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Evening star., 1908-01-10
PROVIDENCE MAGNATES.
IN THE LAW COURTS

BOSTON, January 10.-Hugh Duffy, for
merly manager OF the Philadelphia Ma
tional League base ball team. now owning
the controlling interest in the Providence
team. has brought suit In the superior
court against Alfred c. Doe, a widely
known base ball promoter and formerly a
polo player. to recover $l.75O on a note.
Duffy claims that he loaned that amount
of money to Doe January 26. 1907. He
ASSERTS that Doe and himself bought on
that day from Patrick T. Powers of New
York l6S shares of the capital stock OF
the Rhode Island Exhibition Company.
owners of the Providence team, and that
they pledged their stock to secure notes
both had signed in favor of Powers
Some of these notes held by Powers, he
claims. have been paid. while others are
not yet due. OF the shares purcha sed, 15S
are In the name of both Duffy and Doe,
and Duffy asks that the form be changed
and that he be given his shares indi-
vidually and in his own rights. He also
seeks to get at the interest OF Doe in
Does own stock. subject to Powers
rights, in order to pay him what Doe
owes him on his note.
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BLACKBURN AND
GUNTHER IN DRAW

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PHILADELPHIA, January 10-George
Gunther of Australia and Jack Blackburn
of this city met for the fifth time last
night at the Broadway Athletic Club. AT
the end Of six rounds, in which there was
not a single knockdown. neither could
claim any advantage In a previous bout
Blackburn had knocked out Gunther In
the fifth round.
Last night the Australian was full OF
fight and seemed bent on wiping out this
defeat. He was after his opponent in
each round. but could not land a decisive
punch. Blackburn gave a remarkable ex-
hibition of blocking. and had it not been
for his ability In this respect he would
not have likely gone the route.
Once In the sixth round Gunther beat
down Blackburns guard and staggered
him with punch on the jaw. Blackburn
came back with rush, swinging both
hands alternately for the Australians
body and jaw, and when the bell rang
ending the bout both men were still eager
to fight.
Gunther had trained especially for this
bout and was In splendid physical condi-
ton. He outweighed Blackburn by fully
eight pounds. and in the clinches, and
there were many because of a small ring
his weight proved a great advantage.
The show was q remarkable one for the
fact that in fve preliminary bouts three
ended in knockouts, two of which were in
the first minute of the first round.
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NEWS OF COLLEGE ATHLETES

Folwell, Draper and Dwyer of the Penn
sylvania varsity foot ball team are all
working nightly in the gymnasium for
Penn's wrestling team.
George Presley. coach of the Rugby
foot ball team at Leland Stanford Uni
versity. is critically ill with appendicitis
in a hospital at Vancouver B. G.
The two-sport rule. making it impossi-
BILE for a man to compete in more than
two branches of athletics removes from
hockey Eddie Dillon. the foot ball crack.
who Is also a member of the base ball
team. from playing with the Princeton
hockey team.
Coach A. Alonzo Stagg of the University
of Chicago is on his way to Miami, Fla,
to be gone for the winter. The director
of the Midway athletic forces will keep in
touch with affairs of the athletic depart
ment by instituting his correspondence
course" during his absence.
The Irish-American Athletic Club will
hold it's annual indoor athletic carnival
at Madison Square Garden February 8.
The meet is big feature of the winter
athletic season because Of it's many novel
Only eighty-fve men reported for the
first track team practice at Harvard yes
terday for both varsity and freshman
squads OF these sixty-four reported in
the gymnasium as candidates for the
track events. while twenty-one reported
at the cage for work in the field events.
Guy Haskins. the University of Penn
sy,yania runner. and NJ. w. Sheppard will
meet in the 1.O0O-yard race at the annual
indoor games of the Brooklyn Post Office
Clerks Athletic Association. to be held
January 1S in Brooklyn. Entries for the
events will close Friday.
The board of directors of the Athletic
Association of the University of PENN
sylvania has recommended that permits
SION be given to the Amateur Athletic
Union to hold the Olympic championship
trials for the eastern district of the
United States on Franklin Field on
June q.
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BRESNAHAN SATISFIED
WITH NEW CONTRACT

