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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
BAN ON BASE BALL GAMBLERS.
Telegraph Companies Bar Messages
of Western Commission Company.

CINCINNATI, March 4.-Practcally all
the evidence is now in the hands of
Chairman August Hermann of the ma
tional base ball commission which will be
used to rout the handbook men who con-
template making books on the base ball
games under the name of the Western
Commission Company this season. 1t is
understood tina: he will confer with the
district attorneys of southern Ohio and
northern Kentucky, and that If necessary
he will move against these men in the
courts.
Western Commission Company has Sc
cured a lease on a building on West 9Th
street, Newport. KY, and also that it
has prominent lawyer to represent it,
The ammunition which Chairman Herr
mann will fire consists of the promise
of both telegraph companies to deliver no
kilograms to the members of this COM
pany. and also the promise of the express
companies TO deliver no packages to
them. Then. if they use the mails, the
United States will move against them
in the federal courts.
Hermann says that base ball and gam
bling never could travel on the same
course. and that if gambling were al
lowed to be done on the game il would
fall from grace in six months.
The public probably will be thorough
ly informed where the national commits
money invested i'm legitimate base ball
stand in. the betting proposition, espe-
cially on such a scheme as a future
book said Mr.. Hermann. 1T will be
made plain to all that gambling and
base ball are Incompatible: that no real
friend of wholesome. clean sport will
sanction gambling on this sport, and that
any one placing his money is doing so
without any protection from any one
connected with organized base hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
l6ERTINENI @lN1ENT
NsHappeniq$$si

fact that there are no outlaw organiza-
tons now to which disgruntled players
can tie themselves.
Now and then difference of opinion as
to the salary a player wants and the
club thinks it ought. 10 pay springs up.
but this is nearly always adjusted with
out the slightest friction.
There is almost as much ground for
argument as to the man entitled to hold
the lightweight title as there is TO
the holder OF the middleweight champion
ship. Notwithstanding the fact that VOL
CAST is in possession OF the former.
But public opinion is. doubtful as to
Wolgast. II is questionable If the fol-
lowers of the ring sport consider him
the best man in his class. For the pres
ent he may be entitled to the benefit OF
the doubt, but not until he has proven
his superiority over Mcfarland. Moran
and perhaps two or three others VIII he
be in favor with the public again. His vic
tory over Battling Nelson was undoubted-
ly a lucky one. He caught the Dane when
he was going back fast, and the chances
are that any sort of a husky youngster
could have beaten him. Now he must
meet the others i'm his class. who have a
right to question Wolgast's claim to be
title
1t will be some time before the middle
weight question is settled. When Stanley
ketchel passed away Papke claimed the
Australian Dave Smith beat Papke and
naturally claimed the championship but
there are others to be reckoned with.
Hugo Kelly is one of these, and there are
Klaus of Pittsburg and one or two others
who must be shown that they have no
right 10 be clasSed with the title holder.
Whether or not the showing of the
players in their training work will give
a correct line on any improvement that
is To be expected in the team is de-
cidedly doubtful. The training season
frequently develops apparent stars. WHO
glimmer for but short time. Only the
real championship games furnish d line
on the players. When the game is played
for, keeps it tells what player is made
of. So 1t will be well to wait and have
a look at some of those training trip
stars after the regular season opens.
Every year there are apparently sensa-
tional players being shown in the south
ern trips, and then when the regular sea-
son opens they drop out of sight unno-
ticed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
ms Must Look to Atlanta for Developments for the Next Mon

