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Evening journal., 1915-02-16
BY BILL MCGOWAN.

K. o. Harry Baker, the Wilmington
middleweight. who has returned to
form and is fighting in best form of his
career, rOamed into town yesterday,
looking as fresh and hearty as a cham
piOn. Baker does not bear a mark
from his two hard battles of the past
week He dropped into THE JOUR
NAL office this morning to make a de-
nial of the verdict rendered in all the
Philadelphia papers in reference to
his fight with Harry Grebb, the Pitts
burgh boy. The local boy had with him
copies OF several papers. The Pitts
burgh Dispatch, under the writings of
David J. Davies. runs a big head line
in the following order. "Grebb and
Baker split even i'm slugging match "
Inasmuch as the Philadelphia paper
gave accounts of the fight that must
surely have been an injustice to the
Delaware Peach. the writer stands
ready to defend the local boy at all
times.
In the first round of the Pittsburgh
fight. one of Bakers pOrtside fins bur
led itself in Grebb's grub basket. and
the latter's grunt could be heard for
"a block The following is taken from
the Pittsburgh Dispatch;
In the main bout, it was a case
! of "hammer and tongs." Baker
I standing with his right arm ex-
tended. drove his left with pile
driving force into Grebbs midriff
times without number. Grebb
showed exceptionally well in the
sixth round winning this period by
wide margin Still the visiting
miller had a little to spare. and
the best that could be said of Ell
ther fighter was that he did his
best and failed to land the honors.
Grobb worked hard. but the visi-
tors blows counted.
On Friday night Baker went to AL
toona Pa. where he met and defeate'
Al Rodgers of Buffalo. Rodgers hai
Evening journal., 1915-02-16

Friday evening. In the visitors line
up will be five well known baseball
stars Winnie Swallow, the star twirl-
er OF the old Chicks, will hold down the
pivot position Swallow starred for
the Beacon team in their last visit to
this city. Harry Fritz who for two
seasons proved sensation on the To-
cal Tri-Statc League club. and who
jumped the Connie Mack role TO the
Chicago Federals. will hold down a
forward berth. Fritz has played in
BrOwnson Hall before. The fans who
have seen him in action say that Harry
is a better cage man than a diamond
hustler He should receive a warm
welcome from the boys that warmed
the bloachers at Union street grounds.
Howard Lohr. who received the Ed
die Collins cup for leading the base
stealers in the Delaware County
League last season will also be seen
at a forward position. Lohr for n
while played with Cincinnati.
Walter Keating of major league re-
nown will play defense position. For
a few years keating twirled with the
New York Yanks.
Russell Blackburn. who was devel-
oped into a major league ball tosser
by the popular Eddie Williams, halls
from Riverton. n. j. Russ has played
with several big league clubs, and is
still a youngster. He played a great
game when the Athletics and the ma
ior league stars played at Milford last
season.
Come on boys, get together and bal
'em out. for there will be something
doing every minute.
Kid Finney. the local tar baby fea.
! iherweight. wants TO know who this
fellow Tollivor Is that has come her,
to take Finney's measure. Finney
says "he best not come huntin' fol
it, for he surely will get it,"
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
LICENSE APPLICATION

49,.
AL oTICE-I. WILLIAM T. TURNER THE
IN tenant and occupant Of the house si'u.
.fed az No. 1901 Walnut street. In the sixth
Yard in the city Of Wilmington, county OF
New Castle and State Of Delaware
sn compiiancc with tho requirements
M the Acts Of the General Assembly,
q such case made and provided, do
Ierohv give notice that I shall apply m
rrifiur 10 the Court of General Sessions oi
~ atote Of Delaware 10 and for New Castle
sounfy. on Monday. the first day OF Mareh
A. D. 1918. being the next term OF
Naid court for q license for said house as
ID inn or tavern. for the sale therein OF IN
n1icating liquors, In less quantities than one
mart. 10 be drunk on tho premises, and the
+ nl,owinr respectable citizens OF shid
gard at least twelve Of whom are supstah
tInl freeholdcrs Of said ward, recommend 'he
laid application, viz;
4errv Cohen. Lewis A. Redding.
onwon Banton. Houston ballard
ri D. g. Lewis Gray,
f,hn w Stokes w. L. postles
4rank Hainsworth Geo nj. Mhiteman,
Godfrey r. Handy. William II seagers'
Terrv M Moynihan. Ernest J.. Jones,
Innipaee Littlepage ! Berman,
Ilon7o Shockley. Lloyd Hamilton,
BENJAMIN Briggs, Edward ID. Spencer,
rm ri Till John w. Washington,
His Dr. W Henri Pipes,
Daniel X Coldwen, +. p Carroll,
Mark
wit VIM. f. Turner,
fames r. shockey,
~ i.bas.st IL s1" ' WILLIAM P. TURNER
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
pEATH REYEALs MARRIAGE.

