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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
Street Claims New York
Has Best Pitching Staff

Atlanta, Go. April BIN the entire
baseball world there is probably no
catcher who knows more about pit
cheers than Gabby street of thc High
landcrs. ell is one of the best back
stops in the business and to his credit
Is Il performance that only II other
man has accomplished--that is the
wonderful feat of catching a ball off
Washington monument.
Street has always been IA keen stu
dent OF the pitching art. lie makes
1t a practice tn study tho deliveries of
all hoXmen he runs across. especially
those Of his W club. and he knows
their every move and gesture. He IS
so confident Of his ability behind the
bat that he believes that he is capable
of handling the deliveries of every
boNman in tho game.
Gahby thinks tho IIighlandcrs'
twfrling corps is the hest in tho
American league, and this is going
some when, it is considered that this
organization harbors such a staff of
fingers as possessed hy the Athletics.
worlds champions. In tho practic,
here Street has hnen handling the
curves of all the hilltoppcrs, and con-
sequently he is In n position To speak
authoritatively. Moreover. last sea
son and other scason in tho past. AS
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
RIVERS TAKES
UP ADS Def
Uncle Tom Met Carey Says
He is Not in the Betting
Game.

Los Angeles, April al will take
$4,000 worth of that SIS, 900 offered
as u side bot by Wo1gast,' said Joe
Levy. manager of Joe Rivers. 1T will
have to he ringSidc odds | don't take
dig seriously when he shouts
about betting $4,000 or any part Of
IT, hut, Just TO satisfy him. we will
take 100000 worth of it.
~ don't want to tank about this
W"lsast- Rivers matter any more"
continued Levy. 1T is up to Uncle
rom MtfarcN. He is tho fight pro-
motor and what he says will 60. We
have stated our terms and they are
satisfactory to Unclc Tom.
You SOC. VIC arc not i'm the light
vt rhallcnsers for Wolgast's title.
Wolgast challenged us. He did so a
few months ago and picked Rivers
as something easy Since he has
seen moro of Rivers work he has got
Ola feet and has begun to dicker
about terms.
When he arrives in Los Angeles
II" can talk about his terms with I'm
"lc Tom M"CareN until he is blue in
the face. From now on 7 am through
WITH IN" matter. as / have n great
many offers for Joe to fight and i am
going to look after them and not wait
for Wolsast."
Refuses to Comment.
Uncle Tom McCarey refused to
comment on Wolgast's startling offer
TO bet $4,000 or any part of it that
he could defeat Rivers.
You know am not in the bet
ting game" said Uncle Tom. Il am
u tight promoter and ] don't care how
much each man bets on himself.
lhor" has never been any difference
hetween Wolgast and myself over tho
matter of terms. I'm my recent state
ments have never said that Wolgast
promised to fight for any certain sum,
for he did not say so in as MANY
words. He undoubtedly gave me the
impression that he would fight Rivers
Tor S12.5O0. Before he left Los Anr-
"les We had a talk and he spoke of
IN" $4,000 he was tn got for meeting
'r"ddic Welsh. He said: Uncle Tom,
don't Won think that you can get me
5000 moro and you keep tho picture
r,Ehts and use them to get the other
fell"w at a lower price,
II told him that ] might be able
TO do that n would have to talk
over tho matter with Rivers and
Lcvy. ~
After ! had talked the matter over
with Rivers and Levy and found that
could get tlrm for $500. I Of
tered Wolsast $4,000, of which he
had spoken. II 7 naturally expected
to have the offer accepted.
You II remember that this sum
is greater than any sun Wolgast aver
Won in 4 fight in his life. don't
think that the offer deserved a taunt-
ing telegram treating it as a Joke.
what Is more. I don't think Wolgast
cFnr mad Il thing to do with that tcle.
gram"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
Life Pretty Rough For Jumps Bush
Who Has Been jailed Four Times

