davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1912-01-22

with the view of getting another big gate.
Such fighter was James Ward. who
flourished in the last century. He was
tabooed from all sporting society. Yet lie
fourished as a champion of the world
and lived until 1851. He was born in 1900.
Ward was good fighter, but sold some
of his bouts in the most barefaced man.
ner. The only wonder is that he wasn't
murdered. He could simulate fainting,
had the nerve to stand round after round
without delivering a punch, and even at
tempted. after he had shown what pal
pable blighter he was, to w-inningly ex-
plain himself.
The first time Ward was ruled off and
not allowed to go into the ring for time
was after meeting a man named Bill Abb
bott. He sold the fight, according to re-
ports OF the time, after stating he was
sure to win. AS q mere boy Ward was
clever and had beaten some handy men
when he was matched to fight Abbott.
In this meeting Ward went number
and pirouetting like dancing master.
The fight was to end in the eighteenth
| round. Suddenly Ward saw that Abbott
was grog.y and that 1t only required a
tap from him for Abbott to go out Then
followed a round or two delightfully."- ab-
surd to those who hadn't a wager on the
event. II they had only known the use
Of oxygen then Abbott might have been
able to do something, but he was beaten
to the world. So there was nothing else
for Ward to do but fall, clasp his heart
and head and lie "dead-oh.' When car
peted he cried and said he was only a
boy.
Ward tried to get back afterward, but
they wouldn't have him for over twelve
months. Then by beating several big
men in little semi-private matches he Sc
cured another show. He was beaten by
man named Hudson, and the old
charges were brought against him. Ward
quieted this hostility by beating a man
named Sampson, smashing him UP again
Evening star., 1912-01-22

narrOw-minded in the matter of apprecia-
tion. Quick bits of thinking. or some SEN
sational play on the part of a visiting ath-
lete draws just as much applause as II q
home player had performed the feat. a
bad play on the part Of a home player is
liable to draw more censure than a sim
liar move on the part of q visitor. Which
simply goes to prove that the modern fan
can see two sides to every argument.
= < :. x
Willie no class Is perhaps more appre-
ciative than the base ball fans, still they
are mighty tickle lot. The player who
Is Showered with applause in the fifth
inning for home run may be roasted to
dark brown in the sixth because OF
some bad play. Perhaps in the ninth this
same player saves the game which he had
apparently won and lost, by q sensational
play. Instantly all former efforts are for
gotten in the last one, the one freshest
in the minds Of the fans. Once again he
is hailed as the cOnquering hero.
Ball players live in a world Of their own
They know full well the fickleness Of fan.
dom. Experience has taught them that
today they may be the best ever. and to.
morrow the worst also-rans in the game
Consequently lot of the players turn q
deaf ear to applause and rOasts alike
While coming to the bench after doing
something that provokes either praise OIL
applause, they walk in as fast as possible
keep their heads down and never once
gaze up at the crowd. 1t is a sweet relief
when they finally get under cover of the
bench.
l know any number of players who.
while they appreciate the applause be-
slowed on them, simply refuse to raise
their caps in recognition OF the recep-
ton. There is no desire on. the part of
the player to be rude. yet he refuses to
make so-called grandstand bow.
Often he has done such a thing, only to
be flooted at in the following inning. He
doesn't relish what he regards as in
sincerity on the part Of fandom. Thus
many a player has made up his mind
that he will accept applause and criti-
cism in the same manner. That is the
reason some players refuse to doff their
caps, despite the great applause and
the yells Of the crowd to remove the hat.
/ have seen players rush from the bench
and remove the cap of the player ap-
plauded and generally that served to
satisfy the fans.
4 4
The fair treatment now accorded play
Evening star., 1912-01-22
OFFER BIG PURSE.
New Haven Fight Promoters Dig
Up Easy Money for Johnson.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. January 22.-Lo-
cal sporting promoters have asked the
police here for tentative sanction for
boxing bout in which Jack Johnson. the
champion. will meet Jim Flynn and Al
PaIzer on the same afternoon. each bout
to be fifteen rounds. 1t is proposed to
hold the sessions at a nearby summer re-
sort July 4. The promoters say they have
offered Johnson as his share a guarantee
Of $4,000.
Evening star., 1912-01-22
BILLIARD TOURNEY
To Be Held in New York Will Have
Foreign Entry.

