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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
CHALLENGERS FROM ALL PARTS
NOW AFTER JOHNNY KILBANE
Those Who Have Boxed Draws With New
Champion Are Telling All About
That Bout-Press Agents Are
Now Keeping Wires Busy.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. February 81
Trust fighters to stick up for their rights
and some other things that are not rights.
Credit them with making the most OF any
point that may lead to a favorable end.
Now that Johnny Kifbane Is champion
we may expect them to file their objec-
tons to his election to q title. and at the
same time enter a substantial boost for
themselves. In fact, they have already
started.
From Chicago comes the statement Of
Jack White that he has beaten KIbane
once and has fought two draws with him.
Scenting a possible match in the near
future, Charley White has moved over to
Kenosha, Wis. temporarily. to keep on
good terms with the promoters. while his
manager. Nate Lewis. taxes the wires
with press matter relative to the great
fight Charley gave Johnny here in Cleve-
land last December.
Then from New York Jimmy johnson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Manager Bill Coughlin of Reading has
secured a promise from President Nayin
Of Detroit that he will be given First
Baseman Tarleton, now with Providence.
A couple OF pitchers and an outflelder
were also promised.
Nashville of the Southern League and
Minneapolis of the American Association
will play exhibition games this spring and
the base ball public may be able to judge
II that extra "A means anything in the
way Of class.
Gerald Hayes, the dean of the Ameri.
can Association umpiring stan. has signed
a contract for the coming season. Hayes
has been with the organization since 1905
Winter gossip was that he would 80 to
either the American or National League.
In taking Corhan and Baker under an
optional agreement from the Chicago
White Sox, the San Francisco club has
broken a rule 1t has laid down for itself.
and other coast League magnates are
joshing Cal Ewing about II.
Curt Bernard Of Auburn. Me-. an OUT
fielder. has accepted the terms offered by
MANAGER Joe McGinnity to play with the
Indians this season. Bernard played with
the Los Angeles team OF the Pacific Coast
League last season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
GERTINENI 0fNlENT
Happenings 1Sportdom

all likely that the time has not come for
these two pitchers to start on the down
grade. Both have had numerous strenu-
Gus seasons and the strain Is sure to tell.
This is particularly true of Walsh, who
works in more games every season than
any other two pitchers i'm the league. OF
course, Callahan may have some stars
among his youngsters. but that is doubt
full and the failure of either Walsh or
White would be a serious blow to his
teams chances.
Four years ago Johnny Kilbane. the new
featherweight champion. was clerk in
a railroad Office. He took up the pug listc
game because he liked to read about the
fighters. When he gave up the clerkship
Kilbane made up his mind that he would
take the best of care Of himself while
taking up the first game. and he attrb-
utes his success to this fact. kilbane
naturally is smothered with offers. All
the featherweights whom Attell cleaned
I'D want a chance with him. and he intends
to accommodate them all and will not I've
apt to endanger the title by SO doing. for
II seems that just now he is by far the
best man in his class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
MANY GOLFERS MAY
NOT Be HANDICAPPED
Secretaries of Twenty-Three
Clubs Have Failed to Send
in Their Blanks.

NEW YORK, February 27.-Cnless thS
secretaries Of several well known nearby
golf clubs act quickly the names Of many
prominent amateurs are likely to be left
off the new Metropolitan Golf Association
handicap list. There are still twenty
three delinquent clubs. including such
prominent organizations as the Garden
CITY Golf Club, Englewood Country Club,
Deal Golf and Country Club and the
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
Blanks were sent to the various clubs.
sixty-six in all. February 2, with the
request that they be filled out and the
reports returned by February h. Up to
February Is only twenty-six clubs had
reported. Since then seventeen more
have been received.
The list must be turned over to the
printers in a few days and the commit
tee urgently requests the members of
the delinquent clubs to at once telephone
or otherwise communicate with their
local handicap committees and insist
that the reports be sent in at once.
II the clubs have no one to rate it
would be a great convenience to the M.
G. A. committee II they would return the
report iIfdorsed to that effect. The COM
mittee has decided to hold the list open
reported, when all work will stop on the
rating.
The delinquent clubs are as follows:
Bedford Golf and Tennis Club. Canoe
Country Club, Englewood Country Club,
Essex County Country Club. Fairview
Country Club, Flushing Country Club.
Garden City Golf Club, the Golf Club
Morris County Golf Club. National Golf
Links OF America, North Jersey Country
Club, Ocean Country Club, Princeton
Golf Club. Rockland Country Club. Rum
son Country Club. Saegkill Golf Club,
Scottish-American Golf Club. Shinnecock
Hills Golf Club. South Orange Field
Club, st. Andrews Golf Club and Tuxedo
Golf Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27

