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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-19
An Axe to Grind

However, the lobby will not he con
tent with using the consolidation bin.
when introduced. as a Time killer.
Tho more time that may be consumed
over the bin the better for lobby pur-
poses. Of course, but the scheme does
not end there, The effort TO put the
bill over will be vigorous and per
sistent-for there Is an axe to be
ground If the bin can be passed.
The vigllant Or burston with his
Butte Post has succeeded in dragging
forth the bug from under the conSoli-
dntion chip. In u recent issue the
Post prints an extract from the bin
which has been agreed upon by tho
crowd which has assumed control of
this movement. The extract has TO do
with the method by which q site shall
be selected from the "t;rcatcr Uni
Versity of Montnnn'-.as these iriuws
style their scheme. Under the pro-
vision cities which want the univer-
sity are to make sealed bids, but nc
bid will be considered unless it offers
u minimum Of 900 acres of land free
or the equivalent thereof in cash.
These bids win be considered by q
commission of five members, two OF
whom shall be citizens Of Montana
vcrsitieS. The resident feature q
! tn" commission makeup viii hc fount
to bo highly significant upon furthe
examination. 1t will be in truth dc
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-19
CONSOLIDATION PLAN is ESPE-
CiALLY INTERESTING TO
BIG BUSINESS.
GREAT FALLS IN MARKET
Corporation City Which Denies It
Wants Greater University, Has Its
Lobbyists Buxzing About the Lee's-
lature, Trying to Rush Things-Hel-
ena Also Would Offer Site.
tStarr CorrcspondencoD

Helena, Jan. lS.-tNery days de-
apparent that there are two distinct
clements active in pushing the scheme
for university consolidation. one of
these elements is made UP of good
citizens who are guided by conviction
that consolidation would result in
vast benefit to the educational enter
prises OF Montana. Their numbers are
very considerable, their interest is
Keen and their motives of the highest,
The other clement Is composed 'of
politicians whose activities in the past
have been along lines that prompt
almost instant inquiry as to their mo-
tives whenever they make a move in
the open.
This view of the matter Is coming
to be very generally held by members
OF both houses, and is Joined In by
many citizens who are interesting
themselves in the consolidation issue,
About another phase of the matter
there is absolute concurrence, and
| that is that the matter win occupy
| considerable of the time Of the leg.
isaturo, to the exclusion of other sub
| jcctS that were in the minds of the
people last year when the various
| party platforms were drawn, ant
with relation to which pledges were
given that legislation touching then
would he enacted. This VIII cffcc
lively serve the purposes OF corpora
! tons whose numerous lobby here i
is unanimous and clamors for Consoli
| dation. Apparently they do not wan
to wait n single day longer than il
necessary to rush the thing through
the assembly. "Do it now" is the
|
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THE WEATHER

Today-Fair; cold wave.
TomorroW-Cold.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
SIX CLUBS EAGER
TO SECURE THORPE

New York, Jan. 3O.-James Thorpe,
the Carlisle school indian athlete,
whose recent attainment of fame IS
the worlds all around amateur ath-
lethic champion, has been undOne by
his confession to professionalism, may
have the choice OF wearing the uniform
of any one of six major league base
ball clubs In addition to offers from
the Chicago and st. Louis Americans
and the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Ma
tionals, it is said that both major
league clubs in New York are open
70 him.
Manager AIcGraw, of the Nationals.
would make him a battery mate for
CHIEF Meyers. another indian and On
the American club he would be prob
ably grOOmed as an Outfielder. Neither
club, however, has set any figures and
It has not been decided that they would
actively bid against the earlier offers
from Western clubs.
In athletic circles generally ThOrpe's
cosfessiOn to having played professional
baseball for two seasons before going
to Carlisle, has been followed appar-
emily by more sympathy than censure,
although his case is regarded as SER
iOus Notwithstanding reports that
Swedish sporting authorities favor let
ting the case drop with Thorpes con-
fession it is understood that the ANA
teur Athletic union viii adhere to its
announced intention of returning the
trophies which Thorpe won in Stock
holm at the Olympic games last sum
mer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

