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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
SIGN Of
FED LEAGUE IS
ANNUAL NOTES
Federal No More But Pay.
ments Said to Extend for
Twenty Years.
BANKROLL BALM
LAYS THE GHOST

EW YORK. March 5.-The pesly
M ghost OF the Federal IeaEus
l has been laid low at last
After much hagElinS, many
conferences and q lot % diplo-
matte dealing the attorneys fer
organized baseball and the Dis
appointed angels Of the defunef
Fed circuit finally got together
and patched mp the agreement
whereby three former Federal
league club owners are TO ~
eelve handbook balm.
Ban Johnson, snrewd AID sagas
cious. with his colleagues on the Nae
tional commission. helped cook NJ
the little pill that was to put the
ghost Of the Feds to sleep for good
and all, and II was administered =
National league headquarters here IN
mid-February.
Annual Paymsnfss
Just what agreement was reached
regarding the payment OF instalment8
on s550.000 TO the Brooklyn. Newark
and Pittsburg Feds was not an
major leagues. But it's said that Q.
3. viii fork over about 100000 this
year and continue payments to the
Feds amounting to at least $4,000
per season for nearly 20 years %
come
The Ward estate. which win re-
ceive payments made to the Inflated
Brooklyn Feds. viii get $4,000 per
year for about IS years. tbs said
while Harry Sinclair IS to receivo
$4,000 per annum for ten years to
cover the rental OF the Newark ball
park Ed GwiRner, OF Pittsburg. II
said to have made ARRANGEMENTS to
settle his claims for s5o.000 flat-
Balfos Out in Ceid.
According to the best available m
formation O. B. did not fall for the
claims entered by the Baltimore Feds
The Balto-Feds. it's said we're duly
represented when the peace agrees
mcnt was reached, and, as no pros
vision was made 10 reimburse Baltt-
more owners for their losses, tha
BaIto-Feds have no comeback
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
WICK no BE asUBD CHAsER.

Sam Wick. outfielder purchased by
the New York Yankees last fall from
Memphis, has applied for a position
in the naval service as a pilot. and If
he passes the examination viii give
up baseball
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
FOWLER DEFEATS FANNING.

Denver, Colo, March 5.-Monk
Fowler Of New Orleans won a is round
decision here last night over ArlJs
flaming OF Oklahoma City. They are
light weights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
BOXERS OUT OF LUCK.

Columbus, O.. March Box
ers barred IN any city IN the
state viii be barred all over
Ohio, according to p decision
reached here Monday. by repre-
sentatives Of five city boxing
commissions. Ted Lewis, Jack
Britton, Mickey Ryrne and
Billy Mccain are the first ones
put under the ban.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
CAvTov1TENT ron sMTTH,

Outfielder Paul smith, purchased
ten days ago from Montreal BY the
Boston Red Sox, has been accepted
for r1ili+arv service 81 his hor~e ~
Mt Zion, Ill, and probably win DO his
training at some army cantonment
this snring. instead Of at Hot Springs
with Ed Burrows team
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
BOWLING

THE CACTUS CLUB.
Mexican Mines and Smelter League.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
MINOR LEAGUES WILL TRY AGAIN
LITTLE FELLOWS GAME TO CORE

M minor league thriv We on pun
= ishment.
No matter how hard the going
is one year he generally comes
back the next season with a grim
smile on his fnce and determined
to keep the pastime going in spite
of the fact that he may be star
Ing the pOOrhOuHe In the face.
Last fail. after the worst season
ever experienced by the minors In
their M ny years Of ups and downs.
1t was generally predicted that not
more than half a dozen minor leagues
would dare to open their gates this
year.
At the annual meeting OF the Ma
tional association In Louisville last
November the glooms predominated.
They we're IN evidence everywhere.
and a big majority Of the club own
ers shook their noggins sadly and
said:
wen do we'll TO hold leases on
closed ball parks next yeari"
But within few short months
things have changed.
Brighter Outlook.
John H. Farrell, secretary Of the
-Ne %ASAAe-A 171oNAdAAlAAt aAAEAAlNl AAAG an
nual meeting OF the big league here
last month and brought the news that
dozen or more minor leagues will
open their gates in April and May
Whether or not these leagues will
be able to play the season out is a
question, but they are going to try Il.
and the fact proves beyond the shad-
ow Of doubt that the minor Ieaguers
are game to the core. They take
their losses with q grim smile. and
the next spring they 20 around. pass
The hat among the live wires OF their
cities and towns, get what pledges OF
patronage they can and try Il all
over again
Merry Undertaking.
II takes lots Of nerve to run a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
Hendricks Lets
Tommy Long Go

