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The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Average Boxer Comes
From Obscure Places

The average prize fighter comes
from an obscure station in life, Many
st the best known lighters have
sprung into worid-wide notoristy from
drudRing obscurity through some
sharp-siShted manager discovering
their abilities Others while working
N moldcrs. boiler makers. black
smiths, etc. have INDUCED their nat
ural love for the fistic art and grad
ually risen to the expert class.
JohAny Kiibane never earned more
than Q few dollars q week working
for q railroad until he attracted at
tention from the athletic club man
ayers. He never ratified the dollars
extensively until Jimmy Dunn took
hold of him aud made him o cham
pionship contender.
Young Corbett used to earn Sc Q
week before he fought McGovern.
Terry himself was q poor newsboy
when picked up by Sam Harris. who
made q champion out Of him.
Jeffries was earning Us q week In
california a. : handy man In boil :
and made q lighter Of him.
Bob Fitxsimmons did not have more
than one suit of clothes when he
came to this country from Australia.
co ssnl s g oG san gS:t o IN
ring. but there were few like him.
ShaTkey, Gardner. Ryan. Erno, and
many other hsttc stars were ali poor
at the time Of starting out for pugtl-
i.tic honors. Following Is . Hist Of
other we arltsnn fighters and their
Heayywei9hts-Gus Rubin. press
man: Peter Maher, cooper: Tom Shar-
key, sailor: Kid Mccoy. farmer; Jim
Jeffords. miner; Joe Choynski, candy
maker: Denver Ed Martin. porter: Bob
notwithstanding Ryan, bar.
keeper: Philadelphia Jack CBrten,
ciEarmaker. Dan Creedon, machinis.:
George Gardner, boilermsker; Jack
Root. hriek mason. Kid Carter, black
smith: Marvin Hart. plumber; Jack
Bonner, miner; Charley MeKecver. en-.
Weitcrwcishts--Ruhe Ferns, miner:
Billy Smith, miner; Owen Zeigier boiler.
maker: Matty Matthews, ironworker:
Jack Bennett. steeiworker; Eddie Con-
molly. hotelkeeper; Tommy Tracey.
Siasksni na.v K sa.. MSarsamd store
Ightweights-FrsIk Erne, pinboy;
Martin Duffy, plumber: Art Sims. bar
tender: George McFadden. botlerme ker;
Rad Law igne, lumberman; Kid Ashe,
new shoy; spike Sullivan, salesman;
Jack Daily. exrressmsn; Willie Titz-
seat FsatherSeisSts-bsvs sullivan e'ei bell 81
boy. Eddie Gardner. painter; Tim CAL
lahan, ne wsdcaler; Kid Froad, IRON
worker: Eddy Lennv. salesman: Benny
yanser. ty0esetter; Joe bernstein,
p:lwnsroter. George Dixon. pho.ogrn-
t Si Ssr s Tommy Fsstx. n evns
boy; Danny Dot rnerty. ropenaker;
XII McFadden, waiter.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
yaona LEAGUE Champions Sd Preliminary Agaa Nationals
GIANTS WILL PLAY
TWOGAMES HERE
First Appearance Here Since Old Days Of the National
League Exhibitions Expected to Draw Record
Breaking Attendance.
By asFNAroR..

