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PAGE SEVEN :5 Albert is so frieii THE WICHITA EAGLE, WEDNESDAY HORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 191G kvNNWWWW Ml Latest Sport News lllllli so aH-feedl-goodl 1 "Home Run Baker Sold To New York Americans that it jiist makes a man sorry-like that he didn't get onto this pipe thing and cigarette rolling stunt a-while-ago. He counts it lost time quick as the joy'us goodness of this P. A. tobacco gets firm set into his happiness division. The patented I) pir mi process fixes that and curs out bite and parch! Men, ifs so easy to get on the right track for straight-ahead-action and the ride only stands you 5c or 10c that it sure is due you, due your tongue, due your contentment-container to know how much you'll like Watehyourstepf It's eaay to dust ihm pe tad color at iimal-ftbU brand to imitate thm Prince Albert tidy red tin.

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VautM-Saka, K. SUES FOR HIS SHARE Cincinnati, Feb. Charles tSchaml-stlg. who acted as agent for Charles P. Taft in the financial negotiations for the sale of the Chicago National League club to Charles Weeghman of Chicago, filed suit today In common pleas court against Mr.

Taft for which he claimed is due him for stock which he owned in the club. In his petition Scbmalstlg alleged he owned 100 shares of the stock of the Chicago club and that he turned it over to Taft. This, he says, Taft later sold to Weeghman, together with 800 other shares. Schmalstlg further alleges that Taft received $500,000 for the 900 ehares and that he refused to turn over which, Schmalstlg says, was received for his 100 shares. Schmalstlg was formerly employed In Taft's office here.

Chicago. Feb. 15. Charles "Weeghman. president of the new Cube, said tonight when Informed of the suit brought by Charles Schmelstlg.

against Charles Taft for $55,555, that when he closed the deal with Mr. Taft for the transfer of the Cubs, he did not know that Schmelstlg owned any stock. He purchased the club from Mr. Taft, he said, and further than that, he knew nothing. Bite Poieona.

nidcmr, Pa. Feb. Ira Law, a member of the Rldcway baaketball team. had a narrow earape from lowing aa arm from hlood poiaoatnic the reaalt of a hlte while playing; a arame reet ly. Thf HI da-war (ram wrat to Dirsi Mlara.

where It played the basketball team of that plare. Daring the game a membrr of the Daa-na Mlaea team anak hla teeth lato Law'a right arm aad ha an: mm nntll he had bitten a ptr-e of fleah from the arm. IVbea the tram reached Rlda-war Tooaa; I-ar had the injury dreaard by a phret-elan. bat blood polaoalag net la aad for a aamber of daya It waa fearrd the arm w-onld have to be ampatated. Law la now Ss.

7 with the Braves last year, but was turned loose in October. Moran had everything a good ball player needs. except legs. Somehow he could never roake those members behave, and in consequence he had to- wander from club to club. The Chestnut Tree.

A certain great ball player has a spouse who is inclined to be just a bit henpeckish. She- Is very particular about her home, and everything has to be Just so-so. She is not at all Interested in hubby's profession, and it was only after several years of pleading that she was induced to witness a ball game late last season. Hubby wanted to show off before wife, and he played the game of his life. In the ninth Inning such thing always happen in the ninth his turn came to bat.

The game was tied, and a run meant victory. The bat-boy had arranged the biff sticks in a neat row, and gave hubby his favorite ash. After two strikes had been called on him, he landed on the pill for what looked a sure home run. Throwing his bat to one side, hubby streaked off for first. In the silence that preceded the storm of applause a feminine voice rang out from the grand stand: "Obadiah, you come right back and put that bat where It belongs!" Slim Love, who is one of the seventeen new twirlers to be tried out by the Yankees, is a lucky guy.

He is six and a half feet long, and. If he fails to get away with the pitching stuff in fast company he can easily qualify as a logical contender for Jess Willard's title. Expected Snapenalon Kansas City, Feb. 14. Bicycle racers gathered here for the six-day race which starts Saturday In convention hall declared tonight that the action of the national cycling association In suspending all the riders who participated in the recent Chicago six-day race had been expected.

The race to "be conducted here also is under the direction of Packer McFar-land aid "virtually all the racers who will start cars here from the Chicago meet. The majority of the riders declared their Intention of riding under the Twentieth Century Cycling association the new organization against which the older association has Iff is --iiS NATIONAL LEAGUE HAS WELL BALANCED SCHEDULE THIS YEAR Each Club Will Have About Twenty-five Saturdays At Home i and Abroad Season Closes Oct. 5. New York, Feb. 15.

