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|MiGRAW AND STALLLNGS PLAN
TO DEVELOP YOUNG CHAMPIONS
Simmons of the Giants aid
Knight Of the Highlanders
Look Like Stars.

mons lives In Brooklyn and has always
wanted to be a member Of the Giants.
Simmons was signed by the Montreal
Club last season, but didn'! get .
chance to show what he could do before
he was sold to New Haven. Arriving In
the scholarly town OF the New England
League, George picked up a big bat.
and before they knew what ne was
about he had thrashed out a batting
average Of 3l3, which is generally ad-
Judged In these parts as going some,
In addition to his, ability 10 hit the ball
where the helders amt" simmons
cracked them out for extra bases until
ing two and three bagge-s. OF his l55
hits % OF them were for extra bases,
While Simmons has little chance Of
ousting any of the regular intielderS,
McGraw believes he will be handy
man to keep around. McGraw is also
expecting much from Herzog. Mar
guard. Durham and Murray. 1t Is use.
less TO tell anything about Herzog and
Murray, for the fans Of New York
know all about them. Their positions
are cinched. Marquard and Durham
will be worked continually during the
first three weeks and II Is expected
that Marquard will pitch large ma.
jority of the exhibition games. What
he needs" says McGraw, is little in.
structlon and plenty Of work"
New Catcher an Indian.
Fred Meyers. the new catcher is an
Indian, and they say that he is some
hitter as well as wonderful thrower.
Meyers Is a ul-blooded Chippewa. He
stands six feet In his stocking feet and
weighs close TO 200 pounds. On the
bases he is as fleet as a deer.
One man on whom Stallings Is de-
pending Is Quinn, his new pitcher.
quinn Is a big fellow Of broad Shout
ders and six feet tall. Al Orth, who
saw him work last year, says that h
will be wonder.
Jack knight. however. Is expected 20
be the one great star in Stalling's ist-
Sammy Strang. who played with him
last season at Baltimore, says he 10
the most wonderful fielder he ever saw.
and Sammy does not except Wagner,
Wallace or Brldwell. knight Ia also q
hard hitter. He should be a power In
the !nfield. II Is the present purpose
OF Stallings to try Elberfeld at third
base. He thinks the Kid will make q
great man at that corner OF the dia-
mond. Chase will certainly be on first.
and with knight fixture ut short II
looks as II second base Is the only Job
open TO competition For that job the
race will be between Laporte, Gardiner
and Neal Ball. Either of Them would
be n winner.
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the side OF the left hand. In coming out
OF clinch fight fans will notice that
the left hand OF a fighter Is withdrawn,
as a rule, from under the right arm OF
his opponent. Il Is Just at this moment
that the blow must be delivered.
Hits With Sd1 OF Hand.
Instead Of hitting with the knuckles Of
the fist take a swing OF not more than
six inches and plunge the side OF my
hand with thumb and forefnger on top
OF my opponents liver. To test this
blow suppose one, Of YOU get friend to
right armpit and little forward To be
explicit, the spot is on the two lower
ribs about two inches above the lower
right hand pocket Of your vest. A slight
tap on that spot will send pain shoot
Ing all the way to the spine.
nave struck men with that punch
and they would crumple up and fail in
heap. The pain is intense Often the
blow Is not seen by the spectators. and
they have an idea that the fighter who
falls is quitting or laying down"
I discovered how to use this deadly
punch from watching Joe Choynski.
He had q wicked habit OF placing his
fingers on an opponents breast while
In the clinches OF a fight as II TO talk
to him.
With the tips OF his fingers touching
the other fellows right nipple he would
! say. Now, old fellow, You want to be
good" Then before word could be
said in reply, by the mere movement
OF the wrist, he would plunge the heel
OF his right hand into the mans liver.
When a man doubled up from the I'm
expected pain Joe would whang him in
tho Jaw and the fight would be over.
To try that blow put the tips OF your
fingers on any object ard see with
what force You can bring the heel OF
your hand down on the samt object
without removing the fingers. Try Ibis
once and see what you think OF It.
As / have said | was always trying
to learn something while a kid. | saw
Choynski do tn!s a couple OF times and
| began to study anatomy. got a
chart Of human body and saw ex.
actly where the liver was located. /
.hen improved on Choynski's scheme
hook. incidentally, this, .is the first
time I have ever tipped this off. There
are many fighters, however, who will
tell you It was what put them out.
Used Blow with Deadly Effect.
1t was in the early part OF 1903 that l
D,!an to use the lett half. scissors hook
began to be champion. The first good
! fighter that l used the blow on was
| George Memslc, and / came near put
ting him out in six rounds at Milwaukee
! In November OF that year. We fought
at the Badger Athletic Club. As you ali
| remember, Memsc was hustling little
scrapper At that time he was fresh
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ed off with the same amount 81 speed that
he formerly used in Mlsseuri, In a second
he was going so fast that nobody could see
him. 4 feet II st. Bernard dogs we're
Immediately despatched to recover the ball.
In turning first, however. Nilligan put on
80 much speed that his skis lett the side Of
the hill. and he shot through the air ike
skyrocket,
They searched for Miligan and the ball
for three days, but no trace Of them oouli
be found. Finally a ban.l OF sklers dug
the body OF hllIgan from the side o;
glacier three miles away and At the same
time the. dogs trotted up with the mutt.
lted ball.
BY rubbing Milligan with the bail. he
Immediately RECLAIMED CONSEQUENCES.
How much did we beat then?" asked
the Peerless Hitter, In a dazed sort Of way.
1T Was tie" replied the umpire. who
had been summonsd, and tho game will
have to be played over"
sWa. started 10 kick. but Il was s1.
planned TO him that as his skis left the
ground ten feet from first he had failed
10 touch second, and he game would hay.
10 Dc played over The National Commits.
sion of Flnnesan's Ford had already
passed on tho case.
That 10 the true rory. Mr.. O'Brisn, and,
Incidentally. Il 10 the frat time that Mill.
ran ever took part In a tie Eama
BozEMAS BuLGER-
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Jimmy De Forest paced on the o.ha,.
side. Once, when Shrubb was runrirc
right at LOngboat's heels, De Fores,
as SO eager to run close to his man
that he accidentally jostlel ShrubI
aside. All this time the two Sh-Ynb
handlers were keeping the rules and
staying within their limits.
Lonsboat was stlll running Shrub,
stopped and walked slowly and uns,eaI.
lly along the track. Longboat Iannsd
him. The English runner still had one
lap TO the good. But he was tottering
along very slowly Longboat, speed ms,
q ll.tle, actually went clear aroun'
twice. while Shrubb went once and
passed him again and for the last time
on the turn near the entrance.
Longboat, for the first time since tho
race began, was in the lead. Half a
lap more and Shrubo reeled on .ha
track and fell against his chief seco1d
They helped him out TO the dressing
room. He had run twenty-.our and one,
half miles. Longboat, running sioy,iv
passed and looked curiousiy AZ his de-,
feated rival. Then ne went along ard
ran the race out 10 the end alone IL
was very tlred and, although Mrs, Ior1-
boat In big white FUR boa iurrnsd ~
and down and clapped her hands M
indian fell ten minutes behind the REQ
ord set by Dorando wnen ne bso.
Johnny Hayes.
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Plenty of Room
ForBeginnexsin
This Profession

