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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
PRAISES SILVER FLINT
GORE SAYS THAT FRANK WAS
KING OF COACHING CATCHERS.
The White Sox Veteran Made Great
Pitchers of Goldsmith and
COrcOran

At the recent base ball meeting i'm New
York one Of the greatest outiielders who
ever scampered for the sizzling line drives
was discussing catchers. He was GeorS"
Gore in his day one of the fleetest field
ers, heaviest hitters and finest ball PLAY
ers Center fielder on the famous thi-
cago White Stockings that under Arson
won pennant after pennant, Gore was In
a class by himself.
Frank Flint Of our team" said Corr.
was the greatest catcher who ever lived.
He knew more than any other man with
the mask. He had the greatest mead If
any man in the business. Nobody befor"
or since could touch Flint.
Every pitcher lie ever handled he made
a star. Look at Fred Goldsmith and Lar
ry Corcoran. Neither of these men eVer
showed much when they were with other
clubs. Once Frank took them in hand and
they all developed into stars. lie could
make cracks out of every pitcher who
ever toed the slab Show me the back
stop today who can take any pitcher and
make marvel out of him.
goldsmith was able to pitch for Es
for several years after his arm was like
plate of ice cream because he had
Flint behind the bat. forcoran. you
know. was a slightly built man and As
cranky as the dickens.
The White Stockings were out in cal
fornia at the time thar Hurlbtrt waS
president OF the club. torcoran had heep
heard about 10y our team. hut is so'.r
disposition had queercd him with NUM-
Der of them Hurtburt was a trihe i"t.'
to take him. However he talked with
Silver. Get him.. said Frank. and ia
do the rest So HurIhurt took Lar
Our president WAS a big man physically.
and about as fire CLAP for whom -
work a. YOU could imagine
The boss called CorCoran to hiri
Look here said the president. pointing
TO Flint: that fellow is yonr boss You
do everything that lie asks You. a nd dom
you disobey or III fire YOU right off t'ip
reel
'Corcoran started. He obeycd imnhc-
lilly. and everything went along tineir
Larry was soon one OF the best twiriers
in the league One day. though. he got
obey the signals. and crossed Silver sew
eral times. The latter took OFF his mask
and went into the box.
Larry he said. quietly. but his eyes
were swapping. you either do what | sas
or you go straight intoN the clubhOuse-I
don't care a d which you do. Now get
busy Larry turned around and became
reasonable
After the game IIurlburt was sitting
i'm the grandstand Corcoran came out OF
waiting for him. He called the pitcher
to him. Look here. Lawrence said the
old man, didn't tell you that Frank was
your boss? Now. il You let another yip
out of you like you did today you'l be
fired SO quick that your head VIII swim
'.Corcoran never bothered again He
was only a fair tWiTier too. But Franz
had him trained Ia the minute. Yes, tlf.r-
was never a backstop ever lived coUll
touch Frank Flint" ended George.
Flint was an old ST. Louis boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Harry Lord Was Kicked Into Base Bal

