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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28

Joe Burns, the Massachusetts young
ster who was farmed to the Seward Ne
braska state league by the Kaws in
early season, has been sent home by
the management. He has been here
since the club came home from the
north. He broke a leg in sliding but
Rickert thought he would be able to &c.
into the game again. Now that the
outfield is well equipped, Burns is not
needed this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28

The double header today was decided
upon to get rid of the game postponed
from May 1 when the tail end of win
ter whipped back across the Kansas
prairies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28
BASEBALL DOPE AND GOSSIP

Where They Play Tomorrow.
Denver at Topeka.
Pueblo at Lincoln.
Des Moines at Omaha
St. Joseph at Sioux City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28

Kansas City Journal: We have had
two looks at Mr.. Hafford, the new
third baseman, and our o. x. stamp is
on him. He is a fast fielder, a bright
ball player and he leans against the pill
like real hitter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28

Denver Tuesday. He got a three bag
ger and a home run.
A baseball fan at Hannibal Mo. has
written a letter to one of the st. Louis
papers, enclosing a check for SIS and
asking that it be turned over to the
secretary Of the Cardinals for the pur-
chase of two reserved seats for the
worlds series this fall. The fan sign
ed himself. "R. N. Mason, Daffy Over
the Cardinals" That's breaking all ad-
vance sale records, Ell?
Pueblo Star-Journal: This fellow
Clark is certainly a joke as an UNI
p!re. In the game Monday he repeat
edly missed strikes right over the plate
and then when the fans and players
would kick. he would can the next one,
whether over the plate or not. a strike
to even up. This system of trying to
even up for one bad decision by max
ing another is just as poor a system
as could be devised. The locals sUffereJ
no more than did the visitors, in fact
it appeared as if Griffin got the little the
worst of it Clark must be given credit
ior peing impartial. but that is just
about as far as one can go in giving
him any credit as an umpire. OF
course the comparison between Haskell
and Clark is so great that it works to
might not appear so bad had he not
followed Haskell here. We sincerely
hope that he is at the other end of
the circuit when Denver comes here
Sunday for series of three games.
/ Send US Haskell again.
| Lincoln Tribune: Being a second d.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28

Frambes was the hitting kid for
Denver Tuesday. He got a three-b bag
ger and a home run.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28

Pittsburg. July 2S-Pittsburg won
from Brooklyn, Z to 0, making a clean
sweep Of the series. 1t was Pittsburg's
eighth straight victory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28

Pittsourg ........2 100000 *E7 8
Brooklyn ........0 0 0 o 90 8
Batteries-Lelfield and Simon; Rue
ker' Knetzer and Miller, Bergen.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
JEANNETTE SAYS
HE IS CHAMPION

New York. Dec. 6.-Since the willy
Jack johnson announced his retire.
ment from the ring. in all probability
with the hope that some one would
be induced thereby to challenge him,
talk Of a new champion ia beginning
to be heard. johnson is taken at his
word and is being left out OF the dis
cussion. Joe Jeanette and Sam
Langford have all along been looked
and Jeanette has not been slow to
admit his ability to fill the position.
At the present time he is out with a
challenge to any man in the world to
fight for the title. Sam Iangford is
preferred. but as he is nov on his
way to Australia in search of some
money. jeanette will have to look
elsewhere for action. Jeanette is
claiming that 1t was fear of the power
concealed in his copper colored arms
that drove Langford out Of the coun-
try.
This claim is worthy of more cre-
dence than Is usually to be put in
such boasts. At the time Iangford
took ship for the land Of the kangaroo
he was matched with Jeanette for a
twenty round battle on the Pacific
coast and broke off the match without
making any good excuse. When the
pair met at Madison Square Garden a
short time ago Jeanette showed he
was fully equal II not the superior of
Langford. Jeanne;te's ability to as
simulate punishment, Offset the super
Tor force of Langford's blows. jean
nette also showed more c%leverness and
endurance than Langford. 1t is be-
cause OF his greater endurance that
believes he could beat Lang
ford In a twenty.rOund fight.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
MATTER
WILL BE