st. Louis. Mo-. April 3.-"How'd
you like to- be the umpire?" a the
title OF a song that fell from the v n
copating pen Of G. Merry.Go-Round
Conan or n of the other great
American %drarnatists. The question
was asked and never answered
But now comes Garnett c.. Bush,
a st. Louisan. who deposes that the
life of the indicator is rouRh-with a
bold face r.
Bush. not yet % years old, has
been graduated into the National lea
que. and holds the unique distinction
OF being of the youneest men ever
honored with a permanent berth In
the parent body. He Won his position
on merit. He earned his spurs dur
Ing yer years service in the "bush'
eagues. Now. he is regarded. as one
OF the finds" of the decade.
The question naturally arises: L.
Bush an umpire? There have been
men who hel dthe Indicator in the big
league who were u~ndertakers. clerks,
nlacksmiths. ball players. and any
thing but umpires. However, Bush is
essentially an umpire. He has been
convicted Of being one. and that's
evidence beyond doubt.
Record i'm His Favor.
Yea. Bush has a Criminal" record
a good umpire. Looking back over
his tempestuous career in the minor
league. n Q that the st. Louis
mar has been "jugged" no less than
o times. and In each cast he was
tried and found guilty of being an
umpire-a- fearless umpire. .,s
To enlighten the reader on this SUBJ
ject it would be we'll to state that in
the minor leagues there are such
things as "homers." the same being
umpires who always favor the home
club. Bush was and is not a
homer" He rendered his decisions
As he saw them. without fear Of nj
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
WILL HUAL DEFIANCE At
CHAMP SEEKING RECOGNITION

ianything on Eat when it III to
dolling mp.
Says He Has Not Gone Back.
Nelson. if anything. is more voluhle
than ever. In fifteen minutes of CON
Nersati"n the other night he used the
personal pronoun ! no less than 400
times. estimated. and The burden of his
From the Nelson viewpoint. Wolgast is
persistently lodging another bout at
tiSticuffS.
why shouldn't | be entitled to an
other meeting With this follow" he
says. II have proven to my own salts
faction at least that ! am good as ever,
and those who have watched my work
closely will agree with me that ! am
not slowing up Some of them point
to h fact that a few of these second
ratcrs have put il owe me in short
ring record shows. that Bat was never
a Splinter. ] have TO go the long route
to. show at my best.
AN | ask is ono more crack AT VOL
CAST. If he beats me | will beat it
back to Hegewisch. and it will not be
an Arc Attcll farewell. either. When
| quit it will he for good. There are
several DANES around tho country that
look good to me-. and don't he sur
prised il YOU hear of old Sat prancins
to that 'Longrecn' wedding march
stuff. You notice ! say several. I
haven't quite made up my mind just
yet who the future Mrs. Nelson is to
be-"
Nelson says that after his theatrical
dates arc q he will be ready To ac-
ccpt any match offered. providing, of
course, the necessary coin is guaran-
teed. lie says thai he has offers OF
dates in Cincinnati. Cleveland. New
York city and on the Pacific coast. He
will have no trouble in keeping busy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
PITCHERS ARE
TOO NUMEROUS
-.
Weighing Says Three Should
Be Enough on Any
Club.

New York. April 3.-Gus weighing
was n of the links between the old
order and the new. Gus worked Sc
games In the box for Philadelphia one
season without falling heir to a lame
arm. And now in Il burst Of conf.
dence he unfolds the secret.
II worked So games then" rcmin-
isced Gus. "hecause had to. There
were only two pitchers on the staff,
Later there were six of us, and I ONLY
had to work about 80. I couldn't at
ford to carry a sore arm then. !
pitched seven Straight games once
using as much speed and as many
curves as most of them do nov with
out even a touch Of n If ]
roar like Il sea lion.
There isn't n doubt hat three
good pitchers should work out a sea
son. and do better work for It. And
there isn't any doubt that half the
~present-day injuries are overplayed
n shouldn't keep a player out 70,
fifteen minutes. much less from one
10 four weeks. There are a good many
legitimate injuries. such as broker
bones. But a big part of it is bunk
Backs Up His Argument.
All of which is not so very distant
fro mthe broad pathway of truth. The
U iva Au WdiSN eNcT HHO was In
1908, when he worked in &c
Jack Chesbro's best year was in 1904
when he figured in over 80 games
with Al victories attached.
Rube Marquard worked in As games
last season. 40 of these being Jumped
in the last section of the ce-an
the Rube led the National league.
Such injuries as those received b,
Doom, Titus. McInnes, Gamer. Bres.
nahan, and others-were, of course
sufficient to render even an iron MAJ
hors de conflict. But a good man,
others lingering within the soothins
shade of the hospital tent should
nave been gu in uniform. mixing /,
up along h firing line and earning
Il portion of the monthly stipend due
Prose tnCrop Lacks Something.
The two decades with their out.
lying differences focus. the situation
upon n or two points:
Either the present day crop lacks
the hardihood. the nerve. the cndur.
ance' the loyalty. the constitution OF
the old guard
Or some fifty per cen of the pres.
cnt day crop is inclined to shirk a,
any o opening presented.
The game has grown faster. OF
course. The strain is somewhat hard.
CIR and the demand for more speed
is inclined to ball up the machinery
Such innovations as the spitball. etc,
nave also added to the increased dan.
ger under fire. But haven't most OF
these changes been offset by the in.
PRODUCTION OF big mitts, shin gurads
breast protectors. and other devices
calculated to lessen the shock of i'm
pact?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
was the result2

