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READY FOR BATTLE
Governor John K. Tener Has No
Fear of Outcome; Word From
Herrmann and Johnson
AVithin one hour after the Federal
League fired its first gun in the base
ball war yesterday National and
American League officials expressed
their readiness to fight. The first state
ment. came from Governor John K.
Tener. ,
"I ha.ve no fear as to the outcome or
the legal proceeding or that the va
lidity of the national agreement will
lie upheld by the court," said Mr.
Tener. "I only regret that because of
anv exigent circumstances the Federal
League hus felt impelled to undertake
to annul an agreement which the
members of that league, as supporters
:ind advocates of the national game,
know full well has materially con
tributed to the uplift and betterment
of the game and been of great benefit
and protection to the players and in
its operation has given general satis
faction to the public.
"I can hardly believe that the in
stitution of such litigation by the Fed
eral League will redound to their
credit or meet with the approval of
tens of thousands of patrons of o*ir
national game."
From August Herrmann came these
words:
"An investigation or a suit of this
character is something that has been
invited by organized baseball, either
through the courts or a committee
representing Congress, for some years
past, and we have every reason to be
lieve that when the same has been
tried and finished there will be an ab
solutely clean book for the national
game.
"We have nothing whatever to fear.
Our aots, in fact everything connected
with tho national agreement, the na
tional commission, the American and
National Leagues, and . ail of their
clubs, is an open book and a matter of
record."
Ban Johnson said:
"This suit is an offshoot of the Gal- '
lagher resolution in the House, of Rep
resentatives a few years ago to investi
gate the 'baseball trust,' which was!
pigeonholed. We said then we would '
welcome congressional investigation, :
and we feel the same about it now. !
"Of course, we will fight the suit.
Organized baseball is not a trust. Any
body can buy a team in organized
baseball or anybody can operate an
independent league. We have no de
sire to prevent anyone from entering
the baseball busietiss as long as they
respect our contracts."
MACK LANDS LA.JOIE
Mny Play First Base For the New
Athletic Team
Special to The Telegraph
Philadelphia, Jan. G.—Connie Mack,
of the Athletics, regained first place
in the "Publicity League" race yes
terday by purchasing Napoleon La
joie, of the Cleveland Xaps. Pat
Moran occupied the position of honor
for just one day, but was unable to
keep the Phillies in the race, because
Manager Charley Ilerzog, of Cincin
nati, failed to appear here to help
put through a deal for Charley Dooin.
No other players figure in the deal
which brings Lnjoio back to tho city
in which be started his major league
career in 1890, and, so l'.-fr as is
known, no cash consideration was
given by Mack. Lajoie has been in
formed of the deal, and is reported
to bo perfectly satisfied with the
transfer.
TRI-STATER FOR SCRAN TON
Special to The Telograpli
Scranton, Pa., Jan. 6.—Manager Rill
Coughlln, of the local New York State
League team, anil Hugh Jennings,
leader of the Detroit Tigers, of trio
American League, held a conference
here, and as a result, Jennings agreed
to turn over to the Miner pilot In
lielder Sharp and a pitcher named
Ralzcl, who was drafted from one of
the Eastern Association teams by the
'Pigers. Sharp is the clever little ln
fielder of the Wilmington team, of
the Tri-State League, and he was also
grabbed up in the draft by Jennings.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING,
FOUR TRUST ATE STARS
MARK ADAMS CHARLES MILLER FINTON WHALEN JOSKPH CHABBK
Realizing' that it will be inipossibl eto retain last season's stars, Harrlsburg Tri-Statc owners are offering: good players at a bargain. The last of a
quartet of good men was disposed of yesterday. The sales to date, pictured froni right to left, are Joseph Chabek, pitcher, to Brooklyn Nationals
.1* ocranton, to New York State League; Mark Adams, pitcher, Pittsburgh Nationals, and Finton Whalen, shortstop, to Omaha of
the Western league. 1 ' .
Need For Municipal
Lodging House Seen in
Police Lodging Report
Need for a municipal lodginghouse
as advocated by charitable organiza
tions, is emphasized by the number of
persons given beds at the police sta
tion during tho past year.