Minneapolis. Dec. 6. - Although
England is opposed to athletic com
petition on Sunday. as planned for the
Swedish Olvmpiad in 1912. c. E. Wal
lerstedt. royal Swedish consulate. To-
Gated in Minneapolis. ices no reason
for the action Of the British. Mr..
Wallerstedt is very much interested
in the classic athletic event. and be-
lieves the controversy will be AMIGA
bly, settled.
1T believe the Swedish olympiad
will he one of the greatest yer held
said Mr.. Wallerstedt yesterday. They
are making elaborate preparations for
the event and visiting athletes will
be entertained royalty. A great stadi-
UNI is being erected in Stockholm es-
pecially for the athletic fete. and Swe-
den be depended on to handle the
event successfully"
Speaking Of England's opposition to
Sunday athletics. Mr.. Walllerstedt
said he did not believe there was any
great WRONG in running off contests
on that day. He thinks the Swedish
committee has the same view Of the
matter. The consul has received many
communications from the committee
in Stockholm.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
CARLISLE COACH
| TALKS Of RULES
Warner Would Change the
Forward Pass and Onside
Kick

Carlisle. Pa. Dec. S-Glenn $.
Warner. the Carlisle Indian football
coach. VIII has always been a pro
gressive" as opposed to the stand
patters" every time there has been a
public demand for rule changes which
would make football Il more open and
less dangerous game. when asked
what he thought of the present
criticisms that the rules now make it
too hard to score, expressed himself in
this way:
The only rules that need revision
are those governing the forward pass
and h onside kick. It has been DEM
onstrated that practically the only
good thing about these plays Is that
they scatter the secondary defense
and make 1t easier for the team hav-
ing the ball to gain ground by regular
running plays. The objection to the
they make 1t necessary to have So
called f1ve-yard and twenty-yard zones
which cause a lot of trouble. dissat-
tsfaction and controversy upon the
part of both officials and players and
the forward pass is SO restricted hy.
te~chnicalities that the play results in
a penalty more often than it succeeds
while the onside kick rules put a pre-.
MUM upon kicks which hit the ground
uSAoAS pSiilS tottleu ny cltner SlQe.
thus making a decidedly unscientifc.
happy-go-lucky play which should
have no place in football.
In my opinion the game could be
simplified and benefited and the same
beneficial objects accomplished as the
forward pass and onside kick rules
now accomplish II the players Of he
side kicking the ball he given the
right to secure the ball on the fly
providing they can get to it before a
defensive player can do so. Give the
defensive players first right to catch
the ball providing one of them can
get under the punt and make a signal
for a fair catch. Let the punt be
made from anywhere behind the line
and have restriction upon how far 1t
shall be kicked. Limit the forward
pass to passes which do not cross the
line Of scrimmage and have no other
upon It,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06

score Of 80 to %. The game was play.
ed before the largest crowd that ever
thronged the armory. It was a very
fast am and fine team work was
shown. The outcome was doubtful
until the" last ten minutes of the Sec
ond half when Lisbon displayed brill
liant team work hiatt has been no.
wise diminished since last year. thus
terminating the game in their favor.
The decisions of the officials were
impartial and both teams were we'll
satisfied. 1t appeared before the game
that Lisbon might be handicapped by
the loss Of two Of last years stars, but
Jones and Webster were right there
with the goods and played a star game
throughout.
Captain Haynes didn't belittle his
reputation as n of the fastest guards
In the state and played a fine game.
Damn brothers. although guarded by
LaMoure's fastest men. showed their
usual ability to good advantage and
played the strong. heady game for
which they are famous throughout the
state.
LaMoure played a good. clean game
for which they are noted. Twete. Mil
Ter and Shaver starred for LaMoure
and they showed up to good advan-
tage.
Between halves the Lisbon and La
Moure girls played a game which was
snappy and hard fought all through.
When time a called the score was
a tie. This necessitated the throwing
Of a basket from the field in which
Lisbon was successful. The final score
was IL to 10.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
BOXERS
TO Jet THE HOOK

