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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19
LITTLE BITS OF
SPORTING CHAT
Wild Stories About Prices Paid
For Players.
CY YOUNG MOST EXPENSIVE

Owner of Cleveland Team Parted With |
$27,5oo In Cash and Players For Star
Piteher-Edde Collins Not So Elk
pensive as Supposed-5rush Bought |
Vanguard of Brush
Much has been printed recently con
corning the prices paid for baseball
players, and New York sporting
writer has been SCATTERING ideals by
telling a few things he knows or thinks
he knows. He declares that Cy Young
cost the Cleveland Maps more money
than Eddie Collins cost the White
SoX.
When Owner Charles SomerS of the
Maps wanted Young from the Boston
team half dozen years ago he had to
pay $4,000 in cash to the Bostonians,
he had To give in addition two pitch.
crs, Jack Ryan and Charley Chech.
and also he had to give Young 5000
bonus Ryan ana Chech were valued
at $4,000 each. SO il will be seen that
Young cost Somers $2T.50O while Col
Inns cost Comiskey only $4,000, in
spite of stories that the price was
twice that.
The organized baseball moguls for a
number of years have been trying to
Kid the public into believing that they
pay fabulous prices for ball players.
They would have us believe that
Charles Comiskey paid $4,000 for Out
fielder Harry Chappelle. Eighteen hun
dred dollars was more like the real
price.
Barney Dreyfuss is credited with
having paid $4,000 for Pitcher Martin
O'Toole. There always has been doubt
as 10 whether Dreyfuss ever partee
with that sum of money. About SO,
900 is what DreyfuSs paid. according
TO those close to the Pirate club, aut
ii must he remembered that Dreyfus
got not only O'Toole for that price, bu
that Catcher Kelly, the battery part
ner of OToole, was thrown in to maxi
il a bargain.
The Giants are credited with payin:
$1,000 for RUDE Marquard. The,
got him from the Indianapolis club. Il
all likelihood the Giants did pay tina
for the RUDE. incidentally it ma
be stated that John T. Brush. aowne
az the Giants paid that S11OO0te Joh
#. Brush. 6Nvner of the Indianapoli
club. So what's the difference whetE
e. the price was Sl1. 600 or 81 19eo.OOO
Connie Mack is reported to have pal
out $4,000 for Pitcher Lefty Russell
who fivvercds How many are thel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19
CHANCE FOR KID STARK.
Wanted in Match with "Heinie'' Or
chard, Navy lightweight Champ.

Editor of The Reformer:
| am DESTROYS of locating the former
lightweight champion of the Army,
whose ring name was "Kid" Stark.
understand he lives somewhere in
Brattleboro, but have been unable to
near from him and thought / might To-
cate him through your paper.
II he is still in the game / wish 10
match him against q Heinie' Orchard.
the lightweight champion of the navy.
As an inducement to "Kid" Stark
II offer $500, win, lose or draw, and
training expenses. The fight is to be
q 2o-round limit, and fight by revised
Queensbury rules
Hoping to locate Stark through your
paper and thanking you in advance,
[ remain,
Chief Quartcrmaster, L. s. n.
HUGH WILLIAMS,
New York, Jan. 16, 1918.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19
Sporting Notes.

Joe Kelley, former manager of the
Toronto team, has been named as
scout for the Yankees This was eX-
pected.
Cyprian Toolan of North Adams,
Mass, familiarly known as coy, who
was one of the backfeld stars of the
last football season, has been asked to
coach the University of Vermont foot
ball team this fall He has not yet
given his answer
No matter what YOU think about the
ability of HOBBY Baker, the ex-Prince-
ton hockey star, when one knows that
with the entire b. \. A. team playing
against him especially he scored the
three goals made by the st. Nicholas
team it must be admitted that he is a
trifie better than the average.
George Zurich and Karl Lemle, the
latter having been seen in BrattlebOrO
are to wrestle in Boston next Monday
Lurich defeated Lemle a year ago III
one Of the most sensational bouts ever
seen in Boston, and Lemle has declar
ed that he will be returned winner this
time.
Scinslii, the joke manager of East
,rn association baseball teams, is con
sidering Cooking over Northampton
As a city in which to plant his team
for at least part of the games. If this
| should eventuate it would simplify tn,
| Twin State league situation very mucl
and aid in bringing the league TO ;
| fcur-team basis.
Joe Peploski, who pitched for Keen
in 1912 and went from there to Detroi
and Is LOW a student at Seton Hail. wa
Imarried in New York last Thanksgiy
ing day to Miss Clare T. Johnson o
South Orange. The news of the wed
|ding has just leaked out. Peploski wa
Termed ont by Detroit to Lincoln, Neb
and finished the 1913 season with tina
team, but did not like the West and las
lyear was with the Lawrence team
1.-THE New England league.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19
MAY CHANGE ATHLETIC LAWS.
Intercollegiate Association Annual
Meeting to Be Held March 6.

