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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15
Present Day Pitchers Skill
Prevents Many Accidents

DETROIT. Mich. May 14.-That
more batsmen are not injured by be-
ing hit by pitched ball speaks we'll
for the skill of the presetn day pitch
er. In the old days. TO. the pitcher
would not infrequently let one go
straight at the batter's head in or
der to drive him away from the plate
Such proceeding is rare nowadays.
Working the cages OF the plate seems
10 have proved more effective New
erthclesS. the fire the batter faces is
dangerous.
Roderick Wallace. the famous in.
fielder of the Browns, had his batting
efficiency seriously and permanently
impaired twelve years ago when he
was hit in the head by a ball thrown
by Chick Fraser. who was then with
the Louisville club. Wallace was
Knocked fat and 1t was many days
before he went to bat again. A con-
stitution of iron enabled him TO with.
stand the shock. but he never was
quite the same hitter afterward
Dan Hoffman. the center fielder OF
the Browns. was the victim OF foar
full blow at teh hands of Jesse Tame
hill, then with Boston. some yeors ago
Hoffman was at the time deemed the
most promising young player in the
American league. He was having his
first season, and a brilliant one Ii was
One day he made 4 triple. a double
and a single against Tannehill in three
trips TO the plate The fourth time
up Tapnehill hit him a terrific blow
the trained and muscular Young ath-
lete Hoffman lay as II dead and IL
was four days before he recovered
consciousness Then his nerves were
ruined. From 17O pounds he declined
to l2S He could not sleep nor oAt
for six months. and the following sea
son he had to get along AS best he
could with only one eye. Hoffman
says that It has taken him six years
to get baco his full strength, He
has never been able 10 hit left-handed
pitchers since the day he was hurt
Now. six years after. Hoffman Is nt
the mercy of the average left-handed
pitcher.
Johnnie Lush. the star pitcher of the
Cardinals, was hit by Andy Coakley
on the neck and all but killed. HIS
neck has never been straight since
that time and for years his health was
seriously impaired
Roger Brasnnhan was hit and Sc
verely hurt by Jack Taylor In 1904.
For a long time after this Injury Bres-
nahan wore a semi-mask that protect
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15
MUCH INTEREST IS
SHOWN IN TOURNEY

SALT Lack. May 14.-Beginning
Monday evening, May ., promises 10
be the most exciting and interesting
week In the history OF the Utan
Checker and Chess association. Many
of the strongest players IN the city
have joined the club recently and the
programme arranged by the commit
tee is bringing out the best talent IN
this section of the state. .. II. Rich-
ards, who holds the title as champion
OF South Dakota, recently mot and de-
feated j. y. Holmes and Charles Cook
of this city. Mr. Holmes Is cX-cnam-
pion of Minneapolis. Minn.. and Mr.,
Cook Is one OF the strong natural
players OF Utah, and rs the result oG
Mr.. Richards playing has placed him
at the top of tho checker department
of the club c. II. Erb has Issued
challenge 10 Mr. Richards which the
latter accepted, and the TWO contest
ants will meet the coming week IN
a ten-game match under the two
move restriction which has been ac-
cepted by all the members OF the
club, Charles Cook and ] y. Holmes
viii play q ten-game match Monday,
also Roy Williams and F. a. Keyworth
are matched for ten games the same
evening. Thursday evening d. l.
Murdook will meet c D. Erb and
William MacKeen will play n H. Bur
ton
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15
WOlgast Anxious TO
Get Into Game Again

Packey TO come in a few ponnds over
weight II the fight is in Milwaukee
or anywhere ii is six OF ten round
battle with no decision. Wolgast
knows he can trim him and do 1t
hanGily and he wants to satisfy the
world of this.
Give Battling Nelson the FIRST
chance? Yes. most assuredly. yes.
have been making that talk for three
long months and l reiterate 1t. We
win give Nelson the first fight for the
championship II he will show desire
TO fight and con show somc club that
Will offer suitable inducements 1t is
strange | don't receive more offers for
Il Nelson-Wolg8st battle. have had
only one offer and that was a gnaron
tee of $4,000 with a privilege Of 40
por cent and 40 per cent of the pic
lures This | turned down Wolgasi
Is the champion and ] demand hi'
price. That guarantee of $20,001
with 40 per cent and 20 per cent o.
the pictures. Before we sign We must
have that. 1hould Nelson and Wolgast
clash on July or even after the big
fight. am positive the gate Will reach
more than $4,000. have heard
turn match for more than month.
We will fight him whenever he is
ready. but We Will not lay lille until he
Is ready to battle. Wolgast wants To
fight and ] am going TO keep him 60
ing, Tor he is the greatest little bat
tier In the business.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15
SEASON IN OGDEN
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC
CIRCLES PROVES GOOD

