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Evening journal., 1915-01-22
RED SOX TIPPED
TO WIN This YEAR
Hoblitzel Sees Nothing But
1915 Pennant for
the Boys
SPEAKS OUT
FOR HIS TEAM

CINCINNATI, O.. Jan. 22.-Dick
Hoblitzell, first baseman for the
Reds for nearly six years and now
with the Boston Americans, believes
that he is going to have the honor
Of taking part in a worlds series
next fall Hobby, who is here for
a few days before going to West
Virginia for a visit, says that the
Boston Red Sox are the best bali
club he ever saw, and that they have
the best chance for the American
league pennant of 1915
In Iris Speaker. Hobby declares
that the Red Sox have the best out
fielder in the world. "Ty Cobb may
be a bit stronger on the Offense. /"
said Dick But he has very little
on Speaker In base running and hit
ting, while In fielding iris has him
backed off the boards. AS long as /
have been in the big leagues, have
never seen a faster or craftier CEN
ter fielder than Speaker. His work
on the defense is marvellous, and he
saves game after game by his bril-
liant work. Speaker plays close IN
back of second base. and he has a
wonderful aim. Consequently. not
even the fastest men attempt to score
from second base on hits to center
field. and he has saved hundreds OF
runs for his pitchers by the fear he
[ inspires in the enemy.
when they get reckless and try
/ TO score from second he throws them
out by yards. have seen him gel
| Ownie Bush of the Tigers. admittedly
a very fast man. by seven or eight
/ steps at the plate. on hit that would
/ have been easy for Bush to score
on if the average man had been play,
ine center field. Very few try it OF
him any more. Though he plays
short field, it is rare thing for hin
to miss a long fly to center. for hl
goes back after a ball better thar
any man l ever saw. He is a grea
judge of batters and always seemi
TO be just in the right place to ge
fly balls. He throws home beauti
fully. the ball coming to the catche
OH the first hop and right to thl
mark. He is in o class by himself
Hobby says that the Boston out
field, consisting of Lewis, Speake
and Hooper, is much the best tri,
in the country today and the bigges
help in the world TO the Red Sox pit
chers. With perfect harmony in IN
club, clever management. a stron
pitching star and plenty OF hard hit
ters the Red Sox look very good 70
the flag. If they win il. the serie
is likely TO be played all in Boston
for what club is going to beat on
the Braves in the old league?
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
Gibbons keeps CLADBY
FROM even A LOOK IN

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Jan. 22-
Jimmy Clabby, claimant of the mid
dleweight title, knows more about
boxing today than he did yesterday
That is. If he profited any by the les
son given him last night by Mike
Gibbons.
The St Paul phantom" certainly
materialized. He Outboxed, outslug-
ged and outfought the Hammond boy
He demonstrated TO the 5000 men and
women who crowded the Auditorium
that he is in a class by himself
Clabby never had a chance, and was
lucky to hold Gibbons even in three
Of the ten rounds. The other seven
were Mikes by so big a margin that
the most biased Clabby partisan con-
cede them.
Joe yelling. the Chicago light
weight dropped Battling Terry, OF
New Castle, Pa, three times in the
semi-final. Each time Terry took the
nine count.
Eddie McGoOrty, Billy Murray and
Bob Moha We're at the ringside and
challenged the winner Of the main
event
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
GoLnFY I'M CAGE GAME.

Goldey College is the name under
which the reorganized An-Collegian
basketball team will be known hereaf-
ter. William Gross has been chosen
manager, and Coward, captain. As the
basketball season is well under way it
win be very hard TO arrange a fast
schedule but the manager would like
to get i'm touch with the manager Of the
Wilmington High so as 10 arrange d
game between the two teams. A game
viii likely be arranged for next Tues
day aftomon with some fast schoo
team and il most likely viii be played
in the " VI. II. A. Hall. Manager Gross
is trying 10 arrange a long trip dowi
/ the State that will take in Milford
Lewes. Dover and Harrington. Clowar,
and Livermore will hll the forward po
/ sitions.
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
FEDS WILL SINK
IF We Do" "--COBB
Georgia Peach" Says Out
laws Are In Their
Last Ditch
HAS NO USE FOR
CONTRACT BREAKERS