CHICAGO. ILL.,. January l0-Manager
John J. McGraw Of the New York Ma
tional League base ball team stopped in
Chicago yesterday on his way to Califor-
MIA and was met here by Roger Bresna-
han. the backstop of the Giants. After
few minutes Of earnest conversation the
announcement was made that Bresna han
had signed a 1903 contract. The leader
of the former worlds champions contin-
ued the journey last night, accompanied
by his wife,
Bresnahap said: II came up from nv
home In Toledo yesterday morning in an
swer to a request from Manager Nc
Graw to meet him here. and we had an
easy time getting together / am well
satisfied with the way l have been
treated"
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CONNIE MACK BACK
HOME FROM COAST

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, January TO-
Manager Connie Mack of the Athletics
returned from his trip to San Francisco
and New Orleans yesterday afternoon,
and. In addition to showing the good ef-
fects the trip had on his health. he brought
back the news that he Had selected sew
eral players who are expected to greatly
strengthen the Athletics next season and
also that he had secured some informa-
tion concerning one or two of the young
sters which have been touted as stars.
Manager Mack left for the coast imme-
diately after the close of last season and
after putting In several days of rest in
the western climate. attended to some
business and then went to New Orleans
Speaking OF his trip and what he had
accomplished while combining business
with pleasure Mack said:
II felt that ! needed a rest after the
strenuous time l had in last years race
being almost down and out at the close Of
the season. so hied myself to the invig-
Grating climate OF California for a vaca-
ton. / recuperated rapidly. and soon
found myself feeling all right again. OF
course, ! had in mind when I left here
to combine business with pleasure. There
were certain players on the coast want
ed to see In action. and others In the south
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deemed it worth while to look up. 1 was
particularly interested In California
pitcher / had secured and wanted to see
for myself whether he is the wonder he's
cracked up to be. l refer to Krause. He's
a left-hander. Unless 1 miss my guess
Krause will pan out fine; people on the
coast consider him a second edition of
Waddell He has all the earmarks of
turning out to be a winner. OF course, we
sometimes get fooled In ball players. es-
peciallys pitchers, but I shall be very
greatly disappointed if Krause does not
turn out all right. / looked all the play
ers now on the coast over and think
have spotted a few that will be heard
from later on. Another pitcher we have
secured who everybody met In the south
tells me is wonder~is Bills. You remen-
Der purchased him last August The re-
ports I had about this pitcher were so
good that / didn't care to risk the chance
of losing Bills by putting in a draft for
him. SO I purchased him outright. Max
well is still another pitcher on my list
who the southerners assure me is high
on Maxwell for several years and feel
sanguine that he will deliver the goods.
BY the way, / almost forgot to say that
while away / signed an outfelder named
Zamlock. who looks awfully good to me.
He is now playing in the California State
League. Zamlock is very fast, stands up
like a veteran at bat and hits tsplendidly.
Owing to Mardi Gras week in New Or
leans. beginning on February % and last
ing until March 4. we will leave for the
south earlier than / had contemplated.
They want us down there for that week,
hence we will leave here on February 20.
/ do not believe the Chicago Nationals
will play us the series President Murphy
had announced they would meet us in. ]
wrote to Mr.. Murphy telling him of our
willingness to play his team, and suggest
ed three games on March ii, Is and 16.
but he replied declining the issue. His ex-
cuse was that the dates named were too
early in the season. 1t is now up to Mr..
Murphy to name later dates, If he wants
to take shy at us. We are willing to
meet the Cubs at any time and under any
fair conditions. If there is no Chicago
series we will leave New Orleans about
March o. SO as to get back home by April
/. / suppose the Phillies will want
series with us and start 1t about that
date. I will see Manager Murray in few
days and arrange for a series If he wants
one. If We start on April we should be
able to play at least seven games in thir-
teen days. as i understand the champion
ship season is to open on April a.
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STREET HOLDS CATCEIERS RECORD

