davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-09
an. open. High Low: Close. lYest.y
Corn
Mar I.20A LOON lis 11Sh 1.1s%
May 1.l3 l13&I 115% 1I2h 1.1s&
July I0a14 1.0sh 1.O7% 1Osh 1.os&
oats
Mar 1914 .5Skl .5BH .55& .56%
May .56Ml 56&I .55hI .55kl 63h
July ,54h San .5slal .5sh .54h
Pork s-F s..
May 37,15 I37s5 3T0O s7s5 $500
Lard
May 1918 $3.50 23.s7 1880 22s0
July 22,10 22.85 22.l0 22,32 21.95
Ribs
May BIOS 2i27 l2i.00 si.27 20s2
May 2O.90 l2Os0 l2O.6T 20.s2 1880
Chicago Produce.

Chicago Feb. s.--Butter-Market I'M
settled; creamery, 3s@45hc.
Eggs-Market lower; receipts. s,051
cases; firsta 3T@s7he: ordinary firsts,
s6836hc; at mark, cases included, $50
27c.
Potatoes-Market higher; receipts, rs
cars; Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota
bulk, $I70@1.sO; do sacks. s1.759I.Sh.
Poultry--Alive, market unchanged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-09

companies for the week shows that they
held taT.sOl, $50 reserve IN excess 81 leFal
requirements. This ia q decrease OF StR-
Si6,6f0 form last week
Iinaeed.
Duluth, MINI. Feb. s.-Llnseed--s2 Sc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-09
slnnr nltr Llve stock

sioux city, Ia, Feb. s.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 400 head: market steady; beef
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-09
CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES.

Chicago closing prices, furnished The
Bee by Logan & Bryan, stock and grain
brokers, 3I5 South Sixteenth street,
Omaha:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-09

Observation-Disclosures
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
Got start With Rollers,
PAT MORAN NAMED
MANAGER OF REDS
Signs One Year Contract to
Lead Cincinnati Club.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. S0.-Pat Mo-
ran. former manager OF the Philadelphia
National League baseball club. signed a
contract to-day to manage the Cincinnati
Nationals during the season OF 1919
Moran was assured that he would be
signed for the 1920 season il his work
proves satisfactory.
Moran was signed to manage the local
club only after President August Herr
mann had failed TO receive an answer
to a cablegram sent two weeks ago to
Christy Mathewson, who IL In France
as Captain In the chemical service.
The fact that Mathewson failed 10 an
swer the cablegram convinced the Gin
cinnati owners that Mathewson was not
DESTROYS of continuing with the Cincin-
natl team. Moran arrived here this morn
ing, but II was not until late this after
noon that he succeeded In coming to
terms with the Cincinnati club.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
HAVANA RESULTS.

First Race - Three.year-old.: maid.ns;
in Hns. P q..,, $500; nv. and n.lt fur:
70 l, 70 and = 70 s., nrst; -Basdaiins.
Gn .Da 3 C, C s d, ,hra a. r sNS,.q?
Minnie H.. Miconle, Leapfros. Fai-y Tsis
and MAY Rnstic Misc ran.
Second Race Four-venr-olt. and up-
nsrd claiming: purse $500: six furlong.
arr nTf"9 r 70 ol 100 murray; TO to
70 1.s to 's and to- 'G .s, oTSnTS Ss,s
Again. los tpreyeD. 10 /. to and
f. = 'Sish 1. Tm1 I,tsi. g.. RH.:
mer Tioga Sordello and AlEardl also ran
Third Race - Thres-y esr-olds and up
hat furone. "s PerS su. 100 los TS ma
10 3. TO and out. nr..: sweet AIys-
sum- sum: 100 Lang. to J.. sto and to S.
! 10 and TO s. third Time, losa as
Ho'a. Herder. Irene. Dimitri and Premium
also ran.
Fourth Race 49, -Four year-oids and up-
ward. claiming; purse $500; one mile and
nfty yards; crystal Day. lo5 Cpreyerl,
go !; 70 10 and TO 3. hrst; sam Hill.
second Capital city. lO7 tBullmanl, s 10
J, to and 10 8, third. Time l;Hl.5
Jimmy Burns. Christie and Tokslon March
FIFTH Race Folr-ycar-olds and WI
Tfy yardt Po,n to Point oHY GpG s Tr,, ana
? to /. to and TO S, FIRST; Chiiim, ioi
tBulimsn), 20 to !, s to and to l. soc
ond, Frank K-ogh. 10 Dickens. 6 to 1.
5 10 and % 5. third. Time. i;4sl.s.
View, Annie EdGar, London Girl, Blan-
chita. Mudsill and Flare also ran.
sixth Race Four-yrar-olds and up
ward; claiming; purse $500: one mile and
sixteenth Sas"n.a. lol r.urs'Nrdl
70 5, to 2 and out. first; Kinsnsher, los
tTroise). 10 &. to . and out, second
John W Klein, III tnreycrl, to !. even
ard TO z. third Time. i;,ss, Tn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
SCHAEFER TAKES
LEAD IN CUE MATCH
Displays Brilliant Work and
Easily Defeats Cochran in
Two Blocks.

