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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
AID Cites His Record.

W o!gaSt counters OF the once terrible
Dane by calling attention Ia his own and
Nelson's records, and asking for the dead
~ comparison. Al claims that when he is
IN shape he is the original busy Kid. and
that he fought more battles i'm the last
four years than the Battler did during his
entire career. In closing he adds that Bat
is dippy, and that 10 attention should he
paid TO his raving. Certainly the light
weight division furnishes the sporting
writer's with plenty material for their
stories.
Sam Lan2ford and Joe Jeanette met
for the seventh time in their careers last
week. and the result was not what the
fans fondy hoped for. Sam was given
the verdict by The referee and critics but
Joe was there at the end. A finish fight
question of supremacy, and Paris will he
the place where they will perform over
the marathon distance.
Another hope up the spout, and the
prayers OF the Englishmen who thought
they might have a world beater in their
midst have gone for naught. Gunner Moir
who was made tn wipe the earth by every
American who tried him and found him
wanting, disposed of McIntosh's latest
discovery in three rounds Bombardier
Wells is no more as possibility and Mac
Will have to string along with Bill Lang
Here's a good one: Dan Morgan, man
ager OF Knockout Brown. is much ar
tached TO his protege. his only regret
being that the kid was not born of Irish
parents. In explaining his boys national
lty 10 an inquirer, Dan said: Sure, he's
Dutch. He's Dutch. ecery bit of him.
eAecp, that LETT hand. anal that's Irish"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
Would Back JEFF Again.

I do not think he could be persuaded to
take another chance after the fiasco at
Reno. but If he does. and trains faithfully
and properly, he will find many hackers
among shrewd followers of the sport who
do not think a great deal Of the Wanted
skill OF the present champion.
Packey Mcfarland is loath to admit
that he is no longer a lightweight posi-
bly, per conditions as they exist. In fact,
he refuses to step into the next class and
blossom forth as welterweight. AS the
sheriff in Edmond Days drama OF the
plains SO earnestly and ruefuly eXclaims
Nobody loves a fat man." so Packey
figures out his own chances among the
welters He's right about this despised
and almost ignored division OF pugilism
at that.
There was a time in the days Of Demp-
sey, and later. during the period when
Tommy Ryan and Joe Walcott orna-
mented the welterweight class, that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
LITTLE JOHN M'GRAW
IS A STAR L|NCU|ST
Veteran Ball Player Tells of
an Early Run-In With
Peppery Manager.

During a long career, including ball
playing in several leagues and keeping
several saloons. l have heard some Ian
guage," says Frank Houseman, once a
second baseman for the ST. Louis club
land have heard really brilliant and ar
tistic ordinations. Heard them in sew
eral languages and with all degrees of
vigor, too. and by people who were past
masters in the art of cussing. But never,
in all my life. have 1 heard language SO
sive as that heard one day from John ].
McGraw, and John was only an amateur,
so to speak, at the time.
cit was many, many years ago, when
/ was almost through with the game. and
McGraw was just coming out. Down in a
Florida city there were many ball play
ers assembled for winter warmth. and a
series of games was almost unavoidable.
/ played third base for one. of the hur-
riedly organized teams. and little Pepper
pot McGraw, only a kid. mere infant of
the game, was at shortstop for the OPP
position.
"AIong about the seventh inning Nc
Graw drove out a pretty hit. 1t passed
far down the field and looked good for a
sure home run. Even though it was only
q winter practice game, We were playing
it with all the fire and enthusiasm of a
midsummer battle. and hated to see that
run come in. AS McGraw turned third
I gave him the hip, and gave it to him
strong.
"McGraw bounced off like a rubber ball
and rolled far out into left from the jar.
He picked himself up and crawled back.
hand over hand, gripping the bag just
himself off. got back his breath and be-
gan to say things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
GOOD BASKET BALL.
Colored Boys in Three Interesting
Contests Last NIGHT

Mott School basket ball team over
Whelmed the basket ball team represent
ing Patterson School. The Mott aggre-
cation outweighed the opposing quint by
a Few pounds. but by far the best playing
was done by the midget players, little
isaac Miller and Trigg being star per-
formers.
NJ Street High School easily took the
measure of the Business High School
quint, romping away TO the tune of 81
10 10 This was the initial appearance
OF Business team. which is bound to do
better from now on. Perkins, cambridge
and Mutt showed consistent form.
Baltimore High School and ST Mary'.
ilves played the main games of the even
ing, and resulted II TO 10 in favor of St.
Wary : Both teams were heavy and the
game was rough but with more practice
the skill of the players will develop.
S,lr,1yr, .,rfc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22