Coach Brown has had a very sue
cessful season In track athletics at
the High School this year. 1t was
clearly seen early In the spring that
championship team could not be ex-
pected. The point winners of last
years meet all left school. and prac-
tically an entire team of new men had
10 be developed
The local high school is badly han
dlcapped by the utter lack of indoor
athletic facilities of any kind. The
boys are taking up the slogan for d
new gymnasium. since they see they
do not enter the state meet on even
terms with the other Sunday schools.
Granite viii have new gymnasium
this summer The l.. ID. s, at Salt
Lake has one of the finest In tho coun-
try Salt Lake high school liz well
supplied with athletic equipment. both
indoors and out All over the state
the schools are looking after tho phys
ical welfare Of their boys and girls.
and Ogden must get In line with a
course OF physical training in the new
modern high school building, which Is
conceded by all TO be the finest IN
Utah.
In spite OF all these drawbacks the
Orange and Black have not lacked ath-
letic enthusiasm, The boys have built
an excellent cinder track. eight laps
10 the mile. have erected the neces-
sary standards Tor pole-raultlng and
high jumping. and In the manual train
ing shops they have made hurdles,
In the dashes Moran and Powell
have shown rapid improvement, and
with another seasons work both will
be dangerous contenders for state
honors.
All the men are new at the hurdle
game, the technique of which is most
difficult of the track events. How
ever, Floyd Smith. Whitmcyer and
Veasy have worked faithfully. and
Coach Brown expects one OF the two
will AT least secure a place.
In the half-mIle, WoOdcock, senior.
who has never trained before this
year, has made the best showing,
closely followed by Stowe. a reliable
plodder who Is a consistent perform
er. These two men, with Civilians
and Carr. have run To the Sanltarium
daily. In strenuous endeavor 10 per
feet their condition and endurance
Checketts has been tossing the ham
mer close To the state record. and the
coach expects q place for him In the
state meet Boyle, husky Freshman,
gives promise OF future proficiency
with the hammer, but at present
shows lock OF experience.
A good.sized squad has worked ont
daily In the pole vault. and Allen has
been above the state record for over
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George Little
is Confident
Expects Johnson to Knock JEFF
fries Out in Twenty Rounds
on July 4