Clark Griffth today completed ar
rngsments for MOST attractive add
ton TO the washington bail clubs pre-
Iiminsry schedule when he listed the
New York Giants for Tuesday. April
Z, and Wednesday. April 8. at National
Park.
Not since the old days of the National
League have the Giants appeared in this
city. and. ~ they are the champions OF
the older league now, the two games
Are expected to draw AZ large crowds
~ the combined crowds that win attend
the other practice contests.
In one OF the games Griffith hopes to
have Mc0raw use Mathewson for .
part Of tho time, and In the second he
expects to- induce the Giant leader to
pitch Marquard for several innings.
II Detroit intends to endeavor to
send George Moriority to Providence
In the Independence League, 1t 10 like
" TO find Clark Griffth q rock in its
path.
That third base IL the position on
the washington team which 10 giving
the manager the most worry at the
present time 10 well known. Morgan
may do and again he may not. so Grif-
nth has been dickerinE ever since he
assumed charge here to get some one
to fortify that all-important position
In the infield.
George Moriority is not going to
Providence or any other minor league
club as long a. Washington has any
thing to say In the matter. have been
trying to set the player. and am GER
tainly not going to waive on him at
this time. That's all, there Is to IT,
This ID tho position Griffith says he
Will take on the matter should Detroit
attempt to get Moriority out of the
American League.
Detroit's anxiety to rid itself of
Moriority IL said to be due to the fact
The Washington times., 1912-01-08

| that the third baseman and Ty Cobb
cannot get along together. jennings
has done everything within his pow
er to BRINK about peace, but Moriority
cannot see II that way and the Tig-
ers' management 10 now willing to
place Moriority In the newly estab-
iished farm at Providence.
Before he may leave the league,
however. waivers must be obtained
and that Griffith will consent to let
him drift away II most improbab bic.
Moriority IL still good bail player
and may be Just the man to bolstsr
up that whole innsld which WIN starr
the season - Nationals.
After having played on four major
ieesue clubs In z comparatively short
time' Bill Burns. the former Washing
Ton pitcher. - bound back to the
minors. cantillon sold Burns to Chi
cago. from there he went to Cincinnati,
ana nnaily landed in Philadelphia.
While possessed Of sufficient ability
to be good pitcher IN fast CONN nv.
Burns has the reputation Of being 40
lazy and Indifferent that he II virtnaliv
useless. y
Charley Doom. Of the phrlIss, got .
couple OF good games out % Burns last
summer, but finally became dis6usted.
and the big left-hander has been rent
to Minneapolis. IN the. American Ar
ISOLATION, in part payment for outf,elder
Cravath. II will be Interesting 10 see
how much work Cantiilon can get out
OF Burns for the Millers, who thu
former Washington manager hopes TO
DO able to steer into another cham
pionship.
The announcement now comes from
Philadelphia that Charley Doom has
signed to manage the National Lea xuers
In that city for two years, and has aiso
posltiveiy made arrangements with
Mike Murphy. whereby the great trainer
VIII be with the Phillies for a part.
at least. Of the training season.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Money Pouring in for
American Olympic Team

NEW YORK. Jan. s.--That America
win be represented by large and
classy field In the Olympic games at
Stockholm next summer Is evident from
the amount Of money already subscribed
TO the Olympic fund. which will be used
to pay the expenses Of the team. AL
though only one request has been sent
out. the committee is In receipt Of more
than 1900. Besides, this amount prom
Uses to send in large sums come from
all over the country.
Clubs and individuals in all parts of
the country have signified their inten-
ton of subscribing to the fund. From
San Francisco. Portland. Ore. Los An
geles. Dallas. Chicago, Denver. Pitts
burgh. Cleveland. Washington. Phila-
delphia, Boston. Newark. st. Louis. and
New Orleans come letters to the effect
that these cites viii help the commit
tee send on team that win sweep the
boards.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Matter of Shekels
Sends ''Buck" Hersog
To NeSU York Giants

The matter Of SAVING the daily
shekel was responsible for
"Buck" Herzog's break from
Boston to the Giants. "Tenney
fined me $500 one day. says
Herxog, 'for a minor oiRense. n
I hadn't sailed away some coin
I wouldn't have drawn . come
hack. As II was, I balked, and
not only refused to pay the fne.
but refused to stick with Ten.
ney's team. ] named my terms
and they knew ! was on the
level with Il, because ! had q
good farm to fall back on. II
was a case Of either coming
through or losing . ball player
they could use for . good trade.
BY having some spare change
on hand. the edge stuck with me
In place of the owner. II ! had
been broke, there would have
been nothing p it--not even IN
argumouG
The bah plnysr who saves his
money en- pretect himself.
where ths ~ who doesn't gets
Il In tn - piece"
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
COURTS
Fine FOR OWNERS,
BUT NOT PLAYERS
Danny Sheehan Waits Eight
Years for Adverse
Verdict

