The evening world. Newspaper, March 2, 1915, Page 12

'|Feds Blamed for Hard Times’ inl Basebal& — In hig annual report to the clubs the National and American Leagu August Herrmann, Chairman of ¢ ‘National Commission, admits that t activity of the Federal League a: season caused ‘in a large meastre depreciation in baséball. Of cow Mr. Hermann says that industrial commercial complications which fol lowed the European war affected th patronage throughout the counteypt but it was the Federal League thal dealt. the hardest blow. Notwithstanding the business pression and the operation of a rival league, the amount paid to minol leagues for players drafted or pur. chased was practically as much in former years. The minor lea benefited to the amount of $90,200 oi account of drafting of players by thi Major leagues, and $141,060.64 wai paid out for the purchase of the re lease of players in pil leagues The total receipts of the commis sion last year were $69,664.45, and 3 disbursements were $68, Most off this was used for salaries, the ume pires getting the biggest share. ‘Th 0 shows that the commissiot me to the aid of the Inter national League. ‘The first Joan wal $3,000 and the second time the ming borrowed $: Rainier Yankees Begin Spring Pract 7 (Special to The Evening World.) SAVANNAH, Ga., March 2.~-This li the day that the newly owned managed New York American League Daseball team begins active field wor! at the local South Atlasitic plant in preparation for the CAPT. HUSTON HAS ENGAGED A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER TO COACH THE YANKEES. Copyright, 1916, by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) ‘ « This Will Be an Expensive Baseball Year, Says President Hempstead of the Giants Harry Hempstead, president of the Giants, does not share the general opinion that this is going to be a hard year in baseball. “I believe there is more interest than there has been for several years,” he says. “The victory: of the Braves adds to this interest. Besides, the people have talked so m about war and hard times that I belleve they are beginning to tire of it apd will welcome a chance to get out in the open alr and have some recreation. . \ “This is going to be a very expensive year for us, especially in trainin; taking care of so many new players, but if a few of them make good we will feel amply repaid.” In the American League the owners, managers and players are expecting more interest than has been enjoyed for several years. The fact that the Yanks are under a new management and that the Athletics are going to try and build up a new team will undoubtedly attract unusual attention, Wilson’s String of Racers, Quartered at Belmont Park, Almost Ready for Barrier Six Two-Year-Olds Look Promising and Gloaming, Sarsanet, Eg- mont and Pixey, the Pet of the Stable, Should Race Well as Three-Year-Odls Judging by Their Presenf Appearance. HEB racing establishment of Richard T. Wilson jr. which Inst year furnished the greatest number of winners, will have one of the atrongest string of racera this year again. The Wilson horses have tered well at the Belmont Park and even at this early date the gider division and the ave already passed the ADGS and GENTS — wane ‘fans , SMiTH mip Jones , FoR THE ND ee ee Ma: New York yesterday noon, accom: panied by an advance guard of ers. “Duke” Charles Farrell, epe4 tteries and and Jam Duggan, trainer, were with the party. And, he expressed it, Capt. T. Hi one of the Tho force at the Wilson barn are talking about the by Olambaia at near Lexington, Ky. the mares Ge: Gore war wave a STRONG WRLUBIKKE on THe NATIONAL GAME THis YEAR. Baker Hasn’t Been Offered To Yanks, but New Owners Would Like to Have Him “Homerun King of Athletics bi The Hockey Club) Joe Thum Tries to Make Aniek Te Nahe A Speech at Celebration Of United Bowling Clubs The Hockey Club meets the Cres- ‘pe to-night. These teams are now tied) Thirtiéth Anniversary of Big field, Farrell and Duggan, Donovan orders for the players to be in ru bases eget yers Donovan From New York were Mi Peckinpaugh, Tanner, Cree, Kelley, Piokering, Lewis, Schwert Upon hit Hartzell and ef dit i! # arrival he cent A. C. at the St. Nicholas Rink Mullen found waiting here, They came in on an early direct from thels homes in the We not signed a contract. Manager Don- talkers who pittad thei ovan failed to see him before leaving taf thely voices against 25 Bi iH z E hie 5 SE $i i E aint ze? i a afi fd ict 5. 