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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

tribution of players will be made but
the Federal league which is to as
sumo all of the contracts of players
of that organization will probably sell
the desirable men to the highest bid
der.
Chicago Made Feds.
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec 23.-Numerous
lawsuits over the claims of players,
financial tangles, tempting offers to
the stars of organized baseball and a
maze of bewildering developments are
written on the pages of history of the
Federal league which today has passed
out of existence.
Chicago men, Chicago capital and
two of the best known players that
ever wore a Chicago uniform are
chiefly responsible for making the
Federal league. James A Gilmore,
president of the organization, and c.
H Weeghman, president of the Chi
cago club, developed the organization.
Joseph B. Tinker and Mordecai Brown,
veterans of the Chicago Cubs were
the first stars to go to the Federals
and their example brought other play
ers from the forces of organized base
ball.
The league was formed in 1913 by
John T. Powers of Chicago. Six clubs
composed the circuit-Chicago st.
Louis. Pittsburg. Cleveland, Indianap-
oils and Covington.
When President Gilmore succeeded
Powers the Covington, KY, club was
clubs which wound up the 1913 sea-
son furnished the nucleus of the or
ganiZation which waged war against
organized baseball for two years. The
biggest surprise of the FederalS was
sprung in December, 1913, when Pres
ident Gilmore announced the signing
of Tinker as manager of the Chicago
club and Brown as manager of st.
Louis.
League Expanded.
The league was expanded to include
eight cities Alluring salaries were
offered the stars of organized baseball
and scores of them Joined the in
vaders. Men of wealth in Pittsburg,
st. Louis, Brooklyn and other cities
were interested in the league and cost
ly ball parks were constructed early
in the season of 1914. The season
ended with series for the champion
ship between Indianapolis and Chi
cago, Indianapolis winning. Before
the start of 1915 season the Indian
apolis franchise was switched to
Newark and Kansas City, after a bit
ter court fight retained its club which
league officials had threatened to
place in the east. Early last January
the league attacked organized base
ball as a violator of the Sherman
antitrust law Suit was filed before
Judge Lands in the United States dis
trict court in Chicago and the proceed
ings dragged for nearly a week. Judge
Lands deferred his decision and has
not handed down an opinion. The
suit, according to plans, will be with
drawn.
Overtures for peace started in 1914
but did not progress until the close of
last season which was disastrous to
ball clubs in every part of the country.
Bad weather was partly responsible
for the heavy losses to club owners.
The peace proposals reached a eli
max only recently when the Federal
league announced its plan to build
park in New York city and launch a
team there next spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

Roy Allen contributes the following peace
poem, but don't tell Henry Ford:
Who Pays the Price:
Some years ago war was declared,
The Majors laughed, the outlaws shared !;
The Feds sent spies into O. B. ranks,
The Feds got stars the Majors thanks"
This gave the outlaw league a start,
1t also broke Ban Johnson's heart
The Majors wore expressions blank
They even lost their Eddie Plank.
They now say they think war amt nice,
They beg for peace at any price.
No more will big league owners wall,
Il have to spend all of my 'kale
To keep my men with stubborn heads
From jumping over to the. Feds.
No more III need this ten day clause
To fight against these -- outlaws.
III boss my players, now you'll see,
Instead of them a-bossing me;
From each mans cheek I'll cut a slice,
I'm strong for peace at any price
The players hate to this peace,
For then their root of dough will cease.
No more will owners their knees
Beg them to stay and mot jump please"
No more can they go out at nights
And be in crap games, bars and fights;
No more can they when it is hot
PLAY sick and get to leave the lot;
They now must swear in words precise
They're strong for peace at any price.
The Hawk will fly away in shame,
And the dove will coo DER the baseball
game;
Jumps
Unless he leaps upon the ''Umps"
The Player will play, or he'll get the can,
And the owner II get the dough from the
fan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