.If tho four men who were drowned
while young ere eliminated from the crew
table. the average age is ralsed u IT.
Turning TO the 10 living athletes,
those who have passed forty may be
grouped thus:
"One hundred and thirteen men are be-
tween forty and forty-nine years: eisnty-
sly men are between fifty and ffty-nine
years: twenty-five men are between Sixty
and sixty-nine years
'.It is a widespread opinion that attn
letes are liable TO heart trouble, but oniy
two Yale men of these athieteS Cohsiue,
ed have died from this cause IL Wouio
seem more significant that of the NIFTY
one deaths sixteen we're due TO iung al
fections, the sports engaged in being loot
ball, six: rowing. four; base Dail' tWo'
and track athletics, four. 80
life insurance expert is quoted with
the opinion that college athletes. barring
track men, show a better average expec-
tation of long life than their non-athietlc
classmates.
The Yale News quotes we'll known
athletic authority as follows:
DIR Meylan has studied the 1nd1vldual
history of every oarsman graduated from
Harvard in the period of forty-one years
between 1852 and 1898. The results show
that compared with other men as to
longevity these athletes have had an ex-
recitation OF life, barring accidental
deaths i'm the list. OF more than hVe years
longer than the average standards OF lhe
insurance mortality tables. OF the totai
number Of Is. men whose records were
traced. 123 we're living in 1904 Not one
death was IN any way caused by over
exertion i'm athletics during college years.
only two mer having died OF heart
disease. and rowing was not blamed m
these cases or the thirtytwo oarsmen
dead in more than a half century. six
were killed in war. two by accidents and
only one died of consumption
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
Keeps His Base Ball Sense.

Never In all my life have / heard his
equal. He called down denunciatiOns on
me. my ancestry and my posterity. He
discomplimented my appearance and my
morals He predicted a future of more
than torrid temperature for me and all
my relations, and he declared that If 1
would only approach close enough he
would pulverize my features.
II stood off about four feet. holding the
ball, and playfully urged the frantic lit
tie man to come off the bag and fight. He
renewed his yells of fury: he redoubled
the blasts of his eXecrations-and, say.
during all the time he was bawling he
never once took his heel off the bag,
and never once gave me a chance to plant
the ball on him for putout Mad as
he was. insignificant as that game was.
base ball sense prevailed SO strongly with
the young McGraw that nothing could in
duce him to leave the bag and be put out
for doing so.
Right there l realized that here was
a man in whom base ball was really the
crowning passion, and that nothing in
the world could make him forget the
game and the duties of a player. But
talk about language! 1 never heard the
like, and ! have been around quite often
in my tfme!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
BASKET BALL TODAY.
Catholic University and Georgetown
Freshies to Play at Ryan Gym.

This morning at 10 o'clock the fresh
man basket ball team of the two big local
universities will meet in their first game
at the Hilltop gym. The Georgetown first
year men have been preparing for this en-
counter for some time, while the c. u.
youngsters made their debut only during
the last week. Both fives. though, have
been showing a great deal of speed, and
consequently there is sure to be some
good playing In evidence.
This battle will mark the beginning of a
series of three games between these two
quints. The next will take place at
Brookland, while the third. If it should be
necessary. will be played as a preliminary
to the next G. U.-C. L. varsity game at
the Arcade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
SKATERS TO MEET.
Sanction for International Gathering
Goes to St. Nicholas Rink.

NEW YORK. January o1-Many of the
best speed skaters in Canada and the
west will be here Monday. January %.
to meet the champions OF the east In a
series of races for the indoor skating
championships under the auspices of the
International Skating Union. The sane
ton for this meeting has been given to
the st. Nicholas rink, and is arranged
so that the Champions can skate here
after leaving Saranac lake en- route to
Montreal for the ice carnival events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
SOUTHERN CLERKS
DUCKPIN LEAGUE
Standing Of the Teams.

