Promoters Get Little But Experi-
ence for Their Pains.
President Gilmore Says Federal
League Is Out to Win, From Both
Public and Organized Ball—
Not Huge Success.
“It is a shame,” declares President
Gilmore of the Federal league, “that
the lawyers and the players are get-
ting all of the money now made In
the national game. The promoters
aave little but experience for their
pains. Peace and readjustment is
bound to come in time and the sooner
the better for all concerned.
“Mind you, the Federal league is in
the field until it gains ite point. The
men behind it are determined to win,
from both the public and organized
baseball, the boon of major league
recognition. I do wot attempt to claim
that the Federal league has been a
financial success everywhere. The
backers of the various clubs did not
expect to reap financial harvests at
the start. They were content from
the start to await the readjustment of
the game, which they are bound to
force.
“But getting back to the folly of
this prolonged war. Thera are many
players in our league and in the Na
tional and American leagues, too, who
are at best only a heavy burden to
their employers. Their services can-
aot be dispensed with because they
have been able tp take advantage of
chaotic conditions to extract iron.
bound contracts at salaries far beyond
their real worth. The rank injustice
to the promoters lies In the fact that
President Gilmore of Federals.
these men are utterly indifferent about
their moral obligations to those who
pay salaries
“The principles of the Baseball Play
ers’ fraternity are doubtless logical
and soun But here again the unde
sirable element the profession
the men who are content to accept
money for loafing-—has gone altogeth.
ir too far. The association has
ised in fome cases as a rum to pry
icose salary
conditior be alleviated
while the rival forces of baseball are
That Is why
irther continuation of the
fight is a shameful waste of time and
money.”
of
ful
increases
nate 18 may not
it each other's throats.
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Claims He Is Abused Because Rated
as Utility Player and Is Forced
into Game Every Day.
Oscar Vitt is there with a grievance.
tie claims that he is being abused, be
cause he's officlally rated as a util
ity player, and is being forced to
get Into the game regularly, day after
day.
“Il lose my reputation,” he said
one afternoon, “if Moriarity don't play
a game occasionally. Folks will be-
gin to think I'm a regular ball play-
er, Instead of a substitute.”
Vitt shines at third, is a good short
stop and can play second acceptably
But his aspirations are for the out
fleld. He explained this In a recent
conversation,
“I can't play
guess,” he said.
these gardens, 1
“They call me Hon-
dinl. But you observed, didn’t you,
that Tyrus signed his contract, in
1913, just a few days after he had
a chance to read what the papers said
about my work in the outfield.”
Makes Bill Clymer Squirm.
Bill Clymer, now managing the To
ronto International team, squirms
every time he reads about Walter
Pipp making good. Clymer, it seems,
once had a chance to buy Pipp for
£200,
———
CHANCES |
Ned Hanlon,
Baltimors
tealliy ever
Manag
Oreoles, one
organized, says that play-
the present day fall to reach
sublime heights in the baseball art
because they do not take chances,
being afraid of injuries. Hanlon,
is now with the Baltimore Feds, re
marked not long ago
Ty the
the school
in
with
game | @
ers of
nearest
of the
Baltimore
Cobb is
old
ne
approacoa
type | had
He
fashion
percentage In
to
tere vi
Liways
to
plays the put
slightest his
én the
Cobb makes a serious
t ambitious to
of his craft
oeruse
und puted leader
about the only
wperiate chances
she and
nat these
one Who Ww
in des
Johnny Ev
f ws would
strik
wo out if
ing
te to bunt with two and
with
geti Cross
VO
nort-
gsi)
Jennings was the greatest of s
stops He never would budge fre
NOTES,
of thei!
ND:
West Poin a cruck pitcher in
* *
t seems to have los
batting
. 5»
Pirates released
to the Atlanta club.
* # *
Fred Clarke of the
Laique,
, luques
this Cuban
Braves
By the
for the
way,
pitcher Hoston
Bill
rut 5
Donovan of the Yauks sent Re
‘atcher Pickering to the Rich
mond International club
» » *
The fans of Philadelphia are not
taking kindly Larry Lajoie, even
though the veteran is playing fine ball
* » *»
to
Harry Harper, the Washington
pitcher, has a contract that stipulates
that he will not have to play ball on
Sunday
* » »
courses since February 16
ia Eddie's favorite club
some driver In baseball
-. » *
He also is
Things to avold saying In the pres.
ence of Jack Fournier: “Jacques, you
can’t play first base,” “you can’t hit”
and “you can't steal bases.”
*® . *
Hughey Jennings of the Tigers has
picked up Eddie Stack, former Cub
and Phillie, and will give the now lo-
cal semipro pitcher a tryout
» * .
The Pitifeds have fallen back on
the ancient Davey Jones for the out
field, the highly touted Menoskey hav.
ing falled to deliver as promised.
» » *
In these days when anything can
happen, how about suggesting that
the world series take place between
the American and Federal league win.
ners.
