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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
Baseballs Are Shipped To Soldiers
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SOmers Admits Mistake; Needs Stoval

HHICAGO, Ill, June She gift Of
base5alls, bats and other para
phernalia from president Johnson
and the clubs Of the American league
TO the Canadian soldiers fighting abroad
viii be assembled at Toronto and
shipped 10 London where Gen. John
Carson probably viii see to its trans
porIatlon across the channel and dis
TIbution among the soldiers.
Samuel Hughes, Canadian minister
Of militia, in a telegram received by
president Johnson, said
AS minister OF militia IL gives me
great pleasure to accept and thank
your league for its gift 1t will be
highly appreciated by cur magnificent
boys. who are nobly doing their duty
at the front and make many a leisure
hour pass pleasantly.
Charley SOmers admits he made a
mistake three years ago when he failed
10 retain George Stoval as manager
Of the Cleveland club.
Ever since I have been in baseball
said the owner Of the Indians, 81 have
been looking for a man Of the caliber
OF Connie Mack You can count such
men on the fingers Of one hand.
George StoTau came the closest to the
mark and ! made an error when
failed to keen him
I agree with anyone who says the
owner should keep his hands off But
what are you going to DO when you
have manager not equal to the
Jask?"
z&
y Franklin Baker is the biggest
migrate in baseball" said Clark Crit
fifth, manager Of the Senator's Con
ME Mack treated Baker handsomely
and the player Feciproeated by biting
the hand that fed him. Bakers con-
duct deserves the extreme penalty, and
the best way 10 penalize a ballplayer
IS % cut him off the pay roll
Here are the real facts in the Baker
case Baker signed for 1914 for $4,000.
Last .Iuly he sought out Connie Mack
and said the Feds had offered him big
money for an option on his services
for 1915.
When your present contract expires
III bid as high as the next man for
your services" replied Mack.
But 1 want more money for the re-
mainder OF 1914" answered Baker.
All right, sign for 1915, 16 and II
for $1,000 per annum and III tear up
your present contract and pay you
at the rate Of $1,000 per annum for the
remainder OF 1914" said Mack
You're on, replied Baker, who there
upon signed a three-year contract call
ing for SCI. 900, and was paid at the
rate Of $1,000 for the remainder Of 1914
Last fall the Feds renewed nego-
tiatiOns with Baker. offering him So
000 for 1915 He put the matter up to
Connie Mack
why. you've already signed with the
Athletics for three years" replied the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
SAYS HERMANN STARTED FEDS;
DREYFUSS ALSO Gets CREDIT
Their Opposition to McCull Ough's Plan to Put Team
Into Pittsbmg in 1912 Led Him to Take Steps
to Organize an Opposition League, He
Says Gilmore Came in Later.
BY FRANK G. MENkE.

, in behalf Of the transfer. But Dreyfuss
turned him down.
Hermann Also Stalled.
q then called on Garry Hermann. I
told him 1 wanted to have the Jersey
City club transferred to Pittsburg-
Garry stalled around and finally turned
me down He said II I'd promise to stay
out OF baseball until 1918 he'd see what
he could do for me 1 told him / was
going to put a club into Pittsburg in
1913, and il he wouldn't let me transfer
the Jersey City team 70 that city I'd
put club Of my own in there.
Garry laughed at me
How foolish he said That's Just
an idle boast To operate a baseball
league you need money-and lots Of It,
Who will be so crazy as to put money
into an outlaw league in face of what
happened to the United States Lacquer
Started the Federals.
" I'll find few fellows" I told Garry.
And I did. ] interested capital in Chi
cago. Indianapolis, CLEVELAND. Coving-
ton and St Louis, within few weeks.
We named the organization the Federal
league and opened the 1913 season and
played out our schedule Of $50 games.
Some Of the clubs made money; some
didn't But it seemed to all Of US that
II We could set better players we might
make big success Of the venture. We
all were enthusiastic
How Gilmore Came In.
How did Jim Gilmore happen to get
into the league n was asked
Well toward the latter part OF the
1913 season the Chicago club got into
a financial hole. The secretary Of the
club telephoned to me from Chicago
while I was in Cleveland and told me to
90 to Chicago at once. I did. He told
me the club needed $500 Immediately
for payroll purposes and that he
thought he knew a man who would ad-
vance it.
WHO IS hep I asked.
Fellow named Gilmore answered.
the secretary. I've got IL fixed I'D for
you to see him tomorrow"
We'll, I met Gilmore the next dav.
We had a lengthy talk concerning the
Federal league. At its conclusion Gil
more pulled out a roll Of bills, peeled
or three $500 ones. and said:
Was Made President
Here you are; meet the payroll and
zeal me IN this game. 7 think I'm going
TO like II. III take a block OF the Chi
cago stock and see things through to
the finish
-, Gilmore was made president Of the
chicago club. He held that Job until H.
was elected TO the presidency Of the
league In the winter Of 1918. What foi-
lowed afterward is too fres. In the
minds Of the fans to tell over again.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
STRONG ARMS GIVE
GIRL GOLF VICTORY

