?i fi-nvs. pl-wtT?r "f ' EVENING LEDOEB PniLADELPniA. MONDAY, APEIL 10, f016. u r -? PTRIS SPEAKER PROBABLY WANTED FOR MANAGER OF INDIANS IF LEE FOHL FAILS SPEAKER DEAL PROVES THAT MAGNATES HAVE FORGOTTEN VOW TO STOP TALKING MONEY Owners Lose .Excellent Chance to Use Player as Object Lesson If They Intend to Cut Salaries in Future THE dissolution of the Federal Lenguo has not cured the baseball magnates of extravagance; nor lias It brought about the cilttliiR of the salaries of the play ers as predicted. To prove this ono needs only to point to the deal which sent Trls Speaker, ono of tho greatest stars of tho national game, to the Cleveland Amer ican Lcaguo team from Doston. Baseball experts ngrco that tho financial end of tho game was talked of too much by tho magnates, and that tho talcs of enormous salaries and profits were re sponsible for tho Invasion of the Federal League. When tho pcaco agreement was signed between organized ball and tho Federal League the magnates vowed that never again would they talk of tho players' salaries or the money paid for tho re lease of players. Apparently, the fact that the Federal League no longer exists and Indication pointing to tho greatest season tho gamo has over enjoyed has caused some of the magnates -to forget their vow and they aro again allowing their enthusiasm to run away with their belter Judgment, -v Many of tho wisest magnates In the game dcclaro that Speaker Is worth all the money paid for his release, but thcro aro a few facts In connection with tho trado Which makes ono doubt tho wisdom of tho move. Tho first mistake was mado In allowing Speaker to report at tho training camp after making a rule that no player Would bo permitted to Join his team until ho had signed his contract. Speaker Should Not Have Ueen Allowed lo Kcport Other players were brought Into line by tho threat of suspension If they did not report, but It did no good In Speaker's case, and ho was still a holdout when tho Itcd Sox started training. The famous outfielder Insisted that ho would not play with the Red Sox until his salary demands wero met. Owner Joe Lnnnln te fuscd to consider tho figure named by Speaker, but foolishly allowed the star tn report at tho training camp because he thought his star would attract large crowd at tho exhibition games of tho lied Sox. This mistake In breaking a rule supposed to be Ironclad spoiled whatever chance tho Itcd Sox had to get him In lino at President Lnnnln's figure. It Im pressed upon Speaker his great value to tho team and made him even more ob stinate. Manager Carrlgan believed that Speaker would bo easy to get In line "ho onco reported, but Trls fooled him. pptnen vtaco was made thcro has been a great deal of talk about what tho mag nates were going to do to tho salary of the player when the long-term contracts expire 'It has beon said that tho majority would bo cut almost one-half, but If the attempt made to bring Speaker Into lino magnates Intend to carry out, tho player Is going to continue to hold tho upper hand. Tho Cleveland owners boast that they paid a greater price for Speaker than tho Whlto Sox gavo far Collins. Perhaps this statement may please the fnns In Cleveland and glvo them greater confidence In the new owners. They will feel that n. real attempt Is bolng made to glvo the city a high-class team and that money will not bo spared In doing It, bu It will havo a bad effect on other players. Speaker Probably Is Wanted to. Manage Indians The releoso of Speaker was not purchased merely to have him play centre field for tho Indians. Jlost likely the now owners want him to manage tho team next year and perhaps before. If Lee Fold falls to make good right from tho Jump. Paying $50,000, which Is tho estimated purchase price, for a player 32 years of ago Is a rather risky proposition, and it is doubtful If tho deal would hf.ve been made unless tho Cleveland owners Intend to mako him manager. Every ono In baseball Is willing to admit that Speaker was a wonderful player with tho Red Sox, out will ho prove of as much valuo to a tall-end team? Ono player sometimes makes a team, but more often a team makes the individual, as Its wonderful strength and system enables the player to stand out as a star. Thero are numerous Instances of star players of strong teams going com pletely to pieces when they wero sent to n tall-end team. Some