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FOR SAI4E-Virginia farm. A de.
J iightfuI country home and farrl
In Central Virginia. among the foot.
hills o. Blue Ridge, 2 miles from
|GordonsyiHe, on the picturesque
b. & d; 1870 acres, between 20 and
30 In cultivation, balance mostly
Etmher. good Groom house, sup.
billed with water by gasoline pump,
bipcless furnace; also, s.room CO..
iage. new. large barn, chicken and
srain houses, 2 wells and running
kreeik: old and new orchards.
splendId climate and beautiful sur.
'oundings Price $4,000 including
cam heavy horses. good cows, 1
bigs, CO. chickens, . wagons, buggy,
harness and many farming nipple.
nents. Come and see It. Drop me
4 line and I will meet you. For
lurther information. address H. w.
|yfNG, GordonsYille, Virginia.
Route No. q. 373sA
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Painting, Paperhanging

INTERIOR DECORATING and
paperhanging. THE AHERN
CO., Phone 1850. 1893 A
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PERsoNAL-Cut this out for luck.
Your future foretold; send dime,
birthdate for trial reading. MAI.
AME ZoDELLA, Box SS3. Toledo.
Ohio. 3s7SA
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Farms For Sale

FOR sALE-1 acre, 5.room house,
2 large poultry houses, / brood
Ing house, other outbuildings. lots
of fruit all kinds, good water, 1.2
mile Court House in Hampton ad.
d!tion. Phone 1925 R 4. NTHoNIAS
BURRLUCK. 3677A
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MAGIC WORDS: Secret; sure
method OF obtaining your desires.
Postpaid for dime. sMEDLEY. 14e.
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HINDU astrologist and worlds
noted medium, DR.. Himihia, O.:
East India, tells your past, present
and future by the stars. II wor
ried, troubled or discouraged, send
26c with birth date and addressed
envelope and l will mail horoscope
OF Importance. DR.. ". E. HIMTHIA
Phoebus, Virginia. 3713A
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fFAlRMoNT RUBBER STAMPS
WORKS. Under new manage.
ment. Typewriters sold, rented and
repaired. Agency for. the L. C..
SMITH. Phone 1901. S61SA
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LOST at Pennsylvania Station
Thursday, March 23rd, tan suit
case containing two suits clothes
other wearing apparel. Reward II
returned to this office. 3746A
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When answering Advertisements
please say you saw 4 d The West
VirginiRn,
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Personal

YOUR FUTURE FoREToLD:
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ful, reliable convincing trial read
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Agents Wanted
Situation Wanted, Male

TEAM DRIVING or any kind Of
work wanted by married man
with large family to support. Any
help will be appreciated. Write
Merton Donohue, Fairmont, W. Va.
SS63A
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EGGS FOR MATCHING

Single Comb White Leghorns,
Tom Barron Strain. The worlds
best layers. Single Comb Buff
Leghorns, also Rose Comb
Rhode Island Reds. My stock is
bred for big Egg production.
GEO. S. MATTHEWS, Fairmcnt,
W. Va. R. p. No. !. Phons7125
Il 81.
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LOST: Sterling silver mesh bag.
Return to The West Virginian
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.3CoalLands

tTfsRuRGH COAL DELIVERED.
4 ANYWHERE. Call 1888 NJ.
erlee Reasonable. 37OsA
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MARYLAND AND PENNsYLVA
MA FARMS. Get our new cata
|lcgue. CALHOUN & GEMM1LL.,
irarkton, Nd. 34SSA
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CARPENTER WORK WANTED
at reasonable prices. 75c an
hour anywhere In city or out OF
town. Non-Union labor. All work
guaranteed. B. G. CONTRACT
COMPANY, phone 126s-J. a47s-A
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general mining work. Write Box
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THREE NICE UNFURNIsHEp
rooms for rent. Phone 669-W or
apply SOB Second street. 3T4SA
THREE UNPUBLISHED ROOMS
for rent, with private bath. 400
Jefferson st. S140A
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CITY FURNITURE HOSPITAL.
Upholstering. GENERAL RE-
PAIRING. Bicycles and supplies.
Tapestry and leather samples OH
hand. MRS. ]. H. INFER, Phone
1871. S705A
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Help Wanted

