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EX-FEDERAL LEAGUERS ARE
NOT "CUTTING SO MUCH ICE"
IN RANKS OF THE MAJORS
Thirty Players of the Former "Outlaw" League
May Make Good in Two
Big Circuits
ALTHOUGH there Is crenter speculation this season than over before anions
Au"aneged experts on tho question of a pennant winner In tho National IfaBuo.
Ss Lt Is not duo solely nor oven to a major degree to tho InOux of Federal
.ru? Players. When tho 16 clubs In the American and Nat lonnl lKu. a
are looked over carefully It will ho found that there nro very few who will
carry moro than three cx-Kederal I.e.tBUora during tho corning campalcn.
In all there aro 30 players who were In tho Federal LenRtlc last year who
jlll probably mako Rood this year In tho American and Nnl lona W;
Even If tho 30 bo through tho entire season, which Is extremely doubtful, that
would bo a smalt per cent, of the two circuits In organized baseball. And.
....-. i. i. ... mo mrinln fhnt evcrv ono of tho cx-Fcds who Is now
KELLY FIRST AID TO THE INJURED
as hinieot u ia oy no mcuuH wiuuu m ...j - --
In the trjUnlns camps will mako good enough to bo carried throughout tho
playing season.
Tinker and Jones Partial to Feds
t .im.,. t... , now manager of tho St. Louis Browns, and .Too Tlnkrr
thn recently appointed loader of the Chicago Cubs, wc.e not In tho mnjora, It is
teertaln that there would not be 15 players In organized major li-mUm base
ball who would havo oven a chance to mako good, because the lenders of
kho varloua clubs In organized baseball cannot forget what tho ledernl I;Buo
"... .- .. . ,.- rpi, ,n iu Vint Hin nresent average of federal
rm.. olavars In the majors Is due largely to great percentago In two clubs -
$h St Louts Americans and Chicago Nationals.
I m.4 irM,.r TftTii will bo ablo to develop along with tho men ho took
from the St. Louis Feds and tho Browns Is a question, but there Is not much
Eoubt about what Joo Tinker Is going to do. Tho games between the Cubs
End Phillies havo shown clearly that tho Cub this season nro not as strong
La Bresnahan'a men woro loot year, which Is not a compliment by any means.
Tinker hna seen thnt ho must mako some changes. Ho Is going to make
them and It may bo that he will make enough switches to put a good llno-up
tho field by tho tlmo tho 191G season opens on April 12. However, Tinker
'a not a manager who can control bad actors, and as ho has a number of them
en tils payroll at presont, tt may bo that even with a strong line-up on paper
lie will not bo able to do any bettor than Rajah did In 1915.
i Ono Federal In Ranks of Phillies
There Is only ono ox-Federal Lcaguor In tho ranks of the Philadelphia
National Lcaguo pennant winners of 1915. Pat Moran no doubt could havo
had a number of good men from tho Feds If ho had desired to get them, but
Bio preferred not to. Tho only two new mon ho has now In the camp at St.
Petersburg who have shown any slgnB of making good are Chief Bender and
Wllbur Good, who camo to tho Phils by tho waiver route.
Bender will unquestionably bo a great asset to Moran not only In doing
tellof work, but In taking his regular turn In tho box. As for Good, he will
'probably stick as utility man and plnch-hlttcr. That leaves Dovore and Wclscr
I to fight It out for second utility outllelder. Devore Is nn old player, having
had a lot of experience, but ho is on tho decline, whllo Welser cither has his
'pareer ahead of him or ho has no career at all.
Six Fed Players in Browns Llnc-up
There is going to bo a splendid chanco to compare tho strength of the
defunct Federal Leaguo with tho American this seanon if Fielder Jones uses
his present Ideas In regard to the personnel of tho St. Louis Browns. Accord
ing to reports from Waco, Tex., where tho Mound City American Leaguers aro
conditioning themselves for tho 1916 campaign, Jones will havo mostly a pure
Federal Leaguo line-up to placo on tho diamond when tho opening "play ball"
Bounds.
Jones' Infield will consist of Borton at first, Pratt at second, Johnson at
abort and Deal at third. Pratt Is tho only ono of the old nickey club In this
quartet. In tho outfield Shotton, Marsans and Tobln will be tho regulars, with
Clarence Walker playing in Tobin's place when a left-hand pitcher Is working.
Shotton Is the solo simon-pure American leaguer of the three steady tenants
named. Marsans Is a former National circuit performer, who llltted to tho
Feds, but did most of his ball playing In tho courts after he took tho leap.
