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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
NEW BALL PARKS
BRING REMNANTS
e
Pirates, Giants and Athletics
Celebrated With Champion
ship Teams.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI. January 2.-Will the
building of a. new arena bring pennant
gorgeous good luck that has attended
other clubs which put up new stands
and were rewarded by having a chance
the hoodoo of nearly thirty years stick
fast and keep them from reaching the
goal Of their ambitions, despite the mas
cot of new scenery?
The Pirates fixed up Forbes Field. put
1t into great shape and made it one of
the palaces of the game. They were re-
warded by a pennant and the champion
ship of the world. The Giants recon-
structed the Polo Grounds after the big
fire. fitted UP huge concrete stadium
and won flag. The Athletics arranged
Shibe Field, and didn't have long to wait
for a grist of glory. The Cubs reshaped
their park. put in new stuff in all sec
tons of the old arena. and won enough
flags to make them walk boW-legged.
New scenery seems to mean new hon
ors. In most cases the construction OF
new stands has meant complete success,
with Charlie Comiskey about the only
sad exception. His new ballyard hasn I
brought him any banners yet, but it
be called old" and if he grabs a gon-
Talon this year or next the mascot rule
will still hold good. Even Cleveland. with
a new stand, finished high last season.
The Reds are to have a big ballyard.
with all sorts of g1ddy appanages. VIII
it reverse the evil luck that has been
clinging at their coat-tails like a bull pup
interviewing a yegg, or Will that hard
luck keep right on chewing?
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man showed hitting ability and remark
able stamina and was game to the core.
He had little trouble in landing on his
opponent, but once he hit and Denning
came In the foreigner failed to fight. At
close quarters many OF his most glowing
opportunities slipped by.
In the fourth round Moreau landed half
"A dozen terrific body smashes on Den
ming, and the American lad backed away
and WINGED in pain. He was weakened
and slowed down perceptibly. He was
fatfooted and weary. and his attempts
at fancy boxing were very poor The
Frenchman drove him across the ring
with his left hand hooks to the body. but
failed to follow his lead, and Denning
managed to stall and clinch until he re.
covered.
! The West Side lad boxed Il pretty bout
His right hand was injured in a training
| encounter. but he went ahead and won
on his merits and superior skill After
the first round, with the exception of the
fourth. he outboXed his man in impress.
I I've style. He took advantage of every
| opening and never wasted a move. His
LETT hand was source of constant
trouble to the Frenchman, and Jack
landed many effective jolts and jabs with
the left hand. He beat Moreau to the
punch and made him miss badly.
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CONLEY TAKES NAP
Joe Rivers Puts frankie Away
in Eleventh Round.
LOSER never HAS A CHANCE
In Third Round It Was Seen That
He Was Outclassed by
Opponent.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. January Joe
Rivers of Los Angeles knocked out
frankie Conley of Kenosha Wis, yester-
day in the eleventh round of their sched-
uled twenty-round fight at Vernon.
At no time did Conley have a chance to
win, and only once. in the first round.
when he put a stiff left to Rivers jaw
as the latter was backing away and sent
him to the floor. did he land blow that
seriously interfered with Rivers
1t was one Of the fastest fights between
featherweights ever seen in the Vernon
ring Rivers fought all around Conley.
His favorite combination was a left jab
and a vicious right to Conley's face.
In the seventh Rivers had Conley all
but out. but could not land on a vital
spot: Conley's face was a fearful sight.
His eyes were nearly closed ana he was
bleeding from q half dozen cuts. while
Rivers bore but one mark. slight cut on
his nose.
1t was seen as early as the third round
that Conley had no chance. and 1t simply
was q matter Of how long he could en-
dure the terrible punishment Rivers was
INJECTING.
Conley constantly carried the fight to
his opponent. only to receive the worst
beating Of his ring career.
In the eleventh. after fighting for q
few minutes In the center Of the ring.
Rivers rushed and threw Conley's head
back with a terrific right to the Jaw.
Rivers kept after him and landed left and
right to body and face until Conley fell
limp over the ropes. head downward and
suffering for the first time in his ring
career a clean knockout.
Rivers Is now In line for a match with
the winner of the Attell-kilbane hsht.
which occurs at Vernon February q.
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EAERTMENT @fNGNT
N Happenings 1Sportdom

