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Evening star., 1915-12-26
LOCALS MAKEUP
IS MUCH IN DOUBT
Manager Griffith Has Not De-
cided Probable Lineup for
Team in 1916.
MAX HAVE TO DEPEND
ON MATERIAL HE HAS
Red Sox, Tigers and White Sox to
Practically Stand Pat With
Present Squads.
By J. ED GR1LLo.

Not in recent years has there
been as much question as to the
makeup of the Nationals as there
will be- next spring. Manager
Griffith as yet has not formulated
his plans, and although he as like
" to start the season with Judge
at first base and Mcbride at
short. these two positions are
about the only ones for which
probable selections can be fore
cast.
There is bit slim. chance OF
the local club figuring in any
deals in the meantime. Griffith
probably will be forced to depend
on the material he now has for
the team which will represent
Washington in the coming cam
r.ign. -.
There will be plenty OF material
To experiment with, but any pre-
d -::tion as to how the team will be
n-lde up would be nothing more
t'ian guess. for the very good
r~aenn that Griffith himself has
r.: decided what changes he may
mate IN the lineup.
'-;.sre are reasons for believing that
t;s- .er'n will be considerably stronger
W, the bat. however. Judge and
7~i~~- 'i'~r'",-cd T lot of ability in
Il = '--i-i h>-c last Sall and they were
~ -9r-rsf COOL p'tchin- almost all the
q S-rhcr 's roipg to be a hitter of
in due ti'ne. Bat this still
- so-e" wax spots In the lineup
IS batting is concerned.
- s. no doubt that the sudden
~ n -, re Ga-inr the rncent Amer
~:~ue meeting in Chicago, when
y ~r-es ~-opos.fion came IN. ended
~---- ~.srrcc .hcrc vas FOR Grif-
go r-f" p deri. Il Is upl;kelv any
s.h-rai League sta-s will be
~ % the local outfit. for the head
- tam has declared he will not al
'c.s 2"y OF the contract Jumpers to
=; -rder him. lie considers it would
- 7.--r7ir n the rIavore who stuck
- hsn, T,,-fhergro-e ft remains to
~ sre1 ---nf,n- apy of the vnajor
fe~.-r~ cluhe viii, ne he!ped By the &C.
~,---i,ior OF the r~1 stars Good judges
.--s-4 that deciSAd,y few o< them are
canahfe OF holding their own in fast
c~-.-rrny. 90 some % those renro ~ka BILE
h~+ffng records wee fho result Of a
lively bail which the Feds used last
season.
" csten happeps IN base ball that
STRENGTH cor'ns from unexpected
rop-re. Players from, who-, not much
fs ~-rectef come THROUGH W p,arn~r
which makes the tear s--o7ger than X
vas figured IN he. rriT~h nav have
f''-t kind of i-rck, oven though no ad-
difiors are made to the material he
now is carrying.
Thers will be h., few>chn r-es In the
r.-org teams % the American Lea gue.
ra-ri~ar is cong 20 stand pat with
Amn-icsp League pennant and the
world crs m pionshfp last SEASON. Chi
e-~o and Detroit are virtually doing
the Eau1e thing. thou~, these t~ams
rsrv make some additions to their
mitch ne STATS II docs not follow
however. that these teams will dupli-
~sfe their showings of last season.
r'ismpionshir teams do not pecessar-
fly repeat Things often hapDen that
change a pennant winner into a tail
ender.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
ONE FAVOR|TE Wins
Outside Horses Capture Five
Of the Six Races at Havana.
LARGE CROWD AT TRACK
Maxirl's Choice Best in Feature
Event-Dr. Csnn Goes Over
at 20 to L..
LARGE CROWD At TRACK