nate enough to control, stated Armour
Frank Farrell, who has never had
much luck in New York and who de-
serves to own a winner, is the luckiest
man in the game. He got Chance for
a sOng-S150O, the waiver price For
the life of me cannot understand why
some other National league club did
not pick Chance up after Murphy
threw him down I believe 1 know six
clubs in the parent body that could use
Frank to advantage. Honestly, Nc
Graw is the only skipper in the old or
ganizatiOn whom Chance could not sue
coed and the change prove a good one.
A Second For Evers.
Johnny Evers, the Cubs new man
ager, has no warmer admirer or better
booster than yours truly. but he is a
hot headed, peppery little soul and
from what 1 hear in. exclusive circles
Murphy is not exactly sure that he
nominated the right man to succeed
Chance. He named star alright, and
himself and also control a squad Of
question. As the Cubs have probably
the best catcher in the game in Jimmy
Archer, Bresnahan was scarcely needed
simply as a receiver. By the by. If
Archer gets the $4,000 he is demand
ing. Murphy will have the most eX-
pensive corps Of catchers that was ever
banded together. Bresnahan draws
around $4,000 and then he received a
fat bonus for signing a three year con-
tract. Archer wants $4,000 and de-
clares he won't take a penny less.
Then, Needham doubtless draws some
thing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
DevOre Will Be In Uniform Of the Giants
Josh ed Being Josh Wager
Josh by Signing Contract

has escaped all that kind Of nOtriety.
He has been going along his even way
and making money. It was not until
late years that professional ball players
thought much OF the season to come
but the advance money. Now things
are entirely different Players can
now loan money TO the clubs from
which they receive salary.
The poor dOWntrod are surely pro-
crossing.
I do not say that John DevOre has
money to loan, but he has two auto
mobiles and a bank account It would
consequently be a bad thing to trade
him-he might form a baseball trust
Devore might not have done work
last season in the Giants left field
that would appeal to everybody. but
he surely made good in the worlds
series I have never known DevOre in
any important series that he did not
make good. And that to my mind
shows gameness. DeVOre is too speedy
to be left off the regular Giant team
He viii make more runs than any man
living if given half a show. With De
wore at bat and getting first and with
Larry Doyle to follow, it is almost
cinch that little Josh viii score
I would bet on it. anyhow.
There are many prospective cand1-
dates for Joel Devore's job, but do
not know of any player who is his
equal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

FEW YORK. Jan. SO.-No use,
M gentlemen. that sonorous voice
- which has earned a handsome
income for Danny Morgan and brought
fame and fortune to his battlers, will
not be stfled.
That raucOus blast that startled US
was not the fog siren of a tramp
schooner; it was the meek information
of one Daniel Morgan being waited
nOrthward from Atlanta, Ga The gist
of the cultural sounds was this: That
Jack Britton will not fight Packey Nc
Farland in New York city on the even
ing of February Z. as reported. At
least, BrittOn will not take on the
cUrIy-haired stOckyards lad under the
conditions named.
The circulated reports had it that
Morgan mad consented to give McFar-
land a guarantee Of $4,000. Morgan has
consented to no such thing, and we
have Norgan's word to that effect
Dumb Dan shouts that he will not
guarantee Packey. a penny.
'Britton will meet Mcfarland under
any conditions asserts Danny, but
when they try to tap me for his end
nOthinE doing. BrittOn will take on
Mcfarland on a percentage basis Of
5000.
Eff Pdckey really means business he
will grab this offer. as he and Britton
would suruely draw in the neighbor-
hood of S15,010. Mcfarland has been
making prOhibitive demands for
months rather slick way of running
out of the match. So far as am con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

lot SPRINGS, ARK, Jan. 30
II The baseball set has started TO
h 4 arrive. The first was Rowdy Elliott
who caught for the Nashville club last
season. He was followed by Billy Ar
mour, the former American league
skipper and present part-owner Of the
Milwaukee american association
club. Wild Bill DonaYan and George
Mullin viii be along shortly after
February ], and WahOO Sam Crawford,
Germany Schaefer, Hub Perdue, Jim
Delehanty Charley O'Leary, Charley
Starr and Jimmy Burke are other regu-
lars who viii be blowing in any time.
Jake Stahl has sent down word ne
viii bob up around February 20, &C
companied by a few of his veterans.
ClyQc Engel and Bill CarrIgan were on
deck early in the game with their boss
last spring-and they are expected
along with sir Jacob. RumOr has it Iris
Speaker and Joe Wood viii be in the
party. Hence, there is a lot of interest
attached to the arrival of the advance
guard Of the worlds champions.
Armour Praises Bresnahan.
In ArmOurs opinion, the two baseball
crimes Of the century were the bOunc-
ing of Frank Chance and Roger Bres-
nahan- Baseball does not own two
better or brainier men than Chance
and Bresnahan and were the owner
of a big league club and lucky enough
to have one of them managing my
team, I would just as soon think of
giving away the seasons receipts as
releasing whichever man I was fortu-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