IN the drsssin g-rooms Of the Wash.
ington Club the players were discus
sing the fact that more ballplayers
arc now going into law, medicine
and other professions than ever be-
fore.
Il don't believe in taking up one
OF those professions" observed Jake
Altlzer. They are all overrun now,
and there 10 not much room for
young fellow. or. an old fellow. for
that"
"Well. I know Of one profession
In which there Is always room at
the top" remarked Case Patten, as
he began tying his shoes.
What profession u thstr' asked
Altizer.
why, the aeronautfc profession"
replied Patten. He barely lodged q
dozen spiked shoes that were thrown
at him from all sides,
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'[0NGBOAT BEATS
FLEET SHRUBB IN
GREAT MARATHON
Little Englishman Takes Lead at Start
and Holds It for Twenty-four
and a Half Miles, but the
Pace Kills Him.
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

The tortoise beat the hare and Longboat beat Shrub was just
about the sort Of proposition The Engshnn showed
Ing speed but his ambition his undong Starting terrific clip
he Immediately opened gap and left Longboa far behind In mile
after mile he increased his lead until in the twentieth he had eight laps
the best of -eay mile And then he broke down. and the Indian
finished alone Had Sbb been less ambio-had he taken lead
Of two three laps and then oafed along the Indians wake-he would
have won
Madison Square Garden packed before the scheduled
the great Marathon which
Spring becoming wait
pulled cigars And phoog
rsphers that Light Bgades look like promenade
booming ashlgt powder whangng cymbals
Of brass bands
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BY BATTLING NELSON
CHAPTER XII.

