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Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Washington Railway As 81 coo at 81. 81. 900 at
81, Sl.oS at 81, 5000 at ST. 81 900 at 81,
81 OOo az 81. $500 at SLY
Potomac LIST Us, 81 600 AT 1851
Potomac Cons. IS, 81 600 at 595, 81 oGo at e9Js
Capital Traction, 3 at STh
Washington Gas - at -, ) at 10 % at 75L
Ianston. 15 at II.
Graphophone COM. > at l2iIz % ar 12Ik
After call Washington Gas 81 500 al LOG
500 at lOG.
Washington Railway pfd.. at s2s
aeFce1tnaler. at ITin.
Potomac Cons. Is. 81 900 a. 100
Washington Railway Pfd., B at So
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Will Address D. c. osteopaths.

Dr. Ira w. Drew, professor Of pediat-
les in the Philadelphia College of Oste-
opathy, will address members of the
Osteopathic Association of the District
of Columbia Saturday night at o'clock
at the home of DR.. Helen F. Perkins,
1890 Columbia road. DR.. Drew will
talk on children and the treatment of
imbecility. DR.. Drew is chairman of
the baby clinic, a department of the
Philadelphia osteopathic clinic, and has
visited principal clinics In the United
States and Canada. -,--
Evening star., 1915-12-02
To Lecture on Keokuk Dam.

mississippi River Dam at keokuk-
Its Effect on Biological Conditions. Es-
pecially Those of the Plankton" will be
the subject of an illustrated lecture by
A. A. Doolittle at a meeting of the
Biological Society of Washington Sat-
urday evening at 8 o'clock at the Cos
mos Club. Charles H. T. Townsend
and w. w. Cooke also are to speak.
Evening star., 1915-12-02
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, December Cotton
advanced to points in the early trad
ing today on good cables and reports of
a better spot demand in the west. Re
alzing by longs met the rise and half
an hour after the opening prices were
yesterdays close.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
December. 12.31; January, 12.43; March,
1272; May. 1898: July. 1903.
Selling increased and toward noon
prices were at net loss of to Z
points. The market was given a good
tone by reports of a fairly good spot
demand in the interior and private gin
ming returns to December l of 9.69s,000
bales.
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LIVERPOOL. !.

LIVERPOOL December 2.-Cotton-
Spot steady Good middling. 1872; mid
ding, 7.55; low middling. 7o7. Sales,
10, 900 bales. for speculation and export,
l 900 Receipts, 5000 bales. Futures
easy. December, 7.3l: December-Jan
nary. 729; January Fe ebruary 1928;
February March. 1876: March-April.
7.24ls; AprilMay. 1928: May-June,
7211.: June-July. 7,1s; July-August,
7.15: September. 100: Septem-
ber- October. 6.sS; October-November,
$50.
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Foreign Bank Statements.
LONDON.

LONDON, December 2.-The weekly
statement Of the Bank of England
shows the following changes:
Total reserve decreased E2,192,000:
circulation increased E973.000: bullion
decreased 91,21s.37S; other securities
decreased 81. .635.000; other deposits in
creased 9S,s7S.000: public deposits de-
creased G1.7SS,000: notes reserve de-
creased E2,1S7.o00; government securi-
ties increased G10.945,000.
The proportion of the banks reserve
to liability this week is 2461 per cent;
last week 1t was 27.49 per cent Rate
of discount, 5 per cent.
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PARIS.

PARIS, December 2.-The/ weekly
statement of the Bank of France shows
the following changes:
Gold in hand increased 1892. 900
francs.
Silver in hand decreased 100000
francs.
Notes in circulation increased 12,570,-
900 francs.
Treasury deposits increased $780,
900 francs.
General deposits increased 100000
francs
Bills discounted increased 27,924,0
francs
Evening star., 1915-12-02
WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Tomorrow; Little
Change in Temperature,

For the District of Columbia, fair to-
night and tomorrow: not much change
in temperature; lowest temperature to
night about 80 degrees; light westerly
winds.
For Maryland, fair tonight and to-
morrow; not much change in tempera-
ture: light westerly winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and tomor-
row; temperature near freezing to-
night; light westerly winds.
For West Virginia. fair tonight and
tomorrow; not much change in tenn
perature.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste pm, 80;
pm. 35; IL midnight. 35; today, 4
am, Sc; am, "a; II noon, 43: pm,
"A. Maximum, 46. at 12:45 pm. today;
minimum. 80. at am. today
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 64; minimum, At.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 pm, 1923;
pm. 1925: IL midnight. 1920; today,
4 am, 30.17; am, 30.17; II noon
30.15; pm 30l3
Evening star., 1915-12-02
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.