What was the result?
Not infrequently he was arrested
n put in Jail. Up in Keokuk, Iowa,
one day about five years ago Bush
was called upon to give a hard decis-
ION on a play at h plate. The ty-
ing run for the home club was com
Ing In in the tenth inning. A relay
and the ball beat the runner comins
from third by a hairs breadth.
You're out!" shouted Bush.
You're a thief" roared the fans.
There was a riot. The police force,
who was sitting back of the home
clubs bench. came on the field and
took the first punch at Bush. Then
he hustled the umpire off to Jail.
Put Him in Jail.
when I reached the JAIL" avs
Bush. Il had on my mas and pro-
tector. A pair of yeggs were sitting
IN the cell that | also vas to occupy.
One o fthe msaid to me: What they
got on you. ~pal?'
I'm an UMPIRE" / told him.
Well, you're in bad was the re-
ply.
II was arrested down in Texas
street. The previous day 1 had 'chas-
ed six of the home players for some
reason or other. When I left the no
tel they took me in tow. They put
me In Jail at 2 o'clock in the after
noon and kept me there until 1880
that evening. They charged me with
being an umpire. There was no law
o nthe statutes which made such a
crime punishable. SO they turned me
loose. That night. a white man shot
down a negro and the policeman on
the beat bought hi ma drink. !,
II have nasse Ia few other nights
In the city Jugs for giving decisions
hurt the home clubs Chances, but
that's all in the game"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03

a catcher i'll tho ranks of the WASH
lngtonS. H." had plenty of opportunity
of observing the New York artillery.
II ann willing TO go on record" said
Street, "aS saying that the New York
clubs pitching staff is tho best in the
league. . In Ford. Vaughn. Caldwell
and WARRIOR II has "a quartet of men
VIII" haNe been tried and not found
wanting. caught Jack Quinn the
other day whcn he struck out three
men in a row. and I never saw Il bet
ter spithall than he displayed. not
even barring that of ED Walsh, the
famous White Sox. George McCon-
nell. the former Rochester star. also
has a great splitter, and he should
holster tho corps. Fisher. too, is Il
valuable man. so what better staff
could be wanted"
There are seven pitchers. all told.
and every ono of them should be
capable of winning Il majority of his
games. The trouble with most of them
last Year Was that they didn't have
a leader like Manager Wolvcrton, who
keeps them on their tors all the time.
and that is why they didn't measure
up to their proper height. If they all
get going, as | think they will. ] don't
sec what can keep tho Ifighlandcrs
out of the chase for the %rennant."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
SIGNING TEAM
is NO PICNIC
Manager Must Handle Stars
With Gloves-Even Re-
cruits Make Trouble.