Baseball schedule experts are almost unanimous In expressing the opinion that the National league schedule, considered as a whole, is one of. the best balanced lists prepared in years. So far as the allotment of Saturday, Sunday and holiday dates is concerned the eight clubs of the organization share evenly. Every secures twenty-five Saturdays about equally divided between home and abroad. All receive three holidays with the exception of Boston, which ecures four, owing to the Bunker Hill Day date.

The four eastern clubs play from five to six Sunday games; Pitts-hurgh eleven and the other western teams, eighteen or nineteen. The flnaTday's play in the National league is set for Thursday, October 5, and in the American league a day earlier, which will in all probability bring the opening game of the 1916 world's series on Saturday October 7. Under the arrangement the competing clubs will be certain of one Saturday game and if western clubs are engaged In thetitle battle, one Sunday contest. If the series extended beyond four games, Columbus day will be included and should it go seyen games, a second Saturday might be added to the list, making an excellent outlook for the gate The care with which the major league schedules have been prepared is further attested by the fact that there are but three conflicting dates. According to advices from England It is likely that the English amateur Tract and Field Championship- meet will be revived this summer.

The games were dropped last year owing to the war but the English Athletic authorities are of the opinion that conditions are favorable for the holding of the championships during the coming season. Germany is also said to be considering the staging of a series of athletic competitions in the stadium at Berlin, built two years ago for the Olympic games which were scheduled nt that time to be held there during July, 1916. If Tex Richard pays Jess Willard $47,500 for a ten-round bout with Frank Moran the champion will receive 583. 33 for every minute of the thirty he boxes. At this rate an eight-hour work day would net Willard more than $760,000, while at the end of a working year of 300 days "Willard would receive about $228,000,000.

The president of the United States receives $75,000 per year; the United States ambassador to England the chief Justice of the United States Supreme court $15,000 and congressmen and senators $7,500 each. When the younger generation grasps this Idea Rlckard may be considered in the light of a national menace. The University of California rowing squad has started training with fifteen crews boated. The eights are rowed In thirty minute shifts but these ses- slons will be lengthened as soon as the new shells are Teceived. TAKE LAST ROAD TRIP Fairmount college basketball team will leave this morning On Its last long road trip of the season.

The Shockers will play at St. Marys tonight and then will go to Ottawa for a game Thursday night. Friday night they play Kmporia college at Emporia, and Saturday night Baker university at Baldwin. The Fairmount team has not been defeated this season and if it comes through this road trip unscathed, the state championship is nearly assured. On Tuesday of next week the first game with Friends university will be played on the Forum court and later In the week the Shockers play Southwestern at Winfield.

naaketball Gamea. Chllocco. Feb. 15. The Chl-locco Indians tonight defeated the fast Oklahoma A.

M. team of Stillwater by the one-aided score of 42 to 15. The-ffame was much closer than the score Indicates, as both teams put up a hard fight. Itoarh and Zunlga, forwards, and Kltchcomee, center, were the principal point makers on the In dian team. The Indians have played fourteen games this season and have lost but one, that being to Oklahoma university.

The Indians played the university two games at Norman, winning one and losing one. The Sooners have lost but two games on their home court' In the last five years, and both were lost to the Indians. By Its record the Indian school is claiming the championship of Oklahoma. Acoeta Sold. Minneapolis, Feb.

13. Outfielder Acosta of the Washington American League club has been purchased by the Minneapolis American. Association dub, according to an announcement made late today. Glanson 2 I in. Royston in.

MeCollkm tEO, P. I0t T. FRASKLIX BAKER. last season, his batting average was .319. He was born at Trappe, Md, March 13, 1886.

CHANGE GAME TO NEW YORK Seating Capacity of Polo Grounds Deciding Factor In Controversy Over Location of Game. Philadelphia, Feb. 15. New York will be the scene of the Army and Navy football team next fall, and unless Philadelphia provides a stadium with a seating capacity equal to that o'f the Polo Grounds the spectacular contest, which had its origin here, will be lost to the Quaker City forever. This anouncement was made tonight by Dr.

J. William White, chairman of the University of Pennsylvania committee on the Army and Navy football game, after a conference with Lieutenant W. T. Smith, chairman of the executive committee of the Navy athletic association. Dr.

