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HOUSTON DAILY POST: FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 24. 1915.
jj-j-jjjij 1 1 rr i .............. nwi
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SOME RESOUNDING ECHOE
OF BASEBALL FEAGE
- .
a
"King of the Oil Field"
A Boot with a world wide Reputation.
The Buckley Boot has
passed the experiment-
al age. They have more
waterproof q u alities
and are made as water-
tight as it is possible to
make leather. Buy a
pair for yourself or
give a pair to your best
friend. Av Christmas
gift never to be forgot-
ten. They are made in
12-in.at $9.00
They are made in
18-in. at $12.00
BUCKLEY'S
315 MAIN
"The Boot House of Texas."
HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL LEAGUE
Maze of Legal Tangles Cut by the Climax of the Peace
Negotiations.
(Associated Frtss Retort.)
CHICAGO. December '22. Numerous law suit
oer tb claim o player financial tauxle
tt-mptlnj offer to the star of orxauitej bte-
ball and a mat; a line of bewildering drrr tor-
ment were written on the pages of history of
the Federal Irairue. which today ha passed out
of rTislrliv-1
Chlraco men. ht.'r capital and two of th
t"'-t known (hat fivr won a t 'hh-a;;
uniform arr . UUiH tximutibio for muklnff the
K-derai if afi'K Jann' V. ItillllOrv. pIV-nH'Ul
of tin- or: uirjiri n. and I'harie 11 Wevjihnian.
pret'denf of Th rii!!uo club. nVve ln.ed tin
i. . ?. t t r J.K.'i'U Tinker and Mordevat Brown.
?-t umiw -t ilw i 'hlvaco "(ub. ' ' wtv t h tti at
t:trt to u to lit1 Federals and tb-ir examine
b. one lit i.ier piajer from the futve of ur-
cairied lsi'('i.
1 lie leau- wj-j formed in lPlo by Jtun T.
p.m- rx .f 'tiKnr. Six club i. I'.!! th- t-ir--i;it
i ..j. imo. st i..m. rittt.hu: a. ClfvcUnJ.
liiiluuat Lfi iiu 1 Irvine ton. Ky. When Frei
il i t n . -re -:.v-'d I I'ow -m tin- dn i union
.-'lib w - ir i nf-t n-l Kansas t ;in.l t . r
.i i u hi. n uo:iud up t be 111 S sea sou tui-ir-hed
the n i. u-us i'f the .-if aniiatioo wtu-'l)
w ...'! w i a- i list orL.-HiH7.-. bane! ml I f.ar two
'.rs Tin- b n;i"t sirtT.M- --r the K- d-nils
k upturn: tn l V "tuber. HMo. hvu Tink'-r
"i' Msned as maruwtT of the CMcaifo club and
Browo is manager of St. LuU. Tb leari
kik expanded to Include t lfilit eltlea. Allurlni
saUrte wr oftereit the Htar of onwnltfd
baebHli and cum of them Joined the tnTaden.
Mfu of wealth In rittrtf. St. lAuia. Brdtk-
It and thtr elite wre int.-rest.d tii the leasee
and mm1 ball park were eoiieinu ie.1 earlv iu
the eato of 1H. The ftsoii ended with a
when for the championship hetwr.-u Iu Uauaiviis
aul i'lilea'i lidUaaioli w tuning.
Before luv Ktart of seaw n. the Indianap
olis franeu)8 waa irausffrred lo Newark and
Kum CltT. after a bitur court rtslit. retaimsl
Us ehih. wlileh haiiue mflclaU had threatened
iu placu iu the Kast.
Rnr.v -itt Januan the league attaeked or-
gauii.d baseball n a Th!str of tue Sherman j
antitrust law. Suit ws filed befoiv Jiuljie K. .
M . Landia. iu the I'nited Stall" distiiet court lit ;
hK'J. and the iHved.uit t'ru-xed fo.r nearlv t
a wiek. Jiide IjuuIU tlorein-d Ins dov-lsiou an I j
Ojs not liaudetl down an opiui n The Milt ae-
eordifi to plans will be witbdiawu. 1
tiferturx's lor ueave nt.-rtd in 1!U. but did
not prucrew until the e!e of last seas-m.
w.deh -is disatroun 'o bull club' In every
p.ni of the e.iutitry. It i I went her was paitlv ;
n poi?sil'ie tor the hea lo. t. to club own j
ers.
The peno propoaalu rei.he' a i-Mni:i only re
c.'iitiv wiieu the Kinb-iii! le.uu'- atiii.-uneed Its
1mm;i t build a park m New oik city mid
latmoti a taui there nei bpriu:. i
RAPID BIDDING FOR PLAYERS
Organized Ball Reported by Weeghman and Gilmore to Have
Already Applied for Half the Roster.
