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The Washington herald., 1915-01-21
BANK OFFICIALS AT DINNER.
National Hold. Annual
Affair at Shoreham.

Officers Of the Commercial National
Bank held their annual dinner last night
in the gold room of the Shoreham. The
ia bic was oval and was decorated with
great quantities OF pink roses and lilacs.
Among those present were Ashton G.
Clapham. president: James a. Cahill and
Arthur Lee. vice presidents; Tucker S.
Sands. vice president and cashier: F. E.
Ghiselli and H. V. Hunt assistant cash
iers and the following directors: King
CornweIl. Charles D. Cugle. H. Bradley
Davidson, r. Golden Donaldson, Wade
II. Ellis. Charles F. Faulkner, Frank P.
Harman. S. J. Henry, Frederick f. Nolt-
ing Arthur E Randle, Hollis Rinehart.
Guy T Scott. James Sharp. o. G. Staples,
John P. Story, jr.. and DR.. George Tully
Vaughan
The Washington herald., 1915-01-21
Frennh Professor to Iecture.

NJ Andre lie Breton, official lecturer
of the Alliance Franchise, will speak
: efore the group of Washington at the
Cosmos Club next Thursday at 4:30.
His subject will be ''Moeurs ct Physon-
omiers de la vieille France" NJ. Andre
lie Breton is professor of French liter
ature at the University of Bordaux.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-21
Urges Care of Native Alaskans

'The white mans lack Of care and re-
gard for the sanctity of the natives hons
Is the crime OF Alaska" declares DR.. E.
Lester Jones, deputy commissioner OF
fisheries. who has just returned from =
tour of Alaska. He is urging that ar
rangements be made Immediately for betr
ter care and protsction Of the natives
The Washington herald., 1915-01-21
CASH FOR VANISHED DAUGHTERS
Californian Leaves Bequest to Chill
dren Lost to Him rs Years.

Los Angeles. Jan. 2O.-To two daugh-
tiers whom he had not seen for thirty
five years and whose whereabouts are
unknown, Elliott NJ. Best, a retired
business man, left $500 in his will
filed mere today. Mr.. Best died jan
juary IL
The will SAYS that thirty-five years ago
his wife deserted him, taking his
daughters Ethel and Alice. aged twelve
and eight, respectively.
The will directs that search be made
in New York for the daughters
The Washington herald., 1915-01-21
APPEALS TO WILSON
FOR FOOD EMBARGO
Head OF Master Butchers Association
Pleads with President to Halt Ex-
portation of Wheat and Beef.

Chicago. Jan. 2O.-A letter requesting
President Wilson to place an embargo
on the expectation OF wheat. meats
and other food products was sent tc
the White House today by John T
Russell. president of the United Master
Butchers of America.
The present industrial condition OF
the United States" says Russell in his
letter. warrants that you Immediately
place an embargo on the eXportatiOn OF
wheat and all other food products that
are now held at abnormal values
caused by the wild demand of foreign
countries.
We will soon have our larders de-
pleted and this. the greatest producing
nation on earth. will be on the brink
OF starvation. Is that justice to our
people? Must we submit to the desires
of a lot of gamblers in food products
who have no respect for you. the fiaG
or your nation. but who are the first
TO demand protection and assistance
from the government"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-21
Ever Hear of Such Things ?

Navesink. Jan. 2O.-Yesterday was
the warmest January 19 on record
here. John NJ. Johnson saw several
Jersey mosquitoes, while George F.
Smith saw a honey bee and two frogs.
New York, Jan. 20.-James Lombar-
do was nearly buried alive when a
grave he was digging in st. Johns
Cemetery collapsed.
White Plains. N. Y. Jan. 2O-The
will of Mrs. Dolene S. Block beQueaths
$4,000 in cash to her surviving hus-
band to be used in erecting a memorial
to her first husband, Simon Stein.
Stamford. Conn. Jan. GENEROUSLY
chewing gum, a youth handed Paying
Teller Goulden, of the Stamford Bank.
check for $3.50. Goulden was just
scanning a printed circular which read:
Wanted for forging checks-probabl bly,
will be chewing gum" The youth was
arrested charged with forging a mer-
chants signature.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-21
Cnstomer kills Frniterer.