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAVANA, Cuba, December 25.-One
of the largest crowds which ever wit
messed a horse race in Cuba celebrated
Cbristmas at Oriental Park this after
noon. The weather was fine.
Choices were bowled over in every
race except the fourth. in which
Maxim.s Choice won from Afterglow
at to 5. DIR. Cam. winner of the
closing race, was completely overlook
ed in the speculation. He was 20 to
i'm the books. but there was fair play
on him in the mu:uel machines.
Many of the horses which were CAM
paisned In Maryland this fall were
entered today.
The Summaries.
rir.. race purse. 500: selling: three -oi Is
and upvarl: five firIongs-Mas. ia Gonneilyl,
!: 70 i. even and 70 3. won: Big L;inax. III
nnl Isp,,a, po1ie g s1s TO aSa ont. tsird
Time. I.G.. Page White, Fronties and capt.
Elliot also ran.
Second race purse 500; selling; Ing: tsre.e,yesr. e.n
Enver Bcy 114 aHinphyl. to I, even and ! 70
z won: Minstrel. 100 Hapaiiie,; 9 70 I; 70
& 3 10 5 and to 4. third. Time. lo5 1-5. Re-
nection, Yellow Eyes sSd Envy also ran
Third race 500 sslnS ;o7 'Ts,yeaf9a o'nnca,
2 10 i. 8 70 5 and 2 to S. won: smiiax. 1o2
Darlington. even. 10 and ! to 4. secf nd
HANGING star, 20 Pearcep. 8 to l.. to and
+, =. third Yime. 1.G. yedado. Argument,
Mary Biaekwood. Granada and Belle OF the
Kitchen also ran.
Fourth race. purse. 500: selling: three year.
olds and upward: one mile-Maxtm's Choice lo1
(Wiiiisms,, . to 5. 8 to and out, won; After
glow. loi ,rnrrington,; To-. 70 and out;
10 ! aad 2 to l. third. Time, LAO 30. Change.
fta the- Duster aEd Autumn also ran.
Fifth race, purse. 500: tbree-year-olds and
Upward: selling; six furiongs-Pso,osoras. III
.wolstenhoiInl, 12 to 8. TO and to =. won;
tsnick. ia sRyanl. 3 TO I, to 5 and 3 TO ;.
second: Pierrot l09 Hsnertyl. to o. ! to
and out. third. Time IL as. Almeda. Law
rence. Ioaise T1avers, Edmond Adams and shad.
iaeh also ran.
sixth race. purse 500: selling: three-year-olds
and upward: si1 furionSs-Dr. Cam. 100 tkyan,.
70 toi, 70 end 4 to l.. won; Lord Wells.
and. IseheabiJsie. III Ofunro,. 20 to l. to 1
and To 1. third Time. LIB 3.5. louis May.
Ford Nal. Mox real Wander, Ben CBcas aud
Beaumont Belle also ran.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
JNREVEALED FACTS OF PEACE
PLEA WILL CAUSE SURPRISE
Message Barney Dreyfuss Carried Would
Make Interesting Reading and Kill
Rumors That Organized Ball Quit.
Bv I. ED GR1LLo.

Some day when the real facts of the plea for made by
the Federal League laid bare the terrible state that the nde
penden at the time they proposed their plans for ending
the will be revealed.
There thorough surrender than this With
the Wards having notified the Feds that they through with the
and every club but financial Sinclair
being the only the league who had not been crmped there
chance for the Feds have gone another Sinclair
realized this and because this that peace obtains
In OF the conferences OF the peacemake Gilmore
admitted those who and conducted
Evening star., 1915-12-26

/: to I and even. third Time, fooi-5 Blue
Beard. Mack b. Eabanxs. veDo Ven. Type and
grighouse also ran.
Fourth race. selling: handicap: three-5 -oids
and upward: one mile-BrockHe.d, w taiarco).
102 tstearnst. . T. /. even and 2 to g. second;
wiihite. l22 &C. Hunt, 2 to /. 4 to and 2 u
curiicue also ran.
Fifth race. selling; four -year-oids and up; six
issTMefropoiitan. liz tGrossl. 8 10 2, to
and to 4, won: Choetaw. 100 (Shamrrborn),
I04 Hayes. 3 to /. even and to 2, third.
Time. LIB. coriova. Delaney. Butter Ball and
iiass SAID also ran.
six furiongs-Uprght 100 "a. shilling), to !,
to and even. won: Nd Nelsou. 100 (Gross).
10 to !. to and to !. second: Little Jake,
1oJ IT, Shiiiingi, > 10 =, even end To =, tiIfrd.
Timr. IL. 81. Bertha VI, sfnodadcrc, Cecil,
Husky Lad. California Jack, Auntie Curl, Ortyx
ADD Custom House also an.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
PHILL1Es ARE HooD0os.
Farmed Players From Quaker City
Failed to Make Good.