Breaking all records, 3,4 82 wander
ers were housed. January and De
cember of last year more than 1,500
persons were allowed to pass the
night in the police station. They came
from all portions of the country and
represented every nationality. The
number of persons housed monthly
are as follows;- January, 751; Feb
ruary, 488; March, 487; April, 181;
.May, 157; June. 48; July, 0; August,
IS; September, 77; October, 19!); No
vember, 388. and December, 685.
INTERCOLLEGIATE BASKETBALL
Annual League I lace to Start Saturday
Witli Two <James
By Associated Press
New York, Jan. G.—Teams in the
intercollegiate basketball league are
ready for the opening of the league
race Saturday. The games that will
open the season will be between Cor
nell and Pennsylvania and Columbia
and Dartmouth.
Columbia and Cornell tied last year
for the league championship. Yale.
Princeton, Pennsylvania and Dart
mouth are all said to have improved
I over last season, and in this event an
even more exciting race than that of
1914 is looked for by followers of the
| game. Thirty games are on the sched
ule. The series will end on March 12,
when Columbia plays Princeton and
Dartmouth meets Yale.
SPORTING WRITERS TO BANQUET
Special to The Tslegrcph
Philadelphia, Jan. 6. —At a meeting
held yesterday afternoon in the Pen
and Pencil Cliih of the officers of the
Sporting Writers' Association, with
President James ('. Isaminger in the
chair, it was decided to hold the elev
enth annual sporting writers' dinner
on Wednesday, February 10. The date
selected by the board of governors for
this banquet was necessitated by the"
fact that Lent starts on February 17
and the association feels that the early
date was absolutely necessary.
THIEF TACKLES BALLPLAYER
Special to The Telegraph
Scranton, Pa., Jan. 6.—Steve O'Neil,
catcher for the Cleveland Americans,
' was yesterday held up and robbed in
his home town, the robbers getting a
small sum of cash and a gold watch,
.the gift of Minooka admirers on his re-
Itum home at tho end of last season.
' O'Neil said he thought it was a
joke when two men accosted him
about midnight near his home.
Wharton Tossers Ready;
Anxious For Games
A basketball team has been organ
ized by students of the Wharton Ex
tension School of the University of
Pennsylvania, who are also planning
other branches of athletics. Tho team
will play with the Heading, Wilkes-
Barre and Scranton branches of the
Wharton school.
Karl F. Easlwright is manager of
the team. Other members are D. C.
Smith, J. 11. Kessack and Gephard,
Y. M. C. A. players; R. B. Miller,
Shanahan Club; C. H. Wolfe, Girard
College; Storey, a Tech man, and H. C.
Wells, a Steelton High player. Wells
has been elected captain.
Efforts will be made to play all the
nearby college teams before the close
of the season. Home games will be
played in connection with the games
of the Harrisburg Independents every
two weeks on the Chestnut street floor.
Motor Club Nominates
List of Officers For 1915
Officers to be elected February S
were nominated at the monthly meet
ins of the Motor Club of llarrisourg
last night. Frank B. Bosch, presi
dent, was nominated and it is btlieved
will be re-elected.
Other nominations were: 14. W.
Stubbs for vice-president; F. R. Dow
ney, second vice-president; H. 11. Hef
kin, third vice-president; J. Clyde
Myton, secretary and treasurer. Mem
bers of the auditing committee elected
are A. H. Bailey, Guy S. Vogt and J.
H. Metzger. t
The following persons were nomi
nated for the board of governors, on
which there are three vacancies: C. C.
Conklln, F. H. Bomgardner, E. It.
Sponsler, F. C. Ilorting, John Paul
Jones, J. D. Ferry, A. TI. Fralin, E. B.
Wright and John C. Orr.
Hope Members Hold
101 st Annual Banquet
Members of the Hope Fire Com-!
pany celebrated the one hundred and
first anniversary of the organization
last evening with a banquet in Maen
nerchor hall. More than 100 at
tended.