St Louis. No, March 5.-The re-
lease OF Tommy Long. outfielder last
season with the ST Louis Nationals.
to the Vernon club OF the Pacific
Coast league was announced last
night by manager Jack Hendricks.
Manager Fielder Jones. OF the St.
Louis Americans. arrived here today
from Portland. Ore. and announced
his entire squad OF players viii start
for the spring training camp az
Shreveport next Sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
SPORTOGRAPHY By .c7agy

saaS ps.Hnsr anu OIteh NJ tne DacA
uoorS and 'mOocneu' the Tree luncn
counter for eats, he returned to goOu
old Pontypl iddS Tneie ne decided TO
become a professional wrestler, but
he Cion't SHINE at the mat game anu
soon gave IL up.
In 1905 Freddie decided to have an
other whack at America He worked
as janitor, peddled pins and needles
n Philadelphia, and washed sweaters
for the athletes at Browns gym" IN
New 1olk- Then he went TO AtOn,-
real and worked as a mechanical en-
gineer, which he had selected as his
trade. The wanderlust was still on
him, however, and he made his way
OF western Canada and the Dakotas.
II was in the west that Freddie had
his first fight A gang OF toughs
tried to hold him up for his savings.
Freddie objected, and used his fists
so vigorously that he put his three
assailants to flight When he got
back to New York he read an ad in
the paper calling for an athletic in
structor in gym There were
boss had them fight for the job.
Freddie knocked out his man.
husky middleweiSht, and landed the
position at a salary OF SIS a week.
Freddie's ring debut was made in
Philadelphia in 1905, when he
knocked out Young williams in the
third round In his earlier battles
the little Welshman got frequently
as little as 50 for his efforts. II was
in Philadelphia also. that he lost
his title to Benny Leonard a few
months ago. Freddie Is said to be
worth well over 100000, SO he should
Worry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05

ERNIE TO HAVE TWO aWINGs.s
Pitcher Ernie Koob is one happy
ball player. After considerable ef-
fort he has convinced the army exc
aminers that he is fit for the avia-
ton service and has been accepted.
He is now taking the ground school
course in Mount Clemens, Mich, and
soon viii be In the cir.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
JOHN |. TAXES
BARE KNUGKLE
TITLE To CRAVE
Undefcated Bare Knuckle
Champion of America;
Fight With Kilrain.
BRINGS GLOVES
AND LOSES TITLE

~ HE title Of American heavy
weight champion under London
= prize ring rules was buried
with John L Sullivan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05

As 20 the dispute over Sullivan's
rank as heavyweight champion Of the
world unde- the old rules. II appears
that his claims to the title were
stronger than those of Charley Nit
cheIl his English rival and though
the last great bare knuckle fight Of
IN International nature was between
Sullivan and Mitchell at Chantilly,
France, in 1855, and resulted in 2
draw in SO rounds. Sullivan's superb
Orlty was conceded by a large ma
iority. In short. Sullivan had as
good a claim to the worlds heavy
weight championship under the old
rules as any fighter in the history
OF bare knuckle battling. HIS vic
tory over Paddy Ryan IN 1882 gave
him unnnestioned prestige.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05

weight champion under LONDON
= prize ring rules was buried
with John L Sullivan
There has been many a dispute
rs to whether or not Sullivan
ever established clear claim 10
the worlds championship at bare
knuekle fighting, but that he was
the undefeated bare-knuehle
champion OF America and the last
champion at this style OF fight
ing Is a certainty.
John LIS crown under London prize
ring rules did not pass to Jim Cor
bett when they met at New Orleans
in 1892. for the battle was the first
great heavyweight fight with gloves
-Sullivan's first and last What
Corbett won was the American heavy
weight championship under the Mar
quis Of Queensberry rules. and as
there was no prominent contender
aside from Corbett for the world
title he was genei ally acknowledged
as the worlds champion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
KIIraIn Fought Hardest.

