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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
CHAMBERLAIN TO PITCH.
Western Foot Ball Star Signs With
indianapolis Team.

INDIANAPOLIS. February 26.--Guy
Chamberlain, who is regarded as one of
the greatest foot ball players ever de-
veloped at Nebraska University, Has
signed a contract with the local Ameri-
can Association club, it was announced
today. -
Chamberlain is left-handed pitcher,
who had considerable success with the
Nebraska nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
K1NsELLA RETAINS TITLE.
Defeats Fercn for Squash Tennis
Championship in Straight Sets.

NEW YORK February 26-waIter
kinsella, national professional squash
tennis champion. successfully defended
his title here today, defeating Stephen
J. Feron. professional of the Harvard
Club. in straight games in the second
series of their match. Today's scores
were 15-7. l5-3 and 15-4. The
champion also won in straight games
Thursday last by scores of 15-7, 15-6
and 15-7.
Kinsella. who won the title from
Feron last year, will meet Frank La
fargue, st. Louis professional, in a
series of matches beginning March IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
i'm GILMORE PREDICTS STRIKE
OF BALL PLAYERS BY APRIL 20
Issues Warming of Storm Brewing Federal
League Fails to Clear Up Debts.
Sinclair Sells Four Men.

debts, at that time only six clubs being
members of the league. Kansas City
and Buffalo throwing up the sponge
soon after the season closed. The oil
merchant agreed to the proposition, as
well as the two other owners, which
with the Baltimore payment, would
have evened things up at $4,000
apiece. Today's meeting was supposed
to be the stepping-on place, for the or
ganization. but Baltimore failed to send
a representative with it's share of the
money and the meeting was adjourned
for three weeks. During that time an
effort will be made to collect from
Baltimore.
Fail to Find Bresnahan.
While the Feds were holding the spot
light, American Association magnates,
minor and major league players and
managers were pacing the lobby, and
every one seemed to be looking for
the cause of the Jam i'll the well-oiled
machinery" Roger did not show, al
though every one else did. President
Weeshmann announcing that he had not
seen the portly ex-leader of the West
Side club.
Other owners admitted Bresnahan was
in the city. and also interested in today's
meeting, and further evidence that there
was something in the air was shown
when the Federal leaguers adjourned at
o'clock. announcing another session at
o'clock.
The American Association heads met
and went over the Toledo-Cleveland
miN-up without help from either
Bresnahan or Weeghmann. who have
yet to settle their sidelight dispute
They seemed to think Roger and John
Camel. also a manager out of a job,
and who also is dickering for the To-
ledo club, would reach some sort of
a compromise. At any rate, they are
not rocking the boat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
GAND|[ NETS $4,000
Cleveland Refuses to Give Ray
Chapman in Exchange.
B0EHLING IS NOT WANTED
Club Considers Mitchell and Coumbe
Better Prospects-Chic Prac-
tees With Indians.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, February 26.--The new
owners of the Cleveland Indians. head
ed by James C. Dunn of Chicago, who
closed deal today with Manager Clark
Griffith of the Washington Nationals
for First Baseman Chic Gandil did
was a cash transaction. pure and
simple. the price paid being $4,000.
Originally Griff tried to obtain
Shortstop Ray Chapman in exchange
for Gandil, but the powers that be in
formed him there would be nothing do
ing along that line. Then Griff named
$4,000 as the figure which would buy
Gandil. but he pruned this by $4,000,
and the deal finally went over.
Gandil has been at New Orleans for
some time and has been working out
with the first detachment of his new
teammates for the past week. He ex-
pressed desire to come to Cleveland
and when there was delay in the deal
to Washington to confer with Griff as
to his status, but this now is unneces-
sary. Word from New Orleans today
was to the effect that Chic is tickled
Foil.
Boehling Is Not Wanted.
There is no chance for the Cleveland
owners to bid for 'Southpaw Joe Boehl-
ing. They talked that matter over at
q conference here Friday and decided
both Willie Mitchell and Fred Coumbe
were better prospects than the Nation
ais OFF slider II President Dunn buys
a pitcher he will go after bigger game
than Boehling. He admits being in
the market for Joe Wood of the Boston
Red Sox. However, he would only take
Wood with the distinct understanding
that he is to be paid for ii his arm,
which is reported none too strong,
stands the strain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