LANCASTER. Pa. Feb. l6.-The
death OF Herman Nofz. of Columbia.
on his 21st birthday. has brought 10
light the fact that he and Miss Mary
Foss. formerly of Lancaster. we're
married two years ago in Whining
ton. Del. The bride has boarded with
her husbands parents ever since the
wedding without il being suspected.
For several months Nofz. a Ian
caster business college graduate, held
a clerical position in Tennessee. com
ing home recently because Of illness.
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
BASKETBALL
GENERAL SPORTS
alL WILMINGTON
LEAGUE AGAIN Starts

The Wilmington League got to-
sciher last night for the fifth sue
kessive year with the following oiii-
ters. Arthur c. Davies, president
Samuel Rachlin, secretary, and J. f..
Hradwohl. treasurer
Bancroft. Parkside Seconds. Nande-
rcr. Eden. Browntown and Easuake
homprfse the league. Daniel farran.
ia Vandever: Nathaniel Pipino, OF
,astlakc. and Jack MCGOWAN, Of Eden
hcrc appointed committee on sched-
Iile and will report az tho next meet
4ne OF the league.
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
Some SideIiqhts on The Sporting Game

next Monday" Curley wired from his
headquarters at El Paso. He did not
explain how Johnson would reach
Juarez, whether by rail or airship.
He did. however, state fatty that the
black would not take a chance of
passing through the United States,
fearing arrest by American authori-
ties. He will reach Juarez over Mexi-
can soil. Curley wired.
The last definite word from John
son was that he had left the Barbar-
does for a point in Cuba, where he
expected to take a steamer for a Mex
lean port Curley sent word that he
had made all arrangements for John
son training at Juarez. A camp has
been fixed up for the negro and all
the necessary training apparatus in
stalled He will have one week at
Juarez TO wind up his work for the
Willard bout.
Along with signed articles for his
ten round bout with Leach Cross here
February 26. Ad Wolgast, former
lightweight champion, today sent
Jimmy Johnston. Madison Square
Garden promoter, an affidavit that the
injury to his arm had fully healed
Wolgast broke a small bone in his
arm in a bout with Champion Freddie
Welsh here last November. Johnston
didn't want to take any chances and
Wolgast had to guarantee his physi-
cal condition. The Michigander is
expected to come here this week to
finish his training.
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
HARD YEAR FOR
THE FUR TRADERS
Muskrat TrapperS Are Hard
Hit By Low Price
of Skins
1T ON THE
EUROPEAN WAR

Trappers on Bombay Hook Island
and those who hunt on marshes near
the rivers and creeks in Delaware
will lose many thousands of dollars
this season on account of the low
prices offered for muskrat fur, caused
by the war among European nations.
II sounds rather unbelievable to state
that when the European fur markets
are ODen, the humble but very clean
and toOthsOme muskrat is worth more
than the rather aristocratic oyster. Or
in other words trapping muskrats is a
bigger industry financially than SCOOP
ing up oysters from their soft beds OF
mud along our seacOast The musk
rat is the most important fur-bearing
animal Of North America, and it
must be remembered that there are
some extremely valuable furs in North
America. In one year (and this was
about 1910) a million and a half
muskrat skins were put on the mar
ket. and these brought TO the trap
pers, who are only offered the bottom
prices by the Jew dealers, of course,
more than Sl,700.000 The largest
share of muskrats are trapped along
the Atlantic seaboard. and up the tide
water streams of this coast i'm Della
ware, Maryland, New Jersey and Con-
necticut OF course there are quanti-
ties of muskrats inland all through
the country along the rivers and their
tributaries. They are trapped every
season along the stream that runs
along the road leading from Clayton
to Smyrna, and the stream that runs
west of Clayton to Duck Creek. But
most of these valuable little marsh
rabbits are trapped along the coast
of the Middle Atlantic States. Not only
the fur of the muskrat is used. bui
the meat also. which finds a loca
consumption and is shipped to Balti
more, Philadelphia and other cities.
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
INDOOR
SPORTS
By "BiH" MCGOWAN

