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THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER. Monday, March 1914. 'ourflusK Acme: Offering to Buy When You Know He's Riding'' CHARLES COMISKEY. BOOTS and BOOSTS ByhrryMxk BASEBALL TALENT INCLUDED IN FEDS GUNNIES HAVE TO PAY INCOME TAX COMISKEY AND SOX IN GHICAGO assured positions the Blue -Sox are MILAN LEADS IN BflSEPILFERIfiG American Leaguer Steals Thirteen More Than the Leader of Nationals. HAS 7.4 TO HIS CREDIT Speed Boy Out of 104 Attempts Is Nailed to Mast Thirty Times.

Clyde Milan, premier baserunner of the American league in 1913, stole 13 more cushions last season than Max Carey, boss of the National league pilfering brigade, but the catcti- 5m fbi they did the Pirate. The Washinetm, v. Owner of Chicago American League Baseball Team. SWINEY OF DAVENPORT TO CAPTAIN AMES FIVE Ames, March 9 John D. Swincy of Davenport, sophomore in the de partment of Agronomy, was formally announced at the state college today as the 1915 captain of the varsity basketball squad.

He was elected to succeed Captain Hansel at the close of the schedule with two Ne braska teams at Lincoln. TO AID QTJINCY TO RAISE FUNDS Quincv. 111.. March 9 ThA cham ber of commerce announces th re ceipts of a letter from President O. Urban of the Quincy League Baseball association, expressing the appreciation of the association in the interest shown by the chamber of commerce in baseball.

eH asked that the committee referred to in the res olution adopted by the board of directors of the chamber be appointed. The chamber of commerce announces that this will be done within a few days. The committee will work with a committee of directors nf thm rma. ball association In raising the money required to put baseball in Quincy on a sound financial basis by paying off an old debt that has been a drag on baseball for several years. The new association is willing in taIta chances on an even break in giving Quincy fans the sport they want and the city the advertisement It must have, but does not feel that it should be handicapped with debts for which they are not responsible.

Qulncr will have baseball and the men who saved the game for Quincy are deserving of much credit or if Quincy had lost its franchise, it would never have had another chance to return to the Three Eye league. The chamber of commerce realizing this and the Importance of baseball to Quincy, offered Its support and as a result the soliciting committee will be appointed shortly, RITCHIE SCALES 136 ONE POUND OVER Chicago, 111., March 9. Willie Ritchie weat through his public weighing performance, as advertised, yesterday afternoon, at O'Connell's, before a gymnasium full of fans. Kid Howard acted as master of ceremonies. He tried two or three sets of scales, including the one at O'Con- nell'B, by weighing himself on them so that he knew Just wiiere he stood before he requested the champion of the lightweights to hop on the Fair-thanks plPAform.

After adjusting things and taking a careful saulnt lie announced that Ritchie was within an ounce or so of 136 pounds. This means that yesterday, at 4 o'clock. the Californlan was but a pound over the notch that he must make for Ad Wolgast at 6 o'clock next Thursday evening In Milwaukee. It convinced all present that the weight for this ten-round scrap will be a Blmple mat ter for the boss of the class. WOLGAST INJURES HIS LEFT HAND Milwaukee.

March 9. Milwrni. keeans who have been betting on Ad woigast to win In the fight with Ritchie next Thursday hedged their bets when they learned that Ad hurt his left hand In his training with Freddie Andrews yesterday. Wolgast says his hand is not badly hurt but nevertheless the accident cauFod some worry to his supporters. Until this accident he had not shown a mark as the result of his strenuous training, but he caught Andrews with the tins of his fl nepra and nearly broke two fingers.