Tobln was a charter member of tho Federal organization, starting with It back
In 1913, when it was running on a very small scale. Hartley probably will do
most of tho catching for the revamped Browns, and he Is another Fed, though
,0. Jumper from the National. Tho pitching staff will be more evenly diviaea.
with Wellman, Koob, Slsler, Hamilton and maybe a couple of recruits from
the old Browns, and Plank, Davenport and Crandall from the Feds.
Alexander Looks to Be In Usual Form
While the box score might not show it. Grovor Alexander showed the St.
Petersburg public yesterday that he was In Just tho same form this season that
he was last year when he made ono of the greatest records ever compiled by a
National League hurlcr.
Since he went to St. Petersburg this spring Alexander has been going slow.
Just as Chief Bonder has. But when he uncorked his best yesterday It was evident
to those who saw the performance against the Cubs in the final game of the
series that Alexander the Great Is Just as good today If not better than he was
at the beginning of last season's campaign.
With a team behind him that can hit often enough to drive in runs, Alex
ander should have no trouble this year In topping the hurlors In Tener's circuit.
And he has the team behind him, Judging by the manner In which they have been
handling themselves since the spring season started.
Alex has nil of tho speed, the control and tho sharp break on his curve that
made him the wonder of the baseball universe last season. Furthermore, he has,
In addition to this, tho experience of one moro year, which, aa Matty has often
said, la worth at least 25 per cent, lncreaso In physical efficiency.
"Blacklist" Now Among the Missing
There Is no such thing existing in tho major leagues as a "blacklist," but
there Is such a thing ns a "gentlemen's ngreement." Therefore, Hnl Chaso is
not apt to find employment. He Is a victim of his own folly of earlier days
days when he should havo dono something to popularize himself instead of
Inviting the wrath of the governing bodies in his chosen profession. Tho case
of Chase furnishes a story with a moral for the youngster In baseball, or In
any tine of endeavor, for that matter.
It seems but yesterday that Chase's name was sung all over as tho greatest
of first basemen. Never was such a genius seen on the ball field. With his
rise to Idolatry Chaae grew a temperament. He became a trouble maker. Ho
divided the team he managed Into cliques; but, being a star, ho was petted and
coddled by the owners of tho club. His arrogance knew no bounds. He began
to broaden out In his differences and clashed with tho spectators. Then his
star began to set. By degrees his popularity waned, nven the brilliancy of
his play failed to maintain him aa an Idol, and eventually he was traded for
two mediocre players. A year or so before the trade the owners could have
got 125,000 for him without making a noise. Success merely turned his head. He
has realized now when It is too late the folly of his wnys. The knocking that he
has been getting for years has had its effect. Chase would play brilliant ball today
If he was given the chance, for he performed wonderfully well last year. He Is
now witling to put his heart and soul In his playing But his memory lives.
Penn Has a Chance But That Is All
In her game with Princeton tonight Pennsylvania has a chance to win
the Intercollegiate basketball title a bare chance that Is all. As pointed out
'before, the Penn authorities have shown that they are real sportsmen, because
they agreed to a play-off for the title when they might havo refused and nothing
could come of tt. Yet in the game which Is scheduled for tonight at Weight
man Hall the Red and Blue has little chance to win because the Tiger team has
been on edge since the close of the league season, while the Penn men stopped
training with their last game.
Princeton can hardly be Warned for wanting to play a post-season series or
game for the championship, because they knew and still know full well that they
have much the better chance to win; otherwise, it Is Inconceivable that they should
have consented to play In Welghtman Hall.
While on the subject of Princeton, It is well to state that It has become
learned on good authority that the Princeton team has a very good reason for
having tted Penn in the league race. The Tigers used, according to this authority,
s. ball which was not standard, and which was far lighter than the one used
by the other teams In the Intercollegiate League. In all games of the league,
except those played on the Princeton floor, the regulation Spalding ball was used
during the last season. But Princeton played with a ball all its own, as they
would say in "Madame Sherry," This sphere was so light that, the opposing
team was unable to get used to In the 40 minutes of play, hence Princeton's
homo victories.
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NEWS FROM THE BOWLING ALLEYS I
EICE DECLARES BENNY KAUFF
IS NOT A FALSE ALARM
U'c'te
'c'ip irmulireil how the pitcher fcrli
u hen T;i Cobb noes to but:
We've ttshcil ioit now uie vnuvr jvvm
when Johntun starts to jilct
And havtiiu put theso fineries through
ire'va let it io f (7if.
Well knowinp iWwf "if otitis were or a
most extended hitch.
Hut talinu )' the cases now TTrcrs
and of .tin.
Another rtirr; irtirhca out ticioss the
busy chin t.
