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The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
7ATHERED FOR THE DETROIT TIMES
FIGHT CROWD WILL
PONY UP 100000
That Is the Expectation of Tex
Rickard, the Promoter, Who Fig.
ures Civil War Money Maker.

CHICAGO Dee. 30 Three hundred
thousand dollars is The amount Tex
Richard believes will be taken in at
tho gate when Jeffries meets Johnson
for the worlds championship. The Ely.
Ncy.. promoter arrived In the city yes
terday from the east aud will continue
on for salt Lake City tonight Il
figure that We will seat 10000 persons.
Figuring on an average OF $40 for each
seat there will be $500 900 in the
house We averaged that amount at
the Nelson-Gans hght at Goidfield.
AT the worst We should not fall
below Sl50,000 We will charge from
s. 10 $50 seat Even at this early
day could have sold AT least three
rows OF the ring seats at bic sums.
T.. Il Thomas OF New York offered
me a check OF 81 900 for eight ring.
side seats could have sold any mum.
ber of these seats for 500 apiece.
But We are not going above the $50
limit
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
Sharkey Was the Hardest Nut Jim
.Jeffs.ieS Found He Had to Crack

This occurring just after the last
round opened. caused Silcr 10 stop the
ight after ne failed 20 get the glove
on my hand While Siler was thus
engaged. Sharkey. urged by the crowd.
tried TO get me. hut | drove him of
with my right and went 60 my corner.
Sharkey hit me hard aud often and
tho 10000 who saw the battle were
encouraging him 20 knock me out,
when as n matter OF fact his punches
were not hurting me | was willing at
AL times 70 take his heaviest blows
in order 10 get crack a, him with
my right
Sharkey was the toughest man
ever met. He WIS as tough As hick-
orr and could take punishment with
out blinking. Fitzsimmons nit me
harder than any other man, but he
could not take the gruelline Sharkev
accepted lacked steam against
Sharkey as the heat generated by the
overhead lights sapped my strength
and the glare from the canvas floor
hurt my eyes In that fight | broke
two OF Sharkey's ribs and Geo. Sile:
declared outgeneraled him from
start 20 finish
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
REDS0X HELPED To
BONUS BY TIGERS
Several Needed a Couple of Hits in
Final Game To Qualify. So 0'Leary
Was Very Accommodating

BOSTON. Dec. 22-At the begin
ming OF the 1909 season. owner John
IT, Taylor OF the Boston American
league team promised 10 add $500 ex-
ira to every players salary who nit
800 or better for the season.
The only two men who made John |.
come across were Third Baseman
Harry Lord and Outfelder iris
Speaker.
Bill CaTrigan lost his $500 simply
because he lacked one measly single.
Bin worked in ninety-fOur games. was
az bat 2S0 times and made eighty
three hits for an average OF 296. Had
Bill recorded oightvfo hits for the
season his record would have been an
oven 300.
Jake Stahi played in twenty seved
games. was at bat ~ times and
cracked out t2S hits. which gave Jake
record OF 294 for the season, just
six points shy OF the mark. Had Jake
made three more hits during the year
his slug total would have been Just a
trife over 300.
Doc" Gessler was hitting We'll over
300. something like 81, when Boston
sold him 10 Washington. When th"
trade was made Gessler didn't know
whether It Jet him ont Of sharing in
the profits. Since the close Of the sea.
son he has failed 20 get any check
from John I.
When the offer vas made it was
stipulated that player must take
part in over twenty games 10 share in
the bonus money lnhclder Gardner
worked ia nineteen.
Detroit finished the final invasion OF
the east in Boston On the day OF the
final game II was evident that Detroit
could lose all the three remaining
games 20 be played and still win the
p,nnant In the preliminary practice
it was uoised about among the play
cr. hat several Of the Red SOX. Car
risan. Lord and Speaker needed al
tho hits they could get in order TO get
in the chaEmcd circle and incidentally
make John Taylor jar loose win
scrcrat-rewards
Charley OIcark Vas playing third
t'lt day iu place of Moriary who was
-iveu chance to rest up While obi
hia way to third OI.eary mentioned th
dct Ihat he VAS playing thr bag that
day and didn't feel trty sell tn
Boston plavois took the cue aud in
N.e,d i'm % hunting game Oicarr
p.a,cd i lccp third pud I'though b.
handled alI tho baIl. ciranlN. has
throws We're beaten bt fraction .f
an men by Speaker Lord and CART
San who ate faster than the average
on the paths Boston made seventeen
hits that day Lord getting five fous
of them being buutS ne beat out vbils
speaker and Carr.gan got three each.
The hits SneaTcf aDd Lord made hat
da, helped them considerably. but IN
forHlnateiy for Bin Cdrriaan. ho nee;
"d four instead of three TO get the
money.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
ATHLETICS TRIP WAS
UNQUALIFIED FAILURE
Cisbanded at New Orleans. After Fail.
ing TO Recoup There for Losses
on Coast

