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UCH LURID PUBLICITY FROM THE OUTSIDE HAS ST. LOUIS CARDS CROWDEDWITH HOLDQ1
THREE SURPRISE KNOCKOUTS IN PHILADELPHIA 1
DURING THE LAST YEAR UlEX iujnu H1ST0J
HORNSBY TURNS BACK CARDINAL
CONTRACT AND IS NOW A HOLDOUT:
i- m BECAUSE OF FRENZIED PUBLICITY-
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..-National Commission Could Help Protect
'$ Players, Owners and the Game Itself by For-
bidding Stories of Incompleted Deals
fpHB expected lias como to pass. Hogcrs Hornsby Is n holdout and lie
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won't oven tnlk contract with tlip St. I.onls Cards ho (HmlssVd tho
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'-.lii, rwu scrap oi paper jui iis.0 mat sent 11 nnrK ny niuiu man Mini
iLty his personal compliments. Ami lie will sit steady In tho hn.it until llrmeli
",!,! Rickey comes to his senses, for how could the Curds havo tho iteivo to
take tho Held, much less nasumo to liavo a real hall club, without tho
. Chesty young Texnn In tho cast?
' ' Frenzied flnanco In Its most violent form undoubtedly Is responsible
for the situation In hand. .Mllllonalrlng In tho ball game has Its respon
sibilities both to tho game Itself nnd to other club owners, but this win
not tho view of l'resldcnt Wecghmnn, of the Cubs, who prnmulgnlid n
erica of lurid newspaper yarns -cgurdlng his willingness to, turn loose- tlu
filthy lucro for tho young player nnd that put tho Curd uiithorrtlos "In
Dutch." Hornsby was not long In showing Its effect. lie thereafter opcnlv
declared for a fabulous salary, and It Is understood tliat In his third season
as a regular major lenRiier ho now classes hlmelf ns it star equal In value
to Cobb nnd Speaker. Fifteen thousand dollars Is the mini alleged to be
asked for worklnR a couplo of hours per day durliiR the summer season
by tho Juvenllo Lono Star product. j
Ilornsby's cnsr suggests the 1'cnnlc Kauff episode following his Udng
taken on by McCJravv. Ills Federal l.easuo iccoul was tidvcitlsoil 'n smli
an extent nnd his herculean prowess as a drawhiR card ho epFitcd tint
his first season In tho National League went to his head and J-o Hlnond.
It Is unfortunato that a groat younR plavcr like Hornsby s'luuld be eon
fronted with n similar possibility, iyid It Is to tho discredit of pi cent con
ditions In baseball that n, younR star should be placed l' this position bv
outside influences nnd that a rival club owner shuiiU be forced Into u
trained relation with a player, tho only way out of which is to come ncioss
or loso tho player nnd wieck tho team.
HOKXSIJY positively wilt not glo In in his contention fur u
fabulous salary boost, for his mother met the new "paper guys
nnd told them so when they visited the old homestead In 1'ort
Worth, Tex. The Rieat ahottstop has been carpentering at an
nrmy camp, but quit tho Job after hitting himself on tho linger
nail with n hanlmer.
Now Is Time to Check Lurid Publicity
FTUIE statement appears that Piesldont Teucr, of the National League,
will present for the consideration of tho Nation ll Commission at its
sessions in New York next Tuesday a measuro Intended to meet the dangers
that havo come to baseball thioiiRh hunt Itnanclnl maneuierliigs of lnnIcd
magnates. Tho iilsn as repotted Is to prohlb't the halo of plajcis alto
gether, permitting trading only.
While tho Idea intended to be iidvnnicd undoubtedly Is good, et It
Is difficult to seo how such a sweeping piupaa.il Is altogether icasonable or
would work practically. In the first place. It is not casv to discern the
dlffcrcnco In prlnclplo between allowing trades and not allowing sales. In
tho second place, n regulation of tho kind would bo dilllciilt to enforce
and might tend" to lend further secrecy to baseball dealings A slmplo
ban upon tho announcement of immature transactions would appear to
reach tho root of the evil. And also It might help to forbid ilctltlous ie
ports calculated to emphaslzo tho llnancial and purely business side of
baseball. And whllo possibly the time Is not nt hand for Mich a radical ie.
form,, any step of tho kind proposed would tend to hasten the tlmo when
baseball will bo forced moie Into tho open and to disclose tho actual facts
relating to dealings.
Tho Hornsby case serves to well, emphasize tho needs of tho hour In
baseball. No matter what happens, relations between club and pl.ij.or aro
certain to bo delicate if not strained. If Hornsby succeeds In getting his
salary demands tho club is not roIiir to be satisfied, and if not he is going
to bo sons anyway. In any event, the player stands n ehnnce of being hurt
If not ruined by undue publicity and the club's entile alTalis for tho season
demoralized.
ALREADY, hi fact, tho St. Louis club has seen both direct nnd
-Indirect results of the Hornsby episode. Two other star players,
encouraged no doubt by Hornsby's well-advertised dissatisfaction,
also havo bccomeholdoiits. Crulso nnd .lack Smith each Is de
manding n lively Increase.
