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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
BACK TO MINOR LEAGUE
Comiskey Thinks White Sox Can Get
Along Without Nick
Alfrock

Comiskey has about decided that the
White Sox can get along without a
comedian next season. and in all prob
ability handsome Nick Altrcck, proprie-
tor of a suds factory in Cincinnati. will
be reiegated to Minnea polls.
Should the rumor be correct. another
hero of the great victory Of the White
Sox over the Cubs in the fail of 1906 wifi
have passed out Of the American league
ranks. Altrock and George Rohe were
two Of the most important factors in
the success of the White Sox. but Robe
failed TO show anything in the follow
ing year, and is now a member of the
New Orleans club. Altrock has never
been as good as he was in 1906. and his
pitching this year was actually simple
for the opposing batters TO solve. He
is charged with having lost seven out
of ten games.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
COAST LEAGUE NEEDS HELP
National Association Expected to Aid
Pacific Coast League
in Fight.

The efforts of Messrs. Ban Johnson
and Harry Pulliam. presidents of the
American and National leagues. re-
spectively to bring the alleged Califor-
MIA outlaws into the field of organized
ball, ended in failure. 1t is reported that
the California state ieaguers have a
fund of 100000 back of them. sup
soribed by the big business men of the
state. to fight organized ball. In that
case it will be impossible 10 get them
into the fold until the fund is gone, and
even then it is doubtful whether they
viii come. for the very fact that they
are fighting the alleged trust is enough
TO draw the fans to their side
The Coast league now plans to put OPP
position teams in some OF the scase
league towns. and If they do the State
1eaguesN no doubt rctaliate by pus-
ting clubs in the Coast leagues cities
that is where they are not located at
present. The Coast league will have
the assistance of organized bail in
way-such as sympathy and possibly
the loan of few players cheaD-put
that viii be about the extent of the
help.
There are over thirty minor leagues
in the country. and by taxing each one
say from 800 to $500 or more. accord
ing to grade, they could help the Coast
league greatly, but the chances are
they won't 1t will he a fight to fin
ish between the Coast and State league
in California. and the State league will
have an advantage one way-its mile
age is not nearly so great as the Coast
league-consequently its expenses VIII
not be so heavy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

picked as winner except by his
warmest admirers. Everybody recc.
Iects the outcome of that battle. Pap-.e
beat Ketehel to within an inch of his
career. He hammered the Grand Rapids
wonder around the ring numerically
and so far outclassed him that wnels
they were matched for the third battsc
Papke was prohi5itive favorite. I was
one of the surprised when the battle
was over Instead Of ketchel be,uA
outclassed, this time he made Papke
look like a selling pister. The whole
pugilistic world was handed oae OF the
biggest surprises in the history OF the
ring game.
The importance of the encounters be-
tween Ketchei and Papke really over
Swallowed all the others. Papke haG
couple of ten-round mixes with Hugo
Kelly, who up 20 this year, claimed
the middleweight title. and ketchei
whipped three or four men in short
bouts. but none Of them were of more
than ordinary interest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
GREAT SEASON
ON GRIDIRON
Field Goals Cut Big Factor in
Winning Games This
Year.
BY WALTER Il. EcKERsALL.