TN OF the preceding chapters made mention that have
termed the half scissors hook right here that the dis
OF this blow largely responsible entering the
Of the champions Soon after
meet the an for the championship title keeled them
after another.
The half scissors punch nothing in its
more than quick hook which lands dealt
the had tora
blow
paralyzg Tie left ha scissor. wy,
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plenty Of young talent on hand and
they expect to develop few champions.
The list Of youngsters Is exceptionally
strong this spring, and in the case OF
the Giants. In one way II Is to be re-.
GREETED. for II iookI as II there will not
bs a chance for any man to take tho
place Of either Tennsy, Doyle, Bridwell
or Deyiin. That inhsld 10 too good now
to take chances By changing It.
Simmons 10 q Conner.
McGraw has ono young infelder Of
whom be 10 exceptionally proud. He is
George Simmons, who comes to the
Giants from New Haven, Conn. SIM
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Willy Abe Will
Haze TO WQit for
Jem DriscoA.
By John POLLOCK.

TT looks now AZ II Jem Driscoll, the
English champion, and Abe Attell
. will not get together In battle at
one OF the local clubs unti Driscoll re-
turns here from his trip to Eng
which will be about the latter part Of
March or early In April. Charley Har-
yey, manager Of Driscoll, dc Jared last
night that II Attell did not meet Driscoli
before Fob. 10 no would have to
walt until Drlscoll was ready to take
him on. Driscoll Is training hard now
for his ten.round bout with Leach Cross
at the Falr1nont A. c. stag on Wednes-
day night and Is in the best condition
Of his career. He says he Will try and
stop Cross, as he is anxious to return
TO England with clean list OF victories
to his credit.
''Tisht!ns Dick Hyiand has agreed to
rAet Paekey Mcfarland. and tho pair were
matched in San Francisco last night to Try
coffroth's open air fiEht club II Coiu,a, Cal,
on Wishinston'. Birthday afternoon; They
AIM ~ SR ias .. oeoeE Hy.nd BEEN
substituted FOR Lew Powell. who flunksd GU;
Of the match
II some Of TIE local club managers would
cut out some OF these star boxers and put
on Q few moro fighters like Battling Hurley
and Charley Griffin. there would not be suca
a biz roar from persons opposed TO the sport,
and besides the club members would see
1 S ,so rosna, Of ths ur.yGfn bout isss
night than there was In the entire ten
rounds OF the Murphy.Moran contest.
Asa little warm.up for biz coming twenty.
round flgh, with Sam McVey In Paris on
Feb. 20. Joe Jeanette. the, colored ligh:
heavyweight OF Hoboken. will tackle Hurry
croxton, the English heavyweight. for twenty
rounds at q show 10 be pulled off a. Wonder.
land, Paris tonight. Croxton VIII probably
Eet hit so fas, and often by Jeanette that
Re will imagine some one Is hurting boxing
gloves at him.
Manager Johnny oliver. Of the New Polo
A. A., said last night that his club would
resume It's boxing stays again next Friday
night Johnny 70 busy now getting together
4 GOOD card Of bouts for the occasion. As
the club has always put on good shows, this
one ought TO Be another hummer. Oliver
also stated that Tommy Murphy would no.
ID able to box again for about three weeks
on account OF his injured hand.
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Plenty Of Talent Taken South
to Work Out in Spring
Training.
By BOZEMAN BULGER.

you fans had better begin digging
v out your old dope books. for
1 there's going to be some baseball
doings in q very fsw days. Manager
stall!ngs, Of the Hlghlanders, has al.
ready gone to the South. where no Will
make arrangements to receive his re-
crul,s for the team Of 1909. McGraw ID
stu in town. but he will start for Mar
lin Springs In exactly two weeks, and
with him will 60 the youngsters who
hope TO tear UP the National League In
the spring.
Both Stallings and McGraw nave
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TO.NIGHT'S FIGHTS.