players are great winners but poor losers, and while few season. It Is a safe bet that he will not be the star he was when flanked by Lewis and Hooper in the Boston outfield. General Work May Fall Off It also Is possible that his batting average will suffer, as pitchers will bo better able to concentrate their efforts and save their reserve power for Speaker when he Is in tho Indians' batting order, whereas a pitcher facing the Red Sox found popoft spots,- It also Is likely "Indians havo not perfected the hit and run .safeties as a member of tho Red Sox. Speaker will he carrying that heavy much of him. The enormous purchase price and the star's wonderful reputntlon undoubtedly will lead the Cleveland fans to believe that ho can put them In tho pennant race. Perhaps he will, but unless the team has improved at a marvelous clip since Its last appearanco In this city, the fans will be doomed to disappoint ment, and It will take more than a Speaker to put them in tho fight. ' The purchase price of $30,000 (If this Is really the figure) recalls somo of the other "diamond beauties," the majority of whom fulled to give their purchasers ' their money's worth. Tho first bit of baseball extravagance was the purchase of ' Kelly and Clarkson by Boston. Both men played brilliantly for Boston, but the t fans expected moro and were never fully satisfied. Some Costly Minor League Purchases The war between tho American and National Leagues staited tho magnates throwing money away again, but after that there was a lull until the Giants purchased Rube Marquard's release from Indianapolis for $11,000. For two years Marquard was a uisappointment, the handicap of being boosted too much having held him back. Marquard eventually got going and was worth several times the amount expended. Connie Mack then tried his hand at purchasing a minor leaguer for a record price. This was entirely put of Connie's line, as he usually developed his own re cruits. He bought "Lefty" Russet' from Baltimore for $10,000 and also gave Dunn a number of players. After winning a shutout victory In his debut In tho fall of 1610, Russell shot his bolt and never registered another victory for the Mackmen. Pittsburgh broke all records when It paid $22,500 for Marty O'Toole!" tho St. raul phenom, who proved a lemon. Tjils cured the magnates until the Federal League was launched. In the meantime, the White Sox had purchased Ray Schalk and Larry Chappclle from Milwaukee. Schalk cost $12,000 and was worth several times tho amount, but Chappelle, who brought his owners $18,000, was a frost with the "White Sox, but apparently is coming back strong with Cleveland this season. Work of "Fed',' Players Will Be Followed Closely The work of, the Federal'League players will be of particular Interest this season. The enormous prices paid for Frank Baker, Eddie Collins and a few other if cognized stars did pot appear to be such a risky venture, as theso players had proved beyond a doubt that they were stars, but It Is different with Benny Kauff, Lee Magee, Rousch, Davenport and others. For every person who strlfogly boosts each Federal Leaguer one will find two who are Inclined to "roast" them. If they fail to make good, more than one man ager will havo a hard time explaining to his, owner Just what qualities a young player needs to make good. Too much will be expected of all and they will be under a great handicap at the start of the season. Greystock, Eastern League basketball champions will have a distinct advan tage In their game with the Crescent club, of Paterson, N, J., when the two .teams meet at Cooper Battalion Hall Friday night to decide what they claim is the world's championship. Greystock won the first game at Cooper Hall, but lost the second at Paterson. In the first game Eastern League rules governed the play, while In the second the Interstate code was employed. On Friday the first hal$ will be played under Eastern League rules, while the second 20-mlnute period will be played by the visitors' rules. j Playing on their home floor, the Eastern Leaguers will have a decided advan tage regardless of the fact that both teams will be given a chance to play under heir own respective ryles. Greystock .... , Those who think the Red Sox got nothing of value excepting money for Tris 'Speaker are likely to be Very much surprised when Sam Jones, the pitcher turned