The 1905 football season was the most
successful since the adoption Of the
new rules in the winter Of 1s05-06.
Coaches and players IN ali sections of
the country, and especially in the west
grasped the great possibilities afforded
by the changes, and consequently -
article Of fotbaH eclipsed any playet
since the abolition Of tie old style.
One Of the most noteworthy points OF
the season was the number Of gamI
won by field goals, which plainly shows
that a reliable place or drop kicker Is o.
most essential man for any team. Hsr-
ward defeated its most beloved" enc
my, Yale, through the ability OF Ken
nard to drop kick a goal at the oppoI
tune moment
In the west Mol of Wisconsin
Schommer OF Chicago. Railsback or IL
linois. Kiuleman Of Northwestern, Hal
iOway of Purdue. johnson Of Minnes0ys
and Kirk of Iowa also booted fed
goals when points were needed.
stsffen the Great Star.
Steffeu. The versatile Chicago captain.
won recognition from Waiter Camp.
who placed the Maroon on the ALI
American team at quarterback. Page.
another Chicago player, was awarded
an end position on the third All-Amer-
lean eleven. Messmer Of Wisconsin VIZ
given a guard position Oh the seconu
eleven. and Van Hook Of Illinois Wu~
placed on the third greatest team.
In the east Harvard won the cham
pionship by defeating Yale in one or the
most historic battles of eastern foot
ball. 10 0. Yale played the same OLD
game that made the bull dog" famous
Princeton's season was a disappOint-
ment, the Tigers winning only one
game Many eastern critics are OF the
opinion that Pennsylvania was every
bit as strong as Harvard and II WIS e
matter Of regret they did not meet Tor
the title.
Dartmouth played grand football lcs-
ing but one game and that to Harvard.
The Hanoverians defeated Princeton.
which is considered the greatest achive-
nent in football at Hanover. Cornell
played good football until the Pennsyi-
vania game and then slumped.
Praise for Indians.
The Indians Travelled over half the
continent and were successful in mos
Of their games losing to Harvard ane
Minnesota. Their greatest achievement
being in holding Pennsylvania to tse
game, to 6.
In the west Chicago retained the
western championship. Coach StagE
turned out q winning combination from
what seemed impossible ma terial but
was fortunate in having I'VE men
Steffen. Page, Schommer, Iddings anc
Crowley who could easily adapt them
selves TO any style Of play. Steheu@
great run through the entire Wiseonsi-
team on the initial kickoff was tn
greatest play of western football
Illinois came the closest TO winning
the western title that IT has in maH2
years. suffering but one defeat, an'
that by Chicago. Wisconsin playe.
consistent football and deserves mig
praise for its showing I'm the face a.
adverse conditions.
Minnesota atoned to some extent 70
a poor early showing by beating the In
dams in its last game. Northwestern
after an enforced absence Of two year
from the game, did creditable work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
S P O. R T. OIL G-Y
BY w. D. RISHEl,

one white man who might stand show
with johnson. The contest, however.
has proved that Kaufman isn't in the
class from which the champions come.
All the training in the world will never
give it to him. He is just a good sec
Understanding more and nothing
less.
Summer Baseball.
The eastern schools have again taken
up the summer baseball question, which
is briefly: should a student athlete
be allowed to play for money in the
summer time and retain his amateur
standing2"
This question has long been a vital
one in college athletics. and each year
it comes up for argument. None CT the
schools has been able to satisfactorily
answer it. There are arguments for
and against. and it will be wise legis-
lation that can find a satisfactory solu-
ton TO il.
1t has been fully two weeks since our
northern neighbors have organized a
league for Salt Lake and ogden for the
coming season. OF course, there is plen-
ty of time vet, but it seems a shame
that any time should be lost. BY the
way. It looks as il the coasters and the
Northwest leaguers may have some
trouble going through with the present
lineup. The coast league has a small
sized war on its hands in California,
and it may find il to its advantage to
drop Portland. If this is done there
may be another frame-up in league cir
cults before the season opens.
x
In a letter received from Jack Curley.
the fight and wrestling promoter of Chi
cago. he says he is promoting the big
gest wrestling match that has taken
place in Chicago since Gotch bested
Hackenschmidt. The show is scheduled
for tomorrow night, and a match be-
tween Fred Beell and Charles Olson is
the headliner. These two men are
among the best of the light heavy
weight wrestlers in the world today,
and the winner will claim the title.
x x
Injunctions and courts are queer
things. Frequently courts issue injunc-
tons TO prevent a fight OF some sort OF
another. but the court that issued an
injunction last week i'm New York pro-
hibiting the officers from stopping a
scheduled fight comes close to pressing
the limit. But won't the fight fans get
out and root for that Judge the next
time election rolls around?
y Y
Frank Newhouse, the well-known
athletic trainer and baseball umpire. is
sending out New Years cards to his
friends, cartoon'ng himself as the man
with tho chest protector. He is quoted
as saying. Merry Christmas and Hap
py New Year to my friends. Below is
the remark. Whoever heard of an UNI
pire having friends? %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
JENNINGS PECULIAR
SETT0 WITH UMPIRE

