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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21
KENNEDY SHOULD MAKE
FIRST-CLASS UMPIRE
Connecticut State League Man Slated
to 0ficiate in the
National.

Charles Kennedy. the popular Connec-
ticut League umpire until recently. is
going 10 break into bigger company
Kennedy has been In Communication for
a long time with President H c. PULL
am. Of the National League, and now
in New York for a conference with that
official relating 10 his acceptance OF a
position as an Indicator man. President
Pulliam has had his attention drawn 10
KennedTs work IN the Connecticut
League, and he is favorably impressed
Umpire Kennedy's work IN the State
league was unquestionably of the best
although he was handicapped by the
actions OF unruly managers. who la
bored 70 run the game and the umpire.
too. He began the season as the sole
and has made few mistakes. When he
oficiates he is the whole thing or
nothing, and many a player has been
the victim OF his discipline Mr. Ken
nedy had Just decided to come back
into the State League, but the Offer
from the large league, where he Is al
most certain 70 succeed. viii, of course.
preclude that possibility.
Mr.. Kennedy is a native OF Will
mantle. but Is now making Is home in
Springfield. He played professionally
az n pitcher. He WAS laaer with the
TOrrington, Derby and Bristol teams.
When Roger Connor bought the Bristol
franchise for Springfield, Kennedy was
one Of the players under contract and
he played for more than half the sea
son before he decided upon ending his
career as an outhelder.
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age Jack Carkeek, for instance. IS for
ty-two; Joe Carroll is thirty-four; Tom
Jenkins. the American catch-as-catch-
can champion. is thirty-one These are
but three. and although il cannot be de-
nled that a wrestler has reached his
prime AT forty, the fact still remains
ance a handicap In the ma tier OF years
And now just brief explana ton con-
corning the various styles. Taking
Graeco-Roman first, no tripping IS al
lowed; every hold must be above the
waist, and the struggle IS fought out
upon the mat. This Is not edifying but
the contest terminates when both
shoulders are pressed down. Wrestlers
in the Cornwall and Devon style com
pete in strongly made jackets, all holds
being above the waist, or on any portion
Of the jacket. Kicking is now declared
70 be foul. but tripping is allowed. and
a man Is beaten when two shoulders and
one hip. two nips and ore shoulder. or
both shoulders before any other portion
Of the body. touch the ground.
Under the Cumberland and West
moreland system the men stand chest
pressed against chest. and chir on the
opponents shoulder The .rasD is
round the body, one arm ind, r and the
other over the shoulder. each man join
ing his hands behind his opponent
Kicking IS forbidden, and IL both fall
together the bout IS recommended.
When one goes down before the other.
then the fall Is gained.
In Ireland the style Is termed collar
and elbow. the WreStlers gripping the
elbow with one hand and the collar with
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the other. Neither must loose his hold
until the fall IS gained. victory remain
ing with the man who may be able 70
retain his feet. In Scotland the style il
a hybrid one. two points, or both Shout
ders. being down, and the fall then
gained.
Catch-as-ca tch-can. however, Is with
out doubt the favorite style at the pres
ent time. and despite the fact that some
ground work IS absolutely u1avoida ole,
every bout IS bright and interesting
from beginning TO end. ANY hold IS al
lowed excepting those previously men
toned, the full Nelson and the hang.
together with the strange hold. and the
hammeriock where amateurs are con-
cerned, the leg work being an espe-
ciaily strong feature when the cham
man Is never safer than when he IS
on his feet. and this fact makes for
speed and rapidity Of play.
The good wrestler is as supple and az
light a ballet dancer. and there is no
mat and allowing an opponent 70 work
above you Brute strength is not 50
much necessity as in Graeco- Roman
wrestling. Celebrity OF movement is the
life and soul of catch-as-ca tch-can. h
quick twist and the expert has a grip
on his man that ne cannot esca De from
The story Of David and Goliath may be
repeated = little fellow. a born wrest-
Ter Will beat a bigger but a ciumsler
man every time. Our English wrestlers
are. as a rule. found at their best I'm the
ranks of the twelve-stOne and thirteen
stone men.
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WRESTLING STYLES
USED IN EUROPE
Catch-aS- Catch-Can Most
Popular.
DANGEROUS HOLDS BARRED
Explanation Of What Each Method
Calls FOr-Suppleness Over
balances Strength.

