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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
u. S.League Alive
So jacksonville
Writer Declares

From Jacksonville. Fla, comes this
startling information:
The United States league Is not
dead The baseball world smiled a
dry smile when 1t read, short time
ago. that the organization had been
incorporated in the State of New Jer-
sey. apparently believing that said in
corporation would be about the last
thing heard of the project.
But there was a mysterious meeting
of the league yesterday and 1t was
held within our gates II was iHpos-
sible to spot the place where the pro-
meters were gathered, but there was
every reason to believe they were
gathered somewhere, and that their
session was a long and interesting
one.
When the league was reorganized.
Mr.. Whitman. of Richmond, Va. was
elected president He was the owner
of the Richmond club In last years
circuit. and Ii was said he dropped
some money when things went wrong.
Richmond is not In the new body, and
Mr., Whitman will proba bly, be content
with the executive position.
The articles of incorporation an
nounced the capital stock az $4,000.
| ward building up league designed to
rival the two majors. 1t Is more than
could be produced for the launching
, OF the scheme year ago.
/ Chicago Is not to be included In the
, circuit, according to present plans
Still, an effort will be made to inter-
est local capitalists and this city will
! have club IL someone is willing to
pay for IT.
The league, as outlined, will be
made up of Kansas City. St. Louis. In
/ dianapolis, Cincinnati. Milwaukee.
! Cleveland. Pitsburg and Baltimore. II
was thought that certain wealthy
residents OF Kansas City would back
| a club there, but, after looking into
! the matter thoroughly. they passed II
/ up, saying the circuit was unwieldly.
| 1t was pointed out that Baltim ore
| was almost off the map so far as the
] other towns were concerned There II
a chance that Baltimore will be given
! I'D II n substitute can be found for IT.
After their temporary setback In
Kansas City, the promoters decided tc
approach John Killing with their prop.
osition John is a careful person and
not likely to put money into anything
shaky, He will have to be convinced
that the new league has come to stay
/ before he will invest. However. Klins
might be prevailed upon to take ,he
management of the club in his home
town Last year. the hackers of tht
league in Pitsburg put an entire sea
I, sons salary In the bank for Deacon
| Phillippi, their manager. before tbs
season started. An act of this kint
might swing Kling around in hurry
/ Outside the fact that w. s. Wit
man SPELLS his name without AND
an h: that he belongs in Reading. Pa.
that he never had a dollar In tht
Richmond, United States league clui
and that he was deposed from tn.
presidency Of the United States
| league long before that organizatio,
became defunct, the Jacksonville stor,
!, Is. right. in the main. It may be add
1 ed that all the United States leagu.
needs Is money. about million or SO
/ to float the enterprise and even. thel
it Ia unlikely to be a financial sue
cess.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19

