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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Intern0tiOn1I'S Pitchers
Ranked by the NeW Method

President Edward G. Barrow, OF
the International League. will prob
ably make a change in the methods
of computing the pitchers averages
for his league during the coming sea :
son. Big league. magnates and scribes
have long since been convinced thar
the old method of ranking a pitcher
according to the number of games he
wins and loses is eminently unfair
TO the finger and misleading in esti-
mating the true value of a pitcher
handicapped by a poor fielding team
or a combination which has little
skill in manufacturing runs.
The members of the International
League Baseball Writers viii. hold a
confab while the magnates are
holding their eonclave, for the
purpose of discussing the pitching
averages in particular. Ii has been
discovered that Eft Dent, the only
pitcher who was graduated from the
International, League by draft last
season, stood no higher than twenty
seventh on the list, according to the
averages as published by the Inter-
national League.
This does not look very good for
the International League and neither
does it look good for Dent. 1t might
be taken by some to indicate that
there were twenty-six pitchers in the
International League better than
Dent.
AS a matter of fact, Dents mark of
Oh, n ic WallIp- he
cause he got away to a poor start,
but it shows that he did not have as
good mark as the Tigers did as a
team, the Bengals finishing third,
with percentage of .527
The fairest way of judging pitch
er's worth seems to be that adopted
by the National League last season,
taking into consideration only the
number of runs scored off pitcher
in the number of innings he pitched
as basis. This method is open TO
criticism, also, because man with
tail-ender is handicapped, as eX-
planned above. Ban johnson now mas
an expert working out the problem
and when Ban decides to adopt some
new method that same method will
probably be in vogue in the Interna-
tional League.
There were, of course, some pitch
ers besides Dent who were wanted by
big league clubs, including Jameson.
of Buffalo, and Mattern, of Montreal
but Dent was the only pitcher chosen
by draft who was lucky enough to
advance into fast company The
pitching on the whole in the Interna-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Leon KefcheI, Steve Young
Brother, Developing Rapidly

given the finer points of the gana
some study. and is constantly trying
to learn to box cleverly. He has mada
great progress under the tufelage 81
Matty Baldwin, the clever Boston
lightweight
Ketchel has done all his boxing il
the smaller towns of the Middle West
and Southwest. He has been in fhe.
ring fer little more than six
months, and has taken part IN eight.
battles, which he Won, seven of them
by knockouts.
Matty Baldwin has taken a xreat
liking 10 Kefchel and the pair box
ten or twelve rounds every day. The
benefits derived from the training re-
eeived from the veteran are becoming
more apparent with each day. At
times the boys leave friendship out
side Of the ropes and go in and fight.
IN the pure and simple primitive fight
Ketchel is the better. for he giories
in the exchanges. but when the men
box he comes out second best more
often.
It is the intention of Ketchel q
start with easy marks. but when he
gains experience he viii go after the
best in the business.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08

"Those who counted Jack knight
out last season and rated him as a
back number in the baseball world
will awaken from their slumbers next
spring and find they were laboring
under hallucination," says Presi-
dent James ]. Lillis, who came over
to Newark on a trans ackensack
zephyr yesterday afternoon.
Lillis AYERS that knight did not
go on the training trip with the Sena-
tors last season, expecting that the
Washington team would again have
a cellar outfit He was losing in
terest in the national pastime and
was considering retiring from the
game rather than put in another sea-
son with tail-end team at the
capital
knight incurred Griffith's enmity by
his holdout, and when the Senators
returned from Dixie and showed
great speed Knight was penitent.
Grif took him back, but Jack was in
no condition to compete with the
speedy National infielders, who had
worked out for six weeks, and Jack
became disguised and discouraged.
To add to his troubles, Jacks arm
went lame, and he did not look as
good as plugged nickel does to a
man who owns a chewing gum
Yender.
Lillis says that he has heard from
Knight and the big fellow will re-
mort ia tiu-fou condition with the
rest of the Shelters when they sail
for the Bermudas on March 4. Knight
may be tried cut in the outfield, as
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08