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE inter-
national 1872 balkline tourney. which is
to be held here next month. will have at
least one foreign entrant, and he will be
NJ. Roudil former French amateur
champion. Roudil Is expected here In a
week or so. The big tournament is to
be held at the Liederkranz Club, and
will begin February II.
Evening star., 1912-01-22
M STREET HIGH WINS.
Defeats Baltimore High School in
Fast Game of Basket Ball.

NJ Street High School basket ball team
had no difficulty in trimming the quint
from Baltimore High School by the score
of 10 TO 10 in the Commonwealth Hall OF
Baltimore Saturday night. The NJ Street
boys started off with a rush, and fast
work caused a score of 10 to 3 at the end
of the first half: then the Baltimore boys
caught ON to the visitors style of play
and fought hard to even up matters, but
TO no avail.
Rector, Holland and Miller were stars
for NJ Street while Sayles of Baltimore
put up AN excellent game.
Summaries:
Evening star., 1912-01-22
The Worlds Greatest Pugilists;
James Ward, Champion and Trickster
JOE MANDOT,

in q second meeting which took place a
few months after.
Then Ward beat Tom Cannon in the
following year for the championship OF
the world. Two years later he was
matched against man named Peter
Crawiey and was badly beaten in twenty
six minutes. sCrawley retired on his hon-
orS and Ward was again champion. Beat
ing veteran named Carter. he was to
meet Simon Byrne, who was referred 10
in previous article as having fought
Burke the longest fight on record. The
beautiful champion" however, wouldn't
bulge from his quarters. although there
were thousands of persons assembled to
see the fight. Ward pretended he was
sick. There was small doubt that he
had planned some tricky business. but his
courage ebbed at the last moment.
Three years. however. made diner
ence, and Byrne and Ward were matched
again. They met within sight of the
walls of historic Warwick Castle. 81
mon Byrne, however, was not the man
the previous occasion. In fact, Byrne
was an unhealthy mass OF unframed
flesh. He struggled for over an hour,
but in vain.
Wards rascality in the ring was a
setback to pugilfsm, and 1T took some
Of the doings of the more recent
champions to make the game interest
ing again.
When he died, OF course, his mis-
deeds had been forgotten, and were 1t
not for the fact that he had held the
highest honors any notes about him
would scarcely be justified in record
ing the deeds OF really great men.
The fight with Abbott reminds me
of game Of billiards I once saw in
the evening following big race in a
country town Of England. It was
palpably a fake. for one man, whose
superiority under every condition was
apparent, was endeavoring to lose to
his opponent. Try as he would to
leave the balls for the inferior play
er, however. the latter could do moth
ing-he was too drunk. At last, when
the other had left the balls in posi-
ton SO that a child could score, he. in
his cups. tripped up. fell in heap.
and all the kings horses would have
been unable to drag him to finish the
game.
/ never could determine whether
there was not some method in the
drunkenness Certainly the player mad
been drinking hard, but he may have
had sane idea that his friends were
being put in the cart and purposely
collapsed in order that there could be
| a dispute about the bets.
u
Evening star., 1912-01-22

Charley Sits. having signed up the cream
Of the ST. Louis talent, Is recommending
other likely youngsters from the Mound
City to rival managers. Dan OLeary OF
Davenport has taken on one in Martin
Carey, a southpaw who stands over six
feet. Joe Slattery also put in a good
word for Carey.
Indianapolis wanted Paddy Livingston
and Is now unkind enough to intimate
that he goes TO Cleveland only that he
may be later sent to Toledo to join
Topsy Hartsel Paddy was Marquard's
battery mate I'm the Indiana city and is
Eapvlay there.
Evening star., 1912-01-22

corning fighters who
are now trying,
through the inter-
ventiOn of what is
known couoquially
in my country as
"Mr. \ rra II & G :
ments," to enhance
the reputation of
an opponent for a
m o n e Y considera-
ffnn 0p na1.lll pl
Evening star., 1912-01-22

George Stallings is an appreciative in
dividual. to say the least. The former
Yankee manager. who is now acting in
a like capacity at Buffalo. sold Bud
Sharpe, his first sacker. to the Oakland
Pacific Coast Ieague) club for the mea-
ger sum of $3.50. Stallings said he let
sharpe go cheaply in order that he
m gnt become d manager.
Evening star., 1912-01-22
gh School Track Squads Are Working Hard for Coming Indoor Meets
CENTRAL, AND TECH SEEM TO
HAVE EDGE ON OTHER SCHOOLS
Other Scholastic Track Teams Do Not at
Present Appear as Strong as Blue and
White and Manual Trainers.

