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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, JANUARY 25, 1914. 10 CHARLOTTE FS EXPECT VICTORY 1 1914 SEUSO The outlook for the 1914 baseball eason in the North Carolina league Is especially bright, according to rresident George W. Wearn of the North Carolina Baseball Association. Mr. Wearn is beginning to get the machinery of the league in readiness lor active work in 60 days, the train ing season opening about April 1. Manager Emery expects to have :he members of the Hornets in the rity by April 1, and the men will get down to hard work immediately, con tinuing their spring practice for about 15 days until the 1914 season opens m Charlotte at Wearn Field. At the recent meeting of the mag nates of the North Carolina Associa tion every member of the organization present expressed the view that the coming season would be an excellent cne and very optimistic hopes lor -the success of the game were ex pressed. Making the forecast more local, it raav be said that the Charlotte asso ciation is now bending every energy to get together the best aggregation of players that is available, taking on all of the old men who have made fuij nnrl ff'nn lire desired for the i 814 team, and adding some new men who, it is believed, will mate rially strengthen the team this year. The baseball season proper is about lti weeks distant but the fans ar& rven now engaged in talking over the nrcppcts and in getting a general line on the situation and are looking for a winning team this spring and summer, that will make the remain ing five cities of the Carolina League pet a great move on themselves it they want to keep pace with the race which the Hornets are going to put up during the approaching season. Baseball in Charlotte will begin to be a live topic in a mighty short time and the fans will be discussing the coming season before they have shed iheir winter overcoats. Manager Emery is quite busy at , present getting the contracts in shape ' and sending these out to prospective ' members of the Hornets' team and !the entire outlook is as promising as '.any that Charlotte has had in recent i years. It is believed that Charlotte's time to win the pennant has come and to this end the Hornets are expected to put up a mighty fight this season to gain possession of the strip of cloth that means championship in the Car olina league. SONS TO Ti III CHARLOTTE- GIN MARCH 15 A decided impetus to baseball in this section and city will be afforded this spring by reason of the fact that the Buffalo Bisons have selected Char lotte as the site of their spring train ing and are expected to land on the local diamond about March 15, accord ing to the announced schedule, when they will take up regular work prepar atory to the baseball season of 1914. The Bisons played several games in Charlotte last spring while on their way north from their southern train ing grounds, and the team made a tine impression on the local fans, and the announcement that these men will be back for a stay of two or three weeks in March and early April, will be hail ed with extreme delight by the Char lotte fans. The Bisons are a fine set of fellows, as local fans ascertained upon the occasion of the brief so journ of that team here one year ago, and iheir return is being looked for ward to with great interest by every fan in Charlotte. President George Wearn of the Car olina Association is likewise interested in the selection which the Bisons have made and believes that their stay in Charlotte will be a decided stim ulus to baseball in Charlotte. The announcement that the Buffalo team would train in Charlotte this sea son was made Friday at the head quarters of the International league of which the Buffalo team is a member. Another item of baseball news that will interest local fans is the an nouncement from the same source that Umpire Miller of the Carolina league will this season be with the Interna tional league. Miller is known to many fans in North Carolina. The presence of the Bisons' in this city for several weeks training will most likely offer the opportunity for a series of at least three games with the Hornets before the Bisons take up the march back home, provided the Buffalo men do not leave Charlotte be fore the Hornets assemble. The pres ent program is that the Hornets shall report for duty and for training here on or about April 1, and therefore if the Buffalo men are here until that date it is very likely that several games will be arranged between the Buffalo mn and the Hornet crowd. Oth er games likewise with colleges and teams in this section are not improb able, this depending largely, however, on the time when the Buffalo team de cides to start back on the home trip for the regular 1914 season in New