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Evening star., 1915-01-12
NATIONALS LUCKY TO ESCAPE
HAVING PERMANENT INJURIES
No Accidents Have Resulted in More Than
Temporary Disablements-Henry and
Boehling Particularly Fortunate.

and. besides furnishing a splendid
honeymoon for the catcher and his
bride, netted each member of the
party more than $1,000 in cash.
Roger PeckinpauGh will he one of tn.
high -salaried infielders in the American
substantial increase in his pay and Bill
Donovan did not hesitate to come across,
with the coin, Peckinpaugh is high-
grade ball player lie demonstrated
liant game for the Yankees. Incl
dentally the young man Is not pecved
because he WAS not continued AS man
| ager. for lie realizes he lacks experience
He admitted this in Cleveland the other
day. saying:
II never wanted to he manager, for
/ think l am too inexperienced and
young for such position. In fact I
| had to be coaxed to take the acting
managership of the Yankees last SEP
| tember. There's whole lot of Difficult;
| things to manage big league club and
to fill it right requires more experience
| than ] have had. Bill Donovan is tho
right man for the job, I think, and I
wish him success.
| According to the boosts that al.
being registered for Bill Rodgers, the
Maps new second baseman. he will
more than fill Lajoie's shoes next sea
| son. Rodgers halls from Portland. and
gained the reputation Of being the best
I second baseman in the Northwestern
| League.
Bill Steen. the Maps big pitcher. /.
the latest to pay Rodgers a tribute
He says:
cleveland fans need not worry about
| Bill Rodgers being able to take La
joie's place at second base. I was on
| the same team with Rodgers for two
years. and / want to say that he is one
| of the best second basemen in the
country. He has brains and ginger and
| is very fast. While he is not the player
| that Larry was when he was in his
prime. Rodgers is good enough to jump
into favor right at the start
John Heydler, perhaps one of the hest
posted men in base ball. has left New
| York for the west. to lend his services
in preparing the defense of organized
base ball to the antitrust suit brought
! by the Federal League in Chicago.
! Heydler will be of great help to the
attorney arranging the defense for or
ganized base ball. there is no angle
of the game with which he is not thor
oughly familiar. Heydler has been
/ identified with the game and the Ma
| tional League for many years.
Evening star., 1915-01-12

Two forfeits occurred in the bowling
leagues last night. The War five failed
to show up for It's match with the
Commissioners in the Departmental ten
pin circuit and the Balboa qulnt was
not on hand to engage in it's scheduled
contests with the Champlains in the
Washington Council TX. Of c. organi-
zation. Agriculture got a clean sweep
in the Departmental circuit, while the
La Sale Council was three-time vic
tor over the Potomacs in the Washing
ton Council organization.
The Casinos took three straight from
the Potomacs in the National Capital
League, rolling a set of 1850 in SO do
ing. Three games of 52S, 556 and SOS
were registered.
Cullin Rolls High Set.
Cullin Of the Casinos got the highest
set obtained by the players. His mark
was 1882. for which he obtained counts
of 11s, 149 and lis in his games. Boss
bowled lis, 106 and 1913 for a total of
344, while Brown was high man for the
Potomacs with an aggregate score of
SIG.
Werntz of the Bohemians in the
Southeast League obtained set Of
$50. SHE rolled 115 in each Of his first
two games and then got 1su in his
third. The Bohemians, despite Werntz' $
good work. dropped two games out of
the three to the Southeast Stars.
The Argyles took all three contests
in the Arcade League from the Impe-
rails. White and Popham did the best
bowling for the victors and were high
men OIL the match. though their scores
were little below the average.
Star Is Bowling Well.
The Star team has been bowling we'll
enough of late in the Commercial
League to be entered in a much strong
er circuit. On its last appearance It
broke the record for the year in the
league for high set. and last night,
against the Merchants Transfer Com
pany.. a set Of 1908 was made. and all
three contests won. The Stars games
splendid bowling. getting counts Of
III. 123 and ia; his total was S54
Rodrick got games Of 106, 1l5 and no
The Resolutes took the measure Of
the Newcomers in the District League.
winning three games. The best set of
the match, though, was registered by
Orme Of the losing five. Orme knocked
down 120 pins in his first game. got
lis in his second and then rolled for
116 in his third; the total for the three
contests was 364. ''...''..',''
The results of last nights matches
follow:
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suBs SEEK COLLEGE PITCHER.
ss Jardien Of Chicago University to
Become Professional in June.