The Federal league, IL would ap-
pear, has reached that desperate pass
where rather than surrender or call
for mercy upon an invulnerable foe
il is ready to sink 10 oblivion if by
doing so il can drag down its rival
ia the fall. Such at least Is the
opinion Of Ty Cobb the greatest
player of the age. A few days ago
at his home in Augusta, Ga. Detroits
champion Outfelder discussed the
Federal leagues latest action.
Il believe" said Ty, this action
proves the Federal league fully real
izes the futility of it's fight and is
taking one last desperate chance 10
injure its rival as much as possible.
The Federal league cannot go into
court with clean hands. II has en-
couraged by trickery. and in many
cases through bribery the violation
o. contract obligations on the part
OF players Much of this doubtless
has been accomplished by evasion
/ and technicality. But the fact re-
mains that the principle is distaste-
/ ful to the honorable men of the pro-
/ fession and In direct violation of the
constitution of the Baseball Players
! fraternity. need not cite specific
cases. but will mention that of Rub6
Marquard. who was induced to at
! tempt to violate an iron clad instrn.
mont binding him to the Giants foI
two years.
"l think baseball players are be
ginning TO realize that subterfuge ha'
no part in the successful promotion
o. the national paEtime The gam'
has been injured greatly therefron
the past season. And though IL II
still honest and will always remaiI
SO the vacillating attitude of man!
mercenary players has doubtless
raised suspicion in the public's minl
il some quarters. No one blames
player for selling his service to tn
very best advantage. But a con
tract. written or verbal, is a sacre
thing. Evasion through technicalit
is no sound excuse for dishOnor. lie
the least corruption creep into TIA
manipulation Of the game and tn
careful work of years will be des
troyed. The baseball player has a
much at stake in the approachin
fight as any one. The outcome mean
no less than his future"
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
Some SideIighfs on The Sporting Game

G6orge CLANCY, OF Baltimore, is
being mentioned as the most likely
OF the younger fighters and the ban
tamweiglit champion, Kid Williams.
Is also receiving a lot of mention
As in kilbane's case. Williams. il Is
limited, fervently denies il. Williams
has proven he stands head and shoul-
ders above the bantams and there
are few boys who stand a chance
with him.
There have been rumors Of mHb-
ching kilbane and Williams. The
little champion probably would go
great at l22 pounds and Kiibane, II
the match went through, would have
10 scale far under the 1873 pound
mark
Williams is said to be casting CO.
votous glances toward the feather
weight crown and its possible a new
king OF the feathers may be crowned
before 1916 kicks its hat into the
ring.
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
BASEBALL Salaries,
ARE THEY TOO HIGH?
Some Fans Believe the Play
erS Are Not Over
paid
THEIR WORTH
is SHORT LIVED

The enormous salaries that arc
being paid to professional baseball
players of this country at the present
time and the wide publicity given 20
internal conditions in the two major
leagues as a result Of raids made on
them by the Federal league has
aroused considerable discussion
among the fans. There are those
who do not hesitate to say that the
exponents Of the diamond pastime
are receiving salaries far in access
OF their actual worth; others just as
heartily defend the player by declar-
ing that the compensation received
by him is not too high for the voca-
tion he follows.
There are two sides to the salary
question in baseball, just as there
are two sides to any matter Of dis
agreement between men. Some per-
sons are blinded to actual conditions
by reason of their direct connection
with the question while others have
had their visions dimmed by lurid
stories given nationwide circulation
through the medium OF the magnates
themselves. There are still others
who. after sOmber thought and close
analysis Of the situation. take a
different view and defend it by sound
argument.
Few will deny that at first sight
a salary of $4,000. $4,000 or even
as low as $4,000 for services cover
ing a period of a half a year does
seem a great deal. Many players
get that much, some considerably
more But the average is not that
high by any means. Many baseball
players get but $1,000, $4,000 or ST.
900 per annum while others receive
much less.
With what other proie ssion or oc-
clpation can the exponent of base
ball be compared? IN what 9th Fl
line of endeavor is so much required
OF a participant and in what other
business is the life of the occupant
50 short, from a productive view.
Point? At best the baseball player
is seldom in active harness for Z
period greater than 10 years. Into
that short decade and a half h'
crowds a whole lifetime Of hare
work. study and faithfulness to th'
business at hand and when he leaves
the diamond he Is usually unfit q
engage in any other vocation ant
earn anything like the sum he hai
been accustomed to.
The growth of the successful base
ball player is not one of the mush
room sort. Good ball players ar
the results of years OF careful train
ing. conscientious attention TO righ
living. In fact the one iron-clad rull
must be early to bed and early L
rise" with a full day of hard worl
sandwiched in between dawn AM
twilight The ambitious playe
strictly adheres to the rules cover
ing physical well being and he VIII
falls by the wayside is lost.
Sc then is it out of all reason tha
these men expect and demand sal
aries in proportion TO the service
they render? They must earn a
much in 10 or 10 years as men il
other professions have an entire life
time to accumulate Surely it
not too much for them to expect il
return for the sacrifice they max
in order to shine in their chosen pro
fessiOns.
Evening journal., 1915-01-22