York and adjacent states where the International league teams are located. NATIONAL RACQUET HONORS CAPTURED BY THE WEST. FEDERALS CLAM TO BE READY FOR PLAY B ALL' Chicago, Jan. 24. "The Federal League is ready tor the first 'play ball' from the umpire. Every club now has its manager signed, 127 play ers are under contract and the bus iness of constructing stands in cities where they are needed is being speeded up." This was the announcement made by President Gilmore following a se cret session late today of the com mittee of players and the committee on stands. Gilmore's statement was supple mented by a terse declaration from President Washington of the Chicago club, that "it's about time to quit hinting that I'm looking for a mafar league or minor league franchise." The signing of W. M. Bradley, formber star third baseman of the Cleveland Naps to manage the xo ronto club' was the chief item of in terest handed out before the executive sessions tonight. The fact that Rollie Zeider, who went to the New York Highlanders in the - famous bunion deal involving Hal Chase, has signed to play third base for the Chicago Club was also given vout. Catcher Ed Sweeney, of Chance's aggregation, was reported stili on edge with pros pects that he will leap into the Fed eral's stronghold. The league magnates slipped into town so quietly today that all sorts of rumors began to float, ranging from one that the transfer of Toron to s franchise to Cincinnati was to be approved, to another that Weeghman and his Chicago associates were to quit the league and buy out St. Paul. The players' committee, composed of Walter Mullen, of Buffalo: Ned Hanlon, of Baltimore, and Charles Wreeghman, of Chicago, announced that S3 of the 123 players now under contract are former big leaguers. If the 123 were divided equally among the eight clubs, each would have 15 3-8 ball players, but it is now un derstood there will be .no pooling of players. Each Federal club, it has been given out, will carry about 20 players, leaving only a few more men to each team to be signed. The committee on stands composed of E. A. Steininger, of St. Louis, and President Gilmore, announced every thing proceeding satisfactorily. The Chicago club, it was reported, will award contracts for its new concrete stand next week. A mysterious package, addressed to Weeghman, and bearing the words "Brooklyn National League, Ebbetts field" on the cover, excited the curi osity of the Federal officials. It was found to contain a batch of newspa per clippings bearing on the case of the Tinker deal. Russell Out of Reach. Reb Russell, star recruit pitcher of the White Sox, for whom the Feder als were reported to be angling, is beyond grabbing distance, it was an nounced today. Russell signed a three year con tract when he made his entry into big league ball last year. J'-. OS. -i? w 'if n-'r ' '" " " '('"- if w tf if ' THIS WEEK AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Every night excepting Saturday Mattice Stock Co., in "Repertoire." Saturday Matinee and Night. Henrietta Crosman in "The Tongues of Men." Piedmont" Keith VaduevilleMatinee and night. 'f -f - Mattice Stock Company. The Mattice Stock' Company begins a five night engagement at the Acad emy of Music tomorrow night pre senting for the opening play "A Cow boy's Girl," a Western melodrama, which has met with great success in all the principal cities, and which is said i-r receive an excellent presenta tion by the Mattice Company. Miss Lois Hammond,, is the leading woman of this well known organiza tion, and her -work has been hugely commented upon by the press in Wil mington, Raleigh, and Greensboro. Mr. Mattice has surrounded the star with an excellent company and offers complete scenic productions with each play given. There will be a change of plays each night and matinees will be given on Wednesday and Friday af ternoons. " Seats are now on sale at Hawley's and as popular prices will prevail a ca pacity house is sure to welcome the players tomorrow night. carload carried by this attraction. The animal is named "Bingo1 and is a thoroughbred. He was brought to this country by Barnum and Bailey's cir cus and afterwards sold to the New York Hippidrome when Frederic Thompson was the managing director. During the summer Bingo is one ot the features of the" great amusement place, Luna Park.