In one of the early rounds. which weak
ened his attack and no doubt was Sc
rious handicap. Brown. too, was suffer-
ing from a throat affection which made
IL hard for him to breathe. and possibly
accounted for the fact that he seemed TO
slow up I'm his offensive tactics after the
halfway mark had been reached.
Brown came within an ace OF winning
decsYely In the first round. He caught
Wolgast on the jaw with "A terrific left
hand swing and made him reel into a
clinch. Again I'm the second round VOL
CAST felt the force of X. O.'s wallop AMI
staggered. Quick To realize that Brown
vas extremely dangerous. the champion
covered up and defended himself until
he had recovered from this smash. Mean
while Brown never let up In his attack,
and wolgast was forced to block and
clinch I'm the third round.
From the New York American
They call him Knockout Brown. His
correct ring title is Trimmer OF Cham
pions." for this light haired. squint-eyed
youn9ster from the East Side made Al
Wolgast the lightweight champion OF the
world. ngure as preliminary hghter last
night I'm the ten-round battle at the
National Sporting Club. There never was
second i'm which the Brown admirers
felt worried.
From the New York Telegraph.
Knockout Brown outponted Adj Woleast
In their ten-round battle at the Nationa.
Sporting Club OF America last night.
in the second round Brown had Wolgast
wobDing and shaking from a hard. left
hand punch that landed flush on the jaw
Wolgast began to sink to the floor. but
his indomitable will power enabled him 10
pull himself together and battle through
the remaining rounds.
Wolgast's eye for distance was bad
very bad, at times. and he wasted many
punches During the first few rounds
Brown did especially effective work. pun
fishing Wogast severely about the body.
From the New York Herald.
"Ad" Wolgast and KNOCK Out Brown
fought a ten-round draw last night at the
National Sporting Club. The early part
Of the fight was all in favor of the local
boy. but Woigast's body punishment
slowed Brown q rot. and the Michigan lad
was putting IL all over his tow-headed OPP
ponent in the final sessions. Neither
fighter showed much class. but Wolgast
gave evidence that he could outiast the
New York hoy in long contest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
MAILER AND BIG SQUAD WILL
LEAVE FOR ATLANTA TODAY
Players Appear to Need Little Training to
Get Them in Condition Charley
Street Anxious to Get to Work.

! At 4:13 O'Clock this afternoon Manager
McAleer and a squad of about twelve
players will leave over the Southern rail-
road for Atlanta. where for the next four
weeks the entire team will be in train
| ing
| Gessler. Street and Elberfeld are the
only veterans in the party, most of the
players being youngsters coming for their
! first trial or those who were with the
team last fall
The party will arrive before noon Sun
day, and it is expected that Lelivelt.
Gray Swain and Bussey will be met
there, having left for the training grounds
from their respective homes. The Hot
Springs party is slated to leave that re-
j sort Monday and report at Atlanta Tues
day.
There is not peyer in the party leaV-
ing here who is not in good physical con-
dition. All they aed is work to strengthen
their muscles and throwing arms to MAKE
them fit for the work that is cut out for
them.
There will be many candidates for out
field positions in the camp, and these and
the pitchers, of whom there are ten, VIII
get NEST of McAleer's attention.
Charley Street, who got In curing the
morning. looks 10 be ready to play at
moments notice. The trip to Hot Sprln IS
last winter did Street a world OF good
and he is anxious to start in. lie says
he is willing to catch as many games
as Manager McAleer may assign hun TO-
Andy Keefe. the Cleveland recruit Sc
lected by Bill Bradley, makes favor
able impression. He looks fast and mod
estly admits that he expects to show
Manager McAleer enough to warrant his
retention on the team, even after the
training period is over.
According to Catcher Beckendorf, who
was with the Nationals last fall and is
now with the Detroit team, Jim McAleer
cannot tolerate old gloves. This is what
he says of the Nationals manager:
Jimmy McAleer is touchY about
gloves. Archer. would either have to get
a good glove or stop playing on McAleer's
club. II Mac caught him with one Of
his mitts lie would take 1t away from
Archer and start fire, with the glove as
fuel. Everybody on the Washington club
must use a good glove-uniforms might
be dirty. but gloves must be in the best
shape with McAleer."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
MCFARLAND MAY GO TO LONDON
Purse of $500 Offered for Fight
With Matt Wells.

DETROIT, March Peggy Bettison.
secretary of the National Sporting Club.
London, has offered by cable purse of
$500 for a twenty-round fight between
Packey Mcfarland and Matt Wells. the
English boxer who dethronad Freddie
Welsh the loser To take $500. Five
hundred dollars will be allowed McFar-
land for travelling expenses, and the win
ner will be proclaimed the lightweight
champion of England
Il shall not decide to accept this offer, =
said Mcfarland last night. until | hear
whether ! can get on match with VOL
CAST for the championship. Such a fight
is uppermost in my mind just now. In
the event of being. unable to fight VOL
CAST | shall meet Wells in London
The English promoters want the fight
staged May %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
new YORK PAPERS ON
WOLGAST-BROWN BOUT
Majority Decide That Gotham
Lad 0utpointed the
Champion.

