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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
P|PP AND HIGH ARE
SECURED BY YANKEES

New YORK. Feb. 20.-Business Man-
aser Sparrow. OF the New York
Americans. announced today that
First Base.nan Walter Pipp and Out
fielder Hugh High, OF the Detroit
Tigers. had signed to play hero the
coming season. The intelligence
reached headquarters about mid-af-
ternoon In the form of a telegram
from Manager Donovan, who finally
succeeded in corraiing High in st.
Louis. Bill lined up Pipp a day or
two earlier.
President Ebbets says that the
proposition to sell 100000 of pre-
ferred stock to the fans OF Brooklyn
has met with genuine approval. Each
of the two operating clubs that con-
troll the franchise and plant re-
spectivcly. guarantee dividends OF 5
per cent. This stock will be sold at
$50 share. and may be paid for on
the installment plan. $40 down and
$40 month.
Ebbets says the move was made
simply to accommodate a great many
friends of no club who We're anxious
to aave some further interest in the
Dodgers than the privilege Of roofing
for them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

A bill has been introduced In the
North Carolina legislature absolutely
borbidding the delivery of liquors In
that State for beverage purposes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

Only three weeks remain before the
candidates for the local team assem-
Bile AT the Richmond Hotel and an
sw-er to the initial roll call Manager
Jack Dunn has notified ali OF his
players to be on hand by March Is,
At which time they will get down to
some hard training. Those who are
acquainted with Manager Dunn are
not fearing that he will not give Rich
mond one Of the best outfits in the
Class "A organization, and one which
will make things hum around the
Barrow circuit. There IL little doubt
entertained In local fandom that the
leader of the Sirginians will not ag-
KreYate an array OF national pas
timers that will either occupy nrst
place or be within striking distance
OF the exalted roost when the curtain
Is drawn on the 1915 season. That
Richmond will have a ball team that
Will rank with the best In the Inter-
national League Is a safe bet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

Arrangements will be consum-
mated Eithia the next few days by
Manager Venus. Fuller 81. the local
htah school 0utnk for tha third and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

Will Dunn, brother of Jack. who
VIII look after the Interests OF Broad
Street Park this season, Is expected
to arrive In Richmond either today
or early tomorrow morning. He will
assume his duties at once. and within
the next few days Will have a force
Of men at work rcmodeling the
pastiming grounds. There are many
alterations to be made, both on the
anfield and in the outer gardens. and
when local fans journey out TO the
park this spring the grounds will be
hardly recognized. Chairs will re-
place the benches in the grandstand
while several boxes will be erected.
The Erandstand will also be enlarged
considerably IN order to accommo-
date the vast throngs that are ex-
pected to visit the park during the
championship games.
Tomorrow night the fast Blackstone
Academy basketball quint will be seen
in action in Richmond for Me first
time. The boys representing that in
stitution will oppose the John Mar
shall High school ouint on the iatter's
gymn. the game being scheduled for
8 o'clock. The Blackstone outfit has
made good record 80 far this sea
son and members OF the team are
hoping to make good showing
against tho Richmonders
Manager Chick, McCarty and
Captain Shorty" MetcAlf assert that
they have all the confidence in the
world In thtir OUTFIT. and they will put
tn, Howitxsr charges through some
lively scrimmages this week with the
second string men. This contest will
mean much to the Howitxer boys
and they will exert every available
effort 10 bring home the Lynchburg-
ers,, sealps :. ...z.
ARRANGEMENTS will be consum-
mated withia the next few days by
Manager '.venas:s Fuller p9 the. lecal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

he can see nothing but success ahead
for mo Richmond amateur ball
tossers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

t'c,ontanasd On rss4
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
FIGHT IS AGAINST
TWO MAJOR LEADERS
Joe Tinker Says Plan Is to Eradi-
cate Ban Johnson and "Garry"
Hermann