- Coney Island. Mins St. Leon and Bingo are great friends. The little actress says that her horse "can do almost anything but talk. Henrietta Crosman in "The Tongues of Men." Taking as a basis the New York cri ticism, Henrietta Crosman has in ner newest vehicle "The Tongues of Man" bv Edward Childs Carpenter, the greatest plav she has had in years. This new comedy comes to the Acad emy of Music next Saturday matinee and night, direct from a successful en gagement at the Harris Theatre, New York, where it scored heavily. Un doubtedly Miss Crosman has in her newest comedy a part that shows .the varied aspects of her charm and rt to the very greatest advantage.,. The storv of "The Tongues of Men, which is a very unique one, tells of the strange situation that arises from an opera singer and a young minister be ing thrown info close contact with one another. The minister had taken occa sion to condemn a certain opera in which the woman appears, because of some of the scenes in which she acts like a siren and also says that she must be bad or couldn't act such a role The opera favorite immediately starts to show him that he doesn't know in the slightest what he is talking about To do this, she must get him to en ter her world and she dares him to come to Bohemia and correct the wrong ideas that have done so mucn harm for his sermon got the public police started on the work of closing the shnw Msnv amnsine- situations "The Red Widow." It was a noted foreign noble who, on being asked his views of America re "I can rave of only one thing your beautiful girls. They are the greatest charms of this wonderful country. Be fore them, everything else fades into insignificance. And every true-hearted American echoes his words. What is better in our great land than our girls? They are the color, the sun shine, the roses of our life. In "The Red Widow," which comes to the Academy of Music soon there is a -Devy ot American beauties, tnat represent our national girl in all her mnnHc anil ntiarmo . TMn rvn ara o"i rl c with nimble, -prancing feet, who, with 1 arise when the preacher finds that rhymic motions dance the evening veiunug u.UUf)Unu iu. away; others with voices of captivating was purely imaginary and he meets winning melodious tones that set you. new and strange people in a new a-humming. Girlies whose smiles will world. ...,. bring an expressive beam of amuse-i Miss Grossman has a brilliant sup ment to your face; girlies whose styl- Porting company and the production is ish stunning gowns will please .your an excellent one. The following is the eyes; girlies whose beauty will set,cast: . TT your head awhirl. j Frank Gilmore Benton Grove, Ho- n t-u tu- T" 3 mpr Granville F.dward Lee. Laura Mc- c -iixiBg tut? gins ui i. lie xv eu -- - leti Widow', they are the most bewitching Gilvary, Katherme Presley, Sheridan 1 1 types of the North, South, East and , D,u rflU1.,V,JU,cl , J T Academy- mS Hon. Jan. 26 MATINEE WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY The lattice Stocf With Miss LOIS HAMMOND IN REPERTOIRE. OPENING BILL MONDAY NIGHT 9 bOWDOy Change of Plays Each Night. Great Acting Company. Complete Scenic Prodi; tions. Seat Now Selling at Hawley's - Prices 102030 Cents. t4 MATINEE AND NIGHT. MAURICE CAMPBELL PRESENTS THE GREATEST OF ALL COMEDIENNES HENRIETTA j In Her Great Comedy Success THE TONGUES OF M By Edward Childs Carpenter DIRECT FROM THE HARRIS THEATER. NEW YORK. Seat Sale Opens Thursday Morning. Prices Night $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 75 50 Matinee $1.50 $1.00 75 50 West ever gathered in one production." ZEIDER AND YANKS FAIL TO COME TO TERMS. MILLER, CUB OUTFIELDER JUMPS TO THE FEDERALS. Chicago, Jan. 24. Rollie Zeidtr, re ported to have joined the Chicago Federals, refused an offer of $4,000 salary to sign with the New York ; Americans. Zeider wanted $5,000 and ;a chance to play third base, but Lvrtlmr Irwin, representing the Yan kees, would not grant the difference in money, nor with Maisel's prospects of another good year at third, would he promise Zeider an opening there. This information was given out to day by Irwin who delayed his depar ture for Texas a day though the de , lay w as not made in hope of talking over a contract with Catcher Ed Sweeney. - Much speculation followed the arrival at Federal League head quarters of a large envelope addressed! MANAGER OF ST. LOUIS FEDS o Charles Weeghman, the local mag-! TALKS WITH BRIDWELL. . i jy t ; j 1 ; i 3 ? ' naie, ana Dearmg me primea name 01 Charles Ehbets of the Brooklyn Xa- Xew York, Jan. 24. For the first time in the history of the game in this country, the national doubles racquetj-1 championship went to the West. J. W. Wear and Dwight F. Davis of St. Louis won the final match here to day from last year's champions, George it. j? earing ana 1. u. scott 01 .Boston. The scores: 12-15; 6-15; 15-3; 15-6; 15-11. Dixon, 111., Jan. 24. Ward Miller, former Cub outfielder, today said he had signed with the St. Louis Fed eral League club. He said he would receive an increase in salary and that his contract was for three years. tionals. Mccormick wins from holbery on FOUL. Melbourne, Australia. Jan. 24. McCormick, of Australia, was award ed the welterweight championship ot