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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-28

GASOLINE ENGINES. feed grinders
drag and circular saw rigs; also saws
and beltings light and heavy harness.
also registered Ayrshire cattle for sale.
.. N. Styles. Underhill. VT. 29sd&w.ti
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FARMS FOR SALE.

co5 ACRE FARM for sale. 30 acres pro-
ductive tillage, 1000 sugar naples. large
lot Of Timber. new barn. nine room
house with steam furnace. bath room
complete, never failing water supply.
Address F.. S. Briggs, Bridgewater
Corners. VI 836t. &w.4t
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FARM for sale. about 100 acres, rs m.
lumber, lot growing pine, good sugar
orchard, good buildings, r. D., near
school. fine orchard. Price $1,000. part
cash. Box 1853. Wilder, VI. 40.w.tf.
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ECONOMIC is packed In a tin box
Measuring spoon and booklet Of recipes
with il. 226t&w1t
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and Mrs. Ted Brown.-Mrs. Florence Kel-
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BETTER try Economic. You are over
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SEND FOR PRICE LIST of farms, etc
N. ]. Potwin. Real Estate Dealer. South
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STILL hesitating on Economic? Order
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SET OF TIEMENWAY BOOKS for sale
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WANTED.

SERVE ECONOMIC potato cakes. They
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
By HANS WAGNER


u Htlt NtltIdH ohpIlhlup)
CARNEGIE, Pa, Feb. S.-The other day
received a letter from a baseball fan
He asked: Do you think you will stick
to the game this coming season; do you
think you still have the "old stuff' and
the "eye for hitting them? sat down
and wrote a long letter to that fan. but
summed up all L said was what said to
a friend of mine rev days after the
close of my first major league season with
Louisville. in 1897. That friend had asked
me If | thought / would make good. He
wanted to know how 1 felt about the
season coming. This is what l told that
friend:
Bill. saw so many young, fellows coming
lows that seemed to have everything; boys
that worked hard and thought they were maxi
grip until during the last three weeks Of the
gae S me the gas coSd SO ge m out o
town town and home to Carnegie before any one
=, land there you are; one can't tell when
HnGs wagGeF though ana GSn pas ss Il iy
Old % aE sei % as coy S snd o as bttensh Isl as
horrible percentage figures / compiled with
tie The, bat last season and shake their heads
bet anything but small change on that.
II began Playing baseball just as soon as
anyway, any my brother Charlie. who Is the Oldest Oldest
/ got big enough walk without any one
holding me had an inclination to play ball,
and he used TO help the inclination along by
tossing orange at me, have been play
ing ball ever since them. 1 never did any
thing else to speak Of excepting that when
kid and had gone a little ways In
school the family exchequer needed my assist
ance, and nothing was more natural than that
should so to work In one Of tho coal mines
in Carnegie. At that time the town was
called Mansfield. ] was born Just three
blocks down the street from where now live,
Things have changed quite a bit since, then
path us Kids used 10 run on at night. Then
II was called towpath; now 1t is Railroad
avenue.
II started this story wrong. should have
started In by saying that was born IN Mans
field (nOw Carnegie) on February "a, 1874, I
sot my hrst chance 20 play In a regular ball
game, or rather with a regular ball team,
when ! was 10 years old. In 1891 played
with the St Lukes club. OF Mansfield. and
made quite name for myself. My brother
Al, who was older than /. was playing with
for me az steubenyills O.. and l went there
ager OF this club that ne had a brother who
could play ball. and that's how / got the
job. In 1895 1 played with Steubenyille part
az the season, That year George Moreland
was managing the club, He offered me s35 a
lie wrote back that wasn't worth more than
SlJ and that that's all he would give me,
needed the money, so took the Job, forgot
to say that in those days l was pitcher,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
TENNIS TID-BITS

MA club and the building OF numerous courts In
q central locality Is about TO be ehected by a
Is proposed &c limit the membeFship to 2b
aonaen and the same number bf men, The
nrofa0ters have advanced the funds for the
building Of the courts. which will be In play
able condition. June 10. The secretary Is Jamea
,. fseff Of MerchantFille. ~. j. The mem-
harahiD will close February 10.
New York captured all but two OF the na-
4fanal championship tournaments al the annual
meeting of tho United States NatlonRI Lawn
lrennin Association. held at the Waldorf As
lofia. Upon reviewing the complete revolution
1haf had been wrought IN the game the tally
inft only the women national meeting and tfio
alaH cnirt championship 70 other cities. The
ThiIadeiphla Cricket Club retained the women )
sInEI1g doubles aud mlNed doubles for It's turf
courfa The PittzhurEh A. c. secured the pluna
81 tno clay courts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
PENN BASEBALL SQUAD
UP AGAINST 1T AGAIN
Men Cannot Practice Owing to
Change in Study and Lunch Hours.


