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New-York tribune., 1910-06-19

horse We all set up a shout of derision at anyone
irving such childish hold, which surely mao 1lllliS
to do with wrestling ana jean JuoI Sii1i4iN4 ''
ierked his
But the lumberman was stronger than he thought,
for he cung fast to lean wrist AT tnat Jean liS
I'D intending to Jerk COnnOrS loose ana IS nm "
one side as usual; but to his amazenent ana ours
the force of his spring caused hlm TO turn a solie
sault over his arm, which onhoiS sun lung -
landing sauarelv on his shoulders, with the NIUE
Inrnberroan on top. lean had thrown himself WIN
his own strength it seemed; but the factor SAID lldC
it must count as fall just the same ,...o.
AS for lean he too CiagTlned alld uiSSt1lod
70 saw ANYTHING but sat crouched on his bench IKE
great bear glowering across at ms enemy "alCis i
for a chance to redeem himself. HIS enemy Oh tiie
other hand seemed nightly pleased put MS SIiiiI r
was rather sicly for he knew tat tfe n IN d
was not vet settled, by any means, even II lie hau
won the first fall
A ND NOW who should come riding up but fatheT
n Foley and we thought it was all OFT Tor us lor II
the father said Stop" there would De no MOI 80
- R,,+ evidently he had thought OF Stopping
tbf match for he got off his old horse tied nm MN 20
tree and came over to us smiling ana po"llsi Dow
Co,,1dn't resist the odtme sporting I1lstllGl VI y
college DAYS to my boy Jean S11" .iti2 id md
% bory great a champion he IS he sad anu
tol- seat on a log that one OF the men 0ilte |
What" he exclaimed when we t1lc nun +bnr ,-lTr
Lean had lost the first fall hat tlle iitl i va -,
Jat J Iean7 InDossiblei | shall not DeheVeit!
II was only a trick, he assured the goor 80
..Nevt time there will be no such 1ooliSinIS'' s+h
AID Iean stunq to the quick, assured the ie,H .,
-, -. ~ - ba,e no fear of the outcome ana Stooi
M and called upon Connors to come on for 'ie
fall. ,r+t, HING went lust as
For the first few minutes everythlhB w." a,J1d nm
tfora Ian world rush the lumbernan al iouiII 1 @
III he cornered him and then fling hlm 10 liie IT., a.
on his hands and knees but the slippery yfet a@a;n
ways managed twist and wrggl to 2ans l5 eer arms n
al o our g man Was putting and gaspng tor ,Ibe
There was never minutes pause. ~ - man and
men were shouting to telp a hm and
we were dividing time between ~ forgot him
@ and nta1dng on log his peeTs fur deR
shouting himself hoarse sei whils othe1 the TWO
G,ddeniv r1 6 the midst of this Pandemonnita n
% one 9 his his mad rshes Jean paused ann an ldStai and
TO catch his breath. the lumberInan S'oPPO
turned to the factor.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-19