White stated that Lieutenant Smith had informed him the two institutions had decided upon the Polo Grounds for the 1916 battle and hat the determining factor had been the question of seating capacity. "The arrangements in New York, said Dr. "White's statement, "are such that they will be able to seat 50,000 persons next fall, so that even if it had been possible for the University of Pennsylvania to offer them the entire space at Franklin Field with its capacity of 31,000 seats a deficit of 19,000 would have been conclusive." SPORTOGRAPHY Weston and Leary and the other famous old pedestrians traveled long distances because they had good legs J. Herbert Moran, who ranks as one of the champion globe-trotters of base ball, has traveled far and wide because his pins are on the bum. If little Herbie had a dependable pair of lower limbs he could probably have stuck with one major league club throughout his career.

As it is, he has been fired and hired about as many times as any diamond athlete in the business. Herbie knows how to sympathize with the Wandering Jew, who, as you may re call, has been seeking a permanent berth with some good club for nearly 2,000 years, or some time before Honus Wagner and Eddie Plank broke Into the game. Moran, who was released by the Bos ton Braves at the close of the last eeason, was born at Costello, thirty years ago today, Feb. 16, 1886. and now resides at Westfield, Pa.

He played with Dubois, in 1907, with Trenton the following season, and then went to Providence. He got his first chance in the big show In 1910, but his legs gave way under him and he was sent to Rochester. He became a great favorite in the Camera City, and his work was so good that he was "purchased in the fall of 1911 by the Brooklyn club. He played good ball with the Superbas for a couple of seasons, but was swapped to Cincinnati, and started the 1914 season with the Reds. He hit a hot pace at the start, when his legs began to trouble him.

and In August he was turned over to the Boston Braves, where he had got his major league start. Herbie was in on the world's championship coin, and stuck New York, Feb. 15. John Franklin Baker, former star third baseman of the Philadelphia American league baseball team, has been bought by the New York Americans, according to announcement made by Manager "William E. Donovan of the Yankees, tonight.

The price was not made public. Baker signed a three-year contract. The negotiations were ended late today at a conference between Manager Connie Mack of the Athletics and Captain T. Lm. Huston and Jacob Rup-pert, owners of the Yankees.

While the price paid by the New York club was not announced, it has been reported several times that Mack was demanding $25,000 for Baker's release. Before the opening of the playing season last spring, Baker demanded a larger salary than that called for under his contract with the Athletics, which had another year to run. Mack refused to grant the increase and Baker retired to his home at Trappe, Maryland, remaining out of professional baseball all season. Mack was quoted during the season as saying that he would refuse to sell Baker until his contract expired. "Home Run" Baker began his big league career with the Athletics in 1908, and developed into one of the most formidable batsmen in the game.

He was the War in the world's series in 1911 when he bore out his reputation as a homerun hitter by making two circuit drives which virtually gave his team the championship. In 1314, his HUTCHINSON ENTERS TEAM Great Interest Being- Shown In Coming Volley Ball Tourney Nine Teams Entered. Interest in volley ball circles in Wichita is increasing daily with the approach of Saturday when the first tourney in Wichita will be held at the Y. M. C.

A. Physical Director W. S. Ryan has received a letter from the Hutchinson Y. M.

in which it is stated the Salt City volley ballists will be represented by a team. This makes nine teams entered five from the Wichita Y. one from Hutchinson, one from Newton, one from Fairmount college and one from the Wichita High school. The line-ups of two of the Wichita Y. M.

teams have not been definitely settled, but as far as known now they will be: Wolves Captain Rich, Lind-ley, Leask, Fisher, Smith and Black. Independents Captain. Moore, Keith, Tilford, Burris, R. L. Holmes and Strong.

Athletics Captain Meyers, Mc-Daniels, Berberich, Alexander, Jones and H. Hodgson. Midgets Captain Goosey, Williams, Unger and Baker. Giants Carr, Hikok, George, R. Hodgson, W.

E. Holmes, Mueller, "Walker and Bossenmeyer. Play in the tourney will start promptly at 12:30 so that all matches except the finals can be played during the afternoon. The finals will be played at night. The matches will be two games out of three and the finals probably be three out of five, Six Best Pitchers I Have Ever Faced (By MIKE DONTJN.

Baltimore, St. Loais, Cincinnati, Boston, York and Pittsburgh. When the editor submitted a printed proof of this thing I did not. know whether he had identified me as a retired ball player, or president of the Grand Trunk system. Sizing up the bygones and the present, I figure the following pitchers as the ones with whom I had most trouble: Christy Mathewson New York Nationals.

Grover Alexander Philadelphia Nationals. Leon Ames New York, Cincinnati and St. Louis. James Callahan Chicago Nationals. Victor Willis Fittsburgh Nationals.