CHICAGO, January 12.-Paul des
rdien, star center of the University
81 Chicago foot ball team, regarded as
ic of the best base ball pitchers in the
Zig nine," will join the Chicago club
. the National League in June. accord
9 to a story published here today.
Des Jardien declined at this time, it
as said, to sign Il contract, as he did
OF want to endanger his amateur
anding by signing to play profes-
onal base ball. He agreed. however.
sign as soon as he received his
'ploma in June.
He is a right-hander. possesses a good
urve and his height of more than six
eet gives him additional effectiveness.
At the university he is regarded as
ne of the greatest all-around athletes
tho ever attended the school.
Evening star., 1915-01-12
BY d. C. BYRD.

The St Adams School Accomplished q
feat Yesterday seldom accredited to any
scholastic basket ball team-the winning
of two games in one day and one imme-
diately after the other. And in taking
the contests the Episcopalians had total
of only II points scored against them,
while they got as themselves. The Army
and NAVY Academy was defeated in the
opening fray by % to and the Aiexan-
dria High School was beaten by 20 TO Z
in the second conflict.
Not only did the offensive work OF the
yictors stand out, but their superb de-
Tense at all times prevented either of the
opposing auints becoming dangerous fac
TORS. March and KIees did the best work
Tor St. Adams, the former throwing four
Goals from the floor in the second game
md the latter registering six in the first.
The two victories obtained by George
;reen's bows reflect credit on the school,
,,oach and players. II was Somethlng not
Usually accomplished by scholastic orsani-
zations. and is all the more pralse"ortny
Tor that reason.
George WaShington's showing on It's
rip through Virginia was good WINE
i lost two out of three games, that IS
about as good as could have been expected
IAN go on strange floor and win from
4 club that really is rated higher than II,
the act is something unexpected and DIS
tiuctIy worth while. That George wash
ington did in the case Of Washington ana
Ice, and though it lost to the Virginia
Military Institute and Virginia, there Is
'oehing to he regretted as a result OF the
,hrec contests.
Western High won from the George
-own Props rather easily, defeating the
Glue and Gray youngsters on their own
loor by g., to Is. The Red and White
combination found little trouble scoring
POINTS, and Peine. playing one of the for
yard positions, registered eight goals
rom the floor. 1t probably was the best
xhibition given by Western thus far this
eaSon
The 1st Infantry of the National
';uard got the long end of the score
rom the Engineers in the Military
'eague by SO to Il. Steed and Hughes
the winning quint were the stars OF
lie contest both men doing splendid
sfcnsiye and offensive work. Schweg-
r played well at guard for the Ma
onal Guard outfit and scored three
cid goals.
Evening star., 1915-01-12
"PECK" SIGNS WITH YANKEES,
shortstop Spurns Feds and Accepts
Donovan's Three Year Terms.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. January IL
Roger Peckinpaugh, shortly after noon
yesterday signed a three-year contract to
play with the New York American
League team. His signature was OBJ
tanned by Manager Bill Donovan of
the New York club. Both Peckinpaugh
and Donovan declined to state the sal
AIRY involved.
II am certainly well pleas that I
will be with New York again. said
Peckinpaugh.
Peckinpaugh had been a hold-out be-
cause the New York club did not meet
the salary he demanded. He said this
afternoon that the terms of my con-
tract are satisfactory.
Joe Tinker of the Chicago Federals
made an unsuccessful bid for Peck
inpaugh's services.
Evening star., 1915-01-12
SAM CRAWFORD LIKELY TO GET
5000 HITS IN TWO MORE YEARS
Detroit Slugger Is Hoping to Stay in Base
Ball Long Enough to Reach $500
Mark and Set Record.

