The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
DIAMOND, PADDOCK, RINGSIDB
Past Events of Which Tomorrow Is
the Anniversary.
THE DIAMOND.

| sportsman and a great admlrer OF th@
| New York American team. died in New
York City. When the Highlanders played
at home Kirby rarely missed game.
Martin ]. Powell was a conspicuous
first baseman. especially during the three
years that he was with the Detroit Ma
| tional League club in 1881, 1852. and 1893.
He began professionally with the Lowell
| club of the International League in 1878.
| Next year he was with the Holyoke team
at first base, and in 1850 he was with the
\ National nine. of Washington. d. c..
where Charlie Snyder was catching.
Lynch pitching, Joe Gerhardt on second.
1 Mcclellan at short, and Mansell. Phil
| Baker, and Derby in the outfleld. In
| 1884, after leaving Detroit. he went with
the Union Association in 1884. playing
with the Unions. of Washington. In 1885
he played a few games with the Athlet-
| les. of the American Association, but his
! health was broken.
1906-The Concord franchise was sold to
Worcester. being acquired by Jesse Bur-
kett and others. Burkett then quit the Bos-
ton American team and handled a team
of his own along with Alfred G. Doe
and Jimmy Collins. in the New England
League. 1t turned out to be a great year
for, Worcester. Up to the last week it
| was a neck and neck race for the pen
| nant between four clubs. Lynn. under
F. ]. Leonard. had the lead until Wor-
| cester finally nosed out and won. Lynn's
great loss was through Outfielder Burke
being struck on the head with a pitched
ball and taken to the hospital. which
he never left alive. Burkett kept up
his old tricks with the bat in 1906, and
led the New England League with .3A
in 9S games. and two of his men. Chad
bourne and Zacher. outfielders, came sec
| ond and third on the batters' list. F'rock
and Slime. both OF Worcester's pitchers,
led in victories.
Burkett has an enviable major league
record with the bat He belongs in what
may be called the third group of big
batters. Anson is in the first. as he
batted over 300 for twenty years, and
he is the only man in major leagues
who did it. Dan Brouthers is in the
second class all by himself, with fifteen
years of over 800 to his credit Then
comes the third class. Of those who have
batted it for thirteen years; and in this
class are Burkett. James ORourke,
James Ryan, Jake Beckley, Willie Keeler
and Honus Wagner. That does not take
into account any minor league years
19O9-The Atlantic Association organ
lied at Boston with Fred Lake as man.
ager.
National commission reinstated Hal
Chase, who had been suspended for jump
ing the New York American Club in
midseason Of 1905. and going to play
with the outlaw California State League
THE PADDOCK.
IN MEMoRIAM
1ss-Col. W. H. johnson. noted turf
man. died in Tennessee, aged sixty.
1sa2-Gen. James F. Robinson. noted
turfman, died at Lexington Ky, aged
sixty.
1Sss-John Coloin. noted turfman. died
in Springfield. Ohio. aged seventy.
1soo-Dan Cupid, 1904. by Barney
Wilkes. dam by Strathmore. was bought
by ]. B. Haggin for Elmendorf Farm, in
Kentucky. One Of Dan Cupid's colts
had already shown 2:L5 at three years
old
19O6-Bon Mot, at Is to I, and owned
by Mrs Caesar Young and her late hus-
bands former racing partner, ]. ID.
Mills. lead in the last race at City
Park, New Orleans. Mrs Young came
near making a roll, as the horse was
disqualified later. In the poolrooms
throughout the country, when the win
ring by Bon Mot was confirmed by the
operator, payment was accordingly made
on Bon Mot first, and it was not until
some time later that it was discovered
that the rooms had been paying on the
wrong horse. A great deal Of money
was lost by the poolrooms. especially in
New York, through this mistake.
THE RINGs1DE.
1ss7-Jack Dempsey beat Denny ki1lian at
Philadelphia in four rounds.
19ol-Jimmie Dunn beat Harry johnson in
twenty rounds at Youngstown, Ohio. |
Five hundred sports Of Chicago out |
witted Gov. Yates by pulling of
fight between Eddie Croake and
Young Peter Jackson despite the |
best efforts of sheriffs to stop it. |
Chased out Of Illinois, they tried to
cross into Wisconsin, but Gov. |
La Follette's forces were on hand. |
So a special train took the party to
Gilberts, Kane county. where a ring |
was hastily put up and the fight |
took place undisturbed. Croake was |
knocked out in the twelfth round.
190HBattIing Nelson won from Jack |
O'Neil In six rounds at Milwaukee
George Memsic beat Cyclone" Thomp- |
son in six rounds in Chicago.
1So6John L. Sullivan, with his theat- |
rical boxing show, was forbidden |
by the police Of Cleveland. Ohio, !
to give his three-round sparring |
exhibition with his partner at the
Empire Theater. Sullivan, instead. |
gave a twenty-minute monologue,
and, dressed for the ring, showed |
the audience how the chief blows
in boxing are delivered, guarded, /
and countered.
Rudolph Unholz drew with Ted
Ware in six round in London.
England.
Ryan knocked out Dave
Barry in FIVE rounds at Hot
Springs.
19oeEBert Keyes beat Johnny Summers
in ten rounds at New Haven. Conn.
Hurley, Of Passaic, N.
J., beat Charley" Grifnth in ten
rounds In New York. This was q
whiriwind battle from start to nm
ish. Hurley doored Grimm for the
count four times In the third and
fourth rounds. Il was = mystery
to all how GfiAlth. managed to
stay for the ten rounds consid. 1
ering the punishment he got
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