George Chalmers Philadelphia Nationals. They all looked tough in spells and again they looked but a size-up of ray efforts makes the above six a very good pick. I always figured Red Ames among the greatest of pitchers, both while serving with him on th same team and batting against him. PUGILISTIC ANNALS. 1S05 Tom Cribb defeated Tom Blake in 20 rounds at Blackheath, England.

This was the second ring battle of Cribb, who was destined to rank among the greatest of England's champions. He had previously fought George Mad-dox and -defeated him In 76 rounds. "Tough Tom" Blake was a rujgged fighter and was S5 years old. He hai fought many hard battles on' sea and land, for Blake was a sailor by trade, and did his fighting between voyages. Young Cribb found the tar not so tough as he had been painted, and.

although Blake fought furiously, Cribb soon battered him down. It was this same "Tough Tom" who was afterward engaged to serve as a trial horse for Tom Molineaux, the Virginia negro, when the latter arrived in England in search of pugilistic fame. The sailor was then nearing the 40 mark, but, as he had been ashore some time and had spent all his money, he was ready enough to tackle the black. The bout was fought on one of the hottest 3ays England ever had, which just suited the negro, but made the sailor so weak that he could do little against Molineaux. Tom Cribb then tried to revenge Blake, but only the fact that the bout was fought on a cold, wet day saved Cribb from taking a beating at the hands of Massa Molineaux, The negro was really the victor, but, after a chady decision by the referee, fee finally succumbed to the weather.

Boonville, Mo, Feb. 15. University of Oklahoma's basketball team had rto trouble defeating Kemper Military school here Monday night, SI to S3. pleasure i-illi i limilii IM Sport in Rhyme bKHM.Ui.iii..lu.utik.'U;nti:J..!lU'ji.:n -iuX i Hi. -J The aaterpieco.

Homer was a lucky bard. Few with Mr. Burns could cope; Browning mopped up good and hard With his Pippa Passea dope; Shakespeare had a bale of goods. Most of which were superfine; Almost anything of Hoods Is a classic in Its line; Yet I'd take my chance with fame. Calmly, let go at that.

With a chance to write my name Under "Casey at the Bat." Dante lit a classic rope. So did Dryden, Keats and Gray; Shelley, Milton. Moore and Pope, All were leaders in their day; Fouthey had a subtle touch, ColerHge was a winning bard; Virgil holds an endless clutch On the busy world's regard; Yet within this high-brow fwjr I would leave these stranded flat. With the right to slip my cog Under 'Casey at the Bat." WILL TRY TO "COMEBACK 99 Joe Corbett Signs Contract With San Francisco Team Pitched Twenty Years Ago. Ban Francisco, Feb.

15. Joe Corbett, brother of James J. Corbett. once world's champion fighter, wae glgned today as a pitcher for the Pacific Ct league. Fan Francisco team.

Corbett mIIl be given a tryout to determine If he really can "come back" and pitch the ball he did twenty years ago, when the played with the Baltimore Orioles In th National league. Jvddie Hahn, outfielder, and Arthur Ewoldt. third baseman, hsve sent In their signed contracts to Frank IabelL They are the first of the Booater to aim up. SCHEDULE, A II or cownfry find P. A.

homedy-d tidy rW mttd hmlf'pawmd that hmmidor ikmt nof tmck c'nt thins 'o R. J. tL J. fctlIMil Ca CLEVLAND CLUB SOLD Chicago. Feb.

15. The ealo of thm Cleveland American League lub new owners has been practically completed, according to a abatement tonight by President Johnaon of to league, who declined to confirm or deny various rumors that C. W. Murphy, former Cub owner, waa to hm one of the atockholdera or that Chicago capital was Interested. The aanc-tion to the sale will be aaked by Mr.

Johnson at the American league meet Ing In New York later thU week gntf the formal announcement probably" will bo made In Cleveland. The change In ownerabln la likely to Involve no change In lh manag mefit, according to Mr, Johnaon. Iee Fohl. who UA the club the litter part of the non, has algnet a contract for Ih coming year. waa reported that George tftevall mould take the management, Manager Selected.

Chicago, Feb. 1, Joe Tinker. roai ager of the Cuba, and who frmm obtained the Pforla. team of tht Three I league, tonight denied a report that he had alrtd Artie liofman aa manager of the latter club. "We haven't decided who will ba mangr.

said Tinker. "That rnttr will be settled after the "formal transfer of the club from the old stockholders to the new." aapend Wider. New Tork. Feb. The National Cycling aaociatlon.