Who wins the pennant, Braves or Reds,
They then won't have to play the Feds
And those who won't get their worlds
series slice
VIII say, you bet, we have paid the
price"
Matty Mcintyre, who piloted the
Lincoln Tigers last season is reported
to be one of the latest applicants for
the job of managing the Savages next
season. Savage says he has not heard
from Matty.
Matty also is said to be keeping a
close touch on the Denver situation,
with the idea that he may land Cof-
fey's old job.
Again "Pinky'' Beals reiterates that
after the holidays. "Pinky'' explains
that he was only out for the class
games.
"Cy'' Sherman, of the Lincoln Star
doubts that Coach Olcott, of K. u,
discovered a second Chamberlain in
the recent class games at the Jayhaw-
ker school.
Cy says: "A second Cham berlain,
Ell? We don't believe it. Candidly,
there is no such animal in the football
menagerie as the counterpart of the
wonderful Nebraskan."
Can it be possible that George Te-
beau is contemplating a swap that will
give him the st. Joe Drummers and
Jack Holland the K. c. Blues?
movement is on foot at New York
university to put athletics on the most
advanced scale that can be found in
any university in the east. The plan
is to give men credit towards gradua
tion for work done in athletics
S,1ch a noove undouhtedIv would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
WAR IS NO MORE
All Federal League Clubs Are
To Be DiSbanded.
The Outlaw MagnateS VIII Buy
Into Other Leagues

Cincinnati, o., Dec. 23.-
Probably the most disas-
trous war that the baseball
game has ever experienced
came to a close here We'd
nesday night. when treaty
of peace between the Fed I
eraI league ard both parties
to the national baseball
agreement, better known as
organized b a b all, was
signed.
The agreement gives i'm
munitv to all men who have
jumped their contracts from
both the major and minor
leagues of organized base
ball. as well as all other
Federal league players. All
of them have been reinstat-
ed or made eligible to organ
lied baseball.
That there will be d wild
scramble for some few of
the best of the Federal
league players was clearly
indicated by q provision in
the treaty that the Federal
league. as a league, and
which, insofar. as actual
baseball playing is concern
ed ceased to exist, will as
sumo all of the contracts of
Federal league players.
o. Il. Makes Plans.
Organized baseball today began t
lake plans for the 1916 season fol
wing the successful termination o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
Savage win Meet Weincrv.

New York. Dec. 23.-New articles
have been signed for fight between
Charlie Weinert and Jim Savage. The
Pioneer A c. will stage the go on De-
cember so. Savage and Weinert were
matched to box at the Pioneer A c.
last Friday night. but Weinert claimed
he was i'll and asked for postpone
ment three days before the date set for
the battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
NATIONALS WILL BOYCOTT
FEDERAL LEAGUE PLAYERS?

ST. Louis, Mo, Dec. 3.-Schuyler
Nationals, when told of the con-
summation of peace between the
Federal league and organized base
ball said he would mot touch a
single Federal league player" and
that it was his belief no National
league club would accept a player
formerly of the Federal league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
FLOYD COX HIGH MAN.
First Official Shoot of Topeka Rifle
Team Held "Wednesday Night.

The first real shoot of the Topeka
Rifle club team in the national tourna-
ment was held Wednesday night at the
clubs indoor range at 716 Kansas
avenue. Floyd c. Cox led the team
with a score of 90 out of a possible
100. William Petit was second with
95.
The unofficial scores that have been
sent to the war department at Wash
ington for the official O. X. were as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
To Defend Title with $4,000.

New York, Dec. 23.-Bobby Nc
Lean, Chicago's professional skater.
will invade New York soon after
Christmas. backed by a bank roll or
$4,000, to defend his five worlds
records on the ice, according to let
ter received here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

Says Ring: lone team has a player
named Peach. The team is inferior
in strength, but owing to the efforts
of Peach manages to hold the other
team even during the first three pc
RODS. Peach is very tired; to con-
tinue to play will not benefit him
physically But Peach, very tired, is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
Hungate Defeats F. Scott.