- Yes. Josh will be a Giant again
in 1913. His being traded to Boston
for Vim Campbell is nothing but rumOr
that has been denied by both president
Gaffney, of the Boston club, and also
manager McGraW.
Josh is not here now, for he sent
his contract on from Parkersburg, w.
Va, a village where they must have
been asleep for some time
It seems that Josh jOshed some
gullible merchant of the aforesaid
ParkersbUrg to wager some immense
amount of money, variOUsly estimated
from Is cents to $500, that Josh was
not Josh Josh won, but to make sure
he did so, Josh sent on his contract to
secretary John Foster and they tell me
that John HancOck's sig on the his
tOricaI declaration" was not a patch
on Josh's fist" for size. As to the i'm
pOrtance of it, that is another question.
Out for tie SUn-F'ieId job.
There mere fact that Josh has signed
bears great weight It means that ne
viii be out there fighting all the time
for the sun field job on the Polo
grounds.
Josh has been doing well this winter,
better in fact than many of his fellow
players, who have been sued for s25,-
900, more or less Fortunately Josh
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

cerned negotiations are off under any
such terms as Packey stipulates."
Mcfarland finally modified his terms
and bout has been arranged.
Johnny Dundee, the New York will
o'-the-wisp, who viii try to wrest
Johnny Kilbane's featherweight title
from the Cleveland lad on the coast
in April. has attained his best form
In fact Dundee is fighting SO well
that his shrewd mentor. ScOtty Mon
teith, is having difficulty in booking
as many bouts as Johnny is pleading
for.
Up at WOOdhaven inn Leon ketchel,
a prototype of his late brother, Stan
ley, who was middleweight champion,
is getting into condition to give any
of the local Welters a good drubbing in
his debut here. Leon sincerely. be
ieves he can get down TO the light
weight limit Of 135 pounds
Leon, land if 1 don't trim him 1 am
willing TO hit the ties for my home
town way out west"
=
What is ailing Eddie McGoorty, the
Oshkosh whale, who is dwindling to
minnOw? The acknowledged middle
weight champion evidently needs
couple of fights to regain his old
fighting fOrm-that form that enabled
MIN to knock out half a dozen oppon-
ents in succession. McGoOrty's layOff
failed to improve his effectiveness.
Mana ger MOrty FOrkins promises TO
get Eddie enough work to round him
into good condition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

condition by playing baseball around
St Louis. He ought to be the best
trained athlete in the world this sea-
son if work counts for anything
McGraw is at present laid up with an
attack of grip. Il is nothing serious
but he remains at home. RED" Muir
ray, one of the Giant stars of the
worlds series. was a caller at head
quarters and so was Christy Mathew
son.
President Frank Farrell, of the New
York Americans, has announced the
sale of pitcher = Carl Thompson. and
catcher Homer Thompson to Birming
ham, of the Southern league. The
ThOmpsOns are brothers and We're Sc
cured last season by Harry WOlvertOn.
The battery gained a great deal Of re-
nown in southern college circles by its
good work for the University of Geor-
gia-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

CT. until he demonstrated in his bout
with McGOOrty that he would stand no
show in a long fight against the boy
from Oshkosh Mike has wisely de-
cided to go into the Welters again and
If he does he should come near being
Geek Of the walk, although he viii fad
wildcat Ferns one hard nut TO crack
and If Ray Bronson is right he viii
travel the marathon route at a good
clip.
Jimmy CIabby is about the next in
line for middleWeight consideration
along with Jack Dillon. and If he
should beat George Knockout Brown,
the Chicago aspirants when they clash
in Milwaukee February 3, there will be
many who viii be willing to acknow-
ledge his right to put in a claim Tor
the title. Jimmy Clabby is really the
middleweight champion OF Australia,
for Dave Smith never made the weight
for him when they fought in Sydney
and Jimmy defeated all the other
claimants to the Australian champion
ship in that class.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
DETROIT WILL NOT OBSERVE
GRAND CTRCTTTrV RTTV IN