Signing up a lot of major league
ball players is not AN employment to
be relished by sensitive men. AS there
is no set scale of prices for ball play
ing, every man tries to pull down all
the money in sight. and is sure to be
on the offensive when doing business
with the magnates.
never be called on To sign up tho men.
as he must be free to handle the boys
in the field and is supposed to favor
the player. good. bad or indifferent,
when it to the salary question.
After doping out Just what the club
would be willing to give tho mcn in
the way of salary. 1t is the duty of the
executive to write a pleasant letter
to each player. using strict diplomacy.
The young PLAYER, partially tried
out. receives a letter saying that the
club will see that he recipes a sub
stantial salary If he makes good. but
that up to the present he has shown
little to warrant Il very large stipend
for his work.
Veterans Fail to Reply.
The veteran seldom The
young player drops Il line to say that
he knows he will make good, and
a salary that the other players COM
mand. Then it is up to the president
to send out the contracts. with IA
blank space left for the players auto
graph.
The young player is anything but
satisfied, but soon returns the contract
signed. with a note saying that he is
much pleased to he with the club and
feels sure the club will do much better
next season. The president smiles and
remarks: II rather like the tone of
McCluskey's letter n predict the
youngster will show something mex
season. If given a little more work.
Sitting on the bench V made a
ball player. and believe me. there will
be no Sinking. with me next season."
The old player with a few good
years left is figuring on a. few invest
ments. In the all he is favored with
a goodly sum of none to pay off
some mortgage or pay down d little
advance on a piece of property. The
club may indorsc his note with no
security. and do the player many ia
vors. Later the same player will
want a little advance money. but
when tho contract arrives naming the
old figures. and. princelv figures at
that, there is no. answer, and the mag
nate does some thinking.
Now and then some new league is
talked of. and. the player smiles. The
magnate writes another letter and re-
ccives an answer saying that there
was no use in considering the matter
any further. IF you don't care to
give me the money 1 ask for sell my
release to some other club. know
for a fact that several clubs will pay
me my price,"
Star players must be handled with
velvet gloves, and the magnates start
out to write Moro friendly letters. \
slight indncsmeat may land a. few
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03

Milwaukee, Wis. April 3.-Battlins
Nelson will not give up his quest for
the lightweight championship until he
drops.
AS long as he is ahle to put up his
dukes he says. he intends tn keep on
the trail of Wolgast, or whatever other
"upstart." he terms them. holds the
title; and by word Of mouth. supple
mented by his trusty typewriter, he
will continue to hurl %detinance into tho
teeth Of the reigning champion. until
the recognition that he believes is his
due is accorded him.
Temporarily. the Battler will hc in
active. bu not silent. Right now he is
forced to desist from ring activities for
a few weeks because of a dislocatcd
put his maulcr out of commission in a
fight down in Ohio a few weeks ago.
a bone just below his wrist being
knocked IL of place by one Of his
smashes.
A visit to Bonesctter Reese follow
ed. and relief came Immediately. but
the hand is still tender. and it hurts
him when he punches. While the
weapon is getting sound again the
Dane plans to do Il whirl in burlesque.
He says that he is booked for four
NcekS, opening Ill NdlSdS lily carry
in April. From there he expects to
show in Louisville. st. Louis and In
~dianapolis, and after that. he hopes to
be ready for active work again.
The Battlcr spent n few days in Mill
waukce last week. a session with his
pet tailor being the occasion Of his
visit here. 1t may no. be generally
known, but it is a fact nevertheless.
that. Bat is as vain as a woman when
It, comes to his %sartorial adornment.
There arc two tailors in this country
that make all his clothes. one being in
San Francisco. the other in Milwall-
kce. He orders four suits at a time.
he says. and nothing but the very best
goes.
A journey of several hundred miles
to place his order is a mere detail to
him. Verify. no grandc dame has
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03

NEW ATHLETIC l.

al d meeting OF the h
board of control Of the university
tuesday afternoon, the matter of
selecting athletic colors came up
FOR q lively discussion. A COM
mittee consisting of Tom johnson,
AL Hemp and Walter Schlosser
was chosen to- find out the senti-
ment of the students on this point
and to report at a meeting of the
students in the near future. The
university colors are pink and
green and many of the students
are said to be in favor of having
separate colors for the DEPART
ment of athletics. .
The selecting of the ma of
h basketball team for next year
also came up at this meeting.
oscar Baarson was the choice.
Ellis Kemerer was named as
sistant track manager for this
spring.
Leon Lohn was named assistant
baseball manager for the season
of 1912.
According to the system in
vogue at the university, the as
sistant managers this spring will
be managers of their respective
departments next year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
GRAND PARADE
WILL OPEN SHOW

Devils Lake. N. D., April "a
grand parade of blooded stock will
open Devils Lakes first big horse
show Saturday morning.
q William Reid has been named chief
marshal of the show and Harry Knee
shaw will have charge of the program
OF sports in the afternoon.
A big horse sale will be a. feature
of the days program. Pony races
and pulling matches for two-horse
teams have been arranged.
Valuable prizes have been hung up
in all the events.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
TO SHIP r STRING.

