The Journal and Tribune from Knoxville, Tennessee • 4

I ri tzz D1XL7 JCmiTAL A27D 7EXZE1E, KHOIOTLLE. 23, 1013. VENTS iN i -ID D'T7 RED UALIIER U0III1S0I1 CITY APPALACHIAN LEAGUE SCHEDULE AT KNOXVILLE. AT CLEVELAND. AT JOHNSON CITY AT BRISTOL.

AT MIDBLKSBORO AT ROME. TO fl 3-3 TIE OF EAST TEIltl. OUTLOOK GOOD President Miller Says Old Sol-- diers Will be Strong. KXOXVIIXr, June 12, 13, 14 July 14, IS, 16 Aug. 14, 15, 16 May 26.

27. 28 July 7, 8, 9 Aug. 25, 26. 27 May June Aug. 12, 13, 14 19.

20, 21 28. 29. 39 June 2, July 10, Aug. 4. 3, 4 11, 12 5.

6 Outcome of Game by Worlds Champions and Pittsburg Promises, to be the Slugging Sensation of the American i Association. May 22, 23, 24 June 30, July 1. 2 July 31, Aug. Aug. 21, June 23.

24. 25 July 28, 29, SO May IS, June 19. July 24, 21 IS 23 June 9. 10, 11 July 14, 15, 16 Aug. 14.

15. 16 CLEVELAND May IS, 20. June 16, 17. July 21, 22, Aug. 7, 8, 8 JOHNSON CITY May 1213, 14 July 3, 4 Aft n) 5 July 7.

8. 9 Aug. J8, 19. 20 1, 2, 3 BRISTOL June 6. 6.

7 July 17. 1. 19 Aug. 11. 12, 13 Special to $to Journal and Tribune.

Bristol, ilarcb. 22. Garence (Red) Walker, who promises to be a slogging sensation in the American A-eociation this season, ha just reported to management of the Kansas City Blues, after a triumphant winter season the Pacific coast league. aiker, who twenty-two years was an amateur In the Carolina association at the age of nineteen, but has since developed into a Tyrus Cobb sort of fellow with the bat. He quit a Job as telegrapher a block office of the Southern Railway to try baseball, but the first season MHJDLtSBORO May 8,.9, 10 May 29, 30.

80, 81 June 9, 10, II July 3, 4, 4, 5 1. 1. 2, 8 May 28. 27. 28 1 June 26.

27. 28 Aug. 7. 8. 9 Aug.

25, 26,, 27 June 12, IS. 14 July 17, 18, 19 Aug. 11, 12, 13 May 26. June 28, July 31, May 12, IS. 14 June 2, 3, 4 July 10, 11.

12 Aug. 28. 29. SO June 5, June 23, July 28. 21, 6, 7 24, 25 29.

SO -Aug. 22, 23 May 15. 18. IT June 28, 2.7, 28 July 24, 25, 26 Aug. 18, 19.

20 MR, MLEAN PAYS 450,000 FOR THREE 5 BLUE RIBBON CHAMPIONSHIP HORSES mala: For 350,000 Mr. Joseph W. flarriuian. president of the Harrlmau National Bank, has sold to Mr. Edward B.

McLean, of Washington, the three high stepping harness horses Nala, Lady Dilbam and Elegant Dilliam, winners of jeores of blue ribbons, championship prizes and challenge cups at the leading American horse shows; Nala Is a trotting bred stallion that was once a country stud horse to Missouri. Mr. Harrlman bought him about seven years ago from Louis N-Newgass, dealer, wbo discovered him in the show me State and converted him into a high stepper. He has won the championship of he National Horse Show four times and has been practically invincible for six years, making a record never equalled in this country. imwwrmwrinnrrmrnrsgrrrjawfiMjyssriWTssynrgAyifffT FEDERAL LEAGUES DATES CONFLICT WITH THOSE OF THE MAJORS 6, 7 7.