Milwaukee. Wis.,. Dec. 6-1t 10
about time the boxing promoters of
the country got together and COM
bined in some to protect the
fans from being imposed upon by in
sincere performers. The new boxing
commission has set a splendid example
in calling some Of the boxers to ac-
count for not living up to their con-
ira cts and h promoters might follow
suit nov and see that boXers who fail
from their clubs. writes T. S. An
drews. Jack McGuigan. manager OF
the National A. &. at Philadelphia has
taken the bull by the horns and has
announced the barring forever OF four
men who a an idea h a they could
dictate terms and box as they pleased
for the croud. D. p. Tortorich of New
Orleans has followed suit and has
barred a couple of men and 1t is up
to the New York clubs to get busy and
bar several more. When these fellows
discover thai they are being gradually
worked out of all clubs they will prob
ably take a tumble to the fact that
they must act on the square with all
parties.
The New York commission might go
still farther and see that boxers who
have violated their contracts in other
parts of the country are barred from
that city and state. Take for instance
the case OF Hugh ID. Mcintosh OF AUS
tra,ia. There are four prominent box
ers in the states now who have all
signed contracts to go to Australia
and then, after putting the man to a
few. hundred dollars in expense
through cables. ETC.. they calmly say
they will not go. They do not offer
to reimburse the promoter for the az
pense he has been put to in arranging
the details and the loss the nan is put
to in arranging for teamer passages
and advance advertising. The New
Orleans clubs have been treated In a
similar by three other boxers.
but Promoter Tortorich intends to take
the matter up with the New York
commission and protest against these
men being permitted to fill dates there
until they have fulfilled their southern
contracts. go.
And while the promoters are at 1t
they might as we'll come to some
agreement about the paying of exorbt-
tant purses to boxers. II a boxer is
given q fair percentage 1t Is up to him
to lake a chance as we'll us h pro-
moter for a boxer Is worth only what
he draw at the gate. the same as
an actor. These high purses are hurt
ing the game as we'll as demoralizing
the ranks of all boxers. Tho few stars
want to hog everything IN sight and
expect the promoters to all for. 1t.
Some promoters are willing to stage a
big event just for the glory but they
will get wise In time n then refuse
to he held up like a lot of pinheads.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
W0LGAsT CAUM
Of HIS SECOND
Hobo Dougherty Continues
to Bask in the Reflected
Light of Champion

Damon and Pythias certainly have
nothing on Ad Wolgast and Young
Dougherty. who was to have seconded
the fighter in his bout at Vernon
Thanksgiving day.
In their relations is to be had a
glimpse Of the gtntler and fined side Of
human nature. which the person un-
familiar with boxers and boxing would
hardly expect to find among Queens
berry craftsmen.
To Los Angeles.
Wolgast and Dougherty were boy
hood chums In dear old Milwaukee.
and 1t was while pork and beaning'
In the Wisconsin community that they
formed the friendship which still en-
dures despite the fact that Woigast has
IN the intervening years attained the
highest honor which can come to a
lightweight boxer. while Dougherty
never has graduated out of the pre-
linn. class. -.
Fame and fortune, partial to one
and unkind to the other, has been i'm
potent to place the usual gulf between
them.
When. Wolgast went to Los An
ny Webster at Vernon, Dougherty did
not have the wherewith to accompany
him. Something like twelve days aft
er Wolgast's arrival. and but a couple
Of days before the bout with Webster.
an athletic-looking youth, wearing
somewhat frayed sartorial embellish-
ments and carrying considerable des-
ert sand in his hair, showed up at box
ing headquarters and asked Tor a pre-
hminary engagement.
Said youth was none other than
Young Dougherty, Wolgasts's old col
lege chum." Details of the difficulties
which Dougherty overcame in making
h long trip are unnecessary at his
time. Since that hazardous hike, how
ever. It has been impossible for him
to wholly shake the sobriquet Hobo
lovingly heaped on him by Ad the
morning Of his arrival.
burdened with worldly goods. His
cash on hand amounted % a dollar,
and this was handed to Dougherty
with instructions to get a "feed" and
indulge In a general cleanup. Both
boys were in need of a new wardrobe
but when Wolgast received his win
nings from the Webster bout, 1t was
not he who first blossomed out in pur.
pie and fine linen. No, Ad refused to
Dougherty had been fitted out with
new and needed raiment.
Always Shared.
And 80 1t has been whenever VOL.
CAST earned by the might Of his mitts
Dougherty always has been remem.
bered at the cashing in. The winning
of the lightweight championship Of
the world by Wolgast was not follow.
ed by the slightest change in their re,
lations.
The champion. to throw in a little
shakespearean stuff. did not 'scorr
the base degrees by which he did as.
cend," and the lowly D%ougherty con.
tinued to bask In his favors.
Wolgast's first act after winning
from Owen Moran in San Francisco
was to return to Los Angeles and pre-.
sent Dougherty with $500. The cham.
pion then supplemented this with q
gift of $500 to Dougherty's mother 70,
the purchase of a home in that city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
FIRST BASKETBALL
GAME ON MONDAY
University Quint Will Play
the Moorhead Normal
School Five

