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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
DOUBLE HEADER FOR
SPORT FANS MONDAY
Ketonen and Jordan Meet on
Mat; Hosan and Tucker in
Boxing Bout.

Waino Ketonen and Chris Jordan,
who meet in finish wrestling match,
and Lonny Tucker and Sing Hosan,
the Chinese featherweight boxer, who
meet in double bout at the Garrick
theater tomorrow night, under the pro-
motion of Harry w. Hoagren, have
completed their training and say they
are in prime condition.
This will be the first time in this
city that the fans have been treated
to a big double bill of boxing and
wrestling on the same night, and from
the interest that is being manifested
in the contests, the Garrick will no
doubt be taxed to its capacity.
Jordan returned to the city last
night from his transforming trip
through Idaho, where he met George
Chester and Jack Reynolds. Ho says
these two matches were just what he
needed to put the finishing touches on
his condition, and that he will be even
in better shape than when he and Yokel
wrestled for three hours and a half
some time ugo.
Ketonen has worked like beaver
for the match, and has left nothing un-
done that would help perfect his con
dition. He has been on Yokel's trail
for several months, and now that he is
just one match away from a champion
ship hout, he is determined to wind
the match up In hurry, If he can, and
thereby make himself great card
against Yokel when he meets the latter
in a championship bout. OF course,
if Jordan beats him, Ketonen's dream
will be over and he will have to go
back and start over again.
Sing Hosan, the Chinese boxer, has
made hit with the fans who have
watched him in his workouts, and they
are looking forward to q great little
scrap when he and Tucker get to-
gether. Tucker has boxed here sev-
eral times and made hit with his
cleverness and willingness to mix mat
ters at all times. He and Hosan went
ton rounds in Haley, Idaho, some time
ago, and although the bout was award
ed to Tucker, it was only by very
will be able to reverse the decision this
time.
The ten-round bout, which viii be
put on first, and which will be refereed
by Hardy X. Downing, will start
promptly at $3.50, and will be followed
Immediately by the wrestling match.
The wrestlers, who are to weigh an
at 1873 pounds, are both under the re-
quired weight, and will have no trouble
on that score, as they are both natural
middleweights.
Jack Smith, wrestling expert writer
for the London Sporting Chronicle,
mad lengthy letter in n recent Issue
regarding the claim of Tom Rose, from
whom Ketonen won the championship
Smith says.
Ketonen travelled to England TO
meet the best wrestlers we had,
and won his title OF welterweight
champion, which was fixed by the
most representative gatherings OF
wrestlers we have ever had to-
gether in Lancashire. Rose made
match with Ketonen, and later
paid forfeit to the Finn.
Surely, challer~:rg him frequent
ly since does not give Rose the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
JOHNSON LEADS As
STR|KE0UT PITCHER

? II is little bit early 10 print stories
about what will happen IN baseball next
year. but one OF the things that IL pretty
sure to happen Is that Walter Johnson
will then pass the 1900 mark In strike
outs-Iniess he breaks his priceless arm
The man who won the automobile for
being tho most valuable player in the
American league last season has. since
hc entered fast company. claimed 1858
strikeout victims No other major league
hurier has. in the seven consecutive sea-
tai OF Whit exploits-in fact, only three
other men have famed moro than 1000
ball players In this length OF time These
three are I'D Walsh. Nap Rucker and
ChristS Mathewson.
Big Ed Walsh. the spitball star OF the
rival for the title OF the strikeout king
of the majors. The Chicagoan has corn
PEELED l405 of his 70 take the witiff route
10 the bench since he has been contem-
porary OF the illustrious Washingtonian.
Walsh twirled only sixteen games last
he has been In forty -eight moro battles
than has the renowned Kansan.
JohDson's average OF striksouts per
game from 1907 TO 1913. inclusive, has
been al. Ed walsh'a figures being f.38
and Chief Bender's 4.02. Only Two OF
averaged more than. 200 strikeouts per
campaign. the pair being johnson and
Walsh. The fasteners average Is 208.
the westerner's POL Ranking third on
this basis Is Christy Mathewson, with
162. Walsh has been the buster toiler
from 1907 to 1918. Inclusive, with big
Six" next in Hne.
Here are the totals OF strlkeouts piled
! up by the fourteen major league hurlers
from 1907 to 1918, Inclusive.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
SIR THOMAS THINKS
He WILL LIFT CUP
Thirteenth Contest for Gov
eted Trophy May Prove
Luck for Foreigners.

