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is looked upon more as boxer than
fighter. Y
That John McGraw does not place any
credence in minor league records SCENE
to be proved by the fact that he haa
signed a pitcher named George Pierce,
left-hander, who failed to make good
for either Buffalo or Providence last SEA.
son. Pierce pitched sixteen games ana
won but two of them and yet McGraw
will take him south to look him over. IL
does appear as IL the Giants manager
were trifiing with fate. While other major
league clubs secured what appeared to-
be the cream of the pitchers from the
International League. McGraw obtained
the one who would uphold the averages
OF the twirlers. :
Jim McAleer's observations that BAH
ners has a second from Roger Bresnahan,.
When the Duke was In New York recent
ly he aired his views concerning ambfx
ton and managing In this wise: <
III ball player hasn't his heart IN
his work, Ii he doesn't play the game
because he loves it, the best manager in
the world cannot make q good player out
Of him. I'd rather have a team Of sec
ond-raters who hurried than q team OF
stars who played for the LIST and 18th Of
each MONTH"
Roger sort Of disproved his own assers
ton last season when he took an agyro<
CATION scheduled for pretty well down in.
the running and held II close to the first
division all year. When Roger himself
quit playing the Cardinals cracked, which
goes to show that there is more In the
personality and presence of the manager
than most folks admit. X
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the manager and the officers of the club
were fined. 1t was expected that an ap-
peal would be made. but so far. no steps
have been taken to do this, and conse-
| quently as matters stand II practically
means the death blow to boxing in east
ern Canada
A friend Of mine who saw the fight
tells me the crowd was disappointed with
the bout. as there was SO much In
lighting. and it is claimed that this as
! much as anything else caused the. au-
thorities to interfere. Another point made
by the authorities was that. the club was
not really bona fide one, and that prac-
tically any one could become member
at moments notice, thus really max
ing the bout pubic affair.
1t is just these points on which the
New York boxing commission is rightly
severe, and from what I can hear from
that city the sporting public has to
thank the boxing commission for keep
ing the game alive, as without it's strong
hand similar affairs to that at the Olym-
pic Club at Toronto would have caused
the authorities to interfere before now.
With the game now practically closed
in Canada and allowed in only such few
states in America, it looks as il France
will be the only place left where big
|
ference. If You had told people twenty
pears ago such a, thing would have hap
pened they would have laughed at you,
for it is only within the last seven years
that boxing bout ever was seen In
Paris, and it is to be hoped that nothing
will arise in the way of ring scandal
over, there to put a stop to It in that
country. =
l think unless promoters and club man.
ayers and fighters are exceedingly care
full it may be that within the next few
years we shall see the END Of prize fight
ing altogether. and, to tell the truth, the
game has become so terribly commercial
ICED that 1t Is no uncommon thing to
hear even an ardent lover Of boxing state
that he is sick and tired of the whole
thing. know several men who used to
go to every fight within reach now pre-
fer to see nothing but amateur boxing.
I think the present style in itself has
done more to bring discredit on boxing
than anything else. he authorities and
every one against boxing are not nearly
SO prejudiced when men box in the free
old sty,e Hugging ahd the kidney punch
have killed all the, real beauties Of the
art and turned it into an ugly and unin-
teresting exhibition. What is worse
made it tame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
KENTUCKY STAKES.
Clark, Bashford and Others Added
to the Derby and Oaks.

LOUISVILLE, KY, February Al
though dates for the spring race meets in
Kentucky have not been selected stakes
for the spring meet Of the new Louisville
Jockey Club at Churchill Downs were
announced last night. These. besides the
classic features. the Kentucky Derby and
the Oaks. long since closed. include:
For three-year-olds and up: The Clark
handicap. mile and one-sixteenth: Louis
vile handicap. six furlongs; Churchill
Downs handicap, mile and one-eighth;
Frank Fehr stakes, one mile, and To-
bacco stakes, selling, six furlongs.
For two-year-olds: The Bashford Man.
or stakes. for colts and geldings, four and
a half furlongs; Debutante stakes, filIies,
four furiesfgs, and Juvenile s.akes, SELL
ing, FIVE furiongs. The club has added
$1,000 to each stake, 500 of which goes
to the second and 800 to the third horse.
It was announced that no purse with
less than $500 added will be hung I'D at
the meet. Entries will close March 2
It has not yet been settled how the
two tracks, Churchill Downs and Douglas
Park, viii divide the spring racing dates.
but 1T ia probable both will hold meets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
By J. ED GR11Lo.