=, -, lie shipped of his coat and came out of his
= Jean was Al him almost before he could get
-- IS ieet Il was ike q St. Bernard fighting
- Jul c4le-llse. The lumberman was quick and
- - oEIler. Sometimes he would dodge under
- great arms and escape and again when he
~ - -ITcunate and had gone down all in heap
Il = al % Oh top, he would wriggle out Ike an eel
-, ~ IL. leet again J never saw such slippery
- - anG after fifteen minutes he was still on
n - ~ rllh Jean getting tired from his OWN exer-
~ 3-eI s lie began dancing about the ring. run
- @-- ,lodgng. and rust keeping out Of our mans
- p @--''e We lrappe-s taunted and cursed him.
~ ~ 3or1 make him stand up and wrestle like
Il I've an We could gel out Of him when Jean gave
n, second rest was.
0-,a 0,,-a. :. 5 the hurry. We've got all day"
h io~.bles11 S-e1 Jean had rushed at him and missed
len "a ,-S lnleth time he suddenly dropped all IN
s, - : Jeah made for him, tripping man 50
--sg- -,'-el complete somersault and landed all
-se1f III :. le ground knocking the breath out OF
-s ss,3 S-e loTce ot the fall. He was up in min
=. loannng with anger.
,5st,@ cIFy little rat he painted I'll fix you
ez. fe, 1 s-l spr1nglug at Connors. he swung his
-5.gb, 3 : DO" thai would have killed him, we
Il 5oSa.55' y had landed: but the slippery lumber
Is Ie Just as beto~e only he let fly with his
z, sr,,.-I ~ 50 and as luck would have it caught
-s crog5 =. ol the chin and sent him reeling into
II t. mere was going TO be d free fight right
) l--lle--,- u t--Dlgl NklIlS between Us anu
-g II --l el al best. and everybody was in the
lg for --+--le taking one side or the other and
t s1d "a gIuDe; but the factor Of a Hudson Bay
~ % lsnJll ooSs Of northern lumber camp know
>-tes r6e-II excited crowds Of men And in few
,ley had Us all back in our places again, with
They ba5 b.ail-ed kIuckles and bruises to show for
her &c. warned the wresters too about keep
1ra bloF 5e'S' particularly Jean, who had struck
lNE or,,s
tbi-la al See that our man was tired now, and
say eba-uilat mat blow on the chin had not helped
1aes ~ Tor he wabbled little on his feet and
CoDno-ee slower and clumsy On the other
~dnt b'iS he = Seemed fairly fresh. But why
Jean had pf Se He had done none of the work,
q 70 his bs-5 b~-5 very next rush. when Jean stag
earne IN Us nus ana knees it was the lumbernan
= any So DH Top 1t was the first time he had
Dc tihrgS, S+i 10 oi taking the offensive Quick as
1 and se;,a5 l-l9 ndnd between Jeans knees from
y rdinp ~ ms wrist 50 that our man was lit
Il DDylOrSe with his own arm as the
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
PALTRY SUM
FOR MUGGSY

NEW YORK. Nov. 24--There Is a
persistent rumor in baseball circles
here today. emanatiug from the west,
that John J. McGraw. the manager OF
the New York National league team.
has shown his new contract to per
sonal friends, and that II calls for
five years service at $4,000 a year.
II these figures are true. McGraw is
certainly the highest priced man in
baseball, and probably the highest
priced the game will ever know
II is rumored that the big salary Is
more in the nature of a reward, than
it is actual payment for the services
McGraw will render in the next five
years In other words, he is being
given dividend on the vast amount
OF money he has made for the owners
by keeping the Giants always in the
running and within striking distance
OF a pennant.
There are those who say McGraw
fiirted with Fletcher, the man who Is
threatening to start new league, and
that when owner John 7. Brush heard
OF 1t, he made IL worth McGraw S
while 10 stay with the Giants
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
ATHLETES
COST MONEY

The question Is frequently asked
how the salary list of the Washing
ton club compares with that OF its
rivals. Because the team has been
consistently low in the race there are
those who would believe that the
players pay was in keeping with the
teams standing. But such is not the
case. If the Washington club has
made any mistakes il has been in be-
ing too liberal with its players. To
a great extent the clubs policy OF Sc
curing players from other major
league teams has been responsible for
this condition.
On every occasion that season.
player has been secured it has been
necessary TO assume the contract he
had with the club which let him sol
In several instances il was because of
the big salary the player was drawing;
that he was allowed To come here1
That was the case with both Elber1
field and Gessler and Schaefer drew
as much pay here as he did with the
American league champions
Once q player gets taste or bia
figures in his contract he does noq
relish n cut To secure player fron1
one team and not pay him as muci1
as he was getting has never been the
motley OF the washington club for tho
reason that il has tried TO encourage
its PLAYERS to give the team his oes1
efforts. which the player would haroiY
do If he started in by being cut
Washington Star
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
NATIONAL CROWD
LAUGHED LOUDLY
OVER NEW LEAGUE
SOME INTERESTING INSIDE FACTS ABOUT THE oPPO-
SITION THAT DEVELOPED WHEN AMERICAN
LEAGUE WAS STARTED.