. Nov that | am lawyer" said g
{. Hughey Jennings TO a few news G.
., paper men at the American league %
&. meeting in New York two weeks {.
:. ago, 81 intend to look up in the .
Q statutes and see what right an UNI I:
9. pire has TO put a player of the .
(: field, providing that player is a &:
:. stakeholder of the club which owns .
=, the grounds on which the game is &:
. being played. g
., You see continued the fiery (.
(. manager of the Detroit Tigers. (:
6, while I was manager of the Balti- z
. mOres, / owned some stock in the 9
{, club. One day I said something q
o that the umpire. a man BY the Q
., name of Clifford, did not exactly {
9. like. He ordered me out OF the Z.
9, game. / went. Then ne ordered 9
9, me off the field. I refused TO go {
Z. and he led me to gate which {
{, opened on the street, and again q
o ordered me to hit the sidewalk. {
o Again I refused. telling Clifford z
o he had no right to put me out of 9
&. the grounds.
1. How is that?' he asked. Z
Z. az am stakeholder in this club Z
9. and the law will not let you put
o man off his own property said. Z
4. '@Then he called a policeman and q
{. told him to put me on the street.
:. I told the officer he was liable TO
. be sued for damages If he put Z
Z. man off his premises. and the cop :
&. per scratched his head and said II
., was too deep for him and that he
. would not take any chance. So I &
:. compromised and took q seat in
. the bleachers."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
COACHES FOR DARTMOUTH.

Boston. Mass. Jan. 1.-The Dart
mouth college athletic council. at
meeting held in this city today. selected
the coaches for the football squad of
next season. The council departed from
the former custom OF selecting one
coach and allowing him to choose as
sistauts. by appointing four coaches.
one to act as field coach. having general
charge W. W. Lillard. 05, of st. Louis,
was elected field coach. and he will be
aided by VILLAIN J. Randall, 'a5, of
Boston. Leigh G. Turner. '04. of Ross,
o. and Joseph T. Gilman, 'O5, OF Balti-
more.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

IF | It's RI ( K L
IT'S RIGHT
LANGFORD IS
CHAMPS RIVAL
Johnson May Have Trouble in
Defeating Him-Kubiak
Is a Conner.

There are three great colored fighters
now before the publie-Jack Blackburn,
lightweight. OF more correctly weltcr-
weight; sam Langford. light heavy
weight and .aek johnson. heavyweight
champion. OF the three Sam L.anst-fd
stands off very prominently, and there
are many who think that he Is the SUI
perior of johnson as a fighter. he GER
tainly has great record and has beat
en- nearly all the middleweights and
light heavyweights I'm the country
whom he has met His defeat OF Jim
Flynn In such quick time in San Fran
cisei the other night was a surprise.
Lsngford was expected to win, but not
in such short order. If Stanley ketchei
is wise he will draw the color line on
Langford. Sam weighs around 10
pounds, although it has been claimed
that he can do the middleweight-l5S
pounds-but the chances are that he
cannot Ketchel stated some time ago
that he would meet Langford in bour
at San Francisco, but after the Flynn
match IL is not likely that Stanley will
be so anxious. Langford is tremen-
dous hitter. and besides he Is clever.
He is big enough to fight any heavy
weight, and that is where he belongs.
AttsI May Go to Australia.
Abe Attel is talking OF going to Aus
tralia to look for fights. claiming that
he does not get fair treatment in this
country. If that is the case Abe has
no one to blame but himself. But il is
strange that he should go as far away
as Australia when there is a great deal
more money here for him to meet a
couple of featherweights Both the Los
Angeles and San Francisco clubs have
offered big money for him to meet
either Jim Driscoii or Owen Moran,
both English featheweights and claim
ants of the featheTweight title Of Eng
land.
The New Orleans club offered him
good money to meet any one Of four
men the club might name, all under
126 pounds, but Abe refused. DTiscoll
has made a wonderful showing in this
country and Attell probably does not
like his game. Moran, whom the Eng
glish papers recognize as the feather
weight champion, has twice fought At
tell to q standstill. and Is anxious To
have a longer fight, but Abe does not
fancy over twenty-five rounds. Abe
can get all the matches he wants here
without going to Australia.
Kubiak is Making Good.
Al Kubiak, the Michigan giant. is
making some of the heavyweights sit
up and take notice. Kubiak is only q
young man, but he is very large for his
age. and he promises to make a namC
for himself In the fstic records before
he gets through. He is over six fee
tall and tips the beam at over 90
pounds. He is an all-around athlete
but takes to boxing very naturally
His bouts In the east, mostly at Phila
delphia, have been full of action, and
in several cases he has put his man t
sleep soundly. Like Jack Root ans
George Memsic, he is a Bohemian. Jacl
Michigan of Philadelphia has takeI
q great interest in him and will TT!
to push him to the front. Don't be sur
prised if this Michigan youth is fighting
for heavyweight honors in another tw'
years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
STARS IN TWO SPORTS.