Australia today when Waklemar Hol hery, the Danish fighter landed a Qui blow in the sixth round of their Jsght, Holbery was completely outclassed. Cincinnati, O., Jan. 24. "Minor" Brown, manager of the St. Louis Fed eral League club, arrived unexpected ly in Cincinnati today and had a con ference with Ad Bridwell, the Chicago National League club's infielder. Winter Racing at Juarez. Juarez, Mexico, Jan. 24. The first two year stake on the Juarez course t.hi,3 winter will be run tomorrow. The event, the senorist stat ie for two year old fillies. Thirty-three starters will face the barrier. SCORES FIFTH WEEK JJMTER CLUB RIFLE WlATCHES ANNOUNCED I i HfM7 1 ill ! ill 2 1 f hi si: uy It Because It's a Better Car Model T Touring Car GET PARTICULARS FROM FORD SALES CO., 24 E. Sixth Street, Charlotte, N. C. Washington, Jan. 24. 'She Warren, Pa., Rifle Club still leads rn lass A., and the Peters Rifle Clubs, 01 Kings Mill, Ohio and the Stillfater, Minn., Rifle Club are ties in class B., of the National Inter-club Rifle matches, ac cording to scores for the fifth week's shoots, announced tonight by the na tional rifle association. The scores: Class A., WTarren 994 vs Dist of Columbia Rifle Club 991; Engineers Rifle Club, Cleveland, Ohio 998 vs Adrian, Mich., Rifle Club 991; First Wisconsin Association, Milwaukee 968 vs Manchester, N. H. Rifle Club 967; Birmingham, Ala., Rifle Club 990 vs. Milwaukee Rifle Club 948; St. Paul Rifle Club 964 vs Tacoma, Washington Rifle Club 960; Park Club, Bridgeport Conn. 984 vs. Youngstown, Ohio, Rifle Club 941. Class B. Gisholt Club, Madison, Wis., 960 vs San Francisco Rifle Club 797; Stillwater Club 972 vs Hopkins, Minn., Rifle Club 952; Marion, Ohio, Rifle Club 968 vs Glendale Rifle Club, Bed ford, Ohio 949; North Parke Rifle Club, Walden, Colo., 975 vs Citizens Rifle Club, Rochester, N. Y., 901; Min neauolis Rifle Club 965 vs Helena, Mont., Rifle Club 902; Boston Rifle Club 933 vs Swiss Rifle Club, Louis ville, Yy., 930. Seats will morning. "Broadwav Jones." That rrpntivp sreniiic nf the theatre ' Big European F A T t- Clan T,T Pnlian Viae UTi'Hun onnftim. i mOIlt TnS WeeK Feature At The Pied- tremendously successful play entitled "Broadway Jones," and it has scored an absolute hit in New York City. It does not offend in thought, utterance or action. On the contrary, young Mr. Cohan has taken a simple home life idea and constructed an ingenious play absolutely free from any suggestion of coarseness but so full of real hearty fun that the audience who views it is kept in a constant state of laughter The program that will be seen at the Piedmont the first three days of this week will include a big European Novelty Feature in "The Act Beau tiful." This act is the only one of its kind upon the stage today and -includes a troupe of trained posing hunt ing dogs, and a beautiful white horse. Thev will be seen in statuesque poses, which are not only beautiful pictures, but artistic and .wonderful. This act from the first till the final curtain. The ' is one of the highest priced acts that WOLGAST HAS DREAMS OF COMING BACK. Chicago, Jan. 24 Ad Wolgast was so tickled tonight over his showing against Jot Rivers, a Milwaukee that he threatens to call off his scheduled bout with Rudy Unholz; at Fond Du tac, Wisconsin, desert the gas light circuit for good, and irritate Willie Ritchie until the champion offered an engagement. Wolgast announced that he will go to the Pacific coast and take a good rest before taking on any more real fighters. LANGFORD GETS HIS MAN IN SEVEN SECONDS. Paris, Jan. 24. Sam Langford, the Boston negro, with one punch tonight knocked out Petty Officer Curran, the last English white hope at the Luna Park arena here tonight. Langford caught Curran coming in Just seven seconds after the gong sounded and put over a terrific left cross to the jaw and. the Britisher dropped to the floor, like a man struck by a trip-hammer. He was out cold. A girl can always wring her hands when she can't get any fellow to do it for her. Lots of people who complain that they don't get all they deserve should really congratulate themselves. It may sound like an Irish bull, but a man never knows how many friends he has till they coma to his funeral. If you have any suspicions about a man shake hands with him. That may prevent him from picking your ocket. American stage has rarely seen a bet ter play than "Broadway Jones." "Polly of the Circus." In the company appearing in Polly of the Circus"' with Miss Elsie St. Leon in the leading part, accompanied by the famous St. Leon company of acrobats, which appears at the Amad emy of Music soon are, in addition to a score or more of well-known actors, a number of circus people and circus acts which contribute not a little to the success of the play. The big third act