Is trying to buy the Louisville club. but
George Teabeau is reluctant to let 1t go.
johnnie Butler of South Boston led the
Eastern League catchers with fielding
average of .9S7.
Jack Taylor has bobbed up with Colum-
bus. Bob Wicker, another former Cub,
stays with the American Association
champions, most of whom are old major
leaguers.
Fred Clarke is getting busy He has
released the veteran Bill Duggleby and
Goat" Anderson to RoclAsster and has
turned Billy Hallman over to Monte
Cross Kansan City team.
McGraw will see Danny Shay in Call
fornia and probably will consult Danny s
wishes before making a deal disposing OF
him. 1t is settled that Shay will not be
with the Giants next season.
Win Kellum, Newark's new pitcher OBJ
tanned In a trade for Bill Carrick to the
Indianapolis club. is an old big Lacquer.
The southpaw has pitched for the Cincin-
natl and ST. Louis teams.
AS fast as one Hallman drops out of the
big leagues another bobs up. Old Billy
Bill Hallman. his nephew, has been drop
ped by the Pittsburg club, which has
drafted Dan Hallman from Springfield,
Ohio.
Dave Brain is none too sure of holding
down third base at Boston. Owner Dovey
and Manager Kelley think well of
Sweeney, the red-headed infielder secured
by Boston from Chicago last season.
Manager Nal Eason Of the Lawrence
club is after Finlayson, the young New
Yorker who played one game with Lynn
and then jumped his contract Finlay-
son is now the property of the Brooklyn
club. Eason also wants a line on Holmes,
the Virginia pitcher secured by Brooklyn.
John CAMEL will be the. next manager
of the Cincinnati Reds. Barney Dreyfuss
has again refused to release Leach. and
Garry Hermann has no choice. CAMEL
is the only man he can get.
Clarence Foster will again lead the Lam
caster Tri-State League team. There
were several other candidates for the job.
but Foster showed the directors that the
had a strong nucleus for a pennant winner
and was told to try again.
mo, sir-ee." said Hughie Jennings to a
Chicago reporter. Don't you quote me
year. We're not making amy such pre-
diction. Well be in there after 1t with
the old ginger fizz. and any club that
beats us out will know it's been through
a fight. but there is no way Of telling
just what is going to happen"
For the greatest number of home runs
made in big league game a contest
played in Washington in 1887 between
the Senator's and the Bostons probably
10 the record event. On this day, Kid
Madden and. 'Grasshopper Jim" Whit
ney pitching, the teams made thirteen
home runs-eight by Boston and five by
From a spectacular view
point this stunt has never been equaled.-
Boston Globe.
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: HOW PICKERING
BROKE UP A GAME

Pitcher Joss of Cleveland tells the fol-
lowing story for his Toledo paper this
week.
ON Pickering beat the Maps out Of a
game at Philadelphia in 1908. Rube We'd
dell and myself were the opposing twirl-
90 and we were both having good day.
Each scored run early in the game.
but from then on to the fourteenth In
ming there was nothing doing.
In cur half of that inning 1t looked like
a score, as with one out, Hickman and
Mccarthy singled. placing men on first
and second.
Flick had the Rube threes balls and no
strikes and things looked mighty fine. The
big fellow steadied and got over a couple
of strikes, and with the count standing
three and two. handed up a curve ball.
Hickman and Mac started a double steal
just as the Rube began to pitch. Elmer
swung and missed and Schreck snapped
the ball to third to Lave Cross, who put
1t on Hick before he reached the bag-and
the Athletics were out of a dangerous
place
Hartsel was the first man at the bat for
Philadelphia, and Hopsy hit fly ball to
Bay which the Silver easily caught.
Pickering. who hit second in the batting
order. strode to the plate. The first two
balls l pitched him were fast ones and
he fouled both of them. Bemis signaled me
IOr announcer 1dSt one, Out SHOOK my
head. I figured / could afford to waste a
curve ball on him. Pick can murder a low
ball, and instead of getting the pellet on
the outside, where / tried to pitch 1t. the
blamed thing took fast break and
curved just a little inside the plate and
right down in his groove.
The right field fence at Philadelphia is
short. and in order to keep the hitters
from making home runs whenever they
feel so inclined. Connie Mack has built a
wire screen about fifty feet high on top
of the fence.
Pickering gave the ball an uppercut-in
fact. played cricket with the sphere. There
was a strong wind blowing directly
toward t.re fence. and when the bal, got
high enough to clear the stands the wind
got full chance to carry II.
The ball kept on going until it hit the
screen right over the score board. The
wind was blowing SO strong II had bent
the screen out ways from the bottom
of the fence.
Instead OF the ball coming back from
the screen. as IL naturally would, II rolled
down and hit the top OF the scoreboard.
II hung there as IL 1t was making up its
mind which way TO fall.
To US II seemed an eternity. and when
II finally decided to drop behind the score
board II was time to pick up the bats, as
the meeting was over.
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Local Recruit Caught 179
Games for Coast Team.
FORMER RECORD WAS 17s
Street Will Pass the Winter at
Williamsport, Pa.
GLADE MISSED BY ST. LOUIS
Racing Dates for New York Tracks.
Three Favorites Won at New Or
leans--Bowling Battles.