At the Long Acre A. c. stag
Tommy Tracey. Of BAyonne. vs..
Young Kerrlsan. Of Hoboken, In the
main bout Of six rounds. In the
other bouts. Johnny Moran vs..
kits, frankie Mango W. Tommy
stasg, and Young Ai6erts VI.
Johnny Connolly.
At the National A. C., Of Brook
Ign, stagEddls Rector VS.. Denny
Mcdonald, six rounds. The other
bouts will bring together Freddie
pipplss and JoJe Gordon. Johnny
Roth and Ernie Ross, George Nc
Gsrsy and Bill Harmed. and Willis
Donnsily and Law Fisher.
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Swat Failed to Touch Second
in Norway Game Played on Skis

b. BIlseT Sporting Department, world
understand Mgan
that was played in the VIII m details?
OBRfEN City at Large
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Referee Orders the
PAGERS OF the Track.

Just about this time Tim Hurst, the
referee. woke up. and getting out on the
track, ordered the pacing stopped. No
body paid much attention. Two Indians
took Iongbost UP Just beyond where
Hurst stood and paced him halt way
around the track, then ran back again.
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jumped UP and down ana clapped her
hands. Tom Flanagan rushed along
with Longboat and shouted directions,
orders, prayers. Stolldly the Indian ran
on, not one viii. faster or slower. He
was tired, too, and couldn't increase his
speed. But he could go on al the same
long legged shamble. And Shrub was
slowing down.
A blind man could see now that some
thing had gone wrong with the Eng
lishman. HIS dark face had gone tallow.
colored. His stride had shortened.
There was no longer the sprIngy M
OF II. His head was rolling little, and
ne vsbbled In toward the curb and out
again. Slower and slower went Shrubb,
and Longboat, steadily plugging began
relentlessly taking back the three-quar.
ter lap Shrubb had won SO hard since
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deep bass voice in the gallery advised
I.ongboat to get horse" And Just
then II surely looked as II ne need ed
one. Shrubb was smashing all Mara
thon records. Longboat was still pot
tering along In the rear with as much
expression on his face a. an Indian ever
wears-and It was an expression OF dis
couragement.
For several miles Shrubs handlers
had been ready with pair OF shoes and
were motioning to him questioningly as
he passed by. He was wearing spiked
shoes. and In long race like this the
heads Of the spikes cut into mans
soles. The other shoes were spikeless,
Now, In the twentieth mile, Shrub
stopped suddenly and sat down on tho
track. His handlers slashed the lac
ings Of his shoes and began putting on
the new ones. The spectators across the
track, telng unable to see what was
going on. took It for granted that
Shrub was down-had collapsed Up
went 4 confusion Of noises, cheers,
groans. questions. the indescribable DIS
cord Of the crowd. Shrubb and his
handlers worked franucauy. Long
boat, plugging along, circled the track
and regained a lap. Onoe more he
came around, but just before he arrived
Shrubb jumped to his feet and started
out like a Splinter. He had nearly q
lap TO go to catch UP, and he tried to
do II In one long squirt. Longboat
qulckened his pac,. Around and
around and around they went. Shrubb
cut down that lap until he held Long
boat in sight every time he entered the
straightaway.
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shrubb's father. He was nice. white
whiskered old gentleman, very quiet
and reserved as an Engllsman should
be II he has any regard for the tradi-
tons Of his couH:ry. Shrubs ta;ae:
looked on and never batted an eye. Du:
his fingers were tw!tchng. In one hand
ne held a piece OF paper Slowly he
squares that futtered from his fingers
20 the ground. ShruOb walked fifty
yards and then began running again.
And here came series Of incidents
that should not have occurred. Mind
YOU, | don't think they had any effect
fouls, and the referee should have in
terfered instantly or disqualified Long
boat. First Tom Flanagan ran with the
Indian around the track, pacing and
coaching him. This was against the
rules Of the race ara,o Pollok laI and Powers
the race, were on the track coaching
the Indian. So were a score OF others.
They saw an unexpected victory In
sight and were wild with excitement.
Longboat looked tired and sMlen. He
was running almost as slowly as Shrubb.
and shook his finger in Longooat's face.
Loneboat Takes the
Lead as Crowd Cheers.
At twenty-five and half miles
Shrub walked again, then ran. In an
other lap Longboat, coming silently up
from the rear caught him and started
past. Shrubb turned. His face was
toward me. ! don't care to see that
expression again. II was as II ne were
being c-uciled. His lips were drawn
back until his gums showed. He made
one desperate squirt out ahead, then. fell
back slowly. and LonghOat passed him.
| For the first time Longboat had Tapped
shrubb while the little Englishman was
on his feet.
The Indians handlers were on the
trakc now. coaching and pacing him.
Everybody knew this was against the
rules, and many Kissed. They urged
| Longboat on. Flashlights were boom
ing again, blowing powder smoke into
| the runners noStIils and binding them
with the glare OF 1t all. Shrubb, all In.
stopped then walked slowly on. Long
boat was sweeping steadily away ahead
| Of him. Tom Flanagan had his coat of.
pacing, urging. The Indian. In A long
| hard drive OF two laps, passed Shrubb
| again. Jimmy De Forest Was pacing
| the Indian, too. all the way around. A.
twenty-three miles and two laps Long
beat passed Shrub again. The Eng
| lishman was now only four laps In the
lead Running again he held .Longooat
for nearly three laps. LOngboat was
going faster. Shrub fell of TO a walk
n gain and was Tapped. He seemed to
be In agony, but would not quit.
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Spectators Suddenly
Dazed BY EnfIishman,