II young Jake Schaefer continues 10
trounce welker Cochran at the present
rate OF progress the tall son of the
former Wizard" will be the next OPP
ponent OF Willie Hoppe.
Schaefer defeated Cochran IN n $500
point match In Chicago. repeated the
dose In this city and looks like win
ner In the 1900 point contest at Ra-
tlonal Recreation In Brooklyn. Cochran
began the first day with q good lead.
but Schaefer wiped that out yesterday
and now Is 232 points ahead OF his OPP
Donent. the total points being 1900 for
Schaefer and s6s for Cochran.
Schaefer did remarkable work both
afternoon and night. He won the night
game by 400 TO l35 and registered the
impressive average OF rs. He ran the
Cochran collected fine cluster OF III
In his third session the Chicagoan would
not be denied
Schaefer was 129 points behind his
rival when they chalked cues for the
afternoon game, and when they had nm
lshed the play the Chicagoan was az
points In advance. he having scored 42s
points while the 1owana was collect
ing 233,
II was with three great runs Of 81,
unfinished, and 1l5 and 1875 with which
Schaefer toppled his adversary from the
lead. The scores:
AFTERNOON GAME.
schaetcr--il6. 30, o, o. 80. ln. 4, ~, u
-425. High run l2b. Average, "a e-lo.
Cochran-25, 81. 81. o. 80. o. 50. !, -, .
-.ps High run. 50. Average, - s-1o.'
NIGHT GAME.
sehaeter-$t. 81, IS, $500. High run.
30. Average. -.
cochean.--i5. a. H.. 1855. High run, ~.
Average. 20
Eeferee-Jack Dalton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
GRANT, NEW YORKER,
BUYS BOSTON CLUB
Pays 100000 for National
League Team-Stallings
to Remain Manager.
Special Desrafch to rHx srS.


BOSTON,. Jan. 3o.--Controlling interest
In the Boston National League Club to-
day passed into the hands of George
Washington Grant OF New York, who
made fortune In the motion picture
business In London. Arthur c. Wise, for
mer treasurer Of the club. put through
the deal this afternoon In behalf OF the
former owners. Miliet. Rowe & Hasan.
banking firm Of New York OF which
Wise was the Boston representative. The
price was said to be 100000 for the
players and franchise. Braves Field ia
rented from James Gaffney.
Percy Haughton, the former Harvard
football coach, and Wise bought the
club In 1916 from James CARNEY, who
owned the club when Il won the worlds
championship In 1914 and constructed
Braves Field. the largest baseball struc-
ture In the world. Haughton's holdings
were very light.
The Boston club has been without a
president since last August, when Haush-
ton resigned to accept a commission as
Major In the Chemical Warfare Service.
Sine ethen Wise has been the active
head of the club.
Grant will become the new preside Mt
of the club He announced to-day that
George T. Stalllngs will be. retained as
manager OF the team. Sailing. was in
conference with the new Braves pres..
dent this afternoon. and Grant an
nounced several deals were under dis
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31