Boston. Mass, Jan. aO.-E. T. Sarates,
proprietor of a fruit store here, was shot
and killed today by customer. The po-
lice say they believe they have the muir
derer under arrest
The Washington herald., 1915-01-21

So complete in every detail is the Brit
lsh commissarat system that men IN
the fighting line are being supplied with
fresh water, which Is carried daily across
the channel from Dover.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-21

Doctors Guinea Pigs Stolen.
Two guinea pigs that were TO be used
for experimental purposes were stolen
from the offices of Or. Walter Van Swe--
inGen, l722 street northwest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17

The contestants had to work up speed down runway that was a Veri- table quagmire and make their final spring from a takeom that was as slip pery and sltrny as tho back of a greas- ed pig.
 Yet under those discouraging condi- tions Gutterson won the event with the wonderful jump Of 24 feet E Inch and in all six of his trial jumps managed to clear more than g feet. In fact, the worst of the six jumps the Timber leg ged and spring sineved Vermont col leg1an made off the shiny takeOf was 23 feet 5 inches.
 From runway inches deep ln mud and a takeoff which couldn't have been made more slippery even If it had been greased Gutterson in his six jumps made the following leaps: Twenty three feet nine and one-quarter inches. g feet 5 inches, g feet 95z inches 2s feet E inch.
 Any one who saw Gutterson perform in that drenching April rain on Frank lin field in 1912 will youch for the aB- sertion that Gutterson, under proper weather and Jumping conditions. would have cleared at least 25 feet Inches
 The late James P. Sullivan. America g greatest athletic authority, said regard ing Gutterson:
 He's the most wonderful broad jump CT I ever laid eyes on. Why, any man that can clear A feet under the con ditfons confronting Gutterson at PhiIs- ldelphia should be good for 26 feet un- Eder proper conditfonss | thought Mall colrn Ford Meyer Rrinstefn and Alvin Kraenzlein were wonderful jumpers 1 but this lanlzy. rangy Vermont farmer boy is so much superior to any other 1 Jumper [ ever have seen that there is nothing to it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17
BALLOON BLACKLIST A MYTH

ceeded in landing ioh. Where a ma Jor league player Jumped and became anxious to rejump he was taken back. but, of course, big league performers could expect this much. To show that this was true even of the minors the following cases are cited:
 Charles Stis, managed the Regina club, Nothwestern Canada league. Jumped to St. Louis Feds. and this year he will manage club in the northwestern circuit.
 David Gaston. Jumped to outlaws and played last year; will manage Jack sonvilIe of South Atlantic league this year
 John Kahl. Jumped to outlaws and played last year: now under contract to Peoria club of Three [ league.
 Only three of numerous cases are cited, and surely none Of these play CTS are so indispensable that they were necessary to the minors existence John McNulty: former minor league umpire, Joined the Federals when the league started, but is now working for the western association. Where's the blacklist2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17

WHAT has become Of the blacklist
 organized baseball is commonly supposed to use against players who have incurred the displeasure of mag mates owning ball clubs in the Nation al organization7 When the Federal league entered the field it was mat ter of common gossip that the invad- CTS could never succeed in getting players to join their circuit because of fear the athletes entertained in regard to the blacklist
 If such a blacklist exists, why was it not applied to the players who were tried and found wanting in the first year of the new leagues existence Dozens of these players deserted or ganized bah to join the Federals in 1913, and many of the original jumpers were released when the newcomers brancIed out as a major league last year.
 Drawing their release frena the Feds was supposed to seal their fate. so far as baseball was concerned, yet every man who wanted to play ball in organ ized basebalFs domain last year sue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17
AL JEFFERSON MAY SET A
 NEW MARK IN THE BROAD JUMP