SuIlivan's greatest battle was
FOUGHT in Richburg. Miss. in 1889
against Jake Kilrain- It went IS
rounds, and KiIrain's seconds tossed
the sDOnEe into the ring when their
man failed to respond TO the call TO
toe the mark.
Those who recorded that fight
claim that IL was the toughest battle
ever staged under the old rules. Both
men committed many fouls. but the
referee did not pay anv attention to
fouIing started by Kilrain. because
Sullivan seemed to be winning Ia
ter. when Sullivan committed fouls.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
ALLEN-GOss BATTLE.

Tom Allen and Joe Goss fought a
35-round draw IN Monmouthshlre
England. on March s, 1857, 81 years
ago today. The battle is Of interest
because it was the first meeting OF
the two Britishers who afterWard
emigrated to America and battled for
the championship Of the new world.
Joe Goss, who had twice been de-
feated by Jem Mace, and also had
fought a draw with the champion.
later decided to follow Allen to
America In 1876 Goss challenged
Tom to fight for the American title.
They met at Covington, KY. and Joe
won on a foul in SO minutes. Goss
held the American honors until 1880,
when he was whipped by Paddy RYAN.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05

SuIIfvan's one greet regret was
that he introduced fighting with
gloves IN America and lost his
first Important battle with the
mlttens.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05

ATEW YORK. March 5.-The pesky
M ghost OF the. Federal leaEus
has been laid low at last
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05

Jew YORK, March THE
M worlds three-cushion billiard
\ title Is no lure to Willie Hoppe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05

FEW YORK, March 5. - The :
minor league thrives on pun
ishment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN WAR WORKERS
OF WAYNE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

In the Revolutionary days, Abigail
Adams. Martha Washington. Betsy
Molly Pitcher and many other brave
women kept the farms going, backed
up tho courage Of soldiers and st4tss-
men, helped to make the Stars and
Stripes, or stood ana fired guns, and
today in the light Of q greater under.
standing of democracy. the women OF
the United States are standing by the
government, and We will all be glad
to be registered IN Uncle Sans pre-
paredness catalogue.
Dr.. Alenzo Taylor says:
"My words are not powerful enough
to do scanty justice to the most heroic
figure in the modern world. and OF
ages past-the woman Of France. OF
the healthy men who are engaged In
the military service in France, pFac-
tically all are engaged either in traAs-
portation or in the manufacture Of
munitions, leaving the agriculture alb
solutely to the women. Not only this,
but they have stepped into the place
of work animals; you can go into any
section Of France today and see wo-
men of magnificent, noble woman
hood hitched to the plough and cult
waiting the soil. All of the agriculture
rests upon their shoulders. The home,
always an extremely efficient home.
maintains a few old men, the wounded
and the tubercular. Uncomplaining
with high devotion, with an attitude
that amounts almost to religious ex-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
AIRPLANES FLY
HIGH over CITY

Two airplanes from the Wright field
at Dayton. O.. arrived over Richmond
at about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon
A large crowd OF people. including
many from outside the city were In the
downtown streets to witness the dem.
onstration and maneuvers of the avi
ators, opening the third Liberty loan
campaign in Richmond.
The two machines were at first but
mere specks in the sky. but flew lower
and lower until they were plainly dis
cernable. The city was bombarded
with Liberty Loan literature.
ADD AIRPLANES--
Aviator Williams gave a remarkable
exhibition OF skill and daring a few
hundred feet above Ninth street. loop
ing the loop several times and bring
ing his propeller to almost a stop.
volplaning then from two hundred
to three. hundred feet in an almost
perpendicular dive toward the earth.
His maneuvers thrilled the crowed
that was watching him from the street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
AUTOMOBILE NOTES