The Managers jumped into the lead dur
ing the past week by easily winning their
two sets, and are at present firmly es-
tablished in first place. Law was trimmed
decisively and the big contest with Claim,
who have held the lead all during the
season. resulted in a three-game victory
for the leaders. What was looked for to
be a close contest, with record scores, de-
veloped into an easy walkover for the
Managers. Claim was badly off form and
all of it's games were comparatively low.
On the other hand the Managers. with
1874, 491 and 49,, showed consistency.
Tie and Timber also leaped up one
notch by taking the set from Mechanical
and besting the Bookkeepers two out of
three. Claim can by no means be con-
sidered out of the race on account of
their recent slump and are not the least
downhearted by their poor showing
against the Managers. They expect TO
iiven up and place themselves in what
they consider their rightful position. first
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
DOUBLE UMPIRE SYSTEM.
Tinker Says Coast League Made
Mistake Rejecting It.

CHICAGO. January 21.-Joe Tinker,
shortstop of the Chicago National League
club. and Fielder A. Jones. ex-manager
of the Chicago American League team,
say the Pacific Coast League Is making
grave mistake In rejecting the double
umpire system. Both diamond stars as
sert that the game of base ball has
progressed to such an extent that one
umpire cannot be expected to do both
teams justice while handling game
alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
DON'T DIE YOUNG
College Athletes Live Longer
Than Their N0n-AthletiC
Classmates.
OARSMEN TOP THE LIST
Statistics Refute Frequent Charges
That Followers of Athletics
Are Short Lived.
OARSMEN TOP THE LIST

NEW HAVEN, Conn, January -i----A
refutation of the frequent charges that
athletes die young has been published with
statistics in the Yale Daily News. me
records of TG1 athletes WHO won thelr
in one or mere of the major Sports DC
tween the years 1850 and 1901 nave peei'
compilcd. The statistics read in part
as follows:
.of these Isi athletes 81 have oieo
since graduation. The causes were: 1of-
sumption. L.: pneumonia, 4; drowning o.
heart disease. =; war and accident -
died from unknown causes or disappear
ed. 10: from various diseases. such as
fevers, cancer. paresis. dissipation, etc.,
u
out of these IL men is rowed on the
crew, III played foot ball. IL were track
athletes and G played base bail. me
ages of those who have died show these
extremes and averages:
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OFFER HIGH BIDS
TO GET "HEAVIES"
CONTINUED From First Page

tCOntlnueu FTOfn F1FSt PaSe.l
drugged I cannot see where it was pos
sible for any one to turn the trick. un-
less there was traitor in the camp
and Jim says there was not. The public
is growing rather tired of hearing this
story over and over again and would like
something more tangible in the way of
proof.
Possibly Jeffries would like another try
at his conqueror and all this talk about
dope may be preliminary press work. Old
field. who has been roughfng 1t with the
big fellow says Jeff's physical condition
is perfect and is urging the former cham
pion's return to the ring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22

suaee complimentary 10 his own prowesS
Tor lie cannot have forgotten that il WAS
little Adj who first made him lower his
COIorS
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Bicycle Record.

Before taking up rowing / won sixty
three races on the bicycle. chief among
them being the famous Sydney stake of
5000. / won the New Zealand wheel
stake race. boxing day wheel race, at
Christ Church, the Timaru wheel race
twice, the Timuka race, the Waimate and
OtaGo wheel races. I won most all other
races of any size in New Zealand and
won the nifty miles road championship Of
New South Wales. l won seventy-two
seconds and forty-two thirds and put up
the second fastest time twice from War
manhood TO Melbourne, distance of 1856
miles l Also held all the paced records
for New Zealand tracks.
Now | would like TO win the worlds
heavyweight boxing championship and
then retire.
1T is my desire TO visit the United
States, OF which l have heard so much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22

people sat up and took notice When a
counle of the boys would get together.
These DAYS they are overlooked Twowelters
hardly draw enough to pay the expenses
of the preliminaries. There is no recog-
nized champion of the class and the
sports apparently do not care cohtiheh-
tai whether there ever will be.
If the McFarland-W elsh match IS con-
summated the former is to be permitted.
so I understand. to weigh in at 133 at :;
o'clock in the afternoon. This would ena-
BILE him 10 enter the ring considerably
over the lightweight limit. But Mac
knows we'll that even should he win de-
cisiyeIv over Welsh he would still be
compelled to come back home after the
cham pionShip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
Wo1gast Owner of Title.