Honus Again Shies at Pirate Management
A FEW days ngo, it Is stated, Harney Dreyfus olTeied Hans Wagner tho
"managership of the Pittsburgh club, but old John Henry refused to
lift tho burden off Hugo I'ezdek's shoulders. Hans always has been :i
shrewd man, -both on and off tho field, and ho showed moro than ordinal y
perspicacity in declining to take over tho sklppcrshlp of the water-logged
and shell-riddled 1'irato craft even If tieorgo Cutshaw Is going to play
second and Casey Stengel part of the outlield. The leadership of tho
Pirates has como to bo regauled in tho light of a visit fioni mother-in-law
worse than the whooping cough, hut few men have the .stamina to de
cllno tho Issue.
It will bo remembeied that for two days Wagner permitted himself to
be regarded ns the manager of tho Plttsburgbs last summer. Just before
Bezdek took hold. 'Tls s.iid that Wagner never did glvo his full consent
to the arrangement, nnd after two afternoons of managerial billing, but
little cooing, Honus requested that he be delivered of the onus.
Wagner not only declined tlio Pirate crown at tho pi event time, hut ho
refused absolutely to consider any proposition Hint called for his stepping
on to tho ball field In a piofesslqnnl capacity. Hans Is married, happy,
with plenty of money and the respect of his neighbors. Ho deserves retirement.
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Salarg Story Hoax; Would "Bust" Him, Sags Ebbcls
SOMEBODY always Is taking tho Joy out of lite, nnd ofttimes Ju-t as
Boon ns a hero Is given a position ujion n popular pedestal somebody
comes along nnd gives tho pedestal a kick. Iteccntly teport had It that
Uncle Charles Ebbets, Dodger magnate, had suffered nn attack of enlarge
ment of tho patriotic heart ut.i1 was going to turn over, ns nn Incuntlvo for
service among his plajers, halt of their contract salaries. Tho gloom dis
penser In tho present Instanco Is none other than Undo Chnrles himself,
who saya it would cost him from $10,000 to Jt3,000 per nnnuin to meet the
occasion suggested, and that no club Is in a position to turn loose that much
money at tho present time nnd satisfy general llnancial demands.
, Tho origin of tho report Is said to havo rested In tho fact that tho
Brooklyn club-started last August what was known ns "Our Soldier llojs
Fund," tho club boosting tho movement with a nlco little $500 !;ick-ln,
Whllo every member of tho team pledged himself to contribute one daj's
alar'. Collections were taken up nt Ebbets Field nnd by nno means and
another a total of more than $1000 was raised. Tho object of tho fund was
to furnish a nucleus for u purse for dependencies of nny players Incapaci
tated In service, nnd tho oilglnal amount still Is held by Jack Coombs as
treasurer. It was further agreed that any part of tho sum not needed for
purposes set out would'go eventually to tho lied Cross.
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WHEN It Is considered that if l'resldcnt Hbbcts't) statement
touching the'sum It would cost him to s.eo through his reported
philanthropic schemo bo true, If tho Idea were generally adopted
it would cost bin lcaguo clubs something liko $200,000 this year.
Hence thero Is absolutely ilo chance of tho plan s general accept
ance Positively none,
Griffith Has Trouble in Signing Players
JKWKi "ILAItK GRIFFITH, manager of tho Senators, is threatened with tho loss
.3i3-' of a wholo ball club. After lamping tho salary figures for tho 1918
, . ;,sason, many of tho players have rushed to tho capital In an effort to
' Airh whether tho.Old Fox Is kidding. Harry Harper and Doc Ayres have
r$leen hobnobbing with Senators nnd diplomats. They wero tho first players
' t-ftb protest tho salaries offered by Orimth. Ray Morgan sent Grlltlth word
I--. ' from Baltlmoro that ho'd rather go to work than to jilay for tho salary
.esereu nun ur j.vo, vuy uuu u wiuuiiiu cuuiruci wincn expired last
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SUCCESS IN GOLF '
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McLeod Will Drop Tour
nament Play to In
struct Others
AN EX-OI'EN CHAMPION
Ily CHAItLKS (Chick) KVANS. Jr.
Nilt until I had played my iccond
lot on to tin tlglitiemh pre en nt
Mir.lknlul.i In Ih'it far-off, gliirlous lato
afternoon in Juno. 191C, did Freddie Mc
I.eod, inv playing emnpanion a former
nitlonal open cliamploti, or.giatul.ite
me n Ibo following woriN" "VuU should
have won in 1'JH Voii ire now n illonil
oiien rhiiiiplon the highest honor In the
enuntrv. but It will last but a vi ry
little time. Tlili I- my ust tourn.i.
"lent " ... .i.
The rrmark did not sink deep until
that night, as I lav slei n'exs In bed
Ve-s otlilet'e bono'-' an- luirt, and the
pubilo loll.' tfill I llinilght long of llttli
l-'reildlo nnd bl- i.marK. and now I am
thinking of h "K''
At Mldliitldin In 1011 t was jialn d
with Freddie Mi I.' nil. when I finished
with but one stroke, bell nd the loadc r.
