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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, THT7BSOAT, FEBRUARY S, 1914 r cwsi 3Ias Strenuous Wallop With It, as Shown by Fields Strewn With Those Who Got in Way. -JUMPING TO FEDERALS ONE OF FAVORITE PASTIMES Tiring of President Lynch Only One of Exciting Incidents of Stormiest Season in Years. BY HAL SHERIDAN. (Written for the United Press.) The fire burns low in the good old stove There's nothing but fatigue In all that's sung Or Feds have sprung In the good old Winter League. The fire buniB low in the good old stove The plea from every mouth Asks when the team In search of steam Is leaving for the South, UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. New York, Feb. 5, The Winter league is rapidly passing out, but if anyone has a single doubt as to it laving been there with the wallop one ilook over the field littered with former league presidents, and punctured ranks of major league clubs, with club owners 'watching in the offing will give the answer. Within a few weeks the ball clubs will be in the South putting in their first licks of training. Bat bags are even now being packed. Within ten days the New York Giants will begin to gather In St. Louis for their annual pilgrimage to Marlin, Texas. The rash of the ash against the horse hide -will then take the place of mere words banging the ear drum and tales of sore arms and charlie horses will step in where claims and counterclaims now tread. Beat Test Comes Later. Many are the young men who are beginning to feel that the career they lad mapped out for themselves may not be half as good as it looked in No vember and December when they re tired from the game. They will bo angling for contracts. It's two months yet before the season opens, but the night is drawing to a close. The clouds are about to break, and when they do, make way for the Old King Swat. It is then that the new Federal league will be brought to tho beginning of the real test. Statements and claims of players that have signed suffice during the months when the cobwebs are on the iiats and rats nest in the gloves, but when tho big time opens there is but one question to be answered. That question deals with the general and broad topic of whether they can play ball. Lots of Happenings. This has been one of the dinginest Winter Leagues that ever wintered. After the firing of Tom Lynch as pres ident of the National League and the installation of Governor Tencr, of Pennsylvania, in his place, came the now famous Tinker deal between Brook lyn and Cincinnati and the naming of Charlie Herzog as tno Red manager. Tho Tinker deal came and went almost all at once for the Federl League began to horn in actively at that stage of the game. Since that time what has hap pened has been aplenty. "Miner" Brown, Otto Kuabe, Pack ard, Cole, Brennan, Ford, Willett, Cam nitz, McKochnie and a few others aro known to have jumped to tho Federals. m. HENRY PECK AND HIS FAMILY AFFAIRS - By Gross ft SA-f, voo ?ie.E (ttll he MHece the ) Killifer, of the Phillies and Kirkpat rick, of Brooklyn, jumped and then jumped back again. This has given rise to threats of court proceedings, but such action would be dull going after the playing season is once on The .Feds have claimed that they have a lot more players, but, coy like, did not announce them at once. Talk of slathers of money, ball parks, and major league stars that have been signed will do when the sessions are around the stove, but when the meeting is called to order just back of first base it means something else again. The Federals may produce the some thing else. This is one time when the baseball fan stands to lose nothing and gain a lot. But with the old timers back in the field, and the smell of the game in the air it will take real base ball and not conversation to make the Federals a third major league. T UNITED PRESS LEASED WIItE. New York, Feb. Feb. 5. This inter national tinge to various sporting events for 1914 is getting to a place where it Bmears the entire landscape. With the yacht races, tennis, golf and polo lined up in real international ar ray two foreign entrants may be in cluded for the indoor tennis champion ships neit month and the Pennsylvania relay in April will also have foreign starters. Harrow University, of Eng land, has entered a team in the four mile championship. A. N. S. Jackson, the Olympic 1500 meter champion, will captain the team. Germany and Sweden are also considering sending teams and if the Universities from these countries are not represented this year it is al most certain they will be on hand for 1915. Oxford will be represented this year. Three relay races will be run to de termine the championship of the world. One will be at one mile, each man to run 440 yardB, the second at four miles, each man to run one mile and the third at two miles, each man to run one-half mile. united pbebs leased wide. Chicago, Feb. 5. Something likj twenty years ago, a nervous youngster with a bright red tio, a $5 bill ana empty "tummy," dropped off a train from Richmond, Iud., and headed straight for a bowl of soup. That marked the first step in the 1914 inva sion of the major league organizations in baseball by