Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-27
SPORT GOSSIP FOR The FANS
Arlie latham Makes Some Remarks on
Hobble Skirts.
SUSPICION ON BALL TRADER
west e. Given Much More credit on
the Gridiron This Year Than
Ever Before--Game In
West Improves,

10000 toward fund for the establishment
Of permanent peace everywhere he did not
begin HE remarks with that foolish old
assertion that he would not believe there
was so much money IN the world, but he
had his doubts as to the ability OF any sum
Of money being large enough to educate hui
man nature In the way that It should 90.
why" said Arne, "Tve seen two men
worth 100000 each, quarrelins ike blaEes
as to whether a ball player made base
hit or not, and what are you going to do
when two nations quarrel over the cut Of
woman's gown That Fix leaf hobble skirt
which Eve wore has had men quarreling all
Of their lives, have little hope for them
as a class
Not Making n hit.
Very likely John L. Sullivan is quite
sure that he is right in regard to any com
ment which he may have made on the
fight between Jeffries and Johnson, but
the big fellow doesn't seem to be exploding
any dynamite which appeals TO popular
fancy. THE public and the fighters were
always rather good to John L. said one
OF his old cronies yesterday afternoon. "He
did about as he pleased. and while some OF
Il sot Into the newspapers there was
lot which never was published. Jeffrles
went out and fought with that black man
evidently with the notion that he could
whip him. When ne found that he couldn't
he didn't quit until the negro made him.
sullivan got his when Corbett knocked him
out IN New Orleans. John L., prior to the
fight. had refused 10 train as he should.
and acted generally as II he were sure Of
being champion all Of his days. They let
him down easily when he was put out OF
business, aud as Jefferies was no worse
beaten than Sullivan, can't see why John
L. persists in getting back at him all the
time unless II Is for the reason that he
holds some OF that old giudge which began
when he was barred from the Jeffres camp
at Reno. OF course. that was patched up
at. the time, but It begins to look as il
Sullivan were never likely to get over IT.
Afraid of Him.
Two years ago Camnltz tied with
Mathewson at the end OF the year in the
records for National league pitchers This
season he did not tie with Mathewson, but
after he had recovered his health and be-
fore the end OF the season he pitched a
few games which would Indicate that all
OF bis old cunning was there II he tried
to use It.
Yet when Clarke. the manager Of the
Plttsburg club, attempted to trade him in
New York for a player of real worth,
there was scarcely club owner or man
ager who would listen 70 Clarke
It's the old case OF being afraid that the
man who proposes the trade has something
up his sleeve, without much doubt II Nc
Graw we're to Offer tomorrow morning TO
trade Mathewson TO some club. the owner
Of the club would begin to back up and
wonder what the trouble was with the
king Of the pitchers" Mathewson could
be as good as he ever was, yet the party
Of the second part would have his sus
plcons.
It's pretty safe to say that the club
owner who gets Camnltz 70 pitch in 1911
viii find young athlete who is about as
good as he ever was. II he will pay strict
attention to business and cut out the
order Of Good Friends" who have been
making trouble for him in the last two
seasons or so.
Comparing Foot Hall Players.
There has been something of a tendency
this season to put more western men on
the All-America foot ball elevens than has
been the case in the past Some of the
western foot bali men are OF the opinion
hat the players IN that section of the
country are equal in ability to those Of the
east.
It's doubtful. Il Is probable that foot ball
was nearer on an equal basis this year than
It has been in SOME Seasons Of the past,
but the vest has a lorg way to go before
1t acquires tue amount OF basic foot ball
'nformation which is possessed in the east
IL must not be foFGotfen that prior to
1882 there was not enough football in the
west to know what the game looked like.
Now and then some OLD college men who
had returned from the east, would attempt
TO Introduce the sport. but il was not until
three or four progressive newspaper men
took hold OF the matter and began to push
foot ball that II began to make headway
IN the vest,
After that Il spread like w1Idrre All Of
the foot ball however, was taught by east
ern men, and the colleges and schools which
undertook TO play foot ball in the west
uld not begin 70 have the vast fund OF in
formation IN regard to the game which be-
'onged TO the eastern universities.
At Yale, Harvard and Princeton the rasy-
ers knew the value OF their positions. and
why they played them. In the west the
men had TO be taught the reasons for IA,
game. They aid pgt know them
The western players learned Quickly 20
~ JAN "HA 'hey were much
slower ~ developing a good defense. In
TACT there never has been a time. In All
probability when tho best OF the foot hail
elovens In the west could produce defense
equal to that OF the leading universities
In the east Il Is one of the finest points
IN the game and one for which PLAYERS
seem to require natural ability. It's hard
10 teach One must have a nose to follow
the ball.