In the wrestling struggles of the long
ago. when the sport had its real mod
eTn beginning, the ordinary attire was
worn, but nowadays the wrestIers dlvest
themselves Of anything in the way Of
Supernuous weight. or what is calcu-
lated to Interfere with the perfect
RECON- OF their movements, says a
writer IN an English magazine
The ancient Greeks and Romans for
instance. wrestled either IN a state OF
complete nudity, or with a strip OF cloth
around the loins. Modern wrestlers
with arms and torso bare In Turkey.
however. leather drawers are the rule.
ana the grip may be put upon them
IN Switzerland, the drawers or the
belt may be grasped in order TO secure
a hold. Then. in the earlier Grecian
anc Roman contests. the bodies and
limbs OF the wrestlers were plentifully
anOlnted with oil and grease. the OBJ
tect Of this undoubtedly being TO pre-
vent hold being secured by an op-
ponent. Our modern articles OF agree
ment. however. state explicitly that no
oil or grease shall be used. and as A
set-On to the method pursued by the
ancients. who rubbed their hands on
the sand IN the arena. wrestlers of to-
gay are deharred from using resin.
drug, o. any preparation in order 10
increase the tenacity of their hold.
Again, brutality is sternly repressed
today. Practically any hold or method
-. ~ CtfuNIe "dS aiOWeQ IN the days
OF old. Men might strange, gouge. or
snap the limbs Of an adversary pro-
vlded they had an opportunity Of doing
so. But in a modern match the strange
hold IS not allowed. neither the hang.
and many referees even refuse TO allow
the arm acrOss-the-moUth" hold. al
though It IS occasionally brought into
use when the contest q under purely
Lancashire rule. No matter what may
be said. there is absolutely no brutality
attaching TO modern wrestling Men are
competing today Who were before the
public twenty years ago. and a man may
remain very near the head OF his pro-
tession until he reaches fifty years OF
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MONEY COMES
EASY TO THEM
Salaries Of Jockeys ExOrbi-
tant These Days.

II is the popular belief that jockavs
are In receipt Of fabulous incomes
Stories are frequently printed concern
ing this or that Jockey receiving A thou
sand dollars for winning a big stake.
stories are also printed OF p-fncely re-
tanning fees received by Jockeys These
stories are never denied. principally for
the reason that they are true.
Jockeys are paid princely sums and
are given presents Of money that ara
small fortunes. The money they earn
Is all out OF proportion TO their actuaI
services or worth; but, such Is the ri
valtry on the turf In these days that a
good rider is Il necessity 10 a stable.
and the scale OF supply and demand
regulates the prices.
The largest retaining fee ever given 10
jockey in this country was $50 900
This was paid 70 Lucien Lyme. the
young Kentuckian: but the excessive
figure was necessary in order 10 induce
this rider TO go 70 England and attach
himself 10 the stable Of James n.
Keene. What Lyme earned while on
the other side Of the water last season
Is not known. The chances are that
his total income for the year was close
20 $4,000, for he had the privilege OF
accepting outside mounts when not
neeoed Dy MS employer
The average income Of a high-cIass
rider in this country-say for the Enst-
ern season alono-will probably reach
$4,000. This Is almost clear profit The
average may be a few thousand higher,
but when the services of a vaIet-cost-
ing about S6o0-and the riders clothing
is deducted. the net income will be close
to 900.
BY a higt-class rider ls meant E,,nh
riders as Hildebrand. Phillip Redfern.
Shaw, Odom. and O'Neill or these boys
II IS known that Phillips and Redeem
tanning fee from Mr.. Thomas SbaW
was retained at $4,000 for the season bv
Ii. B. DUryea
Many OF these boys give a second call
10 owners, the second call meaning that
when the rider Is not engaged by hts
original employer he shall give prefer9
ence In the matter OF mounts 10 the man
holding the second mortgage For in
stance, Hildebrand gives Joe YeaEer first
call and II. n. Duryea second cali.
Such n rider as these mentioned will
average four mounts a day during the
Eastern racing season. which this wear
Is III days. That means a total of sec
mounts. which II all were losing mounts
would alone net the rider s.. $50 About
one-dfth Of them. however, will be win
ming mounts. or. say. 176, in round mum
berG.
At SIS each these winning mounts rnea,
A,375. which. added TO the remainder OF
losing mounts-693-make a total ~ s1t
3S earned IN mounts alone during a sea
son. To this must be added excess fees
In the shape OF presents. The usual fee
paid a jockey for winning a race like
the Brooklyn or Suburban Handicaps, or
historic or financial val.e Is 81 600
sometimes & n owner will double this fee
or even treble IL. But during the course
OF week jockeys earn excess fees.
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.UNPIRES NAGGED
BY THE PLAYERS
Still Room for Improvement
in Big Leagues.