OUR CL0TM3NG SALE SV30VES
RIGHT ALONG
OUR LOWER PRICES ARE DOING THE WORK
EXTRA PANTS FOR
MEN
Best Strge Net Dark Stripes.
Best $3.00 Pants all wool .$1.95
Best $4.00 Pants choice ... $2.45
Best $.".00 Pants choice. . .$2.95
Best $6.00 Pants choice. . .$3.45
Best $7.00 Pants choice. . .$3.95
You will have no trouble in se-
lecting a suitable pattern to go
with your coat.
Men's and Young Men's
Suits
Any $15.00 Suit... $8.95
Any $20.00 Suit. . .$11.95
Any $25.00 Suit. . .$13.95
Any $30.00 Suit... $16.95
OVERCOATS
$15.00 Black Cravenetted
Rainproof Overcoats
$20.00 Finest Black Craven-
etted Rainproof fl11 QC
Overcoats V ''
$20.00 English Balmacaans
attractive pat- (Ml QC
terns V-
READ THE REDUCED PRICES ON MEN'S
FURNISHINGS
CHICAGO. Iwo.uitwr 23. T!in uiv
'of tljpm L.n- Wru 'iiml.'
4 p'.ay-
Toy Gannons
For a big Noise Xmas
25c 55c $1.25
IVsJi 14'i 5nX
WE CLOSE OF
COURSE. XMAS
DAY. OPEN TILL
11 O'Clock
Xmii Eve.
Boys' Scout Repeating P.iper Cap Putola. 25c Five Hundred Paper Caps 5c.
Five Hundred Shot Air Riflea $1.25. Football! $1.00. Boxing Gloves $1.35.
Meccano and Structo Outfits $1.00.
C. L. & THEO. BERING JR. Inc.
609-611 MAIN STREET
t-ifit'rtD aiul Na
I limn 1 Irajf-.K- iiU$ iUi )C l'1 'nil- A. (ill
in. tv :m-l i harV W (; t:nvi n. wUt rt i:rnl Cl-
d' tr in tin- tir- u 1 1 t ; . i ij ;n i :n. iti.i:i( :.
I'll Krufi.il lm jut -'wii'i - ("'I1 1 U;iv
tarn ctiiiariitt'l few roniticlR. a it lit
mnit'M :i..n Mr liMu-ri- 'i.i. tl' Ir.yli
k .i J i i i i. In u r kut' u .: . r Ik- taken
".-r i-j tU'ir late rnnis
Ml:;.-r I fugue 'inb wli: h
la.-i nli.. irft thfir va .-
" ll .' fti t u ''P( !"! ill. .1
Hi.-" : ill i t: :-l i ' iii
W: .i . . Ill S !-W
(h"js i i f I i: u IHT ( I llf ) IH ' ii'l.' lit
ii:it' i f.p("!v ;i-rt "f t..f cutra I M.'aiit'.
fir ili.' ihivrs H'iij; on nl!
win'or. It i .nl S-i tm n L . ' .ii i m h i
bfu arraujj l ji i mul w port Tint Ks itT. h-
P"f a till otui tiir-'inly Ua! a ;ir!.-.l t
tiif team tr a nut hrr re dttilrj
"Sir Wfephunn .ultl i-iut itiai hf -:il.l
biiT th Cut" au'l tu ' them to t.u- N ;ttt
ilelpit rvfiu-s Ufiv and e;sf uf rv t U a i tiu.f
Invf r i.i ;riis -in
! 1 111- I nl.
t li: tin- iiK ii
ma i- i t ;
t: cm' n-i It
w.i a Int. U in the iJs! lit uit'rnw -X a stor.T
ilia i. aaivruif lit with I tiarli IV Tat t . w-v-uiii;
fr liln (mirliaaf i im iimt iti.n .f
1 1 . -tf. k vTfu.lfl inilf rl: i Uf . M in; 1 1 p a. c
wai ugr'f tl in. It was l:k -1 . Mr 'i ri;liiii.iu
ni'I thai the DioknaiUf "('uls" oull t" vv-
taiiifii. i
Manapcr Tinker wb H In :i h-'-i'itnl tu-tf.
whs iiitirnii-1 oTr tlit- tf'ii'l.--:u' i lie su--
rt'ofnl tii hiIiih tli'ii I p. nif. tniK iu I
uf tl.f aniioutuviueut that in' l he nrintiK'T
1 'uNuif.l t..il. .m-! I'!. II. :is not
pt 'Miini A. li'wiV' r. t" il;-.tc .u pm.
