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BIRMINGHAM's HARD JOB.
Faces Task in Placing Splendid Re.
cruit Material for Cleveland.

San ANTONIO. Tex. March L.
After seeing the Cleveland Indians in
several exhibition games, III which
regulars and recruits alike we're III
VOWED with the exception OF Joe Jacl
son. the man on the figuratiye fence.
is impressed with the fact that 10.
Birmingham has a LIKELY bunch OF .--
crtits--and ?. lard job ahead Of him.
The hard job exists by reason Of tn.
fact that this tumble or material fror
the paae bah parts factory must be
assembled and tuned for the coming
season. That the parts are of the,
best material and finest temper is =
vaiuabI item. bar the work does not
end there.
The pitching stan shows promise.
but that is all. Mitchell and Steen are
the only veterans with much big
league experience. Egaa and oNel!
are the only sureties in the mitt dc
paftment, while the infie.d presents an
other problem. Turner ~ third e1
IDENTIFY is :. fixture. Woods and Shields
are lighting it cut for first. VII.
Rodgers, a recruit. probably slated for
Nap Laioie's position ut second. Cha
man at short is getting into condtf.oi
fast, while Barbara Is giving him hot
conlpetition Graaey, Smith and JAG!
son seem to spell outfleld for the In
dams. Birmingham is getting aimsel
into condition to occupy the middi.
Garden il, case Jackson tails to show
IN. while Bunny Leibold also is bs
Ting for a chance to do the garden aet.
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What y more, the class Of bail that has
been displayed has been So near to mid
season caliber that it would he hard To
pla yers have hustled through all their
games and some of the playing has been
nothing short of brilliant. AT the rate
the players have advanced in condition
the Nationals should toe the scratch on
ouenins day al their very best and thus
stand a good chance of getting 4 flying
start in the coming race
IT is. of course, true that Harry Harper
will have more competent Toes after the
season opens than he is now facing, but
for all that there is such Il difference i'll
dictiou is made by all who have seen him
Il, action that he win very likely prove
one OF Giiffiths winning pitchers this
year There is SO much change Tor the
better in Harper's work that IL is really
difficul1 to believe he still is an ineXperi-
enced vouusster He works smoothly.
has learned something. about fielding his
nosition and has increased so much in
weight and size that he looms up with the
biggest of the members OF the pitching
staff. His work against Virginia yeSter-
day was f'the best 1t was the first time
he has resorted TO curving, and this fact,
of course, added to his effectiveness. He
struck out five in fly" innings and al
lowed but a single hit ana no runs,
During the latter part Of the game
Manager Griffith took Gandil and Morgan
ont of the game. shifted Henry to first.
Aiusnith catch and placed Neff al sec
ond base. while he worked Gandii and
Morgan out bunting to them until both
were ringing wet with Precipitation They
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Athletics Manager Watches
Golf Champion and Picks
Chicago as Contender.
CLEVELAND YOUNGSTERS
ARE SHOWING FINE FORM
Birmingham May Have Difficulty in
Making Proper Selections
for Team.

SPECIAL uispatch 10 Tie stas.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March
15.-Connic Mack answered the
call OF the goli links this after
noon when old Jupiter Pluvius
butted i'll and prevented the list
ed clash between the Jackson
Vile. South Atlantic League.
team and the Macklets. The tall
Hogan retrained from DOMINIC
his Scottish attire. but chances
are would have done SO despite
the rain had he not lett il in
Philadelphia.
Walter Hagen. national open
champion. was the magnet that
attracted Mack t. the links ri
the local club
Mack admitted he thought Ha-
gen could show him d little some
thing i'll the art OF golline. \ftcr
tIamping around the water-soak
cdcnurse. the base bali >olou said
he picked up 4 few pointers for
future use. when he plays the
ancient game back in Phila-
dclphia
Wanted to Learn Something.
Il just wal.te.. &c SEQ how the chan.
pion played some of those drives ana
approaches. and it was time we'll
spent commented Mack Next IL
base ball, golf is AIaclz's farorite spo.i
He tramped Ali afternoon III q heal !,
rain with Joe Oil. LIS secretary. owe
the course. It was whispered a.oun4;
the hotel tiIsr Mack had his secretary AZ
company him 70 make mites Tor future
use.
For the players interenched here II
was TIE longest da- Yet spent at tn.
training camp. old JllIie piuvius wa
on the io', y i.h his spriukling cans early
this morning, and did 50 much damage
TO the ball park by noon that il was out
Of the question to stage the scheduled
game. Rain continued throughout the
, day and the players we're forced TO re-
main indoors
Basket ball at the I. N. c. \. Iurea !.
! number oil the athletes. while others hit
well in the moving picture league.
In the course of a tanning bee Mana
ger Mack picked the Chicago White So
to make trouble for other aspirants T.
the American League pennant. Macry
pointed out that coniskey's team was
not only strengthened by the addition
. Eddie Collins, but is stronger all around
than a year ago.
Hank Eost:ck recruit intielder aspir-
ing to beat out kopf for j. Eranilli.l
Bakers job at third base. will be dis
patched to Lakeland tomorrow. whe..
; the regulars play Louisville MONDAY. III
will take the place OF Larry La joie. who
viii return to the squad here.
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READY FOR ANYTHING
Ban Johnson Not Worried
About Feds Threats.
WILL NEED MORE MONEY
American League Presidea: Says
Outlaws 100000 Will
Not Go Far.
WILL NEED MORE MONEY
Special Iispatch 70 Tie Star.