With uiglmj Up anil burning words and
crimson-tlntcd glim,
Wo wonder how tho Umpire feels tehen
John and Heinle start T
Colonel .1. Tinker picked the Cubs to
finish first and tho Phllllei to finish fifth.
Whereat the Phillies stepped uut and
made It heven .straight from the aforesaid
Cubs. Not that these early spring details
havo any great alue. but enough at least
has happened to make Colonel Tlnkor
wonder whether ho Isn't entitled to ono
more guess.
This looks to be a bad year for flag pre
dictions, Inasmuch as a ball club In either
circuit will bo ablo to put good stuff on
display nnd then llnlbli a ineiry sixth.
And the club in sixth place may be only
a bleuk edgo back of tho winner so far
as playing strength Is concerned.
No False Alarm
Benny Knuff may bo a number of
things, but ho Is no part of a falso alarm.
Unnnv started away with tho grentcst
outburst of elofiuenco In baseball history,
relating In ndvanco his feats of valor.
Then, getting away to a groggy start
whero tho averago athlete would havo
been subdued, Kauff kept his head up nnd
refused to waver In tho slightest until tho
baso hits began to pop
Tho extreme confldonco that Benny has
In himself may bo nverexplolted, but It
Is evidently sincere. It is no part bluster.
"When tho dally records begin to drift Into
Secretary John Heydlcr tho ex-Fed will
havo his share of base hits and tho re3t
of It.
We'd like to see Bonny make good to the
last degree. He was a trltlo boisterous In
his self-praise, but at least ho Introduced
a new element Into affairs and added
more than his share to tho general gaiety
of things. This In Itself deserves a fit
ting reward.
"It may be two years before they get
Jess Wlllard back Into tho ring." Bx
change. If they do It will not bo Into any 20 or
24-foot ring. Nothing under a 40-footer
If Jess expects to turn around.
The Federal League made ono big mis
take. It should have grabbed Tex
Itickard for an owner. Te would have
had second dUlsion clubs playing before
10,000 a day, with the gato receipts nt (3
a throw. Any ono n can entlco over
$150,000 for a 10-round, no-declslon box
ing match Is beyond tho dope. Tho game
holds no hurdle that he can't take.
The Numbering Stuff
If Vale and Harvard are not to number
their earnest athletes next fall, then cer
tainly Princeton and all other rivals should
refrain from putting themselves under
such an unfair handicap.
Princeton for the last two seasons has
worked under such a handicap through
hor desire to meet a Just request from tho
publlo which pays most of tho bills.
nut there is no reason why Princeton
should contlnua to give her two main
rivals this adantage If they refuso to
adopt the same custom Hither all, or
none, should be numbered, to get a fair
test.
We are told that numbering tho players
only benefits sporting writers, and that.
By GIIANTLANI) BICE
any way, football is pi.iycu tor mu ".icui
of the team and uimcrsity siuucihh
not for the public.
On tho day of a big game the B0.000
who aio not unlvi'islty students nnd who
pay $J per total $100,000 aro n mero
detail, of course.
'Gtvr us spring," the poet cried,
"Spring ami loses;
Spring telth flowers and with dreams,
Spring with ponies."
"aire tii spring," the Hooter cried.
With a throb:
"Spring with Speaker and with hauff,
Spring and Cobb."
Another queer drift Is a spoiling regime
that pays Jess Wlllard $51,000 for 30
minutes' stuff and Ty fobb $10,000 for 154
appcut ances at two hours each
ENGLISH SETTER TKIALS TO
IlKINfl OUT ICQ HLUEBLOODS
Annual Event Scheduled for Mcdford,
N. J., April G, 7, 8
The Ihigllsh Setter Club of New Jersey
will hold Its annual trials at Mcdford, N.
J., on Apill 0, 7 and 8. Dogs from all
States will compcto for prizes offered by
the association.
Among tho dogs entered will bo those
of Bob Armstrong, of North Carolina;
Frank nnd "Doc" Miller, of Mcdford, N.
J. ; Hob AVhlte Kennels, of this city; It. V.
Ohl. Morchantvllle, N. J., nnd Fred Mit
chell, New York.
.. . . ... Ill AltM It,
iisu-il custom of runn nit a three-myn tournn
ment nt the Terminal Alleys on trly "
ti nea follow ns tho rose of tho rwilnr nve
mn Vhwliile. Sltlenms tmve enterM, and
thry will Piny citr-h other onre, rolling Jive
KMnrs weekly for live, weeks. Thn .tonrney
wlff start next Friday, with Journnt, l'ost.
Wlcr Trim! . Kngravlnir. r-rovlnit nnd tfvfmo
I.KixiKn .
