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The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
InactiOn Looks
Mighty Bad, Jess

Jess Willard talked or doing lot
OF fighting before he went in the ring
with Jack Johnson, but so far talk is
all he has done. Willard must be a
very peculiar man or else he is badly
managed and advised. Another fight
er matched up with the champion
would jump at the chance 10 get all
the advertising and fighting and
money he could, but willard chooses
TO remain passive. He needs all the
exercise he can get before tackling
job OF the proposition he soon is to
undertake. Much valuable time is he
wasting TO improve his condition and
fighting form. BY his attitude he is
laying himself open to criticism and
already the gossips in the sporting
world are saying that the only reason
he consented TO a match with Johnson
was for the money the fight would
bring him
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
SHOWDOWN IN YANK
SALE IS DUE TODAY
At Least, That's What They
Say-Deal May Not Go
Through

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The show.
down is due today in the much-wrtten
and talkedof sale OF the New York
Yankees Col. Jacob Rupert. jr, and
Capt T. l.. Huston, prospective buy
ers, are scheduled for conference
with President Farrell. OF the Yankees
AT this meeting the negotiations eth
er will be completed or dropped alto
gether, II was stated.
Capt Huston intimated that he may
withdraw from the field. deaving Col.
Rupert to buy the club alone. His
business associates, Capt. Huston
stated. opposed his entrance into the
baseball world He said he was Sc
riously considering needing their OBJ
jections. Col. Rupert refused TO say
whether he would go through with
the deal alone.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
SHOULD BE BIG
SEASON AHEAD
FOR The MINORS.
Bushes To BE Flooded With the
Best Lot of Players in
Years
COAST LEAGUE WILL
BE BIGGEST GAMER
Veterans On ~Downgrade VIII
Play Real Ball This
Summer

Minor league baseball ought TO have
a revival next season, and. for once,
the fans who have so Loyalty support
ed the smaller clubs will have the
opportunity 10 see tirst.class baseball.
From the big minors down, base
bali ought 10 improve.
Every club in thS National ana
American league viii cut loose from
.l2 TO "a PLAYERS when the season
starts. and many OF them will reduce
their playing lists materially even De
fore they move southwark The ma
tority OF the players sent back VIII
be those who have not air-tight con
tracts. This will enable the minor
leagues 10 get really good men at
a price they can AFFORD 10 pay
or the 275 or more players sent
back from the majors perhaps less
than half will land in the Glass A
leagues. The Pacific Coast league
now promises 10 be the greatest gain
er. as they are figuring on big year
because OF the various expositions,
and can AFFORD 10 carry teams or high
caliber The American association
and the International league both will
ried and throw more men back into
the next lower classes
The wise minor league manager, II
would seem, would be the one who
would take about half and half OF the
experienced players discarded from
the higher-class clubs and the young
sters. That kind OF team usually
hustles and tries hard II the veterans
are OF the right kind.
In the past IL has been the custom
of veteran players sent back 10 the
minor leagues 10 loaf and sulk and
perhaps feel injured There will be
very little of that during the coming
season If the players have sense.
They will realize that baseball as a
business is in a tolerably bad way,
that il is oversupplied- With athletes
for the time being, and that many
a man who ordinarily would be rising
and drawing good money is hustling
TO hold on where he is.
There is nothing like fear OF losing
out entirely to make ball players
work
With salaries in the big leagues and
in the Fed league higher than ever
before was known and salaries in the
minors lower than they have been for
years and the managers and owners
facing losses 10 carry teams and hold
their franchises for better times,s IL
would seem that the minor league
players would hustle harder and
harder TO advance.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Johnny Lore Could Make Welsh
Extend Himself In a Short Fight

