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ST. LOUIS. F 6.b 28.~—M ordeal,
Brown. St. Louis Federal manager. an- , - , , '
nounced last night that he had .book- theri Small ill 33“ Francis 0
ed exhibition dates with the Spring. , ~. . . , '
llold, Iii.. of the Three-i League, lol- . Wins Filly-Yardswmmiug
Ariiilandlt. The moratobe . . ,
plgyed in Springaold. so “‘99 ”2335* 5890““
The Springfield club is a portend ,. 6: _ ‘
parcel of organized baseball. Whether 'WOLUL‘L Feb. ' 22 “Robert
the big moguls will stand for theatr- Small. °t "‘9 Olympic 01011.8“ Fran-
rangement is a question. If the games ”1900: ‘10de the world's 01181112101!
are played it will look like recognition 111°" diam“ swimmer. Duke Killian-
and olganlvod baseball houses have amok“. here yesterday at say yards.
Hebrew Says Indian Showed
Wood: in!" rill‘ill on Word Tour
, fl .
. “You may tell the New York public
that we will show them a real bail
player in Jim Thorpe next seaéon. He
will surprise a few people when we
get on the'Poio Grounds nextIAprli.
His improvement on this trip has real-
ly been remarkable." The above is
an extract from a letter sent by John-
wouid be recognized. , .
“w. H. Buck ey. president of the
Springfield oiu. asked up to play two
games in the Illinois capital,” said
Brown. “When he entered into the ar-
rangement with the St Louis Federals
I called his attention to the fact that
we were operating outside of organ-
ed ball. Buckley referred the matter
to Al Tourney, president of the Three
I League. and he told him to go ahead
and book the gamesil
uy Mcaraw to Secretary .Fos’tor. of
the Giants.
Meal-aw iurthel' says in his letter
that the aborigine is performing like
a regular Ty Cobb on the world's
tour. die is lwailoping the pill at a
.325 clip, is fielding his position in su-
perb fashion, and is also learning how
to use his wonderful speed on the base
lines. " .
McGraw's tribute to the Cariisle
marvel would make it appear as
though John Joseph is considering ‘
o
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rl'horpe for an outfield position next “Asulnfi‘rou FITBHERS
season. At any rate. it seems oer? . 1 ,
lain that Thorpe will get into more no 80".!" TonA'
games than he did in 1913. Though
Jim was a little awkward when he
. first reported at Marlin last spring;
McGraiw always had confidence in him
:md felt sure Thorpe would eventually
win as much fame as a baseball play
or as he won as an all-around track
athlete and a football player.
Washington will send 11 pitchers
'South today. “Not one of the young
pitcheys we will have in training is
much more than out of his ’teens.‘
remarks Griffith. "and that is a splen
all at them develop into regulars. but
, I feel we will get enough of them to
give us a formidable staff. I naturally
MURPHY 90“""53 look for Easel, Shaw, Balls and Cash
"'8 “RETIREMENT” ion to shop to the best advantage. but
Bentley and “Harper both have a
chance and perhaps some of the un-
knowns will come through. If we are
favored with good weather these
young pitchers ought to be ilr‘ fairly
good condition by the time the resu-
lars report.“
CHICAGO. Fell. 22.—-“l sold out at?
irloclr over the long distance tele-
phone,” said Charles W. Murphy, in
confirming his retirement from organ-
ized baseball. “Mr. Taft offered me
more money than I ever thought was
in the world for my 53 per cent. of the
(lllbs' stock and 1 accepted without
unibbling. I am forever through with
professional baseball. its controversies
and- squshbies. .I'm the happiest man,
=n the world tonight."
Murphy would not name the price
for which he sold the controlling in‘
CHARLEY FAUST. OLD GIANT MAS-
OOT. WANTs MEDAL FOR
. OLIMBING.»
Charley hush-who was at one time
a mascot for J’tho Giants, because there
was no logical way of preventing it.
made himself accounted with James
* legged swimmer. second.
did condition. Wecan'tbope to have .
been proclaiming the Federals never ”"413 the champions world's record of
23 30 seconds.
