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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
LUTHER McCARTY'S FATHER
IS STREET FAKER IN WEST
He Is an Indian, Bills Himself as "Whte
Eagle the Medicine Man, and Car
ries Troupe of Performers.

DETROIT, Mich, January L. Luther
mccarthy came in at the right time.
Luther was ''dfScovered'' when the
air was heavy with white hope expecta-
tons, and the country still labored under
the impression that men strong and virile.
typical American and truly masculine,
must come out of the buckskin and Colt
belt of the broad west.
The popular nOvelists and the fight
promoters prepared a grand stage setting
for Luther. With him came good press
agent alive to the occasion, with his good
right gripping the public pulse with a
grip of iron.
Luther had one thing. size. and he had
strength that goes with it lin some in
stances). Big and strong Luther looked,
as If he could be made into a white hope.
Nothing more was needed but the press
agent. He was there Soon afterward the
west and the middle west and the east
heard that new hope" had been dis
covered.
Then the press agent got busy. He pic
tured Luther in cowboy makeup, swing
ing a lariat, riding bucking bronchos
wearing buckskin. red kerchief and SOM
brero. He made him a picturesque char
acter. something that had been done fol
Stanley Ketchel several years ago. but
not quite as artistically. Press-agenting
was still in stages Of development when
Stanley got his fingers on middleweight
power. and Stanley only needed the west
ern makeup to bring him impressively
on New York
So much for Luther. Here is another
story. 1t fits in to the foregoing as you
will see after reading.
Last summer there appeared in the
smaller cities and towns and villages OF
southern Ohio street faker Of the old
school. He looked like an Indian, was
tall, massive and silent. He carried an
outfit with him. several performers such
as a strong woman, a strong man who
bent heavy iron bars and broke iron
chains; a snake charmer, two spotted
ponies drawing an deliberately decorated
wagon. a greyhound that appeared like a
worthy member Of a worthy breed and
also carried tent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01

This Indian called himself white Ea-
GLE and he posed as medicine man:
He sold concoction which he labeled
snake oil. 1t was particularly good for
rheumatism, govt. toothache, headache
aching muscles and most anything in the
way of ordinary ills.
Every evening the Indian picked out a
prominent corner of the town he happen
ed to be in and erected his platform, set
out his supply of snake oil. and between
acts by his special troupe OF performers
he disposed of his bottled connection. He
had a picturesque outfit and he drew
we'll.
Now here is another incident which
bitches i'm here, although it may not seem
to have any connection with that which
has been written before. You will see
the connection in the end.
One day there came to one of the cities
in southern Ohio a masculine giant. He
had two black eyes and he sought police
headquarters. He asked about the street
faker. the Indian who called himself
White Eagle, and sold '.rattlesnake oil"
knew not his present whereabouts.
The young giant with the two black
eyes sat down to explain. His name was
Luther McCarty. and he was prize
who called himself White Eagle"
The son had been in several bouts. made
some money and had come to see his
father again. He travelled on and found
him.
Luther McCarty. the young giant who
fights Al Palzer for the white heavy
weight championship. lived in Sidney.
which is in northern Ohio. Luther and
his parents did live in the west for
awhile, but it is also true that for sew
eral years Luther, now pictured in heroic
fashion as a son Of the wide and wild
west. dug bitches In Sidney and cleaned
sewers I'm Sidney. and that his father sold
rattlesnake Oil and travelled like the street
takers Of the old school. familiar figure
in the smaller cities ana towns.
Luther is a good boy, as everybody who
! knew him in Sidney will tell you. He
has taken care of his wife and his wife 8
people since bank rolls came his way
He paid off the mortgage on the farm
his father-in-law has near Sidney He's
regular fellow, Luther is, and if all
the cowboy press work will help him in
any way, why not? Luther deserves it,
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Palzer.
Amateur

