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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-25
DENIES
THORPE CHARGES

CARLISLE, Pa. Jan. 25.-Glenn
Warner, coach of the Carlisle Indian
School athletes. last night received a
letter from Charles c. A. Clancy,
manager of the Winston Salem base
ball team. in which Mr.. Clancy denies
making the statements attributed to
him in Worcester. Mass, news
paper, and incloses a clipping from
a Boston paper, in which he makes
a complete denial of the alleged in
terview. Mr.. Clancy further states
that Thorpe never played on his
team in the Carolina Association or
on any other team in that league. He
states that he knows absolutely moth
ing that would reflect on Thorpe's
amateur standing.
James e. Sullivan, chairman of the
national registration committee. said
last night: Il don't believe there is
any truth in the charges of profess
against Thorpe. l have
every confidence in his amateur
Mr.. Sullivan said he had had a
long talk over the telephone with
Coach Warner, of Carlisle. yesterday,
during which Warner read letter
from Manager Clancy to him. deny
ing that Thorpe had ever played on
S, team or any other team in
the league and also denying the
attributed to him.
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NEWARK CATCHERS BEST
Il AT NIPPING BASE-RUNNERS
Smith, Mccarthy and Higgins Make Best
Windpad Staff in the international
League Circuit This Season.

sThat Newark had the best catching
star in the International League
last season and will have a better, one
still during the coming season is
clearly demonstrated in the appended
figures. These are the statistics for
last season showing the number OF
assists made by the International
League catchers in stopping base
runners in INTERPRETATIONS effort to
purloin bases in the course of cham
pionship battles.
In a way the catcher is not always
40 ebame for stolen base, the
pitcher being responsible in a good
MEASURE for the thefts perpetrated
against a catcher. Newark receivers
were heavily handicapped early in
the race by Schardt and Dent.
Neither had the knaek of holding
fnnners close to first base. Later in
the sea son Dent acquired the knack.
hut Schardt could not dispense with
his windup and was finally shifted to
Indianapolis to help the catchers on
the Indiana club acquire Gray fore
locks
Blair. of the Hustlers. and Ber-
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KURTZ BELOW THE
WEIGHT FOR HIS
BOUT AT HILLSIDE

seldom before in the history of the
boxing game in New Jersey has
thkre been a bout that has created
SO much comment as the ten-round
battle between Young Kurtz and
Jimmy Howard that is scheduled for
the Hillside A. c. next Tuesday night.
There are as many claiming a VIC
tory for Howard as there are for
Kurtz, and it is the general opinion
of the fight fans that the battle will
be some rip-tearing affair. Kurtz is
already below the weight limit. which
is $50 pounds, and he claims he VIII
enter the ring weighing no more than
14S. In this event he will be giving
alvey no less than eight pounds, as
the Bayonne boy will pick up con-
siderable from the time he weighs in
at b p. M. Kurtz feels he will be I'M
der no disadvantage In giving away
thih weight, as he figures his right
hand swing will slow up the Bayonne
boy Howard has developed as a
boxer, as his recent bout with Tom
Connors attested
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MURPHY INVESTS
MORE OF HIS CASH

CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-President
Charles w Murphy. of the Chicago
National League Club, announced
here yesterday that he had purchased
half interest in the Philadelphia
National League Baseball Park, and
that the park is now Jointly owned
by himself and Mrs. C. p. Taft, OF
Cincinnati. Mr.. Murphy said that
Mrs Taft and he had no interest in
the Philadelphia Ball Club, but only
in the real estate or the grounds
on which the team plays.
Mr.. Murphy further said that at
the recent sale of the Philadelphia
Club to William H. Locke and as
sociates an agreement was entered
into by which the Philadelphia Club
owners could purchase the playing
field in 1920 for 100000.
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"PHILLIES" WIVES
NOT TO LIVE AT
TRAINING CAMP

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 25.-Mem-
bers of the Phillies who take their
wives on the Southern training trip
will have to find quarters for them
outside of the clubhouse engaged
for the team by Manager Doom and
President Locke. These gentlemen
passed down an edict against the
women living in the clubhouse yes
terday.
1T is going to be a stag hotel. I"
said Locke. mo women will be adj
mitted. Players who take their wives
viii have to find quarters for them
elsewhere
To make up for barring the women,
President Locke will allow the play
ers to attend meals in pajamas.
Locke says there will be no style:
Doom will make out the daily menu.
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SHUCRUE'S VICTORY OVER
GRIFFIN BooMS HIS STOCK

