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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
SIGNS PLAY BIG
PART IN BASEBALL
Clark Says Manager Can
Keep in Closer Touch
From the Bench.

Fred Clarke. manager Of the Pitts
burg Pirates. recently answered the
critics who tried to show him that
his place during the games was on
the coaching lines and that he should
be gu there all the time. He asserts
that the man who is directing a
team can keep in far closer touch
with his men from the bench than
on the coaching lines.
On the lines he can see only part of
the field. and his attention Is taken up
bags. He is unable to pay much at
tention to the opposition, for he is
generally held responsible If a blunder
is made by a rune On the bench
the pilot can see the entire field and
has time to think about what must
be done.
Fans have more than once called
managers cutters because they were
out coaching when their team was
ahead. and then retired to the bench
as soon as the situation became criti-
cal or their team fell behind. AS a
mater Of fact, the leaders we're not
quitting in any sense Of the word, but
We're retiring to devote themselves ex-
clusively to the task Of trying to fig
ure out a better defense or an i'm
proved attack. leaving the less import
ant role of coacher to some of their
l%ieutenants.
1t Is a fact that many PLAYERS lack
initiative and seldom make a move
that Is not suggested to them. How
often have you seen a man at bat
glance toward the bench after each
pitch? The batsman is awaiting a sig
nal, Upon which will depend his mex
move.
Signs and signals are part OF the
national game. Some teams have them
down to a finer point than others, but
no aggregation gets along without
them. Often movements OH the part of
the coacher which seem foolish to the
spectator are part of a we'll formulated
system of signals which is Of vast
importance. The signs must be SIM
pie because they must be grasped and
thoroughly understood by every men,
Der of the team. and yet they must
be such as cannot be Stolen By the
opposition.
In 1911 many experts asserted that
much of the success Of the Athletics
was due to the fact that Connie Mack
made a systematic effort to learn the
signals of the opposing teams. 1t is
claimed that he assigned certain of
his bratniet players to duty on the
watch closely every move made by
rivals and attempt to learn their signs.
1t Is stated that he was very successful
In this respect ~ that the knowl-
edge which his spies gained helped
the team to win the American league
championship. No fault could be
found with Mack's course, for he did
nothing which was prohibited by the
rules. but simply had his men use
their brains all the time and observe
everything that went on a.ound them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
The Baseball Players
Fight Under Cover

All that the spectator sees Of any
ball game is what occurs on the dia-
mond and the coaching lines. He
watches the attack and defense as he
sees them unfolded before him, but
he only sees half Of the game. The
other half is being played on the
benches of the home and visiting
teams, where rival managers are try
Ing to outwit each other.
Spectators who occupied seats in
circuit have often noticed Hans Wag-
ner arise from a seat near the end Of
the Pirate bench while the home team
Is at bat and go over to sit beside Fred
Clarke. Many times the manager and
his chief lieutenant are exchanging
views on the best method Of procedure.
Every manager has two Or three play.
ers in whom he places great depend
.ence and to whom he often listens for
!advice during contests. Philippe and
Leach are W players who have pass
ed from the Pirate ranks who were Of
great aid to Clarke in this respect.
Larry Doyle is McGraw's chief aid.
Johnny Evers and Joe Tinker were
Frank Chances bowers. Miller Hug
gins helped Roger Bresnahan. and so
1t goes on every team.
Mike Donlin paid John McGraw a
high compliment-though it was unin-
Standardization the Pirates were play
ing at the Polo grounds last July. He
was ''joshing' larry Doyle as they
passed on the field. You fellows have
to have some n on the bench 10 do
Your thinking for you," shouted Mike.
That was true. but the "thinkinE part
is more than half Of the managers
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
ISSUES
POLO

