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balance, Lam. l7.:-'I‘leOl)l) “l e on
fared a. ilve~yoarfcoutruct at lilbllOOli’a
your in a‘ telegram sent to bill] at
Augusta. (in, yesterday by Pros
Gilmore o‘f'thu 'F'edel‘ul Ileague. ‘
The telegram was written oudl lveu
. to‘ a messenger in the presents at
newspapermen after Gilmore hall said
that he had learned that. «Cobb, hold not
yet signed with Detroit for thel 1914
season. _ l“
Gilmore‘s telegram offers tel pay
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Many unusual llll‘lacots
ployed by lighters. but perhaps none
has a more unusual one than Packcy
,Mlcll‘uriund. the best lighter- of his
weight and inches in the world.
Father Morisoey, a famous Chicago
priest, is Mcb‘arland’s talisman and
; every time' I’ackey goes into the ring
he knows that lleilas the prayers and
best wishes of his mascot, no matter
whether. he be with him or not.
‘ . \ lilo}; b‘llzsimmons had a. kangaroos
Cobb this first year's salary in advance. foot, which meant more to him tllllii
and to 'put the remaining $60,0th in his famous punches, and the boxing
escrow. . . 1 world knows how important .tlleso
‘ . 5-... .. , were to the great champion. lion
R‘AY‘KEATINGAIN
ldent
would refuse to enter the ring with-
} . out his precious talisman. He would
YANKEE Flu” luck it into the silk scarf with which
a ‘ he girdcd “himself before going into
M . battle. lfitz also had a big bear with
NEW YORK, Jan. 17,-lRay Keclting, which he used to take long walks in
the big pitcher of the New York training. »
Americans, came to New York from The oldtlme English featherweight
his winter home in Bridgeport,
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Casey Henncssy and Young Palil'
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‘yps. star, Pedlar Palmer. called a pair or Have 3 Draw
terday and signed a contract for 31914, green tights that he always were ill
Manager Frank Chance now has the ring in his big matches his lucky"
twelve players under contractwlbaid-
twell, Keeling, Rose, Cooper, lzirlown.
Rogers, Williams, il‘lalsol ‘BUUIHfll (lil-
mascot. He wore them until they
were actually shabby. but Palmer
didn‘t cure for he was winning all his
lights and that was what he wanted,
. shabby lights or dudisll ones. After
eight years of wear they wore dial
carded when Terry McGovern beat
Palmer.
Terry McGovern had a strange mus-
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lloolcy, Eschon and Quinn.
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BASEBALL skier-'3.
The. of Pitcher Zerall Z.
(“flip") liagcrlnan. (IF the Portland
Coast League club, to the Cleveland cot. She was a stage (lancer. iShc
Alllericamr, is oilicinlly announced. used to watch McGovern in all his
The Oakland llilasebail club halt rc- 'flgllls and as long as Shi‘- did 50 “9
leased Pitcher Dwight Stone to bloat- kept on winning them. He went
gonlery and Pitcher .Scllwon‘k to Nlasll- tilrollull the balltams, then tilert‘ealher
ville, of.illo Southern League. illotll and finally landed in the. lightweight
pitchers were purchased last year class, alwaysflucky and always with
from the St. Louis Browns. his mascot favoring him. But once
Tile signed contracts of four more they llada spat and they parted. The
players were received by the llr‘uok- next light Terry lost to Young Corbett.
lyn lBasobail chub yesterday. , The
agreements cover periods from one
to three years. Otto Miller signed for
three years; George Culsllaw, two;
{Elmer Brown, two, and Pfeil’er, (line.
()utilelder 'Jollnny ‘Bales signed a
sale.
succeeded, had a. little huncllback for
ills harbinger of good fortune. As
superstitious as the rest of his profe8~
slim liclchcl had absolute faith in the
power of the boy, called little Toby.
mleyom' contract to play with the Toby used to be lusmllley's corner in
Cincinnati National League team lyes all his big lights. lie was there when
tel-day. Bates stated that ho had been fi'
in
Stanley Kobchcl, whom no one has”
One of the boat boxing exhibitions
ever witnessed in this city was that
given last evening under the allupiccs'
of the independent Athletic Club. As
indicated in the preliminary announce?
locate. it was an all~stur affair, every
contestant putting forth his best ei’é
forts. and keeping the large gathering
of spectators interested throughout
the evening. Two of the ileum went
the limit, and there acre knockouts in
the other two. affording variety
enough to satisfy every one of the sow
oral hundred attendants..-
’l‘llo wind-up was a ten round con»
test between Kid Murphy. of Trenton,
New Jersey. the former champion ban-
tamweight of tllé country, and Buddy
li‘aulkes. who is reputed to be the
colored champion lightweight. of New
England. The go was decidedly warm.