Leon Ketchel, younger brother OF
the late Stanley Ketchel, the middle
weight champion of the world, is in
New York training for a campaign
within the roped arena. 1t is the am
bition Of the younger brother of the
famous Michigan Assassin TO win
the middleweight championship and
keep the title where it belongs" to
quote from him. Leon is only a well
terweight, at the present time. In
fact. he is rather below the welter-
weight limit, for he weighs only 13S
pounds He is a big-built boy. how
ever. and It viii not be long before he
will be forced to fight in the class
which his brother ruled with iron
hand.
While il is true that Ketchel is only
a novice. with many of the fine points
of the game still to learn. he gives
every promise of developing into a
star. He has the same loose build
the big. broad shoulders. deep and
powerfully -muscled chest, with the
long, muscular arms. that helped his
brother win his way to the top of the
class. He is naturally an aggressive
fighter. but at the same time he has
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Evansville Sale Forfeited

CINCINNATI, Feb S.-The Ma
tional Baseball Commission, in ind
ing handed down, ordered a COM
plete adjustment of the claims OF
various Evansville, Ind, business
men. who are creditors of the 1871
Evansville club, of the Central
League. The claims amount to 81
1926.
The claims are for rent of a park,
uniforms and baseball supplies, Sc
curity on one note and another note
In bank there. The Central League
is directed to adjust the claims with
in ten days through the secretary or
the commission.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
NEW RECORDS
MAY BE- MADE
In HUB GAMES
College Men TO Compete With
Olympic Stars in Bos-
ton Tonight.

BOSTON. Feb. s.-Boston was the
Mecca today for 500 amateur athletes
from many sections of the East to
tonight in the annual in
door invitation track meet OF the
Boston Athletic Association.
Deciding, as 1t virtually does, many
intercollegiate indoor championships.
the meet has attracted leading col
lege athletes and Olympic stars. Con
.splcuous among the events to be de-
cided tonight Is the Hunter mile
The entrants include Klviat and
Sheppard. of the Irish-A American Ath-
ietie Club, New York: Taber. Of
Brown University. and Hedlund, Of
Boston. Three wins are necessary to
obtain permanent possession of the
trophy, on which Kiviat and He'd
fund have each one leg
There are nine other regular track
and field events, and twenty relay
races. including two Harvard
contests
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08

All the teams of the National Soc
Ger League will be in action tomor-
row, and from present indications the
games will be fast if the cold wave
continues. The biting weather keeps
the players on the jump every inch
of the way and some lively battles
are looked for. The elevens are SO
well punched that no matter how the
games result tomorrow there is sure
to be some change in the standing.
One game is carded in this city, the
local Caledonians facing the Jersey A..
c. at Wiedenmayer's Park. The New
ark T. C. will visit Paterson to play
the Wilberforce eleven, which is lead
ing the league. Judging from their
victory last week over the Paterson
Rangers who play the Bronx United
+. c. in New York tomorrow, the
locals have good chance against the
''Wilbys." The West Hudsons will
Jog to Brooklyn, where a game with
the Brooklyn r. c. win take place.
The Scottish americans and the True
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
YALE HOODOO
OVER TIGERS
IS EXPLAINED
President Hibben Declares the
Presence of Phillips Andover
Men at Yale Responsible.

