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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
SOME MANAGERS MAKE
MIGHTY GOOD GRAFT
A Fighter Must BE Liberal In Order
To Break Into Game.

Among the fighters hanging around
the New York clubs just now is Artie
Edmunds, the young Canadian. Artie
has fought men larger than himself
constantly for couple of years. He
now wants matches with Murphy
Reyes, Baldwin, or any lightweight
and says that he has backing to any
extent, no matter whom he meets.
II came back here expecting to get
fight on" says Edmunds, ''but
find that there is combination of
grafters that makes it impossible to
do anlthing unless I give up here and
there to dozen of them. 1t is hand
out money right and left or stay out
of the game now. There are so many
people grating on the poor little
fighters that nobody can make a lv-
ing at it any longer. When you ask
for match you are referred to some
one else, who will be your manager,
and demands split If you don't
pay you can stay out in the cold. If
you do pay, so many take out their
splits that there is nothing left when
your turn comes"
Other boxers from ont of town
have found the same condition here.
Graft has the boxing game iiy the
heels.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
SOME DREAMS BY
HOT AIR ARTIST
Tells How Bill Squires Was Defeated
by Burns-But, What
Dream?

The defeat of Bill Squires by Tom
my Burns is explained at last. Ac-
cording to story told here, it seems
that before all of his Australian bat
ties Squires was in the habit of visit
ing a certain seeress, who had the
sworn confessions of all the denizens
of tn spirit land, and so, having real
low-down on things spoOky, could get
them to intercede in affairs mundane
for a small consideration? So before
each and every battle, Boshter Bill
would cross the hand of the dealer
in futures with a small piece OF
silver and the lady would accommo-
date him by throwing a full-sided
fit, and before she had returned from
the spirit land she would have talk
with some of the main squeezes and
they would see to 1t that the fight was
fixed SO that Bill couldn't lose. To
put the real diamond hitch on the
affair the medium would make a pow
der out of all the junk that was clut-
tering up the back yard. Squires
would kick in with another small
consideration" and would receive the
powder. Just before entering the
ring he would drink this connection,
and so, of course, from then on 1t
was simply one, two, three with his
opponent. AS his hacker Wren re-
fused to include the seeress in the
training party, and as the climate on
this side of the water is SO damp that
it took all of the virtue out of the
powder. naturally Bill lost.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
PICK MEMSIC AS
COMING CHAMPION
The Los Angeles Fight Fans Are I'M
bued With The Belief That He
Can Whip Britt or Nelson.

When George Memsic (Jimmy
Burns) of Chicago stuck the Indian
sign on Montana Kid last month and
sent that aspiring young gentleman
back to the ash can class, he did 1t
in such a decided manner that moth
ing has been heard since, except re-
garding the class shown by Tommy
Burns protege, and his right to de-
mand recognition from few of the
big ones in his division.
Memsic proved that he is possessed
of everything that is necessary to
send boy to the top. There is no
doubt in the minds of the sports of
Los Angeles who have watched his
remarkable improvement of the past
few months, that he can take Jimmy
Britt's scalp, in either limited num-
Der of rounds or finish fight, and
for this reason: Memsic does not
depend on the rush bank style of
game to get away with his man, by
wearing him out, but combines his
ability to take punishment with his
cleverness and his remarkable slug
ging ability, as well as being game to
the core.
His two clean-cut victories over
Charlie Neary, the lad who cleaned
up all the boys in his class except
Cans and Britt, demonstrates the fact
that Memsic has a good right to be
considered seriously with any of the
lightweights. When it is considered
that Neary beat Bat Nelson, Kid Her.
man, Kid Broad, Aurelo Herrera,
Johnny Thompson, and host of 9TH
er good boys, the fact that Memsic
has two wins from him shows that
he is perfectly able to give Nelson,
Britt or Packy Mcfarland a run for
their money.
The Battler says that Memsic will
dog it" under hard beating. If
he does, it will be for the first time
as he has always been the one to
show willingness to mix things, and
will stand out and clug with any OF
them. Britt does not carry wallor
enough to put him away, and as
Memsic is much cleverer boy than
| Nelson, it is easily seen that he has
a good chance of beating either OF
these lads.
Tommy Burns has posted 81 900 tC
| bind a $4,000 side bet for match
| for Memsic with either Jimmy Britt
| o rthe Battler, and it is now up tC
either Jimmy Britt or the Battler
and it is now up to either of these
boys or their managers to come
| through.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
BRITT WILLING AND
ANXIOUS TO FIGHT CANS