It waa announced, here Monday, night, has npn4l alt the bike riders lio competed la thm I fare at Chicago recently all amateur who cotnpeted In the events at the Colleenm, whifh were promoted by Parkey Parian 4 and Me asacy-late. Advance Showinjr i SPRING WOOLENS Dundee Woolen Mills 0 Jfm. Yt a 0. SEASON 1916 OFFICIAL WESTERN ASSOCIATION 1 1 1 1 r.rrr-r-r-'rsrr-s; rsss-sarj WESTERX AT AT AT AT AT i AT AT AT MUSKOGEE TULSA FORT SMITH SHE KM AX OKLAHOMA CITT TAiilS DKMOX MeAIKTKrt 1 May 20 21 It April 13 2 25 May 1 If April 29 21 22 Xv 2 27 21 May MUSKOGEE ASSOCIATION July 1 11 12 IS June 7 I May 2 11 July 2 4 4 5 12 14 July It 23 51 June 2V 24 JT IS Aug 24 25 2 July 2 2i 29 July 22 2J 24 Aug II 1 2d Jaly Zi 24 27 Aag 2 21 Aug 12 IJ 14 fept 1 2 14 4 May 23 24 25 April 2 21 22 Mar May 24 27 21 Arril 22 24 2i Mar JT II TULSA July 14 1 1C 17 GAMES May 29 39 31 June 1 2 3 4 Jane 2e 24 27 23 July I 29 21 Jane i 7 4 JjI; 7 Aug 27 2S 29 July 22 23 24 July 23 2 19 Aug 12 12 14 Acg 2 21 Jaly 24 27 1 Avg 21 22 23 Sept 2 2 4 4 tfet 1 April 29 39 April 24 27 23 May 29 21 22 May 7 May i May 17 li lt May 24 FORT SMITH May 1 June 9 19 11.13 RKIORTED July 10 12 13 June 21 22 23 24 Jsne 2 24 27 21 Jaiy 4 7 19 Jti 17 II It 21 June 13 14 IS II July 31 Aug 24 2 21 Aug 19 11 Jaly 2 4 4 i Awg 21 22 22 Aug 7 Aug'3 4 Aug 12 Aug 12 IS 14 I May 2 3 4 May 7 May 23 24 2S Arril 2 2 May II 12 13 May 14 1 1 ArM 24 27 23 SHERMAN June 17 18 19 20 June 21 22 23 24 July 14 If 17 EACH May 1 Jute 10 J.jy 1 19 JJ Acg 7 ft Aug 20 11 Aug 27 23 29 June 13 14 13 14 July 1 2 Acg II 19 29 Julr 31 Aug 3 4 3 Acg It 17 fce.t 2 3 4 4 Ag 3 3 May 37 IS 11 May 11 12 13 May 24 27 21 Arril 22 24 23 April 29 21 22 May 2 21 22 OKLAHOMA CITT June 7 8 9 June 29 39 July If 19 29 21 June 1 3 DAT Ma- 29 29 21 Jaue 1 2 3 4 Jntt it 12 11 Aug 21 22 23 July 1 3 Aug 23 11 July 2 2f 27 J'-Jy 22 22 24 Jslr 2 29 2 Asg 34 23 24 Aug 15 13 17 Sept 1 I May 5 3 7 May 2 3 4 May 14 li 14 May 17 11 19 Arril 2 27 21 May 33 2 23 Apr! 29 29 PARIS June 21 22 23 24 June 17 13 19 29 Aug- II 19 29 July 7 9 Jsne 1 11 13 I TV! IS Ju-y It IS 14 17 Mar 1 Aug 10 11 Aug 7 I Sept 2 3 4 4 Aug 21 22 23 Jaly 2 4 4 Asg 27 2 29 June 12 14 13 Jf Aug 2 2 Aug 14 3 April 2 27 21 April 23 30 May 11 12 13 May 9 19 May 2 3 4 May 2 21 22 DENISOJf June 9 10 11 12 May 1 Jane 23 SO June 25 24 27 21 Jeee II 19 29 July It tt 13 13 WICHITA Jjre 31 22 21 2 July 31 June 13 14 15 If July 1 2 July 4 4 Aug 71 Au 24 2 24 Afeg 9 19 13 -'-'r Aug 11 Aug 3 4 5 Aug 15 2 17 May 11 12 IS May 14 15 It April 29 21 22 Mar 23 27 24 May 23 24 23 April 22 24 23 May 5 7 McALESTER June 29 39 July 3 4 4 5 June 1 2 2 4 July It 19 29 21 July 14 13 1 17 Jane 3 7 i May 29 39 21 EACUI July 12 Aug If 19 2f July 25 if 27 Aug 29 31 Acg 27 21 23 July 23 29 39 Jaly 22 23 24 I Aug 15 If IT frept 1 I.