MAN OR WOMAN WANTED. $40
weekly full time, $1.O0 an hour
spare time, selling guaranteed hos.
iery to wearer, Experience unnec.
essary. INTERNATIONAL HosI
cry MILLS, B-249. Norristown.
ia. 36T6A
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YOUR PIANO NEEDS TUNING
CALL ]. T. EASTMAN, 1OSO.J.
3749A
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Heating-Plumbing

INDEPENDENT PLUMBING COM
PANY for prompt service and
lowest prices. 800 Quincy st
Phone SSs-J. s75OA
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For Sale or Trade

ONE DIXIE MAGNETIC for cyliu
der eugine in good condition.
Used but short time. Will trade
for good typewriter or sell at bar.
gain price. Phone 923.J. 3742AI
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Farms For Sale

FARMS, all sizes and locations,
Maryland and Pennsylvania; ex-
ceIIent homes IN Hartford county
s. p. CAMERON, Belair. Mary
land. 1895 A
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Poultry and Supplies

EGGS FOR MATCHING = Single
Comb White l.eghorns.' Tom
Barron Strain. The worlds best
layers. Single Comb Buff Leg
horns. also Rose Comb Rhode
Island Reds. My stock is bred for
big Egg production. GEO. S. MAT.
THEWS, Fairmont, ". Va. r, D.
No, 1. Phone 7125 r 81, 35sSA
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BOOMERS ANE BOARDERS
WANTED. Prices reasonable.
Phone 17o1-J. 347s-A
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Situations Wanted Female

LADY WANTS OFFICE WORK.
Can give references. Write Box
S465.A. The West Virginian. 1856 d
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FOR sALE-oue OF the best resi-
dence Homes located at 727
Coleman Ave, See !. n. Tough,
Real Estate Agent. S5e0,A
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Houses For Sale

HOUSES. LOTS, farms, bought.
soId and exchanged. FRANK
PHIcHARD, Phone 976. 34SSA
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Boarders And Roomers

BoARDERs AND RooMERs
WANTED by meal, day or week.
s2t Jackson St. S439A
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ONE BIG furnished room suitable
for one or two gentlemen. Apply
Cliff House. Phone 223-R S702 A.
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ORDER OF PuBIJcATfoIi,NIf

-22d.Apr 1
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WORK WANTED DOING house.
cleaning, washlngs, or restaurant
work. Widow woman. Write Mrs.
Clara Barker, General Delivery,
City. 3724A
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FARM BUYERS

wfite for our list Of Crawford
county farms for sale. THE COM.
sfoNWEALrH REALTY AND
BUILDING CO., Meadvllle, Pa.
3446A
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Apartments

THREE ROOM FLAT for rent. II
business section. Apply Rar.
dolph & Kramer, 800 Madison ST
374SA
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NEW broom house for sale. Jack.
son Addition. See E. NJ. Hard
way. jackson Addition. Sb7e.A
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Houses And Lots

CONSULT ]. "A. FoRTNEY, Nc.
Crory Bldg, Houses and LotS
Phone 405.R. 3684E
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NEW -FOUR ROOM plastered
house for sale. Layman avenue.
JaciSson Addition. Lot 40x100.
Cellar and all conyeniences. Phone
sse.J. s726A
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Furniture For Sale

YOU CAN SAVE A SUBSTANTIAL
SUM. Before buying furniture
see us. STANDARD FURNITURE
COMPANY, AL Jackson st. 34s5A
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Miscellaneous For Sale
PURE HONEY

S9E3S 34O4NH4
The nectar OF Flowers of the
clover family. Direct from the
producer. 5.ib. pail, postpaid SIPS.
12'oz. sample Csc. CHAS. f.
HICKMAN, 202 South Sixth Ave,
West Reading, Pa, 3217A
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Farm 3f acres, good rolling level
/ land on Macadam Pike. One 4
boom house and one Groom house.
hen house, small barn. woodhouse
cellar. Well and cistern at
Small orchard and grape
.fbor. close TO school and church
Ind store. 900 Locust trees, some
Walnut and other timber for fuel
lrice $500! JOHN McGINNIS,
Nest Union, Adams Co., Ohio. r.
3. %. NO 81. 3737A
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THECOR0NACORDTIRE
: Opp. West Virginian
426 Main Street

Philadelphia bar.srs service
Station
4 In Falrmont Carriage Works
recharging and repairing on all
makes Of batteries. Philadelphia
Diamond Grid Batteries. guar.
anteed two years.
JOHN NJ. sPHAR. Prop.
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PAINT YOUR HOUSE NOW.