The executive committee of the In
tercollegiate Association Of Amateur
Athletes of America has proposed sev-
eral changes to the constitution and
bylaws and laws of athletics of the
association. The proposed changes will
be acted upon at the annual meeting
of the association, March s.
One of the principal amendments pro
posed to the constitution is in relation
to increasing the number OF preimi-
nary trials for the weights and broad
jump from three to six. This provides
for the trials to take place in groups
of two, SO that if a man fouls or fails
to make a satisfactory trial he will
Immediately take a second one and not
wait for his next turn in the regular
order of competition.
| In the high jump and pole vault the
number of trials VIII remain three, but
, a competitor will have the privilege
in case he fails at certain height of
taking his two extra trials at once, in.
stead of waiting until his turn comes
again.
The changes in the laws of athletics
were all made with the idea OF stand
ardization. 4 12-inch track border
/ provided for and recall by the starter
In ease of q foul the l. c. \. y. \. \
rules provided for only the disqualified
ton of the offender. The new provis
will allow for q man suffering inter
ference in trial or semi-fnal heats t;
start in the next round or else the run
ming over, of the heat. The ground il
front of the takeoff for the broad iuml
will be raised slightly and sprin kle,
with sand so that the officials Will hav'
visible evidence of foul. ..
In the shot and hammer contests tn,
competitor will have to stay in the cir
Gle until his throw rs measured instea,
p of walking out the back half of tn
| ring Specifications for implements ar
drawn up with practically the sam
: wording as the international rule
which provide for the O, X. of a prope
official.
The relay racing rules also will b
= changed so that the touchof may b
made ten meters either side of the linz
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19
Sporting NelUs
KEENE BASEBALL
FANS TAKE COURAGE
Prospect that City Will Be in Twin
State League-Abe Berger Nego-
tiating for Grounds Lease.
Especial to The RefOrmer.)
II l..

Especial to The Reformer.)
KEENE, n. H.. Jan. 10.
At the present time there is cousid-
cradle baseball talk in this city, espe-
cially since it was rumored that
Abe Berger and a few others were
planning to take up the reins of the
old baseball directors and continue
with a team for next season, so as TO
be represented in the Twin State league
as in years past. Although nothing
definite has been accomplished it is
hoped that things win mature early il
February.
When it was announced several weeks
ago that the directors of the Keene
Baseball association were ready to give
up the work and sell their interests
and equipment, there was more or less
gloom in the hearts of the Keene fans.
There was also considerable talk as to
whether Keene would have a nine. and
if so who would come forward to push
the, matter along. The rumor is that
Abe Berger has gone to the front and
is now trying to secure a lease of the
grounds and to form an association SO
that directors may be elected to repre-
sent Keene at the March meeting OF
the Twin State league. Although moth
ing definite has been done, it looks "a
/ though Keene would be in the Twin
State circuit in 1915 and the hearts OF
the fans are much more at ease thar
| they were few weeks ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19

Despite the business depression which
swept the country during the last year
boxing was a source of great revenue
to New York state. According to the
annual report of the state athletic com
$G50,00O for the privilege of watching
the good, bad and Indifferent boxers
perform. OF this sum the state was
enriched by the sum of $50 900 Fifty
eight clubs out of a total number of
Is? which applied for licenses are still
i'll existence and holding bouts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19
The Worlds Longest Fence.

