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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
WARM CONTEST FOR
HIGH SCHOOL QUINTET TITLE
Virginia High school Literary and
Athletic League Arranging
Affair.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Feb Is
1t is expected that the Virginia High
School Literary and Athletic League
contest in basketball will I've of 4 very
high order this year. There are q
number Of exceptionally strong high
school and preparatory school teams
in the State. and the games played by
these teams in determining the State
championship should be close and eX-
citing. Arrangements are being con-
sidered for matching the team win
ming the Virginia championship with
the North Carolina champions to de-
teEIninc the interstate winner
The nigh school League contest is
State. To be eligible TO enter the
performances school must have de-
feated four other schools OF equal
ruary 1G and the principal must. on
or before that date. report TO the sec
rotary OF the league, every game
which iGln,, is to be counted in determining
The. schedule OF preliminary games
will be announced by the executive
committee OF the league not later than
FEBRUARY %. These preliminary games
t bic; the nehampionshlp game being
the University of Virginia, about
March 10. "A handsome cup will be
quite possible that game between
the Virginia champions and the North
Carolina champions will be staged in
Richmond. LynchburE or Raleigh soon
1t is important that the report OF
the eligibility games be forwarded at
once to the secretary Of the Virginia
High School Literary and Athletic
report will be considered which is
mailed after Monday. February 16
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
YANKS TO HAVE NEW COACH
Charley oLeary Taken On nv NtI,.,
HuEstns-FormerlyP Played for
Detroit.

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-ManaEer MIL
Ter Higgins has signed Charley O..
Leary, the old Detroit shortstop and
Yankees: Pat O'Cnonor. who has hern
coach since iiugGins took COMMAND
nas been dropped; O'Lcary left the
ma jor league in 1914. and for a time
lie is lively. smart baseball man
and SHOULD make a valuable addition
70 the YANKEE board OF strategy. Hug
gins mas been angling for an oIi
noioeT and tonight had long tain,
WITH BOBBY Quinn and Phil Bail OF tbn
Srowns. Hugg:ns evidently stiil ha s
O" eye on ontacldcr Johnny Tobin.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
FRENCH SEASON OPENS
SUMMER RACING BEGINS
IN PARIS AT AUTENtL TRACK
Prominent American Horse Owners
Arc Among Starters-IIugc
sum In Prizes.
IRy Associa,ed pr.ss !

PARIS. Feb. 15.-Tho summer racing
season opened in Paris today along with
tho advent of summertime. The metro
politan racing season was ushered in
at tho beautiful Auteuil track.
This years budget OF prize money
exceeds by nearly 1.350.ooo francs any
sum hitherto voted for the purpose.
Liberal increases have been made all
along the line in added and stake
moneys, and some important new races
have heen placed on the program. The
two important metropolitan tracks at
Chantilly and G Tremblay. which were
not available last year. will once more
be in use, and there is a possibility
OF new track being opened at St.
Denis during the course of the sea-
son.
Macomber are the most prominent
American starters. King Alfonso OF
Spain will race under the colorS of
Duke OF Toledo. Frank O'Ncill, the
American Jockey. VIII ride Mr.. Van
derhilt's horses AS in past years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
LEAGUE ADOPTS SCHEDULE
Piedmont Baseball Organization VIII,
Play Ia GRmes-Seassn TO
Open ApriI Il.

ISpeclal @ The Tunes DispatchJ
Taylor. president Of the Danville
baseball Association has returned
from Greensboro, y. c.. where he at
tended meeting of the Piedmont
baseball League. NJ that meeting a
playing schedule was decided upon.
calling for the opening games on April
Il, and closing September g. The
Danvillc VIII have sixty-one games at
nome and siXty-thrce away. The total
mileage Tor the six teams is al,692.
the average FOR each team being 361b
j. Russell Moore. who has been
signed as manager OF the DapyiIlc
club Is expected here next week and
Will prepare for the coming season
by signing players. Work on tho new
grand stand is being pushed and next
week work of levelnE tho diamond
ana Fencing In tho property Will be-
gin. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
Racing Dates for Tracks
Of East as Just Awarded