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 30-Directors OF
the Detroit Driving club have decided
to notify the stewards of the Grand
Circuit that they cannot abide by the
rule limiting the amount of money
won by a horse. The reason given is
that the rule might prevent the start
ing Of the best trotters in the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers $4,000 stake
and the best PAGERS in the $4,000 Cham
Der of Commerce stake.
When the stewards met at Pittsburg
they adopted a resolution whereby
any trOtter winning a gross sum Of
$4,000 and any PAGER winning $4,000
gross, shall not be eligible to start in
other early closing events.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

. my Clabby viii come off at Milwaukee
IN February If there is no interference
on the part of the city officials. In
the first meeting between the two
Clabby won the decision. On Feb. Il,
Brown will meet Jack Dillon in Indian
apolis.
Bat Nelson is not allowing his mar
rage to interfere with his fight sched-
ule- Nelson has started training for a
fight with Willie Richie for a chance
at the lightweight title.
Eddie Campi and Kid Williams have
started training for their 20-round bout
at Los Angeles on Feb. y. Campi has
been training for the past two weeks
and Williams started a week after he
arrived on the coast
BUD Anderson, the lightweight
from Vancouver, has been tagged by
the coast fight experts as one of the
most promising new lightweights in
the business Anderson recently
Knocked out Sammy Trott, of Column
bus, O, at Los Angeles.
Tom Jones, manager of Ad Wolgast
has undertaken the management Of
Cyclone Johnny Thompson, the Syca-
more, ILL., fighter, Jones will take
Thompson out to the Pacific coast and
match him with Jim Flynn for the
commission weight title.
Manager Hogan, of the Vernon Coast
league teSm, has announced the sale
of pitcher Roy Castleton to the Nash
tleton was formerly with the New York
Americans and was traded several years
ago to Atlanta for Russell Ford.
Stanislaus Zbyszko won two straight
falls from Ben Jackson, of Dayton
Wash. at Pendleton, taking the first in
70 minutes and the second in Is minutes.
He agreed TO throw Jackson twice
a nd hal
An En5lishman as rowing coach at
Yale, Is a possibility forecast in re-
ports at New Haven. CAPTAIN Snowden
and coaches Hartman and Rogers who
went aboard three weeks ago to study
British rowing methods are said on
good authority to be hunting through
the English rowing camps for an ex-
pert who could be induced to come to
America
The Boston Braves will retain Jay
k1rke. Several Southern league clubs
have been dickering with the infielder,
but George Stallings intends to keep
him for pinch hitting if he can't find
a regular spot for him.
Almeida, the Cuban with the Gin
clnnau Reds, viii play the utility role
during the coming campaign. Joe
Tinker speaks highly of him.
Some Washington critics think that
Morley, the yOUngster secured from
Knoxville, will be the one to beat out
Frank Leporte for the second base lob
on the Senators next season.
Some of the fellows who shook hands
with success after being discarded BY
the Cincinnati Reds are Sam Crawford /
TOpsy Hartsel, John Camel. clark
Griffith, Mike Donlin Cy SEYMOUR
Orvie Overall Harry Steinfeldt, Hans |
Lobert, Miller Higgins, Dode Paskert [
and Paddy Livin gston.
Roy Golden, the young pitcher who /
was suspended when he failed to report I
to St Paul Of the American association Z
when sent there by the st. Louis Cards |
viii get another tryout with the Car /
dinals.
Joe Jackson predicts a good year for
himself. He says he will have Cobb |
Speaker and the rest Of the sluggers /
trailing him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
TUTTLE'S BOWLERS
LOSE TO ANDREAS'S
Walk Rolls High Total of 6I3-MiIIers
Are Delicate dBy the Z. p. &
:. w. Quintet.