Coach Roy Thomas whose work Of in
structing the University of Pennsylvania
baseball candidates has been handicapped
all winter by the lack of an indoor cage,
encountered a new difficulty today. AL
though the midyear examinations ended
on Saturday, and IL was hoped big
squad would be out today. hardly a dozen
candidates reported. The hours for var
sity practice are now from 1:45 to 2i5,
the only time the gymnasium Is at their
disposal, but a change in the lunch hour
in several departments has made IL i'm
possible for men to report at this hour
AS a result, Coach Thomas said today
that he may have to rearrange the hours
of practice and have the varsity men
take the hour heretofore reserved for
freshmen.
TITS going to be pretty hard work to
hold any sort OF preliminary practice
from now on" said Mr.. Thomas today,
until we can use the outdoor field. Penn
sylvania athletics have long been hand-
tion period in the afternoon, such as other
universities have. Now we don't even
have the same lunch hour, and without
an indoor cage 1t Is almost impossible to
make any progress with winter work."
Coach Thomas will continue his present
system for two or three days, after which
he will revise the hours for training.
Coach DR.. Walter Cariss, of the freshman
team, had a much bigger squad out to-
day, and announced at the close of prac-
tice that he would order q cut In candi-
dates after tomorrows practice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
HANS WAGNER SAYS HE IS
JUST AS GOOD AS EVER
Veteran Ball Player Tells Friend He Can Come Back This
Season and Still Feels Real Kittenish at Il
Years of Age

soon got the pitching idea out Of my head
and became shortstoD.
That same season / was with Warren, Pa,
and later went to Adrian, Mich, and became
the manager of the team. l was thon II
years old | was with Adrian the next season,
and the following year Joined the Louisville
team which was then In the National League.
The first game | worked in was against Bos-
ton. Charlie (KIl) Nichols pitched for Bos-
ton. In those days he was rated as some
pitcher. went to bat three times before /
could connect with Charlies delivery, but l
finally cracked one on the seam and made a
''IOvery one knows how 1 went to Pittsburgh.
SO 1 won't repeat here. It has been a long
time since 1 started. and have always worked
with the one theory In mind: Do your best all
the time and never slnclSen up. Perhaps the
old speed is not in my legs now as il used
to be-. one can't expect TO be a sprinter all
Inside OF a week after hit the baiii. and il
get down to first real often this coming season.
add that l am not married. Two of my
negie. Al and III Lou and I form this trio. Al
here in Carnesie Bill and Charlie are in
GALLAGHER, now, but Just Carrie to us when
in the family. Bin is the baby. My parents
have been dead for n number of years. That 5
all about Hans Wagner
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
GLOAMER COMES
ACROSS IN FIRST
AT NEW ORLEAN
Long Shot Wins Open;..
Event, With Cuddle. 8
ond and Phil Ungar Tbi,d
Gabrio Captures Secood

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. s.-oio..
long shot paying to 1, flashed ~. ~ I.
judges winner in the opening .s.. ..' Y
four-furlong dash for 2-year.ol6,
this afternoon. Cuddles, we'll ,n'. ~
the talent, was in for place monsv ~.
an outsider, Phil Unger, at 20 ~, ''' r.
in for the show. Nine others ale. y
Gabrio, the favorite, won AIS o ran
race, beating out Meeilcka ana sessn'
Haven. aiu Nt7
First race, selllns, maiden. a.v,.
ffurlongs..Gloamer. IDS, Ambrose -SSeaar-clds X
4 doi l 70 won Cuddlss, lO9, GoidsteiiUD ! / 2
Dusen, 20 TO /, g to /. 4 to Ihgar, III, Ya
.4s 1-5, Mallet, Baseball, increase snlEd It, Oh,
SSeTa Se Ssa Isar rs Boy zelma Mrs. Jack Tom H. M
tnsSS0 Second race selling, syear-oids ana +, !.
TO- o. %oai etcShSi MeS9eSs; Na o. 81 smythe s{
tG m,i, 3 FrsnIs, to 8 to TO- third Time. 'P' is
oglSI TSTd saSn Ssse ssIii and Redwood also ran. A
longs.Altaniaha, 1f3, DominieEs s'la Y "a Up, ~
Yoh; IN The Busy Body. 100. -shuttinsert = y y :
Ma5hq%s NJ to to 'SsSofnG &c fS ISdS g EiSssaoS iSo
RasmST R,%sEto5d Patrick T. smoky Dan nnG i,ls a q
Fourth race, 3-year-olds and lin. ? n,.,..
Der peF,Fn Eair Poly o Warrington. II 70 10 oa re-
Dihshman. h y to 1. 2 to /. out. tbissda tbhisai0e -
1:24 20. Herbert Temple also ran
FILTH IN race, selling, 4-year-oids and ma =.
to 1, to 9, to 8, won; Bogart, lSsnSA ia w..
ewS, 13 to 8, even, to 2, second: RIv,.. Ssu' yu
gs, MoTaggart, 8 to 1, 2 to i, even. ss' M hss
lime, lime, la. Barette, Strange Girl Fss., FsS,
pero's Son, Cassowary and Strife nlsn lt - -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
Juarez Entries

