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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
HIGHER CLASS IN 1916
President Of American Associa.
ton Is Quite Optimistic.
Predicts Faster Ball viii Dc Played
Account Large Number Of Players
Thrown on Market After Fed.
srai League DIsbandsd.

Faster bail will be played In the
American Association during the sea-
son of 1915 than in any period in
the history Of the organization. The
reason for this 10 the large number Of
good players that were on the market
after the Federal league disbanded.
The club owners Of the American
association were prompt in taking ad.
vantage Of this situation, and I think
their patrons will appreciate their
energy when the season Is under way.
Il 10 q fact that the Federal league
developed q large number Of young
ball players, in fact, too many for the
major leagues to take care Of under
the existing limitations on major
league teams in the number Of men
they can carry.
Most of these players have come to
the American association teams and
this class Of talent combined with the
best men on the teams Of last year
will serve to advance the general
standard Of play to q plane higher
than has been reached by any organi.
cation outside the two major leagues.
That there has been q decided re-
vival OF interest in the national sport
is evidenced by the immense crowds
that attended the opening games.
Everything considered, It is but rea.
sonable to anticipate that 1916 will be
the banner year Of the association.
With the many changes in the per.
sonnet Of the teams, any prediction as
to the final outcome Of the pennant
race before the middle Of the season
would be largely guesswork. Until
the different combinations and changes
are tested in actual play on the dia.
monds during the first two months
of the season, their ultimate worth
and comparative ability will remain
in doubt. I look for close race.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
BETTING ON BASEBALL RACE
81. Louis, a. First Choice, Brings e72s,
With Boston At @s6o-Nsw Works
Rank Third.

In a club baseball pool. auctioned of
at q dinner in st. Louis, o few nights
ago. the Red sox were second choice.
The st. Louis Browns sold at first
choice and were knocked down to
President Phil Ball for $725. The Red
Sox. designated as second choice and
sold as such. brought bigger price.
because Of the spirited bidding, and
finally were acquired by Judge George
Williams, an ardent fan. and until re.
Gently the attorney of the st. Louis
American League club. Judge viii.
liams paid $3.50 for this selection.
Then. in order. came the New Yorks,
White Sox. Tigers and Washington,
while tho Athletics and Indians were
coupled a. the field.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
BASEBALL MOTIFS

The Cleveland club has released
Pitcher Nick Carter to the Indianapo.
lis club.
Manager Danny Shay has released
Catcher Pat Collins to Beaumont Of
the Texas league.
Catcher George Boelzle. turned back
by Nashville to Quincy, has been trad.
ed to the Duluth club by Quincy for In.
folder r. J. Baker.
The price Of baseballs 10 going up.
Hereafter Q fan can't afford to return
q fouled.off ball for less than two
tickets to the next game.
The veteran catcher. Harry Bemis,
recently released by Elmira Of the
New York State league. has signed
with Utica Of the same league.
Herman Bronkie, once with Cleve-
land. then manager Of the Toledo team
and for two years with Indianapolis.
announces that he has quit baseball.
Jack Compton. former manager Of
the Dayton Central league team. has
signed with the Muskeg0n club and OK.
poets to win Q place on the pitching
stan.
The pitching Babe" Adamses con.
tinue to break In. The Wheeling club
Of the Central league announces the
signing Of one. He halls from Laposte,
Ind.
Milwaukee and not Rochester gets
Jim Thorpe from the New York Giants.
Tommy Leach thought he had prom
Ice from McGraw Of the Indian. but
seems to have been mistaken.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
SPOILED N0.HIT GAME
FreokIed.Faced youngster Upset
Plan Of John Garrison.
win Twmty.elx eassmsn Out % Way
Hugh Jennings Cracks Out Clean
Single on the Very First
Dali Pitched 20 Him.