. New York. Jan. 2.-RichaTd :
o Arnst. who won the worlds scull- &.
g ing championship IN New Zealand 9
&, recently from ". Webb, the for 2
9, nner title holder. was a cyelist be- .
o fore he took up rowing. He won .
., the Sydney thousand, one Of the .
:, most important cycle meets IN 9
4. Australia. in 1906. Arnst is a giant. 9
9, He stands six feet six inches in his 9
., stockings and weighs 250 pounds. 4.
9, 1t was while riding a wheel that q
., ne attracted the attention Of :
3, number Of rowing men, who intro 9
Z. ducei him to aquatics. He became
:, a star seuller from the start. but {
3, for long time he was not recog-
:, nized, although he repeatedly chal- q:
., lenged for the championship.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
"RGNER AGAIN QUITS.
""es sransfield That He Is
oane With Baseball.

Branssss Mass. Jan. KIT"
basensS'' 81 % This city. the Pm lies first
to 20 ~, Friday declined an Invitation
Wagner NJ n. circus business with Hans
Sal plsvs.. t.littsburg. who wrote the 10
basebsi - nat he was through with
7sill nsva- -le Pittsburg bleacherite
|eoars ri5.Ll more taunt Wagner with
OF the lst,ee' according to the import
|ner Vrots !, ne sent Bransfeld. Wag-
cause o. ,h slat he wanted to au.t be
|iinaueisi ~, us knocking. bus it was the
ora Eiar No "a Of the game that kept
u has 81 oaek, Now. lac SAYS. since
We'll 70 opposition that viii nav him
kteads ;. not better than bssehaI he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
PAPKE WILL NOT RETIRE.
Kewanee Man Returns Home for the
Holidays and Will Rest.

Kewanee. ILL.,, Jan. Billy Papke Is
back home, a sadder but richer man
than when he left. He drifted into the
city in time to get a share of the
Christmas festivities. and says ne has
no present intention of retiring from
the ring. He intends to rest for five
months and then viii move up into a
heavier class. He says he will meet
any man. regardless of weight, so it is
presumed he may be one of those TO
hurl challenge at Jack Johnson. Like
Ketchel. Papke is growing heavier all
the time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
fAS A TERRIFIC PUNCH
'-'IaaiohS Willing to Admit That
Johnson Can Hit
Hard.

49, ''4slIamons remarks. In my
Boo,, M 'eueVe I could make johnson
-. ,'s novice; that is to say. I
l. a. sV y. have beaten him as easily
hnt so-. eauarkey and Rubin. 7 could
he arr N those DAYS. He knocked
bTho -, a Philadelphia. and any man
has .. - put me 90 sleep. old as am.
= AZ ~ ~, % have the goods.
3 was - ISied him toe cheaply. and
|circur,.o,o-l. 10 meet him under the
erly ~ aeeS. as ] didn't train prop
Booked =, 1is battle At thai time he
.cincl- h.. NE i Ike the easiest kind of
but M ne ~. u the bout he got To me and
'ineraie,' I. i was a hard blow. l re-
=allowtr vel but 1 blame myself for
Mn 20 nut il over
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

LOST MONEY ON FIGHT.

sam Berger. the fight promoter Of
san Francisco. lost money on the sam
Langford-Jim Flynn battle. the receipts
amounting to only $500. Flynn was
guaranteed $3.50. and as Langford
worked on percentage. he got s1.7S5.
Aside from this, the fighters got their
expenses, and Jimmy Walsh, who
fought Monte Atteli got his expenses
and $500 besides
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
MARATHON RACE ON wARsHIP

&. san Francisco. Jan. "A Mara O
. thon race was the feature of the Q
. Christmas celebration here on g
Z. board the monitor Wyoming, 2
Z. which is lying in the harboT await 9
. ing TO be christened the Cheyenne q
.. New Years day. Eleven sailors &.
&. entered the race. but only two fin .
. ished the fun course. The huge 2
:, deck Of the monitor made a track z
Z. OF 100 yards to the lap. J. II. White, z
:, the winner, proved himself star &
{, III the other contests which were z
&. held during the afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
CHOYNSKI SAYS THAT
JOHNSON IS GREAT

Chicago. Jan. 2.-That Jack johnson
&c much better than Peter Jackson ever
was in his paliniest days is the belief
of Joe Choynski, who was Jackson's
sparring partner for years. Choynsh
said last evening that he believed john
son was in a class by himself al pres
ont and that there is no hope that he
1,-;ii ever he defeated unless James J.
Jefries returns TO the ring.
Choynski says the only living heavy
weight fighter who has q chance with
Johnson is Sam Langford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
Kaufman viii Not Do.