Speaking about catchers, old Mike
Kelly was pretty fair. according TO
a tale related by Tim Murnane, the
veteran baseball scribe. Ia 'S9 the
New York Giants and the Boston
club LETT on their first western trip,
tied up for first place. No two bali
teams were ever more evenly match
ed. On the way West, Boston stop
ped of at Washington to play a
game and was forced TO so ten in
nings, Umpire Phil Powers calling
the game on account of darkness,
with the score a tie. With the score
q tie, Washington went In, for the
tenth, and soon had the bases fun.
with no one out Tom Daily was at
the bat. with three balls and no
strikes, and was ordered to hold his
bat on his shoulder, as the next ball
would give him his base, and force
the winning run over the plate.
John GARRISON, q man unualiy with
perfect command, was In sore din
tress. Kelly, who was playing right
field, had time called and came run
ming in to the home plate and or
dered Catcher Charley CAMEL to the
outfeld, while be finished the game
behind the bat Kelly put on his
mask pad, and was allowed to
catch a few balls from Clarkson. 1t
Looked Ilke = l.1QQ- 70 = that Clark
son would never get out of the hole,
but Kelly remarked. Come on. old
sport. put 1t right over aud with his
zig NIT for a target Clarkson took
deliberate aim and shot the ball for
the plate. 1t was a shade wide and
high, but Kelly handled 1t cleverly.
saying. at the same time. That's
the boy" ana had the bail on the
way back to Clarkson before the UNI
pire called. ''One strike"
DAILY smiled and made no attempt
10 get in position for the next bali.
Clarsson look his time and started
the next bali for the center OF the
plate, but it worked wide several
inches. and once more Kelly handled
the ball in his OWE way and handed
it back to Ciarkson. remarking. Per
feet strike and Mr. Powers called
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
By w. w. NAUGHToN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Is.--Poor
Luther mccarthy
After developing from the nebula
of the White Hope horizon and tax
,nS on the distinct shape OF a cham
plon, he Ia destined to find that there
are thorns as we'll as theatrical con-
tracts In the pathway OF newly
crowned king of the ring.
Luther is about to start on what
might be termed a triumphal tour OF
the footlight belt IN order that his
entry into New York may be ootn
picturesque and imposing, Msnaser
Billy Mccartney has conceived the Idea
of having I2ujher array himself in
cowboy costume and ride buoking
branshe the length Of Broadway,
shootiag up the town with blank
cartridges as he prsuccs along.
I. is not all absolutely original
scheme for the late iameuted Stanley
Rstchcl once s.crajiged his return
to San Francisco by driving SIX
horse tslly-ho up Market street from
the ferries
But that's neither here nor there,
The danger confronting Luther Is that
Jess Willard who Is also a cowboy,
may also become possessed with the
wild West spirit about the time that
McCarty is sIectrifyipg New York,
willard In Wild West.
wouldn't Il he a sight to be re-
raembered To see Jess costUmed and
mounted In the same style as Nc
Carly come EalppuE along whtrl-
sng iariat over his head2 What a
furore there would be Il he should
challenge luther 10 q test Of skill
In any Of the feats that ringer riders
excel In.
Such thing may happen, Of course.
but 10 stands to reason that willard
gill adopt some .aeans Of resenting
the slight placed upon him by
Manager Mccartney. for heCarTsey
in response 10 WIZARDS request for
q match with McCarty has told Jess
10 go and get q reputation.
In the ordinary course Of things II
In eminently proper for aghter who
has proved his worth to tell poster
ing challenger of unknown caliber 10
go and accomplish something. but thiE
IL horse OF another color. willard
according to the new York sporting
writers, had all the better OF McCar-
y In bout In the big city last August
and If McCarty were made Of the stun
that champions are supposed 10 be
made of no would evince desire
TO wipe ont the indienity mentioned
instead OF ulSpta}ti4B an AItSiIuiAtoh
or to avoid Willard.
1t was poor tact on McCarty'a par
TO resort TO evasion nf that particular
description. II he had told Willard tC
exercise patience and that his turn
would come after a while it woulC
aape- been mach better
Match With Wells.
1t rs known OF course that McCarty
has hts mind set ca iuiy 4th mattel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
M'bETH TELLS ABOUT
ONE RUSSELL FORD
(Continued from FIRST Page.)

the Giants previous to the opening
of the big clash with the red soX. Nc
Graw started the game with his full
strength, but he soon jammed In
substitutes for he realized that Ford
was too good to be beaten. After the
game he said:
One of the greatest pitchers in
the business. | never saw more stun
than this fellow showed us today.
Talk of speedl IL Wood or Johnson
has better fast ball than this fel-
low / want to see it."
Now as to Fords work last season.
In the first place he was over weight
three quarters of the season, 1t Ia
pretty well known that he was not
entirely satisfied. Previously he had
insisted upon working every fifth day
and working regularly. 1t was this
plan that returned him such bril-
liant winner on his first time out
Ford got a bad start in the spring.
too.
Traiaing at ATLANTA.
Like the rest of Wolverton's men
he found absolutely no benefit from
the training at Atlanta His big bat
terry mate, Ed sweeney. was late In
reporting. No other catcher seems
able to handle Ford as can the boy
from the Windy City. Ford had be-
come discouraged before Sweeney put
In an appearance. When he did get
his old mate stand by the club had
fallen into the ruck and there was no
incentive to take liberties with the
good old whip. The kilties were out
of the race.
MIR. Ford was guilty of another very
foolish move Just about the time
he began to round into soma sort OF
form he took unto himself a wife.
That is generally considered rather
bad form for any athlete. And for
this very reason Mr.. Ford Is more
than likely to pluck himself out of
the diamond morgue the coming sea-
son and get back into his old time
stride--one of the very top-notchers.
There is no reason why Ford should
not shine for many years as one OF
the very brightest stars of the mound.
Re has youth, strength and skill at
his command. He Is the only pitcher
living who can break the "spitbalP'
either to right or to the left at will
and call the turn SO that his catcher
is waiting for the proper slant. He
has terrific speed and hop on his
fast bali that Is the equal of Bender s
at the Indians very best. He has a
mighty nifty slow ball. a puzzlins
change of pace and a whole lot OF
brains What ore does ony young
! fellow need
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
CHAMPION M'CARTY
HAS HIS TROUBLES