First race, putse, for 2-year-old maldens a
furlongs-Schulenburg 100: Lady blanche ii
Ralph s., 10S; Handy Andy los; Mayme Y,
liz; Frank Patterson. 112: Rudafax liz Ar
Sai' 1i2i SAVING, 10; Shadow, 112. McKiuns
Second race. selling. 3-year-olds and up i
furlongs-"Amrie o. Brien, So; Queen AasFi
lO3; Agnes G., 1903: Split Second. l06. Anl
halko 10G: Cleopat. 1O6; California Jack, e
Charles Goetz, los; Bat Masterson. lOS; 81
Board, los; Martene Chavis, 10S; John Ha5
los; Louis Descognets, Ill: Compton. ~
Third race selling, 3-year-olds, fureugs.
Sangaree, 0G; Alkanet, lO1: Twilight. %; -
Beekham. 90; GanO, 1O5; Mex, 1OJ; 0eaia
los; LanEhorne los.
Fourth race, Montesum handicap, iw
year-olds. furlongs-Miss Fielder. 90; u
Rose, 05i Fathom, 90; Coming, Tower
Col; Marchmont, 10; Grover Hughes. JIG
Fifth race, selling, for 3-yeaT-oda and e
olh furlongs-|iinata, 0S; sRose Ring y
Jos: High Street. 11O; 'Vell Forty. 10i 'Fss
hachic,. 1o5; Auto Maid, 1906; canapa, u
Lofty Haywood 106; Black Sheep, no. QA
Nunce. ll0; Eek Davis, Ill.
Sixth race, selling, 3-year-olds and
mile-.Cloud Chief. 103; 'Hester. 100; az'
Man, 10S; "Visible, ITO; sMetz. no. f6H
1l0; TheEias Hare. 1l5
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear. Track fast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
New Orleans Entries

First race. selling. maiden s-year.old, !,
Fospy Pn,ma g. 4 s; 9o EndnTancei SS Bsssas BIZ
Phil r.. .10t: March Along, iO4: Fec Ssy w w
kenayaal, 1O7; Kyrene, i0T; Hard Taek ~
Dancing Master, 100; Our Ren, 112; hIs' ~
Phelan, 112. t@e,
Second race. selling, 3-ycar-olds and h.
mile and 20 yards-I May g4; Col Fr.t " Y
Ida Earl, 0T; Black Thorn, 08; .Galianf -
iS5 june w. III III Frog fGe II Yoe lo2 lm Sarly 5y,iE IA
TSm 16a! caSJ caane9Sb 9Gb 1O0; Wry Neck. 1861 c.s
Third race, selling fllies and mares, s-s.,
olds and up, 1 mile-'Mallard, 05; Lady ~ n.
Aragonese, 101; Birka, i0i Chiffon scuss "
1l0f; Pretty Dale, 100; Jessie Louise, it6; h,
Welsh, liz; Stickpin, -.112; Shepherdess III
Fourth race, II. Hausmann handicap. sy''ss
80; Chad Buford, 102; Lord Marshall, NJ
IRay5erry Candle, 1o4; Judge Wright ID
mile 'n and 10 SSRs yardsBaySy SIstsr and g.
Jordan, 1Ol Miss Daniels, 1O1; Electric lqI
Plain Ann, 10l; Colfax, 1O4: Orbest hi
Puck, lO3i Cassowary, 103 Priwer NJ
strife. 1OU; Ford Mai. fO6; Billie Baker hi
Billy Van Deryeer, 1O6; Calcium, 100
sixth race, selling, 3-year-olds and up / III
Luke Van Zanat, lO5: Consoler, iOI; Olpsrla
100; Ravenal, 100; Ell Patio, ITO; Mary As
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather, clear; track, fast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
sixth FoH
GERMANTOWN FRIENDS
CAPTURE DUAL ME-
Defeat Chestnut Hill ACADEMY
Track and at VoIleY Ball