Indianapolis, md, Jan. S.-The
Feds are after the scalps of two ma
jor league leaders. Garry Herr
mann and Ban johnson are the two
men picked to get the run. Plans
were discussed at conference here
to-day.
Joe Tinker manager of the Chi
cago club, was the only man who
attended who would talk. He said
that the Federals are planning to give
baseball good housecleaning," and
continued:
1--WE want to eradicate the business
men in the game and put i'll no one
who is not a sportsman. We are tired
of having baseball run by two men,
Ban johnson and Garry Hermann.
Those attending the conference in
clude Mr.. Gates John M. Ward, for
mer big league player; Ned Hanlon,
Harry Goldman and Otto Knabe. OF
the Baltimore club: Joe Tinker, Rebel
Oakcs, manager of the Pittsburgh
team; Lee Magee, recently appointed
manager of the Brooklyn club;
Pitcher Perritt and Ed Konetchy,
claimed by the Pittsburgh Federals;
Lloyd Rickert, secretary of the
league, and Keene Addington, counsel
for the league. James A. Gilmore,
president of the Federals, is expected
to come to Indianapolis tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
BITS OF SPORTS

Efforts on the part of Manager Bal
four of the University to revive inter-
collegiate boxing is meeting with sue
cess.
The Methodist basketball team will
play Tech Scrubs on Tech floor to-
morrow afternoon.
The National Commission will meet
next week.
Tech tossers will go to York tonight
to play York high school five.
Steelton high will play Middletown
high at Middletown tonight.
The Phillies will not get Whitted
Richmond's offer of $4,000 for an
international League franchise has
been refused.
"Tilly" Shafer, third baseman of
the Lemoyne baseball team, fell on the
ice and fractured his right leg. He is
in the Harrisburg hospital.
At Middletown last night the Tennis
Club tossers won from the Wincroft
team, score 20 to 13.
The Eagles lost last nights game
in the p. r. r. Y. M. G. A. bowling
league, to the Federals, margin 40
pins.
Reports circulated yesterday that
Eddie Collins would go to the New
York Yankees had everybody guess
ing for a time. There was nothing
to the stories.
In answer to Coach Orton's call for
track candidates. 175 varsity and
freshmen put in their names yesterday
to Manager Cheston in the track room
at Franklin Field. The number and
caliber of the men excels the squad of
any previous year and Coach Orton
was well pleased.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
SIGNS o. THE TIMES

In front of the new Strand Thea
ter, New York, Is an electric sign
designed to attract attention to the
name of the theater by representing
a lightning stroke from some artt-
fetal clouds to earth and producing a
blue flash and a crash as the light
ming strikes. The clouds are very
ngeniously constructed so as not to
display their source of illumination
and to represent sheet lightning prior
to the direct stroke. The clouds con-
sist of horizontal metal strips ar
ranged like louver so that the light
from within is diffused over the WIS.,
ible portion of the Vanes, which are
painted to represent clouds. BY caus-
ing the light to flicker a semblance
of sheet lightning is produced, after
which a zigZag stroke darts down.
ward along the sign, terminating with
flash and q crash from the dis
charge of high-potential energy
across q gap. The high-potential dis
charge is caused by an oscillator sim
liar to that used in wireless telegraph
work. The coil is installed within
the building, and the terminals are
let out through insulated bushings to
the discharge points. While the light
ming stroke is spectacular, the noise
accompanying the discharge at the
gap is decidedly more so and is very
effective in attracting the attention
of passersby who are not in habit
of observing illuminating effects
Electrical World.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
TWO CLUBS WILL PAY
SALARY To LAJO|E
Cleveland Star Has Contract Good
For Aonther Year at His
Own Figures

Philadelphia, Jan. s. - Manager
Connie Mack will pay Larry Lajoie
only part of his salary this season.
Cleveland must make up the differ
ence, as Lajoie'S contract with the
Maps has another year to run.
The Cleveland club made that sort
OF an arrangement with the st. Louis
club last season, but Lajoie thwarted
the transaction by refusing to go to st.
Louis. Cleveland wanted to get rid
of Lajoie, but while there were sew
eral clubs that were willing to take
him, all baked when they learned the
veteran was drawing $4,000 a year,
and that his contract did not expire
until the close of the season of 1916.
AS special inducement, Owner
Somers offered to pay $4,000 of the
salary, leaving IS, 900 for the ST. Louis
club to settle. This was agreed upon.
but when Lajoie was notified to join
the st. Louis team he refused, and the
deal fell through.
1t is most likely that a similar ar
rangement has been made with the
Athletics, for there is no way to figure
that Lajoie at the present stage of his
career Is worth the salary he is draw
ing, yet he has contract which must
be fulfilled, and as Connie Mack has
been under obligations to Charley
Somers for many years, he is willing
to help him out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
NEW AVERAGE PLAN
FOR FEDERAL LEAGUE
Players Receive Credit For the
Actual Work They Do in
Each Game
By Hoban