The doctors say aq win be In condition bv Thursday, but the accident will tn mnra care the rest of the week. He did his usual road work yesterday and boxed ten fast rounds with Freddie Andrews end Angclo Izzo, In addition to some shadow boxing. "I see that now a doctor is advising girls to use an antiseptic wax for their lips Just before they are kissed. "That ougbf to be easy." jwt Jas easy! as to take the meaicme tney doctor directed his pa I I A ipj nocior aire Blue Sox regular lineup going to be about fifty per cent new when O'Leary's team takes the field. So far nothlne is definite as to the makeup of the reg ulars in their entirety is know, However this much is certain two new athletes will cavort in the gardens as Carrigan ana Flabarty are not to come back.

The infield will also be missing Holke on first and Reed at short So far but four definite selections have been made for the seven regulars; in the Infield Koepplng at second and Bromwich at third, in the outfield Becker and Graham. First base, short and right field are un solved problems, although there is a wealth of material for these jobs. Much of this material is untried and some of it has been tried and perhaps found wanting. From the batting of four players Fed President Declares Open War on Majors Chicago, March 9. The first gun of what promises to be an all- season conflict between the Federal league and organized baseball was fired yesterday by President James A.

Gilmore just before he boarded the Chifed's special for Shreveport, La. The war Is on and the Feds are going to throw aside all questions of ethics and contracts. From now on it will be just a matter of who offers the most money, organized ball or the Feds- President Gilmore wired every president on the Fed circuit to go after all players they can get irrespective of whether they have Bigned contracts or not The failure of Catcher Bill Killifer of the Phillies to report in answer to the summons of Manager Joe Tinker of the Chifed's was the last straw. President Gilmore waited until Juse a short while before train time to make sure the backstop would not report. Then he wired the club presidents his decision and climbed abroad the special.

"We'll Bee who are the pikers, Ban Johnson or the Federal league," was his parting salute. Will Fight In the Courts The Feds also -will carry their fight Into the courts. President Gilmore announced that Attorney Edward E. Gates, general council of the league, will institute proceedings in the fed eral courts in Indianapolis today against Killifer. Besides suing the catcher for the breach of contract, an injunction from playing with the Phil adelphia Nationals.

Killifer Is one of the players who signed a Fed contract and then jump ed back to the regulars. Pitchers Blanding and Kahler of the Naps also have returned to the fold. Killifer is training with the Phillies at Wilmlng ton, N. and, has announced his intention to remain with that aggrega tion during the season. President Baker announced he would back the shortstop in any legal matter in which he might become involved with the Feds.

President Somers of Cleveland has taken the same attitude with Blanding and Kahler. About 2,000 friends and fans were down at the Park Row station to see the Cblfeds off, and the big roof echoed with the cheers as the special pulled out of the shed. Every player, official and fan scheduled to make the journey showed up at the depot. In addition W. R.

Jackson, a first baseman who played last year with Spokane, bobbed up just a few minutes before 5 o'clock, the hour of departure. Jackson had promised to be on time, but Secretary Charlie Williams was not sure he would arrive before today. Travel In Great Style. The train was one of the finest that ever carried a ball club out of Chicago- Every comfort had been supplied by the officials of the road. All of the seven coaches were of the new steel type.

The diner was brand new, and the players promised to make its initial trip a memorable one from the point of big league appetites. Beguiled. When a Nebraska farmer emigrates to. some other state, there Is many times good reason for the natural suspicion that some land agent has been fooling him. Freemont Tribune.

Too Much Garrulity. With "Muggsy" McGraw casting as-persions upon the British army, and Admiral Dewey saying disagreeable things about the German navy, our International complications appear to be piling up. Why can't our heroes be reticent? Chicago Record-Her aid. THE BREAKING OF THE DAY. Keep on a-hopin' fer de breakln' er do day.

Long time a-comin. but de light Is on oe way; Blue ekv a shlntn' throo de ragged cloud er gray. Keep on a-lokln' ter da tnawnln'. II. Keep on a-hopin de laneil turn an' show De llKht on de Bvardenn whar de sweet- es' grow; Sweet worl' ter live In, hut a sweeter one you'd know-Keep on a-lookln' ter de mawnln'! rrr.