The western tour Of Connie Macs
and Frank Bancroft and their biz
league teams has resulted In a dismal
failure The enterprise disbanded NJ
New Orleans Monday, and most OF the
players LETT for their homes.
Mack and Secretary Shibe, OF the
Athletics. left for Atlanta. where Mac,
will make arrangements for his spring
practice. They encountered bad
", dther during the entire trip, and
Sundays game here. from which they
had hoped 20 recoup some Of their
financial losses. had 10 be abandoned
Cn account of a blizzard
In one game played on the Pacific
coast, for the benefit of Bliss who was
injured While sliding to second base,
thcrc wac only 1922 remaining after
GjEirg expenses In one place tho
crowd was so small hat the receipt
oily nptted each player 30 cents
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
MINOR LEAGUERs
WOULD LIKE TO
GET 7. JONES
Owner of the Franchise in Scanton
Conferring With Hughie Jen-
- fiings, Who Makes Con-
:. ditional Promise.
. Management of the Club Said To
Rest Between Tigers Flrst-sacker
. and Old Monte Cross.

> II the Detroit Baseball club makes
up Cts mind that it doesn't care 10
-have Tom Jones report for spring
work. preferring 10 entrust the first.
base position 10 Lister or Ness. with
Sam Crawford in reserve II neither
of the youngsters show ability TO Ali
the bill. there is a fine job waiting for
Tom, as manager OF team in 4
rOrkfng goUd minor league
According to "A dispatch from Scran'
ton, Pa, where Hughie Jennings.
manager of the Tigers is rusucating
wi&h ~ young law practice and ne W
automobile E- j. Coleman. owner OF
the local team In the New York
State league. is there In conference
with Hughie. whom he is erdeayoring
10 pursuade 10 grant Tom his release,
in order that the sterling first-sacker
may come 10 Scranton and man
age the team. The dispatch goes on
10 state that Jennings virtually prom.
ised that, in the event OF Jones
selection, as next seasons scranton
manager. that Scranton would De
selected as the team farm for the De-
. A. % l,,r< .
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
CLEVELAND STAR
MEETS DETRO|T'S
Windsor Has an Attractive Program
for It's Weekly Boxing Enter
talnment This Evening
THE WINDSOR CARD.
Pauper vs.. Peon, four rounds al
iI2 pounds
Kid Dutton VS.. Pat McGinnis,
six rounds at t3o pounds.
Gerhard VS.. kiibane, eight
rounds at 124 pounds.

The final bout at Windsor this eve
ming brings together probably The
classiest pair OF boxcrs pitted at the
Canadian club this season In Tommy
Kilbane of Cleveland. and curly Ger
hard Of Detroit who are down on the
program to go eight rounds at ~
pounds
II will be the first meeting Tor the
boys. neither OF whom has done any
public boxing around Detroit this sea.
son Both are weli-knOwn 10 the
local boxing fraternity. however. Xii.
baue won the admiration OF the bugs
here last winter by the summary
manner IN which he disposed OF Eddie
Nelson in the Windsor ring. while Ger
hard has bOXed whenever the oppor-
tunity offered and is generally classcd
as about the best Of m" resident De
tro!t feathers. In addition. tne tact
that Cleveland and Detroit always
strenuous rivals. are represented. VIII
serve 70 add interest 10 the match
Kibane has been boxing in and
around Cleveland for some time and
will have a slight advantage In the
weights as Gerhard is a pure feather
weight and can make l22 pounds ring
side without difficulty
The DetrOiter has been in excellent
condition for "A couple OF weeks. hay-
ing gotten into shape for match with
Sikora couple of weeks ago AZ the
Detroit Wheelmer
Kid Dutton the Englishman whom
the windsor contingent would like TO
see established as the club champion
Will make his first local appearance
I'm the semi-nnal iu the effort to dem
onstrato that Dee is not a joke fighter
hat the actual rossessor OF the long
string of kuochouts which be claims
to hay" strung mp 10 his home II
hc beat. PAT McGinnis. something
tougher viii De framed up for him
The windsor hall new includes seat
ing capacity for 600 persons and the
bouts are continually growing in popu
i.HYttr
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
.IND|ANAPOL Gets
THREE TIGER KITS


