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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-14
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The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
CAO|LLACS IN
FORM FOR TOURNEY
Set Worlds Five Man Record in
Match Play for Lume Cup Last
Evening, Totallng 3,066.

The Cadillac team is getting into
fine form for the A. b. c. tourney
just as Dreather they went out las
evening and set a worlds record fo-
a fiveman competition. rolling A
grand total OF 3.06G In three games
which wsre bowled against the Me-
Curdys. the play being part of a series
Tor the Lume club emblematic OF toe
city championship.
The match was rolled at the Pontch.
artrain alleys and was Witnessed by 8
large crowd No technical objection
To the score could possibly be made
es every regulation was compiled
with.
The men comprising the team are
George Whitmarsh, Frank Dune
alexander Nlmmo. Thomas O'Connell
and Joseph Bauer O'Connel was
the star OF the evening. rolling $50,
e47 and 254.
The McCurdys also rolled we'll hut
we're not quite IN condition TO better
the mark OF team that was giving d
beating 10 the wrlC record
Following is the detailed score OF
the Calillans
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
The Last 20 Minutes of
Bat Nelson's Championship

Il IN the bucket Nelson. 20 all intents
and purposes. was a beaten man and ~
required the use OF all his senses 10
stave on or prolong inevitable defeat
Both men were covered from head TO
foot from the Danes blood, and the
arena soon became shHmbles VOL
CAST peppered awag at the champion.
the crowd yelling ITSELF hoarse for tie
Michigan boy 20 hnish his man and
with expressions OF pity for Nelson.
Betting TO ! IN favor 81 Wolgast.
RoUND THIRTN-NINE.
the finishing punch lie JAbbed inces-
sanity AT the BGttler's anatomy. and
again tho blood flowed IN a stream
Nelson tried 20 make LAST rally. but
"a was only for heeting moment ana
lie again quickly subsidized and scarcely
could hold hts hands up. WolRaRt al
most sent Nelson TO the floor, landing
blow after blow on the defenseless
champions face. Ring followers said
hibition OF gameness as displayed by
Nelson. Referee Smith said he would
stop the eeht In the next round N Nell
sons seconds did not.
ROUND FORTY.
Wolgart pounded away looking for
on opening for a knockout blow. lie
smashed the beaten champion on the
Jaw with right. putting all his re-
naming strength In tho blow Nelson
tottercd and was on the point OF coll
lapse. when Referee Eddie Smith
dict TO wolgast Nelson tried 10 shake
the hand Of his coraueror, but was 80
weak that he was quickly dragged to
his corner.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
HEGESWICH MOURNS FOR
HER FALLEN CHAMPION
There Was To Have Been Big Cele-
bration at the Nelson Home,
But It's All of Now.

CHICAGO. Feb. PA celebration
that would have made history was 10
be held in IIegeswich. miles from
Chicago, today. by the population OF
the little burg that Battling Nelson
made famous. but. instead. the town
Is In gloom over the defeat of its hon
orary mayor.
Besides losing the name OF being the
town where the champion lightweight
lives. a lot OF money is being taken
out OF Hegeswich by outsiders Nearly
every man in the town had bet on
Nelson.
but none are so downhearted today
as The aged parents OF the Battler. who
have spent their declining years In
comfort with money given them by
their son.
Nels Nelson, father OF the defeated
fighter. was unable 10 leave his home
today. He Is broken-hearted and SAYS
he thinks Bat would have won had
he been AT the ringside to encourage
him
My boy will rot give up though, 4"
said the father almost crying lie
will come back home and train and go
AT IL again A Nelson will never lay
down until he is helpless. No man is
whipped until he Is Knocked cold and
no man ever did that 10 my son"
The stock OF Packey Mcfarland has
gone ND about 200 per cent now and
admirers Of the boy from the stock
yards today declare II will be Packey
who will be the next 10 wear the cham
pionshlp wreath.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
HOWARD RELEASE
A REAL INJUSTICE
Player Wanted BY Major League
Clubs. But Cant Be Secured Unless
Louisville Club Consents.