There have been twelve contests Tor
tho Americas cup on this Side OF the
Atlantic An even dozen times the New
yor,. Yacht club has successfully oe-
tended IL. Thirteen may not prove an
,u omen. but 1t is known that sir
Ibomas IApton thinks the Shamrock
va perfect shamrock Is always ionr-
ie,yedLwili Offset any ~ luck trhl ud lo.
rner ShamroclSB have hau 10 coHteha ,ha
tuui n,ith working a spell In favor, OF the
chalIenger and against tho oaKer aoSen
yronosition the defenders wiz haFo 10
deal with. a,,,.ors ,r, tlts
s,Sn NJ the water, and ne mas peeh toIo
hw Them that things were never mote
"a svo,.able here to his winning tne cup
,,ayt summer. And no has always peen
sa anel,Ine that the yacht designers' Eacnt
h,,iiaers and yacht sailors OF Great
Hritain could win back the cup. Eyen
70, Hi '.IanmpetIng under the. old rules that
nermitted Of radical and so-eallen ireah
SSosiens he felt that only certain eau,
tion or conservativeness on the pa.t 9'
FiSe and watson fettered the possioili-
lies OF their creations, while no ~ con
nIent that Nicholson, VINO ls turning
Ont his new challenger, possesses that
oertain quality OF daring. or whatever
ona may call ii, TO take Inc ma seep
that viii insure success. Inen ne mas
srprT slwnS racing under the old conditions
.rout' .nst nnauestiouably favored the de-
lender and compete under rules lhat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
CONNIE MACK GIVES
HARRY DAVIS CREDIT

Connie Mack. leader OF the world 4
champion Athletics. gives big share OF
the credit for the winning OF the title 10
Harry Davis, the veteran first baseman
and coach. and In doing so had the SAT-
isfa elton OF proving his Judgment on a
point that was contested by many OF his
friends In baseball last spring.
Manager Mack had hard and fast
principle that he would never bring back
TO his team any player who had been let
loose for any reason whatsoever. Only
case OF Bris Lord. the outflelder. who
played with the 1906 winning
Athletics and was cut loose and returned
for a share IN the pennani- winning teams
Last winter Mack announced that he
intended 10 take back into the field Harry
Davis the veteran first baseman and
coach, who had failed as manager In
Cleveland In 1912 Manager Mack be-
lieved that Davis had not had clean
break In Napland. He had not cared TO
part with Davis. IN the flrst place but
did so because hs realized II would be
selfish TO stand In the way OF paviss
advancement.
Mack realized. as did many OF the play
that The be-, l9ls nas eeS would oR band
to help guide ths destinies OF the club.
When Mack announced the return OF
Davis. some OF the wise men or baseball
predicted dire results To the Athletics.
and snid that Mack was making mis-
take I'm bringing hack man he had cut
loose and who had failed as a manager
In Cleveland,
Mack. however. had the courage OF his
convictions. and went through with his
plan. Davis played In but couple OF
games. but Mack now admits that IL was
only the clever coaching of Davis that
pulled out many games, and II was bis
training OF the young pitchers and pull
ing together OF the disorganiScd team of
1912 thnt made the championship aud
worlds honors possible Now Hnfry Da-
Wis is on the Mack pay roll for life, and
he does not want TO change.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30

1-ROM a raw country lad who used
TO earn his livelihood singing songs
u at moving picture show to one
T. OF the most promising young pitch
ers in baseball today is the marvel
Gus advancement of Joe Bush OF the
Philadelphia Athletics in one short year,
The story of the brilliant rise, which was
the sensation OF the worlds series when
Bush went in unexpectedly and won a
game over the Giants, is best told by
Carl ZamIock. the Golden Gate lad who
was Joe's teamuate at Missoula when
he first broke into baseball which was
at the start of the 1917 season.
In the San Francisco Chronicle Fam
lock has the following to say.
Honestly, 1 think Joe was one OF
the greenest bushers ever TO break
into the game. He came TO Missoula
at the start OF the 1912 season and
didn't know how to stand In the
box, much less make pitch
A Joke at First.
IL took Blankenship some little
time 10 get Bush started right. He
had a nice fast ball, but his curve
wasn't much and he didn't Know
thing He was a Joke, but proved
good-natured kid and was quick TO
learn. He began to pick up pointers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30