From the New York World.
Before a remarkable assemblaSe. 20
per cent OF whom were men noted in
American life and who had paid more
than $4,000 10 see the contest. X. ..
Brown nearly made himself the light
weight champion of the world in the
ring at the National Sporting Club
last night. Wolgast, the champion.
held the title by the sheer simplicity of
-clinging to X. o. Brown
Once the championship was within
one punch Of Knockout Browns reach.
That was in the second round. Little
yellow haired Brown up on his toes, de-
livered a short. SCATTERING left hook
to Wolgasts jaw The champions
knees were sent knocking and his
head bobbed crafty The crowd
screamed for X. o. Brown to send him
to the floor. but Wolgast chung to the
left hand that had dazed him and
butted and wriggled his way out of
his predicament.
From the New York Tribune
Knockout" Brown slightly outpoint-
ed AID Wolgast. the lightweight cham
pion of the world. in a slashing ten
round bout at the National Sporting
Club Of America last night.
Brown had all the best of the early
rounds, but sWolgast seemed to i'm
prove toward the end, more particu-
larly as the former tired from his
early efforts and found more difficulty
in landing. The champion was Kissed
repeatedly for his rough work, nar-
ticularly in the .clinches. and the crowd
plainly favored Brown as the bout
ended.
Brown forced the fighting from the
start, and on the whole gave more
punish mAnt than lie received In the
.clinclles Wolgast showed superior ring
manship lwith his infghting..
Neither man was in distress at any
time during the bout. and no blood was
drawn. In the last round Brown was
backing toward the ropes as Wolgast
rushed him. They clinched and rolled
through the ropes together. and Brown
would have fallen from the, ring had
not a cluster OF hands showed him
back. -4le
From the New York Sun. r~s
Because he forced the issue practically
all the way and landed the greater num-
Der of clean punches Knockout Brown
defeated AID Wolgast, worlds lightweight
champion, in a fast ten-round bout at, the
National Sporting Club here, last night
But Wolgast showed SO much stamina
and was fighting 80 powerfully in the last
part of the battle that the big crowd
present realized that In a finish fight he
might have turned the tide.
At>that, Wolgast injured his right hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
BY J. ED GRILLO.

About the only thing that the second
meeting of Wolgast and Brown proved
is that Wolgast is not a high-class light
weight, Notwithstanding the fact that he
holds the title.
Concedirfy that he was beaten by only
a small margin, the fact that One-Round
Hogan, rather green hand at the game.
gave Brown a trouncing few days
ago, does not make Wolgast look very
good. 1t may be that he would show 10
better advantage in q finish contest. but
that still has to be proven. When
Wolgast tackles Mcfarland and Moran
re will be up against tougher game than
Erown furnished, and it would not be
n all surprising to find the title changing
hanos when he hooks up with either of
these fighters.
1t is, of course, pretty safe to say
that Wolgast is not getting any the best
of the newspaper decisions in New York.
Brown is native son, and if there is the
slightest excuse to give him a margin it
will be done. 1t was SO few days ago
when he and OneRound Hogan hooked
up. A description of that fight would
have led enc to believe that Hogan made
chOpping block of Brown, and yet a
majority of the New York papers con-
tended that Brown had the better of the
bout
The fact of the matter is that neither
Wolgast nor Brown has much class TO
them. Just why Brown is called Knock
Out Brown is hard to understand. He
seems to land enough blows to put an
opponent away, yet, aside from having
sent a few nOviceS to dreamland. he does
not appear To inflict much damage.
1t speaks pretty well for the policy
of the local ball club toward it's players
that there is not hodout among them
There are three or four who have not
signed, but every one of them has
either reported or Signified his in
tehtion of so doing, which means that
matters between these players and the
club will be arranged before long.
The days of holdouts are pretty near
over. 1t is a fact that ball players are
being well treated these days by their
clubs. None of them is underpaid, and
what is still more TO the point is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
INITIAL SACK ONLY
WEAK POINT AT G. j.
All Other Positions on Nine
Seem Well Cared For-May
Shift Feenan.