8, 9 4, 5. 6 18, 19, 20 May 8. 9, 10 May 29, 30. 30, 31 July 3. 4.

4. 5 Sept. 1, 1, 2. 3 22. 23, 24 30.

July 1, 2 25, 26, June 12. 13. 14 July 17, 18. 19 Aug. 11, 12, 13 2, 3, 4 23.

24. 25 2 8. 29, SO June 9. 19, 11 June 30, July 1, 3 Aug. 4, 5, 6 June 16, 17, 18 July 21.

22. 23 -Aug. 7, 8. 9 19, 20, 21 14, 15. 16 14, 15, 16 SCHEDULE FOR APPALACHIAN Adopted at Directors Meeting Saturday Night.

It Call3 For 105 Games-Seasoa Opens May 8th and Extends to September 3rd. Rome was formally admitted to the Appalachian league at a meeting of the board of directors held Saturday night -at the Atkin hotel, and a schedule of games was adopted in record time, as tbe re pert submitted by the members of the schedule committee was adoptel following a discussion of a little more than an hour, while as a rule, several hours discussion is required. -The schedule adopted provides for 103 games, including the double-headers to be plaved on Decoration day. Fourth- of July and Labor day. The season opens Slay 8, and closes September the Wednesday after Labor day.

Since Knoxville is now the most central town In the. league, the local fans fared well at the hands of the schedule maker, Twenty series will be played on the local lot, and including the three double-head- ers on the holidays, Knoxvillians will thus get sixty-three games. As adopted. the schedule, which appears gives tbe cities in the league, series aa follows; Knoxville, 20; Johnson City, IS; tol. Cleveland, Rome and Middlesboro, 16 each.

Midiilesboro opens the season tn Konx-ville, and will also play here Decoration daj, the Fourth of July and Labor day. so local fans will have a good chance to estimate the comparative strength of th Middlesboro and Knoxville teams. The members of the -committee appointed to draft the schedule were Frank H. Moffett of Knoxville, Walter E. Rodgers of Cleveland and W.

Beckner of. Bristol. After the report had been submitted, the proposed ached- ule was discussed for about an hour. L. K.

Rice, of Middlesboro, thought that his city had not gotten quite all that was coming to it, and opposed the adop- lion of the schedule, while Manager Jack Reidy, of tbe Rome team, was against the schedule for tbe same reason. After! a motion to adopt the schedule had been made, Mr. Rice moved to postpone action on the schedule for one week, but this motion was lost by a Tote of four to two. Rome voting with Middlesboro, Mr. Rice then moved that the motion to adopt be laid on the- tables, and this ruotiou waa killed by the same vote.

When the motion of W. W. Miller, president of the Johnson City team, to adopt the schedule was finally voted on, it carried by a vote of four to two, -Knoxville, Johnson Bristol and Cleveland voted aye, while Middlesboro and Rome voted no. Following the adoption of the ached-, nle. Mr.

ltice moved that the railroad fare of the six clubs be The vote was taken and resulted In a tie. Middlesboro, Rome and Bristol voted for the motion, while Knoxville, Johnson City and Cleveland voted against It. Without voting. President Jacob Smith ruled that the motion was lost. The question of rain checks waa tben dheuseed, and It was decided that whenever ruin checks were taken up at the gate, the vtsiiing club should be allowed 12Tj cents for each.

In the event a holiday game is rained out, since the receipts from the holiday games are, pooled. It was decided that the homo club should be required to pay into the common fund on'y the game guarantee. It was also decided that a new constitution, embodying the changes which have been made recently, should be published within the next few days. Representatives of the various clubs in attendance on the meeting declared that the fans in their town seemed to be taking unusual interest in baseball t-hifc year, and the prospects are considered very bright for a very unsuccessful rear. Those attending the meeting were as follows: President Jacob Smith, of Cleveland; Secretary E.