Ball players, according to Griffith,
shorten their careers by INDUCING in a
lot of useless throwing. Simply because
a player has a good arm he thinks that
it is going to last forever and he is
constantly straining it.
Zone thing that the man in charge
Of a ball team should watch with great
care is the throwing arms of his play
ers," said Griff.. II will not allow any
man playing for me to overworh his arm.
This thing Of throwing merely for the
sake of 1t is all nonsense. and l would
fine a player who did it. No matter
how strong an arm may be, 1t only lasts
so long. and every time it is used its
career is shortened The players who
take care of their arms last three times
as long as those who abuse theirs. Bobby
Wallace of the Browns is an example.
HE has been playing ball for fifteen
years or more and is still one of the
best throwers, for the reason that he
never throws hard unless he has to. Nc
Bride is another player who takes care
of his arm. No man should attempt to
throw until his arm has been properly
seasoned and Is warmed up. Then the
chance is not SO great, but even under
such conditions it is foolish to throw
unless it is absolutely necessary to do SO.
When Griffith lines up his teams at
Charlottesville for the first time their
makeup will most probably be as fol-
lows: The first team will have Flynn at
first, Cunningham at second. Mcbride at
short and Foster at third. Milan. Moeller
and Schaefer will be In the outfield, while
the pitchers and catchers will alternate
from one team to the other.
The second team will have Spencer at
first, Sheer at second. Gagnier at short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
By. ED GR1LLo.

William Abbott Whitman. president OF
the United States League. Is out with
statement in which he says the new
league will abandon slavery in base ball.
There will be no reserve clause In the
contracts of the players who tie them
selves up with the new organization, SO
that it will be possible for them to 60
where they please at the end of every
season. Beautiful dream that. But the
chances are that the class of players
the United States League will have on its
rosters will insist upon having the re-
serve clause made so strong that it viii
be impossible for the players to get away
from the club.
The principles advocated for the new
league by it's officials would be better
suited for a vaudeville sketch than a
constitution for a base ball league. Siav-
cry, indeed. 1t was high time that some
one came to the rescue of the down.
trodden ball players. With salaries rang
ing from So 800 to $4,000 for six months
work. It is wonder indeed that there
has not been a rebellion long ere this:
If Whitman thinks he is helping the
players or the sport by advocating the
elimination Of the reserve clause he Is
only giving evidence that he is not Ia
miliar with the game. 1t Is the reserve
clause which has made prosperity and
big SalarleS possible.
There seems to be no grounds for alarm
so far as the Boston infield is concerned,
for only yesterday McAleer sod an IN
feeder named Fourier to the Chicago
White Sox, which would indicate that the
Hub team is wen supplied with feeders.
Callahan sseems to beyworried about his
second base, and Foufnier has been Sc
cured to be given q trial there II was
reported several days ago that Callahan
was thinking seriously OF making some
sort of q trade whereby he could secure
Frank Laporte from the st. Louis
Browns. The Chicago club has long
list of infielders on its roster, but none: OF
them evidently suit him, for he Is anxious
to secure more Of them.
Though Packey Mcfarland has been
one of the most prominent fighters of re-
cent years, he has never fought for the
lightweight championship. This is prin-
cfpaIly due to the fact that his opponents
insist on his making 1873 pounds at the
rinSside, which he finds too difficult. and
yet he refuses to enter the welterweight
class AS boxer and ring general Nc
Farland compares fayorably with the late
Joe Cans, though the colored boy could
do the lightweight limit without any
trouble, and engaged in many more
fights for the title than most of his kind.
Because of his failure to enter into long
battles for the championship Mcfarland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
GRIFFITH TO FINE PL1 AYERS
WHO ABUSE THROWING ARMS
Careers Of Diamond Idols Are Shortened by
Carelessness- ProbableMak
Up Of Teams.