when u gets ready to part with them
they are usually only fit for a minor
league berth. Base ball men seem to
realize their only hope for success is to
to take any chances with players who
have seen several years Of service in fast
company.
There are not apt to be any sensational
developments resulting from the annual
meeting Of the national commission. which
is carded to take place in Cincinnati to-
morrow. Garry Hermann is certain to
be Reelected chairman, while. Of course.
the heads of the two major leagues will
make up the supreme court of base ball
with him. Just at will be done in the
ticket scandal matter remains to be seen.
but the chances are that few, if. any, de-
velopments will be produced If the matter after
considerable criticism. Of the commission.
the fact remains that on the whole its
work has been decidedly satisfactory. The
commission has more than served its pur-
yet 1t has done much to place the game on
q sound footing.
The demands of the minor leagues to
force major league clubs to cut down
their list Of players to twenty-five during
the playing season are just and should not
be refused. The practice of some big
league clubs Of carrying thirty-odd men
during q season. most Of whom never
break into the game. is a hardship on
the minors. who could make good use of
this superfuous material Incidentally it
would help the players who. instead. of
spending the summer on the bench, could
be working regularly and thereby develop
ability which would warrant their secur-
ing a regular position in fast company.
thus increasing their earnings. There is
not much doubt about the minor leagues
getting all they ask for. The class A
leagues are entitled to more consideration
than they have had, and II is mot likely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
BY J. ED GRILL0.

The best indication that the wrestling
game has reached the end of its string
is the fact that New York has soured
on the sport 1t usually takes the ma
tives Of our metropolis longer to tumble
to a bunk game than anywhere else. and
now that they have wised up the CRAP
piers will ind It a hard matter to find
a place where they can practice their
fakes.
Out in Chicago even the suggestion OF
a wrestling match is apt to cause not,
and in all other cities where the sport
hourished at one time the ban has oeeh
put on the men who engage In these ex-
hibitions. Barring perhaps the Gotch-
Hackenschm!dt bout. which was great
fasco there has not been single con-
test in this country during the last year
which was not prearranged. During the
past few months there has been fTeat
Influx Of foreign grapplers. who. b. lev
ing that there was q harvest to reap
here, came over In droves. But their
work was SO strong that 1t Is now next
to impossible to make success OF any
will have to return to their own countries
or 60 to work.
The Zbyszko- Raicevich match. held re-
Gently in Madison Square Garden. New
York, proved the last straw Of the game.
This has been the first off season in
the history Of base hall that not single
trade Of players has been made between
tions made this winter in which big
| league teams figured have been with some
minor league club. but there has been
no swapping Of players among the big fell
lows.
The day OF trading players is about
over. Good material is too valuable to
| attempt any trading. and every club holds
on to It's players as long as possible, and
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By n. c. BYRD.