title. The Finn took the title
away from him, and / should think
it is up to those who have designs
on it to 90 after him, just as Keto-
men did when he came here and
won it.
Even were Rose correct In say.
ing he had defeated every man,
it does not strengthen his claim,
and to say that he Is not the cham.
pion only in the eyes Of myself,
is absolutely wrong and unfair, as
the correspondence on thls matter
will prove.
While admiring Roses undoubt-
ed ability as wrestler, / must
not make the mistake Of ignoring
the solid facts against his claim.
Personally, I should like to see
Rose, or some other local man, hold
the title, but not unless he hnd a
full and lust claim on it. which
Rose has. not. He admits paying
forfeit TO Ketonen, so, surely, he
cannot blame Ketonen for that.
Nor could the Finn be reasonably
expected, after his willingness to
wrestle anybody when he was here.
to wait around until somebody made
up their mind to wrestle him. There
was not a deal OF rushing to be
first by any Of the men after
Bailey and Carroll had chanced
their luck,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30

would favor the building OF wholesome
boatas instead OF winged scows he would
at least start with an even break.
cross the ocean has had to be stronger
or heavier built than the defender.
courses on the sound or Newport Qr of
Sandy Hook. IL It stormed she SouLi
remain at q sheltered anchorage and in
light or moderate weather go out and
race. Since 1893 the contests have never
meant anything aside from the fact that
they were interpa tional struggles, and
the results have determined nothing
cave the superiority IN handling COM
blnation wind and water freak. Peculiar
significance therefore attaches to the
coming contest In that 1t will he be-
tween the best real yachts two countries
can produce. They still Will be beauti-
full creations TO look upon and will have
tremendous driving power and speed.
signer and a close observer OF every
cup match sailed in American waters,
said when Sir Thomas first spoke Of
challenging with Shamrock ":
More cup races, eh? We'll, that
opens up another chapter OF yachting
possibilities, and we had better think
minute.
II VIII not do any harm to look
back few years. and. In doing so.
consider the boats engaged, their de-
slgners and the sailing masters mixed
up with these cup races. Experience
gained IN designing and rigging small
boats Is OF little use If the Jump TO
largo ones IS made without the peo-
gressiye steps. The man acquainted
with the small boat, under these cir
cumstancee, does not change. and
when in the large boat fails to real
izo that tho weight of the gear and
the strains incident 10 II grow as
tho size OF the boat II Increased
Thus, the perfect rig OF small boat
would be useless OF large one.
Then In the cup contests, as IL has
been proved so often. with perfect rig
on the cup boats there must be soma
thing approaching perfection In the
sailing master TO obtain the proper
returns. \ man may be invincibe
with small boat and crew, but would
bo lost in charge OF a large vessel. II
is the old army problem over again.
Hundreds may successfully command
n small body OF men. but fow are
capable OF being at the head OF
large body.
IN the last few years very little has
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
II WOLVERTON
BUYS SACRAMENTO

q FRANCISCO. Nov. g9,-Thc
20 Coast league baseball team
soid by Jack Atlein TO Harry
W inc manager OF the team.
y PAID and the conditions sur
me sale will not be made pub
NJ present, Wolvertou assumes
" the rights I'm the franchise.
tnn all property of tho team.
Pnunue for the present as man
,pugh he mny get the services
"a cise in this capacity next sea-
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his guest In Washington, D. c.. for
three days, that Bush had the max
inss Of great twlrler.
He has speed to burn. a nice slow
ball and withal curve that he can
mix in once IN while" Connie said
TO Danny. You just watch this kid
work and you'll not think that
haven't pitchers"
Meets Expectations.
Sure enough Bush fulfilled Conuie's
prediction. At that the youngster
was not much OF n factor in the
American league race. He finished
but five full games, although he was
started twenty times. Joe .partici-
pated In thirty-four contests. pitch
Ing 1919 innings, but he was not SO
effective. So when he went Into the
worlds series after being knocked out
of the box In fifteen games you could
not blame the Philly fans for feeding
BIT uneasy. That he came through
with colors flying Is another example
OF Comics great Judgment OF players
Bush, as you well know, was born
in the same town where Chief Ben
der first saw the light OF day. Brai-
nerd. MINI. II Is quite q feather In
the cap OF the small town to produce
two such pitchers, and II Bush comes
ND 10 expectations you can look Tor
wnrd next season to wonderful
hurlcr In this Joe Bush person.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
'rkle's Job in Danger.