Special Hispatch 70 The Staf.
CHICAGO, March IS.-''rhe American
League is ready for any move that the
Feds may make said Presiden. Ban
johnson today in reply to President
Gilmore that the independents are plan
ming reprisals. II do no. see where the
lrederals have any kici. coming. We have
not signed player SO far as l can re-
member, who has played with the Fed
eral League. All the men who have re-
turned were unde: con- tract TO the
Amesica, League.
1T was brought out III the trial before
Judge Baldwin that the Federal
League is trying To raise a so-caIied war
fund OF 100000. The scheme is to as
sess each club s12.5d0, but that is easy.
TO do. 1t is the collection Of the money
which is hard. However, don't think
81 10000 Will go very far. Apparently,
the Feds are getting worried or they
wouldn't rush down to New York Az
for the alleged threat OF Henry Sinclair.
the leagues new. hacker. that he will
go out and sign all the stars vi organ
lied base bali, that is too silly to COM
neru on 80
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CLOSE SHAVE FOR BROWNS.
Defeat Galveston Team, 4 to 3. Max.
ing All Runs in One Inning,

GALVESTON, Tex, March 13.-Th.
Browns. regulars under the leadership
Of Jimmy Austin defeated the Gal
weston (Tezas League) team here to-
Day, & to g.
All the scoring of the major leaguers
was accomplished in one round, when
singles By Shotton and Austin and
aoubies b. Clarence Walker and Ivan
Howard. coupled with Lavan's walk
and double steal with Walker uetted
= quartet OF runs. Bill James and
''arl Wcilnan did the pitching for the
Browns. The Galveston team scored
al Its runs off Janice. Score:
E.B.E
Bsowns. ....... o o o 81 ;
Galveston o o a.. - o o o., 9
Bstteriss-Jsnes and WeiiDan and SEVERED
Yarean. ALEU- and Tsssey and piiEer and Jour
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We're kept busy fielding hunts foI fully
'ilai an hour. and then ran up the hill to
the gymnasium. wher. Trainer Martin
look them in charge for rub Both Of
these players are rapidly getting Them
selves INTO good shape.
Though Eddie Foster is not vet in tie
sort OF condition that he will be later in
the spring, he already IS playing won
der1ul ball. In the fourth inning today.
Berkeley. the Virginia shortstop and a
very fast runner. made what looked to be
a perfect bunt down the third base line.
Foster came IN. picked the ball up i'll
his right hand. and. without ever stopping
to aim or steady himself whipped il Ia
Gandil IN time 10 retire the speedy col
iesian. There Was a crowd of several
hundred fans IN the stand and the,. arose
held to be one OF the greatest plays the
had ever seen
This was the best DAY the Nationals
have put in here. The wind for once wa
conspicuous by its absence and the sun
suit being that the players look more like
sunburned athletes tonight than they
have at any other time.
There is 40 use OF expecting Bert
Gallia to pitch UP to his standard
when the weather is cool. This he
demonstrated this afternoon. when he
worked against Virginia i'll the last
four innings and gave q very good
account of himself. Heretofore Gallia
mas been pitching OIL the chilly days
and he did not look very impressive.
but today he had world OF, stuff. and
with better luck would have allowed
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To Race at Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS. AK. March 13.-Hot
Springs VIII have = racing meet ST.
PAtricks day, ". W. Waters. secretary
of the arkansas fair commission. said
today. The event will he run. however
without pari nutuel betting machines OF
other forms Of wagering. About fifty
well known horses a:e stabbed these nov
and others are en- route. The proceeds
OF the meet viii go To defray the de-
felt left by the fair last fall.
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GRIFFITH SENDS HIS PLAYERS
THROUGH DIFFICULT PRACTICES
Six Games Already Have Taken Place, Be.
sides Hours Of Hard Work Done
Other Gossip of the Nationals.
By ]. ED GRILLO.