In the second block of the pocket
billiard tournament at the Stag, played
Wednesday night, F. Scott was de-
feated by Hungate by the score of so
to %. Tonight c. Cloud and A. Hen
bricks will punch the worries against
each other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

The official score of the team VIII
be posted at the rifle club indoor range
in the basement at ZIG Kansas avenue.
where practice shoots will be held
Thursday and Friday night of this
week.
Next Wednesday night the team will
hold another official shoot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

And now they are trying to play
indoor football in Chicago. They will
be playing it on the ice next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

Ring Lardner, writing in the Chica-
go Tribune, takes a healthy crack at
the faculty members of the big nine
who insist that football is not played
with the idea of winning games, but
with the idea of giving exercise to
students and of building them up
physically.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
Pennsy Schedule Announced.


Chicago, Dec. 23.-Jess Willard.
heavyweight champion pugilist, decid-
ed today to establish permanent resi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

a more valuable man in the game than
Prunes or Lemon, his substitutes
Prunes and Lemon are kept on the
S1del1nes, though they are full of pep
and aching for exercise. Moreover, to
send them into the game for a little
tereSt of BOTH
But. continues Ring. to remove
Peach would almost certainly mean
eleventh hour defeat Peach is allow
ed to remain in to the end. And a few
weeks later the sporting writer learns
that the coach, who left Peach in to
function of athletics, has been engag-
ed for another year.
All of which is intended to show
that if the faculty authorities of the
universities and colleges do not want
employ coaches who would not strive
for this end and who would get as
many men out for the teams as posi-
BILE and give all a chance to get into
the games, regardless of their ability.
Pennsy Schedule Announced.
Philadelphia. Dec. 23.-The Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania football schedule
for 1916 calls for nine games, the
smallest number in years. The only
changes are dropping of Albright col
lege and the substitution of Swarth-
more college for Annapolis Naval
academy. The schedule includes:
October 21, Pennsylvania State at
Philadelphia
November IL, Michigan at Ann Ar
Dor.
November 80, Cornell at Philadel-
phia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

dence in Chicago. He was joined by
his wife and four children VINO came
from Los Angeles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

Authorities at Syracuse university
are endeavoring to establish the three
year rule. A committee has been ap-
pointed to revise the eligibility rules,
and this is one of the principal revi-
sionS contem plated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
Drawn for the Topeka State Journal

(COpyright. 1915. by II. c. Fisher,
Trade Mark Reg. L. s. Pat. Off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

Can it be possible that George Te-
beau is contem plating a swap that will
give him the st. Joe Drummers and
Jack Holland the K. C. Blues?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

Washeda university. of Japan, is
planning to send a baseball team to
the United States next summer. The
Feds might at least keep one team to-
gether to play them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

Harry Vardon says that golf proves
a more searching test of nerve and
temperament than any other game in
the world. Probably Vardon never
played seven and a half, finch or
blind mans buck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
o. B. Makes Plan:

Organized baseball today began to
make plans for the 1916 season fol-
lowing the successful termination of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

have a tendency to induce men to de-
vote more time to athletic endeavors
But is proficiency in some athletic line
really an indication of an educated
man? 1t is said that some of the
greatest football stars of a few years
back could hardly read or write.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

tribution of players will be made but
sumo all of the contracts of players
of that organization will probably sell
the desirable men to the highest bid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

Such a move undoubtedly would
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
BOY HERO SAVES PLAYMATE
George Hughes, Ten Years Old, Res
cues Companion From Wheels
Of Railroad Locomotive.

Washington, Pa. - Ten-year-old
George Hughes proved himself hero
when his playmate, Paul Enoch, OF
the same age, became entangled In
the wheel, of moving railroad loco
motive on the Waynesburg and WASH
ington railroad here.
The two boys were standing by the
track when Paul Enoch slipped and
his leg became entangled in the wheels
of the engine. Before 1t could be
stopped or anyone could reach him the
lad had been whirled around twice by
the wheels revolution. Then George
reached him and, grabbing his COM
panion by the leg, pulled him free and
saved his life.
The boy was unconscious when res
cued, but physicians, who were i'm
mediately called. said that his only
serious injury was a deep cash in the
right leg. George Hughes was pro-
claimed hero by the persons who
witnessed the rescue. He could not,
however, understand that he had done
anything remarkable, and insisted that
he merely grabbed his playmate and
pulled him out of the wheel.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
QUITS HUSBAND FOR TRAMP
Woman Twice Crosses Continent With
Man Arrested With Her on
Serious Charge.

