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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28
JUMPING IS MENACE
TO BASEBALL TEAMS
No Adequate Punishment Con-
ceived to Combat Evil.
Athletes Who Disregard Contracts Are
Attracted by Immediate Enrichment
Texas League Hit Harder
Than Usual.

How to curb contract Jumpers has
taxed the brains of the wisest heads
I'm baseball, but beyond the threat to
Ostracize restless athletes from the
game for u five-yenr period, no punish
ment has been conceived successfully
to combat this growing menace, writes
Otis Harris In Shreveport Journal.
Nine athletes out of 10 who vault the
barrier give little thought to the flu
ture, hut are attracted away from the
organized game by promise Of imme-
date enrichment and Of prospect Of
ycar-round employment In the indus
tries which they represent on the dla-
mOnd.
The Texas league this season has
been hit harder than usual by contract
Jumpers, three teams having either
been completely broken up or badly
crippled, and while the names of the
jumpers have been placed on the black
list, this has not been effective In
keeping others In the harness.
The jumping athletes will be re-
placed In time, but In these days OF
a shortage In the market, the rebuild
ing process must necessarily be slow.
The fact that contract jumpers have
no standing whatever In organized
baseball and that they automatically
bar themselves from the game for five
years when they leave Is given little
thought by the players themselves, and
unless some more effective means Is
discovered to handle them, contract
jumpers will be beyond handling ut all
In another season.
The war Is on between organized
baseball and the independents, and the
latter seem to have the best of 1t as
far as 1t has gone. They haven't been
able to wreck any leagues, but their
activities are causing many club own
ers sleepless nights.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28
ERA OF PROSPERITY
IN ENGLISH RACING
Immense Crowds Have Attended
All OF Big Events
Increase Of Rich Stakes and Purses
Shows Sport Is FIourishing at
Newmarket-other Clubs Elk.
pected to Follow.

Evidently horse racing In England
Is enjoying the same era of prosperity
that Is visiting the sport In this coun-
try. Advices from the other side indl-
cate that immense crowds have at
tended all of the big events held there
thus far, and further attestation Of
the sport there has just been received
In the announcement that mt the recent
annual meeting of the Jockey club II
was decided that In future $4,000 will
be added to the $4,000 stakes
and $1,000 TO the $1,000. The cOndi-
lions of other races at Newmarket are
being changed with Il view to making
stake increases fairly general.
This action by the Jockey club Is
regarded In England rs being but the
fOrerunncr of general and material
increase In the values of practically
all of the principal stake events. 1t IN
confidently expected that Epson and
Doncastcr will follow Newmarkets
lead and that EPSON will increase the
value of the Derby ana Oaks and that
Doncaster will do likewise In the case
Of the 81. Lcger.
In commenting on the situation the
Daily Telegraph Of London printed the
following In Il recent issue.
THE example Of the Jockey club Is
there for all others to read and learn.
1t means everything. one has so much
respect for what the Jockey club may
ln hy WAY nf nNnnpln ~ IN ba uuit IN
sure others will follow rs n matter
of course, either through the dictates
of courtesy and respect or of policy.
In this Gus" policy may mean the other
thing"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28
GRATITUDE OF PLAYER

A hill player will take bad
decision from an umpire that Is
In his favor and never say what
thinks. He'll even throw II up to
the umpire, n this incident
shows:
In n recent St. Paul-Toledo
game Duke Duncan apparently
made pickup of Kelly's bat,
after a great sliding dive. UNI
pire Murray ruled 1t n fair
catch, II double play resulted
and Duncan was a hero.
Later in the game Duncan
came to bat and claimed he had
been hit on the foot by pitch
ed ball. "The ball hit me- he
howled.
"No, It didn't" answered
Murray.
"IIow do you know" shouted
Duncan. "You miss 'cm all. You
said I caught that fly In the
fourth inning didn't; picked
Il w or the ground" -
So MUCK for a ball players
gratitude.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28
LIKES HIS FUNG0 BAT