CHARLOIIES\ LIE. Va. March l5.-t questionable ii
bali which under conditions pre-
vailed here for the week could have telling ticks
Nationals Monday There
workouts day all this week there being
Monday Though the
been chilly the have gotten itself good
condition single week There still improve
and this will during the month. plenty
fort opening . the April Il.
games have been yed addition the
tcc on the PLAYERS
make them glad Sunday day OF roll around
Particularly encouraging the good
rounding RAPIDLY
though has been cold they
strides when the weather moderae there is nothing helps
tyrins like the heat OF the
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BIG BILLIARD TOURNEY.
Hahmans and Eames Win in Three
Cushion Contests.

CHICAGO, March 13.-jonn T. i1an-
mans. Minnea polls. defeated Jess Lean.
Chicago. 50 TO 81. in THE first OF to-
DAYS contests in~the worlds cha mpol :
shin three cushion billiard tournament.
The contest went seNentv-siN innings.
Hahlnans' high run was i've and Lean
three.
In the second game today Fred Eanes
of Denver beat Joe Caprou of st. Paul,
so to 40 in seventy six innings. Fam eS
had Il high run Of four and Capron OF
Seyen
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HEARTY MEAL FOR TIGERS.
Without Goth and Bush. Detroit
Beats New Orleans. 6 to l.

NEW ORLEANS. Ii, March L.
Minus the services Of Cobb ana Bush,
neither. oe whom has reported vet ~
Detroit Tigers opened their exhibition
season with = to l victory over til.
-Se.- Orleans Southern Leaguers. Il
would have been 4 silut-our but 10
two errors punched III the ninth by
StanaSe, who was subbing at first TO
Burns. and Fuller, who was playing
in Bush's place.
Boehlec and Cunningham the latte
from Duluth, pitched for Detroit. Esca
allowed two hits. Cunningham STRUCK
OUT 1--WE men in his four innings. orc.
tanning Coyle ard Reiliey. New Or
leans cleanup men, after he ilan
walk ed a couple of barters. He VAS
unsteady, but had extreme speed. and
was good in pinches.
The Tigers are in sood ply sica
trim. taken as whole. having missed
but one day. of outdoor work at Gulf
port. Hard luck struck the camp to-
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LOCAL KNIGHTS WIN.
Columbus Country Club Quint De.
feats Richmond at Basket Ball.

RICHMOND. Va, March 13.-The Co.
lumbGs Country Club basket ball team
OF the Washington knights OF Column
bus defeated the Richmond knights Of
Columbus tonight by the score of 81
to IT, "A large crowd filed the How
itzer arn,ory, the biggest hall in this
city. Capt. Keegan of the visitors,
who also is captain of the Catholic Uni
Sersity team, was the star, with eight
baskets from the field and guarding
to perfection. w alsh and Powers, the
Columbus clubs. forwards, played brill
'liant1y. with seven and six baskets, re-
spectivefy. The lineup:
+ Columbus. Position. Richuiord.
Powers. ...... Right forward Nickel capt.
walsh n. Eeft-felward .Ge-riuS
Mccarthy =. Cenyer Keller
keesan tcapf.t.. ,Rignt guard ..---.. Ross
Bresln-. Left guard Ryan
substitutes .RickcDbacker for Bresln. E1nnisa
for Keller, ,CleAry, for fnnigan Goals from held
keesan IS. Walsh 90, Powers t6), Mccarthy
90 Nickel N, Gcrring 90. Rickcnbacker Iai,
freslin Ryan. Goals from fouls-Powers. Ryan.
Fouls n,issed-Powers cp, Ryan 80. Ifmer-Mr
Daddy Of Washington S.orcr,-Mr. Massey Of
Richmond Ttme-T1o 2o.miuute periods
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Tickets for Opening Game.

The sale of seats for the open
ing game of the season will take
place at the ball park the MORN
ing Of Thursday. April 1. mt
o'clock. In the meantime any
club or organization may file ap-
plieation with r.. j. Walsh, secre-
tary. mt his Office, in the Wood
ward building. 18th and fl
streets, for such seats ms may be
desired: which seats, Ii appliea-
ton is approved. Will he set aside
in advance of the res.ulnr sale.
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Freddie Welsh Turns Down
q Guarantee of S12.51O

CHICAGO. March i3.-NeSotia-
lions for - twents-rOund fight
between Freddie Welsh. title
holder. and Charlie White of
Chicago for the lightweight
championship of the world. were
dropped today and the proposed
battle is OF. Welsh was offered
n guarantee Of S1:,50O. bdt de-
manded 3IJ.0O0. White was said
to have got guarantee of $4,000.
with percentage privilege. So
far as White WINS concerned the
match was closed. The terms
quoted by Welsh paralyzed ring
sharps. II WINS considered GER
tain that MeIsh would accept
tweIva Thousand Gye-buRdreI-
dollar guarantee. He had been
offered only $500 for twenty
romnd REht with Joe Ma0dot In
New Orleans.
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BEATS CLASSY FIELD.
Ted Meredith Shows His Heels to
Burke, Caldwell and Baker.

