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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
TIGERS BUY FED PITCHER
President Navin Pays 5000 for
Ray Erickson of Rochester.

DETROIT. February 3.-The Tigers
have bought Fed pitcher. He isn't
Eddie Willett and he's not Miles Main,
the two Jungaleers who deserted our
club and turned outlaws. So far as is
known here. this new Tiger chucker
never wore a Fed uniform, but he's a
Fed, anyway, and he cost President Ma
vim something like $1,000. His name is
Ray Erickson and he made his reputa-
ton with Rochester, in the Internal
tional League. He is one of the play
ers whom John CAMEL induced to jump
to the Brooklyn Feds after he became
manager of that club. Erickson never
reported. however, although he had an
outlaw contract, which Detroit has as
sumed.
Erickson is another one of Navin's
long-shot CANDLES. The Tiger presi-
dent says he has spent some 100000
for star minor league pitchers in the
past few years, and he has yet to get
his moneys worth. The youngsters
come with big regulations and look
awfully sweet to the scouts. but for
some reason they don't deliver for De-
troit. Erickson may be the long
hoped-for exception, but he is coming
just like the rest, bringing a big price
and toting big contract and the usual
near-major reputation. CAMEL thinks
he'll be a world-beater, and so does
Joe feager, who knows all those birds
on the eastern circuit.
Erickson won fourteen and lost eight
games for Rochester. He pitched more
than 200 innings and had the best
strike-out average in the league. He
towers two inches above six feet, is
superbly built and has plenty of physi-
cal equipment to become a star.
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TERMINAL WINS EASILY.
Defeats Carroll Institute in Basket
Ball. 40 to IL.

Terminal ran away with Carroll In
stitute in a very one-sided basket ball
game at the Union station gymnasium
last night. The score was 40 to II.
Daley was out of the game with an
injured collar bone, but Midget"
Grant put up a great game in his place
and contributed to Terminals victory
by making FIVE goals from the field.
Spencer and Platz also played well,
while Heap and Boyd showed some line
team work. Varella and Lyons ex-
celled for Carroll. Owing to Daley S
injury the ha1f-mile relay race was
called off and the Carroll track team
ran an exhibition race.
Saturday night Terminals first team
team If the p. 3. & W. Athletic AS
ISOLATION of Wilmington. Del.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
griffith May Make rade With Boston Athletes Capa
SCHOLASTIC TRACK SQUADS
OUGHT TO ATTAIN SUCCESS
Prospects in Local Schools Much Brighter
Than in Recent Years-G. y. Props
Beat Friends School Quint
part of such persons as to which ought to
present the most attractive features.

part OF such persons as to which ought to
present the most attractive features.
The Friends School basket ball team
went to Georgetown yesterday afternoon
and engaged the Blue and Gray youngsters
in game which has not been surpassed
in scholastic ranks this season for spirited
work and general play. The Blue and
Gray youngsters won by % to 10. and
their margin of superiority was just as
slight as that shown by the score The
Hilltop youngsters were leading at the
end of the first half by two points.
The Blue and Gray team is to play
two more contests this week. 1t meets
GonZaga in the GonZaga College gym
nasium Friday night and entertains the
Business High five Saturday on the
hilltop.
The Army and Navy Props trounced
Technical High yesterday By a score
of 50 to Il. The overwhelming vic
tory was due more or less to the fact
that Tech did not have in the lineup
its regular team. The apparent SUI
periority of the A. and \. five, though,
was such as to lead to the opinion that
it would have won no matter if the
Tech reserve players had been replaced
with regulars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03