several uf the releases. predicted
several days ago exclusively 10y The
Times were formally announced ON
"Wednesday 10y President Frank } Ma.
vim ot the Detroit Baseball club.
They ar, as follows
Pitcher Schreibor Indeld"r MWch
aud Outdelder Spendcr 10 the indian
apolis club, of the American aSsocia-
ton
Pitcher taNett, 10 the Rock Island
club OF the Thrcc.I league.
Intelder Gaynor TO the Fort Wayne
cub. OF the Central league.
In none OF the cases mentioned In
the PLAYER involved one counted on
as one of the Tiger regulars All were
the result of pledges made az one time
or other during The fall In al icast
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
BY JAS. J. JEFFRiEs.


Tke hardest battle | ever had was
my second with Tom Sharkey. which
went 20 rounds and was fought at the
Coney Island Athletic club Nov 3.
1899, five months after | had won the
title from Fitzsimmons in the same
club
injured my left arm while training
for this fght. and when | entered the
arena II was weak. We had con
cealed this fact as well as possible.
and planned 10 do my hghting with
my right hand entirely. In the heat
OF the fight however, forgot the
injury. and as the result OF few left
hand punches, lost the use OF the hand
in the fourth round.
However. this in a measure, while IL
handicapped me. and, believe. pre-.
vented my knocking out Sharkey.
forced me 10 depend upon my right,
which was just the thing 10 stop the
sailor in his furious rushes
Sharkey was a hard man 20 fight,
for the reason that he never employ
ed any system OF offense or defense,
and 10 the same extent that II
lis hard 10 deal with the unexpected.
so was II hard 10 figure in advance
what Sharkey was apt 10 do.
In order 10 counteract and head on
Sharkeys bulllike rushes and wild
swings. planned 10 keep on top Of
him. and this succeeded in doing.
II met his rushes with right hand
blows, forcing him 20 lead and get
ting him as he came IN. devoted
great deal OF attention to his body
The public will never realize the
punishment Sharkey took. for his
method OF attack left his body unpro
tected against a right-hand blow Thus
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

circumstances, IN "A measure. caused
by the injury TO my left hand, die
tated my battle policy.
I made no excuse after the fight for
not knocking out Sharkey. because
Referee Siler declared me the win.
ner. and excuses were not needed
Sharkey was wonderfully fast on his
feet and his charges were regular
sprints This In a large measure or
set his lack of science. Despite the
injury which prevented me using my
left. always my most effective hand
II think | would have knocked ou'
Sharkey had my glove not come off
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
Fans Would Be Astounded.


