TJiM B13E: OMAHA, DECEMBER 31, 1013.
BASE BALL CONTRACT YALID
Attorney Toole Say Hcsero Clause
Will Stand Test.
TART OF THE CONSIDERATION
BTllon So Drmrii that Torllon of
Sitarr rnld for ComMdera
tlon ot Option on Services
xt Tmr.
fylutt Wishes Jeff a Happy New Year
Drawn for The Bee by "Bud" Fisher
.CrfRisTMfti IJ TH6 6UNK . DIDN'T
Z&r A YHJN4,. 1 NeVER GGT MOTNINfc.
I cnttvrwA. bah ngujvc-ar qaH j
NEW TOIUC, Doc 30. The signing ot
Joe Tinker and Mordecal Urown with the
Federal league ha renewed the discus
sion In bkse ball circles regarding the
legality of the reservo clause. The present
form of National league base ball con
tract containing this clause was drawn
up by 'John Conway Toole, 'an attorney
of thin city- H1 -view, which are timely,
nro given In a statement. publlshedhere
I nil a v. Ho laid!
Thn reserve clause, so called in the
base ball contract Is nothing new or
strange In the law on contracts. It Is
m.Mlv lha abdication of woll cstab-
llshed legal principles to a new situa
tion. Tho essentials of a contract briefly
arc.
1. Tartles competent to make an agree
ment,
;. Something to agree on.
3. A sufficient consideration for the bar
gain.
Wo have all these requisites when -a'
base ball manager and a player get to
gether and agree on terms. If oa a part of
a contract of scrvloe for this year, in
base ball or in selling goods, a man gives
to tho employer an option on his time for
next year, is it anything unusual? Not at
alir
Contract Oors farther.
Tlie present contract goes beyond that,
however, and specifically provides that a
portion of thesalary agreed "to 'be paid
to tho player Is to be regarded an direct
consideration for the -privilege granted 'to
the club ot reserving the player.
"Tho contract ' will stand tho . tost 4n
court or elsewhere, you may bo euro.
"The 'players' are as much .interested .In
upholding the rcservo clause as are the,
owners. If at the closo of each season
tno "whole situation degenerated into a
mod -scramble tor players, 'tho whole sys
tcrii, Thlch 'hns'madc !K$00 salaries posr
Bible, "would go-1 to tmssh, ,andthe 'good
old days' when Ila'dbcmmo used to pitch
seventy Sanies and 'play thirty 'more 'In
tho joutfleld each year for $1,-100 -might
come back amain."
Mr. Toola was former "President Thomas
Ijynch's legal adviser 'in the 'Horace "Pogel
case a year ago and la tattorney tor 'the
Boston National league club.
Tinker Case I Hestf nrf.
NEW TOItK, "Iec SO. In tho absence
ot "President Ebbeta of the Brooklyn
club, Jits' son, Charles Ebbets, Jr., stated
today that tho board of directors -will
take no action at 'the -present time re
garding tho action 'of Tinker in signing
a contract with tho' 'Chicago Federal
league, -Hose iBall Club. Tresldent 'Ebbets
la In Porto HMco ifor his annua vneatldrt
and -will not,rqturn until January 30.
OEbbet, Jr.nspeaklng for the Brooklyn,
club, rjiali tthjatTlnker -wai tho; property;
.of 41tfvclub,,u:cordlng'to tho rill wot cW
tanlsed, (baaawball, and could not 'violate
his contract as .acquired -from Cincinnati
until ho refused to report .'for :play mext
spring, ,
It JiyderAI If VP JVo 'Jtenrrrr.
ST. LOU15, Dec. 30. President Stein
inker of the St Louis .FedenU Leaguo,
club said today 'that tho contracts pf
tho Federal .league haye.a. ten-day cbuuae.
aa do the contracU.f Mio .National' am
di
American .leagues. fc
lie Rented, however, that tho contracts
have a .reserve clause. The denial wan
prompted by the statement of 'President
Hedges df UieiBt. lviula American, pub
lished here, that he had a copy ot the
Federal league contract ana that it con
tained .both ,tha .ten-day aad .the- -rosorve
clauses.
