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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
WILL SATISFY SPEAKER
President Dunn Expects No Trouble
in Signing Fielder to
Contract,

CLEVELAND, April 10. - President
James Dunn of the Cleveland base ball
club was to arrive here today to close
the deal with Boston by which Outfielder
Iris Speaker will come to Cleveland He
will get into communication with Speaker
by long distance telephone and will talk
salary with him.
BY long distance telephone in Chicago
this morning Dunn said he expected to
have no difficulty in satisfying the de-
mands of Speaker, and the same opinion
prevails with Speaker, who said over
the telephone from Boston today: Dunn
would never have paid $4,000 for me if
he hadn't wanted me bad enough to pay
me the salary l ask"
Vice President Robert Mercy of the
Cleveland club declined to say what,
Cleveland players would go to Boston in
the Speaker deal. but it was intimated
by others interested in the affairs Of the
club that Pitcher Sam Jones and either
Inhelder Bill Wambsganss or Fred
Thomas would be the men traded.
Thomas now 8 in New Orleans. having
been left there when the squad came
north from the training camp. Wambs-
ganss has been slated for the regular sec
ond base position on the Indians. If he
is included in the deal Turner will be
shifted to second and Evans will play
third, unless a new infielder is bought.
The club is known to be in the market
for such a man and efforts have been
made to get Maisel, Boone or Bauman
from New York, but has failed. so far.
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The player must realize that he has
been extremely fortunate to draw sS5,-
600 for two years, the highest salary
ever paid an outfielder That such
figure could not continue after the Fed
eral League got out of business was
certain. and when the new contract
showed that his salary had been more
than cut in two he should have real
lied that il was the inevitable and
been satisfied.
Eight thousand dollars for six months.
playing still is mighty handsome
stipend. and in three years from now
there will he very few players getting
any such figure. Base ball will have
to be brought back where those who
have their money invested can realize
on their investments. otherwise the
jeopardized. Speaker has no kick com
ing In fact, if he is to draw s9,0oo
from the Cleveland club for year or
two he should figure himself decidedly
fortunate.
That the Cleveland team will be
greatly benefited by the acquisition or
Speaker goes without saying. II 'he
former Boston star will jump IN ana
give the Indians his best efforts. that
team will cut much more of inquire
in the race than it has for some time
Chapman. Speaker and Gandll are
formidable trio of players. and. II owner
Dunn is to he believed. there VIII be
other additions made to the team when
the time rolls around for the sixteen
ma jor league clubs to cut down their
forces.
Manager Foil is quoted as saying
that the addition of Speaker to the team
viii make il 40 per cent stronger, and
this. while not Il conservative estimate,
may be very close to the mark, for
Speakers presence alone should count
for much on the spirit of the other
PLAYERS who because of the improve
ment in the team that the acquisition
of the former Red Sox fielder will make,
Will give his teammates hope OF
better position in the race than other
wise could have been expected.
Fielder Jones has had his awakening.
Just like Joe Tinker. he has been
shown that his ball club does not pos
sess the strength claimed for it The
Cardinals, "A National League team
which has not been given credit for.
being any too formidable. has accom-
plished the feat of beating the Browns
four out of five games. thus giving it
the city championship and considerable
prestige with the home folk, while
there is no doubt that all sorts of
charges will be made against Manager
Jones because he has sold some OF his
players. The sale of Clarence Walker
in particular has caused a lot of i'll
feeling in the Mound city.
1t is surprising that men of the long
experience of Jones and Tinker could
be misled into believing that the stars
of the defunct Federal League could
be compared with the players of the
major leagues They should have been
able to see that there is a great diff
ference in the standard Of the two and
govern the makeup Of their teams &C
cordingly.
Jones has stuck to some Of the play
ers from his Eco team Of last year, and
SO has Tinker, and neither of them
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While it is not probable that the scores
now standing as records III the Atlantic
Coast Bowling Association tournament
will be first prize winners. the chances
are they will be large enough to land
part of the awards. Particularly IS TINS
true of the marks set in the candiepins
by the Royals and singles by Kelley. AS
a matter of fact there is little DOUBT
that all the leaders now will get snare
of the prize money. and some of those
in second and third places may also
or course. the real bowling is yet to
start. The stars OF local leagues have
vet to take the alleys in the events in
which they are most proficient and the
best bowIers of the north have not yet
had their turns For instance, the mark
for the doubles in tenpins will go sky
high when Gengler and Cohn start shoot
ing. else these two will not be living up
TO their regulations. Everybody knows
how capable Gengler is and Cohn has
many times been heralded as the best
tenpiu spiller in the east.
No singles have been rolled as Yet In
the candlepins but the best marks, as
officially audited by the committee APP
pointed BY the company to do that work,
in each class follow.
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Rice to Pitch in Opening Series Of League New York his Week
Break World Indoor
Pole-Vault Record