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-As the result
of The action OF the management oil
the Chicago Nationals in releasing
Del Howard 10 Louisville without firss
asking furwa ivers from major leagu1
clubs. the National Commission VIII
DC asked 10 pass new rule governing
waivers.
incidentally Howard announces that
he has no intention OF playing with
Louisville II. C. Suite. Howard $
father-in-law, wealthy Board oI
Trade man, has offered 10 pay $1,000
tor Del's release from louisville. SUI;
lie is also said TO have offered 500
900 for the franchise OF the ST. Pau
An. rican Association club. in order
that he may install Del as minor
league manager.
The release OF Howard without ask
ing for waivers was the subject OF a
conference between President Comis
key, Of the Chicago Whitesox and
President Johnson OF the American
league Comiskey would have liked
TO get Howard. but was prevented
from doing so by the Cubs failure q
ask for waivers Comiskey told John
son he thought IL was unfair 10 send
a player down 10 the minor who could
still land a good berth in the maojr
leagues He asked Johnson 10 urge
:uie making IL compulsory for major
league clubs to ask waivers before re
leasing a player 10 the minors.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
Old baseball Rules Make
Unique Reading Natter

Old baseball rules when perused by
up-to-date fans read almost like Joe"
Millers Joke book. Here are a few
cullod from an old rule book OF the
National League back in 1882
The fee and expenses OF the UNI.
pire shall be paid by the visiting
club"
NO player shall be allowed a sub
stitute in running the bases"
When seven balls have been call.
ed by the umpire the batsman shall
take one base. providing he does 80
on the run"
The batsman shall be called out
IL foul be caught before touching
ground or after touching ground but
once"
The batsman, on taking his posi-
tion must call for high ball, low
ball or fair ball
when two strikes have been
called. should the batter not strike
at the next good ball the umpire
shall warn him by calling good ball,
Should he strike at and fail TO hit the
ball. or strike and fail 10 hit the next
good ball. three strikes must be
called ,"
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
MONTE ATTELL'S BEATING.
II Was Almost AS Bad AS the One
That Battling Nelson Received.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. Feb Oh
Monte Attell is slowly recovering TO
day from the effects Of the terrific AZ
rounds OF wildcat battling which ended
in his Knockout at twilight last night
by Frankie Conley. of kenosha. Wis
Attell. who was carried unconscious
from the ring. VIII need weeks TO get
over the ;hree-hours' beating.
Attell was beaten by the endurance
of his opponent. who simply wore the
little bantam out. and then with a
light punch sent him TO the floor
Monte was unable TO rise and was
carried out. The fight was draw 10
the twenty.first round Thereafter
Conley kept right at Attell, chasing
him around the ring until he tired him
out Attell had only one round the
twenty-seyenth.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23

staggered by a terrific swing on the
jaw he rushed into another blow d
/ the same kind and went 10 the floor.
I With the count or four. be was on his
( feet again and Nelson was after him
hoI and heavy
The crowd yelled and those nearest
TO the exits looked 70 see that the
way was clear for rush to the cars
They thought the Dane had won. but
Wolgast rushed. clnched and held on.
stalling out the round in spite OF all
Nelson could do.
In the next he stalled again, ami
by the twenty-fourth he was again in
good condition and the Danes chances
were gone
WoIgast 70 Wed.
Wolgast is 10 marry Immediately
after the fight he Joined his nancec
and gave her The news OF the victory
himself. She is Miss Eugenia Howey'
young woman whom Wolgast met
last summer in southern California.
The gross receipts OF yesterday
bsttle amounted To s37.750. Nelson
received ST.. 900 and an extra $1,000
Tor training EXPENSES. Wolgast got
s3.75O. an additional 81 600 for train
10 expenses and 81 500 for his enc
OF the fight pictures. Nelson gets -
Ter cent of the pictures More than
900 persons saw the fight.
Commenting on The fight Nelson
saws ne can turn he trick II given
another opportunitS
"Wolgast hasn't champion
runch. declared he Dane today
Therefore. how can he retain th'
title believe made the weight 100
soon and that IL left me weaker than
mad expected | wasn't In serious
distress when smith stopped the nght
hut was saving for the final fodr
rounds ,oping 20 land one puh'
which would turn the tide OF battle !
certainly want another chance al Wo'-
CAST
Fight isns ali agree It was the
worst betting a. man has ever -
ceiyed in a California ring
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23