sawdust ring scene, represents a three ring circus in actual operation one of the most realistic stage pic tures ever shown on a stage. One of the many features of "Polly of the Circus" is a trained horse, one of a has been booked at the Fiedmont Theatre, and should prove a great drawing card. - ' Others who will be seen are: Ju lia Rooney, wjio is considered Ameri ca's foremost singing comedienne. She will present the same act here that she did at the B. F. Keith's new theatre in Washington 'a few weeks ago. Josie and Willie Barrows present a dancing, singing and talking skit that is a laugh from start to finish, while as the extra added feature the Valloiie Sisters will be seen in the classiest singing and dancing novelty that has yet been presented at the Piedmont. The bill the first three days is a high priced one and every act is a feature within itself. FFICIHL5 DEI! AN INDUSTRIOUS FAMILY. (Cleveland Star.) Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Moore of near Boiling Springs have an ideal farm home and they, manage their farm in 'a business-like and profitable manner. Last year Mrs: Moore who is a very thrifty housewife, sold 900 pounds of butter for which she got 30 cents a Chicago, Jan. 24. A Paris cablegram : pound o:- a total of $270. They have auotine Jack Johnson as saying it cost a cream separator and make fine him $25,000 to escape from Chicago, UIII1UUI9 UUIII1IIULU where he had been convicted of vio lating the white slave act brought forth vehement denials from the feder al building today cream butter which they ship to a South Carolina hotel. The cows are scrub stock and they keep . nine, but milk only part of them at atime. Mr. Moore specializes in-Berkshires and last year sold $200 worth of pigs and Harry A. Parkin, special prosecutor pork. They are great believers in edu- for the government, said: "I never got a dollar from any one except the United States government in connection with tne jonnson case cation and every child is given the very best advantages. One son, Mr. Odus L. Moore, a graduate of Wake Forest, is now in business in Gastonia I was in Jack ohnson's saloon once and was former editor, of The Gas- nnrf that, was when I went to get Lu cille Cameron, now Johnson's wife, to start proceedings against Johnson. Johnson simply jumped his bond that's all there was to that." Charles F. DeWoody, until recently local agent of the department of jus tice, said: "Johnson's charge is absurd. It is evident that Johnson had no reason to spend $25,000 or 25 cents to any one t get out of the country. Everyone knows how I trailed him and watched him to precent his escape." Roy Jones, a levee district cafe pro prietor, said by Johnson to have acted as go-between for Parkin and DeWoody denied the charge. "I met Parkin just twice," he said, "and that was ddring the Johnson trial. Jack is trying to get even with me for testifying against him." A Federal grand jury is investigating various stories connected with oJhn son's escaped. Cancelled checks . left behind by Sol Lewinsonn, a profession al bondsman, when he disappeared from this city, figured in the investigation. tonia Progress. Two daughters, Miss es Ollle and Kate, will finish this year at Limestone College. An Obliging Clerk. - She came into the telegraph office and rapped on the counter. The clerk remembered that she had been there about ten minutes before as he came forward to meet her. He wondered what she wanted this time. . "Oh," she said, "let me have thafl telegram I wrote jusht now. ; I forgot something very important. I wanted to underscore 'perfectly lovely' in ac knowledging the receipt of that brace let. Will it cost anything, extra?" "No, ma'am," said the accommodat ing clerk, as he handed Eer the mes sage. The young woman drew two heavy lines beneath the words and said: "It's awfully good of you to let me do that. It will please Arthur ever so much." "Don't mention it," said the clerk. "If you would like it I will put a few drops of violet extract on the tele gram at the same rates." "Oh, thank you, sir! You- don't know how much I would appreciate it. I'm going to send all my; telegrams through this office. You are so oblig ing.". And the smile, aha travk Viln-i -nrrwiilri A surprising number of people don't have done snvnn rnnri with care what, they have to eat, so long as sible exception of Arthur. The Path they have ice cream at the finish. j finder. v The most observing chap in the world can't tell what a woman is going to do next. Manchester Union. IED. $ 0 IN' T ALL KEITH VAUDEVILLE Europe's Greatest Sensation The A Hunt With Living Models "Th 99 e narrows Comedy Singing and Dancing Skit Julia Rooney Great Singing Comedienne "Those Classy Girls" NEW COMEDY PICTURES. 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