Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 121, 1 April 1919 — Page 11

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LEAGUE CIRCUIT IS ANTICIPATED Eggemeyer Says Sentiment Will, Carry Old Central League Through Race. With new men working at the helm of the old Central league and with the old hands still on the Job, it looks very much like the old 750 mile cir cuit of the Central would start again Elmer Eggemeyer, presidsnt of the Richmond club said Tuesday, that "Sentiment would carry the old Cen tral through the race this year. The old Central league has stood the fire and water for years and years and has always shown mighty good baseball. The Central league has always been a stronger organization than either the Three-I or Western league, as it proved in the year of 1917 when it was the only minor league to fin ish the season." He said that "It was the opinion of old baseball men Interested in the league that it was up to them to get together and put the old ship back on

. Its feet. It is almost certain that the

. Vague will start with at least a six--lub circuit and possibly eight" Against Early Start. If Charles Carr swings Lima, O six clubs can be ready to go this month. It is Eggemeyer's belief that both Terre Haute and Evansvllle fav or this circuit as they can operate for about $4,000 less than they can la the proposed Three-I league. "I am not in favor of starting early this year or any year," Eggemeyer said. "Even if we do not etart until late In May or the first of June, I be lieve that should be the real time to start the league. . Richmond lost money during the first games in May which started in 1917 on May 2, and did not make any until June." As soon as another club Is definitely lined up for Class B ball, overtures will be made to both Terre Haute and Evansvllle which are expected to In terest them In the proposition. Eith er Lima, O., or Muncle is expected to come through for the other club. With either of these two towns In the run ning, the league should line up with Richmond. Springfield, Fort Wayne, Lima. Terre Haute. Evansvllle and probably Grand Rapids and Muske con. Louis Hellbrcner is at these two latter places this week sounding them on the possibilities of league ball, while Carr broaches the subject to Lima, O., and Muncle. Community-Owned Club. Hellbroner's plan of action for this week is to start a community-owned club al Fort Wayne and then proceed to Grand Rapids and Muskegon to organize the same kind of club. By that time he believes the action of Lima. O., Muncle and Hamilton, which has. been asked to organize a tempo rary company and send a representative to the meeting, will be known. Both Nnblett and Vandergrift have given assurance that they will back any organization that he can swing. Springfield, he states, has also assared their assistance in starting the old Central circuit. Press reports from the northern cities in the Three ! league intimate that either Mayor Bosse of Al Tearney will come to Richmond some time this week to get this club to go in their circuit, Richmond baseball men have gone on record that they will not consider such a circuit at an expense of about $4,000 more than the club should normally pay. Lines are already out for a manager for the Richmond baseball club so that Richmond will be ready to start when the time comes. George Mullin of Delphi, Ohio, thus far is the best prospect in the field. Mullin pitched for Detroit for about five years from 1910 to 1915, and 13 an nil-round ball man. An anon as the meeting this week has been arranged and the Central or ganizalion started, the local organizations will be got under way and the ball club lined up to start praci,n n the latter Dart of April and the first of May. Eggemeyer said Tuesday he did not anticipate any trouble getting ball players this year. Seniors First in Earlham Girls9 Basket Tournament The finals in this year's girls' interclass basketball tournament were played yesterday afternoon. The seniors clinched their hold on first place by putting the sophomore underfoot by a score of 12 to 5. The sophomores put up a valiant fight against the strong senior team. Clara Sellars a forward, did the stellar work for the seniors by caging five of her team's six field baskets. The freshmen overcame the jinx or defeat that has been following them off and on during the series and secured possession of second place in the tournament yesterday afternoon when they overwhelmed the rival junior team by a score of 2o to o. ru cvnahmfm maintained their sunprlority over their opponents from . the start of the contest, avthrt starred for the Alice Forfreshmen by scoring twenty points. GET EIGHT-HOUR DAY (By Associated Press CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 1. After being postponed since the first of the year because of lack of city funds, the eight-hour working day for police and firemen became effective here today The firemen started -on their new schedule at midnight and the police began their new shifts at 6 o'clock this morning. Arrow COLLAR fUETT-PEABODY-rCo:lNC: TROYNYj

