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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-12-07

CHICAGO. m. Dec g The fight
between packcy Mcfarland Of this
city and Jack Britton of Sew York.
which if 10 be- pulled oft log ou" of
The Milwaukee clubs Monday might,
IS the staple topic OF discussion In
sporting circles here \ large crowd
OF Chicago enthusiasts viii 20 to
the Cream city 10 Witness the mill
While Mcfarland is generally re-
eariod by his admirers g. we'll nigh
inyIuoIblo II rs conceded that Brit
ION is about as capable as many ln
his class of holding his own against
the ChiClgoan. The articles call for
ton-rouni. uo-decision contest.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-12-07

Berger. OF the Chicago White SoX.
tops the list OF second basemen in
the fielding averages OF the Amer
lean league
Word from New York has II that
Pitcher Rus" Ford. OF the Yankees
is to be traded to Cleveland for
Pitcher Kohler.
II begins to look as though the
Boston Red Sox are TO follow the
Boston Braves the matter Of chang
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-12-07

inE ownership every season.
That offer OF $4,000 to Eddie
Collins 20 sign q three-ycar contract
In the Federal league shows that
the Feds have a pretty nifty press
agent
Coach Danny Coogan, of the Cor
nell Varsity baseball team. has
signed 10 coach the baseball caudi-
dates at Georgetown University
next spring.
Walter Johnson. the star Wash
lngtog igirler. accepted los chann-
es while playing Ia 81 games dur
ing the past season for a fielding
average Of i.000
Manager Bin Phillips. of the In
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-12-07
No, Iur W., sh- MINT.

Ono Of our best kuoan uotclists. tho
most ren'iye'y courteous ~ men. ar.
rlying very late a. a dinner party. vas
overcome sith confusion am truly
sorry .o be s1 shockuriy late The
genial hostess. only meaning 20 assure
him hat De- was not the last, emphat-
ically replied o. VI -, you
cant cone too late
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-12-07
S|X-DAY CYCLE RACES
BEGIN At NOON TODAY
Crack Riders at World VIII Enter
Wcek-long Competition ON Mad
ison square Track.

NEW YORK. Dee. Cycle rae
ing fans are aobui TO have their an.
nual treat. the international siN.day
race over the steep banked saucer
track IN Madison square Garden
| Promptly at IL O'Clock tomorrow
night pistol shot will start the rid
ers on their woek-long grind. While
this years field is made mp of
many up OF many Of the ia
mlliar old heroes OF other siN-day
races. there will be- some new riders
on the track when the contest Is
started Among the best Of the lat
ter are the Italians. Verrl and Broc-
60. This pair is said to possess great
speed and endurance, and they are
/ expected to make the others hustle
10 keep mp with them. Another new
team from abroad Is composed of
two French riders. pcrchic0t and
Breton
The Australian riders will be
represented IN greater numbers
than ever before. Among them will
be- Jackie Clarke. Alfred Grenda,
, Paddy Hchir. Frank CORY and Reg
81 Mcnamara The we'll known
American riders will include Joe
Forlcr. Jimmy Moran, Bohby Wal
/ thour. Freddie ilill and Eddie Root
/ The most notable abscnicos from
tho race will be- Walter Rutt. the
| big German who was on the vim
ing team last year and Frank
! Kramer. one of the veterans OF the
siX day game.
The popular fayorites OF the race
will undoubtedly De Australian
team made up of Jackie Clarke and
/ Paddle lIohir. Joe Foglcr and All
4 Goullet are SECOND choice among
/ the critics. with the Grend0-Moran
and Root-McNamara teams close
behind IN the betting
Past Record Of ebay Race Win
ners
1899 Miller Waller, 2.733 Miles,
laps.
/ l9oO-Elkcs mcfarland, 2,G2s
miles laps.
| Walthour- McEachern, 9
sos miles, Z laps.
1892 Loander Krebs. 2.477 miles
3 laps.
walthour.Monroe. 2.3ls
miles. laps.
i9Oi-Root- Dorlon. 2.2s6 miles,
6 laps
aof -pnoi-For'er gso miles
laps
isO6-Root. Fogler, e.292 miles
laps
lgO7-Rutt-stol, e,3le miles. :
laps.
1908 Mathematician. 2.737
miles, ! lap
1903 Rutt-Clark, 2.7at miles, g
laps
1910 Root-Morau. e.5t5 miles. q
laps.
Igli- Fogler. clarke Ills miles.
laps.
1879 -Ruu-Foelcr, 1861 miles. 3
laps.
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Try Daily Vows Wan Ads
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
TOM JONES TALKED
BUT NEVER BOUGHT
Ad Wolgasfs Manager Drank and
Drank, but Did Not
Paw Once.

