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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-23

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-23
FALLING TREE KILLS
YOUNG MAN
John Staples OF West Hartland Lo>e>
Lie While at work in the Woods

Word was received in ShoW heeau
yesterday thai John Staples had been
killed while employed in the woods. a
tree having hit him as il Mas falline
10 the ground He Wiz The son nj
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Staples Of Vest
Harlaud where the accident i, sup
posed 10 have occurred and aas one
of ten children His age va~ about
II years Mrs Charles EllWou of
This town Is a sister As is Mrs Frank
Boyntou of Athens The accident is
understood 10 have occurred ycster-
day
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-23
SENIORS AND JUNIORS

The Seniors and Juniors played a
fast game between periods with the
Seniors winning out by to .
Evening star., 1916-01-04
BY n. c. BYRD.

Brooke Brewer. star sprinter of the
st. Alban's School, is given place on
the all-America interscholastic track
team. In the all-star cast, picked by
Secretary Ruben Of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union in the books of records just
issued by that organization. the local
boy Is selected as the greatest dash
man in all the prep and high schools
in the country.
Brewer last year made a brilliant
record. He won race after race. and at
the scholastic events on Franklin
Field created a sensation by covering
the distance in 0.9 As. Out at the Mary
land Agricultural College meet he had
done the distance in the same time just
two weeks previous, and later at the
Princeton games he did we'll. Brewer
has in front of him brilliant career
on the track. according to everybody
who has watched him run. He has
been in training for some time now and
is getting ready for the indoor meets.
Coach George Green expects Brewer to
be even more brilliant this spring than
he was last. and thinks he will accom-
plish greater things than ever.
Harvard has added a new team to
its foot ball schedule for next fall,
Evening star., 1916-01-04
BROOKE BREWER IS AWARDED
HIGH HONORS FOR TRACK WORK
Secretary Ruben Of A. A. U. Picks Local
Boy as Best Scholastic Dash Man In
the United States Gossip.

making two southern elevens on its
list for 1916. The Crimson will enter
tain the University Of North Carolina
October 81. The Cambridge authori-
ties have now allied themselves with
two southern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and North Carolina. The Washington
and Lee team is to play the Army at
West Point. Georgetown is to meet @
Dartmouth at Hanover and virginia
goes against Yale. These games are
only carrying out the theory that m
tersectional contests are going to pc
come more frequent and the usual
rather than the unusual.
The Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
Athletic Association will be repre-,
sented in the indoor track and field
meets this winter. The athletes IN
that organization are being marshaled
by Brent Young, former Georgetown
runner. and will be coached by him
during the entire season. Young, be-
sides having run for Georgetown Uni
versity during the last two years.
formerly was a member Of squads of
the Central Y. NJ C. A. and the Wash
ington Grove Athletic Association.
He is a competent performer him.
self and should give good service to
the Terminal "" men, who go out
for track work.
Business and Eastern meet this after
noon at the Arcade in the opening of
the Interscholastic Basket Ball League.
The Stenographers are expecting to
win by good margin.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
Joe JACKSON COST
WHITE SOX DEARLY
ChappeIIe, High-Priced Out
fielder, Also Turned Over
to Cleveland Club.
JAKE STAHL AND McR0Y
MAY BUY OUT BANKERS
Gwinner of Pittsburgh Said to Have
Changed Mind About Retir-
ing From Game. =
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Ray Chappelle, the Milwaukee out
fielder who was recalled by Comiskey
for the White Sox, will be turned over
to the Cleveland club in final pay
ment for Joe Jackson. 1t is question
able whether Jackson did not bring a
higher price in his sale to Chicago than
any other player in the history Of the
game. To begin with Comiskey paid
Somers $4,000 in cash and gave Roth.
a good hitting outf1elder, and klepher,
a pitcher Of considerable ability. Now
Chappelle is added. and only two years
ago Comiskey bought this player from
Milwaukee for $4,000, bringing the
price for Joe Jackson far over the
$4,000 mark which he paid for Eddie
Collins.
Chappelle is said to be a much i'm
proved ball player over what he was
when he got his trial with the White
Sox, and 1t is believed he will make
first-class man for the Indians. Roth
demonstrated good hitting ability dur
ing his stay with the team last season,
and Klepher proved winning pitcher,
so that Somers' deal, which ridded the
Indians Of Jackson, really was piece
Of good business.
That there was more than fash to
the report that Jake Stahl and Robert
McRoy might buy the Cleveland club is
demonstrated by the fact that McRoy
paid the bankers committee, which has
Jomers' affairs in hand, visit, and got
the terms they would consider for the
sale of the club. The figures have been
greatly reduced from those first men
toned in connection with the sale OF
the club. Then it was held that ii
would require $576.000 in cash. but NC
Roy has been offered the club for $780,
900. only part of which will have to be
paid in cash, while notes will cover the
remainder.
1t does not follow that Stahl and Nc
Roy will make the purchase. but they
have something much more tangible to
work on now than when they first got
the idea Of trying to buy the club:
With a winning team installed in
Cleveland the club would prove a good
paying proposition, beyond any doubt
The weakness of the team has given
amateur base bail an enormous boost
in Cleveland, but this would be short
lived If the American League team
should prove successful.
1t also is reported that, Gwinner OF
Pittsburgh, former Federal League
club owner in that city, has changed
his mind about getting out OF base
ball. and that he may open nesotia,
tions for the purchase of the Cleveland
club. There has been no confirmation
of this report, however. One story is
to the effect that one Of the Wards
former owners Of the Brookfeds, would
go in with Gwinner, but this is not
likely, for the Wards got out of base
ball before peace was arranged.
Evening star., 1916-01-04