one is all the happier when the time
comes for him to settle down for good.
Look at Harry on the field and you
would hardly size him up as a home
loving chap. But he sure is. The min
ute the season ends and the boys draw
down their last pay check he makes a
bee line for South Portland, there to
daily with his family. his guns. his hunt
ing dogs. till the call for spring training
brings him forth again into the public
eye.
Harry has one daughter. Corinne.
happy little damsel of four. and she GER
tainly is the joy of his life. Get familiar
with the great third sacker and he Will
never tire of resaiing you with stories of
her. He dislikes flaming" for he con-
SiderS base ball as strict business one
of Lords intimate friends tells the fol-
lowing story of him:
En- route with a party Of travelling men
one night from Boston to Portland. Lord
fell in with a group of base ball bugs
of the first water. During the course OF
events one husky chap, moRopolizlng the
talk, sought to impress the fact upon the
others that he knew the game backwards.
forwards and both ways from the middle.
The respective merits of the American
and National Leagues were under dis
cussiOn. and the noisy individual was
firm supporter of the parent organization.
Lord. who was unknown to any of the
party, kept his peace until the speaker
asserted the tail-end teams in the Ma
tonal We're faster than the leaders In the
American League. Right here Harry cut
in and claimed otherwise.
Huh" srunted the loquacious one.
what do YOU know about it? ] see two
or three games a week, and l know.
Harry said nothing. merely smiled y
couple of weeks\later a big fellow chanc-
ed into the Boston training quarters. He
asked to meet Capt. Lord. Harry, VINO
recognized his train companion. stood up
and approached the stranger. grinning.
The stranger took one look at him. red
dened, muttered few incoherent words
and beat it with the speed of a jack
rabbit.
His daughter has a. little Boston terrier
as a pet. and now and then Harry takes
him off on a cunning expedition. for.
mind YOU. next to base ball Harry thinks
hunting the national pastime.. He claims
that he has trained the canine to point
a bird. There's nothing he dislikes so
much as too much popularity, and snap
shelters who have endeavored to mug
him since he joined the sox find him a
mighty elusive object to catch for photo
graphic purposes. Rather strange, isn't
it. to think of this grim-faced, determined
athlete as retiring. country-lOving, fam
ily-lOVing man?
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which inspired by an accident which
| befell Latham in game one day. While
| executing one of his daring slides La
! tham'S uniform was ripped to such ali ex-
tent that he was Obliged to lie PROSTATE
! on the ground until linen buster was
brought with which to cover his person
from the waist down. Thereafter busters
were carried in stock.
During the summer of that year a
benefit game between the Uticas and a
picked nine was played for the benefit of
Jim Devlin, all of the proceeds being
turned over to Devlin. Devlin and Bush
ong acted the battery for the picked
team.
The practice of presenting players with
gold watches. loving cups and other
charms had not at the time of which
write become as general as it did a few
years later Still the players at times
thought that they We're entitled to some
form of acknowledgment whenever a
hair-raisinE play which retired the side
al a critical stage of the game was made.
or when the ball was Knocked over the
red barn for a home run. thereby win
ming the game. And SO it was that
Pitcher Purcell-whO. by the way. was
the first TO pitch curve ball-thOught
that he deserved token of appreciation
for his good work during the active sea-
son.
The base ball public which no doubt
would have been perfectly willing TO
chip in for such token. and which.
twirled. would have voted him the keys
to the town. neglected to reward him
simply because no one had thought of
it. But Purcell was firm in his belief
that he was entitled to some consider
alton. and determined not to let the pub
lies neglect do him out of his testi-
monial
Such was the condition of affairs when
the club took western trip and landed
in Cleveland. Ohio Purcell. Immediately
anon arriving i'm the town visited pawn
shop and after a careful inspection of
articles on sale finally emerged with a
silver watch which had cost him the
munificent sum of 81.
So great was PurceIls satisfaction at
being the possessor of such valua BILE
slightest pretext. PurcellS possession was
the envy of all the club members. who
admOnished him to be more careful with
such valuable property. They also warn
ed him of tho danger of being robbed
and offered to take charge of the watch
until the club had arrived home.
Purcell was so alarmed at the tales
of possible hOld-ups and rObberieS i'm
connection with watches of such worth
that the pitcher promptly retraced his
steps to the loan office and purchased
revolver with which to defend him
self and his watch.
That night at the Weddell House
where the club was stopping. the play
ers started to recite another chapter
On how to carry and guard the watch
To the horror of the boys. Purcell pro-
duced his six-shooter. and to prove him.
self marksman of marked ability pro-
ceeded to shoot out the lights.
The wild scramble for the door and
down the stairs which followed Pur-
cells action seemed to prove that the
boys had implicit confidence in 'Blon-
dies ability to take care of his prop
erty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Like Auto Racing.

NEW YORK. December 51.-The hold
that the automobile racing game has
gained on the far coast is surprising.
There are more road races held in CALI
fornia than in any state I'm the I-nion.
If present plans are carried on (ile ma
tive sons will have more moi er l1un1ca.
Moreover. there Is talk Of forming sit'-
cial governing body--of course. aili~9 q" n
the American Automobile As<or:atiou- -
supervise the speed game in the far Wcss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Classy Catcher Essential.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