A L GUTTERsON, who year ago
 hung his spiked shoes and athletic togs in the. closet and bid the track and field game a long and last fare well, is casting ardent glances at the aforementioned closet and in all prob ability will essay a comeback this spring
 Gutterson is undoubtedly the great est broad jumper in the annals of sport Those who have seen Alvin Kraenz1ein, Meyer Prinstein, Peter o'Connor and other wonderfuI broad jumpers when in their prime assert none of them could shape up alongside Gutterson, despite the fact that Gutter son's longest competitive leap-the A feet Il 1-6 inches jump that won him the last Olympic champ npionship-was a fraction of an inch behind Pete O'Con- nor's worlds record of 24 feet 11sk inches.
 It will be remembered that when Gutterson made his Olympic winning and Olympic record wrecIing jump of 24 feet 111-5 inches in the red tiled stadium at Stockholm on the nnemora- bIe July day in 1912 he accomplished the feat on ground that was so cut up by the spikes of numerous comp etitoFs he was unable to get a good takeof. When O'Connor made his worlds rec ord leap of 24 feet 11N inches in Dub lin, on Aug. 5. 1901, there was an ar gument oyer whether it would be ac- cepted as a record on account of 8 slight pitch in the ground which may have aided the Waterford wonder. Certainly O'Connor never before or since approached the remarkable leap he made in Dublin in 1901. Pete won the English broad Jumping champions
 ships in 1901, 1902. 1903, 1904, 1905 and
 1906, and, although in only one of these Ichampionships did he fail to clear more than 2s feet none of his leaps ap- lproached the record jump he made in Dublin in 1901
 l In the opinion of good judges the
 most wonderful of broad Jumping Tn Ithe annals of athletics was performed 1 by Gutterson at the Penn relay car
 niyal, Philade1phia. in 1912. The games Twere held in a drenching rain, and
 Franklin field was 2 sea of mud. Wher l the clerk of the course called the con testa,nts out for the broad jump at 3: 30 l D. rn.s an extra heavy downpour weS drenching the field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17
Directors Needn't Worry Herzog

THE wolves wouldnst do any bowling
 around Charley Herzog's front door even if Garry Hermann decided to chase Charles out of his job as mana ger of the unmanageable Cincinnati Redlegs.
 Hernog is fixed financial very well fixed. If he quit basebaIling today he could retire to his Maryland farm and live happily ever afterward.
 Eight years or 60 ago, when Herzog had the grand sum Of $18T in the bank and a minor league baseball job, he took a plunge into the matrimonial sea Right away, like most bridegroonss he proceeded to spend his wad on the hon eymoon- When he returned to the old town with his bride he was broke ex- frexneIy broke
 .It wasn't q very comfortable feel ing.' says Herzos. Right then and there decided to save my coin and get to q point where could afford to lose my job and not worry much about 1t.'
 Herzos did. and now he is independ- ent His farm of 200 acres grows
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17
HOW pAckEY GOT LEAcH,s GOAT

HOW sPACkEY GOT LEACH'S GOAT, A NEW YORK promoter tells this
 story and vouchesk for it's truth, Packey Mcfarland and Leach Cross were in a New York newspaper office heinz weighed in for their recent bout Cross got on the scales and the beam didn't move. As Leach backed off the scales Packey purposeIy got in his way, and as a consequence they bump- ed into each other.
 What do you mean by showing me 2.' yelled Packey with a furious frown
 'T didn't mean to shove you, Pack ey," said Leach, thoroughly frightened. You did, and you did 1t on purpose, 7 grow1ed Packey.
 ..You're mistaken said Leach neek1y. Flow dare you contradict me?' roar ed Paciey. ''Take thati'' and Leach was sent spinning against the walls from the force of a left hook that caught him full on the chin.
 That took all the spunk out of Cross. That night Paekey had to actually chase Leach. so frightened was the New Yorker. Packey laughingly ad- mitted afterward that the scale incl dent had been put on for the sole pur- pose of getting on Cross nerves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17
Boxers Gain Nicknames In Peculiar Ways

XNHEN the names of the various boxers in or near the champion class come to fans mind he almost invariably refers to them with the han de or nickname attached. as, for in= stance Mysterious Billy Smith. Mys- terious Billy received his handlesfrom his dark and irnpenetrab1e way of tell ing an opponents fortune, and also his successful efforts in avoiding different swings and uppercuts.
 Other boxers received the handle that always followed them by some peeu- l1arity of character in and out Of the ring.
 John l.. Sullivan was called the Bos- ton Strong Boy in his earlier days, and after he won the championship and held it against all corners for years 1t changed to the Mighty John L. And he holds 1t against all corners to this day,
 James J. Corbett came by Gentleman Jim in a. perfectly natural manner, as he was to the manner born. But some fan who had never prevously seen a professional glove tosser who did not eat peas with 8 knife framed that moniker.
 Bob Fitzsinn1ons was called the Kangaroo and Ruby Bob, the first be- cause he hailed from the place where the animal grows and the second from the close resemblance of his complex ion to the color of the stone of that name He has also been called other names not on record by contestants for his title after they had taken that fla nous blow patented and copyrighted by him and called asleep in the deep."
 Jack Johnson, the present holder of the heavyweight title, has several moni- kers and homes de scrap, the common est being the Big Smoke and Cinder. LIT Artha. Is another name used chiefly by his negro friends.
 Gunboat Smith acquired his not by having performed in the navy. but be- cause his pedal extremities are incased in elevens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17