the "baby" Federals. Today f Charles H, Weeghman, tho nervous lad with the brilliant tie, thi five "bones" and the consuming ap petite, owns ten restaurants, a theatro, a billiard hall, part of a coal company and most of tho Chicago Federal club stock. Ho gathered them together on a progrntu o? eighteen birrs a day, pushed along by a lot of pure nerve. The man who broke into Bport prom inence by plucking Joe Tinker for his manager right under from under tho noso of Charley Ebbetts, thereby spoil ing another dedication day at Brooklyn field, is only thirty-eight years old and he hardly looks it. Sometimes he is licked as just one of the dapper youth who play at billiard parlors, But getting back to tho prosaic en try into tho Windy City of the lad from Richmond. "I had been up to Chicago to Bee tho world's fair, and I was 'all het up'," said Weeghman. "When I got home, I told the folks it was mo for tho Windy City. Dad was a blacksmith with six children. He didn't kick, so I trekked for Chicago. ' ' Tho consuming appetite directed tho youngster to a lunch counter in a mod erate-priced loop restaurant. Between inhalations of soup he grabbed off the information that tho restaura.it mana ger was looking for a bright young man. The job paid 8 a week, "eats" and I I I- L-oo-tc y H-H-H-H-HeCEv) jthe imposing title of "night assistant manager. ' ' ! Weeghman bit. For six years he held down the job, boosting himself "to a position as manager of a baking powdor j company. The baking powder game provided him with ammunition to buy a restaurant. Profits rolled in and I Weeghman spread out, converting him self into a lunch-counter octopus, whose tentacles soon clutched at theatres, bil Hard halls and other enterprises. On the side he maintained a lively interest in baseball. Tho cartoonists and humorists have i had a lot of fun playing up Weegh- . man 's joint job of presiding over a baseball club anil a chain of restau rants. They have christened Tinker's aggregation the "Lunch-Grabbers" in advance of the opening of the season and have pictured Tinker leading his charges in an assault on a Weeghman beanery on pay-day. All of which per turbs Weeghman not a bit. " I knew what I was starting when I went into this baseball thing," he said today, "and I have never played a dead one yet." SECRETARY OF NAVY IS PLESED WITH GROUNDS united press leased WIRE. Washington, Feb. 4. Enthusiastic approval of the proposed around tho world aeroplane race from the Panama Pacific exposition grounds at San Fran cisco was voiced here yesterday by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. "The prize offered is sufficient to tempt the best flyers," he said. "I "believe such an event will give aviation the greatest impetus it has yet received "Present records for altitude and sustained flight undoubtedly will be bettered in the flight. Navy flyers will be permitted to enter the race if the naval board is willing. However, I shall consult with the board before I make any definite announcement in this regard. ' ' $ JABS AND JOLTS If anybody were to offer us the Bt- Louis Browns wo know what we'd do. We'd prosecute him to the full extent of the law. Not that we wish to hurry anybody, but it is almost time for George Chip to fight Tim O'Neil again. We know not what the future holds for tho Federals, but a league that is capable of making organized baseball amputate itself from money is ca pable of almost anything. As long as Otto Stlfel is there with his $100,000 chock you can't stifle the Fods. Sometimes a fellow is lucky, but does not appreciate it at tho time. Once upon a time there was only one Zbys zko in tho wrestling game, and now there aro two. It is said that the Sox and Giants met pirates in tho Far East, but failed to seo anything unusual in it. They had mot baseball magnates before. If It is true that Mamutoff formerly wrestled in Russia wo fail to under stand why ho was not sent to Siberia. TENNIS TROPHY MAILED. united I'Iiehs leased whir. London, Feb. 5. The English chal lenge for the Dwight F, Davis inter national lawn tennis trophy, won Inst year by tho Amorican team, was mailed vesterdav to. the United States. 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Vy - WILLAMETTE FIELD IS BEING ENLARGED Work has been started on changing the west end of the Willamette univer sity athletic field so as to provide a 220 straight away and permit the en larging of the baseball diamond. The ience will bo run from the back of the gymnasium directly west to the stadium. This will permit the men work in the stadium to pass from the gym to the stadium without exposing their running attire to the people on the campus or people on the nearby streets. A fence has already been con structed along the mill race to the stadium and when the contemplated stretch is constructed a largo area will be added to the athletic field in which it will be possible for the men working with the weights and the jumps to work should the teams practicing on the two baseball diamonds so cover the main field as to make it difficult to work there. More Men Train For Track. There are more men training for track at present than were out last season when track work was at its ueighth. Eery evening finls the stadium crowded with aspirants for honors on the field and track the com ing season. Men wno expect to work at the weights and sprints and now do ing cross couatry to get into condition and those who aspire for the distances are already beginning to watch their time. There are more men in careful consistent training than there has ever been bofore. Basketball Team Busy. The basketball team is receiving the hardest workouts these days that thoy have been given this season. Many members of the scrub teams of the earlier part of the season are develop ing fast and several of them prominent among which are Luce and Bagley, bid fair to make their presence felt on the first squad before another season pass es by. 