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Evening star., 1928-01-26

Before the American League had COM
pleted it's second season in 1901. Pres
ident Ban johnson began the vigorous
policy OF player discipline which dld SO
much to establish him as an exponent
of clean base ball. His policy also sur
prised the players. They found man
who wouldn't be browbeaten.
The American League was not en-
gagged in as serious a fight with the
PLAYERS as was the National League, but
1t knew there was unrest and opposi-
ton fcrmenting in the player body. Be
ing barely a year old, the new circuit
was in the position where most base
ball leagues would have chosen TO De
very diplomatic toward the players Tor
fear of arousing their animOsity. But
Ban johnson was not man to COM
promise on the issue of discipline. as
the players discovered soon enough.
Johnson Punished McGraw.
In the middle OF May in the 1901 sea-
son. the players of the Brooklyn Ma
tionals, led by Joe Kelley, raised gen.
eral rumpuS at the Polo Grounds in
New York and John Fan and all his rel
atives expressed their indignation by
writing many letters TO the newspapers.
A day or so later. Manager John j. Nc
Graw of the Baltimore team Of the
American League kicked up fuss with
an umpire. President johnson imme-
diately fined McGraw $100 and sus-
pended him for five days. informing
him that he couldn't umpire as well
as manage.
Then Manager Hugh Duffy Of the
Milwaukee club engaged in a heated
clash with Umpire Joe Cantillon-tht
same Joe Cantillon who quit the other
day as manager of the Little Rock. Ark.
club. Duffy gave Cantillon such a
chiding that Lake Michigan steamed
and there was a storm of protest Pres
ident johnson soaked Duffy with To-
dav suspension.
Some American League club owners
became bit anxious over President
Johnsons vigorous disciplinary meas
ures.
I'VE are only a new league" they
said. "and we can't afford to lose our
managers II we are to get on with the
public"
You'll lose your managers every day
II you don't make them behave" john
son replied. IF YOU can't make them
behave, can" He did.
Here began the differences between
johnson and McGraw that led in time
to the severance of relations between
McGraw and the American League.
johnson knew that McGraw was hard
player to curb and he knew that as a
manager McGraw would be even
harder to curb. McGraw had dispo-
Evening star., 1928-01-26
WITH THE BOWLERS

In the 90 class are Girardi. 1921:
Adams. 99-i8; Range. 9s-3: Costa. 99-2:
PUGET. 1929: Kulp. 1923: Otto. 9s-l7:
Kessler, s8-l7: Warner. 98-l6; Photis,
es-9: Emery, 98-5: Eckert, 97-l4:
Pacini. 97-7: Patti. 96-l4: Sciacca.
94-23; Micalizzi, 1913: Chaimson. 92-l6:
Thompson. 92-l6; Smith, 92-8; Ford.
9l-23, and Baum, 9l-22.
Coulter has hit for 84-l0 and Van
Uternburgh for 75-ll.
Motyka and Girardi are tied for the
lead at Sparemaking. each having top
Piled So. Appel and Benedetti are set
ting the pace at strikemaking, each
with q record of a dozen.
Potomac Boat Club bowlers were in
shooting mood last night at Convention
Hall. yet took only two games from
the Colonials In the Nautical League
The Potomacs hit a set of l I,6i8. losing
their first game. In which they totaled
5l9. because OF the handicap of II pins
accorded their opponents. CrofY. lead
ing of for the Potomacs. smacked a
set of 374. that included high game OF
the match. l42.
Evening star., 1928-01-26
ON THE SIDE LINES
With the Sports Editor
=Bv DENMAN THOMPSON=