K-iriliiia; stnrits Unit ' W. Iurp i. farmer
l"i :ii "f tin- Ciih. -ti . tii-M a u. .'i t..rit i'f 1
' it' M-K-k. HUA t.;i Ii h:( ; I ... -kill ihrir
-.i :l .is livirnt-l t. :.: tn.it iif is tiie
".if '"llrttfial Kivi. i" Mr I'.ifi ut-u In;
.Mtler 1''Uij'ljI tin flub ii- i;!y ivn -nr iuiv
K- f.TtilV t- spi lll t! U.i.lU ipl:t l lMN 1 tit- 1H W
oui.'i- i-f the I'ult-- ".u.i
' TI:. rv i; ntliin; t.::..iiiu' Ht-.-iT th.- Wli.i!
! ru .;i i nl Shi eve rt . l..i. W- i-l pip -sril
toiinliit; lln're. but thf re h;m v- mm n i k
h viliil ii t-Ut;itlvf mU. 1 illhlt l slini.l
tlifi.- u h rontrait repilrri; ti.- Til. u !
sprlnit 1 1 :i i "i Uia: tit Tain pa. I'i.t. If tlcit it tru '
tiie t'-atn will irulu then- thr .'iitra. t will bo
fulnhf-1
Christmas Specials
Beautiful Holiday Neckwear in a
Christmas box 25c
Four pairs l-isW Socks packed
in a beautiful Christmas box.
worth $1 50c
Special
Entire stock of $4.00 and $5.00
Fancy Vests your choice. . .$1.95
Shirts
50c Blue Bell ShirU full cut... 35c
New patterns Big Bon Shirts
best 75c values for 50c
Regular line of $1.00 Shirts and
broken lines of $1.50 Shirts
special at 3 shirts for $2.00
or each 69c
Finest Imperial $1.50 Shirts 95c
Highest grade Vindex $2 Shirts
very attractive $1.15
Wool Shirts
$2.00 Vindex Wool Shirts $1.25
$3.00 All Wool Shirts $1.95
$3.50 All Wool Shirts $2.45
Sweaters
Men's $1.00 Jersey Sweaters 69c
Men's $2.00 yool Sweaters. . .$1.45
Men's $3.00 All Wool Sweaters.$1.95
Men's $3.50 All Wool Swealers.$2.45
Men's Packard and Rochester Shoes on Sale
EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY WEAR
$2.50 Shoos Runmotal and and
vicl; in button and
lace
Finest $4.00 Shoet solid leather
Russian calf genuine vicl and
gunmetal all best styles
and widths. A pair..
leather
$3.00 Shoes solid
soles; button or
lace
Finett $4.50 Shoes genuine kan-
garoo French vicl. Russian calf
and gunmetal leathers
all best styles; a pair
$2.39
mine kan-
ssian calf
. $3.45
oak '$3.50 Shoes dark chocolate vicl.
oak soles very CQ
dressy JU
Best $5.00 Shoes come In all leath-
ers and every style finest bench-
AS THE SPORT NEWS BREAKS
BOYS' SUITS
HEAR
Vi OFF
PEACE PROVED NO BAR i GATHERING THREADS l!P
TO WHIRL OF RUMORS' TO COMMISSION MEETING
By William B. Buggies.
PLAINT OF THE WEARY FIGHT FAN.
TLhj re tiLtiUK battles e tt uiht
W.-'re K'ad e an ikI s-risii;.
T :. hsru ami etfufs w i. u i h.) flylit.
SurTnse w:t!i it . i i .".r l -iiu
W ..c for W;:in! In hU might
f'i put a ' r .i mill i
Put 1 rank M-:.i:ia l-ej-xv! Ins .g'ht
11. uii :hi .nrup Jack lnll'u.
T!ie llfihtivvltflits foniM. the Meht weights go
liKiile 'he i"K's thf .lufer
Ti.e .iimc I'll-- .i!! m n.i u t.t &!uw.
Th- ni'- s-.ft as (nitler.
But Fre.itly stirk- t fir-f r-.iH. lvmt?
i'lj farpinc wrl 1 tru1 I-:
He .an hul litai W .t iMi-r.i; shouts.
Ana wii. nut n:..t i. i-
I 'nl fv our '"h' tuiMs jri..jf uh 1h k
Tl.-' M.iv- ul. n ti. r. we-. fl-iiNi-..
W .1 .: ;-.il I.. "it- h. n w.. . U. k.
A:i'l -U this Ini.f U ( b iKni'
made Shoes. They are a do Qr D
special here at a pair. iJJt0 B
; I
fllPmi iIRIlHFlalanAI-:lMaQ. nnu. iiit I
iiLii mvLLftUtWii NtAK i
ffiT 1109 CONGRESS AVL. 0Pt COWT HOUSti ' l
fySAi
ALWAYS
si sure.
vtg A.t
BlFQRl VOU
BUY-
Plenty of Baseball News and Con-
jecture Followed Sinclair to
St. Louis.
