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Evening star., 1916-01-01
HOME CLUB TENNIS.
More Committees Are Appointed by
Chairman Greene.

u NJ Greene. chairman of the tenn
porary organization of the Home Clup
Tennis Association, has appointed a
committee to confer with John r. Be-
thune of the Office of the superintend-
ent of public buildings and grounds
and to enter into an agreement with
Mr. Bethune for the use of the proposed
tennis courts to be built by that office
on 9Th street northwest on the site
where the Pennsylvania railroad sta
tion formerly was located. The COM
mittee is as follows: Daniel NJ. Greene.
land Office chairman; ]. ]. Cotter, Sec
retary's office; B. F. Andrews, bureau OF
education; John Swift, bureau of mines;
r. H. Higgins, Indian ofhce: z. G
Townsend. pension offlce; W. >. w ar
rem reclamation service: A. A. Cham-
bers, geological survey; Charles Pierce,
patent Office.
Chairman Greene also has appointed
the following committee to ascertain
what sporting goods store VIII give .ne
most liberal discounts on tennis goods
or put up a cup as a trophy for
spring tournament: H. NJ. Cooper. bu-
reau of mines, chairman; c. b. Wit
hauer. land office: Guy c. Stevens. geo
logical survey; C. r. Allen, patent Of
fee: j. w. Myer. reclamation service;
C. c. Henry Secretary's office; H. c
Ames, pension office; Andrew Arm
strong, pension offlce.
The Home Club has on hand wire
netting sufficient to supply backstops
for two tennis courts. The netting
was used on the Meridian Hill Park
property two years ago by the Home
Club. The club also has two tennis
nets in addition to the one used on the
court back of the clubhouse. II suit
able grounds can be obtained 1t may
be advisable to construct two courts
for the use of Home Club members.
The following committee has been ap-
pointed by Chairman Greene for the
purpose of ascertaining what grounds
large enough for two courts may be
obtained for next year, and what the
cost OF constructing two tennis courts
thereupon will be: G. w Numbers,
reclamation service, chairman; b. L.
Padgett, bureau of mines: William l.
Symons, patent office; J. ]. Reinhardt,
Secretarys Office. VI. S. Bachman,
geological survey: B. s. McGarvey.
land office: Jay Whitney. Indian office
C. p Knapp, reclamation service, and
H o. CLAYTON, bureau of mines.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
JAPS SPURN A LOSER.
Will Not Support a Weak Nine
Nag Umpires Like We Do.

CHICAGO. January 1.-The Univer-
sity of Chicago base ball team re-
rsurned to Chicago yesterday after a
Zip through the orient of more than
10000 miles. The athletes reported
that base ball is growing more popular
than ever in Japan. They said the
Japanese have developed the habit of
batting the umpires and that they re-
fuse to support losing team. much
after the manner of American follow
ers of the game
The inability of the native teams 10
defeat the Americans caused great
decrease in the attendance. it was said
The waseda University team is ex-
pected to play in the United States
next year.
In the Philippines there Is much en-
fhusiasm over base ball, though Amer
scans make up most of the better teams,
II was said. Best seats sell in Manila
for $3.50.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
THIS YEAR TO PRODUCE
PHENOMENA IN SKIES
Much of Interest to Astronomers
Promised in Movements of
Various Planets.

The year 1916 will be replete with as
Economical phenomena, unlike its pred
ecessor that has just passed. practically
without anything of note to attract at
tention
There will be a partial eclipse of the
moon January 10. visible at Washing
ton; the beginning visible generally in
extreme western Europe, the north At
lantic ocean, North and South America
and the Pacific ocean; the ending visi-
BILE generally in North America. the
north Atlantic ocean, northwestern
Pacific ocean.
eclipse of the sun, visible at Washing
ton as partial eclipse. Eclipse begins
at :26 and ends at 6:33 o'clock.
There will be a partial eclipse of the
moon July IA, visible at Washington
the beginning visible in Africa.
southeastern Europe, the Atlantic
ocean, North America, except the more
western portions; South America and
the South Pacific ocean; the ending vis-
ible generally in the Atlantic ocean
North and South America.
There will be an annular eclipse of
the sun July 20, invisible at Washing
ton.
sun December "a, 1916. invisible at
Washington.
The approaching opposition of the
planet Mars during the early months
Of the year is slated to be a period of
unusual interest for astronomical OBJ
servation. and already extensive prep
arations have been made at all the
great observatories of the world to
watch for new discoveries on the disc
of the Martian world.
ntrri riy,c fha he nj nnf
tune is to occupy a unique. position in
space which is to afford the rare oppor-
tunity for astronomers to learn more
of it's rotation period. Neptune is so
far out on the frontier of the extreme
limit of our solar system and astrono-
mers take every opportunity to watch
the motion of this, the most distant
member of our system.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

