The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-05

minor league manager Noulu give ds much as he had cost in real money. so he stuck.
 And last year he had great year No one expected him to come back with another great year Left a moral certainty that Marquard, like nine out of ten left handlers. could not stand the gaff He got away and won. in spite of the fact that he was being hit hard. got the idea into his head that no one could beat him, and he has established a major league record for victories some kindly assistance from the of ficial scorers.
 It is that sort of thing that makes it difficult 10 figure on the final results in baseball. AS long as Marquard thinks no one can beat him. the opposing team not only has to dispel the doubt. but also. to give him a real licking before he will be lieve it.
 There was an old ball player who wasn't strong on English, but who was very strong on baseball who pronounced confidence, "confee-di, ence." And since then the old con fee-dence" has been the biggest item in baseball Let team or play CT be filled with that strange ele- ment known as "confeedience" and you cant beat 1t. MT. Marquard is chock full of it. Left-handers often get that way. And until he is confident that he can be licked someone will have to pitch a no-hit, no-run game to beat him.
 And just at present Marquard Is the entire National league race. He represents the difference between Chicago and Pittsburg and New York. He has put the Giants in a class of their own. with everyone else running for second And 1t all has been a question Of conf. dence. McGraw had confidence in Marquard. He kept at him at least | two years after any other manager would have turned him loose. There. fore Marquard's triumph this season is a triumph of McGraw.
 LOS ANGELES, July s. - That Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers would meet again. probably on Labor day in the Vernon arena and attempt once more to settle the question of superiority in the lightweight decis ion was practically decided upon to- | day
 Both principals. their managers and Tom McCarey. manager of the club, were of one mind on this sub ject All agreed that another meet ing was imperative. all agreed to meet again, all agreed practically | that Labor day was the most logi | cal date and the question of finances alone separated them. The selec tion of a referee was not mentioned "I will do anything to get Rivers in the ring again." said Jones.
 "I will give Wolgast all of the purse. if necessary, to get him in the ring once more" said Manager Levy for Rivers.
 Manager McCarey for the club mentioned Labor day as a good date | and to this all agreed.
 Wolgast maintained that he was not helped to his feet by Referee Jack Welch while Rivers lay on the floor being counted out and asserted that Rivers was knocked out and was glad to quit.
 He was not game; that lets him out" said the champion.
 Ad also said that his winnings counting his sl5,000 purse and the bets he gathered. totaled close to s4O,OOO
 New Worlds Record. TONOPAH, New, July ,. - Aver. aging sixty-six blows to the minute for fifteen minutes, the team of Page and Pickens set a new world s record today for driving a miners drill into Rocklin granite. Their distance was AZ 1-16 inches. four inches better than Lundquist and Dahlin. of Victor. Col, their nearest competitors. Porter and Goddard of Oatman. Ariz., were third, with 3S ZIG inches.
 By Ad Pollock. The lightweight championship bat, tie which took place at Tom Mo. Carey's Vernon arena. Los Angeles July 4, had one of the most peculiar endings known to the boxing game. Taken on the face of advices re, ceived concerning the lightweight bout, it would seem to me that Referee Jack Welch through his de- cision has put himself in bad with the Los Angeles fight fans. Welch, who has always borne the reputation of being one of the most competent and coolest headed referees in the country, lost his head at the critical moment he did not know what