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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Whether the career Of the Oklahoma
giant, Carl Morris, is ever going to lead
him nearer the championship title than
he is today will be determined tonight.
when the victim of Jim Flynn is to make
his second appearance in the east
when he tackles Jack Geyer. Denver
slugger If Morris makes an improved
showing against Geyer the chances are
that he will get other opportunities to
show his prowess. but should he fail 1t
will virtually end his pugilistic career.
Morris has been in charge Of Trainer
Billy Newman for the past two months.
Newman picked Morris UP after that
fight with Flynn. He admired the game
ness Of the husky westerner. and be-
/ ewes hat if he had been properly nan
died he would have beaten mn. New
man has been teaching Morris the finer
DO nts the anne. and he predicts tnat
the time will come when he will beat all
the big fellows. Just how MUG Morris
has improved will hardly be shown to-
night. for his opponent is a mere novice.
and should not prove very troublesome
Tor Morris. But the plan Is to allow Nor
ris to fight a lot Of ordinary men for a
time until he learns the art of self-de-
Tense.
notwithstanding the fact that favorable
legislation in New York gave the fighting
game q temporary boost. there is no
denying that on the whole the sport is In
q bad way. There has been a slump ever
since that Jeffries-JohnsOn tiasco at Reno.
and there is not apt to be a revival until
johnson meets some iirst-ciass heavy
weight
Those fighters who hold championship
titles have become much too mercenarF
for the good OF the game. They want
fortune to fight, and the promoters can
not see their way clear TO accede 10 their
demands. Nor does there seem to be a
chance for johnson to get a match that
will satisfy the public demand In the near
future At present there appears 10 De
but one man for Johnson to hght VINO
would draw crowd. and that is Lang
ford and they are no nearer a match
now than they were year ago.
That outlaw league in California which
is reported to be dckering with several
Chicago players IS not apt to prove much
of a menace to the major leagues. About
the only class of players whose members
would tie themselves UP with ieaguc
outside of the base hall fold is that hang
ing on to jobs by the skin Of Its teeth
Such players. il they can get a two or
three year contract at a big figure, would
not hesitate to jump. for the reason
that they know they won't last much
longer and might as well take q chance
to get what money they can.
But for the young player present condi.
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LENDID TRIBUTE TO THE
ATHLETICSFROM UMPIRE EVANS
Star Arbitrator Says That Strategy Landed
the Worlds Championship for
the Quakers.

