The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-15
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splendid contests against boys of high class. Jack has passed bit beyond the 122-pound limit, and is now better off at 126 than the real featherweight limit. while Charlie is a legitimate feather. Jack made his name and fortune when he de- feated Frankie Conley so decisively It Los Angeles, while Charles jump ed right into the limelight the other night when he whipped Owen Mor- an. the British 12S-pounder, whom many thought was a coming cham. pion. and who gave Ad Wolgast hard fight last fall Charlie Is now after battle with Johnny Kilbane for the featherweight championship of America. and Jack is after Joe Rivers. the California Mexican. who is matched to meet Wolgast for the the title July 1. at Los Angeles. PHILADELPHIA. June II. 'I don't agree with Aohn Wards state ment that the game is not improved over that of twenty years ago." said the Veteran Monte Cross. who once played shortstop for the Athletics. yesterday "I'll admit that the play CTS can't run any faster. and they do not hit or field any better, but they hau iply Lo cause inside baseball has no room 1 for boneheads Why, the use of the i spitball alone has caused many i changes. It is impossible for the | fielders to play successfully for the
 batsmen when the splitter is shooting across the plate. Even the pitch CTS can't tell how this ball is going | to break, and as for the catchers. why they would prefer to handle a l thrown brick The spitball is so much dead weight, and is difficult to catch; also to hit
 Anybody with a big mitt could have handled Rube Waddell, for in- stance. even though he had more
 speed than the average boxman. 1 But he pitched just what the catcher signaled for and did not use the spit ter at all. It's no cinch to catch such men as Russ Ford and Ed
 Walsh, for they use the spitball with the most puzzling variations.
 l Speaking of the old days. Do
 you know that I can get out there right now and play short field as
 we'll as anybody? It's the surest thing you know, but 1 can't hit the
 ball. I never was much of a hitter anyway, but now the knack of con
 meeting with the ball has left me entirely. What has become of my old side partner, Lave Cross? He's up in Haverhill, Mass, still playing good ball. and he can hit as well as not entirely out of the game yet"
 PHOENIX. AriZ., June II. The Arizona legislature late this after noon passed a bill legalizing prize | fights. Stipulating that the bouts must be confined to 20 rounds. The bill finally passed the house by a vote of IS to 16 and was sent to the governor for approval.
 LOS ANGELES, June IT. - Ac- cording to a telegram received here | today Tommy Ryan, the former mid dleweight champion and trainer for Jim Flynn, in the latter's scheduled battle with Jack Johnson, July 4, | Ryan has become disgusted with ! Flynn. declares he has no chance to win, and has severed his connection with the chaiienger's camp.
 The message, addressed to the sporting of a morning paper, reads as follows.
 EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M., June 17. - Am disgusted with Flynn. He is hog fat and has no chance what ever with Johnson. refuse to have my name used any further in connection with this affair. and am leaving camp tonight. Please notify Associated Press.
 TOMMY RYAN"