arm like rapid-fire gun to throw them
out; he must. steady the pitchers when
In a hole and do score of other things
Often catchers prove their great worth
in a way with which the fans are not
very familiar. Some catchers are able
to do their work in faultless style, yet
keep up a running fire of conversation to
the batter that has its effect on his
hitting. When a man steps to the plate
in a pinch his mind is set on making
a hit. 1t is the wise and successful
catcher who can engage the batter in
conversation that will take his mind off
his work and render him less liable to
accomplish his purpose. Roger Bresna-
han. Johnny King, Billy Sullivan and
Charley Street are a few of the great
receivers who are past masters of this
art Here is a fair sample of what the
batter often gets when he is at the
plate in pinch:
Lets get old Mr.. Pinch Hitter What
will Connie say to you if you happen to
strike out? Say. what college did you
attend? Do you ever intend to prac-
tice medicine. or are you going to stick
to base ball? You got three hits yes
terday. You haven't chance to de-
liver the goods today. Keep them low
on this fellow. he couldn't hit a curve
on the outside and low with broom.
You led the Southern League in hitting
last year. didn't you? The pitching is a
trifie different up here. isn't it? | heard
they intended to send you to Kalama-
zoo; is there anything to the rumor?
Didn't i see YOU walking down Site
street last evening? Really. l don't see
how YOU missed that one, it was right
through the middle. | thought YOU al
ways liked Il ball there. Do YOU expect
to go on that transforming tour this
fall? Don't wing this fellow. Walter, bur
If you must hit him hit him on the
head. | understand they have asked
for waivers on you: that was quite d
surprise to me-
These and a few thousand ike express
sOns are hurled at the various batters
as they step to the plate in bitterly
contested game. The catcher selects the
expression that best suits the occasion.
Often the batter replies to the remarks.
sometimes pleasantly and other times
not SO pleasant. No matter, the catcher
has succeeded In taking his mind off his
duty. and a strike-out or pop fly often
results.
Star pitchers are always In demand.
crack infiefders are always acceptable.
fast outfielders are hailed with delight,
but high-class catchers never fail to
make the heart Of the. manager enthuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
HARD GAME FOR G. U.
New York Varsity to Play Local
Quint Friday Night.

The Georgetown varsity basket ball
quint will have the hardest home game
Of the season next Friday evening when
they meet the s,rong New York uni
versity five at the Arcade skating audi
torum The New Workers had, a splen-
did season last year. defeating Yale,
Princeton, Trinity, Rochester and Col
gate, and they have been equally sue
cessfuIl this season. defeating the Prince
ton quint in the latter's gymnasium
earlier in the season.
The Hilltoppers had rather poor start
this season, but are fast rounding into
form, and have been materially strength
ened since their New York trip by Barri-
cello and Bryant, who come with repu-
tations as good players. Hegarty, the
star foot ball player, will join the squad
Tuesday. -f.
Coach Joyce has ordered practice for
every day this week in preparation for
the game Friday evening. and pre-
diets that his team will prove a STUN
bling block for the New Workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
ROBSON WAS MAN
WHO DISCOVERED CY YOUNG
Commercial Traveller Tips Off "Spiders'''
Owner to Tuscarora's Won.
der Back in 1890.

the boy he wanted him to pitch. Then
they dug up uniform that fitted the lad
like a 141h collar would incase the neck
of Frank GOtch.
canned" Mighty Arson.
Arson and his bunch were as fierce
base ball pirates as ever scuttled a ship,
but they had to laugh at the lad who
was to aim the pill at them. They roared
when they saw him go into the box.
But something happened. The mere boy
struck out Adrian G. Arson. world S
wonder with the bat; then he famed Fred
Pfeffer, the prince of second sackers, and
slipped three across that Williamson
missed entirely.
Then those Chicago sluggers began to
take notice. Pat Tebeau saw that the
boy he mistook for a clown was a real
jewel in the rough. The boy won that
game. He made the White Stockings
look like young simianS trying to shave.
That night the young lads name was on
every tongue. 1t was "Cy'' Young, farm
er. who became a famous base ball pitch
er in one day and who has been making
good ever since.
Young is a farmer yet He cultivates
his broad acres in Ohio, and is well off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Middies' Rowing Season.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 3l.-The
middies are looking forward with enthusi-
asm to the opening OF the rowing season,
as there seems to be every indication OF
strong crew at the academy.
The races so far scheduled are with
Pennsylvania May q. and Columbia, May
IL. but efforts are being made TO have
Yale, Princeton and Syracuse send crews
to Annapolis. There will be no race with
Harvard this season.
When Richard Glendon, the coach. ar
rives at the Naval Academy in January
work on the machines and in the tank
will begin at once under his direction,
and as soon as the weathe- permits the
crews will Set-ontsids os-rne water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
FREAK PLAY ONCE DECIDED
AN EARLY CHAMPIONSHIP
Wild Throw Sends Ball Into Farmers
Wagon, Who Drives OFT With 1t
While Winning Runs Score.

