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i, , . . , ,. . i vinfrmwmvmmmmmmmmm K CUBS MUST PAY HOFMAN The high-handed methods of or ganized baseball moguls were rudely i j, joiiea yesterday wnen a jury m juage Dolan's Municipal Court awarded Artie Hoiman, former Cub star, ms salary claim against the Chicago Cubs for $2,900.47. Hofman based his plea on "peon age." The salary claim harks back to the time when Artie was. sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates. "I had a contract with the Chjcago club of the National League for the season of April 1 to Oct. 15, 1912, calling for $5,000," Hoiman testified. "In June I was struck on the head by a ball and injured. The injury inter fered with my playing and a week later June 30 I received a letter from Mr. Murphy, president of the club, informing me that I had been disposed of to Pittsburgh. "After only a few weeks with Pitts1' burgh I was let out and all I obtained from Pittsburgh was $694.47. When I demanded payment of the remain der of the amount called for in my contract with the Chicago club Mr. Murphy told me I would have to look m to Pittsburgh for my salary. "I had received payments from the Chicago club early in the year of 1912, which, with the payment by Pittsburgh, left a balance of $2,900.47." K. GAMES FOR TODAY American League. Washington at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cleveland, New York at St. Louis. Boston at Detroit National League. Chicago at New York. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Federal League. Brooklyn at Chicago. Buffalo at Kansas City. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Baltimore at Indianapolis, WHY NOT COMFORT? By Jim Manee. We folks who seek the shade of trees, And do about as we dern please, And have a chance to get some breeze, Have got no kick that's true. When we can take our hat and coat. And cast 'em off and bare our throat, There's reason much .for us to gloat, Cause we don't have to do The things our friend the mailman does He wears his coat and just because "Them's orders," though he sweats, he does. Now how would that strike you? P. S. Take 'em off, Mr. Mailman, we know you. BITSFNEWS Woman posing as Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, novelist, mystifying South Side society. Registered from Texas. John Peterson, 4, 1600 W. 55th st., offered coin to organ grinder's mon key. Bitten on hand. Wm. French's $32,000 estate left to widow. Policewomen dressed in bathing suits watching mashers. School census may be completed next month. Detectives watching pickpockets during- women's convention. Thos. Atkinson, Pine Village, miss ing. Had $3,000. Thos. R. Payne, cashier Haynes Mtoro Co., brought from New York. Charged with embezzling $8,000. Chas. Werolowski, 70, 3339 Mos pratt, complained 32-year-old wife won't support him. Ordered to sell property and support self burned. Loss, $25,000. . weatherIforecast Fair Wednesday and probably Thursday; no important change in temperature; light to moderate west erly winds. f