game an association in opposition "a
the National league That he came here
In the summer of 1898 from Chicago
and volunteered 20 help place the ne"
baseball oody in the field
introduced him To the promoters
of the - Louis end OF the proposed
association. Mr.. George ID. Schaefer
being then the leader. aud then and
there Mr. Sullivan was engaged 10
scout the country in search OF cities
Tor the new body. l. was mainly
through his efforts that the first meet
ing for the ORGANIZATION OF the Amer
lean league was held az Chicago in
the fall OF 1898.
Meeting of American League.
This meeting. to avoid notoriety AM
The criticism OF an unfriendly press
was held IT an obscure hotel in Chi
cagO
II was the FIRST meeting ever held
for the purpose OF placing the Amer
!Can league in the field and as re-
suit OF the work Of Mr.. Sullivan and
myself there was fair attendance
In fact the attendance exceeded or
most sanguine expectations and gave
us great hope for the future.
had the honor OF calling this meet
ing to order and as near as | can re-
member there were present Frank
Hough. sporting editor OF the Philadel
phia Press; Francis c. Richter, editor
or the Sporting Life OF Philadelphia
Thomas J. Navin. OF Detroit: Charles
, Hayenor and II. ID. Quinn. OF Mil
waukee; T. p. Sullivan. Chris Won
Der Abe, Thomas l.. Harlan. George
ID. Schaefer, George F. tIeckel and my.
self OF ST Louis. and A. c. Arson. oil
Chicago.
AT this meeting showed letters
from John j. McGraw. of Baltimore
and William Barnie, OF Brooklyn
promising TO help us place teams In
New York and Brooklyn in the event
OF the league being formed
While the meeting was in progress
baseball! reporters OF Chicago and Bar
Johnson, Charles A. Comiskey anC
Thomas j. LOTUS, all then member:
or the Western association, were or
the lookout for us.
These latter three gentlemen knew
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
BIKE RACERS
WILL BATTLE

NEW YORK, Nov IA three.
cornered match bicycle race for the
sprinting championship uf the world.
in which the champions OF three con-
tinents, America. Australia and Eu.
rope. will compete. will take place i'm
Madison Square garden on Saturday
night. Dec 3, the night preceding the
start OF the annual siX-day race.
The starters will he Frank Kramer.
who has held the title In America for
the past ten years: Walter Rutt. OF
Germany. who has taken the measure
Of all the European cracks. and Jack
Clarke. the famous little Australian.
The race il TO be run in heats. the
best TWO in three, or three in five, II
necessary The first heat will be at
half-mile. The second at "A mile, and
the third or more TO he decided by
lot
I'm addition 10 this race Clarke and
Rutt are in the six-day race. the for
mer teamed with Floyd Mcfarland
aud the latter with his usual team.
mate. John Stol, the sturdy Holland
champion.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24