rhe present generation of base bal
ans is unquestionably unaware of th'
act that there at one time existed al
International base ball league. 1t was
away back in 1873 that the first organi
1ation of this sort was formed. The fol-
lowing clubs comprised the circuit: Utica
Buffalo. Syracuse, Rochester, Bingham
ton, Hornellsville. the Maple Leafs oi
Guelph, Canada, and the Tecumsehs OF
London Ontario. says the New 1orh
Amer lean.
While base hall is at present uni
versal pastime, the CanuCkS that played
On the teams in the big international
league showed themselves to he quite
adept a the game and extended the
American representatives To their utmost
in order Ia carry off the laurels. Buffalo
emerged the victor in this international
pennan- race. with but little TO spare.
and the tticas were close behind the
Eisuns
The season narrowed down To the cru
-ial game for tie banner between Buff
IA Ia ami tici. The contest was played
OH the IlttcT'S home grounds and il was
Jnlv through Il freak of fortune-thOush
rather unfortunate for the Utica team
and the confaion.
tiCd had been leading their rivals by
two-run margin when the eighth in
uInG opened. and the Stanch Buffalo adj
ncrent. Were ready to acknowledge de-
feat The BisonS managed to get two
men on bases. with one out Now. here
i where Dame Fortune figured so prom
iucniiy in deciding championship race
one Of the Buffalo batterS SfaShed a
grass cutter iii the direction OF third
IL -t,,rr hot
<ition for the home team, made a pretty
pickup. but in his haste threw wild pa st
Mciuirness on first. The ball went into
he crowd and lodged in the framework
" a wagon.
McGuinness FASTENED into the populace
after the ball. As lie neared the wagon,
which was directly the cause of Utica
losing the game, the farmer who owned
the vehicle and was seated near where
the ball struck commenced TO Yell: In
lie spring, In the spring.
MctiuinneSS. thinking that the owner OF
re Voice meant that the hall went into
L pool of water. raced up and down the
ield in an effort TO locate said puddle.
Ic failed to locate either spring or ball
until the bases had been cleared and Buff
'alo was leading by one run. This ad-
Eartage of one solitary tally was enough
y win the championship.
Despite their failure to win base ball s
highest honorS that year. Utica engaged
IN many exhibition games with National
league clubs. Not defeat was chalked
~ against the Utica team in these con-
.esJs. The Chicago and Boston teams.
he strongest outfits in the National
league at the time. We're whipped sew
rral times each by the CticaS.
George Latham, VINO played second
base for the Utica aggregation. became
amoIs that season as a great base run
Ter. his sliding into second base being
picked out as the subject of a poem en-
tiled slide, Latham, Slide With Care
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
International Skaters.

NEW YORK. December 31.--The inter
national skating season will open I'm Chi
cago January II. At meeting of the
International Skating Union of America
held in this city the following dates and
championships were allotted:
International indoor championships, Chi
cago. January Il. is. 10; national indoor
championship" Cleveland. January % II
national outdoor championships. SaranaC
Lake. January -, -. ~: international
outdoor championships, Montreal, Janu-
any IS; New England championship. Bos.
ton, January 81, eastern championship
NeWburg, January II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Good Lightweights Are Plenty.

While it would appear that New York
seems to be always room for one more.
and the Gotham clubs are already
angling for Hogans services. KNOCK
Out Brown and Tommy Murphy come
together again this week, and PROPOSE
ton has been wired the new star to meet
the winner. If he has the goods it will
be an easy matter to keep busy in New
York. Look over the list of lightweightE.
all classy men. too. Jack Goodman tal
though some say he can't make the
weight. Tommy Murphy. Knockout"
Brown Lew Powell and Pal Moore are
the stars, and there are at least half
dozen more who fall just trihe short of
the front rank. The big city is develop
ing great crop Of boxers under the pres
ent system of ten-round contests
Young Critic. the former great boxer
is to be given a benefit and sent home to
Australia. Fifteen years ago how
this boy could box, He was the wonder
of his time. and a more clever man never
had the gloves on. Boxing was all that
Critic knew. But he knew that thor
oughly. The financial end did not worry
him at all. He wanted enough money TO
have a little fun with, and that was
plenty. His manager would pay him off
in one-dOllar bills after a fight. and 100
of these would make a big bundle. and
GriH could make a flash. Dissipation
shortened his wonderful career, as II has
done for many Before and since. but i'm
his prime the Australian was the fistic
marvel of the world
\ happy and prosperous new year TO
everybody
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Big Yankee Team.