Teams representing the Yale and
Harvard clubs continued their winning
streaks In the Metropolitan Interclub
Squash League championship tourna-
ment yesterday. Yale defeated Column
bla, three matches to two, while Har-
yard disposed OF the combined Prince
ton-Squash Clubs players by . similar
score. The matches were played on the
Yale and Harvard clubs courts
1t was the third straight victory for
both teams and they are still tied for
first place In the league standing. with
three victories and one defeat
Gonald Mckay of Yale accounted for
his toam's success by defeating Lieut.
Frank Kiddie OF Columbia by lb--5,
Isl, while J. w. Lee OF Harvard, who
won from Robert Monks of the com
bined Princston-Squash Club, was re-
sponshle for his teams triumph.
Livingston Pfatt OF Yalc defeated II.
D. Buieley in a lively contest at els,
l5-9, 17-l5.
The only Columbia players to win
their matches we're f. w. Putnam and
r. L. Strebeigh. DR.. A. D. Middendorf
and Harold Tooey were the only Prince
ton Squash players to triumph. The
summaries:
YALE CLUB VS., COLUMBIA CLUB.
II; p. Bulkley. 6oiumbi. Club, s~iS.
@ P.vs F s.ss9 T sGuG cias
l9Eib' I'LL, lS-la; J.; a; Victor. Ysls
Club. ls-is, t-i6, is; r. L. strobeish.
Columbia Club defeated Harold w. Car
hart, Yale Club. l6-io. ls-16; Donald
MCKAY, Yale Club, defeated Lieut.. Frank
Kidde. Columbia Club. i6-6. Isl.
PRINCETON SQUASH CLUB VS.. HAIR
WARD CLUB.
Club. defeated W. Rand. Harvard Club,
Isl. ls-il; Harold Tobey, Princeton
Squash Club defeated Hamilton Hadden,
Harvard Club, l5-3. l5-0; Arthur
Lockett Harvard Club. defeated O. Cruise,
Princeton Squash Club. i6-7, l5-iaI j.
w. Burden Harvard Club. defeated Or
ls-it. i7-lb; J. W. Lee. Harvard Club
defeated Robert Monks. Princeton Squash
Club. ib-ia. l2-lb. ls-ls.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
MORRELL ADVANCES
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Reaches Final Round on Palm
Beach Links.
Sacoio, Despatch TO The srS.

PALM BEACH, Fla. Jan. 30-The an
rual Lakewerth golf tournament ad-
vanced to-day through the semi-flnals,
leaving Alfred Morrell OF Hackensack
and NJ. A. Carroll OF Oshkosh Country
Club to meet In the championship match
tomorrow.
Morrell fought an uphill match against
A. G. Mcllwain. never being up until
The seventeenth hole. Morrell won the
last four holes. McIlwain tried hard to
tie the eighteenth. but missed long
putt for a 5. his ball hanging on the lip.
Going out the Carroli-Paige match
was close. They tied the first two holes.
The former had medal score of "a at
the turn and his opponent was one down
with a S5 medal.
On tho inward Journey Carroll was
one over an average of 4. On the ninth
and tenth he holed his puts from well
OFF the green's The scores:
Semi-nnals--First Flight-Alfred Nor
r.il. Hackensack. defeated A C. Nell
w.ins' Na,;onAi, up NJ a, cnroIi; . oh, N
Pairns. Belleport. . and q,
I.iss se%d H.iion Ix Ken, BoI eSs tess For
:s,. Ing hop Il !! S s-ss fo-s HnsS "p do
Third FuEht--Artimus Holmes, New
York, defeated J. s. Groves, Wilmington
County, up. Alex Alexander. New York.
Fourth FliEh,-H r. Msllinson. Eng.e-
wood: defeated Ernest Lord, Northnsld, 2
W: E. !. johnson: Wilmington Country.
defeated Vincent b. HubbeN, Knolwood.
Coneolstions--r,rst Fiish,-o L. Gueel-
man. ESSEX County. defeated Charles
lace, Jr Rockiand country, debated A. W.
Cameron. Philadelphia, BY default,
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DEMPSEY Is NAMED
TO FIGHT WILLARD
Richard Announces His Selec-
tion-Not Decided About
the Site.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas. Jan. so.-Jack
Dempsey to-day was chosen as the
heavyweight who wifi meet Jess Willard
for the championship. Tex Richard.
who has signed Willard TO contract to
defend the title. made the announce
ment on his way to the oil fields In
which he is interested.
II would like to have Dempsey tight
Willard for the championship" said
Richard. HE seems 20 be the best avail
able contender and would like to sign
him and make provision against his
suffering injury between now and next
July. when the fsht will be held" 1t
Ia understood that Rickard will Insist
that Dempsey cancel all engagement in
favor Of tho Willard affair.
Il won't ask Dempsey to fight Will
lard, for nothing. 1t doesn't matter that
Willard may have received nothing for
hghting Johnson. I'll give Dempsey as
much as anyone else would give him.
But I won't let him hold me UP, you can
bet on that" said Richard.
I'm going 70 travel until md a
suita Bile place with all persons agreeable
to the fight. haven't any idea where
that place will be.
I'm going to visit all Of them. You
can take this for sure, though, that the
fight will not be In a State where there
is any opposition or where the game Is
illegal.
Talk about a fight In Texas Is bunk
They can't fight in Texas, and that's all
there is to II. There won't be any more
OF the California fasco. / built an area
there for the Johnson Jeffries night but
had to take the bout TO Reno. That can
not happen again"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
Waterfowl season Cioses To-day.