\ fence forming 4 portion of the
boundary between New South Wales
and Queensland bears the distinction
of being the longest fence in the world
1t is about three thousand miles in
length, and was erected, not to keep
out rabbits, but to prevent tick-infest-
ed cattle Straying out of Queensland.
Wide World Magazine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19

When Bill Donovan. the new man
ager of the Yankees. as a yoGngster,
was pitching on the sand lots of Phil
adelphia, his greatest trouble was lack
of control.
Wild Bill knew that he was wild,
and he made a commendable effort to
overcome it. There was a negro GEM
etery at Nineteenth and Mexican
streets, on the fence of which Bill
Etrove to overcome his erratic propen
sites, much to the disgust of the sex
ton, who was Bits implacable en-
envy.
Bill would draw a circle with a
diameter of about six inches on one of
the boards of the cemetery fence and
then step back to the regulation pitch
ing distance. Like a shot from a rife
the ball would speed for the target.
After Bill got warmed up rarely would
he miss it. But Il few we'll directed
shots with his projectile-like speed
soon tore the board from its moorngs
aud Bill would move to another board
He made the cemetery fence look like
Belgian village after 4 bombardment
The sexton of the cemetery refused to
recognize Bits budding genius and
chased him over the lots huifh9g bricks
verbal and otherwise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19

who can believe that Connie ever tore
himself loose from that much money
at any one time in his life:
Fritz Maisel went to the Yanks from
the Baltimore Internationals at a re
ported price of $4,000.
After shaving off about $4,000 you
arrive at total $4,000, which is more
like it,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19

Joe Kelley, former manager of the
Toronto team, has been named as
scout for the Yankees. This was eX-
nnctad
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19

The clam has larger mouth in pro-
portion to his size than a man, Yet
the clam never talks about his neigh
bors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19

An English officer. according to a sto-
~ IN the Paris Excelsior. was perched
on an observation post in the Belgian
sand dunes directing the fire of the
British cruisers. which were lying in
close and Smelling the German. lines.
The fire Of the English war vessels
seemed to be singularly effective. but
with each hit the officer grew more
and more melancholy, murmuring to
himself, What frightful damage.
What dreadful destruction"
What on earth are You complaining
about|' asked an astonished comrade
Don't you see that you're giving
them the range exactly right?''
The mournful officer pointed to the
German line. THAT land over there
| comprises the best golf course on the
continent. he said. Il played over il
only last year. And now look what the
! shells are doing to it,
| 4 shot from the sea screeched over
| head and the officer raised his ffelC
glasses to study its effect. He drop
! ped them quickly. There goes tn,
sixth green he said with sigh.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-19

New Hampshire has had three thaws
this month, not counting Harry.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-06-16
DECIDE TO BUILD ANNEX
TO HOME AT ONCE
(From Wednesdays Daily.)


c. K. Osborn, secretary OF the state
board OF control, returned to Phoenix
yesterday after holding a conference
with Judge {. w Wells and DR.. R
y Looney, commissioners OF the
Parsons estate, and stated the final
meeting OF the state board OF control
would take place today at Phoenix
when authority would be given to
build the Womcn's Annex to the
Pioneers Home in this city.
Mr.. Osborn stated further. that
there is but little probability OF a
future Supreme court decision dis
turbing this feature of the mothers
pension law, as il was generally be-
lievcd the almshousc provision did
not pertain to the issues involved in
i former judgment given by the SUI
pcrior court OF Maricopa county, and
accordingly, the judicial pathway was
clear for the pioneer project to be
carried out.
At the meeting today in Phoenix,
ii is probable the successful bidder
for the annex TO the home in Pres
colt will be announced, in which event
construction will begin Immediately
The structure will be erected from a
donation left by the late w. c. Par
sons. of McCabe. and set aside by the
estate for that purpose is a fund of
$4,000 which is available in Pres
colt bank. Judge Wells, DR.. Looney
and Major Doran are to supervise the
disposition OF this sum. as commits
sioncrs, on the recommendation OF
Wynn Meredith. executor of the Par
sons estate. The new building will
adjoin the present ono to the north,
and will be used by pioneer women
of Arizona or pioneers who are mar
ricd
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-06-16
MOOSE ELECT Is AND
INITIATE TEN MEMBERS