Charley Street. the new catcher secured
by the Washington club from the San
Francisco aggregation. has come east for
the winter. and is located at Williams
port, Pa. where he played in 1906. Just
how good a man Street is can be cleaned
from an interview secured from him by
Charley Zuber in the Cincinnati Times
Star:
A new long-distance catching champion
has been uncovered.
He Is none other than our old friend,
Charlie Street. once a Red.
For years the record of 17s games
caught during a season has stood as the
high-water mark, until Street came along
this season and made it 179.
Il could have made 1t 1S5 just as easy
as not" said Street. who stopped off in
Cincinnati for few hours Tuesday to
shake hands with old friends and fill his
lungs with the unfiltered air of our semi
fair city.
II worked for the San Francisco club
in the Pacific Coast League this year, and
never did quite so well In my life" con-
tinued Street. The reason? I'm mar
ried now and am supporting a wife in
stead of assisting the white-aproned gen.
tlemen who say. 'Whatll you have?' to
pay their internal revenue license.
II did not know that I was near the
worlds catching record until our manager
asked me one day how many games l had
caught. Just 49, ] answered. and that
will be about enough for me this year
.Prithee hold thy peace he replied. The
worlds record for a season, made in this
league In eight months. is 17S games. Ii
you catch but one more you'll top the
record and be heralded the worlds cham
pion long-distance catcher.
That decided me, and l went In for
haf hanging
ber. There was still week of playing
after topped the mark. but as thought
j had done well enough l did not try to,
go any farther.
Street is on his way to Williamsport,
Pa. to spend the rest of the winter. He
will be with the Washington club of the
American League next season. probably
succeeding his old colleague Of the Reds.
Cliff BiankinshipA who will catch for the
California outlaws?
The st. Louis Fans are sore over the
trade that gave Fred Glade to the High
landers One of them wrote to the Mound
City Times. proposing the following
wagerS:
500 even that Glade beats out any
anybody wants TO pick.
500 even that Glade beats out any
member Of the Yankees pitching corps
anybody wants to pick.
500 to 500 that Glade beats out every
member of the Browns pitching corps.
800 to $500 that Glade beats out every
member Of the ankees' pitching corps.
500 to $50 that Niles beats out Hoff-
man. O. Jones. Williams and Ferris in
batting.
s2oo even that the Yankees beat out
Yours truly will be glad to put any
srooter' tnidkfhg otherwise to the Times
caller In toQch with Mr. Gambling Man.
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GIAhTS~WILL PAY
THE $1,000 FINE

NEW YORK, January 1O.-John T.
Brush, president of the New York Base
Ball Club, said yesterday that the Giants
would probably pay the $1,000 fine i'm
posed by the national commission.
Mr.. Brush is Of the opinion that the fine
Is too small a matter for the Giants to
carry to the courts. He recognizes the
fact that base ball needed head such as
the national commission, and he will do
nothing to weaken the authority of that
body. Mr.. Brush thinks, however, that
the national commission has not given
due weight to one or two important fea-
lures of the controversy with the New
Orleans club. and he might ask for a re-
hearing of the case.
He would decide this. he said, after he
had read the complete report of the case.
He has had the report several days. but
owing to Ill health has not been able to
make a study of it.
The Giants were fined for failing,to full
fill the contract with the New Orleans
club. Five games were scheduled with
Orleans grounds. But one game was
played. The Giants started the second
game with the Athletics, but dispute
with Umpire thinner arose and McGraw
took his team from the field. The Giants
forfeited on the third day. Then the
the remaining dates scheduled between
the Athletics and the Giants. It Is this
latter feature of the trouble that Mr.
Brush thinks the national commission
overlooked. The Giants had no chance to
play the Athletics on those days. AS there
Is $500 due the Giants for the first game
with the Athletics. the fine will really
amount to only S7OO.
Mr.. Brush emphatically denied yester-
day that he had ever told any one that he
would carry the matter to the courts be-
fore paying this fine. He says he made
no omcial statement whatever concerning
no official statement whatever regarding
him fighting to the last ditch were untrue.
1t may be that the New Orleans club
Is even entitled to more than the fine, "
said Mr.. Brush yesterday. This 1 will
decide in a few hours. The fine. / think.
was imposed the latter part Of November.
We, OF course. had our say before the ma
tional commission but l never read q
complete report OF the matter, and mean
to make a good study Of 1t, to see IL we
have been Justly treated
The peremptory order of the national
commission to the New York club to pay
the fine within a week. which was re-
ceived by Mr.. Brush yesterday, did not
ruffle the New York magnate in the least.
he treated the whole affair in a light
vein. and. after disposing OF 1t. went on
TO talk of some of the new members Of
the team. He was in high good humor
over having received the signed contract
or w. A. James young giant of six
rect two inches. who has already shown
aoiiity as backstop. James was a stu
dent or Washingtop and Jefferson College,
mond. but on the gridiron.
Il liked his looks,'' remarked the head
Of the Giants.
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Hunt officers Meet.