A Portland base ball writer does not
view with favor the new Portland
Philly alliance. He has this to say:
Tho Beavers have never had any luck
with Philadelphia cast-offs. Heretofore
It's been a 'goldbricking' contest all
around. Several years ago the Phillies
sent out Loan and Stanley, batterymen,
in a deal for Dan Howley. Loan was a
rank lemon and Stanley fizzled after
being farmed out with various North
western League clubs. Howley. like
wise. proved of little use to the Phils.
He is now in the International League.
Last spring Philadelphia sent Murphy
made good. Murphy finished at Spo-
kane and Reed had a trial with Oak
land before drawing a release"
Evening star., 1915-12-26
KING COLE IS THROUGH.
Failing Health Drives Former
Pitcher From Game.

King Cole, the former Cub and Pirate
pitcher, who was with the Yankees last
summer, but was unable to work be-
cause of falling health. is said to have
reached the end of his base ball career.
HS is a victim Of tumors. and it is said
to- be only question of time until he
shall be called upon to bid farewell to
earthly scenes. Cole was never the
greatest pitcher in the land. but he had
ore big season with the Cubs, which
made q reputation for him.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
Promoter Of WNardFuton Battle Anxious to Call Off Proposed
FRANK SMITH HAS QUIT.
Old White Sox Pitcher Working for
Railroad.

Il don't care whether the base ball
people get together or not" says Pitch
er Frank Smith, once with the White
Sox and later with the Baltimore Fed
erals. I'm working now real hard
work; I ami with the Pennsylvania
railroad in Pitcairn. and it wants me
TO stay with it and run it's ball club
next summer. and 1 am thinking seri-
ously of. doing it,
If he adheres to his present intention
one of the most famous pitchers of the
present generation will have left the
game: 1t means that there will be one
less jumper to take care of. for he quit
its camp to. join with the Federal
League two years ago.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

The president OF the former league
admitted that the Feds did not know
enough base ball to hold their own.
He said 1t was realized shortly after
they got under way that the abolition
Of the ten-day release clause was a
serious mistake and Furthermore that
he and his associates soon realized that
the system Of conducting the major
leagues and base ball in general was
the only one which could be success
full.
This frank admission was applauded
by Gilmore's listener and the impress
sion was created that the head OF the
defunct Feds was a much more sensible
proposition than was generally sup
posed. Gilmore had to do a lot of
boasting and talking to keep the mare
going, and he deserves a lot OF credit
for having obtained enough financial
support for his league to keep it in the
field for two whole years.
There have been many stories printed
about the mission of Barney Dreyfuss
Chicago with copy Of the peace terms
which the Feds proposed. When Drey-
fuss was announced as coming west,
none of the American 1eaguers be-
lieved his object was for peace. They
knew that Dreyfuss was against let
ting the Feds in. and 1t was supposed
he was making the trip, not as peace
dove. but to find out how strong the
American League was for continuing
the fight.
Dreyfuss' entrance into the American
League chamber was dramatic ard the
assembled magnates must have been
half paralyzed by his announcement.
Had the American League been al
with the Feds those terms could not
have differed materially from those
which Dreyfuss presented as coming
from the Feds. The details of Drey-
fuss message have not been published,
but when they. are some of those who
nre asserting that organized base ball
quit will have their eyes opened
What the Feds offered could not be
refused by organized base ball. Ban
Johnson. who had taken stand
entered into by the American League.
was staggered by the proposition
which Dreyfuss presented and in ten
minutes had appointed a committee to
Fed committee, perfectly willing that
their plans be honored and approved.
These very facts are sufficient to
show where the shoe pinched. There
was not chance for the Feds to have
started another, season when the
Wards Withdrew and Sinclair decided
that the jig was up. 1t was the Okla
hOma man who decided and arranged
the peace proposal. AS was said before.
the details of the remarkable agree
ment that brought the American
League to agree to a conference are
still mystery, but enough of. the facts
have leaked out to show that the Gill
more circuit was through when it went
to New York and made 2 BLUFF about
putting a ball club - Manhattan Is
IanA.
It will be recalled that one day last
summer when the Griffmen were play
Ing inf Chicago Chic GandiFs trouble
some knee got dislocated and in order
to avoid a. delay, Manager Rowland
agreed to let some one else finish the
inning, without invalidating Gandirs
right in the lineup. In the very next
inning Gandtl, batting in turn. made
IA two-base hit which won the game for
the Nationals.
None OF the spectators could under
stand how . player who had been TAX
Evening star., 1915-12-26