( 4;-.-fa.- i fr-st Her -'t
ST. Ldl'IS. ! -G.Vr .'i --Harry V. S!u- iiir.
at- H n K.-. rT "Ul-
lir . mild I- Mm -Mm luu i- 'tfi
ttars Ii: '.. : tn n-t -i-tn.
U wi i. ar;iM i. : -n Mr mi-- !.iir Lini-
P f. Hiv .a.- . '..e:u oil ttif u.a.kft
It i ad l- . L. i.ii J-r-Mif i.iia tat ' u-r
! t..f W..'v .' in. . ! ii.v hv"tya
1 ) fA.? Mr. S.ui .air !ji-I. ajrvr. tha; be
aLg'i:rr0 tw. i-afr tui ;.'tl
"1 Lavv :utm t-n wti.- s.n.l. "'Tby ran
W ban by ium tit. Ia.lU ihvr .cn if I'ln haii
W'rthti T-" J'M.T thf Tl It i-.a't ttfp. f'D-
bijeririi; t... i sa of t:.1 '.ir'T- i:it...1 "
It u is ;al It tup-v 1 f ! '.i-'ie
ui-u h ! ' n el IhT' :I.it i'i. i-
iitrttma" nB'jr.e Niiiniai iai:u- '.!; t' !'ar
ji.a.iers wL" J:u;--il t- tL- Kci-Ta! Iroin tbe
Niiii"ha. t'a'ji . iti.it S w lair has s--i.i V Uer
M.'s. r i..- N. wa.k I ! t.. t..- Cln i!:
lati .Njti-.tis ti. it t.l- ..n: . 1 1 s- KjU?
M ta:- : 't t-. ;- r. .t uf r-
iT.i mz.i ' ) ! l h- : l.-i - . : j - ..
;t t I i. J u- . :
T.'ii k:.-w
Baseball's Big Figures Will Prob-
ably Get Together Again
Early in January.
CINCINNATI l-e;nt-r 2.1 It i i.r..bat!e n
lan: ri'in.h-T
..:T
111'
Wl. 111-
loWlDf J L
I'. Tuft r-T-irn frn:
It !)' T ICiPP'bAM
f tht' mn whu hive b-e q In
t!;.- paee mw tirr will ret 'in.
.. 1. tlM- m t ' ..ri:L 1 i;i-i
;.i !' nn:i" :1 mf'Tlnir Ts" l
T'if'-N i.ijt 'llf 1 TTf ru
!-) i a ; iiTft hi!erna;..'!ia; iHi-!i
I hen- at that t.m- The tiai f. :
rv 4 - i fit- i!tc f-p 'iiHr j
h hiii.t ne fli In Tea-
i tin u'k" tl.iflui- i-k
i ii t the lute rnaM-'Lu! league
.U m- ' aL Bl!i I! 'l:..iy Th- es
i i' ' tlx of that :r uif I-
tin- :wl u-tf I'f a Ui;i h w I." jnt N-t
1- T-r-.l lniHH-fiit af -i-f th-' l.iiinn; I v.-. j
-'ir fur tbe curi'. hnt w.iai li-.h"! !'
i Afpif
I.'UCl
lit.-
Jiiumv i al l.'.li iti s;is ihul he ii pnnnl tf e- t
thp .h"a ifa.U-r. WVII. Me .l.-u't kimw
that e'fl ! iisli f"r cLame if KunifNly hamJiJ
us a huinirnJ ei'd.
Mik- iiihNns rflu't fllht Aliatn - i'i-e his
Mf- -.v-.ti't l'-t hliu l-atllr null: hf U w-il. In
ir tin' i!';lu In siari'litie n Ui-:ie: t . Krlly
:sh oTPrlkuig an awfuliy alit'i.
Will-ir.l ..I'jp.-t-
ir: "W jr-'. tb ' qui j
ti v Charl W-fjiuati
-i'.lT eii'lfl . 'hat ila
Th" Diirfha-HiL' of I'l'i'liT Mon'r hv th1 I'Im-M-.iJitl
Nat;"Dils fnm llarr Si. -lair of th-N-wark
Kwlral- w;! miii::ti"l 1" r tilay ai.i
i einl ( Uif tir- uf tu i''eral hni i.
'jtvt-r to baTP hVIl (lHP"'l 'f th- slk-i
i ;n ir tn i-ji ajrrp-m-ni. Mosi wu-. utui
i nnli tii- Boston Am-n.-an-.