Jimmy Britt is willing and anxious
to fight Joe Cans in September, ac-
cording to a statement that was made
by Willis last evening, but he wants
time to consider matters. For that
reason no articles were signed be-
tween Britt and Cans, but ii was
agreed that a meeting will be held at
the Tuxedo, in San Francisco, today.
at which time any bids will be con-
sidered, and possibly a set of articles
drawn up and signed. Ben Sellg
wanted to go ahead with the preliml-
nary arrangements, but Willis Britt
said that he needed little time, and
his suggestion to postpone the con-
ference until Saturday was readily
accepted.
The gist of the talk between the
two managers was summed up in the
following conversation:
Selig-I want to ask you ques-
ton. Do you intend to fight Cars, or
are you going on the road with a
show?
Britt-Positivel we want to fight
Cans. 1 turned down several road Of
fers today for just that reason.
Selig-In September.
Britt-Yes, in September. That
looks to be the best month to hold
the fight.
Then Willis explained himself. lie
said that Britt is open to fight any
lightweight, and first of all wants TO
meet Cans and to demonstrate that
Britt is the real American champion.
He said with emphasis that Britt
wanted to fight without any delay.
I'VE haven't had the time to look
over the propositions" he continued.
II understand there is one $4,000
offer. Now, Nolan is the original
side-bit kid, and maybe they were
giving him $4,000 on the side. !
want to look into these things. II
possible, l would prefer to fight in
San Francisco. l figure that we will
draw at least 10000 with the match
right here, and probably we could
make a betterarrangement than 20
accept the $4,000 cash offer"
Britt intimated, also, that mas
much as Joe Cans is to fight Jimmy
Burns in Los Angeles, his fighter
might want a chance to take on some
lightweight prior to the September
engagement.
Promoters who are figuring on the
fight, and Britt suggested the names
of Coffroth, TEX" Richard, Jim May
of Reno, Jack Gleason and Alex
GGreggains, will facilitate matters If
they have some proposition to lay
before the fight managers next Satur-
day afternoon, in order that they may
have a working basis.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
FIRST MAN WHO
PITCHED CURVE
An Accident Together With Practice
Is What Made Arthur Cum
mings Famous.

In these days of spit balls and
the other names applied TO the vari-
Gus curves that slab artists dish ZIP
to the opposing teams, 1t Is little
known that curve pitching was acct
dentally discovered by a pitcher while
officiating in a game he was pitching
on the White Lot was the old fan
remark as he squared himself at the
editors desk last night. 'Mr. Mills
of the Union club of New York came
near being mobbed in that game, as,
being q catcher of note, he was close
up and called the batsmen out on
strikes and balls they declared were
wild and wide of the plate"
The gentlemen of New York sent
into the pitchers box a young man
named Arthur Cummings who was
slated as a substitute for the Excel
siors, and he discovered in the con-
test that it was possible to curve the
ball. At the outset of the contest he
started in to shoot them over, but
finding that the junior boys of the
Nationals were batting hem freely,
he changed his delivery to a slow,
tantaliZing one, and it was while he
was dishing up these SLOW baiters
he discovered that the ball curved
after leaving him.
The discovery was startling and
that night, while seated at dinner in
Wizards hotel, he impaired his the
DRY of it to Asa Brainerd. who was
then the pitcher of the EXcelsiors;
but Brainerd laughed to scorn any
such feat as an impossibility.
al 1 4
public his discovery, but little cred
ence was given it, and it is matter
of history that his first public exhi-
bition was a rank failure. On this
occasion he invited number of sci
entific gentlemen, prominent news
paper men and o host OSball players
to see the trial, but the failure was
so abject that all turned the laugh on
Cummings. He claimed that he was
anxious to do too much and that he
pitched too swift a ball to demon
strate the curve. Then he went to
work cautiously to demonstrate the
theory.
Taking his catcher into his conf
dence, Cummings began to practice
quietly, and after several months oil
outdoor and indoor work came out IL
1859 with delivery which aston
ished the baseball and scientific
world. He had joined the Stars o.
Brooklyn and it was his masterl,
work in the box that lifted this young
team up the rounds of the champion
ship ladder and brought ii fame ant
honor all over the country.
At first Cummings mastered onl!
tho "out shoot hut before the frs
season was over he had begun worl
on the elmer shoot During his ca
reer as pitcher he struck out more
of his opponents than any pitcher
that ever filled the position, and hi
lived to see his discovery adopted
wherever the game was played.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
GOOD PLAYERS ARE BE-
COMING VERY SCARCE
Minor Leagues Searched For Material
To Try Out on Major
Teams.