Bowie-April lib u3 days,.
Harre dc Grnce--Aprii 1890 us
days).
PimIico-NIay lis 16 daysp.
.ynmaicn--May I5-:2 q daysD.
belmont Park-May 2I-Junc L.
us days).
Jamaica-June 14-:3 20 days).
Aqueduct-June 24-JuIy IL or
dRyH1.
Empire City-JuIy 1881 Ga day.,.
Sarntoga-August2 -3l go dnys).
belmont Park - September .-Io
12 days).
Aqueduct - September 1880 n3
dnSsb.
Jnmaica-0ctober1 Ills I3 days).
Empire Cfty-October 1880 u3
days..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
STRANGLER LEWIS IN BAD
Fails to Appear fE Youngstowa, Ohio
and Commission May
Rar Him.

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Feb. 1s.-Re.
cause Stranger Lewis. Of Chicago,
failed 10 appear for his scheduled
Canton. here Friday night. sending a
substitute in his place. the match has
been called off
Frank Il. Ward, chairman O. .hc
Ro1ing and Wrestling Comm ISIS ;on.
said that on tho filing OF protest by
Alex Thomas. promoter Of the match.
having Lewis barred from wrestljnt
IN ohio. His nonappearancc is the
second offcnse here
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
MIDDIEs LOSE GRIDDERs
GHArd and Tackle on 1919 Team Faj,
to Make EInuiDatioRh-Both Had
Two More Year,

ANNAPOLIS. MD. Feb. I5.-Through
barely falling TO reach the required
standard In the recent semI-annuai ex-
am!nations tho Naval Academy loseg
two OF Its football stars. Den.icld, left
guard, and Marray. LETT tackle. Both
played in the game agains, West Poin;,
last fall and would have had two more
ysare of footba!! a the Naval Academy
his toam by Dobie ""
Denficld wac the only Nava! Academy
n,aysr 70 be rated "Ail America by
water Camp. Murray besides being 4
!huanie tachie was q member Of The
ho1ing ana lacrosse teams
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
AMERICA TO GET BOUT
WILLIAM FOX SAYS HE
HAS CABLE FROM DESCAMPS
Representative of Motion Picture Mag
nate I'm Route to France for
Necessary Signature.
Thy associated pr.esr

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-William Fox,
the moving picture and theatrical man
sad on.sht he had received a cable
message from NJ. Dcscamps. manager
OF Georges Carpenter, tho French
heavyweight champion, accepting an
offer for Carpenter to engage in a
worlds championship contest with
Jack Dempsey in America on July t.
or Labor Day.
Winfield r. Sheehan sailed yesterday
to confer as representative Of Mr.. Fox
with the French manager to obtain the
necessary signatures.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
Hickey and Comiskey
Plan to Help Out Kids
Especial TO The TImcs-Dispatch.1

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-AlIottinG of
= space In the blcachers for chill
dren under ~ years of age At adj
mission prices OF IL and - cents
Was discussed during the meeting
OF the Major League magnatcs here
last week, and was left to the club
owners for personai decision.
Drnnoh hickey. OF the st. Louis
Nationals, aud Charles A. Comfskey.
OF the Chicago Americans, were the
champions of the plan. A. tho INIT
ter stands, Ii will he possible for n
ciubowner to allot seats for the
younSsters-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
GRID SCHEDULE COMPLETE
Citadel Has Game Arranged with
Virginia Military Institute
fBy Associated Press.J

fBy Associated PressJ
CHARLESTON. S. c.. Feb. 15-The
Citadel today announced its football
schedule for 1920 as follows
September ca. local game: October .
University OF Georgia, at Athens: Oc-
tobcr ?. Furman University. at Charles
ton; October Is. Virginia Military In
stitute, at LynchburS: October 90. Wof-
ford, At Charleston; October 80, David
son, at Charlotte; November 6. New
berry. al Charleston (pendinS): No.
vember II. Clemson College, at Or
angebu-g: November 20. open; No.
vcmbcr 70. University OF South Caro-
lima, at Charleston
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
Ross Wins Australian Championships