SAN FRANCISCO. May 14-George
Little, manager for Jack Johnson. be-
lieyes the giant negro Will dispose of
JeffrieS within tho twenty.round limit
when the pair meet In the Emeryyille
arena July l.
why, this talk about JEFF being a
sure thing over Johnson IL he can
come back Is nonsense" declared
Little this moning 81 am one who
believes Johnson could have beaten
the former champion any time in his
career. There is nothing that JEFF can
do or ever could do that johnson can't
do better. Jack is a better hitter
right now than Jim ever was. You
know Johnson is straight punoher
and when he sets himself puts n world
OF steam behind whatever he sends
along Jeff makes the boast he has
never been knocked off his feet After
July he VIII not he able to continue
that boast. for Jack will not only
knock him off his feet, but will knock
him out as well.
Yes. and he will do II inside of
twenty rounds. to. We would not be
surprised to see the fight end in
twelve rounds"
Little's confidence Ia shared by ev-
cry member OF Johnson training
squad, Cutler and Cotton, the big
huskies who Will give the negro most
OF his exercise. are firm In The belief
that the colored champion is invinci.
BILE
Though neither Johnson nor Little
will discuss the referee question. It
continues to be the chief topic among
the fight fans In the opinion of
these followers Of tho game there are
but three men In the race-Eddie
Smith, Jack Welch and Eddie Granoy
IL is believed that even though the
promoters arc called upon 10 decide
the question. one Of these men will
get the Job
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hear them talk. all VIC can say is.
Gee, isn't 1t warm tonight"
In connection with the champion.
SHIP In graphing. We face one truth
that pals: The grapplers have i'm
proved worry little over what they
were two years ago. II wrestler
doesn't Improve in that time then no
has simply reached his ultImate-and
the ultimate of the next best Is A
long ways under the moderate and
average of FRANC Gotch.
The lack of new. tough and depend.
/, able timber In the wrestling field
today is due to a lack or interest on
the part OF those who might become
prohcient There are numberless
strong, active boys. Some OF them
would make flrst-rate wrestlers, only
they do not wise up to the situation
until 1T is too late
III VIII be anyway five years before
we have chance of seeing any very
dangerous material loom up In tho
otling. This time is q short enough
period TO give the youngsters OF to-
day. But at the end Of flve years
we may witness either a great revival
in ability and class. or a dropping off
In plain language. the present stock
of grapplcrs Will have told its story
within half decade. The comers
VIII have nsccrtnined their standing.
or lack Of it. The result Will be some
thing different.
Within the period named there Will
not be over ten men in this line
whose names are known today, Con-
Spuueutly tho OnpulnC for now ma.
terial Is better now than It has been
for long time-for at least ten years.
The average professional life of the
grappler is not over fifteen years,
and perhaps not over ten.
Those who have come forward in
the past decade have had to meet a
grand array of generals-Jenkins, Nc
Leod, Burns. Becll and Gotch That
has retarded many a good
Fellow. but it has placed a high stan
dard on the game 1t has made for
the best average wrestling material
this or any other country has ever
known.
Standards remain a long time after
he passing of the principals. The
achievements OF these men will be
leld before a generation to come az
Incentives for work And maybe that .
condition will serve To bring out even
,etter wrestling timber than any that
has ever existed.
Al any rate. let lis hope the next
i've or ton years Will not see such .
| ounce crop us We have had during
he past few years. or we'll begin 10
hink strange things.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15
Athletes Need Much
Sleep While I raining

Plenty of sleep plays a big part in
the training OF most OF the success
ful athletes of today. While some few
Of the great performers we see com
peting In the different events get
along with a short allowance Of slum-
Der, it Is clearly noticeable that the
ones who insist on spending good
~ part of their time in the feathers
are in the large majority Sleep has
more TO do with the showing the men
make than anything else There is
no rule governing What the men shall
eat, each man using his own judgment,
but with slecp-evcry trainer insists
on his men getting u faull portion OF
that.
Jumpers. especially. benefit by long
sessions OF slumber, 1t is a scientific
TACT that man lengthens or grows
by staying in bed A boy lying in
bed with typhoid fever has been
known to add six inches To his height
In few weeks Jumpers find that the
cartileges In the knees and the cush-
ions OF the heels expand and become
moro sprlngy IL given a long rest.
They take advantage Of every op,
portunity to take the weight off their
feet
Ray EwTy and Myer Prinstcin. the
greatest Jumpers we have. both long
ago formed the habit of putting their
feet At An elevation whenever the
chance offered. Both arc men who
insist on having nm abundance of
sleep. The night before Prinstein WAS
to jump In the championships at Ath-
ems he went TO bed at o'clock For
several hours he kept moving his legs
beneath the quilts with the object In
view OF keeping them timber without
putting his weight upon the cnrtilegc
pads OF the knees
When Mike Sweeney established a
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15
STANLEY KETCHEL
HAS NEW MANAGER

NEW YORK. May 14.-Bert Igoe is
nm longer the manager OF Ketchel
Wilson Miner. who has been a great
friend OF Ketchel for several years.
Is TO look after his affairs in the fu.
ture. Ketchel and Miner had talk
on Saturday about a partnership, and
as Miner was glad to get the chance
TO be Stanley's manager, the deal was
completed, Ketchel has several offers
to go on the road. but has not ac-
cepted any OF them.
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Berry Would Bet $4,000 on
Jeffries at Odds of 10 to z