the third relay four. One two of the
new men have shown up fairly we'll, but
a sufficient amount of work has not Yet
been done TO find out just what ability
thev NAV have.
The Georgetown preps are out with
hat is reported to be the best squad they
have had in quite a while. The Blue and
Gray Youngsters viii have a relay team
this year ca pable of performing in better
style than any aggregation that has worn
their colors in years, according to gen.
eral reports The majority of the ma
terial for this years team comes from
among the new men. Childs being the only
veteran from last seasons squad.
Cathedral Loses Best Men.
Cathedral will. like Western, have a
hard time turning out any kind OF
team Crane and Lockwood, who did
practically all the work for the Episcopal
lads last year, arc not in school, Crane
having graduated and Lockwood trans
ferred to another institution in Pennsyl-
vania.
1t is questionable as to whether East
ern and Business Hight and the Army and
Navy Prep School will put out teams
Practically nothing was done last sea-
son by either of the schools, although
the Army and Navy Prep was represented
by a good pole vaulter who accomplished
much in the outdoor events in the spring.
Central High Will PROBABLY not put out
a relay team until tho outdoor meet in
the spring, Coach Foley holding that his
charges can make better records and ac-
complish more in the individual events.
Western is scheduled to run against Tech
nical High School in the Georae WASH
ington meet. as the two schools have
agreed to meet at a mile. Unless much
is accomplished between now and the
time for the Hatchetites' meet the Red
and White will not enjoy the success that
il had last year against the same four
because of the lack of experience of it's
men.
Besides meeting Technical High i'm the
George Washington meet. Western will
run against the Georgetown Preps in the
annual race between the two schools in
the Georgetown games the first week in
March. There is a probability that Cen
trail will enter junior relay to run 80
yards In the different meets.
As matters appear at present it
would appear that Central will win the
greater honors in the individual events
this season, while Tech will come to the
front with its relay team. OF course. the
Props, Western or one Of the other
schools may come out with better aggre-
cations than 1t is now expected any of
them will have, but the chances are, as
has been said before, that Tech and Cen
trail will accomplish more than any of the
other schools this year.
Evening star., 1912-01-22

Score: NJ Street. 10; Baitimore IL :. 10
Rector. 4: Rice, \. Goals from fouls-Carrol
2: Greene. i. Time Of halves-i5 minutes
Referee-Mr. Bantrum- Umpirc-Mr Ill. q.
Douglass Timer. l.. Dancy.
Evening star., 1912-01-22
By the MARQUIS of Queensberry.

Copyright, 1912, by the Marquis of Queensbcrryi
Several times I have mentioned how
Evening star., 1912-01-22

Catcher Charley Schmidt was kept
on the Detroit pay roll for two years
after he was of no service to his tearsl,
because when the Tigers needed him
he caught for two weeks with a bro
ken finger. Frank Navin has n better
memory than most of the magnates.
Evening star., 1912-01-22
BY II. C. BYRD.