FiN. tho irst-sacker who
~ Siants Two years ago. was
Z unconditional release by Man
'id% several days ago. Then
vmsred a contract calling for
VII accept, reporting 10 the
.tne spring training trip. Maybe
Z -+ss 10 gel Fred MerlGle's JOB
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Wins Big Stake.

Geers's most prominent performance cv
the year was his capturing OF the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers $4,000 stake
at the Blue Ribbon meeting In DetroIt.
when he, after losing TWO heats TO An
drews, behind Tenara. came back with
Reusens, the Kentucky gelding, and
placed his sixth victory OF this event
10 his credit.
Geers seemed TO get away poorly at the
opening and IL was not until the meet
ing at Kalamazoo that he forged TO the
front with anything that marked precod-
Ing years OF racing Here he became the
cynosure OF all eyes In the turf world
when he took the main event OF the
Horseman futurity with Etawah.
During his career on the big wheel
pieion and 1t Is a frequent thing that
he is placed behind some horse from an
other stable. Such thing happened the
day of his victory with Reuseps In the
Michigan city. when he was ordered by
the Judge TO drive n horse In another
event that had mol made the most Inn
pressive showing In two heats The
horse did nothing better than fourth. but
the officials were satisfied.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
League Prestige.

[esence OF Tener at the head of
'onai should do wonders for the
Qfesuse. No longer viii tile old
*se TO take of It's nat to Ban
Who for several years has
unwn his s25.000 annually and
\ big mogul OF the two major
|fpond league, with a man who
'ccess as player, as n business
politician and as governor of Il
As head-should not have TO suf-
4es that 1t has on several occa-
'ne last few years.
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|I[R WOULD BRING
NATIONAL TO FRONT
tiee of Old League VIII
Restored Under Gov
ernor's Hand.
cess SEEMS SURE
President Has Been Uni
ormly on Top in All
Undertakings.

d IN case your memory Is a mite
bby on tho who. what, where and
John K. Tener. next president of
.tionaI league, here Is little bit of
ON the man who Is TO be the Ban
N OF the National league.
4 Is big square -jawed individual
as made n success OF practically
hing he hns taken up, from the
,o pushed q pen for the Pittsbure
a oliver Bros. & Phillips till hs
/ down In the governors chair In
,lyania-
has come through with flying COL
sevoral bouts with Old Kid Muck
and has shown his enemies tusl
he wasn't connected with a big
b or two, Just when they thought
,ad him right.
a Tener was Just a youngster he
-orhing as clerk, playing baseball
1ay afternoons for a semi-pro team.
,ccfved about s. for each of his
and acquired fair fame as a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
Meets Expectations.

been done to develop professional skip
pers In this country. Yachtsmen here
like to sail their own vessels and use the
skipper TO advise and care for the yacnt.
Thereforc experts are at premlum,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
McCormick Manager.

c,4smiek make good man
49, the question Chattanooga
sd~eTed. AZ, McCormick's pres
hitting strength TO the
n ne Held and run a ball
,a which viii not be known
>'osr or Lhe 1914 campaign.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
|Ance Getting OH Job.

nance will be IN New York
~ 70 arrange details for tho
'Hlng trip. The Yankees lead
4 devote rs much attention To
Grove In California as in re-
-9 chance THINKS he has got
~ n real baseball club at hand.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
shlngton Making Money.

'pston II used to be considered
= auty to buy stock In the
<pp. Recently a dividend OF 20
declared and stockholders
<,' convinced that tho coWbi-
,f.srk Grifhth. Walter Johnson
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
Fisher to Toronto.

'sa. who short-stopped for the
i,,Se year, has been sold to the
1t the lnterna tionaI league.
y .nis seems impossible. with
I6esx, owning the controlling
nsSewarls club.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
Has Sweet Voice.