Baseball fans from every section Of
New Castle county are clamoring for
o county league this year. and in the
absence of Tri-State ball in this city
this season. the proposed league. if
organized, would seem to be destined
toward success on the Wilmington
end, at least
The new league was suggested at
Newark last year after the New Tri-
County and the Bancroft All-Wil-
mington League series ended. New
ark at that time urging that the best
clubs of the county get together in a
new organization. Since that time
IL has been suggested that Elkton,
MiddletOwn. Delaware City. New
Castle and Parkside. of Wilmington
with Newark form the new league.
The Parkside club. it IS understood,
will not enter the All-WilmingtOn
League this year and for that reason
the local club is wanted in the new
combination. Organization Of such
league, while meaning the end of
the Tri-COvnty League. would not
mark the close of the successful All
Wilmington League, which will be
reorganized again, but would give 10
baseball fans of the county as high
class professional ball as the Tri-
State League ever offered. Already
the baseball situation at Newark
Elkton. Middletown and New Castle
ie more promising than ever, and
with some encouragement at Della
ware City and on the Parkside enc
1t is believed the proposed league
can be arranged.
For the purpose of hearing views
on the proposed organization th'
managers of the Newark, Elkton
Middlotown. New Castle, Delaware
City and Parkside clubs are invited
without further notice TO attend Z
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
SKIDs FOR HERMANN.
By The United Press.

BY TIC United Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-According to
rumors here today. Ban Johnson,
president of the American League.
has creased the chutes under Garry
Hermann with the idea of ousting
him from the craftsmanship of the Ma
tional Commission. The change was
to come of at the annual meeting,
it is said. but due to the long drawn
out sale of the Yankees and the Feds
antitrust suit. the party has been
postponed until the next meeting of
basebalps congress.
John E. Bruce. it is limited. is the
man selected for Herrmann's shoes.
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
INDOOR
SPORTS
BY "BiH" MCGOWAN

local club he should make some one
hustle for an Outfield berth. Nealon
is but "a years old He is a terrific
hitter for a man of his stature. He
can go the hundred in 10 and 2-5 sec
onds. He has played with the Spring
field and New London teams of the
Eastern Association. and came here
in a deal that sent "Tony" Marhefka
to the New London team. Nealon
was injured in his first weeks work
out.
There will be something doing
every minute at BrownsOn Hall TO-
night
A word more in regard to Jimmy
Murphy. Local fight fans may recall
the DAYS at the armOry when Jimmy
was about making his start The
writer saw Jimmy throw a beating
into Johnny Nelson, the other night
al Norristown You can take il for
granted that Murphy has improved
He is more clever. better puncher
and knows the ring craft well. In de-
feating Nelson, Murphy trimmed a
good boy. Nelson has a reputation
Notwithstanding the fact that he was
bested in ten of the ten rounds fought
by Murphy, he has already been book.
ed to fight Jimmy Coster at the Olym.
pia club on Monday night Nelson re
Gently defeated Young Fulton. Of New
York. A few days previous TO the
latter battle. Fulton fought Leacl
Cross to a standstill.
That county league. with Newark
Elkton, Middletown. New Castle, Del
aware City and Parkside. is good stuff
Let's get it going. Those who are in
terested should get into communica
ton with Dave at once.
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
SOME GAME roNIGHr.

The Brownson basketball team viii
play the fast Parkesburg team at
Fourth and Jackson streets tonight.
This should prove TO be one Of the fast
est games Of the local season as the
visitors have defeated both Jasper and
DeNeri, eontendcrs for first place in
the Eastern League.
a fast curtain raiser is on the pro-
gram when the Albion and Clarion
teams of the Brownson League clash.
The teams will use the following men:
Clarion Albion
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
nLuE ROCK EAGLES MEEr.

Blue Rock Castle, No. 25. Knights
OF the Golden Eagle. met on Wednes-
day evening, with all members pres
ent. Much of the evening was spent
in quoit pitching. Chester Rineer and
Herbert L. Talley we're the champion
pitchers of the evening.
All members of the degree team are
requested to be present on next We'd
nesday evening, TO confer the three
degrees on a class OF candidates. A
photograph OF the members was pre-
sented TO Charles Jones, one Of the
castles oldest members.
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
SOCCER FOOTRALL.

