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cause they know how to handle men
and can plan campaign.
When all was put to Jimmie Collins
in this city, he came home with flying
colors, and he will be given full play
this season, and the fans are anxious
to see what the result will be. Were
I to judge the outcome by the stray
comments have heard during the win
ter, I might figure the Boston Ameri-
cans out Of the race before they started.
But this I cannot do, and can see no
real way better chance as it all depends
on the condition of the players. Moth
ing frightens this old bunch, and while
not as speedy as more coltish teams, yet
they have the ability to win games on
the road as well as at home, and tina
road team is the winner in baseball.
Nationals and Outlaws.
Our National League team here this
season will be wholly experimental and
likely to prove weak On the road. What
a nest of disgruntled ball players the
Tri-State league will hold this season.
Drawing minor league crowds and pay
ing major league salaries, the question
is, how long will they lasts Players
of reputation are not taking chance,
and up-to-date second-class men alone
have decided to take flyer with the
bold outlaws. eff you don't send me-
contract at once with the figures I
ask for, then me to the outlaws" IS
a message that does not worry the mag
nate any longer.
A dragnet thru the Tri-state league
today would not pick up one-half dozen
ball players fast enough for major
league company, and not heady player
has been touched among the whols
bunch. Even the eloquence Of Colonel
Arthur A. Irwin could make no i'm
preston on the clever players when he
went out with his long purse last win
ter. Fred Crolias, Arthur Irwin, Billy
Hamilton and Jimmie Sebring are four
of the great managers of the wild
tribe.
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Boston, Feb. 24.-Professional base
ball will soon be up to the manager.
He must make good or frame more
than reasonable excuse why they
should not take the count. With the
country full of players, with only here
and there star, it has come the
time when the manager is the import
ant man in the game, for the best
handled teams are dead sure to make
the better showing.
Condition counts where men are
evenly matched in physical strength,
while brains will ever lead the process
sion for the real money in any kind
of sport. The day for fat men in the
game has passed by, and now they
make the best front at clambakes or
beer gardens. No great ball team can
afford to carry one man out of proper
condition, even tho he be swell jol-
lier and speaks well of the manager
in his walks about town and to the
reporters.
The great army Of major league
players are packing their grips for the
warm climate Of the south, the-younger
lacking in enthusiasm, for each year
the players show less appetite for the
hard practice work in the south.
To the Springs.
To the Hot Springs and boiling
out, often bluff, but in the right
direction, the players have already
gone, knowing the youngster is hot
after their jobs, and all like the good
nice salary afforded by the major
leagues. Each league, however, is grad
uafly cutting down salaries to the
prices offered before the advent Of the
American league.
This can be carried too far, for once
it is necessary to cut the salary of a
ball player, it is about time to re-
!. lease the man, for his heart is never
warm toward the manager who dares
to hand him a cut in salary.
Once the cut comes the players can
see the finish Of prosperity with the
minor league manager in the distance
waiting for the passing down of an
other star, wholly shine for while
in the slower company. But the player
usually finds it about as hard to make
good with minors as he did with the
high fiers of the major. leagues. A
majority of the great players are passed
up on account of their. poor condition
/ made possible by indifference to the
/ future, until too late.
1.-THE great ball players make easy
work of it when down to racing form
and yet there is little use until the
whole team n pulling for something
beside the sAiary offered. The old-timt
ball playerE had more free and easy
sort of @me than the players of tbt
lpresent day, but they were not callee
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Old JOE sUGDEN IS
RE TURNING TO MINORS
Sc. Louis Sells the Last Of It's Old
Time Catchers to st.
Paul.

st. Louis, Feb 24.-In selling Joe
Sugden to st. Paul Manager McAleer
of the st. Louis Browns is losing one
of the best and most conscientious
catehers known in baseball. Sugden
returns to the club he was with before
Gorniskey transferred it to the Amer
lean league from the old Western
league.
'sCld joe" as he is known every
where, is veteran backstop and one
on whom the club with which he played
could always rely. S'Hard Luck Joe
was another name that the fans at
tached to him, for he had the faculty
Of getting hurt about as frequently as
was possible; but he was game to the
under conditions that would have
driven almost any other man to the
hospital.
The name of cold Jos'' always cut
Sugden to the quick. He was younger
by several years than other men play
ing in the big league who looked his
Junior, owing to Joe's drawn features
and white, scanty hair.