When the Washington team
was In New York Sam Rice
walked over to the Yankees
bench during practice and land
ed Roger Peckinpaugh n bat,
saying:
"Peck, do you want bat to
hit fungoes with? tried to fat
ten my batting average with 1t,
but hit nothing but air, so you
can have It. There wasn't a hit
in the whole forest they cut this
bat from"
Peck tried the bat In the game
that day and all te got was a
three-bagger ana two doubles.
He hunted up Rice after the
game and asked him IL any
other Washington player had n
"fungo bat" he'd like to get rid
Of, but Rice was too sore to
answer him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28
Sporting Notes

Nineteen states have passed physical
education laws.
Harvard and Yale inaugurated their
rowing races In 1852.
West Virginia university has made
wrestling minor sport.
Austrian trotting derby Mt Vienna re-
Gently attracted 10000 spectators.
Johns Hopkins will have 10000 seat.
ing capacity for football next fall
The United States Davis cup tennis
team will sail for New Zealand Novem-
Der 10.
There are eleven stakes In the fall
meeting Of the Metropolitan Jockey
club ut jamaica.
Thanksgiving day will mark the
start of 100 days of horse racing ut
Oriental park, Havana.
Another futurity stake, with $4,000
added money, has been added to the
list of events at Pimlico, Md.
Virginia football eleven plays Rut-
gers at New Brunswick October ~ ana
Harvard ut Cambridge October 80.
Yale expects to seat GS,OOO for its
grldlron battle with Harvard In the
New Haven bowl Saturday, November
20.
The stable of horses owned by the
late Joseph Bovine Elwell has been
purchased by Lloyd Gentry, former
jockey.
Jack Dempsey Is becoming desperate
In looking for logical opponents. lie
has offered to meet any two OF the
heavyweight delegates In one night.
Peter the Great, 2:O7A, now twenty
five years old, the most successful sire
of trotters, will feed on dollhouse oats,
grown expressly for him, next winter
Annual field trials Of the Continent
tai and National field trials clubs VIII
be run over new l5,OOO-ncre pre-
serve near Hurtsboro, Ala, in Janu-
airy.
Charley White claims he was the VIC
tim of a lucky punch in his recent bout
with Benny Leonard at Benton Harbor
and he has challenged Leonard to re-
turn bout.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

Golf Bug Hits Boxers.

Many boxers are taking to
golf as an aid to their training,
and Charlie White gives 1t credit
for making him into a new fight.
or. Among those who tramp
over the links are Jimmy Wilde,
Charlie White, Benny Leonard,
Mike Gibbons, Jack Dempsey,
Georges Carpenter and Richie
and Pinkie Mitchell.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28
Squibs of Sport

The Antwerp stadium covers ten
square acres.
A perfect swing Is Harry Vardon's
best goling asset.
Jack Dempsey will meet all corners
In the pugilistic arena.
All Naval Academy athletic squads
are coached by professionals.
Princeton and Harvard clash ut
Cambridge Saturday, November q.
The University of Pennsylvania sup
ports 20 different sporting activities.
Nat q. Herrcshofr always makes
wooden model for every yacht he
builds,
Miss Mary Browne of san Francisco
will not play In Eastern matches this
season.
twenty-second year as n professional
bicycle rider. ...
The 3O0-mile endurance race for
horses from Fort Ethan Allen, VT, to
Camp Devens, Mass, will take place
October II to H.
~ IN oh
ycar-Old racehOrSe, stands 10 hands >
inches In height; weighs LOO pounds
and is ~ inches in girth.
Edward IIoremans, famous bNlk line
billiard player may visit this country
In the near future. lie hopes to play
champion William +. Hoppe,
Freddie Welsh, former lightweight
champion, Is to make n "come-back.'
lie Is in training and will make his
temperance in the ring soon
New York city will boast II modern
velodrome, when Its slN-lap arena ut
Two Hundred ana Twenty-ffth street
and Broadway is opened September !.
The Danhury Comm Agricultural
society will continue its dog show, now
the oldest in point of continuity In this
country, except the Westminster, on
| October 7 and s.
Erwin Daily, University of Washing
| ton, works his way through school, sup
| ports wife aud baby, captains foot
hall and track squads, belongs to n
| frat and studies law
Australasia has won the Davis cup
six times, England iive times and
America three times. No other nation
has won the famous trophy put up by
DIV light +. Davis q st. Louis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28
PLAY FOR FOOTBALL EMBLEM
English Soccer Players Contested for
Cup Annually From 1872 Until
War Broke Out.