1t was not a club that was figured to
cut much of a figure in the race; in
fact it was not a formidable ball team,
yet Moran guided it to the front and
kept it there until the pennant was
won.
1t was the first time in his long
career that Pat Moran had ever man
aged a ball team. He had held sew
eral positions of coach with major
league teams after his catching days
were over. but the release of Doom as
leader of the Phillies gave him his first
chance. The supposition is that Moran
got but a very small salary last sea-
son, but it is hoped that he has as
sured himself of good income for the
next three years.
Those players who refused to sign
contracts at the close of last season
have reason for regretting their failure
to do so, because the dropping out OF
existence of the Federal League and
the establishment of peace in base
ball has put these players in posi-
tion where they may have to stand for
a severe cut.
Iris Speaker, It is said. could have re-
newed his contract for another year at
figured that by not signing conditions
might so shape themselves that he could
demand an increase. In this he erred;
Just as soon as peace was established
the Boston club announced that Speaker
would have to stand a cut. Reb Rus-
sell Of the White Sox pulled similar
bone. He refused to sign at the close
Of the season. probably figuring that
he could get some flattering offer from
the Feds, and thereby force Comiskey
to give him an increase in pay. But,
according to a dispatch from Chicago.
Russell is the one man on the SoX team
who is going to have a healthy slice
taken off of his salary when he is ten
dered a contract for this year.
The dispatch from Chicago announcing
that Jake Stahl. former manager of the
Red Sox, and Robert McRoy. also iden-
tilted with that club during the McAleer
regime, are likely to become owners of
Evening star., 1916-01-01
RECORD NUMBER OF DEATHS.
Pneumonia and Grip Responsible for
High Totals in PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA. January 1.--Pneumo-
MIA and grip, which have been epi-
demic here for several weeks, caused
record number of deaths during the
week ending Thursday. The total for
the week was 97l. nearly so per cent
being ascribed by the attending ply
sicians to these diseases. For Monday
the report to the bureau of. vital sta
tistics showed 262 deaths, the greatest
number ever recorded by the bureau
in a single day. The weekly death
rate usually averages 422. Many in
dustrial plants and business offices
have beeen seriously crippled by the
enforced absence of employees suffering
from grip, which in many cases have
developed into pneumonia.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
CUT STAR PLAYERS
Big Leagues to Adopt Re-
trenchment Policy This Year.
MOVE is BOUND TO COME
"Reb' Russell and Dave Davenport
Are Among First to
Feel the Ak.
MOVE is BOUND TO COME

CHICAGO, January demon Dave
Davenport. wizard twirler of the ST.
Louis Feds, is not the only slabbist
who may be forced to bend them over
next season at a reduced salary.
Trailing in the wake of the an
nouncement that the angular right
handler had unwittingly boxed" his
financial status by spurning a Fed con-
tract while flirting with the Reds, came
the tip today that one of Comiskey' 8
veteran pitchers. Reb Russell. was un-
signed for 1916 In the words of a
will be asked to affix his moniker to a
document calling for less money than
he received in 1914 and 1915.
After a Fat Job.
Whether Russell was striving to
land a fat job with the Federals for
1916 or was holding out on the White
Sox in an effort to gain salary in
crease is question / cannot answer.
said the man making this disclosure.
THE fact remains. however, that the
club owners are determined to do
away with fancy contracts, and those
players who failed to get in line at the
close of the 1915 season are certain to
those given when they last signed"
Russell is now wintering at his home
in Indianapolis, and. according to White
Sox officials, is expected to be among
steam away for Mineral Wells. Tex, in
March. All the other members of the
team are reported in the fold. and a
number of topliners, such as Scott.
Benz and Weaver, are now hooked and
branded for another campaign
tn 8 l.
west last fall Jacques Fournier signed
for three years.
Very Good at Start.
As leading pitcher of the American
League in 1913-his first year in the
big show-Russell received a salary re-
ported to have been $1,000. but an ad-
ditional chunk of coin was delivered
into his keeping at the close of the flag
grind. His seasons stipend was given q
substantial boost in 1914. but the bur-
ley Texas southpaw was "off form" that
season. The same terms governed for
1915.
Iris Speaker, like Russell, also is said
to have been caught mapping. Spok, too
halls from the Lone Star state, and at
the close of the world series trekked
homeward without inditing his John
Hancock to the document handed him
by Manager Bill Carrigan. Speakers
. salary is generally believed to have
been $4,000, and when peace was de-
clared Owner Joe Lannin made a state
ment to the effect that he would pay no
more topheavy prices for the seasons 8
services of his athletes.
Davenport. the most sensational
finger in the Fed fold last year, drew
down $4,000. Phil Ball offered the tall
gent $4,000 for 1916. Dave allowed as
how he should receive $4,000. and after
getting in touch with the Cincinnati
Reds tore up the eight-thousand-d dollar
docum ent. Now he is wondering how
much in excess of $4,000 Fielder Jones
will pay him for the heavy duty to be
shouldered in the coming American
League flag chase.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
FAMOUS BALL PLAYER DEAD.
Tip 0'Neill Dies of Heart Disease
. in Montreal.