NEW YORK, December Raw su-
gar firm. centrifugal. 5.l4; molasses,
437: refined, steady.
Sugar futures opened steady today.
At noon prices were about point
higher.
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LONDON MONEY.

LONDON. December Bar silver.
26 11-16d per ounce. Money. 4a4A per
cent. Discount rates: Short bills and
three months. 5A per cent
Evening star., 1915-12-02
HIGHER PRICES RULE .
ON WASHINGTON GAS
Stock Sells at rs and 751l4-Demand
for Bonds Continues-Rail-
way &c Active.
No Pressure to Dispose of Securities
and Undertone Is Firmer-Chap-
ter Lecture Tonight.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

A sharp rise in the price of Washing
ton Gas shares and good activity in the
bond market featured today's local
stock market
In all. s1l.5o0 bonds changed hands.
the lower-prced issues being favored
in the trading Railway As We're the
leaders in volume of trading. at 81.
with hundred dollar bond at ST Y
Potomac Consolidated 5s sold freely at
997s and Washington Gas IS at 1O6.
Action in the shares of the Washing
ton Gas Company furnished about all
the activity in stocks. the sales being
at % and Is 4 with - bid and no stock
offered under 49, at the close. The ad-
vance was l2aa. of a point net for the
day.
Three shares of Railway preferred
sold at S22s and a like amount at 50.
Odd lots OF Mergenthaler brought 174i2
and American Graphophone common
sold al 124l@ An odd lot of Capital
Traction sold at s7ss.
The underton.e in the market seems
to show little more confidence in the
future. One of the most noticeable
features is the lack Of stock pressing to
sale, holders apparently being satis-
fed to carry their securities.
A. G. Clapham Returns.
Ashton G. Clapham, president of the
Commercial National Bank, returned to-
day from an extended trip to Panama
City and Cristobal, where the CONNER
cial National has branch banks
Mr.. Clapham says business on the
zone is excellent and growing steadily
1t is his belief that it will require
full force working every hour of the
day to get ships through the canal
when the slides have been removed
In conversation with large vessel
owners and recharterers in New York
city Mr. Clapham was informed that
thirty days time was saved from Bal
boa to New York via canal as against
the trip around the Horn, and that the
tolls were no more than the extra cost
of coal for the Horn trip, the great saw
ing being on the charter of the YES
sci and the economy of time in other
lines.
Kenyon Lectures Tonight.
J. Miller Kenyon will deliver the final
lecture of a series of three before the
Washington Chapter, American Insti-
chapter rooms.
The entertainment committee has
planned an open night Cor December 9.
and promise an entertaining evening
Condition of the Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury yesterday was:
Net balance in general fund.- s117,34s,-
$50.
Total receipts, s1,94S,s2O.
Total payments, S1,2S1,542.
The deficit this fiscal year is s42499,-
SsS, against deficit of S47420175 last
year. exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions
Evening star., 1915-12-02
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. December 2.-Wheat-
Spot. No. / Manitoba, lis 111zd; No ,.
lis 7kd: No. 3, lis 61ad; No. hard
winter. new. lis 3D.; old. 12s Sd.
Corn-Spot, La Plata, SIS Sd.
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DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December 2.-Butter-Un-
changed.
Eggs-Higher: receipts. 1850 cases;
flrsts, 29a30: ordinary firsts, 27a2S; at
mark, cases included, 20a29.
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts, thirty
cars.
Poultry-Alive. higher; fowls. -;
springs, 13; turkeys, IA.
Evening star., 1915-12-02
TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS
NEW YORK LEAD MARKET.

NEW YORK. December 2-The metal
exchange quotes lead offered. 525;
spelter. 17.25al7-75, at London. lead. f2S
15s; spelter, fi00.
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Market by No Means Active.

