The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-19

sidercd one of the greatest hitters
in baseball history, despite Ty Cobb's
enviable reputation.
But Wagner is great another way.
He doesn't seem to have the dash.
the vim and the energy of such a
great shortstOp as Joe Tinker, but
all these years he has demonstrate
ed that he is just as good short
stop as anybody, and as sensation.
al there as Cobb is in the outfield.
The one reason for the overlook
ing of the Dutchman is that out
fielders have more chances for in
diyidual work than a man playing
on the inside has and this is why
Cobbs speed makes him stand out.
Here's hoping that Honus Wagner
may be able to make his fifteen
years in harness a full score and
may he never fall below the 300
mark. If he can do this he will
set a record in baseball that will
be well high impossible to equal.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. II. AID
Wolgast's next battle will be a
fight to a finish with the Great
American desert. 1t is scheduled
to begin April 4, when AID and Mrs.
Ad will Leave Los Angeles for Cad
lilac, Mich. in brand new motor
car the champion owns.
Wolgast and Manager Jones be.
lieye that few weeks of roughing
it across the desert of the southwest
and the prairies CT the middle west
will do the champion a world of
good
According to present plans, Mrs
Wolgast will drive the greater part
of the journey. No one will &C
company the pair unless Jones de-
cides later to make the trip. VOL
CAST will be his own mechanician
and will be camp cook when it is
impossible to forage in cities en-
route.
Wolgast today is practically a we'll
man. Although he still is very
weak, he says he feels like a colt.
and is gaining in weight and strength
every day. He visited Los Angeles
yesterday TO select his new car and
spent several hours in the city.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Within
the next twelve months, if all signs
do not fail there'l be a white man
ready to dispute the championship
with Johnson, and, if nothing hap
pens, the man to undertake the
task will be proclaimed by the
sporting public as fully qualified to
do the job and that man will be Al
Palzer.
Tex Richard who promoted and fl
nanced the Johnson-Jeffries battle
watched the fight between Palzer
and Kaufman at the National Sport
ing club last week, and after it
was over he was heard to remark
10 some friends;
Don't be surprised if you see
me out in Nevada next labor day
handling a fight between Johnson
and Palzer. If this country is ever
going to develop a white man cap
able of recovering the championship
to the white race, this fellow Pal
ger looks to me to be the man."
said Richard.
If nothing happens to Palzer to
give him a setback between now
and next Labor day, | wouldn't hes
tate moment about hanging up
another 100000 purse for him and
the negro, and | wouldn't be sur
prised either to see Palzer walk
off with the title. He is the best
in the heavyweight line" said Tex,
I've ever seen, and he's the man
Johnson will have to eventually
fight for the championship"
1t may safely be predicted that
Mr.. Richards opinion would be the
opinion of the sporting public of the
country in another year.
SAN FRANSCICO, Jan. Sunless
plans of promoter Cofforth miscarry,
Jem Driscoll and Owen Moran, two
of England's foremost boxers, will
be seen in action in San Francisco
during the next few months, pos
sibly during the next few weeks.
Cofforth believed that match
between Moran and One Round Ho-
gan would prove winner, and he
is negotiating today with both men.
In case this bout should fall through
Coffroth hopes to send Moran against
either Harlem Tommy Murphy or
Knockout Brown.
CHICAGO, Jan. s. Confident of
his ability to take the measure of
Champion Jack Johnson, Jim Flynn,
the Pueblo fireman, who clashes
with the big smoke in Nevada, some
time in July, promised today to
train faithfully for the contest, and
do his best to restore the heavy
weight crown to the white race.
Il have all the faith in the world
in Jack Curley, my manager" Flynn
said today, "and l propose to be