- pEAKER's unconditional release there will be a
vacant by the departure of the sver-hached veteran
AS matter of fact; it be said that with Gosin
battles spring conditioning base Of the
Sas I viii Rse av w the to
a regular patrolman to obtain 1t.
Josephus Judge Utilized rst-sns initial sackera
gncy which regarded improbable to the least
involved but there promises to be plenty Of OF competition as
be the establishment of thoroughly competent trio of Grit
fthan meadowmen.
present writing West must be regarded as the
leading candidate the hole created by the passing Of Speaker
M ns of o he the
ern Association prolific producer OF embryonic major league
nualy try to break in.
West Greatly Handicapped by Injuries
Gosn Speaker and Rice before training began last
effort to regular year Grrman and
un 5 s o he pa e m
Getting into total of but 50 games West obtained by by le
showing for lad Of his worth But
throw that one out as the boys in the fight racket would say
Normally has everything that to make for star
dom fast S Of M limb nd ans Saf m Of
the outer sure catch OF fly ball and iehKe
pegger.
This may sound praise for player who made
unimpressive showing in his nfreauent
observed him in action when he was right and II 1t de
that he 4 fully s ns ns e
will find in West performer who will evoke some real en-
thuSiaSm from the stands.
Additional $4,000 Worth of Talent
In addition West there some $50 600 worth OF outed
ing inspected the Florida base in Foster Gan
eel Jack Kloza and Melbern Simons all acqu
tonS from Birmingham
OF these accorded the popular vote OF Capital
of the sensational showing he MADE at the
fag end of the last campaign with the Nationals when ne
dubbed his to the nominal leadership OF oang IN ne
American League with of 437 This mark was
achieved as result 3 games when 48 legal
trips the plate produced safeties including home run In
addition quartet of doubles and brace OF triples
Red show his here taking
part games but he improved his opportunity
to the extent of an average of 1854.
yet to make their initial appearance
league regaa but the regulations they made on pixie
diamonds earned them big league trial and IN
counted to prove factors In the scam
BILE for an oued berth with the HarriSmen this year
Evening star., 1928-01-26
GREENLEAF MAKES
UP 100 IN CUE PLAY

with Ralph Greenleaf. famous pocket
billiard player and trick shot. leading
Joe Concannon. local star. 302 10 202
points in their exhibition match. the
pair was 70 resume play this afternoon
with the competition closing tonight.
They are battling on even terms, as
GYeenleaf has conceded Concannon 100
points In the 600-point match. Con-
cannon has 10 points on an unfinished
run which is expected 10 prove helpful
70 him John s, Elick. owner of the
Arcadia. will present special prize 70
the winner tonight.
Greenieaf was not 50 steady in last
nights play. though he made one run
Of go points 10 bring him 10 even terms
with Concann0n. who had several high
rqJng. the best Of which was 53 balls
Cosacannon outplayed his rival generally
ard frequently made the most ciflcul,
sllotS.
In the afternoon. however. Grefnleaf
vas superb al times. making one run oi
81 points and Trading the local crack
.az 70 81 points.
Evening star., 1928-01-26
ARMOUR WILL PLAY
IN THE TEXAS OPEN

py t3ie ArssYsaBtef Pf"rs
EEE ANTONIO. JFx. January If
LINKS enthusiasts Defe to-day had the
promise ~ week " 2of of cgafnplon-
snip calibef preliminary ~ the opening
q. ne sesenth annual Texas open bouY-
nsneJi FeDrUaTy Z
Encouraged ~ prrfect weather, b%T-
efal leaolnY professionals tesAd the
WiilOw Springs couTsf yesterday Willie
Hunter. former British open champion
Esffy Csypper IsoOby Cfulck@tank and
KaclIoKsld Smith Wt4o won the lbs En~
geIes opeD me pas thfer years. were
among uiDse " teet ne G.iflcuit holes
Cruicksbauk Won he Tehas DlJcH last
year. Wiijle Smith captured the ut!s Ia
1926
Jae sc 900 p}.lsG a. piiups slYg has
stqgAnDec gouBH4Y ErHsDug. nat f4Dtlai OItess
Ilfie fl0l6rf Al EspIlIpss III Chr aHp. Ell!
As4bl,4ogu aAC y 1fDge 81 Dl.g|ta NiJD
iale attajnec Up fDiH III ~eglea ~
WtADegn meets
Pgay wJil start Dtkt JIAt adsY wan sD
amateur yroisf&lDUhI D,.st DaU event
;Ollow.G Dy ~ ADIfs 81 utuIsT gDif
Evening star., 1928-01-26
25 YEARS OF BAN JOHNSON
By John B. Foster.


