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To lump Organized Baseball for
Federally-American Asse-
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CHICACO, Jan. 24.-The effort of
the New York American league club
to secure the signatures of Catcher
Ed Sweeney and lnflclder Rollie
Zeider to 1911i contracts failed here
yesterday.
Arthur lrwin, representing the
New York club management. Lad
long interviews With Sweeney 1nd
Zeidcr, bllt neither came to terms.
irwin, it is said. departed last night
for Texas. it was rumored that both
players had left. the fold of olgan
ized baseball to accept ilatterlu;
offers from the Federal League, but
confirmation of tllese rumors was
lacking from the luagnutcs directly
involved.
‘ Organized baseball scored a point
in the war for players by uuuonllc
ing that Pitcher Lelivelt had signed
with the Cleveland Americans. This
announcement. was “officially coll-
«firmed.
The gtdwing strength of the Fed-
oral League was discussed at the
meeting of the American Association,
btit no formal action was tallfll to
combat the encroaclllllellts 111‘ the
new league
GULLERE ATHLETES ARR
SUMMER BASEBALL
\m 11 on Jan. “Manatee nth
totes should be allowed to play sum
mcr baseball without. affecting their
lllllirtellr standing, or eligibility to their
college or university teams, in the
opinion of Captains J. T. Blossom, ot
Yalc,li.1\ ilhoades, of Princeton: (‘3.
C. Polter. ot‘ Iohns Hopkins, and .I. 1..
Vaideu, of the Navy. The views oi
these leaders in college baseball, ex.
pressed in the Yale News, yesterday,
are regarded with added interest, in
view of the adoption by the National
Collegiate Athletic Association at. its
last annual meeting of 11 rule prohibit-
ing colleges and unversities from al-
lowing these who have received money
for playing ally game to compete in
intercollegiate contests.
Captain Ililoseom believes that "in
spite of severe opposition legalized
illllsobsll is hound to come ill the near
future."
(Supt. lthoudcs says he is heartily ill
favor of allowing a man to play sum-
mer baseball and cape-(daily if he is
helping himself through college. sees
no reason why he should not utilize
his talents for pecuniary return.
('nptulll l’or'iel w- 1 no valid objec
tion to the college player engaging lll
nullllucr baseball, and Captain Vulden
11111 lures he is unable too see how any
college can have sufficient reasons for
prevention its men from plnylnn sunl-
int-r baseball.
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CORNELL 10 now HARVARD.
i’i‘lim i \' 1'. Jun. ELMHTRTC re-
port that lilo Cornell ’vurlllty crew
mould row linrlard on the Charles
fitiw-r on May 26 was confirmed today.
This means that. Cornell will row two
big races in four days. incidentally
trawling 2150 111111111. which is believed
to be the most difficult feet over 1111
curtailed by Ill American college crew.
Cornell is to row l'rlnoetou and it. 111
thought that Yule will send a crew for
the Cayuga Lake regatta on May 23.
The Cornell ’varahy and trunnion
crews will pack up Immediately after
this race and co to Cambridge, with
only one day's practice on the Charles
before the Harvard race.
YALE WILL N01“ M6! PSNNSYL-
VAN“.
PlililiAgDiiliiPfllA. Jim. 2i.—w'f‘he
ville crew will not race the University
of Pennsylvania over the American
iterates. course April 11.1119 crow
committee or Mountable mode thin
announcement tailor It won- noted
that the date 111 too My for the Yale
loco.
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A8 A RUNNER
The following story is told of Billy
Queul, the Yale running coach, relu<
tive to how he got ills start in the
game: ,. . . u
Queal was a. member of the town
basketball team. at. Alexandria illay. I
N. Y., and it was there he received
his first athletic training. That was
back ill the spring of 1907, when he
was 18'.” lie became one of the ,best
basketball players in northern New
York. After the close of a game one
evening the towil boys held a set of
athletic events. Queal wanted to go
into some event and picked out the
mile run, more by chance than any-
thing else. die and everyone else
were surprised when he won without
a day's training in the only ordinary
time of. 5 minutes. 16 seconds. it
was more of a lark than anything
else, thought Billy. and he gave the.
matter no further thought. _
But there was a man in the crowd
of spectators who knew a runner
when he saw one. After the race he
sought Quest and told him he had a
great 'i’ilture. Tile man was Charles
A. Hunt, and since then Quenl has
beaten many of the world's best run—-
11ers.
Queal never made an excuse when
110 was beaten, but he never was
beaten or even pushed when he was
right, as all the professionolrunnera
will agree. Quest is "right" now and
he is going fuster‘than ever before ill
Ihis career.
RUULUU 8 REIRR .