That George Washington University is
in earnest about rehabihtattng its ath-
letic system Is made certain by the man
ner in which the different fraternities and
various organizations connected with the
school are going about effecting plans to
again place the athletic association on a
plane where 1t will be self-supportins.
The school has issued an order that there
will be no foot ball team nor will any
branch OF athletics be fostered until after
all debts pertaining to It are hquidated.
ana Efforts are now being made I" put
into operation plans whereby money to
clear UP all obligations may be raised.
1t is the present intention to put out a
track team this year and enter It In he
meets In this city and Baltimore. The
annual games held every year have
yielded some revenue to the athletic funl,
and last winter several Of the debts con-
tracted in foot ball were paid. Plans are
being made now for the largest set OF
events ever held, and it Is hoped that the
income derived from this source will aid
greatly in putting the association on
surer basis.
The one plan which Is counted on more
than any other to give the school a stand
ing in the athletic world Is to have an
order promulgated to the effect that every
student must pay an athletic fee of 81 per
year. Provided this is done it will prac-
tically be solution Of the problem, as II
would mean a revenue of about 1900,
which would be quite sufficient to give the
school a new start and more than make
up whatever deficiencies might afterward
occur.
There has also been some talk Of re-
organizing the dramatic club which came
to the rescue In 1907 and raised 500 at a
single performance, and that amount
tided the foot ball team over the financial
crisis at that time.
Every indication at present seems to
presage the fact that George Washington
will again be in the field with athletic
teams above the standard Of those which
represented 1t when it was in the field
in base ball, basket ball. foot ball and
track.
If George Washington gets back into
the game with a foot ball team there
seems little doubt that the annual game
with Georgetown will be revived. While
it is not generally known. it is true
nevertheless, that year ago. when the
Hatchetites went under because Of the
financial failure of the foot ball team
relations with Georgetown came near be-
ing resumed. There was only one small
factor which stood i'm the way Of ar
ranging a game. and it is not likely thai
that would ever be the case again.
The THANKSGIVING day game between
Georgetown and George Washington used
to be the real feature of the local foo,
ball season, and the followers of the
game would welcome the same conditions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
AID WOLCAST AGAIN
IS SERIOUSLY I'LL
Champion, ConvaIescing From
Operation, Now Threatened
With Pneumonia.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, January THAT
!Ad Wolgast, champion lightweight pugi-
list. who confined to his bed at Venice
with a severe cold. is seriously i'll and is
threatened with pneumonia, was admitted
yesterday afternoon by Manager Tom
Jones Jones stated that Wolgast's tenn
perature was 10l and that he was in Sc
we're pain. DIR. Palmer who is attending
the sick champion. summoned three
times during Sunday night and early yes
terday. Wolgast contracted the cold Sun
day night in an automobile trip from
Venice to Los Angeles.
Since his release from the hospital.
where he was operated on for appendicitis
in November, Wolgast has felt so good
that he could not resist the temptation
to get out every day, and baked at any
thing that meant indoor existence, de-
spite instructions from his manager.
Owing to the fact that Wolgast has not
fully recovered his strength from the re-
cent operation, his present illness is re-
garded more seriously than otherwise
would have been the case.
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BY J. ED GRILLO.

Manager Griffiths suggestion to nave
dressing rooms placed on all American
League grounds for visiting players, thus
eliminating the driving through the
streets of visiting teams, will be acted
upon by the league before the next season
opens, and the chances are that the
scheme will be adopted.
Manager Griffith received letter from
President johnson this morning &C.
knowledging the receipt of the suggestion
and stating that he would take the matter
UP with the club owners at once. Mr..
johnson expressed himself IS favoring
the plan and thanked Griffith for having
taken the matter up with him.
In the National League the visiting
players have been dressing at the ball
park for several years. Not only is this
a great benefit to the players. who avoid
the partisan crowds and incidentally are
not compelled to ride for several miles in
sweat-soaked uniforms to their hotels.
If the plan is adopted Griffith proposes to
build an addition to the Nationals club
house for the use of the visiting teams.
John Heydler. secretary of the Ma
tional League and a member of the
National League schedule committee,
arrived here this morning from the
meeting held by the schedule commit
tee of both major leagues at West
Baden, Ind. Mr.. Heydler says that
there was not the slightest evidence
of friction between the two commit
tees and the schedules were arranged
in most satisfactory manner.
THE season opens April 10 and
closes October g." said Mr.. Heydler. 81
am familiar with the details of the
schedules. which will be made public
after the spring meetings of the
leagues next month. Washington has
Jared we'll in the schedule. that much
1 am at liberty to say. / judged from
what President Johnson said that the
American League does not consider 1T
necessary to hold a meeting to ap-
prove the schedule. inasmuch as II
meets with President Johnson's salts
faction.
1.-The American League, because OF
the compactness of it's circuit, Is able
to make jumps that We cannot attempt
For instance. tits possible for either
Detroit or Cleveland to jump to Bos-
ton. New York, Washington or Phila-
delphia without losing day. We can't
make the jump from ST. Louis &c
Pittsburgh without losing day. Then
too all the western cities in the
American League circuit play Sunday
ball while only three of our four play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
MAKES LEO H0UCK QUIT.
Jack Dillon Hands Him q Grand Lac
ing About the Body,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January 2.-The
scheduled ten-round bout between Leo
Houck Of Pittsburgh and Jack Dillon of
indianapolis, yesterday afternoon. ended
unexpectedly when Houck failed to leave
his corner at the beginning Of the seventh
round.
1t was claimed he suffered a fractured
rib, but after an examination the club
physician announced he found no traces
of fracture. Dillon punished Houck
severely with stiff body blows, forcing
the Pittsburgh boxer to hold on through
out the contest.
Chick Hayes, a former Memphis, Tenn,
bantamweight, outfought George Kitson
Of New York in a ten-round preliminary
bout. Six Of the ten rounds went to
Hayes because OF his cleverness. many
times forcing kitsOn to swing wildly.
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BRONSON GETS A DRAW.
Devlin Puts Up Good Fight After
Purse Is Eattened.