Witli the Bowlers
Knights of CulHnilian I.cnKHf.
murphy did it.
,1st. 20. 3d. Total.
A. Johnston ..........lea is MS 4J3
Oorgo Bushman.;. .119 107 IIS 341
lllalr 1G 110 310 323
uw .lu' lot na ' "w
KKsgcrald ............ 127 JSl IW .417
Totals .633. 003 ' 1,863
Jllrfbrook 130 324
148 SB
1" O
161 -454
McQuillan ........ ....155 J4
SMtek ...V:....... ISO 143
Mtrtlen 143 123
NcCauley ,.if.., 108 104
108 4!
119. . 33f
Totals !
640 713 2,039
HANIiEJY -UACRr
tlBt.
3d. Total
Cunningham, ,,....,...,133
t iianley...w.......325
(lavln ...... .......... .16
T, Hunley 117
llaaalcap 40
Tnlala :...5S3
1 KH
104
1Z8
04
40
IBS
1
111
40
.SB
458
462
130
617, C61 1.S64
BOUKQEOIS CO.
1st. 2d.
Ortnaan ..1S 164
Bourgeois'... i .",,123 162
Marians ., ...153 107
Klnir .....136 146
3d. Total
139 413
1T& 4G0
1J7 3SC
1W 408
Totals 532 m 667 li7
Fairmont Creamorr JUeasve.
ntiriiTAW nTioiTniia.
1st. Co. 3d. Total.'
llblcorab ....I........ 372
Oasser J
X)unn .......i -...., IB
,U5
121
130
10
161
379
636
388
140
125
135 .
023
3S7
239
415
RmlUl
Totals
a Toi S.06S
DIADKMS.
' 1st. 2d,
3d. Total.
S3 84
130 3K4
167 4t
172. .465
1W .660
CavttNv....i. i
Hjiat ;.........i3s
HnjrfiAr V"J',
IlltUer J..'??... .tn.. 354
awtY .,..,..j..,..:.,..3i5
87
116
126.
459
- totals iM....r.'ra c27 737 2,103
- 'i 1st, " 23.
Barter ..V.,..... 120 115
Nrwtiy. ' ....154 81
Hess .ios
Ravage 129 IS
Christy vU.J4C 106
3d. Total.
143
157
161
141
138
..jL".,.M E45
Totals
...,,V Ma w
, '1st. ,2d. 8d.
40 1,314
Total.
Bland -117
J61
132
Wilson , 133
Beeeon 143
McCoy 204
Btrtwell 145
115
128
148
187
129
161
W
163
Totals
74 230
3d. Total.
XO 837
133 369
LIQUID OOLDS.
1st. za.
Lang .m,,ilS - 1S
Miller ......415 . 119
Nelson 144 17
Jensen ................ 136 333
Gibson .........IS) 167
168
144
ISO
TDtMlM ..i 648 723 7i 2.W6
- J'AUUtONT, fakw a
1 'fat. 2d. 3d. Total.
GU4ay 136 179
Gabriel ,.; 120 7
Hass 108 131
Itinchman ir 142
Uouser . 129 113
it?
ias
3C3
'JSC
M Totals ! en 610 1,917
Coinuercial Xrasjrae.
BKSKUN TBADE-MAIIK8.
xit 14. Id. 3d. Total
Chandler 167
Sengele 210
171
210
ICS
145
i P66PCg GefiNt(, HGLLO Mott; , (,' ( ' x :
' i v i " ... . . 4.
. u - , l n ill r 1. , '. :
Heaton 176 .173 dSA
Liytle 163 172 190
4t
524
'647j'
Utmttngton' is8 lsir '223
Totals .KB 868 Sffi
nuaioitn-a oiiD'.TA-vBitNS.
.Int.
Zd.
M. Total.
Btariloy, .........',.'132
Straw 170
157
1T0
170
10.1
JK
170
W
174
ll4
bin
Voss :...1b'6
Shaw. 190
BS7.
JLloDunald ft. 171
S20
'Totals ...;RS9 855 '013
5,603.
1st. 2d. Sil. Tdtnl.
