The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-09

on the trail of some big leaguers. resides those he expects to get when the majors start turning back drafted players. Artie Hoffman. former Cub Outfielder. is one player Del expects O land for his 1914 team.
 Everv coast manager expects to se- rure some good players when the rlaim season opens. Howard is after bunch of players. including Out fielder Jimmy Johnston and Pitcher 7arham. Barham was with Victoria last season and also is wanted by os Angeles los ANee1es wants Howard, who was drafted by the St. '.ouis Browns last season.
 BOXING RULES.
 Now that the boxing fever is spreading to nearly every quarter of the land, it might be well to offer q few suggestions to those who have he interest of the game at heart, savs Abe Pollock.
 From many states comes the in ruiry as to certain rules of the Queensberrv code and among them is that relating to the kidney punch. This is especially so in the case of those sections which have establish, cd boxing commissions. namely New York. Wisconsin and Montana.
 New Fork was the first to put the lid" upon the kidney punch" and Wisconsin and Montana are about to 10 the same Now it might be in order for me to voice my views.
 I have always been in favor of the kidney punch. and have seen some clever boxers use it occasionally with good results, but when fighters who use nothing but main strength begin making speciality of this blow it is nigh time for those who are inter asted in preserving the welfare of the boxing game to call a halt and cut the kidney blow out altogether before any more damage is done. If the kidney punch as used now is not done away with and completely barred it will surely be the cause of losing the boxing gme in Denver and other cities for good.
 Mysterious Billy Sr1i'h introdu"o' the kidney blow and used it with good judgment at times. but he never made it speciality and seldom brought it into play if he could avoid it. Several other good boxers have also used it, but never to excess. It has always been considered per fectly legitimate blow but first class boxers. as a rule, look on man who pulls it very often as a cheater.
 Since the two boxing clubs onened in Denver the fans have had an oD- nortunitv to witness some of the hest bouts ever presented anywhere. Fast. clever boxers have put up a lean exhibition of glove work tNa+ refined audience could not find fault with. Again, matches have heen pulled off between boxers who had nothing in mind but being able 10 put un a display with a pair of boxing gloves which should qualify them for the blue envelope at the box office.
 No fan cares to watch a nonde- script lodging match between a couple of men who do nothing but hold and Wrestle. Such work serves only to knock the better class of Novers. Burlesuues not only succeed n making the fans sore. but go on -ecord as matches turned by pure bunk" The fans are tired of making sucker plays and when these stunts ,re pulled off they naturally get the Nigpest hammer they can handle and 'oir in with the "anvi chorus"
 JACK BLAMED FOR WAR.
 SAN FRANCISCO. - Jack John
 I 1o fny in cyc in the country of his birth, but it remained for Bulgaria to hold him responsible for the American Civil war
 Charlie Miller, a heavyweight of Bulgarian birth, was exhibiting to his friends here a Bulgarian news paper containing an advance NotiHe "F I circus performance in the Bulgarian capital at which Johnson was billed tO appear.
 Jack Johnson" the newspaper read. lis the man who received $1,- 100000 for whipping Gim Jeffries i" the prize ring and was directly re- sponsible for the Civil war in the and the whites.
 1ne terrlDle DOAer poSltl'elS VIII appear in the flesh and the bone.'
 A BOOB THERE WAS. A boob there was and he made his
 prayer,
 Even as you and l,
 To a mat, hold and grappling
 pair.
 The boob was gyped, but he didn't
 care,
 And lustilv howled: It's bear! It's
 bear!"
 Even as you and l.
 o, the boobs we see and the rubes
 we be
 To fall for this hammer'ock stuN Whene'er we pack a wrestling shack
 And shout for two beeves that are
 rough.
 Denver Times. A VVYs III