New York, Jan. 4-Tom Jones, man.
agsr OF Wolgast, was seated round a
table in the now defunct MetropoIe
Hotel, New York, last summer, in COM
papy with Abe AtteIl, Jimmy Dunn. jim
my Dime, George Weldon, Tom Mcmahon
and Tony Ross. 1t was evening and the
lights shone with a. brilliant glow con-
ducive to splendid congeniaIity even
among gathering Of managers and
fighters.
The party had just seated themselves
and Jimmy Dime started the session by
ordering. Jones, a flower IN his button
hole, head tilted back. well-chewed
cigar IN his mouth, legs crossed and
thumbs in his vest, began a typical Jones
conversation. All listentd. 1t Is custom
airy TO listen when Jones talks-it comes
in a steady stream.
Yes, these are the days of high
prices. A person can't get an article for
anything like It's worth. Why, do you
know II costs me 800 a day TO live here
in New York? One hundred dollars every
day Of my life" He was Interrupted
by the waiter, who served the refresh
ments.
Jimmy Dunn ordered. Jones got a
fresh start and told of his riches, his
real estate in Los Angeles and the in
terest his bonds brought. Attell motioned
for another round. Jones kept on. Wee
don bought Mcmahon bought; Ross
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
TWO LEAGUES OFF.
Y. NJ. C. A. Circuits Get on to
Good Starts.

The boys department Of the Y. NJ. c.
A., inaugurated two additional basket
bah leagues yesterday morning, and the
first two games were played of before a
large attendance of boys The first
league to get started was the shamrock
rock League of the Boys Department
and is composed of three teams. the In
yincibIes, captained by Writ Borland;
the vigilants, csptained by John Goetz.
and the Tigers. captained by Harold
Potter. The Tigers played the Invinci-
bles~ as the opener and came out on top
by the score of s TO g..
Next Saturday the Vigilants hook mp
with the Tigers in, what will In all
probability be hot game Each team
viii play four games.
Among the larger boys there is much
interest in the Maple Leaf Basketball
League" and it. too, played its first
gau,e of the schedule yesterday morning.
Tbe teams are named after Canadian
cities and provinces and the names and
ca plains are: Quebec. Donald Woolf.
canaan: Toronto. captained by Leslie
Nfyers. and Ontario, captained by Edwin
E5monston. Quebec played Ontario In
ttSe curtain raiser, but went down to de-
taa.fo the tune OF Il to L It is ex-
rooted tsat among both. groups Of boys
there viii be one more league formed
haos,ise the interest In basketball Is
srowing among the boys rapidly.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