I~1AYS Elmer Bates of the Cleve-
nj land Leader One OF the
|, 81 curious characteristics OF the
VI average ball player is his alb
solute belief that matter
what is his success In the particular
position he is playing-he would have
done better had he taken up some
other department OF the game" said
"Hughey' Jennings to the Little Ola
Man, not long ago.
Il speak for myself as we'll as for
other players. | used TO stand down
there at short for the old Orioles and
sigh because | wasn't behind the bat
or In the pitchers box or out in the
field when on that particular day the
ball happened 10 be falling safely.
Now. the chances are that / could
not have begun 10 do as we'll behind
the bat as Robinson was doing; or
could have fooled the batters as Nc
Mahon and Hoffer were fooling them,
or have made the catches that Bredie
and Kelly and Keeler were missing en-
that particular day; but that didn't
deter me in the least from wishing |
had any job on the team except that
OF shortstop.
AT first | thought this feeling or
dissatisfaction was mine alone, that
Robinson was glad that he was catcG-
er; that Kelly was happy in the out
field; that Mcmahon wouldn't do an'-
thing but pitch under any circum.
stances. Later | found out my mis-
take. When We would 20 out for ear.
~ practice, II seemed 10 me az If
everybody, except myself, wanted 20
play short.
Sometimes in these warming-up
sessions | would 60 into the box and
hand up a few to the batters, and at
the same time, perhaps, Bill iloffer
would go down TO short and handle a
few grounders Then. later when We
were resting, like as not Hotter would
say:
Pretty soft for you down there,
Hugh, and maybe would be think
ing 10 myself:
Gee. but Id like to be in that old
box this afternoon when that big
crowd comes ont TO see our game
with Boston. The fans don't see any
body in the game except the pitcher -
Well now, this condition Jennings
talks about obtains today as il has al.
ways obtained. Ty Cobb Is unhappy
that he didn't try 10 become n great
pitcher Other great players are al
ways warming up in other positions
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
HOWELL CANNOT BE
AMERICAN UMPIRE
PRES. JOHNSON DECLARES STAFF is FILLED so 1T
LOOKS AS THOUGH HOWELL SUFFERED FROM
BATTING SCANDAL.

to make him an American league
umpire still holds good?'
Howell could save himself the rail
road fare II he cares TO see me in re-
gard TO his standing in the game, as
his name was not linked with the
souabble which occurred in ST Louis
the last day OF the season and long
ago Manager O'Connor and Player
Corridor. the only members mixed
In the affair. were entirely cleared ="
What about appointing him an
umpire"
Absolutely no chance" and Bans
strong voice emphasized the absolute.
ly." too
MY STAFF is filed for next year
and ! cannot see where any changes
will be made. and am not even
considering Howell"
Howells case IS a peculiar one, and
he is. more 70 be pitied than censur-
ed, as he had a prosperous future
before him in the major leagues Now
his only resource will be among the
minors. Apparently something was
radically wrong in the last game at
! Sportsman's Park, when Napoleon
Lajoie secured eight hits and il
is limited in baseball quarters here
that this is what brought about the
! Punishment of O'Connor and Howell
In way it would be easy TO see
why OConnor had been let out, as
has reign as manager OF the Browns
was anything but successful. while
Howell had picked up several prom
isins youngsters during his tour OF
the minor leagues, including RED
Nelson. who looks exceptionally
good. Still Howell. joined O'Connor
in getting the hook However, with
one who mingles with the American
league boss, said reason is not very
much in the dark
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
ANSON SAYS
HE'S WILLING

Adrian Constantine Arson, who was
gigantic frost as an actor when he
PLAYED the leading role in Charley
Hoyt's "A Runaway Colt" 20 years
ago. is again OH the stage. The vet
eran player made his appearance be-
fore the footlights In Pittsfeld. Mass,
last week and was voted success.
Some OF the persons who saw Arson
do his turn where Augie Moran. who
was an umpire in the National and
New York State leagues last season;
Jack Ferry, H.. the Pirate pitcher;
Billy MotZ. who for several years play
ed first base for the indianapolis club
when John T Brush was one or its
owners and Billy Garry, long an out.
fielder In the Eastern league
After Anson's first appearance in
pittstield last week he had something
TO say about baseball conditions as
they now exist Adrian Constantine
said he thought. when the ID. A
Fletcher league was first talked Of
that the promoter had made mis-
take in embarlng in the baseball
business. but since then he had
tnHnEPu lllN Ullil' tfOWl 'ilf ibl'NOtAh
Il never have seen Fletcher IN my
life said Arson to- Pittsheld inter
viewer. but that isn't saying |
wouldn't manage a team in his league
| think the third organization will
eventually come, and II viii not be
long before II does come, even though
the two major leagues have plenty OF
money behind them tn fight. have
not exactly turned against the Ma
,ional league. but | believe that organ
izaiion owes me something and IL has
not treated me right II Is true mat
won fame i'm the old league and dur
ing the baseball war ! stood Loyalty by
the old ship had my chance 10 oh.
tain plum at the time but rather
than forsake the National league I
turned considerable money TO the or
ganization. and for IL have been re-
paid with scorn."
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
ILLINOIS WILL DROP
THE SYRACUSE ELEVEN

