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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
PROFESSIONAL IS BETTER
THAN GRADUATE COACHING
Adoption of Former System by Majority of
Schools Seems to Indicate That Lat
ter Is Less Thought OF.

lor not this is true may best be told by
watching the alumni of an institution
which is going through losing season
on the gridiron. The men who have
graduated from school always have
feeling of loyalty to that institution and
can never reconcile themselves to having
their school represented by losing
eleven. no matter what the conditions.
The nature of man is such that he desires
everything with which he has been asso-
ciated to be success, and better than
that with which somebody else was con-
nected, and this being the condition. it is
not likelySthat losing teams will be con-
doned by men who have been connected
with school which is thus represented.
After all it is questionable if the ethi
cal athletic development of a school is
not furthered a lot more by winning than
by losing teams. Any team which is
turned out in a college is the subject of
intensive training, and the training which
Is given the small percentage out for that
team does not give the student body any
practical aid. and not much satisfaction
unless that team is a winner. To win
is the spirit which is more distinctly
American than any other, and to win
gives confidence which can be gained in
no other way, and confidence means sue
cess. not only on the athletic field, but in
the later walks of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Almost every country in the world
where wrestling exists as sport, has
representative in this country after
the worlds title. When Frank Gotch
snatched the crown from Hackenschmidt
several years ago. 1T shifted the mat
center of the world from Europe to
America
Now the ambitious Graeco-Roman and
catch-as-catch-can titans are docking to
this country. England is about the only
nation OF Importance that has not con-
tributed to the colony here.
There are Samsons and Siegfrieds from
Germany, Pedersens from Scandinavia,
Padoubnys from Russia, Zbyszkos from
Galicia, Karlas from India, Romanoffs
from the Steppes and veritable horde
Of unspeakable Mahmouts and Balkan
wonders.
1T they are all here in vain. Cham
pion Gotch is ntrenched with his title,
with buffer between himself and any
ambitious aggressors.
Gotch has contaminated one OF the
cleverest "coups" ever worked in the
history of the mat game. He has out
witted both promoters and wrestlers as
piring to a return match and the big
gate money" that such contest would
net them Gotch has the Bulgarian.
Yussiff Mahmout, under contract, and by
so doing is enabled to stave off all
challengers while touring the world. He
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hoos Of Prominence Generally Favor Professional Coaching System

penses shall have been previously OBJ
tanned from the council.
90 Has not accepted money or none
tary equivalent for playing the game with
and thereby advertising the goods of any
manufacturer. agent or retailer of lawn
tennis requisites.
go Is not disqualified as an amateur in
any other branch of sport, or a person
who, after doing or committing any of
the aforementioned acts, has been re-
instated as an amateur by the council
1t was also decided that
No money. check order for money, or
order for goods in any form shall be Of
fered or given as a prize. and the amount
actually paid for prize shall in no case
be below the advertised value of the
same. Any association. club or commit
tee holding or promising a prize meeting
shall. If required by the council at any
time within twelve calendar months after
the date OF such meeting, furnish the
council with a complete list. setting out
the articles taken as prizes by the COM
DetitOrS thereat and the several sums paid
therefor.
proposition brought forward by the
All-England Club. that in the singles
championship the draw shall be so ar
ranged that the leading players who have
entered shall be drawn by lot in such
way that one-Quarter of them shall ap-
pear in each Of the four quarters OF the
draw. was defeated after a long discus
sion by an overwhelming majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
GOTCH'S MAT TITLE SAFE
FROM HORDE OF INVADERS
Champion Signs to Manage Most Dangerous
of Rivals, Who Will Act as Buffer
Against Foreign Wresters.