and Murphy found a tough customer
in the colored mall. Both men started
off cautiously, but gradually warmed
up, and alter the first round some or
the encounters were of the whirlwind
style. Murphy received a llllld cut over
.otchel fought Papke. Kelly the Sul- the left eye, which bothered lliln
approached by men representing livan ’I‘wills and O'Jlrien. A month somewhat toward the latter and of the
themsolw“ ‘9 b” “‘01“ ”‘0 Fl‘dlliml after "l‘oby left him Ketchel was contest, but he maintained his nerve,
League. but had decided not to desert
the local clllb.
Charlie llcrzog, manager of the
Cincinnati Rolls, in in New Yorkl on
'Illt' trail of (‘atchcr Tom Clarke. He
killed.
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TIMELV BASEBALL HITS.
To a report that Eddie Plank would
and finished strong. He met his oppo~
nollt at every turn, ill the ninth round
he wus‘driven through the ropes, and
becoming entangled ill them, wrench-
Lalllllorli and lack Dempsey
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the encounter when the bell
for the ending of the go.
Sam .Barton made a good referee,
and washout busy pretty much alltllo
evening. Christopher Fay was the
tlluekeeper, and it. Weiner made the menu, once the
announcements and/introduced the va.
rious artists. 'lde was kept busy in~
troducing. a number of lighters, who
desired to issue challenges.
.llope ltucker [was willing to i
man of his weight in the
while lBiily English, m. Waterbury, of the commlggi
wanted to meet some one near his court, and
size. ‘u'l‘here were several others ‘of concluding
lesser, note, who
later. “ '
' Announoen‘lent was made of the con-
test coming ill Bridgeport, next Tues-
day night, and oggthe affair to be held
January 27th, ill lloodner’s Hall. ‘
l’llil Henley. of the Hotel hiahaoke- UMPIRES CAN THINK
mo. was the manager and mutclllna- FASTER THAN PLAYERS
her of the program, and lle'renllel‘ed' -—--—
many compliments on the success of Veteran Official
thu 11mm, ”3’" Show Up Diamond Start.
Successful umpires tilillkl‘uster than
the best players. says Jack Haskell,
chief of the Western League staff, and
who is tnlkedoi as a National League
man for min spring, formerly an
American League arbiter. To support
ii. is the opinion of Jim Corbett, his assertion he tells some stories of
former heavyweight champion. that “19 game. .
Battling Levlnaky looks like a better “The slow thinkers produce more
white hllpti‘tllan caller ounboatslnltll trouble for the umpires." he séld re.
0,. J,“ Willard. lie sizes up the centiy, "than the men gho are quick-
white },mm 'in “”3 way: _witied. There‘s no telling what a
"cllnhoatwslulill, Jess Willard lllld bonehead may attemot'to null olf-
\Batlling Levinsky seem to have the The successful Adimnundv judge must
edge on the division of fighters who Work ills my machine about two
are battling for the honor of meeting klmlfi “19W” than “19 heaviest “00%
Jack Johnson in the hope of returning ed player.
m n lzslllclllls lN
» gsurlllant llillliiT
Justlca Sealbury heard the
had no more right to prevent his help
lug than it had to keep a preacher‘ot
the same age out of the pulpit. Jus-
tice Seabury rellervod decision.
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or WHITE HOPE8
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the heavyweight championship crown, "l 01100 811W Silk O‘ilaughlin give
to the head of a white man. all exhibition of lightning judgment
“Why? Well. llevlnsky is an entire MIN! 7 (ll‘nslllcr about as good as 1
1y dillerentollstiéuilion from both «Wil- ever witnessed.
lard and Smith. Willard is an in ‘ “bong 'l'onl llllailcs. of Washington.
and out lighter: that is to say, in one‘ was getting it frightful beating ill the
bout he looks like the goods, while old Whiee flex park. Larry Schlufly
the next time he shows he looks like was in charge of the Senators. lie
ll big slouch, went'behind the grand stand to get a
“As to Smith, the gunner is a hard pitcher then warming up. Before
hitter, that's all. He can wailop l'll Ecllludy got back three Senators fad:
admit that. But. Smith's knockout cd, and Hughes returned to the
pouch is a wide. roundhouae swind- mound.