anxious to get this speed marvel. who
still is one of the best outfielders IN
the old league. Tinker seems to be
ma King serious mistakes in letting out
some OF the Cubs of last year and
giving the preference to the members
OF his own pennant winners. 1t is said
that this policy is being pursued by
Tinker for the reason that many of
the Cub players are getting greater
salaries than he wants TO pay, and that
he is making every effort to reduce the
clubs expenses.
The pari-muteul system of betting
will be in vogue all over the state Of
Maryland in the future. Havre de
Grace. which has been the only track
in the state which permits organized
, bookmaking. is to adopt the French
system. This means that the book
| maker in this country is thing or
| the past. Havana and JuareZ are the
| only tracks where old-fashioned book
| making Still is allowed. New Orleans
and New York have an unsatisfactory
system of oral betting. wagers among
individuals with no open market and
everything on the quiet.
There is no doubt that the Jockey
Club would jump "a. a chance of inau-
gurating the pari-ynutuel system on the
eastern tracks. figuring that it would
be the games only salvation.
Roger Bresnahan continues to keep
base ball reporters guessing out in Chi
cago. One day he is satisfied with the
settlement of his contract with the
Cubs and the next day he is not going
to buy Toledo and wants to call the en-
tire deal Off and sue the Cubs for his
contract to manage the team. But there
| is shortly to be settlement one way or
the other. The return of Ban Johnson
! to Chicago will mean much, for Bres-
nahan Is expected to come to some def
mite understanding as to the Toledo
proposition soon as he can have q
! talk with Johnson as to his chances
of buying the Cleveland Association
! franchise. which is to be transferred
I to Toledo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
AMATEUR BOXERS TO MEET.
Middle Atlantic Annual Event in
Pittsburgh February Is and 10.

PITTSBURGH. February 3.-The an
nuai Middle Atlantic A. A. L. boxing
championship will be held here Febru-
airy IS and 10. according to an an
nouncement last night. Seven classes
are on the card. titles being at stake
in the 10S. 10, l2J, 135, 14o and 1853
pound and heavyweight divisions.
The middle Atlantic district includes
Pennsylvania. Delaware, New Jersey
south Of Trenton. eastern Ohio and
eastern West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
ROGER BREsNAHAN's FUTURE.
Johnson and Weeghman to Settle
Ex-Cub Managers Status.

CHICAGO, February 3.-President
Weeghman of the Chicago Nationals
plans to meet Ban Johnson, president
of the American League, today on
Johnson's return from Excelsior
Springs. No. to discuss with the
American League leader the future of
Roger Bresnahan, deposed Cub mana
ger.
Weeghman said he hoped to have the
Bresnafan matter out of the way in
time to make report on it at the
National League meeting next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03

The entire arrangement looked fishy,
and would have brought down all sorts
of criticism on the promoters of the bout,
and particularly Willard.
The big champion certainly took the
right stand wheE he refused to enter into
such a match. Willard is showing real
interest in the welfare Of the pugilistic
game, for meeting with Dillon would
have made his title look ridiculous, and
undoubtedly would have caused lot of
adverse legislation to be proposed in those
sections where boxing is permitted. Will
lard deserves credit for having sense
enough not to ruin the game for the
sake Of the money he could get out of it
When peace was declared Owner Navin
of the Detroit club was one of those
who said that the Tigers would not harbor
any of the Fed players. But it seems
that he has broken that rule. for the
other day he paid $1,000 for Pitcher
Ericsson, who the property of the
Brooklyn Fed club.
John Camel. the manager of that club,
got Erickson to jump the Rochester club
NJ the International League late in the
fall E.e signed him TO a Fed contract.
but Erickson, of course, never reported to
the Feds.
pitcher, and he willingly gave the
$1,000 for him and also assumed his
Federal League contract. Navin argues
that inasmuch as Erickson never had
reported to the Feds the Detroit club
was not violating its VOW not to sign
Federal League players.
Edward Gwinner. president Of the
Pittsburgh Federal League club. is
having a rather sad experience. Mr..
Gwinner was introduced to the Fed
venture by the Wards. He was led to
believe that base ball promoting meant
heaps of golden profits. Mr.. Gwinner
has lot of players signed to ironclad
contracts and he is not finding il an
easy matter TO get rid of any of these.
Nobody seems to care for these PLAY
ers ard il looks very much as IL he
would have to pay their salaries during
the term of their agreements.
Miller Higgins and others who had
a line on the strength of the Federal
League had il right when they said
there were hardly q dozen players in
the defunct organization who would be
able to hold their own in either of the
mai or leagues. There are Just about
that many players who have been cor
rallied by the big fellows. and ii re-
mains TO be seen if all of them will
shine as they did in the Gilmore circuit
last year.
Wilbur Good. the Chicago Cub out
fielder. is not to Je carried by Tinker
There are no less than three clubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
Dortinent Comment
n @2 SHg;7g8& 19$
By I. ED GRILLO.

