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SATURDAY, MAY 9. Can Federal League Ruin the Class A A Minor Leagues ?—Some Think So Chib Owner Who is Interested Both in a Big Minor and in One of the Major Circuits Admits Tha. His Opinion is That May Come to Pass—How Are Major Leagues Protected? •Mew York.— That the Federal League ruin the c«ss AA minor leagues 'vast admitted here today by a club own °r who is heavily interested both in a ?>ig minor and in one of the major cir cuits. Both the National and the Am erican leagues, he claims, are too well fortified for some years to come to be brought to their knees before the inde pendents can in at a cutthroat game. “Orgaeized baseball,” said he. “will make a great mistake if it does not stand together in this fight, and settle the issue at once and for all time. A compromise would only spell trouble each succeeding year. And in justice to the class AA leagues there should be no compromise even f it were possible, which. I will show it is not. “How are the major leagues protect ed? We’l, they have all tlie men that amount to anything Fed up for from three to five years. These pUyers are nrdev contract, from which the alleg *d inequitable ten days’ clauses have been ei ruinated. Some of the major league men have s'gned for one year only, but ’n each case the club holds pn option renewal for a fixed and definite fig ,,v<\ The Chief Johnson case wil l es tahMsb. sure as day. the val'dlty of our pew form of major league contract. And it will stop indefinitely any molesta tion of National or American League players. AA Leagues. “Now. as to the c’ass A A leagues, they are not so fortunate in contract rights. Their forms of documents are neither so specific* nor up-to-date as the majors. It is for this Reason perhaps, that tlie Na tional Commission has not tolerated any court proceed ngs against the minor lea gue contract jumpers. The Federal Lea gue cannot hurt the ok. and establish ed National and American leagues be cause they have not the same high class performers. But they can injure the Free m ! nors n the towns where both must be represented. He r e the Federals. as a new and advertised Institution of league calibre, are bound to at . 't attention for a time especially by Much Attention Paid to Magnificent Little Animals Which American Polo Team Will Use to Defend Cup Lakewccd, N. J.—Every bit as much attention is being: given the magnifi cent little animals with which the American team will defend the Polo Cup front the British invaders next June as is given by a coach to a row ing crew or football team. Most of the mounts are from the J-ona Island stables of Harry Payne Whitney, but there are several very line specimens belonging to some of the other players, notably H. C. Phipps, Malcolm Stevenson, and Rena La Montague. These sagacious little animals, that are popularly supposed to know more about .- the gale than the average Player —os a matter of fact, they don't hardly know the difference between a ball and mushroom, except when get hit by the former—are under the care of 1 airy Fitzpatrick, father, mother teacher of, and doctor to the whole string. Ponies. These ponies, upon which Capt. Monte Waterbary will pin so much re liance, in bis efforts to keep the inter national trophy from falling into the hands of tlie llritish, receive as much. < r more, care and attention than a varsity crew or a team of Olympic athletics. The day with them starts early. At 4:do every morning they are taken out heavily blanketed and given an hour's walking exercise over the roads surrounding Georgian Court. As they are led out of their stalls, each in charge of a groom, Fitzpatrick casts a critical eye over them. When thev are brought back they are sub jected to the same close scrutiny. Should a pony appear to be getting a little too fat. or should the groom re port that one is not quite as lively as usual. Fitzpatrick either orders the groom to take him out for a little fast galloping on the p.olo field or has him sent to the observation ward. Understands Make-Up. Fit-patrick is said to understand the physical irake-up of a pony as well as any vertinary surgeon in the country. If anything goes wrong with an ani mal he gives it one quick glance over and locates the trouble at once, no matter what the ailment may be. On the days that practice games tire played the performance of each ani mal is even more closely watched. The condition the pony is in when he goes to to the field is noted in a hook as well as his appearance after playing a period. Fitzpatrick knows to a sec ond just how much a pony can stand and how much exercise he w-ants and when he orders a pony off the field not even Harry Payne Whitney questions the trainer's judgment. Off the pony comes and back to the stables he go*. Ten Year* Ago. Even so recently as ten years ago if anyone had been asked to define a polo pony the answer would invaria bly have been been a "pony that plays polo” and there would have been little more to be said. The polo pony of that day was one .