Their defeat at the hands Of the
Calisher team was partly made up last
night when the Andreas quintet wal
Hoped the futile bOwlers at the Cactus
alleys by a margin of 25S pins. All
four points were swept away by the
victors. Walz rolled high total, 613,
and Stratton a close second by a run
of 90, Briesh rolled high game, 252-
Neary and Andreas both rolled consist
ent games and were credited with good
totals
The E. P. & S. ". quintet carried
off the hOnors from the Globe Mills
in the Industrial league by margin Of
249 pins. Johnson rolled high game
and Wood high total with a run Of
sos Three OF the four points were won
by the L. p. & S. W. quintet.
Cactus League.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

TEXAS GUNNERS MAKE HIGH
SCORES IN HOU STON SHOO

Houston, Texas, Jan. 30-Texas gun
ners turned in the best scores in both
the amateur and professional divisions
Of the Sunny South Handicap shoot
and IN a special event, for the HOus-
ton Chronicle cup, emblematic of the
southern amateur championship. Nicho-
las Arie, of Houston, won, breaking 80
OUT OF a possible 100 targets. Ed
ward Forsgard, amateur of Waco. was
hlgh for the day with 1873 breaks out
OF possible 200. He made a run Of
1SO straight. Mrs. Adolph Topperwein,
OF san Antonio, was high professional
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30

TEW YORK. n. Y. Jan. SO.-Larry
nj Doyle, captain and second base
man Of the champion Giants,
and the winner of the autombiIe trophy
in the National league as the most
valuable player to his club in 1912,
has notified secretary John B. Foster
that he will go to Marlin this year
with the first squad Of recruits, which
will put him in the training camp two
weeks before any other regular arrives.
Doyle is doing this of his own Volt
ton, and says it is because he wants
to get into condition as early as pos
sible 1t is a decided departure from
the custom Of ball players for a reg
ular to voluntarily take up the tedious
grind of the training season before he
has TO.
In addition to pulling the early,
Doyle has been keeping himself in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
BIKE RIDERS COVER 354 MILES.

Kansas City. Mo, Jan. 3O.-At the
eilo OF 10 hours of racing in the six day
PIG cLe race, the seven leading teams
n mac, covered 354 miles and two laps.
ne team composed of Frank Blatz, of
city, and Harvey Wilcox. OF
SaII Lake City, fell one lap behind the
leaders, after a sprint in which Wilcox
Beck and Morton are four laps be-
hind the leaders.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
WISCONSIN LAW PROVIDES
EOR TEN Round BOUTS

Madison, Wis, jan 3O-A bill to le-
same boxing in Wisconsin has been
prepared for Introduction in the leg
4slatuFe- The measure which is pat
Termed after the New York law, pro-
,,li Tor the appointment of a COM
asLSry; 1t calls for 10 round bouts
nI tne licensing of athletic clubs,
S@Tn Grub to give bond that the law
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
CHICAGO POLICE ARREST
PRIZE FIGHT PROMOTER

Chicago. Ill, Jan. 3O.-Clarence Glass,
a fight promoter, under arrest here,
is believed by the police to- have some
connection with the Mabray gang Of
swindlers who operated for a number
wanted in St Paul on fraud charge,
according TO the police.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
COURT DIsMIssEs FIGHTER
a EvIE-R nEE III M ODnoNE

New York, N Y. Jan 3O.-Magistrate
Geismer. discharged from custody John
Smith, bugler on the receiving ship
Hancock at the New York naval yard
who knocked out Pascuale Develanna
also known as ''Cl---3Z' Rose in a box
ing exhibition in Brooklyn. Rose died
without regaining consciousness.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
Puffs From the Fans Hop Pipe

Johnny DUNDEE easily won the
popular verdict over Special De-
- livery Hirsch, of Chicago. in slow
1O-round bout at New York Dundee
landed three blows to Hirsch's one.
The scheduled 1O-round bout between
Knockout Brown, Of Chicago and jim
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
FIX DATES ]

FIX DATES FOR Vanderbilt RACE
Savannah, Ca, Jan. 30.-The Wander
bilt cup, Tiedeman trophy and Savan-
nah trophy contests will take place
her on Nov. "A. The grand prize will
be run on Nov. q.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
BRONSON OUTFIGHrS PERRY

indianapolis Ind, Jan 3O.-Ray
Bronson, of indianapolis, Outfought
James Perry, of Pittsburg. in 10 fast
rounds here last night Eight rounds
were slightly BrOnsOn's while in two
honorS were even
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
SHAFER AGAIN REFUSES TO
sLGA COEILl 4 CT LLL-I-LL q a

sun NU-l lILllDI WITH IILAMI Is
Los Angeles, Calf, Jan 3O.-For the
second time within a month. Arthur
Shafer, utility infielder Of the New
York Nationals, has mailed an IN
signed contract to manager McGraw.