When Young Joe Shugrue disposed
of Charley Griffen, of Australia, in
the first round of their fight at
Waterbury, Conn. on Thursday night
it was convincing evidence of the
fighting ability of the Jersey City lad.
Griffen is lightweight of consid-
cradle skill and experience, but he
had no opportunity of showing what
he could do in the face of Shugrue's
terrific rushing tactics. Shugrue ar
rived in New York yesterday to put on
the finishing touches toh his training for
the most important bout of his
career, the much-talked-of contest
with Leach Cross in Madison Square
Garden next Wednesday night.
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Massachusetts SOIOnS to
Regulate Boxing Matches

BOSTON, Jan. 25.-Massachusetts
has made strong bid for clean box
ing by submitting bill, based on the
Frawley law, to the Legislature of
the Bay State.
The bill was drafted under the
direction of the Rev. F. B. Boyer, of
New Bedford; James ]. Corbett,
Eddie Keevin and others, and aims
to prevent brutality, eliminating all
features of prizefighting and restore
boxing to the high place it once oc-
cupied in Massachusetts.
Boxing. or rather so-called boxing.
is now permitted in almost every
city in Massachusetts, although a
crime under the law.
Boys of tender age and growth, and
underfed, are permitted
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CAPABLANCA WINS
FOURTH STRAIGHT

NEW YORK. Jan 25.-Jose r. Ca
pablanea. the Cuban chess champion,
won his fourth straight game yes
terday and maintained his lead in ne
national chess masters tournament,
defeating J. II. Morrison, the Cana
dian titleholder. in "a moves. The Gu
ban master had little trouble in scor-
ing a victory, capturing a pawn on
the thirteenth move and bottiing up
a bishop later, after his opponent de-
clined to exchange queens.
Marshall, Jsnowsl<i. Jaffe Chajes,
Tenenwurzel and Whitaker scored at
the expense of Liebenstein, Kupchik,
Kline. Stapfer, Rubinstein and Zapo-
leon, respectively
In the fifth round, to be played to-
day. the pairings are: Capablanca vs.
Tenenwurzel, Kupchik VS.. Morrison,
Zapoleon vs. Janowski. Liebenstein
VS. Whitaker. Stapfer VS.. Marshall.
Jaffe VS.. Chajes and Kline VS.. Ruben
stein.
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to participate in bouts of ten and
twelve rounds. Sometimes bouts are
carried as far as fifteen rounds.
The action of Massachusetts, on the
proposed new law will, no doubt. be
watched with considerable interest
all over the country.
With a minister of the gospel and
former heavyweight champion
boxer meeting ON common ground to
help regulate much-abused sport.
the members of the Massachusetts
Legislature of 1913 might well afford
to join a class worth while.
A noteworthy suggestion is that in
reference to decisions on bouts. No
decision would be made at the ring
side. but yerdicts would be builetined
by the commission at stated inter-
walls.
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gen. who played With Newark and
Baltimore, are highest in the number
of killings" Blair struck down 149
base burglars with his steel wing,
and Bergen knocked down 145. For
the number of games he caught-62-
Harry Smith is high on the list and
deserves to be ranked third. Harry
sauelched 81 runners in 68 contests.
Bob Higgins had a very good record
in both Newark and Toronto, and
McCarty did fairly we'll considering
he was not worked regularly and had
10 get his bearings In throwing to
second.
Buffalo stood well up on the list
with q assists. Mitchell. who is by
no means an accurate thrower, ma =
aged to bag 127 men. Mitchell is
throwing continually and he can't
help nipping runners. Base runners
hold him in contempt and occa :
ally get too careless. The Tigers ran
wild on Mitchell and Schmidt, of the
Grays last season. Stallings general
1y kept Mitchell out of the Bison line
up when the Herd played here. Lew
McAllister, who has a reputation for
making his pitcher waste too many
balls in his effort to nail the runner,
got away with 80 assists. and the
phenomenal youngster Schang stood
Al haserunners on their pates. There
fore, Buffalo was second to Newark,
with 229 assists.
Jersey City was not weak in the
catching department Wells sat down
LOG runners; Rondeau finished well
up on the list, too, with so accomplice
credits. Baltimore catchers got credit
for 203 frustrated robberies, Bergen,
of course, being the shining light. To-
ronto, though it won the champion
ship, had one of the poorest STATS in
the league until Bemis was obtained
from Jersey City The Maple Leaf
receivers nabbbed only 155 thieves, if
the statistics are correet-the same
number bagged by the five catchers
Montreal tried out at different stages
OF the race The dope shows con-
clusively that If an all-star Inter-
national League catching staff were
picked one could name the three IT.
ger catchers and make no mistake.
The record of assists follows:
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On the roster of the famous Haver-
hill, New England, club of 1886, from
which every member of the team
went to the big leagues the follow
ing season, was Walter F. Prince,
who is now holding a responsible po-
sition at the Worthington Pump
Works, Harrison.
Although the Haverhills failed to
win the pennant that year, finishing
half a game behind Lawrence. the
club was touted as the best on the
circuit. At the close of the season
the team disbanded and the players
either drifted into the National
League or American Association.
Prince was signed by Jack Chap
man, who then managed the Detroit
Nationals. During the season he was
transferred to the Washington
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MAX CAREY MARRIES