CHICAGO. April Io.-The new
worlds indoor record in the pole
vault. made jointly by Percy
Graham and Ed knOurek mt the
Central Amateur Athletic MONS
indoor meet Saturday night. came
after "a struggle between the two
for the championship that lnsted
well into Sunday morning.
knOurek. n working boy. who
wears the cOIor> of the Illinois
Athletic Club. was first to cross
the bar at the new mark of IL
feet 1914 inches. but Graham also
snrmeuuted II on his first trial.
Thereafter neither could equal
his vault. and in the jump-Off.
with the bar lowered. Graham
won the championship. Grnhnm.
now Il freshman at the I University
of Chicago. began his pOle-vRult-
ing career 81 few years ago when
81 student at the University High
school here. Both he and I<nOurek
will be credited with the new
mark. which beat by more than
two inches the record made by
Gold of WISCONSIN at Evanston
two years ago.
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BEST INFIELD AND OUTFIELD
NOW HAVE BEEN BROKEN UP
Connie Mack Says Speaker Deal Will Make
Cleveland a Contender and Will
Better the Race.

PHILADELPHIA. April 1O.-If. as re-
cent as two seasons ago, a fan VEN
tured to say that Eddie Collins, Iris
Speaker, j. Franklin Baker and Joe
Jackson would be sold to other clubs
would have been recommended to the
nearest alienist. says James 1saminger
in the North American.
Yet in this brief period America
greatest inf1eld and outfield has been
broken up. Mack was the first to blow
the works. Before he toed the mark
for the 1915 race he had disposed of
Eddie Collins and failed to come to
terms with Baker. After the race start
Stuffy McInnis remaining of his four
infield incorporates.
Salvos of indignation were fired at
Connie, but he justified his stand by
saying that the money wasn't coming
in the till and he could not pay Caruso
salaries with a bantamweight bank
roll. Farewell infleld.
Americas Topnotch outfleld.
Now this year Mr.. Lannin of Boston
breaks the topnotch outf1eld. Gunned
with Lewis. Speaker and Hooper, each
of whom is worth his weight in Ger
man dyes. the Red Sox massed the
greatest outfield in the north temper
ate zone against its enemies.
1t was the work of Lewis, Speaker
and Hooper at bat and on the defense
that did more to win the world
championship for the Red Sox last
October than anything done by the in
field. pitching and catching STATS.
No pitchers were ever protected with
better second line of defense than
this trinity of efficiency. The sturdy
Phils blasted holes through the inner
Gordon and made the ears of the curv-
ers ring with the zing of their mighty
wallops only for the last line Of de-
fense-the Boston outfelder-to skirt
to the end of the world and fasten his
master claws on the ball.
Now this outfield is splintered by
Speaker. the pacemaker Of the three,
being sold to Cleveland. Mr.. Lannin
will have to do an imitation of Connie
Mack and walk through side alleys for
awhile.
Mr.. Lannin sold Speaker because he
couldn't stand seeing all of the re-
ceipts pass into iris hands. But even
he didn't have the alibi that Connie
had. for the Red Sox always drew
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PICKING TENNIS TEAM.
Post Office Starts Elimination Tour
new to Obtain Best PLAYERS,