OALESBL'RO 111. repmber 23 Henry
Hopkins. nfgro. was found guilty td?iv
of th1 murder of Galpsbnrr's 'htef of po-
lice. T. L.. Mathews and -?nt-ii efl tn
life imprisonment.
lint n..l....lv Ii Ii' ar.l ..f tr
Inn i.. J'M jfchtiit: 1 r- .1 I 'i;i"ii.
What." uiqiiin-s K. L. A . wh" jw-'ii' t- le
; f 'i fa m- turn -if mini; " in jmir (i.l:it"ii
the jr.-. hm i-rt " Tl.- cr-at'-st -rT. K
I. . h l.iiii"r.ili.iii; the pnhiif -iii'l lis iilil-t
' prirrUi"n-r. art1 At fr-sftit rhaper-iiiini; a b-.ivi-
"fik'ht thri'iith tlit a "f ttstic learn.
I NVIiraaka in lnvaling lift l-iti"n iin-liard In
I .-ar Ii f'r tal-nt to snivel "'.hiiTil-'" Stihm.
: th.- r-'-iirn- I f thai I rifh I'.'-Mhi5 :Ti-. inen-
tfiiif.l htfiiiil- V: I It'nr. ini.'f uf I'.-tn'-tun atiil
Min-i.url: Je!f Hir; r. tut' r i.f t;.r--- cr-at
Vitr- Iatn- ti-am-; K-imy "en. Thf uii--nrmel
Oklahoma wnn-ler. anJ (i i I n i r- I'hif. iliapf nn
(.f ttj- eight - year iniilfrVa'M WawiiinKtoii Srate
team.
THOSE HIGH
ALTITUDES.
The Si ru'-nf t-am w hii h t.i:r:i-ed f.i r w-xt
wanl suit alUi p.uyui u ti iu- with .Mon-
d-f-it.Mi th- h-isky proc.
l''."miiu- Its fvr -Iinu Uiti :it:i:ist
Ii.- rant-i at!U.Piieic ..f tha- Iiil-Ii .Inrn.i.. It
l' u iif-i ( i . ;ht. i .l.inatl"ii in i Htr'y
'il--r-. ttie SyrariLse Oninn- wiii.i hv.. a
arty ym. .ihiz-r In Meek th. t .niifr Mi.-.i
IK.UI "i:itlli- star. io nfrifhtt. .1 al a pi.Nl
u:. my State ;....tl.:i. Knu"i this ;l!
Mtf k bail a pretty htikv n.it.i i"'t .is h
imufpr in bi- hj a ml hi his on- r.M.tii.iil m
Ins kt-kjiiL' kept ih W-..vfiinen in ti.t- nt.-e. lt:it
hf ilfviar- that all th- iiiiT!ii5 h.- t v. r ili.l was
no f iivnnistarii-e to th- Utu.ifi- h. t....ti .tll.
liny :it I. Inc..:; Neb. ne irli r.itn r-.-t ; h'v.' i h
level As tl - m t evatl (."Hit in Ml-hiyaii
i. 1 1 1 y '.TiiKi f t ah.v 'he sen thnr- whs -'tii-li:V-fne-
M-ek ty th he Lh k l Mtnlt
w in thf rl -t ball .f th- ijaii!- in-l that 1-
ii "im ii.iv. .r.. ; '-l To yai.Is. Atm -I'ti-r- .r
t.i- In. k uf .' ! it.
Till ihf r:rt:-. air thai wn i.MoiILr .. k
111 ilrivitik' p.;' i"liii'iuil kl ks w;is ...ii:- t t. 'iu
ilfle iT'i'l. i'ii.ir I "i'!l'li'V ;i r- I i:i ii.e
Ort i-art "f tin' if.nuf. U tb. vn.ini i;1!f -tiny
wen- d"i..- f an.l th-v kit- m- U t.. hi:l
Nihr.ika t-. .i ti- After that xnu . Mi-huan
fwor- m!T an-1 .t inwr retunif.l t'i thf Curn-
h iker lair piin--.
T n. bol It (ir-n h sraii'l nintrr fi-r the Hot
Slov- U-Hifne whli lot; of fu-! f hum aul
i;itP"hne fi-r the h-gs if they itnln't llarf (jniek
fljoucll.
One Ktfrn uwppaper snyn i!ih t th- passimr
of thp BiirTai.i K"il8 i a big v i.-t.r fur the
lnternatl-iun. '-nt;iie But tie- BuT If. are
lroiiir u pr-!ty lively curpsi- at the pri'sent
writ ing.
riin xtirtriu eert--1 Bill H"llonba k t-i the
ntlilf'i.- . "n:;uii t . but th-U ImmIv r..ul.l n..i se.