The track squads in the local high and
prep schools are working bard in prera-
ration for the coming indoor season. Nj
tho teams have heen out since the first
OF the month under tho direction of those
in charge OF track athletics. and are now
in shape to put In their best licks before
the first meet. February 10.
There is little TO be believed other than
that Central will again win practically
all the honors. IL is questionable whether
or not there will be developed any men
in either or the other schools TO hold their
own with the veterans who are 10 repre-
sent the Blue and White in any of the
events to be carded on the programs of
the winter meets.
Fritz Reuter-. Hamilton, King, Pollard
and two or three others who will form
the nucleus OF the Central squad are a
team i'm themselves. and are capable Of
Winning first place In nearly every one
uf the running events. There Is at pres
ent no one among the local prep or high
schools who can beat Reuter- IN the
dashcs or 40. Hamilton in the halt-mtle
and 40 King in the half-mile and mile
and Pollard i'm the hurdles Besides beng
capable men in the track events klnS
and Hamilton are both as Sood as any
BODY else in the schools in the shot put
and hammer throw.
Has Veterans Back.
Technical High seems to come next III
point of the strength 1t can place on the
floor this year. Instead of devoting It's
men to the Individual events, the Manual
Trainers will put out two or three relay
teams. and il appears that they will ac-
complish what they desire in the way OF
a Aiming quartet Three of the men who
did such good work last spring in the out
door meets are back in school. and, with
a new man, will make up the four that IS
to represent the school this season. De
Grange, Offutt and Fortier arc the three
who form the nucleus of this years
team and the man who will probably get
the other place is Gilbert, who did some
exceptionally good work last year In the
dashes.
Over at Western the prospects have
been decidedly gloomy for the develop
ment of a four as good as either of the
two which have represented the Red and
White during the past two seasons. Not
a man from either the first or second
team of last year was back at the be-
ginning of the training just before Christ
mas, the only three veterans of the 1011
squad who reported being members of
Evening star., 1912-01-22
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Ed Konetchy, the hard hitting member
Of the Cardinals. has three Pirates on his
indoor base ball team in st. Louis.
Lefty" Leifeld, Vincent Campbell and
Bobby Byrne arc helping the Greek clean
up the aspiring athletes in the Mound
city.
Infielder George Mil, formerly with
Washington, Cleveland, Providence and
Chattanooga, has the inside track for the
management of the Wheeling Central
League) sclub for 1912. Asss- -.
|. President O'Neill settled one thing for
Des Moines fans when he announced that
Tom Fairweather. formerly Of Sioux City.
would be in charge of the business end
could not answer other questions as to
ownership and a new park.
Mike Donlin is assured Of a permanent
job with the Boston Nationals. John
Montgomery Ward, the new president of
the club. is an ardent admirer of the one
time Giant Slugger, and he would not
think Of permitting the thespian to break
away as long as he maintains the stand
ard In batting he made last season.
The champion MulerS Wal have q brand
new ball park next season II the plans of
brothers Joe and Mike materialize by
next April. 1t Is stated that the Cantil-
Minneapolis site during this winter
Patsy F1aherty is elated over his trans
fer by the Boston Nationals to the
Rochester club In the International
League. Pat wants to become a finished
outfielder. and concluded he couldn't do
so while playing the bench in Hubtown.
Hence his request that he be sent to a
club where he could get steady work.
Duluth and Superior point to attendance
figures for their reason In withdrawing
| from the Afinny League. Duluth drew
10000 and Superior 10000 last season.
The nearest approach of any OF the other
Minny towns in attendance was Wfnona,
with 21.O0O, and that was nearly 10000
more than any other town drew. There
is no hope for base ball with such at
| tendance.
! George Mullin, the big Tiger pitcher.
/ having recovered from the crouch he
nursed against the Detroit management
/ for the most part of last season. is ready
to make amends by giving the Detroit
| club his best services the coming season.
Naturally enough, Mullin says the Tigers
should win the American League nag In
1912
| Catcher Charley Schmidt was kept
on the Detroit pay roll for two years
| after he was of no service to his tear,l,
I because when the Tigers needed him
he caught for two weeks with a bro
ken finger. Frank Navin has n better
memory than most of the magnates.
| The Brantford club Of the Canadian
League has signed Shortstop Vincent
Cassave. and has accepted the terms of
i Pitcher Dick TaSker
Evening star., 1912-01-22

The Brantford club Of the Canadian
League has signed Shortstop Vincent
Cassave. and has accepted the terms of
Pitcher Dick Tasker.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-10
Troops are Dispatched.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Two hundred
Mexican rebels appeared suddenly at
Bisbee, Ariz., last night, and imme-
diately detachment of American
troops was dispatched to keep the
Mexicans out of mischief
News received at the state depart
meni today indicates that the rebel
forces are disintegrating.
The sheriff assembled more than
fifty special deputies in addition to
his regular force and the Rangers.
Fl took about 1000 rounds of am
munition. Sheriff Edwards said he
has heard rumors for several days
tha, the rebels intended to invade the
United States, and that he looks for
them to invade both above and below
FL Paso. II
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-10
IS DEADLOCK POSSIBLE IN
CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST?
IF SUCH SHOULD BE THE CASE,
BRUNSWICK CONVENTION
WOULD BE INTERESTING.