MONTREAL, Quebec, January L.
Tip" O'Neill, famous for more than a
quarter of a century as a ball player,
umpire and scout, died here yesterday
in a street car. Heart disease was the
cause.
In 1877 he began his career as a
pitcher with the Woodstock (Ont) club.
In 1881 he went to Detroit and the
following season he Joined the New
York Metropolitans and made great
record. He was with the st. Louis
team in 1884 when his arm went back
on him. He then became an outfielder
and was a wonderful hitter.
After his playing career ended O'Neill
became a big league umpire and later
acted as scout for various clubs.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

tile Cleveland club. makes it look very
much as if the American League were
behind the movement. Both Stahl and
Mercy are closely identified with the
powers that be. and if the deal goes
through it would not be at all surprising
if Charley Somers were retained at the
head of the club.
and Fulton together. After the call
ing off of the bout at New Orleans
Tom Andrews offered $4,000 for a
ten-round bout at Milwaukee, and this.
too, has been called off because the
fighters could not agree on division
of the purse. Both Willard and Fulton
and their managers are of the mer-
cenary type. The only thing they con-
Willard is a tough gentleman to deal
with, as he wants more money for
appearing in the ring than any cham
pion ever asked for, and Willard has
been champion not quite year
kid" Gleason. erstwhile assistant to
Jimmy Callahan as coach of the White
Sox, may break back into the game.
Los Angeles wants the Kid to come
out there and manage the team. When
Jimmy Callahan accepted the Pitts
burgh job he recommended Gleason to
Johnny Powers, the owner of the Los
Angeles club. Gleason is a real live
wire, and the fact that he has been
not lessen his value as a manager.
Gleason was one of the wisest players
that ever was in the game. and he has
been of great value to managers like
Billy Murray and Jimmy Callahan,
whom he served as first lieutenant for
years.
A new infielder has been added to the
Nationals list. He is James Parks, an
amateur from Atlanta, Ga. Otto Jor-
don, a former manager of the Atlanta
team, has discovered the youngster on
the lots around Atlanta, and he picks
him to become a real star.
Parks will be taken south in the
spring and looked over. He is touted
as good hitter and fast runner.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
|STAKL MAY BUY
| CLEVELAND CLUB
Chicago Report Says Jake
Will Head Indians This
Season.
TWILL BE ASSOCIATED
WITH ROBERT McROY
Not Averse to Returning to Sport
if Right Proposition
Comes Up.

CHICAGO, January ii. Garland
(Jake) Stahl. former manager of the
Boston and Washington clubs of the
American League. will purchase the
cleveland Americans, it was reported
to-day, if satisfactory financial terms
can be arranged.
Robert McRoy, former secretary OF
the American League and at one time
part owner of the Boston Americans,
will be associated with Stahl in the
venture. 1t was said.
Base ball looks like a good proposi-
tion just now. and l would not be
averse to returning to the sport II the
right proposition came up, Stahl said.
Since his retirement from the game
Stahl has been vice president of a ma
tional bank in the outlying district.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
TYPHUS RACES IN MEXICO.
315 Deaths in November Reported.
Carranza Fights Disease.