NEW YORK. Feb. S-"Why is It,"
queried President John G. Hibben. Of
Princeton University. speaking at the
annual dinner Of the Alumni Society
Of Phillips Andover Academy last
night, that Yale wins so many times
in big intercollegiate games% An
swering his own question in way
that enthused his audience to ap-
plause, President Hibben said: after
seeing this done many times I have
laid the blame to Phillips Andover
men in Yale"
President Arthur T. Hadiey. OF
Yale University, said there is danger
that American preparatory schools of
the Phillips Andover type will not
receive the financial support they de-
serve. Such schools are needed to
prepare boys for college, as the pub
lie schools, he declared, ARE organ
lied for other purposes and seven
eighths Of the undergraduates in pub
lie high schools have no intention of
going to college"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Chips from the Winter Diamonds

oush trial If he makes good regu-
lar contract is then presented to him.
and if he fails he gets the can"
1t is said that there is no provision
in the salary limit restrictions gov
erning the International League
clubs. in case of an emergency where
a ball player is hurt. If the club has
two or three men injured at one time
and is compelled to hire ball players
pro tenn, there is no clause which
will allow the club owner to paw the
injured men in case the payroll Of
the club exceeds Sc. 900 a month.
Connie Mack has closed with the
Jacksonville Club to train in the
Florida town for five years. starting
in 1914. Jacksonville's climate must
be perfect Tor spring training when
an old fox like Connie binds himself
up to train there for such long
period.
Connie Mack is beginning to worry
over the persistency with which Ed
die Plank insists that he is done with
baseball. Plank will leave a big hole
in the Athletics pitching star.
Harry Smith. manager of the Ben
gals, skipped over to Brooklyn yes
terday to talk baseball for an hour
with President Charles H. Ebbets, of
the Brooklyn Club. Harry will leave
some time next week for Hot Springs
and will be busy man from then up
TO October.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
McDermitt Defeats Washer

F. NJ. McDermitt, jr. with an
eighty-point handicap, defeated Joe
Washer, who was allowed thirty
points. by a score of 200 to 154, in a
Metropolitan billiard tournament
match at the Metropolitan Academy
last night. The winners average was
= 22-49 and his best runs 16 and To-
Washer averaged , 26-49, and made
runs of 20 and u. P. c. Pointer, with
fifteen-point allowance, viii play
G. II. LaRue, who is handicapped
seventy-five points, Monday night
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
FOX HUNTING WITH DOGS
FORBIDDEN IN THIS STATE

MAYS LANDING. n. J.. Feb. S.
Hunting foxes with dogs. a favorite
winter sport in South Jersey, is a
thing of the past, according to an
opinion handed down recently TO the
State Fish and Game Commission by
Attorney General Edmund Wilson
The latter holds that it is unlawful
TO take a dog in the woods during
the closed season for rabbits and
other game unless the animal is un-
der the control of the owner. and that
when a hound is pursuing fox he
IS not under such control. This opin-
ion meets with considerable dissen-
sion among the sportsmen of Allan
tic county, with whom fox hunting
is a popular sport. and who assert
that their hounds are within their
control at all times.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Newark Knows How" to
Be Shown in a Local Ring

The slogan, Newark Knows How"
should be enough to warrant a lively
setto in the semi-final of six rounds
at. the Hillside A. c. next Tuesday
night between Young Alex and
Willie Penna, as both lads are from
Newark.
There should be enough real action
in this bout to have the fight fans
in the proper spirit TO enjoy the
lively mix-up of ten rounds between
Irish" Mahon and Jabez White.
Both Alex and Penna are we'll
known to the fight fans and have a
number of followers in this city
The fight should be of the sort That
will have the fans in the right mood
to enjoy the clever bout that White
and Mahon will undoubtedly put up.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Cotoh May WrestIe Again

CHICAGO, Feb. s-Frank Gotch.
champion heavyweight wrestler Of
the world, may emerge from retire
ment. He came to Chicago yester-
day TO referee wrestling bout and
incidentally while here admitted that
he was about ready again to answer
the lure Of the mat. IF there is a
public demand that | wrestle again
I'll come back" he said, but I'm
not anxious about going into train
ing"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Central High Athletes Are
Picked to Win Point Trophy