The English cup cmhlematlc OF SOC
Ger football superiority has bee
played for annually since 1872 to l'l
and bcCuu~r of the war was disc0l
tinued until this year, London Wan
crcrs. Blackburn ROyerS and Asst
villa each won 1t FIVE times, =
Wnnder"rs ana ROvers thrice In
cesS'op.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

me mes in worlds series experiences furnished the
Fred Aerke the
clubs and Harry Hooper the Boston Red sox who has participated
championship
the
York club In 1916 he
by in
1872 1915 all
worlds
On n worlds series
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

Australasia has won the Davis cup
six times, England five times and
America three times. No other nation
has won the famous trophy put up by
Dwight I. Davis II st. Louis,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

Erwin Daily, University of Washing
ton, works his way through school, sup
ports a wife aud baby, captains foot
bali and track squads, belongs to "A
frat and Studies law.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

Charlie Jameson, the yOungster
who has been keeping veteran Jack
Graney on the bench most of the sea-
son. covers us much ground as Speak
or. THEY'RE some pair.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

The Chicago Cubs have bought
Pitcher Perry Jones from the East
land club of the West Texas league.
He is to report at the close of the
West Texas season.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

The Danbury Comm Agricultural
society will continue its dog show, now
the oldest in point of continuity In this
country, except the Westminster, on
October and =.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

Frank Isbell has rare player In
Catcher "Yamyam" Yaryan. He Is
leading the Western league In home
runs, besides being catcher of the
Steve O'Neill type.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

Annual field trials of the Continen-
tai and National field trials clubs VIII
be run over n new 15,OOO-acre pre-
serve near HurtsbOrO, Ala, in Janu-
airy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

Charley White claims he was the VIC
tim of lucky punch In his recent bout
with Benny Leonard at Benton Harbor
and he has challenged Leonard TO re-
turn bout,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

New York city will boast modern
velodrome, when Its siX-lap arena ut
Two Hundred and Twenty-iifth street
and Broadway is opened September J..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28

Clark Griffith has been buying up
some minor league ball players, but
some of them stick out like bearcats.
Maybe he's on the wrong end of Da-
vid Harum deal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-26
Home Ownership Stays Reds
Saws Business Secretary

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-One million
weddings were celebrated in the
United States in 1919, but only 10000
new homes were erected, F. Roger
Miller, secretary of the Chamber Of
Commerce Of Macon, Ga, told the Ma
tional Association of Commercial Or
ganiZation Secretaries here today in an
address on THE Solution of the Hous-
ing Problem"
THE United States is the only great
nation in the civilized world that has
ignored housing as a national prob
lem," he said.
only 10000 new homes were built
in 1919 Twenty times that number
were needed. Our normal increase
this year calls for the construction of
100000 dwellings,"
Advocating a movement to popular
iZe home ownership, Mr.. Miller said:
Home owners do not go about with
torch and bomb Give the most Hit
crate foreigner bit of land of his own
and a threshold of his own to defend
and the violent hootings of radicalism
will drift past his ears UNDECIDED. He
owns something. The town is his town
because he owns a piece of it,
Describing the difficulties in finan-
cling home building, he continued:
six per cent is the best an investor
can hope to realize from any commun-
ity development, and as per cent is
no longer considered a profit, the man
who devotes his capital to the com
! munity housing enterprise must be
moved by the same altruism which
prompted the purchase of Liberty
bonds
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-26
Indiana Brevities

GLENWOOD-An interurban struck
and killed John Clawson, about 80
wears old, painter living here. when
it is thought he attempted to flag the
car. He was struck before he could
get off the track. It is believed he
n,isiudged the speed of the approach
ing traction car. He is survived by a
sister. whose residence is unknown.
BEDFORD A large barbecue was
held for about 1000 persons attending
the interstate Fox Hunters Associa-
ton. Six sheep, hundreds Of chickens
and a 1900 pound beef were roasted
for the members. G. O. Stone, of New
berry, was elected president of the or
ganization; B. o. Shoats, vice-presi-
dent; Bum Mitchell, of Bloomfield,
secretary-treasurer
NOBLESVILLE-Vinc Hobbs, So
years old, was attacked and killed by
a bull, when separating cattle. Hobbs
was one of the largest land owners in
central Indiana. He was gored and
trampled to death. His body was
found by his wife.
BRAZIL-Taking his wife for a ride
in his new automobile for the first
time, Roy King, 35 years old. was
instantly killed and his wife probably
fatally injured, when their machine
was struck by a Monon train. Mrs
King in at a local hospital in a crit.
ical condition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-26
Harding Reoiews Conduct of War;
Says Democratic Party Must Go