Alitlill' TU ERD‘
it appears highly probable now
that Johnny Comon‘s name will sec on
be added to the long list of those \lllo‘
tiled and failed to come back. Ac-
counts of his trial bout wnh Young
Sillnot, at ltacine, recently, state that
the little champiou’s eliorts to stay
1111 his feet nndel the assaults of the
second rater were greeted with boots
and yells of derision. Ulliy repeated
and tiresome clinching enabled him to
weather the attacks of his younger
and stronger opponent.
Couion was not actually beaten, hilt
considering the calibre of his oppon-_
eat and his slim margin of victory the'
affair can only be regarded as a. set-
back for him. There never was ren-
soll to boot the Logan Square midget
when he was in his prime. ‘lle must
have deteriorated to an alarming ex-
tent to be treated in that iashion.
Coulou was one of the most Intel'-
‘esihlg performers in the ring. His
work was clean cut and as free from
objectionable features as could he
wished for. Anti despite his diminu-
tirc size 1111 was a real hitter, driving
home his blown with the shoulder be-
hilld them ill perfect form.
But t'oulon has been on the down
grade fill at least two years. its
showed every sign of it long before ho
was beaten by Kid Williams 111 New
York. To all intents and purposes
that bout proved which was the better
1111111. Ever since Coulon‘s hold open
the title has been merely technical.
in all probability ll tweniy- -rouud bout
between Context and Williams now
would find the champion not only
beaten but outclassed.
' TUI’GDAY NiGHT'S .HOW.
Matchmaker Hurry dimlth has or-
runged one of the best cards or the
season tor Tuesday nizht. at. 'llood-
um Hail. 'Wuhluiiou street. The
grand windnp 111 scheduled to he a ton-
reund affair between li‘ranlrio Flame-
lllg. or Canada, and Teddy tidbit-.11!
Pittsburgh. Young Brooks. of atom.
tot-11. and Harvey Kelley. of Brideen
port, are expected to go till: rounds,
and there will be two renowned event:
Maddie Kelly. otlllrldpe’port. vs. Young
dial-tn. or bouts Hermit. and Youutt
,Kun. of South Norwllll. vn. Tim
@8011. at Stamford.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 2-1.~—Jollully Dun-
dee, of New York. and Young lShu~
grue, of Jersey City, fought a last ten-
liound bout here'last night with litln‘
are even. Dundee, weighing 127 3-:
pounds to Shugrue's 135, equalled his
heavy opponent’s efforts.
Joe Mandel, of New Orleans, out-
.fought and outboxed Johnny Lore, or
New York, in everfround of their toll-
round contest except the second, in
which the olcul boy did the better
work. Mandot weighed 136 pounds:
1Lore, 139.
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TIMEY BASEBALL BITS.
Secretary Hugh Raddy, of‘ the
Bridgeport bail club has received a let,-
ter from Jack Barry. the Athletics’
shortstop, yesterday, recommending
111d West, the young outfielder, who is
to receive a trial in the spring. Barry
booms the youngster without reserve.
Arthur (“Duke") Duchenils. last
year's fast pitcher on the Pittsfield
chlb now the property of the Boston
Nationals, is lost—«at least as far as
the Boston team is concerned. it has
written and telegraphed to the'addross
in Montreal, P. Q., where he was sup-
posed to be staying. but he has appar-
ently moved without notifying anyone.
Boston is anxious to get a line on him
and Manager Zeller. of Pittefleld, has
been asked to assist in the search.
Control is a great asset to a pitcher,
as Christy Mathewson says, and hé has
it to a degree hover excelled by any
pitcher the game has known.
Manager 1131” Donovan. of Provi~
deuce. reports that seven of his men
have already signed. Tile seven are
Barge. Springfield pitcher last season;
Kocher, former Bridgeport catcher:
Outflelder Matty McIntyre and ni-
‘fielders «Fabrlque and Tutwiier, and
Oldham alld Smith. two recruits.
Outflelder Woltcr, of the New York
Americans, is wanted by the outlaws.
Chief Bender, of the Athletics, has
a sporting goods store in Philadelphia,
named after him.
GeoRge Tyler, the Braves' southpaw,
declared that he has received offers to
play in the Federal League, bill will
stay with the Boston club until he 13
traded to the St. Louis Nationals. if
this happens, Tyler will either quit
,baseball or Jump to the Federals.
The New York club has stolen a
march on the other clubs ill making a
big offer to John A. Reilly. the Yale
third baseman. lRellly has a year more
to study at Yale. but old-timers who
saw him last year said that he was the
«best Infielder that the colleges have
produced ill yours: lie was not only a
fielding sensation. hilt ills hitting was
extraordinary for a college player. The
New York club is also angling tor
Romanch. the Cuban shortstop.
