time when foot ball stood
as well with the public as it now does
and solid conservatism almost demands
that the game be left alone for a while
1t is true that the game of today is
one which develops its greatest prob
lem in providing an adequate defense,
but that will be done in time, and even
if 1t is not 1t is questionable if the
game will be hurt. because foot ball
game in which there is scoring by
both teams is much more interesting to
of the institutions supporting the sport
than one in which great difficulty is
found by both elevens in reaching the
goal line.
Catholic University is to play New
York University this evening at Car
roll Institute. The Brooklanders figure
a victory. as they are in splendid con-
dition right now. If the form shown
against Fordham is mainta ined they
should not have a great deal of diff
Guilty in winning. New York Univer-
sity, though, will present a stronger
team than that which represented
Fordham, and will have the advan-
taBS VI d Nictofy direduy opldiHeu over
the C.. L. quint, when the last-men-
toned played at New York about the
middle of December.
George Washington goes to Baltimore
to meet Loyola tonight. The Hatchet-
ties are figuring on a close. hard game.
Though they defeated the Baltimoreans
here in the opening contest, they realize
that their work will be cut out for
them to accomplish victory this even
ing In fact. it would seem that the
odds are against the local university.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

Charles A. Comiskey predicts that the
race in the American League should be
as close and exciting as any in history
He figures that every club has 4 chance
with the possible exception of Cleve-
land. OF course -Comnly depends upon
Eddie Collins to keep the White Sox
in the race all Of the way.
Evening star., 1915-02-06
hree College Basket Ball Games Scheduled Here Todav
Cuban Team Coming
Here Next Summer

The Havana Reds base ball
team, the manager of which is
Joe Massaguer. one of the Cuban
newspaper men who on several
occasions have visited the Nation
ais training camp in the spring,
fs to make q tour Of the states
the coming summer. Massaguer
has written Manager Griffith to
this effect. He Intends to bring
his team here, and while 1t IL not
likely that the Nationals will
have an open date to play the
Cubans. arrangements will be
made to have them meet some Of
the semi-prO. teams In this Sec
tiOn, and n the Nationals are not
Mt home the local ball park will
be used.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

Joe Benz was the first player of the
Chicago White Sox team to report for
spring training. He is already on his
way to the Pacific Coast, his object
being to get an early start and recover
from the effects of the attack of
typhoid he had last fall.
Evening star., 1915-02-06
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

From where the report emanaed that base
thinking of dssoving the national commission which termed
needless luxury would be interesting The
supreme of base ball decidedly small amount OF
important business taken consideration Since
the establishment the commission the game rospered and
we'll the club better satisfied
th,pey hefore
Evening star., 1915-02-06
NEW YORK SELECTED
FOR TENNIS BATTLE
West Side Club Wins Fight to Get
National Tourney From
Newport.

NEW YORK, February 6.--The national
championship tennis tournament of 1915
will be played OH the courts of the West
Side Tennis Club, at Forest Hills, J.. /.
The battle to take the tournament away
from Newport to the West Side Tennis
Club of Forest Hills, l.. l., which has
commanded the entire attention of the
tennis world for many weeks past, re-
suited in success when the matter was put
to a vote last night at the annual meet
ing of the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association. in the Waldorf-As-
toria. The vote was 129 to 119. The
beaten Newport men then moved TO make
the vote unanimous, which was done.
Much Bitterness Developed.
The arguments of the partisans for
New York and Newport developed all
the bitterness expected-and some that
was not expected. The debate began in
an informal sort of way at the dinner
which was held during intermission be-
tween the afternoon and night sessions of
the meeting, and then became a running
fight that lasted until nearly midnight,
when the vote finally was announced.
Though most Of the ballots Of out-of
town clubs were cast by proxy the at
tendance was the largest in the history
of u. S. n. l.. T. A. meetings.
The victory of the New York con-
big events will be played on the West
Side courts-the national all-comers
singles championship tournament. as the
classic Is called the challenge round of
| the national championship doubles and
the national interscholastic tournament.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

The Memorial Athletic Club easily
won the wrestling tourney held under
IT'S auspices last night. Gallaudet and
Y. N. c. A. were the only other con-
tending clubs. The Memorial club won
all the events except the 145-pound
and heavyweight classes The results
Of the bouts follow:
Io5-po1rd ciass-Marshali. Memorial, Vs. Gun
Evening star., 1915-02-06