There is not real good young
ster playing in the minor leagues this
season." declares George Huff, the
famous scout who is securing the
country for the Boston Americans
this summer.
Il have been in nearly every league
in the country" says Mr.. Huff, land
| haven't seen real good one OF
course there are a lot of men who
will be given major league trials this
fall and next spring, but / didn't see
many who I think will make good
from the jump.
There are several men in the AM
erican association who might do; to
purchase them is another thing. 1t
is mighty tough job for a young
ster to go into the big leagues and
take away an experienced mans job.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
AMT COIN TO Be NO
NO GUNS IN TEXAS

Judge Goodwin. In the Salt Lake
Telegram, in dilating on the new law
in Texas prohibiting the sale of fire.
arms, says:
There is now law in Texas gainst
carrying pistols and another law has
gone into effect in that state, impos-
ing a tax of SO per cent of the gross
earnings of the whole business of all
who sell revolvers, i.e.: II hard
ware merchant sells all kinds of
hardware and machinery and does
such a business as two or three of
our great stores are doing here, in
case they sell revolver the state
steps in and takes one-half of the
product of their sales. The inten-
ton of the law, evidently, is not only
to make people stop carrying revolv-
ers, but also to shut off the sails of
revolvers. We fear the thing is over
done.
A friend was in Texas few years
ago and stepped into prominent sa-
loon in a certain town and saw posted
on the walls the state law imposing
a fine and Imprisonment of any who
sold liquor, and yet the bar was do
ing a rushing business. Our friend
ton and his answer was: THE law
is all right; it was passed In good
faith and is binding in any court OF
the state
But" said our friend. "hOw is it
yam are selling liquor without stint.
are not subject to the penalties of
It's law"
His answer was:
'Oh. yes; but before man can be
arrested there has to be a complaint
filed"
why, certainly" said our friend,
''bnt is there no one to file COM
plaints?"
'Oh, yes" was the reply, land a
good many have been fled"
But" said our friend, have not
fine and imprisonment followed?"
'Oh, no." said the vendor of red
fluids, ''for no one who files COM
plants ever lives until the trial
comes off, and of course cannot APP
pear as a witness and the cases cam
not be proven"
1t is good to read of reforms in any
place and especially Texas, but we
fear they are crowding them little
too fast for the constitution of the
average Texan.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
HECEW|SCH WEEPS OVER
RESULT OF THE FIGHT

Hegeswich, the home of Battling
Nelson, is today the scene of intense
gloom. Everybody, from village
blacksmith shop to ''towhead" young
sters, drifting aimlessly and tearfully
about deserted streets is in megrims
or doldrums or whatever follows
crushing defeat. When the idol of
the town fell before Britt a: San
Francisco Hegeswich went into tears
and obscurity
Nelson had recently saved the
name of the town. inducing the
Pennsylvania railroad not TO change
it. Now the town does not care. It's
fame and fortune was bound up in
Battling" Nelson, and the citizens
feel that they met an overwhelming
calamity, from which they will not
recover. The town also lost heavily
financially on Battling" for it
backed Nelson Loyalty wheneve: any
money was in sight.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
the REV. BASS ON
EVIL OF KISSING
The "Kissing Devil" as He Be-
lieves It-NOthing
Doing.

Rev. Liston Bass, Phi. D., ID. d., of
Calvary Baptist church. Cairo, ILL.,,
SO addressed the young ladies of sew
eral seminaries and repeated the
statement from his pulpit.
He told the girls that the kiss was
the forerunner of a closer union, and
that 1t was to be feared as the sting
of a deadly statement. His descrip-
ton would seem to indicate that
the reverend gentleman is not n
stranger to the osculatory emotion,
for he says: There is something
wonderfully magnetic and thrilling in
the kiss. When two sets of lips come
together 1t is like the meeting of two
clouds charged with electricity, one
positive. the other negative, and the
result is an emotional explosion and
cloudburst of excessive passion and
ecstacy. A kiss, like the shock of a
galvanic battery. goes straight to the
heart and the weaker party is always
paralyzed under the blow, whether
for good or III, for veal or woe
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
CHARLES ZINlAIER QUITS
THE BASEBALL FIELD
After Going Up and Down The Line
Famous Player IN to
Retire.