New York. Jan. S.--Among the in%
novations in the matter of baseball
statistics, introduced by Secretary
Lloyd Rickart of the Federals, are
some new-fangled fielding averages
based on the number of chances acA
cepted by the various players per
game. Errors are ignored.
Steve Evans of Brooklyn is nominal
leader of the first basemen with 11.07
chances per game for twenty-seven
games. George Stovall of Kansas City
the firebrand of the Feds, leads the
regular firstbasemen, with 1l.OS
chances.
Kansas City also has the leader, in
the second base division, as Ken
worthy of Kawfeds was the busiest
middle sacker. He accepted $40
chances. or $50 per game.
Bliss McKechnie of the Indianapolis
champions led the third basemen,
with 519 chances. or 3.4S chances a
game. Steve Yerkes of Pittsburgh.
was the nominal leader among the
Ishortstops with an average of 5.S1
chances in SO games. Joe Tinker or
Chicago, led the regular shortStops
with 694 chances in 124 games, or $50
chances a game.
Among the outfielders, Ward Miller
of the st. Louis team, who jumped the
Cubs, led the league, with 25S chances
in 100 games, or 2.46 chances per
game. Mike Simon. the former Pi-
rate, also a st. Louis Fed, was the
busiest catched. with 1928 chances a
game. while Edgar Willett, former Ti-
ger, and also of st. Louis, led the Fed
eral pitchers in these statistics, with
I4.32 chances 81 game. The averages
of the pitchers were compiled at the
rate of nine innings of work standing
| for a game.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
CENTRAL HIGH READY
FOR POTTSV|LLE HIGH
First Scholastic Contest Takes
Place Tonight on the
Local Floor

With one of the strongest aggrega-
tions of basketball tossers that has
ever represented Central high school,
the local five will open the season to-
night. The first attraction at Chest
nut street auditorium. where all Cen
trail home games will be played, is
Pottsville high.
AS an added attraction, the Central
high scrubs will line up against a
strong amateur local team. Both Cen
trail teams are in excellent condition.
Captain Rote of the varsity five, after
practice yesterday afternoon, said
Central will give Pottsville the hard
est kind of a fight. Victory in the
opening game is much desired and
Central students will be out in full
force to help with their roofing.
Horace Geisel. of the p. r. r.. Y. NJ.
&c. A., will referee the game which
starts at O'Clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
TRACK MEN OUT
At LEBANON VALLEY
Coach R. J. Guyer Is Pleased
With Response to His
First Call

Annville, Pa, Jan. S.-R. j. Guyer
gave call for track candidates for
the relay team at Lebanon Valley Col
lego yesterday afternoon and more
than twenty men responded. The
team will be the fastest that has ever
represented the school Evans,
Wheelock and Mickey are among the
squad. They were members of last
years champion relay four which won
first place at the University of Penn
sylvania relay carnival last year.
AS the relay team will be sent to
the indoor meets at Baltimore and
Washington in the month of Febru-
airy, the early call for material was
necessary. Evans, who holds the 220-
yard dash record in the Middle States
intercollegiate meet, is captain of the
relay team. He is a Lykens boy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
FINAL TRANSFER Is MADE
Special to The Telegraph

0PcClaI 70 TIC IcIegFdPN
New York, Jan. S.-The final details
of the transfer of the New York
American League Baseball Club fran
chise were completed here yesterday.
Colonel Jacob Rupert and l.. Huston,
the new owner, assumed control with
the passing of stock by Frank j. Far
rell, the former executive. President
b. Il. Johnson, of the American Lea
que, left Immediately for Chicago, af-
ter having devoted almost month to
the consummation of the deal which
gives the club new owners for the
first time since its establishment here
in 1903.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08