The three days of outdoor practice for
the base ball team at Georgetown, which
eliminated yesterday with sort of
scrub scrimmage. has brought out pretty
clearly that every position on the team
Is assured of being filled with good
man excepting first base. This point on
the diamond has no one at all trying out
for 1t regularly, some of the catchers
covering the bag during workouts
Last year Feenan played first for a
while, but proved so valuable later be-
hind the bat that he was given the catch
er's mitt and OConnor was sent to the
initial corner. O'Connor this year is at
Notre Dame SO that he is no longer avail
able. Feenan is showing such excellent
form at the backstop post that Capt. Sit
terding hates to shift him back again to
the bases, even though there are many
other good men trying for the catcher
position.
Attempts are being made to accustom
Dunn and Hegarty, both candidates for
catcher, to working on the corner, and
one of these may ultimately be devel-
oped for the place. Whether or not such
a shift will be successful remains to be
seen. In case 1t is not. Feenan will have
to be sent to the initial bag, leaving the
backstop position open entirely to new
men.
The practice yesterday was full of
spice, all Of the thirty men out going
through their stunts with vim that au
gurs well for the interest being retained
Hardin of last years nine were both in
suits. Other veterans will report Sunday,
on which day il is also expected that
Davis, who is at present on the relay
team, will show up.
The props also started practice yester-
day afternoon. Only few showed up,
though many being kept from reporting
on account OF being members of the track
team which completes this evening. Capt
Loehl will round these up tomorrow
morning, when 1t is thought that it will
be possible to get down to real work in
earnest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04

Base ba,i is making rapid strides il
every direction. Not so many years age
a base ball scout was a rarity now every
well regulated major league club has
one or more men to look over the prom
ising base ball material of the country.
In the last two or three years most OF
the clubs have been going step farther
than the scout idea, by having veteran
player or players instruct the young re-
cruits. The mOst-sought-after men al
present are former big league catchers
of ability Much attention is being paid
to the development of the recruit pitch
ers, and oldtme catchers seem TO aid
great deal in helping the youngsters
pick up the finer points of the twirling
game.
Joe Sudgen will work with the young
Detroit twirlers. Tom DAILY and Bobby
Alexandria with the Maps. Fred Lake
former Boston catcher. will assist Bobby
Wallace with the st. Louis Browns.
Mike Kahoe will be of much service to
Jimmy McAleer. Duke Farrell will give
his advice to Hal Chase's youngsters,
and SO on down the line. Major league
club owners are leaving no stone unturn-
ed tic make pennant winner possible.
Hank O'Day's suggestion that the dou-
Bile umpire system be abandoned and one
man be again placed in charge of the
games. is not being received with favor
in any city in the two major league cir
cults. The fans like the double system
the players realize the possibility of mis-
takes is greatly minimized. and there is
more satisfaction from every angle.
While one good umpire is better than
two poor ones, still there is no reason
to believe that the major leagues cannO,
get eight strictly high-class men. Two
good umpirec are surely better than one
good man, and good umpires must be had
return to the one-man umpire system
would be a step backward. Any far
knows an umpire cannot give play al
second or third base from a position back
fof the catcher with accuracy, yet time
and again with one man working such
decisions come up. An umpire cannot de-
eide a fast hit ball down the foul line
very we'll from behind the pitcher. yet
with one man working he must often rule
on such a hit. 1t is hard to understand
why so good an umpire as O'Day would
favor the single system. unless Hank s
salary has been hard hit by the use OF
eight men instead of four.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Capablanca Wins in Eighth Round at
San Sebastian.

SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain, March T.
The chess masters engaged in the inter
national tournament at the Grand Casino
IN this city met yesterday afternoon in
The eighth round Burn, Jsnowski and
CapaolanCa won their respective games
against Bernstein, Teichmann and Mem
zowitsch. while Tarrasch and Vidmar and
Schlechter and Maroczy had drawn their
Games. The contests between Leonhardt
and Rubinstein and Duras and Spielmann
remained unfinished. Rubinstein and
Spieimann had the better positions. The
Iernrd To date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04

Whether the Departmental League is
In existence this year or not, there VIII
be several teams which were represented
in that organization last season which
will have clubs in other circuits this
summer. The Commissioners were the
first to give it out as their intention to
place team in the Capital City League
If there is no departmental organization
However. everything possible is being
done to hold the league together and get
its affairs in such shape as to warrant
another season being started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
NEW TENNIS TEAM.
South Africa After the Davis
i - :: Cup. 81