Jess Willard credit for refusing be party to
the proposed Willard Dillon fight Dillon weighs 40 pounds while
Willard tips the scales Willard feet inches his stock
ing feet while Dillon feet ~ inches What OF contest
would Willard be the
be charged with putting boxing OF business which he I'M
doubleday would do ii he entered the ring with Dillon.
According the reports about the fight Willard was
draw while Dillon $4,000,
Of the GENTS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
doc, White to Manage Denver.

DENVER, February &c. Harris
Doc) White has been signed to man.
age the Denver Western League club
for 1916, it was announced here today
White is a resident of Washington and
formerly was member of the Chlcaso
Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
G u. Jr. Props Are Winners.

The Georgetown Junior Props de-
feated the Friends School Juniors in
the Ryan gymnasium yesterday after
noon by 12 to 3. Both teams did good
work. J. Donohue and Tyne of the
yi.tors featured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
Zerega to Wrestle Bear.

Louis Zerega, the local wrestler. is to
try his skill against Billy the Bear.
real bear. at the Commercial bowling
alleys tonight. Admission is free, and
any of tine spectators may try con-
81 usions with the bear if they so desire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
JOHNSON SAYS GIANTS
CANNOT HAVE PLANK
Veteran Legally Bound to Play
With the St. Louis Browns,
Ban Declares.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-. Febru
airy 3.-A decision of the national base
ball commission soon to be announced
will be a shock to many a Federal
League ball player who now believes
himself to be a free agent, declared
Ban B. johnson. president of the Amer
lean League. yesterday. Plank wanted
to accept an offer to join the New
York Giants.
THE decision is in the case of Eddie
Plank. pitcher, who appealed to the
commission to be made a free agent"
continued Johnson. plank claimed his
contract with the St. Louis Federals
had expired and that when he had
signed that contract all the American
League and National League clubs had
waived on him.
''All the clubs had not waived on
Plank. Boston and Cincinnati. i'll the Ma
tional. both claimed him. but that does
not affect the case. Organized base
ball will recognize the reserve clause
of the Federal League. All players
whose contracts have expired are I'M
der reserve by their clubs, whether in
the Federal League or not. Hence.
Plank belongs to st. Louis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
Praises Kansas City.

Kansas City is going to be in a maj or
base ball league within two years. ac-
cording to Johnson, who is resting
here. He said Kansas City was "a
major league city right now He
thought it would fit into the American
League better than the National and
intimated one of the st. Louis clubs
might be involved in such move.
President Johnson left for Chicago
last night, where. within the next few
days, a move probably will be made TO
eral League still pending before Judge
Landis.
Discussing the future of Federal
League players, President Johnson said
George Stovall and Hal Chase never
could return to the American League.
There's no blacklist" said he, but
Stovall and Chase are not the kind Of
men the American League wants"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03

Wilbur Good. the Chicago Cub out
fielder. is not to Se carried by Tinker.
There are no less than three clubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-03
The Union Garage

has arranged to sell FORD Cars o.
lime payments. or In exchange. Small
cash payments reQuir ed. balance
aionthly.
L. WALTER HOOVER. GEN MGR.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
To Be Fair

In view of the New Mexican's recent edi-
torial disappearing the injection Of educa-
tional politics into institute meetings in the
counties, it is only fair to disapprove equal
~ the action of the state superintendent in
threatening not to receive the examination
papers from the Quay county institute on
account Of resolutions passed there endors-
ing a man for the state superintendency.
Mr.. White would of course have no legal
warrant for refusing to accept such papers
on account of any endorsement Of anyone
for any position by the teachers and it was
unwise to make such a statement. The New
Mexican's idea is that the present contro-
versy is sufficient proof of the unwisdom of
getting educational politics into the insti-
tutes. The state superintendent, however,
if we may make the friendly suggestion,
has not handled the matter as t~actfully as
might be to minimize the politics. And it
must be remembered that all the county
superintendent involved are good, useful,
able educators whose value must not be
discounted.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
A Job For Conway