Portland, Ore.-After twice crossing
the continent in boxcars and eking out
q meager existence as tramp with
Fred Halstead, Mrs. w. H. Slade, aged
thirty-one, walked from Oakland to
Portland, with Halstead and was ar.
rested with him by Detectives Hyde
and Vaughn, who charge Halstead
with violating the Mann white slave
act.
According to information received
by Detective Captain Baty from True
Van Sickle, attorney, Of Oakland, CAL,
Halstead caused the woman to desert
her husband and three children at
Oakland.
When they first fed, more than a
year ago, Halstead and the woman
worked their way to New York and
made the return trip in similar man
ner.
Mrs. Slade is suffering from dislo
cation of one of her hips, the result
of a beating administered by Halstead
when he found out she had written to
her husband.
Evidence intended to show that Hal
stead is guilty of violating the federal
law was taken by the detectives and
turned over to the federal authorities
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13

out her concurrence, and she was in.
disposed to break with her father.
But her father must have been uncer.
tain Of her. for he ordered her to get
ready to go back east to stay awhile
with an aunt Agnes seemed disposed
to yield to his commands. She wrote
my father that he might come down
from the mill and say goodby to her
He did so and there was very affect
ing scene between the lovers.
lnasmuch as Agnes was making her
preparations to 80 east and il was
supposed that she was bidding her
lover last farewell. no opposition was
made to the two youngsters seeing as
much of each other as they liked.
They spent a whole evening together
during which Agnes told my father
that If she married him her father
would disinherit her and that she
would lose very large fortune Her
mother was bitterly opposed to her
marriage with my father, for it was
she who was determined to exchange
the wealth she would inherit for one
Of those rundown titled foreigners who
are in the market for American heir
esses.
My father was the more cast down
because. while Agnes talked about her
mothers wishes in this matter. he was
not quite sure that Agnes herself was
not inclined to the plan of marrying
title and was accustomed to do pref
ty much as she pleased
However. there was nothing for my
father to do but submit, and he said
goodby to Agnes lugubriously. One
thing he knew-if she was disposed to
obedience he could not move her, and
If she was not disposed to obedience
her parents could not hold her.
My father. Notwithstanding his en-
ployer's opposition to his marriage.
was continued in his position and the
morning after his farewell left for the
mill. He always rode on the outside
of the coach and climbed on top,
where he resigned himself to brooding
over the severest blow one can receive.
whether young or old-separation from
mate.
From Denver the road westward ex-
tends for fifteen miles to the base OF
the mountains. then rises abruptly
The morning was bright to every one
on the coach except my father. and
those inside seemed to be having a
hilarious time. My father thought
nothing of this, for stagecoach travel.
ers always become acquainted. and he
supposed they were enjoying each 9th.
er's cOmpnnionship.
They were approaching the base OF
the mountains when voice from be-
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13

low called out that jim Aarka way
that was my father-was wanted in
side Nothing was further from bis
inclination. and he refused to descend.
But the request was repeated. and at
last he climbed down and entered the
coach All iookrd at him expectantly.
and one OF THE men said smilingly:
Ever, on. io,eS n lover. Cheer up.
voun" mNn # you must have girl
here oiI. tur yam
He pointed To- IN old lady on the back
seat Nv tati,r iooked nj her wonder
in.iy. and suddenly she threw back
veil aud exposed the smiling features
of Agnes
This meeting between m: father and
mother came pack to me as looked
upon the young couple and saw their
expression OF pleased surprise. only !
fancy my fathers was far more ra-
diant
There was clergyman in the coach.
and the wedding took place then and
there.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13

quarter of million dollars will be spent in community I'M
provemcnts by the Mountain Lake Corporation OF Polk county,
Florida These will include roads parkways golf courses cup
house, and other Injuries The property thus improved to DC
made the attractive and complete winter home location IN
United States 1t will include the finest and largest BODY Oh
orange and grapefruit groves in all the world
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
WOUNDED WANT LOVE TALES
German Hospital Inmates Arc Tired
Of Reading Literature
About War.