Sugden's Career.
"They call me Old Joe sugden, -"
he would complain whenever the words
were mentioned, "but they say Young
Hermis Mcfarland, and still am two
years younger than Hermis is.
sugden did not begin playing profess
sional baseball until after he was 81,
some five or six years later than the
average player. But his splendid head
work and his ability soon made him a
valuable man and he has been in the big
leagues for nearly a dozen years. When
Comiskey came to Chicago in 1900,
Joe was with the ST. Paul team, moved
here and played at the South Side
park for a couple of seasons. Then he
was traded to McAleer in st. Louis,
where he has been ever since. "Mac'
has depended on Joe as his steady
worker ever since he took hold Of the
management Of the Browns, for aside
from Sugden the Browns have been
weakest behind the bat.
Bat-Switcher.
With the passing of Sugden to the
minors practically the last of that old
guard who learned to bunt by switch
ing the bat and dropping the ball with
the handle, will have gone from the big
leagues. When the bunt was first per.
mitted that manner of turning the trick
was largely utilized, because it was be-
heved the handle of the bat dropped
the ball deader than the large end
Time has changed this, however, and
with few exceptions the bat has never
been, switched. Joe was one of the
very last.
In st. Louis and in Chicago sugde1
was known as ''pinch hitter ani
nearly every. pitcher in the American
league feared him when he was sent
to bat at crisis. Tho never heavy
batter on the, season, Sugden coulc
come nearer than almost any other play
er in the American league to cracking
out safe hit when ii was needed most
st. Louis fans knew this and he was
great favorite at Sportsman s park
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SUED BOOKMAKER FOR
BET DEBT AND WON
London Court Awards "Piker'' SIS;
Bookie Pays Costs.

London, Feb. lin the Ramsgate
county court, Judgment has just been
given in the case Of Albert & Co. VS..
Price. Judge Short said: ''This is
singular case. 1t is an action to re-
erofrom bookmaker the amount of
starting price odds against a horse
named Athelta for the Midland Auc-
ton Nursery handicap, run at Leices-
ter on Oct. IL, 1905. The defendant
has expressly declined to plead the
gaming acts, and wishes the case to be
decided as tho no such acts were in ex-
istence, so that I find myself in the
position of having to determine, like
a committee at Tattersall g, what is
the obligation Of the bookmaker in the
circumstances Iof the case, according
to- the practice and etiquette Of the bet
ting world. III
The defendant carries on starting
price betting business, and keeps a
clerk-a female who is authorized to
book any bets sent thru the telephone
or otherwise. Plaintiff says that on the
morning of the race he sent telephone
message $15 each way for Athelta for
the Midland Auction Nursery handi-
cap, run at Leicester on that day, and
Tit is agreed that if that were so the
plaintiff would be entitled to $15 be-
cause Athelta won. The defendant
denies that the name Of the horse
backed was Athelta, and called as a
| witness his clerk, who said the name
transmitted was Attalea, a horse which
was also entered in the same race, and
that Immediately that she received the
message she wrote the name Attalea in
| defendants book, which was produced,
and SO far bore out the statement, and
on this entry defendant takes his
stand.
t'On the other hand, the plaintiff
swears positively that the name sent
was Athelta, that he spelled it letter
by letter, and further, that he gave the
name of the trainer, as it. appeared in
the sporting papers, and in each of
those particulars he is confirmed by
two trustworthy witnesses, who stood
by him at the time and heard every
thing he said. This evidence satisfied
4me beyond doubt that the horse g name
sent was Athelta, and any mistake made
was made by the defendants clerk,
and for such mistake defendant must
be held responsible.
sThe defendant relies on rule that
! a bookmaker is not liable for errors in
q telegraphic message, but that can
have no bearing on the present case. If
a hacker sends telegram he makes the
telegrapAic clerk his agent to transmit
the message, and if the clerk makes a
mistake it is obvious the bookmake1
Ecannot be liable. The telephone can
make no mistake. It can only give
forth. at one end the sound actually ut
tered at the other end, and if the name
uttered is proved beyond all reasonable
i doubt, the mistake must be made by
. the recipient of the message if a diff
4 4ferent name is written down. Fol
these reasons | hold the defendant liza.
i Bile and give judgment ira gainst him fol
/ SIS and costs.