Uoam Itil IN,
175
1.1!)
106
2M
130
631
ruKerborg ;243 -zoo
IS2
459
.E
45U
llOUgll' 133. 161
'Kelson 154 U12
onuivz ,..v.,,f. iu , oai
(Totdls ' v m, 840
, QUIOKH1SRV44.
lot. i'4.
3d. Total.
HMI10 1V4 193
Newcomb 158 157
1(3
153
131
120
191
549
417
493
399
ESR
D. iloytia 4K7 175
J. sioyna , in
Frimcuu i 171 ' o
Totals 63 868 7G5 2,490
tnndat d Oil Lrnuur,
CJlbWN OABOUNES.
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
Verity 99 142 157 3M!
IIIolle8teUe.' 110 165 13) 305
jones ii itu iw 4io
Totals 256, -447
POLAIUNE OlIS.
1st. 2d.
Byrne ................ 156 1S3
Klue ....a ... 121 119
Cain ... 191 ISO
435 1,338
3d. Total.
124 463
131 371
186' 657.
Totals 468 482
441 1,331
HElttFECnON OI1A
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
Moore - 135 131 116 882
Hchenk' --JS6 IOC 118 356
Baum I 109 153 261
Sleaa .....Mr.....r. iti . ... jh
Totals 380 385 378 1,143
1st. 2d. 3,.r6tal.
riamondon 143 its Hi , 156
Kverctt 136 160 lii 153
llobart 151 12U 185 465
Totals ' 430 45S 431 U79
JONES' PRICE FOR MULLEN
TOO HIGH FOR VANCOUVER
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. S0.-A dispatch
today from Charles Mullen, who Is iat
Beattle. ays the deal whereby the Initli-
ager of ' Uie Lincoln "base bull olub hoped
to acquire anflnterqst in 'the Vancouwr
club, 'has probably fallen through because.
of tve .high .price Owen Jones or tlie x.ln
cnln rltih has tilaeed on Mullen's release.
Mullen says the amount is more tjuiu
the Vancouver club and himself feci able
to pay, as he is .aatlsfled to return to
Lincoln.
A.petltlpn to Owner Jones Was being
circulated today asking- that he negotlato
-with the. Bloux City club, looking 'to tb
acquirement of Outfielder Davidson, who'
is on .tlie reserve list at Kloux City,
393
'392?
QUESTION Of POOLING
395
361
RECEIPTS TAKEN 'UP
TJULTJTII, Dec. 3ft-Vt a mcqtlng of
club owners "Of the vNortlipmi Base Ball
431
league "here today moat of the time was
31i
433
taken up with the question of tho pooling
617-
of grandstand receipts. President Pulfard
474
of Winnipeg was firmly against the prop
oaltlon and he was supported by Prest
dent Blume ot, the Daluth. club. Arrayed
against them were the magnates of the
other clubs.
President de Cheveral of the Superior
4S1
403
3V
club is behind tho proposition and he was
absent.
It Is expected tliat the clubs will post
tueir guarantee before the meeting ad
Jouras, Which it Is expected will be to-
morrow,
359
3S7
3781
JESS'WILLARD KNOCKS
QUI GEORGE RODEL
NEW IIAVEN. Conn.. Pec. 30.-3 ova
Wlllard of Kansas knocked out Georro
.tonight The knockout "blow was a right
uppercut to 'the 'Jaw.
Wlllard Weighed In at '225 pounds while
Hodol tipped the scales at 190. After tho
first 'two rounds thcro 'was no 'tfoestlon
of Willurl BUpcrlority. vXwls" hb sent
'thq Boer to nhe mat.tof tho. count ,ol
-nlpo end 'ondo tor tho count of one. Tlodt)
Vlld tlio meet, -of -the 'leadui'gi Wlllirrd To!,
malnlng on the defensive: '
Tonight's Vout "was thp first tyeht,y-!
round .tight schodulcd 4n Uio ast.slnca
Thanksgiving doy, JMl,. when' Toung Cor
'bett knocked out Terry JcQovcm at
Hartford.
Birector-Says Too .