CLEVELAND. Jan. a-JThe baseball,
courh move fast or slow, according to
who ssbpsals to them. "a
Danny Sheehan. a Cleveland bali
player, has Just learned. after waiting
eight years. that . claim Tor Szl&a
which he holds against the Interna-
donAi Qormpriy Esstsrn) League has
bssn truneA down by the NatienaI
ComnADisu and the board q assitsa-
ZION % the minor leagues association.
4 Shsehan has one rscourss-to sue In
. ctvn court. He WIN bring suit.
xSnesnan pAyed On the Worcester.
n .sI Club . the. Eastern League IN
and &es taken over By the lea 4,,e'
which ouarauteod to bay the playerss
salaries. gheehan and Fred Fajken-
osrs, former Nap, ysrs not paid. Both
Falkenger's claim, which was for $500.
va was ordered paid the following season.
Sheehan was referred back and forth
II was finally decided by the commits
sion that, the claim was too old ito
merit further atteution."
TaiksnberE went 10 Pittsburgh the
the minors That may Sc the reason N
for the decisions in their cases being
Sneehan holds dne collection of con-
Eadtcti0ns BY the national commission.
He has y siI IN black ana white.
Here u an extract from one letter
he received FROM Garry Hermann.
chairman Of the commission:
The commission has held that In
cases Of arrears Of salary involving
minor league players, the same must
frst be presented to the National Assoc
citation. II the finding Il against the
player he can then appeal to the ma
tional commission"
In q letter TO Sheehan, Hermann
contradicts himself. He says:
'In view of the fact that your claim
In one running back number Of years,
and Ii against q minor league club. the
commission cannot pass on Il at this
time. would therefore suggest that
you take the matter up again with Sec
rotary Farrell. stating that you do 90
at my request"
sheehan complied with TIE request to
refer his claim to Secretary Farrell
again. Farrell ruled last December 20
that his claim should not be paid. The
commission upheld him seven days
later.
All OF which goss to show again thst
the club owners hold both ends and
the middle in baseball law.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
FEW UMP|RES TURN
MANAGERS ANDM0RE
!. BECOME PLAYERS
Instances Like O'Day's Are
Scarce in Baseball
History.

NEW YORK. Jan. a-Cases Of Ill
players becoming umpires are freuusnt.
put instances Of a reverse nature are
unknown. and instances of umpires be-
coming managers. after the manner Of
Hank O'Day, are scarce. Tim Hurst
gave up an umpireship to try his hand
~ manager In st. Louis. Tut was not
. success and returned to umpiring. Jos
cantillon became q succsasful manager
In the American Association after be.
iN9 an un,pire in the American League.
However. great deaf depends On the
man. and though Il b q platitude. yet
e csn be said with emphasis that II
O'Day IL a. good rnenagsr a he wac
umpire Garry Hermann will 10 in
luck. President Lynch was very sorry
70 lose O'Day from his stan. for 0ruff
Hank. despite al the criticisms levslsd
at him and unwarranted prstuAice
against him In certain quarters, vas
as good an umpire az ever lived AMI
will be missed. He has been ! heroic
figure In the game. but his ability and
usefulness were never sufficientiy ap-
preciated.
Lynch 70 fortunate In having an UNI
psrs OF the reputation and ability Of
Puck Owens to take O'Days place. In
the American Association Owens has
been q star umpire for years. He ID q
p,s. blunt. decided fellow for whom
players soon learn to acquire great re-
spect. will stand no trifing, but II
neither hotheaded nor bullhesded. He
In firm and Quick In his decision, IN
credited with good judgment and knows
how TO handle games ana players and
get along with players
The Ne tinnaI oua xx1.k. :, Sl~-.
the loss of O'Day. win start the season
with the umpire situation apparently adj
mirably provided for The stan win be
composed Of Owens, Klein, Rigier, John
stone. Eason, Emslie, Brennan, Finnsraa
and Bush. about a. competent an array
Of talent as could be brought together.
KLEIN, Rigler, tombstone and Emsiie are
veterans. Eason hasn't been ofaciating
SO long. but from the first has taken to
the work readily and made rapid i'm
provement- Rtgler is another umpire
who has improved q great deal I4ke
Klein, he wasn't thought much Of at
the whole stan is about the coolest and
most prompt to act ir an emergency.
Brennan did fine work In the worlds
series last fall and was 20 per cent bet
ter official at the end than at the be-
ginning of the pennant campaign Bush
ed the National League stan late In the
season Lynch likes his work. Either
he or Emslie will be the extra man on
the STAFF
In the American League Ban johnson
has his old standbys, Dineen. Connolly.
O'Loughln, Evans, Perrtne and Egan,
and for new men. Westervelt and Hart.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
"RUBES' WHO WANT
CHANCE write TO
TEAM MANAGERS
Harry Davis Gets Letter
From Evansville
Aspirant.