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,. Nov. 2i.-Syra.
curse Is 10 be dropped from the iii.
nois schedule next year IL proper
western dates can be made There is
said To- be no natural rivalry between
the Illinois and the fasteners aud II
possible Minnesota will be arranged
for to face the Orange aud Blue
Syracuse Is understood TO be anxi.
Gus to play again next year. aud II
may he that IL will be given the
chance but from negotiations at pres.
ent pending this Is understood to be
an outside possibility
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
EDITED BY
HARRY NELLY
PLAYERS ALWAYS
WISH ANOTHER JOB
FIELDERS WOULD PITCH AND PITCHERS WOULD
FIELD COBB AND CHASE BEING TWO MIGHTY
GOOD EXAMPLES. ~

than those in which they have become
famous.
Hal Chase, the greatest first base
man that ever lived, is always and
forever pitching the ball. He never
returns the ball to another fielder
without putting something on IL" In
true pitchers style
One day when the yankees and
Tigers were playing in Detroit. Jen-
nings' men began hitting Chesbro
somewhat freely with two men on the
bases Chase called Chesbro over to
first and went into the box to pitch
against Rossman and Crawford. After
both of these batters had lifted easy
flies. Chase went back TO first and
Chesbro. returning 10 the box, retir-
ed "Bill' Coughlin The game was
won by the Yankees.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24

C~1HICAGO Nov. 24-llarry How
ell. former exponent OF the
IL art of delivering the spit
ball" who was forced TO turn
his nrowess in the baseball
world 10 the scouting field when MS
right whip went on the blink at the
start of the Browns 1903 training
trip IN Texas might just as well per
ish the thought OF ever becoming an
American league umpire.
This is gentle tip to Howell after
a lengthy chat with President Byron
Bancroft Johnson OF the American
league Yesterday The A. l.. chief
returned home a few days ago with
Charles A. Comiskey, of the White
Sox after a fortnight's sojourn in the
wilds of Canada and reported his
VOYAGE TO the home OF the moose,
elk, deer, fox ct ala prosperous
one.
While Howell was here during the
National Association of Minor
Leagues meeting last week he aired
his case to the writer and his mis-
sion 1t was Howells third trip 10
the Windy City in search OF John
son. and to find out his standing
in organized baseball all OF which
was told 10 Johnson.
MIR. Johnson, did you know that
Harry Howell was here 10 see you
last week." was queried OF Byron
Bancroft.
Why" came back sharp re-
ply
First Of all he believes there has
been black mark put against his
maine since being released from the
Browns Second, if not. he desires
10 know II your offer OF Il year ago
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
PENN AND CORNELL ARE
EVEN AS TO WEIGHT

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. 24.-It
pennsylvania wins from Cornell in
their annual football game on Frank
lin field this afternoon, and the bet
ting before the game was To | that
she would, the result will hardly be
due TO physical superiority OF the Red
and Blue players
The dope" on the contestants was
as follows: Average weight. Penn.
sylvania l75. Cornell l75: Pennsyl.
yania line 176. Cornell line 1870: Penn.
sylvania backs ia, Cornell backs Ill
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24