sition to have his say regardless OF
anything that might happen on the
ball field. He was very jealous OF what
he regarded as the rights of any team
with which he was connected as mana
ger. He always thought he was get
ting the short end. so to speak.
Duffy was fattened out and
though he occasionally rumbled a bit
he never got into another position
where johnson could set him dowr
for 10 days.
McGinnity Is Disciplined.
The players. some of them at least,
got worse and worse In August, 1901
McGinnity Of the Baltimore team as
saulted Umpire Tommy Connolly al
Baltimore. Johnson fell upon McGin-
nifty like ton OF brick and suspended
him indefinitely On the same day
Shugart of the Chicago Americans
struck Umpire Haskell a heavy blow
in the face cutting his cheek-and the
next day Shugart was expelled from
the American League.
McGinnity pleaded to get back. Shu-
gart pleaded to get back. McGinnity
finally went to McGraw and said: Its
no use. This man johnson goes
through with what he starts" john
son did let McGinnity return, much
later, but the American League presi-
dent had declared himself relative tc
protection for his umpires and the
players were quick to take notice oi
his policy. Lay off johnson If you
want to stay in base ball" became
the watchword OF the players.
Copvrigbf 1onSl
Evening star., 1928-01-26

Johnny Farrell who won more
major championships In America
than any professional this past year.
brings out an interehting point about
the back swing that Is IA gem. john
ny, aA the sketch shows. when he IL
half way back with the club. has not
yet raised his left heel of the
ground. lie claims that golf novlces
unbalance themselves by raising the
heel as they start the club back.
They have watched good golfers do
this and think IL H. the thing 10 do,
Farreli's idea Is 10 take the club
back with a straight left arm and
pivot 0f the body. II Ii at about
The point where have hketched
him that this pnll OF the left arm
begins To force the left knee Ia bend
toward the right. aud the right leg
begins 10 straighLen. Following this,
the left heel comes up,
In other words. Farrell believes In
ihe straight arm controlling the back
hVinp He does not advocate u play
ers lifting the left heel aud bending
in Ihe left knee toward the right
until this left arm pull forces them
~ ~ act.
Evening star., 1928-01-26
FIRST CARDS TO START
FOR CAMP FEBRUARY 19

ST. LOUIS. January IS LPl.-The
first contingent OF Cardinal players will
depart for thair Avon Park. Fla. train
ing base on Sunday afternoon, Febru-
ary 10.
President Sam Breadon set February
q as the date Of the Cardinals in
augural workout
The advance squad. composed mainly
OF pi' rs and catchers. will also in
clue S''ortstop Tommy Thevenow and
the new manager. Bill McKechnie
Evening star., 1928-01-26
|0WNERS CAN'T SEE
| BIG PAY JUSTIFIED
Base Balls Great Fail to
Draw in Proportion to
Money Given Them.
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

NEW YORK, January 26-The boys
who draw their pay checks from base
ball clubs should begin to take a broad
hint in regard to salaries. The days
OF umpty thousands plus are drawing
| to an end.
This is the significance to be read
today into the unconditional release OF
iris Speaker by the Nationals. Clark
Griffith, owner of the Washington club
in releasing Speaker has said ditto" tc
the recent statement made by Connie
Mack that he could not afford to pay
Ty Cobb as much in 1928 as he had
given him in 1927 because Ty didn't
draw big at the gate in Philadelphia
Speaker could not pull fans at the
Washington gate in relative proportion
to his cost to the team. His salary in
1927 is said to have been between
$1,000 and $50,00O 1t was not all
Speakers fault that Washington's pen
nant chances went blooey. for the team
was shot to pieces by injuries and illness
before the season was fairly under way
But 1t was proved that the veteran out
fielder was not a star attraction.
Not Drawing Cards.
! The truth is that neither Cobb nor
Speaker could draw anything like the
number OF fans that Babe Ruth un-
doubtedly draws as an individual player
and when this began to dawn upon
Mack and Griffith they made up their
minds that the high salary in base ball
has its limit.
The failure OF Cobb and Speaker to
initiate The gate receipts in 1927 will
not affect the salaries of the rank and
| file in the major leagues. but IL will
put very wet blotter on any more
salaries that knock at the door of
| $50, 1000 or $4,000. or even 100000. The
money isn't there. Babe Ruth NAV
pack the Yankee Stadium because OF
his pull with the kids and betting
gentry in New York, but IL a record
holder as famous as Cobb can't win out
for his boss in Philadelphia. it becomes
| evident that no other boss Is going ia
| burn his bank roll in the same way.
Tigers Thrived without Cobb.
Evidently there is limit to the mag
| netic power of base bel stars. There
always has been an opinion that Cobb.
| as the big star of the Detroit club. had
made much more money for the Detroit
| owner than most folks realized When
Detroit lost Cobb a lot Of people
thought that the drawing power OF the
Tigers would tumble like lead down a
shot tower. Nothing OF the kind hap
| pened. Ty was q good ball player and
handy man to have around. but 1t
was found that his non-success as man.
| ager at Detroit had about nullified his
magnetism as a star player.
IN former days there were some
stanch friends of Hughie Jennings
Evening star., 1928-01-26
YANKEES ARE EAGER
TO GET INTO ACTION

