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EI PASO HERALD FEDFRflLSHAVETAKEK 750,DDfl SHU. SUBS F 1 Walter Johnson, Who Has Now Jumped Back to Wash ington Americans, Was C ounted as Most Valuable, His price Being Fixed at $50,000; Tinker Was Considered Worth 25,000, at Least. BY FRANK V TFW TORK, Dee 21 About $760,- J ooo worth of baseball talent has -" jumped to tlie Federal league since the "outlaw" organization began its flirtation with the diamond stars. alter Johnson, who has now jumped back, ranks as the highest piired individual. Had he been placed on the open market he probably would have brought $"0 000 Joe Tinker was lalued at $25,000 "Rube" Marquard wis north f 11,000 when he came from the minors. Lee Magee, the great Car dinal outfielder, was worth at least $10,- 000 "Cy ' Kalkenberg. the former Cle eland pitcher, was worth $10,000 at the ery least. 1 d Konetchy was valued at $15,000 at the beginning of the 1914 season, but his work during 1914 fell off. Ivy W ingo. the Cardinal catcher, was rated as a star of the first water and, no doubt, would have brought $10,000 had he been offered for sale. Eddie Plank and Chief Bender, former Athletic t triers, had a big value. Benny Kauf, the sensational outfield er of the Indianapolis Feds, was a minor leaguer before he jumped to the Feds His lalue then probably was $2000, but he s north $25,000 today George Sto vall, former manager of the Browns, nrks as a first class player and prob al v,as worth $700 "Hap" Myers, ihe lankj Brooklyn first baseman, was worth $3000 Seaton and Doolan Rank Hlsh. Titcher Tom Seaton and shortstop "Mike Doolan, who jumped from the Vhiihes. rank as among the greatest lln ers in the game Seaton was north . ooo at the least. He was rated as one of the greatest pitchers in the Xa-. tional league Doolan, in the opinion of Charles Dooln, former manager of the Phillies, was the best shortstop in either league with the exception of A Liter Maranxllle of the Braves. Hal Chase, who jumped the TVhlto Sox was valued at $20,000. Howard c amniu former Pittsburg pitcher, w is north around $10,000 So was Hen drix another former Pirate pitcher, K.irl Moore, who jumped to the Buffalo 1 eds; was worth $5000 at the least. Others of Vnlae, Among the other major league pitch ers who have jumped to the Feds, and m hose valuation can be fixed at from $5000 to $10,000 are Fiank Allep (Dodgers): Bareer (Cin nnmti). Suggs (Cincinnati), "Pol" Pcrritt (Cardinals) Davenport (Cin cinnati) Qulnn (Braves), Crandall (New York). Brennan (Phillies); Moselv (Red Sox), Groom (Washing ton) Cullop (Naps), Rankin Johnson (Naps) Packard (Cincinnati); "Chief Johnson (Cincinnati). Otto Knabe, was ranked as one of the best second basemen in the game when he played with the Phillies His talue was about $16,000. Knabe jumped to the reds and now is manager of the Baltimore Feds. The Feds Krabbed some mighty good citthiis fiom the ranks of organized G. MEMvE. . baseball. The average vweoiuo . . .. . ,. - v.m,r cAnnn Tnw catcners mey loo. ii"- t- took about a dozen good catchers and tehy are after more. Among the catchers alreardy snared, not Including Wingo, Rarldon, once with the Braves Si mon, w ho caught for the Pirates, Hart ley, of Cincinnati, 'Wilson of the Giants. Land of the Naps, Owens formerly of the White Sox, and Easterly, formerly of the Naps and White Sox. Included in the list of outfielders that the Feds have taken from or ganized baseball arc- Frank Delehanty, Dan Murphy, Artie Hofman, "Rebel" Oakes, Steve Evans. Charley McDonald, Johnny Bates, Guy Zlnn, Chadbourne, and Choinard. Some of those outfielders are past their prime Some were in the recruit gang when the Feds go them. But all of them had a money value. Got ?200,000 From Minor. The Feds also got about 50 players from the minor league ranks. Every one of the minor leaguers they got had some value Probably the average price of each minor leaguer was around $4000, which means that $200, 000 worth of minor-league talent was grabbed off by the Feds over a stretch of one year And the Feds say that "the end isn't yet" Bowling Scores ,diIduals In all leagues rolling on i Cactus alleys are I Big Leaeue. ' Team won lam Houek 2 Old Guards 2? Sol I. Bere St