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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
BAKER IS WILLING.
Says He Will Join Yankees if Sal.
airy Is Right.

BALTIMORE, January 2S.-"I will
play with the Yankees this year pro-
vidcd satisfactory terms are arrangad
between the owners of the club and
myself" said John Frank Baker last
night in a telephone communication at
his home in Trappe. Md.
II don't believe there is chance in
a million of me again playing with the
Athletics" he said, when asked if he
failed to come to terms with another
club.
Baker said he was taking things easy
down on the farm that he and his fam
lily were enjoying good health, and that
he was not giving base ball a thought
The man who knocked Broadway
into the Atlantic ocean several years
ago declared he had not been notified
that Capt Huston. one Of the owners
of the Yanks, was about to visit him
1T is all news to me. for 7 have not
heard from any one connected with the
Yankees for six weeks or two months"
Baker said
Baker was told of report that Capt.
Huston was to pay him visit and offer
him contract calling for more than
$500 for this year. 1t was then that
Frank said he would play with New
York. provided everything was salts
factorily arranged.
Capt Huston is the guest of Wilbert
Robinson on n hunting expedition near
Annapolis. Joe Kelley. the Yanks
scout. spent yesterday with Huston and
Robinson. Joe said they would return
to Baltimore tomorrow. He refused to
discuss Frank Baker
From all appearances 1t looks as II
Baker Will he found at the hot station
when the Yankees open their race next
season for the flag. Baker has declared
himself and all that remains to be done
now is for Huston to offer him Suit
able salary. This Huston undoubt-
eddy will do, for he and his partner,
Col. Rupert, have been spending
money right and left trying to build up
their club.
With Baker guarding third base Fritz
Maisel, the Gainesville boy. probably
will be seen in the outfield. for Fritz
has said he would rather be fly chaser
than third baser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
Breaks Swimming Record

PITTSBURGH. January 2s.-Ralph
Voirett of the Pittsburgh Athletic Asso-
citation last night created a new mid
dle-Atlantic record for $50 yards back
stroke swimming event by doing the
distance in zoos -5 This time lowers
the former record, which was held by
Harold auckland of Pittsburgh. by one
second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28

According to figures compiled by
Capt. T. L. Huston. the New York
Yankees have spent $4,000 for new
players since last summer. when the
clubs scouts began to hustle around
trying to find talent. Here is a list of
the purchases and prices paid:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28

Just what will become of George
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
ASKS GIDEON DATA
Ban Johnson Wants All Facts
on Sale to Yankees.
WIRES FOR THE DETAILS
President Endeavoring to Solve
Tangle in Which His Circuit
Is Involved.
WIRES FOR THE DETAILS

CHICAGO, January 2s.-Manager Clark
Griffith has threatened court action TO
recover the services of Joe Gedeon,
second baseman. of whom he was de-
prived by the recent peace settlement.
President Ban johnson of the American
League has wifed east for all details in
the case of this player SO that he may
be able to help solve the tangie in
which his circuit has been involved
owing to this intricate case.
The Philadelphia National League
club has put in a claim for the services
of the player. The Phillies officials
contend they drafted this infielder
from the Salt Lake City team, but Crit
nth declares he had an option on
Gedeons services and that he exer-
csed the option before August Is.
In the peace agreement between the
Feds and organized base ball, entered
into at Cincinnati recently. it was stip-
ulated that the Feds were to be respon-
sible for the players under contract and
to have the right to dispose of these
players to any clubs in organized base
ball
Sinclair Assumed Contracts.
The Feds put most of their players IN
the hands of Harry Sinclair. who as
sumed their contracts.
Both the New York Yankees and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28

Other deals bring the amount up to
$12o, 900 No other club in either major
league has expended as much in an ef-
chances are that Bill Donovan will
have a much better team next season
than he had in 1915.
What has the Federal League secured
as a result of peace in base ball? The
Feds, As a circuit. have disappeared.
but it was necessary to pay well for
the settlement which organised base
ball craved, says Joe villa in the Even
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13
Many Women Hear Candidates Speak
At HOpeweIl.