'ELEVEN MEN GET SWEATERS AT UNIVERSITY The committee on football awards for the past season's team at Willam ette has just handed in their report. They found four men eligible to certifi , cates having earned their sweaters in ' previous seasons, and seven men en ) titled to sweater awards, this being the ! first time that they had been entitled 1 to receive an official emblem, I The old "W" men who were given certificate awards were Homan, Row land, Pfaff and Bolt. The men who re ceived their "W" for the first time are Torkelson, Neustal, Vandor Vorto, Farris, Flegel, Doane, Small. The list includes two seniors, two froshment, one junior and one sophomore. The committee who made the awards was made up as follows: Dr. G. J. Swcotland, athlotic director; Dr. F, H. Henko, faculty member; Errol C. Gil key, president of the associated student body; Merwiu E. Paget, manager of football; Eric C. Bolt, captain of foot ball. Trouble with British submarines ap pears to be that tho are. i EATING RELIEVES STOMACH TROUBLE A Prominent Physician's Advice. "Eat good foods and plenty of them. Dieting, in many cases, is almost crim- jiiial. Get back to norninl, To do so i you must have the proper quantity of nourishment. You need It for brain or , physical work. Probably thero is nothing tho matter with your stomach except acidity. That is merely an ab normal, secretion of acid in tho stomach. Neutralize that acid and your stomach trouble will end at, once. Neglect may jinenn ulcers r not cancer of tho atom I ach. Do not take patented medicines or pepsin tablets for dyspepsia. Simply I take a neutralizcr of acid", Decidedly I tho best noutrnlizor is ordinary drug gist's bistirated magnesia, You can get it at any drug store for a few cents. Take a teaspoonful in a quarter glass of water after each meal. The n 'l'f will be immediate." PPee. - feePuL H LATEST FEDERAL PLAN united raiss leased wire. Chicago, Feb. 5. The Federal league has turned its attention to the clubs of the big(minor leagues, and has begun to riddle some of the teams, according to Joe Tinker, managor of the Chicago Federals. With the exception of a few major leaguers still wavering, practical ly all the players in the American and National leagues have decided on what side of the fence the coming season will find them, and to round out the squads from which the Federal league teams will be chosen, on the training trips, inroads into the ranks of the minor or ganizations have begun. Not only players now in the minor league rosters sought by the Federals, but those who may receive their 10-day notice of release from major to minor leagues will receive offers of places by the new circuit. No Fight for Cole. Developments today in the Cole de sertion case convinced Manager Tinker that the pitcher belongs to the New York Americans, and no attempt will be made to force him to carry out the contract he made with the local Feder al league club. It was found that Cole had practically accepted terms with the Yankees before he signed the contract with Tinker. Manager Tinker said, however, the Federal league will fight the Killifer case to the limit, and prophesied that Killifer would play ball with the Chi cago Fedoral team, or not at all. Unsigned Tourists to Be Sought. Word was received today that six of the stars of the Giant-White Sox world tourists are still unsigned, and an effor,t it was said, would be made before thoy embarked on the last log of their trip to line them up for the Fed erals. Crawford, of Dotroit, end Speak er, of Boston Americans, are among the unsigned men, it was said. Steve Kane, ex-National League um pire, today signed a contract with the Fedoral league. MEETING OF BASEBALL MAGNATES POSTPONED The meeting of boosters of the valley baseball teams which was to have been held in this city next Saturday for the perfecting of a valley baseball league has been postponed. The teams in the different cities are slow in perfecting their local organi zations. Salom, Albany and other cities who expect to have teaniB in the league have dene littlo other than talk and no definite plans have been pre sented or adoptod. Hay Baker, who managed the Sen ators last Bcason stated this morning that he had definitely decided not to manage the team again this year. There aro soveral who aro actively interested in pushing the local organi zation to perfection and the organiza tion, it wns said today, will bo com pleted sometime this week. Dr. S. 5i. Hartley is taking a prom inent part in tho