New York, June st was the strong
arms Of Mss Lillian B. Hyde OF south
SHORE which brought her the victory
recently in the Metropolitan golf
championship, an honor she has taken
Iour times Few women possess her
ability TO hit golf ball off the tee.
The best description Of Miss Hrde's
driving is that she hits like a man.
her swing is entirely different from
the crooked. ineffective swing Of most
women golfers. The four-time Metro
pohtan title holder doesn't waste any
power in awkward positions and
swings Every ounce Of it. aided by
perfect timing, goes into the hail and
my, how il sails
Two hundred yard drives are the rule
rather than the exception Tor Miss
Hyde You can probably count on the
fingers OF one hand the names Of other
women players in the country who
could duplicate this feat
While driving is Miss Hyde's best fea-
ture, her irons play is uncommonIv
good but her putting is Just ordinary.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
BY "BBCK."

EXCURSIONS are being planned
from Albuquerque into this city
for the week end games of July 3,
4 and when the Dukes will be here.
El Paso will likely reciprocate by
sending a delegation to the north
ern city when the team goes there.
And the Albuquerque-El Paso series
VIII be one where the fans will be
all out roofing for their home crew.
a MATEUR baseball has the card
Sunday. There will be two
games in the Commercial league at
Washington park, starting at 2:15
o'clock. If the boys put up as good
ball as they did the past two Sun
days, the games will be worth while.
byrd LYNN took to heart an item
u to the effect that Jack Bliss
was the best catcher in the league
and proceeded to steal three con-
secutive bases of the FL Paso back
stop. Now, if we say that Lynn is
the best catcher, will Bliss get out
and steal four bases? Or is that
asking the impossible?
TUCSON is already making plans
for the 1916 tennis tournament.
But FL Paso is not asleep. Plans
are being made for a local tourna-
ment for players under 10 years Of
age and it is not improbable that the
future open singles champion Of the
southwest will be developed through
some Of these junior tournaments.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05

McArdle, Mutt and DemaEgio sin
gled in turn but McArdle was thrown
out at the plate on a great throw by
Thompson, after the local stortstop
had dallied around third TO see the
effect Of the right fielders sprint
across the field for Demaggio's long
one. Bowling then smashed out a
double but Hayes got the bali to third
before the runner.
Toner Hits a Double.
In the fourth pitcher Toner then
proceeded to make good with the bat
and slammed out a double Scanlon
singled and Toner scored and then Nc
Ardle doubled and Scanlon scored. That
ended the rally but the Solons made
four runs in the two innings and had
the score 6 to O.
McGlynn got along all right until
the eighth. Lynn singled and was
sacrificed to second by Bowling Hes
ter poked one to Pendleton but the
shortstop was unable TO get it in
time to catch the runner at third and
Lynn came home on Pittman's sacrI-
nee ny 70 deep center.
II II Kitty Knights turn to work for
the visitors today while either Herb
Han or Ed McCreery viii be on the
mound for the locals
Story in Figures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05

TEW YORK. June 5.-The man
M whose name should be written in
- the boldest letters in the Federal
leagues hall Of fame is William T. Nc
CulloUgh, "the man behind'-the man
whose courage, bankroll and fighting
spirit brought the socalled outlaw or
Eanization back to life after it had died
in 1917
Mccullough. who is secretary OF the
Pittsburg Feds. and known as Smiling
Bill" shifts the honor, however. He
gives the credit 30 Garry Hermann,
chairman Of the national commission
and Barney Dreyfus, owner Of the Pitts
burg Nationals.
If it hadn't been for that pair pair
Of boys there wouldn't be any Federal
league today" says Smiling Bill
Barney and Garry probably. viii lie
surprised TO learn that they had any
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05