BALTIMORE, Jan. 25.--Maximilian
Canarius Max Carey) left fielder of
the Pittsburgh National League
team, was married to Miss Aurelia
Behrens. of 3212A Greer avenue. last
n ght The ceremony took place at
Miss Behrens's home. The Rev. A.
H. Gallmeier, of Southey, Saskatche-
wan. officiated He is a former school,
mate of Canarius, having attended
Concordia Seminary in St Louis at
the time Max was student there.
Mr. and Mrs. Canarius departed last
night for the South on a wedding
trip.
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BELDON'S BILLIARDS
ARE UNBEATABLE

Charles Beldon, from scratch, beat
r. NJ. McDermitt, jr., who was handi-
capped so points. by the score of POO
to 1874 in a Metropolitan billiard
tournament match decided at the
Metropolitan Academy last night
Beldon, who won the title last sea-
son, has three victories ana no de-
feats to his credit. He averaged 1928
last night and made high runs of %
Is and 10, while McDermitt averaged
9-23. with high runs of 10 and s. ..
A. Leonard. with 70-point handicap,
will meet G. H. LaRue, who Is al
lowed rs points, Monday night
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ASSN LEADER
DENIES RUMOR
OF INVASIONS
But ChiVington Admits Con-
tinuous Baseball May Be
Played in Some Towns.

CHICAGO Jan. 25.-President T. A.
Chivington. Of the American Assoeia-
ton. last night said the report that
minor league teams would be per
mitted to invade Milwaukee. st. Paul.
Minneapolis, Indianapolis or Column
bus during the coming season was
premature.
AT the annual meeting a commit
tee was appointed TO investigate the
feasibility of such action, and the
conditions under which the teams
would be allowed TO enter. That com
mittee has not had meeting. nor has
It made any report. The conditions
might not suit the smaller leagues.
SO II would be best for the organiza-
tlons not to take any immediate ae-
ton
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GETS KNOCKOUT
BY MILWAUKEE, OFFICIAL

MILWAUKEE,. Jan. 25.-No more
boxing bouts will be allowed in Mil
waukee, according to a statement by
District Attorney Yockey last night,
after warrants had been issued for
the arrest of Jack Redmond and Joe
yelling on the charge of participating
IN a prize fight here January Is.
Jockeys action came after con-
ference with several ministers, who
claimed that the bout was not box
ing exhibition, but prize fight ana
as such prohibited under the laws OF
wisconsin.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-25