John q. Clarkson, known % the
"wixard Of the diamond" Just about
the time he was finishing up his career
with the Boston Nationals IN the sea-
son of 1892, had q no.hit game we'll
in hand; in fact, he had only one
more player to dispose of--only one.
The game was against Louisville.
Garrison had disposed Of 26 bats.
men without the semblance Of . hit.
The twenty.seventh man who was to
be or not to be the next victim was q
tow.headed youth named Hushey Jen.
nings.
The great Clarkson wanted that
game to be on record a. q nohit af.
fair, although the master had record.
ed q few Of these classics before, to
give the required finishing touch to
an already brilliant record.
And right here did Hugh A. Jen.
nings perpetrate the most cruel act Of
his long and honorable baseball career
when he spoiled, or foiled, the grand
vets chance to add another laurel to
his wreath. With two men gone in
the ninth and q hitless game within
his grasp. Garrison prepared to do
things to the freckled.faced youngster
at bat.
Il was always taken a. a sure sign
that when Clarkson began to pull the
hair which adorned his upper lip that
he was on edge and about to let loose
all he had, 30 when Hughey stepped
to the plate Clarkson began pulling
the ends Of his handsome mustache
and also pulled down his cap. The
red.head at bat had no whiskers to
pull but no bravely pulled down his
cap and awaited the onslaught. Crack,
the first ball that Clarkson shot
through Hughey stung for Q clean hit
and II was the only one made that
game. for the next batter was an easy
victim.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
NEW HURLERs GIVE PROMISE
Three Additions to PhIIiIs STAR Are
Adams, Fortune and Rhoadss, All
Rloht.handers.

There has been q good deal said
about Pat Moran. manager Of the Phil
adelphia Nationals. standing pat with
his champions. but that is hardly in
line with the facts. He has made
number of changes and added quite q
bunch Of recruits for tryouts, partic.
ularly In the way Of pitchers. Three
additions to the star are Adams, Sc.
cured from the Chicago Cubs; For.
tune. who mado q fine record In North
Carolina last year. and Rhoades. who
was secured in trade from Milwau.
kee. All are right.handers and all
hope to become Alexanders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
NAP LAJ0IE GREAT sLUoaER
Herman Sehasfsr Says No Man Ever
Had % Quick and Powerful Swing
% Bio Frenehman.

n have seen them all come and 60,
from Ed Delehanty to Ty Cobb and
Bonnie Kauff," says Herman Schaefer.
land Napoleon Lajoie was the greatest
batter Of them all. The big French.
man was never very fast. He hung up
his batting averages by clean driving,
and he went % high 40 .422.
"There never was . man with his
eye for . pitched ball. No man ever
had his quick. powerful swing. I have
seen him hit fast ball on the outside
and turn It down third base Q mile .
minute.
1.-THE greatest feat I ever saw him
perform was in Cleveland many years
ago, when I was with Detroit. Rube
Summers was pitching for 10.
"There were bleachers In right field
in those days in the old Cleveland
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

arm. and when quit the game It will
be because am tired Of II. I'm forty
now, but I'm going to stick In the big
leagues for five years more. At forty.
I'VE. then. think I'll be prepared to
stay at homo. Pitching 10 o Job. It
must be studied by the pitcher. He
must study the other fellow. the bat.
ter. and then give him what he knows
he cannot hit. That's the way I have
pitched for IL years. The fellow with
the fast ball will last longer than the
one with the curve. I'll pitch five fast
ones to o single curve or slow ball.
But the winning pitcher must have the
combination. He must mix EN- to
the batter. Control 10 the biggest
point"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
LUCKY WITH ITS BAcKsToPs
O. Louis Cardinals Fortunate In Pick.
Inc Up catehsrs-Tony orottsn
10 Latest Younestsr Picked Up.

For some reason, the cardinals have
been one Of the most fortunate teams
in the country in picking up catchers.
Ivy Wingo and Frank Snyder are two
acknowledged stars developed by the
st. Louis Nationals. Jack Roche was
also developing into great backstop
when his arm went bad. This year
Manager Higgins has another fine
backstopping prospect in Tony Brot.
tenn, unless the early signs fail. Brot.
tenn IL big. rangy boy, with good
arm and clean action In getting rid Of
the ball.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
BENNY KAUFF PRAISES COBB
New York Player Denies He Ever
Claimed Hs Was Great Player
Gays 10 Was Mlsquotsd.