with Rornhardier Wells, the repre-
sentative British heavyweight, and for
that matter, being AT affair of iu-
ternational significance, the Wells
McCarty prospect will appeal to tho
sporting men Of both sides of the
Atlantic,
But Willard. smarting under Nc
Caruey's lli-advieed slur, will claim
that McCarty has not fully establish
cd his right to stand forth as
Americas premier heavyweight and
Wiilard's friends will take up the cry.
1t is a claim, too, that cannot be
ridden over roughshod. The English
sporting papers are a unit In ad-
mitting that Bombardier Wells IL the
champion OF Great Britain In the
pugilistic line, and there should be
unanimity in this country as TO the
qualifications OF the heavyweight who
Is 10 represent US.
Surprising a bout between McCarty
and Wells were arranged and that the
critics accepted It as q worlds cham
pionship struggle, even while har-
boring a suspicion that Willard was
a better man than either Luther or
the Bombardier. And supposinR Wells
won.
Don't YOU think he'd break all
records getting back to LoHdon with
the title and that is the way the New
York Yacht club la sitting on the
lid of the chest containing the
Americas cup would be but mild
form OF protection to the plans that
would be formulated for keeping the
worlds championship behind the
white cliffs of DoverF
Sure as you're born.
Way Out of AG
Now there liz only one fair, sports
manlike way OF mapping out the
white heavyweight championship pro-
gram In order to qualify for bona
Ode championship match either
Wells or McCarty should first give
battle to Jess Willard. II the pro-
meters, would prefer TO use McCarty
and Wells on account of the inisr-
national flavor of the struggle let II
no distinctly understood that the af-
fair is merely the semi-hnai in the
championship struggle, Then VIII
lard's right in the connection will be
safeguarded.
The writer holds TO brief for VIII
lard, but after scanning the various
reports of the contest between Jes:
and Luther IN New York last August
/ am fully persuaded that Willard
should not be asked to stand aside
| for McCarty or anyone else. The
argument may be used that McCarty
| has improved wonderfully since he
| felt the force of WIZARDS stf@Esh
| lofts and uppercuts But who shall
| say that willard has not improved II
| q corresponding ratio.
| No matter which way II is looked
! at there ia reason for Willard Nc
| Carly match It should take place
| either before the Wells McCarty af
| fair or after-providing always tina
McCarty defeats Wells.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
W alter Johnson
Does Not Need to
Use the Spitball

IF Walter Johnson attempted TO
add a spitball to his repertoire, de-
clared Buck O'Brien. the Red Sox
twirler. "he would lose q lot Of his
effectiveness every time he pitched.
and | venture to say that II would
take him four or Ave years TO gain
control.
"of course" the Boston ainger con-
tinued, johnson does not need to use
the splitter, his great speed makes
him Just as effective; but ! venture
to say that should he try the moist
~taing. he would be sorry In the first
place. he would have to develop an
entirely new set OF muscles. | have
been fooling with the spilbal ior the
past eight years, and could not control
the thing until two years ago
Buck o'Brien, with Hugh Bradley.
McHa)e, and Lyons, who comprise the
Red Sox quartetta. are In our midst
this week pulling off soxne great stuff
at the Cosmos. Bradley. during the
opening weeks of the 1912 season,
Ilayed first base for the Boston club.
After the show last night, an in
teresting tanning bee was held at
Charley McGuire's, and the principal
topic OF conversation was Walter
johnson, the Nationals great pitcher.
TN never forget that game John
son pitched In Boston the afternoon
of Decoration Day." said Bradley.
This battle was the first OF Washing
toms great winning streak Walter
only struck out seventeen of our
crowd Talk about speed never
saw anything like IT, Heinie Wagner,
our captain said after the game: 'Ev-
eyy.- time |. went up To tho bat, kept
as far away from ttaes bali AZ possioit
y ~ "A
not breathe a sigh of rellef until J.
was back on the BENCH"
Buck O'Brien denies that he is .
holdout He admits that he cannot
see the figures ON his isl3 contract,
but thinks that the matter will be
adjusted after he has talked things
over with McAleer
The fans have come to the conclu-
sion that for the wonderful ball play
or he ID, Ty Cobb. OF the Detroit team,
la modest.
Cobb never made a play for motor
car. but he won "a couple because they
were given for something In which he
excelled the worid-batting. Adver-
tisers have been after Tyrus many
time. blu he always smiles and refers
them to the fact that he Is q bah
player, and not an electric sign. One
man chased Cobb through three
States. trying to get Cobb to recon-
mend a certain mineral water Ty
smiled at first, then firmly refused,
and finaily. when the man persisted
beyond all lines of reason, Cobb said:
Say. / use water when I am dirty.
not thirsty Rookmen have tagged at
ter Cobb, especially when they dis
covered that he was a good writer.
Everywhere Cobb goes they have a
little bait stretched out for the
greatest living ball player" Is 1t amp
wonder that at times he peeyes a
little or runs amuck once in awhile
Probably no ball player has ever
been paid the homage that Cobb re-
ceives, and. being an Intelligent fellow
It. bores him. Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Is a real modest ball player--as well
as the best In the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
? pennsylvania Road
Builds Big Auto