It is a bad thing TO have too much
friendship between rival clubs. He
is in no immediate danger.-chieag
News.
Charlie Frank is entitled to the
long distance record as manager in
the minors He has just been re-
elected president-manager Of the Pei
leans for the tenth time. He has
won four pennants and never fn-
ished out Of the first division during
that time.
Konetcby is going to make Miller
Higgins do a lot of thinking before
he puts his name to 1915 contract.
The new Cardinal leader cannot let
his great first baseman 20. and II
looks as If he would have To pay
some Of the salary Big Ed wants.
Tom Clark. the lone catcher Joe
Tinker will have 10 depend on for thu
coming season, unless he can land
another good man, is going to be much
overworked before the end Of The
year. and the chances are he will
never come up to the record Larry
Mclean made in the number OF
games caught in one season.
Carl Weilman, the tallest and also
one of the most promising young
pitchers in baseball. has signed his
contract with Col. Bob Hedges. He
Is a left-hander and joined the
Browns late last fall and made a
great impression on Manager estovalL
''Toots" Schultz. former University
Of Pennsylvania pitcher. who VAS
with the Phillies part of last season.
says he can make more money selling
real estate than by pitching for the
Phillies. Charlie Doom says the Phil
lies can make more money in the hay
and grain business than they can
by having Toots pitch for them. 50
Toots was sold 10 Sacramento.
Wilbert Robson. the portly coach
of the New York Giants, has dispos-
ed of his cafe and bowling alley in
Baltimore and will give all his time
and attention 10 the ball team ths
coming season. Robbie and McGraw
opened their place of business 10
Baltimore more than fifteen Years
ago. but since that time both OF
them have left there and the business
has run down.
Manager McGraw Of the Giants am
nounces that he would take a young
brother of Johnny Evers. manager Of
the Chicago Cubs. on the training
trip TO Marlin. Tex. Young Evers Is
an infielder. % years old. He has
ar professional ball around
Troy, n. Y, and Chicago. and has
big league ambitions
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EASY FOR SHEPPARD

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-Melvin w
Sheppard, Of the IrishAmerican A.
G.. won the halfnile special race at
the Manhattan College games, held in
the Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory last
night. Sheppard won as he pleased.
for he was the only high-class man
in the event. Sheppard led the way
from the start.
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SABBATH BALL
FOR PIRATES
A POSSIBILITY
Dreyfuss Predicts That Penn
sylVania Legislature Will Le-
gaIize Sport on Sundays.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Jan. B-Bar-
ney Dreyfuss. owner of the Pirates.
said yesterday that It viii not be long
before a Sunday baseball bill vii be
passed by the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature. The people want II. said
Dreyfuss. and they generally get
what they want. I'm opposed %
Sunday baseball, not only IN Penn
sylvania. but anywhere.
7 think the Legislature will EVENT.
ually pass a Sunday baseball B.ll.
While ! am against it, ] realize that
there are thousands Of people who
like to see the national game played
who are una bic to now. but who
would be able TO attend "a mes Il
Sunday baseball was possible
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NO BREAK IN RACE
OF BIKE RIDERS AT
DIES MONIES TRACK

DIES MONIES. Ia. Jan. 25.-The
seven teams in the six-day race here
were still tied at the end of the
fourth days riding yesterday. Paddy
Hehir won the final sprint last night.
Gordon Walker was in a bad spill,
but continued. A series of exhibi-
ton races followed the conclusion of
the days racing. Wilcox beat Car
men in a three-mile motor-paced
race, while Charley Turville defeat
ed Jimmy Hunter and Charley Stein
in a two-mile motor race.
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American Association team. John
Tener, now governor of Pennsylvania,
went to Pittsburgh, Pa. Fred Tit
comb landed with the Philadelphia
National leaguers; Mike Slattery was
signed by the New York Nationals:
John Irwin. brother of the New York
American League scout, was signed
by the Pittsburgs; Jim (Chippy) Nc
Carr landed in Cleveland; Elmer
Foster was picked up by New York;
Wilbur Robinson, present Giant
coach. was signed by the Phillie Ma
tionals; Manager Frank Selee man
aged Oshkosh the next year and the
following season piloted the Boston
Nationals and later founded the
Frank Chance famous Chicago Cubs;
Connie Murphy went TO Philadelphia;
FondilSe Hawks went to Washing
ton.
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EASY FOR JEANETTE

EASTON. Pa. Jan. 25.-Chuck Carl
ton, of Philadelphia, lasted just
round and half here last night in
his bout with Joe jeanette, of Ho-
boken, the referee stopping the bout
to save Carlton from being hurt.
Carlton. who substituted for Battling
Jim johnson, did not have chance
from the start.
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kILBANE's BLOOD POISONED

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. rs
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight
champion. yesterday called off his
scheduled bout with Young Driscoll
in New York on the night of jan
uary rs. He picked at a boil on his
neck and blood poison followed.
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PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS WANT
TO GAIN CONTROL OF SKEETER CLUB