U'Uiiuui u ii u th- ;''..( tin 11 roimni (-- whs m-
abat
b-ted. However. Bill U optimist i.- niu has
hepea of making 1 lie oHih'a Job ii-iuunerute bun
f--i- Uiv fo-d huir.dcr.
Ad Woltast dfUies a reiort ttint be baa re-
tiied from Hie run:. Ad is evid-in y infomlhar
with that one of th- quatralni whb-U begins:
I'lie mining finger wrile."
Smetlilng tflN that J. Franklin Baker will
lie sunie lot or tliue IU Ills s!H1j ii. iuiiiuk.
..wl. tin..'. uu th.. IWltutl) burnt hit thf cn'iin
-ii Lis Mary laud farm.
I.ot -i- j.fpi.. tan nitd-rstMii'l Bob Hedir-H
s. lling tl- r.r-.w ns. bnt 'vial gather wh Chll
Bill waula to buy Ihem.
THE PLAYERS
FARE NOT S3 WELL.
So far us oaii ! fl'-'ivid out. I'sn lIov!-y wa
right whi-i. pii-r to Having ll.'ii-dmi rr th-
American league met-ilug. In- u- lared I bat if
the K-dfi-als Miwhfd. it w .nld la- thf p' ay era
who Miffer-d. Thf K-derals did u-r mnash -they
amalgamated and at terms nod -ubtediy
favorable to tbeinsrlves. But tin- players are
g"ing to pav in the bmg fiui.
In ti.e midst of pt-.-i-v negotiations. Weyliman
a i.d r.lluior tHjth do.-Mrod thai the I-edeial
plaTPrs mut N- pnrerted. At Ihe nam- time.
Iiavv Fulti (wbime 'aie will probably be at-
'nded to aooner or later now 1 hat there I 110
I nir-r basebai! wan afnnned that th- fraternity
w Mt'd insist on tl-- prof-Hrni '.'f plwyetr.
Hut Iihm : ii v t h in lt ex'rauriilinuy heM) done
f-r t
TAFT WILL NOT DISCUSS
SALE UNTIL RETURN
Hunting Party Will Probably
North to Chicago About
January 1.
Go
NAT LEWIS DECLARES HE
IS THROUGH DICKERING
Says Welsh Is Afraid to Fight
White and Puts It Up to
Champion.
fi.M. ..f t!w n
I ! i.llt'.TI.-.l. Ul'' K'.ln:
Imvn hwn nM-.'lti'd hi' int"
v...ri im'l lluit U h'I KHt
thtTP Is u fnr tln'y thii
t 1.0 CUT. K'-llfV' ni..
fl'i
. :. :.- ini'ly itiv.n "if ...cirtuiilty
linii . 1 s Mi. v Mitn . Snr-'.'tlr nti-
-:'.i'n-.-s ! I.i-"1!! :i iiiwk;hc 1 nii'i 1 Ma'.--.'
. till- Uiiii.t tilil.l. t. l'-wit'y it i:i'V..
. 'rrpil t. miiv ".. th.l c l.n plH.vcr In tli. mihiI
!."ininll..n ni'itit rmitl'd l" a llnlc cij..'.
hut for lnliiK.'lf
The p)iivT ... rt rhriHlnms i.rc.nt In hp-
t.ilil in-art' hilt 'll.Ti' iik :1 ll" i- i'l tilt ti.'tt'.IH
.f Iii X-k. and it J-1 i I ! -! "Ut.
I'Oni'fS CllKISTI. T.'i.s. n.i'ililMr 'J.I.
J.'Sfpli tiarrft-on uf .'hn'intiHt I. a mrniber of
tin- Cli.irlfi. l' f I hlitiiiiiK purly. iimklng limtl- j
.iuurtt'rs nt tlit- 'Ittft rH n.'li niir lirrt'. tnnllit
IIt-Kruiih.tl I'rt'sitlcut rliurlt-s Wetjciiiuiin nf ttm
rhicyu Kt-il.'rnls ut Mr. Tttft's miiM-sl :is fol -liiw.
;
"Mr. Tft U mivvilllnn ... nmkf uy furtlu-r
-tdttlu.-nt r.'i.-aril.:u tin- lr:itilM" of til.' I'lil-
1 iro N;ltonil! I.'MLUI' u..m. Noililni; rt-lHTf?. to
t!o' Ciit-i will I..- ili.uo until Mr 'lull's ivturn to I
t tiii'lnnatl. .liiiuurv ..."
H is prob.il.l. that . he Tuft party will l.-nye
jHiiuitry 1 for the North.
HEAVY SCHEDULE FOR
THE VICTORIA BOWLERS
Crack Team Will Oppose Best Alley
Men of the South Early
in Year.
Gianti to Marltn February 24.
(Houston Post Special.)