B. Fisher, of Morristown; L. K. ltice, of Middle-boro; Jack Reidy, of Rome; W. W.

Miller, of Johnson City; Walter -E, Rodger and Frank Whittaker, of Cleveland; W. P. Beckner, of Bristol, and Frank Moffett, of Knoxville. WITH THE Joe Rivers has arrived In New York and has started training for hi second bout with Leach Cross. Jack Car rig.

a former Boston lightweight, but who lived In th wet several years, died In Texas the other daThe father of Jack Daly, ths Baltimore pugilist, waa one of ths victims of the recent' dynamite explosion at Baltimore. Frank Carsey, an old-time Chicago scrapper, ha the "come-back fever and will endeavor to get Into condition for another whirl In the boxing Freddie Hicks and 'Young Mahoney have signed for a clash to take place at Superior, April 4. George Rodeil, the Boer heavyweight, and Dan Daly have been matched to bov in Youngstown, Ohio, March 24. The next boxing show at Rac.ne, Win. will have as tho star card a battle between Jess Willard and jack Heluaa.

June July Aug. Aug. 16, 17 20, 21 25, 26 May 19, 20, 21 June 16, 17, 18 July 21, 22, 23 May 8, 9, 10 May 29, 30, SI July 4 morning) Aug, 28. 29. 30 4 May June Aug.

June June July 27. 28 Aug. 1, 2 May 15. 18. IT July 10, 11, 13 July 24, 25, 26 Aug.

21, 22. 23 May 22, 23, 24. June 19, 20, 21 July 31, Aug. 1, 3 May "July Aug. wx It v.vV will be Pine games nt Covington which will conflict with the schedule of the Cincinnati team; seven at Cleveland; fifteen at Pittsburgh and ten at Indianapolis, while innumerable conflicts will occur at both Chicago and JSt.

Louis, where the National and" American leagues each have teams. The schedule of the league probably will be adopted at a meeting of the league her next Tuesday. GIFFORD AND II0I1ETC11V Clash in St. Louis-Chattanooga Game Gfiner Pitches St. Louis to a 7 to 4 Victory.

Chattanooga; March 22. A near fist fight 'between Empire Gifford and First Baseman Konetchy of the St. Louis National league team featured todays game between Chattanooga gnd St. Louis, the latter vanning the game, 7 to 4. The St.

Louis team kicked 'incessantly on rulings of the official. dragging the game far beyond two hours. Konetchy struck at Gifford in the midst of one argument and Gifford hit back. A policeman was called and the row stopped. No arrests were made.

A great catch by Evans in left featured a brilliant fielding performance by the visitors, Griner pitching for St. Louts all the Way. Coveleskie and Merchant divided the pitching for the home team. L. TEAM WON FROM THE MCLUNGS Tae'L.

IN. baseball team played' its flrse game of the season Saturday afternoon, defeating tbs C. 11. McClung Co. n-lns by the scors of elrbt ts one.

Tbe gam was played at Chllbowes park, and was attended by quite a large crowd. Turner did tbe twlrung for the and fiuddarth canght, whll Harris pitched, and Btillmaa did the back-stopping for theo ther team. Member of the winning team declared last night that with practicmiy all of th member of tfa 1012 outfit la the ilne-up once more, they expected to make an eves better record than last year. 0 PRINTING BOX. TEAM WAS BEATEN At Fountain City, Saturday afternoon, the Central high school baseball team defeated the nine of ths Knoxville Printing and Box company by the score of 5 to S.

Tbe batteries were Emory and A. Love for Central, and Doyle and Purky and Berry for the other nine. It was the first game the season for the Central team and Its supporters were very favorably Impressed by the showing made by It. Close Call For Duchess. Rome, March 22.

The duchess of Genoa liad a narrow escp from being burned to death today. While anointing her arms and neck with a preparation for rheumatism she approached too closely to a spirit lamp and the preparation ignited. The a-uches was eaved by her maid who smothered the flames. Only Two' of, Last Years Team Missing Eeidy Says Komans- Will be in the Hunt. That prospects for a strong team at Johnson City this year are very bright, whs the opinion expressed Saturday by W.