The showing made by Al Kaufman
in his fight with Jim Barry, in the opin-
ion of the writer, removes the Cali
fornian from all chances OF ever becon-
ing the worlds champion. Kaufman
had been carefully nUrsed and trained
for three years by Billy Delaney. for
mer manager and trainer of Jim Cor
bett and Jim Jeffries. The fight public
took a great deal of interest in his
training, feeling that Delaney would
in time develop a man to take Jeffr.es'
place. When Kaufman was defeated
by Jack O'Rrien three years ago, De-
laney was blamed for sending him to
the front so fast. and Billy admitted
that he had been wrong. Since that
time Kaufman has carefully lodged the
hard men. He gained considerable ex-
perience. grew heavier and should be
faster and stronger. It was thought his
fight with Barry would show him as the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
Mcfarland Has Ambition.

With these two battles recorded IN
history. the activity of the lightweight
division resolved itself into challengiS
and battles between the sscOnd-eiasS
men. or rather the boys, VINO enter
tainef, hopes of getting Nelson mo tiie
ring in short bouts.
Paclev Mcfarland was tne most H.
tive of the lot. He bounded the Dane
around the country. ever demanding
bout limited 10 six. twenty or twenty
five rounds. But Nelson refused 10
listen To anything but forty i've
round battle. and said that would nave
TO come after ne had finished Wflt'ns
book about himself
While Mcfarland was making a tain
over the country Freddie WEIGH slipped
in and now is looked upon as the next
onDonent of Nelson. providing the bal-
tier does not mako good his promise
and retire Leach Cross, Tommy NUT
rl,v Cyclone" Thompson. DICK hN-
land and Johnny Summers are otiIet
ughtweiEhts who have given IAN ~
counts of themselves during the year
None Of the77a. however. looks TO DC III
Nelson's class. ~.
During the early part of the year NJ
doIrh T-uholz flashed across the nor
ION only to have his block all bu1
l-rocl.ed off nv Joe Cans and 'Cycion"
Tbompson. There were other flghtefS
who we're touteG in different sections OF
the country. but they helonS 10 ''ie
second division.
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Will Jeffries yield to public opinion
and come out of his retirement and
fight Jack johnson? This is a question
that is bothering the fight talent from
coast to coast. There is not man III
sight at the present time who mas
chance with the black man, and the
same men who were roofing for john
son to defeat Burns are now asking
Jeffries to enter the ring again and
take the title away from the black man.
If Jeffries sticks to his statements of
the past three years he viii never fight
johnson. and his only reason is because
he is black. On Jeff's last visit TO salt
Lake the writer asked him his objec-
tions against fighting Johnson at that
time. and he said;
las long as ! am champion I will
never fight a negro. I will never give
one of them chance to win the title.
and there is always a chance one will
if a champion gives him the opportuni-
tv. Why, IS a Niger should win, that
title there would be no living in Ameri-
ca with them. 1t is bad enough now
with cOlored- men holding titles in the
lighter. divisions. but a colored heavy
weight champion-well. we white peo-
pie would have to move off the globe"
When Jeff Meets Jack.
Jefries is reported as saying that
there will be trouble for the big
smoke if he comes around Los Angeles
talking fight TO him. And Jim is the
kind of man who means what ho says.
This kind of a threat reminds one OF
the last time Johnson bothered Jeffries
for night in san Francisco before jeff
retired. The story has been frequently
told but at this time il is worth repeat
ing
johnson approached Jeffries in the
late Harry Corbett's place in san Fran
cisco and asked him when he was going
to give him a fight. Jeff looked at
Johnson for a minute, and, stepping up
to the bar, asked Harry Corbett # he
had $1,000 in the safe. On receiving an
affirmative reply, jeff told him to hand
it over. Piling the $1,000 up on the bar,
JEFF turned to Johnson and said:
See here, niger, you and 1 will go
down in the cellar alOne-alOns. mind
you. If YOU come up first, you take
this money. If I come up first. 1 will
leave enough here to pay your hospital
bin" EyeWitnesses Of the incident
say johnson turned white, turned and
ran out of the door, and Il is history
that he never asked Jeffries for a fight
after that.