and. usually. had handicap on the bat
ter. When the Athletic catchers OWNED
the Giants really intended to steal the
pitch-out sign was flashed. Invariably
the attempt to pilfer proved fatal to the
cohorts of McGraw.
During couple of the games at the
Polo Grounds l sat next To Hal Chase,
who had turned scribe for the series.
Chase. unquestionably. knows as much
base ball as any man in the business.
Just as matter of curiosity we tried to
dope out in advance what the two man.
ayers would use when one of the players
got on base. We were much more sue
cesSful at guessing McGraw'S style than
Mack's. Connie crossed our dope often.
On couple of occasions, with the score
tie, man on second and no one out,
we predicted the old sacrifice game, with
hope that the run would be score on
a long fly, an error or hit. The Ath-
letics resorted to the hit and run each
time. Once II resulted disastrously. Barry
being doubled at second when Lapp lined
fiercely to Doyle. The Athletics play
bumped into said Chase. why. Mack's
outfield plays much inside stuff as
the average infield. Just watch them and
see how they are continually shifting on
every man. Often it is a sign for the
twrer. who has suddenly decided to
pitch differently to the man at bat. You
have to keep thinking if you want to
beat Mack's club
The Work or Mack trio or pltcherS-
Bender. Coombs and Plank-proved their
worth They pitched with their brains
as well as their arms Pitchers who can
make the Giants look as cheap as they
did must know how to pitch. II is some
feat to strike out eleven men in worlds
championship game. That is what Ben
der did in the opening battle. 1t is quite
a trick to Whit Josh Devore. lead-off
man, four times in one game. Eddie
Plank was SO unkind to Dev0re in the
second contest. Few pitchers are able.
in so important. series to work through
eleven innings and allow only three hits,
one of them a scratch. Jack Coombs
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gave that remarkable performance in
the third game. at the Polo grounds. IL
Is also some pitching To keep the clean
up man on team hitless in six success
sfve games Red" Murray. fourth in the
batting order for the Giants, made only
one healthy swat in the entire series.
Eddie Collins killed that chance, and his
only one, to break into the base hit coll
umn. by remarkable stop. Fred Mer-
kle. who has broken up many game
with a long swat. was unable 20 come
across with any of his fence breaking
drives. Such pitching cannot be ascri.ed
10 luck. Mack's trio must have ino
the weaknesses or most OF their OPP
ponents and taken advantage o. tnen
in every possible way.
Throughout the series the master hand
of Connie Mack could be seen in every
move. Sitting on the bench in suit OF
somber black. unseen by the thousands
who attended the game, Mack directed
his successful campaign. Only once IN
his life has he allowed sentiment 10
sway his judgment. 1t cost him victory.
Connie admits il himself. 1t happened
when he allowed Coombs to continue In
the box after his injury. The Giants had
been SO helpless before Coombs when he
was right, that il seemed he could beat
them with prayer. Such must have
been Mack's opinion. A shift TO Plank
with Deyore up, might have saved the
day. Devore. who had been helpless
before Plank, singled and drove In the
tying run.
Manager Mack saved his best bit OF
strategy for the finish. With the series
standing 3 to = in his favor, he sent Ben
der ito the mound TO save the day. Ben
der had had only one days rest. and had
not been even considered a possibility
by the experts. Plank was regarded az
the logical choice. Manager McGTaw
was of such a belief. and in the prelim-
mary batting practice he used his left
handlers. Marquard and Wiltse- Both
practically pitched themselves out before
the game. Mack kept up the delusion by
warming up Plank. Bender. in the mean
time. had been warming UP under tho
bleachers. About five minutes before
starting time he warmed up beside Plank.
When Bender was announced McGraw
was up against il. He had sacrinced his
two southpaws in batting practice. He
must save Mathewson for the seventh
game at the Polo grounds. IL one WAS
necessary. 1T was up to Ames. When
Crandali was used as pinch hitter only
Wiltse and Vanguard We're left, and they
were slaughtered, having wasted their
stuff in preliminary practice.
The Athletics will some day slip. as did
the Cubs, the Pirates and the Tigers, but.
believe me, at present they are some ball
club. It's no disgrace to be trimmed by
the worlds champs. Connie Mack liz
wonderful manager, and he has a great
machine to direct. The wisest of man.
ayers could not succeed with solid ivory.
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NEW OUTLAW LEAGUE
IS COAX|NG PLAYERS
California Rebels Would Lure Three
Fingered Mordecai Brown
From Fold.
MAY STAR WITH BIG
OVERALL OF CUBS
Coast Managers Fear Moreing and
His Newly Acquired Bank Roll.
Want Support in East.
Special pisratcA TO The Star.

Special DisratcA TO The Star.
CHICAGO, November 13.-Base bal
buccaneering in the far west with the
Pacific Coast League, backed by the ma
tional commission. in a hand-to-hand en-
counter with the outlaws. will be the
order In the 1912 season unless fall signs
fail Orvie Overall and Mordecai Brown
OF the Chicago Cubs and other star play
srs of the big leagues may form the
backbone of these nests of pirates.
That overtures to Overall from More
Ing. father of the Pacific Coast Outlaw
League OF three seasons ago. have been
made, and that the former Cub pitcher
Is wavering, indicates that the new move
ment is no idle dream. That Brown also
will be approached on his arrival on the
coast today is practically certain. Brown
ganized base ball and enter business on
the coast. His threats were repeated only
this week, when he departed for Visalia
for a visit with Overall.
Moreing has offered Overall a salary of
5000 per season for Saturday and Sun
day games only. This is considered a
princely offer. considering Overall will
be able to stay at his mining camp all
week and take part in the games at
the weeks end. This offer. In all proba-
three-fingered star may accept. He would
make almost as much for two appear
ances per week with Moreing as he would
pull down for an entire season with the
cubs. Moreing is arguing.
The Chicago Cubs are not the only team
that may be hard hit by base ball out
lawry next season. George Moriarty of
the Detroit Tigers also may cast his lot
with Moreing, as may several star play
ers from eastern clubs.
This man Moreing is not to be de-
spised." said Al Blum. newly elected
president of the Pacific Coast League.
today. He has the backing of a fortune
estimated at 10000. The player. now
mat he is able to go through wl,h his
offers Of cash. and money counts with
the ball players.
We have an agreement with the ma
tional commission that will enable us to
crab any Of these outlaws We can secure
and we propose to do
The national commission and all the
teams in the major leagues should help
~ in case Moreing launches this league,
~ / think he will. 1t is for the interest
of organized base ball that these outlaws
10 suppressed.
When the outlaw league started three
Years ago we had TO fight our battles
alone We expect to be compelled to dc
40 this time. but are hoping for the right
Kind Of assistance from the powers that
10 in organizeC base ball. Ii the outlaws
ct Overall Brown and others they would
-. plenty of advertising on the coast and
!, would be big blow to organized base
all"
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DUGAN TO RIDE FOR
BARON ROTHSCH|LD
Contract Calls for $4,000 for
assessor With the Wealthy
German Turfman.