Kee on a hopin', till yo' dream Is cow-in' true: Angels is watcHn fum de winders In le blue: He I.awd -made de big worl' an' all de sky fer you Keen on a-konkin ter de mawnlji'! Frank L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitution, i CHICAGO. PITCHERS Ad Brennan; Philadel pnia Nationals; Claude Hendrix. Pittsburgh Nationals; C. J.

Watson, Milwaukee, Thomas MoGuire, John trlazer, Dave Block, Erwin Lang, semi-pros; Leo Prendergast, Peoria; Henry Schmidt, Milwaukee. CATCHERS Art Wilson. New York Giants; James Block, Mllwau-kee; James McDonough, Chicago; Gecre Mulvaney. semi-pro. FIRST BASEMEN W.

Jackson, Seattle; Fred Beck, Buffalo; W. Zwill-iag, St. Joseph, John Kading, unicago. SECOND BASEMEN John Far- rell; John Grannan, Lake Forest; Leo Kavanaugh, Chicago. THIRD BASEMEN Rollle Zelder, New York Americans; James Stanley, Chicago." SHORTSTOP Joe Tinker.

OUTFIELDERS Al Wickland, Cin- clnaati; Cad Coles, Baltimore; Ed Munsey, University of Minnesota; Max Flack, Peoria. BALTIMORE. CATCHERS Fred Jacklitsch, Harvey Russell, Leroy Allen. iTICHERS Jack Quinn, George Suggs, Frank Smith, Irving K. Wil-helm, Herbert Young, P.

J. Conley, J. M. Aliens Jack Ridgway, Joe Fin-neran. FIRST BASEMAN Harry Swaclna.

SECOND BASEMEN Mgr. Otto Knabe, George W. Simmons. SHORTSTOP Mike Doolan. THIRD BASEMEN Enos Kllpat-rick, James Walsh.

OUTFIELDERS Guy Zinn, "Benny" Myers, V. D. Duacan. KANSAS CITY. CATCHERS Easterly, Brown.

PITCHERS Packard, Henning, Hogue, Hogan, Harris, Stone. FIRST BASEMAN Manager Geo. Stovall, SECOND BASEMEN Kenworthy, Deeringer. SHORTSTOP Goodwin. THIRD BASEMEN Perrlng, Sap-pat.

OUTFIELDERS Kruger, Chad bourne, Van Tappan, Armstrong, Pol lock, Turner. BROOKLYN. PITCHERS Seaton, Maxwell, -Som-mers, Chappelle, Lafitte, Juul, Watson, CATCHERS Owens, Mackert FIRST BASEMEN Meyers, Anderson. SECOND BASEMEN J. Delehanty, Thompson.

THIRD BASEMEN Bradley, Scott. SHORTSTOPS Galgaer, Morrlsey. OUTFIELDERS Artie Hofman, Shaw, Westerzil, Chouinard, Marlon, Watklns, Cuthbert. ST. LOUIS.

CATCHERS Mike Simon, Pittsburgh; Grover Hartley, New York; Harry Chapman, Atlanta. PITCHERS Bob Groom, Washington; Edgar Willett, Detroit; Otie Crandall. New York: Manager Mor- iecal Brown, Cincinnati; W. M. Mor- gan.

Salt Lake City; Harry Keuppcr, St. Louis; E. Bushman, Highland, J. Herbert, Cincinnati; C. Williams, St.

Louis; W. Jenney, St. Louis, FIRST BASEMEN Hugh Miller, Philadelphia. SECOND BASEMAN A. Boucher, Jersey City.

THIRD BASEMAN J. J. Mathea Utica, N. Y. SHORTSTOP Al Bridwell, Chi-cago Nationals.

OUTFIELDERS Ward Miller, Chicago Nationals; Del Drake, Kansas City; Fred Kommers, Pittsburgh; Eddie Tobln, St. Louis. INDIANAPOLIS. PITCHERS Falkenberg, Mullln, Mosely, Kalserling, Bulliard, Harter. CATCHERS Rariden, Text FIRST BASEMAN Dolan.