+, astonished Mack. How can Won do
! business with the Feds?"
why not tear up the three-year
contract Ike you did my old one and
Sli66e me new contract calling for
$4,000 replied Baker.
Bakers money mad ball player -
continued Griffith Il hope Mack
keeus him on the bench tin he has
been taught a lesson he'll never for
/. get me Feds made a feafful mistake
when they Teinstated Bonnie Kauff.
No ballplayer is Indispensable The
kauff"
Garry. Herrmann's statement that the
country baseball craft was likely to
go upon the financial rocks this sum
meF has been disputed BY president
Comiskey Of the White Sox president
Ban Johnson Of the American league.
ana Capt Huston. half owner of the
New York Yankees
There isn't a question but that
hermann is wrong in more than one
way asserted president Comiskey. I
can't understand why is making a hob
Ter now Why didn't he do it before
the season opened, at the same time he
was signing up his men TO contracts2
II his payroll and the gate receipts do
not balance, 1t shows poor baseball
IF I take in SIS at my gate I am not
going TO slip S23 to my players. but /
am going to pay my men what the con-
tfael calls I9rs even If ! have TO stand
the loss during some off years. How
ever, 1 Try TO conduct nay business in
such a way that in the long run /
break even.
1T may be a bad baseball year. al
though ] am not ready to admit it
The weather has been abOminable and
that has hurt the attendance. but al
the same time baseball IN order to
succeed, must be conducted exactly the
same as any other business; you must
at least break even.
Those who do not have no business
in baseball, and they are not baseball
men Did you ever hear Of an estab-
iIshed firm talking about throwing
up the sponge just because the re-
eeipts were falling off under certain
conditions
THE idea of cutting the PLAYERS
salaries during the season is absurd
You haven't heard any American
league owner making a kick, have
you2 You are not likely to. either.
We are going to meet our obligations.
bushes or no business. The trouble
with a lot Of owners is that they COM
init themselves too deeply. and when
receipts begin to slump they blame
the conditions existing at that precise
moment"
IF Garry is kicking because Of poor
business il must be because the man
agement has been bad said president
Ban Johnson.
Hermann should cheer up. The
American league is not making any
hcller Hermann was wrong i'm civ
ing out that interview
i am not kicking on the business
we have done" said Capt Huston. Of
the Yankees I have been busy trav-
cling around the country looking over
the ball stands. with a view Of putting
next That
should be an answer to the criticism I
of hard times"
Hermann probably knows what he /
is talking about" said president Gil I
more. of the Federal league, so far I
as his own club is concerned, but so I
far as our league is concerned I guess 4
We VIII worry along I have seen no /.
distress signals I'm our circuit"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
"BECK'S" AMEN CORNER

7 N. LAYTON, of Phoenix, presi-
j dent Of the Border States Tennis
association, is endeavoring to get all
the clubs affiliated with the Border
States association to hold junior
tennis tournaments every year. He
believes that it will be the means Of
popularizing a great sport in the
southwest. Mr.. Lawton has the
right idea and deserves encourage
ment. "Mike" Neff IS doing his part
here but what about Douglas, Bis.
bee, Albuquerque, Miami, Silver City.
etc?
DH0ENIX baseball fans have to
90 about three milss to reach
their bail park and it is not on a
car line, either. The jitnes are cop
ping the coin at ten cents a ride.
However, the fans Of Phoenix are
determined that league ball has come
to stay and are laying plans for a
fine park closer to the city or for a
carline extension to the present
park, which has one Of the best dia-
monds in the league.
"REER is prohibited in Arizona"
declare the baseball fans Of
Tucson and Phoenix They can't
keep Sammy out by any gags Of
that nature.
PITCHING averages for the Rio
Grande league are to be printed
on Tuesday Of next week and the
surprises are even more numerous
than in the batting and fielding
figures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05