Small is about twenty years of age.
a native of California. who in practice
for the last year has been swimming
the titty yards in world’s record time
and is looked on by‘ie coach for the
Olympic club as the next world's
champion.
in the 100 yard dash Kshanalnoku
.had his revenge. defeating Small. who
finished second in 54 4-0 seconds. .
la the 440 yards Kahanamollu won
again; with Lincoln Johnson, a one.
In the 220‘Kfnhanamo
first. with George Cunb
lalncoln Johnson third; ‘
Kahanamoku was not
either of the last two even
having to extend himselt made merely
good enough time to win handily.
AUSTRALIAN WINS W 0"
PABLEY BET 0F 81.“) 1‘0 81
Jill-om Melbourne, Australia, unless
story of the largest winning. an »a
horse race ever recorded datbat «cons
try. A Melbourne bookmaker: laid
83.000 to 88 usinatdu’rlter and Pool-
natus. coupled. theilrst named to win
the-Idolbo‘urne cup.- both events bolus
run at Victoria.
Albert Coalfield. a Melbourne busi-
ness man. backed the pair for 8800.
and as each horse was his respective
race. he realized 80.000 pounds. or
about $300,000. When Tasted how be
happened to make the annual wager
he replied that the odds appealed to
him.
888le WITH“
2:. Sullivan, sscmtary and treasurer '
of the A. A. U.- yesterday. That was '" GLQSE SE‘SCI
because Mr. Sullivan didn't see Char-
ley first Charles Baxter and Henry lock:
Faust went to the A. A. U. because wood. of Ridgeiield, were found this
somebody told him that his name past week out in the highways and
ought to be in the record book tor fence rows industrially putting a lane
climbing a mountain in California. animal known as a ferret intoabunny
Charley believes everything anybody rabbit's winter burrow. and this is
tells him. Last fall Gharley was told the close season. or season of safety
that it he climbed a mountain in "30' for rabbits and other game. One of
ord time he would receive I medal. the State wardens happened to come
That appealed to him. no he climbed along “q find them at their work
a mountain with much speed- 118 The result was that the gentlemen
'came all the way from dallfornia V” had to dense their labors and accom-
ret the medal and to we "I“ l‘" ”C my the warden. into aldgessld and
0rd was '0ch on the A A U “WV“ appear before Justice Valden, where
book. they wore- Jilned 83 and costs. amount-
The only record that Charley in log to use: each
which undergraduates have been aC- known to have made is Bellini: 6“! Polar dear fun! A weildinown rab-
live for the last' year. has at last money from the Giantesvnen be was hit hunter made the remark at the
received‘oiilcial .reoosnition. . a mascot. In 1812 the club «mod close of the 0201! moon that «mm
President A. “mace Lowell has him all over the about and he was would be many ‘ .1}. my,” taken on
sanctioned the appointment 08 a com quite a novelty. Now the New York the snbw" ‘
males of graduates, who will begin club is having anawfni time twins the may have been right, and three
immediately as active campaign in to mails Faust understand that he is of the rabbit an" have {been m
Jmlieltntion I of funds among Harvard no longer anovolty. on the snow." with an automatic cost
graduates for the eventual erection of of "9.88, andathe question comes back
the new building. Elfin”. 0F LIGHTING. as to who the knob is amend JIM:
Many 'llnrvord alumni have already An exhibit abstain: 810 prom ‘2 er the chance a man takes in break
signified their intention to contribute the well“! ”Maw “Trill: the M0 l“. g. mmmm
among whom is Hamilton Fish. Jr» traotaa mmommionidibemaa. the value in “W or W in m 5.
who recently anomalous toward the 1,?ch m: em ““8881“ the may catch » '
*Wd'ioMfllfllttlpiMOwhgd ‘ , " ,
other alumni contributions were
:40th
ilimard undergraduates last year.
.. through a committee at the student
, council. modes canvass ofthonni
varsity and obtained ”5.000 loam
ithho fund. Impetus amount will 4,
’ only in insomniac: decree aid town-a v
If the raising oi the million dollar fund
I. intended for use in the construction
~05! the m gymnasium. the undue p'
.«meapnum enhanced lilo- fad- 821310281
‘ IIII‘ill'ty of the w We'minm m, M
terest in the Cubs.