Every year the maRnatcs Of the
ajOr leagues meet and pass such rules
as they think will give the umpires all
the protection necessary and at the
same time keep the game clean from
rowdylsm and each season following
the rules are broken by the players and
the scenes Of rOwdyisni occur. much to
the disgust OF the spectators and injury
30 the sport.
However. there has been a little de-
crease IN the rowdy acts this season.
but there Is plenty Of room for still
more improvement. There Will never
be a time when umpires are found who
are able 10 please both sides. and there
will always be kicking from the baseball
fans. There are umpires who are In
competent to act and judge "A game OF
baseball. then. again. there are good
umpires. who would be all right II they
were not nagged nearly 10 death by
players. u Is the player who nags at
an umpire and tries 20 set the crowd
against him that causes the most
trouble. and. as rule, r!otinE az games
is usually the result OF just such action
There has been a great deal OF kick
ing I'm the minor leagues Of late, and
trouble. The players complain that the
magnates give the umpires too much
power In handling the game. Well. ~
that IS the case. what would happen IL
the umpires were limited in their pow
ers? II the ball players had any more
chance 20 make trouble than they have
now, IL would be hard row indeed for
the umpircs 10 hoe. There has been a
lot Of senseless kicking at some OF the
games and the spectators have been
urged on by the players 10 make trouble
for the officials after the games. which
Is most disgusting 20 the women who
attend the games and cannot be blamed
for remaining away from the sport
when such actions are tolerated
The people like snappy ball games,
that is. with good lively playing. but
they do not consider rowdyism part Of
f. They like to see players get into
the game with plenty Of life: run 20 end
from the field and get TO their places at
the bat in a hurry. and not loaf about
and try 20 get side shot at the umpire
in order 20 get the crowd after him.
II some players would put as much
ginger into their playing as they do In
going after the umpires and using abu-
sive language to them. they would be
much more valuable to the men who
employ them. The rules committee will
have an opportunity next year 10 make
another change. Let them pass q rule
20 fine each player outside OF the cap
tain OF the team who may approach the
umpire IN any way or use indecent Ian
guage 70 him. That is about the only
way to muzzle some OF the more unruly
ones.
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intense wonderment on the boys face
called the party's attention 20 the lad.
and al laughed
The fortune teller shufied the cards.
men she interrupted the merriment:
Don't laugh at that boy. He will be
greater than any one OF you. He viii
De Congressman. Senator. and perhaps
President Of this country"
The party dispersed and the boy went
back TO his games.
Fate Is a CaDriCiOus master.
tcrty years later the boz stood on the
moor OF Congress, a leade- OF mis- pa Tty.
lie mas been Congressman. Is now SEN
9tor. and maybe is on his way 10 the
White House.
This IS one incident in the life Of
Charles Dick. Junior Senator from Ohio.
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Career of Statesman
Was Clear to SeereSS
Don't Laugh at That Boy" She Said, "t1e
Will Be Greater Than Any
One of YOU"

Don't laugh at that boy
Impressive were the words Of an old
fortune teller in South Akron. Ohio.
forty years ago.
HE will be greater than any one Of
you"
A party of well-dressed men and We
men listened to her words. and then
took another look at The boy
He had a bright, round face. was bare
footed. and beneath his black hair shone
the devil-may- look of a boy in good
health. and full Of animal spirits He
had followed the party and was an In
terested spectator as their fortunes were
being told
One Of the party noticed the look OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21
JIMMIE COLLINS
STILL CONF IDENT
Expects Boston to Again
Win the Pennant.
IS A STRONG FINISHER
Grit Will Tell, Says Manager, and
Beaneaters Will Cop All the
Coin.