About 200 persons gathered Thurs
day night at Hopewell Church at
Thompson to hear the candidates for
Democratic selection for county Of
fees.
AS at most of the meetings this
year, many women were out. Au-
drain women seem to be developing
These men submitted their claims
on the vote at Thompson: For sher-
if, H. P. Middleton, ]. G. Ford; for
assessor, J. p. Powell; for treasurer,
H. H, Grafford, ]. c. Ringo; for rep
resentatiye, D. NJ. Slonaker; for
judge western district, Sam ].
Bovine, c. C. Bledsoe; for prosecut-
ing attorney, R. d. Rodgers.
The speaking will be at Cant Fri
day night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13
How Organized Common People
ofRussia Bridged Disaster

In order that the work vi these
organizations may clash as little
as possible there is a Central Com
mittee sitting permanently, week
days and Sunday, in a building to it.
self here in Petrograd. When the
government has need OF this or that
for the army, or for refugees, or for
its organization back of the fighting
lines, it can and does call on the
Central Committee for aid. The Cen
trail Committee, looking over the vast
resources at its command, with its
wires reaching out into the farther
most corners of the Empire, sees at
a glance what can be done and does
II, quickly and efficiently.
There is not a single branch of
human endeayor not At the beck and
call of these citizens organizations, and
through them available the Central
Committee and the Government All
the sciences, arts, trades and occu-
pations have been modified in this
way. They are ever ready to provide
anything from fresh milk for babies
to high explosives for the army.
The whole world knows that Rus
STA lacked sufficient munitions at
the start of the war So did the other
allies. But the difference between
Russia and them was this: They
were great industrial countries and
she was not.
Russia could not remedy this in a
day. Nor even in a year. Germany
had had for long time practically a
monopoly on manufactured articles,
chemicals and so forth in Russia
and-as former Premier, Count Ko-
kovstOw, pointed out this had
proved a positive curse to the EN-
pire. When the war came on, sever
ing all relations with Russia and
her former source Of supplies, she
felt a pinch.
The worst of this situation so far
as Russia was concerned, was that
II could not be quickly remedied. De-
pending on Germany for manufac-
tured articles, she lacked machin-
cry to make them Buying nearly all
her chemicals from Teutonic drum
mers, she could not Immediately
start manufacturing them herself
And so on. Which brings us TO this:
The Russian people, through their
organizations, have accomplished
near-miracles, and are still accomp-
fishing them, making up for past
defects. Through their combined
wits and resources, clear on down
through to the furthermost peasant
Of Siberia. they have bridged what
otherwise might have been disaster
The story OF some of these citizen
organizations. how they came into
being, how they work and the extent
of their utility for the public good,
will be told in subsequent articles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13

W. p. Hirschberger, chief clerk to
J.L Marquette, superintendent of the
Western Division of the Chicago &
Alton Railroad, died at his home in
Kansas City Thursday night. Besides
his wife, two sons are left. Mr.,
Hirschberger was 4S years old.
He went to Kansas City as chief
clerk to former superintendent w. NJ.
Corbett in 1902. He has held the po-
sition since that time. He was popu-
lar with railroad men and was a
most efficient officer His loss will
be felt keenly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13
MOLINO ITEMS

There will be an ice cream supper
at Moline, Tuesday evening, July, for
the benefit of Mt. Zion church.
Edgar Berrey and wife of Gan.
were guests OF relatives here from
Friday till Saturday.
Edgar Martin and family spent ia
It'll with Joe Hale's of near Santa Fe
Mrs. John Heller and daughter
spent last week in Santa Fe.
D. $. Weaver and family Of Skin
ncr spent Sunday with II. l.. Viewers
Quite crowd of Moline folks at
tended the ice cream supper at Santa
Fe Saturday night.
Misses Byrd and Margaret Barnett
OF Mexico are guests of their sister,
Mrs. Will Heller.
II. l.. Weaver is visiting his son.
d. s., of Skinner, this week, and at
tending the meeting at Bethlehem.
Richard Baker and wife had II. l.
Hcizer's family, Bob Heizer's, Edgar
Berrcy and wife, Lewis Galloway and
wife as guests for dinner Sunday.
The community sympathizes with
Rev. f. l.. White in the loss OF his
brother who was drowned Saturday,
July l, while swimming. The body
had not been recovered up till Sat
urday, the Sth. There was no preach
ing at Mt Zion Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. w. II. Robinson returned
home to Hannibal Sunday after a
three weeks stay with relatives.
Miss Gertrude Bybee of Mexico is
visiting Miss Edith Turner.
Miss Cora Mundy is home from a
visit with relatives in Vernon county
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13