matter. FOOTBALL SOLONS TO MEET. UNITED 1'IIKKS i.RASKr yvtllB.l New York, Feb. 5. Whether tho Ben tinient of tho public demands that foot ball players wear numbers on their bucks, so that spectators may tell at a glance tho Identity of the player, is tho most important matter which will come up before tho annual meeting of the football rules committee, which is to bo held hero tomorrow and Saturday at tho Hotel Martinique. Football ex perts who gathered hero today to attend the meeting were about evenly divided on tho question. Those who will favor the plan declared today that the chungn would mean a vast increase of interest by the general public in tho gridiron sport. Delegates who aro hero today said they believe few changes will be made this pear in tho playing rules. LAWN TENNIS EXPERTS GATHER. IINITRD I'ltEHB I.BAKHD Willi. New York, Feb. 13. Members of the National Lawn Tennis Association gathered hero today to attend the thirty-third n ii it it ii 1 meeting of the organi zation which npons tomorrow nt the I S-S-S-5- ST-T-OTTe- asc, f-iC M-M 0 0uT OO-CFl X """" ViOA- A- MSvNE - '. L jgj I J 14. ' III) -1 Acgelab(ePrep!irallonror.ls- Kimil.ilmAitmEI..in-... ttng Uic Siomaclis andDowi3sof Promotes DisttonJQimfii rtess and Rcstontalns netar Opiuni.MorpIiiiie nor Mineral Not Narcotic. Itit'tiriMtASttt ADCtfcct Remedv forConsflw tlon , Sour Stomach rtlarrttoei Worrasforrvulstoralevms nessandLossOFSuXK tic Simile Signarart af 3hx Centaur CoMPiXt; NEW YORK. guaranteed under the toodTii ' . ..... '.,ll,.jjut-.i.iLj1u ':'1Iiiiiiijk'''rWJ Exact Copy of Wrapper. EE Waldorf. The most important mattorj to be brought up is the question of i whether the American rule permitting the expenses of a player to be paid by the association or club to national, sectional or state championships, should ' tA nkanirait Tfr !. iiinlaMtiM.,1 tlin 41.a I rule is favorably looked upon by those who will vote on It. SATS ROAD TO SEA WILL BE GEADED THIS TEAS That the Columbia highway will be graded this year from Portland to the sea, was the announcement made last night by Stato Highway Engineer Bowlby. This, he said, had been made possible by the authorization of a bond issue of $380,000 by tho votors , of Co lumbia county. "Everything looks fine now for the completion of the highway," declared tho engineer, "Surveys are being made in Columbia county anl two locating parties have been working thoro for souio time, Tho authorities have placed the expenditure of the money in the hands of the stato highway commission and contract for the stretch of tho road from the Clatsop county line np the riv or to llninior will bo let in a short time." SAYS BILL WOULD RUSSIANIZE AMERICA IN HIS PROTEST UNITED I'BRSB IXABBD WIUR.l Washington, Fob, (i, "This bill at tempts to Hussianizo America; it would ostnlilish a censorship over the press by the postmaster general, American news papers will not tolerate it," This was the comment of Senator Hitchcock to his follow members of the senate banking and currency com mittee yesterday at the hearing on tho stock exchange regulation bill offered by Chairman Owen. Tho bill provides for the denial of tho mails to stock ex changes which violate tho restrictions There la Only One "Bromo Quinine" That Is LoizatiwQ Brosno Quinine USCO THE WORLD OVER TO CURE A COLO III OWE OAT. Always remember tho full nnijin. (or this hiyimliiro on every box. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears, the Lx- Signature Ay it In Use For Over Thirty Years KM nnui MMMMVt New TOM arrv. imposed by tho measure and would re quire the Incorporation of stock ex changes under the state lawa. Hitchcock said the measure waa an attempt to take from the state powers and duties which were purely domestio and in no way federal. NO ANTI-TKU8T LEGISLATION WILL QO IN THIS BILU tUHiTRD rnuna lbasbd wiii.) Washington, Feb. 5, The domocrats of the senate interstate commerce, committee In conference yesterday de termined that any attempt to attach supplemental anti-trust legislation to the ponding Interstate trade commission bill should not be pormltted. It was agreed that such additlona would serve only to hinder the pro posed measure and would conflict with the ideas of the administration leaders as to the legislative program under pro cess of perfection. Tho decision was reported after s consideration of the amendments of Senntor Cummins and other republicans who participated In a goneral meeting of the commlttoe on tenative trust bills. Cummin particularly urged that the trade commission be authorized to limit the size of corporations and to regulate capitalization and price cutting, VICTIM OF LOGGING ACCIDENT. UNITKD rilMSS LIABID Willi. Dallas, Or., Fob, 5. II, A, Erdmnu, who sustained a fracture of tho skull while working in the logging camp of tho Willamette Valley Lumber company at Black ltock, by being struck by a hook on tho end of a heavy log cable, died in tho hospital in this city, whore he was brought on a special train Im mediately after tho accident. Ho was aged 27 years and loaves a wifo and two small children. Tho body was scab to Portland whero tho family formerly rosided for Interment. Journal "Want Ads" bring roaulta Look S5o HENRY JR. SAYS -4stll!ViJ ' la ur M.