Germantown Friends School
Chestnut Hin Academy net this
noon In the formers gymnasium
series of track and gymnastic
which were concluded with yohe} +
match This was the first time
either institution was represents
such an AFFAIR.
The Germantown Friends aggfess
were victorious, winning by sr1z
80 2-3 to 23 1-3. The yollsy pan -
was annexed by the Germantown e
21-9
The summaries follow: 81
Two-lap race-Won by Morsas.
mantown Friends; second, tie
Shipley and Patton, both OF Gerha,s.. ~.
Friends; fourth, tie between '.,'
Germantown Friends; and
Chestnut Hill Academy. Time E
seconds.
Standing broad jumD-Won py
Chestnut Hill Academy; seetona
tween ROnetsch, Chestnut Hin Aet 49,
and Rex, Germantown Frienas ..ts5I'
shipley, Germantown Friends
feet z inch. n.4n.
Potato race-Won BY West -.
town Friends; second. Taylor. 80
Hill Academy; third, A. Huntss,
nut Hill Academy; fourth
Chestnut Hill Academy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
PENN TRACK SQUAD OUT
TO PREPARE FOR MEETS
Second String Men Meet Mercury A.
c. Tomorrow Night.

c. Tomorrow Night.
University of Pennsylvania track ath-
letes began this afternoon to prepare for
four important meets this week, which
comprise the heaviest part of the indoor
schedule. The completion of the mid
year examinations brought out an unusu-
ally large squad of candidates, among
whom were a number of new men, to-
gether with some of last years veterans,
who had not previously reported. The
meets scheduled for this week include
one between the second string men and
the Mercury A. c., to be held in the
row night; the annual games of the New
York A. c., which are to be held on
Wednesday night; the regimental meet
at Hartford, Conn, on Friday night. and
similar meet at Baltimore on Saturday
night.
The meet with the Mercury A. C. is
open only to non-letter men and was ar
ranged to encourage the second string
athletes. The members of this squad
hope to do better than the Freshmen did
against the Mercury men, the Freshmen
being beaten 4S to A. The n. Y. A. G.
games will nave Pennsylvania men
entered in all the principal events.
The race at Hartford will be a three
cornered affair at one mile between Penn
sylvania, Harvard and Cornell. The two
latter teams met at Boston on Saturday
night and the Crimson won father handily
The Harvard team is fully as fast as last
years famous quartet and the Quakers
will have their work cut out to win.
Coach Orton said today that he didn't
know just who his team will be. 1t Is
probable that three members will be
Meredith, Dorsey and Kaufman. The
fourth member will be selected as the re-
suit of trial to be held in day or two.
Doctor Orton said this afternoon that
Meredith broke the record for $50 yards
on the Boston track when he ran the
last relay for Pennsylvania against Dart
mouth. He was timed in 1:42 by Coach
Orton and Coach Keane, OF Syracuse and
Coach Donovan. of Harvard. said that the
Quaker flyer bettered the track record
by two seconds. In the race with Dart
mouth Pennsylvania would have won had
not Bslcom been run off his feet. He was
the unknown quantity and after being
given lead by Peeso lost 1t and half
lap besides. Dorsey made up IS yards in
his relay and Ted Meredith about 25
yards on Granger. It was this effort
which enabled Meredith to beat the track
record. Doctor Orton said that Meredith
did only 442 for his mile at Buffalo. but
he had q big lead at the start and wished
10 save himself for his Boston race. He
VIII be given another chance to see what
he can do at the mile distance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NOT LIKELY TO
RESCIND ACTION
Twenty-one Player Limit Is
Favored by w. F. Baker,
Gafney, Ebbets, Drey-
fus and Other Magnates.