Augustus H. Kreidler, president of
the company, made the address of
welcome. Other addresses were made
by Fire Chief John C. Kindler, his
assistant, Edward Halbert, William
B. Windsor, Jr., and William F. Mc-
Coy, aged 79 years, the oldest mem-
I her of the company. On the commit
tee of arrangements were: Edward
j Halbert, Ralph McCord, Ueorge Shoe
maker, Samuel Olsen, William 1,.
I Windsor, 3d, William Stewart, Jacob
j Kohler and J. E, Painter.
BASEBALL MEN GET SUMMONSES
Chicago, Hi., Jan. B.—Summonses
were issued to-day by owners of the
sixteen clubs in the National and
American Leagues and members of
the National Baseball Commission to
appear before Judge R. M. Landis, of
the United States District Court here
on January 20, the date for hearing
of the injunction sought by the Fed
eral League in its bill filed yesterday,
charging that organized base>ball is
operating in violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law.
COKBETT HAS NEW WHITE HOPE
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. G.—James J.
former heavyweight cham
pion and pre.sent vaudeville star, has
branched out as a light manager. His
protege is Joe Bonds, a local heavy
weight, who, the ex-champion be
lieves, will harvest the "White Hope"
crop.
"C. ». I»." CROOK HELD
On charges of sending C. O. D. ex
press packages to dead persons, J. H.
Chapman, alias D. F. Brown, was
held under SSOO bail by Mayor Royal
yesterday afternoon. Chapman, it is
alleged, sent trinkets to names found
in obituary notices and did a land
office business
HARSUSBURG t&S&Sg- TELEGRAPH
David K. Young, Plumber,
Heads Trades Council
David K. Young, a plumber of 213
Barbara street, was elected chair
man, and rharles C. Grier, also a
plumber, was made secretary of the
Federated Trades Council of Harris
burg, a now labor organization form
ed last night at a meeting of six local
unions held in Sehutzenbaeh's Hall,
Fourth and Walnut streets. Among
the speakers were James Maurer,
president of the State organization,
and C. J. Quinn, secretary.
- The next meeting will be held Jan
uary 14.
BITS OF SPORTS
The Alphas broke into the 2900
class last night. In the Casino League
smne the Alphas scored 2915 points,
winning from the Nationals by u mar
sin of 231 pins.
The Schmidt Bakers last night de
feated the Union Plumbers in a bowl
ins contest, margin 1C pins.
The Athletics and Chicago Na
tionals will play a Spring series dur
ing the training season in Florida.
Maclay defeated Cameron in the
first of a series of basketball games
yesterday, score 22 to 11.
At Middletown last night two
games were played in the Industrial
Basketball League. The Union live
defeated the Tennis Club, score 4 3 to
27. The Car Shop team defeated Lib
erty, score 34 to 5.
Tech High will play Lebanon High
at Lebanon to-night.
DR. \y. T. DOUGLAS HEADS
DAUPHIN MEDICAL SOCIETY
The annual election of officers of
the Dauphin County Medical Society
last night at the Academy of Medicine
resulted as follows:
President, Dr. William Tyler Doug-;
las; vice-president, Dr. G. L. Laverty;
isecretary and .treasurer, Dr. Frank
Kilgore: reporter. Dr. 11. Ilershey
Karnsler; censor. Dr. Samuel N. Tra
vel-; trustee, Dr. George L. Brown;
delegates, Dr. John F. Culp and Dr.
Clarence It. Phillips; alternates, Dr.
William G. Mlddleton, Dr. James E.
Dickinson, Dr. J. L. Lenker and Dr.
Karl Whipple; district censor, Dr. Hi-
I ram McGowan.
I
| LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa., .lan. 6.—Last
evening the forty-third annual meet
ing of the Mechanicsburg Library and
Literary Association was held in Li
brary Hall. Reports of the secre
tary and treasurer showed the asso
ciation to be in a prosperous condi
tion. The election of officers and
managers for the year 1915 resulted
as follows; President, E. C. Gardner;
vice-president, E. A. Burtnett; secre
tary, J. W. Brandt; corresponding
secretary, D. IC. Kast; treasurer, S. S.
Brenner. In addition to above men
tioned officers, the following managers
were elected: H. M. Hess, Charles H.