ADELAIDE. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Feb. l5.--Norrnan Ross. tho American
swimmer, today won the three quarter.
mile Australian championship, cover
ing the distance in II minutes, % Is
seconds. He defeated the Australia n
swimmer. r. e. Beaurepare by i've
Yards. There were eight starters
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
EPPA RlXEY POPULAR
Three National League Clubs Desire
Services OF Former Virginia
Player.

CHICAGO. Feb. Is.-Chicaso, Gin
cinnati and New York OF the National
League have attempted 20 engineer a
trade with the Philadelphia Club for
Mccarthy, Zimmerman and Douglas
Chicago offered Carter, OFarrel and
Martin. while Cincinnati offered
Pitcher Fisher and another player.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
Merchants and Miners Trans. Co
A Real Ford Starter

The "MoDERN" is different from all
others. y complete engine auxiliary,
with fan, vaporizing dash primer, etc.
The only competitor Of electric starter
at one-fourth the cost. Write at once
for description, approval offer and in
,troduc}ory price.
MODERN SPECIALITY CO.. Racine. Wis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16

GRIFFIN-Charlcs NJ. 0rinn died Sunday.
February To- 1890. at 7:40 =. NJ. In his
thrty-nfth year. No. 728 Louisiana Street.
Funeral notice later
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Deaths.

coSDY.DIed. Sunday, February &c. 1890.
husband. 1io5 North Thirty.sIIth Street.
Mary a., wife OF Edwin Il. Cosby and
daughter of Mr.. and alrs. r. j. Saunders
aged twenty-seven years. She is survived
by her husband. one daughter. Anna v.
Cosby: parents. two brothers, J. II. and
a. l.. Saunders. Funeral this (Monday) az
tornoon at o'clock from weatherford Me-
mortal baptist Church. Interment in Mac-y
Cemetery leaving woody's Funeral Parlor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16

JONES-Dicd at her residence. I'll ". Clay
Street. at t:40 a NJ. tSunday), Ida Bello
Jones. nifty. mine years. She was the laugh
ter OF .arkin and Maria Lucas. and wife
of Charles w. Jones. She In survived by
/. daughter. Mrs. Hall: two sons. Charles
otto Mrs Maggie :srock, Mrs. Nellie I.u.
cas-: two brothers Willie and Walter Lucas:
also five grandchildren and host OF Iriends
TO mourn their loss. Funeral will take place
from residence at $3.50 i. VI. today. In
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-16

SCIIOEN- Edward Calhoun Schoen, son OF
Allen NJ. Schocn and Sadie Calhoun
Schoon. OF Atlanta. Ga; died suddenly OF
pneumonia. Saturday. February II. funeral
Monday, February lG. az Atlanta. Ga.
wiIIrESlDE-Died. Tshruary 10. f. B.
garct Z. whteside. Funeral from tho resi-
dcncc. Eli Decatur Street. Tuesday. = p. Vi.
lntermcnt In Maury Cemetery.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03