And so In Is oonni cted with tho first
and l.i't national opi n ibauiplniishlp In
which I IMT llliO d
Mcl.eod Short anil Slcmler
Hn Is one of the must Interesting golf
stuis of tho country My personal ac
quaintance with b'm liegan when lie was
.miilovd t Midlothian, but lis leputn
lloii lnd pu-eedel hhu He Is only live
feet six Inches In helpht and wiighs
only 12S pounds The distance and
lhstlmi of his shots come as n Kill prise,
when one considers the si Kill llguie that
provides the eneigy for them Ills re
markable success ought In be a gnat
eneoiiragenii nt to all men who fear they
an. IfUlng In tho sticngth mccs-ary to
good golf.
Freddie wa born In North Iterwlck
Sentla"d. Ill 1S.' 1'irhnin It was the
soundness f his call' training In
North llnwlelc that n minted for his
inrlv success In till" roimtry 1 haM
I...., -.i ili.it Invrlv -not In Seotland and
I have seen ine snmio-i ui ...... ...... ))rooK BnniCa
i.ir riolis lii their hands, and wllhuil
doubt Fnddle glow up In jut that way
AmoiiR Hit: Tonnolchers
I think that be must havo eonie to
ii.iu r-iintitiv soinowlii-io around IflOt
fi r the lir-t notice of his npp.ii.inee In
leniiinetltion was In I'iO". In tho w stern
npiii nt I'lnelnnntl, when he llnlshul
lifth For the next ten years ho was
In the first lanks of piofcslonil. with
u prod chance to be-it any one of them :
i In f.ut, I think that be lins beaten
. iwvulv rverv Rolfer of prominence In tlic
country. He won tlie national open In
IsOS at Myopia after n tio with Willie
Smith the'greatist pbiier of them all
and that verv vear Willie had set a
new record at St ndrews In the Hrlt
Ish oncn. It was a big triumph for
Freddie. Wke Robert (i.irdncr. al
though ho won the national, ho was
l never aloe to carry on mo western
I championship Twice, honewr. lie
reached second place, once at Illndale
'and another time at Normandle. St,
'i.ouls. He has won the L'nlted Not th
'and South championship at I'lnchurst,
the Florida open nnd many other eients.
Twice, In 1M0 at Philadelphia and In
1911 nt Chicago Oolf. ho was fourth
because three other players had tied
. for first. Such n difference olio little
I stroko makes
Traveled 10,000 Miles One Year
During these years he continually took
part In aP tho open eents and being In
such demand for exhibition ecnts, ho
traveled In all parts of tho country. It
was said that in 1015i ho had traveled
10 000 miles to compete In golf tourna
ments. His professional engagements
were, among otheis, at Itockfoid, III.;
Mld'othl.in, Chicago. San Antonio, St,
Lout', New Orleans, nnd ho Is now at
the Columbia Oolf Club nt Washington,
where our great War President plays
with considerable regularity.
Freddie Mcl.eod has n remarkable
low-cut shot, that only ho of nil the
"pros" seems to be nblo to mako work,
Pirhnps tho others wero afraid orf it
required bold and accurate hitting, and
slightest miss meant a world of trouble.
ANNUAL MEADOWBROOK GAMES
WILL BE HELD MARCH 8-9 IN
THE SECOND REGIMENT ARMORY
Secretary Samuel Dallas Has Obtained the
Entries of the Leading Trackmen of the
Country, Including- Ray and Overton
Ily I'AUIi I'KKl'
III annual Meadow biook Cub games
111 bo held this cnr In the Second
I'.egimcnt Armory, Ilroad and Ku-ipie-h.inn.i
aemio. Manh 8 and f. This bit
of news was made public this morning
by .Samuel Dallas, the hustling secretary
of the Meadow-brook Club nnd president
of tho Middlo Atlantic PMsIon of the
A. A. L
A twelve-lap Hack will be laid and
oats ii cell d to accommodate 7000 s c
tators. These seats will be arrnngi d
on one side of the armory.
Philadelphia has como to regard the
ineit of the John Wanamakcr club a
the be.-t set of track and Held events
In the country and not a llttlo anxiety
was canned bv the Inability of tho oil!
cials to secure the use of the Com
mercial Museums, which is now used for
war wmk.
Host Place Available
Tho Second Regiment Armoiy Is -tho
next best place, and although smaller
thin either tho Commercial Museum o1
Hie now dmuoPshed Comcntloti Hull.
this will not deter from the "class" of
tho games. Tho thousands who Intend
to see tho arlous ocnts can rest as
sured that they will see tho best track
and Held men In the country.
This will not be the llrst time the
Meadow brook ila-sles were held In tho
Second Regiment Armory. The llrst
Indoor intet of the club was held hi 1910
lu the Third Regiment Armory, whllo
the following ears the races were tun
111 mil, Second Regiment; 1!U First
Regiment; 191. 1, Second Regiment;
rjH-13-lC, In Convention If nil, and last
year In the Commercial Musimn
quarters In I), trolt. after llnNilug a
poor third tn Jole Ray In the Mlllrose
inert. Stout Is nuotid as saying that he
has hid inoiigh "I ha-.,- giion up try
ing to In at .lob R.i until afti r the war,"
lie said. "While I am lapablo of run
ning fasti r than ulinn-t every other
athlete in tho country who lias opposid
me I ncu'i- can Irani fast enough to
difi.rt that Ray -in all "
Stout th dares Ray Is the Ideal long
distance i tinner of the per ad Ilo Is
built after the fashion of Alfred Shrubb
and Is equipped to- pirfoim sensational
woik on the paths tluoucli having been
an epert amv.cur boxer and wrestler In
his eaily athletic i.itecr.