Benny Kauf has given out an inter.
view which sounds much better than
anything he has been credited with
thus far. He now denies that he ever
claimed he was great player and
adds that he was misQuoted last win.
ter. He believes that Cobb 10 the great.
est player living and will be satisfied
II he can be the second best. He got
Q lot Of good advertising from the fake
interviews, though.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

Frequently unpopularity pays good
dividends. John J. McGraw was at one
time cordially loathed in Chicago and
Pittsburgh. Il il possible that he is
not beloved in either center of civil.
cation now. He IL, however, more pop
ular than he once was. and conse.
quently the Giants no longer do the
business in those cities they did be.
fore he began to lose his unpopular.
ity.
Frank Leroy Chance was as unpopu.
lar in New York az John ]. McGraw
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
W s. w.

was in Chicago, yet no team ever did
the business at the Polo grounds that
the Cub outfit did when It was led by
the Peerless Leader, and when 1t was
taken around the country by secre.
tary Charles G. Williams.
There may be rcopening Of the old
spirit Of hostility In Chicago toward
McGraw and in New York toward
Tinker this year. Should the old pop.
ular prejudices against these men be
revived, an increase in the gate re.
ceipts may be expected.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

park. Summers wanted to walk La.
joie that day. Nap hated to be walked
In Q pinch. Summers kept the ball
well on the outside. He got three balls
on Larry. On the fourth the big
Frenchman Just reached out. holding
the bat In one hand. and hit the ball
into the right.field stand for Q home
run.
Cobb II Q wonder. and with his
speed has hung up higher averages
than La50ie. But, to my mind. Nap
was the greatest hitter the game has
ever produced"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
REFUSES TO BE COUNTED OUT
Eddie Plank SCOTS At Idea No 10
Throueh-expeets 20 Stick In
Game Five Years More.

Eddie Plank. old.time nemesis Of
the Tigers. refuses to be counted out.
He SCOTS at the idea no won't amount
to much this season, and confounds
his critics by the assertion that no ex.
poets to keep on pitching until he 10
forty.five years old. Here IL what he
had to say: i've never had Q sore
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
1 BGzEG %Gbe

The Louisville club has sold Pitcher
Ross Reynolds to Denver Of the West.
ern league.
The Washington club has released
Pitcher Marvin Goodwin to the Rich.
mond Internationals.
The Tacoma Northwestern league
club has closed a deal for Catcher Jack
Roche Of the st. Louis Cardinals.
The Chattanooga club has released
Wilson Collins. the former Vanderbilt
university player who got trial with
the Boston Braves.
Manager Billy Smith Of the Rich.
mond Internationals 10 quoted % say.
Ing the deal with Atlanta for transfer
Of shortstop Tommy Mcmillan to the
Crackers 10 OF.
Ally McWillisms, star Of the cham.
pion Greystock basket ball Ave. who
played baseball with Frank Baker at
Upland last season, may get Q try.out
with the New York Americans this
year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

John McGraw as Q player was one
Of the greatest third basemen in the
history Of baseball, and as manager
he has had more than his share Of
trouble with third base.
For many years Arthur Devlin
guarded this corner about as we'll as
anybody ever has guarded 1t. but Of
late years third base has given John
J. plenty Of worry. Temperamental
Title Shafer had McGraw guessing as
to the length Of time he would stick
with the Giants, and finally he did re-.
tire, Just when he was being figured
on to play the position regularly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
ENSIGN coTTRELL HAS QUIT
Former Major League TwlrIsr Enters
Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute
Taking Special Work.

Ensign Cottrell, who was with the
Boston Braves when they won the pen.
nant. and who served 40 twirler with
the Pittsburgh and Chicago Nationals.
the New York and Philadelphia Amer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR M0WRY
Manager Robinson o. Dodgers Believe
Mike Has Lots Of Good Baseball
Left In Him.

Third Baseman Harry (Mike)
Mowry. who has drawn unconditional
releases in two successive seasons
from clubs in different leagues. is to
get another chance. and in tho big
show, too. He has been signed by
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

Charley Herzog was q great third
baseman. but the temperaments Of
Charles and the Little Napoleon did
not ft very well. and Herzog was
passed along. Milton Stock proved
disappointment In 1914, and last sea.
son Hans Lobert failed to play up to
expectations. Now Lobert has sus.
tanned an injury which may end his
active career in the majors.
Brainard. placed on third after the
injury, failed to impress John j.. and
was sent back to the Minors. and Bill
McKechnie was secured to fill the va.
cant place.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
ADAMS ALLOWS BUT ONE HIT
Pittsburgh Pitcher Makes First Nota.
bic Performance Of the National
League Season.

The first notable pitching perform.
ance Of the National League season
was by Babe" Adams OF the Pirates
against the Cardinals In the second
game Of the opening series, when he
held the Cards to one hit, that gift
of liberal scoring. Snyder In the third
inning hit o slow roller to second
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
Member Of Strategy Deard.