MAKI.1N. Texaa. lect mler j:i. Word foim s
fiom New York that Manager Mcmw of the'
i.iriuta wilt uBnembl- bis atliIet- at the Marlin i
tininlng camp u February' It l" stated the!
list of r-f 1 nits w IU N- vaatl.T im'reaaed kt-r .
f.-ini'T Ffas"nv -1 nl thru th1 whole 'nnipany will !
I ... the biL'cest itggregntl"ii of haehiill players
. nr bronchi to h Souther" 'raining eamp. '
(Houston P:it StfciolA
VlCToUIA. Texas. lie( rnbt r L.-Tbe V!r
torin big dvi' bowU-ra are rounding thetnaelves 1
Into rotidition for a number of big tnati-b games j
curly npxt montli. They are pmarting align tly J
at the defeat given them by Denver laat week.
but are In tmwlae dKrouragnd. a both team'
i.d h'd iinnstm 1 1 v low dei-rea Iu the gnnie. They
r st'hethi'ed to pluy fast Trains from Atlanta.
Uri. : lietndt. .Mi- h. ; in-inuea hid. : Ilenrer.
t'ido. us well Rk aeveral Teas teams during
tlrv enrl part uf net year.
(Houston Pot Strial.)
CHli'V-lo. Deeeniber Nate twtn ruao
airfr of riinrlle W'hlt. in through with liis ef
f-iit to se.iire a flub t lure l'redtli- 'f!-h br.i
11 mat-l for iho liglitwelght t'liampb nslnp - f
tbe worbl.
"It's now un to NY Mi and Ids manager Mar-
ry Pol Ink." derhm l.r w 1s. 'Tin t li rough.
"I liavf dune ever t huu deinanded In behalf
0 White. I sign- l with the Ieuvor promoters
and they guve Welt-h what he anked for a few
iii'-nihs agi). Then 1'oll. k m-iite mom and high-
er .1-m a nds I even h creed to ttvc Welsh an
addUhutui VM If he lost Ins title. I allowed
the weight tn gu at a hie her figure than ever
before uned In a lightweight l;Miiipt'mhip bout.
"New Hafen ran not ntnge the mateh .New
OrU-ana will not have It. bec:niNe th-v will not
pav Welsh bis exorbitant deuiandf. Tia .laima
bun been Mailing hut w have received uu nnt
H' tloQ. Now thev talk of B h uoh Aires I'll
tHke Whit- 10 Tlmbii'Moo to ticiu. but if I E.
to any out -f the way pla-r I miift be paid
for it. Il will take f..m ni..Mtlis to to
Bu-tios Ain. act Ufrlmiiiled uicl whip Wpkh
That nipan $'Jo."0O worth of w ik ir -ue for
! want $lottK' f..r While for that flglit. but I'M
t;ike aluioM anjthlhg If we ran mge the tight
In America.
'ln-k Cm Ii y. who U 1'nllok'a purtner and
pal. is th- American repr-s.-niat i v. .r ih.-
Biien!i Ali-s prouioifi s. Th-n It's up 1.. hliu
to make a pr"t-r .. i ra ne -n-nt If be wants a
imin to navel 1tn mi;.; i tiirht. Also Ttu
ley should know ikU k'-nii i h- elt'w l0
reullie that we should re-eiv- v.. in.- go.ni Unaii-
eial conslileraiiou ft. a- down Un-ri'
But WeKh an. I I'.dlok cii..w d ilu lr handa
when thev w-rit buck on their wonN Hnd turned
down the Iienver iK-ople. That bid wan legit-
imate Dod tdmuld have i n acept cd bunt
reached th n-Ihmmii that Welsh dm-u not
want to lititx White mid hi act inn In the
Ienver plan nms to prove it. nw ud t
him."
Tho avetaKe wheat rr"oluction per
farm in Texas is 1515 bushels.
.ik I -! r j: pa'ai j
)i..li.. iu;r..
i;ir i"r- . : h
bi.rg i b ra
lain! Aniei
. N-Xt w-a
p:.i i-r
Tu- ' I f4:l
Ia piayr-r a
tuf- Si. L-ili-Hi.!
Ka"
( OIU- to M
-f 'l-c!l: z
Mr .:.
w itu th-- '
only -Ii- r-::
Io'l('l wit 1
lI b isi I. 1
Mm-
in -'iu" : .
iUlI-rVl' .
Th- tr- ..
h. ad !-.
leagu- 1
thefi- ( .iv r
Slic sir 1
r. -ir t ' '
;-:i'U. hie l-
Na
Y..