LOS ANGELES. Cal. January IA
Palzer is ruling a 1O-to-S favorite over
Luther McCarty in the twenty-round
bout which will decide the white heavy
weight championship, and which will be
held at Vernon, Cal. today.
No bout since Jim Jeffries and Jack
Johnson had it out at Reno has aroused
so much interest as this event The adj
vance sale Of seats has been enormous,
and Tom O'Rourke, usually the most con-
sentative of guessers, says that the club
will play capacity. which is $4,000.
An idea of the interest in the mill may
be CLEANED from the fact that 200 peo-
pie paid half a dollar each at Doyle S
training camp Sunday to see Palzer go
through his training stunts. AS many
more visited McCarty at his Venice camp
Although the betting odds predict a
Palzer victory, there is not enough being
placed to show that the 1owan's hackers
are filled to the brim with confidence.
And being the fellow on the short end
is not worrying McCarty either. Luther
Is used to that position. Strange as it
may seem, he has been on the short end
of every one of all his bouts. and has
yet to come out second best He is beam
Mccartney, is doing all he can to show
mis- boy how overconfdence is sometimes
folly.
Reports tell us that both fighters are fit
and fine for hard fight Each looks
right. and each declares that he could be
no better. Which is all that the fans
want to know. What they want to see
now is the fight, and all California and a
great part of the sporting populace OF
other states are awaiting the gong which
III ut hot n Too hr
giants on their twenty-rOund way.
That's o'clock eastern time. and ii
the bout goes the limit it will be around
10 pm before the result is known there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
FRANK CHANCE SETS
DAY TO START EAST
Will Meet Frank Farrell in Chi
cago Next Tuesday to
Talk Business.

NEW YORK, January Frank
Chance. the prospective manager Of the
Yankees. is coming east. Word came
from Los Angeles last night that the
former manager of the Chicago Cubs
whom Charles Webb Murphy tried to
humiliate by releasing him to the Gin
cinnau Reds for the waiver price OF
$1,000. would leave his home, at Glen
dora, Cal. Saturday. to meet Frank Far
rell. owner Of the Yankees, in Chicago
January Z.
Chance was credited with making the
announcement himself. so that. unless he
has been misQuoted once more, something
definite may be known by next Tuesday
evening.
In all probability, Mr.. Farrell will leave
here Sunday to meet Chance in Chi.
cago. where he will shake hands with him
for the first time and make him q formal
offer to take over the reins in an effort
to drive the Yankees to an American
League pennant. Mr.. Farrell wants
Chance, and no doubt. in his usual gen.
erous way, will make him an offer which
will insure his signing a contract to man.
age the team.
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CROKER WINS AT GOLF.

PINEHURST, n. c., January l.
George H. Croker. Brookline, Mass. de.
feated c. L. Becker, Woodland, Mass, in
the final round yesterday Of the ninth an.
nual Pinehurst holiday week tournament
Croker won. z up and to play.
In the consolation class J. NJ. Thomp.
son. Springhaven, won from c. B. Hud-
son, New Suffolk. 8 up and to play.
Other winners were William A. Barber
jr.. Princeton, and William C. Freeman,
Englewood, n. j.
Golf enthusiasts and their families gath
cred at local hotel last night at a New
Year banquet. at which William c. Free
man was POSTMASTER. Covers were laid
for 100. Many of the players who partici-
pated in the tournament will compete in
the annual midwinter tourney, which will
begin January Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
TALES OF THE DIAMOND
Humorous and Otherwise.
BY Billy Evans.