AS means of assisting in the selec-
ton of the team to represent the Post
Office Department Tennis Association
in the Departmental Tennis League,
and to increase the interest in tennis
among the members of the association,
a mems singles elimination and con-
ISOLATION tournament will be held, COM
mencinS at once.
There is no entrance fee. Entrance in
the tournament is open to every male
member of the association. Members
drawn to play VIII arrange between
themselves the place of meeting and
furnish balls.
Each match will consist of the best
two out of three advantage sets. The
winner of a match will be expected to
| at once turn in his score, upon the re-
ceipt of which he will be notified of
his next opponent.
! 1t is desired that the tournament be
| completed before May ]. and every one
| is expected to arrange to meet his OPP
I ponent at the very earliest practicable
| moment Matches between members
which are not played off within a rea-
| sonable time will be declared double
| defaults. thus eliminating both mem
bers The use of a municipal court,
one. or perhaps two evenings week,
| will be allotted this department, ana
will be available on application Tor
| those members who have not the use of
.m ms no,,nts AZ thair disnosal Every
| private cour'9 a. 'n1it pe:.; l. "a :
male member or the ASSOCIATION ia
| been included in the drawings. ihoSe
who do not intend to participate should
to,,r nr for the women will be
| held in May. The drawings:
| 1ovup HAZE
IN" I'm
| A. Fl. Hortdahl. Stamps. VS.. k L.. Nntt
| Postal Savings: S. $. Mattison. Postal savings.
VS.. T. A. L. Reardon. Supplies and Equipment
! II. S. Shreve. City Post Once. VS.. l.. a. RoweH,
Postal Savings: II. A. Mount. City Post Office
VS.. +. Il. Roberts. city Post ofhce; q. b
| Squires, Postal Savings, VS.. +. ). Me1tzler
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seems destined to be in either of the
big league races the coming season.
If the head Of the American League
was instrumental in strengthening the
Cleveland club by having Boston sell
Iris Speaker to the Indians he was
doing good thing for his league.
Whenever a weak club of the organi-
cation can he strengthened such an OPP
portuuitv should not be overlook ed.
President johnson always is on the
lookout for his leagues best interests
and he deserves every credit for hav-
ing made the Speaker deal.
II is absurd to claim that any of the
other clubs should have been given a
chance at Speaker. Cleveland, d big
city. which has been close to last place
for several years, needed help. The
Washington club did it . good turn
when it accepted a low figure for q
player of Gandils standard, and the
Boston club aided to build UP the team
| when it turned over Speaker. A well
balanced circuit means increased finan-
cial returns for all the clubs, and. after
all, base ball could not exist unless
| based on profitable foundation.
! IF the weather Is favorable during the
| Nationals first trip. and all the games
tare played in New York and Boston
| the club should have a most successful
: season ; opening from a financial point
| of view. The Griffmen are sure to
draw enormous crowds in New York
and also in Boston. though there may
be a falling off of interest In the latter
city If the stories are to be believed
that the fans are sore over the sale of
Speaker
All records may be broken in New
York Wednesday IL the weather is ia =
vorable. The Yankees. with virtually
new team, are certain to be very pop
ular in Gotham. and the crowds should
exceed anything the American League
has ever enjoyed in the big city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
PRESENT LEADERS IN TOURNEY
ALMOST SURE TO WIN PRIZES
None of Scores Now at Top In A. c. B. A.
Events Likely to Take First Place,
Though-Other Bowling.

before; the poorest team in league
often heats the best team, and that
gives more interest to Ale bowlers
themselves. The smaller hail develops
accuracy in bowling, and it is not
nearly so much a factor of strikes AND
spares as it is get the wood. If an
increase in size. the experts have it
all their own way, and we second and
third raters are doomed to eternal de-
feat"
Through a mistake il was printed in
the schedule of yesterday that Ganeler
and Servas. the two star bowlers from
HohOken. y. j.. would appear on alley
in the duckpin doubles today. These
two are not to roll until the last few
days of the tournament Rawlings and
Walker will take alley in today 5
play.
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Mack Wheat. Zachs brother, and
member of the Brooklyn catching staff.
will be sent to Troy. in the New York
State League, under option.
Jimmy Johnston, 1t is said. has shown
Manager Robinson so much--so early
that Myers has lost out on an outfield
job.
A few years ago Benny Kauff and
Taylor Farrell Were teammates at
Huntingdon w. Va. Now both are out
ever, is likely to be in the international
League before the season opens.
White Sox returned from the Mineral
Wells training camp to Chicago in a
happy frame of mind, for he believes
he has a winner. He is particularly
impressed with the showing of Terry
and McMullin. the recruits from the
Coast League. He also thinks that FL
Ter. Danforth and Williams are to be
winning pitchers. Buck Weaver as a
third baseman, says Commy, is all to
the good.
John McGraw has this to say about
Benny Kauff. the smuggling king of the
defunct Feds: players like Kaun
made base ball the national game. He
has the spirit like. 1t will carry him
smart little fellow and he's in there
thinking all the time. He has made
himself the most talked of base ball
player in the world. Those who think
they are kidding him better wake
themselves up"
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Dertinept COMMENT
B o. 5 Bg7a&& 11$
Bv I. ED GRILLO.