shoots out challenges in behalf Of Joe
Coster. In Pittsburgh Monte Attell is in
commissions over the draw he got with
Kilbane year ago and has hired a pub
licity bureau that he may not be over
looked. Jimmy Walsh. the Boston ban
tam, Of course has a few words to say,
all of which are to the effect that he
fought Kilbane a draw after Johnny re-
turned FROM his first trip to the coast
Naturally. we will also hear from Ben
ny Kaufman. the Philadelphia feather,
who has two draws to his credit with the
local boy. Furthermore, 1t will be strange
II all the boys who have fought draws
with the boxers who got draws with Kill
bane do not spruce up and interject their
own chirpings into the big talk compe-
tition. One Of them already has. He is
Johnny Griffith of Akron. Johnny, you
know. held Monte Attell even in q twelve
round bout at the Rubber city. The Akron
Times sport writer has the dope all down
that Griffith Is the equal of Kilbane on
the strength Of his showing with Attell.
II there Is any game with more laughs
in 1t than the boxing game Il ought to
80 good on the Keith circuit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
NO COLLARS THIS SEASON.
Chicago Cubs Adopt New Wrinkle
in Uniforms.

CHICAGO. February 21.-Manager
Frank Chance Of the Cubs having fig
ured out that base ball shirts made with
out collars are fifteen degrees cooler than
those having them. he has ordered two
sets Of uniforms for his players without
this adornment. They are to be used on
extremely hot days.
One uniform is to be used in travelling.
the other on the home grounds. A unani-
nous mail vote among the veteran play
ers decided against the collars. The
manager blamed the collars for much of
the physical inispcsitiOn and discomfort
among the players last season.
The home uniforms will be OF cream
color, with a blue stripe. The travelling
garment will be of solid blue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Another pitcher has been added to the
Nationals string, bringing the total to
thirteen The newcomer halls from Pat
erson. n. J., and his name is Shankey.
He established quite a reputation for him.
self as a semi-professional pitcher last
season, and is recommended to Griffith by
parties who were responsible for the
coming out of McQuiIlen. who was a star
for the Phillies a few years ago. Griffith
sent Shankey contract this morning
and, as he is anxious to get trial with
some major league club, it is expected
that he will sign at once.
There will be nearly twenty in the par
ty Of players which leaves here next Sun
day for Charlottesville. There will he
thirteen pitchers, three catchers. Bill
Cunningham and more than likely Jack
Flynn, who is expected to report here to-
day or tomorrow, will also make the trip
south A week later the rest of the
squad will report. Walter Johnson is the
only pitcher who will not be a member
of the first squad. Griffith figures that
Johnson will be benefited by not getting
too much work in the spring, and he has
asked him to report a week later than
the others.
AIva williams has been located by
Griffith. The sheriff of Carthage, ILL.,,
to whom Griff wired in an effort to find
his new catcher. replied this morning
that Williams was at Stuttgart, Ark,
probably on hunting trip. and Griffith
wired there telling Williams to report
here Saturday. Williams, 1t develops,
had refused the terms offered him by
the Boston club and vowed that he
would not play this year unless his de-
mands were acceded to. This fact UNI
doubtedly was responsible for the Wash
ington club getting Williams. Griffith
wired Williams telling him to come here
to talk over the salary proposition, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
KENTUCKY RACING DATES.
Only One Spring Meeting, and THAI
at Churchill Downs.