Talk of embargo on munitions ship
ments will be more or less general in
Congress and there seems to be a feel
ing that an export tax as a revenue
measure on exports of this character
is certain.
While there was more trading and
more irresularity in prices than yes
terday, the market was by no means
active, at times being decidedly slow
and dragging.
The four great trading specialties of
the erstwhle active, broad market -
Baldwin Locomotive, Studehaker, Cru
cible Steel and Maxwell Motors-were
soft, the last named holding better
than the other three. Colorado Fuel
was under pressure and broke sharply
just before noon, while nearly all spe-
cialties showed recessions
During the noon hour the trend was
still toward easier prices, but the re-
cessons then were of the fractional or
der
Part of the initial weakness was due
to a speech by prominent banker in
which he predicted fewer and less val
liable war orders for American manu-
facturers from the allies.
Steel Common Breaks.
Under the pressure exerted on it
-
opening at S6Is, Wednesdays close.
Great blocks of the stock were thrown
over, and that they produced but a
point decline is an evidence of the con
hdei ce of holders of the stock.
Losses of one point were sustained
in American Locomotive, Industrial
Alcohol, Anaconda. Crucible Steel, Col
orado Fuel. Lackawanna Steel and sew
eral minor stocks
Fractional losses were shown in
American Can, Mexican Petroleum, Re-
public Steel common. Westinghouse
and California Oil.
Baldwin Locomotive lost points.
Studebaker, "a. while General Motors
was 10 points lower, at $50.
The rails made no response to further
favorable earnings for October, but
were neglected and slightly lower. as
a rule, Reading showing fair tone.
Declines Are Increased.
These declines were increased very
midday.
Pressure on Steel was continued and
the stock broke to SiA.
Everything else was under pressure.
Old-time favorites suffered severely
Westinghouse eased to 67h, Baldwin
q,
a 4-point break: Studebaker was off to
l49. Maxwell to 7lA and Crucible Steel
to 7012.
The whole list was weak and but
slightly better than the low at the end
of the second hour of the afternoon.
Additional Losses Sustained.
The pressure on Steel common con-
tinued throughout the session and the
decline was extended to S49%, a net loss
of / y points.
New lows were made on practically all
of the industrials. and the rails also
shared in the weakness.
Union Pacific lost l u and other stocks
" point. Reading going off to s0A. but
most of its loss. New Haven
was low at IA. but recovered n
There was little recovery in the lead
ing industrials Maxwell Motors broke
TO IN. Studebaker to l4sh, a loss of
AZ points. while Baldwin was low at
I09h,. a loss of 4 points.
The closing was without material re-
Evening star., 1915-12-02
NEW YORK BONDS,
NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished by W. b. IIibhs & Co.
members New York Stock Exchange. New York
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade
Evening star., 1915-12-02

Statistics. have shown that American
telephone operators answer calls two
seconds quicker than their English
cousins.
Evening star., 1915-12-02
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am. Great Falls-Temperature
80; condition, % Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, AZ; condition at north
connection. 10; condition at south con-
nection, IL. Georgetown distributing
eservoir-Temperature Al: condition
at lnf1uent gatehouse, Is; condition at
eHuent gatehouse, IS.
Evening star., 1915-12-02
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December Flour
Firmly held
Pork-F'irm.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Firm: middle west, 950a3.6O.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Steady
Enthusiastically.
Leather-Firm
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LARGE EXPORT PROSPECTS
CARRY WHEAT UPWARD
Sharp Falling Off in Northwest Re-
ceipts Counts Also in Favor
of Bulls.