A LBUQUERQUE papers were
Peeved when we pointed out the
small attendance at the ball games
in the Duke City and said that the
reason was that the Dukes didn't
get enough real rivalry from the
Farmers and SmelteTmen to draw
the crowds. But they are sure get
ting some rivalry from the Old
Pueblos and we haven't heard that
the turnstiles are groaning from
Overwork. Still, the attendance is
picking up. It was double on Thurs
day what it was Wednesday. Let's
hope that it keeps on doubling every
day. We can trim the Dukes any
way.
PHOENIX pays a compliment to
the Macl1men in the following
item in The Republican: There are
more yards of baseball wisdom con-
cealed in the graying domes of Nc
Closkey's players than a lot of these
young chaps viii ever know" It's
nice to be told that we have a wise
team but there is a tack concealed
in the compliment and that rap
about the @graying domes" is rather
sharp. George buddy will have to
get a aprison cut" or the fans viii
never believe that he is only %.
And it is all because one baseball
scribe chronicled Georges arrival in
FL Paso as "George buddy and his
son" It happens that the "son"
was Jack McCIOskey, who is a year
older than buddy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
UMPIRE DECIDED AGAINST
HOME TEAM Is RECOVERING

Wilkesbarre, Pa. June raymond
Delaney. aged 19. is recovering slowly
from the effects of giving a decision
against a home ball team. He umpired
a game between two clubs in the subur-
ban league and rendered a decision that
gave the visiting team a victory The
home crowd Immediately jumped upon
Delaney and mauled him to such an
extent that it was necessary to take
him to a hospital.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05

TEW YORK. June 5.-The cause OF
M that series Of clsndestine meet
= tngs between Ban Johnson. pres
ident Of the American league. and
Philip De G. Ball, wealthy partner Of
Otto F. Stifel IN the ownership Of the
St Louis club Of the Federal league,
has been ascertained from a strictly re-
liable source. Though they have not
Deen trying to arrange a truce in the
baseball war. they nevertheless have
been engaged on a proposition OF con-
siderable import and one that viii
mark quite departure from methods
pursued in the past in dealings be-
tween the two factions.
There is a possibility that the Fed
eral league Will move out Of St Louis
al the close Of this season A new
club is to be established up in the
Bronx next year, and perhaps another
team somewhere farther east than St.
Louis The present plan Of the Fed
leaders is to move both the st. Louis
and Kansas City clubs eastward so as
to decrease the. cost Of railroad fares
Next years Federal league probably
will be a compact organization com
posed OF Brooklyn, the Bronx, Newark
and Baltimore, in the east. and Pitts
burg. Chicago, Buffalo and Toledo in
the west 1t is known as an actual
fact that the Feds have obtained OPP
tons on plots I'm washington and the
Bronx. the latter being the likely choice
for a new club.
Just now the Feds have the best To-
Gated, as well as best equipped base
ball plant in St Louis. 1t can be
reached i'm % minutes from any part
Of the city and is just about the exact
center OF the municipality.
The park owned by the St Louis
American leagu club is on Grand ave-
nue., too, but away up almost at the
north end Of it,. II is nowhere near
as conveniently located as that Of the
Feds The old National league park Of
the Cardinals was just two blocks west
OF the Browns park. on Handkerchief
avenue, even more inaccessible than the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
$685. 900 TO $1,000 Is
WAGERED ON COLE GAME

Philadelphia, Pa. June 5.-Charles II.
Geist q leading citizen. has bet Dr.
Edward Martin Of the University of
Pennsylvania Medical school 500. 900
to $1,000 that he can beat him at a
game Of golf The game will be played
this fall
II Mr.. Geist loses he must give $780,
600 to endow a chair Of surgical re-
search in the University Medical school;
while Mr.. Martin, If defeated. must buy
ten shares Of the Seaview Golf clubs
stock at 500 a share.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
WILL TRAMP WITH TURTLE
IF BRAVES DON'T WIN

Cambridge Mass. June Should
the Boston Braves fail in their efforts
TO tear off another National league
championship, William y. Jarvis. a To-
cal baseball enthusiast. has agreed to
walk from this town to philadelphia
ana return having as his guardian a
big mud turtle. Lucy Lee
Jarvis and a friend. Fred Woodland.
made the bet. the latter standing to
lose 500 if the BRAVES land the bunt-
ing. while Jarvis will lie compelled to
walk the entire distance
Lucy Lee is to ramble two in every
five miles, being carried by her master
during the other th-ee miles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05