SECOND BASEMEN Laporte, Vandergrlft. THIRD BASEMAN McKechnle. SHORTSTOP Esmond. OUTFIELDERS Campbell, Kaiser, Rousch, Knauft Booe, Speer. i BUFFALO, The Buffalo lineup will he annouac.

ed in Buffalo this afternoon. Russell Ford and Eddie Sweeney, the famous Yankee battery, are two of the stars Bigned up. PITTSBURGH. The Pittsburgh lineup will be giv en out la Pittsburgh to-day. How ard Camnitz and other well-known players are on the roster.

Why He Kept His Job. One of the bosses at Baldwin's Lo comotive works had to lay off an ar gumentative Irishman named Pat bo be saved discussion by putting the dis charge in writing. The next day Pat was missing, but a week later the boss was passing through the shop and he saw him again at his lathe. Going up to the Irishman he demanded fiercely; "Didn't you get my letter?" "Yls. sur, Ol did," said Pat.

"Did you read it?" "Sure, sur, Ol read it Inside and Ol read it outside," said Pat, "and on the inside yez said I was fired and on the outside yez said, 'Return to Baldwin's Locomotive works in five Lippincott's. Father As Board of Parole, Father (left in charge) No, you can not have any more cake. (Very seriously.) Do you know what I shall have to do if you go on making that dreadful noise? Little Girl (sobbing) Yes. Father Well, what is it? Little Girl Give me some more cake. And she was quite right Presbyterian Standard.

The Vigilant Guests. "Do you think the bride and groom will be able to give us the slip?" "Hardly. We've manned an automobile at the front door, a flock of mr.tnrrvr.les at the rear, and an air- hip jn the toot" going to be some aggregation of clouters Three of these hit better than .300 the Three-I last season and the fourth was close up to the elite class. Bromwich belted the spheroid for .319, Becker for and Graham for .306 with Koepplng close up to .300 with an average of .291 another .300 swatter or two is secured in the occupants of the other regular positions the Blue Sox ought to be deman bludgeonjjrs. It Is an ill wind that blows no one good.

The Jumping of Mike Doolan from the Philadelphia National league team to the Federals ought to present a gladsome opportunity for Milton Reed, the Blue Sox graduate, to cop a regular position with the major league team. However, It will not be clear sailing for "Rebel" as Howard Murphy, a highly youngster from Thoraasville, is being touted to replace Doolan. Federals Seeking Fielder Jones as Brooklyn Boss Chicago, March 9. The Federal league was reported today to be negotiating with Fielder Jones, the head of the Northwest Baseball league and former manager of the Chicago White Sox. President Gilmore was said to have wired to John head of the Brooklyn club in the new league, asking permission to sign Jones for manager of the Brooklyn club should the negotiations be successful.

Although the report mentioned details of the conferences between the Portland, Ore. man and President Gilmore, no intimation of the salary offered Jones was made public. Political Note. It begins to lok as if the leading plank in Colonel Roosevelt's platform would have to be a severe arraignment of the insidious practice of pronouncing either eyether. Ohio State Journal.

DEWITT. Mrs. IX Hall will entertain the Silver Be of the Congregational church Wednesday afternoon at hnr home, br- steted by Mre. O. S.

Moses. Mrs. Mary Houek nf ri.WItt mniirni me neatn ol her brother, Wm. H. Hunt lngton of Calamus, who passed away on Saturday night at 10 o'clock, aged 78 years.

Mr. Huntington was an old sol dler and one of the early settlers of the county. He was an uncle of Mesdame J. G. Rayner and A.

H. Peters of De-Witt. The men of the church will serve a supper in the I. O. O.

F. hall Friday evening, followed by a program and social hour. The proceeds will be devoted to some department of the church. This Is a departure from the regular order of socials and suppers, and the church commends the enterprise of Its men. There will be Initiation at the regular meeting of the order of the Eastern Star Wednesday evening.