London. Dec. 4.-The Burlington
Polo club has sent a challenge in
writing to the American Polo a~ssocia-
ton for a series of games for the
America cup. which was won in 1909
IL by the Meadow Brook team of
Long Island. The challenge stipulat-
ed that the match should be played
in the United States in the spring of
1918.
The duke Of Westminster will bear
the entire cost Of the enterprise. He
has bought a large stable Of ponies
and has asked Walter Buckmaster to
captain. the English team, which prob
ably will include Lord Wodehouse.
Captain C. f .Belleville and F. NJ.
Freake. all we'll known and experience
ed players.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04

task. and it is the most difficult part,
Tor he Is matching thoughts, wits,
brain with another nan on the oppo-
site bench.
The lightning quickness with which
a manager must sometimes make his
plans may be Judged from the rapidity
with which h play changes on the
diamond. In planning the attack OF
the defense the breaks again enter
Into the situation. If a team is playing
In good luck. as most teams do during
a winning streak. the task Of the man.
ager is rendered much easier. because
everything he tries turns out just
right. On the other hand, his job is a
most d~tscouraging one when the team
Is in the throes of a slump and when
everything has a tendency to turn out
just opposite to his plans. It is at
times like this that the mettle Of a
leader Is tested and when he most
feels the strain.
While on the subject Of slumps. a
Well known man recently declared
that the much discussed and much
detested condition in which every ball
team finds itself once or oftener dur
ing every eason Is the result of brain
fatigue.
"a slump in baseball usually fol.
lows a winning streak" said this man.
because the players are working un-
der a terrific strain. They do not feel
It until something happens to go wrong.
It is Just like worry in an individual.
One feels no nervous strain when
everything is going smoothly, but when
a mishap occurs the strain begins to
assert itself. Things which were s
before are difficult now. 1t is the
same with ball players"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
WILL SPAR.

New York, Dec. 3.-Mike Gibbons
and Eddie McGoorty. the men who
will spar at the Garden A. C. tomor-
row night, have finished boxing and
from now on will restrict their work
to light exercise. From now until the
battle, throwing the medicine ball.
wrestling. jumping the rope and other
forms Of training will be the only
kind of work they will indulge in.
Each man is now close to the 15S-
pound limit.
Gibbons subjected his right arm to
a series of tests at the New York Polo
Athletic association. In a bout with
Tommy Maloney in October Gibbons
wrenched the forearm and the muscles.
about the elbow stiffened, but a long
rest has put the arm in shape. Mike
tipped the beam at 1853 pounds. He
never displayed SO much footwork as
ne did in his last boxing. and when
1T came time to rest he was not
breathing more than normally.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
MGRAW HAD HARD
FIGHT At START
Future Great did some Weird
Playing When He Made
His Debut Years Ago.

Here's a story anent the early base.
ball career Of John McGraw that the
Little Napoleon does not relate in his
monologue spiel Which he is now de-
lAVerlng to crowded houses on the cir.
cult.
McGraw made his initial appearance
IN professional baseball under condi-
tons that were far from encouraging.
he was given the first tryout by the
tolean club Of the old New York State
league. and was assigned to the third
g McGraw was then a youngster
IN his teens. He made his debut April
l. 1890. an ominous date for John.
as on that suspicious occasion he
proved to be the biggest kind of an
April fool package.
McGraw was so small it was inn
possible to find a suit to come any
where near his measure. 1t seems to
McGraw, as he has told it, as il all
the world vas in attendance on the
day he appeared at Olean. To his
eyes 1t seemed as II he had never
before seen So many people. This,
OF course. was due to the fact that the
little third baseman was nervous and
that his mind multiplied the actual
made by the crowd also worried Mac.
1t sounded to him like the prolonged
roaring of a mighty sea.
When the first ball was knocked
down to him he say the noise of the
crowd ceased as If by magic, and the
ball. which happened to be one of
those slow grounders. appeared to Nc
Graw as II it would never reach him.
Finally. after what seemed to be an
age. he found himself with the ball
In his grasp and he turned to heave
1t over to first base. at which sack
there was a player who was the tall
est in the league.
The distance to first now appeared
to McGraw to be fully a mile away.
and his heart sank within him as he
suddenly thought to himself that he
could never throw the ball that far.
Yet he nerved himself and not only
did he get the ball over but he fired
1t several feet over the first baseman's
head. Every succeeding time the ball
was knocked down to McGraw during
the rest OF the game he managed to
throw higher over the head Of the
man on first.
After the game the manager came
up to Mac and patting him on the
head told him that he was a nice boy
and SO on. but as a ball player he
was nothing short of a frost. McGraw
pulled out of Olean that night and
went over to Wellsville. where he fin
ished the season He did so we'll that
at the end Of that year he was the
recipient of eighteen different offers
from managers who were willing to
pay high for his services.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
6 BADGERS ON
ALL WESTERN
Michigan Only Other Team
Given More than One Place
by Golfers.