LOUISVILLE. KY. February T.-In all
probability there will be but one spring
race meeting here and that will be at
Churchill Downs. Word was received
from General Manager Matt Winn that 1t
has practically been decided not to ask
for division Of the racing dates this
spring, and Douglas Park will get the
fall meeting. The state racing commits
sion is expected to meet about March
is to assign the dates. 1t Is understood
Lexington will ask for thirteen days. 1t
Is likely Louisville will want eighteen
days, following Lexington and Isat0nia.
twenty days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
GREAT FENCING TOURNEY
PLANNED FOR THIS CITY
NJ. Jusserand, French Ambassador, Donates
Bronze Statue to Be Awarded to Win
ner of Championship - New
Fencing Club Formed.

with Georgetown for tomorrow night. 1t
was stated yesterday by q man closely
connected with basket ball affairs at the
Brookland school that the c. u. team
had been making special preparation for
the final contest with Georgetown, and
that the action of the Blue and Gray
manager in canceling the contest was en-
tirely unwarranted. 1t was said that
Georgetown Cancelled ostehsibly because
of a disagreement over the officials. but
there had been no real disagreement. Ac-
cording to report. Catholic University had
asked for other officials than the ones
regularly working. but had practically
agreed to play with Hughes as referee
and Sturdy Of ST. Johns umpire. The
real object for which the game was cam
celed, according to the Catholic Univer-
sity adherents. is the fact that the Vir-
ginia game might not come up to expec-
tations financially and otherwise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
EASE FOR PAT D0UGHERTY.
White Sox Outfielder With Abund-
ance of Cash Retires From Game.

CHICAGO. February 27.-Pat Dough-
erty. for seven years left fielder for the
Chicago American League base ball club,
has voluntarily quit base bali. In let
ter to President Comiskey. Dougherty
declares his reason for retiring is that
he has all the money he needs and does
not care to play ball any longer
IF my services are needed to help out
the Sox, call on me-" he said in his letter.
which was sent from his home at Bolivar,
NJ Y. Before coming to Chicago Dough-
erty played with Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
BIG WRESTLING BOUT.
Gehring and Yokel to Clash for the
Championship.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 27.-Two
important sporting events are scheduled
for Cleveland tonight. one a finish bout
for the middleweight wrestling champion
ship and the other ten-round fight be-
tween clever bantams.
Henry Gehring Of Cleveland and Mike
Yokel Of Salt Lake City are to wrestle
for the belt and a purse Of $1,500. A de-
cision must be rendered II they wrestle
three hours without a fall, and three
Judges have been named for the contest.
In Salt Lake City some months ago the
men wrestled nearly four hours without a
fall.
Johnny Sinclair Of Cleveland and Patsy
Brannigan of Pittsburgh are the bantams
who are to fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
aonas Pitching Staff Is Increased to Thirteen Sporting New
GRIFFITH SECURES ANOTHER
YOUNG PITCHER FOR TEAM
Shankey Of Paterson Latest Addition to
Nationals Staff = Williams Is
Located in Arkansas.

that matters would be arranged to his
satisfaction.
Much of the preliminary work which
the pitchers on the local team will be
asked to do will be for the purpose of
contends that no matter how much stuff
a pitcher may have, he is not effective
unless he has control, and control does
not mean to be able merely to put the
ball over the plate but to work the cor
ners, and. in fact. put the ball within an
inch of any spot that may be desired.
Control of the ball is everything in
pitching" said Griff. "A pitcher should
be able to put his fast and his curve ball
over at will in order to be successful.
The first thing to get is absolute control
of the fast straight one, so that II the
curve is wild the pitcher can save him
self by resorting to his fast one. The
curve must then be gotten under control
The fact that pitcher gets most OF his
balls over the plate is not good control
for some pitchers owe their failure to the
fact that they get too many over
There appears to be lot of unneces-
sary anxiety among the fans because
Clyde Milan has not signed. Milan has
agreed to report at charlottesville with
the second squad. and at that time ne VIII
confer with Manager Griffith and the
salary difference will be adjusted Crit
fifth said some time ago that he and Milan
would have no trouble getting together
once they met as the difference be-
tween them is but slight any way.
On past performances Akers, the pitcher
secured from Dubuque, in the Three Eye
League, looks to have the best chance
Of any of Griff1th's young pitchers to
make good Akers was with team which
finished sixth in an eight-club league. yet
won nineteen games and lost but twelve
There were lots of clubs after this young
ster last fall. but the Dubuque club in
sisted that he was worth 5000, and no
one would come across with this amount
McAleer then took a chance on the draft
and was lucky enough to get him. Akers
Is said to be big fellow with lot OF
stuff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
PICKS EASTERN OPPONENTS.
Western Tennis Champion and Mate
Will PLAY Nine Times.