W. Miller, president of the Johnson City, who was In the city to attend the meeting of the directors of the Appala cilia a league last night. With the exception of Pitchers Merchant and Leather Kelley, practically all the members of the 1912 squad will be back the job this year, while the Soldiers, president also has a bunch of highly-touted new men on his string. That the new fellows are not lacking confidence that they will make good is indicated by the fact that they have expressed a willingness to go to Johnson Oty at their own expense, lx they make good, 'the. expense will bo borne by th Johnson City club.

If they are weighed in the balance and found wanting, however, the candidates will be out of pocket the amount they have spent. According to- (President Miller, Manager Legs Martin will report at Johnson City about April 25, and the applicants for positions on the team will report a few days latter, so they will have about two weeks or ten days to practice before the season pens May 8. Mr. Miller, who was president of the Appalachian league two years ago, cun to the city Friday morning in order 1 attend the St. Louis NaUonaJs-ljmver-sity of Tennessee game at Chiihowee park-Friday afternoon.

I Another magnate who arrived in the city a little ahead of time was Manager Jack Reidy, of the Rome team. Manager Reidy blew into town early Saturday morning and was discussing baseball with local enthusiasts during the day. On account of Illness, it was impossible for President Joe Patton, of. the Rome club, to attend the directors meeting last night, so the interests of the Romans were looked out for by the aTMinfigpr. According to Manager Reidy, President Patton and he have collected a rather classy bunch of ball players, or rather have arranged for their assembling in Rome the latter part of April, and the team that beats the Romans out in the league race will be compelled to get up and dust.

Several members of the Rome squad of last year will be back in the fold this year, and they will be assisted by some promising looking new fellows. Rumor has It that Reidy will have on his team some other products of his ma mater, the University of Alabama, which has turned out a number of excellent young baseball players during the past few years: While at Alabama, Reidy was very much, of a baseball and football star, as was Derrill Pratt, well known to Knoxville fans, who has more than made good with the St. Louis Browns, of ths American league. 1 Smith, Brooklyn's third sacker, wasalso a teammate of Reidy at Alabama. Thus, if the Rome manager-can get some more Alabama layers like unto these, he will certainly have a teal ball team.

MARYVILLE POLLIES DEFEATED PARK CITY Special to Rte Journal and Tribune. March 22. The Slaryville Polytechnic school baseball team defeated the Park CSty high school team here this afternoon by the score of 10 to 2. The game was the first played on the Maryville schools new dirmond. Ogle pitched for the visitors snJ Boring and Walker for the home team.

MAURY HIGH TEAM WON FROM MURPHY fenerial to She md Tribune. Dandridge, March 22. The Maury high school team defeated the Mrrphy college nine from Sevlerville here this afternoon, the score being to 10. Bolton and Graham for Manry and Sharp and Davis for Murphy formed the batteries. Bokon bit two home runs and Graham one.

CARSON AND NEWMAN TEAM THE WINNER Bpeckil to 6be Journal and Tribune. Jefferson CSty, March 22. The Car-son and Newman college baseball team defeated Johnsons Bible college team here this afternoon by the score of 15 to 0. M. Cusick and N.

Cuelck formed the Carson and Newman, and King and Burton the Bible college battery. Funeral of King George, Athens, March 22. The fjmeral of the late King George, it is officially announced, will take place March 80, INDICTMENT? CHARGE SWINDLING GAME no arrests had been mads. Rothleuter charges that Bateman, together with others, swindled him out of $9,000 in Atlanta, by means of a fake horse race. Bateman recently was arrested at Palm Beach.

Fla. hut was released because of the absence of necessary witnesses According to Thomas B. Felder, Rothleuter attorney, half a dozen others will be Indicted on th same charge. He asserts his belief that, recent losses In alleged faks pool rooms by visitors at Florida winter resorts can be traced to ths same set of operators. i Leaguers Clash.