ND 10 the AAhNi
can and what he says OF the younger
: league in his book is worth readihe'
+ The American in it's infancy had no
more enthusiastic reception lhat
Fletcher is getting now-probably not
80 cordial "a the following eNtrac's
from Mr.. Spink's writings viii snow.
II think / may fairly lay claim 10
being the first to suggest the iornia'
ton OF the American league when IL
nov a genuine rival of the National
league.
II was in the fall OF 1898 while en-
Gagged as sporting editor or the 81
Iouis ost-Dispatch that | called al
tention to the fact that interest III
baseball was on the decline and that
something ought TO be done TO put new
life and energy into the sport
said then that what was needed
10 arouse new life and new and added
interest was a rival association TO the
National league.
said this because the fall seasons
I'm baseball at this time were absolute
iy devoid of interest and the condl-
lions were In marked contrast TO those
which existed when the champion
clubs of the National league and Am
erican association battled with each
other each fall for a worlds cham
l1onship.
There was considerable opposition
however, to my suggestion. ms
came mostly from men who held Ma
ti~nal league franchises and who had
a monopoly of the baseball patronage
in the leading cities.
/ pointed out TO these gentlemen
that an opposition league would not
injure their business but that on the
contrary IL would add new life to the
game and that in cities where there
would be rival teams In the field these
teams could play series with each
miner in the spring and fall, the re
ceipts from which would more than
offset any losses likely to follow from
the appearance OF competition.
rx I also called attention TO the fact
that a rival association would awaken
interest in the game in new places
bring cut additional patronage and
prove i'm the end of great benefit "a
all concerned.
Opposition to the Enterprise.
The leading sporting writer's OF New
York. Boston and Chicago all belabor-
ed the proposed enterprise
. Among those who favorably recog-
nized my efforts to reorganiZe an op-
position association to the National
league was T. p. Sullivan. a man of
shrewd mind and long experience In
the organizing of baseball associations
and one who perhaps has excelled all
tother managers in this direction, for
II was mainly through his efforts that
1.-THE first American association was
Thoroughly organized and that the
Union organization, the first Texas
league, and other baseball associa.
tons were formed
J Sullivan In 1898 was so favorably
impressed with my suggestion to or
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
STURDY WtlTtRWHQhT AFT[Q 5(ALp5
All welterweights

All welterweights
aspiring TO the
title will do well
to consider Bob
Moha, of Milwau-
kee, whose ad-
vance for the past
year has been
little short OF won
derful. Moha start
ed his winning
streak by beating
Harry Mansfield,
and In succession
Jerry Gaines, Jim
Clabby. Hillia T d
Lang and Young
Loughrey.
In the summer
Moha plays base
ball. He is one Uf
the few fighters
who have saved
money and is be-
lieved to have the
first four-bit piece
he ever earned as
a prelim | n a r y
scrapper. Accom-
panied by his man
ager the Milwau-
kee welterweight
Will soon go east,
10 try conclusions
with the best in
the brigade.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
Manager McAIrrr. 4.

Manager NcAlerr, at the Nationals,
announces that he viii retain Rel
ktlllter next season kiillfcr bit 2gH
this Year. lead the team tn snrrifcrS
aud played a fair game ut second base.
Every timer On looks at EulIfer ne
wonders how the Detroit club ever
Ulked Washington out Of pdlehanty
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24

Colorado Nadura ~ more popuI,r
along the Rio than long Havana filler
>
Post-Serson Double pIay--EI Psso 60
Jura2 to Chapultupec.
Don Green has quit Michigan 30 go
into business. Having completed "a
successful football season. he decided
I've would enter the business he intend
ed To last autumn.
There viii he no worlds series next
fHn saws a dispatch Bur, you can bet
all your dollars the mRpuates don't
intend passing mp any chances like
the big show for collecting the MIN
bic dollar Likewise. the players would
howl terribly AZ being deprived OF the
easy coin
Almost ." tho money The Cubs, Lima
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
SHORT LENGTHS

Beauti full double piay--TabIe
Leag to toothpicks
And, say, don't spill the cranberrIes
on the tableclOthi
Rsh! Rah! for today II the Iawst
chawnCe.
Let rs cat, drink and he merry, for
tomorrow well have turkey soup
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24

George AIDE. hunorist
and playwright is at
home on the lin KS, AMI
when not framing up
something new for the
public. IL apt to be
found carefully placing
a little white bal, on a
mound of earth.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-24
Will BOY AZ Pontiac

Johnnie Wilson and Harry Bole.
Detroit boxers. will meet in a six
round mill In the Pontiac opera house
tonight.