LOUISVILLE, January Thought in
ten fast rounds, the bout between Ray
Bronson of Indianapolis and Tommy Dev-
lin Of Philadelphia yesterday afternoon
ended in a draw. Marvin Hart refereed.
The fight was staged at the Tri-Cit ca
Athletic Club in JeffersonvilIe, Ind. A
big crowd of spectators faced disappoint-
ment, after the preliminary bout, because
Devln declared he couldn't see his way
clear to fight for the amount said to have
been called for In his contract. The d.
lemma was bridged when Louisville ad-
vertiser put up the necessary 500 t.
fatten Devlin's purse.
Bronson was the aggressor throughout.
He appeared to have the bette Of his an
tagonist In all of the infghting. although
in the third and fifth rounds Devlin led
the way to fast mix-ups.
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DEFINING BEATS THE
CHAMPION OF FRANCE

NEW YORK. January Marcel Nor
eau. the middiewei ut champion of
france, was outpointed by Jack Denning,
the West Side middleweight, in a ten
round bout at the FairmOnt Athletic
Club of the Bronx, yesterday afternoon
Denning had the better of things in eight
of the ten rounds and was an easy win
ner. The bout was fast and not only
well but cieanly contested. MOreau made
n favorable impression
The Frenchman owes his defeat more
to the fact that he did not have thor
Ough knowledge OF the sport than any
lack of real fighting skill Confronted by
from the ground up, he gave a creditable
account of himself There are. many who
predict that i'm six months MOreau will
be numbered among the foremost men OF
the middleweight class The French
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M. II. POLLOCK,
Phone M. 77oI. 1913 Conn. Ave.
that the majors will stand in their way to-
better conditions.

that the majors will stand in their way tor
better conditions
When Owner Hedges of the ST Louis
club decided TO retain Bobby Wallace as
the Browns manager he merely gave
that veteran a square deal. There was no
way for Wallace to show last season
whether he has managerial ability or not.
The team which he had to handle was far
from being up to the ma or league stand
ard, and II was a foregone conclusion
that IL would finish last. Nor can snuch
no material changes have been made I'm
the. Browns line-up. Neither Wallace
nor any other man can make q poor team
win. and from all accounts Wallace 10
further handicapped by the fact that his
employers. are not gfven/t0 make any
heavy OUTLAWS FOR young material which
Wallace could develop.
The arranging of a match between Jack
Johnson and Jim Flynn is not apt to
arouse great deal of interest Flynn
has been knocked out by johnson. and
the only bright spot In his record IL the
victory over Al Kaufman. and the fact
that the big Californian fell a victim to
Al Palzer. a mere novice, few days ago,
shows that Flynn does not deserve much
credit for beating him. 1T 10 pretty easy
money for Johnson to get 820.00o for
fighting a man Of F1ynns calibeH. 1t
must be considered a mere pickup. for
unless johnson has greatly deteriorated
there is not one chance in a hundred for
Flynn to win from him. s%~sr,
Flynn will have to remain idle from
now until he fights Johnson. for II n. by
no means a certainty that he would be
immune from defeat IL he tackled the
corps of white hopes who are being, de-
veloped throughout the country es*s1
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bhoSes for Visiting Players on American League Parks Assured
JACK JOHNSON AGREES
TO FIGHT JIM FLYNN