Miss Amy Large has gone to Chicago to spend about two weeks with relatives. Mrs. Alice Large will entertain the. Ladles' guild of the M. K.

church at the regular meeting Wednesday afternoon. Miss Edith Staggs Is home for a week's vacation from her school near Miles. A union meeting of the Methodist and TJ. P. churches was held Friday evening in the Methodist church, and an Invitation which had been extended to everybody met with a hearty response, ae 200 or more people assembled to listen to the sermon by Rev.

Frank Colo of Davenport and partake of the supper which was served after the service. Rev. Barrett of Ohio, the evangelist who Is here for three weeks, conducted a song service at which time some of the new songs to be used in his meetings were Introduced and learned. A general feeling of good fellowship pervaded the meeting. Miss Florence Jordan conducted a box social and entertainment at her school Friday evening and the proceeds amounted to about 125.00.

to be used in buying supplies for the school. A very creditable program was given and the house was filled to Its capacity. Mr. and Mrs. James Oliver, recently of Marieue, now occupy the Harry Hmitn cottage In which Mr.

and Mrs. Matthias Carlsen formerly resided. h. S. Hastings has sold bis residence nenmaclier, who with his family will take possesion April 1, when Mr.

and Mrs. Hastings will move to the new house they have Just completed on the lots east or their present home. John Jacobs Is now In the employ of waixer naving tnis weeK accepted a position with them. Mrs. Cornelius I'elham and little son left Friday for Renova.

to loin Mr. Pclham and the older son In their new home. They were guests here at tha A. P. Russell and J.

F. McCarl homes. coming up from Malone a few days prior to tneir departure tor Minnesota. Fred West has accepted a position with the llobart M. Cable Piano company of Clinton as traveling agent.

Last week Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Moore and family moved to the Thornton house In South De and the cottage vacated by them was taken at once by r.

and Mrs. Barney Fronkon of Wel-ton, who have come here to make their home. Fred Oalltx and family moved to Mrs. Glen Jacob's house" In South Da Witt, and Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Leehan of Dixon have moved Into the house va cated by the Oalltz family. A crowd of little girls in Miss Irwin's room have recently organized a good time club and Friday afternoon Miss Florence Peters waa hostess to the young ladies, who took their dolls and assembled at her home after the dismissal of school. W. D. Peters of Welton stopped in De Witt yesterdav on his wav home from Moline In an automobile.

He hail encountered some very muddy roads, but expected to reach home before 3 o'clock. He was accompanied by several friends. A son was born March 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Ed McDeWltt of Colquet.

lormeny or ue vvitt. Miss Agnes Tlggleston entertained a party of friends at a farewell danco Thursdav In honor of hr mucin. Donald jjiorns, or iincoin, Neb. Harry Oppelt end son, Norman, went to Clinton yesterday and were accompanied home by Mrs. Oppelt, who has been a patient In a Clinton hospital for several weeks, recovering from the effects of a surgical operation." Guy Roupe and family are moving Into Joseph Haien's house In Kouth De Witt.

The annual school election of De'Witt will be held Monday in Mayor Harrington's office. Two directors and a tieas-urr will be elected. Donald Morris, who hs been a guest the home of his uncle, a J. Morris, has gone to Chicago, going thehc9 to bis home la Lincoln, Neb. Cedar Rapids Ball Club Sets Record for Minor Leagues.

MUST PAY S61 TO UNCLE SAM To Issue Line-ups of Teams by 1 m. During the Playing Season. Burlington, March 9. One of itbe interesting news items In the Cen tral association of the past week is (the announcement that the Cedar Rap-j ids Baseball assocition will have to pay an income tax. It is the first time in history of minor leagues that such a cwidition existed.