Forest Cady. who caught such good
ball for the Boston Red Sox in the last
worlds series. and JEFF Tesreau. who did
so well for the Giants in the box, were
both members Of the Eastern League in
1911. Cady starred as receiver with the
Newark team, while Tesreau pitched
brilliantly for Toronto.
I don't know how the two players re-
garded each other when in the minors,
but I don't believe I shall ever forget the
conversation that passed between the two
when either was at the plate 1t was in
teresting for a time, then got quite sar-
castle. and finally waxed warm, at which
stage butted in on the proceedings. and
called it a draw. 1t all happened in the
seventh game Of the series. The Giants
had made six runs off Wood in the open
ing inning and sewed up the game. The
Red Sox figured with Wood pitching the
game was a cinch. and naturally they
were bit peeved at the way things were
breaking. The first time Tesreau came to
bat. Cady remarked:
so you're one of the National League
stars? You never showed me anything
very much in the Eastern. Newark al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
BASE BALL MANAGER LOST.
At Least, So Ewing Thought, But
Was False Alarm

SAN FRANCISCO, January Lost
One base ball manager. The finder will
please communicate with j. Cal Ewing,
owner Of the San Francisco club
Ewing has not heard from Bill Reidy,
his manager. since December !, and he
announced yesterday that IL Reidy did
not make his whereabouts known before
January Is Harry Walton, secretary OF
the club, would take charge
Reidy's last word was that he was
going to Cleveland, his home. and that he
intended to look for new material on the
way.
CLEVELAND. January 1.-Bill Reidy
manager of the San Francisco club, is
spending the winter at his home here.
He was about town yesterday, and is said
to have stated then that he will go to
San Francisco about February 1.
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NAv|N WILL NOT PAY
TYRUS COBB $4,000
Detroit President Says Fielder
Is Wasting Time When Ask
ing for Such a Salary.

DETROIT, January lit begins to look
like a hard winter for several illustrious
hold-Outs, that is, if President Frank
Nav1n of the Detroit club means what
he says. Navin says he has no intention
Of compromising with Ty Cobb Sam
Crawford and Jean Dubuc, and even has
the temerity to declare that the Tigers
can get along without the Georgia Peach.
IF Cobb insists on $4,000 or nothing.
it will have to be nothing said Mr..
Navin. Il positively will not pay him
that much money, even If Detroit doesn't
have a club in forty years. Ty simply
is wasting his time talking about that
fancy salary. I know how much the
club can afford to give him. and it isn't
any such sum as the one being discussed.
1 haven't told him yet just what we are
able to give.
II am willing to take chance on build
ing up the Tigers with youngsters. We
can't get very much lower than We
finished in 1912. with Ty playing every
day, and in time we probably will de-
velop a winner. 1t isn't the star that
makes ball club pay, anyhow. II the
team is winning the fans will turn out
regardless Of the personnel, and II it is
losing the patronage will be poor no
matter what you have to offer in the
way of brilliant individuals.
STARS are q fine thing and help you
to draw, providing they have the proper
setting, but they are altogether too ex-
pensive to be maintained at $4,000 a
year on q second division club. Probably
Cobb and I will reach some satisfactory
settlement before the season starts in
April. II We do not, the Tigers will have
to get along the best they may without
the great center fielder.
II feel the same way about Crawford
and Dubuc. 1 have told each OF these
men exactly how much I will pay him.
and on my honor I will not raise this
offer a cent. We are not running phil
anthropic institution and must make our
salaries agree with sound business
IDEAS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01