Oklahoma C9ty, March 22. Two Western league teams got Into action-her today as a part of the training season when Lincoln won from Omaha. 5 to 4, in th first of the two games to be played in Oklahoma City. Coegaltona drives brought In three of Omahas four runs. Otherwise the play developed little brilliant baseball.

Each Team Previously Having a Gams. Cloan, Ex-Appalachian Player, Aids St. Louis Americans in -Defeating Dallas Hot Ark, March 22. Tied la the series, each with a prior game to their credit, the Pittsburgh Nationals and the Boston Americans, world' champions, struggled to a 3 to 3 tie in the third game the scheduled series of nine at Whittington park this afternoon. Boston with two score held Pittsburgh safe until the fourth Innings when hits were bunched On Leonard for three tallies.

The fifth netted Boston a run, tying the game. In the succeeding innings Foster pitched for Boston and Adams for Pittsburgh replaced Hendrix. No base runner thereafter advanced beyond second base. Score: i Boston .200 OlO O0O.H7;El Pittsburgh 000 300 000 3, H8 ,10 Leonard, Foster and Thomas and Cardigan; Hendrix, Adams and Kelly, Owens. Sloan Delivered a Triple.

Texas, March 22. With eleven safe hits, three of them triples, by Sloan, Wallace and Johnston respectively, the St. Louis Americans this al-ternoon won from Dallas, of the Texas league, 7 to 2. One of Dallas runs was doe to a wild throw by Crbssins to catch a runner at third. Allison and WaQman pitched for St.

Athletics Busy With Clubs." Beaumont, Texas, March 22. The Philadelphia American recruits batted their way to a 9 to 4 victory over the Beaumont team of the Texas league this afternoon. The performance of the winners included fifteen safe hits, three of them home runs, one three bagger and six two-baggers. a Atlanta Beats Boston. Atlanta, March 22.

The Atlanta Southern association team easily defeated the Boston Nationals here today by a score of 11 to 4. Taking the lead in the first inning the locals maintained It throughout the game. 'Atlanta ilii 'bl Boston A Masse Baasewine Ana Iuim; Brown. Strand and Brojro nd Ds bogt. i o-r- Solved Crandall." Galveston, Texas, March Hammering Crandall hard in the last, two innings of a fast game, the Galveston team today defeated a' team of mixed regulars and recruits of the New York Nationals 3 to 2.

Crandall was a puz-xle to his opponents until the closing innings when be was hit for two scratches, two singles, a 2-bagger and a triple Tigers 6,, Mobile 3. Mobile. Ala-' March 22. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Mobile Southern league team 6 to 3 in one hour and thirty-five minutes today. Hall, five Innings and Dauss the other four innings pitched for Detroit with Rondeau catching.

Cavet and Townsend In the same order occupied the mound for Mobile. Yeach. of the Tigers made a three-base bit which was one of the thirteen the Tigers made. There -will be another game tomorrow, O' Cleveland 4, New Orleans 2. New Orleans.

March The Cleveland American league club today defeated the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern league by the small score of 4 to 2. The play was good though not spetacular. New Orleans got four hits and Cleveland six. New Orleans made the only error of the game. Kahier and Mitchell pitched for Cleve land while Williams and Brenlon were in the box for New Orleans.

I I 7 Game at Memphis. Memphis, March 22. Chicago National league batsmen had nothing on Memphis of the Southern leaguer in the way of ability to hit the ball in todays game -between those -two teams, but sprinting National league fielder blanked all but two of Memphis efforts to circles the bases. At the end Chicagos core was eight. Richie In five and Lavender In four Innings yielded seven hita and Schni-berg, Harrell and In three innings each, allowed- Chicago a like nnm-.

her. Blank Houston. Houston. Tex a 8, March 22. Myers two-base drive, scoring Herzog.

who had walked to first and stole second and the shut-out ball pitched by Ames and Gon-lait were features of the New York Nations league teams work In the 3 toO game here today with the Houston, Texas league team. Art Shafer, shortstop, indisposed for a week worked with New York and fielded brilliantly. COLLEGE GAMES Washington. March 22. Georgetown defeated Princetoa in a one-afiled game here today.