en- out of the game could return to the
line-up. and there was considerable
growing when Gandirs hit won the
game.
After the struggle was over Manager
Griffith told Nick Altrock to station
himself in a nearby cafe, which Conis-
key frequents and hear what he had to
say.
1t seems Comiskey was not at the
game that day. He and Ban Johnson
were in cafe down at the Fisher
building discussing some important
questions. A stranger. entering. made
base ball In his day. but had never
heard of anything like a player who
was forced to retire from the game on
account of an injury getting back In
base hit. Must be some peculiar change
in the rules, he thought. Comiskey.
who got an ear-ful1. was surprised.
He heard more of what had happened
and suddenly left the cafe and Jumped
into his auto and gave orders to make
all speed, getting to the ball park. BY
the time he got there the park was
closed and none of the players were in
sight. Commy dashed to the cafe where
Nick Altrock wGs on guard and from
Then he ravcd and fumed and departed.
This story was told on Comiskey at
the peace meeting and when Grifiith
mentioned that he had planted Al
for the special purpose Of hearing
what Comiskey had to say of the play.
Commy. who was present. remarked,
yes, and !. figured that you had plant
ed Nick there to get line on me-"
The New York American League club
hopes to pick up bunch of Federal
1t. Capt. Huston. who was at the Gin
cinnati peace meeting. says he is try
ing hard to get Lee Magee of the
Brookfeds and he hopes to be able to
buy him. Magee is expected to be a
certainty to make good in fast COM
pany and Huston would pay a good
price to get his release II is not un-
likely that he will succeed in this
we need ball players more than
as saying. Last year the America
League had three clubs which stood out
above all the others and it was eyi-
dent early that five Of the clubs had no
chance to figure IN the pennant race A
first division berth was the only thing
left for us to battle for.
Ihose three leaders will be. lust as
strong next year as they were in the
season Just gone-in fact, they will
pc stronger than they were last. spring.
as all three were streng thened by. pur-
chased players during the season. Now
the ST. Louis Browns loom up as dan
gerous combination when. Fielder Jones
MAKES MS seiections from the two ball
clubs, and It win be a harder, propo-
sition than before. However, L am sat
isfied that the Yanks will be able to
cause plenty of trouble II Capt. Huston
can putt through some of the deals
that he Is trying to arrange If he is
successful Yankee fans. will see a bet
ter, ball club than has yet represented
the American League in New York"
Mystery continues TO aurround the
dealings between Harry. F. Sinclair
and Harry n. Hampstead In feKnrd to
the transfer of the New York Giants
Several conferences were held In New
York last week. and Hampstead and
Sinclair got together again while the
peace pact. was considered 1t 6ncin-
natl. Sinclair has admitted to National
and Federal league magnstes hig will
lingness to buy the Giants. and Hemp
(Continuei on Fourth PagAI
Evening star., 1915-12-26
Salaries Doubled.