At present Wolgast has the title sewed
up, and there is not a chance in the
world of a man of Packey's acknowledged
ability getting a match with the cham
pion without making ringside weight. !
do not believe Mcfarland can do this and
be strong, and Packey probably knows 1t
well. Nevertheless, he will not admit
the fact and for financial reasons. He
is a wise youngster, and realizes that
Packey the weller would not be the card
that Packey the lightweight Is just now.
In point of popularity the lightweights
rank a close second to the heavles with
the lovers of the game. and even have the
call over the big fellows at times. This
is due to the complexion OF the present
heavyweight champion as much as any
thing else. and also the scarcity or
good material among the whites.
Ad Wolgast and Battling Nelson are
having a war Of words in the newsps pers.
with honors about even. The public has
taken the most punishment TO date. Bat
opened on the champion by calling him a
few nice names and remarking that the
Michigander never could fight, anyway.
Bat does not couch his etfusiua in lan-
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Took UP Rowing.

There have been different stories printed
about how Arnst took up rowing. but
the following is direct from Arnst himself:
After I became winner in all the big
cycle races and handicaps." said Mr..
Arnst, II began to look about for other
worlds to conquer. and as rowing was
one OF the great sports of AUSTRALASIA,
why naturally l turned that way. l was
laughed ut by some for presuming to
think l could hope to beat the big ones.
However, some of my good rrlenos IN
Christ Church stuck by me and hnally
had the satisfaction Of seeing me win out.
cit was on August IL. 1906. that was
induced to take it up seriously by l: II.
Parker OF Christ Church, who. with a
crowd Of friends. paid my expenses ana
secured George Towns, the ex-champion,
to teach me. At first | learned how to
sit in the boat and soon l padded short
distances. Then ] began rowing thirty
miles a day and finally increased It TO
fifty miles daily. On January 20 1907,
I competed in a handicap race in Sydney
harbor and got second place. The water
was very rough. On February 10 | won
the Rush handicap on the Parramatta
river and in April went to Mclean Car
ence river for a handicap. but fell OUT
of my boat. l competed again in the
same place in July and won by five
seconds | went farther up the same
river and on November 8 won the handl-
cap at place tdl!eu tlIHaiId,
scratch. Then | went over TO Richmond
river and got fourth place in a race at
WOODBURY., as | foul of another
scuiler and spoiled my chance. | went
still farther up the river and won the
Coraki handicap two days later. l came
back to New Zealand and challenged
William Webb for the worlds champion
ship. While waiting to row Webb l was
challenged by Harry Pearce. the Austria
liam champion. and We made match for
500 a side. We met August l. 1908. in
Sydney and / won ! returned to New
Zealand and rowed Webb December d.
1863 and won the championship. / rested
for time, when Webb challenged again
and / beat him June -, 1909 on the
Wanganui river In January, 1910, won
the handicap on the Wanganui river and
then accepted Whelch's challenge and
beat him at Akaroa on April 4. Then l
returned TO sydney and had to concede
100 seconds start in two and half miles
and won the first heat but only got
fourth in the final After that / made the
match with T.. Barry. the English cham
pion. TO take place in South Africa.
August Is, 1910 AS you know, l won in a
very hard race and retained my title.
have promised Barry another match to
take place in England. but l cannot name
any date for some little time to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
MCALEER WAIVED
ON TOM JONES
team hardly up to the major leag
standard.

CONTINUED From First PageD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
CHAMPION OARSMAN
AFTER FIGHT TITLE
Richard Arnst to Be Pointed for Jack
Johnson if He Can Learn
the Game.
AUSTRALIANS BELIEVE
HE CAN MAKE GOOD
Title Holder Stands Over Six Feet,
Weighs Close to 200 Pounds and
Resent les Frank Gotch.
Copyrighted by T. $. Andrews


