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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
GRIFFITH ON HUNT
FOR TRAINING CAMP
Goes to Charlottesville, Va, to
Try. to Find Suitable
Quarters for Team.
WILL LOOK ELSEWHERE
IF UNSUCCESSFUL THERE
President Barrows Of international
League Refuses to Make Con-
cessions to Feds.
BY J. ED GR1LLo.

Manager Griffith left for Charlottes-
Vile at 10 o'clock this morning and ex-
poets to be back late tonight with the
information that the Nationals will OF
Will not train at Charlottesville.
II suitable quarters for housing the
players can be obtained the Virginia
town Is the spot which Griffith will Sc
lect, regardless of past experiences
there with the weather. There is no
reason for believing that Gr1hth will
fail to get what he wants in Charlottes-
Vile. There are no doubt many houses
available there for the purpose re-
quired. but 1t might prove a blessing
in disguise if Griffith were forced to &c
somewhere else to train his players.
The charge that the American League
is topheavy in that only three clubs in
the circuit have chance to finish first
Is no longer true. The merger Of the
two st. Louis teams. with Fielder
Jones in charge, will make the Browns
a formidable enough proposition to
give the Red Sox. Tigers and White Sox
a battle.
he needs he, too. will have a team which
will have to be reckoned with And even
Cleveland stands a chance Of being a con-
tended should Gwinner, the Pittsburgh
Federal League magnate, buy SomerS in
terest and consolidate the Pittfeds and
Indians. for Gwinner's team was a strong
one in the Federal League, being barely
beaten out Of the pennant last season by
the Chicago Whales, who won out the
final day Of the season.
Ed Barrows. the fighting boss Of the
International League, is on the war path.
He has resigned from the .,eace commit
tee, which was to consist Of the national
commission. representatives of the Feds
and Barrows
Barrows says the Feds have made nc
effort to get together with him, and that
he is through. He has written q letter
to Garry Hermann which is defiant, one
sentence Of which reads as follows:
IF organized base ball plans to treat
its members in such a way (forcing con-
cessions which will admit the Feds) then
organized base ball is joke" In ar
interview explaining his leagues stand, be
is quoted as follows:
why should we give the Feds any
thing? We had to bear the brunt of the
fighting while this war was going on, and
then when they fail they ask US to give
up what was our property before they
came in. The Feds drove us out Of
Newark and Baltimore, and hurt US ir
Buffalo They took dozens Of our play.
ers as well and weakened other clubs
Then when they found their own league
a colossal failure they were ready to tall
peace. and they ask US to take them in
Nothing doing. absolutely nothing"
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BANKERS SITTING TIGHT.
Gwinner's Bid for Indians Reported
- 4 to Be Too Low

CLEVELAND: January 11.-President
B. B. johnson of the American League
was here yesterday in an effort to effect
the sale Of the Cleveland club. He held
several conferences with, c. w. Somers,
present owner. and with the bankers in
charge OF Somers' financial affairs. in. a
final effort to interest Cleveland capital
in the deal 1t is declared that a tentative
offer made by Ed Gwinner. Pittsburgh
Federal League magnate, was turned
down because it was below the $56O,000
which, 1t is reported, the bankers de-
manded for the club.
John e. Bruce and Col. McDiarmid of
Cincinnati conferred with Johnson, 1t is
said, and are declared to be ready to
negotiate for the club when johnson says
the word.
There is no change in the situation"
declared johnson last night.
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The Shermans made a clean sweep in
the District Duckpin League last night,
defeating the Contenders by a good
margin in each contest. There was
nothing especially brilliant about the
rolling of the winners, but was con-
sistently good. The Shern,ans knock
ed down 526, 537 and sos pins in their
three contests.
Elmer of the Shermans was high man
of the match. His best game was 125.
scored in the third, and his other two
marks were 100 and 109. Price of the
Contenders rolled one count of 127.
|. The Greens and Blues were winners
and Reds being, respectively, On the
losing ends of the scores The Blues
won all Of their contests.
Games in Masonic League.
In the Masonic organization the
Acacia and Columbia fives took two of
their games from East Gate and George
G. Whiting teams. Schmidt of Column
bia and Milt Baer of the George c.
Whiting were the best bowlers of the
two matches. The formers counts
were 109, ITO and ITO; the latter's, l04.
107 and 100.
Treasury made a clean sweep oyer
War in the Departmental circuit. Nei-
Their quint rolled above the average,
Litzau of Treasury leading the players
with counts of 101, l04 and 107.
The Agricultural team was winner
in the Washington Tenpin League by
two games out of three and it came
within four pins of making a sweep
The Aggies had handicap of seven.
Smith, lead-off man for Agricultural,
rolled for scores of 232 and 223 in his
last two contests
follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH.
George Stovall in Chicago to Find
Out His Standing.