Iris Speaker going gain anything by his conference
of Red Sox which is slated for time
odav annn doubt which Speaker Cleve
the conclusion that the
thing do sell Speaker to the Cleveland club.
Speaker not likely deal The Cleveland club
undoubtedly agreed him the salary he had agreed upon
annin according the players which
Speaker afford do anything but report Manager
Foil.
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Mack Is INDICATED.

Mack Is indicated.
So If rich Mr.. Lannin, who was shov-
cling the money in at the gate, didn't
want to stand for Jess Willard pay en-
velopes, can any one blame our Connie.
who used to hook his overcoat to nav
Collins and Baker?
Mr.. Mack is back from Dixie and he
handed us an earful over the w, k,
phone. Getting in front of the trans
mitter he talked in Polish. Translated
into English, it was as follows:
u was not surprised at the deal for
Speaker" he declared, "as it looked as
If the break between him and Lannin
was serious. I'm glad Iris goes to
Cleveland instead of New York, for had
the Yanks landed him they would have
pennant that the race would have been
put on the blink
with Speaker off the Boston team,
the race this year will be the sternest
IN many years. four or five teams hav-
ing look-in. The deal makes Cleve-
land contender. They looked strong
to me before getting iris, but his pur-
chase adds untold strength.
Chic Gandil Is In shape again and he
will play great ball for the Indians.
No. Cleveland won't be any joke this
season."
Team Is outclassed.
Mr.. Mack is the only manager since
the days of the 1869 Reds who has an
outclassed team and is willing to admit
it. Instead of saying that the Athletics
will have the flag cinched by August
1 and that he intends to work Nor
risette in the first game of the world
series, the tall tutor says he has no
more chance of coping the muslin
than steam roller has in race with
twin six. You hafta give the old
boy credit.
Connie says. however. that he is
glutton for punishment and will be in
there fighting in every one of the 154
games. He isn't fussy about weights
and the cut of the purse, is this game
rooster who says: Bring 'em on"
Mr.. Mack is not sure just what COM
bination he will try. on the saddened
Red Sox in Boston Wednesday. He had
intended to use his regular string of
the south, but coming north he dis
covered one or two fiat tires and is go
ing to switch.
II need more ball players and am GO
ing to get them." was his parting shot.
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Pirates Are Lucky.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April 10.-The
Pittsburgh Nationals defeated the Indian
apoIis american Association team,
to 0, yesterday afternoon. Pittsburgh
made both it's runs in the sixth on
scratch hit by Barneyl Score:
R. H. e.
Pittsburgh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Batteries-Cooper and Miller; Schmidt,
Dawson, Aldridge, Gossett and Schang.
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Fans SILVER Viewing Tigers.

KANSAS CITY. April 10-The Detroit
Americans defeated the Kansas City
American Association team in the first
exhibition game here yesterday, to 3.
Notwithstanding the cold weather, a
crowd Of 1000 was in attendance. Score:
R. H. f.
Detroit OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .
hdHsdS eits =
Batteries-Dauss. Coveleskie, Erickson
and Stanage; HUMPHREYS, Cocreham,
Gardner and Hargrave
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Cincinnati Loses Chief johnson.

LOS ANGELES, April 10.-George
(Chie) Johnson, who was claimed as
the property of the Cincinnati club of
the National League by August Herr
man, president of the Reds. will re-
main "A member of the Vernon pitch
ing staff, it was announced today, the
question of ownership having been set
tied.
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Cubs Slam the Ball.

LOUISVILLE. KY. April 1o.-The
Chicago Nationals hit Northrup hard in
the fourth inning of yesterdays game
with the local American Association team.
attaining lead their opponents were
never able to overcome. Chicago win
ming. to 3. Score:
r. H. E.
Chicago
Louisville 2
Batteries - Mcconnell, Pierce and
Archer; Northrup. Luque and r. Will
liams and Lalonge.
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great crowds as compared with the
skinny attendance at Shibe Park which
is still located at 21st street and Lee
high avenue.
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CITY TITLE TO CARDINALS.
Defeat Browns in Fifth Game of St
Louis Series, 8 to 4.