is in a position finally to hand over the
title to the great Turk grappler when
he chooses to make such move.
"Mahmout can defeat any OF these
wrestlers clamoring for a match with
me-" said Gotch.
Il have Mahmout under contract and
/ am willing to back him against any
wrestler in the world. l propose finish
ing my tour Of Europe and at the end
Of that trip may retire from the game.
Gotch tried to force Hackenschmidt to
meet Mahmout last winter. The world
champion insisted at that time that the
Turk could defeat the Russian Lion" in
finish match. Mahmout at that time
was under the management of Message
and Krone, and the men handling Hack
enschmidt refused to have anything to
do with this Turkish wrestler. asserting
he had faxed a match with Zbyszko.
The wrestling fans know now that
Gotch was speaking the truth when he
told them Mahmout could beat Hack
enschmidt in a finish match. The Gotch-
Hackenschmidt fiasco. in which the So
called Russian Lion" proved failure
as worthy opponent of the champion,
was an eye-opener to the wrestling pub
lie. 1t showed the fans that Gotch
knows the relative ability of the heavy
weight grapplers and knows who is
worthy to meet him.
When all the wrestlerS, in fear, passed
up Mahmout Gotch took the Turk with
him on d tour of the world. The two
grappfers will finish their trip through
the United States about January l. and
the champion will set sail for the Old
world about January Is If his present
plans are carried out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

,reat attraction for those curious to see
q specimen"
William Thompson drove his points
home to his listeners as he had driven
his fists home in the ring. He soon got
the hang Of his auditors and was really
a clever man in this respect. On on &C
casion. at chapel in the outskirts of
London. he worked himself into real
fury before he preached. as he saw on the
pictorial posters outside that he was de-
scribed as reformed" prizefighter. He
wished his designation to be "a converted
pugilist.''
Thompson was born in 1911 and died in
1850. He was one of triplets and had a
biblical designation to start off with. 1t
was "Abednego," which proved too much
of a mouthful. so "Bendigo" became the
Authorization. The name is immOrtalized
by the gOldfelds around the f1ourishing
town of Sandhurst In Victoria, Australia.
famous English racehOrse was also
named after him.
"Bendigo" started fighting seriously
when he was twenty-one years old, and
that year and the year following won
Nottingham. He was twentythree when
he was matched with Ben Caunt. Of whom
/ have written in a previous article.
Caunt was only twenty-one, but much
bigger than "BendigO." The former could
not touch Thompson, so at last lost his
wool. and. rushing across the ring, hit
'Bendigo' while he was sitting. He was.
of course, disqualified.
Thompson, 1 have heard from many old
timers. was a powerful man, but never
fought much above 1874 pounds. He
whipped men to whom he was giving
more than half hundred pounds. The
old 'uns have told me. too. that "Bendi-
CO. would fire off a lot Of patter at the
ringside and was a wonder at amusing
the yokels at country fairs when he
boxed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
The Worlds Greatest Pugilists;
"Bendigo," Who Became an Evangelist

If Thompson couldn't win one way he
would try another; Resoureefulnsss Was
Langan. who had reach equal that of
Mace. "Bendigo' couldn't get to close
quarters at all. Then he tried bit OF
his strategy by assuming groggfness In
went Langan to finish his man and ran
right into the moose. for "Bendigo" gave
HIM half-arm rights and lefts in surpr1s-
ing style. Thus Bendigo" turned 'the
struggle his way and won IN the ninesy
second round of a fight which lasted
ninety-three minutes.
"Bendigo" met Caunt again when both
We're three or four years older. and
Thompson lost strength through slipping
down on the wet turf without being pit
They had fought over seventy rounds
at that time. These two rivals met
third time some years later before thou
no definite result. This time Caunt went
down without being hit 1t was from
exhaustion.
Some years before this "Bendigo" had
Irishman Burke, who had carried all be-
fore him in America. Burke was beaten
all the way by the English wonder. ana
then to get out of his trouble and TURNER
fighting 'butted his rival Exit for foul:
1t was q temporary exit. too, for
Thompson, who met with an accident tc
his knee, which put him on the shelf for
years. But he patched himself up Wen
enough for his final bout with Caunt.
"Bendigo's'' last appearance was when
he was thirty mine years old-against Tom
Paddock, rival half his age. 1t was the
boys. fight all the way Until .BendiSo
switched on his chatter and annoyed
the youngster. Then came Thompson $
sublime effrontery, indefensible IN ring
tactics. He went down with single
hand and knee on the ground. Paddock
went for him. There was an appeal md
a row. and the fight went to- "Bendigo'
on a foul. :!
Paddock was subsequently champion.
but never met "Bendigo'. again. The lat
ter after winning by his trick retired
from the game.
This was suggested to him by another
sportsman who hit him on the head with
a club when the referee disqualified Pad
dock. "Bendigo" took the tip with his
knockout.
William "Bendigo" Thompson was a
picturesque figure in the pulpit. Fighters
then had not acquired the art Of journal
ism.
Perhaps he would have been writer
in these days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
WILL GET TROPHY.
Race Drivers Will Be Remembered
if They Break Record.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, December IS
If any one will lower the mile record
of 25.4 seconds driven by Bob Burman on
Daytona beach, last spring, he will be
given a trophy. So has stated William S.
kenney, hotel man of Sea Breeze, Fla.
He says to go ahead and break the
record. Sc any car you want to; drive
it yourself or get your friends to drive. it :
but remember-the record must fall be.
tween January and April -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