CINCINNATI November l3.-Jockey
Eddie Dugan. one of the foremost jock
eys in the country, left late Saturday
night for New York. where he will COM
plete arrangements to ride for Baron
Rothschild in Germany next year
Dugans contract calls for a retaining fee
of 5000 and expenses, and the baron has
the option to renew 1t at $4,000.
Dugan is at present under contract 10
August Belmont. but the latter has given
Baron Rothschild permission to negotiate
with his rider He was a favorite al
the meeting just closed at Latonia. He
said he would ask permission to remain
in this country this winter, and If it IS
granted will ride for X. f. Carman.
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TIGER CONFIDENCE SHAKEN.
Princeton Regards Dartmouth Game
as Practical Defeat.

PRINCETON. n. j., November l3.-To-
days issue Of the Daily Princetonian. the
official undergraduate publication. refers
to Saturdays Dartmouth game
as Dartmouth victory, in spite OF the
fact that Princeton vas given the decis-
ion by score OF 2 to o. Dartmouth
craftsmanship in accepting the ruling
of the officials in regard to the freak
field goal that gave the game to Prince
ton is awarded enthusiastic praise.
Princeten's confidence has been rudely
shaken by the Tigers poor showing. and
coupled with Yale $ one-sided victory over
Brown the outlook here today is gloomy.
The hoped for power of attack was not
manifested Saturday and with at best
only three days left for actual scrim-
msging the undergraduates are not all
sure that . scoring machine can be
developed. q
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Keen Analysis of Major
League Races Which Was
Made in August.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 13.-Latest inn
pressions go long way for the i'm
mediate moment In base bali. Extraya-
CANT statements are prone to be made
In regard to the strength of this. that
or the other club, and very frequently
are made by some whose range of OBJ
servation is confined to a limited period
Suppose one statement is taken, for an
example. An admiring enthusiast in the
base ball world made the very broad as
sertion that the Athletics of 1911 We're
the best base ball team that ever was
organized.
If that is the case. the Giants were a
great deal better than their friends gave
them credit for being. Included in this
friendly praise for the Athletics was the
additional statement that their infleld was
the best that ever played on a major
league team.
If that is the case. what pygmies the
ball players of the old Chicagos, the De-
troits, the ST. Louis Browns, the Bostons.
the Giants of 1889. the Giants of 1904 and
1905. the Baltimores, the Pittsburghs and
the modern Chicagos must have been.
Were one disposed to be cynical, with
a great deal of fact to bear out the state
ment that there was not a nigh class
team in either league in 1911, there would
be many who would be willing to accept
that declara ton as the truth.
In the month of August, 1911. man.
ager of one of the major league clubs
happened to be in conversation with the
base ball reporter of the Evening Tele-
gram.
One Managers Opinion.
He was asked what he thought of the
teams in the National League and the
American League. Without moments
hesitation. he replied: There is not
what may be called a strictly high-class
team among them. if base ball is to be
judged on what 1t has been and what
it can be. Don't misunderstood me. l
do not say that the teams of this year
are not playing good base ball and in
teresting base ball up to their abilities.
In the National League there are five
which are we'll matched,
although st. Louis is away ahead of its
normal speed, and will surely falter.
In the American League two teams
stand out above all of the others. and
the fight is solely between them, with
the Athletics almost certain winners,
for the Detroit team has shot its boit
The pitchers are pumped out, ana Wnlie
the remainder OF the players might
rally If they had good pitching 10 as
sist them, they are not gong 10 se'
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nERTINENT 0N1ENT
WsHappenin&$Sr