CHICAGO, January 11.-George
Stovall, former manager of the Kansas
City club of the Federal League, is in
Chicago today after travelling all the
way from the Pacific coast in an effort
to learn whether a place is open for
him under the terms of the peace
agreement between the Independents
and organized base ball.
Stovall said he would confer with
Tinker and Weeghman, manager and
president respectively. of the Chicago
Federal League club. and probably
would go - New York later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
BROWN SIGNS AGAIN.
Harvard Foot Ball Expert Hitched
Up for Another Year.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, January 1.-THE
signing Of contract for another years
services by Reginald w. P. Brown, adj
visory coach, Harvard foot ball team,
has been announced. For more than
twenty years Brown has been associ-
ated with foot ball at Harvard, and his
work has been that of strategy ex-
pert.
1t is understood that definite selection
of a head coach will not be made for
several weeks. 1t is not yet known
whether Coach Percy d. Haughton' $
purchase of an interest in the Boston
National League base ball club will
prevent his return to his position at
Harvard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
IS SPEAKER WORTH $4,000?
iris Will Have TO Stand for Cut
This Season.

NEW YORK, January 11.-Tris Speak
er's salary, according to a report from
Boston, Is to be reduced. 1t was said
that Iris drew nearly $4,000 per sea-
son, according to his old contract,
which expired last fall, and there is no
reason why he should continue to draw
that much money. Speaker, of course,
is a good ball player, but he is not a
drawing card, as Is Ty Cobb or Walter
johnson. Furthermore, that Boston club
needs to cut down its salary list, which
was $135,000 last season. It cannot
make a respectable interest on its in
yestment at such salaries.
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Red Sox Release Wagner.

BOSTON. January 11.--Heine Wagner
who in his younger days was regarded
as one Of the greatest shortstops in major
leagues. was given his unconditional re-
lease by the Boston American League
team yesterday.
Wagner had been with the Red Sb1
since 1905. but In recent years had been
used only as substitute. IT was said
that he might obtain a berth a. q man
ager In one Of the minor leagues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
Dertinept Co9lmont
! , @39asSs;s7s5lss3$; T@$
By I. ED GRILLo.

Heine Wagner unconditional release the Boston Red Sox
the player Wagne loyalty and long
service deserves
The Boston him league for the
sake Of adding dollars Golfers but turned him
loose without of string and he is liberty
where he peases thus being able field under oond
tons which suitable to him.
There should be standing rule that time ball player has
served certain number Of he shall be allowed where
pleaes when his decline from league class him
This thing of selling trading and giving him
chance choose his club the reward that
of the Wagner type should have meed out to him.
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zens of that town. who have a contrac'
with the Cub management insist tina
II be lived up to or they propose to SO
to court. Tinker wants to train hi'
team at Shreveport. but it seems he will
not be able to break away from Tampa.
There are not going to be many
American League clubs which will cor
raj any Federal League players Con-
ME Mack is the latest one to announce
that he does not want any of the
players from the Gilmore circuit being
perfectly willing to go along in the
hope of developing winner from the
batch Of youngsters he has picked up.
Mack, like Griffith, says IL would be
unfair to pay players from the third
league higher salaries than his boys
are drawing, especially in view OF the
fact that most of them are worth less.
Umpire Billy Evans has the inside
track to be appointed chairman of the
boxing commission which is TO super
wise the game in Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
PHILLIEs SELL MATTIsON.
Dispose of Pitcher to Syracuse New
York State League Club.

PHILADELPHIA, January IL
Pitcher a. G. Mattison has been sold
by the Phillies to the Syracuse. N. y.
State League club. The deal was clinch-
ed yesterday.
Madison Joined the Phillies in 1913
He was let out last spring when the
rule compelling each club of the Ma
tional League to cut its staff to twenty
one men went into force, but was re-
called at the close of the New York
State League season last fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
KNIGHTS OF ooLUMpUs LEAcUE
World Bowling Record.