when the outlook looked particularly
dubious and Griffith did not posses as
strong a nucleus to build a team
around as ne does at the present time.
He has four or<f1ve youngsters who are
apt to break into the team this year,
and, judged on their showing with the
locals last fall, they are very apt to
have just as stimulating an effect on
the Nationals showing as did the new
men who made Griff1th's team in 1912
Griffith intends to have a young ball
team In the coming campaign. Jamison
and Judge are pretty sure OF their po-
sitions and Barber, .Dumont and 9TH
ers may come through, in which event
prise as 1t was four years ago, when 1t
was picked to finish last and came
within comparatively few points OF
winning the pennant from the Boston
Red Sox and accomplished the unusual
feat of beating out Connie Mack 8
Griffith has been extremely successful
during his stay here. Washington had
never occupied a first division position
in any league that this city was ever
represented in, and yet in the four
wears that he has had charge here the
team has always finished In the first
division Of the eight-club race, finish
ing second in 1912 and 1913 and third
In 1914. and making it's poorest show
ing of the Griffith regime last summer,
when 1t finished fourth.
Judged on paper 1t is, of course. true
that several Of the American League
teams will be stronger in the coming
season than they were in 1915. In adj
ditfon to the three teams which beat
out the local team In the last race, 1t Is
the general opinion that the New York
Yankees and st. Louis Browns both
have been materially strengthened and
that the local team therefore will have
to struggle harder to finish as well as
team may be able to show much more
ability than is expected of 1t just as 1T
did in the remarkable campaign of
1912.
|. Where Griffith really only had three
seasoned. reliable pitchers in that year
waiter johnson still is one Of the
greatest OF stars. while Bert Gallia' 8
work last season was exceptionally
good and he is pretty sure to be even
more effective in the coming season.
Ayers: too. proved a competent twirler
per, George Dumont. Sam Rice, Jim
Shaw and several other youngsters
coming through Griffith is fortified
spIendidly in this respect.
There Is nothing more important than
teams catching stan and Griffith is
Henry and Williams both caught bril-
liant ball last year, and they are sure
to have an able assistant in Ed Char
rity. a youngster hardly twenty-one
years old. who was added during the
on season and comes well recon-
. CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

Griffith Explains Why
He Parts With Gandil

At 10 o'clock last night Man.
aser GrifRth received "a telegram
from Robert McRoy stating that
he had wired him at 0 o'clock in
the morning that the Cleveland
club hnd accepted his proposition
for Chic GandiI. Griffith, however.
never received this telegram and
until the time when he finally
heard from Mercy late last night
was considerably peevcd because
he had not been ofIicfaIIy notified
that the deal was contaminated.
Griffith admits that the fans are
puzzled as to why he let Gandil
go. and he requested to he
quoted as follows as to his rea-
SOD for selling him:
81 disposed of Gandil because I
have n much younger man who.
think. will more than fill GandiI's
position on the team and thus
make the Nationals stronger.
That Is my only reason for sell
ing Chic.
"Gandil is a great ball player.
He has been u tower Of strength
to my team ever since 1 bought
him from Montreal in 1912. He
will be a great help to the CIeve-
land team because he is very fond
of hitting ON those grounds and
he is a great fielder of his posi-
tion.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
CLARK GRIFFITH MAY DUPLICATE
SURPRISE OF 1912 THIS YEAR
Started Career Here With Team Which Was
Not Credited With Having Chance
and Made Record
Bv I. ED GR1LLo.