Jolo Ins cmetous ccs on the mile
ricord nude by Johnny l) ei ton l.it
e.ir at the Meadowbiook meet, when
Uan Mers foicid the former Yale star
to do the distance in 1-1(1. With Ray,
Oierton, Fall and Mike Heuiny en
tend, the special mllo In the Second
Regiment Aimmy should be a ricord
briuker and the winner should como
ilo-'o to Not man Tabei'.s outdoor record
for the ill' tame.
Open Track Season Tomorrow
The llrst dual traik nuet between
local high si hools will be held tomor
row nftiinoon In the gymnasium of the
Central High Si liool The opposing
sipiads aif from South Philadelphia and
Central. The Cilmsnu and ilnlil can
didate", moie than loo rtiong, hao been
piartleing f.ilthfull lu their gym. South
ern has w oiked out on the outdoor track
of the Meadow brook on lop of tho
Wanamaker Uullilliig South Philadel
phia g.nu Central Its Hist indoor Rack
defeat in tho history of the in-tltutlon
last s'cason.
Dundee, Kilbane and Wil
liams, Best Boxers in
Three Classes, Fall Be
fore Younge r a n d
Sturdier Opponents
Ily HOIIKUT V. MAN'WKI.L
R1NO history has been mad' In Phila
delphia In tho last eir Thie- of
iho foremo"t llirures 111 the fl-'lo oaino
liavo Fuccumlieil to th" io n"e"s blows
of their yoimeer rnpeneii'i' ind two have
Plopped out of the pletm p rlnps never
to return. The be-i men 'n t'-reo cn -s s
went down Into d'f at. n Inntniiwelght
i featherwolpht and a llrhtweleht All
of 'hi' h-niptm d lu one "h"it venr
First cini" lohnnv niiml"" one of the
-bfiwlet nnd otawslnst bovn-s of the aire.
ho looks Hko a tliftrnurhbted ns com
turn! to n sellln iilater wlion he per-
'orms ngalnt his foe Tolnnv bovei
W Die Jnekpnn nt the oivMipla one iiitbt
Mt yar, nnd In the fl'st round was
knockrd rtlffor than a frmpeil -hid Tb
was hit on the hal spot mid tool, tho
count.
Kilbnno and Leonard
Then Joh"n- Kllbino I'nt eri"d Pttto
Pqhtlmt miiellne who f uM Mm-elf nut
of opponents In bis rt.is-. in 1 wns (nw 1
t i -pok oninoots iti tVvf-li'-s ibove T'i
tirted it the ton ie,l r'nill-T" 1 llctmv
T.eonai-d Th" llf-htwe cht fantnolon w
t n i"Uods ho'ivlor. vei-s voumopi- nnd
hid the conlldeiiio nnd timl'm of youth
tie won In the Mrd r"'il w'len T-C II
lone liittered nnd lilomllne' wns siveil
fioni further piinls'iMient when Ids m.in
rer. .llmmv Dunn tns, d In tic towel
'I token of dofent
The hist win Kid WlMlnws. former
lii tamwoli-ht la-no-plnn n rtipced tir
Ini'. boring fl"hter who never broke
ground for a foe ntll n,vi- wi ready
to . rhnngo punches Wl'lmis met nn
nilrl"i' yoiinrstop namid toe T.vneh at
the li'vnipla on .linuirv 21 pad In tho
fourlh round, when In ro slinpe to con
tlliue, his manager lurenel Into the ring
Mopped the imoion b.iftle and sncd
the rime llttlo bocr from a certain
!' oeknnt.
Tlircp Idnls Dcllironcd
Tims three ld"!s nf the nubile tl reo
supermen In 1'irl- re-neetlv elne,
wero found to bo only human, and proved
to the admiring hut flck'e public thit no
man Is Immune from the tlnal knoik
out, no matter how formtd ible he may
nppear. It Is the old, old story they
all c t It In the end
Whin Dundee was Icnnel.od out no one
could believe his ove.i The lfutro audi-one-
at 'ho nivmpln wa- stunneil and
spri rllle--s The Fpeoln to s s. ntlj- giwd
upon tl e sight for fully one-half ml'iute,
and one lould hae heard a pin 'rop.