No one wants John v. Conway out Of the
job of superintendent of schools of Santa
Fe county just now. His work here isn't
finished by a long shot. But the New
Mexican believes there is merit in the sug-
gestion by a prominent educator that Con
way might have a much wider field OF use
fulness. There are numerous other coun-
ties that need the same kind of treatment
which Conway has applied to his one. His
methods Of organizing rural districts for
better school and community development
in the Spanish-American localities would
prove just as effective in Mora and Taos
and Rio Arriba and San Miguel and San
doval and other counties.
1t may be too soon Just now, but we
should like to see Conway.s peculiar tai
ents and ability to secure cooperation from
the native school patrons at work in a
wider field. A supervisor of rural schools
in Spanish American districts might not be
a bad kim of job. And under such an ar
rangement Santa Fe county would still get
the benefit of the most important phase OF
Conway's work even to a greater extent than
at present.
When a man shines in one certain kind
of public service, it behooves the state to
make the very most of that ability.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
STRANGE DISEASE

Socorro Chieftain: The copious rains that
have fallen over Socorro county during the
last few days have resulted in the breaking
out of a strange disease among certain
classes of our population, most notably cat
tlemen and cowboys. This remarkable dis
ease usually manifests itself by means of
a grin more or less broad on the face Of
the victim and by a peculiar, significant
winking of the left eye, That is, the left
eye is the one usually affected. If, however,
the victim happens to be left handed in the
eyes, the right eye may be the one involved,
but never the two eyes together. Whether
the disease is contagious has not yet been
determined, but it has been repeatedly not
ed that when two or three cowboys are gath
cred together they all manifest identically
the same symptoms in succession. The dis
ease is not believed to be deadly. If it is
not controlled In its early stages, however,
the victims first unwonted cheerfulness
may be followed by a period of great hilar-
ity and this by a temporary paralysis. These
extreme cases are very rare. No fatalities
have yet been reported and it is altogether
probable that the disease win subside when
the rain stops falling and the grass stops
growing out on the ranges.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
The Real Philosopher


HIS boss went dead an his mule went
lame; he lost six 0 In a poker game;
a hurricane came on a summers day,
an carried the house whar he lived
away; then a earthquake come when
that wuz gone, an swaIlered the Ian
that the house stood on! An the tax
collector, he come roun' and charged
him fer the hole in the groun'! An the
city marshal-he come in view an said
he wanted his street tax, too!
Did he moan an sigh? Did he set an
cry, an cuss the hurricane sweepin'
by? Did he grieve that his OF frien's
failed to call, when the earthquake come
an swallered all? Never a word o.
blame he said, with Anthem troubles on
top his head! Not him!-He clumb 70
the top o. the hill-whar standin' room
wuz left him still-an' BARN his head
here's what he said: Il reckon it's
time to git up an git; but, Lord, l ha,n't
had the measles yit!"-Frank L. Stan
ton in Woman's Home Companion.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
Not Guilty

William H. Orpet has been held by a jury
to be not guilty of the murder of Marion
Lambert, a high school girl whom he be-
trayed and who died of poison as the result
of her relations with Orpet.
1t was an affecting scene when the YER
dict was announced. A woman "friend of
humanity shrieked with joy in the back
of the court room and a lawyer for the
defense wept with emotion. Orpet, hero,
went forth to become a movie star or write
lengthy illustrated Sunday Supplement ar
ticles at a high figure. "The Art Of Ruin
ing High School Girls" will probably be
the first contribution.
Orpet is innocent.
The evidence didn't show that he admin
istered cyanide of potassium to his victim.
Justice is mighty and will prevail.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
Prospects Discouraging