Griffith hold of the Washington the
of 1911 he made lot of changes the of his team
there little chance for the Ma
improve their position the before when they
seventh Yet 1912 the locals proved the surprise of the
finishing second for the first time the history of
The Washington club.
the impression that Griffith making serious
traded Street New York rid of
Conroy and Eberfed Walker Doc Gessler Jack Leve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
SWAMPED BY MAIL
Eddie Collins Much in Demand
as a Pulpit Orator.
CHURCHES SEEK SERVICES
Player and Wife Kept Busy Answer
ing Invitations-May Speak
Here in Summer. ~
CHURCHES SEEK SERVICES
Special dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, February 26. =
Eddie Collins dip into evangelism has
had. home-run effect among church
people throughout the country, and he
address church congregations, Bible
classes and Sunday school meetings.
The requests have swept in upon him
at his home in .Lansdowne in such a
deluee that he said today he had
reached the point where he would have
to give up base ball il he were to
meet all the engagements asked. He
has no ambition to become an evange-
list. however, but desires to stick to
the diamond.
Eddie, formerly with the Athletics.
hut now second baseman for the Chi
caFo White Sox, made his debut as
pulpit orator last Sunday. when he adj
dressed the Epworth Methodist Sunday
school at Palmyra, N. J. He supple
mented his address with ten rules OF
life, which. he says, mean the health
and success of the coming generation.
Receives Stacks Of Mail.
Since then the crack hitter and base
runner OF the American AcdS uC anu
former member of Connie Macks
world champions has received volumes
of mail from ministers. laymen and
Bible class teachers, near and far. i'm
ploring him to address meetings for
them. Il am gratihed to learn that my
little talk of last Sunday and my rules
of life amounted to something said
Eddie, modestly. but I don't rank as
an evangelist and cannot follow that
calling. -,
Inns and l have been kept. busy answer
ing the requests and We want TO
all of them before l re-
port with the White Sox at the tram,
ing camp in two weeks at Mineral
Springs, Tex.
May Speak in Washington.
IT have received letters from per-
sons all over the country One writer
lives in Washington, and apparently
went over the White Sox playing
calendar for the coming season and
picked out a Sunday when the team
will, Law over in Washington. On that
date L have been requested to address
a religious meeting similar to the one
+ addressed in Palmyra.
"Of course 1 will accept rev or the
;nyitations. and do the best / can to
help out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
FRED FULTON WILL FIGHT.
Minnesota Giant Signs to Meet COT
fey, Flynn or Dillon.

Special Dispatch to The Star
MILWAUKEE, February 2s.-Fred
Fulton. Minnesota giant, today signed.
through his manager. Mike Collins, to
meet either Jim Coffey, Jim Flynn or
Jack Dillon at Milwaukee Auditorium
st. Patrick's night. March II. Fulton
has fully recovered from his recent
fitness and is now doing light training
at Rochester, Mimi. He also is matched
to meet Carl Morris at Kansas City.
March 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
Fail to Clear Debts.

The magnates met for the purpose of
paying $4,000 in debts contracted dur
ing the life of the outlaw organization.
OF this sum Harry Sinclair. oil mag
nate and angel for the third circuit
during its stormiest days, was to kick
in with 100000. for he was in control of
three franchises. = -
Baltimore owners are said to have
made the proposition. ito. apportion the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
Princeton Beats Dartmouth.

PRINCETON. n. J., February 2s.-
The Princeton University basket baD
team defeated Dartmouth in an inter-
collegiate contest, Is to -. here To-.
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

CHICAGO. February 26.-The last of
the Federal Leaguers. those few who
have yet to pay up bills contracted
last season, met at the Hotel La Sale
today to sing their swan song. What
ever the magnates have to say, how
ever, was crowded into oblivion BY
Fighting James Gilmore, who. swing
ing the 'gavel as president of the now
defunct organization for the last time.
predicted, and likewise warned the
magnates present, that the base ball
fraternity would call strike before
April 20.
The announcement of another base
ball war could not have created such
a sensation. The magnates swamped
nation. and James delivered many
facts and figures.
Gist of the Meeting.
simmered down gist of the days
proceedings is as follows:
Failed to clear up $4,000 In debts.
Warned by Jim Gilmore that a players
strike was pending.
Harry Sinclair sold four players, the
most important sale being Gene Pack
ards release to the Cubs for con-
sideration of $4,000; Catcher Allen.
formerly with Buffalo. and Outfielder
Scheer of Newark. sold to Milwaukee:
pitcher Main of Kansas City. sold to
St. Paul.
Base ball had better reorganize,"
sta rted Gilmore, spreading out in all
his past glory. Our attorney, Keene
Arlington, has informed me the whole
structure is III very shaky condition
from a legal standpoint.
1.-THE magnates should give more recog-
milton to the Players Fraternity. l have
information from a fairly reliable source
that the fraternity intends going through
with the strike. and it will be before
April 20. You can draw your own con-
illusions as to now IT VIII a1ect the
game"
Hints at Crust" Probe.
This was one of the big sidelights of
one of the busiest days base ball has seer
in Chicago since the city, series closed
Even this bombshell did not satisfy Gill
more, for he also threw a scare into the
moguls by. telling them the government
might start another antitrust suit against
organized base ball and that the federal
trade commission had asked him to turn
over all the evidence the feds used in
their suit recently dismissed by Judge
Lands.
This looked like the last straw. All
of the fancy castles and the prospect
of a downpour of gold the owners ex-
pected to come in the gate this sum-
mer began to disappear. Then a tele-
gram from Washington cleared up
matters to some extent, the message
reading as follows:
James A. Gilmore's warning that the
federal trade commission ia planning
to investigate organized base ball prob
ably was due to the commissions re-
quest for records in the Federal League
suit" L. L. Bracken, secretary of the
commission, adding, said: THE COM
mission merely wanted the papers for
the library"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
Wins CLOSING GAME
Georgetown Ends Basket Ball
Schedule With Victory.
BEATS GALLAUDET FIVE
Blue and Gray Captures Contest by
Count Of 81 to 24-Mellis
Is Injured.
GALLAUDET FIVE