e York. Dec. S.-Wisconsin dom.
mates the a%ll-western football team,
selected by E. G. Patterson for Col.
lier's and published in this weeks is.
sue. The Badgers are given six no.
sftions. three in the line and as many
back of 1t.
shaughnessy. Minnesota's t tack.
lie. is placed at guard.
This is the all-western football
team:
Hoeffel, end. Wisconsin.
Butler. tackle. Wisconsin.
Keller, guard. Wisconsin.
Des Jardien. center. Chicago.
Schaughnessy. guard. Minnesota.
Trickey. tackle. Iowa.
Pontius, end. Michigan.
gillette. quarterback. Wisconsin.
Van Ripper. %halfback. Wisconsin.
Craig. halfback. Michigan.
Tandberg. fullback. Wisconsin.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
(By w. j. Macbeth.)

New York, Dec. 4.-The big battle
at Franklin Field. Philadelphia. be-
tween the Army and Navy. wound up
the football campaign for 1912. The
n IN many ways and doubtless the
most pleasing Of many years.
The success Of sport depends direct
~ upon its popularity and In this line
there was nothing to be desired.
Neve In the history of the great grid
iron competition did such crowds
manifest their enthusiasm. 1t was a
e~Xuberance Of the crowds that cheer
ed on the combatants In the Harvard
Princeton. Princcton-Yale. Yale-Har-
ward, Michigan and Army.Nav
battles. In none of these contests
was there a vacant scat and every field
was packed for every battle through
out the schedule: The multitude at
reaclNd a hundred thousand. doubt
less. IL the New Haven stands could
have accommodated that many The
crowds as a rule in every game play
ed in the east We're limited only by
the stand capacity.
All of which Is a tribute to the gen.
ius Of the rule makers. They have
saved a game which five years ago ap-
peared certainly doomed. 1t took a
great deal Of tnkering and experi-
menting with the rules to restore the
big autumn sport to its former popu-
larity but that happy condition seems
to have been accomplished. Football
as played now seems to be a safe and
a competition In which brain pow.
er counts ven more forcibly than
pure Drawn. Many colleges that were
against the sport. because Of the al.
legged danger and cruelty Of the old
style. returned this eason to the fold.
All which tried the experiment have
no sorrow or regret. The new football
game seem here to stay.
Under the circumstances It 10 to be
hoped that the governing body al COL
umbia will see the light Of reason be.
fore another year and will allow this
fine school to get in line once more, I
am told that the student body and
alumni will make one most gallant
effort to overcome faculty prejudice
against the game, now that this sea-
sons campaign proved 80 clean. 1t Ia
indeed a shame that New Workers
must travel out of town to see all their
games when such a big college rs Col
Mnhia is right mt homo. 1t ia true that
Fordham and New York university
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04

for Yale, developed into one Of the
finest punters the Blue had discoy-
cred in many seasons. He also was
able to kick goals from placement
with deadly accuracy. Brickley earn
ed his spurs more from his drop kick
Ing and placement kicking than from
his ability to rip through a stubborn
line. And he is no mean ripper" at
that. "Hobe'' Baker. who booted both
of Princeton's goals against Yale in
the last game Of the Tigers saved the
erstwhile champions from defeat.
Another luminary developed in this
memorable game is Jumpelly of Yale.
This substitute player performed one
Of the greatest feats of football his
tory in a drop kick from the ~ifty-yard
line. Little more than a minute Of
time remained and Yale seemed hope
lessly beaten. 6 to 8. until this sub
gambled on his desperate chance.
He vas slightly favored by the wind.
which vas a quartering one. but still
distance. So accurate was he that the
ball travelled over the center of the
cross-bar. He just did have power
enough In his drive to save thousands
Of Yale dollars. for the ball in its
flight struck the stick as the rear end
settled in its flight.
That n kick made an undying
bt0bAto " = usApOAAS' "u SNSb Ah oPAkC
Of 1t he could not be classed with
Brickley. Flynn or Baker. These three
lionized heroes stood the brunt
throughout the entire season and II
no tough luck in the matter of injury
overtakes them they are likely to shine
more brilliantly In the future. "Hobe"
Baker and Lefty" Flynn are great
runners through a broken field. the
very best that have been produced in
years. Both are good line smashers.
too. though in this particular depart
ment Flynn Is the better because of his
superior size and strength. In rum
ming back punts. which requires great
alacrity and lodging ability. Baker is
in a class all by himself. Flynn is
much the greenest Of the great trio.
File has a lot to learn. but next year
should he a real wolf. When he learns
the secret OF running low when car
rying the bail. FLYNN should prove a
second Thorpe.
Brickley right now is the most fin
ished player Of the three and doubt
less Is the most finished kicker. He
Is a little Jim .Jeffrics and irresistible
on attack. Hc is tough as whale
hone and can stand all sorts Of pun
ishlncnt.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
K|LBANE TELLS
Of FAKE FIGHT
F~eatherweight Champ Ad.
1nits of Bout with Partner.
Against His Wishes.

Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. 3.-Through
an announcement made by Johnny
Kilbane. champion featherweight, It
learned that last month in John
town. Pa, Kilbane took part in a
fake fight. knocking out Tommy Nc
Ginty of this city. who was masquer-
aiding as Tommy Duggan, a Pacific
coast fighter.
Johnstown fight fans became sus-
picious after the bout and sent Jack
Phenecie. referee Of the bout, here to
investigate. He took one look at Nc
Ginty. whom he found at a West side
club. and then the secret was out.
Kilbane declared in his statement
that when the match was made he
did not know whom he was to fight
and did no. know it was McGinty I'M
til he stepped into the ring. Against
his W wishes. at the request Of his
manager. Jimmy Dunn, Kilbane says.
he let the fight so on. but to show
his determination not to fake" the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
BRICKLEY JOINS
TOUCHDOWN" CLUB

Cambridge. Mass. Dec. 4.-Bob
Storer and Charley Brickley Joined a
very exclusive club of Harvard men
against Yale. There are just an even
dozen men who have attained that
distinction since touchdowns counted
in the score.
Bert Holden was the first man to
carry the ball across the Yale goal
line. That was in 1885. and then
came c. A. Porter in 1887. Dudley S.
Dean and James p. Lee in 1890, J. J.
Hayes in 1894. W. T. Reid twice in
1898 Ben H. Dibblee in 1898. Craw-
ford Rlagden. A. w. Ristine and Tom
H.. Graydon in 1901 II Bob Storer
and Charles E. BrickIey IN 1912.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
Football Season Just Closed No Doubt Has
Been the Most Pleasing of Several Years

both play the game. but neither can
ever hope to attain the distinction that
its name alone would lend Columbia
II his university returned to its just
field In the football intercollegiate
championships.
Columbia men have taken renewed
courage from the fact that Fordham's
Of the students. The faculty has never
once regretted the step. For the husky
boys from the Bronx school. under the
able tutelage Of Tom Thorpe. gave q
mighty good account OF themselves.
They met and conquered a lot Of pre-
sumptuous rivals despite the fact that
Thorpe had nothing but green men
membered that football had not been
played at Fordham for three years. It
was a dead letter. There was abso.
luetly no experienced material.
Many believe 1t but a question Of
time before Columbia will get in line
for her old time football honors. But
the longer the delay the more ard
once more in the front ranks. It
would take three or four years as It
is to whip into line a team worthy Of
recognition by any Of the big Ave
eastern universities. The sooner Co
lumbia returns-if she ever is to re-
turn-the bettor 1t Will be for her.
There Is no denying the fact that the
ban on football has hurt the univer-
sity. Athletes inclined toward the
gridiron sport. who naturally should
enroll at tho local college. 60 else-
where.
The past football campaign estab.
lished many heroes on enviable ped
estals but the majority Of them were
seasoned veterans like Thorpe of Car
Isle. Dewitt Of Princeton. Devore Of
the Army Bomeisler. Yale: Bluethen-
thai. Princeton: Jim Thorpe Of the In
dams. proved himself one OF the finest
football men that ever donned a cleat.
ed shoe. Yet all OF these veterans did
no more than was expected Of them.
More remarkable than the work of
these was hat of three young fellows.
who out for their varsity letters the
first time matched the greatest en-
deavors Of their seasoned teammates.
Harvard produced her sensation in
Brickley: Yale showed another in
Lefty Flynn. while Princeton un-
covered a phenom Of equal worth in
'Hobc" Baker.
Strange as II may seem all of this
years sensations proved kickers Of
exceptional worth. Lefty" Flynn,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
Room Will Be Center of
All Social Activities