INDIANAPOLIS, January 1.-The
Broadway M. e. bowling team last
night set what is believed to be a
world record by winning its forty
second consecutive game in sanctioned
competition. What was believed pre-
viously to be the world record for
consecutive games won was held by the
Eidelweiss team Of Chicago, with
thirty-nine straight victories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11

Coast League clubs do not seem to be
enthusiastic over the chances of get.
ting back any of their Jumpers. The
most of them, If the statements of club
owners are to be believed. helped the
circuit by quitting it and the positions
they vacated have been filled by play
ers much better in every way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11

We would like to buy for the victrola
a record reproducing the talk in which
Barney Dreyfuss welcomes Claude
Hendrix back into organized base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11

There 10 considerable talk relative to
rurnors that Percy Haughton may not
abb 10 q case Of much ado about
nothing" as Haughton probably is not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11

Gallaudet is scheduled to go to Balti-
more this week to meet the Loyoia
College ouint. The Kendall Green five
is expecting the hardest kind OF
combat, but thinks it will win If it can
improve In its shooting for baskets.
While the varsity is playing in Balti-
more the reserve quint will play the
team representing the Rockville
Academy.
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
MOUNT PLEASANT LEAGUE.
ARCADE LEAGUE.

Totals. 400 444 $50 Totals. 4sl All AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11

Coach Jack Haas of Gallaudet Is ex-
pecting a large crowd for the two
games the Gallaudet varsity and re-
serves are 10 play at the Noel House
Gymnasium. at 18th and Gales streets
northeast, Friday night. The contests
will take place between the varsity and
the best quint that can be picked from
the Noel House athletes, and the sec
ond best of the collegians will face the
second FIVE of the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-28

have spent the past two weeks at French Lick Springs, returned home last even ing.
 Mrs Lee and granddaughter, Miss Bet tie Woodson, who have sent the summer In Canada at the Woodson summer home have returned. Mrs. l.. G. Woodson will daughter. Mrs. Harvey Watt. in Brant- ford, Can.
 Mrs W. w. Ryan and children will leave this week for Tuscaloosa, where they will spend the winter
 MT. and Mrs. David w. Kempner and A. B. Loveman.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Howze, who have spent sometime in the lake country have returned home.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward West will occupy the Coleman home on Quinlan avenue this wint.r.
 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr., will occupy the holre next to pr. and Mrs Alfred Walker at Mountain Terrace this winter.
 MT. and Mrs. Marvin T. Wise have named their little daughter Sarah Tram mell.
 Miss Irma Marx of Greensboro is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Selheimer at their home on South Sixteenth avenue.
 
 Miss Eleanor Massey will leave early next week for Philadelphia, where she will enter the Ogontz school
 
 Mrs. P. G. Shook will leave today for Nashville, where she will be the guest of Col. and Mrs. A. M. Shook.
 Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Kershaw and fam fly, who have spent the past two years at Fort Payne have returned to their home on Juniper avenue
 MT. and Mrs. John Forney and Miss Fannie Forilcy, who have spent the past few years Tn Woodlawn, have recently moved to the Stiles home on Juniper ave- nue and Twenty-ninth street.
 pr. and Mrs. J. T. Coulburn will oc- cupy their Eleventh avenue home this winter.
 Miss Lydia Penbe is spending a few days in Anniston with friends.
 Miss Elsie Shropshire left Tuesday for a months visit to friends and relatives in Washington, Baltimore and New York. MT. and Mrs. M. J. Gregg, who have spent a few weeks with their daughter, Mrs. Taylor in Greenville. Tenn, have returned home The many friends of Miss Elise FL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-28

two drinking founts on the grounds and to buy more equipment for the lunch room. A lovely banner has been do- mated by Mrs. Leo K. Steiner. who is one of the most useful and helpful mem- bers of the association, to be given the class which is most successful in getting their mothers to attend the meetings. Miss Alyberta Taylor's first grade won the banner this time, having had IS rep rescntatives present.
 These meetings will be held on the sec ond Wednesday in each month at 10:30 o'clock in the school auditorium, begin ming in November.
 