The Georgetown University basket
ball team ended its season last night
with decisive victory over GalIaudet
in the Ryan Gymnasium by a score of
81 to "a. The character of the play was
below the average. the Kendall Green
ers not doing well enough to force the
Blue and Gray to its utmost. Both
quints were below their usual standard.
The first half ended with the count
standing IA to in favor of George
town. In that opening period Galiaudet
came we very an near not getting a goal
near the end The other SIX points cred
tied to Gallaudet in this period were
the result OF free throws from the foul
line by Rockwell.
Gallaudet Takes Brace.
Gallaudet played closer to George
town in the second period. the count
for the last twenty minutes being 1s
to II. Georgetown let down in it's work
in this period, the players putting less
spirit in their work. The second half
" as marred somewhat by an injury to
Mellis, who received a badly sprained
ankle.
o'Lone for Georgetown and A. Wen
ger and Rockwell II the Kendall
work OF both CUNTS was A spirited al
times. but at other periods the men did
not seem to have much interest in the
game. Only few spectators were
present.
The lineup and summary:
. Georgetown. Position. Gallaudet.
O'Lone. .......... Left forward. "a. Wenger
Sullivan. Right forward. Kelley
Beradini. ......-. Center. .Mfllis. Whitman
Kelley. ...-....... Left guard. -, X. Wengef
Donoliy. .......... Right guard. 49,. Rockwell
Goals from noor-O'Lone 90. Sullivan a..
Bcradini 81. A. wenger 49,, r. wengcr (2),
whitman t2). Goals from fonl-Rockwell l0I.
Kelley 81. Referee-Mr. Collinowef. Time
Of halves-20 minutes each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
JESS WILLARD BIG,
But SHOWS AGILITY
Heavyweight Champion Tips
Scales at 272, But Shows
Boxing Ability.
SPARS FOUR FAST ROUNDS
WITH TRAINING PARTNERS
Doctor Examines the Fighter and
Pronounces Him in Perfect
Physical Condition.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 10
When Jess Willard started to
perform at the Pioneer Sporting
Club this afternoon he looked
every inch the champion. And
Mr.. Willard is a number of inches
in area.
In the maroon tights he seemed
a great deal more portly than he
does in his street clothes. He
needs lot of conditioning. de-
spite the optimistic views of Tom
Jones. But at the same time he
looms up as the most formidable
mass of Drawn that was ever
pushed in through the ropes. An
attempt was made to keep Will
lard's weight dark and mystic
rious secret. Let them guess at
that till the night of the fight. he
announced today. "I'll tell any,
thing but that"
Why this extreme sensitiveness OF
the question of tonnage even the ever
ready, voluble Tom Jones cannot ex-
plain. Mr. Willard is just as secretive
about his weight as stoutish lady
taking the rolling exercises. They
brought pair of scales into his roon,
yesterday, but Jess covered his face
with his hands. He would not even
look at the depraved instrument So
great was the shock to his finer sensi-
bilities at the indecent suggestion that
he weigh in that the scales. had to be
hidden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

Nationals as good a chance this year
as they did In the spring Of 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-10
EVER HAVE 1T?