drcn attended the show at Lubbock
Saturday night.
MIR Lloyd Battin attended the
show Saturday night
Mossrs Lynn Wiley. l.. G. Boyd,
f j. G. Roberts, and Forster were in
town Monday
Mr. Calvin Fol was in town Mon.
/ day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. y. Pate and chill
drcn spent Sunday nt the home of
Mr. and Mrs S. r. EOh
Mr. Moody Smith and sister, Bes-
sic, spent Sunday with Miss Blanche
ENNIS
Mr. W. d. Dryden was in town Sat
urday.
Mr.. S. p. Eof and sons. Ealy and
Calvin were In town Saturday
Mr.. Clarence ENNIS spent Satur-
day night with home folks.
Miss Ninetta Eoh spent Sunday
night and Monday with Miss Onita
Pate.
Miss May Cowart spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Haven.
Mr.. Floyd Shipman Of the Union
community and Miss Neva Cowart
attended church az Slaton Sunday
night.
Some Of the people of this COM
munity attended the show at Lub-
book Monday night
Mr.. S. ID. Pate was in town Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ID. Dryden and
children visited at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. s. y. Eof Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Gus Haven and daughter, Ad-
elaide, were in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Richardson
and children OF Slaton passed through
this community enroute TO Slide
Sunday.
Mr.. Kent Knox. of Lubbock spent
night with Clarence Boyd. !
Mr.. Virgil Cowart was a pleasant
caller at the Pate home Saturday
night
Mr.. Cecil Richardson called on
Miss Stella Mate Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. d. Pate were in l
town Monday.
Miss Neva Cowart spent Monday
with Miss Onita Pate.
Mrs Mamie Wyley and daughter, /
Loula Kate, were in town Tuesday /
Mr. and Mrs a. Emms and daugh- .
ter. Blanche, and Ealy Eof. attend /
ed the Chautauqua at Lubbock Sat /
1rday night
Some Of the young people Of this |
attended the party AZ the I
nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lamb Of the 1
Union community Saturday night. I
They report an enjoyable time.
Mr. Floyd Shipman of the Union
and Miss Neva Cowart 1
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03
NEW HOPE NEWS
OF THE PAST WEEK

There will be preaching at New
Hope next Sunday morning.
We are having some cool, damp
weather at this writing.
Quite number of the New Hope
people attended the singing conven-
ton at Slide Sunday
Misses Neva Cowart and Edith
Richardson spent from Wednesday
until Saturday with friends in Plain
view. They report an enjoyable time
while there
Mr. and Mrs. T. j. Richardson and
children motored TO Lubbock Satur-
day.
Mr.. Virgil Cowart and sister, May.
were in town Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs S. d. Stewart and
family were in town Saturday after
noon.
Messrs. s. p, Calvin and Ealy Eof
went to look at some land near la
mesa Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Boyd and chill
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03

patiently for the goods 10 be shin.
ped One Of these fellows would not
think Of paying local merchant In
advance for anything. neither would
be take the local merchant word,
but 20 the contrary, he mus1 see the
article and have the local merchants
personal guarantee before he will
buy o. and then, 20 cap b all, will
often ask the merchant Co charge IL
for thirty or sixty days Some DIFF
ference
When crop failures come, ard YOU
are out of work, who do you 20 TO
for help? Catalog houscsl Who buys
your produce7 Who buys your pork,
beef, corn and cotton? Catalog nous
es? Who helps pay your preacher.
and helps 10 build churches and
schoolhouses? Who helps pay the tax
es and who helps you or your neigh
Dor when In distress? Catalog hous-
es? They would laugh you to scorn
If you should ask them for assistance.
Your local merchant, as rule, has
a faminly Of boys and girls, and his
employees also have boys and girls,
and these boys and girls marry IN
your community. Have you ever seen
any catalog house boys and girls?
Your boys and girls would remain
single until they were as old as Me
thuselah If they had to wait for cat
alog houses TO send them n comran-
ION. In fact, wouldn't this country be
in fix II we had TO look altogether
10 catalog houses for all our needs?
Then why not look entirely to our
nome merchants 10 supply our many
wants?
Question open for discussion.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03

went 10 Tahoka Saturday night.
Mr.. 3. y. Eof and sons. Calvin and
Euly, went 20 Lubbock Wednesday
morning and closed n deal with G.
A. Piorco and company for u section
Of the Slaughter ranch. Wonder
what the sons wanted with it9 To
speculate ON. though we suppose
Mr. j. O. Roberts was in town
Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs " Rhoadcs visited
IN the Grovcsyille community Tues
day
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03