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all my battle with the Mexican, while
my opponent was groggy part Of the
time. [ am confident I have enough ex-
perience to meet either Britt or Mel
son. VI ~~sr.- 81 er =
From all Of these challenges and
counter challenges a match undoubt-
edly will develop. It has not yet been
officially denied that Nelson and Nc
Govern are to meet, and if they do,
this will dispose of Nelson for a time.
Britt is still on the market, however,
as is also Cans, Herman, Fitzgerald,
Herrera and several others Of consider
able class, SO there should be little
trouble in securing flrst-class cards for
the San Francisco and Los Angeles en-
tertainments for some time to come.
Western fans who have seen him
appear to advantage in dozens Of bouts
will regret the downfall Of Benny
Yanger, who was put out by Tommy
Murphy at Philadelphia in short order
a few days ago. Yanger was one Of the
most conscientious boxers in the coun-
try and at one time looked like com
ing champion. He won many hard bat
ties against classy men and was 3
factor until he was knocked out by
Herrera at Butte more than year ago.
Several weeks ago he got into the
game again and appeared to such good
advantage against the little fellows in
the east that it was thought he had
regained his old-time form and would
again be prominent He had a lot Of
fair matches ahead and appeared to be
on the way to prosperity when he was
Il L. e..
defeated boxers whose downfall causes
as much regret as does that of Yanger.
Still in Doubt.
No more confirmation has come Of
the proposed match between Jack
o 'Brien and Tommy Ryan, but the be-
lief is still general that the men will
come together. Ryan seems still to be
holding forth for ringtime weighing in,
while O'Brien is holding out as stead
lily for 8 o'clock, but as I pointed out
week ago, this point will not in the
end stand in the way Of battle if
the principals are in earnest about
their claims Of willingness to meet.
Ryan is sticking to California soil
as tho he intends to stay there until
he gets some action of some kind,
while 0 'Brien is continuing his theat-
rical tour which is constantly taking
him east. Tt is likely that he will not
enter upon any negotiations in earnest
until he is almost thru with his en-
gagement. He still persists in his state
ment that he can make 15s pounds
the weight prescribed by Ryan, and
with this claim goes that of the light.
weight championship as well as the
supreme title Of the big fellows, both
of which he claims he earned thru his
defeat Of Bob Fitzsimmons
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FEUDAL BANQUETS
American Wife of Charles 8. Henry
Helped Seat Him in British Commons.
New York American.

London.-There is much enthusiasm
at Thames, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles 8. Henry live, over Mr..
Henry's return to parliament as lib
eral member. For twenty-five years the
division in Shropshire which Mr.. Henry
contested had been conservative, so that
his triumph, which was in a great meas
ure due to his American wife, who was
Miss Julia Lewisohn of New York, was
all the more conspicuous.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry are popular at
Wargrave, where they have a beautiful
country home and dispense charity for
miles around. Mrs Henry gave regu-
lar feudal banquet. Saturday to the
voters in Shropshire, and later on, in
March, will give big ball at Wargrave
to celebrate her husband IS election.
Mrs. Henry has one boy, who is now II
years of age. He will be immensely
wealthy, as he will inherit not only the
bulk of the Lewisohn money, but his
father S wealth as well.
During the height of the election Mr..
Henry received so many cables and let
tiers from New York and Chicago that
he was obliged to employ two private
secretaries.
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ROONEY WANTS TO FIGHT LEO
But He Does Not Say He Will Wretsle
With Italian Champion.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-John j. Rooney,
the local policeman, says he will punch
Leo Pardello IS head when he meets him,
but he does not admit that he wants to
wrestle the italian champion. Pardello
is in New York and has been sending
some mean statements about Rooney to
this city. He wants to know why John
is lodging return engagement,
Recently Rooney made an offer to
throw any six policemen in America in
one hour When Pardello read the offer
he countered on Rooney's jaw to throw
the same six policemen and Rooney In
thirty minutes. This so angered Rooney
that he heaped abuse on Pardello 3
head in return, but still the return
match has not been made.
There does not appear to be much
chance for the match being made now,
as Pardello is in New York and will
not come on here unless he is assured
with a nice forfeit that Rooney means
business.
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INVENT -NIhE HORSES
HAVE LED The WORLD.
In 100 Years There Have Been
Many Trotting Premiers-
Yankee in '06.