The first car of big order O
| Templars left the factory at Cleve
land last week. 1t was driven over
land by E. H. Keener. OF Greenshurs
| Pa. After the long hard drive il
rainy weather over muddy roads
Kcener was enthusiastic over its per
Torrance. In a letter to Harry w
Anderson. general sales manager o
the Templar Motors Corporation. Mr.
Keener said:
| 1--WE arrived at Greensburg will
the Templar in perfect condition
The roads were a good tryout for an,
car. With a Templar there Is no feal
Of rough roads or hills. The perform
ance under all conditions was not only
wonderful, it was marvellous"
The first of the large national ad
vertisers to take up the duplex plar
of advertising advocated by the Lib
erty Loan Committee in connection
with the Third Liberty Loan is the
United States Tire Company whose
copy for April will be com binatior
Of Liberty Loan and tire-selling ap
peal.
For ten months The Baker r. & l.
Company has kept from raising the
price of its electric cars and this in
the face Of all materials having Jump
ed in price from 10 per cent to 175
per cent over the cost in 1914 The
Baker r. & L. product is unquestion.
ably one Of the highest types of auto.
mobiles in America because only
those things enter it's makeup that
will be found in the highest priced
automobiles
Prom my personal observation and
talks l have had with automobile own.
ers from all parts OF the country and
with other manufacturers, believe !
am perfectly justified in saying that
eighty per cent of the automobiles in
America are used strictly for bust
ness purposes three-fourths Of the
time" said D. c. Durland, President
of the Mitchell Motors Company, Inc,
of Racine, Wis. Mind that l say
strictly business purposes. and is
exactly what / mean. Since our coun-
try has been drawn into the war hun
dreds of thousands of men in all
walks Of life have been called from
their daily tasks to do their part in
the great struggle to preserve demo-
cracy. With the departure of these
men business did not slow down, il
simply could not. In fact, business is
going ahead with greater strides than
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

altation, the women Of France beat
the burden.
Now. conditions being - they are
does It lie within the heart Of the
American people to preserve end hold
to every convenience Of our lite. 81
the expense Of adding an additional
burden TO the wemanhood Of rysneei
This II the exact Sue0tisn that Il In.
volved in our substitutes Of othef
cereals In place Of Wheat.
The women Of France must be en-
abled to hold up the morale OF thu
French folder until the fee can bl
driven back. The morale of the house
decides the morale Of the soldier In
the iightinS line. We can do this by
giving to them the greatest possible
freedom in their food supply. and OF
this, wheat 10 the cheif factor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
ever before. Everybody is busy, and
every man who wants to can enjoy
real prosperity now"

ever before. Everybody is busy, and
every man who wants to can enjoy
real prosperity now"
Motor car production at anything
less than maximum quantity must
force prices upwards. Therefore a
lessening of production is the most
compelling factor which automobile
builders have to confront this year
This is the opinion Of T. J. Toner
sales director OF the Chalmers Motor
Car Co.
For long time it seemed as though
gasoline would never drive a motor
car to the summit Of Mt. Helena. in
the state OF Washington. But IL has
done SO at last. and the car was left
at the summit of the roadless old
giant for all Of one night and most of
the next day, 50 that the whole city
Of Helena might testify to the accom-
plishment Of the hitherto impossible
feat.
The car which finally made the diff
ficult ascent was Dodge Brothers
motor car owned by the Helena Motor
Company Of Helena. 1t made the
climb from the garage to the rocks on
the summit in As minutes. Four men
rode in the car. After the car reached
the top, it was blocked in position and
remained on the mountain all night
and part of the next day. in full view
OF any one in Helena who looked to-
ward the mountain top. Then it was
driven back to Helena.
The Wagner-Dolph company, Har-
ley-Davidson dealer in Rochester. N.
Y, has just closed a sale with the
Rochester Railway and Light COM
pany for Is motorcycles for use in
the various departments Of that COM
pany. The machines are all to be
equipped with parcelcars. This
makes the fifth year that motorcycles
have been used by this firm for its
trouble shooters and service men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
-: s*eker. or Aee,exlrJEE
HOWp9
WV SPINACH 6