The other day the New Mexican made a
statement of its stand regarding state is
sues in New Mexico in the forthcoming
election. We expressed our willingness and
desire to support clean, honest, untFammeI-
ed Republican candidates for state office,
something else again from the style of Re-
publican candidates who AVE been offered
to the electorate for some years past. We
repeat that We would be more than willing
to support such candidates ma bona-fde,
real Republican state platform; we repeat
our conviction that the party has many such
men available, who would shed luster upon
it, who would make valuable public serv-
ants and who would put the party in a pc.
sition where it could always take the often
sive instead of hiding behind the breast
works in every campaign.
As the time for the state convention APP
p~roaches, we are growing more and more
pessimistic. We fear more and more as
the days pass that we shall not have the
pleasure of supporting such candidates. So
far we have not heard their names men
toned by any of the powers that be in the
Republican party. In fact, we have heard
only the same old familiar names which
have assaiied our ears in every Republican
campaign for many years past. We have
been assured that the state chairman, who
has been preaching real Republican party
doctrine, does not express the views Of the
party and is not to be taken seriously.
From which we conclude that neither the
chairman nor men Of the stamp he favors
are to be nominees for Office.
While hope springs eternal in the human
breast, it isn't springing very vigorously in
ours Just at this writing.
This, Of course, is all on the hypothesis
that the Republican leaders, who have
shown such a gratifying interest in the prob
able stand of the New Mexican in the cam
paign. still maintain that interest; and Just
to. make assurance doubly sure that there
is no misunderstanding.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
Canned Art
New York Tribune)

The news that Grieg's peer Gynt" suite
and Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody" are
proving to be the best sellers of the talk
ing machines. topping even the END OF a
Perfect Day" may not be an unqualified
victory. Judging by the vagrant music that
floats in to ones pillow these summer nights
the current melodies are still doing an ex-
cellent business. And rightly, we suggest.
Current music, like current fiction and cur
rent news, Is the small talk of life. 1t
would be a rather solmn world If we fed
our souls only on Beethoven, Shakespeare
and Plutarch's Lives.
The important point is that the better
music is being bought and played on a
large and increasing scale. In many ways
mechanical music is the most interesting
aid democracy has invented. Just as mod
eFn printing presses made newspapers
feasible and thereby enabled a widespread
nation to think collectively, the talking and
playing machines are diffusing musical
ideas on an unprecedented scale. 1t will
be interesting in the retrospect, a thousand
sand years hence, to look back and see
how science has made possible each step
ahead in modern human progress. Nov
able types made the Reformation possible,
it can be argued. And certainly without
the telegraph, the railways and the rotary
printing press, modern democracy would
be a very difficult and probably a far less
experiment.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
The National Guard

They come at the need of the nation
From c-ounting-house, college and shop,
The typewriter ledger and gavel,
The phone and the, hammer theE drop.
With a hasty farewell to their dear ones,
Though parting is bitterly hard,
They rally with Joy to the colOrs,
The men Of the National Guard.
Hurrah! for the gallant battalions,
The Seventh drilled right to a hair;
The old ~Sixty-ninth, super-scrappers,
Impatient to do and to dare.
The seventy-iirst in its glory
Not one by a Stacker is marred;
Hurrah! for Our citizen soldiers,
Hurrahl for the National Guard.
Not only New York has saluted
And answered the called Of the flag;
From far CALIFORNIA; ranches.
From Maine and its outermost crap;
From the sunny plantations of Georgia
With snow of the cotton-ball starred,
Come marching the heroes in khaki,
The men Of the National Guard.
WH0
They wheel into line by the Thousand
No more they belong to the states,
Their swords have been pledged to our
Country,
As sentries they stand at her gates,
The wall of their steel is around us,
The way of the foe they have barred,
They are always prepared to defend us,
Thank God for the National Guard.
-Minna Irving in Leslie's.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20

twentieth annual meeting of the American
Academy Of Political and Social Science,
said:
I'VE have progressed, not as majorities
enforce their mandates at the expense OF
minoTities, but in proportion as rights are
accorded to such minorities.
I'VE change from a material control to
a spiritual control as maiorities cease to
impose their will on their opponents
This is worth thinking about. The more
YOU read It over the more food for thought;
and it applies very pertinently to a number
Of conditions in this state. II is, of course,
unnecessary to refer to the spectacle fur
nished by the Republican majority at the
last legislative session.