If 11 story told in Chicago regarding
the recent signing of a pitcher belong-
ing to a major league club is true, the
F‘edoral Manners wlTo got this than
are deserving of cenuuro. it appears
that the player. who had been riding
on the water wagon for more than a
year, was induced to fall off and while .,
in 11. state of intoxication he won in-
duced to sign 11 Fed contract and to
accept $1.000 in advance money. The
player, It is 1111111, spent this money in
various saloons and when it well lone
he, uobered up to 111111 that. he had 1111.
sorted his employer. He pleaded with
the ill‘olltlrein to release him from the
signed agreement. it Ill said. but bill
request was refused. He Will mint.
to return the advance money and was
told that he would have to 111111. To
comet friend: the player laid illum-
or day that if he could lit: up 01.000
he would head it back to the Mead
sign with ammo lull in view of the
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by a major league club before hem
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lra 1-1. Thomas would be enrolled ml
the baseball hail of fame as one or
the greatest catchers in history except
for his one weaknesswhe never could
catch a foul ball that was at. all dith-
cult.
The famous Athletic backstop was
born at Ballstou Spa, 1'. Y., thirty-
three years ago. In fact, he is the guy
who put the Ball 111 Bullston. (Tre-
mendous applause). Prior to his 1111-
but, Bailstotl ‘Spa got onto the sport-
ing page only by its devotion to the
noble art oi‘cook-fighting. 111 the good
old days that village was the scene 01'
many notable mains in which the most
ferocious and blood-thirsty fowts in
America participated. Perhaps that
explains lra’e antipathy to fouls which. .
ninth and tenth rounds, while Rivers
in spite of'his brilliance in other ways.
long delayed his appearance ill the
main show.
Ira. was a little, sawed-oil? runt
standing only six feet. tWo inches, in
his hosiery when, at the age of twen-
tyvonc. he was given a tryout by Barb
ford, in the Connecticut League. Ev-
ery time he went after a foul fly he
fell down. mend Hartford decided he
wouldn't do. Next year Its tried
again. audithis time he was given a
job. He caught ninetyd’our games
for the Nutmeg State capital in 1903.
and broke allrecords by catching four
games in one day to decide the cham-
pioushlp.
«Next year Thomas went to Newark.
in the lilactern Leaguebui he was un-
ed in only a few games, and was then
traded to Providence. The Saints
needed a backstop, and ~Ira. got. regu-
lar workdu'rlng his two seasons with
the Rhododsland city, awaiting .311
the last year.
Thomas broke into the big league
with the New York Americans in1906
and remained there until the close of
1907, without accomplishinganything
particular to got himself intotlle lime-
light. In 1908 he went to Detroit,
but Jennings got peovlah over his
stunt of falling on his back when try-
ing for a foul. At the same time
‘lra'll arm began to go back on him.
although he, caught the only game in
the world‘s series which the Tigers
annexed from the Cube. Jennings
put Thomas on the market. and Con-
nie Mack got him. Connie seldom
{rein stung. and he didn't in the deal
whereby he ulljed the lengthy, mus-
cular and 111i clothinklng backstop.
For a time Thomas was the mainstay
of the Athletics behind the bat. ‘Hts
.rew failings were more than compon-
atated for by his head work and his
enthaulasm for winning. which have
been of great assistance in helping the
Athletics to dive pennants.
ATRLETIGR ll PLAN
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DENVER. C01,. Jail. 24.»~~A six-acre
baseball and athletic field, unit for
and by convicts with accommrdntlone
for the general public on well as con
viola, is the intent reform In primn
management planned by Thom-la 'ry~
nail, warden of the Colorado State
Penitentiary.
“To build up a man mentally and
morally,”wallid Tynan. in announcing
the innovation today. "1 know from
experience mu have to build him up
phvlclclllly."
The bell players and athletes who
are to be allowed to use the field are
there who cannot be tunable work
in the road cause at the prison renew
oil.
Permiulion to use the field must be
earned by 30011 conduct. which will be
merited by the presentation ot lul- noun
or button The button admits the
bearer to the field Hill to the stand
stand.
The public will be admitted mil
one we and the mortal spectators
through another.
After the Mall unu- uluu, I
admit that will on the doll.
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Former Champion’s Boxing and
Clever lhilphiing Brings Him
Victory
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MILWAUKEE Jun. 24. «From the
tap ot‘ the. gong to the end the men:
fought each other all over the ring. '
with the Michigan boxer doing most
1111' the lending. it was this continual
boring in and clevel infighting which} mails are always used to acquaint '
i them with the necessity oi? signing up.
gave Wolgust his second viciniy over
the Californian. l
Wolgast gained a clear lead early3
and Joe was never able to overcome
it, although he fought at top speed.
Ad had the better of the second, third
gained shades ill the fourth and;
”File other rounds were even.
but each man had to keep busy at all
times to hold his own.
Rivers bled profusely throughout
Adsplit his opponent’s
nose and mouth in the second round
and kept poppering away at the cuts
during the bout.