Company l. defeated the Naval Bat
,alion in the National Guard Basket
Ball League by 23 to IL The game
was fas- and rough. and the result was
much in doubt until the last whistle
blew.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

The Kearneys took two out of three
from the Schoenemans and the Espeys
won from the Burdettes by the same
margin in the Arguers' League The
Espeys had only two pins on the Bur-
dettes, however, in that last period.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

The-frst national tennis tournament
of 1915 will open in New York city next
Friday. when the sixteenth annual in
door championship tourney play is in
augurated. Singles and doubles will be
contested and the winners will be
heralded as the champions for the
present year. Entries have been re-
ceived or promised from the leading
players of Boston, Philadelphia. Wash
inetou and New York. G. F. Touchard
is the present holder of the singles
title, and w. c. Grant and c. c. Schafer
the doubles champions.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

The Stansbury Lodge made a clean
sweep over the Columbia In the Ma
sonic League. The clean sweep was
gotten by the narrowest margin pos
sible, though, as the second game
found the Columbias making a total Of
469 against Stansburys 49,
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Totals. 473 443 416 Totals. JOG 50s JO9
Phi MI SIGMA DIlCKPIN IEAGI.E

Totals. 5l2 523 495 Totals. 430 40 4s2
POST OFFICE DEPT DUCKPIN LEAGI.E.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

The Land team made a clean sweep
over the Commissioners in the Depart
mental League, winning rather easily.
, Pratt of the winning quint was the
of 106, 113 and 1872. Pratt's set was
351.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

Johnny Baum rolled another double
header last night. being anchor man for
the -Gandils in the Arcade League, and
for the Velvet Kind five in the National
Capital circuit. Baum did not get less
than 100 pins In either of his contests
with the Velvet Kind, but made his best
marks with the Gandils-122, 10 and
1OT, for Il set of 339.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

In the other basket ball game be-
tween prep schools the Gonzaga team
won from the Georgetown Props very
easily. The Blue and Gray was able
TO get only 10 points. while Coma ga
made 80.
O'Lone and Folliard played better
basket ball than any of the others,
leading in the scoring and doing the
best general work. They held down
the two forward positions for Con-
Zaga.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-15
HAPPENING AND ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

Henry A. Wise Wood, fmconary in the Defense league, steps into remark that the administrations big and navy program wholy insufficient and won't dO He desires the nation lift itself from the position of second raer and take first place among the armed nations of the world
 The army eastern centers and elsewhere OppOs ing the program because the purpose of the administration idea to be that army and navy and should be- organized for other purpose than fighting.
 Bryan and his many followers lambastng the whole business moral grounds, and with considerable effect
 Washington city is filling up with buccaneers who hope to be sitting in when the pap begins to drip in golden goubes from the United States treasury
 The armament gentlemen along the east coast hageat ing themselves with fear hoping by brave ecp and example get everybody else in state of panic The tumbng of war shares is not a heartenng view to them.
 The politicians will take hold of the matter with great when congress mees ervd oratory will din i'll the nations and franked fooness will flood the complaining mails at our expense.
 Now if out of this compilation of rancor, dissenson ndefnteness and to extent foOy, the nation finally emerges with preparedness program worthy to be called such should be able to thank that divinity which the tumbles of drunken man and children.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-15
A WORLDS CoNCERNMENT.