The local basketball season will
start next Monday evening when the
University of North Dakota Quint will
meet the Moorhead normal five in the
first game Of the year and the univer-
sity gymnasium. 1t will be the first
game Of the season and promises to
be a fast affair. The Moorhead five
has been practicing for the past two
months and have the big edge on the
boys from the state institution as far
as practice Is concerned.
The varsity quint however is look
cd upon as n of the best the uni
versity has supported in many years.
Practically every man OF last years
cage stars will be back on the job and
Heimes Of Valley City, the one new
man who shows ability enough to de.
serve a place on the team at this stage
of the game.
Although the lineup for the game
Monday has not as yet been announc-
ed 1t is expected that Captain Sagen
will play at center. Heimes and Wilcox
at guards and Blewitt. Robinson or
Sad as forwards.
The game Monday will start
promptly at s o'clock.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
THE FARM FOR ABDUL.

Reports fro1 the hospital where
Adj Wnlgast is convalescing after the
operation for appendicitis show that
ing at IA rapid rate. He expects to be
able to cave the institution within a
couple OF weeks, hut will not entirely
recover for at least six months.
While Wolgast is hopeful OF being
able to fight. ver and anon as good
as of yorc, il is doubtful if the Cadil-
lac champion will eve he able to do
usually possessed of a punch, and
when it hits anybody it makes him
take the for good.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
SUIT THE
- BOXING FANS
Followers of the Fights Not
Keen About Seeing
Mixed Bouts

In case that the proposed embargo
on negro fighters. which the boxing
commission Of New York is endeavor-
ing to put into effect. becomes general
there will be no racial contests in the
gloved arena. 1t is the purpose Of
the solons who govern the boxing
game in the metropolis to prevent
fighting between white men and dusky
opponents.
Not that the black scrapper is to be
prevented from engaging in bouts, but
he must fight with men Of his own
color. 1t is a question whether this
scheme isn't a pretty good plan. 1t
won't hurt the game any that's a
cinch. and 1t might be a pleasing in
novation in the realm of fisticuffs.
1t doesn't matter how much liber-
atty there may be in a mans make
up. II he goes to a prize fight, alias
a boxing exhibition. he does not like
casian. It's all right II the white hope
smashes the tar out Of the negro.
But IL the scales of fortune turn to-
ward the Ethiopian the general run
Of spectators are disguised at the out
come. This may be fstic provincial
ism. but there Is one thing about it
its a fact. and not a theory.
NELL
Commissioner o'Neill Of the New
e~ndeavored to put through this
scheme. and he has asked for opin-
IONS from persons interested in the
fight game in that city as to the
scheme Of framing. a law to that eff
feet.
Fistic critics who have watched
Mike Gibbons. the sensational st. Paul
w~elterweight. in action a that he is
legitimate man to wear the crown.
lie Lewis in New York he gave the
best display of footwork. skill, punch
ing and blocking that has been shown
by any welter for cons.
Won Easily.
There was no question about his
victory. He won by miles, and Lewis.
who is usually the first man to make
a holler If he gets anything that
looks like a bad break. readily adj
mitted that he vas walloped and
beaten ia. the limit.
In that connection n of the New
York papers prints a funny story. 1t
runs as follows. and is worth repro
duction:
Just after the Gibbons-Lewis bout
the other night Lewis manager en-
tered the dressing room. He found
Willie with his head in his hands.
Say. McKittrick," exclaimed Lewis
peevishly, did you ever see that fell
low box before you matched me with
him."
In sorry to say I did not" was
tho sad response.
Ad Wolgast Out.
Appendicitis may have accomplished
a feat that no nan has been able to
dot may have knocked Ad Wolgast
out of the championship. No matter
how speedily the lightweight title
holder from his attack, it IL
doubtful If he will ever be able to
fight with his dld-time fervor and
ferocity.
The men who are attacked by an.
pendtcitis invariably are unable to
Withstand anything in the shape Of
blows about the stomach. and. VOL
CAST. despite his fiber and his stamina.
will not he more able to Withstand
this sort Of attack than any other
man.
For this reason. it is doubtful II he
ever fights again. preferring to retire
as champion Of the world rather than
take the chance Of losing his title in
another fight. Ad Is worth something
like 100000. and has enough to live
IN comfort for the rest Of his life.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
Is \ SENSIBLE Idea.