PHILADELPHIA, March 13.-Ted
Meredith OF the University of Pennsyl-
rania showed his heels in the 660-yard
race in the indoor athletic meet here to-
night of the Meadowbrool> Club. winning
the event by fifteen Yards over James
Burke and D. $. Caldwell. of the Boston
Athletic Association. who finished sec
ond and third. respectively. Meredith's
time was 1.23 20. Homer Baker, New
York Athletic Club. also started In the
raca
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Two-bass hit-McBrfde. HIts-Dr Herper / In
innings. OF Gsllia. 4 in 4 innings, OF Drum
lord. n innings: Oh Flsnnarsn. !. IN . In
smith. lift By pitcher-By Drummond Milan;
by Flanagan tAicsmithl. Passed balis-Frey
90. Urnpire-Mr. Al,roci. Time Of game
ho2r and IS minutes.
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Score Again in Ninth.

That was the last change the col
legians had to get anything near run,
but the Nationals added a couple in the
ninth Ainsmi,n was hit by pitched
ball and went all the way to third
when the pitcher made a poor throw to
catch him mapping off first, Neff came
through with single to center and
NeT UP and John Henry scored him
with another single. Though Phillips
lit safely in the ninth with one out
and Mcbride made . poor throw of
Berkley's Srounder. no runs could be
scored.
The score: ...
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The Summaries.

First race four furiongs;. selling Little BIurs,
los Sailing, ) 10 l. = TO ] and even, Won
Brooks 1UI Jtientryl. 70 l. 10 and even.
second: Sarino. 196 .Meicalfi, % ]. $ 10 . and
to ), third. Time, %: -. Miss sieeti,.
yeldt. Little Luck and That's Ne also
Second race live and half furloags; selling
Make Coed 30 N. Garner. S to >, !; TO and
to j. won: Alice Teresa. To-. tMrys). :, 20 ],
to l and even, second: Zaasaree. ITO ACTON
d to J. 2 to and even. third. Time. LA 10.
Glen ODawn, Cesari"D, No Quarter, D-eezer
Charlie, Fox and Lacazadora also ran.
Third race. five and half Y'rorss: selling
Jennie Crawford. lci iBrazeU. 4 10 l. : to j and
{ to TO- won; Little Birdie. l0S louder, ) u
iMetcaIfJ. 4 to j. > TO ] and even third Time,
LIB 3D. Minnie F.. Biriman. Forge and DR..
Fourth race. six furien2s: selling-Auntie Gull.
DC Iouder,. :, to =. To ) and out won. Thistle
Belle TO-; Hoffman,. to /. to l and ou!.
second: Mercuriuin. II: Mott, g TO ). :. 30 :;
ard out third. Time. 20 {: Col. McDougal
Judge Sale and Laekrose aiso ran.
Fifth race. i've ami L half ftr!ongs: scliiL.-~
Mrs Me 100 II. Henry. 10 ). :: ) and /
10 9, won: Russ Sand. i07 Gentry. > to =.
~ Murphy 4 10 /. to j and TO TO- third.
Tine 1I42 - Lady Mint. Coma, Louis Det
Coanets and Zipk3nd also ran.
Sixtn race. mile; selliH2-Rose oNeill,
TO-: Carroll. 10 10 j. . TO and out: won:
yoIl.day II, IG5 tBezansont. to ]. 3 TO 5 and
out second: Andrew ODay. lO2 tStcyeEst, ) 10
H. i. 10 10 and out. Third. Time. Isl. Asa
Herndou and IIpisiuefon also
Weather clear. track heavy and hoidin:.
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EFFECTIVE HURL|NG
DEFEATS VIRGINIA
GalIia and Harper Pitch Splen-
did Ball for Nationals.
Winning a to O.
COLLEGE PLAYERS MAKE
ERRORS IN THE FIELD
Loose Work Responsible for Most Of
the Runs Gotten by
Griffmen.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va,
March 1S.-Effective pitching by
Harry Harper and Bert Gallia
was directly responsible for the
second defeat of the Virginia col
lege team at the hands OF the Ma
tionals this afternoon. The i've
hits which are credited to the
locals did not produce a single
tally. the final result being 4 to 0.
Loose playing BY the collegians,
more than the hits OF the big
leaguers. was responsible for the
runs scored by the latter. 1t was
IN ideal day for ball game, be-
ing warm and calm. The game
was played i'll last time. consun-
ing less than an hour and hall.
Brilliant fielding by the Nationals
featured the afternoon. and Har-
pers pitching, too. was pleasing
from a Washington standpoint.
The collegians threatened but
once. and that while Gallia was
pitching. yet after getting three
men on the bases and none out.
rllev failed to reach the plate.
Harper Not Hit Hard.
In the five innings that Harper ofii-
ciated he allowed but one hit, struck
out five men and walked but one. He
was absolute moster of the situation,
and Gala Jared almost as well, though
lie is charged with four hits. three of
which were nIcasly infeld affairs.
which should hardly be charged against
n pitcher. The Nationals got under
way in the very first inning. which
Moeller opened by walking. He prompt
y stole second, went to third on
Fosters out, and then scored after
Milan had been hit by pitched ball,
and Gandil sent long sacrifice fly to
left. on which, Milan, however, was
caught trying to reach second.
Harper retired the side in order in
ihe first and McBride's double after
Two were out was the only thing
worthy of comment that happened In
fhe NauonalS hal1 OF the second. IN
the third both Mocller and Foster got
hits and then pulled a double steal,
Green making a bad throw, which sent
9toeller home. II was in the seventh
that Gallia got into hot water. Phillips
singled to start with, and then came
TWO slow hits, which Berkeley and
White beat out, filling the bases 4
double play on ball which Ainsmith
picked up. touched the plate and threw
10 first helped C;allia out of the hole.
for the next batter was not trouble
some.
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HOLDING UP INDIANS
Joe Jackson Will Not Report to
Cleveland Unless Satisfied.
WANTS LARGER SALARY
Shoeless Slugger Now Is in New Or
leans on Mysterious
Mission.