Ed Kane, the former outhclder and
slugger and umpire of the ST. Marys
baseball team of a few years back
has fled an application in the New
County League. ed has had enough
experience TO make a good umpire.
Billy Regan, brother of Jack Re
gan, of local sporting fame. has plan
ned a big affair for local sports on
Thursday night at the armory. Com
pany + will hold little smoker, will
bring out some fencing, wrestling, and
boxing stars. Among the armory ath-
letes who will don the mitts in friend
ly exhibition bouts, are some of the
best in the State. Bobby Wallace, who
has large following in the mitt world
most likely will tackle Kid Brainard,
clever local boy. DOrcy Reynolds
will don the gloves with either Kid
Chadwick or Young Leo Houck. Young
Billie Cottingham, who helped condi-
ton Chadwick for his recent battle In
Philadelphia, will try conclusions with
Young Donahue. There will be plenty
Of other athletes to keep the crowd
in a good humor II is likely that the
hoAihE bohAo viii bt lNu ulluultof louI
round affairs
The Benevolent Pioneer Literary
Association will take a body of 100
members to Philadelphia on February
% to pay a return visit to the Shan
nahan Catholic Club. Il may be re-
called that the Shannahan boys spent
a very pleasant day with the local
association recently
Umpire Pete Harrison. of the Inter-
national League staff, states in a let
ter TO a friend here that he would
like to carry a certain Wilmington
umpre's press agent for about two
weeks.
Manager Jack Mulvena, of the
crack Brownson basketball team has
made a big hit by reason of his book.
ing the Philadelphia All-Stars for nexi
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
RICHARDSON PARK
BASEBALL CLUB MEETING.

Members of the Richardson Park
baseball club are requested to meet
at the home Of William Wintrup to-
morrow night.
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
Z RnSINrSS NOTICE.

75f Want TO SELL YoUR CLOTHES
/ cali M Isaac Gibbs. No. s8s French 81.
3. 4 A. phone No 2eos. and he viii call
or them None bought az store. iano'u
70 lANO MOVING AND HAULING--ALL
Il work done With special care. d. a A.
,hone <2871: Del. 1919. James Stewart
awe. No. 1908 Tatnail 81. ian9.u.
~ FATER WORK. ROOFING AND
III apoutinE. Jobbing and Stove Repairing.
3OHN y. SCHWEIzEE. No. S25 West Front
treet Both phones msra0-u.
~ AMEs A. sTIRLITH & BRO.-FRoNT
y and Tatnall SITS. Scrap iron. steel end
1etal dealers. Second hand pipe and ht
ines, an sizes always on hand.
mas f6. eod.u.
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
CHuRCH LEAGTE MEETING.

The Church League will meet in
THE EVENING JOURNAL Office 10
night for reorganization. President
Collision requests all the old club
managers to be present.
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
TYPEWRITERS.


'r YPEWkITERS RENTED - THkEE
Il months. $500. Rental applied on par.
enase. Sold, $500 monthly. Iypewriters
repaired. Royal Typewriter Agencs. Type
writer Exchange, No. 915 Market street.
tug22.tf.
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
BY HAL SHERIDAN.
United Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The sporting
spotlight is beginning to shift it's
blcary eye to the southwark. It's only
matter of days now until our old
friend Charles Horse will start paying
his annual call to the training camps
and the creaks and groans of stiff
fened muscles will reverberate through
the north
Practically all the big leagues
clubs will carry their usual quota Of
embryo stars TO the camps. The
American League refused to condone
the twenty-one player limit which the
National magnates advocated and that
means the usual number will gO-and
the usual number turned back.
Manager McGraw of the Giants will
carry fully fifty recruits to Marlin this
season The Giants infeld is thought
to be practically intact now that Hon
us Lobert has plugged that hole at
third. but McGraw thinks the outiield
and pitching departments could stand
little bolstering and to that end is
paying the expenses of more young
pitchers and outfielders than in for
mer years.
George Staliings' State. Georgia is
being much favored by baseball men
this year as a place to work out the
kinks. particularly by the Feds Four
of the third circuit squads will train
there as will the champion Braves and
the Yankees. Texas and Florida will
draw their usual number.
The International League is in
baseball to stay-and it's a pretty live
corpse yet-all rumors TO the contrary
Notwithstanding. President Ed Bar
row summed up the matter in the
foregoing manner today after a num-
ber Of conferences with his lieuten-
ants at the meeting last night.
Whether the Jersey City franchise
will be moved to The Bronx rests With
Barrow. The magnates put the prob
lem in his hands. but he probably will
adopt a watchful waiting policy until
the Federals have moved. Barrow for
tilted himself against financial diff
culties at the meeting by requiring
each of his club-owners to post a
surety bond OF $4,000. The season
will open April q. A schedule of 14O
games will be drafted here March 10.
Representatives of West Point and
Annapolis met here today to make
final arrangements for the Army
Navy football game. which is TO be
played at the Polo Grounds on Novem-
Der 81.
Federal League magnates will gath
er at Buffalo February 26 and % e
draft the 1915 playing schedule anC
perfect plans for starting the season
/ President Gilmore said today. III,
leaves here tonight or tomorrow fol
? Pinehurst to look over a tentativ,
) schedule being drafted by r. b. Ward
The Jack Johnson-Jess Willard
- battle will go through on schedul,
Z March 6 at Juarez. MeXicO-accord
3 ing to word received here today from
s Promoter Jack Curley Fears that th
8 negro champion would not be able Il
: reach the scene of the battle in tim
@ were dispelled by Curley.
i 81 expect Johnson to arrive her
Evening journal., 1915-02-16
EACLES LOSE Ar BOWLINc.