City National 16 inausinaifci.eHKi- Team Kl Paso Laundry . . . Weston's D Lunch. Cement riant RlahA Mills Smelter League. won S9 24 21 14 the ie 21 22 Won Lost 24 20 24 23 17 21 27 Lee Davis Moves Up Into Second Place With Houck; Nagle Leads Industrials. FRIAR MARCUS, KING'S COLT, CLOSES SEASON UNDEFEATED London, Ens, Dec. 21 The racing season under the auspices of the Jockey club closed with the king's stable as owner of the year's best colt, Friar Marcus, which is regarded as the most promising candidate for next j ear's derby Friar Marcus went through the season undefeated, a distinction en joved by no other juvenile of note The list of winning owners Is headed, for the second time in succession, by J B Joel, whose dozen winners cap tured an average of two races apiece, worth in the aggregate about $166,000, as against $60,000 taken by his ma jesty, who ranks sixth in the list. Three-fourths of the king's total was won by Friar Marcus. Among the first 20 names of winning owners there is not a man of moderate means Waldoif Astor, with onlv three winners, won over $80,000, gimg him second place. Among the trainers, Alec Taylor was the most successful, horses from his Manton stables winning $160,000 In the list of winning jockeys, the Irish rider, Stee Donoghue, stands easily first, with 129 victories out of 680 mounts. This Is his first time in top place, which has been monopolized for seven years by Frank Wooten and Danny Maher, both now retired. JOCKEY STEVENS IS SET DOWN". Jockey F Stevens, who has been having fairly good success at the Juarez track this season was set down by the stewards Saturday for five days for rough riding in the third race. Stevens, Who was riding Bertha V, is raid to have lnterfeied with Hazel C. The bowling during the past week on the Cactus club allejs left Joe Bryan, who Is considered the best bowler EI Paso has ever seen, still in the lead In the Big league, with an a erage of 185. Joe, how ever, fell down slightly, while his closest opponent, "Cap" Houck, .picked up considerably, and Joe's four point lead of last week dwindled to one. Lee Dals, who Is undoubtedly the best "money bowler" In the city, came up with a rush and moved into a tie for second place with Hcuok, while Scott White, who was the leader for two weeks, and the runnerup during the rest of the time in the first six weeks of the season, dropped back to fourth place. Ray Na gle easily still holds sway in the-Indus-trial league with an average of 174, K. H. Aber, his closest opponent being 12 pins back 0. J. Binford is a close third, having ateraged only one pin less than Aber In the Smelter league G. C. Abbott leads with a percentage of 161, while H. G. Bateman and N N. Itheinhelmer are tied for.secon-. with an average of 159 The Bankers' league finished the season during the week. Lafe Hill wound up well in the lead with an average of 180 in 21 games. Johnny Andrews was second with 174, well ahead of the third man,' C. Dreh ner, who finished the season with 161. N. Fowler was a close fourth, having a grand total of only 21 pins, and an average of only one less than Drehner. In the Tederal league H. Soderholm is the nominal leader with an average of 151 In six games. The real leader, however, is L. Strelitz, who has rolled an average game of 149 in 24 games. The great game which Strelitz rolled during the past week, brought him up four points P Stein, who was the real leader last week with an average of 145, lost a point and is now only one point ahead of V E. Koenig. Saturday night it was decided that a. new season for the Bankers' league would be started after the holidays. The standings for both teams and in- 31 32 Team Abbott Bateman Foster lTnnrston .......... Bankers' Leajnie. Team Wo,11 First National -..- J" Rio Grande -1 City National 1 Texas s rcderal Leasue. Team Won Tigers If Braves 1 Athletics 1 Pirates 8 Big League. Names Games Joe Bryan 33 A. W. Houck 33 Lee Davis 1S Seott White 32 Lafe Hill II D Carr 33 J J. Barela 33 Hart Wood 30 R. W Tort 23 IW W Edwards 18 ! L. S. Callsher ;' i 1 L. Andreas ....... -8 K. L. Clark W. D Stratton J A. Weaber II M Tuttle 2 Ed Schutz 29 W. Johnston 1 Fred Hardiker 1 R. T Samples 13 G. a Abbott 15 A. W. Foster 30 IL B. Christie 1 W. B. Grandoer C. F. Holmes.... ..... 