FORTY TWO YEARS Of BASE BALL
WONDfPFUL LIFE STORY OF jim O'ROURKE

spoiled I'm a short time But the
things my mother taught me kept me
straight neve= touched liquor or
tobacco in my life never lodged
temptations: in fact | exposed myself
10 them. When the boys went OUT
they asked me 10 90 along knowing |
would care for them when they got
into difficulty.
Had | headed wrong AT this time
my bright future would have been
ruined. When | look back over the
experience OF those days with Harry
Wright. | advise young ball players
that II they leave liquor alone they
can dodge the other eyil--late hours
and loose living-that have ruined SO
many bright players.
Note-The next article Will tell
about O'Rourke's experience as
member OF the famous Boston Red
Stockings
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
WOLGAST DEF|ED
ty AN Old FOE
Eddie Nelson. Now Windsor Prellm
Fighter, Says He Has Indian
Sign on Ad and Ad Knows 1t.

In addition 10 The score or so of
challenges which world-famous pugi-
lists nave hurled at the new light
weight champion. Ad Wolgast. OF Cad
lilac. Mich. comes one from Detroit,
issued today by one Eddie Nelson. who
is down as one OF the performers ar
the weekly bouts OF the Windsor Ath-
letic club on the program for tonight.
Nelson. who Is down 10 box Curly
Gerhard. local lightweight, in the
semi-windup admits that IL may be
a far cry from a Windsor preliminary
10 a bout for the worlds champion
ship. but insists that when his oppo-
nent is Wolgast. the situation is alto
gether different. Nelson. be il known,
Is the only man TO ever achieve de-
cision over Wolgast. this being accom-
plished several seasons ago. in cur
tain-raiser al Grand Rapids
Nelson believes ne has the Indian
sign on the Cadillac scrapper
Il don't know about Gerhard Six
ora. Kilbane or any OF these good
scrappers. said he. but | do know
that | can lick Wolgast any time | find
myself in ring with him. And why
shouldn't he give me a chance? I'm
the only one that ever beat him and
he ought TO want TO wipe that blot on
his record hadn't he?"
the main bout OF the evening at
Windsor will be between Harry Cobb.
of Detroit and Ford Munger. of Ona-
way. the latter being generally consid-
cred the lightweight champion OF
Michigan Munger has gone out Of
his class to meet Cobb. the weight be
ing set al 40 pounds at 6 O'Clock.
while Munger can do 1873 ringslde with
easa
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23

h sehaii must ec a. pretty good Old
game when man like Jas H.,
O Rourhe. aftev plas ING il for I. con.
srcu..te Years SAWS Baseball mas
aep nae 80 happ and healthy that
rhpre Is uui "a minute 81 my past life
would nor willingly live over These
~ .oars oi baseball abound in eX-
ueriences OF the sorI fans delight in.
We Viii begin with little Jimmy
o Ro3rhe Tudgiug along behind =
uiov Iae Aids come 10 the fence
ann cal TO him HEY Jimmy, come
1u and play one.old-cat,'
Sometimes jimmy would go leav'
ing rhe blowing Tor his brother John.
and sometimes John would 20 and
leave he blowing for Jim the
O'Rmmke brothers we're che best play
ers around bridgeport Conn.
Many dav. as Jimmy stumbled
along behind the pillow NJ saw visions
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23