All they could see was the Inert figure
of Tolinnv Dundee huddled on the ilo-r
Wlllb Jack-on -landing nboie him
so.idv to pounce upon hlni a- 1 beat him
to the mat as soon as he aio-e and
Referee Pop O'llrion ffw-lng'ng his aim
like a pendulum ns ho slowly tolled off
the count of ten
I'nd Comes Suddenly
The end came too suddenly for the
-pect.itois to R1M-P Its lull imnnlng An
instant liefoie liundeo was leaping
tin ouch the air, bouncing off the lopes
and dancing out nf the way of Jackson's
wild but wicked swings Ho seemed to
be master of the situation, but ho made
one little mistake and Jackson took ad
aut.igo of it. A shoit right-hand
punch caurht Dundee iln-h on the point
of the Jaw and lie crumpled to the tloor
Tilde was ivltemont galore when the
spectators fully really. 1 what had hap
pened, but it took time
Dundee, howrwr, did not seem to take
tho hinting to heart In his dressing
room after tho battle ho said: "I luit
been boxing for several yens and h.ie
cOHNNY MJ-BJNE
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Deposed Idols, Clean
Game to the Core
No Alibis and Ext,
Congratulation
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taken chances In every tight. 1 guess
this was coming to me, but it never will
happen again I now know how It feels
to he knocked out and it Is not such an
unpleasant feeling Howeier, I am not
at all dl-couragcd, and will keep right
on until 1 am th" lightweight champion
ot the woild"
The Scotih wop still Is fighting nnd
winning the majority of his battles We
has met Jackson twice since then and
won deosidy racli time. Ho Is on the
trail ot l! nny Leonard nnd will meet
hlni In a championship battle In tho near
future.
Another 11' Surprise
It w"s dTfnont with Johnny Kilbane.
Th loatln rwclght champion look his de
feat ery much to bean and his not ni
beared in a iucfosslon.il engagement
since Kllhanp's defeat was a big sur
mise but tho e who witne-.-od tho mem
oi able battle In Shlbo Piik had ample
warning of what was to come. In the
cry (list round lobnny seemed to be
outela-sed 'omcthlng not eien dreamed
of lie did not have Ids old bearing of
confidence that old running and general-hip
which characterized his work
In i ther battles. c was bleeding from
tho mouth when Hilly Recap pulled tho
bell at the end of the first, nnd there was
a won led look on ids f.ue when ho went
to bis ('orner.
would bo beaten Into he1plejsn,u,
the sixth round was called, it.."
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crrliigly
unprotected fnco until John y f.j?
noor on ins ii'-mii anu Knees, it.:
aged to stagger to his feet and fa J
lll.iiin. i nut. ,ti.uubi. viiu lOUnfl.
third tho sight was pitiable. Km.
faco bloody, his knees s.iirrln7fr
vision blurred staggered around ftJ
WII1IU inn lo'l'winiifc iii-i -IIV35IJT !,
tered punishment which no rnaa
stand Johnny's spirit was not Z
nor would lie mimit uefeit. H,j
iniianiiy io hieoi mo imc. 6T4 .
being beaten to tho tloor twlct h
Dunn tossed In tho towel wlicnttii,
had nut one seconu 10 go,
Spectators Weep
A silent throng left Shlbo PeJ
night. Tlicy nau wunessu tb
n irooil llttlo man a man fc 1
considered tho superior ot anr eiJ
tho whole worm ineir laiorilil
neon beaten mm men anu womtnJ
silently ns they left tho nmDHlttJ
There was llttlo cheering, for t
Kilbane stood bluh in the esteem
sport-loving puuuc ami incy co!(l
enthuso oier his iiowniau. it 1
tlmo for n.ithos not lillnrlty.
1 remember one Incident hla
stnmiied inuoiimy in my mind.
tlio fight was over n gentleman, clij
the concntlonal niacu anil whltetfc.
suit was In one corner of the rtatl
nnn tnrown annum me posi ttj j
blng ns 'f his heart would bmk.1
went bitter tears until n calloutj
man eseo'teil him to me gate.
That Initio always w II rfma'niJ
tirv Kilbane was not himself brl
offeree no excuses, no iook nlii
inc 1 ko a man congratulated
publicly nnd nrlvately 11ml them
out of the box ng game. He mil
groat in ueieai as 111 iietory injl
popularity nas uoi suuereu, rerniu
win come nacii again, nut noli
th" creat war is over Ho was flul
to 0l11nteer his services as boilttl
sirucior aim now is sceiiing a cosa
slon in the regular army He i
to do his hit on the battlefield the,
as in me ring.
End of Kid Williams
We all know tho story of the
fall of Kid Williams Ho was I
uy a youngster wno one year ajjl
umiearu 01 ine cnu 11111 not come J
denly. for in the third round he 1
sent to tlio noor wltli a terrific 1
to the chin, and after that It nil
a question of time before he tool!
final count i llllams was game, I
ever, nnd iougm nacit until h s 1
ager Jumped Into the ring and j(J
tho bout.
I.lko Kilbane, Wl'lnms had no en
to offer. He. too. conarattilated tbel
tor wisiieu mm good luck and
alone and unnoticed In his corner 11
a howling mob the mob which tlri
(locks to the winner showered
cratukitlous upon Joo Lynch of sJ
York Then bo slnwMv rl'mW thrnd
the ropes, still unnoticed, andmailij
way to ids dreMihig room. Ha Tail
'o.-er and was treated ns ftich
probably Is through and never will id
tho gloves again.
Tho outstanding feature ot till 1V0J
to my mind Is tho attitude ot lie I
featcd man. Xot one offered in ill
and not one attempted to belittle I
work of the victor. There were 1
cries of n "lucky punch" nor dll 1
one say ho was "not In tlio buH
ALEX AGAIN HOLDS OU
WANTS $10,000 UON
1.
Joe Stout Retires
Joe Stout the champion runner of the
Westirn Confen nee, will not competi
In the special mile run In the Meadow -
brook games Upon returning to his
MORRISSHOULD
BE BARRED IN U.S.