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HANDY MAN OF NATIONAL LEAGUE IS GENE PAULETTE OF CARDINALS

Speaking of all-'round players which no one was, how about Gene Paulette of the Cardinals? Paulette was billed in the Cardinal cast last year as a first baseman. He played that position all or part of ninety-seven games and played it well. In addition to this he played: Twelve games at second base. Two games at third base. Five games in the outfield. Then, just to break the monotony he pitched one game. Smith of Boston came the nearest to equaling Gene's unique record. Smith played: Ten games at second base. Fife games at third base. Nine games at shortstop. Six games in the outfield. The call of the draft and the shipyards depleted the ranks of the big league clubs, as every one knows. This forced the managers to juggle their players more than ever before and produced an unusual number of handy men. The interesting dope, just published. , shows . that Paulette and Smith led in this utility work, however, in the National league. Ed Konetchy, veteran first sacker of the Braves, played six games in the outfield and pitched one game. Bill Hinchman, left his outfield berth in the Pirates' lineup long RICHMOND BOWLERS TO MEET K0K0M0 A team of Richmond bowlers will leave Richmond Thursday afternoon tor Kokomo, where a game is scheduled between the Richmond team and the Kokomo five. The Richmond bowlers have been chosen from the vouneer bowlers on T- i .l1A.r T 1 A n m.Vis I lJS SUicj. . iUC JHCU V11U n m i on the team are Slade, Lichtenfels, Jones, Erk and Saffer. They will bowl one of the Kokomo teams that has been bowling in the National Bowling Congress at Toledo. The Kokomo bowlers have been goins strong on their own alley and expect to have an easy time defeating the Richmondians. The men from the City alley will put up a stiff scrap and if they bowl up to form they will give the Kokomo team a stiff race. Eckel to Give High Men Tryout on Reid Field Coach Eckel, with about eighty High school track men, will go to Reid Field, Earlham, as soon as the weather moderates sufficiently to guarantee good track workouts. Most of the track men are now members of gym classes and Eckel has arranged the work so that some preliminary training for the track can be done at the school during this cold spell. H 30