DETROIT, January 12.--Another cou-
Pile of seasons will find Detroit in pos
session of a slugger who will have
charge of 5000 major league base hits
it doesn't take any great amount OF
base ball knowledge to figure the ath-
lete: there's only one Tiger to whom
the honor could go. and that is sam
Cra rawford.
The big outfielding star has been
with Detroit for twelve years; in the
seasons of 1904 to 1914, inclusive
Crawford made 2,031 hits, an average
of slightly better than 1874 to a season.
era wford broke into major league base
ball i'm the fall of 1899 as member OF
the Cincinnati National League team;
in about thirty games he made thirty
two hits.
His years as a Tiger and the total
of his hits are tabulated thus; l9e4'
141. 1905. 227; 1906. 1865; 1907, 1sS; 1908,
III: 1909, 1873; 1910, 167; 1911, 2l7; l9l2'
1sa; 1913. 1873; 1914. 1SS.
The statistics of modern day base
hall are somewhat deficient, but fisur-
ing that the slugger made an aNerase
of 1884 hits season (Which ne uh-
doubte edIy did, 1t can be found that IN
the seasons of 1900 and 1908, inclusive
he collected 1S6 .SaIe SWdts, .'ioS
ing the total for his career to 2'foi-
Just ordinary hitting in the seasons
of 1915 and 1916 will send Big sam
under the wire and onto the heels OF
Hans Wagner and Larry La5oie, the
only other veterans to reach the marx.
Crawford proposes setting a marx
that will stand for all time; He mas
set upon $500 as the total ior ms
hits. and reaching this mark he VIII
just about put up mark for All MT
tcrs to shoot at.
Given Five More Years as Major.
Harry Tuthill, trainer Of the team.
saws Crawford has at least five more
wears to go as a major league star.
UNLESS meeting with an accident
there is no reason why Crawford
should not continue playing almost m
definitely" declared Tuthill; sam
takes better care of himself than any
other player in base ball: probably bet
ter care Of himself than any other man
in the country.
"He starts training for a season with
the beginning of the year. He eiimi-
mates all pastries from his foodstuffs;
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Jack Warner to Coach Fordham.

NEW YORK. January 12.-Jack War
ner, the old Giant catcher. has been
engaged to coach the Fordham base
ball team during the next six months.
Warner came to Fordham suddenly at
midseason last year. after the gradu-
ate coaching system. which had been
in force since 1910. was abolished. Pre-
vious to the advent of Warner the
Maroon nine, under the lead of for
mer Fordham star had been displaying
a decidedly weak game, but following
the arrival of Warner the Bronx COL
legians won twelve out of fourteen
games.
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he doesn't drink at any time: he never
smokes during the training seaeon
and seldom out of it; he lives regu-
larly. eats regularly, and when a
healthy man at the beginning keeps
up a life like this there is no reason
why he should not continue playing
base ball almost AS long AS he wishes.
crawford is an ideal player. lie
is player every one looks upon with
favor and he carries the respect of
teammates and opposing players. He
is easily handled, and when man
carries this record there is nothing
to fear
May Pass $500 Mark.
If Crawford makes good on his hopes
the chances favor the creation OF q
record of more than $500 safe hits
Sam seems to have been improving
with age. In the last four seasons he
has averaged 1851: hits year, where
as in Detroit's trio of pennant win
ming seasons he averaged "A fraction
better than 1S2 hits a season
Il believe l can reach the $500 mark.
While realizing that about 700 hits
stand between me and the mark. with
five more good years should do much
toward slicing this difference and with
3. reasonable amount of luck ] will
eliminate it," declared sam.
And there WAS a tone of quiet con-
1idence in the statement
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Ritchie Agrees to Meet Welsh.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 12-
Willie Ritchie. former lightweight
accepted an offer here yes
terday to meet the titleholder. Freddie
Welsh, in a ten round. no-decision bout
at Madison Square Garden on or about
February 9. Ritchie said he would
enter the ring at catch weights. He
refused to make weight for a bout OF
less than twenty rounds, in which the
tslS was not at stake except by the
chance of knockout. .
Evening star., 1915-01-12
bAERIMENT @EG1ENT
IN Happenings S1Sportdom
By ]. ED GRILLo.

1t the ball players who most interested the outcome of
pending the Federal League against organized base ball.
what will become of the players working
base ball
dissolved question Should the players be declared free
agents high salaries will be end 1t will
give the players the right negotiate with club they
choose but the clubs will Immediately together
shall limit the salaries and the end will be the
PLAYER suffer.
Evening star., 1915-01-12
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Few ball clubs have been as fortu-
| nate as the Nationals in having IN
jured players entirely recover from
their disa Elements. For time during
| the early days of Dan Moeller's career
with the local team it looked as if he
| would be worthless because OF a
weak shoulder, which would become
dislocated under the slightest strain.
Under treatment during the off season
the trouble seems to have been entire
ly overcome. Last season Moeller was
| afflicted but once in this way.
| Moeller's ridding himself of this un-
| fortunate state Of affairs is no more
marvellous than the recovery of John
| Henry, who. because of an injured
knee seemed destined to have to quiz
| the game. Water on the knee Is nearly
always a fatal condition for an athlete
but Henry after an operation entirely
recovered and has not been handi-
ca pped for more than Il year. Eddie
| Fosters recovery from siege ol
typhoid with no harmful after effects
also may be regarded as fortunate.
tured, yet his throwing arm was no,
permanently injured. and Clyde Miiaf
/ seems none the worse for his terrin<
collision with Moeller, as the result o,
| W nIcn he Su1IeTcu n lidSeuI Su -"
kept him out of the game for months
, but it left no after effects.
! Joe Engel's arm appeared to be gone
at the close of the season before las
| but a trip to Bonesetter Reese seem:
| to have brought it back to form.
| Last, but not least. Joe Boehling. wht
| is expected here today to fix up hi:
contract with Manager Griffith, ha:
| been cured Of the injury to his knee
which proved SO serious handicap
! during the last season. He underwent
an operation, which. according to his
| statement. proved absolutely success
| full. Should Chick Gandil entirely re
cover his health the Nationals slate
| will be clean.
John Henry and Mrs Henry passed
through the city early this morning
On 0nn@ une'r covnis was W vii % maks tber e home @
Henry and his wife made the tou,
with the all-star teams through the
west and Honolulu and now are or
| their way home.
The trip was a big financial success
Evening star., 1915-01-12
Hank" O'Day in Hospital.