distance certainly has things breaking
his way! And maybe he has. But
rust the same, careful delving into the
records that have been booted out by
that good right foot of Charley Brickley's
reveals ample evidence to the effect that
the reason he had things breaking ha
way in this particular instance was be-
cause there was something more th.a
mere luck and taxing a chance behind
that heroic kick. Il was simply q rope
tItion Of a performance that this new
lum1na,y in the big football triumvirste
had accomplished on numercus other
OCCASIONS, IN fact, had been pulling ever
SINCE he first donned the noleskins, Int
the Importance of his feats IN his first
big game gained them more widespread
publicity, that's al. Brckiey then, like
sammy White, proceeded to smear that
luck dope and establish himself firmly
a. the seasons football sensation By
bootns the ball over the bar for the
only points scored by his team IN the
Dartmouth game, and kicking two more
hesd goals and scoring a touchdown in
the big Yale game that won the cham
pionship for the Crimson.
Buckley, who Is a sophomore at Har-
ward and thus enjoying his first year Of
eligibility for the varsity team, was this
fan chosen for the position of right half
back on the varsity through the sen.a-
tonal work he did last fall for the best
freshman team Harvard has ever had,
and Immediately jumped to the front
as the best scoring machine the Crimson
possessed, and has SINCE moved a eash
through the college football world as the
leading point scorer of al time, his only
r1val IN plfns up points for his team
beng JIM Thorpe, the wonderful Carlisle
INDIAN, whom experts concede TO be the
greatess football player that ever lived
The past has gwen rs great footb.Ii
heroes whose names VIII live to eternity,
the Poes, the DeWitts. the De Saules, the
Coys, and others, but each one of these
have scIntillsted in the football world
mainly through some speciality at which
they excelled- But this season Witnesses
two stars who are unique In that they
excel In every department of the game,
graphing for the distinguished honor of
being declared the greatest football play
er Of all tim-Thorpe and Brickiey.
Both are superb on straight attack. both
at end running and line plunging, both
are wonderful dodgers through a broken
field, both arc stars at aiding a team
mate IN the interference and a stumbling
block TO the foe on the defense, and
both are sensational Eekers. This
combination Of efficiency places these
two players on a pedestal far shove the
football stars Of the past.
After his feats in the Harvard Prince
ton game, on November ., no less an
authority than Keene Fitzpatrick, train-
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

beng positively unonny, and always .
Menace to the foe.
Charley Brickky's infant squavk first
aroused the natives at Everett, Mass,
suburb Of Boston. and il va Just three
years ago as a member Of the Everett
High School team that be first attracted
all-aruund game snd his wonderful hek-
ing. At Everett High School, Bnckfey,
then much lighter than his present play
ing weight of 1ss pounds, vas BY far the
best hackfie}d man in the Intsrschohstie
League. Two YEARS ago he went to
Exeter, where he made his final prepare
tons for Harvard, and WHEN he walked
On Soldiers Field IN 1871 ~ Q candidate
for the Harvard freshmen team he had
Accumulated fine big rep" to sustain.
Early m the season he showed himself
70 be the most valuable man N the
Harvard freshie squad, and was elected
captain Of his freshman team before the
big games came off.
Brickly's freshman team made a fine
record last fall, going through their five
preliminary games undefeated and then
playing Yale to no-score tie on 9 muddy
field that was 50 heavy as TO prevent
Bnckley from bSoting hI usual field
goss. On the total Of 50 points scored
by his freshman team Buckley himself
scored 65. He carried the bali over for
five of the ten touchdowns scored BY
his team, kicked five goals after the
touchdowns, and gave his team 30 adj
dtional points by kicking ten field goals
IN the five games, four Of which were
booted over the bar IN the game with
the Pnnoeton freshmen, these twelve
points Kicked out by Bricklsy's good night
foot being al the Harvard younsxeu
wore able to score against their Prince
ton rivals ~. : : -
; In his irst year as q varsity player
this fall, Brickley participated in eight
Of the nine games played by the Crimson,
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
MURPHY LOST $4,000
BY HIS SPITE WORK
Could Have Sold Frank Chance for
that Amount to Yankees
or the Philliss.