1 li.li
ti ; :
:-r '.u- 1 1
! ii" anch thing a a
;:; i '-)eba .'. wild Mr. rtitx Uir. ;
N h tfii.'iia arf pnviif..l tn varrr
tid in- eauie thing wi. Uj truj ut
AiiiTi aa.'" 1
To-lflv teiemphd KVlder J'.nei to
I. ai on - 1'. takf ii tiie task
:m tb- St. l-.uii Ato r:' jl
- s i if w...; . Te t "l lie- !ol
I."u: AiEf r;-a :ip t ua : ; l-i - mi
i t--r iIlhuih tuat Ii- W'.'i:-. b" rvB-
i . ball rlub; Cat he destri'I to
. d t.:a' ar-m d siMy ii tiie
n. e-.ij.i . n tlw- ma"!liy ff k
l it far. Le ald t!..- h.if ''U
I- "t v Uory of ihe K-d'rai ;- .'n- "
f. p: .ti-.-.o tl.a' ; I -d. ral
i.ii ..-lTlaw-.!. r m- "f
v.. . i.'o f 1 . Nntl"li;i' Y-iiT'it
"!av ' uani u rzf a " ' r! n ! -'t 1 ' i "
tnohn 1 war had -out Kdl-ral
r- S' mm
PROMINENT PILGRIMS AT THE PEACE PARTY
CUBS AND BROWNS EXEMPT
FROM THE LIMIT RULING
Not Required to Conform to Play-
ing limit Until 1917 Accord-
ing to Agreement.
1 . M.K.i m;. r 'ret A r ' r ; j
eiM-IXNATI iw-rm'.-r .' t - l'u. rbi-ac
Sat Lunik in. I tit. L-i Aii.r.. :ii- an- n-
rmpt Mutii ti.e ...ar ll'IT fr -t t..t y. ..l.l .n
und.r hlr ..raatiiK'.l .. i.. i. i . morkina.
1 1 oil 1 1 nt: tl.f Ltn.h.T "t I'iht. of .'ii tm
op th ! 1 li t.f Mny uf rue. ...r
ThU Is ..ir. f 1 ... m. '.j :i ;.. .-r.-inn;t
that as sl nf.. ;.. l:!. t.
A Uftuaf Hi'irinnn'-:. . . -;iih:i .f th.. nuti-oisi
uilii'.M..ii M ll.in.iaii mal- tl. B11
n-miTfti;. t...rhl l ii 1 ' -1.1 mat II .rrv sin
I J i : . . "f 11 c Kil.-ral l.-nsiif . n
ft-n--- m I .-.!. ! tluti Ui.t u. .1 1. !
p.a.' ii.iut n I.H..-I...I ii.-xt jt'ar I
' In tii- Nntloimi Vi.trli.- t;.- tiiiniUr i.f play I
fra limltfil to a t.'aiu 1. itvuty-on. i u In
-" " " .."t- .-- i iiiii i. u.-.i at
iw. nty ti.
"Onliiii '" to.- .-.Mnblnn l i..ii ami anialCHmati.in
of two i l.it. Iti tlit- K. .1 rai i.-narut- to a rliili m
tl.- National nml one id the Anit-rlrati Ifacilt-.
ytNi.lilt-r It unjust to ii.k tlit-M t kiI.k to i p
Ca"f i.f bi.l would na'uia.l) U' yutiM. a
V UUtulHT of .:ayrn." Mil. I Mr. Il. rrui.l n
'l can ikiI say .iirnt. ly. but I i-atlinar.. tint
ith Ih Chit a .'lib. liFthDt th.. Clil. jiao
'Kvtlrala anil tl- St. lntia I'rtiMii. takiitc In tlin
HI. IaiuI. t. ral. pa. b of tli.. rlul. -iii
bat (lur to Oftj playrra at tin' prra.nt tlio.''
Whew akkftl If auj or all t lnha In Uh- majtir
!lraaur no.il.t l 1 1. nipt frt.iu tii. limit or
Ika- nil would tw aiinui.tt-o until iwit jjr.
1Y
IF THeTX
ARE HOT
SATISFIED
VfE WILL :
LICK 'EM !
AGAIN
I
UP FROM V MEADOWS
SWttT ViTH CORN
cAnt ban Johnson .
J BEWARE of a
l . -r
tow moiM-vMKTo
-A WV SIDE-WAYS
- A lULE HIND-WAVS
AND A MAGNATE
ALWAY5
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ByzanTine
LOGoTheTes
I
J f i-JO ALL OF
l
1
DAVE FutfZ.
BALLPLAYtRi FRATtRNiTr
BARNLY
Dreyfus -Thf
HENRY FORD q
AG0H1ZE.D BASE-BALL
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inn. A -v I l-r-y--- I
Vj AND HIS rjvtZ ' V
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tL LOOKED AD
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