CHICAGO. January 12.-Henry ODay,
former manager of the Chicago Ma
tionals. and veteran umpire, who un-
derwent an operation for stomach
trouble yesterday. was said today to be
improving. He will be obliged to re-
main in the hospital for two weeks. it
was said.
Evening star., 1915-01-12
Umpire Egan Denies Jumping.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., January H.
Jack Egan, an American League. UNI
pire, denies he has signed with the
Federal League for the coming season,
as had been reported in Chicago.
Evening star., 1915-01-12
F0RFE|TS OCCUR
IN TWO LEAGUES
One Takes Place in Washing
ton Council and Other in
Departmental Circuit.
CULLIN OBTAINS HIGH SET,
ROLLING FOR 382 COUNT
Leads Casino Players, Who Get Total
of 1850, Defeating Potomacs
Three Straight.
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

6 WV AVA ~AAo~~S
National Capital League-Open
date.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
Car Department VS.. Transport
tatiOn.
District League - GarrisOns vs..
Shermans.
Arcade League-Arcade vs.. Gam
dis.
Interde nomin atiOnal L 4 6 e.
Sixth w. Bethany, Fifth VS.. st.
Marks; GOrsuch VS.. Kendall.
Capital City League-lvOry Soaps
VS.. NOrris Peters.
Commercial League-Judd & Det-
weller VS.. Southern Railway.
Mt. Pleasant Duckpiu League
PrtncetOns VS.. Immanuels.
Y. NJ. G. A. League-NavajOs VS..
Crows.
Federal Duckpin League-Dfs-
trict vs.. SIunsey Trust.
Departmental Duckpin League
Labor vs.. Land once.
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TERMINAL DUCKPIN LEAGUE
Is.. 49, 476 423 Totals. $50 474 429
MASONIC DUCkPfN LEAGUE,
Naval. National,

Totals. 3S1 400 500
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
Stories of Nebraska History By E Sheldon

the United states all its country north OF
the Platte except reservation, now
Nance county, on the Loup. and in 1859
tho entire nation. then numbering be.
tween 1900 and 1000 people, moved
there.
For tho next fourteen years the once
proud Pawnees led life OF misfortune
and disaster The Sioux raided their
villRges. The white men coveted their
beautiful tract of land and urged the
government to remove them. Grasshop-
pers and drouth ruined their crops Buff
falo became scarce and could be found
only by long journeys to the Republican
river. In the country OF their enemies.
the sioux. Finally IN lSI9, party OF
Pawnees hunting buffalo were surprised
by the Sioux near Culbertson, In Hitch
cock county, and eighty-six were Killed.
Many of the Pawnees now desired to
move to the Indian Territory and live
near the Wichita tribe. who are near
relatives. In 1873 a party OF so went
south and wintered. In 1874, 1870 men,
women and children left Nebraska and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
TRIALS INSPIRE NOBLE DEEDS
oklahoma Man ReRrs n Living Mon
ument 10 Struggles of Him
self and Mother.