On Lnns Island and in New Jersey and
states south today Is ne ls-t DAY under
fowl, eoot. gailinules and Wilson or jack
snipe
has made poor cunning eeasons, especially
along tho seaboard states and the Missis-
sippi section north Of the Mason ana Dixon
line report that great roeks OF ducks
Tho large use OF airpianss along the
ducking grounds from eastern Ions Island
to oo r fGT r..
often kept tho birds in flight.
Flounders Bit in Jamaica BAY.
Charles Grolz OF tho Raunt writes that the
duck shooting In Jamaica Bay was poor
IN. wor. he Ia. So seen ss, in many year. HS
kept the wildfowi on the wins
Mr.. Grols says that last Friday he tried
Sgndsr n:hns and In w. hour. s"pFsh
tn. nat nsh every time he has gone out
Small blue crabs are in the bay and he
predicts big season,
Many Species 1t Ambrose LEhtshlp.
On the Reliable OF Sheepshead BAY last
Sunday at the Ambros. llghtship several
cod were caught, ling and hske wera plen-
tiful and there was a sprinkling OF whit
The prize rsh was a hake OF IS pounds
The owner OF the nsh won the IS and -
cent pools amounting TO SO and S?so
respectively; Incidentally he was the priz.
prize was won with 20 pound hake taken
Nv Hen Cook Of Kings Park, Who had !
whiting. Is hake and ling and a longer eel
and Gunner.
Freeholders Fight Foxes.
BELvlDERE. n. J., Jan. SO-Daylight
raids by foxes on poultry, particularly in
oxford and White townships. caused tho
Warren county Freeh olders to appropriate
$500 for the destruction OF foxes
Ismsf NtIssi a farmer farmer. Of Wni,s town a.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31

Comiskey REEVES Plans
for South American Tour

HICAGO, Jan. 90.-Plans for
an invasion Of South America
~ next fall by two teams OF
major league ball players were re-
vived to-day by Charles A. Comis-
key, owner of the White Sox. who
has just returned from several
weeks visit in Florida.
Comiskey said II was his intention
to take UP the matter at once with
John J. McGraw. manager Of the
Giants, and It was his belief that the
trip could be started soon after the
close OF the worlds series next
October.
II wanted to go to South America
rot only last fall but the year be-
FORE" Comiskey said. but war con-
ditions prevented. These conditions
row are eliminated, or will be by
next fall. II looks now as X we can
arrange 1t after next season."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
ARCOLA CLUB GETS
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Will Stage Women's Metro
politan Title Tourney
No Date Set.

The Arcola Country Club was awarded
the championship tournament OF the
women's Metropolitan Golf Association
at It's annual meeting at the Blltmore yes
terday. This decision was arrived at only
after vote had been taken. Twenty
the Essex County Country Club and two
for Montciair
The question as to when the tourna-
ment would be held was not definitely
settled. The matter was left In the
hands OF the executive committee. IL
may be said. however, that the second
week in June Is the time under con-
sideratlon. Besides the resumption OF
the championship. the association also
went on record to encourage district
team matches. although not on the same
basis as before the war. The decision
now Is to have four teams, representing
Westchester county, Long Island; north
ern New Jersey and southern New Jer-
sey, with a captain for each section,
chosen by the president These captains
will In turn pick teams from those handi-
capped at fifteen or less.
The selection Of a course for the inter-
city team matches for the Griscom cup
was also discussed. II being the turn for
metropolitan club this year Miss II.
Ethel Maule. president % the Women's
Golf Association. wrote to che local body
asking that a course and date be chosen.
Final arrangements were left In the
hands Of the executive committee.
As was expected no opposition was
offered to tho selection of the nomina tins
committee. Mrs. c. F. Cebelacker Of
Hackensack was elected president to take
the place OF Mrs. F. r. Donohoe OF Mont
clair. while Miss Marion Hollins OF
Westbrook remained as vice-prestdent.
Mrs. NJ. II. Frayne Of Dunwoodie Sue
.ceeded Mrs J. z. Davis as treasurer.
while Mrs. r. Percy Thompson OF Ar
cola was made secretary, the Office pre-
viously held by Mrs. Uebelac ECKER Others
to serve on the executive committee are
Mrs. f r, Sanford OF Essex county.
Mrs. Howard r Whitney OF Nassau and
Mrs. J. S. Irving OF Enslewood.
Sixteen clubs were represented at the
meeting. and among the delegates we're
Mrs. James c. Barclay, Hackensack
Mrs T. Nelson. Hackensack: Mrs. w. II.
Cane, Arcola Miss Julia Bredt, Essex
county Mrs. +. f. Donohoe. Montclair
Mrs. j. F.. Davis Piping Rock Mrs.
NJ. D. Paterson. HOLLYWOOD Mrs. Will
lam Chilvers, Dunwoodie: Mrs w. II.
LOTUS. Montclair: Mrs. r F. Neff, Mont
clair Miss Graham. North Jersey Mrs.
II. w. Ely. Scarsdale: Mrs. c. D.
Sm!thers. Nassau. and Miss Elsa Pick
hardt Englewood
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS.