When Christianity was first proclaimed in Rome it was with fury which has made dark page in history since But gained headway under persecution and within five turies organism formerly banished Even the terrible Goth, Aarc accepted Christianity Its growth since has taken in the civilized world It's central stations have been in Europe and in wonderful and books learned writers and speakers have drawn gored pictures of its progress and made estimates of the coming of the time when all the world would accept it, when universal peace would be uShered in and nations would learn Lovingly devou and women have repeated the prophecy
 FOr unto child is bor unto Son IS given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder and His shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, the Mighty God the Ever lasting Father; the Prince of Peace "
 Especial emphasis has been laid upon the last four words
 e Prince Peace especially describing the character of Him whom all men expected to bow before
 Bu just now in Europe in the very center of enighten- raging in its second before the horrors of which the iron egons that ScplO and the great Julius led to victory would have recOiled in fear
 Has Christianity spent its forces and failed?
 Was it's mission merely to enighten to invent and fearful of desucon and to chill their sesl- bie that they instead of being shocked at wars atrocities would eut in hem and goa their accomplishments in perfecting the science of wholesale murder?
 Has that look in Belgium, in Poland, in the bloody trenches all the way from France Byzanu in the deep beneath nsuspecng shs fearful cities where are con- gregated millions of helpless and little children?
 We through the pa discern the plans of rulers who striking for power for the rule of the land and the sea- to gain territory and the control of the worlds commerce and trade but yet cannot through the bloody spray which fills the wha the other plan that which deslg mates hands set the stage and unhead voices to call the acts of tn eunparraled tragedy.
 let hope that in its scope the purpose to awaken the higher attributes of the to impress upon them the truth that nasmuch when their lives have to the penalties of right they should have voice in de- cdng whether is is not necessary; and to impress upon the worlds history is little than history of the worlds wars most of which have been utterly unnecessary there be better way than through to settle the diff ferences natons that the old prophecy be finally fulfilled through the reign of ''Ihe RIince of Peace
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-15

While the autotrucks used Chtina trail, for trans porting passengers and mail all powerful the stage com pany is taking any chances of teup this winter of its vice and bng placed at all relay stations to be used in case of an emergency
The Cordova daily times., 1915-11-15

John Baane of Seward has again burst forth in print to air an imaginary plot great scheme aoo dscredit the work of the Alaska Engineering Commission and the further construction of government railroad from the westward John ppe dreams periodically and he not taken very seriously by those who know him we'll
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-20
NEW FEE-SPLlTTlNG LAW.

In 1913, following considerable dis.
5cussion of the fee-split.ing evil, the
Wisconsin legislature passed a Law
making it a fraud for a surgeon to
offer or to pay a commission for sur
gical patients referred to him. No
penalty was imposed by this law on
the receiver of the commission. An
amendment recently passed by the
present legislature provides that ANY
physician or surgeon & y who
shall = demand, receive or
retain any money or other consider
alton directly or indirectly from the
physician or surgeon treating or op'
Grating on the patient so induced or
advised shall be guilty of a criminal
fraud The penalty for either giving
or receiving a commission for surgi.
cal cases is fine or Imprisonment,
while conviction is made an automat
ic annulment Of the license to prac.
tice. The Journal of the American
Medical Association thinks that the
law as amended should be bread
enough and strong enough to put a
stop to whatever fee-splitting evil
there may be in Wisconsin.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-20
A PERSISTENT ABsURDITY.

In, a Chautauqua address. Miss Jane
Adams has repeated her astonishing
charge that on both sides in the
European war the soldiers are slim.
ulated with alcohol to attack the en-,
envy. Asked to reveal the sources
of her information, she gave as her
authorities an Official of the French
war office, al Oxford professor and a
German lieutenant. This, with no
names given, is very indefinite and
even suggestive of evasion. 1t may
be true, however, that Miss Adams
received information Of this sort
while in Europe from persons dispos-
ed to make sport Of her and her mis-
sion. 1t stands to reason that the
head of a committee sent by a con-
vention of women to call on the rul.
ers of all the warning nations and
request ian immediate cessation Of
hostilities" would become a IN object
Of at least covert derision.
The object of Miss Adams, appar.
emily, is to rob the soldiers Of Europe
of all claim to patriotism and of all
credit for valor, and she does not
seem to perceive that the path to-
ward such an unworthy end is block
ed by onmo sense. Even if it had
not been reported in the ease of all
or nearly all the belligerents that
alcohol was promptly placed out of
the reach of the soldiers, it would
still be manifest that the fighting
in this war could not be done by
drunken beasts. Moreover, nowadays
total %abstainers are plentiful even in
Europe, and what could be gained by
stimulating one part of an army
when the other part refused dope"
in every form? Even though bitterly
! disappointed ny the failure of her
Quixotic mission to Europe, Miss Ad.
dams ought to be generous enough to
stop short of such a foolish charge
/ against the men who are fighting and
dying for their home lands.