There is principle involved in
every transaction, and that principle
should be observed There is a right
and wrong position 10 take. II II is
right for the consumers to send tbeir
money to the catalog houses for THEN
Merchandise, they should do so. but
II il is wrong, they should not do il.
| will take for an example one Of
our hardware merchants in hot
Springs to prove that people should
buy from their home merchants m
stead Of sending their money away.
In the twenty-four years he has been
in business, he has introduced and
sold a great many mowers and rakes
on one, two and three years time,
which encouraged the farmers to in
crease their meadows and make the
cost of the mower in hay before they
had 70 pay for il.
He has sold more than a thousand
two-hore wagons at $1,000 down
and $40 90 per month to men who
had teams and no wagons and not
enough money 20 pay al down for
a new one. They were enabled to
make the wagon pay for itself as
the payments came due.
When the government farm dem
OnstratOr was trying 10 introduce
hog cholera serum into this country
20 prevent hog cholera, 10 was a diff
ficult matter 90 get The farmers 90
send away for it, and this man kept
it IN stock and furnished it to the
farmers exactly at cost In order Go
get them 90 use it and save their
hogs, which they did
Merchant Introduces Labor-Saving
Devices
He was the first man 70 introduce
commercial fertilizer into this sec
tor, and was also the first 20 intro
duce two-horse cultivators and was
told at the time by some that he
was doing the country "a great I'M
jury by selling the people fertilizers
and cultivators. They contended that
the Georgia stock and double shovels
were the best tools for cultivation.
And now there is little demand for
Georgia stocks and double Ghovels
He introduced and sold the first
DIX harrows IN this section.
He manufactured, introduced and
sold one Of the first home Gamers
for canning fruits and vegetables
He has introduced may impr)
farm implements that have helped
farmers make more money and many
household and kitchen furnishings.
gas, wood and coal ranges, which /
have proved a BLESSING 20 hundreds .
q overvorked women on our farms. /
he has made j. possible for peo-
pie 10 lOls az nl these thingr before
and when introducing,
has placed his personal guarantee be-
hind them, agreeing TO take them
back II not entirely satisfactory.
II these people had waited FOR the
catnlOg houses 10 have presented and
sold these improved articles O. them
on credit, giving hem an opportuni-
~ 10 try them before paying. they
would still be breaking their land
with n No , Avery Plow and cult
waiting with a double shovel and Geor-
ria stock. They would be- cutting
their crab grass and Wild grass with
'cythes. and their grain with the old
style scythe and cradle.
A personal guarantee from a To-
rnl merchant means great deal
more 10 the consumer than a rlaran.
oe from some cataloF house IN some
ar.dlsiant city
This man thai / refer b. has erect
4 one Of The largest and beet atofe
adding IN the cllY and u a. /
nrlnf |n enf III ih0 hanka. which
- rrreiad 4 slN'sinrf hank BUILDING
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03
LUBBOCK WINS FROM LITTLE.
FIELD BY SCORE 1871

Last Saturday Littlefeld's base
hall team met a disastrous defeat nj
the hands Of the Elks' team Of Lub-
book. In fact, the game was turned
into a race track by the Lubbock
batters and the score was rs to /
when the game ended.
The score.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03
POLITICAL ANNOUNCE.
MENTS