Special Correspondence OF The star.
WELLINGTON. New Zealand,
December 10, 1910
The search for a white man capable OF
wrestling the world $ heavyweight cham
ponship from the present ttienoider-
Jack Johnson-has been going OH for some
months, but with little success. as first
class boxers among the big men are very
scarce, so scarce in fact that none OF
them are given even look-in by men who
know and follow the game. Hugh ID. Nc
Intosh. the Australian promoter, who is
now in London, has been holding elimina-
ton contests with a view to picking out
man to put against the colored cham
pion, but so far the results do not appeal
to the sport-lovins people, although Bill
Lang and AL Kaufman may develop into
better men. and some have hopes of Bonn
badier Wells, but only slight ones.
The man who may be brought forward
and who really could be depended upon is
none other than Richard Arnst, the cham
pion Oarsman of the world, and who was
also cha mpion cyclist of Australasia at one
time. Mr.. ArnSt has authorized the writer
to make the statement that he will con-
slider a contest with Jack Johnson, pro-
viding that. after several weeks of spar
ring with competent men. he believes he
can learn the game properly and prove
himself a worthy and capable challenger
for the title.
The fact is Mr.. Arnst has already start
ed feeling himself out" for just such
an emergency, and has been boxing pri-
vately for some time, and with men who
know the game from A to Il, among his
tutors being Snowy" Baker. the Aus
tralian professor; Jimmy Clabby. the
clever American welterWeight, and Ray
Bronson, the American lightweight. He
will also work with Billy Papke, the mid
dlewcight champion, and Cyclone Johnny
Thompson.
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May Make Good.

though experts ridiculed the idea when he
first started to learn how to row. claim
ing that no man who had not been
brought up around the ''sheds" could ever
accomplish such a feat. Just the same
Dick did it, and today holds the world s
title Big events usually go in threes.
and who knows but what Arnst may be-
come boxing champion of the world in ad-
Giition to being champion cyclist and
oarsman Stranger things have come to
pass.
Efforts are being made by American
promoters to have ArnSt visit the states
and make tour of the principal cities,
and at the same time take up boxing with
the best professors over there. Arnst
thinks favorably of the idea and at pres
ent is firing himself out with the Amer
lean boxers. That was the chief factor
in his visit to Sydney at this time, more
to test his boxing ability than to engage
in the handicap races on the Parramatta
river in February.
Dick Arnst has magnificent build for
an athlete and reminds one very much OF
Frank Gotch, the worlds champion wres-
tier both in build and looks. He stands
a shade over six feet and weighs in con-
dition close to 200 pounds. Unlike wres-
tiers who have attempted boxing, only to
find themselves muscle bound, he is free
Of that handicap. as his shoulder and
bicep muscles are flexible and free for
action. something boxer badly needs
He has a chest expansion or twelve
inches. His stamina is marvellous. as was
shown in his race with Ernest Barry OF
England on the Zambesi river in South
Africa for the worlds championship. Ma
ture has endowed him with wonderful
physique and constitution. 1t remains to
be seen whether he can learn the art OF
boxing as we'll as he did cycling and row.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-26

telegram was sent from san Antonio
Tex. by Alexandra Reyes. a younger
brother, and translation of it fol-
lows.
please deny in the St Louis news
y dispelled by criticisms that soon
appeared in the newspapers which Ma
derO had inspired.
Madero had control of the army and
the republic and a fair election was
plainly impossible. Ny father tired Of
being prosecuted and two months ago
the revolution was started by my faith
er's friends
Rudolfo Reyes received a telegram
today which he construed as denial
Of the press dispatches that his father
had surrendered at Linares. Mexico. The
papers the notice of our fathers sur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-26
REYES IS now
FEDERAL PRISONER
IcOntinued from PAGE onsl.

anyone else from attempting to ini-
tate q similar movement
General Trevino is waiting for in
struCti0ns from Mexico before ordering
Reyes removed from Linares. The gen
eral was inclined to regard Reyes s
surrender on Monday as a bit of diver
sion, referring to 1t as my Christmas
present.
1t is reported here that Reyes prac-
tically is bankrupt as the result of his
efforts to organize a counter revolu-
ton 1t is reliably reported that he
used a great deal OF his own money
in the belief that he would have little
difficulty in oVerthrOWing the man he
had come to believe all Mexico wished
to see forced from the presidency
The question of the disposition Of
Gen. Reyes viii be discussed at a meet
ing OF the cabinet today. Abram Con
Zales, minister Of the Interior, today
said in his opinion Gen. Reyes would
50 to trial before a military court
Although he had resigned his commits
sion as a general in the Mexican army,