Many iraitalities Are
Blamed to Sndiron
NEW, YOISK, Deo. 30.-Tho National
Collegiate association, 'at Its eighth 'an
nual 'convention today .received a .pro-
tost against tho tendency Ho attribute to
toot -ball .more .fatalities than the, -same,
desorved. George W. Ehlcrs, director of
physical 'education ut the University ot
Wisconsin, -repOTtca'that ot" tho "four
deaths among college players last season
only ono was duo directly to foot ball
Injuries.
Tho death'B of Homer Jl. "Wray ot
Gettysburg, Pa., college and ot "Edward
Morrtssoy of Bt. Ambrose Collcgrate'
academy, Davenport, Prof. iShler at
tributed to neglect of tholr 4njurles and
falluro to receive prompt medical alien-
tlun. The death -ot Charles Schweltoer,
of Hutnllno university, St. Paul, ho.Te-
ported, cannot bo traced to 'foot bail at
nil. Tho death of Vcrncr S. Belyca of
Norwich university, Northfleld, Vt., ".the
report finds, was caused by a tlorce-and
unnecessary tackle which broke his bock
after he had already been tackled and
downed. , ,
Prof. Ehlers recommended that officials
enforce tho rule against rough and un
necessary tackling. The practice, "he said,
howovtr, can bo eliminated entirely only
by a higher standard of sntrtmanshlp.
tie yrRRU :xiai.. ioat ;pajj -tieaths ,beln
vestlgatod tljoroughly to learn- the real
tacts, ' .
The convention .was 'nnnnml . lw Iht,
preaeii, Wedn TU L, K' ilaAn 33rlggsi
ot IIarv-ard 7 - ' " .
ATHLETICS LET OUT'FOR
INFRACTION OF RULES
MEnCBIlBTJTta, Pa., Deo. S0.-Arrnur
S. lloblnson, one ot the fastest .sprinters
ever -developed ut an. Jflmerleaa 'osljool,
and Ubeuu ana canlwell, scholastic
stara 'of tho first water, are no longer
connected' with Meroerburg vaadoray,
Alleged Infraction ot tuc rules sot .'the
Institution Is said to be tho reason. Ilob-
lnsou, who comes from West bo ro, Mass.,
Is credited with' running the 100 yscrds
dash in 9H seconds and the 230 yards
In 20H. Ills record, la atlll under -consideration
by the) nutionol record com
mittee .of the Amateur Athlello union.
GoellU and Cbntwell live in Chicago nd
are among the best athletes In that .Mo
tion. GoellU lias run the sprlnU closo
to even- time; nas done the high hurdles
in 16 seconds and the low in 25. tho pole
vault In 11 feet C Inches and the "high
Jump In 5.9.
It Is expected there wlU bo a scramble
among roaches to -'.land these athletes
for their team. ;
A Welcome Chance.
"Before you. take this house," -said the
honest real estate agent, '1 vish to tell
you something that is asalnst It"
"What's that?'' asked Hemmandhaw.
"It's rlKht next to a boiler shop."
As he took out his wallet to make the
first payment, Hemmandhaw replied.
I -Oh,
tnai s an riKnu i ne ramuy next
D'Bernardi Says the
JMston Yards of..'
M P, toBeJuilt
- : i
Attefnialflnf an "in'spectlpn 4Mfti; thb
Nbbraska $rncho- of the Missouri Pacific-
and the-Belt Line. 'Q eenralV Super
intendent' D'Bernardi reached the' city on
a special train Monday .-afternoon, llo
stated that Tip successor lias ben named
to- 1. M. iooolcy, "who has- nmlgned .as
superintendent Df terminals 'to, go to theH
Texas "Pacific as Jfnsneptor, JoV torfrfli
iials. .haA-aqanoyt willio .illled by Su
perlntcndenfU'SornardJ ,tn Hmo so that
the neiw -mkh -will 'go on- duty 'soon after
tho first 'Of the. year. (
Suporutendent 'D'Bernardi nssertcd.
that plans arct )?elngr worked out for' .the'
Missouri Pacific's mammoth terminals
to . bo constructed, at Ralston, and that
tho work is -progressing rapidly, lie also
nald that no change had been made- In
the plans looking to the elevation ot tho
Belt Line tracks over' Dodire street 'and
BWeral'oJ.tho.othejr -streets in the yost
ra 3art'"of the city,- the matter reoi'aln-
tu-(-w me wiyt- xno jnuiiur remain
i he Thoa4: pf flc-tira bt
lne ,1n
tho rou.