The Avalanche is authorized TO
announce the following subject 10
the action Of the Democratic Pri-
mary July, 1920
For Representative i22nd Rep. Dis
trict
X. A. BALDWIN. Slaton, Tex.
For District Judge, 72nd District
W X. SPENCER, tre-election)
Lubbock, Texas
J. Ii. MOORE, Lubbock. Texas.
For County Judge,
w r. FLORENCE, Slaton, Tex.
CARROLL THOMPSON
Lubbock, Texas.
p. F. BROWN, Lubbock.
For County Attorney
JOHN r. MCGEE, (re-electionD
For County and District Clsrkf
SAM T. DAVIS. (re-election).
For County Tar ASSESSOR
X. c. BURNS (re-election).
A. j. CLARK.
For Sheriff n Tax Colleetori
G. A. HOLCOMB (re-election).
T. J. OSBORNE
F. X. MITCHELL.
For County Treasurer,
MARY F. HINTON, reelection.
For Commissioner Precinct No. a.
PAUL Won R0SENBURG.
(re-election)
Commis,ioner Precinct g.
j. c. SHAW
For County Commissioner. Pre-. D.
b. N. WHEELER, idalou.
For County Commissioner, Pre-. q
II. D. TALLEY, (re-election)
For County Commissioner Pre-. L.
b. w. CASEY
NJ. NJ CRAWFORD
Justice Of the Peace, Pre-. L.
A. JUDD
For Public Weisher. Pre-. H.
W. A. (MOSE) HOOD
G. T. JACKSON.
W S. CLARK IRE Electionj
For Public Wsisher. Precinct No. q
T. W CONVICTION, Slaton Tex.
REELECTION Second Term
For Public Weigher, Pre-. s.
L. f. HAMHN. ldalOu, Texas
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03
LUBBOCK

Misses Sallie Mahon and Nettie
Murray Of Lorenzo were here Wed
nesday shopping and visiting with
friends and acquaintance
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03

What want Il Tor some 0uo ~
cell NJ why send their money a. cal.
alnf houses for anything they can
hHf "a home A person Who pairnnII
aa lhr ralnlnr hauael u willing tn
iruti HfllnFrr alih hId money ani
trust ihe FlranFra word. ani salt
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03
Why 1t Pays to Trade With
Local Merchants

By Hamp Williams. Hot Springs, Arkansas
New-York tribune., 1920-11-09
Irish, 90 Days Foodless.
In PrecariOus Condition
Cork Hunger Strikers Said TO
Refuse Niands That Are Con
s,anily Offered to Them

CORK. Nov 8 (By Tho Associated
Press).) Reports from the Cork jail to-
day described tho condition Of the nine
remaining Irish hunger strikers there
AS precarious. Although this was the
nincticth day Of their strike, the cmaci-
atcd prisoners we're declared stilt to
b. dcfcr,Yircd to refuse food, as they
have done since August II.
SO fnr as the authorities know the
hunger strikers arc taking no food, &C
coring to the chairmen Of the prisons
board The chairman said to-dny that
suitable food constantly was being Of
fcred the men.
The prisoners recently were visited
BY Father Fielding. Of Chicago. Ac-
cording to the Dublin newspapers,
Father Fielding reported them as be
ing determined ard resigned to then.
fate. Eight of the nine men are said
to have relatives in Chicago.
There originally were eleven Of the
Cork hunger strikers. but ono Of them,
Michael Fitzgerald. died October II,
and another. Joseph Murphy, On Octo-
bor 25, within a few hours Of the death
Of Lord Mayor MacSwiney Of Cork.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-09

door of tso third big revolution or war
that has disrupted the peace and tram
guilty Of the national pastime. This
was the Federal League invasion Of
1912-l5.
1t was the minor leagues which had
stood the brunt of the Federal League
ATTACK, especially the international
League and the American Association
In the resulting settlement the minor
leagues believed the majors had
usurpel prcrogatives for selfish ends
Which was tho opening wedge Tor the
split which cvcntuatcd two ycars ago.
Several o. those who returned from
the Federal League. generously white
washed, were the ringleaders in the
piracy to "N.1' the worlds series
games Of 1919 and other games. which
has resulted in tre Indictment by the
Cook County Grand jury Of e ight White
SoX players and number Of others
Almost immediately after this Cook
County grand jury bad brought in the
true bills John A. 'Ileydler president
of the National League, called meet
INC in Chicago, to which he invited
all The American League clubs Only
the Chicseo, New }'ork and Boston
clubs of the American League respond
e,.. - This meeting the elcven ma or
league club representatives indorsed
the l.aaHcr plan for reorganization Of
the government Of baseball