According to the people Interested,
the statement made by Prof. Chandler
of the University of North Dakota,
that ummer baseball would not he
frowned IN by the Dakota Minnesota
conference. providing the player does
not play under an assumed name and
does not bind himself in one of the
heart. body and sour contracts. is a
very sensible III The big colleges in
baseball rule. There is no doubt but
that a good ball player. who is able
to play the game we'll enough to draw
down a good salary is entitled to it. as
baseball these days pays considerable
more than a student might earn work.
ing on a farm or in nearly every other
branch of trade.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
RECORD
MADE AT

Chicago. Dec. 6-World's records
were made in the Chicago Bowling
associations eighth annual tourna-
ment when two clubs. the Goodfriend
Shirt sand the IApmans. passed the
Howard Majors in the fight for the
local title.
The Goodfriends scored $3.50 and
established themselves in the lead by
eight pins. The Lipmans established
a new worlds record when they rolled
1ll5 In their last attack on the pins.
passing the 100 mark for the first
time In a title match.
In the bowling Of the Goodfriends.
Scully. n OF the team, drew a rail-
road" in the tenth frame. This pre-
vented tho team from making the first
1000 series in the history Of bowling
tournaments.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
ACCIDENT Is REGRETTED.

The terrible automobile accident
which befell Hughie Jennings. and
which may cause his death. is regret
ted by everybody who followed the
doings of the peppcry leader of the
Tigers. and to everybody who ever
saw him in action on the ballfield.
Jennings are has been n which
tells the success of IA self-made chap.
\ breaker boy in the mines of Moosic.
he always had d passionate desire to
earn and learn and learn. He went
to night school. then became IL base
ball player whose fame is impcrisha-
bic and a manager who has had a
splendid career. But all 'he while he
was devoting himself to the hooks.
and as n winter sideline became Il;
lawyer. Jennings on the field was a
snarling. swapping. fighting general.
OFT the field he was a chap whom
n ALWAYS liked to meet. quiet. self
possessed at all times. and a rafting
and interesting talker. Everybody.
in all the walks of life. who is inter-
ested in the national pastime. will
hope and pray that Jennings may re-
cover and speedily.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
MILLER PROVED A
HARD CUSTOMER

St. Paul. Dec. 6-The wrestling
match between Young Miller Of Isl.
Paul and Henry Gehring of Cleveland
for the lightweight championship wa
declared a draw by Referee Steve
Koen Tuesday night. Gehring won the
first fall in W minutes on a half
Nelson and crotch hold. The men
wrestled two hours and thirty minutes
for a second fall without either being
able to pin the others shoulders to
the mat.