Foul Tactics of Heavy
weight Mauley Places ,
Game in 111 Repute ,
SCRAPS OF SCRAPPERS
I.awson Robirl-nn will hold an Indoor
track and military iarnli.il at Pcnii '
Saturd.i, 1'i-biu.uy 10. The program.
Includes scleral imiiee i.ievs and events I
for tin- student soldiers. '
Rixey Says Wrist Watch
Wouldn't Go at Phil Park
1 JiK Pitcher, on Way to Philadelphia,
Threatens to Quit
Oamo
In tho seeond round' it was apparent condition." They suffeied In sllenct
to nil tint tho giitty littlo Irishman. took their medicine like JIh.N.
SWPENN CREWMEN
ENTER SERVICE
Sports Served Short
Ilimi Klr, (lie tiltllmllnniw Iiciiht nf
the I'lills, n he fin (it li.m ilfherliMl
1 1 urn 11 fur tho itrm, pit.rd Ihrouuli
WiCshlriKloit ri ci'iitlj nn lil uav io
lexiis. 'sn,, lw nlil RlniDlne nt liU
v r 1 t Mtitth. MM like tn walk intu tlm
c lultltntiM ut'Mrlin; litis It inc mul hft liow
louir It wmihl li-l." rh liti; Irirl.T l4
ftronc for it rim life, mi-rr, timl h:ih
tlirri' nt i iliunco th.it ln-'ll do nnv
Ilf.lllU' In lltlM.
Captain Tilden Enlists in
Engineering Branch of
Aviation Corps
CIIir.UKJ i.h. 0. diover Cleveland
Alexander will not play ba-eball this
siason, unless he gets n $10,000 bonus In
nddltlon to S12.000 annual s.ilaiy. m
cnidlUK to bis statement hero la-t nlsht.
Alexander is on ills way to Philadelphia,
but will not seel. President linker, of
the Phillies.
Some tlmo ago it was announced that , has lost two of his valuable assistants,
vt cogiiinan 11.111 iixen tilings up wnn
HUIillMAX NOW ENSIGN
I.N Irffert.on. ntnftytvvo ynn
u led nt 10112 n ranch, rv. J. iia hia
irottiitc horscv for tho lant Blxtyyniol
wan wju Known in rncins circiei,
Mis-, Molla iUurslrdt. Miss nieutt Gnil
ana .Mrc itawnon wood wero innt un
winners tn the second round of thtvovgi
ln It tilon tonnU tourn.nupnt (or w V&m
lit of tho Und Trotii fund nt the M&fl
Lufino in KriiuM!)
III nrtli-r In mil fnl VhIa ranmWI
ImHkcth.iII Limn Willi Ihn VWlilTU. II
Tho swlmtnlni; mppt with Ihn membenfl
tlio t'ulliK' of lhi City of New Yorkwi
iipiu ai Fcneuuiea 011 i-rsiai.
1 Alexander by handing hlni $."i000, but
'Ibis latest development shows that the
I Roubles of tho Uub magnate are only
stalling.
Klllefer nl'o Is said to bo holding
j out for a slleo of purehaso money ov
I bonu-..
WOULD PUT PITCHER
BACK THREE FEET
ST. I.OUIS, Feb. C Iiranch TtlcUoy.
nrentilent nf ttm Cardinals, believes thero
fruiter Johnson has come in for a cut. it 11 thought that Johnson, Foster, Hotieht to he moro hitting and he sug
n, Henry. Harper anu Ayres win worK for much less this year than
received last season,.
Huggins Confident That Plank Will Play
jaaiNH states that ho expects Plank to como out of his retirement
land to South with the Yatjkces, oven though tho ancient southpaw
quoted as saying; ine omcr nay mai ne was tnrougn with tho pitching
nnd for good.
SX thick that when tho time comes to leavo for tho training camp riank
'Do od tne tram wnn ine oiner pucners ana recruit members of the
," said Huggins. "Plank still can pitch and I bank on him winning a
Mll(;aBiea for us this season, He will also aid the young pitchers In
.ti.fwynwyfo-nnoiper oeoi or iwo ueiuro ine season starts,
1 m;Dfen, joiner soou, rcuaoio outnemer would be
rft , . ." -1 1 .it ..-r f et.t- .-&?
1 '..r i mtr ir.rrz i
- ' VII
gests the best wvay to do this would bo
to movo tho pitcher's box baric three
feot. I'e bel'cvcs this will transform a
lot of ,!00 hltteis Into .400 swatters. Ho
will bring the matter up hefore the other
magnates a tho coming meeting of the
National league.
Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
I'mil-Min, plncli-lillltnc
ni iirtrrr l'on.
nimTON Mike
tnr U'jillrr lljirtlrtl. ilfrnlr.!
don tn ten rnunilsi (lllbrrt fliiUanti uon
on (i foul from Sharer O'ltrltn.
Cl'MllKItl.vND llurv (Irtb urored n
knofkout of er 4ck Hubbard in th third
roand.