7 to 1. Felnle. of Georgetown, track oat eight men, Scor by, Innings Princeton OOO 000 OOt Georgetown 110 131 CO Princeton, Sira me, Copeland and Carter; Georgetown. Fein I and Mulaoey. Umpire, 1 Hughe.

Time. 2:30. Ann a polls. March 22. By bitting et time when hit meant rnoe Tiavya baseball team defeated University of Penn- syivaaia in the first game of the season at the Naval academy today, 0 to 0.

Navy 6 Pennsylvania 0 insoa and Hick: Seyra and FChwert- At Charlottesville, Vm. Washington American league), 6: University of Virginia. X. At Norfolk Yale. Holy Cross, 4.

Victory For Evans. Chicago, March 22. Charles Evans, of ths Edgewater Golf club. West-srn Amateur champion today wrested the Western Indoor Golf title from. Warren K.

Wood, runner-up in the western tournament at Denver last summer, defeating him three and two la the final match. The match was placed over distances representing ths Homewood Country club the in Is in ROME FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE At a. Called Meeting Soon to be Held, May Put Over Some- thing Revolutionary. Chicago, March 32. President Powers of the Federal BasebaU league has Issued a call for a meeting of the club owners to be held in Cincinnati next Tuesday 'to ratify -recent moves and to receive the new clubs.

The date for the schedule meeting will be set at tbls time. The schedule has been drafted but adoption of It has been delayed until the regular meet-v ing. At the regular meeting the Federal league, it Is safd, will plan two clauses which are considered revolutionary in baseball. One of these will allow players to sign contracts for one, two or three years antL become free agents at the eftd of their contract term and the other will be an agreement to pay full salaries during training seasona Cobb is Still Marked Absent, Mobile, March 22. Hughey Jennings at the head of the Detroit Tigera, arrived la -Mobile-- this morning for a series of thre games with the Mobile Southern league team, commencing this -afternoon.

All of the regulars with the ex. eeptlon of Ty Cobb, are on band. MCARTHY AND- FLYNN CLASH AGAIN 5 i March 22. Announcement was made tonight that Luther McCarty and Jim Flynn have signed to box six rounds before the Olympia Athletic club on April 14. The men met in Los Angeles last December, McCarty winning tn the sixteenth round.

Hot Springs, Ark. The Duke, who was star for a dozen years with Chicago, Brooklyn and New York, Is now eeaching the Red Sox. BASEBALL NOTES. George Magoon, the old major league infielder, has signed to coach the University of Maine baseball team. Larry Doyle of the Giants has found his batting eye early this season and Is whaling the pill to all corners of Texas.

Owner Frank Farrell is with his New Yorkers Bermuda, and Chubby Charlie Murphy is watching his Cubs perform in Florida. Sylvester, the youngster who is playing right field for the White Sox second team, led the Wisconsin-Illl-nois league in batting last season. The new. Huntington W. team in the Ohio State league will be managed by Sam Wright, a former Kansas City and Louisville pitcher, With Pitcher Ray Coiling contract signed and In the strong box.

President McAleer has all of his Boston champions lined up for the season. Pitcher Dixie Walker, formerly of the Washington team, and later with Baltimore and Wilkes-Barre has signed with Bill Friers St. Paulu team. The Danville club -of the Three-I league has signed Pitcher Ukanavltch And Catcher BossaloughnL Nice battery for the Three-Lamp umpires to announuce. Now! Ty Cobb has organized a ball team and while waiting for the Detroit club to come across with- an increase In salary, Ty will tour the southern States with his aggregation of ball tossers.