ing the name of
"Bendigo." or the
r ev. Will l a m
Thompson. on the
the boards as a re
viv al preacher.
The name nearly
always was fol-
lowed by the de-
scription, 1.-The ex-
prize fl g h t G r.
Thompson was a
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and a rickety machine. If Cole had pitched
as we'll in 1911 as he did in 1910 the Cubs
would have drawn better than an even
chance for their fifty flag.
Harry Ables will not be a member of
the Yankee pitching staff I'm 1912. VOL
verton will leave him out on the coast
for further development. The new lead
err Of the Hillmen has high regard
for the ability Of the big Texan south
paw. Ables figured in the deal that
brought Wolverton to New York.
Topsy Hartsel, for many years one Of
the mainstays Of the Athlete outtield.
will be given every announcement to
put a winner in Toledo, an American
Association city. Charlie Somers owns
this property, as well as the Cleveland
franchise of the American League. To-
ledo Will be the farm of the Maps, and
Topsy Will get the choicest pickings from
his old comrade-in-arms, Harry Davis.
Many of the International League mag
mates are OF the opinion that Sam Itch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
MAY REVIVE ROWING.
Professional Aquatic Sports to Be
Regenerated.

NEW YORK, December 1S.-For years
there has been little rowing in open COM
petition by professionals. A reviva. of II
seems certain as a result OF the efforts
of Eddie Durham, a Canadian profess
sional sculler. to arrange a match with
r. Arnst for the championship Of the
world. That match has fallen through,
but developments have arisen from the
negotiations which assure Durham several
races next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Charlie Comiskey declared while In New
York last week that he would not trade
Ed Walsh even for Ty Cobb. And it
Is not q matter of sentiment, declared
the Old Roman. walsh has done more
for the White Sox than any one. He is
1ust as good today as he ever was. ana
he will be a star pitcher for many
wears TO come. It Is true that ] might
"a s.well lock my park Is to get rid OF
this idol but aside from that I consider
this great pitcher the very best base ball
asset OF this time"
II II generally admitted that Jack Mill
Ter Is lin bad" at Pittsburgh and that
Fred Clarke IL open to offers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
HATCH Is VETERAN.
Winner of Yonker's Run Likely to
Compete in 0lympics.