SYDNEY, n. s. w, March, 4.-The
South African Lawn Tennis Association
has challenged for the Dwight +. Davis
international cup.
Challenges had previously been received
from the Lawn. Tennis Association OF
Great Britain and the United States Ma
ton Lawn Tennis Association.
This is the first time q challenge has
been received from South Africa, and
much interest is being taken in the new
quest for the coveted trophy.
The appearance i'm the field of a third
team may force. a change in the plans
for playing the preliminary matches.
which nov may be held in Australia in
stead OF here or in England.
Simon sLecron, aged ninety years. one
of the leading residents of Waynesboro,
Md, is dead of pneumonia.
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dence that in longer fight he might
have a decided advantage.
Neither of the contestants was in con-
dition last night to show real champion
ship form. Wolgast's arm was serious
handicap, while Browns recent attack of
grip still showed. He had hard work
breathing: his throat bothered him much
Of the time. and ne weakened perceptibly
after the fifth round.
There was little of scientific boxing in
the ten-round bout. Both men failed in
ring science, and old fans declared them
sluggers, trusting to luck rather than
careful strategy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04

Western and Eastern High are to meet
this afternoon to decide the basket ball
supremacy between the two schools. The
first game ended in a fight and was not
finished. while the second contest re-
suited in Eastern's favor. The game to-
day should be closely played with the
odds about even
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04

team in
meet March,
Of the candidates
mains o
n
o i
meet
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Rust. who is touted to do the most OF
the catching for the Cathedral School
this year. is also from Western. 1t will
look funny if Cathedral wallops Western
with a former Western battery doing the
bulk of the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04

Today and tomorrow will be devoted
exclusively 10 the disposition of games
left unfinished from previous rounds.
while the ninth round is scheduled for
AlH0day afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
)RTHEAsTERN DUCkPIN LEAGrE
COMMERCIAL DUCKPIN LEAGUE.


SAENGERBUND LEAGUE
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07

/ s4s& RIPLEY .5s t
Clerk-David t3aloury. Jr., 1t le
Falls. R. z.
Treasurer IN. Barbeau, Little Fails,
r. Z. $s .@. . 3.. f. I
u RAIL PRAIRIE -
Clerk-L. p Snow. Ausland. e
Treasurer-John K. Ausland, Aus
land. :%#. =" -. b.
ROSING
Clerk-Gust t'ranzsn, Pillager.
Treasurer-Cnas. Swanson, Piliager.
SWAN RIVER
Clerk--Anton koziol Little Falls,
K. 5.
Treasurer-Geo. Polasik, Little Falls.
r. 3.
SWANVILLE
Clerk-John F. Pearson, Swanviile.
Treasurer-Wm. F.. Beseman, Swan
scandal VALLEY
Clerk Eugene Davis, Lincoln.
Treasurer-Hans Naslund, Lincoln.
TWO RIVERS.
Clerk-A. G. Barton. Royalton, R. 5.
Treasurer-A. G. Masog, Royaltor
K. 4.
VILLAGE OF RANDALL
Rrecorder-N. o. Olson, Randall.
Treasurer-C. =. Chapman, Randall
VILLAGE OF SWANVILLE.
Recorder. j. McKea, Swanville.
T1easurer-Aug. J. Meyer Swanville
VILLAGE OF BOWLUS'
Recorder-Jos. Swalinkavich, Bow.
lus.
Treasurer-J. A. Ruzicka, Bowlus.
VILLAGE OF ROYALTON.
Recorder. V. Barstow.
(reasurer-H. j. Schwartz
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07

Miss Mary Cotter Of AUSTIN arrived
Sunday to take up her duties as prin-
clpal Of the local high school.
Mrs G. A. Burr left Monday for
Guyana. at which place Mr.. Burr is
conducting moving picture show
mouse. They will make their home at
that place. = Z, =
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07

IRON ORE HAS HIGH TEST. =
Victor Beckman of Freedmen was in
the city Saturday with samples of iron
ore which had been sent to Ishpeming,
Mich, to be- tested and which showed
81 IL and 81 1-2 per cent iron. These
samples he secured from his farm in
Belle Prairie town just few feet from
the surface.