in which he Was playing oaseoaII IN
regular ball players suit, with Dig
crowd looking on.
Had sprite dropped down beside
the tired and footsore little lad. upon
whose shoulders rested most OF the
farms burdens. his father being dead.
and said 10 him, Cheer up. Jimmy,
some day you will have big base
ball ground oi your own right on this
5it OF ground you are plowing. jim
my would have imagined IL a wild
dream. Yet this very thing came true.
Jim ORourkes first real baseball
engagement was with the Unions. or
lronsides of Bridgeport, with whom
he PLAYED Saturday afternoons. IL
was i'm 1868, when Jimmy then 10.
iolned the Osceolas OF Stratford. The
hoy never knew when there was to
be a came until few hours
in advance The players knew where
10 ind him. and when a game was
scheduled one OF Stratford's wealthy
Young men who played with the
Osceolas. would drive 10 the farm ana
take Jim 10 the ball ground.
rim Murna.~ once famous play
er now dean OF the baseball writers
and president OF the New England
league. was member OF the Osceoias
and the two became lifelong friends
Benz. Douglas. manager OF the
Manshelds OF Middletown. discovered
that lin O'Rourke was the greatest
hall PLAYER OF his day and In 1917
coaxed the boy from the farm TO join
his team. He paid Jim enough To hlre
a man 10 help John on the farm.
This was the stepping stone OF Jim
q Rourke into the classiest or base
BAH circles. for next year 1913. he
,oiued the famous Boston Red stock
ings. then he worlds champion team
and even among these stars the ooS
shouv brightly
They called me Harry Wright
boy. ORourke told me He TOOK
me To live with his family. and, had
been spoilable. | would have been
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
BASEBALL COACH FREE.
ciaud Stark is Looking For a Chance
To Teach a School Team

Claud Stark, vel known as one of
the best minor'le lguc players resident
in Detroit. is looking for a school or
college Team 10 coach during the
spring lie caught and played frst
base for the Rockford Three l. league
champions last year and has signed
with the Hartford club for 1910 but
wIll not have to report until we'll along
in April.
Stark Knows the game thoroughly
has had experience coaching at ID. L.
:. where he turned out champion
team several years ago and gets along
nicely in any company. At present ne
and his brothers are running the Me
Dougall-aye. skating rink.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
AMATEUR BOUTS AT THE
D A. C. THURSDAY NIGHT
Club Champ onships To Be Contested
IN Four Classes With Mem
bers Only Present,

The revival OF amateur boxing at
the Detroit Athletic club will be cele-
bratcd Thursday evening By series
" bouts for the club championships.
IN which representatives OF four class.
&C will axe part
Boxing Instructor Foster J Walker
has been busy with the clubs squad
for some time this winter and is said
to have developed a number OF crack
scrapp"rs.
The following Is the program
liesvyw eights--Lafferty VS. McCon-
nachie
Ne!terweights-Sch Schroeder vs. Muir
ply. Gibbs va Mason.
Observation-Disclosures We. Atkinson
Gerhard We. Mandel
Observation-Disclosures vs. Norri.
son Bachelor We. Cole
Wrestling-isbeater vs.. Atkinson.
Admission TO the club gymnasium
Will be by membership card only
Walker will act as referee and the
boxing will be or the three.round or,
/ der amateur rules governing
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
frisco Experts On The
hsI5on-U0|ya5t bout

Jimmy Coffroth Nelson's
gone back, lie showed the Ell
feet OF TOO many ring beatings.
lie Was poorly handled by his
seconds
Jack Gleason Age told the
same old story
Tex. Richard Wolgast beat
Nelson az his own game and de
serve. all credit. Ii was the
greatest lightweight battle ever
fought
Eddie Graney Nelson was
slower than OF old but Wolgast
earned the title He Is a Won
deriul fighter
Referee Eddie smith d
have been brute To have per
United the fight 10 proceed.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
MULL|N ALREADY At
WORK DOWN At
SAN ANTONIO
Premier Pitcher OF the League Will
Be An Old Resident by the
Time Hughie and His
Crowd Get There
MCINTYRE Arrives in Town and May
Also Go South Considerably
Ahead of Other Vets.
By PAUL HALE 5RuskE.