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Rnfnn fumhriil f Cirtf. and is in the as though he would be Just as good as Springfield, III., last August had good was never as good as last year and enough to play three games at first and got away with it. Ross Young of the Giants had the unique experience of playing second base and in the outfield the same game in seven contests. Dode Paskert, veteran outfielder with the Phillies and Cubs, played six games at third for the Cubs last season without starting a riot. Masked Star Monday Was Joe Jackson By N. E. BROWN Josephus Jackson, big league veteran and mighty slugger that he is, faces a tough year. The White Sox gent will be watched with as much interest as a rising recruit next summer. Joe will be practically starting over again in a way. His act last year in jumping to the shipyards along with some other ball tossers may have cost him his popularity with the fans. It all depends on how much of the feeling they had last year during the war times has been retained. At the best, Jackson is in for a hard riding and his future in the game will depend upon whether or not he can live down the, unfavorable impression he has made pd make the fans like him again. ie only way he can live it down, ! course, is by pounding out that apple at a little better than his usual gait which is some gait and conducting himself well during verbal attacks from the fans 'when he slips. Jackson's slugging has been one of the main events of the American league for years. He has batted stead ily above .300. Last year when he quit the Sox cold a er playing in seventeen games he was hitting harder than ever. He had averaged .354 in those games. His test seaeon average in the last five years is .341. He is one of the best fleldars in the boots in four full seasons, 1914-1917. Many of these he made in attempting to cage drives that would have been clean base hits with any other fielder after them. Jackson is the star whose picture was printed in our flu-masked player contest yesterday. WOMAN CRIED WITH PAIV Thousands of women work today while suffering from kidney or bladder aliments that can be relieved. Mrs. L. Wavue. 2726 3rd St.. Ocean Park, Ca!., writes: "I had to sit down during my housework. My back ached so. also my hip pained me so I used to cry out, the pain was so great. Now I am thankful to say that Foley Kidney Pills rid me of all my pain." Backache, sore muscles, stiff or swollen joints, rheumatic pains are indications of kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills are safe and reliable. They brini? quick results. For sale by A. G. Iaiken & Co., Adv.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1919. Earlham Field To Be Put In Shape for Track Meet Reid field at Earlham college will soon undergo repairs to put it In shape for the high school and field meet on May 24. Every arrangement la being made to handle one of the largest crowds that ever attended a classic here. The field will be put into shape as early as possible. The track will be rolled and covered with cinders. Other j minor repairs will be made in the field i and all the track and -field parapnernalia will be gone over to see that it is suitable for such an event. In order to handle the large crowd, bleachers will be placed between the grand stand and the gymnasium, and other accommodations for the great crowd anticipated. The tickets will be put on sale within the next few days at down-town places. High school students will be able to get their tickets at the school and tickets also will be on sale at the college. Special arrangements are being made for the entertainment of the visiting thinly ciads ana tne ians inai ... - ... m XI A : will accomDanv each team. Either a May Day festival or minstrel show will be put on for the entertainment of the participants and their visitors if enough stay over Saturday night to require their entertainment. No plans will be announced until it is ascertained that enough will have to stay at the college to Insure giving such a program. The teams will be met at the train by a students' reception committee and piloted to the college. Each team will be assigned a place to dress and will eat at the college dining room.. Indiana U. Nine Loses to Indianapolis Americans BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 1 Indiana university baseball nine went.

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down In defeat before the Indianapolis Americans by a 8 to 0 score. The game extended seven innings and was the first for both teams. The weather was too cold for a real game. The game by innings; Indiana 000 000 00 2 Indianapolis 150 100 29 12 Batteries Faust and Denis, Ferrall and Henline.

With the Majors ROBINS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. With the arrival of Hy Meyers, the Brooklyn Robins have a full outfield for the first time. When the team began work the last day of March, Meyers, Johnson and Griffith performed in the gardens. Warren Adams pumped Johnson from first base. BREWERS EVANSVILLE--Clarence . Rowland will nut his Brewers through, the nncpH for tha next few weeks; Exhibl I I i I II KliniCB Been arrangeq wun s .-, rari,tnai- and the Cleveland team. . CLEVELAND NEW ORLEANS George Uhle has secured a .regular berth with the Cleveland Indians through his brilliant Pitching in Sunday's game In which the New Orleans' Pelicans were defeated 8 to 4. Uhle pitched three innings, delivering twenty strikes and five balls. TIGERS MACON. Ga. The Tigers rested Sunday. Manager Jennings told his men to Dreoare for several days of hard nractice in preparation for the series which will start at Columbus, O., with the Braves on Thursday.GIANTS GAINESVILLE, Fla.

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three days until the Red Sox contest commences, McGraw is pushing the , Giants at top speed for Friday's se-( ries at Tampa. PIRATES ; BIRMINGHAM After being Idle alL day Sunday, the Pirates resumed practice Monday. Manager uezueK.. announced that Billy Webb, secona, baseman, had been releasee to tne Birmingham club. ' Turkish parents punish their; naughty children by hitting them on! the soles of their feet. ; : Mug Give a brilliant glossy sh!n that doea not rub fit or dust off that Gf anneals to tha iron trial lasts tour D til tunes as long' as any otner. Black Silk Stove Polish Is In s class by Itself. It's mote carefully made and mad from belter matertaiu try It on yoor parlor stova. yoor eook m or yoor sraa ran in. . If yoa don't And it thabattpoHibroa ' ever nsad, four hardware or grocery daaMr is authoriatd to ref uad yoar taHway. - ne-s't'U

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