New York. Jan. 4-Practical baseball
men who have no axes to grind have
figured it out that Charles Webb Muir
ply, of the Cubs, allowed an opportunity
to make $4,000 to slip away In order to
vent his spite when he sold Frank
Chance to Angus Hermann for S,5o
Murphy could have sold Chances re-
lease to Frank J. Farrell for $4,000 last
summer, for Farrell stated them without
reserve. that IL II were possible he
would readily pay that much money 10
pace the Peerless Leader In charge Of
the Hignlanders. II Murphy had con-
trolled his, temper and had retained
Chance on the Cubs roster even after
be had appointed John J. Evers man
ager. he could have sold the p. 1. to
W. II. Locke's syndicate. which will take
hold OF the Philadelphia National League
club on or before January Is.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

ment at distance of so and IS ysrdI
and has made drop-kick goals from BE-
hlnd scrimmsse at a distance of 50 yards:
Charles &. Brickley is Just 20 years OF
age, stands feet 9 inches in height,
weighs 1S6 pounds. and is . splendidly
developed and unassuming athlete and
great fsvorite with his fellow players
In addition to being such great foot
ball player, Bnckley Is also q good
broad jumper and fine baseball catcher.
Last spring he caught for his freshman
baseball team and was also on the track
team. he qualified for the hop, step
and jump in the Olympic tryouts IN
June, 1911, and accompanied the Ameri-
can team to Stockholm, where he secur-
ed fifth place in his event
Brickiey has two more yeers Of warmly
football at Harvard, and # his wonderful
record Of the past Is any criterion, there
Is no reason why he should not emtinns
for that length of time TO be the sensar
ton Of the college football world.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

and Of the total Of 167 points scored by
Harvard IN these seven games BriekSes
himsef accounted for SO. He has lock
ed thirteen guals from the field IN hn
last six games, and ten times has car
med the ball acrus the eDemys sual
line for touchdowna He carried the
ball for q touchdown m every game
except those against Princeton and Dart
mouth, and in theae two latter gamea
he accounted for all the points scored
BY the Crimson with his reliable edo
Gated toe" Brekley scored four touch
downs IN the Amherst game, tso against
Williams, and one each against Maine,
Holy Cfu8, Brown and Yale BE also
booted two feld soak seaina Williams,
TO ag1anst Amherst, and three against
game, that against Princeton which was,
destined to write the name Of Chsr3a-
E. Bncfley IN the football Hall Of Fine
in an mdehble hand which time can
never effsce, and Brickley booted
the Crimson into its first victory over
the Orange and Black in the past TWEEN
ty-fve years with three more Of his
wonderful kicks over the bar. Bricklsy
was given a rest in the Vanderbilt game,
then in the Dartmouth game he again
saved the Crimson from being trailed in
field in the last quarter for the only
points scored during the contest and fol-
lowed this up By finishing his seasons
work in a blaze of Glory when in the
big Yale game that copped the cham
pioushp Of the football world for the
Crimson he not only booted the bail
over the -UpS bar for smother pair of
field goals that carried the oval across
the Yale line for q touchdown, but
the defense and Grabbed the BULLDOG
attack, ono intercepting a forward pas
n Harvard territory and carrying the
ball out Of danger with . magnificent
forward run through the Yale team.
Thus it will be seen without much of |
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

bought; Mcmahon bought; Ross bought.
Cherokee Tom choked down each liba-
ton and pursued anew at the point
where he left off.
Dime again bought, and Attell, Dunn.
Mcmahon, Ross and Weldon followed
suit. No stops to Jones flow Of Ian
guage.
Yes, Ad made $4,000 for me during
the past year. Great Dutchman. When
three new horses. / have twelve now
Just then Dime and Dunn recalled that
their train was due and the party dis
sembled.
On the outside, out of Jones' reach,
Dime remarked:
Guess Jones must have spent that 500
before We ran into him."
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