CLEVELAND. JAN. a--This is the
time Of year that the baseball managers
are In receipt Of numerous letters from
rural phenoms who Jest know they
could make the big leaguers look cheap
II they only had the chance. Manager
Harry Davis. OF the Maps. ID no excep-
tion 10 the rule. and following 10 given
one Of the letters that recently reached
the pupil Of Connie Mack:
"Barnsville. Ohio, Dec. II. 1911.
Harry Davis. manager Cleveland
team: want to get chance to play
on regular lege teme. whore you draw
salary for playing. and give you
Arst chance IT me.
For the last few years have been
playing with the boys at home here. and
everybody around hare knows me and
can tell you about me. am pitcher
and can throw every kind Of curve
out curve. Inn curve. and upps and
downs-and I am right smart handy
with that or spit ball. Last year I
pitched every game for the boys at
home here. and We play as high a.
twelve games every season. and In the
twelve games struck out LEO strikers.
and would have struck out lSo. but the
regular catcher was sick for q few
nine could not hoid me. i am captain
and manager OF our boys here, and the
nine Is afeard that I will 60 pitching
for some big lege teme. for II 1 80
they know 1t vol cause the team to
Now, just because l am captain and
manager and know few things about
the game. don't think that II come to
Cleveland that win take your yob
n ro III xnfny M
do that. but I win do Ali can for you
1 am 9 feet inches tall. weigh 10
pounds. don't smoke nor chew and can
sn a never famed assn out once. a' guess ss
when / tell you that with my speed
and curves I not only fool the batters
last year the regular catcher was so
used to me that he could almost guess
what I was going to throw. / also see
by the papers where SO many teams
lose sJs PLAYERS by dr fe a NELL neysr hsa
your boots that draft won't have q
bit Of effect on me.
''and ! want ter say that I win be
easy on your smooth grounds and pitch
ing box as do not ware any prongs on
my ball shoes. and you might oblige by
letting me know your grounds Is q
sodded or peaied diamond SO that
won't practice on the wrong field here
this spring. 81 Young knows me and
can tell you all about me, for a few
years ago he said he would tell the
Boston captain about me, but the boys
here did not want me to leave. and 1
did not want to play so far away from
home.
IT can fetch my own suit and hat and
will be willing TO let Larry and a few
others of the boys use my bat, for l
know they will like 1t when they see
the way can smack them out. Last
year every time cracked the old bali
II went over the fence. Now, all i
want Is q chance. l know you will be
glad you got me. and as I have written
to twenty other managers I hope that
you will be, lucky enough to get ma
hrst Yours truly,
p S.-Shouid you get a letter from
Jim Hicks. from down near our place
for Job as pitcher. don't pay no at
tention to him, for he Is no good no
how and was only good enough ninger
Tor the second nine.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Only Six Remain in
Big League Baseball