and Morgan at third. In the outfield
MATHS, Shank and Gessler will probably
fill in. BY playing games between these
two teams 1t is figured Griffith. will be
able to get good line on the players
with whom he is not familiar. He may
make shifts in the two teams from time
to time, but that will depend largely upon
conditions.
Frank Mcdowell at one time the third
baseman for the Columbia College team.
of which Eddie Collins was a member,
has been. signed by John McGraw. Fol-
lowers of intercollegiate base ball will
recognize the name Immediately. No
howell Is none other than the side partner
of Eddie Collins on the Columbia Uni
versity team Of 1905 and 1905. Mcdowell
played third base and Collins shortstop
on that team. and they gave luster to a
sparkling inf1eld. McGraw has had his
eye on Mcdowell for some time and tive
years ago tried to get him to sign con-
tract. The player. however, was at
tending the Columbia Law School at the
enter professional base ball. The last
few summers have found him playing
with amateur mines on Long Island. The
lure of the diamond. with it's contingent
financial remunerations. has evidently
proved strong, and McGraw will take No
howell to Marlin Springs for trial.
Eddie Collins was always considered
the class Of the Columbia team on which
both men played. He was a strong hit
ter and lively fielder, but Mcdowell
ranked second in the estimation of many
critics. Whether he can be developed
into a big league star remains to be
seen. He has a wonderful arm, accord
ing to reports. and Billy Lauder. who
coached the Columbia team in the days
OF Collins, has Informed McGraw that
the youngster has ''the goods" 1t is not
beyond the realms of possibility to see
Collins and Mcdowell playing on rival
teams for a. worlds championship at NO
distant date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07

kid" ELBERFELD SOLD
TO CHATTANOOGA CLUB

The negotiations for the serv-
ices of skid" Elberfeld for the
coming season were closed this
morning, when Manager Grimth
received letter that will place
the sturdy little giant In Chatta-
nooga. The amount received II
not stated. Ii is more than likely
that Efberfeld Will manage, cap.
tain and play third for the
Chattanooga team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
AMERICUS COMING.
Clever Baltimore Boy Will Meet
Four Men at the Lyceum.

One of the most important and interest
ing wrestling matches of the season will
take place tomorrow evening at the
Lyceum Theater. where Americas. the
champion heavyweight wrestler Of the
east, will meet four of the best local
wrestlers, agreeing to throw them all In
one hour or forfeit 800. The four men
who are going to meet Americas are
Scroggins and Bumps Turner. who are
very clever on the mat, and. while the
Zerega brothers will more than likely
also wrestle for the honors, it IL also
probable that several unknowns will be
on hand from Richmond and Pittsburgh
to try to win the purse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07

Pitcher McIntire Sends in Contract
for Coming Season.

CHICAGO, February PITCHER Harry
McIntire, on whom President Charles
Murphy of the Cubs was reported to have
asked waivers a few days ago, has sent
his signed contract for next season to
headquarters. McIntire has been spend
ing the winter at Ell Paso, where he said
he had already pitched several games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
AFTER ENGLISH TITLE.
Golf Champion McDermott to Ente,
British Open Championship,

BOSTON. February III. ]. McDermott,
the national golf champion. who 10 In
Boston. viii sail -. England May & to
compete in the British open championship
In June. Unless the United States Golf
Association makes q change in dates,
McDermott will have to forfeit his Ameri.
can title, for the national open IL scheduled
for the Buffalo Country Club June q
and %. The conflict in dates Is doubly
unfortunate in that not only McDermott.
but two or three other leading profess
SIGNALS from this side win be abroad ct
the time
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WOMEN IN SKATING MATCH.
Misses Graham and Leonard to Race
for Championship.

LUDLOW, Mass. February Miss
Margaret Graham. New England woman
skating champion. has challenged Miss
.BObbie'' Leonard Of Cleveland. the
worlds champion, to match for the
title. The match will take place either
on the James river or on Lake Erie.
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the bout between
Flynn and Will
liams, which result
ed in a victory for
Flynn, and which
took place at the
Olympic Club, . OF
which Tom Flana-
gan is a. proprietor,
came under the dis
approval of the po-
1iOo Au ~acrrlt
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age Scranton and means to play first
base. will 60 south on an individual
training trip to get in condition. The
veteran says there is q lot Of base bali u
him yet Is helcan Timber ttp. ~. teSS..sr-s.-s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
r. r. Y. NJ. q. A. LEAGUE.