The Wilmington soccer team will
meet the Pyn Point team. of Philadel-
phia. at Shellpot Park, at 3.15 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. The following
players will line up for Wilmington:
J. Baggs. ]. Lacy, A. Lacey, s. Green
well. j. Gilmore, George Morley. W.
Baggs. NJ. Fisher, Holgate ]. Black, J..
Bradshaw
Evening journal., 1915-01-22

Just turn back now TO the Want
Columns and see for yourself the
great variety of lines OF endeavor they
cover and you will be convinced. as
hundreds OF others have been. that
they can be Of infinite service to you.
ADV.
Evening journal., 1915-01-22

This old town was we'll represented
in the boxing world ON Tuesday even
ing. Baker cleaned up for Blackburn
and Jimmy Murphy trimmed Johnny
Nelson.
Parkesburg will be the attraction
at Brownson Hall tonight. The locals
are in great shape and intend giving
the Parkesburg boys one of the worst
lacings of their career.
Baker, the local middleweight. ex-
poets to again fight at the Fairmount
club next Tuesday evening.
A certain party about town is now
endeavOring to push a boxing bill in
this State. Boxing is a good game
Fewer deaths are caused at the fight
game than in football The State Of
New York, where fights are held un-
der the Frawley bill. received S32. 900
revenue last year, on a five per cent.
basis. The game makes a city popu-
lar.
The Eden Athletic Club, which is
located in a cozy little spot i'm little
Brooklyn. has on the floor a fast bas-
ketbal team. Eden finished second
in the City League race last season.
They are coming out strong on the
diamond next season and have hopes
Of coping the pennant.
Bill Nealon. who last season was
with the Chicks for while. but sus-
tanned a wrenched knee which caused
his being turned loose. has been pick
ed up by Charley Herzog, of the Gin
cinnau Reds, upon the recommenda-
ton OF the writer. Nealon Will go
south with the big leaguers. and if he
shows the form he did when with the
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
HIGH YS. CEnARCROFT.

Wilmington Friends School basket
ball team will play its first home
game here this afternoon since the
holidays. when il meets the Cedar
croft Academy quintet, of Cedarcroft.
Pa.
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
ROWLING SCORES.

On the Crescent alleys last night,
Laws team Of Eastern Malleable Iron
Co.. defeated Clarke's team 1851 10
Pill The p. b, 4 W. shop office de-
ieated the erecting shop bowlers 2ls2
TO 2llO
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
The standing of Teams.

Games next Monday; Boiler shop vs..
Freight House; General Office VS.. shop
Office.
Evening journal., 1915-01-22
Baseball League of Six
Clubs Is Suggested by Fans

meeting in THE EVENING JOUR
NAL Office on next Friday night
Evening journal., 1915-01-22

Baker. the local middleweight. ex-
poets to again fight at the Fairmouni
club next Tuesday evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-05-19

down from Lacrosse last week for a
visit at the parental home, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Bennett.
Walter Brown, of ST. Paul, joined
his wife and children who were at
the z. A. Garner home here.
Steamer Frontenac and palace barge
Mississippi, will give another of their
popular moon light excursions
Thursday, May 20 to Gutenberg and
return. Starting at z p. m.
Peter Vogt, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Vogt, died at family residence
Friday, May IA. Funeral services
Sunday p. M, Rev. J. A. Meats
officiating.
Miss Hazel K. Grimm is spending
the week at the Geo. Barrows home
in Lancaster.
Cassville will celebrate July 5 as
the 18th comes on Sunday. The &C m
mlttees have been appointed and bust
ness people have donated well. Every
thing points to gala day in Cass-
vile.
Mrs. M. j. Hannum, of Rockford,
is visiting the Walt Galloway family
Mrs. VIM. Klinkhammer left Thurs
day for an extended visit with her
daughters, Budworth and Caspers, at
Prescott and Long Prairie.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gates were in
Bloomington, Saturday.
Miss Ella Beckmier closed term
of school at Sisseton, S. D., and re-
turned home last week.
Austin Riley, of Lacrosse, was a
guest of friends in town Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Habermaner
and family of Osterdock visited the
Ecksteins over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knapp and
Mrs. Squires, who were in attend
ance at the Engles funeral, returned
to Olwein, Iowa, Saturday.
NJ. Petry and Miss Marie Petry
and Miss Christine Walz, of Glen
Haven, autoed to Cassville, Sunday.
Miss Hattie Smith is home after a
successful term Oh school in the Shaal
district.
F. j. Reinke was in town Thurs
day on his way from St. Louis to
DAKOTA.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-05-19