Now that talk of a scrap between
Johnny Lore and Freddy Welsh at
Montreal is becoming somewhat dis
seminated, fight fans are beginning to
Wrangle a bit over the Irishmans
chance with the champion. Opinion
tnat Lore can make enough OF a show
ing TO unquestionably lick Welsh in
short bout is not very general, but
u - conceded tbdt Johnny has trick
or two and several good punches that
viii give the titleholder a nervous half
hour in the ring
Lore rs tough. crafty and slugger.
and he has habit OF playing possnm
in the ring that opens the way beau
tifully for those short iabs that make
his opponents taste all the cigarettes
they have been smoking on the sly for
weeks past. While il is an old ring
trick ore is successful master al
assuming a limp, faltering posture in a
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
OHIO STATE and
~" MEET TONIGHT
Buckeyes Coming With Great
Team-Local Lineup to Be
Unchanged

The leading basketball Offering OF
the week will be the game tonight at
the "Y' gym, between the "Y" and
Ohio State university. Ohio State
comes to Detroit for the first time.
with q reputation that is enviable.
Last year the Buckeyes ranked third
in the western conference, and this
years team is even better, IL is as
serted II is led by Cherry, all-west-
ern and all-conference football end
last fall. "Y' will use the same line
up that defeated Hope Tuesday night.
Boosey. Heaphy. Sutton and MacDiar.
mid will provide the forwards, Kreitz
will play center, and Mazer, f. Will
son and Vinton will be the guards.
The preliminary will start at 1880,
and the big game Immediately after
the youngsters finish their tossing.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26

pionships in succession. In 1855
Spalding piloted the Chicago White
Stockings TO pennants and then had
been pitching over 10 years.
Bobby Matthews is another exam
pie. He started in 1859 as profes-
sional, and in 1883 IL was largely by
reason OF his magnificent pitching that
the Athletics won the championship
OF the Americas association Mat
thews is credited with originating the
spitball. and he did moisten the ball
and rub il so that there was "a white
spot on the horsehide.
Then there was Jim Creighton
Tommy Bond. Fred Goldie. Arthur
Cummins (original curve pitchers)
Ted Larkin and other old-timers. who
lasted years and were in their pitch
ing prime after 80 years OF age.
John Clarkson. Fred Goldsmith
Larry Corcoran and Jim Mccormick
all pitchers of the Chicago White
Stockings in the SOS. pitched their
best games after more-than 10 years
OF active work in the box
There are these oldtime south
paws in Theodore Breitenstein
Toad Ramsey and Matt Kilroy. who
We're in the box for ages"
Poor Rube Waddell too. He lasted
for many years and was the sensation
of his time But he was physical
freak
And the pitchers OF today seem to
have the same lasting powers OF the
old-timers
here r. fsdfdtte Plank, the wonder
full veteran Jack Coombs. Chief Ben
der and others who keep up the rec
ord of lasting.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26

clinch that mrkes even the seasoned
ringsider wonder II he has been hurt,
and then, quick as a flash. unlcosening
blow with the sting and speed or a
rattlesnake's strike OF course that
limpness and lack OF aggressiyeness
at opportune times IL for the purpose
of saving strength and wind. but il has
strategical advantages as We'll and
lore j. no SLOUGH At taking adFan-
tGge Of the feet.
Not that seasoned campaigner like
Welsh would allow himself 10 be fool
ed by that sort of trick That is
ammunition loi pugs of the Mccarthy
class. Bat Lore does have more thar
q little genuine battling ability. and
the champion would be fortunate &C.
get better than a draw in short
nght. providing Johnny was able TO
make weight without weakening him.
self
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
SCRIBE URGED. AS
LEAGUE PRESIDENT

Harry W. Mnsselwhite, known for
several years 10 Michigan fans as a
baseball writer on the Grand Rapids
Herald and after the first OF the year
TO be editor OF the Manistee News-Ad.
vocate, is recommended by f. W.
Dickerson as the next president OF
the Michigan State league. Dickerson
has announced his retirement after
five years as president and il is his
wish that the executive duties OF the
circuit be <urned over 10 fellow
scribe. Musselwhite was once play.
or OF some note.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Staliings Feeds
Winter Leaguers