Gilmore may know what he is talking
about. though many of the statements
credited to him with reference to the
peace proposition have been erroneous
1t seems that Gilmore was not in on
the early peace negotiations. and there
is just chance of his being misin-
formed in this instance, for no less an
authority than Chairman Hermann
announced that the Sinclair guarantees
of the salaries of that class of play
ers referred to was absolutely correct
There may be a whole lot of logic
to Roger Bresnahan's claim that he
can force the Chicago club to retain
him as manager of the team, because
he has contract giving him that po-
sition for the next two. years.
The merger of the Chifeds and Cubs
would not abrogate Bresnahan's con-
tract, it is contended by his legal ad
visers, and consequently he may force
the new club to retain him in accord
ance with the terms of this contract
At any rate Bresnahan's threatened
way of the sale of the Cubs to Weegh-
man.
The Ball Players Fraternity is to ad
bers during the playing seasons. The
report is out that Dave Fultz. the head
of the organization, proposes to have
such a rule passed, Ed Reulbach, the
secretary of the order. being the NOV
ing spirit in the innovation.
Such a rule. however, would not be
generally enforced There are some
ball players who are permitted to drink
beer after the games by their man
ager The old Pittsburgh club. for in
stance, during the world series with
Detroit would go to Manager Clarke's
room after the game and those who
drank would be given bottle OF beer
each. Clarke argued that it was stinl-
ulating for the players to adopt such
course, though he did not allow the
PLAYERS to take any liberties with the
privilege.
1t is the scheme OF Reulbach and
Fultz to have the players sign pledge,
but it is doubtful il many members of
the fraternity would be willing to do
this. At any rate. the water-wagon
proposition is certain to cause lot Of
heated discussion; when it is brought
up for the members to vote on.
There are those who believe that
Fielder Jones has enough managerial
ability to make a real winner out Of
the st. Louis Browns. When he took
Evening star., 1916-01-04
Defeat Shermans Two Out OF
Three, and Roll High
Game.
SEVERAL CUNTS MAKE
SWEEPS OVER OPPONENTS
Torpedo Team. Evening Star, Ma
tionals and Drillery Win All
Their Contests.

