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Refused to Buy Great Philadei
pbia Pitaher When They
Had a Chance
Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitch
or extraordinary ot‘ the National lea-
uttc, this distinguinbeti .ronugnter who
burned so many holes in the warciubs;
of the members of the .300 sticking.
division that he set the cirtuit on tire
at an early date and closed his firm
big league campaign ulth 11 toward or
twenty- -elgitt victories in I'm!) one
games with the Phlllies, came within
an ace or landing in the Detroit baa-l
hot in 1910, and thereby hangs a tale
oil which Catt-her Harry Beckendorf la:
the author A regular Icout's wormd
that Alexander was not ripe for last
rampant .WflB accepted as the atrals ht
dope. by Manager Jennings, notwlth
standing the tact titat both George
Muilin and Wild Bill Dattoran had
strongly: recommended the purchasci
of the pitthcr after looking him ovet.
it \lcxandcr had been gathered in
by Detroit in the summer of M10 wand
the Syracuse club owners were u tiling
to close the deal-an cutir'ely new
chapior might have been written into
American league history and Bakeri
L‘oomba,13endel and other Macktnen
might never have broken into the
world's championship series of 1910
and 1911.
Detroit needed one-great dinner of
Alexander's calibre in 1910 and again
last season The echn York State
leaguer would undoubtedly have car-
ried the Tigers along in the lead, but
the golden opportunity was past up,
and here is how I3t‘t‘iit’lldt31‘f tells
about it:
“The story has gone the, rounds a
few times, but this is just how he
trolt lost out on Alexander," said Hnr
ry. ”Eury in the. summer of 1910
the tip was slipped to ilughie that the
New York league had uncovered a
bearer who was nearly ready for a
tr)’~ont by the big follows and that the
pitcher had not been spam-ti as yet
by any of the majors. I .
“While the club was pulling of a
eerlea in Philadelphia with the Ath-
letics Manager Jennlugn decided to
send one of his pitchers to take a look
at Alexander, Mttllin was delegated
for the Job, and he jumped to Scran-
ton. where. Syracuse was hooked lli
this time, got into the stand without
being recognized and spent the after-
noon ntndying every nnglo oi Alexan-
‘dcr‘s work. The Syracuse heldern
wore playing punk bull. hunting and
mulling like sand-lottern. but Alexan-
der stuck gumeiy to his guns. noycr
showed the slightest sign of quitting‘
and eventually pulled 'what looked like
a last game out of the tire.
“Mullin got into communication
with Jennings and recommended the
purchase of the pit her. but while
)Hnghie was your intotabiy Impressed
with the report he decided that he
would have Donovan lnttip him, and
‘ accordingly Bill donned his whiskers
and went into the bush.
_, "Donovan also had a line chance to
watch Alexander work in a game in
which be was called upon to show
cve‘rythlngho had. in. stock in order to
win. His rephrt verified everything
Mulilu had said. although neither said
‘ ‘Aiexander was a second Mathewson.
LThey advised Hughio to ltook ltim and
«wthe‘ result was the, sending of a hired
scout to Syracuse to pass the final
judgment. and buy it Alexander was
the goods.
“The scout also got a line on the
hurlcr. but it may have been that‘
Alexander was not going good-salted
that day and failed to make an im-
precnion on our man. At any rate he
convinced Jennings that Alexander
. was not worth the gamble, and Detroit
struck out on three swingn.
., "Those who are in the know on thlr
2:1”in have no hesitation in saying
that 11 Alexander had been with the
Tlnrn the int two years Detroit
upped the league our
. all let a new record-
.fllulu amt/"'1': n/a aln/nln ‘1‘
.\-\- ‘\‘u\.t .-
. film-Ford baht
Joe Rbcki r,
hope."
lighting clL
Teddy um
ire ‘ champit‘mhips. '. ‘
Baseball Slcheduio ior Coming
Season tlivcn Out By Ener-
getic Manager
Will Pill IIIsI
IIIIII____ Hill Int 13
Teams to uh Played are Some ot
the Forest III This Section
.1 the State
l‘ridontiy ‘tilt‘
is going to play some I-Ipoedy teams
this colnlnlt‘ baseball season from a
glance at tile scheludc that has been
ptopatcd in the first place, the energy
in getting oltt this schedule dencrvea
t-mnmendatlhn. for it is a complete
one. and ML list of schools secured
promises some fine contests. Managet
Allen M. llfoscs is certainly some
worker.
There is only
schedule,
one local team on the
Mary's Young Men's
Club, but ”$0“ there is Staples High '
School. whith is quite hear at home.
Danbury and Stamford are on the
list. .
All in all“ the schedule is a good
one. The g‘lilllefl are scheduled ttom
April Hill the try-out with Statues.
up to June ill. which in near the close
ot' the echo l reunion May the Green
and \\ like? know not a defeat all
through its ficnedule
The echo uie as submitted in the
manager tdi The Sentinel is an ioi
lows:
April 1
13.. "SiilllIt‘H
lT—Miiiord
High. ut Norwaik.
High. at Milford.
"Prep." at Norwalk.
‘.'»l-I)anthr;' High, at Danbury.