PAINT YOUR HOUSE NOW.
Paint prices are down. Our
prices of labor Is reasonable. Give
US trial. We use only the best
paint, pure lead, and lInseed oil.
We knock the bottom out Of prices.
HOUSES, SIGNS, AUTO PAINT
ING AND INTERIOR DECoRAT-
ING. CALL JOHN REED. Call
1853. S44s A
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70 SELL, BUY OR RENT, SEE
GEO. II. lBRoBST, REALToR.
Professional Bldg. S421A
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Coal and Timber

oAiS LUMBER. ANY KIND Of
q OAK, POPLAR OR HICKORY.
Am cut to Eli your need, Phone
7sssld or write Elmus r. Moran,
airmont, Rt, No. IS. 3704A
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ARMS I'd FARMS = Most
wonderful farm In Crawford
,ounty. Mountain Farm with 80
housand dollars worth OF improve.
honts. ~ acres modern house,
he IRA Tine mansion. stock.
bols equipment, everything,
f3bI $500 cash will handle
1. d y 5 miles to beautiful city
Tirnsyiils Write for photo.
iaphs and full particulars. Also
|ne 80 acre farm $500. l40
Tres $3.50 Many good farms
30 up. First class land IN a
clnss farming section. Write
b Of bargains. It Is free.
markets. good social adyan-
fine level and rolling land,
a hilis Good train service
Pittsbnrsh. GEORGE OFT.
uvslle, Pa 1910 A
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COMPLETE RADIO SETS SIS.
VAN RADIO, 341 Freeland ST.,
Pittsburgh. 3467-A
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Houses For Rent

FOR RENT-6.room modern house.
Call EOS Jackson St. Phone
327.R. 372SA
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Unfinished Rooms

TWO UNPUBLISHED ROOMS
for rent. Private entrance. Hot
& cold water. sink in kitchen.
Phone 1907 or apply 906 Haw-
throne St. 1891 A
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-18
WATCH THIS GAME

ST Louis. Mo, Sept. 18.-The most
important baseball game Of the season
is to be played here today.
BY taking the rubber" today, the
Browns who won Sundays classic ,
to will jump into first place by half
a game in the American League race
If the Yanks are victorious in the.
final round of the little world series ,
thev will hold commanding lead OF
one and one-half games.
Bullet Joe" Bush, king hurler OF
the majors this season, drew the as
signment from Miller Higgins.
Urban Shocker, Brown ace, was
Manager Forl's probable selection.
The weather was cool and bright
with the prediction of slightly warm
Fighting with their back to w@ll'
St Louis Sunday victory elevated, nc 10
cal fandom to a frenzied pitch. Inc
early birds again lined M at dayoIre:ak ;,
nj Sportsman Park to be IN STRIKING
distance of the choice seats.
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--latest ===-O
sport NEWO
WIN IN SECOND

The Cardinal Athletic Club base
bal team iourneyed to Del Ray, Va;
Sunday, where they played the second
game Of the series between these teams
for the Goldsmith UNLIMITED Base
ball Championship Cup.
The following score tells the story:
Cardinals. a; Del Ray, Z.
Both teams fought like feroelouSs
tigers TO win. The Del Rays started
the scoring when some of the Cardinal
PLAYERS in trying to throw out q run
ner threw the ball wild and two run
rers crossed the home plate. Eacn
team then settled down 70 play , reo;
championship baseball The Cardi fa'
plavers were determined to beat Ihe
Del Raw clan and slugged the pan 10
all parts of the lot. At the ending Oh
tho afternoons sport the CardlhaI'
returned to Alexandria greatly pleased
with their success. =,
Coach Walter Disbrow used the foL-
lowing players in the Cardinals me,
up against the Del Rays: General
Sheridan. first base; Lucky Nolanu,
second base: Ebert Anderson. third
base. Lambert King, short stop; JOY
Myers. right field; Admiral sims,
left field; Sterling Heron center
field; Happy" Smoot, pitcher: ana
'Irisb" Coveleski catcher. THESE
lads we're selected for their ability TO
SING the ball and made good. too. when
hits meant runs. Lucky holland
was the batting hero of the game. he
IL =. bor,e RIM with two men on the
bases. and a single. Anderson, her
ron. King and Myers each had two
base hits to their credit.
Smoot pitched a pretty game
throughout. He was cool as an Iceoerg
when the Del Ray lads were on the
bases and kept them in bounds.
~ .eftv" Stout pitched five innings;
SafFel. one inning and Butler finished
the game for Del Rayl. All performed
wei lat times. With two men on the
bases in the eighth inning, Butler
struck out two Cardinal sluggerS.
Strunkle. Schaefer and Williams were
the bright lights with the weeping
willow-had those lads been uP, OF
tener the Cardinals would have been
weeping. Every man, woman, boy ana
girl living i'm Del Raw are loyal to their
home team and we'll may they be So
for the Del Ray baseball team are
coil Of live wires that are hard to han
die and they fight hard to win until
the last man is retired in the nnth
inning. G.,
Judge" Proctor and Hon: George
Duncan were the umpi~eS in charge OF
the Cardinal-Del Ray game and they
gave fair decisions satisfactory 10 d"
parties concerned. ,.
The final game between the Oaru'
nails and Del Ray will be announced
later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-18
THE SHORTSTOPS
lRN Inited PresS.l