The ROYALS won from the Shermans
last night in the District League oE
two games to one. The VlctorS tooh
the first contest, lost the second ana
then captured the deciding set-to. Inc
ROYALS registered an eXceptiohaliy
high count in the first contest, Knock
ing down 513 pins. They were beaten
in the second by score of go 10 'V4'
Harry Krauss and Pop HALEY led
the ROYALS in the matter OF scores pS
individuals The former knocked down
los, III and 113 pins in his three con-
tests and the latter toppled l3o' loi
and I0S Dwyer and Allen were hlsh
for the Shermans. getting counts OF ia
1O4 and 1o4 and los, los and 1oi' re-
spectively.
The Drillery team continued its
march in the Commercial Alleys
League. defeating the Upholsterers
three straight. Berry of the winners
was the best bowler of the match, roll
ing for 10. 1o9 and 80.
Evening Star Makes Sweep.
The Evening Star quint was anotner
70 make clean sweep. The Hecht
hye was beaten without much trouoie.
Neither team rolled very high scores.
Only three games were gotten by Inc
Star players for more than 1oo' ana
they were made by Rodier. Rodrick
and lseman. Not Hecht player
passed the century mark
Tn. Spuds took two out OF three from
the Oakiands in the Southeast circuit.
MCCARTHY of the winning five rolled Tor
more than 100 in each of his three con-
tests, his scores being III, ia and los.
The Torpedo team was three-time
victor over the East Shop in the Navy
Yard circuit Woodward OF the WIN
ners bowled well. topping los' loo anu
I1o pins in his three games.
Up in the Arcade League the Ma
tionals copped three from the 1mperials
in a match in which Brandt. anchoI
man for the winners. got tne oeS .oo
.core- Brandts marks were III, 1o0
and los.
The scores follow:
Evening star., 1916-01-04
Schedules of Bowling Books Southern Ee
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

National Capital League-Paiace
VS.. Royals.
District League-COntender vs..
Newcomers.
Arcade League-W. F. Roberts
Company VS.. Gandfls.
Capital City Lengue-IvOry Soaps
VS.. Charles Hotel.
Mount Pleasant League-Arcade
Stars VS.. Immanuels.
Agricultural Interbureau League
States Relations vs.. Publica.
tiOns.
Southeast LeaEue-Model Lunch
VS.. Government Hospital.
Masonic League-Columbia VS..
King Solomon, Dawson We. Ana
costa.
Departmental LcaguePost ONCE
vs.. Agriculture.
Sunrise League-Car Inspectors
VS.. Trainmen.
Commercial LeaEue-PepcO vs..
Woodward & LOthrop.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
LcaGue-General Of1cc VS.. Low
Level.
Bankers LeaEue-Americnn Sc
curity and Trust VS.. Lincoln Ma
tiOnaI.
knights of Columbus League
AltamOnts VS.. Mcknfghts.
Phi Mu Sigma League-Delta VS..
Phi.
Georgetown Commercial League
-WashingtOn and Virginia
Railway VS.. Times 'Substati0n.
Post once League-Bankers VI.
Inspection.
Patent Examlners' lie n u G.
Chemists VS.. Mechanics.
Southwestern League-ResOlutes
rs. virginians.
Northeastern League-McHughs
VS.. Navy Yard.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
ALL WANT MITCHELL.
Riches Defeat of Kilbane Makes
Him Big Card.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE, January A. Since
Richie Mitchell defeated Johnny Kill
bane al Cincinnati he has been besieged
with offers from clubs all over the
country John Reisler. matchmaker of
Harlem Athletic Club of New York, to-
day made him an offer to meet Benny
Leonard. January IA. The Salt Lake
Boxing Club of Utah offered him $1,000
guarantee to meet Ralph Brunan, while
Cincinnati club offered like amount
for a match with Joe Rivers. Another
club made him a good offer 10 meet
Freddy Welsh in a ten-round bout, but
Mitchell prefers the marathon route
with the champion.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
NO BAR AGAINST CHASE.
White sox Will Welcome Return of
Peerless Hal.

CHICAGO, .January 4.-Hal Chase.
the first baseman who left the Chicago
Americans in midseason to join the
Buffalo Federals. will find no bar
raised against him by Owner Comiskey
of the White Sox, who said Manager
Rowland was free to sign any player
from the Federal League whom he
could get. Manager Rowland Is ex-
pected here from his home in Dubuque
today to talk over the seasons cam
paign with Comiskey.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
DISCUSSES MINOR LEAGUES.