CHICAGO. December 1S.-Sidney Hatch,
the local marathon runner, who won the
Yonkers run Thanksgiving day, is one OF
the veterans Of the game. He has won
Ave or six marathons. and besides holds
a record Of running 100 miles in 10 hours
z minutes AZ seconds. II was his fifth at
tempt to win the Yonkers run. and he
was always in the first ten. Hatch will
represent the United States
In the next Olympic games at Stockholm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Detroit is robbing the cradle. la Mack.
The Tiger club has signed a pitcher
named Maurer, a product of the Detroit
lots, who is only eighteen years of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Detroit, it is said. will go early to Mon
roe, La, next year, perhaps before
March, and remain six weeks, not leaving
until the opening of the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

enheim of Montreal stung c. w Murphy
when he made the boss of the Cubs
cough up S.apnicka, another player to
be selected. and 5000 in cash for First
Baseman Gandil They say this fellow
is a very slow thinker and that he holds
the ball too long after making a play.
This was a fault that drove Claude Ross
man OF the Tigers from the big show
Manager McGraw of the Giants has dis
covered new pitcher. No. he doesn't
come from any minor league. but right
from the ranks of the Giants, and Beals
Baker is his name. The other day the
Giants ran short of a pitcher and Becker
went in against the Cubans. He held
them to foru hits struck out six men
and won his game easily.
The veteran Vic Willis, replying to
report that the Chicago Cubs might trade
him to an Eastern League club. says 1t
would be useless. as he positively has re-
tired, with no intention of coming back.
He says thirteen years in the National
League entities him to that privilege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

President Ban Johnson has denied the
reports that Jack Egan is to be let out
as an umpire, and he says that he may
also retain John Mullin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Umpire Bob Emslie has again shown
that his eyes are Ill right by winning
target shooting match In Canada with
fifteen straight kills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Times harvest of American League
veterans has been a heavy one this win
ter. The list includes Charley Hemp
hill. Norman Elberfeld. Wild Conroy.
Topsy Hartsel, probably Pat Dougherty
and perhaps others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Battling Schultz. the Toledo feather
weight. has been heard from once more.
Sam Jordon. his manager, writes me that
the Battler. who has been on the sick list
for some time. is able to be about once
more, and to take part In real boxing
matches. He Is very anxious to get on
with Jack White of Chicago or Tommy
Dixon of Kansas City, and says he will
not object to putting up side bet Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
By the Marquis of Queensberry.

Those who lived in England in the '7Os
of the last century were constantly see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

The Denver team of the Western
League, which took a training trip to
Texas last spring, may decide to go to
Los Angeles next year to get in shape
for the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Mike Jacobs. who was with the North
ampton team of the Connecticut League
until it disbanded, has been signed by
the Boston Red Sox for trial in the
spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Cal Ewing offered $1,000 to Charlie
Comiskey for Rolla Zeider, 1t is said, but
was turned down cold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Jack Tighe. new manager of the Louis
willie Colonels. Is raging through Gray
sons 5O-odd possible with an ak. He
has announced that practically all the
older men are to be discarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Nick Williams, manager of the Port
land Northwestern League team, Is en-
ployed as an immigration inspector on
the coast, his duty being to see that no
Chinaman slips by.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Catcher Cotter of Phillies may be
sent to Buffalo for more seasoning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Milwaukee, succeeded by Hugh Duffy.
will in turn take the place that Comis-
key had picked out for Duffy-manager
of the Des Moines team of the Western
League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Having cleaned UP quarter of mil
lion dollars on it's 1911 season. the Coast
League has concluded that it can afford
a double umpire system next year. just
like the majors and some Of the faster
b leagues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

When Tommy Sheehan is playing ball
for some other club and Rodgers is act
ing as captain of the Portland squad.
McCredie will come to the dreadful reali-
Zation that he had a monument Of brains
at the third sack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Results Do Not Matter.

In a great many of the instances in
which the graduate coaching system is
urged il is claimed that there is little
matter whether the team wins or loses
because the main object. the securing of
better physical development for the
players. will have been reached Whether
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Russ Ford and King Cole. the two 1910
sensations in the shooting pit, both slipped
we'll back in 1911. They dropped from the
leadership Of their respective circuits back
with the rank ad file. Ford did better
work than Cole. but the Yank premier
was badly off his feed at long stretches,
much of which was due to ragged defense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