The Federal League, through Presi-
dent Gilmore, has begun action in the
United States courts, as has long been
expected, for the dissolution of the
National Baseball Commission, the
American and National Leagues and
everything known as organized base
ball" While officials in organized
baseball say they do not fear the ac-
ton. it has been known for years they
did not wish an attack on the ground
they were violating the Sherman act.
The suit was filed in the name of
the Federal League of Professional
Baseball Clubs against the National
League of Professional Baseball Clubs,
the American League of Professional
Baseball Clubs. August Hermann,
Bancroft b. johnson, John X. Tener
ct al
The suit asks that the defendants be
declared as constituting a combi-
nation, conspiracy and monopoly in
violating the common law, in contra
vention of the antitrust and monopoly
statutes, and in restraint of trade and
commerce in and among the several
states, in derogation of the consti-
tutiOnal right of contract" 1t is fur
ther asked that the defendants be en-
joined from further continuing to do
business as part of or in connection
with said combination. conspiracy and
monopoly.
The National Commission has under
its domination and control all but 800,
or approximately 10000, professional
baseball players of varying degrees of
eXpertness.' The 800 are under con-
tract to the Federal League.
When President Johnson, OF the
American League, was informed that
the suit had been filed he said:
II think this is another attempt to
keep the Feds before the public. The
suit on the face of it is absurd Why
the Feds have been trying to get into
organized baseball, so-called. Weegh-
man, Of the Chicago Feds. had q
chance to buy the Cubs for Il certain
sum of money and it was not the Ma
tional Leagues fault that he failed to
make the deal. The Wards could have
bought the Philadelphia National
League club too, but they didn't go
ahead when they had the chance.
I'VE are not operating a trust, for
anybody with money can buy into our
circuits. Speaking offhand, L have no
fear of the result of this suit. Base
ball is an amusement, not a COM
modify, hence the government of sport
cannot be declared violation of the
Sherman law. The Feds are growing
desperate, it would SEEM"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
FOOTBALL a PEACEMAKER
Stecial b Thc TeIfcrnth

Berlin, Jan. S.-The German army
have issued q general or
der prohibiting troops in the field
from fraternizing with forces of the
enemy, as they did at several points
in the western theater of the war at
Christmas.
To such an extent was this frater-
nizing carried out that at one place
where the Germans and British played
football Christmas day they agreed to
suspend hostilities for two days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
HARRIS PARK ELECTS OFFICERS

AT the anual meeting of the Harris
Park Baseball Club. held last night,
the following officers were elected:
President, Walter Anderson; vice
president, Roy Kerns; manager, Earl
w. Swartz; captain, William Huber;
secretary, Ross Swartz: treasurer,
Charles Ryan. A turkey dinner fol-
lowed the meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-08
PROTECTION is NECESSARY
Too Much Money at Stake in Federal
League to Permit a Iaydown


Chicago. H.. Jan. S.-Club owners
of the Federal League have paid out
$4,000 in 1915 salary advances to
major and minor league stars who de-
serted organized baseball for the Fed
erals, according to a statement by
James a. Gilmore, president of the
Federal organization. Protection of
this money. he seid, is one of the OBJ
iects of the leagues suit filed against
organized baseball, charging it with
operating in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
THE league proposes to fight to a
finish to protect this investment" Gil
more said. In the event of q repe-
tition of legal controversies which inn
paired the 1914 season. when litigation
caused several of our star players to
sit idly on the bench all season, this
money will be tied up in a knot that
will take months to disentangle. We
propose to make ourselves certain of
the results before the playing season
begins"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06
Estimated


Estimsted surplus accumulation b. lson - rs. 32T
Deduct deficiency In revenues close isls... T5.losH
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06
Arctic Party Finds Valuable Data.