According to the latest reports the
hitch in the sale of Hugh McBneen's
interests in the Jersey City Club Is
due to the efforts OF different pros
pectiye buyers to obtain control Of
the entire club One offer of $4,000
was turned down because President
James j. Lillis did not care to dis
pose of his holdings. This does not
seem creditable-
President Edward G. Barrow has
announced his 1913 staff Of umpires.
The list was completed yesterday
when William Finneran. former
Eastern League arbiter, signed a
contract to return to the Interna-
tional circuit. Aul1in. Carpenter and
Nallin are the only three umpires of
last years staff left on the list. The
new members are O'Toole, of the
Western League: Quigiey, of the New
York State League; Hayes and Bier
halter, of the American Association,
and Finneran. late of the National
League and Sherwood Mageen fame.
Johnny Evers IS making rapid
strides in his effort TO keep apace
with "Loquacious" Murphy in gain
ing newspaper notoriety. Evers favors
a three-balI rule. giving a batter a
pass on three bad filings instead Of
four. He also suggests a rule penal
izing deliberate passes TO star bats
men in the pinehes.
There is a current report that Har-
~ Wolverton is considering an offer
to manage a major league club in
1914. Wolverton made the statement
himself The offer is said to be a
very good one. and Harry will ac-
cept it to show what he can do in
the fast company. One swallow does
not make a season with Harry even
though that swallow" was a bitter
dose for Harry to down.
Charles Smith, the former Tiger
pitcher and one of the best twirlers
who ever fitted on a local uniform.
is already at Hot Springs, Ark, get
ting into shape for the coming sea-
son with Johnny Evers's Cubs. Smith
was about the first big Lacquer TO
reach the famous resort.
Harry Smith will have an oppor-
tunity to judge some of Brooklyn's
young pitching recruits out at Hot
Springs Mr.. Ebbets has granted
permission to two or three of his
youngsters to drink the health-giving
waters.
Larry Doyle will trim his batting
lamps at the expense Of the Giant
rocky pitchers. The Giant captain
will accompany the first batch of
Giantlets to Marlin.
Artie Holman has been in Chicago
for several days, but he has not VS.
tied the Cub Office and Is not likely
to during his stay in Chicago.
Mrs. Britton will be able 10 save
s19, 900 next season on the salaries Of
Bresnahan, Kinsella and Armour.
This is almost a good dividend.
There is no danger that out-of-
town fans will get the idea the White
Sox and Cub heads are on a friendly
footing. President Murphy contends
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PRUDENTIAL EMPLOYEES
IN BILLIARD TOURNEY

The Prudential Insurance Company
A. A. will hold it's regular monthly
progressive billiard and pool tourney
Monday at d. l.. FEEDERS Billiard
Elysium, e53 Broad street. Thirty
two members have signifled their in
tention of participating. Numerous
prizes have been obtained
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DONALD M'DoUcALL TO RIDE

Donald McDougall, the worlds
amateur bicycle champion, will start
In the Grove Clubs ten-mile handi-
cap ace, which will be held over the
Grove street course tomorrow morn
ing. starting at 1890 o'clock.
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BL=!o1so,ID2 r. Ro .Js.s

Pimples. spots on the skin, sores in the
mouth. ulcers. falling hair. bone pains. ca
tsrrh, etc. are symptoms. Delays are dan
gercus. Send at once to DR.. Brown. s8S
Arch St, Philadelphia. for BROWNS
BLOOD CURE. Convincing proof In 300
bcttle--lasts a month. sold IN Newark By
6. ". NENK- tos Market Ct
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Moore Knocks Out Hanna

DoYLEsTOwN, Jan. 25.-Bobby
Moore cut short the boxing show at
the Opera House last night by
Knocking out Johnny Hanna in the
second round with a right hook over
the heart.
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SCOTS TO PLAY
JERSEY ELEVEN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
I NATIONAL LEAGUE CARD ]

Scottish Americans Us. Jer-
sey A. c., at Harrison.
Bronx United VS.. True Blues,
at New York.
Paterson Rangers VS.. Brook
Ign f. c., at Paterson.
Wilberforce VS.. Caledonians.
at Paterson.
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DECISION FOR DILLON

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 25.-In a
cry good bout with Harry Logan.
sack Dillon. of indianapolis, earned
he decision at the Nonpareil A. G
hast night.
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MoToRDRoME RUN

The Motordrome A. c. will hold a
fve-mile invitation race tomorrow
morning, starting at 1890. The race
Is open to all athletes.