Twenty-Five horses have held worl
trotting records in 100 years. Yam
was the first horse to beat 3-minute ii
and Lou Dillon the first to go in 2 n
utes or better A table of the evolut
of the trotter's record to harness,
wagon, three abreast and double tee
follows:
7
1s0s-June 5. First mile trottinS below
minutes, Yankee ....-...-.. q:
1s10-Aug. 8. First mile trotting below
2:5O. Boston Horse ........... q:
1s45-Oct. Is. First mile below 2:S0.
1s4s-July 2. Second mile trotting below
2:30 Pelham ........-.... 2:
1s53-June 15. Trotting. Centerville.
IN. J., Highland Maid 1890. 2:
ls5s-July IL Equaled at Union Course.
L. l., by Tacony =:
1s5s-sept. 2. Union Course, L. l.. Flora .
,s5s-oc tempe IS First mile below 2:ao.
a. kalamazoo, Mich; Flora Temple: 2;
1s67-Aug. IA. Buffalo, N. Y. by De1- !.
1s7S-sept. II; Stallion and worlds ..
record. Sacramento. CAL. 0ccident q
1s74-Juiy IS. East Saginaw. Mich. q
1s74-Aug. IL. First mile below 2:15. :
Rochester, n. Y, Goldsmith Maid 2
x.
ford, Conn.,. smuggler ......-.. 2
1s7s-Aug. II. Record for gelding. :
Buffalo. n. Y, Rarus. ....-.... 2
1SsO-Sept. IS, Chicago H.. Maud S.. Q
1ss1-Aug. ii, Rochester. n. Z, Maud 2
1Ss4-Aug. 1, Providence, R. l., Jay Eye
See .............'.......
/ 1ss4-Aug. 2. Cleveland, Ohio ........... 2
1ss5-July 80, Cleveland. Ohio. Maud s.. 2
| 1Ss9-Oct. IL, Terre Haute. Ind. 3-year-
stallion record, Axten 49,.
| 1s91-oct. 20. Stockton, Cal. Sunol. 49,. 2
! 1S91-Nov. 10, Stockton, 2-year record,
Arion
1s91-Nov. II, Stockton, stallion record,
1ss1-July 81, Cleveland, Belle Hsmlin,
Globe and Justina trotted. three -
1ss2-sept2s. Terre Haute, Nancy Hanks
! bicycle wheels) ........-.--.....
1ses-Oct. il. Nashville. Tenn. S-year-
900, old record, Fantasy,
| old record, Directum. ......-.--..
1ss4Eseps: Fl, stockton, Cal, yeariins
| record, Adbell ..................
1soo-sept: 25, Terre Haute, Ind, The
1so1-July 2s, Cleveland, Ohio. Ores
ceuS 4
1eo1-Aug. 2, Columbus, Ohio, Cres-
,aoa-oc seu :, Msmnbis Tenn tnon,,is
| record, Cresceus .........-...... 4
19o3-Aug. "a, Readville, Mass, Lou Dill
ION z
1sos-Aug. g. Readville. Mass, record
- for gelding equaling Cresceus'
worlds time, Major Delmar.
19oa-Oct. "a, Memphis, Tenn. Lou Dill
Ion (pacer) Observation-Disclosures. !
19o3-Oct. u. Memphis. Tenn. gelding
record, Major Delmar. ........... ]
1903-Oct. %, Memphis, Tenn. wagon
| record, amateur driver, Lou Dill
| lon Observation-Disclosures
19o4-Oct. 81. Memphis, Tenn. team rec
| ord, The Monk and Equity. ..... :
1904-Nov. IL, Memphis. Tenn, (un-
paced), Lou Dillon. ..........s
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~ H1ALACH| HOG4T-

Joe cans got so many complimentary
notices about the confession and prom
Use to be good in the future he made
a month ago that he has experimental
with some more statements Of the same
sort in an attempt to force Jimmy
Britt into match. During the last
week he has declared that his previous
bout with Britt was a fake and on
Thursday challenged James Edward
to battle in which charitable organi-
nations should be the big winners if
he (Gans) proved the winner.
Between these two outbursts Cans
gave out statement in which he gave
alleged details Of the bout with Terry
McGovern at Tattersall' s few years
ago which was such fraud that it
put an end to boxing in Chicago. These
alleged statement that he would not
was dishonest boxer.