3 3a are by L'Alouette—Stalward, it—Sanot and by Trap Rock— Moccas! in, EXPECT PIXEY TO STAR AMONG THREE-YEAR-OLDS. Gloaming, which as a two-year-old last year did not live up to expecta- grown much and great of this one. Bar- ‘that has improved, ist e down point to this three-year-old pf the that beds down every “Jim Butler hasn't got is barn that will beat n senso! lin, which has been gelded year, has grown big and ‘will be among thouo ready ing at Pimlico, In fact, ealy will have a atring of ready for the meeting Tartar and Montessor, both five-year-olds now, have win- tered well and will be ready for the early stakes, Penobscot, FI > lant ls fr pnt jum per t year, now 10 Diggest thoroughbred in training, weigh at least 1,100 pounds when in training, | This big aon of Yankeo— Courtplastor is big boned and a won- derful weight rier, Plaganet, the three-year-old that last spring beat Comely, ts in good condit! ‘as is the old warrior Amal! Others in the barn that will be ready 7 tf Lt i 5 E will be sent over the Jumps; Hester Prynne, Althena, Pommettee, Bleu and Prairi ie, HORSES OF JOHNSON AND BIL- IN TRAINING TOO, Jerry Carroll, who is training for W, Coe, will have « lusty three-year- old in Hauberk, winner of the Juve- nile last year and the colt that ran Comely to a neck in the Keene Me- moral, Hauberk went wrong after the latter race, but ix now entirely cured and sound of limb. Election Bet and Piping Hot have been turned over to John le, who will prepare them for steeplechase races, The horses of the firm of Fred Johnson and C, G. K. Billings are already in training. This string in- cludes 9 Heart, Lampoon, Roly, Top o' the Morning, Golden Plume and the following two-year- Waldoon, The Joker, ing’s Oak, Intricate, and Virginia M. Cock o' the ig in the stud in Kentucky, He be bred to some prominent mares among them possibly hn Coyly has a lot of \- ora in bares ‘The beat of thi ioe Ch ‘who won his five Te eR Fielschman, He also bas ia his barn Fashion Plate, Syo- a ‘The latter was pur. Wall ith ae see.) a He will|’ Might Be a Good Buy at $20,000,” Declares Col. Rup- pert, the Local Magnate, “but Not at $50,000.” By Bozeman Bulger. HOUGH James Gilmore, Presl- dent of the Federal League, clans to have inside informa: tion to the effect that it was decided jong ago that Frank Baker, the home run king, waa to como to New York from the Athletics, the new owners have their doubts, “I wish we knew where that in- formation came from," said Col. Rup- pert and Capt. Huston, as the two shook hands at the train, “so that we could find out if it were true. Mr. Gilmore's inference was that Baker wea the mysterious big league star supposed to have been promised Col, Ruppert and Capt, Huston when w first decided to take the team. ere wasn't ything promised said the Cclonel, nd though to give us anything of value they could use themselves. No club could be expected to give away player that would help it to win added Col, Ruppert, don't think we have much chance: wetting Frank Haker, but we would like mighty well to have him. He would hit many a home run into that right fleld stand, “Hy the way, how many years of good base do you think Baker he asked, reversing the has in hin Interview, “and what is he worth? was “Five or six years, at least,” the reply. “He ought to be a good buy at $20,000.’ “Yeu, and woe would give a Uttle more {han that—but not $50,000, As ® matter of fact,” said the Colonel, “we put the entire matter into the hands of Manager Donovan when we first heard about Baker retiring, and he can do what he thinks best.” Ruppert is making prepara- to leave for French Lick where he vill take a vacation larch 23, when he will go to Savannah and join the Yanks. He ts anxious to #ee the four games at Daytona between his club and Brooklyn. Marty MoHale finished his vaud villo engagement Sunday, but has veay ates GUY NICKALLS FINALLY f ARRIVES TO COACH YALE. Guy Nickalls, English coach of the Yale crew, arrived here to-day on the steamship Cameronia from Liverpool. iis. planned to leave at once for New ame of hockey Curtis High School beat the De Witt Clinton seven at the St. Nicholas Rink yester: day. Curtin caged the puck o > tirat hale while, Clinton, went le. eo onnent stanse hon- for the South, and upon leaving de: clared that his efforts in that line had ceased, At that it is expected that McHale will go to Bavannah and x things up within a few days, The injunction proceedings brought in Kansas City to prevent the trans- fer of that franchise to Newark is causing the Fed schedule committee considerable embarrassment, Until the court has passed on the injunc- tion they cannot