On the Crescent alleys last night
Wilmington Gas Company defeated
the Eagles 13 pins. The scores:
GAG nnMnANN
Evening journal., 1915-02-16

Representatives of West Point and
Annapolis met here today to make
final arrangements for the Army
Navy football game, which is TO be
played at the Polo Grounds on Novem-
Der %.
Evening journal., 1915-02-16

Federal League magnates will gath
er at Buffalo February 26 and - 10
draft the 1915 playing schedule and
perfect plans for starting the season,
President Gilmore said today. He
leaves here tonight or tomorrow for
Pinehurst to look over a tentative
schedule being drafted by r. b. Ward
Evening journal., 1915-02-16

Manager Jack Mulvena. of the
crack Brownson basketball team has
made a big hit by reason of his book.
ing the Philadelphia All-Stars for next
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-17
DEATHS

Mr.. Noah Warford, we'll known and
highly respected citizen of near Pamela,
met with fatal accident at his home
about 8 O'Clock last Wednesday morn
ing. Mr.. Warford was having a barn
erected and the posts were all SET and
ostensibly braced. One of the work.
men knocked off one of the braces with
his hammer, when a number of the
posts fell, one of them striking the un-
fortunate victim on the left side of the
head, fracturing his skull. Medical aid
was sum moned from Richmond and an
operation was performed in the hope
of saving the patient, but he never
rallied and died about 0 o'clock Wednes-
day night. Deceased was about 45
years Of age, single, a man of sterling
worth, and had many friends. He is
survived by three brothers and Two sis
ters, all of Estill county. besides a num-
Der of relatives in this city and county,
all of whom have the deepest sympathy
of many friends. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday afternoon at his
late residence, thence the burial in the
family burying ground on Crooked
Creek in Estill county.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-17
Personal
Phone 6as or $50 for all personal items

Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Million, of Dan.
vile, spent the weekend with Mrs. Mary
Bates Miller.
Prof. Outer, of the Eastern State Nor
NAL, went to Lexington Saturday to see
the football game Perdue VS.. State, the
latter winning z to o.
Mrs. John Allen has been quite sick at
her home on Lancaster Ave.
Miss Kathryn Park. has been visiting
Misses Ella and Maude Park at Wagers-
Vile.
Mr.. Elmer Deatherage was in Cincinnati
on business the past week.
Mrs. W. w. Watts and daughter. Miss
Emma, left Saturday for their plantation
in Texas on business trip.
Mrs. Waller Bennett spent Monday in
Lexington with-friends.
Mrs. George Hamilton and children, OF
Somerset, are visiting her mother, Mrs
]. B. Stouffer.
Misses Magnetic and Virginia Peyton,
of Newly, spent the past week with Mrs
S. e. Ross, at Kirksville.
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Curtis are the pleas
ant guests of friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Freeman have
moved to their farm of 100 acres which
they recently bought not far from Union
City.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-17
Public Sale!
On Monday, November Goth, 1915,
at 10 O'Clock a. NJ. the Premises,

undersigned will offer for public
reeneaf Lancaster Avenue On
enty arranged TWOsTORY RESIDENCE of be-
sides dressingroom Closets kitchen, bath sleeping
porch bun china and spacious cellar This house
throughout with
and heated throughout by
in good condition, we'll frepaces in each
adequate covered drainage and and other
valuable Improvements.
This the
Richmond
the Normal School, fronts ITO
feet Oak Street. and so located and arranged that
able building lots fronting these streets be sold
from the lot which the house stands These lots will
offered separately then the
AFFORDING A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN a VAL
LIABLE INVESTMENT IN A HIGHLY DESIRABLE HOME OR
BUILDING LOT. Possession will be January
Terms, liberal, will be made day of sale.
AT THE SAME TIME AND PLACE
undersigned administrator will sell public
cash all the household goods and furniture of E. Greenaf
Apply the undersigned inspection either
property for further information
either.
J.. j. GREENLEAF,
Southern National Bank Building.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-17
Two More Fires.