Washington. Dec. 4.-Speaker
Champ Clark's private dining room in
the capitol will be the central point
for social activities from now until
March 4. rings down the curtain on
the Sixty-second congress-. and ushers
out a long line of familiar characters
who for years have graced the floor
of the lower branch.
Mrs. Clark almost invariably pre-
sides at these n%on-partisan affairs and
generally is assisted by her daughter,
Miss GeneNievc. who is highly popu-
lar with all of her fathers friends.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
WILLIAMS PLANS FOR 1918.

Minneapolis. Dec. 3.-With the 1912
football aso scarcely out Of the
way, Coach r. l.. Williams last night
began active practice for the games
Of 1913, more than a score Of grid
iron aspirants reporting for the first
workout in the University of Minne-
sofa armory. Practice will be held
once a week, the men being given
lectures and formation practice in
preparation for outdoor work next
fall.
Most Of the men who were cut last
night were members Of the 1912 Sec
ond team and this years freshman
squad.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
FoorBALI-HALF AND HALF.

Geneva, n. Y, Dec. 3.-The foot
ball schedule of Hobart college for
next year will include a game at Tor
onto similar to that played there a
few weeks ago by the Carlisle Indians.
Half the game is to be played under
the rule Of American college football
and the other half according to the
rules Of the Canadian game.
The contest will probably take place
on October %.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04

fight, knocked out McGinty in the
fourth round.
five men who hacked the AehtMAider'
man John r. Sharp, James Hasson,
Joshua Owens. Jim McCrory and
John Abele-have retained an attor-
ney in an effort to recover money
paid Dunn for Kilbane. They claim
they were persuaded by NJ. j. Berry,
the Promoter. to put up $549 to foot
the bills. -,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-23
Why the Public Can't
Win At Race Gambling
Some More POINTERS BY an Old BoOkmaker.

TO what syndicated betting ring
means, and on account Of it the book
makers are only handling about $4,000
per day. each Of them, where they
should handle at least double.
If the public were excluded for a
month or two, when they returned there
wouldn't be a bookmaker left as the
horsemen would shoot them out or
their money; and If the case were re-
versed, there wouldn't be any public
to bet with.
The answer is, both horsemen and
public support the books and the books
support the track. and the track sup
ports itself and keeps the balance. 1t
is similar to a pack Of wolves running
around in a circle, they run around and
around, till the weak ones drop off and
then they eat him up. Comparisons are
odious, but true sometimes.
Habitues Of the race track could be
prosecuted on this side for vagrancys-
a vagrant, under the Texas law, being
one who makes no eXertions to obtain
a livelihood by honest employment" one
who "strolls idly, having no honest
business or employment" or a PROBES
siOnaI gambler"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-23

slugging reputation. "Biil' Luby as he
is known in Connecticut baseball cir
Cles halls from the same state as
Colby Jack" COombs of the Athletics.
he IS built on the same proportions as
the Athletics Man from Maine" be
ing well over six feet tail. Luby has
ambitions TO shine In the Giants out
field next season, but is also willing
to try for a pitching berth If McGraw
should decide he would be more valu-
able as a hurler. He has eXperienc
in both branches Of the service
Luby Is a 300 clouter, and has
faculty OF delivering his drives while
teammates are camping on the trails.
He managed the Northampton team OF
the Connecticut league last season until
that team went TO smash Later be
Joined the Haverhiu New England
league team He hit 800 in both places,
hitting .321 in 46 games with North
ampton. and .307 for so games with
HaverhiIl
In 1910 Luby played with the Meri-
den Conn team. Ed Walsh was a
member Of the 1902 Meriden squad
and liked the town so well that he
has been making it his home ever
since. The famous spitbau king and
the president Of the Meriden club were
in town last week. and dropped in at
secretary O'Briens office. Both men
gave OBrien glowing accounts OF the
youngsters ability and, though he
mas been recommended to the club be-
fore that, be was rendered a contract
largely on Walsh's recommendation.