afford to promulgate a schedule in its entirely, The men, especially the small stockholders, who put their money in the club claim that they did so with the un- derstanding that Kansas City was to remain In the circuit. FISTIC NEWS coipts, and Gibbons will peroontage. Despite hie poor Welsh, the world's Johuny Griffithe and Joe Shugme on March 12 ‘and i} respectively, while Charley Musray of Buffalo is after him to box Jimmy Duffy there on March 17. Johnny Dundee will get $1,000 to-night by meoting Benny leonard in the main bout at the opening boxing show of the One Hundred and ‘Thirty-fifth Btreet Sporting Club, Dundee’ manager demanded this wum because he claimed that Leonard wae a dangerous man to fight, If Teonant dafeata Dundes bis manager, Billy (iteou, will slgm lus wp for @ battle with Haiiie Morgan, the English featherweight, and Hoxey Kansas, the Buffalo fighter who fought such @ great (en-round bout at the Quesusbery ‘A, ©, of Buffalo on Washington's Birthday, are going to fight again, ‘They were slmed up to- for second place in the Amateur League. The St. Nicks and the Bos- ton A. A. are the leaders. , If the Hockey Crub wins it will go to Boston Saturday confident of beat- ‘ng the Boston A. A. again, The ‘key Club is the only team in the i that has the credit of a vic- tory over the Hub sev The Cres cents, however, are also playing in improved form and expect to put an end to any aspirations the Hockey Club have. Both teams haye only one more game to play in the series after to- night's contest. The Hockey Club has to meet Boston, and the New Mooners will play the Irish-Ameri- cans here next week. AND GOSSIP Pinmen’s Organization the Occasion of Much Popping of Corks, Which Helps to Drown the Oratorical Efforts. ONS of Uncle Sam, the Father- land and Tipperary held a joint eplebratign at the New York Maennerchor fall in East Fifty-sixth Street last night to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the United Bowling Clubs, What first was in- tended for a fitting tribute to the ' grand game of bowling developed into a sort of testimonial of the good feel- ing that exists between Americans, Germans and those who come from & certain spot in the Emerald Isle, but whose hearts remain right there, The .anniversary celebration was rhe) the biggest occasion of its fina ever held in New York, Prom- inent bowlers and officers from the various organizations, together with | their wives and sweethearts to the ry if sENES l makers made the feature add number of 600, lined the long ban- quet tables and attested to the unity of the United Bowling Clubs, From early till late corks popped a merry fuslilade, the band played, the goose hung high and Joe Thum made a jpeech, 4 Joe, hiding behind a network of badges and orders and flanked orf both sides with prominent speech- es of the evening. Joe's English often be- .Jeame tangled with his German, but of Brookiyn, Dillon hae woo' all his battles eo fer in thie vicinity, Jim Coffey, the ‘Dublin Frankie Wagner of Jersey Clty, the sturdy welterweight, and Chicl Nelson of Brooklyn will each te tnd ry Ge" Rrown be Wie" oe liad "Baise Navy sah a of ‘rounds, Golf Professionals Are Having Merry Time —_—_— Joseph Mitchell Goes From the Upper Montclair Country Club to Ridgewood, HE golf professionals are now I having @ merry time jumping around, The most portant change up to date is that “of Joseph Mitchell, for nine years with Upper Montclair Country Club, going to the Ridgewood Country Club, succeeding Aloo H. Findlay jr. Jumping Around Club as the successor to Macdona:d Smith, metropolitan open champion, who resigned a short while ago. William H. Robertson jr., profes- sional at Milbrook last year, has been engaged by the Woodm Country Club to take charge of its newly opened links, Isaac Mackie, late of Fox Hills, left yesterday for Lynchburg, Va., to take - his new duties as superintendent of ths ‘hburg Country Club, With Joe Mite! at Ridgewood, vacancies at th were filled brothers the “Father of Bowling in This Coun- try” paid « high tribute to the efforts of the United Bowling Clubs in fos- tering the pin, sport. “Gentlemen,” slowly began Joe, “it vas thirty years ago that the United Rowling Clubs started vid but a hand~ ful of members.” (Applause) "It vas the foundation for the present, great organization.” (More applause.) Der old officers worked hard for the success of the undertaking and we are here to-night to celebrate the'thirtieth nniversary of the United Bowling jubs."” Joe had more to say, but a roar of cheers cut him