To many the release OF Jones would
be a startling development. In iact
il would be conditional on the fling or
waivers of claim by all the other
American league clubs and II Is very
doubtful II such waivers could be Sc
cured. In addition. Jones did his part
an the closing weriys of the 1899 cam
paien with such cfffciency that " Is
virtually rrrtain that he would be the
favorite IN the three-cornered race tor
his positior- IN 1919. In spite OF the
fact that, in Lister and Ness the eiuo
-has nicked up the two best colt nrs'-
.sackers in 1909 minor.league captlN'
ity. -
The possibility that Jones may be
placed in a nice berth In the minors
however, does not necessarily throw
the entire first-basing burden IN pros.
meet on the shoulders of Lister ana
Ness. CO..,
The Detroit club always has sam
rCrawford IN reserve and there are
many who doubt II the league posses
ses better man at the position. Inc
memory OF the bugs Is sun iresn vi
.Crawford's astounding feat IN the las'
worlds series when, after Jones "aS
sburt bje Sam came in. donned the
.hiy mitt' and. right in the middle OF q
.Pittsburg batting rally. at time "hen
the pirates needed but one MT ~
settle the championship duel, mace
a swell stop and lightning throw 70
the Mate which enabled Muliin 10 se'
his head above water and weather
the storm.
Good outfield Without Sam.
7, ,s no secret In basebali's inner
-c,rclev locally that the Detroit CLUB
vac heen planning FOR SOME time on
.etting crawford for a position Yhich
nav conserve hrs batting abiIity'
without sacrificing any of the clno
.Satansi.e speed. --- Sam has been in
.haeehaII for II years and while sun
90 good as ever. must be nearing the
time when he will begin to slow up
uis ability TO play first base VIII en-
ahlo the club 10 use him there TOT
many wears after his ability to pun
down the long flies Is gone.
This wear tfr~ club has added three
o,tSalders TO its fist Without CraW
FORD In the outfeld 1t would still nave
n veteran trio to draw from and. when
these are reinforced by Drake. SIM
mons and Ball. all OF whom VIII ne
taken south. the club is seen to ne
we'll fortified.
Navin Doubts Truth.
President Navin of the Detroit cllD
was strongly inclined 10 doubt the
truth of The Scranton rumor. SAID
he
~ will take a lot OF conterring !
rucss. to get Hughie 10 state "her"
he will dispose Of Jones at thls
.iuncture. Tom Is a corking good pan
.nlaver and don't think he Is through
in the big leagues just yet
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
Sporting Notes

Vanderbilt viii play Vale az Ne"
Haven, Oct. p, 1Pi"'
.
Jack o'Brien boxes ~ kaufman In
Philadelphia. Jan -
foster Walker has started the ID. 4. G.
boxing classes wiz larse turnout
,rhe Hutnsid stable hnd gaia day NJ
Tampa, putting over three winners
yesterday.
TeN Ricknrd insists thnt the big aght
Will take place on tho saucer track
at Salt lake he says an arena VIII
be built 10 seat .o,OVo persons
-rhc organization of the City Basketball
league has been put of until after
the holidays.
eSTennphI. promoters have signed sam
Langford for three bouts against
Negro opponents.
burroughs opened its baskcthniI season
with the Solvay as opponents anil
won 30 to 20. Look starred
Central Highs basketball team meets
an alumni five Fri'ar "v"ainn tt th,
Central gymnasium
G<eteheI may SiSn Ge"rse Iltric. of Chi
. ca,gn,.ls his manager. but b. rpluE to
make trip abroad FIRST
= @NF =
l.ood defensive work appears the iIn,It
of ZybsCS's ability as 90 wrestler
since staying the nour with Got,h i,
e has lost three handicap mat,hrs. win.
out securing falL
a band has bcen sccugcd to pia, ~ the
ID 4 O. rink Monday "Wednesday and
SATURDAY evenings. The ice ronafug
bxecitVnf season tickets are enjoy.
. ing boom sale, many " them being
purchased as Ch.istmas gifts
s-rnnE R-nrrou "f the M-NntIonal
tourists. reports that Browning ths
neewec rigcr is surely some twIrlol.
H~ beat the MI Nationals twisc snd
1. liz. AthieticE ono. with only the san
Francisco club behind him.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
No SO a pound For Him.

BH Clarke Of Abany offered to
buy Long John Anderson from Prov
idence. jimmy Collins asked $500
for him How much does John
weigh '" asked Bill ono hundred
and eighty pounds said Jimmy III
Z paid $40 pound for John Ander-
son. said Clarke ia he terrible
suckct Soil him 10 omcbody else "
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

Tomorrow The Times viii publish
on this page the second story by Jack
Johnson. in which the champion ex-
plains that his battle with Tommy
Burns was as soft as swans down,
and still. from his view point, was the
rsost important in his career in the
ring.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
Only One Two.Minute Mill.

Only one mile better than two min.
utes was stepped during the entire
season of 1909. that being Minor
Hcir's effort at Phoenix. Ariz., where
he reduced his record 10 l.59 Ia.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
Many Would Suffer.

There are 200 haf.mile tracks IN
Canada, and the Miller bill. prohibit
ing pool-sclling. will destroy thou
sands of dollars worth of property IL
passed
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

One OF the LAST things Harry PuL
liam said, according 10 Ban Johnson.
was Charley Murphy will kick you
one moment and apologize the next "
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
| HEART Wnh The
70 Sporting
HEART Editor.