REDDIE WELSH, worlds cham
 pion lightweight boxer, is a double past master and then some. No, not 60 much at boxing There are a num- ber who seemingly can make him ngretch like . dachshund. It's in the matter cf extracting coin without pain te Himself. the promoter. the other aehkar and the public that Freddie has taken postgraduate degrees.
 Fred will continue the painless ex- traction in the near future at New York when he will kid the public and willie Ritchfe, the ex-champion, into thinking their ten round canter Is q desperate battle. And 1t will be good one, no doubt. That's where the public and tho promoter come through with osxt pain. Rttchie in his present con aitson is good enough to keep himse1f whole, while Freddie Welshzweli does any one reeoTect tho time when any opponent ever did hurt Freddie er n1uss his hair in ten round bout7 T41uss no angl1ish for tho boxers.
 WeIsh Is lighting as often sS human nature will let him. He gets good pay For l. he never willingly disf fgures an opponent no opponent Is able to dis. Azure him. lots Of discussion is creat- a about the other fellows ability while F'reddfe's title and reputation como through strictly intact. There you are with everybody satisfied. Pretty hard to beat, eh
 About that coming fight, we can call 9lz6 turn now Newspapers divided, leaning toward Rftchte. Last picture in the nIEn showa welsh carrying home the coin vsIiaes with 2 large portion Of the purs4s ana q smile.
 If Frank Baker of the Athletics Is 8eterrnined to quit baseball it will not make as big difference h Maclx's payroll as might be suppose6. Baker, 1t is understood Is not the high sal axted individua1 that his prosxeas as a said that the Trappe sIugger signed d three year contract last sprirlg calling 10 300 season. Baker is said not
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17

eFsKEE 1stA baHebalI season wHs cer-
 tainly q rich one for the big league ball player. Always well paid the prcl esssional athlete has prosp ered ex- Beedinsly through taking advantase Of the attack on oxganized ball made by tha Federal lpaRue Tho first men to 8 ln by the spTs lon sf the F se<in were ala ssIersS who 3llznped their contracts q reaerve clauses last winter to go to the new Iesg 1e- All Of these men re- esffsn biR fnd1csz1 Elts to make the zs1b. Then came the efforts sof O. B. ke hold tts 9karp tn line by raising sai- nsses to meet kiis of srs of n . Feds. E
 Many good players took eiatck ad-s vantage oK the unsettled condition o9 azRalrm to demand more money. A good many aucceeded in getting big ad-
 aacsg In talarys with long term con z tHaezA having the ten day clause cut sek se that they could not be released so xnatkee wbether they delivered the goods or uok Nearly all the really good bell plav8zD vvere given raises in sazszs many of which were axorbftant and entirely out of line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17
Explaining the Play

the fellow on nrst akated down to
 tsYou must understand. your e&ceI- Iency,' explained the scribe sthat a runner must not leave the base tilI the ball has been actually caught or tonch- ed by the man playing out in wonder section of the park.
 What cannot see, solemniy spoke the distinguished Mancau, lis why l blazes the bonehead didn't make the short throw to second and hold both those birds right where they belonged. If I'd ever pulled an ivory like that when I was at Yale would have been chased off the nine.i
 And a great silence fell upon the scribe, although sounds of revelry by day rolled up and down the p1ess box
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17
Last Season Rich One For Ball Players

A result only two clubs in the National league broke even last year while all the Federal league clubs lost money. and the Athletics, champions of the American league, lost over &80.- 0o0 on the seaspn. The simple fact is that the players were getting too big a percentage of the receipts of the game. Such condition cannot exist much. longer. and t looks now as if the ma Jor1ty ok professional beIl players will have to suffer for the advantage Of few. It ie Q clnch that men with their money fnevested in the game are not going to continue operating at q loss for great length of tfme. In ev-' ery wen conducted business tho profits are fairly divided between the packers Of che enterprise and the employees.
 Tn baseball the condition has arisen where the employees are getting far more than their fair percentage, and the packers will not stand for such a condition very long. When only two clubs can do better than break even tn an eight club league and when ev- cry club in another league loses money g halt is bound to De called.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17