Ottawa, Ont. Nov. 5.-Valuable scien-
tific data has been gathered by the
Stefansson expedition in the Arctic ac-
cording to a letter received today from
DR.. Anderson, head of the southern party
OF exploration. He said that several
hundred miles OF the coast line of
Coronation Gulf had been rectifed.
Photographer Wilkins made a daring trip
across Banks Land alone in an effort
to locate Dr. Anderson's party and
secure aid for Stefansson and the men
with him.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06

ton in time of war to a greater extent
than specified in the Constitution, which
confessedly falls short Of the necessary
uses to which an army may have to be
put in the event of a war with for
eign nation"
National Guardsmen may, when States
permit, have themselves transferred to
the continental army, either individually
or as organizations. 1t is also proposed
20 increase Federal cooperation and as
sistance for the guard.
As Secretary Garrison explained sew
eral weeks ago, the continental army
will be a force of 10000 men raised in
increments of $4,000 a year, to devote
a specified time, probably two months,
to training for three successive years,
and then TO be on furlough three more
years, with no obligation except to re-
turn to the colors in a crisis.
VIII Use RaIIroaders.
Secretary Garrison's plan also contem-
plates storing up all the various war
munitions which should be on hand for
use Of a force of 100000 men in addition
to what would be in their hands at the
outbreak of hostilities. This will cost
s26.O00OOO annually for four years. or a
total of 800. ZOO. 900.
The Secretary mentions the plans which
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06

dred on a two-thirds valuation; in the
same bill there might be a provision call
ing upon the Director Of the Census to
make the investigation which 1 have
outlined as necessary to be made to de-
ternine what is a fair rate. and to re-
port back to Congress not later than
January /. 1917. With the information
thus obtained by the Director OF the Cen
sus. Congress should then be able to
determine what Is a proper tax rate for
the District of Columbia, and in the
meantime no grave injustice would have
been done anybody. This arrangement
would simply mean that the property
owners of the District OF Columbia
should continue for another year to pay
the same tax that they have been paying
In the past, and II would In no way inter
fere with the adoption OF the plan i
have suggested"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06
Best Treatment for Catarrh
S. S. S. Removes the Cause

Specialists in Ch troubles have agreed that it infection Of the
of the
blood free from mpuieseand OF the Catarrhal
unhealthy
relieved OF Catarhh dripping in the throat hawking and splitting
dsageeable bad
place because impoverished blood easily infected Possibly
who had cold But the
don't suffer with Catarrh The remedy dseov
It has value thousands OF will do
Get S. S. S. at a
write the Co.. Atlanta Ca for free
tell this purely vegetable blood
from the blood by literally washing clean They
with have been freed from the trouble and all its dis
at
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06

yided by Congress, should itself. or by
the employment of competent and re-
liable people, investigate nov much
should be paid and arrive at deter
minatton Of how much should be paid
after the most careful inquiry and not
by ex parte statements made by any
one other than the members of the
committee or its employees.
Follow Rates of Other Cities.
In this connection / would like to
suggest that a fair sum Of money for
John Hobbs to pay for living in Wash
inRton would be what IL would cost
him to live in any other city Of the
same size. Just how much this cost Is
Is not as easily ascertained as one
might think upon first consideration. and
again for the reason that the District
of Columbia Is different from any other
political division in the world. In every
other city John Hobbs would have to pay
not only his municipal taxes. but he
would have to pay county taxes, he would
have to pay State taxes and he would
hays to pay a large number Of special
assessments In the District Of Col
umbia many of the expenditures provided
by county and state taxes are covered
In the tax OF per cent. Also in the Dis
trict of Columbia John Hobbs has fewer
special assessments tnan IN most cues
II doubt very much IL it could be accu-
rately obtained without a personal inves-
tigation in the other cities comparable
TO Washington in size. l doubt IL II could
be obtained by correspondence, and
doubt IL It could be obtained by an out
slider from the Census Office. 1t Is for
this reason that urge so strongly that
the committee by the employment of
agents Of its own gather this informa-
ton for the purpose of arriving at con-
clusion as TO the proper tax rate for the
District OF Columbia.
Two Methods Suggested.
'If the committee feels that IN compli-
ance with the terms of the resolution
creating II II must report a plan Of fiscal
relationship to Congress by January l.
there is one method which / think could
properly be pursued in respect to the tax
rate to be applied under the fiscal plan
we suggest without injustice either to
property owners or the District or to the
United States. / would like to leave this
suggestion with you for such considera-
ton as you find II deserves. 1t Is this:
II this plan is adopted. the tax rate
might be left as it is. at $50 per hun