Charles thinner, the grand old
man of baseball, has retired from the
great national game for good. He
returned from the south recently and
expects to spend the rest of his days
with his family.
''Chief" thinner, as he is called,
entered baseball in 1881 and broke
into fast company in 1884 with the
Detroit club. He came to Cleveland
In 1885 and played there thirteen
years. Then he enjoined the Pirates
in Pittsburg as catcher, later becom-
ing manager of the Philadelphia Ma
tiOnal league and then he became
manager of the Little Rock team in
the Southern league. He umpired In
that organization last year and this
season until few days ago, when his
resignation, sent in the latter part
of June became effective.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
COMING TO MAKE A
MATCH WITH BURNS

Gunner" Moir has given it out
that he will leave for America in a
few days to arrange for a fight with
Tommy Burns.
In a talk about Moir, an English
sporting writer says:
"He is a fighter of the old bulldog
school. He is not an adept in the
minor details of fistic art, but he can
fight for all that. Mor is strong,
rough fellow, with knack of punch
ing. His determination to go to Am
erica comes as surprise. With
startling suddenness he has hurled
the cartel at Tommy Burns almost
before that gentleman has had time
to wipe the sweat from his brow af-
ter beating Squires."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
THE RACES
SONOMA BELL WON
SENSATIONAL RACE

BUFFALO, Aug. 6.-Snoma Bell,
the California mare and winner of the
M. & NJ. stakes, won sensational
race in the Empire State stakes, $1O,-
900, at Kenilworth park today. She
won the second heat handily. In the
third heat she broke at the quarter
and crashed into the fence, throwing
her owner and driver, ]. d. Springer,
who escaped injury. With the shat
tered sulky at her feet the mare ran
away nearly mile. The accident did
not hurt Sonoma Bell, and she won
the fourth and deciding heat. Ed.
Geers, the veteran driver, handling
John A., got into mix-up while
scoring for the third heat. The old
man was thrown from his sulky, but
recovered. winning the third and
fourth heats
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
TT is NOT YOUR BUSINESS.

Would you like to know the secrets of
your neighbor's house and
life?
How he lives, or how he doesn't; and
just how he treats his wife?
How he spends his leisure, whether
sorrowful or gay;
And where he goes for pleasure; to
his lodges or the play?
If you wish it, I will tell you-let me
whisper to you sloy-
If your neighbor is but civil, it is not
your business why.
In short, instead of prying into other
folks affairs;~
If you do your own but justice, you
will have no time for theirs.
BE attentive to such matters as con-
Germ yourself alone.
And whatever fortune flatters let
your business be your own.
One word by way of finis-let me
whisper to you sly
II you wish to be respected, you must
cease to be a pry.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
PACKY MCFARLAND
COMING CHAMPION
Is Wonder of Boxing WOrld-Had
Forty-One Battles and Scored
Thirty-One KnOckOuts.

Just at the present time there is
terror in the camp of the lightweights
over "Packy" Mcfarland, the little
Chicago lad who is coming raster
than any other lightweight the prize
ring has known. Throughout the en-
tire east he is classed as the hardest
hitter of his weight that ever donned
a glove, and above all else. is pro-
tected with the science of the game
equal to the best of them. Almost
Invariably when you find man that
is clever he hasn't got the punch and
when you find a man with the punch
he isn't clever Mcfarland has both
and the way he has been moving
them down is a caution.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
PETER PAN INJURIES HIM.
SELF WHILE WORKING OUT

The great Peter Pan did not start
in the Brighton Derby Saturday and
race-goers missed what promised to
be the rarest treat of the season.
James r. Keene made the announce
ment that on account of having hurt
himself in his work last Thursday
morning his colt was temporarily in
capacitated from racing. How serious
the injury is, time will only reveal.
There is considerable swelling of
the injured parts.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
Saratoga Summary.