Ray Meehan. for three years business
manager of the st. Paul club has bought
an interest In the organization from
Owner George Lennon. There will be no
change In policy and Mike Kelly VIII con-
uuue az manager.
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A BOXING SETBACK.
Sport Receives Hard Blow
From Toronto Officials.
INFIGHTING THE CAUSE
Claims That Hugging and Kidney
Punch Are KEELING the
: Game.
By the Marquis of Queensberry.

Copyright, 1912. by the Marquis Of Queensberfy
l hear from Toronto that boxing has
received a severe setback January 1,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
TO CONFEDERATE DEAD
Daughters of the Confederacy Lay
Corner Stone of a Monument

washington. Nov. 1.-THE laying OF
tbe cornerstone of a great monument
in Arlington National cemetery, 10 Tue
dead of the confederacy, was the prln-
cipaI event today in the opening pro
gram of the annual convention OF the
limited Daughters of the Confederacy.
thousands of women, assembled TO pay
tribute to the memory of the men Mho
fought for the south, surrounded tne
site of the monument to witness INC
ceremony conducted by Col. Hilary "a
Herbert. former secretary or the navy
William Jennings Bryan was ing
orator of the day. The monument Is
to occupy a plot in the center OF tn9
confederate section of the Nauondl
cemetery. where 260 of the men VINO
diad in tba southern cause, are buried.
THE addresses of Mr.. Bryan and MT
Herbert emphasized the unity OF senu-
T7ent between north and south which
has largely, obliterated sectional feeling
and made possible the erection OF d
final memorial to the southern dead IN
the midst of scores of monuments to
northern soldiers and northern brigades.
Following the laying C. the corner
stone work on the confederate shaft IS
TO be pushed without delay, and Of
ficers and daughters of the confederacy
hope to unveil the monument before the
reunion of Union and Confederate vet
Grams at Gettysburg battlefield next
July. Sir Moses Ezekiel, the sculptor,
has practically completed the design, in
which a woman, typifying the south,
extends a laurel wreath over the grave
of the dead, while her left hand rests
upon pillow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12

1 was bein' taken out of dis sphere
an transported into another. 1t was
a slumberous, pleasant feelin' an
gave up to it.
After an hour had passed l awoke.
I was out in de kitchen takin' off my
muddy shoes. A bag lay at my feet
and I lifted it and emptied its contents
on de floor Oar was four fat hens. L
can't be sure just what took place
when 1 was in de state spoken OF, put
it's my belief dat I went up de alley
four blocks and climbed ober fence
and broke open white mans hen
coop.
"Of course 1 had de ole woman
make a potpie of de chickens, but will
some of you tell me how de whyness
of de whenceness came about? Had a
policeman found me with dat bag on
my shoulder should I have been held
legally responsible
The consensus of opinion seemed to
be that he shouldn't, and when the
orator was satisfied of this he went
what am Iub? You pass 10000
women and glib none o. EN- second
look You don't care copper wheth-
er dey am old or young, good lookin'
or homeIy All of sudden you meet
your fate. You come face to face wild
a woman who GIBBS you look and
smile, and a crowbar seems to jab you
to de heart. You foIler her. You find
out who she am. You call and tell her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
HERES A PERFECT MAN.