. mental struggle that in his eight games
OF varsity football and in the siI games
IN vhich be participated as member
q his freshman team, this Buckley per-
son has booted the ball over the cross
bar for . grand total Of 3 field goals.
And rpe.king by and large, % field
go: N fourteen ames represents some
nckins that We defy any statistician to
beat ont of the musty archives of the
past
Bnekleyi styk of drop-kickins i,
unique and not at all according to the
Old school ideas. He kicks something
a Ted Coy, Of Yale. used to kiek. His
toe docs not strike the ball the Instant
the oval hits the ground, his instep
catching the ball on the rebound instead.
Brsekieys leg has . driving power that
z tremendous. and it is truthfuIiy said
that he Il as dangerous 45 yards away
from the goal line as he i. at 90. In
practice thus sensational kicker regularly
drives the ball over the bar from place
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
WANTED-A NAME.
Oakmont Athletic Club to Publish
n Newspaper. .---.-.-

That sturdy organization OF young ath-
letes, known. as the oakmonts,; in Co.
lunibia Heights, are to add another fea-
ture to its already numerous attachments.
It will publish monthly newspaper and
is seeking suitable name for 1t. A
cash prize of 81 is offered to the per-
son who suggests. the best name. Mem
bers and relatives of members are not
eligible for the prize. but may submit
names.
As the same name may be suggested
by more than one person, the. prize will
be awarded only to the person sending
the name first Address ". L. Kebler,
manager, 1872 Park Road.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
BASEBALL THE BEST.
Y. N. c. A. Debating Society Lfkes
Summer Game.

Baseball was decided to be a better
game than football by rising vote of
the Debating Society of the Y. NJ C. A.
boys department, after a spirited dis
cussion of the question. The members
Of the club are entirely high school stu
dents between the ages of fifteen and
eighteen.
Edward Wilde and Stephen Baldwin
saved the day for baseball They point
ed out that it is less dangerous sport
than football; that it develops the body
more, and that 1t is more popular.
These arguments prevailed against
those of c. Throckmorton and Chantry
Davis, who asserted that football must
be the better game because it is played
in more countries than is baseball. aside
from the fact that football is enjoyed
more by the players AS for the danger
said to Turk in the sport. they asserted
that the changes in rules tended to make
the game safer.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
Charles E. BrickLey Is
Seasons Football Hero
Sensational HARVARD Player Has Kicked His Team to
Many Victories and By His Marvellous Goals from
the Field Has Carried Niche for Himself in the
Hall of Fame Beside the Great Gridirop Warriors
of Former Times ~s

.r Of the defeated Princeton team, pro
nounced Charles Brickley the greatest
football player that ever lived" while
Csptsin Wendell. Of the Crimson team,
paid the same tribute, while Walter
Camp, of Yale, the father Of the Amer
lean college game" declared that if the
youpester continues to improve at hi,
present, gait, che will coon rank with
the greatest playes in the history OF
The sport," and this Camp person hss
seen bem all.
While it nsY be eztrsvagant pFsise 10
declare Bnckley the greatest player
that ever lived in view of the wonder
full all-sround work Of Thorpe, Of Csriisie,
there Is no doubt Whatever that a.
drop-heker pure and simple Briekiey's
record has never been equa,ed, and there
d little likelihood thst It ever VII. His
ability to boot the oval over the suss
bar from any distance and 1t all angles
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
bidding High for Young Pitcher.

Cleveland. Ohio. JAM. abiding be-
tween the Cleveland Maps and the Gin
cinnati Reds for possession of Nick
Cuilop, a New Orleans pitcher in the
Southern League. may force up Cullop's
price above si2,5oo Fans heard yester-
day that President Hermann, OF the
Cincinnati club. is willing to pay heavily
for Cullop. President Somers holds an
option on Cullop under which he agreed
to pay as high q figure as offered by any
any other club. somers has opened with
10000.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
international Fencing.