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 26.-The base
ball season, 1t seems. can't come too
soon for Miller Higgins collection OF
talent.
On top Of announcement that Babe
Ruth and Buster" Gehrig had received
permission to report for training with
the first squad of Yankee rockies
comes the news that George Pipgras,
youthful pitching star. has gone the
home run twins" one better.
Pipgras already is at st. Petersburg.
Fla. where the Yankees will begin
training in a month or so. Pipgras
plans to get a little exercise before
settling down TO the regular routine
training grind when the first Yankee
squad arrives.
Evening star., 1928-01-26
ker$ Loss May Be Nationals Cain Ax Swings Over Stars
LAMAR NOW ELIGIBLE
TO PLAY WITH NEWARK

TAMPA, Fla. January 26. Will
liam Lamar, who was sold to Wash
ington last year by the Athletics and
later was permanently suspended by
Judge Lands when he endesvored
TO hold up the Nationals for $1,000
before signing, has. on his own ap-
pIication, been reinstated by the
high commissioner Of base ball and
will play this year with Walkr
J0hnsOn's Newark club. in the In
tcrnati0nal League. President Crit
fifth had arranged with the owner of
the Newark club for the sale Of La
mar before leaving for Florida. the
deal, Of course, depending upon his
eligibility to play.
Evening star., 1928-01-26
BILLY BARTON SCORES
IN FIRST BRITISH RACE

NfwBIEY. England. January ~
fA2y ~~ tsliI, E4FtDu, Amfriean grand
0stisDsI candidate, made aa |kett~
IenI frst public appfsTA0's an tbr
British DAeb today by winning The
Wlaehsstsg hsnSicAp stfsplfs sbasF
lete DAfT tbIst mites
Billy Barton. stisb b. owned by
Howard Bruce af Bsitim1Tss wss I'D
asn By 4 MsggsH iis Won by Ella
LEasths fIem IL othsf starters.
Evening star., 1928-01-26

who asserted that as manager he drew
about as many spectators to the De-
troit games as Cobb drew as player
Ty drew the fans who liked a fight be-
cause there never was any telling when
one would start.
The once fast man OF the Detroit out
field, unquestionably the one great play
er of base ball when 1t comes to max
ing records and that sort OF thing made
mighty little difference with the Ath-
letics in 1927, when 1t became apparent
that the Philadelphia team was not on
the way TO championship. Connie
Mack was cured early OF his venture
into stardom.
ir,pyr{rht rnngl
Evening star., 1928-01-26
TUNNEY IS OFFERED
S5O0,OO0 FOR FIGHT

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA. January 26.-Ben
Feinberg. New York and Philadelp1ia
fight promoter. today wired Gene Tun-
ney at Miami an offer of $500, 900 to de-
fend his world heavyweight crown IN
this city against Tommy Loughran,
light-heavyweight champion.
The bout would be held next Summer
at the Municipal Stadium, where Tun-
ney won his title from Jack Dempsey.
Feinberg did not say whether he had
approached Loughran regarding the
match. but the Eght-heavyweig.1. cham
p!on recently announced that he would
endeayer to put on a bit more weight
and try for honors in the heavy class.
Evening star., 1928-01-26
JONES AND GUNN T0PLAY
FOR OLYMPIC FUND