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator
Harding, in prediction statement
to the American people made public
here last night, declared the Repub-
lican party goes to the people as
sured that they will recognize it's SUI
periority as an instrumentality of ad-
ministration and that in the election
now impending they will give it the
certificate of their confidence and
trust"
The Republican presidential NOM
inee criticized Democratic administra-
ton of governmental affairs, declar-
ing "the nation Is determined to be
done with democracy under the mere
guise of democratic FORMS" The Re-
pblican party, he asserted, has pro-
posed in it's platform and developed
in the utterances of its leaders a pro-
gram which contemplates equal OPP
portunity for all'' and recognizes the
vices of exploitation and profiteering.
AS to the league of nations issue
Senator Harding summarized his
party's position as follows:
The Republican party purposes
such an association of ma
tions as will most effectively further
the aspiration for worldwide and per-
manent peace without sacrificing any
part of the independence of the Amer
lean nation. 1t believes America can
and must bear it's full part in the re-
sponsibilities of the world, but it al
ways believes that America alone
must decide what that part shall be"
Text Of Statement.
Senator Hardings statement fol
lows:
I'm asking the suffrage of the Amer
lean electorate this year the Repub-
lican party has in mind both the rec
ord of service from its beginnings,
whereof it is very proud, and the Wis
ion of opportunity for service in the
future which it's spokesman have pre-
sented during this campaign. We are
asking that a great responsibility be
imposed upon us. 1t is a responsible
ity that must be measured by both
the gravity of the crisis that con
fronts the world and the incapacity
with which the present administration
has met the problems of the last few
years. Onerous as Is the responsible
ity we seek, our party has no thought
of evading, for it never has been gull
ty of that.
democratic economic and admins
trative policies had brought this coun
try to the danger of disaster before
the outbreak of the war in Europe
The vast expansion of our export
trade and demands upon our produc
ing facilities which came with the
war saved us from linn ediate precipi
tation of that disaster. But that phase
has now passed and nothing but a re
turn to those constructive and pro
gressive policies which have always
characterized the Republican admin
istration can save us from early reali
cation of the danger that confronted
us at the middle of 1914.
Refused to Prepare.
From the beginning of the war In
Europe the Democratic administration
steadfastly refused to prepare for the
national defense in case We should be
involved. In 1916, when it was appar
ent to most people that our country
was in imminent danger of being
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-26
Primer for First Voters
l. Vote early.


2. The polls are open from a. m.
to p. IN.
3. Vote in the precinct where you
live.
4. If you don't know your precinct,
call up 1920, county auditors office for
information.
5. According to law, every employe
of a factory or business institution
must be given four hours in which to
vote.
6. Vote straight party ticket.
T. Why? Because it is the quickest
and safest way to vote.
8. How do you vote the straight
party ticket?
8. By making mark inside the
circle at the top of the ballot
10. Remember, this is the only mark
you make on the ballot if you vote
the straight ticket.
II. II you want to scratch the
ticket" do NOT mark within the cir
Gle. Put a mark in the square op
posite the names of the candidates.
IL. Do not cross off any name on
the ballot. This will lose your vote.
10. Women should give their names
as Mary Smith" not Mrs. John
Smith,
IA. Do not ask for Republican bal
lot or a Democratic ballot. All ballots
are the same and will be given to you
as you enter the polls without asking
Is. Do not discuss politics outside OIL
inside the polls. If you do your vote
may be challenged.
IS. Do not tell people what YOU
politics are For instance do not sal
Il am going to vote the Republican
ticket" or the Democratic or the So
cialist or any other ticket.
II. Be sure to fold your ballot cor
rectly. If you do not know how you
. will be told at the polls how to do so
is. If you spoil your ballot, you car
! say SO, hand the ballot back and an
| other one will be given you.
10. All women who can do so SHOULD
/ vote in the morning to give men anC
women, who cannot get to the poll!
until late in the afternoon, plenty o
| time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-26
0NE-HALF POPULATION
OF SAL0NIkI UNABLE
TO FIND SHELTER
(By Associated Pressl