CHICAGO. December 2-Indications
of large export business carried
wheat prices today decidedly higher
1t was said that sales of wheat to be
shipped by way of the Gulf of Mexico
were Of greater magnitude than had
been generally supposed
Sharp falling off in receipts north
west counted also in favor of the bulls,
and SO, too. did the firmness of quota
tions at Liverpool.
Opening prices here, which ranged
from a shade off to & up. with Decem
ber at 1.06l4 to 1863. and Nav at
l09 to l.09s. We're followed by a ma
terial upturn all around
Corn Prices Are Lifted
Absence of offerings from the coun-
try gave lift to the corn market.
Commission buying here in small lots
was of a persistent sort After open-
ing Il to ss higher the market scored
notable further gains
oats partook of the strength of other
cereals. Pit traders bought freely.
PROVISIONS were firm as a result of
the bullish showing in the monthly
statement of the stocks on hand here.
farly weakness in the hog market was
ignored
Fears that more Canadian wheat
would be seized tended to hoist wheat
prices. The market was also bullislly
affected by advices of a good demand
for domestic wheat at Duluth and the
seaboard. The close was strong. 3 to
3h net higher. with December at 1O9a
and May at ll2h.
New high corn price records for this
season were reached. The close was
strong at ] 4 to ~ net advance
Wheat-No. red, nominal; No red
LII: No hard, nominal; No. hard,
1.O7A.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. old, 711aa72; No.
yellow. new, 64la, No. white, new,
641aa65.
Oats-No. white. 4llsa43; standard,
44Aa4412
Rye-No. ., nominal; No 8, a.
Barley-59a71.
Timothy-5.00a7.15
Clover-1o.0Oa19O mostly 16.5Oa17.5O
Pork-16.37.
Lard-9.37.
Evening star., 1915-12-02

Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. December
2.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers both were clear this morning.
Evening star., 1915-12-02

Turkeys area is about $4,000 square
miles.
Evening star., 1915-12-02
Additional Losses Sustained.
CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W r. HiSbs & Co.
members New York stock Exchange
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
BY United Press.

London, Sept % Bucharest dis
patches say that Roumanian king has
summoned all political leaders and
members Of his cabinet to a confer
ence. This action follows an audience
granted the Grand Duke Of Meckien-
herg. the kaiser's special envoy sent
tc Roumania. to plead for neutrality
Late today no hint has been given out
as to result of the conference.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Veterans to Gather at
Capital
Continued from Page one.l

the old Union soldiers are straining
every effort to be present. lnciden-
tally this is the forty-ninth annual
meeting Of the army and the ranks
are thinning so fast that there prob
abaly will be very few more eneamp-
ments.
In all there are forty-six different
departments of the army. David J..
Palmer of Des Moines. Ia, is the com
mander in chief Among the great
Union war leaders present. will be the
only two living corps commanders,
Gen. Ames of Mississippi and Gregg
of PENNSYLVANIA. Generals Lewis
Grant, J. Warren Keifer, who is also
I Spanish war veteran, and John I,
Wilder OF Knoxville will be present.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
STEPHENS TO ASYLUM.

Deputy W. NJ. Springfield Of the
sheriff's office, left this morning for
Norman, having in charge Ed Steph-
ems, ordered to the asymum following
a hearing before tho insanitay board
held few days ago. Stephens is the
man who confessed to the murder Of
his cousin, the murder committed near
Minco about four years ago and whose
supposed bones were found buried in
the spot told of by Stephens.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Worth Their weigh, In Gold.

Il have used Chamberlain Tablets
and found them to be just as repre-
sented, quick relief for headaches.
dizzy spells and other symptoms de.
noting torpid liver and a disordered
condition of the digestive organs. They
are worth their weight in gold" writes
Miss Calara A. briggs, Elba, n Y.
Obtainable everywhere.-Adv. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Air Losses Admitted.

BY United Press.
London, Sept 25.-The German adj
miralty admits the loss Of thirty-eight
Zeppelins and nine Parseval airships
from the beginning of the war to Au-
gust /. and since then two zeppellns
and one Parseval are reported miss
ing. according to Geneva dispatches
The majority of the airships were de
stroyed BY the allies anti-air craft
guns.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
ssfIIfoUsNEss nj AND CONSTIPATION

II is certainly surprising that any
woman will endure the miserable feel
iues caused by biliousness and consti-
patton. when relief is SO easily had
snd at SO little expense Mrs. Chas.
Peck. Gates. n. r.. writes: About a
yei.r ago used two bottles Of Cham
berisin's Tablets and they cured me
OF bftousness and constipation" Oh
tainable everywhere ADV. dsw
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Court Room Ready.

Contractor coffman is having the
finishing touches added TO the district
court room. The plastering has all
been finished and the new openings.
taking the place Of the ones closed,
completed. Ali will be in shape for
the assembling OF jury. witnesses. ete,
when Judge Lii convenes the regular
October term of court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Visiting Uncle.

III. G. Kennedy arrived in Chieka'
sha this morning and will spend seV-
eral DAYS visiting his uncle and lam
ilv. S. L. Newman Mr.. Kennedy y
from Belleview Tex and is enroute
TO Chicago. where he will enter the
Hahneman School Of Medicine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
By United Press.