Some sweet play around shortStop IS
sure to be seen during the world Sc
ries. AS in the case Of first base, the
three shortstops who have . chance
to get into the big event are all stars.
Dave Bancroft, captain Of the
Giants. is the best in the national
league and Everett Scott, of the
Yanks and Walter Gerber, of the
Browns, are as good as there IS IN
the American.
Like Wally Pipp, Of the Yanks, Ger
Der is underestimate. He isn't de-
mon with the stick but he is not mark
at the bat by any means. He has u
good arm and is graceful and re-
liable fielder
Bancroft carries a heavier load than
anv shortstop in the game. Beng the
captain of the Giants means a big JOB
with a manager who plays the strict
bench dictatorship that McGraw IN
sists upon. The Giant shorstop is rath-
err frail physically, and at times during
this season ne has shown signs oil
Deacon Scott is also Of frail build,
but he is an iron man II ever theTe
was one. He has played in nearly one
thousand consecutive games and ne
has never shown signs of letting down.
Scotty is a iashy fielder and a dan
perous man at the bat. His average
with the stick will not compare with
Rancroft's. but he is just as fast on
the bases when he gets there. He IS
better starting double play and bet
ter in the middle Of a double kill than
the Giant captain. Gerber also gets
the ball away faster and cleaner than
Bancroft.
Both Scott and Bancroft are better
going back into short left and over be-
hind second base than Gerber. They
both cover immense territory: Ban
croft is better going to his right than
either of his prospective rivals,
In short series SCOTS GOODNESS ana
stcadmess perhaps makes him the
most valuable of the three players.
He never wavers while Bancroft some
times blows when some of his men
wobble. Gerber also shows less nerve
than the Giant captain. :,
Both Bancroft and Scott have hid
the test of worlds series competition
md they are both good money play
ers." Gerber has never had TINS OPP
DOrtunity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-18
NO WORLD TENNIS CHAMPION
(By Henry L. FarrelD
(Bv United Press)

New York, Sept. 19,-No worlds
championship is recognized IN tennis
because the United States and Eng
land never have been able to agree
on a tournament for the title.
England now maintains that the
British championships al Wimbledon
carry the worlds championship, but
the United States will not admit IT..
Even when William T. Tilden won
twice at Wimbledon, the United
States would not recognize him as
the official worlds champion.
The trouble was caused by the &C
ton of the British association and
the International Tennis Federation
in awarding the worlds championship
in perpetuity to Wimbledon
The United States has maintained
that the championships should be al
fernatel so that America should Get
TO see some of the worlds tourna-
ments and at the same time should
not be forced to carry the financial
burden of sending players every year
to England.
Some conferences are to be held
this winter and it is almost sure
that the difficulties will be patched
and that the United States will agree
to enter the international Federation.
Pressure has been brought to bear
by the English public to allow the
CHAMPIONSHIPS to alternate between
England and the United States.
Other suggestions also have been
made. The United States is said to
favor a plan whereby the title would
be defended in the home country of
the champions. European nations
would object to this, no doubt, be-
cause American looks to be In for
long reign of supremacy on the
courts.
Gerald Patterson, captain and vet
eran member of the Australian Davis
Cup team suggests that the tourna-
ment for the worlds championship
be played in the country where the
Davis Cup is being defended. This
looks like it might be another mo-
nopoly of the United States on the
same grounds.
Tennis is becoming such a great
sport that the officials of the game re-
cognize the need of universal, stand
ard rules with the supervision of an
international committee. If the Nnit-
ed States would join the information
al federation it could be brought
about.
Some changes also may be made
this winter in the Davis Cup rules.
Some criticism was made this year
over the method of deciding where
the preliminary rounds are to be
played. Where there is too much
travelling involved, the smaller ma
/ tions have to default when they are
called upon to raise the big fund to
foot the bills
! One of the British authorities!
/ pointing out the tremendous expense
I that some countries face in getting
a team through the preliminarieS,
! suggested that the cup be contested
for only once in three or four years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-18