Near Tulsa, oki.. is town OF 1000 in
habitants which stands as a monument
to the efforts OF one man.to save widows
the trials and privations once suffered
by another widow-the mother of the
philanthropist. Charles Page was one of
seven children dependent on a widowed
mother. The boy helped his mother with
the washings which enabled her to earn
enough to keep herself and her children
from starving. His mother, however, was
unequal to the burden. Her health was
broken and she went TO an early grave.
The boy thereupon undertook to support
his brothers and sisters, and again he was
impressed with the hard lot of orphans.
He made up his mind that II ever he be-
came rich he would do all in his power
to make life easier for widows and orr
phans. After his brothers and sisters had
become old enough to shift for them
selves he struck out into the world de-
terrnined to make money, Three times
he was rated wealthy man. but each
time he lost his money. Then he made
a fortunate strike in the oil fields and
his financial troubles were at an end. lie
was rich enough to satisfy his ambition.
He IS married and his wife has taken
u hotAl AlANlDoN tAAOIlh " ntAp WIZ
ows. He began by helping every deserving
widow no appea ed 20 Mn, 70 obtain some
kind Of employment He lent money AZ
helped widows u find 1.oI.ea ior their
children until they could support them.
But his theory is that every widow with
children wants them near her. and that
her only desire is TO rear them and give
to them the advantages that only a
mother can give, After a few years there
were hundreds of widows In Tulsa whom
he had helped to find employment and to
establish a home An orphans home In
Tulsa went bankrupt and he took the
thing over bodily. He even legally adop ed
all the chi dren. He has none Of his own
and since he Is a multi-millionaire he
found no great hardship In adopting an
orphans home full Of them. Near Tulsa.
he has farm and there ne determined
to bring up these children. He employed
an officer OF the Salvation Army to take
care OF them and they lived in tents
untll buildings large enough TO house
them could be built. The children do not
wear uniforms and there is little OF the
atmosphere of the typical orphans homo
about the place. II Is more like one la ge
family.
Near the rome was a place well suited
10 the establishment ~ a town and
here Mr. Page decided 10 build a towr
for Widows. He built several rows o.
cheap but neat and comfortable houses.
and announced that gas fuel and rent
would be furnished free 10 widow9 They
came by the score The town WI
founded three years ago. Today Il has
population OF more than 900 persons
more than ? fourth Of whom are widows
Mr.. Page has built a street car line int
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

reached the Indian Territory in Feb
ruary 1870. In November. 1875 those
left In Nebraska Joined them. making a
total Of 2.9OO, all that remained OF the
Pawnee nation.
For a number OF years after this the
Pawnees died very rapidly They had
left land Of clear flowing rivers,
bright skies and cool dry climate They
went to a land where the climate was
hot and damp. biting Insects of all kinds
aboundod. and the water In streams
flowed red as blood from the red soil
through which II passed. For time IL
seemed that the whole nation would
quickly disappear.
The Pawnee reservation Is now a part
OF Oklahoma and the remainder of tho
nation living there number $50. They
never cease telling stories Of the old
times and the old home In Nebraska
To their children Nebraska lie wonder
land. fun OF magical places, the scenes
Of heroic battles and strange events In
their history, some Of which are related
In the pages OF this book.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
Signs of Summer.

Lucille John. Aged 8 Years. r. +. D. /,
Elmwood. Neb Red Side.
Look there.
I don't care
See 1t is a sprinkling
And the little waves are wrinkiing,
But now the sun is shining on yonder
lea,
And also ON the dark blue sea-
But Oh! Early the next morn.
II spTinkled again on the corn.
and the rainy days still are here;
No signs of summer are near.
But now the rainy days are past,
Summer is here at last
And the birds I'm every tree
Are singing their sweet songs OF summer
meTrily;
day
Ger meadows pastures and fields OF hay.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
Little Stories by Little Folk
prize Story)
Jean Francois Millet.

BY Helen Zeplin, West Point. Neg. Age
II Years. Blue Side.
Jean Francois Millet was about or
years old at this time. 1t was an
,arly morning in France. His father
md mother were in the field at work
HIS grandmother was preparing a sim
lle beakfast for the children. who were
leeping. When she had the breakfast
,lmost finished she went to waken the
children. His grandmother said: Wake
~, my little Francois. He opened his
leepy eyes and cav his grandmother
n her white linen cap and apron.
Francois and the other children would
watch their uncle work in the field.
When Francois was years old his
Incle died. His uncle had some books
md a Bible, which Francois got after
Bible and look at pictures In these
looks. Francois liked to draw pictures
lso He would fill his copy book with
seizures in school. His shoes were filled
With sketches and the walls and floors
Il their cottage were also filled with
ketches of landscapes.
One day his father asked all the chill
lren what they wanted to be when they
rev up. Francois answered.; II want
O draw pictures of men," But Jean was
he oldest of the boys and he had to
Ielp on the farm.
Jean would sit under large tree with
lis father and eat his lunch. His
ather bowed his head and said; MY
on, it is God" The boy never forgot
hese words. When Jean became older
his father said he would take him to
N artist and ask whether he could be-
'ome an artist. He drew many beauti-
iul pictures. His father died not long
liter and Jean died in the year 1875,
Jean painted the two pictures, 1.-THE
Angelus" and the Cleaners"