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.--An auto
mobile, said TO be the most power
full and the heaviest in the world,
was delivered at the Pennsylvania
railroad station. at Exchange Place,
Jersey City, yesterday, It is a trac-
Tor lor t4e hauling Gi freight cars
N Hudson street between the Ex-
change Place station and Pier B, at
the foot Of York treet---about two
blocks.
Il viii take the place OF q team
Of eight heavy draft horses. The
machine weighs 2S.$50 pounds, is
22 feet long and feet c inches
tide. IT Was buff al the Pennsyl-
yania shops at Altoona for pulling,
and is said TO have beaten a heavy
freight steam locomotive in tug
Of war. The wheels run on the
ground.
1t was devised by Tracy V. Buck
walter. an electrical engineer at the
Altoona shops, who is training TWO
ciiansfeurs to operate 1t, Mr.. Buck
walters says that when drawing a
train OF cars II can be stopped dead
within two feet. An ordinary auto
mobile going at moderate speed can
be stopped in from ten to fifteen
feet.
Every wheel Is driven indepen-
IDENTITY Of the other wheels, and lis
steered and braked separately. The
tractor 10 operated by electricity and
has eighty storage batteries. carrying
enough current for forty miles with,
ont recharging. It's speed ~ eight
milss an hour.
II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
Tales Of the Diamond
Humorous and OthenOise.
BY BILLY EVANS.

RED" Nelson. pitcher. is willing 70
make affidavit that Billy Klein, the
National league umpire, IS some, auto
GRAFT Nelson made his major league
debut as a member of the ST. Louis
Browns. He Joined that club in the
fall several years age ana staFtleo
the baseball world by winning seven
out of eight starts. among them being
a shut-out victory over the great Ed
Walsh. Y was thought that Mr.. Mel
son would surely be OF great ala TO
the Browns in escaping the. cellar po-
sition the following year. illness, how nov
ever, put Nelson out of the running,
and finally resulted in his release
from the American league.
After an absolute rest or severai
months, last year Nelson was taken
on by Manager Doom, Of the Pnilad s,s
phia nationals, for trial he ala
well on his several starts. seemed TO
have .regained his old time form and 40
Will be given a thorough chance 10
make good next year in the Older or
ganization / met Nelson on the
street the other day and he related
q few of his experiences as National
Lacquer to me,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
Bob Fender Starts
Class D League

NATCHEZ, MISS, Jan 1S,-Boh
Fender, formerly manager OF the Ba-
ton Rouge team in the Cotton States
league. who Is organizing new Glass
. league to be composed of Mississippi
and Louisiana cities. reports that his
circuit will consist of Baton Rogue.
Monroe, Alexandria and, Shreveport, In
Louisicna, and Vicksburg and Natchez,
n Mississippi. unless Shreveport
should so into the Texas league, when
another city will have to be secured.
He expresses confidence in the new
feAgfse aofnl* thFosiEaa. .. = 3
No Mdas Boxiag In Omaha.
OMAHA. NEB.. Jan. 1s.-Chief of
Police Dunn has issued an order pro-
hibiting boxing matches In this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19

my but that fellow Billy KLEIN Is
a particular individually. said Nelson. :.
Yes, II ossn't do to peeve Bill.
I answered. you will get better treat
ment from him. II you do the pitching
and permit him to do the umpiring.'
1 II guess you're right; Bill ! wish
you could have seen him chase me
off the neld at New York, and then
almost follow me to the club house"
said Nelson. There was lot of noise
on the Philadelphia bench and KLEIN
decided to stop It. walking over to
the bench he selected q number of
players to be decorated with the order
OF the tin can, myself among them:
assured him I hadn't done a thing;
We'll, | guess your absence won't
injure the Phillies," said Klein. Nat
uraily that made me mad, and ] fred
back.
"weil, IL you don't guess balls and
strikes any better than you have
picked out the noissmakers ] cant zee
pire."
You're lucky you didn't get life
RED" for so peeving Bill" ! answered.
Copyright. 1918, by W. q. Evans1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
Gamer Says He's Sound Again.