MACCABEESrTiUNSTALU' .
. OFFICERS IN PUBLIC
With "their buslnesii meeting last 'nlgHt
at ths Swedish auditorium, tho Macabccs,
Omaha tent. io.r75, concluded tho busi
ness of tho calendar year 1913 jind started
their arrang'elmjutffTpr .thejannual. public
Installation of officers Uilch Will be
given there Monday evehlng.' Anions tho
new offlcfrs' which will bo Installed are.:
W S. Coe, commander; J.- II. Lyngatad,
lieutenant commander; Thomas E. Gerln,
record keeper.
It is expected that A. T, Lee, at ate'
DIRECTORY
iUIOK
rl Nebraska Buidk
- Lee Huff Mgr. . - i
ADLLLAO
I CacUllac Cpany of Omaha,
F,'Eeim. Prt-a,
NHEVIOLET.
Doty &
Doty &
.
ARMON-
L-ITTLE
VI
Marion Auto Company,
. W. McDonald.
M
Mavwflll Mntnr Sales !fln'noratidll.,
'
'jT VEELAiND ,
I 1 Van Brunt Automobile Company,
Vf 2010 Farnam St., Omaha. 18-20-22 4th St., Council Bluf it.
POPE-HARTFORD
Van Brunt Automobile Company,
2Q1D Fara&m St., Omaha. 18-20-22 4th St., Council Bluffy
commander of Iowa and TCebraska, "Will
bo horo for tho' ceremony, which will "be
open to the public The degree team of
tho. Council Bluffs lodgo will have charge
ot the ' work of installing tho officers.
Ono of the features of the event "will to
a banquet -wlil6h will follow-"the Installa
tion., ' -. - , . 1 . .
!' Iltjnnliiic the . Itallronda. .
"WhereB tho president of this rail
road?" asked the man "who Called -at the
general offices.
"He's down In Washington, attendln'
tJv session o' somo kind uv an investlea-
ln' committee," replied tho. office boy.
wnero Is Wie general 'manager"
"lie's appearln' before th' Interstate
Commerce commission."
"Well. Where's the .general superin
tendent?" "He's at th' mcetln' of th' legislature,
.flghtln' some 'bum now law."
"Where is tho hoad ot the legal dcoart-
mont?"
"He'a in court, tryln' a suit,"
"Then where Is the general passenger
agent?"
"He's explalnln' V th" commercial trav
elers why we can't reduce th fare."
"Where Is the general -freight aent?"
"lie's gono In th' Country t' attend
a meeting o' th grange an' tell th'' farm
ers why wo. ain't got no freight cars."
"Who's running tha blamo "railroad,
anyway?"
"The newspapers and th legislatures."
Pittsburgh Press-
More Trouble.
Somebody has Invented a tonorahh. or
a notaphone, or something that "writes
musical characters after tho 'typewriter
fashion. '
; You strike a dozen notes at haphazard
and produce a Strauss aria. Vou pound
tho baa's notes generously and "mix In a
few trebles, und lot a Wagner motif!
Penhtps If you keep dt it long enough
and have luofc, you evolve -a fifth Sym
phony. And, oh, Joy.l there Is a possibility of an
American anthem! . ,
Of course we see tho .dark side to this
Jangle ' box. And what Is Worse -we'll
hear It, too. Rags, and tatters, and mush
songs and all!
Oh, well, let it come. Clevelajid Plain;
dealer., ,
f'4 A ,
Auto Company, ' ;
, ; 912-14-16 rarnam. Striet
2054-6-8 Farnam Street
Hathaway,
20g7 arjaajn.Stroet
x
Hathaway, - -f t"
.." , v ;'2Q27-Q9;TarnamiltrML
21,01 Farnani. SUxeft,
' '205207 StateiBahk' iBuiiding.