Jimmie Collins has not by any means
given up winning the pennant again
this season. and he is just as confident
now as ever that his bunch will be on
top when the flag is dropped at the I'm
iSh.
TWO things have hurt Boston badly
this season. One was the failure Of the
team TO strike It's batting gait and a
slump in the latter is what caused the
club to drop the commanding lead 1t
had. Another IS the injury which kept
Dineen out OF the game for a month
right in the middle Of the season.
Accident to Dineen-
The accident happened TO Dineen after
the latter pitched his brilliant thinning
game against Howell in st. Louis. d.
rectly afterward Dineen 5prained his
ankle badly, and as a result was not
only unable to play, but was forced to
give up all but the lightest kind of
practice as well. Dineen, Young and
Tannehill are the pitching trlo Boston
must, OF 7nscessity, depend Upon most
:or a penlk&& Gibson and Winter are
both good sInsn. but neither has the
seasoning of the first three. and the
latter were expected to bear the brunt
Of the battle after the season was we'll
under way. Dineen's enforced idleness
hurt badly as a result. and but for this
Boston should have been so far IN the
lead as to be safe, despite the recent
slump.
What caused the batting slump OF the
team Collins knows IS little about as
the spectators at the games. The team
just could not get the ball into safe
territory and that was all Without hits
there was, of course, no men on the
bases and Boston had no opportunity 20
make up in this way. Failure 70 hit
knocked some of the ginger out OF the
work Of the players. even in the field
and the result was a disastrous series
az home
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club in the same league. for more
money. and I was satisfied / didn't
think I had got fair deal from the
Catasoula management, for I wasn't 1T
fault for causin' a storm to come up.
Most players would give a lot 10 be
able to hit the ball SOS 20 raise even
storm O applause.
Young Ball Players.
We'll. the Winnlhickies were all
right. only the most O. them were very
young ball players. who were liable TO
get ratified any minute an lose a game
right there. They were like a good
many other mines that I've played on,
all right an world beaters while they
were ahead. but rank cutters when
once they got behind An there's a lot
O. mines in the country at the present
day.
The manager Of the Wlnnihickies
was a man that had so much money
that he didn't know what to do with
it, so he ran a ball team And this is
where the automobile come in, for he
used TO come around TO the grounds in
one OF EN- every day. He was mar
RED, an 1 cont see how ne supported
"a ball team an wife an automobile,
but he did.
Il had been playin' a couple of weeks
with the Winnihickles. and had got
them whipped into shape so that they
were playin' a good game. One after
noon the mana ger didn't show up in his
automobile TIL the game was nearly
over. In fact. the score was a tie in
the tenth innin', when / came 10 bat. an
l caught the first ball pitched on the
end o. the club an damned II away out
over the center flelder's head.
Gate in the Fence.
Now it happened that the manager
when he had the grounds built had cut
gate in the fence away back in cen
ter. an through that he used 10 bring
the automobile. Ana it Just happened
that ne was comm through that gate
as I hit that tremendous swipe an
started around the bases to win the
game.
We'll. that ball described a beautiful
curve. an when Il came down. where
do you think IT struck? Why. right in
that automobile that was choo-chooing
the manager in the gate to count that
check.
And worse than that. IL hit the lever
that controlled the darn machine. an
bent it 50 II couldn't be turned either
way. And the first thing YOU know that
automobile gave snort an jumped
into the ball game just as I was swing
IN around second.
As luck would have II. the auto was
headed straight for the plate, an It
,-egan TO 90 there with a speed that was
terrific they say. I didn't sec II. for l
was pluggin' lelsurely for third base. l
heard the yellln' rs I got near third.
an 7 thought that maybe some one had
found the bah by accident an was re-
layin' II in. so 7 put on little more
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LID EGGIE VAN RENSSELAER,
an Jim Harrison surprised
4 y the bunch by comm tearin'
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lECDOTES AND COMMENT ABOUT DIVERS SPORTING TOPICS
AUTO BEAT HAOOERTYTO THEPLATE
Old .Home Run Was Plugging From Third When Managers
Bubble Intercepted Drive, Broke Steering Gear, and
Buried the Modest Runner in the Mud.
Slides Into Hospital.