According TO Geographic adNices
from Texas. George Mullin. boss oi
the American league pitchers. hero OF
the worlds seTles-from the locsl
point ~ view-and possessor or othei
virtues and merits too numerous 70
r,entlun, took the first workout or the
Tigers 1910 season at the san Al
tonic. Eek training field "Wednesday
Al any rate. George did IT, II he
weather didn't interfere.
He wired President Navin from
Fort Worth Tuesday 10 the effect THAI
he would he in "Santone" Wednesday,
and it's a cinch that when he got
there he wasted no time getting our
and giving the old soup bone a little
mild exercise.
Mullin beat the rest OF the Tigers
TO 1t by week almost and Will be
posing as al old resident by the time
the main body strings along into town
Mcintyre Shows UP.
By the way. that early bird consign
ment is going to be bit larger than
Laa been originally intended Instead
OF just colts as the party was
planned at first, there will be several
players OF experience. Besides Mnl
lin. whc is already on the ground. and
Beckendort. Casey. Works and l-ell
Welt who were with the team las'
year. il Is pretty certain that Wild
Bill Donovan and Matty Mcintyre vii
he Oh deck AT "Santone' next week
Wild Bill is now in Chicago. having
Ms arm cupped. and will go direct &c
the training camp Mcintyre is IN
Detroit. arriving Tuesday evenin-
from Florida where he has been rae
ing his one-horse stable with indifre'
ent success He wants 10 go soutl
With the colts and seems anxious e
shake the racing game for the one II
which he is proven star
It's safe BET also that. as soon a.
Davy Jones hears about Mcintyre :
intention. he will get the fever too
For five years now nobody has eveI
been able TO tell the Identity OF ths
Tigers regular left-helder Some
times il has beer Mcintyre. on Other
occasions il has been Jones
The one who happens 10 get started
plays there until he siumps or is hur'
and then the other goes in and does
likewise Between them they
have guarded the Detroit left Held II
way second 10 none in the leagu'
elsewhere. And the most remarkable
part OF Ii all has been the perfec
understanding which has existed be
tween the TWO who are always pullins
for each other the man out OF tn,
game always singing one unintermit
ting melody OF the swell work which
his team mate is doing in left field.
Taking No Chances.
IL is hardly figured that the fac
that there are three possible colt out
feeders on the Tiger list has anything
20 DO with McIntyre's desire for ar
early start Nevertheless, II is a fac
that. II Ball. Drake or Simmons Shout
develop second-Co5b characteristics
the club would hardly keep both Nc
lntyre and Jones. who are very high
salaried men and al the top OF thei
game right Tow, undoubtedly
Matty simply is taking no chance
or a poor and unprepared start
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
Straps Worry Snow.

Billy Snow will bring his promising
Chamber of Commerce candidate,
Lady OF Honor and others in his
stable to Jewettyille for spring train
ing about March /. The Lady" could
turn a mile last season close TO 2:05.
but she wears the hopples. and unless
she can be taught TO go without them
there's nothing doing in the c. OF c.
for her-Buffalo News
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
ROUND THIRTY-sIx,

HON Nj THlHTt-sIA.
The Dane was obviously very weak
ter but his old gameness was there
and he waded in just as desperately
as in the earlier rounds Wolgast was
pounding away necessarily az the
Danes Jaw. alternating his blows with
vicious blows 10 the stomach. Nelson
was grogsy and held IN q clinch. The
Dutchman wac apparently afraid or a
trap and fought werily. taxing no
chances on this stall BY the Dane. Ad
for the body but his blows lacked the
ended nelson slmost foli iAto his chair
Wolsast danced tightly %, Ms corner
ROUND THTRTf-sEyEN.
wolgas; took no chances apparently
fearing that the champion was taking
weakness. Wolgast Jared Nelson with
three right punches 10 the Jaw and
Nelson could hardly come back They
met In nid-rlng. with Nelson swinging
like "a babe. and Wolgast landing with
good and clean punches. Nelson's abil-
ity 20 stem the tide was a wonderful
champion through the ropes with a
right smash 10 the jaw. Nelson tot
tered about the ring hclplessly, and
WoiEast sent IN smash upon smash and
tho bell rang. saving Nelson from n
knockout.
RousD THtRTy-EuGHT
Nelson wns pitifui sight ms he
staggered to the center OF the ring
w olgast appeared 20 be ia no hurry 10
complete HIS work John r. Robinson
Al this stage tried 60 throw up the
sponge but the other Nelson seconds
| took the sponge from him and threw
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
CELEBRATES POWERS DAY.
Connie Mack Plans Testimonial For
Family Of Dead Catcher.

NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-Though
Mike Towers is dead. he Is not forgot
ten At the request Of Manager Mack
June 30 in the east was left open In
the American league schedule In order
that he could arrange q Powers day
at Shibe park. Mack thinks that Il
will be q good scheme to have repre-
sentatives from all the eastern teams
OF the American league. and President
TAYLOR, OF Boston. and President
Noyes, OF Washington. placed the pick
Of their teams At the disposal of Man.
ager Mack. The gross receipts of+he
game will be turned over TO the widow
OF the dead catcher.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
More Ice Auto Races.

Matt Kramer announces another
stock-car auto race on the Lake ST
Clair ice for Thursday afternoon ar
says he has entries from four or Ave
firms. On Saturday Matt intends "a
pull off an event for racing cars.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
Sporting Notes

Frank Chance rises To remnrk that
the cubs and Tigers Will be at II IN
October again and so, indeed. IL looks
To the average man up a tree.
Creek In the little food town gymna-
slum. 20 to "A. last night
Spiegel won the scbooiboy dash mt
Chicago last night. but the rest OF the
H. l., = team performed disappointing
- and the school finished In sixth
place.
Zbysxko mauIed Lemm, the Swiss
wrestler. for an hour and AZ minutes
at Buffalo when Lemm fell throug h
the ropes. exhausted. and unable TO
continue.
frankie ConIey, nt one time n Wind
sor perfOrmer-and not winner, eth
er-beat Monte Attel for the Pacific
coast bantam title at Los Angeles in
~ rounds, yesterday.
Ia IL now definitely settled that Rick
ard and Gleason Will stage the big
fight in san Francisco. In fact there
was never any serious Intention Of put
ting II on elsewhere.
Joe Cans ha. challenged WoIgast for
20-round bout
Three Of the Observation-Disclosures games
for the checker championship were
draws yesterday but Banks went into
the lead by winning the other contest
PLAYED.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
Padden Now a Scout.

Dick Padden, for 10 years regard
ed as one OF the best second basemen
and headiest ball players In the coun-
try. will be on the Washington club
payroll this year as a scout Padden
and Kahoe will tour the country In
search OF material for the team.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
Walsh Fails To Appear.

PfTTSBUR0. PA Feb. 2s.-Pltts.
burg nsht fans Ere wondering wnnt
became Of Jimmy Walsh last night. ~
he failed 10 appear a. the Amor.
where he was scheduled TO meet
J0hnny Kilbans IN y siKround bout.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
A Pleasing Practice.

Brockton 10 TO continue its practice
OF giving $40 I'm gold TO the nrst Eve
drivers IN each race.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
Nelson's One chancs.

Only in the twenty second round
was he in serious danger and then his
generalship saved him from defeat
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23

President Farrell of the New York club
las Internationally released keeIer
at the lntter's request. and willie
viii undoubtedly accept some good
managerial position. In his day he
was Internationally the King OF all
the pIace-httters and hunters.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23
Three OF ,hr nnnE.-Hendrr,on game

draws yesterday but Banks went into
the lead by winning the other contest
PLAYED.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-23

WrestIer. Tor an hour nnd z mInutel
at Buffalo. when Lemm fell through
the ropes. exhausted. and unable q
continue.