Uy HILL HELL
After tho showing of Carl Morris In
hU bout with Jack Doinp'ey on Monday
night the authorities nil over the country
should liar the Oklahoma heavyweight
fioni tho ring. Morris took a lacing
for sK rounds, and when ho was satls
II. d In couldn't win Is said to have- de
liberately fouled his opponent. This Is
not the llrst tlmo Morris has been 1
guilty of pulling tho rough stuff, and It
is up to tho boxing promoters to tee
that it Is his last.
Morrl3 no boxer. Ho Isn't even a
fighter. Ho Is big and strong, willing
and has lots of nerve, but that lets hlni
out. Ho has absolutely no scle-ncc,
doesn't know a left Jab from an lco
en am soda and his actions tn tho ring
rem! id 0110 of a sick cow. Kvcry tlmo
ho appears against an opponent ho is
hooted from the ring, so why tolerate
It any longer?
Dcmpsey a Comer
Rome tlmo ago It was rumored that
Fulton was to box In this city. Why
not drop Kredward by tho waysldo and
sign up Dempsey? Thero aro a few
heavyweights like Coffey, Madden and
Welncrt, who could give Jack a good
workout, and also provide something
new for tho Philadelphia holng fans.
Tho old faces aro becoming monotonous.
Scraps About Scrappers
lbitilir (iunnU. who succciafullv rmt
throuxh the ciunr-aten to rain fumU to
purchme boxing cloves for the soldiers nnd
notion, received a bad fall after tho ahow
.Monuay mam anu la connneu; lu 111a nome.
While earning a box ot small change Hobby
allpped on the ley istvrment. Tlio monej,
was scattered over the atrect and hla (Itinera
were almoit frozen when ho apent about
half an hour plcklna up the chance dunnla
liua done something for the hoxlnc came
thut the fana should bo proud of
Manager Hums hna aeiured flvo New Tori:
lioya to nice! live Philadelphia boys nt tro
Cambria A. C. Kenalngton nvenue and Horn.
Ti't street, next Prlday, In tho tlnal bout
auasle Lewis will meet Young Merino, of
New York. In the aemlnnal Kranklo Conway
will stark up against Terry Miller, of New
York. i:ddlo Mullln. of Tort Illchmond.
meets Danny Davis, of New Yorki Jimmy
McDonnnh of Kensington, will meet Kll !.
Hay. of New York, while Jimmy Tlerney will
ahow against llughle Hutchlnaon, of New
York. .
Does any one remember what has become
o' Johnny Fjley, who used to do somo box
ing In this city and up the State?
Iw Ttndler should have an easy time
with Tommy Tougher at 'the Olympfd next
Monday night. The semlwlnd-up, however,'
which brings together Young Drown and
Young Joe Horrell, 'should bs a regular
LAST COG OF 0J.D CUB MACHINE
GONE WITH SCHULTE'S PASSING
Veteran Player Takes the
Count at Age of 35, Fol
lowing Slow-up From
Cracked Rib !
WHK.V 1'ianl; Pchulto passes out of
tho Itlg rihow- this year and ho Is
slated for tho long Join ney the passing '
of tho "last of the Cubs" will bo com
plete. 1'iesldent rt.ikcr has announced
that Schulte will not bo with tho Ihll- I
lies this year, and ho would bo ie- I
leased If no other club claimed him. That
being the case, net ono of the great team
which mado a name for Chicago from
190C to 1910 will appear In tho 191S :
box scores.
Last year Johnny livers, I'd Ileulbacli
and Schulto weio on tho llrlpg line
livers got in bad with Shillings In mid-,
season nnd was transferred to tho Phlb
lies. Ho was given his unconditional
releaso nt tho end of last seasr.n. ltcul
bach was turned loos0 by tho Ilraves n
couplo of weeks ago, nnd now Schulto
li slated for tho discard.
Frank remained with tho Cubs longer
than nny one elso. Ha wan traded to
Pittsburgh on July 29. 1910, and played
with that club until last se.ibon, when
waivers were asked on him. He was
grabbed by rat Moran and played In
forty-two games, with the home frlliH.
Ho had slowed un considerably nnd evi
dently was suffering from n cracked rib
which he rece'ved In Cincinnati early n
the season. H's batting d'J not come
up to the standard and nevcral times
failed to.produco when sent In as a
pinch-bitter. .
Schulte went to the Chicago Cubs In
tho latter part of the 1901 campaign
after three seasons evf heavy hitting with
tho Syracuse team, cf the New York
Ktato League. He fitted In perfectly In
the great machine wh'rh Frank Seleo
turned over at the close of the 1905
season and on which Frank Chance pub
the finishing touch with two trades.
Schulte surely held his mvn In that all
stir cart, which had Kline behind the
bat v llrovvn, Q erall, I'fieter and Iteul-
MUVII HI UlB UDXi V.UUIIIO, .VV0. Aiiincr
J---'- ZTei "..a.
FRANK SCHULTE
The I ted and Uluo totor soon will have
to slrugglo along without his inanaECi.
U.illy Uichmati, and -also minus his
captain, Sid Tilden.
Ilrchman enlisted some tlmo ago, but
It was only jesterday that he was called
Into active service. Ho has been given
a commission as ensign nnd now will
enter tho Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Alex Wray, tho football star, also has
reeelved .i commission as ensign and
will attend tho Academy.