NEW YORK. January 1O.-At the an
nual meeting yesterday of the stewards of
the National Steeplechase and Hunt Asso-
citation the officers. August Belmont, presi-
dent: ]. H. Alexander, vice president, and
s. s. Rowland, secretary and treasurer.
were unanimously reelected.
The Brookline Country Club of Boston
was granted permission to hold it's race
meetings from June 10 to June Is.
committee, consisting of s. S. How
land, p j. Morris and J. E.. Widener.
was appointed to inspect the jumps and
steeplechase course of the Maryland
Jockey Club.
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it is claimed, for running an exhibition
quarter mile at the games of the I'D Regi-
ment. He will not be eligible to compete
in any amateur event until reinstated ny
there registration committee.
Manager Lyon of the Yale basket ball
team has applied to the committee for re-
instatement of the team, the members
of which were disqualified for playing
against the George Washington Univer-
sity team. when there were 1t is claimed.
two professionals on that team. The
managers explanation was satisfactory
and the players will be reinstated.
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Victory for Mystics.

Against great odds in weight The Mys
tics of the Church Of the Good Shepherd
defeated the Young Shamrocks last even
ing in a fast and exciTing ga ne of basket
ball. the score being 80 to 13. lhe Mystics
gave a good exhibition of team work.
The Mysties want games with teams aver
aging ITO pounds. Address II. T. Peters,
manager, e2O E street northeast, or r.
E. Mccormick. coach. 7R 5th street north
east city.
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NOTES OF THE BOXERS.

Dick Hyfand and Phil Brock box in
private near Denver next Sunday
Tony Caponi and Young MaIoney clash
In Racine. Wis. January 20.
Fred Bradley. the Boston heavyweight
will meet Jim Stewart In New York
tonight.
Jimmy Walsh received an offer from
PhiIadelphia last night to meet young
Pierce there Saturday night; Walsh de-
clined it.
Walter Stanton. the California middle
weight. who boxes Bill Papke at the
Armory Athletic Association January p.
is now training at Northboro. and he
has engaged Bill McKinnon. the ex-ama-
teur champion. to put him in condition.
As Battling Nelson has arrived in Og-
den, Utah. and started training for
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To Reinstate Yale PLAYERS.

NEW YORK. January 10.-There were
some further developments in the athletic
tangle when Barlow S. Weeks. chairman
of the executive committee of the ANA
teur Athletic Union. stated that Harry L.
Hillman, the runner, had suspended him
self by accepting gold watch given him,
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bout with Jack Clifford on Monday. the
Battler's contest with Kid Scaler at Los
Angeles must have been called off.

The master of ceremonies at the next
meeting of the Armory Athletic Associa-
ton has not yet been selected but several
names are under consideration. The ad-
herence of the club officials to their origi-
nal idea Of absolutely barring outsiders
from the clubhouse meets with the ap-
proyal of the members
Evening star., 1908-01-10
BASE BALL NOTES.

Hugh Duffy played seventeen games for
Providence without an error.
The New York Highlanders have decided
on Atlanta as their training quarters.
They will play about thrae games per
week with the Atlanta team
Jake Levi. the Cincinnati sporting man,
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As Battling Nelson has arrived in Og-
den, Utah. and started training for a