CINCINNATI, January 1.-The ma
tional base ball commission. which be-
gan it's annual session, here yesterday
and consumed all fits time with in
formal discussion over the trouble be-
tween the International League and the
Federal League over the Baltimore and
Buffalo Federal League clubs. will
meet again today.
1t Is believed the commission will or
ganize today and be prepared to meet
the committee that is to thresh out
the differences between the Interna-
tional and Federal leagues here to-
morrow. 1t was intimated today by a
person high in authority that the COM
mission may be in session several days.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
DQrtinent Comment
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By !. ED GR1LLo.

Ever since discussed between organized base ball
the Federal League the created that Harry Sinclair
had assumed the responsibility OF all the contracts of those Federal
League players whose had to
This supposed be Of the conditions presented to the
American League by Peace Commissioner Drefuss when he
sented the proposed peace pact of the Feds
But according interview which Jim Gilmore president OF
the denc league New York yesterday Sinclair has not
made such guarantee will he dispose of the sevenodd
Federal players, as has been supposed.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
BALL CLUB ELECTS
SAME DIRECTORS
Officials Who Have Been in
Charge Are Selected to
Continue.
YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT
MADE TO STOCKHOLDERS
Board Probably Will Reflect Of
fcials at Meeting to Be
Held Soon.

The stockholders OF the Washington
base ball club held their annual meeting
at the Offices of the club in the Southern
building this afternoon. The present
board of directors was reelected and
this probably means that all of the Of
ficials for the present year will be the
same as last year.
Those interested in the club heard the
reports of the financial conditions during
the past season read and, in all, less than
an hour was put in to settle the affairs
Of the organization.
The formal election of officers will be
held by the board Of directors later. The
present officials are Benjamin S. Minor,
president; Rudolph Kaufman, vice
president: W. H. Rapley, treasurer, and
Edward J. Walsh, secretary.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
TRYING TO MATCH DARCY.
Gibbons or Ahearn May Meet Boxer
in Sydney.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE, January Snowy
Baker, Australian boxing promoter.
cabled his representative, T. S. An
drews, an offer for Mike Gibbons or
Young Ahearn for a world champion
ship match with Les Darcy, distance
to be twenty rounds. to be held Easter
week at Sydney stadium. The weight
IL at $50 pounds ringside. Dan Nc:
Ketrick, manager OF Ahearn, has sig
nified his willingness to accept the,
match. Ahearn and Gibbons are
matched for ten rounds at st. Paul.
January is. and the winner will be
given the preference.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
Jim Mcclure Let Out

DETROIT. January 3.-"Jim" Nc
Guire, veteran catcher. who for sew
eral years has been employed by, the
Detroit base ball club as scout and
coach, has been released by President
Navin. Mcclure expects now to devote
all his attention to his business at
Albion, Mich.
Evening star., 1916-01-04

| hold of the Sloufeds in 1914 that team
was at the bottom of the race and he
could not extricate it in the short time
he had that season. But the next sea-
son Jones had the team right up in the
race all the year. He drove the play
ers hard and they displayed more sys-
tenn in their playing than any OF their
rivals.
Were he not forced to give in and let
| Jones go to the Browns because of his
desire for peace, Charles CoHiskey
would have sought to have acquired
Jones for his own team.
Zones Is one of the greatest man
ayers in the game" said Comiskey. at
the American League meeting in Chi
cago. IF had not thought so would
not have made a special trip to Port
| land to try and get him to come back
to the White Sox."
Joe Tinker is very certain to be dis
appointed II he expects to get Heinte
perhaps the most valuable player on
| the Cincinnati team, and there is mot
the slightest chance of ihfs being let
, out by Herzog. The Braves, 1t is un-
of trade with Tinker for Wilbur
Good. but that. too. is one of those
propositions that can not be put
| through, for Tinker realizes that Good
is one of his best assets in the out
| field.
Another rumor is to the effect that
the Cardinals want to trade Bescher.
| the outfielder they obtained from the
New York Giants. for Max Carey of
the Pirates. which Barney Dreyfuss
promptly denied. Dreyfuss. by the way,
| looks for his team to be decided
| factor in the next pennant race. He
has every confidence in Jimmy Gala
hams ability to get the best out of his
players and looks for a very success
full season in every respect.
| The rumor that, Harry Sinclair will
eventually buy the New York Giants
will not down. It. seems to be the i'm
pr essofi that the Oklahoma millionaire
has decided to meet President Hemp
stead's figure and will go to New York
in Il day or SO and close the deal. If
| this should come to pass it would mea n
/ that Sinclair would strengthen Nc
/ Graw's team with the Fed stars that
! he will control, and thus put McGraw
in a position where he would have a
| chance to win a pennant.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
Billy Evans Boxing Commissioner.