New York, Jam 4.-American amateur
fencers who have cherished for several
years the project of an international
match, have at last sent provisional
challenge to the English amateur cham
plous to visit this country and compete
for an international trophy similar TO
the westchester Polo Cup or the Davis
CUP in lawn tennis. ]. Sanford Saltus.
long a patron Of American fencers. will
provide the trophy.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
HARVARD GRABS YALES DATES
Crimson Gets May 80 Baseball
Game with Brown.

Providence. R. l., Jan. At was AM
nounced last night by DIR. F. W. Marvel,
physical director at Brown University,
that the annual Memorial Day baseball
game with Yale, a feature of the season
here for several years past, Will not be
played this year.
Harvard. win take the Memorial Day
date and play here on the holiday. No
date has yet been fixed for the Yale
game. The reason assigned for the
already arranged. comes on Saturday.
May 81, and Yale does not feel that she
can play Brown on the previous day.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
BY JIM NAsIUm

politics individual
Honay bobbpg through
by widowed of
perpetuste the wisdom of
be teaching
how to shoot the aforesaid idea sufficiently husky
Of
IL r.at in mighty apt less nonpussed
of
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

II was argued when the Senators lost
Gabby Street that the team got rid of
the only catcher who could handle Wal
ter johnson. This was mistake: 1t has
been proved.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

Manager Doom is now In Southern
Pines looking over the ground as a
training camp for the Phillies. II that
burg doesn't suit he win fold his tent
and continue on his way.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
TINKER GETS HIS OLD PAL.
Three-nngered Brown Will Pitch
for Cincinnati Reds.

Cincinnati, Jan 4-Manager Joe Tinker,
of the Reds, announced yesterday that
Grover Loudermilks pitcher. received from
Chicago In the recent trade, has been
traded to the Louisville club for Nor
decai Brown, the three-fingered star for
merly with the Cubs There also will be
cash consideration II Brown is able to
approach his former ability as a twirler.
Brown is wanted by Tinker TO coach the
Reds young pitchers in case he Is not
able to take his regular turn in the box.
1t was reported a few days ago that
Manager Hayden, of the Louisvilles. had
filed strenuous objections to the signing
of Larry Mclean. and had dissuaded
President Neal from going after the big
catcher. This report must have, been
erroneous, for Hayden was here yes
terday IN search of Mclean, and was
much annoyed to learn that he had been
released to st. Louis. Early yesterday
Larry received his release from Presi-
dent Hermann.
Bill Dahlen, the rough and tough
manager of the Dodgers, has returned
from the South. where he went In
search of training camp for his team
He said he had three places under con-
sideration. but refused to name them.
Bold Bill was quite laxative. When
told that Benny Meyers would not re-
port TO him and that he could not get
Hub Northern back from Toronto. he
said he could easily do without either.
Dahlen WIN take about twenty-eight.
players South this spring. Particular
attention win be paid to his pitchers,
especially Knetzer. This youngster was
lacking In control last year. but Dahien
thinks he win develop into a star this
season.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04
100 STRAIGHT FROM 10 YARDS
WIN WESTERN HANDICAP
SHOOT

With the only perfect score ever re-
corded in the event and one that has
been duplicated in winning no inter-
state tournament since the season of
1910, c. A. Cunning, of Longmont,
Colo, shooting a Remington pump
gun and Nitro Club speed shells from
the 10 yard marke, broke 100 clay
targets straight in the main event and
won the Western Handicap. At this,
the fourth of the seasons FIVE great
clay bird assemblies, held August 81
at Omaha, Neb., w. H. Heer, shooting
a Remington pump gun and Arrow
speed shells, missed but three targets
out of the $50 thrown and captured
high general average for the meet. ].
C. Norris, OF Basin, Wyo., with the
same shooting equipment made the
tournaments long run, breaking 235
straight. J. s. Young of Chicago, and
]. F. Frink. Of Worthington, Mimi,
each with the same perfect shooting
combination. broke the programs en-
tire hundred straight on the third and
last day Of the shoot.