Ten members were initiated by the
Prescott Lodge No. $40, Loyal Or
der of Moose at their meeting Fri
day night and 25 more who will be in
itiated next Friday night. were elect
ed to membership. A banquet was
served in honor of the event after the
meeting.
Those to be initiated next Friday
night are: H. D. Aitken. Dr. H T.
Southworth, Chas w. McLane, DR..
R. n. Looney, Chas. H. McLane, H.
I. .Tomlinson, Robert {. Young, DR..
c. E Yount, A. E. McSwiggen, Ray
Tinker, E. J. Dillon, c. H. Murphy,
VIM NJ Poulson, Homer Zettler.
w. Lemlen, a. r. Henderson, Nal
colin A. Fraser. Martin NJ Melon
aid, w. E. Glenn, P. J. Fitzgerald
Frank Burton, Thos. E. Campbell, J.
NJ. Hoover and James H. Ehle.
The efforts being made by the
Moose to locate the national tuber-
culosis sanitarium of the order in this
state. were given a considerable boost
by the passage of a resolution FRI
day by the lower house OF the legis
lature 1t is expected the senate will
take similar action tomorrow. The
resolution follows:
Whereas, The new and growing
State OF Arizona offers within her
borders a climate which is particu
larly helpful to those who are suffer
ing from the dreaded white plague
the great scourge OF mankind. and
Whereas, we desire to bring to the
favorable attention of the fraterna
organization of Loyal Order o.
Moose, the desirability of locating it:
contemplated sanitarium within the
State OF Arizona. now, therefore be i
Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives of the Legislature
of the State of Arizona, that we dc
commend the laudable efforts of th'
Loyal Order of Moose in their splen
did work OF alternating the suffering:
OF their afflicted brothers, and urge
upon the governing body OF the order
the desirability OF the location o
their proposed sanitarium within
Arizona, assuring them that no bette
climatic conditions can be found up
on the globe than exists within ou
state. and be it further
Resolved, That a properly certified
copy OF these resolutions be forward
ed to the proper executive officers o
the order"
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-06-16
CONDEMNED MAN
WELL KNOWN IN ARIZONA
(Frcm Srn6sy's Daiiy.l

George Marks, said to be under
sentence OF death at Juarez, Mexico,
for alleged counterfciting, is a former
resident OF Prescott, and about 20
years ago, was prominently known as
a mining operator OF this field, .asso-
ciatcd with H. \. Palmer, and Chas.
and Scott Harms
This firm closed several large deals
in early days, and enjoyed distinction
as successful mining men, their ser
vices being in demand in foreign
fields.
Mr.. Palmer venturcd to South Al
RIGA and was slain by Matabclles.
Scott Harms later passed away, and
now one OF the principles OF the old
time firm is doomed to die. He has
been operating in recent years in
Mexico, and his many friends in the
United States are excrting every
power possible to prevent an inno-
cent man from being executed for
what they state, is a high-handed act
OF few Mexican officials, and for no
criminal deed whatever. Mr. Masks
was advised some months ago to
leave Mexico. and was closing up his
business to this end. when he was IN
expectedly arrested on the grave
charge, the penalty OF which is death.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-06-16
DE SOTO COPPER MINES
SPRING INTO FAME
(From Saturdays Daily

" AOll ~odL0A 0eA9 Do4ll
Arrivals yesterday from the old
DeSoto mining camp, in the Bradshaw
mountains, report a scene that brings
back memories of several years ago,
as activity again prevails and heavy
production goes ahead on copper
ores. Conservative mining along
practical lines, however, supplants
the era OF long ago, in carrying out
a prospecting program, and genuine
production attests to the substantial
foundation on which this property
rests, after being rated in the category
as played out"
The camp today has a force OF over
30 mines at work, and the electric
power line that tapped the camp a
few days ago, signifies that six drills
will be operating from now on. 1t IS
believed by the middle OF July the
daily output will reach to at least l5G
tons, if not greater. The old Hot
Number tunnel, double tracked, is the
scene OF exploration, from which
zone recent determinations conclus-
lively establish a splendid proposition.
For the present shipments are made
TO Humboldt but twice a week, owing
to limited train service, but this stu
alton will be remedicd, it is reported,
when daily train service will soon be
inauguratcd. Middleton. in short,
goes on the map again. as shipping
station, and the buzz OF the aerial
tramway up the hill mile distant,
echoes return OF better days for
that field. OF attractive possibilities.
The DcSoto is a holding OF the Ari-
iona Consolidated Smelling Co., and
its resumption occurred only a few
months ago. 1t is at present shipping
over 400 tons per week to Humboldt.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-06-16
PATTERN AFTER FRONTIER
DAYS, THEIR PLAN
(From Saturday's Daily.)