London, Sept. Bulgarian mob
ilization has caused anti-Austrian pa
pers to clamor for war. Dispatches
say crowds made hostile demonstra-
tions in front OF German legation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Cigar Maker injured.

c. E. Coffey of Hoisington, Kan
cigar maker employed in Chiekasha by
Lewis & Son as foreman Of the fac
tory. met with serious accident while
building tables for the firm. He run
nail into his hand and blood poison
set IN. necessitating an operation
At the present time he is ip'.
proving @ad hopes for speedy ree'sv-
cry. The Odd Fellows are giving Mr.
COREY Their vSry best atteation and
he thanks them fcr thef kindness
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Mrs Chapman Wins prize.

Entry No. 204, which drew second
nrize on the best collection OF canned
fruits. was held by Mrs. w. w. Chap
man of Ghickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Slays Still Report
ing Successes
Continued from Page One.)
Reservists Report.
By United rress.

BY United Press.
Athens, Sept 25.-Reservists from
outlying districts have reported me
Athens military officials estimate that
a majority of the men summoned TO
The colors win report within two days
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25

y United Press

y .HElVu 7 tN1'..,
London. Sept 25.-The Holland
American liner Eimdyk was sunk. The
members OF the crew were saved.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Results Yesterday.

ST. Louis 6, Buffalo /.
Kansas City 3, Baltimore I.
Pittsburg 2, Newark I.
Chicago 3, BROOKLYN Q,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
SHORT STORIES


Tonight and Sunday, showers.
Local Temperature
During ihe twenty-four bodrs ending
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
Cincinnati Z, Brooklyn ).
Pittsburg 0, Boston 2.
Chicago 60. Philadelphia 0-6.
Only three games scheduled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25

Rain during "a hours ending at a.
m., 1888 inches
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
Results Yesterday.

New York !, Cleveland A.
Washington II, Detroit 4.
Philadelphia o-5, Chicago 7-l2.
Bostun 1, ST. Louis s.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Teams.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-25
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

Standing Of the Teams,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-12
THE BASEBALL row.

An attempt e. being made 10 have
. organized baseball declared q trust
Perhaps the methods Of the CONTROL
ing baseball body have savorcd OF
monopoly. but the Burlington Gazette
doubts 90 80 can be proven that 10 g. "a
trust iu the sense defined b. the Shcr-
man pufitrusr law. That there is
room for reform 60 the conduct OF the
national game as practiced by the rul-
lnE maguates o. not denied. but 20
have the organization declared AN ll-
legal combination and wholly disrup-
ted would be the worst blow that
could be inflicted upon the game. The
predomlnatiuE spirit OF commercial
isru that has cFept into baseball. while
% has made many rich. has not helped
the sport as @ sport and the greatest
% all sports Baseball as practiced en-
the minor leagues and as backed and
supported by enthusiasts for the mere
love OF the game g. the truest spirit Of
the pastime- Few have become rich
CO. the business iu the minors. And BE-
% said. 90 81 this Great contingent OF
boosters who have proven the founda-
ton and the standby Of the game. Any
time the bush" league devOtees get
cold feet organized baseball viii be
lpso facto dissolved and there win Dee
thousands Of husky athletes seeking
employment al wages instead OF sal
aries. on tho other hand. g has been
found necessary 20 handle baseball
players with q firm hand The out
slider may think that the iron-ciad CON
tracts that bind players SAVIOR OF siav-
cry. but the players have for the most
part made this necessary. They have
indicated a disposition TO disregard
contracts that forced those in control
20 tighten the screws. Players who
have the goods are well paid ~ fact.
there e. no class Of labor better paid
The mediocre player o. like the med
.ocre performer iu any other line OF
audeavor He g. paid for what he is
worth. \ ball player must start az
he bottom. II be has the ability he
can go 90 the top Knocking out or I
rauized baseball By court decree |
Eould tend 90 place 10 10 a chaotic /
condition and would undermine its L
Tho men who staged the .
FEDERAL league. or iusureeur move
nent. did not do 90 FOR their health.
They are after the money. Ball play
rs sign contracts with their eyes
pen n they DO not like the rules Of
he game they can employ their tai
.nts elsewhere. but not so probably.