Smith, George L. Wenk. Mrs. Alice S.
Hauck, H. M. Konlmus. Miss Ida G.
Kast, James L. Young, Robert H.
Ross, G. F. Coble and William J. Guy
er.
MALTA.S PLAN ENTERTAINMENT
Preliminary plans for entertaining
all the commanderies of the county
were made last evening at a meeting
of Star of America Commandery,
Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights
of Malta. The black degree was con
ferred on a class in the presence of
Past Grand Commander Samuel J.
Burnett, of Delta, a member of the
House of Representatives from the
Third district.
WOMAN'S SHOULDER BROKEN
Special lo The Telegraph
(,'alumiba, Pa.. Jan. 6.—Mrs. Melis
sa Saylor, an aged woman, residing in
Cherry street, was the victim of a
serious accident while on the way to
a neighbor's house to accompany her
to church. In stepping over a gutter,
she slipped and fell on the ice, frac
turing her left shoulder. . 1
Will Refund Postage
to Stimulate Sending of
Supplies to Belgium
Postmaster General Burleson has
notified Postmaster Sites that the
Commission for Relief in Belgium will
refund postage to all persons sending
parcels to the nearest receiving de
pot and consigned for Belgium. The
commission which is no part of the
government has adopted this measure
in an effort to stimulate donations to
the war-stricken little country.
Under the plan parcels should be
addressed to "Albert Cross, Ex., See'y
B. R. P., Pier 16, Philadelphia." On
the tag should be indicated whether
or not the sender desires postage re
funded. The refund will not be al
lowed on packages of less than twenty
pounds or on second hand clothing.
Al-AKM POR CAMP IIIU
Pire Company Will Establish Code of
Signals for Town
Special to The Telegraph
Camp Hill, Pa., Jan. t>.—New im
petus was given the Camp Hill Fire
Company last evening when thirty
one new members were elected and
officers were installed as follows:
President, H. A. Walter; secretary.
Walter A. Mumma; financial secretary,
John E. Meyers; treasurer, A. W.
Hertzler; chief, Charles E. Pox; trus
tees for three years, Stephen Hubertlß,
A. Elwyn Strode, Elmer S. Mills; for
two years, J. A. Heisey, E. O. Pardoe.
The trustees have mado Hubertis and
Mills president and secretary, respect
ively.
The following appointive officers
were made by the. chairman: Chief
operator, C .H. Genneyer; assistant
operator and nozzleman, J. L. Traub;
laddertnen, AV. Kent Gilbert, C. P.
Folk. Harry Smith; bucketmen.
Thomas Baldwin, Elmer Koons. Ray
I Forney; hookinen, Bruce Wolf, Robert
Ifawbecker, policemen, R. E. Cahlll,
George Woiulerly and 1 farry Bowman.
The receipts for the month were
J53.60. This marks the sixth anniver
sary to the day of the company's in
corporation. A number of improve
ments are to be made to the building
and equipment, among which is an
electric alarm with a code of signals.
A chicken and waffle supner is to be
given soon for the purpose of assisting
in the raising of funds for the alarm
system. A sooial side is being organ
ized, making the firehouse more of a
central point of interest. Credit is
largely due to Charles Fox and George
; Wonderly in securing new mc »'>ers.
J ROYAL ARCA.VCM BA ET
I Ilarriaburg Visitors Attend nig Affair
at Carlisle
Special to The Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 6.—About twen
ty members of the Harrlsburg coun
cil with a number of national and
State officers attended the thirty-fifth
annual banquet of the Carlisle coun
cil of the Royal Arcanum here last
evening. The principal speaker was
F. B. Wickersham, of Steelton, su
preme regent, Samuel N. Long, of
New York city, supreme vice-regent,
also spoke. Among the guests were
L. H. Gelsenberger, of Lancaster,
grand vice-regent; Professor E. E.
Campbell, ■of Mechanicsburg; George
F. Ross and John H. Campbell, Judge
George Kunkel and others from Har
rlsburg.