James P. Pearson of this city is the
perfect man and the ideal American
husband. Mrs. Pearson says so, and
without waiting for cries of doubt
from a soothing world she submits
proof of her assertion in the shape
of denials that he is any one of nine
sorts of evil being. There is a
tenth one, but Mr.. Pearson. accord
ing to his wife, only emphasizes his
other good qualities by possessing this
bad one-that is, a temper
Mrs. Pearson was aroused to set
before the country her husbands vir-
tues by the statement of a group Of
cultured French women that the aver
age man is guilty of ten grave faults
An Ohio paper offered a prize to the
man who could refute the statement
which listed as the ten cardinal fail
ings selfishness, unfaithfulness, jeal-
ousy, intemperance, cowardice, i'm
morality, despotism, bad temper, stu
pidity and idleness. Mrs Pearson inn
mediately sent this letter to the pa
pers:
Dear Sir: If you have no candi-
date who can testify to knowing a
man free from all the ten failings as
set forth, permit me to say / not only
know a man without one single fail
ing as quoted, but have been married
to him for more than fifteen years.
Is he selfish? Not a bit with his
pocketbook. No, many times no.
"2. Infidelity needn't be mentioned.
A more honorable, pure, clean man
has never lived nor ever will live.
%. Jealous? Not a vestige of it.
Not the first letter of it.
"a Incorporate? Neither smokes,
drinks, CANDLES, nor plays cards;
never even attends clubs.
rs. Cowardice? Not a speck.
Would go through fire for the right.
IS. immortality? His life is an
open book-a standard any young
man would do well to follow.
II. Despotism? If you are not
selfish, how can you be despotic? ]
nave my way. as much as he; is that
despotic?
IS. Bad temper? No; a man with
out temper is worse than one with
out a country. He has a good tenn
per-one under full control The
most forgiving man 1 ever saw.
49, Stupidity No; has risen from
mar school diploma to the position OF
virtue of study and close application.
40. Idleness? How could man
with a truthful record as above be
accused ever of idleness? I car
truthfully swear to this being all true
1 wish you could meet this ideal man.
am not the only one who car
vouch for this.
Your friend, proud to be this mans
wife, MRS. LAURA PEARSON"
Cincinnati dispatch to New Yorl
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
TO CANVASS RETURNS
State Board Meets on Date of Novem-
Der 25.

The state canvassing board, COM
posed of the governor, attorney gen
eral secretary of state and state au-
ditor, will meet November 70 to can
vass the returns of the recent general
election. 1t is probable that at TINS
time attorneys for Senator George IL
Hodges will make an effort to nave
counted a large number of votes re-
Jected at the election, but which were
voted for the Olathe man.
In event Hodges opens the contro-
versy and insists on recount or
contest, friends of Arthur Capper Will
also insist that votes refused by the
election judges which had been votec
for the Topeka publisher, be counted
at the same time the Hodges votes
are counted. The routine work of the
canvassing board merely includes the
canvassing of the returns as reported
by the county commissioners of the
various counties and in nowise has
Jurisdiction in a contest hearing.
Final jurisdiction in a gubernatorial
contest would lie with the state senate.
But the canvassing board can issue a
certificate of election to Mr.. Capper.
He would take his office January Is,
and serve until the senate passed on
the contest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12

days. 1t was claimed dat had run dat
hawg so fur and so fast dat he dropped
dead After I had spent 10 days in jan,
one night when I was sittin' and thinkin'
of de millyons and millyons of men Wdo
had turned to dust voice whispered in
my ear Try de winderi
Oar was nobody but me in de jail De
voice could have come from no Twin per
son. Why should 1 try de winder instead
of de doah2 Why should L try anything
/ did, howeber. 1 walked ober and tried
de bars OF de winder and found EN-
loose and 10 minutes later ] was Tree.
In gwine down de street l picked up a
wallet wild 500 in it, and 1 reached de
depot as a train was leavin' fur Mont
gomery. How do you account for 1T!
Why de whatness of de whyness? Why
didn't de roof of de jail cave in and kill
me instead?
My friends" said Mr.. Johnson as he
t1nked on the floor with his umbrella to
emphasize his words, Il don't say dat
you should be philosophers, kase de real
philosopher am BON to de business and
can't be a success widout, but am akin
you to pay mo- attenshun to de things of
life Study into de why of de whyfores
You have just passed a mule standing
hitched to a post You have passed T.
safely. De person behind you am a fat
woman De mule kicks out and lands he
10 feet away Why
you go to de grocer to whom you a. e
in debt and order half a pound of tea
He smiles and puts it up for you. De
very next day you go back to de same
man and order pound of coffee, and he