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.--Amons the
photographs which adorn Frank Far
relrs office Is one OF the Highlander
players of 1907. The players In the
group are Thomas. Barger. Laporte.
Hoffman, Elberfeld, Castleton, Hogg,
Brockett, Keefe. eKeler. MCGUIRE. Crit
fifth, Chase. Moriarty. Doyle, Orth,
Hughes, Kieinow. Clarkson. Williams.
and Conroy.
Only six Of these twenty-one are still
playing in the majors. Thomas, Bar
ger. Laporte. Keefe, Chase and MORTAR
ty. and these six have scattered to as
many different clubs. Thomas is with
the Athletics. Barger with the Brook
lyns. Laporte with the Browns, Keefe
with the Reds. Chase doing business at
the old stand and Moriarty with the
Tigers.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Jack Johns0n's Old
Backer Dies Suddenly

SCRANTON. Pa, Jan. Sat his hotel.
In Center street. yesterday, occurred the
death Of Charles U. tSusky) Battle. q
friend of Jack johnson In the cham
pion's luck lays, anil himself q colored
sportsman and plungec Of national repu.
tAtion. He leaves a large estate, his
winnings on the Reno fight alone hav-
Ing run into thousands Srsky was
few days with acute Brights disease
Before johnson Fought a hard seven
round bout with Black Bill. In Pittston.
April 10. 1905. Susky ataked him to a
meal ticket and a suit Ct clothes. Little
Artha won on. q knockout and this
proved tn be the beginning of q hong
streak Of winnings.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Stockholders satisfied.

No doubt Arthur Devlin. the WASH
ingtonian. would welcome . change
from the New York Giants to the Balti-
more Orioles. This business OF sitting
around ON the bench. even when q men,
Der OF . championship team. Is not cal
culated to appeal to such an active ath-
lete as Devlin. and should he go with
Baltimore he would have an opportunity
to show by his work that he IL still fact
enough for the big show. Deviin has
many q day Of baseball still left in
him. and his spirited play would help to
Ore up any inheld.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Intercity League
Will Be Organized

Definite steps toward organizing an
intercity baseball league. which will be
composed Of teams of last years Mont
gomery County League and independent
clubs Of Alexandria and washington,
will be taken up at meeting to be
held during, the week at the National
Athletic Club.
Gaithersburg, Frederick, Kensington.
and Alexandra Cardinals are the out
of-town teams which are mentioned to-
gether with two local clubs, In connec-
tion with the new organisation.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
ASK CONSERVATISM
AT BIC MEETING
Radical Measures by Local Athletic Clubs May Bring
About Isolation Of District Performers Only Unit
ed Front Can Succeed
y THOMAS KrRBY.

Conservation should guide the dele.
gates from different local athletic or
CARNATIONS at tho meeting this
evening at National Guard Armory.
when the question OF severing relations
with the South Atlantic Association OF
the Amateur Athletic Union ID likely
to be one OF the principal topics OF dis
cussion.
No matter how much the statement
may hurt those who have the better in
terest Of washlneton amateur sports at
heart. the chilly fact remains that, 30
far - central organisation IL concerned,
athletics in this city are in compare
tivefy chaotic condition. There ars three
distinct divisions Georgetown, the high
schools. and the athletic clubs. The
last named class includes the Carroll
Institute. the Y. M. @. A., the WASH
ington Cross Country Club, and others.
" n tSs majority OF the third division
that win have. or are expected to have,
representation at tomorrow's gather
ing.
In the separate classification George
town 10 easily the most prominent. The
universitys baseball. football. and track
teams and crews have attracted ma
tional attention. and. no matter how
lew an ebb might be the interest in
sport in the other organise lions.
0eorgetown has always been In the
fore.
In Various Meets.
The high schools compete mostly
among themselves. although their track
teams figure rather prominently in the
various meets that are held indoors
and out Of doors during the winter and
spring season.
1t II the clubs. however. that are
more intimately related to the A. A. u.
Some OF these favor . breach until
such time as the governing body feels
inclined 70 give the District OF Colum-
hia more liberal treatment In almost
every respect. So the question arises
as to whether Washington can afford
TO break
Candid consideration would lead to
the conviction that such move would
be ill.timcd. ill-advised and not calcu-
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Grit makes q hit.