One Of the largest schoolboy crowds
that has ever attended an indoor ath-
letic meet is looked for tonight at the
Central High School athletic games
at the First Regiment Armory, sus-
sex avenue and JAY street Manager
William Dunworth has practically
sold all of the box seats, while it is
reported that more than 400 tickets
have been purchased by the student
body which win occupy a section in
the southren part of the armory.
1t is believed that the fight for pos
session of the point trophy viii mar
row down to a fight between the atb-
letes of the Central and Poly PREP"
schools. Coach Anderson has entered
his entire track team On the relay
team will be seen Joe Myer. Frank
Bagay. Winfield Angus and Jay Baer.
Myer and Lagay are entered in the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Dartmouth to Play Penn

HANOVER, N. H.. Feb. S.-Dart-
mouth win play the University of
Pennsylvania and Carlisle next sea
son at football, in place of Harvard
and Cornell, which the Green met
last year These changes are con-
tanned In the Dartmouth schedule for
1918, which was announced last night,
The game with Pennsylvania will be
played al Philadelphia on November
:, and Princeton win be played at
Princeton October %.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
TEN BOUTS FOR
TROXLER'S MONDAY

Professor Troxler will put on ten
bouts for his weekly show at the Cen
trail Institute Monday Carl Victor
whom Bill Proctor says will be cham
pion some day, viii meet Paddy Kim
ball, in the star event
The other bouts carded are as fol-
lows: Young Diamond vs.. Franks
Sanders, Young Wantig Is. Jackie
Dobbs, Jimmy Mccain VS.. Young
Riley. Young Clifford VS.. Frank Ford,
Young Shaw VS.. Fred Welsh, Willie
Duffy rs. Kid Sally, Young Wilcox
vs.. Young Sully. Billy Ramsthaler Us.
John Conforti and Battling Schneider
vs.. Billy Telesco.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Douglass Beckwith Leads
the Y. M. C. A. Athletes

Douglass Beekwith is leading the
Athletic competition at the local
Y. NJ. C. A.. with a total Of 10 points,
as a result of his victory in the
duarter-mile run held over the Y. NJ
c. A. track last night. His time was
So 1-5 seconds. Jack LASER. who
formerly led in the competition. wa
not in the race. Paul Kennedy fms
ished second and w. F. Kraft third
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08

tional League last season was not as
good as in other years
In past seasons it was considered
rare for more than ten sluggers to
hit above 300. Last year fifty regu-
lars and ''irregulars" had marks
better than 300. The best part of the
new average system for pitchers
when it is adopted will be the fact
that it will enable statisticians and
fans to compare the pitching in rival
leagues more accurately. If the
American Association would adopt
the same plan one could get an ac-
curate line on the effectiveness of the
hurlers in the two rival class IA
leagues
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
intermediate Basketball
Honors to Morton ST. Boys

The intermediate Public School city
basketball championship trophy has
been awarded to the Morton Street
School representatives as a result of
their voctory over the Belmont Ave-
nue. School team in the third and
deciding contest of three-game
series at the Webster street gym
nasium yesterday afternoon. The
final tally was 80 to is.
Two city championship teams have
been turned out by the Morton Street
School, Only recently the junior five
of that institution won the city title
in that division. The contest yester-
day furnished excitement all the way,
although the score was not so close
as expected. AT half time the Nor
ton boys We're in the lead by II to 5.
The teams played better ball in the
second period
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
Fine for Punching Umpire
Affirmed by Superior Court