NEW YORK. January Announce
ment is made by representatives of the
Carranza government that during Novem-
her 315 people died in Mexico from typhus
The statement asserts that conditions are
not as serious az have been reported
however. and that Gen. Carranza has ap-
pointed 200 physicians and 300 assistants
TO canvass the stricken districts and take
charge of all cases of the disease, which
IL is said. prevails among the poorer
classes only.
Gen. Carrapza has also placed with Dr.
Alfredo Catureglia. consul general for
Mexico here. orders for large quantities
of sheets, piilowcases and hospital liner
for immediate shipment and distribution
among the hospitals in districts where
typhus prevails.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
WILLARD-FULTON BOUT
DEFINITELY CALLED OFF

CHICAGO, January 1.-The ten
round contest between Jess Will
lard, the heavyweight champion,
and Fred Fulton of Rochester.
A1inn.. which Thomas s. Andrews
of Milwaukee planned to stage
February q, has been declared
OF.
Andrews, IT was announced to-
day, had offered u twenty five
thousand-d0llar purse for the
match, and the hitch that pre-
vented the bout was the division
Of the money.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
BIG GRIDIRON BATTLE.
Brown and Washington Ready for
TodaY's Contest On Coast.

PASADENA, Cal. January L. Foot
ball elevens of Brown University and
the Washington State College are in
splendid condition today for the foot
ball game which is to be one of the
principal events of the New Year tour
nament of roses festival. The weather
is ideal for the contest
Brown is said to outweigh Washing
ton State five pounds to the man II
is expected the eastern team will re-
sort to line smashes and forward passes
TO make gains, while Washington is
expected to rely on open play.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
PH1LL1Es TRADE JACK MARTIN
Get Pitcher Rhoades From Milwau.
kee Team.

PHILADELPHIA, January 1.-The
Philadelphia National League base ball
club announced yesterday that it had
traded Jack Martin for Pitcher Rhoades
of the Milwaukee American Association
team. Martin played with the st. Paul
team last season and was recalled by
the Philadelphia club. Rhoades is a
young right-handed pitcher. He joined
the Milwaukee team last season. prior
to which he played in the Northern
League.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
IS, 800, 900 Loan Oversubscribed.

PHILADELPHIA. January 1.-The $5.-
100000. four per cent thirty-year city
loan for municipal improvements. bids
for which were opened yesterday. was
oversubscribed six times. The bonds
were awarded mostly to local banking
institutions at prices ranging from
1920 to 102.297s
Evening star., 1916-01-01
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By ]. ED GRILLO.

has made his peace with the Philadelphia club He
has signed treeyear contract figure which gives him sub
santial increase his salary of last season.
The manager National League champions of deserves
he got his for he performed wonder
full feat when he landed the head of the To
great this victory due his management for he main
good fellowship among his players and the best efforts OF
them.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Catcher George Gibson of the Pitts
burgh Pirates has tired of a farmers
life, and it is again the big city for his.
Gibby has disposed of his farm near
Mount Bridges, Ont. and has purchas s.
ed house in London, Ont, where he
will make his home in the off season
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Bulgaria Votes 500, ,ooo, 900 Francs

patch to the Overseas News Agency
says the Bulgarian parliament has
voted unanimously a credit of 500, ,000.-
~ francs for military purposes.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Chief Chouteau, the Indian outfielder
of Vinita, Okla. may get chance in
organized ball next season as a result
of good work he did with the Carlisle
Indians. travelling Independent team,
the past year. In 146 games played he
hit 1882. stole ninety-four bases and
made at least one hit to the game in
forty three consecutive games.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Miss Harriet E. Hammond, seventy
eight, died at the Church Home and In
Urinary, Baltimore, from pneumonia
She was the daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Rezin. Hammond. and was
born in Millervitle. Anne Arundel
county, Md. -
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Experience is a good teacher. bu
Federal League owners thought tn
tuition fee excessive.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Charles Weeghman took an expensive
and roundabout way to acguirc control
of the Cubs. Something like the rnau
wanting to build a railroad in Arizona
and starting by buying a sailinG' ship
in Maine.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Somebody says the Feds won a moral
victory. Possibly true, for everybody
winning a moral victory is soundly
thrashed.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Walter McCredie of the Portland
Coast League team is out with a state
ment that he didn't win the pennant
because he had to turn away lot OF
high salaried players who were offered
him. He says the Beavers could have
had Brief. Quinlan and Breton for the
asking. but he refused. as each had a
contract of $3.50 a month.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Those Federal League players are
out of the trenches. all right. but the
Federal League jumps seem to be out of
Jobs.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Out of nine starts last season. Carl
Weilman beat the Detroits eight times.
but, SO far, Boston fans have rendered
no banquet to the left-hander.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Cincinnati agreement brought peace
to everybody but Branch Hickey. 1t
cost him his job.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Base ball owners are at peace. but
there is Heine Zimmerman, Johnny
Evers and Ty Cobb left to kick up a
few rows.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Next year it will be discovered wheth-
er Benny Kauff was the Ty Cobb of the
Federal League or whether Ty Cobb
was the Benny kauff of the American
League.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