After buzzing around Broadway
and the Middle West Percy decided
that the new interest OF the country
was golf. This he found to be no
longer a bankers game, but the
everyday sport OF the so-called
middle class" from Maine to
Florida. So, in collaboration with
Frank Mcintyre Of vaudeville fame
he wrote The 10Th Hole" in honor
OF Tic NEST interesting play OF golf.
The lo,h Hole Percy explains
FIR The ',rcft OF the few that arc
e.. e.'tcrs. IS located in the club
(. a,e and is often the real reason
the tired business man takes TO golf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-18
PercyWenrich, Composer,
Finds Everyone Coils

New YocE ClrY-Pcrcy Wen
rich. world famous rs the composer
of "Your Old Gray Bonnet has
discovered the something new for
which every writer of popular SONGS
ycarns. Percy mas composed mcIo-
dies on every subject under thc sim
&c n SILVER stars to tulips. bA'
reccltiv he was stumpcd for an iGra.
VIVA. he asked himself, VS. th'
public Interested in :ha. every hi.
wri,c. IN Tin Pan Alley had 10.
Nkcu g. cycc.. st.
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RASEBATI PLAYERS HAVE
GRIEVANCES
,Rv TnItrd Press.l

New York, Sept. 1S.-General oplh-
ION rates professional baseball as ono
of the best paying sports Tor athleteS'
Some mistaken notions, however, are
snreod regarding the big salaries p2lq
IN hall PLAYERS, according TO Ray d.
Cannon. who is helping the players 10
form an organization
Cannon says that the average s@I-
ary of the professional baseoah play
or is $4,000 year. ~
One might have the OPINION thaI
most of the players were getting al
least $1,000 year if the KEEPS OF the
club owners were taken at face Na'ue'
During the White SoX expose 1t was
hronqbt out how little Comiskey was
having his stars and Phil Douglas re-
rentlv claimed that he was getting
only $4,000 before ne was bamSheo
from the New York Giants.
Douglas was the best pitcher IN the
National League, and if his salary was
the standard for the best players m
the league, the players have good
reason to howl.
Cannon maintains that the
club owners keep bOaSting about
the salary paid to big stars and that
they Intentionally allow figures twice
the amount of the real salary PAID TO
the stars to be published and clrcu-
lated.
II was generally believed that Babe
Ruth was getting close to $lOO,OOO u
vaar from the YankS, until Ban
Johnson let the information slip out
that he wasn't getting half that sum-
Salary disputes are not the only
grievances behind the organization OF
the players union. The men VINO are
making the game good for immense
profts TO the club owners object to the
form of the contract which doesn't
give them a chance and they also Kick
against conditions which make them
virtual slaves.
Specific instances are cited where
GOOD ball PLAYERS have been trans
farre6 ont of the major leagues TO
holster up minor Pague cluo IN
which the possessor Of his contract mad
an instance. The charge, OF course
was accompanied by decrease II
salary.
The plavers claim there are many
oood PLAYERS now in the minor Leagues
Who could get Jobs on several CLUBS II
"working agreement We're hGS "oi WIN n
INC The case Of Pete kildut IS one
where a salary dispute win IN,
Rrooklvn Club caused him to be sem
20 the minors and IS causing MN u
stay there.
It is understood that all the regu, ,.l
players Of the New YORK GIANTS .>,! Ia -
ioined the proposed union; that tw e !,
Of the members of the Cincinnati E 6I
and ia a I generous representation Of al
~ otber National League clubs are
on the role. ho,r =,
The organization has not been s.
completed in the American eagIe
because the organizers haven had th'
opportunity to interview the American