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.-Clar-
encc Berry. vle oil millionaire, offers
10 bet $4,000 at odds OF 10 to that
Jenries Will defeat Johnson IN the
big fight OF July 4.
That means $4,000 to s2S 900, and
ought TO set the odds for the time
being at least Opinion AT the Palace
hotel todav was that the odds would
shorten rather than lengthen. but Mr.
Berry has plenty OF money TO back
his opinions. has had lots of expert
ence with prize fighters. and recently
paid a visit to jon in his training
quarters.
The $4,000 has actually been post
cd with a frm of betting commission
ers, and any OF the believers in John
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new worlds record for the high jump
IL was said that he had been In bed
for three days. just taking things easy
Dan Ahearn Is another jumper who
believes In always getting all the
sleep possible. while Martin Sheridan.
who Is also a crack al the hop. step
and jump. did A feet after being
forced by Trainer Lawson Robertson
to take twclve-hour nap
Sheridan and Sheppard both get
along without more than a few hours
of sleep. Sometimes Sheridan goes
Tor days with only a couple OF hours
rest at night. making up for lost time
by putting in fifteen to twenty hours
straight II Is a wonderful thing the
way the greatest athlete in the world
gets along SO well with such utter ir-
regularity OF sleeping hours.
John Flanagan goes to bed early
and falls TO rise before noon on the
day OF trial at his worlds ham
mer throwing records Ralph Rose.
the California shot putter, lived so
long in the balnly climate of the Nspa
foothills that he formed the habit Of
long siestas during his kid days Ar
thur Duffey and Harry Hlllman both
believed strongly In sleep Before
every race II was the regular thing
for Duifey to take a ten-minute nap,
Hillman, on the other hand. would
rest up during the afternoon before
competing in the armories at night
Harry Haywood moved TO New
York from New Jersey because he
found that the trip at night deprived
him OF several hours In bed, Kiviatt
lives on Statca Island II is notice
able that he does not attend many OF
the night meets here unless compot-
Ing. He says that 1t is a waste OF
time when he should be tucked away
under the blankets.
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WRESTLERS IN GAME TODAY
ARE MAKING MUCH MONEY
Rasbeens Cannot Draw Big Gate N1oney.--Niat
Game Likely TO See a Big Change in Con-
diti0nS in Next Half Decade

CHICAGO. May 14.-Eyory timo VIC
see new championship material We in.
stinctively think OF the monetary side
for graphing, or fighting, or what
eyeNr the game may be, Now here is
Zbyeco. He has basked In the warmth
OF the flduciary sunshine of America
He has garnered q very fair little
harvest. II he should win from Gotch
he would have years ahead of him
in which to add to his store But II
he doesn't AS one Bill Shakespeare
said. There's the Rub II Bill didn't
say it. somebody else did Whoever
the author was, Zbysco Will gather the
full significance OF the situation.
When a professional athlete has
gone his way. he isn't going to draw
much more gate money Tho fans
looked upon him az very much dead.
Just because he Isn't buried cults no
figure. Editors Will grant space for
the story of bis past, but they wouldn't
devote two lines to him as an at
traction Many favorite OF yester-
day knows what this means. He looks
loDglngly In the delicatessen window
and regrets that his frangfurter mon
ey has gone glimmerlng
iue "IeSIleTS toOiy make more
money than the grapplers OF the past
ever made. Evan Lewis has a farm
just big enough to keep him from
working like a steam shovel to get
away with a comfortable living. Lewis
had about the whole stage In his day,
but they wrestled for less then
During the past year or two Farm.
er' Burns has been pulling down bet
ter money than he ever got in the T
past. Said Martin not so long back.
II have enough money so my income
is 50 a day from interest My family
can live on that" 1t Is very little for |
a veteran Ike that to possess. and |
yet the Farmer was never accused OF /
flirting any of 1t away. He never
contributed to the high life of cafes.
He never bought bonnets and pony
coats for fayorite sisters. Nay-and
likewise nix
Goteh Has Much Money
Gotch is the fellow who has enough :.
TO stand all the rainy days that are
npt to wash out of the sky Frank
lived In the proper time Now he has
on his hands full-grown champion
ship that he cant get rid of Gotch
would be very willing to repose In
quiet and content on his Iowa acres.
but who In thunder Is going to get
his scalp2 There are imghty few
~restlers today who would toss Frank
If he had his hands tied and his
knees riyited
Understand. there are any number
%ho think they can. And when we I,
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a month. and Moran and Rees not far
behind him.
With the exception OF Woodcocll.
all these men will return next fall
filled with the idea of going after the
state championship in 1911,
Next week Coach Brown will line
up his men for a little spring prac-
tice in football Only four men will
be lost To the team. Johnson and Old
ham. ends Watson the all-star
tackle, and Douglas. full back. AL
ready these are score of active can-
didates for these positions, and the
majority OF them have tho necessary
weight and speed
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15
AUCTIONING GLOVES
WORN BY WOLGAST