ATLANTA, Ga. January Is OP.-
Bobby Jones. British open golf cham.
pion, and Watts Gum. national inter.
collegiate title holder. also of Atlanta.
will play a series of exhibition golf
matches in the Southeast during April
and May for the benefit Of the Amer
lean Olympic team fund.
Evening star., 1928-01-26
INDIANS SIGN sHORTsTOP.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, January 26 Cp)-
Jonah Goldman. foot ball and base ball
star at Syracuse University. has signed
a contract with the Cleveland Indians
Of the American League. He is short
stop
Evening star., 1928-01-26
HARTNETT GETS IN LINE.

CHICAGO. January IS LP,.-Charles
"Gaboy" Hartnett. first-string catcher
of the Chicago Cubs. who has taken TO
Jai-Alai this Winter 10 keep IN condi-
lion, has signed his 1928 contract.
Evening star., 1928-01-26

MONTREAL. January ~ lAJ George
M. lott. jr. of Chicago, Canadian. COW
cred court tennis Champion. opened de
tense 0f his title here by defeating n
local player, 4 g. Mofgauer, Il q, q
Evening star., 1928-01-26
GIANTS BUY TWO ROCKIES.

NEW YORK. January IS Up>.-Bax-
ter Jordan. shortstop of the Charlotte
N. c., club. and Charles P. Fullis. out
fielder of Macon, Ga. in the South At
lantic League have been bought by the
Giants and will be given tryoutS.
Evening star., 1928-01-26

Frederick G. Russell. who passed
away recently in Boston. was the orig
inator of the Semi-public golf course.
where a person might play at any
time
Evening star., 1928-01-26

Copyright. 1921
The monitor., 1928-04-20
PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
HERE HAS RESIGNED
Rev. DIR. Charles H. Trusty Leaves
Hillside Church to Accept
Pastorate Elsewhere

The Rev. Charles H. Trusty, D. D.,
who has been pastor of Hillside Pres
byterian church, Thirtieth and Ohio
streets, since June ID, 1925, has re-
signed, his resignation becoming eff
fective May /. DIR. Trusty, who is
'one of the most scholarly and sue
cessfuf ministers of the Presbyterian
Church, came to Omaha from Pitts
burgh, Pa, where he had most sue
cessful pastorate Of several years.
He also filled successful pastorates
in the south. He succeeded the Rev,
Russell Taylor, who organized the
Presbyterian congregation here few
years ago and has worked diligently
and untiringly to develop the work,
as did his predecessor. DIR. Trusty
will be out of the city for ten days,
and the Rev. Russell Taylor, former
pastor, will take the services at Hill
side for the next two Sundays.
The monitor., 1928-04-20
Negro Bishop { Episcopa| Church Is Dead
E DI T O R | A L

That of the Negro Baptsts of discussing
the economic and spiritual disadvantages of having
small struggling debtburdened congregations than
three or four wefinanced congregations commendabe
step which The Monitor sincerely hopes may lead practical
results in strengthening the religious that denomina
ton in this city The fact that of this denomination
recognizing the unwisdom of multiplying congregations among
them is 1t shows that they thinking thinking
straight and straight thinking leads ultimately right
There eight Baptist congregations within
radius of eight blocks of these being only
blocks apart If these in widely separated and
sbe parts OF the CITY, there might be reasonable
for their existence But this is not the Nearly all
them within stones throw of each other Since
the necessity of having houses for the
family and only of the houses paid for when
large enough to hold a We do hope good
pie who doubt anxious to advance the Chrson
will find to unite their congregations
from debt and with we'll equipped dgned edces and
well trained of Christian workers. leadership
of strong pastors they advance the
religion among in this city and community Here's
hoping that they may find a way.
The monitor., 1928-04-20
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY OF
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