ander. Chalmers, Babe Adams. Willie
Mitchell. Gene Knapp and Covington. a:
well as others farther back. who have
looked like best evers in their first veal
out, only to disappoint one or two year:
later. King Cole pitched the Cubs into &
championship, and helped win the onl!
game taken by the Cubs from the Attn
letics. He came back all right in 1911
wonder in 1909, especially in the world:
series against the Tigers. He has done
nothing sensational since then. Alexander
and Chalmers put the Phillies in the race
in 1911. With both hurlers going poorly
in 1912, the Phillies never were contend
ers. Willie Mitchell won ten straight fol
the Maps in 1910, and for two years ha:
been trying in vain to break even. Gene
Knapp won twelve out of twenty in 1911
He is now headed toward the minors
In 1912 as he was the preceding year
when he was the pitching sensation o.
the American League.
The 1912 crop of first-year beauties in
cludes Bedient. Dubuc and Cashion
American leaguers: Hendrix. Tesreau
Cheney and Robinson of the Nationa
league. Bedent won twenty and lost ten
Dubuc won seventeen and lost ten, while
Cashion won eleven and lost six. Judg
ing from Bedient's work in the crucia
Games Of the worlds series, he is hkel!
to be repeater. Dubuc and Cashier
are not as sure to repeat as the mem
Der of the worlds champions. OF the
National leaguers, Hendrix, rank busf
Lacquer In 1911, won tWenty-four and los
nine Tesreau won seventeen and lOs
seven, while Cheney won twenty six anc
lost ten remarkable records for young
sters just breaking into the big tent
Will they repeat? John McGraw. FREQ
Clarke and Johnny Evers would like tt
know.
When Fred Clarke was asked why he
permitted Mike Donlin to get away
from the Pittsburgh club his sole answer
was that the Pirates would need speed II
they expected to win the championship
in 1913, says John B. Foster
Quite right. That's the situation in a
nutshell. AS the clubs Of the Nationa
League are constituted at present nc
team is likely to win a championship
unless it can produce speed.
There is no team in the organization
which is made up OF all-star players
There are four or five teams which are
put together from high-class, hard work
ing. a-trif1e- ter-than-the-average play.
championship race interesting. OF course
there are some players who are as good
take them right off the reel. as any who
have played at any period in the history
of the national game.
But there is no team of which it may
be said that each player In each position
is better than the corresponding player
in the same position in the other sever
clubs. In many respects that is an idea
condition. If one team outclassed all the
other seven there would not be enough
variety to the pennant race to make il
interesting beyond half Of the season.
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ways rejoiced when you were announced
as the pitcher
I've never seen you take any liberties
with my delivery. I don't believe you
ever made q hit off me in your life. and
what Is more, you never will.
ut is only because I take pity on you,
answered Cady. enough Of the boys are
breaking the fences at your expense"
"Well. when you finally make a hit of
me I'm going to ask McGraw for my re-
lease" replied Tesreau.
"They must have a fine lot OF hftters
in the National League II you're star"
said Cady.
"They must have a fine lot of pitchers
in the American League II you can hit
.3OO'' responded Tesreau. in an instant.
You never hit 800 before in your life.'
II don't believe 1 ever saw YOU make
hit or win a game" remarked Cady.
Just then Tesreau scratched an inf1eld
hit. and when he reached first, with a
smile spread all over his face, he yelled,
in a loud voice:
81 can now understand how you hit
300 in this league Then he tried to
add further disgrace by attempting to
steal second There is no telling what he
would have said to Cady had he sue
ceeded.
Copyright. 1913. by ". G. Evans)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
Birthday Greetings

Michael Ryan the marathon Of the A.
York city January 1889 and started in the running
miles
o
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have good combination to start with
My option covers the club as 1t stands
now and no player now on the roster
can be disposed of before I close the
deal. which has no chance Of falling.
II do not care to say much about the
playing end of the club until I'm in
control. I will say, however. that Charley
Dooin's contract as manager has another
year to run, and l believe the club would
have been better off in the past had fewer
changes been made. l had nothing what
ever to do with the Phillies claiming
Mike Donlin, and his transfer to the club
was not at any suggestion of mine.''
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gymnastic drill and two basket ball
games.