Tho Liberty Hell suund nulled l"rlher awny
l,y winunit nil three Kimca from T. II. Bmlth
nulntet on Mon.ln night. Ao' tho I'""?
Hell nlnyers rolled ono or moro scores or .yu
or " letter In collertlntt their UMJ pins. K f
lt effort nn 223 In his Inst ff. S"-'"
got 221 In his ncconil Knme; Elliott, 2ns In i his
"rami cnmoi A. 11. (West. 2 " '".bis second
effort, whllo Cook reached 200 In his first
nnd third Ramos.
National, liy wlnnlnc tyo names '"""
H. Whlto on Casino Alleys last nlnht. won tho
championship of the trV8i,'r?BnS KJlS
present season, Its record bolnir Hit Uctorles
nnd 21 ilefenti The season Is not yet over.
ltullock. of Nntlonil. contributed "10 pins
In tho new champions' total ngalnst B. o.
White Company. .Mooney .was iilan, In form
with totals of l7. 2211 nnd 213. whllo Doctor
Shields, who rolled tho second ntid third Karnes,
recorded scores nf 171) , and 157 Tho second
come trai the best effort by Nntlonnl. na II
lolnled WI7. tho Imlltlilunl score lielnu: Tracy,
inn, Hnmk, 12. Hullock, 221s Moonoy, 220,
nnd Bhleldi, 171).
Trounner, of Camden Tire, totaled 20t In his
socond Knme last night on Terminal Alios.
Ilootorn non two games from Camden pro;
1 eopien fMniiunm kiiu" i' v" "." .."..
American, tho latter winning tho nrsl game on
tho roll-orf nftcr tjlng nt 75J. Matncr ft Ui.
won two from Utiiiidiird, nnd Aeinn. the In.
siironco League leader, won two from Trans
portntlon. .
Heath, nf Peoples Nntlonnl, totaled 235 In
his second game nnd concluded wltn 18J nnd
IS I, lielns high man for his team.
Mather A Co. won tho deciding gnmo from
Standard by four pins, the totals being 707
to 703.
ltnyward, of Mulford, knocked down 214 In
his llrst game.
Wnmpoln won threo garnet from the. Smith,
Kline A. Trench Compiny squad, nnd Is In
second Place In tho lrug leaguo tourney.
1'cdernls und Mulford quintets outrollcd rjek-
man nnd Philadelphia Wholes! ton.
pnny teams. , "" Cera.
Storck, of Philadelphia Wholesst. t
produced lotnls of 200. Ufl and loo. Dn.
ttundredmark, of Kckman Mrm... .
Company, rolled 221 In T h i Tnr., Xi?wl1
Smlt.h'm?f Crescent, totaled 225, 215 , ,..
gainst Tioga. 1B" 'H
Tho eight five-man teams of tr, irti... .
Ia(nio In 833 games rolled In th ali ",'"
rounds knocked down a total nf 275,031 '
. Suburbanites beat Liberty Hell ( ..
last night on Keystono Alles ThT f?m'
rolled lOnfl In their second game v!!nilM
Liberty Hell squad had to ?J Vf1 n
tho last game. . ' ""' to la
n o.
Rock, of Suburbanites, got "in
nich, 220. In the second game.
Trice, of Pennsylvania nallro i.
secured scores of 234, 203 and 21B ,t i?J ,
Crescents rolled 103S In their thlM
against Pennsylvania Hallroad team rlVi?
Hartley scored 213i, Bmlth, 2M; Kiln. V.'!1
Ilaller, 222, and l'eck. 207 ' "M- "ll
Artisans will roll tonight on Keystons Alien
, Chicago bowlers ngaln showed un.ri.i..
In tho A. U. C. tournament, which T win "H1'
cludo tonight with tho roll-ort of nrt Jui," n'
Chicago Supreme on Alleys
TOLEDO, p., March 20. America's rr..t.
est bowllns tournament came to an trurilil
Inst night, when the last shots In tn i?
dividual event were rolled shortly V?.,. " 1
o'clock without displacing the former I.JJI.J
Threo of the four championships r VI
Chicago, which entered the henvl?l fXiZr,.,!'
from an outside city, while the bl, ? lffii
IDWH iiui , wmiitD tu iimna a. Clean hu.ti
l.-rnnlr Shaw, nf that otlv. ..,.'I!!!."
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Jennings Suffers Infected Injun
KTAXAHACHtK, Tex., March 29. Hotkl.
Jennings, tho famous manager o( the btKS
team, Is n nick man Berlously sick. liii
wook ho scraped his leg tenoning the recraiiJ
how to slide, nnd neglected to have the lain
treated properly. As a result the wound gZ
came Infected. "
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