Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-30
FEDERAL LEAGUE is
STILL AN UNCERTAINTY

| fact that Jack Powell, the former star
of the American league. has not lost
his speed as a -baserunner. Powell. Who
was with Louisville last year, stole his
annual base just as he had done for
many years. His batting eye also was
about as good al ever, for he hit ISL.
Probably one mistake was made in the
averages, however, for Jacks name
could not be found in the list Of the 10
leading sluggers.
Still Powell always could pitch some
and is a mighty valuable man to have
hanging around.
After being called the Clark Griffith
of the Southern league, Otto Jordan
has been fired by the Atlanta club, to
take hold as manager of the Dallas club
of the Texas league the coming season.
Jordan, like Griffith In the big leagues,
always has been able to keep his team
up near the top, but never could pilot
it into a pennant.
The eyes Of the fight world will be
turned westward next Wednesday
when Jess Willard, the Texas heavy
weight, is placed on trial for the death
of "Blp' Young. who died in the ring
after being hit by one OF the cow
puncher's blows. 1t is the second
sensational affair of the kind in a year,
the other being the trial Of Arthur
Pelky for the death Of Luther Nc
Carly in Alberta last May. There are
very few men in the east who can
figure out any way that Willard can
be called guilty on any legal charge,
for, they say, he surely was not trying
to kill Young or ever to do him real
bodily harm. Also h condition Of
Young when he entered the ring is
likely to be taken into consideration.
From a distance 1t looks to boxing fol-
lowers as If the same kind Of defense
that won for Pelky in Canada would
clear Willard and absolve him from
blame.
Tuesday nights now are the popular
one for the staging Of bouts in south
ern California. particularly by Tom
McCarey. the Los Angeles promoter,
who puts on all his big shows at the
Vernon arena, just outside the city
limits. Uncle Tom now has set jan
uary IS. which is a Tuesday night. as
weight championship tournament.
Jimmy Clabby and Jack Dillon will
start the ball rolling, and q month
later the winner will be pitted against
Bob McAllister Of San Francisco.
These fights will develop, It is hoped. a
worthy opponent for George Chip. who
has twice decisively beaten Frank
Klaus.
Mike Gibbons has also been invited to
enter McCarey's tourney, but not q
chirp from the st. Paul shadow in
reply.
Word from Australia telling about
efforts to match Harry Stone Of New
York with Matt Wells. the English
lightweight and former holder Of the
Lord Lonsdale championship belt, re-
calls the meteoric career Of the young
Gothamite since he entered the game
Less than three years ago Stone was 8
nWo03noen0rV A0hfAP Tho wr1fAp had fhE
good fortune Of witnessing his first ap.
pearance In q "star" bout when h
hooked up with Benny Franklin of thu
lower east side in the Olympic Athletic
club. IA Harlem. Stone showed crudit!
in some OF h stereotyped things tina
q man must learn by practice and bein,
told. but he had q remarkable resource
} fulness and appeared q natural borl
! boxer. So that now, though PRACTICAL!
an unknown in his own country, h
has set Australia aire by his cleve
work. beating the favorite, look Keys
and Johnny Summers. the Englisl
welterweight champion. twice.
{ When Stone comes back home, IL n
owns q victory owe Matt Wells. too. b.
, that time. he must be rated among tn
{ very best Of American welters. de
spite the small amount Of publicity tina
! has been given to his name. And he /
just the type OF boxer to become pop
, ular with the fans here when they lear
: to recognize him. He 10 Q typical 10
Gans In practically everything excep
: In complexion, about the same heigh'
= has the same long arms n legs an
. boxes IN the same general style-whic
: In IT. last analysis means every stylt
H Stone hAa q weakness, Il : nc
been discovered "a Australia yet
If you should happen TO feel the cart
= trembllng, - IL the old planet were un
: balanced. don't worry b earth
y Quakes or such. Il will bo only i'll
DJe6rtes going around the world.
eosno one should take Bob yftssiu
: nous ~ The hand and I'D him 80