Tilden has joined tho engineering
branch of tho aviation corps. Ho ex
pects to leavo within u few days. Til
den Is a etei.m ot two j ears' standing
in crow- i holes-. Ho rowed at No. 1 In
tho varsdy shell last year In tho only I Tll
l uit III l no Fl'ason UKauini nu un iiiu
Semi) 11.111. Ilo Is a senior lu tho llngt
nierlng School and Is not In tho draft.
Sid will not i each his twenty-lint 5 ear
blono until nc.t August.
Lew- Mai tin, tlio captain of the Quaker
basketball team, returned to tho court
last iiiuht after an absence of a month.
He icpoitod lu unlfoim, but did not get
into the practice game. Ho suffered a
wienclKil shoulder In. tlio llrst contest
of tho Intel collegiate Lcaguo season and
has been on the sidelines slnco Jan
uaiy G.
Manager Harrar announced that tho
gamp scheduled for February 10 with
the College of tho City of New York
had been canceled and n contest with
West Point substituted. The battle with
tho cadets will bo fought ut West Point
Moril was received In New York thill
Saoilgrum. the former OHnt. hsi n
from baseball. He plavod last summit
uiu i ffiiun eiuu oi ine- i-acuie i-oasi
Jess
formirty a llrnie. lirenni,, resull
her of jho Clint ilan when hla contnct
reicnea uy ece'tIlry 1 osier.
Ilarnes, thi rlclit-handed, t
guur
Vltlll.H 11111. .B t..l.l... A II.A
Irn eluh. announced ho vus in hopeio
luiiiiiiif .viaiaei ruin tho i-t. Louis
Oeorce W. Mutzell. of the AnB
country Club, tleil with William T. Wl
IjrooMjn. In tho Tin Whlstlo tournin
t iiiviiurai.
AI Miimaux. tho I'lraM nitcher tnWl
thO DoduerR. 1i-im paln.orl In lo S MS-I"
niul hiiB ritnlucd counsel to sue llttlBSj
lur J.i.uo salary alliged due him.
Amerlc.lll Leurtie linKlfetball ivfl
..it. . - :-- . "."-- .. .. ...i
iii to pia-ieu ut 'iruvnioro nan
Ht Columbi mi'i'tlic Port rilclimi4
iiuueuiK opuosini; uiraru,
, At tlie Neiv Orleans racetrack dnrlntj
Tftlisa mat -t. m -na-,x 1...S, .... .-. a U -. sslna Hsl
thrill 121. O00 wau collet. ted us a war Wl
amiusMOiis.
NfW York Kiitirpmn Cttnrt JuitlCt
rick upheld tho lonMHutiona.ltr fflM
New York Htnto law prohibiting Pttf9
t'OUtH bv (UmlMnlni- n. writ ot -"
corpun acaliiHt tho wunlpn of the NW
cuy vriion oy i'ucny u uauy.
and siaglo In tho outfield. Ilofman I PASKERT SLUGS BALL
later displaced Siaglo 111 tho cutlleld
Long-dlstanco hitting was Schulto's
forto In Ids thirteen seasons as a m'aior
leaguer. Only twice did he llnlsh i sea.
son In tho .300 class, and then 'by tho
closest of margins. Ho hatted .301 In
1901, and exactly .300 in mil. In the
latter year ho poled out twenty-ono
homo runs, a figure that has been
reached by only ono other major leaguer
hi tho last sixteen years. Schulte was
peril ips the least aggressive of those old
champion Cubs, but In his own easy,
going way he got results. There was
an ease nnd grnce about his work with
the bat -and In tho field such as few
ball piayers possess.
As a fielder he had few equals when
In Ids prime. Fleet of foot, with a
good inn and a master nt judging a
Ily, ho was a delight to behold as a de
fenslve player, and his swift mttlng over
the green gave him the nickname, of
"Wlldtre."
Perhaps Schulte, when ho becomes a
free agent, will, liko Evers, long for a
chance to come back, but hardly likely.
He probably will retire from baseball,
k me hbo oi iniriy-nye yi-urs, jor tne
IN ICE-DIAMOND PLAY
nole Taskert, recently traded bv the
Phils to the Cubs, nnd lllll Wambsganss,
of the Indians, took part In n baseball
rramo on skates in Clcvo'and tho other
day. Tho gamo Is said to bo taklne
'Pilto a hold In tho West. Paskert lined
iut thrco two-baggers In tho game.
basketball'notes
. A M, H, KfNrnfi. a taut mtvrr. -I...
travclln, basketball quintet, la dUlfSu. of
arranelne Kames with learns having hill.
In or out of the c ty. Nathan Paul pSfiJ"
eare of the livrMMl rt'Blao iVdSSb. Snort1;
Department. Sixth and Chestnut streets
South llranrh Y. -M, CJ. A. would in,. ..
jrramso EUmes with llfstVlass trlv.n-'S
teams. T. Crawford. 153 UmUy m"5lnit
....!Tll.,on. Jrs. would Ilka to arranr.
vyiwi iwrie ana iiiirteen.i-ear-a'd m.ii.
teams, rercy Sapsls, 833 Wilder strt '
snmes
teams for Tuesday Neven nss. viiiii5 i!"1
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