“Mr. Taft can tell it he wishes to."
said Murphy. “The transaction is cios~
ed and I have nothing more to say
about it. except that l'm glad that Mr.
'l‘aft has got the club."
Murphy denied that an offer to buy
slip out was made at the last meeting
of the National League.
MILLION DOLLAR GYM
FOR. HARVARD ,BOYB
iiAMBIi}DGE, Feb. 22.-~Harvard's
new million dollar gymnasium. con-
taining in addition to the latest uplo-
tbegmiuute improvements, a swimming
tank, an artificial ice ring and a quar-
ieomiie indoor track. in the interest or
82081128 liliTEB
Hill All. 8H8818
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NEWYW. Feb. 22. «The fact that
the major- league baseball season is
rapidly approaching is brought tomind
vividly by the’piaying this week of the
first of 'tho‘lnteolsague games. These
ante-season mines. ‘ciassliisdas ‘eitller
exhibition orl'practice cantests. are
growing in popularity each year. and
are the source at considerable rayon-
us 'to the magndtee oi the two ioaaues.
Almost without exception. the clubsoi
the Nationals“ American manor
have scheduled several such games to
be played during the Southern training
trips or on home ground? lust previous
to the opening or the pennant races
These inter-league series include
games between the Chicago Nationals
and Philadelphia Americans. drool:-
lyn Nationals and New York Amer:-
cane. Philadelphia Americans and id
'Brooirlyn Nationals. and other clubs
soon tdbe decided on.
Details of governing the annual» mo-
tor boat race from Philadelphia to Ber-
made have been completed and an act
ive campaign for entries is now under
way. The race will start from a line
all, Race street pier. Philadelphia. and
‘ the course of 184 nautical miles com-
pleted at a stakéboat anchored oil
David's Mead. Bermuda. The race is
open togseaworth’y boats between, 89'
and 00 feet water line. A minimum
crew of six is'rsoulrsdyhafl of whom
shall bwnteurs.
Prank Moran. who is matched to
be: Jack Johnson in Paris in June,
said recently in talking of the bout: ‘
T "Since my last appearance hero I
have
lance; him a speadier And better be:-
er in every way than when I was born
before. i have put on «weight. I weigh
right now 190 pounds and have‘, a reach
of 78% inches. so that physically. at
any rats: 1 am a match'for Johnson.
Anmtchwiththoolialnplonis. of
course/artist l osmosis W. and
with my added experim and improv-I
ed [thymine I believe i will will. I
saw Johnson goblet Jim Johnson. and
I with: list: has gone book; he is not
the same 'man at all." I
meantime coco nor
Like waive so: convent-.1- ~
Russell Blackburne. Who played
Ibomm ‘0' ”‘9 “‘“W‘T‘” “V" 3" land in 1:00. and he was also defeat I
the marina Association. does not
like his new job with the Chicano
White 80:. according to the reports
that are now in circulation. The
White do: sent Blackburn a contract
calling for 850 less than he received
last year as a member of the mum.
Blackburns says he won't play unless
he receives better inducements.
Blackburn has been approached by
several ”presentativss of the Federal
We. and the chances are‘that it
the White 8p! don't increase his 881- I
ary he will pastime with the outlaw
organization next season. '.
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_ EST 0" REGOHD‘ OHTCAGO.‘ Feb. sawed hundreu
Two or three years ago did Peter
Mnher Wan talking about coming back»
and cleaning up the orbits hopes. and
now the venerable Bob Fihsilnmons
has the same has buuing‘ in his I-bon'
not. “was last eighteen years ago
yesterday. on Feb. 81. 1896, that that
pair of once mighty bill artists hook-
ed up in their memorable batie in
That
Ins one of the shortest bouts between
really great dkhters on record for it
‘iasted just one minute and thirty-ave
seconds. when Bob put one over on Pe-v
ter’s Jaw that. sent the lriehman to
dreamiand.“ '
Brier as was the bout. however. the
{floured spectators not some ac-
Jana...- money. and Bob has
since confessed that in the first min-
ute of fighting Peter had him going.
when Mailer was knocked cold he al‘
ways kept his ‘eyes open. and this
glassy stars of unconsciousness caused
arms fans to. dub Mailer as a quitter.
which was'hizhly unjust. I! he had
been taking he would have cloned his,
lamps. '
Peter and ‘Bob traveled all over the
South trying to find a place where
they would be permitted to box. and
finally had to pitch the ring in Mexico.