steam an tore down the base path to
home.
1T made a fine picture. they say-me
tearin' for the plate an that snortin
auto comm tearin' after me with the
manager on his knees against the seat,
an prayin' for some one to stop the
darn thing.
But II was all over before II really
happened. 1 started 70 slide head-first
for the rubber Just as the machine
caught me. An it's lucky that I did.
Just as 1 slid an went down IN the
yellow dirt. the thing bounced on me. It
went clear over me. but the only dam
age was a bruised leg where the hind
wheel struck. My leg sank into the soft
ground. so only a bruise resulted, but
I wns pinned to the earth so that 1
couldn't complete my slide. an when
the machine had gone over ! was still
four feet away from the plate. An
what do you think / saw as I opened
my eyes and began 10 crawl on my
hands an knees toward The rubber
II was the ketcher o. the opposin'
team standin' in front o the plate with
the ball in his hand. an he tagged me
OFT as 1 made a desperate effort TO
get my foot by him.
Ball on the Seat.
81 never knew till afterward how it
happened, but II was this way: That
ball. after bendin' the lever So that the
machine couldn't be STOPPED, had rested
safely on the seat o. the vehicle all the
while durin its mad rush toward the
grandstand. an when II struck me the
JOLT was so great as to knock the ball
down of the seat, an the ketcher took
It on the first bound an tagged me out
as I said. Just after the machine had
gone by. The auto kept on its snortin'
career an struck the grandstand. an
then backed away. n mass Of scrap iron
The manager kept right on through
the wire nettin' an brought up under
the chairs In the reporters box with
a fractured arm. three broken ribs an
whole lot o other bruises.
Went to Hospital.
They took him away IN the hospital.
and. despite my emphatic kicks that an
automobile under no circumstances
should be allowed TO make an assist
from center field TO the plate IN a BAH
game, the umpire decided thai 7 was
out. an called the game with the score
a tie.
The manager sent word from the hos
pital that night that ! should be re-
leased at once He said he wanted men
or his team who had more sense than
10 try an smash automobiles out IN
deep center. just because they happened
TO be able 10 hit the bail
II was soin' 10 leave anyhow. be-
cause I drew the line at automobiles
an steam rollers takin' part IN a ball
game I told them they'd be running
IN armored trains next That's why /
want this mere whizzer o. Reggie's KEEP
safe. The next foul fly I 60 for I don't
want TO run Up sgin this snovtiu' thing
on the same errand.
GEORGE WILLIAM DALEY"
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Unpopular With Them.

But ! didn't stay with the Catasoulas
long 7 got unpopular with the man
aRement. an that's worse than urpOpu-
larity with the players. We were play
In a game one day an Il looked very
much Ike rain. The clouds were blow
IN up. black an lowerin'. but as there
was a big crowd present. the managers
Of both teams wanted TO get four and
a half innings played so that they
wouldn't have 70 give up a thousand
or so rain checks The players all had
the tip 70 play fast. no matter who
won. Il was a little scheme 20 fool
the people, an we wasn't wasting any
time Everything went well TIL the
fourth, when the pitcher on the other
nine. KNOWN that we had orders To
get out quick. thought that he would
make name for himself by Etr1xin
me out. saw what he was try,in' to
do an I resolved 20 Illustrate his
scheme
He had a strike an n BAH called on
me, an ne sent up a swift drop. the
kind could hit by Just feeIin' for
with my eyes shut. ] swung strong on
II, an the ball sailed out away over
the left field fence.
Big Black Cloud.
Even that would have been all light
II II hadn't been that the rain was
comm from that direction A big. black
cloud. chock full o. rain. was hove-i7'
over that left field fence. an when n
an the ball crashed together the rain
just spilled out. an was wet through
before I reached the plate with my
home nun.
We'll. the manager told me that he
couldn't keep me after that II cost
them a pile o. money for givin' out the
rain checks. he said. an as I had al
ready cost them the amount Of a holi-
days receipts in broken bats an lost
balls, he thought I must go.
so I signed with tho WInnihlckie
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Is Still Confident.

The team IS going along all right
now said Collins. and we are &c
cidedly In this race. Ny team is a
good finisher, and when It comes TO a
fight at the end we will be able 10 hold
our own with any other in the league.
We have but one more series TO play in
the West before going East. This one
Is with Chicago, and we will put up a
battle against COmisky's bunch When
the team returns home Il will be in
flrst-class shape. and We should gain a
lead before coming West for the final
series Of the season. Ii IS goirg TO be
hard race TO the finish from present
outlook, but my players showed their
claSs last fall against Pittsburg. and /
am perfectly confident that they viii
again win the American League cham
pionship Talk about a post-season Sc
RES Is too previous until the pennant is
won, but II my team IS the one to finish
In front We will be ready 70 battle with
the winners in the National Lea que. %