Momber o. Stratooy Uooro.
Chief Bender has been made mem.
ber Of the Philly strategy board by
Pat Moran and he will be out on the
coaching lines like he used to be for
Connie Mack. Connie. by the way.
tells Moran that Bender 10 the smart.
cot ball player that ever pulled on .
uniform.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

outflelder, playing that position In 1911
and 1912. In 1918 and 1914 he was
bench manager of the Sox. and during
the last season he acted as business
manager Of the club. He il forty.0ne
years old.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
st,l,lnas Likes DIaekburn.

etalilnss Likes Blackburn.
George Stallings 10 enthusiastic
over the work Of Blackburn. Q young
catcher. who will be Hank Gowdy's
understudy In the Boston Braves
catching department.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

Narlden % Best Catcher.
"Rariden." says Charley Doom. "is
The best catcher In the National
league. Only Archer % close 70 him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

schultz booted II awhile and then
threw too late to get Snyder. notori'
ously slow runner. at first. The Pirate
players all claimed Q no-hit game for
Adams, but the st. Louis scorer
couldn't see 1t that way and recorded
Snyder o. making hit.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
iris Speakers Salary.

iris Speaker started playing base.
ball for SOS month. Last year, Il his
pay was $17.600 % reported. he re-
ceived third more than &66 % his
salary for Q day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
Judua'a Pornnar lab.

J0Uo0C P0Fm0r J00s
Joe Judge. the Washington drst
baseman, used to be an employee Of
tho New York Edison company,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-03-02
81 CENTS FOR WOOL

Beaverhead county has again
started wool moving III montana
The first clips contracted in the state
were sold last week and the first OF
this week at Dillon by Beaverhead
county growers, who are receiving
from 80 to 81 cents for their wool.
Senator E. 0. Selway, one OF Beaver
heads leading sheepmen. and one OF
the biggest individual growers in the
state, was the first to sell his clip, re-
ceiving the handsome price OF 81
cents. This is the highest price ever
paid in the state of Montana for
wool.
j. r. Edgehill of Salt Lake City.
buyer for the Howell, Jones q Don
aid company of Boston. has been the
only purchaser in Dillon so far. but
there are one or two other buyers in
the field. Mr.. Edgehill has been
spending the past S veral weeks in
and about Dillon and he has been on
the job all the time, ready and anx-
ious to buy every pound OF wool
available. Mr.: Edgehills company
which is one of the biggest concerns
of the kind in the country, considers
the Beaverhead wool clip one Of the
most desirable. The fact that the
courser, longer wool is in great de
mani at the present time is good rea-
son why the Beaverhead growers are
receiving such splendid prices fol
their product.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-03-02
PETE SNEISON PRESIDENT
STATE FAIRS ASSOCIATION

At the session OF the Montana
airs association the following Of
ers We're elected: p. B. Snelson,
,.Io5ident; WIZ. arlan frst vice
, resident; "A. j. Breinste.n, second
,yc president: a. II. Rocher, third
ico presidents; G. w. Ferguson,
secretary.
The following legislative commit
tee was selected: Sid j. Coffee of
Missoula, Joseph Brooks of Living
ston and Martin Martin Of Anaconda
1t was decided to hold the county
fairs as nearly as possible in rota-
ton to prevent one from conflicting
with another. The asasociation will
work for bigger and better exhibits.
and also to impress county officials
and the public with the needs for
aid for county fairs and the benefits
to be derived from them.
Resolutions were passed suggest
ing that more prominence be given
educational matters in relation to
the fairs. Addresses were made by
e. p. Mathewson of Anaconda, seth
Maxwell of Helena, and other mem
bers of the association, and the fea-
lures and interests of the county and
state fairs were thoroughly dis
cusSed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-03-02
WEATHER REPORT.

Weather review for Havre and vi
entity for the week ending February
26th:
Fair weather with not much
change in temperature prevailed
throughout the seven-day period
ending Saturday. The temperature
was mild and above the seasonable
average. There was an average dali
ly excess in temperature of Is de-
grees as compared with the normal.
The highest temperature was Al de-
grees on Sunday, and the lowest was
IS degrees on Monday making an
absolute weekly range of % degrees
The highest temperature for this
week taken from SO years Of record
was GO degrees on Feb. %, 1886,
and the lowest for the same period
was 40 degrees below zero on Febru-
airy 26, 1890. There was a sprinkle
of rain on Thursday, oath. having nc
appreciable measurement. There is
considerable snow lying in shreds
where drifted on the north hillsides
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-03-02
MONTANA IN THE LEAD.