That‘s where- l aln of the opinion that
Lewinsky comes in. Jones, and he drove one safely through
“The Philadelphia man is a boxer the pitcher‘s box. The ball went on to
all well as a lighter. lie knows more center held, there being no one at
about the liner points of the game second base lo intercept it. ()‘Lough‘
than Smith and Willard. lie is a fast lill noted that Sclllulfly had not re-
mun on his feet. knows ilow to side turned nor, had a substitute been put
. or dodge a blow, jobs and books in. so he ordered Jones to return. The
like a finished boxer, and he also our latter argued. but O‘laughlin insisted
rial; ll knockout punch. that baseball could not he
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-—Bob ll‘itzsim.
WOI‘ld'B champion. Wil be no lightweight
heavyweight boxer, now 51 years or.
age. grinned derisively yesterday all
be detailed to counsel for the state
White athletic commission argue that he was
lght,any too old to re-enter the prion ring. He
country. has appealed to from the prohibiiton
on to the Supreme
. ‘ arguments in his case yes
may be heard from terday. Fitzsimmons said the state
Says They Often
"The first man up was Fielder“
played with 2‘
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(DoctOr
l ' Himself‘Pcrmanently.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.—-—'l‘llere
championship
battle between Willie Ritchie and liar.
lem Tummy Murphy. Ritchie sent
rword‘ estcrday to Promoter (loifl'oib
that he couldn't use ills leg and there-
fore couldn’t illrllt Murphy January 30.3
Murphy doesn't get even the cold com-l
I
000 forfeit which his manager agreed.
to put up the day after the lust. articles
were signed. 'Ilitcllie failed to post
the forfeit. Dr. John Galway examin-
edrRitchie's log yesterday and warned
him he might cripple himself permit-g
nently if he went into a light with it.‘
Manager Foley says as soon as Ritchie
recovers he will be glad to meet Mur-
phr.
"SPORTSNOF ALL SORTS.
l’resident Britten, of the St. Louis
Cardinals, has offered a 10 per cent.
bonus all around to his players if the
team finishes fifth or sixth; 15 per
Cent. if the outfit comes fourth, and ill)
per cent. if the Cardinals are one, two.
three at. the finish of the 1914 season.
No occasion, however, for any imme-
diate guardianship proceedings.
Jim Buckley, “ manager of Gunboal
Smith, says that the Gunner. will
tackle lSam Langford again in a re
tulin lnill, but Lucky Jim adds it will
only the after all the other heavy-
weights will be given preference. We
congratulate Buckley on his good
sense.
Mel Sheppard, the peerless
distance runner, announces his retire-
ment once more. Shop says he has
had enough of the grind and now will '
give way to some of the youngsters.
Although Sheppard is for from all in
' in the running game, perhaps it would
be fill-ll. as well if he quit. lie certain-
iy‘"has had a long inning. and. consid
ering‘ the great honors he has won, it
would he a shame to see him defeated
..by the coming champions. it will be
the case unless he retires‘at Once.
‘Tom Kennedy, the heavyweight bozo
or. has reconsidered illsddmsien to re.
enter illb‘ripa, and declar'é'd yesterday
that he was satisfied will? the simple
life. Tom was matched ‘to meet Al
’MCC‘OBkb‘)’ next week, but listened to
his friends, who advised him to leave
well enough alone. Kennedy is well
off in the goods of the world and does
not have to box for a. living.
Jack ‘Slattory has been elected base-
l
iSays Champion Might Hurt
fort of dividing with Cotfroill the $5.? .
middle
reel "liciair' feature.
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SOUTH NORWHLK. "
The ,
Highwaymen?
' Shoes!
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_\ sun-lug and spectacular
has signed Outiiclder .iicrb Moran,
recently scoured from Brooklyn.
George (lihaou, the veteran blok-
stop of the Pirates, and llill lioull, a
young pitcher of the Cardinals. both
of whom had been mentioned as ll‘ed-
eral League possibilities, have decided
in favor of organized baseball.
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SCHLAFLY GOES TO CHICAGCll.
Buffalo Fed’s Departure Follow:
Talk With Walsh and Magoo,
compo. Jan. 17.~—«'l‘hellluffalo llled~
oral League llllal-ebaii club was placed
on ll better financial basis yesterday
when $95,000 was pledged by eighteen
business men at the meeting callodl by
Walter if. Mullen. president of :he
club. Application for incorporation at
$100,000 will be forwarded to Alba y.
it was announced that $200,000 we id
be raised before the playing seal on
oponed.
manage the Lancaster club of the Tri-
State League the coming season, (‘on-
nie Mack replied: “Plank isn't ready
for the minors. Ho pitched better hull
last, season than he did in all the
years he has been with me. i would
no more think of letting him go than
i Would Collins or Baker. i think
Plank is a marvel of baseball and i
wouldn’t be surprised-were he pitching
good ball for me five years hence. lie
doesn't seem to Wear out. I know he
isn't thinking of any minor league
berth. .He knows that he is far from
being tllrougll with the majors."