CLEVELAND, January r. Billy
Evans. American League umpire. has,
been appointed one of the members OF
the Cleveland boxing commission. Davy.
Jones, who was formerly at Carnegie
Institute. of Technology. II the sp-
,pointee for secretary.
Evening star., 1916-01-04

outfielder Bash Compton of the Bos-
ton Braves was married in Kansas City
December II to Miss Fay Smith. The
brides home is in Kansas City, and it
was while playing there that Compton
met her.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
FIX Indians PRICE
Bankers Want $3.50, 900 Cash
and $4,000 in Notes.
STAHL AND McR0Y DICKER
Chicago Pair Evidently Thinking
Seriously of Breaking Back
Into Game.

CHICAGO. January 4.-The price
asked for the Cleveland club of the
American League is $560,000. according
to conditions of the sale communicated to
Robert McRoy. former secretary of the
American League. who, with Jake Stahl
of Chicago, has been mentioned as pos
sible purchaser OF the club.
+ The price was flxed by the Cleveland
banking committee which controls the
financial affairs OF Charles W, Somers,
president of the club.
Evening star., 1916-01-04

1t Is announced officially that the
Giants and Yankees have come to
terms over a lease by which the Yam
KEGS will play at the Polo Grounds.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
Price Fixed at $3.50, 900.

The committee demands $35o,ooo in
cash and $4,000 in. notes.
I'VE have done nothing in closing the
deal for the club" McRoy. said today.
I'VE simply have talked the situation over
among ourselves
Stahl. a former manager of the Bos-
ton and Washington clubs of the Ameri-
can League, now is vice president Of a
Chicago national bank
Evening star., 1916-01-04

Madrid has fewest telephones De
capita among European capitals.
Evening star., 1916-01-04

0Lo PHOTO OF Mr. A muTv TakeA
~ ,qoS SHovJtMG THAT AT THAT
eAeuN OAre re SHOWED s,eMs OF
AereMe1tHe retNes 5oMeweAv OUT
OF ree oeomAsr.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
The Union Garage

-has arranged to sell FORD Cars o,
time payments. or in exchange. Small
cash payments require d. balance
monthly.
C. WALTER HOOVER. GEN. MGR.
Evening star., 1916-01-04

Copyright 1916 by H. G. Fisher Trade mark reg s.
Evening star., 1916-01-04
ARCADE LEAGUE.
BRUNSWICK LEAGUE.

Totals. ASS 4ss 60 Totals...4ss 4os So
The Republican journal., 1916-05-04
CHILDREN We WORRY ABOUT

Close confinement in school during
the past winter, overstudy perhaps, an
attack of the grip or tonsilitis, some
one of these things is doubtless respon-
sible for the condition of the child who
shows decline in health now.
What are the symptoms? Pallor and
Ianguor, a tickle appetite, dark rings
under the eyes, bronchial colds. Very
often the best efforts of the family
physician fail in such cases and the
condition of the child causes the most
intense anxiety. Cod-liver oil, so often
prescribed, generally fails because the
weak stomach is unable to digest FATS
Try this treatment. Before break
fast each morning give the child the
juice of half an orange. After the noon
meal give one of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. Keep this up for few days and
then give one of the pills after the
evening meal also. Weigh the child
before beginning the treatment and
again after two weeks. An increase in
weight of from two to five pounds will
show you that you are on the right
track at last. Care is necessary in the
diet of the patient and it will be well
to send to the DIR. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, N. Y, for diet
book and the pamphlet, Building Up
the Blood" Both are free. Your own
druggist sells DR.. Williams Pink Pills.