Amsterdam.-"What kind Of books
shall we send to the hospitals?' was
the question dispatched by Berlin
charitable organization to the head OF
one Of the German field hospital di.
visions.
The answer came back promptly:
Whatever you send, don't send war
literature. The wounded like best OF
all a good love story. The young men,
especially, are rather tired Of hearing
about the war.
1T is better for them. too, that they
should have a rest from that sort of
thing"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
A Stagecoach
Wedding
q, DONALD cHAMBERLlN

standing in a room crowded
! N nan and women in evening dress
WIN u,e heard a CHEEKY feminine voice
NEAL me exclaim;
WA, ma. hckm responded young
:, with blond hair. parted In the
middle nani and his chin held up by very
nls :, son,t know person here" said
~, who had spoken first.
'n 49, sn | would rather have met 70"
,ban own gold NINE
'u '1,n,t if nice to meet some one you
don't expect, but whom 20" "'So 10
meet ,u.,a thu roces
=, these two youngsters, whom 1t made
me- happy to look at. Indeed tnere
u "es one especial reason for my enjoy
"a n, Of This pleasant surprise. for 1t
mindsd me of one that had occurred
IN nv own family years before.
IN tho sixties-I refer to the last cen
.,rr-my father. then young man
".art our to Denver to grNS up
wi,h new town. Albert eeeder had
"ooe there few years befo:c with his
family for the purpose of building n
stamn mill on Clear creek. up IN the
morntains and had become interested
r. tho extraction of gold from ore. My
father who was as poor as a church
morsa found work in the service OF
n, Reeder and was sent up to one OF
his stamp mills. where he soon became
superintendent.
Mr. Reeder thought my father one
of the brightest young men in the
world and was ready to do anything
for him till he discovered that his EN-
noyee had love affair with his daugh
FOR Agnes. Then he suddenly turned
against him. The trouble was that
Reeder had prospect Of soon becom
ing very rich and had begun to cherish
expectations of Agnes marrying either
duke or prince or something of that
order.
The young couple were In peck OF
trouble in consequence Of the old mans
refusal to consent to their union. or
course the matter rested with Agnes
Nv father couldn't do anything with
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
BRIDGE PARTY AT RIDGE
WOOD THURSDAY EVENING

The customary bridge party at the
Ridgewood, Thursday evening. was
well attended, more tables being en-
gagged, in fact, than at any previous
card party at the hotel this season.
The weekly card parties at the Ridge
lood are gaining in favor with the
uests of the hotel, and are becoming
more of an event each week.
The ladies' first prize went to Mrs
r. T.. Pechin, of Philadelphia, whiie
econd was secured by Mrs. ]. Zim
herman, of New York city. Gentle
nen prize winners were M. w. Mills
+ Toronto, Canada, and Arthur Titus
If Athens n-the-Hudson.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
CONFERENCE AMERICAN
PAGEANT ASSOCIATION

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-THE
American Pageant association Is hold
ing the third conference here today.
Special sessions will be devoted to the
rendition of pageant music by chorus,
organ and orchestra. Much OF the
business meetings will be devoted to
the discussion of policies and OF the
subject of Technology. Among the
subjects will be size, acoustics, land
scaping, entrances, gathering places,
grandstand accessibility, etc.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
YOU CAN'T AFFORD

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best moden
place completed last
material OF
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Ieme show to youto phone 24 blue
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See LUCAS, the "LAND MAN,
" " Of he Coast.