dyer to Carrlgan, strikes his stride. Jones' record with Cleveland would not lead one to believe that he is a very good pitcher, but with the Red Sox behind him it "W.ould not be surprising If he proved Just as strong as Shore and Foster, Boston's twp right-handed stars. The death of "Wild Bob" Burma n was a great shock to his many friends In this city Burman was undoubtedly one of the greatest racing drivers in the world. Hid death recalls the large list of famous pilots who have lost their Uvea in races witbln the last two years. v BOY N. v te A i v , v ..": ii.f- Is an example of tho policy which tho I fans expect Speaker to fall down this , that ho -will lose many hits becauso the play, a play which gave Speaker many handicap of having the fans expect too should win by a good margin. EVENING LEDGER is your brqthep- (toHNA ?tAY BflSE-mul -rti M-..o 'nio otnooN : U - - " Mgti BOSTON OR YANKS, BUT NOT INDIANS, INSISTS SPEAKER Star Red Sox Outfielder De clines to Play With Cleveland Club TO MEET LANNIN TODAY UOSTON, April 10. Trls Speaker, the star outfielder, who has been sold by the Hoston Americans to tho Cleveland club for a price reported to be $60,000, this morning declared that under no con sideration would be Join the ricvelnndn. "If it cannot lie the ttcd Sox, then t Insist that 1 be sent to N'cw Yorlt. It Is out of the micstlon to expert me to go to rieiclnnil. I want to stay In . .. , 1. ....... Il.nl ,1,1. f....a t.AI ...til IMJSIUII I KIIUW 1,1.11. HIV ll.ll.- lit! t .. ... ngreo with mo that this Is tho best place for inc. but It I cannot remain with the Ited Sox, the Yankees would bo my second choice." Speaker also declared that If ho were forced to leave lioston ho would demand part of tho purchase price. "Tho news that I was sold to Cleve land came like a bolt out of the sky 1 me." said Speaker. "My wishes were not ascertained In the deal, and I wai sold like a slai. There was much tall; over my going to New Yoik. If I had been traded or sold to the New York team It would not have been so had. hut tr- virtually force me to go to Cleveland, which Is one of the weakest teams on the circuit, Is a blow that hurts. If Lnnnln wanted to get rid "f me hi- should have nllnwcd me to go to New Yolk "This ilonl was a complete surprlo to me." said Speaker. "As 1 understood It, Lnnnln and t had practlcnllv agreed upon terms. After talking with him on Frl dav t figured thnt our deal wns prac tically fixed up and that thcro was no longer nnythlng between mo and my con tinuance ns n member of tho fled Sox iavo the signing of a contract. As a mat ter of fact, all was settled last Friday and we decided to compromise. "I realize the difference now. I shall see Lnnnln tills forenoon and demand an explanation. I have not signed any con tract with tho Cleveland Club yet, al though I believe that as far as I am con cerned tho Boston Club no longer has me on Its list. Whether T shall go to Clctcland remains to be seen. As 1 said, everything depends upon my Interview with Lannln." Speakers refusal to go to Cloveland puts a now nspect on the deal whereby I3oston was reported to havo got $50,000 for tho Itcd Sox outer gardener. There was n wave of indignation all over Hoston today. Tho fans want Speaker to remain here, where he Is a great favorite. If he Is sent away tho jrntiKlVr will nrove costly to tho club. Stories that Lannln was ready to sell out were given great credence touay. WILLAKD-JOHNSON PICTURES Barred Fight Films, Imported by Camera, Shown in New York NEW YORK, April 10. The first exhibi tion of tho pictures of tho championship fight between Jess "VVillard and Jack John son ever given In this country took place here yesterday before a gathering which Included many men well Known In connec tion with tlio boxing game here. Tho pictures wero taken In Cuba on April 6, 1915. hut on account of tho Federal law prohibiting fight pictures being brought into this country, the films have nevr been seen here. A new and unusual method was employed to get the pictures here. Last week tho pictures wero shown In a tent at Rouso Tolnt. n few Inches north of tho Canadian border. A moving picture camera near hand, but on Ameri can soil, caught tho pictures as they were being shown. AH of the 20 rounds wero taken by tho same method. Today the film company will begin to transfer tho films Into New Jersey. Penn sylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Exentually they will be photographed across state lines to every part of tho United States unless, of course, the Federal Government should stop It. Foil Competition Here Fencing matches are scheduled at Herr mann's Physical Training Institute Fri day night. Tho Eastern Pennsylvania Division of tho Amateur Fencers' League of America and the woman's fencing con test for tho Edith Evans Trophy aro bdieduled. ANY SUIT In the House TO OH II Kit 11 .80 Kedui-M fn 13(1. ?.l nntl J20. SeOufri 'ig Windows PFJER-MORAN & CO. r Hi-'iiriiAVT Ttiiniic rS, K. jpr. Dtli ami Arch'st. kiut aim uim wiicsmufc Mfl To All Amateur Baseball Teams: HERE is an exceptional op portunity to get $1.25 Baseballs FREE for your games this season. THOUSANDS OF BRAND NEW BASEBALLS EXACT. LY LIKE THOSE USED IN THE BIG LEAGUE GAMES will be given away in the next few months. Any nine can win these valuable prizes if each member will give a few minutes of his time NOW, FIRST-CLASS FIELDERS' GLOVES also will be given away in the same manner, START NOW and have your baseballs, etc., by the opening of the season. Challenges will soon be coming in, and every team should be ready with the RIGHT KIND of a ball and gloves that will hold the ball and take the sting out of it, too. Apply at Room 230, PUBLIC LEDGER BUILDING, Out-of-town nines should ad dress Room 230 by mail. MOVIES THIS IS BITING STUFF, CANINUS, 3OGS ? r ln'ltHii f.a W WHEN A FELLER fe?S wwrTHTH. fE QV wTeW.) WORLD Aii-W yt(Fg i JLH WsSm ,(!&&. .ow:riS,, i.i mw ks .w... iW &AD -' ..'l:i',WfcA ' ' i Road Drivers Elect Officers V., Clifford Durell wns re-elected secretary nnd James Lnllou treasurer of tho Ilo-iil DrUera' Association nt u nveetluir of tho di rectors. Tho following committees wero np Polrited: l'lnnnce, Jnmea Hell, chairman: Ir. L. Terry. M Mecutcheon, AV. II. Hoot nnd Dr. C MaKlll. ltacln. M. Meculcheon, i hnlrm.iti. (1. D.nenport, V. II. Itoot. Dr. 11. W. Ilox-ln-rry. I,. Cauchlln. (1 K. Hpnrks and O. Deltner. Houne. A. Vv'lnkol, Hr . chairman: V. C Dewees. 1) O. Sullivan. Dr. I. Terry. N. llmall. N. Cantrcll and Dr. C. Williams. The regular rnclne evnBon will open on the l'cnn Five to Be Banqueted The splendid work of I'enn'B basketball team, which In aplto of misfortune earlier In tho senson manaped tn tie for llrst place nnd then snatch tho championship from l'rlnieton In a post-season panic, nan no thrilled tho Veteran Athletes' Association thnt nt n meetlnff of the directors, held jestcrdnv nfternonn In the of fices of tho president. Judi:o nuu-ene C. Ilon niucll. It wns unanimously decided to tender n banquet to the tenm. coach nnd manager nt tho Motel Walton on April 2(t. Tim tenm. throuch Captain MoNlrhol. hns already elcnl fled Its ncceptnnco of the Imitation. You just breathe in fragrant, cool puffs of Prince Albert ! It's so easy to smoke; so easy to get acquainted with and call by its first name; so gentle and friendly to your tongue and throat ! P. 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A. via the briar or meer schaum 1 It s all one and when it comes down to the amount of tip-top-joy hand-out per puff I Buy Pnnce Albert every where tobacco is sold in toppy red bags, 5c; tidy red tins, 10c; handsome pound and half-pound tin humi dorsandthat corking fine pound crystal-glass humi dor with sponge-moistener top that keeps the tobacco in suchclevertrim always! R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., ooop m LIFE NOW, SAY NOT n s vw Dr5 i -in ifliiaMBJIWtfMllfniiiiiiiiliiiiifrii urn "Hi i'Titi'MHi NEEDS A FRIEND Sports Writers Hold Session Thn following nominations for tandldates for officers nnd members of the board of directors f tho Philadelphia, Spnrtlmr Wrttars' Assoi latlnn wero made: Tor president. OcorKe jr. Voumr nnd TVtcr P. Carney. Mcc presi dent, William T. Nolan ami James W c.intz. treasurer, Luuls N. (Joldsmlth nnd Joseph M. Mi Trendy, secretary. James It. Slerrett: board of (invernors, Ave to be elci ted. M. Neast- Haullna. tlcorpe M. (Iraliam. Thomas D ltlehter, Alexander II. Ilnioke, Ito-s II. Kntifmann, H. (3. Orauley, J. (S. Cnrl, II. Terry Lewis, Waller F Dunn. Herbert Jnspen William O Weart. William V. Itrnndt, Joseph Cunningham. Charles A. McCren. Lawrence McCrossIn, II, C. Plko nnd James J. Connor. TiRer Freshman Football Dates I'ltlNCnTON. N J.. April 10 Tho schedule of irames nrrnnKed for the Princeton freshman football tenm next fall has been announced n follows- October 7. 