Spinach thrives in a rather cool eli.
mate and attains it's best DEVELOPMENT
in the middle South where it can be
grown in the open ground during the
winter Farther North 1t is necessary
to protect the plants during the winter
with a mulch of straw or leaves. To
produce good spinach a rich loan
which will give the plants quick
growth is required. Full planting is to
be recommended wherever this is DOS
sible. as the fall-planted spinach is not
as much inclined to go to seed as that
planted in the spring. One ounce of
seed is sufficient for a 10O-foot row.
and this crop may be sown in drills
about l foot apart.
Spinach is an easily grown garden
crop. and there is perhaps no other OF
its kind that will give as good salts.
faction. In gathering spinach the en-.
tire plant is removed rather than mere
iy cutting off the leaves. The larger
plants are selected first, and the small
er ones are thus given a chance to de.
velop.--U. S. Department of Agricul.
ture.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
SOLDIER A SUICIDE.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April g.
First Lieutenant Chester Hidden, 80
years old, stationed at Fort BENJAMIN
Harrison, committed suicide in his
quarters at the army post by shooting
him self through the heart with his
automatic revolver. The body was
found in his bed by other officers oc-
cupying the quarters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
SO ~ (LIaa I5Y

The Liberty Loan drive started
today. 1t has been just one year
since the United States declared
war on Germany. During this year
thousands OF boys in the United
States have enlisted to fight, hun
dreds Of men have given up good
positions to work for the govern.
ment and already many thousand
women are In Europe in various
kinds of war work. There Is still
plenty to be done by the people at
home. During the next week you
will be visited by men and women
who are taking subscriptions for
Liberty Bonds. Have your money
ready or your mind made up as to
what kind OF payment you can
make. Thus GU will be making a
good business investment as well
as loaning Uncle Sam your money
for q good cause.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
NEW TIME WORRIES FARMERS

SEYMOUR. April 6-Many farmers
in Jackson county have not moved u2
their watches and clocks and are still
governing their work under the old
schedule. They say the new arrange.
ment is working hardship On them. ~
some Of the farm employees refuse TO
work longer than twelve hours and In.
sist on quitting at 8 o'clock. Under
the old plan work in the Held vas con.
tnued until nightfall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
TAFT OPENS LIBERTY DRIVE

CRAWFORDSvILLE. April 6.-Will-
lam H. Taft, former President. will be
this city's guest Of honor tonight, when
he will speak at mass meeting to
be held in the Wabash college gymnas-
ium. His speech will open the third
Liberty Loan campaign. to sell Mont
gomery county's quota Of $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
Hoosier Happenings
CITY OWES MAN TWO CENTS

GREENFIELD, Ind. April 6.--After
an examination of the books of the
former city treasurer. David Ellis, the
board of accounts learned that the
city was indebted to Mr.. Ellis In the
sum of two cents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
THROWS ACID ON WIFE.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April g.
Thomas Hannah, 80 years old, threw
acid in his wifc's face and then
drank poison, dying shortly after
wards. Family troubles are blamed
and Hannah is said to have been
drinking. Mrs. Hannah face is
burned severely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

When soldiers GIVE life can't you
INVEST money?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10
TRAINING COURSE
FOR COLLEGE MEN

Washington, May ia one-month
course of military training will be
given by the War Department this
summer to $500 college students Sc
lected from 120 institutions. The
camps will run from June 3 to July 3
and will be in Plattsburg, N. Y; Fort
Sheridan, Ill. and the Preside, San
Francisco.
Students will be selected from col
lege reserve officer training corps.
They will not be given commissions
on graduation, as a great majority
will be under military age.
The aim of the War Department is
to create list of eligbles who may be
given commissions when they reach
military age if their services are
needed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10
McADOO PLANS
WAR REVENUES

Washington, May 10 - Secretary
McAdoo's plans for immediate Iegis-
lation by Congress to increase war
revenues, announced last night met
today with immediate and formidable
opposition.
After a conference today between
Representative Kitchin, majority
leader of the House Aand chairman of
the committee on ways and means,
with Chairman Simmons and other
members of the Senate finance com
mittee, it was said that revenue re-
vision before next December is very
doubtful"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10
BASEBALL TEAMS
ACTIVE IN FRANCE

Paris, May 1o.-The league OF base
ball teams made up from the various
branches of the American service in
France has become so large that it
has been divided into five sections of
six clubs each. All but two of the 30
teams are composed of men Of the
American expeditionary forces. An
official schedule has been prepared,
anie the season will begin, on Sunday.
The winners in each section will play
a series for the pennant.