short, Toastmaster Valentine, known to thousands of bowlers throughout the country, introduced a long string of Don’t Stand In Your Own the applausé of the diners and. * erally came out second best. bags August H. Sievers, ex-President of the United Bowling Clubs, made a brief address and sat down to the cheers of “Good boy, August.” Charles Dersch, Chairman of the Anniversary Committee, paid his re- spects to bowling and the U. B.C. and ae crowd paid ita compliments to Then up reared the tall fi Henry Dittrich, Captain of the United Bowling Clubs, and asked for silence. Be ate a Mag of cheers instead and said couldn’ feat eae n't be heard three . F. Bickel, First Vice Presi and a notable in the bowling word, tried his luck in drowning out ¢ noise, but he might just well have tried to talk to a boller factory, What he said nobody heard, Mra, Rabenstein, President of the Eastern Women’ Bowling Clubs, was tha next speaker, quiet, long enough for her to reli Dede sere were taking to sports of nine ping, put yd hel pins, she got no But it remained.for an Irishman to ‘t the house,” ll Morgan, bringing up the rear © flowery-worded brigade, told good bowlers his countrymen were making, cnd had a quip to flin, at Lee Johns, champion pinman o! the world; Bert Mank and Tom Dwyer, Manager of the Brunswick- Balke Company. organ told some Irish jokes, before he finished the oan van singing Tipperary, After the speechmaking there was ® presentation of trophies to the various winners of a contest waged by the United Bowling Clubs, The United Bowling Clubs origi- nated thirty years ago with a few organizations. The proj steadily developed. Many of country’s leading pinmen becam identified with the organization, and its various tournaments grew to be the feature events of the bowling world, The Evening World Headpin Tournament soon developed into one of the rhost prominent meeta con- dhcted by the organization offic: und each year its umber of contest- ants increased until fn 1914 a total of nearly nine hundred performed in the annual tourney, At the present there are forty organizations form. ing the United Bowling Clubs, and it is expected this number will’ be in- creased to fifty before another year. ht Lig LISTEN te REASON—-KNOWLEDGE is POWER. If you are net well—TIRED, LISTLESS, NO APPETITE ‘These are hints from nature—something is not ‘oing right with you, Disease germs are at work. ‘our bowels are not properly regulated—a great many troubles and do arise from that, R. & G. PILLS are specialists in the regulation of the bowels, Nothing as simple, good and harmless as this remedy. Regulates your system. blood pure, remove blood with biliousness, remove pimples, and give a better complexion, ES TT Keep your the poisozs and clarify the R & G PILLS. Good for indigestion, Liotshes, sallow skin Cree, Peckinpaugh, Malael, Boone Schwert joined the New York tour. ists at Baltimore last night. Seven more players are expected té- ‘They are Daly, C dale, High, Pips Scout-Coach i structed to bring the Hot Sprit Yankee baseball party here for gen-|) eral workout with the others on /) March 10. By this time Donovan ex~. 5 pects to start practice games betwee! the regula: Referee Leaves Ring in Disgus PITTSBURGH, Pa. Morris, the Oklahoma Giant west beaten in a six-round bout by Tomi) McMahon of New Castle, Pa., before) | the Garden A. C. here last night. M¢ Mahon punished Morris about tl head and body. In the third row Morris's left oye was cut and thi seamed to bother him, Hoe started wild, but after Tom had got Morris's body he began to Neither man fought accordin, rules, and both were warned. second round the referee left t in disgust, the milling then bei such a farcical nature, but he mr turned. TOLEDO, March 2—Tommy hy of New York and Hal Bte: Fort Wayne boxed. ten rounds te battle all the ith Murphy's superior genera} draw. It was a vicious way, snip and lightning footwork sav! him from defeat, Stewart proved. ¢|be a rugged youngster, who shows a tack of respect for Murphy's pun Murphy was the cyclone of ola on feet, but his blows lacked the a they used: to carry, /Btewart || quently stirred the crowd by punches. PHILADELPHIA, _ Mach Johnny Howard of Bayonne, N. J. won a six-round bout over. Batlo Charley Grande of California, Grande did little but clinch throughout the aix rounds, and as Howard was just a@ willing to wrestle, there was little clean boxing, The going was such that the fans refused to enthuse very much. THUM'S Borting pa nd, Bunt Antena red | SPORTING. 35TH STREET A C JOHNNY DUNDEE _| BENNY LEONARD