. » *
Fielder Jones says that McGraw
was desperate and that his attempt to
play Benny Kauff in direct violation of
the rules of the game was only for
advertising purporeas,
. * »
Walter Johnsen has a strong rival
for the honor of being the best pitcher
in the country. The aforesaid rival is
Grover Cleveland Alexander, the
mighty flinger of the Phillies,
e+ 0
George Stallings eays timid batters
ean cure themselves by walking into
fast curves and seeing that they do
not hurt. The rcheme would help the
team by killing off the timid baiters,
i
his position to cover on a hit-and-run
play until he saw where the ball was
hit. He would take the
second while on the
there was a living chance he
get his man. Now the fact that he
didn't until the ball was
left him in
right or the
one developed.
There
Movs
left for a grounder if
Jennings has
Maranvillie
their
faster
Hugh, They
style of play
of learning
throw while at
WW ARS A of fact
after a
in selling
of a base
Bush are
than was
copy his
question
and
feel
might easily
gimaply a
lo make
top speed Ni matter
there is less danger in going
base runner this way than
for him. It is the instinct
runner to avold the person of a
guardian of a sack. And the fact that
jennings hurt less than any other
player of this day would indicate that
far easier to tag a man his
ure of a
War
way.”
YANKEES HAVE STAR PLAYER
Birdie Cree, Husky Little Qutfieider
of New York Americans, ls
Playing Grand Game.
Birdie Cree of the
can league in pl
1 defense
New
ayio
J Ameri
grand ball,
and offense, and
fears a than
Yanks’
team
both on th
right now is
her batman
Pitchers all
they
on
more
on the rosler
would
the
pinch.
Cree
started
is where
he
fans heart
after a
team than Cree up in
natural
ficlder
is a
aw
ball player. He
an in
he
Was
The
Yanks he
every time
He would
belongs
with the
failure
ball
fon
the
went
My
ay
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ALL SEEK FOR HAPPINESS
The One Thing for Which Mankind
May Be Said to Mave a Univer.
sal Desire.
We cannot pick and choose the
happenings of life any more than
can select the circumstances of
birth and death; we are but creatu
of a wonderful destiny
the Almighty it
tragodios of Hfe might be
we “took our medicine lke
did not put our personal
above everything else. [It
ural and to be wipected
happiness and cling
flowers to turn to the mm
is the great lamn of life
our way through all
ows-—shadows that blur
and make long nights
shadows that terrify by their
tesque shapes and threatening as
pects, and shadows that bury in their
depths much that we hold most dear
We ure jealous of our ha; and
guard it as the most
in life and when we
the long aisles of
and further away
eyes we begin to plead
strive for it, and fight
the walks of past in
vain efforts to call it back
ia too late, and spend long
waste precious strength in
endeavor to clutch it back to
hearts. And all the while, |
right at our hands within easy reach
happiness in a new guise stands ready
~—{harleston News and Courier
reg
directed by
is sald that many
averted if
men” and
i8 as nat
to long
to it as
in. Happiness
which lights
sorte of shad
the viel
of our days
an
piness
precious
memory
from our
for it,
for
the
belore
the
in the Upetairs Bedroom
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$1618
No. 1 stnaig
No. 2. 40,
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Birdie Cree.
all around it before making the catch,
But today he is an excellent judge of
a line drive or a high lift, and once
he gets his hands on the pellet it is
there to stay.
At the bat he oftentimes swings
wildly at the ball, but he breaks up
many good games by hitting wild
pitches around his ear out of the lot.
He can hit to any field, being a nat.
ural place hitter. He can run 100
yards close in to ten seconds, and has
a wing that is about the strongest and
most acourate aver possessed by a big
league gardener,
Former Umpire a Manager.
George Longanecker, formerly am.
pire in the Northwestern league, has
taken the management of a team in
the Montana league.
Live ftock
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1.70; heavy, $7.16@7.60; rough, $7.15
@7.30; pigs, $6.000 7.40.
Cattle—Native bee! steers, $6.900
9.26; Western steers, $6.10@7.90; cows
and heifers, $3.25@8.70; calves, $6.50
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Sheep-—Sheep,
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$7.4008.40; lambs,
PITTSBUROH. — Cattle — Choice,
$8.76@9.10; prime, $8.5088.85.
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mediums and heavy Yorkers, $7000
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him,
didn't
and
ind he
lied Noah
Differentiation.
You
Miss Oldgiri?
Family Friend
talking
small Boy have
on
fears t
about
The Exception,
mpany,” quoted
hey happen to be
* corrected the Fool
farting on
ou are heads
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AND ALL SKIN DISEASES
if er
(r any other
Hancock's
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any longer wilh eczema
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affected and it itch
per
skin
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will stop the
iat once and cure the trouble
wil ff ere from
ritten us that the
re
troubles have Sal
Compourd cured them fle
*
thing else
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failed Egiyn
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ago | had a rough place on my
cheek it wo f was
ia
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para
but nothing ottie of
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completely
ress
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fey
called
Chocolate
antly
war
sumed Dan
airo
istralians
place out
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cOties the ns ® Da the A
the troopships
the
hocolate
which sught them, too, it was
a
- i * £4 .
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n
same feial
writes
the
and soft drinks
correspon
Our canteoer
force,
de
that
demand
Gazetie
times
was expected and one-fifth the
bey Westminster
Hiag Guess.
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cry
rat-
Flatbush
oung owl
Bensonhu
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Perhaps it
floor
A Regular Excuse
the con-
lakes. The
better than ever.
These
seasoned “just right”
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wax
crisp,
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