The Pacific Coast league have been giving the White Sox plenty to do in the way of ball playing. On the same day recently, San Francisco beat the White Sox regulars 2 to 1, while Los Angeles was defeating the Sox yanlgans 8 to 7. A few years make a big difference in baseball. Tim Murnane. the scribe, says that several of the Red Sox youngsters had never beard of Duke Farrell until they arrived at So much ram in Mobile bae compelled Manager Joe Tinker to rent a gymnasium for his.

Cincinnati Reds to train in. The New York Highlanders and the Jersey City Skeeters have been playing clever game with close scores in their practice games in Bermuda. Manager Hugh Jennings Is pretty sweet on the work being doue by Charlie Deal, who in out to laud the third sack Job with the Detroit Tiger. John Pendry. formerly manager of the Youngstown.

Ohio, team. haa been signed to pilot the Traverse City team in the Michigan State league. Hack Schmidt, the former Detroit hack atop, tacked a wallop on a citizen Fort Smith; the other day and now has to defend a suit for 32,000 dam Ages for his rudeness. Lffuis (Hetty) Green, the Denison! Texas, pitcher, has signed with the Indianapolis chib. It is said that he is ths originator in the use of slippery elm aa an aid In shooting the spirboll; The Wiaconan-Illinois league will open the season earlier than at first announced.

The recently accepted schedule calls for 12ti -amps, the season opening on April 21 "and dosing Labor Armando Marmna, the Cuban outfield er of the Cincinnati Reds, showed up at the Reds raining camp at Mobile in fine condition. He haa been playing Red Walker. out was sure that the train dispatcher that he was to have his position back If he failed Jo make good as a bail player. Walker, whose home is in Bristol, haa been watched with pride by many friends here and throughout the Appalachian league. HU record on the Pacific coast during the winter argues very strongly what may be expected of him as a member, of the Kansas City Blues during the present season.

As a member of the Diego he batted .523 tn the winter series, and, in thirty games knocked thirteen home tuns. He also made a'Tecord at hitting, at oppomum having won -the game repeatedly after it was seemingly lost by aa opportune hit in the pinches. Walker is said to be in fine condition as a result of Iris winters training. The accompanying picture shows him in oue of his batting attitudes on the San Diego field only a few days before his departure for Kansas City. His friends in the south are expecting big things of him this summer.

Walker is a native of Washington county, and his father resides in that county. His brother and otherrel-atives have resided tn Bristol for a number of years. Walker writes his Bristol kin that his cunning with the stick has come back In all of Its erstwhile vigor and he feels confident of making a big record this season with the Kansas City Blues. 'ARMY-NAVY GAMES. May Hereafter be Staged at National League Grounds, New York.

New York, March 22. The polo grounds home of the New York National League club, was Inspected by representatives of West Point and Annapolis, at the invitation of Bec-cretary Foster of the local club, giving rise to a report that the local stadium might be the scene of the army navy football game next fall. The academy representatives were favorably Impressed with the local field as a place for staging the annual football classic, it was understood. The games have been played In past years at Franklin field Philadelphia, where there are seating accommodations for about 28,060 spectators. The local stands seat about 40,000 persona AMERICAN SWIMMERS Propose to Attempt to Swim the English Channel.

New York. March 22. Several American swimmers are proposing to attempt to swim the Engltah channel within the Pest few months. Among those said to have their eyes upon the coal which the worlds swimmers always held to be a supreme test, are Charles Durborow, of In ikidelphca: Joseph M. Calls: Ivan, of Pittsburgh, and Benjamin H.

NriiJom-berg. Durborow is an amateur sod a member of the Philadelphia swimming dab; 4 lie other two men a re life saver. Durborow most recent big trim waa over course of twenty mile in Delaware bay 4ast summer under oooditkns which witnesses said mads the feat equal in both distance and difCc aides bo the classic channel swim. Callahan has wished for some time to show his prowess abroad, aad has Cincinnati, March 22. The Federal Baseball league, which will play independent ball in six cities of the country during the Coming summer, will open on May 6 with Indianapolis at Covington, Cleveland at Pittsburg, and Chicago at St.