A few more scandals such as this
one, whether there is any truth IN them
or not, will work serious damage to
the boxing game in California. That
Cans has participated in some bad
looking bouts is generally admitted and
doubtless every fan has drawn his
own conclusions about the recent
, charges. Whether Joe succeeds in fore
ing Britt into match or not, he Is
without doubt causing the latter lot
Of trouble
Fans Are Wary. -
Even If the authorities do not get
obstinate over the argument, promoters
will find that the fans have had their
confidence shaken little and there
probably will be quite falling off in
box office receipts for awhile. That
Britt will be forced into match is
much to be- doubted. There is hardly
question that he is still hoping for
another battle with Nelson, or, failing
not put up such 8 strenuous game as
the Baltimore chap. Besides this, Britt
is pretty well-to-do, and has arrived
at the point where he does not have to
accept every challenge that is hurled
at him, especially as he is no longer q
champion himself.
Herman is still after Nelson and
Britt for match and declares he is
very willing to take Britt on If he
cannot come to terms with Nelson. He
is very much put out at the impression
that has become general that he does
not possess the punch to become a
champion, and says he wants only the
opportunity to prove what he can do.
Herman Anxious.
81 do not think my bout with Her
rera proved that I have not q knockout
punch, he said on his return from,
Z California. 81 have proven Soften
enough that I have something of q
wallop. I was never in danger during
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taken Of the battle; I think I will ac-
cept his offer to fight Burns there on
the afternoon of July 4, or sooner, =
replied O 'Brien.
"Was your fight with Tommy Ryan
for the middleweight championship Of
the World9" he was asked
II think Ryan is fourfusher and
never had any intention Of fighting
me. / will make match with him at
any time he is ready to battle for the
middleweight title, providing he will
make 15S pounds weight in at 'clock
of the afternoon Of the fight" said
O'Brien.
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on for their best work more than one
third of the time as the teams, were
not evenly matched, and many less
games went to make up the schedule.
Talent Scattered.
With two big leagues of eight clubs
each the great players are pretty we'll
scattered, and, while giving the boys
better chance to get the money, the
public do not see the superior style
of playing that would come with one
league, with the pick Of the talent in
line. Even catchers are growing
scarce. and first basemen are not to be
found. A catcher must be perfect
.thrower to play title role, while a
first baseman must have the qualities
of a shortstop and first baseman TO-
gether.
Everything has run to pitchers, while
years ago it was difficult to find
good box man. Every position re-
quires a good fielder. Catcher to go
out for the short bunts. The pitchers
that must, after the slow hits roll into
his yard, then cover first base as well
as slip to the home plate. Outfelders
are weak propositions when they can
not stop ground balls on all kinds of
fields.
AS most are left-handers and are
struck out in the garden for their
hitting, their stunts are often amazing
when coming in to meet the rollers.
7 read, with great pleasure, last week
comment by Ted Sullivan, commenting
on the players of the, present day and
naming the king performers of the
past. Ted has the dope down as fine
as any man living, but why did he
miss the names of Curt Welch, Dick
Johnson, Jimmie Fogarty, the flying
outfelders with throwing arms of steel
without the big nit and diving after
balls about to reach the ground as well
as running jump into the air after
lightning sprintss
Mr.. Sullivan is right when he says
that teachers Of the present day had
nothing on Bennett, Kelly, Snyder
Gross, Flint and few others. With
the 3spillowso allowed at the present
time, the catchers above named would
consider backstopping child g play.
Changes in Managers.
The only manager in either league
this season without one years expert
ence will be Frank Chance of the Chi
cago league team. Fred Tenney fol
lowed Buckenburger as the manager of
the Boston club just as Frank Chance
has followed Manager Selee. Both are
clever inside, good, all around, hustling
players. but the point is, can they gel
! the work from the menu The best play
Eers often make the poorest managers
while ordinary players will often dupli
cate into capable managers simply be
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NO STRINGS ON CAMEL
Grand Asapids Club Owner Talks Of His
New York Release. t

Terre Haute, Feb 24.-John Camel
says his release by the highlanders was
without stipulation and does not limit
his playing to the Grand RapidsSclub as
reported. He is reported to have paid
$4,000 and he says that Immediately
afterward he was offered by the ST..
Louis Americans the amount of the re-
lease money and more salary than Clark
Griffith would pay him to play first
base. AS team owner, too, he can not
be drafted.