The Woman's Auxiliary of Capt.
Allen Allensworth camp No. 25,
Spanish War Veterans, held their
regular meeting Wednesday night at
st. Benedict's community home with
good attendance. Bushes was
transacted after which dainty
luncheon was served to the mem
bers and their husbands, of which
about 25 were present, also two Wis
itors. A very enjoyable evening was
spent, comrades telling their expe-
riences while in the service. The
auxiliary will meet Wednesday, April
25, at $3.50 p. m. All members are
requested to be present, also to bring
new member if possible. The aux
iliary will hold bakery sale Satur-
day, April 21, at Herman's Grocery
store, Twenty-fourth and Erskine
streets.
The monitor., 1928-04-20

breska. An audience of 800 were
well pleased with the showing made
by the university students.
The Semper Fidelis club was or
ganized four years ago at the Uni
versity of Nebraska by Milton Bled-
soc, then a student in the school of
journalism, but now news editor for
the Kansas City Call. Its purpose is
to further both literary and social in
terests of the Negro students who
attend the University of Nebraska.
The officers of the club are M. T.
Woods, president; Thelma Hammond,
vice-president; Theresa Askew, sec
retary; II. d. Gordon, assistant Sec
retary; Maxine Holmes, treasurer.
The program committee for this
event was composed of Corinne E.
Ferguson. Louis Swingler, Theresa
The monitor., 1928-04-20
PROMINENT NEGRO
PRELATE PASSES
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Rt. Rev. Henry Baird Delaney, d. D.,
Bishop Suffragan of Colored
Work in Carolinas Dies
at Raleigh
WAS AN OUTSTANDING FIGURE

New York City, April 16-News
has reached the headquarters of the
national council of the Episcopal
Church of the death at 1890 O'Clock
Saturday, April Ia, of the Rt. Rev.
Henry Baird Delaney, d. D., Bishop
Suffragan in charge of colored work
in the Episcopal dioceses of North
Carolina, East Carolina, Western
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Upper South Carolina, at his home
in st. Augustine's school, Raleigh,
N. C.
Bishop Delaney, who was an out
standing figure as an educator among
the people of his race, was one of the
three colored bishops suffragan, or
assistant bishops in the Episcopal
Church, the others being the Rt. Rev.
Edward Thomas Demby, Bishop Suf-
fragan of Arkansas and the Rt. Rev.
t. Momolu Gardiner, Bishop Suffra-
gan of the District of Liberia, West
Africa.
Bishop Delaney was born at st.
Mary's, Georgia, February S, 1858.
He was sent to st. Augustine's school,
Raleigh, from Florida, by the Rev.
DR.. Lemuel Thackera of Fernandina
when he was already a grown man.
He had successfully piled the mason's
trade up to this time, and he relin-
quisheG it with great hesitation to
take up his course of preparation for
the ministry. Having completed his
course at st. Augustine's school, he
became teacher there, and was ad-
vanced by successive stages until he
became vice principal, which posi-
tion he held until 1908, when he was
called to be archdeacon of colored
work in the diocese of North Car
olina. This work, in which he en-
gagged until 1918, broadened after his
conservation in that year as bishop
suffragan to include work among the
colored people throughout the Car
olinas. He was deeply beloved and
respected by people throughout that
territory.
Bishop Delaney leaves a wife and
ten children, all born on the grounds
of st. Augustine's school and receiv-
ing their first education in that in
stitute, of which Mrs. Delaney was
the matron for nearly 80 years. One
son, DR.. Lemuel Thackera Delaney,
named for his fathers old friend and
benefactor, is a practicing physician
in Raleigh, and another is one of the
United States district attorneys of
New York.
The monitor., 1928-04-20
MILITARY RITES HELD
FOR ALLIEHUE WILSON

The body of Private AlIiehue Will
son, aged % years, who died April
9th at the government station hospi-
tai, Nogales, Ariz., was shipped April
18th to the ]. D. Lewis funeral home.
Mr.. Wilson was member of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry in active serv-
ice. Funeral services were held from
Mount Carmel Baptist church Mon
day, April 16, with military honors.
The Rev. w. E. Fort officiated, as
sisted by DR.. L. Vester Bolton. He
is survived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Wilson, 1922 North
Twentyfifth street. Other relatives
are Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Collins; Mr..
and Mrs. F. jackson; also Halle.
James, Henry and Geraldine Wilson.
Interment was at Forest Lawn.