That the National League at its meet
Ing tomorrow in New York will rescind
its December action in limiting the num-
ber OF players to 81 is doubtful, accord
ing to President w. F. Baker, of the
Phillles, who was in the city today.
"Of course, you can never tell what a
National League meeting will bring
forth" said Mr.. Baker, land 1 cannot,
therefore, speak for my associates. How
ever. as far as I am concerned, 1 am in
favor of leaving the matter just as 1t Is
now. The question of cutting tho num-
an open one. We settled that at our last
meeting, and tho only way we could
raise the limit would be to resclnd our
former action. l know how Barney Drey-
fuss. Gaffney and Ebbetts feel about 1t,
SO 1 don't think there will be any change
made"
Continuing on the subject of the meet
ing tomorrow, Mr.. Baker remarked
There is really not much to be done at
the meeting as far as L can see. The
first thing will be the adoption of the
schedule Then there is the question of
the waiver to be considered. The new
rule will provide for the nonwithdrawal
of waivers once asked. This was to have
been settled at the December meeting,
but some of the members wanted to think
the question over before they voted.
ITO get back to the other question,
that of the players limit, think that the
explanation of the American Leagues
action Is all right. 1t Is true that the
American League clubs had more men
signed UP to long-term contracts than any
of the National League clubs. 1t would,
therefore, have been difficult for them to
have done anything else than leave their
limit at 25'
President Baker arrived here this morn
ing and intends going to New York this
evening. Manager Pat Moran will be in
New York, and the Philly president stated
that the Boston deal would be put
through certainly before the end of the
week. He did not say, however, whom he
expected the Phillies would get in ex-
change for Sherwood Magee. The Gin
clnnatI trade, he declared, was between
the Reds and the Phillies, and might be
completed any time.
Horace Fogel, former president of the
Phillies. and Jimmy Sheckard, left fielder
of the famous Cub machine under Chance
and last year with the Cleveland Ameri-
can Association club, were visitors at the
Phillles' offices this afternoon. Sheckard
will not be with the Cleveland club in
1915. He has not yet decided where he
will play.
Jimmy Hagen, recently operated upon
at the German Hospital was back today
for the first time since his illness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
ATHL LETICS AND PHILLIES
READY FOR SPRING FLIGHT
March Will Find Mackmen Working Out at Jackson
VILE While Following Day Morans Men Will
Be at St Petersburg

| easy compared with what Pat Moran has
to solve. Moran will almost have TO build
n team from the ground Up. The inheld
material looks fairly good, but IL con-
slsts largely of third basemen. Luderus
will be at first. He is the only man sure
Of his place in the diamond. 1t is be-
lieved by the Phllly moguls that Dave
Bancroft, formerly OF the Pacific Coast
League. will get the short field berth, but
the efficiency of any youngster coming
from the minors to the majors Is matter
of great uncertainty, Bobby Byrne and
Martin, OF last years team, will be among
those present, and the former will prob
ably land the third base position, unless
Milton Stock, who came from New York
with Al Demaree and Jack Adams In the
Lobert trade, is able to displace him.
Tomorrow at the National League meet
ing In New York Moran and Baker will
probably be awarded the two Boston Ma
tional League players promised in the
Sherwood Magee deal. One Of these play
ers may be used at second base. Then an
other infelder will probably be gotten
from Cincinnati in exchange for Charley
DOOM. Groh is apt to be the man.
The Phillies' battery will be strong. The
catchers on the roster are Killefer, Burns,
Adams, O'Connor and Fish. The first
three mentioned will in all probability
compose the regular receiving trio. Baum
gartner and Eppa Rixey, Morans left
handlers. are expected to do efficient work.
backed UP by the invincible Alexander
Mayer, Tincup, Jacobs, Oescher, Matti-
son and Demaree. Cy Marshall is still on
the Phllly roll, but 1t is possible that he
will jump to the Federal League. His
loss will not be felt by the PhillIes in the
least.
In the outfeld. Moran has Beale, Becker,
Cravath and Paskert TO do the regular
work. Wiser and Fletcher, the latter a
Syracuse product, may be worked in the
outfielding utility role.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
Y. M. C. A. ATHLETICS

North Branch Is forming a track team and
will later seek dual indoor contests.
Mercury Club, of Central, would like to
have dual meet with West Branch
West Branch has a swimming squad with
out peer in Philadelphia.
Doctor Wilkins is doing much constructive
work at South Branch. and deserves lots of
credit
Pennsylvania Branch will hold its first in
door meet February %.
West Branch athletes are training Monday
Wednesday and Friday nights
bowling craze is on at Germantown
Branch
p. and r. Branch has n one-armed pocket
billiard player, Wilson Rhodes, who challenges
any district player.
Ardmore Branch members have brought their
bowling league series to end. Auto Car
team won.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08

AT LEAST THIS UMPIRE
is SAFE FROM ALL HARM

Baseball is a fight the world over.
At the San Quentin state prison, out
in California, recently, the league
season was opened with warden John-
son throwing the first ball.
A big colored boy, playing second
base for Captain Randolph's nine,
became incensed over what he con-
sIdered the weak work of the umpire.
"Ab'll knock yo block off when All
get outa here" said the Negro.
you'll have to go seme," grimly
answered the umpire ~ beat you
through the gate by three years and
a half"