C.. r. 6. Billings will ship his string
of champion trotters to Europe April
is. and he will exhibit the horses on
the European tracks this summer.
The stable will comprise Lou Dillon
(1.5s 3-4). champion gelding: The
Harvester (2:O1). champion stallion:
race trotter of 1911. and Lewis For
rest (2:O6 LAD. champion green geld
ing. They will be shipped direct to
Moscow. in charge of Charles Tanner
Of Cleveland. who trains for Billings.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
BUYS HOME FOR MOTHER

Len Thompson, the big grapplcr
from Michigan City, Tuesday purchas-
ed a neat house and nice lot on the
south side for his mother, who will
make this city her home. Mr.. Thomp-
son will hereafter spend considerable
of his time in Grand Forks. whens lie
is not occupied with the business of
the telephone exchange ait Michigan
City Of which he is manager.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
HENRY
Will Start Ball Team Out R.~ht This
Season.

.McHenry. N. D.. April 3-The treas.
..urer Of the baseball club here .has
sufficient. funds on hand to start the
season out right and 1t Is proposed
to have the fastest team in the. history
OF the game In Mcaenry. New uni
forms have been purchased for the
club and the players will he able to
make q classy appearance on the, dia-
mond this season. Baseball enthusi-
'asm is running. high among the fans
as we'll as the players.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
FIRST ENGLISH DEnR1-

The first English Derby was run on
May 4, 1880, when Sir Charles Bun
bury's Diomed beat Mai Kellcy's fam
Gus Eclipse and scven other horses.
This was 132 years ago. and the stakes
were 1,O25 guineas. or $5.125. Tt was
a mile race, and attracted but little at
IGNITION
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
PONY RACE.
Laxota Enthusiasts Propose to Make
Showing at Devils Lake.

Is a warm degree of interest being
taken in the sporting events" an
nounced for the horse fair April s, Is
shown by the inquiries received: This
morning Harry Kneeshaw received. q
long distance call from Lakota, where
parties r interested in: the pony
race. While the prize for this. event
has not been determined by the com
stantial purse will be offered,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
OWEN WIIL COACH

The matter of selecting the coach
for for the high school track team was
left to Supt. j. Nelson Kelly and Ath-
letic Director Barrman at the meeting
of the board of education Tuesday
night. The choice will he made this
afternoon. Tudor Owen is expected to
be the mar named.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03

Washington. April 3.-The New
York Nationals easily defeated the
Washington Americans here Yesterday
6 to 3. Batteries: Becker and Henry
and Ainsmith: Marquard, Ames and
Myers and Wilson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
HAMBLEToNIAN BLOOD TELLs.

How completely the Hambletonian
family Of trotters now overshadows all
thers is strikinkly illustrated by the
statistics of harness racing for 1911.
OF he. 1,93S horses that entered the
ESQ list last year. 1,712. or IS per
cent. are descendants of Hambletonian
III the direct male line.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03

The Chinese baseball team of Hon
olulu. all OF them of unmixed oriental
blood, but claiming American citizen
ship by reason of Hawaiian birth,
have arrived for a six months tour
of the country. Before leaving the
islands the Chinese won two games
from the team of the cruiser West
Virginia. They also grabbed a VIC
tory from the famous japanese team
from Waseda university.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03

TRoTTER IN RETIREMENT.
Major Delmar (1:59 3-4) will spend
the balance of his life at Green Farms,
the country place Of E. T. Bedford. in
Connecticut.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
BASEBALL

Chattanooga. Tenn. April 3.-The
Cincinnati National league team de-
feated Chattanooga Southern league
team yesterday 4 to 0. Smith and
Bagby pitched for Cincinnati.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
FISTIC EVENTS
OF THIS WEEK

Is IS s; i: i: ): i: ): i: i: 4. i: ): i:
Wednesday.
Ray Temple VS.. Jack E:ritton, ten
rounds at San Francisco. Cal.
George Carpenter vs.. Marcel Mo-
a twenty rounds. at Paris. France.
Thursday.
Jim Kcndrick vs. Battling Burke,
ten rounds. at Lake Charles. La.
Friday.
Mike Gibbons W. Ernie flanders. ton
POUNDS. AT South Bend. Ind.
Andy Parker VS.. Jeff Doherty. if
teen rounds. at New Haven. Conn.
.NImGSt Always.
"Findable" things ran be found. nj
hardly noticeable cost, through Nan,
advertising.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03

Birmingham. Ala. April 3.-The
Birmingham team of the Southern
league defeated the Detroit Americans
Z to 3 yesterday. Dubuc and Willett
pitched for Detroit.