Having 10 all appearances. already
absorbed the placid baseball atmos-
phere OF the national capital. James
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
two cases the Detroit club has strong
strings attached to the men

\ uni.|uc feature OF the batch OF re-
leases Is the fact that both of the
pitchers mentioned are left-handers.
the Detroit club now retaining only
three port-siders on its hurting staff.
these being Kilian, Speer and Per-
noll
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

Minnesota may not be represented.
The conference meets la Chicago today.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

McAleer. Joe Can
tillion's successor.
is enabled 70 calm
ly remark that the
1910 Senators Will
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
Alta Nc Donald COMING esek.

Tho pleasing news comes from Al
bany that Alta McDonalds health "a,
80 much improved that hc vii bf
seen I'm the sulky next summer.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-23

herty pumping plant and is improved
and planted to orchard. The con-
sideration was $500.
DR.. w. S. Moore purchased a ten
acre tract or the O'Flaherty ranch
this week, which he will improve and
set out to orchard in the spring. The
consideration was $500. The sale
was made by the Pioneer Realty
company.
C. J. Wurtz. of Wenatchee, this
week purchased from j. B. Riste a
five-acre tract of the Liptrap ranch
west of town The South Half Land
company made the sale. The price
paid was $1,000. Mr. Wurtz will
plant the acreage to orchard in the
spring
Wm.> Schaller purchased a two
acre tract of the Shull ranch one mile
west of town this week, through the
agency of the South Half Land COM
pany. Mr. Schaller will plant the
tract to orchard in the spring.
Dempsey & Mcdonald purchased
lot 3, in block 8, North Alma addi-
ton, this week from c. C. Wood
house. Jr.. through the South Half
Land company. Consideration. $3.50.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-23
SPORTS CALENDAR
FOR THE WEEK

Monday
Opening of annual regatta of In
terlake Yachting association at To-
ledo, Ohio.
Opening of Grand circuit race
meeting at Dover. n. H.
International cricket matches, Can
ada versus United States, begin in
Montreal.
Intermountain lawn tennis cham
pionship tournament opens at Salt
Lake City.
Missouri Valley tennis champion
ship tournament begins at Kansas
City
Colorado state tennis championship
tournament begins at Denver.
West Virginia state tennis cham
.pionship opens in Des Moines.
Iowa state tennis championship
tournament opens in Des Moines.
Texas state tennis championship
tournament begins in Dallas.
Tuesday
Opening of International tennis
tournament at Niagara-on-the-Lak
Ontario.
Opening of Great Western circuit
race meeting at Dubuque, Iowa.
| Opening of fourth Pacific coast
handicap shooting tournament at
Seattle
! Opening of Wisconsin women S
championship golf tournament at
Oshkosh.
Billy Rolfe versus Honey" Mel
lody, IL rounds, at Boston.
Jim Barry VS.. Jack Burns, 10
rounds, art Los Angeles,
Wednesday,
Polo tournament for WestcheSter
and Newport cups begins at Newport,
r. 1.
Thursday
Opening of trotting meeting of
Niagara Racing association at Fort
Erie, Ontario.
Opening of southern championship
checker tournament at Atlanta.
Friday
Terry Martin versus Bartly Con-
nelly, Is rounds, at Manchester, N. H.
Opening of two days automobile
race meeting at Brighton Beach.
Saturday
Opening of championship golf
tournament at Del Monte. Cal.
Opening of Iowa state fair race
meeting at Des Moines.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-23
NEW GAME LAW FOR THE STATE
Code is Adjusted to Meet Conditions
i'm All the Counties.

Olympia, Aug. 23.-With the ap-
prevail of the house before adjourn
ment the Rydstrom game bill has
passed the legislature. The act is
a complete game code and applies in
different way to nearly every cOun-
ty in the state as to closed and open
season.
One of the features is restriction
on the running of deer with dogs, &C
complished by providing that it shall
be unlawful to kill any deer in any
river, lake or body of salt water or
within 500 feet Of the shore thereof
The seasons bag of deer is cut down
from four to two.
Shooting of upland birds is gener-
ally limited to FIVE a day, with the
exception of quail. of which 10 may
be killed. The weekly bag limit is
80. The daily bag limit on water
fowl is 20 and the weekly limit So
Quail are protected until 1912 in
nearly all of eastern and northwest
ern Washington.