PETRoGRAD, June IL (By NALL
Slowly, like a giant getting under
way, Russia. backed by her plain
people, is gathering strength. To-
day, working for her, she has an
army OF them fifty million strong.
This is not sob-sister hysterla. It
is truth.
The Russian war is the peoples
war. With their incalculable forth
tude the people are backing up the
army in a way peculiar to them and
not to be found in any other country
Of Europe. In England and France,
for instance, the governments are
cooperating with industrial corpora
tons and bankers the exclusion
OF well-defined citizens groups
thus keeping the nation and the
army supplied.
In Russia the government and the
army also cooperate with these. But
they cooperate with an organized
people too, through non-political
groups which have been formed all
over the country citizens associa-
lions. cooperative societies, peas
ants unions-and whose aim is but
to serve Russia.
Then there is a Central Committee,
composed of civilians, to coordinate
the efforts OF the groups and take
the armys orders.
So some of the fifty millions are
at the front, in uniform, under arms.
Others are back Of the lines drilling
TO go to the front The rest are scat
tered all over the Russian Empire
working at their Jobs big or little,
but for the nation. They are farmers
and merchants, tailors and chemists,
and nurses, seamstresses and car
penters ,machinists and plain day
laborers ali modified just as eff
fectiyely, so far as carrying on the
war is concerned, as the foremost
soldiers in the foremost trenches.
The Citizens organizations for aid
ing the country and the army are
literally hundreds in number, but
the majority OF these can be bunch
ed under one another of four gen.
eral names.
Then there is the Municipality
Union, grouping the work Of Rus
sian cities.
Next is the War Trade Committee.
Lastly the Cooperative Union,
whose activities affect in one way or
100000 persons, mostly peasants, and
whose activities effect in one way or
another more than half the popula-
tion of the Russian Empire.
So it is putting it very conservat-
lively to say that, counting soldiers
and those backing up the soldiers,
Russia has fifty million souls toiling
to fetch her home a victory.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Sappington
spent Sunday at Centralia where they
attended a birthday celebration CIV
en- in honor of Mr.. Sappington's ia
ther, ]. L. Sappington, who was &C
years old that day. More than forty
persons were present at the dinner,
which was served on four tables at
the Sappington home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13
CLEARANCE SALE OF MILL
merry at THE VOGUE, successor to
Miss RoSamOnd.
Paulist Student for Priesthood Wis
its Here.

its Here.
Graham Reynolds, of Pasadena,
Calf, who spent few days with his
uncle, j. F. Llewellyn, this week, ex-
poets to be ordained a priest in the
Roman Catholic Church within the
next y(ar.
Mr.. Reynolds is a graduate of Yale
and the last four years has attended
st. Joseph's Seminary at Younkers,
y. Y, where he studied under the
Rev. Father Duffy, who now is an
army chaplain on the border.
Mr.. Reynolds is a member of the
Paulist order.
The Paulists' is an American order
and does not exist in Europe.
The Rev. Father Casey, pastor OF
St. Brendan's. said Friday he would
make an effort to have Mr.. Reynolds
conduct a series of mission services
in Mexico after he is ordained
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13
Three new teachers for Mcmillan

Three new teachers for Mcmillan
High School have been elected by the
Mexico Board of Education. They
are:
Miss Alice Faller, Columbia, ,math-
ematics; Miss Abbie Elwang, Column
bia, history and Latin. w. H.Schultz,
Laddonia, chemistry and physical
geography.
All are graduates of the University
of Missouri and are experienced
teachers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13

The Baptist Ladies will give a
Lawn Fete at the w. w. Pollock
home, Friday afternoon and evening,
July IA. Everybody invited. Pro-
gram starts at eight o'clock.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13

CLEARANCE SALE OF MILL
merry at THE VOGUE, successor to
Miss ROsamOnd.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-13
HON. CHARLES F. SCOTT.


Charles r of the
He q blade in
phases Of legislation
personally deliver the suffering Began
at the win THE Truth About
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-05
WEINERT'S MANAGER
CLAIMS BILLY MISKE
RAN AWAY FROM HIM