TT was one day last summer in Wash
 ington, and one of the baseball seribes had invited member of the .Chinese. legation to watch the battle from the press box. Clad in si1ken robes. sphinx like, reserved, the big Chinaman looked at the opening in ming while his newspaper friend care fully and slowly endeavored to 50 ex- plain the game that the Mongolian mind could grasp its Intricacies-
 With man on third and one on first. a high fly curved over the right field CT. It was too short fly for an att tempt at scoring 90 early in the game. The runner bIufKed off third, the ne1d- er immediately shot the ball home and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17

Gonzales, a Cuban, who performed wonderfully last season. It is ques- tfonabIe if there is another team in the old league which can boast of better backstopping department.
 Doofn, while no longer a youngster, is still great catcher. and he will probably be better now that he is re- lieved of the management than he has been. Wingo is not only capable backstop but he can hit, and that also is true of the Cuban
 It is estimated that organized base ball has whittled off more than $10O.- 900 from the 1914 payroll. and the swinging of the ax is not yet quite over The club owners must retrench. They suffered heavy losses as the re- suit of conditions last year. and they are placing themselves in 2. position where, even if there is no improve ment in conditions. their losses will be reduced.
 It is figured that Connie Mack has reduced his payroll about $25.000 since last season. The dropping of Collins, Bender, Plank and Coonbs has brought this about True, Mack has signed La 5oie, who Is known to be drawing $9,- 900 a year, but it is understood he is paying only half of that salary, Cleve- land making good the other half.
 The Cleveland club will operate with much smaller payroll than last sea son, and the Red Spx management has cut down 8 bit without reducing the salaries of the stars.
 Comiskey,s payroll has gone up. St. Louis has stood pat. and that probably is also true of Washington. The Yan- kees are to save a lot. for Chance drew $20,0OO season. Donovan, however, has raised some of his players. On the whole. the two major leagues have re- -R,-fIr TRoPHY FOR BEST GIRL ATH-
 EETE
 NEW YORK public school athletic < committee will give trophy for lthe best girl athlete.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17

widely distributed. but the holders in cEude the mayor and many business men. The opposition was driven to take it's franchise out of the city.
 Buffalo F7ederals have no millionaires back of them, but they completely out drew the rival club in that city. Indi- annapolis is not weak financially, but has no heavy hitter in the capitalistic league to support it..
 It is the boast of the Federals that not one person now interested in Fed =eraI baseball franchises is dependent on the income from that franchise for his support. All have money making businesses aside from baseball.
 The above mentioned battery of big guns ought to cause considerable trouble when 1t comes to an endurance battle of bank rolls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17

to be satis1ed with his salary, and yet it would not be at all surprising if he would change his mind about quitting the game if his pay was increased at the rate of $1.60O . season.
 There must be something more be- hind Bakers ultimatum to drop the sport than a mere desire to spend his time on his farm. A player of Baker s ability can earn enough in baseball to make 1t we'll worth his while to leave the farm to some one else.
 The story that Baker wants to quit because of failing health is not given
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17

Sailor Tom sharkey received his handle from an honorable discharge he got from Uncle Sans navy. Another of his handles is Tight Wad. probably owing to his peculiar aversion toward ever made.
 Norman SeIby took the name of Kid Mccoy from. slang. Used this way. Mccoy means the genuine or real thing. For instance, a solid gold article or a diamond of first class would be refer red to as a gold McCoy4or a spark Mo Coy.
 Jack Dempsey, the Nonpariel, which means, literally translated. without an equal certainly deserved the distinc ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17
asucka GROUSE HAS BROTHER WHO IS ONE LEGGED CHAM

HAYES GROUSE of Pfttsburgh.
 brother of Buck Grouse, middle weight tighter has hurled 2 challenge toward all one legged boxers. James is minus his left leg. but the loss of it has not handicapped him much Tn an athletic way rides a bicycle. roller skates and wres- ties and he does all of them very well
 Grouse has almost uncanny ability In balancing on one leg. He has min gled in many boxing bouts with two legged fighters, and he has been able to maintain his balance on one leg aI- most as well as the two legged battlers during even the most furious milling.