First Rae. Four-year-old, and nm.
.s uT, ell, claiming; purse 1900; one NH. and
DsIwcod ,cs Gwako S s" 10 to snG
even. second; Dervish, ITO tEricksonj,
T. to 3oaT na to Z: 4os sS!.1 Tig e..
Urchin and Honolulu MISC ran,
Second Race - Four..year-oids and up-
a quarter: Bsnsfsctor. 100 Mooney a"a q
10 5, to ana out. nrst; Alma y eS
.E,ieksSn1, to l. ? to ! ana 70 s, sec.
and to 5. third. Time, 2us Ad.iante,
Hickorynut. Thirst. Peteius and Col Nc.
Nab also ran.
purse $500; ono mile; Antoinetts. ioa e.
Robinson. to s. : to and out, nrst
Frank shannon, 10, Rodriguez, 40 to j,
1B"2hs, ana 10 s'ion ana H SS.. iAi ls'
Time, i;UI-S. Elizabeth Marie Francs,
starr. Carsway and George Muehibaeh
Fourth Rsc.-Ths Country Club Purse;
four-year-ulds and upward; purse $1,000;
one mile and a sixteenth: Bolster. io2
s sass eq p...u ss os sM% a s9t aT'.
l, to s and . to 3, second; Don Bright,
, ,Ss fdsTDsT.' g. !; 2 to / and 10 5,
Peddler and Irregular also ran.
Fifth Race Four year-olds and up.
ward; claiming; purse $500; on. mills and
King. los tBuIton). 0 to 10, TO 4 and
out. second; Lord Herbert, 100 (Rodri.
kueD. O. 20 !. to J and I 70 5. third.
also ran.
sixth Race Four-year-oids and up-
ward claiming; purse $500: one mile and
seventy yards Blue Rock. IFS (Buxtonc' =;
10 to /. . to / and even. nrst: Hondo, los
tGarner). 5 70 !. TO 8 and 3 to 5, sec
ond; Blue Thistle: ll6 Gohnson). 4 20 s
stalwart. BaJasst and Edith Baumsnn
also ran.
Seventh Race - Four-year-oids and UP.
seventy yards; Parrish. ITO tJohnsonC
to 1. to l and 3 to 3. nrst. Browns
Favorite, ia tRodriguezl, 10 TO /. 10
/ and to 6, second: Gleipner liz
lHaynes), 7 to s, ! to 2 and to 4, third
Time, 1850. Little Pripcess. Duks OF
Shelby and Slumbsrer also ran.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