 One of the most attractive parties of the week was the luncheon given yester- day at the Country club by Mrs. Henry T. DeBardeleben, complimenting Mrs. John Gunnels, who will leave on Monday fer her new home in Bristol, Tenn. The ta ble was most attractively arranged with lovely roses. Among the guests were: Mrs. Gunnels, Mrs S. L. Ledbet- ter, Mrs. George Whatley, Mrs. B. l.. WymaE, Mrs Jones Moore, Mrs. J. D. Moore. Mrs. w. M. Worthington, Mrs. Dan Green, Mrs. Alex Cecil, Mrs. George B. Mccormack, Mrs. zac Lee Nabers, Mrs. J. F. Graham, Mrs. w. c. Shackle- ford, Miss Stollenwerck and Mrs. Rob- ertson of Texas.
 Mrs John Morgan entertained beau tifully at a miscellaneous shower Tues day afternoon in compliment to Miss Julia Morgan, a pretty Nashville girl, whose marriage to MT. Phares Coleman, Jr., of Birmingham, will be an interest ing event of November, says the Mont gomery Advertiser. The home was deco rated for the occasion with an artistic placing of ferns and pink and white roses The punch table, spread with cluny lace over pink satin and decorated with a basket of pink roses. was pre- sided over by Miss Mary Scott Cut glass bonbon dishes held pink and white hints and sweet meats.
 In the early part of the afternoon bridge was played at six tables, and the score prize was a pretty hatpin. Miss Morgan was presented by the hostess with a bottle of perfume.
 The lovely gifts for Miss Morgan in prettily decorated basket was brought in by Miss Pauline Walker, the lovely little daughter of the hostess. as Cupid. An ice course was served. carrying out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-28
Foreign Stamps to Donate

T read in the Corner of persons ask Ing for stamps. l have some which may be valued by somebody. I have been saving them for little boy who is now dead. There are five English, two New Zealand, three Philippine, two Chinese and 12 Japanese. Perhaps they may be acceptable to Ralph H. by help ing out his collection. And (another 'perhapso you may be able through the Corner to help me. There is in our town young woman who, for the last 10 years, cared for and supported her aged mother Tho mother was an invadid, and had lost her mind. The daughter sweet ly and cheerfully took her to every place with her. Every day and all day long she could be seen wheeling her mother about the streets. The mother is dead now and the girl has lost her cheerful ness and seems to have grown many years older. She is all alone. I was talking to her the other day and she . aid she thought she might get little pleasure out of a small photograph. I know it would mean great deal to her. So I write to the Corner with the hope that some of your readers will see the onest and help cheer a lonely and truly worthy soul. I will pay ship ping charges if necessary.
 MRS. R. H. C."
 Ralph H. has been so liberably SUD- piled with stamps that we take the lib- erty of holding your tempting list of foreign stamps for the next claimant. We thank you heartily, as will the re- cipients, when they read your letter and send for your address. Your story of filial devotion and young life spent in service for the object of that devo- tiCn, and the sad, terrible reaction of the weary strain upon the noble daugh- ter moves us to overlook the fact that your petition is for more expensive gift than we are wont to ask from con- stituents and friends. If there be dis used phonograph which the owner for any reason does not care to keep, it would cheer and temper the fortgetful- ness of 8 narrowing past in the unutter- able Gesciation of this woman's lot. Heaven comfort her and incline plying hearts to devise means for alleviating her sorrow!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-28
Dolly Hears Mrs Caudle, IT,, Deliver Some Very Pointed Curtain Lectures
 (SUMMER WIDOWERS)