-f a collection of an mals having no distinct title until gal loping about the polo field entitled him to be called a polo pony. This is now changed and polo pony conveys the very clear idea of a distinct and really wonderful miniature horse. This widespread knowledge is due largely to the polo classes at horse shows, which were extremely valuable in bringing before owners, players and breeders such gatherings of high class polo stock as could never have been seen under correspondingly favor ably circumstances in any other way. Bloodlike Ponies. At first a few Scalers and a few en thusiastic players were always look ing for bloodlike ponies, finding these in unlikely places. Some had Intelli gence and learned the game quickly, but the choice was limited and the av erage price extremely high. Hair Tonic Ayer's Hair Viger keep* the scglp clem and healthy. Promote* growth. Check* falling. Does not color. ■A*YowrOoctor^^^^^L^n”M.^ Begins in Today's Herald “The Story of Waitstill Baxter ” the use of lots of passes. For Compromise. “I believe from the very start the Federal League promoters have been playing solely for a compromise with or ganized baseball. This, to my way of thinking, is impracticable for many rea sons. Recognition would only pave the way to further outlawry in the future. There are not enough good players now for two majors, and certa'nly not enough for three. Territory is not rich enough for three major leagues, while peace at the price of class A A rating would be a rank injustice to the American Asso ciation and International League. “The cry of the Federal League has been that public interest demand con tinuous baseball. That may all be very true. Certainly the two big leagues have profited through this avenue. But if the Federals were taken into the fold they could not be scheduled in any way to insure continuous baseball or to pre vent who’esale conflicts with organ zed leagues. FMve schedules would tb°n hav*' to be considered. Geographical condi tions wou'd prevent any reasonable sort of solution. Pittsburg in the National League, is part of the western wing. It is in the *»nst in the Federal League, Kansas City is western in both the Federal and Am erican Association. Baltimore is in th rt south of the Bairow o r ganization and Buffalo in the north, while both are in Ihe east of the Federal territory. Non how in the world could five leagues operate such territory—not to ment'on three clubs in each of St. Louis and Chi cago—without as many conflicts as p;e vail this season Minor league cities absolutely cannot survive conflicts. The Federal League may be prepared to spend a lot of mon ey to gain its ends. It has already gambled heavily, and may be able to go further than its rival leagues' purses will allow. For that reason I would advocate a general union of the organized cause. It is not right that the American As sociation and the International League should shoulder the brunt of the fight.’’ The polo strain now is so firmly es tablished that the gift of being able to turn around in his own length when galloping at top speed and get up speed and jump into a racting' gait in a fraction of a second comes as natu ral as a terrier’s instinct to chase cats. GO TO WAIT FOR FUNERAL SHIP Battleship Wyoming at Anchor Off Lightship For Coming of Cruiser Montana. New York.—The battleship Wyoming left the Broklyn Navy Yard today to meet the armored cruiser Montana bearing the bodies of the United Staes marines and bluejackets killed at Vera Cruz. The Wyoming will remain at anchor off the Ambrose Channel Light ship. just outside New York harbor, un til the arrival tomorrow of the Monta na. With the Montana will be the presidential yacht Mayflower carrying Secretary of the Navy Daniels. The funeral ship is expected at the government anchorage off Tompklns ville, Staten Island by nocn Sunday. It will move up the bay late in the after noon, when the dead will be taken off and placed on caissons at the battery. They will remain there under a military guard until transferred to the Brooklyn Navy Yard Monday morning. SENSATION FLOUR makes more, lighter. whiter and better biscuit than any other. Try it. Continue Giving Up Arms Colorado Strike Districts Trinidad, Colo. —Federal army officers today began to receive arms and am munition from all residents of the Trin idad districts in the Colorado str ke zone. The strikers gathered' at the tent colony in San Rafael Heights. Citi zens appeared with weapons at the va- ( rious places i; the town which had been j prescribed by the proclamation. No intimation was given as to what will become of the weapons ultimately, except assurances that the arms would not be given out again by the troops to any save their rightful owners. Indigestion? Can't Eat? No Appetite? A treatment of Electric Bitters In crease* your appetite; stop* indiges tion; you can eat everything. A real spring tonic for liver, kidney and stomach troubles. Cleanses your whole system and you feel fine. Electric Bitters did more for Mr. T. D. Feeble's stomach troubles than any medicine he ever tried Get a bottle today. 