George Stallings is going TO stage Il
big turkey feast in Boston on Jan. IA
for members OF the Boston Winter
league, an organization that keeps
interest," in the game alive during the
on season. He has sent % turkeys
from his Georgia plantation to Boston,
where they are being fattened for the
feast One of the birds is said TO be
the biggest ever seen in Boston. IL
weighs 40 pounds already and is TAX
ing on a pound week. 1t will be
served at n special table and the ban
uueters will draw lots for seats at
that table The Miracle Man also
will furnish few possums, coons. and
other sort OF birds" from Georgia as
Ills re-in
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Good Players Elsewhere Are
Now Greatly Handicapped
On Green

all the other clubs in his bag and
lose his match through Indifferent put.
ting. II makes the game lopysided.
with everything sacrificed TO putting.
Against TINS. naturally. the indfrer-
ent putter. who has practiced faith.
fully 20 improve hts game In this re-
spect but still remains an Indifferent
pGtter. lodges protest He finds
mis- opponent who can put well playing
u comparatively poor game with all
his clubs except \the puttcr but win.
ming he match. Enlarglng the hole,
the contention goes. will Woik no
hardship on the good pujter, beyond
compelling him 20 improve himself I'm
the use OF other clubs while II will
materially help the poor putter.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Dahlen a Jinx to
Second Basemen

In all my years of ball playing"
said Johnny Evers recently the man
! found II hardest to touch with the
ball as he came down to second base
from first was Pill Dahlen, until re-
Gently manager OF the Brooklyn Ma.
tionals. =
"Dahlen always came straight down
the base line, directly at the base,
but In the last 10 feet OF the dis.
lance there was no telling what he
would do. He had great way of
anticipating where the throw from
the c-tcher was coming and he played
his slide TO "A nicely Coming straight
along he suddenly would fall down
on his hips, to one side or the other
spread his legs, and then use the
greatest cleverness i'm pulling out OF
reach and twisting himself 10 hook
the base with either foot.
There are other men whom / have
found IL difficult TO tag at second
and among them are Hans Lobert
Charlie Herzog. Campbell. Bescher.
Byrne. Magee, Miller, Higgins and
Wagner
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The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
THAT FED STOCK IS
MOVING SLOW NOW
Found Market When Walt First
Jumped, But is Now in
Slump

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.--After the Feds
had signed Walter Johnson, the story
circulated around Chicago that
Charles Weeghman was trying TO in
terest fans TO buy stock in his club.
He said that in the event OF q flnan
cial crash he could sell Johnson To
McGraw for $4,000. II is said that
quite a lot OF fans were influenced by
the acquisition OF Johnson. and bought
literally of the Feds stock. which. OF
course. has taken decided tumble
since Johnson has repudiated his Fed
contract and returned to the Wash.
ington club.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Sport Now Allows Too Little
For Skill With Other Clubs,
is Argument

Coli gossip. these DAYS. tuns more
persistertly ,han ever toward The
proposition OF increasing the diane
ter of the putting hole. Amateurs. ot
coarse. are expected to approve the
nlan. bat among the professionals
there are not few. too who are en-
dorsing H. George Duncan. for exam
ple. recommends II. and finds what
seems 10 be valid argument in support
of his \coRteution Putting, hc de-
clares. plays 100 important part in
the game under present conditions.
Enlarging the cups diameter 10 eight
inches. on the other Wand. Wouid tend
TO give putting Us proper value and
no more.
As II is now. the work done with
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
PAUL DIES JARDIEN MAY
BE COACH AT BELOIT

CHICAGO Dec &c Either Nelson
Norgren or Paul Des Jardien. the two
most famous Maroon athletic stars OF
recent years, will be seen as head
coach at Beloit college next year IL "A
movement now awaiting the decision
OF the Beloit board OF trustees meets
with official approval The president
of the Wisconsin college already has
swung his favor TO the advocates OF
a change in the coaching system. ac-
cording TO the report.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
His Chickens Win
More Than Teams