11120 . Hill, nt Potts town: II. I!20 s. Mercersburir. nt Mercers burg; 21, 1112(1 vs. I.nwrencevllle, nt l.nwrence vllle: 2."i 1H20 is Peddle Institute, nt 1 Ilchts town. 23 1H2n s. Dxeter. nt ISxeter: Novem ber. I. 11)20 vs. Ilnmlltnn Institute, nt Prince ton, tl. 1D20 s. Yale 1020, at Princeton. quick as you hook it to a the same Winston.Salem, N. C v . v mwFWffi s,;M6?&mmm. ,a lliKSUMiUiMSIBi tl SbS? Coprriihlllll .fSSHH CM, v A mm. i amm iim i aMamx&nmmw mmmMm m iSafiMaHMBr I .MmafflaBtiBG& II W fc? mill IE JSutWKttmfJMtmfk, On th reversa tide of thU UJy rd El llOHQIIDin&JI&jMWili I II 4gjr? E&iiWrfdr&r&Wr&$ 'W ld July 30th, 1007." which CUffifrETiTBf?OBArrnn W SO WATCH YOUR STEP CAREFULLY wiwas - r05TT SO (Yes) (ut's a s E:-show & L (( yr - m& Summary of Baseball Games Played Yesterday AT 53T. LOUIS 11 II. L Cnrdlniita ... 0 0 1 0 0 0 S 08 In .1 Urowtn 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 01 n 1 Meadows. Rftllee end (!on7ii1ei: Wellman, Crnndall, McCnbe nnd Hartley. AT tNDIANAPOMfl it. If. 13, PlttMiurun .. oonons n,n o i n s Incliananoiis.. n o n n n o no n o 4 Cooper ami Miller, BrhmMri Dawson nnet AUrlrtne. Uonaett nnd Schaiitr. AT KANSAS CITY P. It. V Detroit 21020001 0 (1 T O Kansaa City. . 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 (11 8 2 Dnus, Coeleakle, Ilrlckion and Stannffe; Humphries. Cocrcham. (lardner nnd llar cr.iie. AT MINNKAfOMR It. It. 11. t'hleaitn 2 1 10 10 0 2 07 11 0 Minneapolis... 0 0 10 (I o 0 n 2 3 0 ,1 Cleotte, Dinforth and Schalk: Hopper. DnRel and Owen AT LOUISVILLE ft. II. K. Chicago 0003 1 001 0 S 0 3 Louisville ... 0 0 1 0 II 0 2 0 03 7 2 McC'onnell. Pierre nnd Archer: Northrop. Luque and H. Williams nnd LaI,onc. AT TOPi:KA, Kan. II. II li. Detroit 12 IS 0 Top-lii , 20 23 1 Loudermllk, Marah.ill nnd Mr Ken: l.nhi beth. Samlern. Vnsn nnd Snow, WelslnB. AT HALTIMOttn Athletic Yanleain-Ilalllinore. rr.celeil wet irroundi. AT CINCINNATI Cincinnati Cleveland, postponed, wet grounds. Tic in Record Pole Vnull CHICAOO. April 10. Tho new world's lv door record In tlio polo null, made Jointly liy rvrey Omhnm nnd lldwnrd Knourlilut In tho Central A. A. LV annual Indoor mcl Saturday night, came nflor u elruiTBlo between too two for me championship ti-ni i.mieii wen Into Sunday morning. Knnurldnt, n wnrUlrg linv. x.'hn weurn the cnturn nf thit Illlniila Athletic Club, was llrnt lo irnss ii-.e liar nt tho new marl;, rj reet in incites, nut nrnhmn nisi, nut mounted it on liln nraL ttlal. Wilmington Race Plans Clianpcd WILMINGTON. Del., April In The ric'n ttnrc Horse Show Aoclnlinn will abandon Its usual nice meet In July and substitute short intcn tor Rood puraes on June !." and 1" "OLSON'-'ize Your Ford Delivery Chassis Ah 1 Bell:- onial Poplar 4872 1509 Spring Col (BlBBUHBBBaaBBBaBBgBMBBIBBaaBiBaaHH V",&fjf8'vp' 5i h md IAr tnin unok pipe - ""uiiinfinm.y i,w v- "K&yflLr " A vihe on BBktd bclaio I m, f ' ' . iK Ml. .ill I . KENTUCKY FUTURIT' GETS ItBCOllD KOIl ENTRY LIST Last Year's Program la Ecalon by Almost 100 Nominations LEXINGTON". K. April 10 The Ken tucky Trotting Ilorno fSreedern' Assoola tlon has announced that the Kentucky Futurity for foals of 1010 had received almost 100 moro nominations than last year, viz., 0.12. The3o have been en tered by 2GS Individual nominators, headed by the t'atchen Wilkes stock farm, Lexington, Ky., with an even 100 mares. The States contributing tho bulk of th entries is of especial Interest and a total of same Is Included In the report and ap peals below. Kentucky maintains her lend In this respect by n wide niargin with 33.1 marcs, leading New York, with over 200! New York enters 1.10; they nre followed by Massachusetts, Ohio' and Illinois with 80. CI and SB. respectively, lliltty-tlvn Stntcs and Cannda are embraced In the table, the remainder of which follows: Pennsylvania, -IS ; Virginia. 30; Indian.!. 27 ; Tennessee. 25 ; 'Wisconsin, 24 ; Michi gan, 21 ; Nebraska, 12; Alabama, 8: Can nda, 7; Iowa, 7; Maryland, 6; Oklahoma. 2; Tcxaa. B; Connecticut, li ; Missouri, 4; (leorgln, a ; Kannns, 3 ; New Jersey, 3 : West Virginia. 2; New Hampshire, 2: Louisiana. B; Wtdrlcf nf Columbia. 2; Minnesota, 2 : Maine, 2 ; Oregon. 1 ; So'..th TJakotn. 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