NEW YORK. May 1l.-rAd Walgast
has given the gloves with which ho
won the lightweight championship In
San Francisco on February p to Mrs
T. w. Dlukinson. chairman of the bur
lesauo booth at tho actors fund fair
Wolgast has consented TO assist IN
auctioning them off himself They
were on exhibition during the first
three days of the fair and bids are be
Ing taken today
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= SPORTING NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE =
SOME TIMELY COMMENT ON
CURRENT TURF PROBL EMS
(BY A. MUTT)

ficit The same. of course. holds good
for Louisville. which made some mon.
ey. and Lexington which lost a bit.
The race tracks. however. have
learned lesson, and that is economy
and the meetings will be operated on
n cheaper basis The sinccures AMI
political followers have been cut on
and the officials double up and each
ono fill two places The stakes. In
stead OF being added-money AFFAIRS,
arc now guaranteed. BY this process
considerable money will be saved
daily and the losses, If there are any,
Will not amount 20 much. and there
always remains the opportunity for
doing something in the future when
the -oformer and his wave Will be
things OF the past
Much has been said about the new
rule of the Kentucky commission.
which provides for the walk-up start
The question which was the better,
standing or the walk-up start, has
been a matter that has been discuss
ed time and again. Not only In this
country, but abroad. especially in Eng
land. The best way To look at 1T
is that 1t Is about six to one and half
n dozen to the other Nevertheless
the commission has made a mistake
I'm passing the rule II would have
been best to let IL so as it was, in
asmuch as the Eastern jocky club
rules provide for the standing start
Though Mars Cassidy has at winter
meetings demonstrated the fact that
he is greater starter with the walk
up system, the Eastern Jocky club has
declined on several occasions to al
low a change
The racing In the east began on
Friday under good conditions. and
there Is evidently a good chance for
the tracks this summer under the con-
structlon OF the law as to oral bet
ting. But Governor Hughes has not
relented In his warfare against rae
ing and betting, and several of his
pet measures have passed the legis-
lature OF the state OF New York and
are now before the senate. 1t has
been said that these new laws Will
not pass the senate. That's all right.
but 1t is not so long ago that the
same thing was said when the Hayes
II was said at that time that 1t was
a sure thing that the bill was
bloomer. but at the same time it won
out in n nose finish. one vote This
time the statement has been modi-
fled bit that the bills VIII not pass
in the shape that they came TO the
senate from the lower house. Still
there are many who think that Gov
crnor Hughes Will be able to force
his measure though. and then what2
The English stewards also declin-
ed to alter the rules. and It was
shown by figures that comparatively
few horses were left, at the post and
that the bulk OF the field always got
fair start when it was made from
the field lined up behind the barrier.
As long as these two representative
bodies stand by that kind OF a start
the racing commission Of Kentucky
might we'll have continued the same
way II has been said. and II surely
sounds we'll that II the standing
start would be used at all points that
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15
DARING AERONAUTS
WILL TRY AGAIN

GLASGOW, Ky. May IA. llol-
land Forbes and J. Yates, the aero
nauts who narrowly escaped death In
the fall OF their balloon last Tuesday.
have recovered sufficiently 10 permit
of their undertaking their trip 10 New
York. They will leave SUNDAY.
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SAM LANGFORD WILL
MEET AL KAUFMAN

PHILADELPHIA, May 1+.-Match-
maker McCarcy of the Metropolitan
Athletic club San Francisco, yester-
day signed AL kaufman and sam
I.angford to meet In twenty-round
contest The fight will take place
June IL
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a LEE AMUSEMENT.

Three-yenr-old Loren was pulling
baby's pink toes for amusement Papa.
who was holding baby said, BE care
full. son, you might pull his toes on"
To which Loren replied "Oh. no.
daddy. they won't come on. they's
got nails in EN- t