tons n organized base ball are too prom
Using to take any chances of ostracising
himself by signing with some outlaw
league. Salaries for good ball players are
enormous. and there is always the chance
for fame and money IL the young player
happens to drop into winning team.
Years ago. when salaries in the major
leagues were comparatively small. IL was
not difficult matter to lure players into
some outlaw organization. for Me price
did not have TO be raised much to bring
this about. But IL is different now. and
any new league which would try to break
into the field would have to spend an
enormous amount of money to get the
players who would prove an attraction.
, Gerry Hermann has found IL necessary
to make the announcement that he will
not answer any more questions or make
any statements anent the clubs appoint
ment OF a manager to succeed GrifY1th at
the head of the Cincinnati Reds. Ever
since Griffith signed with Washington
rumors of various kinds and taking in
numerous players have been current IN
connection with the appointment OF a new
manager. Hermann contends this sort
OF guessing does not help the team and
no more discussion Of the subject until
such time As there is a definite announce
ment to be made.
1t is very evident that the Cincinnati
club is in the air SO far as n manager Is
concerned. The men Hermann would
- -
up some OF his star players and thus
weakening his team and that Is one step
he does not propose to make
Connie Mack continues to pick future
stars off the lots. His latest acquisition
is Roland Chase, a schoolboy first base
man of Orange Mass. Mack has signed
him and will probably take MIN south in
the spring. ell may not even farm him.
but carry him along for a couple of Yeas
10 develop him. Mack signs these
young players at small salaries and can
well afford to carry them until they de-
relop This has been his system for
years and to ii can be attributed the
splendid ball team he now directs in the
American League.
If Barney Dreyfuss succeeds In getting
the city council of Pittsburgh to pass the
ordinance making ticket scaiping Illegal
other cities are sure to follow suit and
there will he no further occasion for ma
tional commission Investigations Of this
evil. The Dreyfuss measure provides
that no ticket can he sold above schedule
price and any one indulginG in such BUSH
ness will be guilty of a felony. The
chances arc that the ordinance Viii be-
come - law in Pittsburgh. where ticlsci
scalping has been prscticcd on all biz
days at the ball park.
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BAKER'S HOME-RUN
Rat SELLS FOR $3.50

NEW YORK, November l1-
The hat with which Home nun
Frank Baker of the Philadelpnia
Americans smashed his wa!
through the worlds series was
sold mt auction for $3.50 here last
night. The sale was the crown
ine feature Of a big benefit ten
dered nv base ball men to Fred
N. Knowles, former secretary OF
the New York Nationals, who re-
tired from his position two sea-
SONS ago owing to poor health.
He will take up his residence In
Denver.
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side setting UP a
new Illumination.
1t was simply a
fireplace, a fire.
and a warm well
come, but-how re-
freshing! We knew
where to sit at
once. Instead Of
wandering to this
corner and then
another in the de-
sire to avoid radia-
tors. it was all so
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any more from the Detroit men this
season..
BY what do you measure the standard
of the clubs in this years organiza-
tions.
Their everyday work. / could take
the Chicago club of 1905. the New York
club of 1905, the Boston club of, 1897.
the Brooklyn club of 1899. the Boston
1895. the New York club of 1889. the
Detroit club of 1897 and the Chicago
club Of 1895 or 1896, and beat any club
which YOU can name in the National
League or the American League for
match series or for the championship
of the league, and ] am as certain or
it as I am that the players of this year
are not up to the standard OF some
seasons of the past
What are your reasons for thinking
so?'
Weakness in the Box.
II have one principal reason which
stands forth most prominent OF all. Inc
pitching is not so good. individually
there are great pitchers in the leagues
of this year. Collectively, it is doubtful
if worse lot ever faced batters, except
in the seasons of 1890 and 1891. when
the pitching was about as bad as 1t could
be in all of the major leagues Look
up the records of the games, not only
in the early part of the year. but right
now in midseason. and you will find
day after day that the pitchers are not
able to live through nine innings. That
is bad work. Part of Ii is due to lack
of control and a great deal of it is due
to ordinary catching and to the fact
that the pitchers are cropping around In
the dark, repending too much upon a
spit ball TO assist them. and too little
upon the brains which they are supposed
to have.
How many skilful pitchers are there?"
''I'll cite YOU a few. Wen begin here
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Decatur, H.. which failed to get a
franchise in the Three-I League, talks
of organizing stock company to buy the
Springfield franchise. Owner kinsella
Is said TO want to get out of base ball
and TO be willing to accept the best offer
made for his franchise. whether Spring
field or Decatur parties be the ones.
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ALBUM OF THE PAST.
Queensberry Is Enthusiastic
Over a Blazing Crate Fire.
RADIATORS NOT IN FAVOR
Regrets End of Base Ball Season and
Only Mild Excitement
Over Foot Ball.
BY the MARQUIS of Queensberry.