21 Industrial League. Names Games Ray Nagle 3! K. H. Aber 31 O. J. Binford i. 2 L D Gilbert 9 S. A. Vaughan 30 C G Mueller 32 W. Anderson ........ 27 L. A Sherman, 9 A. Hinsdale 30 B Henry 10 Ray Smith ....5. 33 C L. Woollen 21 N Fowler 30 W. Chernln 28 Ad. Buquor 31 Geo. Keys 30 H A. Smith 28 C Drehner 6 P. Glenn 32 Jack Hanson 25 J Rosoer 21 W Campbell 21 C Grins 8 H. Melsel 13 Smelter League. Names Oarneu G. C Abbot 21 H. G Bateman 33 N. N Rheinneimer 30 G. A Fenner 22 A W Foster Don Dompier 6 W. Stein 3 F E. Woodburn 30 V. E Koente 32 R. J Soderholm 27 Geo Rogers 22 J Vandemoer 33 O. A. CrIUhett E. A Fruit 33 F Easter 33 W Hourston 33 C L. Dickinson 6 Ik L. Hall r... S3 H A. Morgan -... 33 Bankers' League. Names Games Late Hin 21 J. L. Andreas 27 C Drehner 27 Lost 15 20 23 30 Lost 10 15 17 Lost 6 10 14 16 Pins 6092 6062 3304 6015 5965 5886 5242 5266 3851 2093 4621 479U 4561 5184 5447 4117 4753 2956 2405 2112 2417 4798 2390 892 3112 Pins 5657, 3(07 4177 1439 4776 5052 4226 1403 4633 1445 5051 3199 4566 4214 465S 4479 4134 S73 4584 3486 2902 2884 10S3 1729 Pins 3396 6252 477L 5141 5118 918 464 4467 4895 4008 4825 4789 856 4653 4640 4612 819 4285 3836 4041 Pins 3786 4678 4354 Pet. .636 523 .477 364 Pet. .545 .545 .523 .386 Pet. .659 .545 .477 .318 Pet 723 !si3 .528 .222 Pet .760 583 .417 .333 Ave 185 184 184 18J 181 178 177 176 175 172 171 170 169 167 lt5 165 164 164 163 162 161 160 159 149 148 Ac 174 162 161 160 159 158 157 156 154 154 153 152 152 151 150 149 148 146 143 139 138 137 135 133 Ave. 161 159 159 156 155 153 151 149 148 148 116 145 143 141 140 140 136 120 128 123 Ave. 180 174 161 jmes Games N Fowler 7 Bud Ward 4 H E. Christie 21 J E. Benton 27 'Vern Lyman 12 J M Proctor 9 D Robertson 24 V Roberts 27 H Klemman ,-... 24 1 C Teague 27 I L. C. Miller 24 A Silkman 27 J Hardie 9 I R. Turbevllle is i Ed O'Brien 3 Everet Long 3 J E. E. Beeeher 1 III M Andreas 9 U S Stewart 6 R. W. Deason H 1L Mueller 12 Federal League. Names Games H. Soderholm 6 L. Strelitz 24 P. Stein 24 V. E. Koenig 24 J Vandemoer 21 J. & Capron 24 L. L. Hall 24 C. N Anthony 18 G Ferguson 31 T Lelghton 24 O D Butler 21 Pins 4333 3762 3293 3975 1692 1264 2327 3677 2364 3622 2224 3590 1181 1957 291 389 2082 1156 706 1984 1240 Pins 93 3636 3460 3441 2963 3302 3096 2216 2399 2121 2422 E I Hi 19 6 1 111 li Ave 151 119 144 143 141 138 129 123 113 101 101 SECOND ROUND OF BILLIARD TOURNAMENT IS COMMENCED In the play at the Gem billiard hall Saturday night for the three cushion championship, all four of the contest ants shot ery close to form. In the first game, G Bell, with a handicap of 10,kdefeated J Porter, who has been al lo'ted 15. by the close score of 40 to 31. Under the handicaps alloted, only four points separated them at the conclus ion of the match j.n the second game, D. Murphy and E Beardsley, both of whom hae a handicap of 10, came to gether. The Irish contingent was de feated by a score of 40 to 31. Sunday night the second round of the tournament was started. In the first game W. Harper and E. Henry, both of whom h?ve a handicap of 15, crossed cues, the former being an easy victor bv a store of 35 to 22. In the second game E Williams, who has a handicap of 15, was defeated by R. Palmer, who had been allowed 10, by a score of 40 to 28 The followers of billiards in the city aro taking great Interest in the championship tournament- Saturday night there were at least 150 spectators present to witness the games and Sun day night there were not less than 200 in the audience On Monday night the play at the Gem will be continued. J. Moore is entered in two matches In the first he will meet W Roth and In the second he will try to take G Weston into camp. GILMOHE S VYS COURT WILL DECIDE WHERE JOHSO PL VYS Chicago. Ill . Dec 21 President Gil more of the Federal league said some eminent judge will decide whether Wal ter Johnson is to play with the Feder als or the Washington Americans Ha said his Information is that the Wash ington club has agreed to pay Johnson $22,500 a year In salary and bonuses. He intimated that the Federals were to have paid Johnson about $16,000. SOCCER G VIIES POSTPONED. 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