While the proposition may appear on
It's surface to be q good one. the forma-
ton Of q South Atlantic intercollegiate
basketball league. along the lines advo-
Gated by Manager Fortune, Of George
town, and including the institutions
named. Is almost an impossibIlity at this
time. Some Of the colleges enumerated
are not ON speaking terms, and have
not been for several years. and It 10
not likely, that they viii agree to join
q league which viii call upon them to
face opponents with whom they have
severed relations
The Washington times., 1912-01-08

lated TO bring about any Improvement
IN present conditions. Antagonism Of
the A. A. U, would mean refusal Of
sanctions for meets, revocation Of IN
dividuai REGISTRATIONS and. IN short,
, you'd result IN Warrington being sth-
Instead Of acting AZ hosts to stars
compete with the best on feid and
track. IN basketball ard other fecog-
mixed sports. District athletes wuuM So
compelieo TO content themselves WITH
could compete. Such 4 ccndition which
would inevitably follow secesston should
lead the delegates tomorrow evenfne 20
enw nk r., sS1s ana veil tsfcrG voting o.
such discourasfng results.
With United Trent.
II washington clubs desire to battJs
TOT what they consider their rights, let
the night b. made with q united frout
or not at all. II the organisatsous fssI
satisfied that they are being deprived
Of their privileges. affiliation OF sii In
terests IL the only manner In whicl, -
campaign may be brought to . success
whether this can be accomplished 10
probiematicai. It would be, however.
m mantle, easier .,i to ret the COLLEGES.
SCHOOLS, ana Clubs OF this city TO com.
bine to work for common cause than
It would be for q few OF the clubs here
to attempt 20 buck the entire strength
Of the national body which has for %
long governed athletics.
Form An Alliance.
II the promoters OF the pressnt move
ment will restrict their activities to
Washington. get Georgetown, Caliau.
Diet. the hvc high schools. an OF the
prep schools, and the various athletic
clubs to form an alliance, then they
will be In q position to not only ask.
but actually demand, and. in all proba-
bility. obtain their just dues--somethinR
that has thus far been denied the CITY
that has done more to foster amateur
athletics than any other place south
Of Philadelphia.
Tho axiom that there is strength In
union should be the slogan. Otherwise
any such movement as has been limited.
and which might be started tomorrow
evening. will END dissstrouaiy.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Virginia is peeved.

The vigilsnt A. c.. in defeating every
opponent but one, that one being the
crack Georgetown varsity eleven, has
set record that should long stand In
the District. Furthermore. not one op-
ponent, barring Georgetown, managed
to score a single point against them.
No wonder Washington IL proud Of
these Independent athletes.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST.
Mike Murphy better.

while the outlaw league, which has
announced its intention to place team
here, has been rather quiet Of late.
there comes . report from the West
that still another league. outside the
realm Of organised baseball intends to
have . circuit embracing cities In the
central section Of the country. To any.
one who realizes the vast financial out
lay to make these ventures success,
all the leagues arr rather amusing.
That none Of them will reach indie
pendenoe Day looks like q good bet.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
combined.
Intercity league promised.

The Detroit Tigers will do q little
transforming next spring, but Smiling
BIZ Donovan will be unable to pilot his
YanniEans through the waste places.
President Navin has cut out this feature
OF the TIGERS ira = 'g work. The whole
squad viii be k, . together now, ana
Donovan vii have to forego his mana
gerial crown,