661 IF poor down-trodden women only knew what they had to put up with after marriage, they'd never tie themselves up-no-not to the best man in the world I'm sure, MT. Caudle. What would they do? Why much better without them I'm certain; they'd at least know what peace and rest mean. Old maids, indeed? There's no such thing as an old maid these days? MT. Caudle, anybody can get married; it's the smart women who never steer clear of matri- mony; if had my life to go over again, l wouldn't marry a saint from heaven; no l wouldn't" I'd rather scrub my finger nails off than have to live with some, petulant, hard-to-please, dornineer- ing, old man who growls like a dog, smokes like a chimney, swears like parrot, and stays out nights like a cat"
 That reminds me, MT. Caudle, of what started out to say; it has come to my ears that you had all kinds of a gay tune while l was away thia summer A lew reports have reached me lately that almost seem incredible. Mention one for instance? Very gladly will I relate so: now many trips did you make to Mont eomery to see the soldier boys? When ud you get up such an intense interest Tn the militia? What induced you to take your brand new automobile and ride to and from the capital in it, when you have almost taken my head off when I suggested that we'd ride to Bessemer and back in your car? Tt looks very suspicious to me, MT. Caudle; very sus- picious."
 Business? I don't believe it, MT Caudie; you've never had any business in Montgomery since I've been married to you, sir; you never shouldered nusket or pointed a gun at anybody in all the long years I've known you Now then, what s at the bottom of these week end excursions that I understand you in- dulged in during my absence?"
 Oh, MT. Caudle, to think that I should have lived to hear my own dear husband called summer widower' It is more than can bear; have always despised ana loathed summer Widowers' they spell all that Is gay and wicked and out rageous to my mind. Why, Mr. Caudle In the old days man would be insulted If you suggested that he had been off on lark when his wife was out of town. Times are different now? Not at all; decency isn't matter of history; it doesn't belong to any especial epoch; there's no difference between decent mar rled men back in the seventies in this day and time, as you were and that of today"
 No; I'm not vindicative woman, MT. Caudle; you know I'm not; nobody has ever accused me of such a thing be- fore NoboGy ever knew me as you dc? Sir, that's an outrageous insult IT wouldn't have your aggravating ways for world of money; only wish you had a wife who could talk back to you as you deserve, MT. Caudle I, poor soul, have net the gift"
 No, sir; do not believe you when you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-28

llott of Moundville, who is ill at the TaI- ley lnflrmary, will be glad to learn that she IS Improving after a very serious op- eration.
 Mrs. w. M. P. Rippey, Mrs Lula Ben nngton and son, who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. D. A. Rippey have returned to their home in Plain view, Tex.
 MT. John Bromberg, who has spent the past lew years in the city with his uncle MT. William Bromberg and Mrs. Brom- perg' left few days ago for Sewanee, Tenn, where he will enter college.
 M. Berman merchant of Pickens county, Is spending the Jewish holidays Tn this city as the guest of NJ P. En- lgel
 NIT. and Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss have re- turned from French Lick Springs
 MT. Ross Smith left a few days ago for coden, where he will join Mrs. Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-28
Marion Harlamd's
 Daily Helpin g Hand i'm the Home
Sending Baby Clothes

note a request for baby's clothing from Mrs. N. c. R. I send a stamped. addressed envelope for her address. My paoy IS 15 months old and weighs 171a pounds. She is small, so I have used up almost everything, but there are a few articles which might help her along. When the shops closed down in 1914 I was in the same position as she writes of, with my husband out of work and in the same condition of health. I was then glad to have things given to me-
 MARGARET" The address of the mother went prompt ly to you by mail. I thank and bless you in the name of the countless mothers I represent for your thoughtful kindness to the other woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-28
Would Write to School Girl

T think probably I may be able to se- cure some magazines from my friends who are saving them if the applicant is willing to pay postage on them. I will let you know about this sometime later l am making request for myself now should like to correspond with some high school girl. Please do not consider this an unusual request but I prefer that my correspondent live west of the Mississippi river. BEAULAH."
 Readers longing for magazines they cannot afford to take will note the gen. erous proposal of our girl. The corre- spondence club grows steadily and heaithfully. But 10 ro+ forget that one condition of membership is clear com prehension of the responsibility and in- tentions of the contracting parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The joint choruses of the Treble Clef and Music Study club will meet this morning at 9:45 o'clock at Cable hall. There will be a meeting of the Bar ker School Improvement association this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the school building. This is the first meeting of the year, and it is hoped there will be large attendance to welcome the new principal, MT. Pittman
 There will be a regular business meet ing of the Music Study club this morn ing following the meeting of the cho- ruses at Il o'clock. Several things of importance will be discussed and large attendance is desired.
 The Birmingham chapter, 11S O. E. S., will entertain the members and their friends with social tomorrow evening from to 10 o'clock at the Masonic tenn pie All Masons and Easter Stars and other chapters are invited to attend.