That Prescott is justly proud OF
her Frontier Days has never been
questioned by those who had the
pleasure OF attending last years cele-
bration. but ii IS a convincing argu-
nent il favor OF Frontier Days and
the manner in which they are car
ried on, when the outside world com
mcnts favorably and desires to pat
tern after our contests.
In letter received from Gallup,
New Mexico, Owe E. diversion, in
charge of the Fourth OF July celc-
bration. at that city. asks that the
Chamber OF Commerce forward him
a copy OF last years program OF
events, so that they may use it as a
guide In part Mr.. diversion says:
1--WE were very much interested in
your successful celebration last year
and would appreciate your kindness
in sending US a program. VIC also
extend to your people a hearty wei
come to our celebration this year"
Mr.. diversion has been advised that
while he may gain some information
as to the local celebration by persual
OF the program, which is merely an
outline OF events, ii would be more
TO his advantage to attend it, see the
contests in person. and then take
some OF the ideas back to New Mex
leo. for consideration
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-06-16
NEWEST WRINKLE IS
AUTO CHAIR AT RESORTS

Ever since a lazy mechanic, too
indolent to walk to and from his
work. and too poor to buy horse,
gathered up a rat-tail file and some
scrap iron and invented the gaso-
line engine, the motor industry has
been advancing in rapid strides
Automobiles are fast becoming a poor
mans necessity, and motor skates and
motor attachments to bicycles can be
had almost for the price OF years
street car fare. Manufacturers OF
electrically vehicles have been
forced by the makers OF gas motors
to hit continual forward gait to keep
pace with the maniacal demand for
things automatically driven.
Long since the automobile and
auto-truck pushed the faithful horse
aside, but it is only lately with the
installation OF electric battery driven
wheelchairs at the San Francisco and
San Diego expositions, and at Palm
Beach and Atlantic City that the auto
has begun to encroach upon that
world-old institution. the wheel-chair
porter at the summer resort
The battery-driven chair meets the
requirements of those who move in
the inner circles of society and Wis
itors who enjoy gliding about in self
propelled chairs without a pushing,
painting, prattling porter. The cleo
trio is an exclusive chair in that two
passengers can enjoy independence and
luxury together with complete privacy
from a porter's listening ears
The chair is driven by a compact
storage battery out OF the way under
a neat wicker dash. The machine
has a normal speed of four miles an
hour-just about a walking gait-but
some are built with different reduc-
tons. giving seepeds ranging from
one to ten miles an hour with bat
terry capacity sufficient to run them
for eight hours on good streets.
The body is OF rattan and roomy
enough "for two stout adult per
sons" This three-eights horsepower
machine is becoming so much more
popular than the onc-man pushed
type that already several models are
in use. Each has frame OF steel
tubing such as is used in bicycle con
struction and is equipped with bicycle
wheels and pneumatic tires. The
motor, gears and other mechanism
are entirely hidden by the body OF
the chair. One model is provided
with an attractive sunshade, giving
the appearance of a trig little phaeton
Others are built with low open
bodies without the sunshade. All
are two-passenger types, light little
vehicles OF neat and trim appearance
yet built as rugged as miniature
trucks, so that they are by no means
flimsy toys.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-06-16
LEASERS ON DAVIS
MAKE A SUCCESS
(Fron SUNDAYS DaiIy)

Eric Bloom. leasing on the Davis
gold mines of Slate creek with Joseph
Caspari. was an arrival yesterday and
stated one car OF ore has been
shipped to Hayden smelters, and an
other was being packed out to the
state highway on the summit, which
would probably be consigned to Cop
per Queen smclters at Douglas. These
operators are practical miners, and
since assuming charge have perform
cd considerable development in open
ing up ore bodies. The Davis is at
tracing very much attention and it is
stated from reliable sources the deep
est workings expose the biggest and
RICHEST orc bodies known in recent
years.