CHICAGO, January 2.-Jack
johnson, heavyweight champion
OF the world, said last night he
would sign an agreement today
to fight Jim Flynn, the Pueblo
fireman, at Windward, New,
either in June or July.
JObusOn's end I'm the bout, &C.
cording to the agreement, will
be $2O, 1000, and q third interest
In the moving pictures. The
champion has stood out for $780,
900 win, lose or draw for his
next fight.
johnson believes the present
ARRANGEMENT will amount to
the same thing.
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TO MANAGE NORFOLK.
Charley shaAfer Leaves Western
League for virginia,

ST. JOSEPH. Mo. January Am.
nouncement has been made here that
Charles Shaffer. who last year managed
the local club in the Western League,
has been given his release to take charge
of the Norfolk club Of the Virginia
League this season. Shaffer formerly
managed the Richmond team In the same
lea que.
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POLICE ISSUE RULES.
Chief Cowles Of New Haven Has
!. RiRht Ideas on Boxing.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. January 2.-The
first written rules governing boxing
matches to be issued by the police of
any American city have been prepared
by Chief of Police Cowles of this city.
The rules require the boxer to be at
least eighteen years Of age, that no
gloves lighter than six ounces shall be
used, that there must be no hitting in
EcIinches and that the break must he
bcleNn
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Knockout Brown Beaten.

OAKLAND. Cal, January Ed Pet
roskey was given the decision over Chi
cago Knockout Brown here Yesterday
after the scheduled ten rounds of fast
fighting.
Petroskey had the better of the arSu'
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02

Whatever may be the result of George
Washington efforts to place itself in the
athletic world again, IL is certain that
it will receive the support of many
Of the alumni who are anxious to see
their school represented by a foot ball
team. A prominent alumnus of the
school made the statement the other
day that he would be able to raise quite
little money once the project got we'll
under way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02

The Vigilant Athletic Club again DEM
onstrated its right to the independent
championship Of the city Yesterday when
it took the last game, of the season from
school players by a score of to .. The
elubmen outplayed their younger rivals
from the start, even though they did not
put Aeir best aggregation on the field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
|G. w. u. IN EARNEST ABOUT
REVlVING ATHLETIC SYSTEM
Hatehetites Formulating Plans to Place Its
Association on a Firm Basis
Other Athletic Gossip.

again. If the game between Georgetown
and Virginia is not played next year the
need of big contest to take the place
Of that will be felt. as under such con-
ditions the Blue and Gray would have
no logical rival, as il has always had.
And besides there has never been a
game which has proved the bonanza for
GEORGETOWN that did the Thanksgiving
day contest with George Washington.
1t seems that after every run that is
held in Baltimore i'm which the local
athletes compete wall goes up among
them over the alleged Ill treatment re-
ceived at the hands Of the officials. Last
year it was claimed that the Official
checkers failed to give the Washington
men their right places because of the fact
that the Baltimore runners were checked
up with having covered more laps than
they had really run. Now. after yester-
days ten-mle event held in the Monu-
mental city by the Baltimore Cross
country Club. comes another loud cry
against the head checker. and the claim
IL made that instead Of Elphinstone who
was officially placed first, Bolac, a local
boy. running under the colors of the
Washington Cross-country Club, really
won the race.
There is every likelihood that a great
deal of the dissatisfaction expressed il
a result OF the unsatisfactory method OF
running distance handicap event around
short track. With twenty five or thirty
men running around a small track and
| each having to cover a different number
Of laps before the finish there is small
wonder II both officials and runners be.
come confused. If. though, there is
truth in the fact that the races have not
been checked up right, then it seems
rather puerile action on the part OF
anybody to continue to run in such
events. If the local runners have not re-
ceived the right treatment in Baltimore
races. then it seems that it would bs
more BETTING to the case to refuse to
enter them than it is to take part in
them and after each one set UP a CRY
| against the unfairness of everything