CHICAGO. Feb. SIT is illegal to
strike baseball umpire in Illinois.
This view was held by the Appellate
Court yesterday, in sustaining a de-
cision of the Municipal Court, rem
dered on November 81, 1908. by which
Robert Cantwell was fined s75 and
costs for assaulting Umpire KERN. of
the American League. The assault
took place at the local American
League Park late in the fall OF 1905,
after a heated game. Cantwen. who
is an attorney, is known as an ardent
follower of baseball.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08

quarter and mile runs. respectful u
and both appear to be sure of a few
points. Jimmy Gardner, formerly Of
the Bar-inger High School win run
his first race for the Central High
school tonight when he starts IN tlle
seventy-yard dash. Aaron LASER.
who has been doing more than 4 feet
inches in the standing high jumn
Is to compete IN the seventy-yard low
hurdles and the standing high events.
The Junior relay race will probably
be an exciting affair, with the Gem
trail team starting from the scratch
mark The Central Junior team IS
composed Of Sydney LASER. Bunds-
Bessett and opposite. Bundy vii
compete in the junior running high
jump and LASER and opposite VIII
measure strides in the sixty yard
dash.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
JONES VICTORIOUS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb, s.
Frank Jones, of Philadelphia, defeat
ed Pierre Maupome. of ST. Louis, here
last night in a National Three
cushion Billiard League game, so to
40. Each had high runs of A. One
hundred and twenty-five innings
were played.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
RIVAL SOCCER BODIES AT
THEIR TURNING POINTS
A. A. F. A. in New York May Decide to
Take in Professionals and Fight A. F.
Abr. Manning to Talk to Latter on
National Organization Tonight.

DR.. G. r. Manning, president Of
the American Amateur Athletic
Association, through invitation Of
President Andrew Brown, of the A.
+. A., will attend the meeting of the
latter organization in this city to-
night, after the conclusion of his own
associations conelave, at the Astor
House. in New York, 10 urge the
forming of a national organization
between the rival soccer bodies. There
has been movement on foot where
by the American Amateur Football
Association will turn it's attention to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
WOLGAST MEETS
TOMMY MURPHY
ON FEBRUARY D

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. Sad VOL
CAST announced last night his accept
ance of the terms of San Francisco
promoter for a contest with Tommy
Murphy. February %, at San Fran
cisco. Wolgast is guaranteed $4,000
as his share, or, If he chooses, so per
cent of the gross receipts. The fight
will be twenty-round affair. VOL
CAST will do some preliminary train
ing here, but expects to go to San
Francisco in the latter part of next
week.
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M'MAHoNS TO STAGE 3
GREAT BOUTS NEXT WEEK

NEW YORK. Feb. Sat the En-
pire Athletic Club next Friday night
the McMahons will stage three great
ten-round bouts. Young Shugrue, OF
Jersey City. will meet Johnny Lore.
Johnny Kilbane, the worlds feather
weight champion, will meet George
Kirkwood, of st. Louis In the open
ing contest Phil Cross will meet
Harry Donohue, of Pekin, Ill.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
CHICAGO'S MAYOR
WILLING TO ALLOW
REGULATED BOUTS

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-six-round box
ing bouts in Chicago will be given the
official sanction of Mayor Harrison
if the LEGISLATURE should legalize
them, the mayor told friends yester-
day. At least three bills permitting
boxing have already been drawn up
for presentation. The general lines
of the Frawley bill, now in force in
New York, have been followed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08

Mr.. Theodore ]. Gerth, of this city.
has offered handsome silver loving
cup to the best local Boston terrier
dog at the Newark Kennel Clubs
show, which is being held in the Es-
sex Troop armory. in Roseville ave-
nue., today and tonight. The trophy
is gold-lined and stands seven inches
in height
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
RULE MAKERS
PLEASED WITH
IL FOOTBALL
But National Collegiate Asso.
citation May Simplify Ex-
plantations Of kuse.

NEW YORK. Feb. s.-Footbali
rules are almost sure to get ne
rest cure" this year. according tc
authoritative sources. Although the
intercollegiate rules COMMITTEES has
arranged for its annual meeting here
on February Il. it is expected that
its fourteen members will have little
to do The revised code adopted last
winter was generally approved Il -
ports at the recent meeting Of the
National Collegiate Athletic Assoeia-
ton, and in al probability the
changes in the rules. il any at All.
viii be along clarifying lines vita
nothing new or radical.