First Race - Two-year .oids: claiming;
Purse 800 three sari long Mis- Miss HCrHer
iiU F Sss R1u. w fC r'0 ogden S
ia; Ella T. 40; Quick Fire. 10. oleasted,
us; Eulsh r.. ~; Dixie Flyer; no; Wish
Could: 10. Also eligible; Rainbow Diyi-
Second Neutrality-suspicious. ana up
ward; claiming; purse $500: nye and a half
furlongs: John J. Casey; ils: TodnAh: lie;
ii; Rinsissdsr 1is; HoSdini. ia; Betsy
iii; Vision. lo7; Eddie Trantor. lis; Cour-
eslles. ~; Water Willow. ~; Psdps. lo7
Maid. III; Dancing Girl. 100: Loyal Peter.
ils; Lille B.. Ill: Minswand; III.
Third Race-Three-yesr-ol and up.
ward; claiming; purse $500; nve and a half
furlonss: Paul Connolly. ia; Jack X. III;
Sinai. ITO; 'Biue Bannock, ITO; Lsgssrd
!Isi Leah COCHRAN; no; sybil, ~;
.Biiiis b. 10 10; :Ki,,iwas. los Also .lr G
bls Malice. los; True as Steel, ii6; New
Model, los; clariee Ruth. ios: DAirymAn,
Fourth Racs-Four-year- olds and up
portunity: II! Kat. Bright. 100: Royce
Roofs lob orsyson' ioa; Cobalt Lass. 1903;
Firth Racs--Four- year. oids ana upward (;
claiming; purse $500; one mile and seventy
io7; Quito. io4; .Discoride. l02: Aldsbaran,
III: Lybian Sands, lo6; Lady Longfellow,
1902: .Lettsry. io7; Amelia. 1903; Hope. lo5 !;
SIXTH Racs-Thrse-year-oids and upward /;
claiming; purse 5000 one mile and q six.
tenth: Baby Cal. Ill; Aztec. 400; Toom-
beola, ga .Puts and Calls. l0e: VIII Do,
III; Miss Sherwood, loe; Astrsss. ST; 'Don
Dodge, 100; Waterproof. III; Dahabiah cd.
i04; 'Foxy Grin. 100,
Seventh Race-Three-year-old and up
ward claiming; purse $500; ono mile and a
sixteenth; Regresso. 100: Shrewsbury. 100:
scourgsman. l0l; 'Indolence. 100; 'King
Mart. l04; Branda, 100; Marianne. l04i
sEveiyn ", %; Ninety simplex, ios: vtr-
sinia w. 100; .Fountain Fay, lo1; .BoEsrt.
iO& Also eligible Bill Hunley, 100: Dick
cry Dare, I0i: Gordon Roberts liz; .Ben
Hsmpson, no. Lucky r.. ioi; Sir oliver,
'sApprsntaos allowance olaimsd-
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Despite his many picture interests In
England, however. baseball remained his
great and all absorbing hobby. Last
year for instance. he witnessed 16t pro-
fessional games. a record which even the
widest fan in the Coogan's Bluff neigh
borhood would have a hard time to equal
even In better years And young Mr.
Grant has ideas OF his own about the
relationship between owner and player
The old fellows of the game" he said
yesterday, often gave more attention,
I'm afraid. TO bond clipping than to tho
game Itself or the men playing on the
teams they owned. Doubtless even ;he
old time owners have in mind got into
the business side Of the game largely be-
cause they were fans who loved the
game for Its own sake. But as their
joints stiffened and the Wristbands and
bank accounts began to expand they
were too prone. many of them, to look
upon the sport in a cold, business way.
Wants New Blood.
They got out OF personal touch with
their playera The men on tho team
80 many clerks In tho 'businesa I be-
lieve this Is As good and Q darned sight
better time than any to shoot new
young blood into the so-called magnate
end Of baseball. Young club owners
young In spirit. at any rate--who still
love the game for its own sake, as
sport. are bound to keep in persona,
touch with their players. oil Of which Is
bound to make for chumminess between
employer and employee and result In
great benent, revitalizing a game that
has been In grave danger of becoming
coldly commercialized"
1t IL safe to say that no owner OF a
club, young or old, has better knowl-
edge OF and memory for batting and
playing averages and other professional
accomplishments of the present day
professional players than the Braves
new owner. It's doubtful that he could
hold aloot from his players II he tried
he likes the genus ball tosser too
much. And those who know Mr.. Grant
we'll say that he intends to put into
practice his theories about keeping In
personal touch and sympathy with the
players on his team, not only this sea-
son. but until long after his own waist
band and bank roll have assumed
startling proportions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
GIANTS EXHIBITION DATES.
Fifteen Games With American
League Opponents VIII BE Played.

The Giants will put IN a busy month
on their training trip to Dixieland next
spring. John McGraw. manager OF the
team, announced yesterday that fifteen
exhibition games had been scheduled
with American League opponents. eight
with the worlds champion Red Sox and
seven with the Washington Senators.
This Is the most extensive series of
interleague exhibitions ever attempted
BY a big league club.
Six OF the games with the Red Sox
will he played at the respective training
camps OF the two clubs. The Giants
will make two week end Jumps to
Tampa, Fla. the Red Sox camp. and
will play there on March 20 and 80
and April and 7. Tho Red Sox then
will return to Gainesville. Fla the Giant
camp, and play return games on April
and o. On tho eve OF the 9th the
clubs will leave Gainesville and will
complete their trip In two Georgia cities
to be picked later.
After two games In Baltimore on April
10 and 10 the Giants will start a seven
game trip with Washington on April II,
ending UP with Washington games on
April 10 and 20