NEW ORLEANS. La, March i3-Joe
Jackson, Thine Cleveland outfielder
and smuggling star. IS pulling a Bill
James Oh Charles w. Somers. his EN-
ployer. He admitted this today 10 the
writer. making no bones of the fact
that he is holding up the club, though
supposed to work through 1915 under
u long-term contract that extends over
this season.
Cleveland big hitter is IN New or
leans on some mysterious mission
whose purpose he will not tivulge. He
came in last night on the same train
with the first squad Of Tigers, but il
Il car for to the rear OF theirs Jack
son said he had boarded his sleeper
at Durham, y. C., and that, after one
day i'll New Orleans, he expected to &c
right back.
His presence in New Orleans natur-
ally led to the suDposition that The
player was on his way to San Antonio,
where his club is training.
Not OH Way to Join Team.
Il am not going there he said, and
I don't know when I will go there, if
at all. In fact, I don't care whether
l play bah this year or not I haven't
heard y word from the Cleveland club
in two weeks, and won't report until
they have satisfied certain demands
that + made. / may talk to San An
tonic over the phone before going
back TO Durham.
These demands are supposed to be
Tor an increase OF salary, Jackson hay
ing become dissatisfied over his own
pay after reading about the Fed Of
fers to various stars. His case is iden-
+;o,, with that of Bill James The
outfielder also is not entirely satisfied
with his berth III Cleveland, and init
mated that he is sorry that Larry
la ioie was let get away.
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AUNT|E CURL Wins
Gets Home First by a Nose in
Feature Race at Juarez.
LITTLE BLUES BEST BABY
Wise Bettors Have Rough Session. as
Only Two Favorites

JUAREZ March 13.-AlthouSh
couple of -favorites managed to score
at the Juarez course this afternoon the
talent had a rough session.
Three of the fayorites We're supposed
good things and two finished out
side the money, the other choice being
unable to do better than finish third.
The crowd was large and the betting
lively.
Neldt from the Spence stable was the
first good thing" Of the day to go
wrong. The brown fily got pinched
off directly after the start III the
baby race and never mad d chance
sftervard Little Blues took the lead
a, the break and Was never headed.
Nercurium was considered q sure
thing" for the fourth the feature, but
was lucky 10 finish third. Thistle
Belle broke running and led until the
last lump, when she was nosed out by
Auntie Curl. the second choice in the
speculation.
The tinish in the fifth race was a
beau. and Mrs. Nc. the favorite.
lasted long enough to win. ,r
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