What if deadlock should be the
final result Of the contest now on for
congressman from this district? Then
the Brunswick convention, WHICH
meets early in September, would de-
vclop into an interesting one and the
fight between the two candidates is
becoming so interesting that it is
doubtful that either of them would
get the nomination, which means that
it would go to a dark horse
And deadlock is not impossible.
There are an even number OF county
votes in the district; it is generally
admitted by both sides that both
Judge Parker and Colonel Walker will
carry possibly six counties each;
that is to say, they are both sure
Of that many, while the others are
considered doubtful If these doubt
fun counties should split even then
a deadlock would be possible, and a
lively time could be expected at the
local convention.
However, if suchf should occur, it
would be something unusual in poll
ties in this district
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-10
EXPECTED TWENTY ALDERMEN
WILL BE ARRESTED ON EVIL
0ENCE IN HAND.
WABASH RAILROAD PARTY?
Nine Already in the ToIIs-Prosecu-
" tor Will Not Say Whether Any Have
Yet Confessed-Several Aldermen
Released After Giving Bond.

netrolt, Aug. sensational devel-
opments in the local aldermanic graft
scandal occurred today when Pros
ectting Attorney Shepherd announced
hat before night about twenty alder
men would be placed under arrest on
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
city in connection with their official
pc osltlons. The nine aldermen recent
lV arrested on a similar charge are
also included among the twenty new
arrests.
Today's action is based upon evil
dcnce different from that wh'th led
tc the recent arrest of nine alder.
men and the secretary of common
councils committee. They are accused
OF receiving and conspiring to receive
tribe money for giving the Wabash
railroad certain city property.
he prosecutor said today that he
las struck many new instances of
g aft by investigating recent admin
lstiations. He refused to say wheth-
er the evidence was obtained as it
has been rumored from confessions
r.; de by aldermen previously arrest
81 He declared that several of the
a "e1men would be arrested ON more
tha' two charges.
he superintendent of police early
IL the forenoon had sent out nearly
every detective on the detective force
to arrest the aldermen AS they were
taken the prisoners were confined al
D Ice headquarters.
sixteen men were arrested al
III cn. Seven of them face the orig
inal bribery charges.
Five of the aldermen were released
oG bonds
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-10
YOUNG LADY IS INJURED
IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
MISS REGINA AUSTIN SUSTAINED
A BROKEN LEG WHEN We.
HIcLE WENT IN HOLE.

Miss Regina Austin was the victim
Of very painful accident Thursday
night when motorcycle, on which
sE3 was riding and which was being
driven by Geo. E. Nettles, went into
a mud-hole near the plant of the
Georgia Veneering and Package COM
pany.
Miss Austin was riding on the front
of the motorcycle and when it struck
mudhole, she was thrown heavily
to the ground, striking On her left
side, breaking her left leg just below
the knee. Mr.. Nettles also fell. but
was not injured. Fortunately an au-
tomobile came along a few minutes
after the accident occurred and the
young lady was brought to the city
and carried to the residence of Mrs.
Rosa Franklin on Mansfield street,
where medical aid was SUMMONED.
The broken member was reset and
yesterday the injured young lady was
reported to be resting easy.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-10
COTTON MAN HELD FOR
SHOOTING HIS YOUNG WIFE
SAYS HE MisTooK HER FOR A
BURGLAR-VlCTIM CHARGES
DRUNK AND TRIED TO KILL.

New York, Aug. 9.-Matthew O'Cal-
laghan, a cotton merchant of Prook-
lyn, was arrested today, accused of
shooting his wife, Lillian, whom he
declared, he mistook for a burglar
Mrs. O'Callaghan said her has and
was intoxicated and that the shoot
inS was deliberate. Her condition is
critical
O'Callaghan is so years old and his
wife 81. She told the police she
arose early this morning and as she
was leaving the room her husband
th1 eatened to shoot her She claims
O'Callghan was intoxicated, so she
started to her laws apartment
As she fed, she asserts, her husband
fred three times through a glass door
panel at her.
Each bullet found its mark. Mrs.
O'Callaghan said she had been mar
rieu six years.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-10
TO BEGIN ON NEW PAVING
ABOUT SEPTEMBER FIRST

The Georgia Engineering company,
Of Augusta, which has the contract
foc the paving with vitrified brick of
a number of blocks i'll the business
section of the city, have announced
thnr the work will begin on Septem-
Der 1 and that it will be completed
within few months.
When the contract was awarded to
this concern an agreement was enter
ed into that the work would not have
to begin before September 1 it being
claimed at the time that there was
a great shortage of brick and that
tho company was behind with its Or
ders.
The paving will include Gloucester
street from Grant to Union, and a
number of other important business
blocks in the city.