Charley Dement'S manager is the
author Of this:
DO you know why Billy Miske ran
away from New York? He didn't
run away from New York. He ran
away from Charley Weinert. He
agreed to sign to box Weinert, and
then when the club manager went
to meet him to get his signature.
Miske was among the missing. It
later developed that me had taken a
train for st. Paul. his home town.
"By taking this 'run-out powder on
Weinert, Miske becomes a full fiedg-
ed member of the Afraid to Meet
Weinert Club of which Jess Willard
is president and Fulton, Moran, Nor
ris, Coffey and Levlsesky are charter
members.
Miske showed. when first asked to
box Weinert, that he did not relish
the suggestion as he named $4,000 as
the figure that would get him into the
ring with the Jerseyite. Then he
came down off this high horse, accept
ed terms, MADE a date to sign articles
and then hoped aboard the first
train for home and-safety. Messrs.
Willard, Fulton, ct AL. will probably
welcome the new member of their
club with open arms, But what about
the fight fans ?''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-05
BOSTON COLLEGE :. !:
TO PLAY HARVARD
BOYS IN FOOTBALL

Boston. Dec. 5-The football team
which Charley Brickley is coaching
will play next year the team for, which
Brickley played in his undergraduate
days. The Boston College eleven,
whose gridironal .destinies Brickley di-
reefs, has been awarded a place on
the Harvard schedule. A statement
to this effect was made by one 1nti-
mate1y identified with the Harvard
Athletic Association yester day.
Harvard and Boston College have
never met on the gridiron, and the
place which Boston has obtained on
the Crimson schedule is due to Brick
leys influence and associations with
both schools. The date for the game
has not been decided upon as yet, bat
it is believed that the contest will
be held early next season.
With the addition Of Boston to the
Harvard schedule the Crimson will
have accommodated both of it's rivals
in the district Of Boston. Tufts, which
is situated at Medford, suburb Of
Boston, played Harvard early in. the
1915 season and won by the score
of to 8, and Tufts, in its annual
game with Boston College, won by the
score Of 10 to O..
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-05
.MORDECAI BROWN
Is GIVEN RELEASE
BY CHICAGO CUBS

Chicago, Dec. 5-President Charles
n. Weeghman OF the Chicago National
League club, announced last night the
unconditional release of Pitcher Nor
fdecal Brown. the famous three
fingered pitcher. Weeghman stated
that he would lead every assistance
possible in landing Brown a job as
manager Of a minor league club.
Brown Joined the Cubs in 1904,
coming from the st. Louis Nationals.
He was a prominent factor in win
ming four pennants and two worlds
champ onships for the local club.
In 1919 he was turned over, to Gin
cinnatf. Manager Joe Tinker refusing
to waive on him. after Charles Muir
ply. at that time president OF the
Cubs, had practically closed a deal to
send him to the louisville club.
The following season Brown man
aged the St Louis Federals. He was
brought back to Chicago in 1915 as
a member Of Tinkers Feeral League
club. and was retained last season as
Ia member of the Cubs when the two
teams were merged. He pitched but
rarely last season. however.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-05
BERRY WON'T
co TO COAST
WITH QUAKERS

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 5-Howard
Berry, Penn's full back. declared yes,
terday that he would be unable to &C
company the Red and Blue football
team to Pasadena, CAL. where it will
play the University Of Oregon eleven
on New Years Day. Berry stated his
reason as follows:
II was kept on the Mexican border
so long that I fell back in my work,
and will have to pass UP that great
trip to the coast. I am going to get
right down to my books and catch
up with my studies, in fact get ahead.
Tor I will have a busy spring. II in
tend to try to win the pentathlon title
for the first time, and then I will have
to spend a lot of time with the ball
club" ,-a
Coach Folwell said that the Penn
squad would be composed of "a, play
ers, three coaches and Manager La
yett 81 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-05
PROSPERITY MAY
! CAUSE RED SOX TO
SLUMP next YEAR

New York, Dec 5.-Too much pros
perity and the aging Of many stars
may weaken the Boston Red Sox in
1917 Yet Foster, Mays, Shore and
Ruth should be better pitchers in 1917
than they were in 1916. Hoblitzel new
er showed better form than in 1916.
1t is not reasonable to expect that Sir
Richard will go back over the winter.
Barry will not go back, and if he does
Janvrin is improving. Scott, too, is
very young and will improve.
Gardner is aging. especially in win
ming worlds championships, but 1915
was his best year. Lewis probably
will go back, Walker will not improve,
but Shorten. a really great hitter, will.
Hooper seems to defy time. 1t may
be that Boston will not go back, but
three time winners are due to retro
grade.
One cannot predict for Chicago.
Jackson and E. Collins, the great pair,
are slipping. Yet Chicago's pitching
should be better in 1917 than in 1915.
Cemiskey may acquire a new first
baseman. In that event Chicago may
be stronger than in 1915.
Detroit almost assuredly will be
stronger. Jennings has everything but
pitchers. He will get one or two good
pitchers next year. New York already
is strong enough to win the cham
pienship of the American League in
1917. Only an unexampled run of
bad luck, injuries to Baker, Maisel,
High, Magee and Ca1dwell's derelic-
ton kept New York from being a keen
contender in 1916.
Washington is stronger than in 1916.
The acquisition of Leonard and Smith
helped Griffith's hitting in the late
autumn. Milan was ill and injured
and will bat better next year than he
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-05
YANKS SCOUTS
SECURED SOME
GOOD MATERIAL