A foot ball game will take place sun
day between teams representing the
different departments OF the army and
the departments Of the navy. The
navy eleven will be selected from
among the navy yard men. engineers
and seaman gunners, while the army
aggregation will be chosen from the
Washington barracks and Fort Myer.
The contests should be worth see
ing. There will be several men on the
two elevens who have seen service
with really capable teams and who
have been using their experience to
good advantage in teaching others the
game.
When great foot ball players are con-
sidered 1t might be said that IT IS TO
be regretted that Wayne Hart did not
cast his lot with some big university
eleven. Had he done so there Is not a
doubt that he would have been selected
for a Job on the all-American team
Hart was pronounced last year at
Georgetown and also at George Wash
ington by everybody who saw him to
be one of the greatest forwards in the
country, and that by men who had
seen in action the big teams. One man
even went so far as to say that Hart
was the best tackle he had ever seen
play foot ball.
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BURNS IS THE FAvORITE.
Youth and Battle With Hogan Are
to His Advantage.

SAN FRANCISCO, January Tommy
Murphy of New York and Frank c. Burns
of Oakland will meet in a twenty-round
bout here this afternoon.
Burns is a slight favorite in the betting
over the veteran Murphy, because of his
youth and because he knocked out One
Round Hogan In short order, whereas
Murphy and Hogan fought twenty rounds
to draw.
Ad Wolgast forced Burns seconds to
throw the sponge into the ring in the
round q year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01

Ben Houser was offered to Indianapo-
lis before Boston sold him to Baltimore,
but Mike Kelley turned him down as too
slow Of foot and head for the American
Association. That, too, in spite Of the
fact that Indianapolis needs a first base
man. Chick Lathers is the most favored
candidate by Kelley. provided the Lath-
out right.
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tense that made Welsh's success stand
out as the greatest I'm his career.
Welsh intends to rest for a while, and
then proposes to return to America.
Meanwhile. Michigan and Matt Wells are
going to refight their October battle in
February at the National. and thus one
more "star" turn goes on the winter bill
to add to the records of a record season.
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Columbus Releases Fred Walker.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. January Fired w
Walker, the former University Of Chicago
pitcher, who was given a trial by Column
bus last fall, was yesterday uncondition-
ally released. He is at present in Pitts
burgh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-20
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
WAS A BAD FIRE
Valley Falls Business Block
Swept by Flames.
Loss Estimated at $4O,OOO-SiX
Business Houses Burned.

One of the worst fires in the history
of the city took place at Valley Falls
at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. The
New Century hotel block was COM
pletely destroyed and for some time it
was thought that the entire town
fire is unknown. 1t is thought by
many of the residents that a defective
flue was the cause of the blaze Out
side of this theory, however, the origin
is a mystery.
Six business houses were completely
destroyed. They are as follows:
The hotel owned and operated by
William Mcdaniel was total loss. 1t
is estimated that the damage amount
ed to $4,000. No insurance was car
ried on the fixtures or equipment The
guests were aroused before the flames
gained headway and all escaped with
out injury.
The Huff Dry Goods company was
totally destroyed at a loss of more
than $4,000. The fixtures and con-
tents of the store were covered with
81, 300 insurance.
The ]. E. F'itte drug store was total
Iy destroyed with a loss of 81, 500. This
was covered with insurance amount
ing to $4,000.
A barber shop owned and operated
by Elmer Lewis was damaged to the
extent of $3.50, and was covered by
$500 insurance.
The bakery owned and operated by
a N L
contents were covered with $1,500 in
Surance.
The grocery store owned by ]. H.
McNutt with a loss of So, 500, and was
covered with 1000 insurance.
The building was owned by E. Wet
tig and was valued at $4,000.
The fire was not discovered until ii
had gained sufficient headWay to de-
stroy the entire block. The volunteer
fire department turned out and, ac-
cording to the residents, they did val
liant work in keeping the flames under
control. Had it not been for the driz-
zling rain which was falling at the
time the loss would have been much
heavier. Flames and sparks shot high
in the air and were visible for miles
around. The moisture served to keep
the sparks from igniting the neighbor-
ing buildings.
No one was injured in the building
The occupants of the hotel and other
business houses We're aroused in time
to escape were taken out by the
f1remen. It is estimated that the loss
will total more than $4,000. Up to the
present time it has been impossible to
make a definite invoice of the damage.