thing to do with the advent Of the Fed
eral league, but here are the facts.
In February. 1912. the United States
league was born The season opened in
MaE with eight clubs-Cincinnati Chi
cago. Cleveland and Pittsburg in the
west, and Reading, Washington, New
York and Richmond in the east VIII
liam A Whitman was president OF the
organization. II lasted just 30 days and
then blew up.
Pittsburg Cleared $4,000.
But during those 80 days the Pitts
burg club cleared something like Sl0.-
600" says Mccullough. That convinced
me that two clubs could operate in
Pittsburg and make money. / had a 10
year lease Exposition park i'm Pittsbur.
and / knew if 1 didn't have a club to
play there 1 would be out the lease
money-s7000 a year.
Late in 1912 heard that the JERSEY
City club in the International league
was for sale. 1 found that I could buv
it at a reasonable price, but 1 iidn Z
want TO have it stay in Jersey CITY. /
wanted to have it transferred to Pitts
burg / put the matter UP to Barney
Dreyfuss. He baked He said 1 would
be cutting in on his territory
Ed BarrOws. president Of the Inter
national league, went to see Dreyfuss
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
Il - COO follnms.

Summary; Stolen bases. buddy Scanlon.
bowling; sacrifice hits. Toner. Bowling
two base hits, Bliss. McArdle. Toner bowl
inHi double plays. McGlynn TO Pendleton TO
Aathes, Bowling to McArdle TO Hester:
struck out by Toner 5, BY McGlynn ., bases
umpire, kane.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05

The FL PasO Ice and Refrigerator Co.
Maintains its own delivery system.
Pure distilled water and ice. Phones
114-115.-AdYertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05

M that series Of clsndestine meet
= fngs between Ban Johnson. pres
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05

in behalf Of the transfer. But Dreyfus
turned him down.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-02-19
ARIZONA COPPER CO., Store Department

corra1s, fences, and cabins In adj
dition, 642 miles of road were bull.
for the public by the use of TO- per
cent of the national forest receipts, as
authorized by congress.
Under another law, 25 per cent of
the national forest receipts for the
year, amounting to $3.50, 1913. 80, were
paid over to the various states in
which the forest lie for the benefit
of county schools and roads.
Since 1909, when systematic c1assi
fication of national forest lands was
begun, more than 100000 acres
have been eliminated. Scattered in
terror tracts which it is not practical
to eliminate are opened to settlement
through listing, which allows them to
be taken up under the forest home
sttad law. Anyone may apply to
have land within a forest examined to
determine whether it is best suited
for agriculture, and if found so 1t is
Opened to settlement under this law.
During the year $3.50 tracts, totalins
|2S2,483 acres, applied for by individu-
ais were opened for entry. By elfr,'-
nation and listing the percentage of
unpatented agricultural land within
the national forests, never large, has
been reduced to very small amount
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-02-19
FORESTS COMPETE FOR AWARD
GIVEN FOR BEST FIRE RECORD

The Tusayan National Forest, sitl.-
ated in northern Arizona, with head
quarters at Williams, has won the
ward of merit given by the District
Forester to the Forest in District s,
which comprises Arizona and New
Mexico, making the best record in
the discovery and suppression of
fires during the past season.
The fact that each of the 16 For
ests in the, Third District surpassed
all previous records will indicate the
effort made by the Tusayan to Sc
cure the award.
Many factors had to be considered
by the Forest officials who awarded
the prize; the percentage of fires dis
covered and extinguished in their in
cipiency, as compared to those that
had gained Roadway and burned over
one quarter or ten acres, (forest fires
are classified according to acreage by
Forest officers); average acreage pei
fire; time elapsed between discovery
and report; time devoted to travel
and to suppression; and the general
weather conditions prevailing through
out the fire season.
The Tusayan, with an acreage Of
L 800 900 acres, had a total of SO fires
that burned in their entirety Is. IS
acres, or an average of about foul
tenths of an acre per fire. The per
centage of those extinguished before
they covered more than one quarter
of an acre was about go per cent, OF
| So in number.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-02-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of John Russell Cromb. de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the IN
dersigned Administrative of the e.
tate of said John Russell Cromb de-
ceased, to the creditors OF and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them. with
the necessary vouchers, within ten
months after the first publication OF
this notice to the said administrator.
at the office of H. A. Elliott. at
torney at law, in the Town OF Clifton.
the same being the place for the
transaction of the business OF said
estate, in the said county OF Greer
lee, State of Arizona.
ORA STELLA CROMB,
Administrative of the Estate OF John
Russell Cromb, deceased
Dated this 1st day of February,
1915.
First publication Feb. 8, 1915.
Last publication March 5th, 1915