New York, Dec. 5-That no corps
of scouts ever drew in as many prizes
in single seasons dragnet as the
Yanks' scouting department extracted
from the bushes in 1915, is the opin-
ion of Harry Sparrow, now business
manager of, the Yankees.
Sparrow points out that six Of the
rockies dug up by Joe Kelly and his
assistants in 1915 won regular berths
in their first full season on the club.
The sextet includes Outf1elder Frank
Gilhooley, Catchers AL Walters and
Walter Alexander and Pitchers Geo.
Mogridge, Urban Shocker and Allen
Russell Three other players, Out
ffelders Elmer Miller and Tim Hen
dryx and Pitcher Elmer Love, are re-
garded as splendid prospects who may
be of considerable worth to the club
next season. - s-
Three other pitchers-Bill Piercey,
Dan Triple and King Brady-were
let out on options. They still may
come through. Piercey. who Is only
20 years old, was regarded as one Of
the real finds in Macon last spring. He
was farrned out to Salt Lake City
primarily to get additional exper-
=
fence.
In their efforts to build up the
Yankees the club spent $4,000 for IT
minor league players, which does not
include the players purchased from
Harry Sinclair of the Federal Leagues
player exchange-Magee, Cu11op and
Gideon. Sparrow says the six men
who won regular Jobs could be sold
for more than $4,000 today. walt
ers would bring $4,000 alone. Rus
sell, although inclined to be erratic.
is in great demand" said Sparrow.
Capt. Huston recently remarked:
"Just az soon as we talk trade
with any club they all want Rus
SELL
OF the IT new players taken south
last spring on1v five look as though
thew might be failures. Mark1e look
ed like real cbrner until he refused
TO listen to advice. "That bow ha d
the nakings Of a. great pitcher, but he
will have to start all the wav I'D from
the bottom AGAIN." remarked Capt.
Huston recently.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-05
FRED MITCHELL IN
:. LINE FOR JOB AS
COACH IN CHICAGO

I -ChiaaS0, Dee. E-WhetaeF it is
Drank Chase or joe Tinker as man.
tage1 Of the Cubs Ia 1911, it was pretty
well settled yesterday by the Cub di-
keStOrs that Fred Mitchell. right hand
knaA Tor George Staa1ings. would act
6A tbs capacity as coach and handy
naan for the Chicago National league
heafn,
! That therS is d possibility Of Frank
Ehanee returning to manage the Cubs
was learned when J. Ogden Armour,
one OF the stockholders, announced
that if the peerless leader wants to
eOnae, the question Of money won't
stand in tho way
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-05
MAHAN'S BAD SEASON


Eddie Mahan, the old Harvard star,
lis mentioned for coach Of Columbia
university eleven next season. Mahan
had a bad time in California during
the past campaign. He was engaged
as assistant to Andy Smith Of Penn
sylyania, who was head coach of the
University of California. Mahan
tried to impart a few Harvard ideas
and Smith told him to keep his hands
off. The result was that Mahan did
nothing but draw his salary after the
first week.
+ The California eleven was beaten by
the University of Washington team
and the California rooters didn't take
this very kindly for they had spent
$4,000 on their coaching staff. 1t
was, a mistake though, to engage
coaches who leaned the game in diff
ferent colleges. A head coach is
more of a: success when he is allowed
to pick his, own assistants. There is
some talk that Metcalf may be re-
leased as Columbia coach and If he
does go Mahan would be popular
choice for the place.
It looks as if Bill Carrigan wasn't on
the level with that talk about retiring
from the game. He had a talk with a
Boston newspaperman in, Lewiston,
Me-, few rays ago and the Red So1
manager admitted his heart was still
with the club. Carrigan declared he
had intended to retire but thought he
might be induced to stick for one more
season. Frazee and Ward, the new
Red Sox owners, will have to bid
pretty high to get Carrigan out Of re-
tirement, however. ~