MINNEA POLLS. February 21.-Joseph
j. Armstrong, western intercollegiate ten
mis- champion. has decided on the eastern
colleges to be met by him and his Uni
versity of Minnesota teammate this
spring.
Armstrong will attempt to wrest the
national intercollegiate championship from
Whitney Of Harvard. The man who will
accompany Armstrong has not been
chosen.
versity of Pittsburgh. University OF Penn
sylvania. Princeton. the College of tho
City Of New York, Brown, Harvard. Dart
mouth and Amherst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
BowLERs TO MEET MARCH q.
Officials Expect to Make Several
Changes in the Rules.

NEW YORK. February T.-Wiliiam
Kirk. president OF the National Bowling
Association. ISSUED q call last night for
the annual convention Of the organization
in Paterson. N. j.. March 3.
Several important changes in the rules
win be considered. one being the abolition
Of the loaded bali, already forbidden by
several associations. but still permitted in
the national tournament.
Arrangements for the tournament, to be
held in Paterson March 9 to 30. are under
way. fifty experts being at work trans
forming the large auditorium into an
academy OF fourteen new alleys.
The closing OF the entry list which was
set for tonight. has been postponed until
Saturday. The officials report the pros
poets Of nearly 200 bowlers partici-
patinG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
TAPS FOR TOURNEY.
Washington Bowling Associa-
tons Annual Event Closes.
SUCCESS ALL THE WAY
Saengers, Cooper and Garrett and
Eckstein Leaders in
First Glass.

The curtain fell last night on the annual
bowling tourney of the Washington As
ISOLATION and all hands concerned are to
be congratulated on it's splendid success.
Taking the lead on the opening night.
week ago the Saengerbund quint class
A, never had its total of 2,69S closely
approached. In class B. for five-man
teams the CAROLS and Nationals finish
en- on even terms, and will split the two
prizes. Schumanns We're the winners in
class c.
Cooper and Garrett, with 1,152, David
son and Barclay, and Goodman and Cald-
well, each pair having 1882, were the top
notchers in Glasses A. and c of the
two-man team class. respectively.
Single honors in the various divisions,
in order named, went to Eckstein, Bar
clay and Lesh. their totals being 5S4, 81
and $50.
The scores of last night and the prize
winners are as follows:
TWO-MAN TEAMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
Link to Wrestle Karlum.

One of the most interesting wrestling
matches OF the season will take place
next Friday evening at the Lyceum be-
tween Shad Link, the well known Balti-
MORGAN, and Charles Karlum Of Chicago.
who is the champion of the west and has
a big reputation. This will be his first
appearance I'm the east. and the pair are
well matched and have been In constant
training for the bout. The match viii be
to . flnish, the best two out Of three fallau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
PHILLIES ARE OFF.
Second Batch Starts for West Baden
Today.

PHILADELPHIA. February 27-Ac-
companied by number of non-combat-
ants. ten players Of the Philadelphia
National League base ball club left here
today for West Baden. Ind, where a
stop will be made on the way to the
spring training grounds at Hot Springs.
Ark. At West Baden the party Will join
fourteen players Of the club who are al
ready there. According to present plans
the entire party will leave the Indiana
health resort Sunday and will reach the
training grounds the next day
The party included Players Doom.
Knabe, Chalmers, Doolan. Lobert, Titus,
Oldham. Kutz. eastman and ScanlOn,
President Horace s. Fogel, some friends
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
TIGERS START WORK.
Princeton Base Ball Team Practice
Under Bill Clark.

PRINCETON, n. j., February 81
Princeton's base ball candidates to the
number of fifty are out for spring prac-
tice in the varsity cage. Bill Clark, ex-
manager of the Albany club of the New
York State League, and former catcher
of the New York Giants, will coach the
collegians during the early part of the
season. The Tigers open the season here
with Ursinus March %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
WHITE sOX ALL RIGHT.
Billy Sullivan at Last Signs a New
Contract.