DETROIT, Jan. 1S,-Del Gamer, or
the Tigers has declared himself. Fla
says that sam Crawford ami others
need not worry about covering first
base. for he intends to do so himself
all season in a manner to make Hal
CHASE ard Stuffv afcfnnis take notice.
Gamer. who looked like one OF the beet
first tasemen In the league before ne
injured his arm in 1911. says he again
is as good as ever and is prepared To
start at a rapid gait when the spring
training trip is On,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19

IIich Team Total-Iournals, 15.7lL
High verage--Cosby. 1875,
High Single Score-Cosby. II. 1885,
High Total, Three Games-Cosby, H.
asa.
High Total, One Game--Firginians,
geo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
Evers Is Highest
aid F ieId Pilot

CHICAGO, I'LL, Jan. Is.-John
Evers of the Chicago Cubs. is the
highest paid manager In baseball, ac-
cording to President Murphy.
He declared today that tho secon 4
baseman would make more money
than Frank Chance. though he ,~oufd
not disclose the terms Of EVers con-
tract. with the West Side club.
Judging from what the West side
owner said today. Evers is getting A
tremendous salary. a percentage OF
the earnings, and an additional bonus
Murphy asserted that Evers would
receive the largest sum ever paid a.
manager, II the Cubs finished hrst,
second or third. This remark ..di-
Gates that the manager has heen
promised big bonus IL The hub lands
in one of the places mentioned.
This means that II Evers sue .eods
in placing the Cubs first, second az
third his salary. including The p.r-
certage and bonus, will amount to
mort. than $500 as It ~ the sup.
position among baseball rncn that
Chance VIII make more than this
amount with the New York team this
summer The peerless leaders salar,
ts said TO he more than $4,000, and
this with the per cent Of the net earn
ings. Is expected TO earn more than
$4,000 Eyers, according to Muir
phys remarks, ia evidently getting a
larger salary than Chance received
as leader OF the Cubs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
Yankee Players IN Lins.

NEW YORK, Jan. Is.-Russell Ford.
Bert Daniels. Harry Wolter and Jack
Leliyelt have signed contracts. to play
with the New Yorks under Frank
Changes leadership this year. Jack
WARRIOR signed a week ago and Char
ley Sterrett, the Princeton college boy.
will tine up with the others, probably
today. Ford will receive salary
close TO $4,000 this year. He has been
wintering in California, and recently
had a talk, with Chance. Ford told
the new manager that he could be
counted on to pitch. the best ball Of his
career during the coming campaign.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
Connie Mack Signs
re Of His Men

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. assigned
contracts of Athletic players are COM
ing in rapidly. Five more have been
received aside from those already re-
ceived by Manager Mack. Houck.
Bush and Cottrell, pitchers, and Fritz
and Brady, infielders, are the latest
contributors. The men signed to date
are.
The catchers, Thomas and Lapp:
pitchers, Houcl1, Coomhs, Bush. PEN
mock, Crabh. Cottrell, inffelders. Col
iins Barry Fritz. Brady: outfielders.
EDDIE and Dan Murphy. Jimmy Walsh,
Amos Strunk and Reuben Oidrtng.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-03-21
SUNDAY SERVICES At
THE CONDOn CHURCHES
Continued from page ~
all the children come.
ST. GATHERINGS Church
Easter Sunday

Next Sunday holy Communion
serYice at 6:45 a, m, followed by
3 low mass at 8 a. M. at which
the pastor will preach. At 100.
clock there will be a very i'm.
pressive service in conjunction
with the high mass. A very Sc.
lect program of music has been
prepared for the high mass un.
der the direction of Miss Rose A,
Wehrli assisted by full body of
sopranos. altos, tenors and bass.
es. The entire congregation,
along with the pastor, extend a
hearty welcome to all people to
attend and every courtesy will
be extended to them by the ush-
ers. The sermon for Easter at
the 10 o'clock service will be
THE Vanquishsd Tomb" I'm.
mediately after the last mass,
Benediction of the blessed Sac.
rament, There will be no eve.
ming service as the pastor must
leave that evening for the mis-.
sions. An elaborate system OF
altar decorations will greet Wis.,
itors.