The reason that Montana is the
best state in the Union to day is be-
cause our resources are far more dl~
vorsified and beca use we can and do
produce larger variety of products
than any other state. This State
ment is taking in large territory
but, nevertheless, we make no apol-
osy whatsoever. for Montana has
got the goods.
We produce in abundance and
of quality excelled by none. as was
shown at the exposition at SanFran-
CISCO We raise wheat oats, barley,
rye, flax, apples and all kinds OF
small fruits. Practically everything
in the line of food products, with
the exception of bananas, pine
apples and grapefruit, is raised in
Montana that is possible to grow in
any other state.
trailing behind the list by any
means, and in the mining industry
we lead the world in copper and are
crowding the class in gold, silver.
zinc and coal. Our Montana sap
phires are much sought after by the
tourists and experts claim them to
be the best of their kind.
Montana is a competitor for first
place in the sheep. cattle, wool and
livestock industry. She is recog-
nized as a paradise for the sports
man. We have the finest trout nsh-
ing in the world and a great abund
ance of wild game.
The scenery is unsurpassed even
in Switzerland, and tourists marvel
at the magnificent beauty that opens
up to them as they travel through
the state.
Montana is crossed by three trans
continental railroads which pass
through the state while each one is
building branche lines to tap the
rich country that is tributary to the
main lines, thus giving our people
access to the markets of the whole
world
Montana has unlimited wate
power at various points through thu
state, which is rapidly being devel
oped for electric power.
These are the many reasons VIII.
Montana is leading and others fol
low 1t is because we do things il
Montana that our resources are be
ing developed and made to furnish
an income.-Phillipsb Mail.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-03-02
IN PRICES
or STEEL GOODS

One of the local business houses
received the following notice OF a
raise in prices OF all steel and farm
machinery. The raise in price is
due in measure ii the European
war. Barb wire should be included
in the list of articles raised. This
year the merchants are unable to
buy wire at the prices it was sold
for in this city last year.
Due to the unusual increase in
the prices OF raw material, we find
it necessary to advance the price OF
our manufactured products as per
schedule attached. Such advance is
effective on and after February 2l,
1916
No orders at these prices will be
accepted for shipment after Aug. /,
1916, as there will unquestionably
be another advance prior to that
date.
AS some OF our customers may
not be familiar with the present
market conditions, except in gen
eral way, as they relate to the raw
material such as we buy, we take
this occasion to enumerate below a
few items, and opposite each is
shown percentage of increase since
prices made to the trade for spring
delivery:
Bar steel, IS per cent.
Plate steel, So per cent.
Old rail steel, 60 per cent.
Plow beams, SIS per cent.
Plain steel sheets, 100 per cent.
Galvanized sheet steel, 65 per ct.
Pig iron, 60 per cent.
Tool steel, 700 per cent.
Bolts, 10 per cent.
Discs, SO per cent.
Naptha, 260 per cent.
Harrow teeth, q per cent.
Lumber, 20 per cent.
High speed drills, $50 per cent.
Paint, rs per cent.
Linseed oil, 100 per cent.
An increase of 10 per cent hal
been placed on the following:
Walking plows, Forecarriages ant
attachment, potato diggers, shove
and garden plows, coulters, joint
ers and gauge wheels. stalk cutters
sulky and gang plows, tractor gans
plows, disc plows, equalizers, extrt
pillow bottoms, drag harrows, Woo
or steel; harrow carts; disc harrow
and attachments; tongue trucks
|
beet tools; corn, cotton and beal
planters; listers and drills; cult
vators, riding and walking; cultiva
tor gangs and attachments; paraiyz
err pulverizers; Moline subsurfac
packers; spring tooth harrows
shares.
The following have been in
creased 5 per cent:
Seeders; attachments; endgat
seeders; pitless scales and fixtures
rakes and stackers; rollers an,
crushers; manure spreaders; ha,
leaders and slide delivery rakes
wagons, all styles; farm trucks; ex
ira and trade boxes; sleds an
sleighs
We have found it necessary t.
change the list price on many of GU
repairs, the discount from list no,
in force, however, remains un
changed