Louis, according to an official announcement made by President John T. Towers here tonight. The league will have a 120-game There with the Havana team during the past winter The ewell flinging pitcher Jifnmy Lavender hBS been doings for the Cube haa caused Manager Kt-j atone King Evers to declare that James will make the National league batters cflrl up and wither when the big show starts. Long Branch, N. 1ms taken the dace of Iiong Island City in the York and New Jersey league.

The league will havy teams in Poughkeepsie, Middletown, -Newburgh and Kingston, N. and Paterson and Long Branch, N. J. Claiming that he can make more money as a conductor of a trolley car than the baseball salary offered him. Pitcher Carmichael, of the Southern league, refuse to report to his dub.

The cash register that Carmichael rings must look like a sieve. Quite a number of baseball stars have been injured in practice games this spring. Otto Knabe, of the Phillies, is nursing an injured foot caused by being spiked; Stub Hauser, Of the Cardinals, is suffering from an injury To bis right knee sustained in eliding to second, and Hal Chase, of the Highlanders, and Tris Kpeuker, of the Red-JSox, lave each a bad ankle, the result of practicing the -art of siding. PICK-UPS LOST TO MARYVILLE COLLEGE Billie Meyer Says Coach Knox Has a Good Team. Billie' Meyer and hi plck-ny turned -Saturday evening from Maryvlle, where they played the Maryville college team yesterday afternoon, and were well trimmed for their trouble.

At the end of the nine Inning of pUy the Blount coun-tain had rolled up five wore, while the KnoxvUlian had accumulated only two. Honors were about even In the batting line, but the collegian played a better game io the field than tho plck-np and ttwr also bunched their hit a little more. Coach Knox. of the Maryvble team, waa in the box, while Tom febea did the pitching for Knoxville. Carver canght for Maryvilie and Meyer performed a similar service for the pick-up.

According to the member of the defeated aggregation. Coach ha a rather Ibrmldable collection of ball toa-era that should win considerably mor games than it lose. SOUTHSIDERS LOST TO LONSDALE TEAM The Lonsdale school baseball team defeated the South Knoxville team Saturday' by the score of 6 to 4- The Lonedale team won out with a ninth -Inning batting rally. With the score 3 to 3 in favor of the south aiders, Ed Cottrell tripled. After two had been retired, Alvin Cottrell doubled, knotting the score." Atkins also doubled, scoring Alvin Cottrell and winning the game.

Missourians Defeat Princeton. St. Louis. March 22. By winning the relay race the Missouri Athletic club won Its meet with the swimmers of Princeton university here tonight, getting seven points io the collegians two.

Heath's victory over OSullivan in the fifty-yard dash was the feature. The local man took the lead- at th tart and waa never beaded. By Which, a Florida Man Claims to Have Lost $9,000 on Fake Horse Bace. Atlanta. Oa.

March 22. Indictments wer returned by the Fulton county grand Jury against J. N. Bateman, together with H. Blake and H.

H. Brown, charged with operating a swindling, rame to defraud Frank Rothleuter, of Miami. it was learned today. The Indictments were been preparing for it by many long found yesterday but up to noon today swim off Atlantic Gty. Schlomberg has openly challenged any swimmer in the world for a rare across the channel In the eariy part of 'May, notwithstanding that ithe channel waters at that rims are generally regarded as too cold for the feat.

BLUE GRASS LEAGUE HAY BE DISBANDED Lexington. March 22. It was announced here today that the Blue Grass baseball league, oonsprisiixg six Kentucky cities, probably wiH disband as a result of Secretary Farrell, of the National association, declaring ail payers of the league free agents. It was said, however, that th dubs would sue for damages for the actual mosey paid out for players and for the loss of contracts. The action of Secretary Farrell followed an announcement that a team would be pat in in Covington, which ts wkHn the- prescribed 5 -mile Emit of Cinrinnatf..