The secretary of Cedar Rapids association is pre-, paring to pay into the hands of the collector 1 for the simple reason that it made some money in its last (year's season. Cedar Rapids had a 1 tail-end club but the enthusiasm there was so great that the attendance broke all records in the Central association, the total attendance for the Reason being in the neighborhood of 72,000 paid admissions. Of course it did not take all this money to run the club and the rest is considered income, on which the association will have to pay the $61. One thing which had agreed upon tby Cedar Rapids, which will help the whole league, is that the rule requiring the manager of each team to an-1 nounca their lineup not later than 11 o'clock a. m.

will be enforced. Both maangers of teams will be held to this rule, bo that the score cards will no longer be a matter of guess work I bo far as the printed lineup is concerned. If any changes in lineup are required during the game the umpire shall announce the change in loud conugh tone so that everyone that desires can change their score cards. This plan is a good one and will no doubt he followed up around the league. In Burlington and some other cities there is a public bulletin board on which the lineup is placed before the game begins.

The score cards are blank and every fan can fill in his own card correctly before the game begins. In olden days no one ever expected the lineup to be correct. Kowhecan see that It is. Manager Abbot is building up what appears to be an unusually strong team fcr Keokuk. He is frequent In his announcement of new men signed and the Keokuk fans find much ground for enthusiasm over the outlook- He Is bringing with him many of the players that he managed wh-3n he landed the pennant on the Pacific 'coast last season, and they are the nucleus around which he is forming his squad.

In addition Abbott will have the selection of the players who have been reserved from last season by Keokuk. Manager Richards of Marshalltown la hurrying to catch up with some of the managers who began forming their teams last fall. He has barely begum the organiaztion of a team because Marshalltown baa just lately been admitted into the -Circuit. But he is making rapid headway. The nickname of the "team is being much discussed by fans, and a couple of firms in Marshalltown have gone to the extent of offering cash prizes for the name adopted.

As a rule, however, the newspapers in the circuit give the club ita lasting nick-rame. Ottumwa has the contract cf Tom Kennedy of Davenport, who made a great record last season In amateur baseball. He will play behind the bat. Manager Egan of Ottumwa has signed a number of other Koofl men lately. F.

Gsnnis of St Louis has been signed by President Justice as the last umpire complete his staff. He was recommended by Eddie Herr, a St. Louis big league scout Fred Newmeyer, who pitched for Muscatine last season, has refused to sign another contract this season. He has decided to quit baseball and will continue In the motion picture business, which be started this winter. HAWKEYE GYMNASTS HAVE BIG MARGIN Iowa City.

March 9. (Special) The University of Iowa gymnastic team earned a safe margin of points over its competitors from Ames, Luther, and the State Teachers' college in the annual intercollegiate tourney hers Saturday, and will hold the Mate title for a year as a result The Hawkeye gmnasts scored 3S0.6 points, while the State Teachers had 2C9.6, Ames 257.6, and Luther, 255.55. C. D. Fanton of Iowa won the individual championship with 76.4 points, In four events.

The Hawkeyes led in the horse, parallel bars, and tumbling, while the Teachers scored heaviest In the horizontal bar and rings. F. E. Birch of Earlbam Judged the contest Twelve hundred people witnessed the tournament. During the afternoon preceding the tournament, a permanent organization was formed at a meeting of the representatives of (he four schools entered.

E. G. Schroeder, the Iowa l-fcysieal director, was elected president, with Seymour of the State Teachers secretary, and these two, with E. O. Thorp of Luther and II.

H. Hackett of Ames composing the executive committee. The next tourney will be held at Ames on March 6, 1915, and any other schools in the state that will comply with the jpJes will la, asked to pter. Ball Players and Fans Return Home Early Today from New York. LEAVE AFTER BIG BANQUET White Sox to Join Team mates at Paso Robles Players Scatter.