MUSHROOM, Mich, Dec 26.-Arch.
lie DeBaker, manager OF the Muskegon
State league team during the first
three years of the circuit and pilot Of
local Independent teams before that
time has just shown himself as sue
cessful a poultry fancier as he was
pilot of ball clubs.
At Grand Haven recently. with 500
birds entered and competition from
all parts Of the state bidding for
prizes, DeBaker's pen OF Rose Comb
Rhode Island Reds made clean
sweep OF the prizes I'm that class.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Golfers Urge That Putting Hole Be Made
Ldrger--- Would Balance the Game Better
McGraw Is Strong For
Tennis at Spring Camp

While tlueacy Jennings and
Brunch EtckeN VIII have their men
playinp hand ball az the training
caup John McGraw win have his
Giants playing tennis az Marlin
The tennis ttuT U.s. particularly for
the pitcher. a- MC,iruw thinks N
viii Nmber ip their arms without
strainiug them aud also sharpen
their Witt H- to fielding
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
They Don't Make Them
Gamer Than This Boy

DENVER. ole Dec. 90 Eight
times--count em---Joe Flynn hit the
canvas In the first round OF his
Christmas night mill here with
Young Abe Attell Yet Flynn was
on his feet for the other IA rounds
OF a i round go and helped spill
his share OF gore Young Abe"
got the decision.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Stage Gets Game
Outside Big Nine

CHICAGO Dec. 26.-Some surprise
was expressed here today when II was
learned that Coach Stag has scheduled
gridiron contest next fall between
the University OF Chicago and the
Haskell Indians The date is Nov. u.
This is the first tirSe in several years
that the Maroons have gone outside
the western conference in picking OPP
ponents
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26

the puttcr counts for 81 per cent Of
IN players efficiency In sc0ring'a -,
for instance from 80 20 Sf OF The
strokes are n-ade on Q pHtting green.
This means, in other EordA that the
strokes ,.itn one club. the plltter.
count Tor as much as strokes with all
the other clubs pat together. n one
IL an accurate putter. this may be a
fair enough division. but ~ Is evident,
also, that ono can play perfectly With
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Farrell to Leave
With Good Wishes

The American league will/part with
Frank Farrell, with, regret. When
Johnson and his associates needed a
pretty game guy In New York, Farrell
gave OF his time and money without
stint But circumstances forced Dew.
cry upon him as partner. and when
the circuit decided TO rid itself OF the
Devery blight Farrell had TO be sac
rificed
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
DETROIT SEPTET TO
SARNIA FOR TONIGHT

The Detroit hockey team will play
the Sarnia septet at Sarnia. tonight,
and will meet the Canadians I'm De-
troit next Wednesday night There
will he no changes in the local squad,
except that Hammelef is likely to
play goal
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Hickey Needs New
Sunday Manager

Now that Jimmy Austin has gone
TO the Feds, fans in st. Louis are
wondering who Branch Hickey will
make his Sunday manager Hickey
does not appear at the ball park on
sunday and Austin last season ran
the team on the field on the Sab.
hath
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
ART IRWIN NOW LOOKING
JOB IN MINORS OVER

Arthur Irwin, realizing that his day
is done with the New York Yankees,
Is reported a. seeking minor league
ire nchise. He has made an OFFER. il is
stated. for the Lawrence club OF the
New England league. in which Dan
Noonan now holds the controlling IN
terest.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
w. & ]. slashes sehedule.

or the schools played last fall.
Washington and Jefferson will NOT
meet Harvard, Bucknell. Dickinson
Georgetown and Rutgers next year
A game with the navy has also been
turned down. Lehigh will be the tur
key day attraction next fall.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
II Was Mostly Bunk. Too.

Ban Johnson. after almost a year in
the ruck. energies gloriously as the
worlds greatest press agent To so
engineer the negotiations leading up
to the simple purchase OF ball club
as to completely overshadow the
jumpings OF Walter Johnson and
Rube Marquard requires some genius.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
SEVEN CENTRALITES
ARE GIVEN NEW SUITS

-Whitmarsh, Hendrian. Sullivan
Stringer, Wenzel, Holton and Culver
are the Central basketball players to
whom new suits have been given
The suits are similar to those used
last year
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
GOTCH WILL WRESTLE
BEFORE MOVIE CAMERA

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.--Frank Gotch.
king, has been matched TO
meet a worthy opponent, The bout
will be pulled loff in Chicago before a
small and select audience in a NOV
ing picture studio The movie mag
mates plan TO reproduce other sport
ing features
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
RayI. to Meet Burroughs.