“Sandy" Pioz. star outfielder with
the li‘tichmond team. of the Virginia
League, longeeasou, signed a contract
«Saturday with the New York Giants.
Piez is a tail, well built chap, and
proved one of theefastest Abuse runn
new; in the minor leagues lost year.
He is a right handed batter. and hit
the bail lost season for an average of
ad his Ici't'leg so that it bothered him
somewhat during the remainder of
the content. Both men were ill fine
form, and received liberal applause
throughout the affair. Fauikee had a
”bad habit of raining lll body lblowo our.
ing the clinches, and two or three
times merited the objections hurled at
him by those about the ringside. «lie
kept the referee busy separating the.
men during the numerous clinches.
Tllo regrettable feature of the occu‘
sion was the knocking out 0'1 Jack
licmpsey. the popular South Norwalk
tighter. it was announced before the
contest that this was to, be positively
his last appearance ill the ring, and
this is likely to prove true. lie on
neared to be in the best. ohrcoudition,
and in the first three rounds had do-
with Dick Corii. of Boston. all looked
cidadiy the better of his argument
as thoulzil Carli would soon be elimin-
ated from the contest, but in the
“llevlnsky may not be able to show eight men on one side.
his superiority over Smith in a tea. “A few Weeks ago Bill Kienl told
fifteen or twenty round boat, but if me of a decision he made in Phila-
Coming Tuesday.
ball coach at Tufts College. if Slat-
tery can teach inside baseball half as) TURES.‘ ,
. , in addition to our regu
he meets (‘lllllboat ill a finish light, dolphin. late this season. Becker as Athletics will have nothing on the
which is the right way to decide a on third, Knabo on second. and full on Tufts crowd along next June. million,
llovlusky.“ the runners started from the ”naefilcmgseountl‘y lean“ la coaching theE . ‘ ,’ '-
---~~ when Lavender of the Cubs was pitcil- All-Toronto relay team a, his home in .. , ,
SCHEDULE. to three and two. Knabe had a long one ol’ theiuutcst indoor aggregations DanCIDg .s
WihlJAmB’l‘OWN, Mandi, Jan. 17.» lead off second and planned to be at ”mum-g the board from this winter. _ ,3
of qiltuuil Is an interesting feature of plate. i‘qnartet to the buffalo games and he
the Williams College baseball sche- "mvendor failed to got the ball ova:- beat the All».\’e\v York team by more
will have a hard soaaon'b work, it! all the runners to advance. Knabe within “Mm, of a second of the
allotments including Harvard. Yale. tried to slink book to third, but world's record. Bllmbbis now getting
”mm" “"9““ "‘ ‘0 PM“ ““0 "MM“ 0‘" “‘9 ”Wand clulma’olat his team ought to de-
Aanl 25. {Massachusetts 'Azrlcultllmf‘ner balm he could regain the base. am, the Unmm “mm,“ 1,, 8pm,
nail at Ithaca; May 6. Yale at New lla- the rules do not lay anything about England’wpolo 913mm who will W
van; 'May 7, Wesleyan athiddletown: how long a player may take to cum» once more to capture the international
MUSICAL MOTION . it
well as he can talk it. Connie Mack'sl
.l'ccls. Watch for further one
championship battle. my money is (m at first base with two out. Of course. Al lSlll‘ulill, coach of the Harvard .
WWJLLIAMQ COALEGE BA‘sEBALL ing the hall after the about had gone Toronto. ‘Slll-ubb claims that he has
A game WW! ““3 Chinese University =Bockor‘s heels in “‘9 dash for the Recently the ilritisher «brought his . ' Toni
dole, was announced today. The nine and l‘askert'walkod.“theroby forcing than live “I,“ The team also came 2
Princeton. Dartmouth and Cornell. The Catcher {Newborn saw him and threw , his team “My tor the B. ‘A. A- 3.1mm
College at Williamatown; May it COMO! couuo.'lBecker was forced in. but of its reputation on the track.
May 9. Tufts at Williamstown; May plate his Journey. Just when a cup next. June, “11”“le this coun-
w...