In that the receipts were not. sniiicient
to “pay expenses. Old Peter Dinner
was born in lreiand about forty-five
years ago. and worked in a brewery
before coming to America. He was
in the rinpfor more than a score or
years. and took part in hundreds of tatlves were first in the field this '1“.
battlee.1iowutoolixbtfwnhe¢ihim “on .3 m0 cmwd 8L hauls
“if organisations. mo procured certain
“'V payers they will be allowed to retain.
g...’ and; while could of the week’s? team
weight. weighing only
pounds, but he took on all:-
men of pngliism's mainl- 11W“
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heavyweight championships of Great
Britain. His first fight on this side
was with Jack billion. and a little later
he knocked out three men in one
night in New York.
His first important bouthas pulled
off in California. where he whipped
Joe McCall in three rounds Manor
weighed 180 pounds. and McCall. the
immune champion of the Pacino
coast. was nearly six feet and a half
polmds. Petsr was knocked out by
liid IcCoy. in 5 rounds, at Danny is-
od by Joe Goddard. the "barrier cham-
Dian." who hailed from Australia. He
also took part in several memorable
battles with Tom Sharkey and others
among the great “anomaly: of that
golden age of American pua'liisln
Advfimseymr .
high and "lined the beam at 220‘
' Wood, pitcher for the Boston Red Sax.
, cm for several weeks. but “his sondi‘ 18:00:. 11: so,
» night that the
cloned. in»
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Jun: 20: all: 8
ball players of all degrees of 'abi- ity
and prominence will be divided among
the eight clubs of the Federal League
at the meeting of the magnates and
managers here hex: week. The date
for the meeting is Saturday. it was an-
nounced today and the next important
meeting oi the Federals after that _ will
be the gathering of the schedu. a me»
here at Baltimore. March 2. this data
also having been just decided upon.
The latest figures on the number of
players enrolled with the new league
were 115.1’resident Gilmore and his
assistants since that number was giv-
en out have added several and expect
to enlist others this ma; ‘
Strong influence is being brought to
bear on two or three of the best ath- . ,
mo. in the big- leagues. to induce , ' ' -
them'toioin the Federals. A oahlsf .
gram from Paris is authority for the Ad t , T.
statement that Jake Stahl. wanted as ver lsm
the Brooklyn "Federal club manager. . ' fl ' ‘ “I
had allied hhn'eolf with the "outlaws" _ . —’ . »
and advised 'llrls Speaker. the Boston -. ,
American outfielder traveling with the
world tourists. not to sign any can-
tractsuntil be: reached New York.
Stahl's message to Speaker is believed
to have decided the outfielder not to
sign a new Boston contract despite the
siforts of Manager Callahan of the
White 30:. who wandeputized to keep '
Speaker in, the organized game.
it is known that Speaker, ifiam
Crawford andflike Donilu are much
wanted by the Federal league.
Some of the clubs whose room in-
Plain. a}:
Increases: '
Profits. T
”liibestrongthensd. no‘reai “pooling" » , ,
the man will take place. f ‘ J » . , ., ’f/ .. ,, I
Residents oi the north side district. - . . » . .- , .
imwhich the Federals park is to be
situated. yesterday petitioned the city
building commissioner. Henry mics
son, to deny a building permit to
Weeghmaa 0n the wand that a but
park in a residence district would ,be _
annisanos. It is understood thata
maturity of the property owners whose
duh-so have legal weight in the mac
tor. are in favor of the opening of the
park. and. according to Ell-lesson. the
maturity probably will rule.
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