Copyright. 1911. by the Marquis Of Queensberry.l
saw a coal fire this noon-on cold
day.. 1t was burning brightly. the gas
squirting out Of the soft coal. a little
trickle OF pitch catching the blaze here.
and crack in large lump on the other
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Tr Cobb has five automobiles. Hes
thinking of distributing them I'm different
parts OF this country to carry him about
when ne makes his tour I'm Tho College
Widow"
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be decided some time before Christ

mas.
The Oklahoma mans reputation LOT
Rameness is well known He was WHIP
ned by Flynn because he knew little or
nothing about the lighting game New
man has persevered with him since then
and is confident that his labor has not
been wasted The big fellows will clash
in 1O-foot ring. which means that there
is no room for footwork. and that neith-
er can run away while under lombard
ment.
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Watt Powell, another former Virginia
Lacquer who played with the same team
this year. Is at home at CnarieSton' w.
Va, for the off months.
HERBERT F. MILEY.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-25
The Sundberg Go.
Leading Jewellers
u Broadway, Fargo, N. D.

first time old Krist Krindle ever visit
ed Fargo in that way, the announce
ment of which added much to the nov
city and merriment OF the occasion.
Presents were distributed by Santa
Claus among the children of the Sun
day school and all the little folks went
away happy.
At the First Methodist church last
evening special services were held at
which there were reports from differ
ent classes of the Sunday school in re-
gard to donations for the poor during
the year. A special musical programme
was rendered in au~ftfon to the re-
ports given. The church auditorium
was crowded to overlooking and NOT
even standing room was left.
Frank d. Hall gave a most interest
ing lecture at the First Baptist church
on The Life of Christ. The lecture was
illustrated and Mr.. Hall was assisted
by DIR. s. ]. Hill who operated the
sterioptican machine. A musical pro-
gramme was givens and the children
of the Sunday school were treated to a
most instructive entertainment.
The children of the Sunday school
all brought some gift, in the way OF
foods or other package goods that
could be handled. conveniently and
these were turned over to the Assoc
ciated Charities for distribution where
most needed to bring Joy to the poor Of
Fargo.
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POLICE Will Dine
SIX VAGS TODAY
ITS TOUGH TO HIT A STRANGE
TOWN ON CHRISTMAS CLEAN
3D." SAID RALPH BROWN,
WHO PLEADED FOR HIS
"PAIsP

ON behalf of my comrades. / take
great pleasure in thanking the police
of the gate city and your. honor. and
we fully appreciate your stand, in
taking US poor unfortunates in and
harboring us from the cold on this
beautiful Christmas day of 1911"
Thus spoke Ralph Brown, who was ar
rested with FIVE others last night and
all of them tabled on the police blot
ter with vagrancy.
Its tough, judge, to be out in this
large, large world without cent in
your jeans, and to think back to the
days of long ago, when was a punk
with the rest of the little Riddles, and
we used to exchange the Christmas
glad tidings of the season. Gee, but it
makes me sick to think of those days;
let's forget about them.
''Tll plead guilty to the charge of
vagrancy, and do with me as you see
fit" said Brown.
You're not a bad sort of fellow"
replied the judge. "And to show you
that / know man when he is right,
/ am going to keep you and your COM
panions here and give you all a feast
and then will turn you out, and I
trust that this will be the last time
in your life you viii be forced to eat
behind Jail DOORS" was the token
Judge Miller slipped the half dozen,
half starved knights Of the rattlers.
They were w. Miller, w. Jarvis, G.
Bushey. Fred Dudley, w. Sicily and
Ralph Brown.