Peter Dillon Made
Acting Sergeant
Acting upon Instructions from' John -J.
Ryder, pollco commissioner," Henry W.
Dunn, chief of nolico, Issued an order
yesterday making PeXer Dillon, patrol
conductor, an acting sorgeapt,. .and 8or
gea'nt A. T. Slgwart, traffic sergeant.
The order Is effective January 1, 1B14.
Poter Dllloh was first appointed to the
Omaha pollco force on October ii, 'i!$9.,
With the exception of a ehort time he
has been connected With thp department
for nearly twenty-five years. Besides Do
ing one of the oldest men in the -service
hero, llr. Dillon has made an excellent-
record in the department, and while the
appointmont came .as a surprise to 'most
of the 'men in the department, they ap
preciated the recognition given.
Sergeant Slgwart is the oldest man In
the service In the Omaha police depart
ment, no Was first appointed a patrol
man Jn 1SS3 and 'has served almost con
tinuously 'for the last tnlrty -years. With
the recent retirement of Lieutenant
Hays, the direction of the traffic officers
was left under the general direction of
tho captains. The appointment of traffic
sergeant carries with It the special task
of directing all of tho traffic officers and
of Instructing patrolmen generally as to
.the proper enforcement ot the "rules of
the road." The new office carries with
It the special title ot traffic sergeant.
HISTORICAL ROUTE PICKED
FOR LINCOLN HIGHWAY
Just. seventy years etter General John
C. From on t located a trail from what, is
now Laramie to Rawlins, Wyo., there
kcame another man, not General Fremont,
but a man originally front Fremont.
Neb., to lay out the same trail for, the
Lincoln highway. And tho latter did not
AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS
TIRES AND ACCESSORIES
R
EO FIFTH-
Doty &
STEVENS-DURYEA
. E. N. Howe.
O TUDEBAKEE
E. E. Wilson
Su
COIVIIVIEKCIAL TRUCKS
HASE
ELECTRIC CARS
.HIO
1 J Van Brunt Automobile Company, j
2010 Farnam St, Omaha. 18-20-22 4th St Council Bluf ft,
OTANDAED
0. W. McDoB&Id.
W
OODS-
know that .General Fremont had marked!
out tills particular route. t .. fc
.mere was-a.iignt.on petwcen.-ueaicino
Bow. ,ind JSllc Mountain. Wyo.,; for ths
tout between tho two' big. points.. H.,1,
Fredrickson, originally at. Ficpnionti iotcr
of .'Omaha. ;fllate 'consul .for . the jLIncoln
highways-looked over thei,rjuridand.de
elded pn..the,Klk .Mountain .route, JttVeij
mainod -for R. P. Myers, v a banl;ejr dt
Hanno, Wyo., to discover' In . the oldf
records that the route the Fremont man
now 'aid out- in -an automobile was. tha
exact-route. laid out by General Fremont
and his troops. In .1813. , .
. i . . ,4V
Denfb. from, BJood Poison
was prevented by G. W.. Cloyd. Plunk.
Mo., "who healed his . dangerous. Tvoiind.
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Only 25c.
For sale by your druggist. Advertise
ment.
, , 1
Don't Swear Off
Smoking
Rood cigars,
tenor ones,
smoke the
Swear off on int
We khow if you
Chesterfield. Sc Each
for one or t, million
you will make a resolution to
keep right on smoking It. A good
cigar never hurt anyone.
-Geittn & Wiekkam
Ths House of Valuta
fill Bo. 16th St., the Her Orand
Kotel Sag,
1333 rarnam St.. Opposite W.O.V.
Bldg.
Phones X. 3343, S. 9671.
Hathaway,
2027-29 Faraa'm Stm.
rredC.HUL - '
2102-4 Famam'Stm't,
Auto Company,
2429 Farnam itrct
Drummond Motor Company,
26th and Farnam Strtelt,-
Harlon Auto C,,
2101 Farnam BtrwX
llrummoni Motor Company, '
BMh and F&rMai fftrMte.