August Hermann says the story that
waivers have been asked on Larry Nc
Lean Is just revamping of the story
Told away last summer. Nothing new
appearing about the Reds managerial
the Cincinnati scribes pulled
h in again to fill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Catcher Jack Adams of the Maps want
ed to get married Being but twenty he had
to have a guardian. and Owner Sommers
of Cleveland was appointed by the court.
Miss Helen Stedman Of Cleveland is the
Young catcher's bride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Comiskey sends a pretty classy bunch
of youngsters to Des Moines in Gilmore.
McGraw, Myers. Allen, Chouinard and
Messenger. That goat" of the Western
League should cut some figure next sea-
son II it lands a manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Frank Baker and Joe Jackson are not
the only butcher boys making good In
the American League. The White Sox
have a butcher boy battery in Joe
Benz and Ralph Kreitz, both of whom
swing the cleaver in the off season.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-29
INDIANA HARROR.

1nihc4 ETcSoS SAAN~SA43 A@AoAA-.e%
Harbor.
Regular services will be held next
Sabbath afternoon. July 30th, by the
pastor, A. ]. Crooks in the Baptist
church on Fir street. near 135th street
Bible school at D. m Preaching serv-
ice at o'clock. Strangers are made
welcome at all these services. Come
thou with us, and we will do thee good;
for the Lord hath spoken good con-
corning Israel"
baptist Church.
Sunday school meets at 9:45 a. m.
Morning servise at IL, subject: The
Lord Reigneth.'
Eevening service at 7:45, subject:
"Huldah the Prophecies"
Mrs. Maud Jones, sister of Mrs T. f.
Riggle. 1904 Grapevine street, and Mr..
F. Risher. 1907 1s5th street, who arriv-
ed yesterday from China where she
has been engaged as a missionary is
| the guest of Mrs. Riggle until Monday
when she will leave for Muncie, Ind,
her old home. Mrs. Jones returned to
| this country on account of i'll health
and when she has sufficiently recover
ed she will go back and resume her
missionary duties in China
/ A very important meeting of the
knights of Pythias will be held in the
Pythian hall Tuesday evening. Ale
members who possibly can are urged
/ to come.
! While Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Burdick and
their two children. George and Robert,
were visiting in Michigan City one day
| last week, Robert who is three weeks
! old, fell into the fountain in front of
the Neimers building there. The water
III
doubtedly have drowned, had not his
brother George, who is a few years
older, jumped in and rescued the little
| chap.
| Smiths Colts. a team composed of
Indiana Harbor boys. will play the
| Niles. Mich. team tomorrow at Niles.
The team is composed of Sternberg lib,
Thomas 2b. Riley, formerly of Indiana
! Harbor team, 2b, Anderson SIS, Connors
| If. Little CT, Ford IF, and Evans and
Calvin battery.
| julius Cohen of Hobart. formerly of
| Indiana Harbor. was in town yester-
day calling on old friends.
| The five days old son of Mr. and Mrs
T. NJ Neff of 1913 Elm street died OF
spinal meningitis this morning.
| The south side team boys defeated
| the north side team yesterday on the
! Auditorium grounds by a score of seven
to three. Batteries for the south side
| Wolper and Marcovich; North Side,
| Cohen and Goldstein.
Edward Cuhady. president. NJ. A.
Murphy, general manager and Edward
Cudahy, Jr.. assistant general manager
| of the Omaha Sudahy plant, were in
| town yesterday inspecting their plant
at Calumet. After the inspection the
party, with Judge Walter J. Riley
went over the district in an auto and
later went back to Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-29
AMERICAN ATHLETES
DEMANDS GRANTED

New York, July 29.--Professor Will
liam NJ. Sloan and Allison V. Armour,
American representatives at the Inter
national Congress of Olympic games
which will be held in Stockholm next
year. have reported that all of the
points brought up by them in behalf
of America had been satisfactorily set
tied In a letter to James e. Sullivan,
secretary of the A A. u. they say that
the meeting was harmonious. and that
after the session the representatives of
every country were satisfied with the
general rules and regulations which
will govern the meet. On receipt of the
letter Mr.. Sullivan issued an appeal for
$4,000 to defray the expenses of the
American team.