NEW YORK, December 3l.-There is
now not the least doubt but the United
States will send a big team to the Olym-
pic games at Stockholm. and from now on
the American Olympic committee will
have it's hands full arranging the details
of the trip. To judge from what has al
ready been said on the subject the big
gest team that ever left America will be
mustered and enough men will be taken
to cover every event on the program
with first and second strings. In all
about sixty picked cracks will represent
the Stars and Stripes. so that if two
events of a kind should clash or come the
same day there Will he separate men for
each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Clever Boxing Not Popular

Sullivan, II quoted correctly, SAYS the
sluggers get all the applause. and that
the clever boxers are not enthused over.
It's too bad isn't it? But L happen to
know differently. Go to any club and
watch two roughhouse artists at work
with their wild swings and upper cuts.
sandwiched between the pulling and
mauling and hugging that take up fully
two-thirds of each round. Then take
peek at two skilled boxers at work with
the clever stuff in full play. the feints and
lightninglike iabs and counters. and note
who win the approval of the crowds
No, Mr.. Twin" do not look al the mat
ter in the same light. And you are get
ting to be too old a bird to hope success
fully to change your style of fighting. Be
tween us l cannot see at all where you
can improve over present methods. You
have established a reputation to be proud
of. claim to be able to make the mid
dleweight limit Of 15S pounds. and, if so.
stand a good chance of becoming cham
pion now that poor Ketchel is no more.
You are not natural slugger, but
boxer who must rely on skill and not
stick to the style which has made your
reputation. and not try to adopt at. this
late day a method that nature did not
intend you to use.
A new Richmond has entered the light
weight field In the person of ''One
Round Hogan, the young San Francis
can. who recently won a twenty-rOund
verdict over tough little Johnny Frayn9.
While the Hogan lad did not live up to
the reputation that established the nick
name. and put Frayne away before the
limit, it must be remembered that 1t was
the first professional bout Of Importance
that has come his way. His previous eff
forts had been confined to amateur cir
cles. and it had been his custom to dis
pose of all Corners in a round two.
hence the moniker
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Former Champion Pugilist Cannot Be
Induced to Talk Fight
at All.
FEELS HUMILIATION OF
HIS DEFEAT AT RENO
Lives Like a Wealthy Retired Mer.
chant-Berger Made $230,000
for Him in One Year.
By Eugene P. Doyle.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, December 3l.-Since
his defeat at the hands of Jack Johnson.
the wonderful colored fighting machine,
July last at Reno, New, Jim Jeffries
has spent the greater part Of his time in
seclusion and has avoided publicity as
much as possible
To get him to give an interview to Il
newspaper would be like trying to find
the spot at the north pole where DR.. Cook
nailed the Stars and Stripes.
And it might be added that IT, while
in the presence of jeff, one started to
talk fight the one-time gladiator Of the
mitts would beat hasty retreat to
some secluded spot where he could get
a shot at wild duck or catch nice
trout
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CORBETT REVIEWS
OLD FRIENDSHIPS
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he could have accomplished so much"
Surprising he had chosen to mix il up
with the big fellows. would he have won
SO easily. does he think? Not in a thou
sand years 1t is the clever boxer who
can afford to give weight away. not the
slugger. Look at Abe Attell. IL Abe did
not possess cleverness to a marked de-
gree would he have lasted through all his
handicap matches?
Yet it is not mere skill with the gloves
and the footwork that make a champion;
the gray matter enters largely into the
makeup of a successful boxer and no one
knows it better than the foxy sullivan.
Let Jack continue to take on big. hard
hitting Youngsters whose knowledge Of
boxing is not great. and he will get away
with them only by exercising all his clev-
erness. Try mixing and exchanging wal
lop for wallop, and it will prove much
more difficult task.