00c. and SI.OO, at your Druggist. Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Eczema, Methodist Conference Receiving Its Reports Oklahoma City, Okla.—Among the. more Important matters to come before the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South today waa the report and recommendations of a ape cnl committee on the appointment of a Joint commission with the Colored Methodist church. Thl* commission, It Is planned will act In an advsory ca p city iuid supervise the work of the negro Methodists tn the South. Other reports Included that of the committee on rules. Following the dls pos tlon of these reports the roil ws ailed for the fmesentatlon of memorials and petitions. “Feds” Inroads on American and National Leagues Successful FEDERAL TWIRLERS WHO ARE CLIMBING INOT FAME. The history of the new league in the last three weeks shows that their inroads on the ranks of the American and National pitching staffs were successful and that the Federals also succeeded in bringing back some good material in their foraging parties into the minors. In the centre is “Chief’* (George) Johnson, the big Winnebago Indian, who signed with Kansas City after Herzog of Cincinnati, had seen fit to fine him SIOO for not reporting in condition. The Redman considered this a prime in sult. and the basis for measures short of war. The crisis developed until Johnson declared war and Jumped. Johnson had signed with Cincinnati under the revised 1914 contract, so a merry little lawyers’ battle may he the sequel. But no matter how the big wigs decide, Garry Herrmann says the chief can never throw a ball for Cin cinnati again. Kansas City fans expect the big Indian to do great things. On the left is Claude Hendrix, of Chicago, who won fame as a member of the Pittsburg Pirates and later with the Phillies. Hendrix has been coming up steadily. The man in the sweater on the right is Bobby Groom of k>t. Louis Bobby was once a Washington Senator before he was converted and baptized Into the Federal faith. Bobby showed phenomenal speed and headwork in a recent game where he faced Sir Claude. The sharpshooter with his hands over his head is Tom Seaton of the Tipsles. whose bright life is shadowed just noyy by William F. Baker’s fight to have the courts order him back to the Quaker City. Mr. Baker contends he lias been damaged twenty-five thousand iron men by Tom's desertion. “Advertising Is Selling to the Group” John Lee Mahin. We urc uiT Corliinalc in being mem bers of many social groups. Member ship in the family group is economi cally of Inestimable value and pro cures for us one of our most lasting satisfactions. As a Tule wo are not conscious that we belong to groups. We have never thought about it. We are democrats or republicans, Protes tants or Catholics, we are literary or athletic, we go in for opera or the "movies,” —but quite without thinking of it as a group activity. We enjoy being with and co-operat ing with those who think as we do Hut unless we take an active part in the administration of their affairs, we benefit by membership in clubs, churches and other groups chiefly in that it relieves us of doing our think ing ourselves. The pulling force of the group idea is that membership in any one oi them is purely a matter of volition. No man need belong to any group un less he wishes. He may also with draw from a group at will. Every city is a concrete example of what the group idea is worth. Our transportation facilities are evolutions of the co-operative spirit. Twenty-hour trains between Chicago and New York are a fact because rail road officials know that each day in the year, a certain number of men ean be depended upon practically to charter a special train for the trip. Each one of them has the same physi cal comforts, luxuries and speed that u special train could give him—plu* a very substantial saving on his ticket. A department store is fundamentally and essentially the group of human beings whose confidence that store 1 as won and is aide to hold. Magazines, newspapers and class publications offer the members of their groups very definite savings. A technical engineering Journal gathers and gives out to a large group of In dividuals, who can