Just before the train came he got a
phone message to come back as he had
a sick colt. He went back, but the
colt died IN the afternoon. He came
down and took 81 for Prairie du
Chen. Mr.. Mathewson, Will Carl's
helper in the creamery, went with
George to Prairie du CHEN.
Miss Sophia HaviIl came down
from school at Prairie du Chen to
spend Sunday at home.
Miss Mary Holl left for her home
in Potosi, Saturday, and came back
Sunday.
Bert Quinn was passenger to
Prairie du Chen on Saturday.
Less Boorman and Harley Urine
went to Bloomington to attend Harley
Hickok's funeral, Saturday.
The school play, "Esmeralda, /"
Saturday evening, was grand sue
cess, every one carried their parts
better than some of the old play
actors. The house was packed to full
capacity.
The Cooperative Co. Shipped a car
of hogs, Sunday.
The C. B. & Q. is putting on some
extra gangs along the line for surfac-
ing the track between Galena juno
tion and Prairie du Chen. We have
been informed there are three crews
on now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Biedeman s
daughter, husband and two children
left for their home in Chicago on
Sunday.
Frank Childres and wife were south
bound passengers and back on Sun
day.
Grandma Day went to Lacrosse
on Sunday, to visit her son, James
Day.
Sunday was quite winter day
here. People had to crawl back into
their winter clothes and build fires in
their furnace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-05-19
NORTH LANCASTER.
ne Herald

Special Correspondence to the Herald
Fra X Beetham had the misfortune
to lose valuable horse last week.
Miss Elizabeth Walker is spending
the week end with her brother,
Wesley.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the funeral of Geo. A. Dyer
Friday. He was a good man and
will be greatly missed by his many
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Pittenger,
of Big Grant, spent Sunday at J H.
Diesel home. Mr.. Pittenger is
building a large barn this summer
He had most of the large timbers
and lumber sawed for it from his
own timber land.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schloesser, OF
Lancaster, spent Wednesday with
their son, Fred and family. They
came out in that new Buick.
Miss Marion Manley spent Sunday
with ner parents at Montfort.
J. Fl. Diesel and wife Sunday ed at
the Guy Walker home.
j. A. Huff and family spent Sun
day at Wesley Walkers.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Susan Franklin, who went from here
to Milwaukee TO consult an occulist,
can have nothing done at present for
her eye. She and daughter, Mary, left
for their home at Culbertson. Mont.
going by the way OF Sioux City; there
they will visit sister of Mrs Frank
lin.
Mesdames Earl Knoke and J. H.
Diesel accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. F.
S .hIoesser to Fennimore to visit the
Spencer poultry plant. Mrs. Schloes-
SCI brought home her B. Leghorn baby
chicks which were Matched there.
They also called at the August Brant
home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-05-19
LIVINGSTON
specis, Correspondence 60 the Herald.

Special Correspondence 60 the Herald.
Mrs. o. S. Laughton spent We'd
nesday in Platteville.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Polglaze, a
son, Wednesday May IL, 1915. Con-
gratulations.
j. S. O'Conner, optician, was in
Livingston from Friday May Ia,
until Monday, May II.
DR.. r. NJ Carter left Livingston
for few days visit at Chicago.
On Friday May IA the High school
girls accompanied by their teachers
spent the afternoon at Crow Branch.
Livingston has been made very at
tractive by the painting of several Of
the business places.
The play ga Woman's Honor"
given Tuesday night was we'll attend
ed.
Miss Marie Livingston's school
closed Friday of this week.
Mrs. Harlan Biddick spent Friday
in Arthur.
Miss Florence Fisher spent few
days visiting in Platteville and
Rewey.
Raymond Kelly visited friends in
Livingston, over Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Skate attended the
funeral of her sister, held at Linden
Friday, May IA.
Mrs. J. H. Baldwin and daughter
Betty, of Bloomington, are here visit
ing relatives for a few days.
Sunday was the anniversary of the
Epworth League, and an excellent
program was given
Miss Irene Livingston visite d
Platteville Friday.
Many people attended the fire sale
held by Eustice and Co.
The Livingston high school boys
returned Saturday from their Agri-
culture trip in the surrounding tow s
and villages.
Miss Roxy Biddick, a Normal
student at Platteville, visited at her
home at Livingston over Sunday.