1 Chicago, March 9. Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago American League "Baseball club, White Sox players who went around the world, and nearly 100 Chicagoans who made the trip to New York to welcome home the tourists, arrived here today from New York an a special train. After a banquet to be given in their honor tonight, the players will join their team mates at Paso Robles, the Sox trains quarters. Sam Crawford, Tom Daley, and Jack Bliss did not return on the special. Crawford went to his home in Detroit and Daley went to his home in Boston.

Jim Scott, the pitcher, planned to leave immediately for Landers, where his brother is dead Manager Callahan, Weaver, Slight, Faber, Daley and Benz will leave Chicago Wednesday for training camp. Leverenz, Schaefer and Egan will go to West Baden before joining their camps. Tris Speaker planned to go to his home in Texas for a short visit before joining his squad at Hot Springs. Steve Evans, who jumped to the Federal league last Saturday, returned to Chicago on the special train and will Join the Brooklyn Federals at Columbia, S. after a few days visit at his home here.

IOWA CITY STILL TIED FOR FIRST Washington, March 9. Deering high school of Portland, and Iowa City, leaders in the high school rifle shooting matches for the championship of the United remained tied for first place as a result of the eight wreeks contest. Deering high made the top score with 975, defeating their opponent Salt Lake City, high, which made the second highest score by cour points. In class Jamaica, L. high and the tSoneham, high are tied for first place.

The high score of 943 for this division was made by manual training of Brooklyn. In class the high school of Auburn, has jumped into the lead, closely followed by Cedar Rapids, high, which is only one point behind. A summary of the matches follows: Class A Deering, Portland, 975, vs. Salt Lake City, 971; McKln-ley, District of Columbia, 952, vs. Morris, 936; Iowa City, 953, vs.

Stuyvesant, N. defaulted; Springfield, Mass "Tec." 931, vs. Dewitt Clinton. N. 875; Baltimore dpoly.

934, vs. Portland, 919. Class Manual, Brooklyn, 943, vs. Brookline, 887; Stoneham, 910, vs. Eastern, District of Columbia, 851; Erasmus hall, Brooklyn, 909, vs.

Commerce, New York, dropped; Business; district of Columbia, 915, vs. Commercial, dropped; Jamaica, L. 885, vs. Western, District of Columbia, 850. Class Cedar Rapids, 847, vs.

Manual, St Louis, 785; Placer county, Auburn, Cal, 950, vs. Crane, Chicago, 832; Broken Bow, 883, vs. Warren, S41; Tucson, 849, vs. Houston, defaulted; Utica Free, 852, vs. Central, Grand Rapids Mich, de-faulted.

BAKER IN VERBAL WAR WITH DOOLAN New York, March 9. John McGraw and giants in the world's tour jumped the "banquet league" yesterday and headed for Marlin, Tex. George Wlltse wejit to his home in Syracuse and with "Bunny" Hearne will join the giants later. McGraw said that it Mike Donlin can continue at the pace followed in the games abroad he will be of value to the giants as emergency inflelder and pinch hitter. Dick Cotter, a youn catcher who has had semi-professional and minor leagfae experience, left for a trial at Marlin.

Steve Evans and Mike Doolan, tourists, who jumped organized baseball to the Federal league, attended the dinner Saturday night. Evans mingled, with the players, but Doolan. went to the seat originally assigned hira beside William F. Baker, president of the Quakers. Baker's discovery of Doolan at his side brought on verbal exchanges that became so sulphuric that Barney DreyfiiHS, president of the pirates, nodded to Doolan and attempted to get the player away.

Doohin finally withdrew from his erst while employer's company and carried with him some newly discovered adjectives, Mr. Baker having displayed picturesque talent in his descriptive speech of the jumping captain and shortstop. No Particular Hurry. Brown and his wife were at a mov ing picture show. In the play on the screen, the villain had just thrown the hero from a high cliff.