The FIRE laddies have been quite busy
responding to alarms during the past
two weeks. Friday morning they were
summoned to the building adjoining
the Azbill livery stable on East Main
street. For time it looked as though
we were going to have quite a confia-
grafton. Smoke was issuing from the
second story. but when the firemen ar
rived on the scene they soon extin-
guished the flames, which resulted in
small damage, covered by insurance.
This property belongs TO Mrs. A. j.
House, who resides in the country.
The lower loom is occupied by a bowl
ing alley and the proprietors had TO
get busy with mop and broom. Their
damage was trivial.
Friday about noon, while Miss Anna
Belle Ward was at dinner, fire was dis
covered in the rear of the Alhambrs
Theatre on West Main street and the
flames were extinguished with prompt
ness and dispatch. The damage was
only slight and through Miss Wards
splendid handling OF the situation,
t h g movies procee d e d &c
move promptly on time in the after
noon, just the same as il nothing had
happeued.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-17
ABi9 Cobbler.

Mrs. John Doty, who resides on the
Irvine pike, near this city, is undoubt-
eddy the champion turkey raiser of
Madison county, especially when it
comes to size. Last Saturday she de-
livered to F. 81. Gordon & Co, in this
city, a number of fine turkeys and in
the lot was young Bronze gobbler that
weighed exactly fifty pounds, heavy.
She received II cents pound for the
bird and he brought the sum OF SIS. so,
the price of O0pound hog. This is
the largest turkey disposed of on the
Richmond market, and we doubt if his
equal can be found in the State.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-17
Bringing Good Prices.

The 1915 tobacco crop bids fair TO out
rival prices obtained for several years.
Several crops have been sold in the
northern part of the State at prices rang
ing from 10 to IA cents per pound for
crop lots, and iu some instances from ID
TO Is cents has been paid, which is a
splendid price for the weed. The crop
is of fine quality this year, but tobacco
men claim it is light in weight. and bat
the acreage is not as large as usual,
which accounts for the high prices be-
ing paid. Dry weather has prevailed
for several weeks throughout the State
and as result very little stripping has
been done in the Burley district. A
good rain would give the tobacco bust
ness a great Impetus and this would
slim ulate other business and trade.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-17
French Purchases.

Five members of the French IndusI
trial Commercial Commission landed in
New York last week from the steam
ship Lafayette, and said they came to
arrange for the purchase. at the con-
clusion of the war. OF at least sl6o. o0o.-
On0 worth of structural iron and steel
machinery and industrial supplies. All
supplies of this character, the commits
sioners said were formerly imported
from Germany. The commissioners
said that while they are here primarily
to purchase supplies necessary to recon-
struct and modernize French industries
when the war is over, they will endeav-
or to establish reciprocal trade relations
between the United States and France.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-17
acknowledgements.

The State Board of Valuation an AS.
sessment on Friday assessed the Louis.
vile & Nashville total capital, which
includes both the assessment Of its tan
gible property made by theRailroadCom
mission and its franchise value, at S75,-
0OO. 900, an increase of $1,000, 600 over
last wear.
The Illinois Central was assessed al
$26, 600, 900, an increase 100000.
The Cincinnati, New Orleans &c Texas
Pacific was assessed at SIS, 900, 900, an
increase of 5000, 900.
The Chesapeake s. Ohio was assessed
at $25, 600, 600, the same as in 1914.
All these railroads enjoined the col
lection of taxes on their 1914 assess
ments, alleging that they are too high,
and the case is pending in the United
States Court.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-17

Christmas Savings Club.

The Ohristmas Savings Club, organ
lied abouttwo years ago by the Madi
son National Bank, of this city, will on
December 10. mail checks to it's mem
bers There are 210 members who will
participate ip the division of the funds.
About S., 900 will be distributed. CASH
Ter Burnam has provided for the coca
sion a special bank check. appropriate
ly decorated with holly and an old codger
in the corner of the check with smiling
face and long white beard, easily rec
ognized as 4tOld Chris" himself, one
hand engaged in taking a telephone
message and the other writing a check
for waiting depositor.
The Christmas Saving Club is an ex-
cellent institution. The Savings
come in mighty handy for a little
Christmas money. But for this means
of saving a little each week, the money
would be squandered, foolishly. no
doubt, spent with nothing to show
for it.
A new club for 1916 will be started
December 20 by the Madison National
Bank. Talk TO Mr.. Burnam or one OF
the obligIng young men at his bank and
join the new club. We guarantee
you'll not regret it.