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 6.-Re-
suits:
First race, five and a half fur
longs Spooner won; Apple Teddy
second; Manheimer third. Time,
1907 Is.
Second race, one mile-Lally won,
Telescope second, Standert third.
Time, 1:40.
Third race, five and half furlongs
Explosion won, MIDI Delaney sec
ond, Boema third. Time, 1907.
Fourth race, the Mohawk stakes,
mile and a furlong-Temaceo won;
Ingham second, The Wrestler third.
Time, 1852 2-5.
Fifth race, one mile-Rye won,
Rifleman second. Penarris third.
Time, 1889 2-5.
Sixth race, six furlongs-Danosa
Rea won, Easton second, Trio third.
Time. 1:13 3-5.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
BASEBALL IN ELY;
ARE We TO LOSE IT?
The Game Is .'GOing to Seed For
Lack OF Patronage-Must
BE Fixed Up.

state of ''innocuous desuetude." and
We borrow a phrase from Grover
Cleveland's famous speech, which
sent most bright men to the diction-
airy. But, on the square, We have
got to do "sumpfin" II We are to make
the game of the high-class order, and
unless we have the assistance of the
public at large, the sport is dead
one"
One thing is certain and patent to
every family has winner, and.
with proper support. will deliver the
goods.
Now. let's get together and take
EN- along!"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
Seattle Summary.

SEATTLE, Aug. 6.-The Meadows
results:
First race, six furlOngs-Pelsman
won, Dr. Scharff second, Mile Gregg
third. Time, 1:14 IL.
Second race, seven furlongs-Mary
B. Clark won, Pickaway second. Mar
tenmas third. Time, 1925 ga.
Third race, one mile-Seven Bells
won, George Kilborn second, Doc
Craig third. Time, 1:43 IL.
Fourth race, mile and sixteenth
Miss Rillie won, FOncasta second,
Miller's Daughter third. Time, :47.
Fifth race, five and half fur
longs-Entre Nous won, Lisaro sec
ond. Gossiper third. Time, 1906 1-2.
Sixth race, six furlongs-May l..
won, Aunt Polly second, Bucolic
third. Time, 1912 IL.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
Skidoo for Donovan,

Jim Donovan, the clever English
middleweight. has come to the con-
clusion that there is nothing in the
fighting game for him and has an
nounced his retirement from the ring.
Donovan was recently outpointed by
Jack Robinson, the Chicago middle
weight, in ten-round bout at the
Brown A. A. at Rockaway, which was
responsible for him quitting the
game.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
How He Got The Idea.

"Yes, dearest; what is it?"
did you get my baby sister at the
grocery"
"Of course not. What ever put
such an idea in your head?"
1T says on the grOcer's wagon,
Families Supplied. Judge.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
VIII Try Rogers.

Some preliminary efforts have been
made to bring about a match between
AL Kaufman of California and Joe
Rogers. Tommy Burns having failed
to reply to the challenges of Kauff-
man and Rogers, Tom O'Rourke and
his friends are endeayoring to ciinch
the match referred to.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
Six TwO-Baggers.

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. ITO
DAYS game between Oakland and
Portland was made lively by the bat
ting of the players, six two-baggers
being made. Oakland tied the score
in the seventh, the winning run being
made on a two-bagger by Truck
Eagan, an error by Mott and long
fly from Bigbee. Score: r. II. f..
Oakland ........ -. ii z
Portland ...... ......
Batteries: Wright and Bliss;
Claiff Kinsella and Domaine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
Defined.

Knicker-What is the psychology
cal moment?
Bocker-The one the other fellow
always seizes.-New York Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07

Chicago Won.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Chicago
beat New York today, thereby getting
the better of the series by three to
two games. Score: X. II. u.
Chicago ...... ....... v
New York ...... $500. 4
Batteries Smith and Sullivan;
Moore, Chesbro and Kleinow.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
RACES

All arrangements have been I
made for the Printers big I
smoker. The tout is to I
come through.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
HOW THE MONEY
WAS SPLIT UP.

The following shows how the
money was cut in the Britt-Nelson
fight, and who got the Dough:
Total receipts of fight 1922, O90
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
CHOP OFF A WHOLE
DAY IN OCEAN TRIP

LONDON, Aug. 5.-The successful
trial of the Cunard company's new
huge lines, the Lusitania, in which
she averaged twenty-five and one
fourth knots, has led the officers of
the company to issue statement
that the mails of the Lusitania leav-
ing New York on Saturdays should
be delivered at the general postoffice
in London early Friday morning. The
Campania and the Lucania, now the
fastest British steamships, reach Eng
land in time to have their mails de-
livered in London Saturday morning.
Hence about a day will be gained,
perhaps more, by the Lusitania's car
riage of the mails both to and from
New York.
The American Express company
and other firms which have large
mails say that the earlier arrival will
be of great value because it will en-
able banks and commercial houses
to catch the Saturday return mails.