TO IMPROVE COURT HOUSE
With Good Surplus Cumberland
County Commissioners Will Add
to Building
Special to The Telegraph
Carlisle. Pa., Jan. 6.—For the third
successive time the tax rate for the
county was fixed at three mills by
the board of county commissioners.
The audit of .the county accounts Just
beginning shows expenditures of over
SIOO,OOO in the various departments.
With a surplus of about 110,000 it Is
planned to improve the present court
house, which has been in use in its
present form for half a century, by
the addition of a wjnp and additional
space in various offices.
JANUARY 6, 1915.
FIRES FIRST GUN
ni nil win
Federal League Asks United States
Court For Injunction Against
Organized Baseball
Chicago, 111.. Jan. 6.—War between
the Federal League and organized
baseball was resumed yesterday. An
anti-trust suit, was filed by the Federal
League against the leading bodies op
erating under the notional agreement
asking that the agreement be dis
solved.
The bill of complaint was filed in the
United States District Court for North
ern Illinois and first action on it was
taken by Judge Keneshaw M. Landis,
who set January 20 as the day for
hearing. The bill includes eleven
prayers for relief, the leading sections
being:
1. That the national agreement and
the rules of the national commission
be declared illegal and the defendants
enjoined from operating under them.
2. That the defendants be declared
to constitute a combination, conspir
acy and monopoly in contravention of
the anti-trust statutes and that they
be enjoined from further doing busi
ness*as a. part of said monopoly.
3. That the defendant be declared to
have conspired to injure and destroy
the plaintiffs' business and enjoined
from continuing their conspiracy, par
ticularly from saying the plaintiffs are
financially irresponsible, and from
threatening with "blacklist" any play
ers under Federal contract.
4. That all contracts with players
heretofore made by the defendants un
der the national agreement be de
clared. as to the plaintiffs, "null, void
and of no effect." and that the de
fendants be enjoined from seeking to
enforce such contracts against players
later signed by the Federals.
5. That the defendants be ordered to
dismiss the. various actions now pend
ing against players.
C. That they be restrained from
seeking by injunctions, threats or
promises to prevent other players from
performing their several contracts.
Section 7 advocates a preliminary
injunction covering the various mat
ters, while Sections 8 and 9 ask for
damages and relief for injuries done
the Federal League by its rivals. Sec
tions 10 and 11 ask that writs of in
junction and subpenas bo issued. The
text of the national agreement is ap
pended to the bill of complaint.
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Sale Is Complete With Arrival of
Contract Last Night; Other
Players to Go
Negotiations for the sale of Finton
("Red") Whalen, the Harrisburg
shortstop, were completed last night.
Whalen goes to the Omaha, Neb.,
team of the Western Leasuc. The
price was S4OO. Whalen is the fourth
Harrisburg player sold since last sea
sou.
Officials of the Harrlsburg baseball
team do not wish to spread the idea
that the sale of players means no
baseball. The lower salary limit
makes it impossible to sign last year's
players.
Other players are still on the mar
ket. including Fox, Crist, Cruiksliank
and Emerson. Whalen was last sea
son picked as n comer by major
league scouts, and it was thought
I Cleveland would land him. In the
sale of Whalen to Omaha Ilarrisburg
will be able to clean up another bunch
of bills. Three more sales would put
the club in excellent shape to start
next season.
ELECT GRADUATE MANAGER
Robeson l.ea Perot to Guide Destinies
of Ro«l and Blue Athletes y
Special to The Telegraph
Philadelphia, Jan. 6.—One of the
burning questions that has arisen in
athletics at the University of Penn
sylvania within the last few weeks was
decided yesterday afternoon at the
first monthly meeting of the directors
of the Athletic Association. Robeson
Lea Perot was re-elected to the posi
tion of graduate manager of Penn
athletics for a period of six months
and will guide the destinies of the Rett
and Blue athletes until July 1 of this
year.
NEW BOWIJING LEAGUE STARTS
Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday
School Bo%vltng League started its
fifth season last night. Tn the first
game played on Bonnymead alleys,
Mrs. H. B. McCormick's class defeat
ed the Frank Palmer class, margin
207 pins. K. Hartwick won match
honors with 198 for one game and 525
for three games.