ST. LOUIS, April 10.-The st. Louis
from the St Louis Americans by TAX
ing the fifth game of the series here
yesterday, to 4. Extra base hits off
Weilman and Crandall helped the Ma
tionals to a big lead. Sallee relieved
Meadows in the eighth and checked a
rally by the Americans. Score:
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Thirty-Eight Hits Made.

TOPEKA. Kan. April 10.-Cold weather
chilled the fingers of fielders and pitchers
yesterday and thirty eight hits, for
total of thirty-two runs were made in
the base ball game between the second
team of the Detroit Americans and the
Topeka Western League club. Twenty
of the runs were credited to the home
team. Score:
R. H. E.
Batteries-Loudermilk, Marshall and
Mckee; Lambeth, Sanders. Voss and
Snow and Weising.
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White Sox, Z: Millers, 3.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 10.-The Chi
cago Americans easily defeated the
Minneapolis Association club, I to 3,
yesterday in the last of the exhibition
series here. Score:
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Meadows. Sallee and Con
1ales: Weilman, Crandall, Mccabe and
Hartley.
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While there is cCuSidcra BILE talk go
ing the rounds among local bowlers
regarding proha bic change in the
size of balls and pins now in standard
use in the Atlantic Coast Bowling AS
ISOLATION, at Least one bowler is of the
opinion that many players DO not want
a change. Here Is the opinion express
cd in a letter which came to this Of
fee this morning.
There are a large number of bowl
ers who do not wish to see any change
IN the size Of balls or pins. With the
old size y hen iuediuu-rate bowler
entered game with high-rate bowlcrs
lie Was doomed to lose from the start
hut with the present size 1t Is always
a guess who viii win. aud every man
IN<4c game has a SHOW. You viii ind
more bow l"rs on the alleys now than
on ever did before. and there is much
more interest in the games because II
* not possible TO pick the winner. as
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-07
The other two eyed him with a grim

The other two eyed him with a grim
disgust.
You know said Buck, what's due
YOU. Bill Grange! Due you over am
over again. It's the hemp what set
Ties such scores as the Loop has against
such as You. But, cause you have
worked an messed with us, ar cause
you're such a poo excuse for a man,
an cause We're willin' to give you a
chance to keep your worthless life away
from these here diggin's, We're goin' 10
give You a show of winnin' it. 'Tain't
much of a show, that's true enough, but
it's more'n you deserve. Git up on your
feet an come here"
The frightened cowpuncher drew
nearer.
We're goin' to put you on that
horse went on Buck, AN give you a
runnin' chance. Fore you's out of sight
me an Perry's goin' to draw on YOU am
fire-just once each. If we pot youN
we'll an good: if not, you're free to go.
But listen to this, Bill Grange: Ii ever
after this you dare to show your thiev.
in face roun' here you'll die as sure a.
hell holds fire. Unite him, Perry"
The mar was whimpering. yet some
spark of hope. perhaps even of man.
hood, kept his tongue from more
to the fire, their pistols ready in their
n the w men stood as Grange
clambered weakly on his horse.
Now straight ahead" commanded
Buck, AN fast as you can ride. Bill
Grange"
The horse bounded forward under
jerk and jab Of spurs, and had all but
vanished in the gloom of the shadowy
plain when, sharply. two shots rang out
as one and, the echo dying, left only
the distant pounding of flying hoofs TIC
break the heavy silence.
But not even that sound did Bill
Grange hear, lying in yet heavier si-
ience on the plain, the slow blood ooz-
ing from two deadly wounds.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-07
Watch Wasn't Necessary.

The colonel of a certain regiment
in k~itchener's army is a great stickler
for obedience. instant and complete.
Smith" he said to his orderly re-
Gently, II want you to ride down to
the railway station and get me the
correct time"
Smith shutied his feet and fiddled
with his fingers.
Well, man." roared the officer
irately. why don't you do as you are
told?"
please. sir replied the orderly
meelsly, II haven't a watch
"A watch-a watch!" snapped the
colonel. What dye want a watch for?
Just write it down on a bit of paper"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-07

dian stockmen, therefore, lay in being
prepared for this demand when it
arose. In view of these facts which
must be patent to every student of
economic conditions as related to the
stock industry, he hoped to see within
the next three years the stock raising
lei impetus forward, which would
put it in the forefront of the producing
provinces of the Observation-Disclosures
ment.