SALONIKI, Greece, Oct 26.-Amer-
leans who think they are suffering
severely from bad housing and living
conditions and high rents should get
a glimpse of this congested and be-
nighted Oriental city with its narrow,
dark streets, cobbled pavements, tum-
Bile down buildings, cellar-like homes
and other concomitants of poverty.
There are only enough houses to
shelter one-half the population of 49,
600. The rest of the people live in
tents, in huts, in the fields, or among
the charred ruins of their former
homes which were desolated by great
fire that leveled the city to ashes in
August, 1917.
Only the wealthiest can afford any
thing like a fully furnished house.
Whole flats or apartments are IN
known: family must be content with
a single room. Rents have increased
greatly and are quite on par with
those prevailing in American cities.
Tenants have no such legal protection
against landlords as those enjoyed by
New York residents.
So great Is the need for space that
the municipality has turned over a
number of Turkish mosques in which
to shelter the people. In one of these
ancient shrines 500 people live as iE
one great family. They sleep on the
stone floor and live primitive COM
immunity life.
Homes Are Ruined.
Saloniki is strikingly like the devast-
ated areas Of Northern France. Every
where are ruined homes, tangled
wreckage, and piles of dirt and debris.
The government has done little toward
restoring the city since the great fire
which left $4,000 persons homeless and
entailed $50,000,0o0 property damage.
The housing situation is critical one.
The local authorities have put up
several temporary structures, contain
ing four to eight rooms, each room
housing whole family Of eight or ten.
t6leeping, eating and washing are done
IN the same room.
The Jewish Community also has
erected small number of houses, but
they are wholly inadequate to take
care Of the large number Of persons
without homes and the constant stream
Of refugees from Macedonia.
Hundreds of families have found
the destroyed buildings. The cellars
are dark, damp, cherries and light
less. The inhabitants live like so
many rats. When it rains, water often
stands several inches deep on the
floor. The extreme congestion has
seriously affected the moral standards
Of the people, many Of whom, before
the fire, were persons Of considerable
income and of good standards of
family life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-26

will decline to give its confidence and
It's mandate to that party or those
policies. It remembers that the Re-
publican party fought the civil war
and afterward restored and unified
the nation. 1t believes that the Re-
publican party Is capable of repeating
that service and because 1t so believes
1t Is going to return the Republican
party to power.
"The nation is determined to be
done with autocracy under the mere
guise of democratic forms; it is de-
termined that there shall be no return
to the old order. The plain people.
who, on the whole, have been raised
only convinced that they are entitled
to remain on this new plane, but that
they must rely upon the constructive
abilities of the Republican party to
keep them there. 1t is our purpose to
accomplish exactly this. While we will
oppose every suggestion of revolution
or disintegration, we do stand for ev-
cry measure of evolution and develop
ment that tends to carry the masses
of the nation forward and upward.
During the campaign now about
ending, the Republican party has pro-
posed in it's platform and developed
in the utterances of it's leaders a pro-
gram which contemplates equal oppor-
| tunity for all.
Against Greed and Cunning.
ut recognizes the vices of exploita-
! ton and profiteering. 1t has declared
| for wise and practical measures look
| ing to cooperation in production and
in marketing. 1t recognizes that, in
all measures to preserve equality of
opportunity, there must be recogni-
| ton of the fact that greed and cum
| ing must be held in check if we are to
| insure that true character and worth
shall be given every opportunity to
share in the advantages that the COM
munity can extend to it's members.
THE Republican party purposes in
the realm of international affairs such
an association of nations as will most
| effectively further the aspirations for
worldwide and permanent peace with
out sacrificing any part of the indie
pendence of the American nation. 1t
| believes that America can and must
bear it's full part in the responsible
| tiles of the world, but it always be
lieves that America alone must de-
eide what that part shall be. 1t goes
to the people assured that they will
recognize its superiority as an instru
mentality of administration and thai
in the election now impending they
will give it the certificate of their con
fidence and trust"