make effective use of it, information which lias been col lected by many individuals at a cost which would be prohibitive for uny oni' member of the group. Sever;.! farm papers "keep scientific specialists at work on experiments, the results of which have largely in creased the yield per acre and have decreased the cost of farming. A dally newspaper delivers at one's home, for a paltry sum, a complete canvass of the world by cable and telegraph, plus the local news. No one person, no matter how large his income, could afford to duplicate Ibis information for his own pleasure or use. Magazines have fostered a general appreciation of art and have increased the ability of artists by giving them a market for their product. A similar statement might be made with regard to the writing of books. The average of culture and refinement has been materially raised. A newspaper or magazine is an Im possibility unless a well organized group awaits with constant Interest the knowledge which it Is accustomed to receive through this particular channel. An advertisement In a magazine or a newspaper Is effective In direct pro-, portion to the degree to which senses and touches the group Idea which mukes the publication possible. When the salesman realizes how small a part his personal sales urc of THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. the total consumption of the product he sella lie begins to see what adver tising may mean to him. No mutter how many assistants he may have, nor bow he may organize, and sys tematize their work, to call personally on tlie number of people whom lie could persuade to prefer his product to that offered by others would be im possible. Realizing how little Is need ed to determine a preference in the purchaser's mind, he culls on adver tising to belli him develop a demand for his wares. The far-seeing salesman realizes that the best way to go through a for est is to follow a blazed trail. He knows that human beings have been grouped in many different ways; he believes a group can be formed for his product. Every man should find in his own business enough to absorb the bulk of his time and creative energy. By regarding himself with relation to It as the custodian of a group of co operative buyers, he can offer each member of the group better values at less individual outlay than would be called for should they buy Individu ally. A successful merchant is first a storekeeper and then a salesman. The size of his store depends wholly upon his sales ability. The number of peo ple whom he cun reach and influence to come to his store constantly de termines the scope of his business. That Is why the most successful re tail merchants are the best advertis ers. They know that advertising Is the most economical form of salesman ship. Many retailers cannot afford to use mediums which have a wider circu lation than ' the trade territory in which their stores are located. They can, however, take advantage of all general advertising in these mediums. Every housewife knows that when she buys from a peddler, she is pity ing more than she would at a retail er's, where she could make selections at tier convenience from the wide range which her merchant keeps. The same principle gives the best merchant In a community the first chance at desirable merchandise* For manufacturers find that it pays to sell one good merchant who has a large market, rather than a nunjber of small ones who are only moderately suc cessful in developing tne group Idea in their business. Advertising best serves the consum er, the dealer and 'the manufactifrer because It is the most economical means of Initiating, developing and maintaining the group spirit In mod ern business life. (Copyrighted I*l4, by John l»ee Mahin, Chicago.) With War Honors, Gen'l Sickles' Body is at Rest Washington.— All honors of war were paid the late Major General Dan iel K. Mickles who was hurled In Ar lington National Cemetery today. The body was carried In solemn procession from the union station here, where it lay in state through the night, to the cemetery accompanied by an escort of cavalry and field artillery. Following the caisson was led Hie general’s ri derless horse. As the procession puss ed through the grounds of Fort Myer a major general’s artillery salute was fired and at the grave three salvos of rifle shots and another artillery salute marked the placing of the body in Its lakt resting place. The Rev. Father er J. I). Houlihan, ohaplain at Fort Myer, read the funeral service. In addition to the regular army es cort a large number of civil war veter ans marched In the procession. “ ’TWOULD BE SWEET TO DIE" Thouqht This Lady, While Undergoing Frightful Ex perience, Here Told First Time. Linn, W. 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