II You Have, the Statement Of This
: Barre Citizen win Interest You
Ever have a 'low-down" pain
in the back?
In the Small" right over the
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That's the home of backache.
If it's caused by weak kidneys,
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
Barre people testify to their
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Mrs. May Bond, IS Elm street, Barre,
says; IL had sharp twinges of pain
across the small of my back, which |
knew were caused by weak kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills did me good from
the start, and was soon cured of the
trouble"
Price, SOC at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Bond
had Foster Milburn Co.. Props, Buffalo,
\. Y.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-10
THREATENED BY
MILK FAMINE
N. Y. Upstate Farmers Will Demand
Higher Prices--Distributors Will
Not Grant Increase.

New York, Aug. Probability of a
serious milk famine is worrying New
York. Upstate farmers supplying New
York with milk have announced they
will make concerted demand for high
er prices, and the city distributors com
panies have practically declared they
will refuse to pay the increased price
Because of the excessive heat and the
epidemic of infantile paralysis in New
York, conference of city and state Off
Gals and heads of various civic organi-
cations has been called to consider the
situation. Mrs John Heath, president
of the National Housewives league, is
enlisting the aid of her members to set
tie the difficulties if possible. Upstate
farmers declare that the cost of produc-
ton necessitates an increase in price and
insist the New York distributing COM
panies are best able to shoulder the bur
den.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-10
INDUCT HOPKINS OCT. S.
Simple Ceremonies to Mark Inaugural
ton of Dartmouth's New President.

Hanover, \. H., Aug. l0.-The an
nouncement is made that the inauagura-
ton of Ernest Martin Hopkins as pres
ident of Dartmouth college will take
place Oct. 5 and 6,
Because OF the imminence OF the cello
bration of the l50th anniversary OF the
founding of the college, which win take
place in 1919, coupled with the fact that
many colleges and universities are plan
ming celebrations of various kinds in the
fall the committee in charge OF the in
has set an early date. and
has determined upon unusually simple
and transformations ceremonies. General
Frank S. Streeter OF Concord DR. John
W. Gle of Hanover, n H.. and +. X.
Hall of Boston comprise the trustee COM
nittee in charge of the arrangements.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-10
BIG DROP IN INFLUX OF ALIENS
Lowest in Eighteen Years-0nly 16o,o6i
Immigrants Arrived in Fiscal Year
of 1916, Report Shows.

Washington, Aug l0.-Inerease in pop.
ulation by immigration amounted to only
l69,06l during the fiscal year of 1916
Statistics announced to-day by the i'm
migration bureau show the influx of
aliens was lower than it had been for
eighteen years.
Aliens arriving in the United States in
the year which ended June 80 numbered
366.74S, OF whom 2as.S 2G We're immi-
grants and 81 ,922 non-immigrants. Aliens
departing numbered 240,S07. Of whom
l29.705 were immigrants leaving with
cut intention of returning and lllO42
non-immigrants who intend to come back
to this country in time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-10
HERRICK WINNER In OHIO
Ex-Ambassador Ahead of Daugherty for
Senatorship.

Columbus, O., Aug l0.-Primary re-
turns from the more populous counties
indicate the nomination by 3 to | vote
OF Myron r. Herrick. former United
States ambassador to France, for United
States senator on the Republican ticket,
over Harry NJ. Daugherty. Indications
are that Senator Atlee Pomerene has
been renominated by the Democrats.
The Republican and Democratic nom
inees for governor are Governor Frank
B. Willis and former Governor James NJ.
Cox, respectively, and it is believed the
tickets headed by them also went
through Less than 100000 OF the ,200,-
600 voters in the state participated in
the primaries.
r. A. Mack and George W. Shaw, op-
ponents of Governor Willis, will have
about $4,000 and 10000 votes respective
Iy. A. P. Sandles, Cox only opponent,
viii have about 10000 votes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-10
DISTRIBUTING DYES
BROUGHT OVER ON
THE DEUTSCHLAND
Will Be Supplied to Regular Customers
Some Grades Valued at
$40 a Pound.

New York, Aug. l0.-A circular issued
here yesterday by dye-importing firm
quoting prices on dyestuffs brought to
this country by the German submarine
Deutschland shows that some grades of
the product are valued at $40 pound.
These are the rarer colors not yet man
ufactured in the United States.
Local dye importers expected to receive
their first shipments yesterday from the
cargo of the undersea merchantmen.
None of these colors would be placed
in the open market, they indicated, but
would be supplied at once to regular Gus.
toners, largely TO meet the needs Of
mills.