Joe Bush is his real name. but he
has since been nicknamed the Song
bird" and Bullet Joe" He has a
swell voice and used TO entertain us
window Into the streets. where a
crowd would gather, Before getting
into baseball Joe had position In
moving picture show singing songs.
It's no moro of that work now. how
ever. for Joe has annexed an auto
mobile for himself and has money in
the bank besides
Connie Mack thinks we'll OF this
youngster. and predicts that next sea
con he Will take his place with the
leading pitchers OF the American
league. Even before the worlds series
Connie told Danny Long. who was
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30

and when the season got under way
he commenced to show form right
off the reel He improved every day.
too, and pretty soon he was In the
box every other day, switching off
with myself. Together we pitched
pretty nearly all the games for Mis-
soula and pulled down tho pennant.
! don't know how Connie Mack got
word OF him. but he took him in the
fall Of the season. and when you stop
TO think about 1t, II Is some jump
from class d league into a worlds
serles inside OF a Year,
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Once Deserted.

citing back 20 Tener, He was
Colts when the players revolted
.tnst his lot with the Pittsburg
l'od team. As a twirler there
uard Shedding and won but three
|'..een games.
Hurley, who now lives over In
9'on and is assistant immigration
'pRer, was one of Teuers catch
I season
!-iire years ago Tener toured
ln as ono OF the three pitchers
'f Chicago All-Amerlcan team.
{.ers-nnd here's some more of
rtme stuff-were Mark Baldwin
DAILY, The team left November
visited the principal cities OF
p ASIA. Africa and Europe, and
In tiip epriD1 of 1900
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
King 70 Buy Club.

A close friend OF Johnny King says
that the veteran catcher OF the Reds win
be back In harness next year unless he
can purchase share In minor league
club.
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VICTOR AND VANQUISHED IN
THURSDAYS BATTLE AT OGDEN

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CEERS HAS FINISHED
ANOTHER BIG YEAR
Veteran Reinsman Retires for
Winter After Winning $751;
600 on Grand Circuit.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Nov. SD Geers,
the grand old man OF the Grand CIRCUIT.
has settled here for the winter and win
occnpy the same training quarters that
be has used during the of season for
several years. Geers will winter tile ma
jority of the horses with which he won
on the Grand Circuit. and already several
Stake prospects have been shipped 10 him
for preparation and 'sampiing,"
During the season ended last month
Geers ranked third among the money
winners. taking $Ss.lf3 out OF tho big
ring purses and stakes. lie is topped
only By Murphy. with ;Ti.9I5. and Cox,
with s6o.373. II Was thought that at
the opening last July at North Randall
Geers was certain TO give iha man 10
finish first a hard run, but within u short
time not u few OF his stables were ready
for the hospital and did not recover un-
I'll the fag end or the season. Despite
this handicap. which caHne In the form
OF catarrhal fever, Geers not only nm
ished well rp, but In every respect up
held the record that has characterized
his performances on the big wheel for
the past score of years.
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Well Within Money.

Pop" was also third. being led by the
same two. In placing during 1913. OF his
times out the veteran failed TO place in
the money In only thirty-five races. He
drove winner eighteen times. finished
second on ten occasions, third twelve.
and received his entrance money for =
fourth position. seven times. having ac-
cepted mount in all on eishty-three
occasions This. OF course. does not In
clude the times that Geers drove out
sioe OF the circuit as during September
he took Etawah. the great 3-year- old
outside and captured several events.
Geers WAS at the head OF the list In
returning the years largest individual
money winner. While not being tho
largest OF the Grand Circuit. Etawah
goes into winter quarters the winner OF
S2i.663. The little blind trotter estab-
fishes a new worlds record for a 3-year-
old by this amount taken, topping the
record of S22.S00, made by Benzzetta la
1894 He was campaigned by Geers in
six races and took four OF them handily
The little bay was out of the money only
once, that In the Western Horseman
stake at Indianapolis. where ne showed
such lack OF form that he was drawn.
Horse fanciers will remember his pur-
chase at Cleveland at the opening OF the
season.
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Picks Him Up.

saturday afternoon when he was
q in Pfttsburg Pop" Anson
into the park. Pop said little
1erved much. as Pop" often did.
Her the game proceeded to the
8 room. where the following con-
61l took place
4 played regular professional base