CHICAGO, February 27.-"Billy" Sulli-
van. catcher and ranking veteran Of the
White Sox in point Of service, attached
his signature to new contract yester-
day. Pitcher Jordan Of New London,
Conn, right handler, also sent In q sign
ed contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27

DURHAM. n. H.. February 27.-Charles
Bernier, who recently signed with the De-
troit club Of the American League, will
coach the New Hampshire College base
ball team for the coming season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
GOING SOUTH.
Secretary Heydler Of Nationa
League Takes a Vacation.

NEW YORK. February 27.-Secretary
John Heydler Of the. National League
today dropped his Office work here and
began the annual vacation which he al
ways takes before the opening of the
league season He will go to Jackson
VILE for the first week or two. Later he
expects to visit some Of the clubs at their
training camps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
WINTER SPORTS.
International Carnival to Be Held
on Saranac Lake.

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, February 81
Arrangements are being made here for
an International carnival of winter sports,
with Canada and the United States as the
contestants. to be held early next year.
Skiing and skating competitions will be
held, but the main events will be tobog-
gan and bobsled races. the winners of
which will be sent to switzerland to COM
pete for the worlds championship.
Racing bObsleds in Canada have at
tained speed of more than seventy miles
an hour on the Montreal tracks this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
CLASS B.

All events. bowling ball donated by Brunswick
Bake COllender TO- Ecksteiu tA, McIennan
tBl, Caldwell tC).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27

Jimmy Callahan naturally builds his
hope on the White Sox pitching staff.
which after all consists Of Big Ed Walsh
and Doc White, and should either Of
these fail to come through as in former
years Chicago is not going to be dark
horse In the pennant race. Nor 10 1t ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27

ut all pleased over the cancellation Of the
basket ball game which was scheduled
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
Let the Popular Will
Prevail

nearly every state in which the Republican par
1 tv has held direct primaries Mr. Roosevelt has
received majority Of the votes at those prima-
ries and majority of the delegates from those states
In every case where the Republican party, there
fore has appealed to the people which constitute the
mass of the party and has referred the matter Of the
nomination of the Republican candidate to them. the
people have rejected Mr. Taft and Mr.. Tafts poll
cies, and have expressed their preference for Mr..
Roosevelt and for the progressive policies which he
promises to represent.
In view of this very definite expression Of popu-
lar opinion Mr. Taft should retire from the contest
gracefully as may be. and should permit the nomna-
ton Of Mr. Roosevelt at Chicago without dissent
dissension.
If Mr. Taft should not be willing to retire, the
delegates assembled at Chicago should, regardless Of
Mr.. Taft, proceed to nominate Mr. Roosevelt the
chosen candidate of the Republican party.
Mr.. Taft will 90 before the Chicago convention
without popular support His delegates have but in
direct authority.
Mr.. Roosevelts Endorsement comes direct from
the people And whatever may think of Mr..
Roosevelt of his worhness or rlstworthiness. of his
fitness genineness, the expressed will of the peo
pie should be accepted and the decision of the people
should be regarded as final.
To repudiate this clearly expressed preference
of the mass Of the Republican party for Mr.. Roose-
welt is not merely to deny the nomination to Mr.
Roosevelt is to deny to the people the right to
make the nomination.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
Chills Must Be Kept
Away From ohe Abdomen.

Persons Of delicate constitu-
ton, or those subject to rheumatic
complaints. should wear thin
band OF flannel round the abdomen
md The small of the back. chins
must De kent away from those
parts or the body
When YOU are hot and pers piring.
drink little water, and NO ICE
WATER for if YOU do YOU viii moi
merely Increase your discomfort
but YOU win invite danger Don't
run into the first soda water es-
tablishment YOU see and pour iced
drinks down your throat If YOU
must drink. i would be better to
take something moderately warm.
or tepid
Above all don't Sc to a bar and
drink fiery liquors. AVOID WITS
Ky AND ALL ITS COMPANY as
you would your deadnest enemy
Alcohol, in any form taken az
drink is doubly dangerous in hot
weather
Drink lust enough water % keep
the skin moderately moist then
81 your garments are Of an open
weave and loose-fulne me eircu
lauon ~ the air viii gently evapo
rate The moisture and thereby pro
d4ce plea aant eeolnc because