"Oh," exclaimed Mrs. Brown, "I hope the officers hurry up and catch the wretch!" "Have patience, dear," said ber husband. "The operator, is turning the reel as last aauo dare." Judge, er set out to steal on 104 occasions last year and the backstops prevented him from achieving his object 30 Carfy ndeavrei to execute 78 thefts and the receivers kept him from carrying out his design 17 times The baserunalng percentages of Milan and Carey, players who Ohtnlnarl votes from the members of the Chalmers Jury of newspaper experts for their prowess in other rtonnrtmont of the game as well as for their speed Voo uiereiore, and 04. Milan, like Carey, was not bifhi considered as a baserunner when he was serving his aPDrenticeshtn in th minors. The last year Clyde spent with the little fellows, which wag In 1907, Sn Wichita, he stole only 3 bases, or 36 less than he filched 1913.

Carey, previous to joining the Pirates la 1911. was connected with the South Bend club and in 1910 he pinched only 36 hassocks. Of Milan's 74 steals last year, 14 were secured In ramea ae-ainst riouA. land, 13 in games against New York. it games against Detroit, 12 In games against Boston, nine la games again Philadelphia, niae ia games against St.

Louis and flveln games against Chicago. The Speedy Senator never waa able to steal four bases in a game, but In two contests, one against New York and one against Detroit, he waa credited with three larcenies. Ed Sweeney was behind the bat when Clyde stole three bases against the Yankees and Henry Rondeau was the Tigers' maskmaa when the Nationals' flyer added a trio ot larcenies to his record. Wtndpaddist on whom, Milan mada two steals In games last season were McKee of Detroit, twice; Sweeney New York, once; Thomas of Boston, once; Cady of Boston, onoe; Carrt gan of Boston, once; O'Neill of Cleveland, once; Lapp of Philadelphia, once, and McAllester of St Louis, once. Milan's 74 thefts were distributed through 60 contests, he steal-ing three bases In each of two games; two bases, la each of ten games, and one base, la each of 48 games.

May was the month la W'hich Milan showed his most speed md skill on the bases, he then executing steals. He committed thefts iu June, 12 in July, 13 in August, 11 In April, six ta September, and two in October. Sam Agnew of the Browns and Ed Sweeney of the Yankees had the honor of turning Milan back ofteuest when he set out on thieving expeditions. Each receiver frustrated four of hi3 attempts at burglary. Jack Lapp of the White Elephants nipped Milan thrice; and so did Steve O'Neill of the Naps, aad Bill Carrigan of the Red Sox.

The only windpaddist who flagged Milan twice in one game was Agnew, St. Loula, Sam turning the trick on June 3. Milan was caught trying to steal second 23 times, third six times and home once. Villa Ai American. There comes a story from San Francisco that Villa, the Mexican general and bandit, was formerly a soldier in the United States army and that this accounts for his military prowess.

The story has the flavor of "the pipe," but fiction or fact, it is very interesting. As the story goes, General Pancho Villa, the "conqueror on horseback" of the constitutionalist army In Mexico, and the man to whom the United States government seenps to look to overthrow President Huerta, Is an American citizen, a native of Maryland, and a former enlisted man of the United States army. Mason Globe-Gazette. City Paved Highways Possible. Six thousand miles of paved highway would connect every county seat town in Iowa.

That would be equivalent to ten roads across the staU north and south and nine lines east and west. At $10,000 per mile this would amount to $60,000,000. In 1909 the value of crops grown on Iowa farms was $167,458,000. Very soon these crops will exceed There is not much prospect that the state would be bankrupted by so formidable a road building program as is herein suggested. Council Bluffs Nonpareil.

County Citizens Only. A very peculiar eiTect was produced by the following announcement contained in the advertisements of a country fair; "Among the other attractive feat ures of this great fair, there will be highly amusing donkey-races and pig-races. "Competnion In these two races open to clt'zens of the county only." National Monthly. Lombroso has found that there art ueoi io iai she felt a oaln. IIous i Just tfor is Ion PostL just tHore more left-handed women than men.

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