Twice during the fight Wolgust went
to the floor by missing swings and
each time ’Rivers fell on top of him.
Once they wrestled with Referee Stout
ill the middle of the ring and Wolgast
almost went through the ropes. Wol~
gust's ability to block and then use
botll handy when at close range was
excellent. Rivers showed to advan-
tage at long range, «hilt he could not
loud enough to defeat the Michigan
boy.
IBoth were hissed at times for rough
tactics.
BOXING NOTES.
Georges Carpentler, the French
champion. must have changed ills
mind about sailing for Australia at-
ter his defeat of Bombardier Wells,
for he has contracted for a couple
more lights in France which will de-
lay his departure some time. it was
understood from 'advices received here
from abroad that Carpentier had ac-
cepted terms from Snowy Baker to
visit Australia at once and take part
in two lights, for which he was to be
guaranteed over $30,000 and expenses
~—somc coin for a lighter who is not a
champion outside of ills own sphere in
Europe. However, he is a great card
over in France and England, but he
has refused several good offers to
come to the States and meet some
real mlddleweighta or light heavy-
weights. Should be full to go to the
Antipodes it will rob Eddie :MeCloorty
of a chance to cop oil a bunch of coin.
for the Oshkosh boy would have
drawn down close to 810,000 for his
‘end in the proposed match with the
Frenchman. in addition to meeting
i’ut 1.'i(eofo, the French champion is
to meet the latest British hope.
«Bandslllan Blake, March lid. and
some of the sporting men there think
the «Bondsman will do much better
than did Bombardier Wells. 1111 sure-
ly cannot do any worse.
Waldemar Illolberx. the Danish
champion lightweight. or rather wel-
ter'llieipht (1'11 he Ml gone into the
1115 pound class), but been cutting
quite a. dealt in Australia the past
tow months. The Dana boll defeated
some of the really good lizbtweishte
null waiters, among them Frank Pl-
rato. of anatomic, and My Bronson.
of ludluapolill. He has also but a sum.
Tier at 3000 11111111 in England and
some: to be nettle: better. like But.
Nelson. u he goes aloud. Helper: Ill
tbtnhiuc a: coming to America on his
way ileum unit it he lion no 1111 find
plenty of 1111in to mail up against.
1111 then m ”In! blah clues boys in
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SIGNS BY RABLE
WASHINGTON, D 0., J.an 21.—-~Her
mall Sclluet’cr, the Climbers come-
dian and one of tile best known and
lilost popular players in the game, is
to break into the records when he re-
ceives a cablcgrnm at Colombo, Cey
1011, on January 23, offering terms for
the seasoniof 1914. Schaefer will be
the first player ever to have terms
Icablcd to him in this manner. Fle-
Iquently major leaguers live long dis
latices from their home club, but the
111 Schaefer' a case, howevel, the com-
edian is traveling around the world
with the world’s tourists and at this
writing is somewhere on the ocean
bound from Australia to Colombo,
Ceylon. The first thing he will receive
‘next Friday morning will be a cable-
gram from the Old 110x, offering him
a contract for 1914.
Property owners utilize Sentinel
Want Ads. in finding buyers or ten-
ants with small cost or delay
New York N en
Haven 8. Hart
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KLlNG AS MAGNAIli
KANSAS IC'lTY, Jan. 24 .wJOhll
Klimt, who was lctzetitly given ‘1
conditional release by President. (3‘ ,
lHerrmsnnll. of the Reds. may been
a. magnate. The report is current ,
that Kling wants to secure some
the Kansas City American Associ ‘
club’s stock.1Kllng. it is said,
play with the Blues it Go
'l‘ebeau, the. club‘s owner. will be] 1
some stock. Kansas City ls'Kln
home, and the vetelali catch ‘I ’
understood, wants to Remain. '
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AMUSEME s
l-lavo y‘Ou heard about the wouderR‘
shows at.
Hoyt’;
Most everyone in town is talking
the refined and elegant 'vaudevi
bills being presented at, this coax!
able playhouse, twice weekly. ‘
another sample of our splendld'ah 1111.,
Exceptional engagement at the
ing players that recently set new"
York atlame.
BESSIE AND HARRIET R
and Their Associate Players ..
We Grow Old." A story of'y‘httQ
years." beautifully presented with
an elaborate productioii. I
HELENE ‘BOVls AND CHARLES
DARLEY,
The Australian Nuggets.
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JACK GORDON AND Blip
MURPHY,
The Hotter Shelter Boys.
FRANK CLlFFOR-D AND EVEL-
BURKE .
Recent stars 01’ Tile Midnight 80ml. ,
their- potpourri of songs, lasts all
drives.
Special added feature. Ringling prob
ultra sensation. The Modern Her
lean athletes, .
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Present a. truly remarkable gymnu
exhibition.
Coming soon.
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