:7 alani‘orrlf School at Pleading
:lthtntnron iligh. at Norwalit
\iIIy
l—«llnnm lScbool at Stuntiotd
4—-St. \lart‘a Y M C. at .\'orw.ullt
Swareenwich High at Norwaik.
ll «Ridgefltfld School. at itldgoflcid
t.‘l~—lnidget‘ort High. at Nornaik.
-.\lilfowl}illgh. at .\0I walk.
18- Daubur High. at Nornailt
2i "~Ili‘ldg91‘ut High. at Bridgeport
- 5—StapiosLHigh. at “ostport
29—~Stamfoi d High. at Stamford.
June
,i—Unltorsty School. at Norwallt
‘lmPort Chi stor High, at Port Chester.
5—Greenwl h High at Greenuluh.
8-wP0It Ch ster High. at Norwallt.
The othcl rs of the baseball team are
Francis \lynn, captain; Alan M.
Moses. manager: Enti H Barker, as-
sistant mat-.mget
—~..._.
moan IIIItt ashlar
« no: annual soon
There p'omlnea to be some lively
boxing don at the show of the So 30
Baseball Club, which in to be held at
Novack‘s ltaii, on April 18, who
Whistlevllio‘s "white
and. 335 Waters come together
in a match of six rounds Egg can
be seen a ery- evening at the rooms
or the Nomad: Boat Club, whor'o he
in tact rounding into the pink or none .
ditlon,,und
Hill, who
r the watchful
wild: in... ..
an who is jwnl
also around New
Hill is a
In. Intuit I
NOTWHII'I ”IKII 8011001 might 1‘1”;ng “L
Brooklyn. . Yuan '
anointing ,
illiiitiiililit illiiiliiil
Something About The Promoter
who 0110er Kilbane $25,-
000 a Year
When Fight Promoter Tom McCa-
rcy olterod Featherweight Champion
Johnny Kllbnnc a salary of 3.2.0.000
for two years work for him, be null-
ed one of the most unique gambling
stunts in the history of the ring. or
course Kilbane refused the odor, bo-
canse he. figures he can make. more
than $50,000 in the next two yearn.
But thin other would make the hair
of the biggcut plunger stand on end.
The rink'for McCaroy, had the offer
been accepted. would have been enor
Inous. llut had Kllbanc accepted and
continued to play in luck. the protita
linger Lndiow.
Nugget or
8.1.IIE1110L118.
from virtual poonage might have been
whopping. when you consider the mot
lag picture dramas in which he was
to play the moving part, the vaudc
ville shows he might be called upon?
to head and the boxing matches be
0n the other band MrCnrey was
taking a long chance. in a wool: Kii~
Imllt.‘ might have been defeated and
the 350.000 contract would not hare
been worth II cancelled postage stamp.
Any chance blow in a light. a blip oi
the foot or a flash of sunshine in his
star's oyct: might have brought ruin
to the ins Angelou promotol“. To all
at the riugnide and watch some hunky
roman hammering 150.000 worth at
your property would be, to say the
lentil. harrowing.
Should Kilbanc have fallen into ill
health, broken an arm. or suffered any
other accident. or should come retorm
810p boxing in California, McCartn-
would have had the distinction oi
burning up 350.000 {or nothing. But
this odor is in keeping with some 01
the other gambling stunts oi M'cCarey.
It wasn‘t so many years ago that. Mc-
Carey was driving a laundry delivery
wagon on‘the atrocta of bus Augolen.
lie was doing well. Then came the
that nomination of Billy Brynn tor the
presidency. McCarcy thought Bryan
a cure winner. but his supply of cash
was limited. Alter it had been or
c. H. Hsznon'oEAo.
MILWAUKEE, Win. April traitor.
lea H. Havenor, owner of the Milwau-
koo American Anaorlatlon [baseball
Club, died suddenly yesterday of
pneumonia. He was well-known in
baseball circles thmughout the coun-
try. He was 47 years old.
iifliHlNil Biiiiii
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Every day some store-patrons who .
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wt: am quite impolitng enough.
EHflPERIN‘TI-IE and.
in the right
ads.
A good ad.
advertising results. Sentinel want.
money to you.
haunted he went around to his dil’er-
out customers and bet them their
laundry bills for the. next tew months.
Barber shops. hotels and rooming
bonito proprietors took him up on a
proposition of either paying double
tot-their laundry in case. Bryan was
elected or paying nothing for it it he
lost. Bryan wan licked and Illct‘aroy
wont broke. Ho want some and 111‘
though it took him almost two years
to pay his debtn,'lto finally grabbed
It little extra rash and today he owns
part of the laundry for which be. then
Worked. Ill addition to tats, he has
grabbed all quite a lat chunk from hln‘
light promoting.
Mchrey will gamble on anything.
He is equally willing to flop the dice
for 150 or $100 or back a long pilot in
a horse race. several years. ago he
thought he know something of hortic-
racing. lie went into the bookmaklug
busineng and inside. of two weeks he
discovered that ho know
about it and was 310,000 to the bud.
'l‘bat cured him. 11a is a connert'ativo
gambler but is always willing .to
meet you not: my in any proposition»
in which he may think he has a
chance. That's Tom Mchrey, the On-
ly man to otter a wo'rltl'd' champion
a salary tor his services. Permit!!!“ ..
lo a quiet ludlvldtn‘l. who» "
never smoke: or mom dad r‘ar'i
taken a drink. , Ho. ”bowl"
McCarey
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