And then something happened so un-
expectedly that It left the spectators
ment Shurbb had not shown q sign Of
distress or WEAKNESS. Apparently he
was still running like well oiled
machine driven by tireless mechanical
power. Nov, with one lap nearly re-
gained, re slowed up. All at once It
became apparent that Longboat was
holding him. From the Canadian con-
tingent went up a cheer. The feathered
and Moccas!ned Indians borrowed from
some Wild West show scalp-danced.
One beat on a tom-tom. The bands
began to play. From arena box to gal
lery everyone was yelling Longboa.s
wife, standing on the edge OF the track,
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Shrabb Reeled and

And at twenty-five miles, with Longboat
coming up fast behind. Shrubo came 10
sudden stop, reeled. and went along
NJ slow walk. Every Englisman Ia
that crowd groaned. In front OF me. 50
close I hight have topchsd him. sat
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Blow to the Body Knocked Out Several
Title Holders and Landed Rich
Honors for the Inventor.


" Nesn)
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Chapter XIII. Of the battling Nell
SON stories win appear In The Eve
Mag wsrld, - kesAsys
Evening star., 1909-08-27
FOSSIL MAN.
Specimens Found at Chapelle-aux
Saints and What They Indicate.

From the Scientific American.
Prof. Marcellin. Boule of the Paris
Natural History Museum has lately given
some additional details about the fossil
human. remains which We're found in
France at ChapeIe-aux-Saints. We have
mentioned the characteristics of the skull.
and will now present some of the leading
features of the skeleton. Prof. Boule
succeeded in collecting a sufficient number
of the bones in order to reconstitute a
great part of the skeleton of the trunk
and the members. In general, the en-
semble of the skeleton. which is composed
Of relatively short and thick bones, with
powerful muscular insertions. has very
robust characteristics It's various parts
show striking resemblance with the cor
responding parts of the Neanderthal and
Spy skeletons, which confirms the unity
and likeness of the group.
He has eighteen vertebrae, some whole
and others broken. They are remarkable
The individual must have been of small
stature and have remarkably short neck.
We find short and thick ribs, which are
not much fiattened in section. The two
shoulder blades are almost complete. and
the left one is much weaker than the
right The bones of the arms indicate a
strong muscle. He possesses a few re-
mains of the hand. and finds that they
show some peculiar characteristics among
Others a much greater facility of move
ment for the hand in all directions than
for the ordinary man. None of the large
monkeys appears to show this quality in
such a pronounced degree
Regarding the pelvic bones, of which he
has good remains. the lilac bones are no.
ticed for their width. which is an essen
TALLY human feature. and also for their
shallowness. this being on the contrary a
simian characteristic Their thickness is
considerable. From the leg bones. it ap-
Evening star., 1909-08-27

Before the final adjournment. of the ma
tional encampment of the Sons of Vet
Grams. Y. s. A., Yesterday afternoon the
new commander-in-c chief. George w. Pol
litt Of Paterson. N. j.. announced the ap-
pointment of the following officers Per-
sonal aid, A. I. vescefius Paterson, N. j.:
patriotic instructor. Rev. W. j. Patton,
Mason City. Iowa: national chaplain. Rev.
w. a. Haliock. Honeoye Falls. N. Y:
national counselor. Edward X. Gould,
Rockland, Me. The new officers were in
stalled by Senior Past Commander-in-
Chief George B. Abbott of Chicago. The
new council-in-chief met and organized
with Mr.. Harmon as chairman and Mr.
Kramer as secretary.
Enthusiasm marked the closing hour of
the encan1pment.- and many of the dele
gates declared the convention was one or
the most successful ever held. The men,
bers of the executive committee of the
washington camps were congratulated