1t is estimated that more than seven
ty-five of the ball players which the
Federal League enticed away from or
ganized ball with the big offer of
money received more than twice as
much as they received with organized
ball.
This item alone would represent an
annual expenditure of $225.000.
1t can readily be seen now why the
big issue In the present peace negotia-
tions is the seventy or more players
which the Federal League has under
iron-bound contracts at these inflated
salaries. Organized base ball has told
the Federal League club owners that
they cannot hope to pay these salaries.
even II they take the players back. 1t
is believed that the compromise will be
effected by organized ball playing the
greater part of the salaries to the play
efs they take, while the Federal League
must make up the balance.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
Also Gave Bonuses.

Not only did the Federal League sign
these players and many others at these
exorbitant salaries for long terms. bpt
1t gave them bonuses of from LOCO to
$4,000 advance at the time they signed.
DID, seasoned base ball men state that
the most prosperous days that base ball
has ever had could not AFFORD such high
salaries. When the assembled National
and American League officials listened
to. the Federal League men as they
unfolded their tale Of woe they looked
at each other in surprise.
An official of organized base ball said:
They estimate that the Federal
League lost 100000 in this venture.
I tell you that $4.5Oo.0Q0 or $4,000, 900
would be nearer the mark 1t was the
biggest piece of folly I ever heard of
to imagine that any base ball league
could live and pay the players such
salaries"
Evening star., 1915-12-26
FEATURE FOR BRooKEIELD.
Weir's Speedy Gelding Wins Christ.
mas Handiea1 at Juarez Track.
Special D,sra;ch to The Star.

Sf<sfNt Dsratcu 10 Inc star.
JUAREZ. Mexico. December e5.-
Christmas money came easy for those
"in the know" at the Juarez course
this afternoon. The wiseacres had
things their own way In three Of the
six events. and the ring received quite
scorchine on these races. The re-
r-ining winners also were we'll played.
IT was in the christmas selling hanei-
cap. st me mife. that the main coup
was put over. Brookfleld was returned
the winner. after being backed from
10 J. TO . to !. although the chart
Will show his closing price TO be 7
10 3. Star of Love f,Hshed second. and
wfihite. the favorite, was third.
Matt J. Winn. who has been detained
here because OF the troubles in Juarez.
VIII leave tomorrow for Louisville.
Everything is now quiet across the
border and no more outbreaks are ex-
pectsd.
The Summaries.
rir.t race. selling: foar.ysar,oLis aod up.
TO I. 2 TO snd even. won: HARDY. 10. Mat
,s, e s,xi,. 70 70 sqa ssea sesoss and ss 10
4: third, Time; 1;ia. Iof,y Hsywoed; yirso
Ionxs-Rrsoks. Jos III. shiliinx,. TO. 10. to Z
sBd out. won: Dclins. los dphiiiipsl. I, ). /:
70 ssd 10 s.Sa = o. sssa sr rsas ils fi. s
Andrew Johnson. Water wa-sler aad Thelma
Marie also ran.
Third race, selling: three -ycar-o'ds ard up-
Grnine 1os (sIatthews,. 10 - l. 10 to and !
= 1. second: Panhsehspi. los uiusseii,. . U l..
Evening star., 1915-12-26
Passing of the Indians.

The absence Of the Carlisle Indians
from, several schedules they have
graced for many years will mark 1915.
The passing Of the Indians from the
gridiron will not only be regretted by
the general public. but by many OF
those elevens whose financial Golfers
they have helped to fill by drawing
big crowds.
Virginia cannot hope to make much
Of a change in its schedule. although
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
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CONTINUED on Fourth Pass-I
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
Sewer PUMPING
STATION BIDS
DESIRED SOON