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.285. illewiil report In 'McGraw at
Lorry lSchlall , who is to meal a .
y g the training grounds It Marlin Springs.
the team, and litiellard Carroll lull
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fourth round things almond, and Card fit, Princeton at Princeton; May 10.
went after Dempsey from the start. Dartmouth at Hanover; May ill, Am-
The latter was floored twice but muu- bent at. Amherst; May 23. Trinity M
wrangle was impending Klem declar-
. all that. Backerhod crossed the plate
before the ball was put on Knobs.
try on May. 8, according to adricen ro-
oeived Wednesday. or present plans
FOR pummel almond“
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long talk this afternoon with filler.
wood Magoo, oi' the Philiies, and Jlm-
my Walsh, sold by the Athletlcll to
the New York Americans. All or the
quartet were mum aftertile meetil
eclllafly went to‘Ohicugo last nilht
and is to meet President Gilmore and
Joe Tinker today.
ORGANIZING BOWLlan TEAM
The employee or the United hill
trio Light a; Water Company, ill Nlr—
walk, are planning to vernal” a bow-
ling team“ The Omnwioh_empio-‘
llama team already under wanna:
to planned to have on W“? .
nument ill-tho near future. with n '
first in one place and than hill!" ll».
er. Much inform a exhibited but
local members of the warm“ :
who plan to provide If! invaluorn
u
ion m.
l. '
Tom. late in February.
Hugh Jennings is depending on two
former American Hague players to
help the Donald; thin year. One is
3, Miles Main. 9. young Iiaut, who was
tried in the box by. the flea Box nav-
erai year- ago only to motioned ovér
to Jersey City. The director: traded
him in Buffalo loot hammer and the
Tigers drafted bull. in: otherrman ill
Outfloldor any mortal, once with the
New York Americana, under Stallion;
who finally sold him. to Mentalist. “gm
, which he also well #th by Jonathon
last September. . . ‘ '
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beams!
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Liam also announced It
aged to get up, although somewhat
dazed. The third time he struck the’
mat he took the count.
"usual Laosford. the colored lighter.
now located in Mount Vernon. New
York. more than mat illll match in
One lRound Nolan, the white lighter
from Waterbury. Tna‘two man all.
changed blows for the first two rounds
and appeared to be well matched.
in the third will”, Lennard loot
himself. and could “M'Wlfllmnd the
rain of blow: which he encountered.
Ila, went. down’aud out ominous: I
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umlllutala amino; this bout a wall
and
all on only “buyers 2 MW
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:Williamstown: May 30. Amherst a
' lambda“; June 6. Holy Cronin at try to unruvoionr tangle."
are carried out. the invading forces
will be made up of toll playero and; Cannon of Adam .. .
thirty-bevel! ponies. the pick of (treaty G'i‘ilnmnun, Jan, 17~Jobf
.Brluiu. Comb will 1’0 pitched 0“" non, of Adams alone. was"
‘more at the P191113 noel: Countt‘Y‘noon yesterday by bounty
Club, where the mallohmen were an“ den my“, 1"» gum, m
trimmed last yam ‘3? ”PM“! 11"“ Gome'Wardea Paterson. “
all!“ month “3619” thO‘mMK-HIQI “Examine “but! With it rm .
an and Wales. will set IWllmW mason. Hailed oovmi'flblll
7nd havfllloatv or timuor 9mm!" him when m. i‘ ‘
County dime Warden Amati :1
That removed the play from the «run:
menmive once. The umpire didn't
Wllllsmmwn; June o. Harvard at
Worcester; June 8, Wesleyan at Wil-
liamstcwn; June 19,1)nrtmouth at Wib
downtown; ...fune 20, Chlnu'ovtihiwr-
altar" of fluvial at'wnllamstonu; June
22, University of vol-moat at Mt!-
zllamstown. f' ‘ '
CUTLER DfiFEATO YAMADA.
wm woman by comma m to
‘ an’ 447 on Final day.
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W . :vlcwnouiabb 14.1 halftime billiard WW Thb‘iavwm calms
. :vanvnoov'g now in mulch will» Kali ammo. Jon-i molm amt mm 1,
lummaronmntmn. lip-Wu»: alum, hydraulic: tho owl and dioltb cmomlmm. 9.. Jun. lam—Pitcher
ham Mercantile. roman; of tho'loulllooxam‘pbluulu floatation
Pittsburgh random, and ~ ammiimdmam of
norm“ you; wall-1mg, to harm naval Wm~ y; ' ,
annulment cum «slur no. mu. m‘ or alarm
the ammonium», m m Cullen to also limo, ,, , _ ‘
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Johnson, (the indies. aligned a m-
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