A study of pitching records indicates
that Pitcher Williams of the Mime
apolis American Association team was
the real iron man of 1915. Williams
hurled sixty-four games, working AL
innings; he won twenty-nine starts.
lost sixteen "a percentage of .644). and
worked in nineteen partial games.
Alexander the Great pitched 376 in
nings this year. while Walter Johnson
bent them over in 336.
Umpire Charley Rigler of the Ma
tional League is recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever which had him
tied to bed in a Cleveland hospital
for seven weeks. He lost thirty eight
pounds during his illness. 1t may be a
mean thing to say, but ball players and
fans doubtless will be glad to learn
that as a result his chest measurement
is considerably reduced.
Charles NJ. Schwab, the steel mag
nate, was much in evidence at the New
York meeting. He is anxious to buy
some sort of a franchise to install in
Bethlehem. Pa. as entertainment for
his steel workers.
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
SATURDAY

Recently while riding Mr.. and Mrs.
George DeKoeyer of Baraboo, with
their little son, had an accident. Some
part of the harness gave way and
the buggy was overturned. Mr.. De-
Koeyer landed on his head unhurt,
but his wife was bruised and is still
suite Iame-Durwards Glen CORE
,spondent in the Portage Democrat.
A class of sixteen graduated at the
Lodi high school this month. The
class role is: Margaret Byrns, Irma
clark, Ruth Cole, lola Duff, Genevieve
Dwyer, Elsie Falkenstein, Jennie
Grant, Margaret Vaudeville, Lucretia
Maynard, Elva Summers, Margaret
Schulgen, MarstOn Bartholomew
Claude Davis, Melvin Reopen, Arthur
Richards, Claude Richardson, Ernest
Schulgen. The class officers are:
President, Melvin Reopen; vice-pres
1dent, lola Duff; secretary, Genevieve
Buyer; treasurer, Arthur Richards.
The storm on Thursday was as Sc
we're in Columbia county as in Sank
county.
At the Dietrich Koch farm, the gale
demolished the barn, tore the roof
from the kitchen and the leanto, and
laid it over onto the main part of
the dwelling 1t hurled a poplar tree
into the house, it is said, and thrust it
against bedstead, but no one was
hart. Near by large tree was up
rooted and carried fifteen feet into
tae middle Of the road, blocking the
A.-~hway.
Excelsior butter is now put in neat
Boxes, just pound in each package.
heretofore there has been nothing but
paper around the butter. There is
Shree- color printing on the four sides
and ends of the boxes, the advertising
sxtOling the merits of this famous
@rand of butter. The trade mark is
y youth bearing a banner described
~ LOngfelIoW in the lines:
A youth who bore, mid snow and ice,
4 banner with the strange device,
Excelsior
The creamery produces about 200,-
ESQ pounds a year, and as many boxes
will he required. Many creameries
are using this method of putting up
kHtter for the trade, and T. B. Towle,
tRe secretary and manager, is always
en- the alert for the latest ideas in
hae butter business.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08

ton and in some way the editor of
the college publication heard that he
was dead. The gentleman is very
much alive and has written an article
for Portage paper emphasizing the
fact
On Thursday evening during the
storm the wind badly damaged the
barn on the Lodde farm and the house
and barn on the Elsing farm, accord
ing to reports which have reached Bar
aboo. The roofs felt the wind the
worst. In Prairie du Sac the wind
blew down trees to such an extent
that streets were almost impossible.
Conductor George Schrofer Of Ke-
nosha and sister, Mrs. Robert Radel
of Madison, spent the day with Mrs.
Josephine Melzl. Conductor and Mrs.
Schrofer will leave soon for California
for an extended visit.
We have two or three fine building
lots which it would pay you to look at
if you are thinking of building. Just
sold one last week and a new resi-
dence will be built on it this summer.
Good lots are getting scarce and will
never be any cheaper. Better buy now
and get the advance. ]. T. Bates &
Son, city.
We sell and recommend Violet
Dulce Shampoo and Head Wash crys-
tails. A delightful and scientific prep
aration for cleansing the hair and
scalp. It makes a delightful creamy
lather that leaves the hair soft, fluffy
and delicately perfumed, Harmless,
antisvptic, and very beneficial to both
hair and scalp Csc the package at
Evenson's Pharmacy.