Complete plans and specifications
for furnishing and installing improve
ments to the sewer pumping station
at Kakaako were adopted this morn
ing at a meeting OF the Oahu Loan
Fund Commission held in the Capt..
toll. Secretary E. G. Duisenberg was
instructed to call for bids.
Bids viii also be called for the Pun
nui sewer extension as soon as the
plans and specifications read this
morning have been approved by the
encouragement
AS a time limit for contractors. 80
days after award OF contract, has been
decided upon by the commissioners, a
penalty of $25 day to be fixed in
case the contractor does not get his
equipment installed in the three
months period.
II is planned to hold another meet
ing of the commission In few days.
as considerable work Is in need OF
attention. and both Chairman Charles
r. Forbes and Secretary Duisenberg
are to leave soon for the mainland
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
DOCTORS OF HAWAII
OPEN TWENTY-F0URTH
MEETING TOMORROW

Promptly at $50 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon the twenty-fourth annual
meeting of the Medical Society OF Ha-
wall viii convene in the bungalow in
the capitol grounds. Three business
sessions will be held; one on Satur-
day afternoon, one on Saturday even.
ing and third on Monday afternoon.
On Sunday morning clinic win be
held at the department hospital at
Fort Shafter, beginning at O'Clock.
In the afternoon, picnic will be held
at the beach home Of DR.. A. G. Hold
gins. The annual banquet win be held
at o'clock Monday evening at the
Country Club.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
BUTTOLPH MADE
MEMS Club HEAD
FOR next YEAR

At the annual meeting of the Mems
Club of st. Andrews Cathedral parish
last night in the parish house G. H.
Buttolph was elected president Of the
organization for the ensuing year. l..
Tenney Peck was elected vlce-presi.
dent; W. H. Soper, secretary; and
John Lennox. treasurer. Directors
elected at the meeting were Rev. Can.
on William Ault, James Wakefield
and DIR. w. L. Moore. These, with
the clubs officers, constitute the
board of directors.
Monday night, November Is. the
club will hold smoker and social
evening in the University Club, to
which all members are invited. The
club is one OF the most active church,
mems organizations in Honolulu and
its membership is gaining at credit
able rate.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
MEDICAL BOARD
designations in
MYSTERY CLASS

Neither Governor Pinkham nor
members CT the board OF medical ex.
aminers whose designations have
been asked viii discuss today the gov
ernorss action nor the reasons behind
II. which remain in mystery. The
known fact is that Drs. George Her.
bert and 4. ID. Kiibourne have resign.
ed and there Is no board at present.
r. w. Benz is on the mainland.
The Star; Bulletin was told that the
article In the morning paper relative
to medical affairs was wholly unauth-
orized and essentially incorrect. The
reference to the address of Governor
Pinkham to be given at the Japanese
coronation banquet was wholly incor-
rect, as the address has nothing what
ever to do with any questions In
yolyed, directly or indirectly, with the
subject-matter of the article.
The report printed this morning
that the action may concern treat
slent of army doctors could not be
verified
Army men, however. say that an
army surgeon now here, of high quail
fications, had been given a ''tip" that
If he went before the medical board
he would be turned down. and that
another army surgeon, who recently
had charge OF one of the big base hos
pitals. was 'fiunked" on examination
by the board.
Dwelling on the point that an army
surgeon could hardly be logically de-
MED permission to practise outside
army circles, the officer said: Army
surgeons graduate as other physicians
do. Then they go to the ARMY Medi-
cal school for eight months. Then
they pass the stiffest kind of examine
ton. And every time they are pro-
NOTED they pass another examination,
so they have to keep well posted. To
refuse a license to q surgeon who has
charge of an army hospital Is silly"
Officers of the Medical Corps, how
ever, said that they have no reason
to believe Governor Pinkham's action
in asking for the resignation of all
members Of the examining board was
connected with the boards treatment
of army men.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
BULL FIGHTS END IN MEXICO
uNnGR sCkHHAfSZkysREP0A7

LOS ANGELES. CaI-venustiano
carranza. head OF the de facto gov,
eminent in Mexico. is going to en-
courage the American game of base
ball in the republic as a substitute
for bull fights and other diversions
along the border. according to Adolo
GARLIC, his consular agent here.
Carranza. Garlic said. will shut