The Rayls have accepted the chal.
lenge OF the Burroughs basketball
team for a game that will play part
i'm determining the city championship
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Euen the Great MdfhelDSOn Couldn't
Pitch to a Catcher Like This One

Doc Watson the outpaw who was turned loose by the Chicago
out Of the pennan explains the release He declares Catcher
Blocks
straight ball
to hand which
like the
Jim tried legs cut oose
that the stands and
covered Jim was bowiegged.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
Cuban Fight Fans Not FaUOrabIy
Impressed by Willard Johnson Go

The Cuban boxing
promoters II has for
,onnson Willard championship fight
around Maybe perhaps. mi
'oohs I'm me Havana
az easy or mat lney specially
SHOWS Vuosn sportdom tinking the guitar
nhsgo while the
snusiy barking before Another cartoon repr
thts NC cmaractt az talking about like
senior Iomaso Jones "cabaero will be superb
$50 a '"s' h'W'ei"eh ana only
The Cuban public: haw Woops-
Fine chance TO a gathe there
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
WOULD COL. RUPERT MAKE
GOOD in MAJOR LEAGUE?
WHITE CONFIDENT
HE'LLLlCK SHUGRUE
Starts Training in Gotham
kid Williams Easily Beats
DAILY

NEW YORK, t5eC % Charley
White, Chicagos premier bidder for
Freddie Welsh's lightweight title, be
gan polishing OFF hts training here 10.
day in preparation for his l0-round
whirl with Joe Shugrue, of Jersey
City, at Madison-sq garden next Tues
day night White and his manager,
Nate Lewis, got in late last night
from Chicago,
IN put ShugruC away this time.
confidently asserted the Windy City
boxer i've met him twice before.
but didn't have the confidence in my
self in those days that have now.
shugrue will find different opponent
this time
II figure by beating this bird III be
able TO force Welsh into a match Tor
the championship, And when do
youll see new champion
White worked out in the baggage
car OF the train on the way here yes
terday. He shadow boxed and jump
ed the rope Tor half an hour In space
cleared between trunks.
Kid Williams demonstrated his
right 10 the bantamweight champion
ship, yesterday afternoon, by handing
Johnny Daily, Of this city. thorough
beating in 10 rounds. Only Days
ability to take lot OF punishment
saved him from a knockout. Williams
mauled him about the ring al will, but
he couldn't do more than gain the
popular verdict
Porkv Flynn. OF Boston, proved too
touch customer for Battling Levin
sky. The local light heavyweight went
at top speed for 10 rounds. and then
the best he could get was draw
with the Massachusetts slugger. Flynn
had a big advantage in weight
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
cetroi,er. curI =, s.rni,

Cetroiters Curl az Sarnis.
Two Detroit Kinks will curl at Sar-
mia tonight. in a match with the Ca.
nadians. Thomas Wilson and John
Stevenson will be the Detroit skips.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26

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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-23
POSTPONED TRIP TO EUROPE.
Comparison Of the Ocean With Ship
on Which He Was to Sail De-
cIded Thls Man.

He decided to take late winter
Journey to Europe and bask in the
sunshine of southern Italy. He en-
gagged stateroom and passage on a
steamer bound for Naples. Two days
before sailing time he arrived in New
York with all the baggage necessary
for a successful trip abroad. Three
or four days after that he was back
in his home town, pursuing his usual
business affairs, and Saying nothing. -
A friend, unable to bear the silence,
asked him one day why he had not
gone to Europe.
We'll" said the man, when / got
to New York looked at the boat that
was to take me across the pond. and
then looked at the ocean and then
figured how many times bigger the
ocean was than that boat. Then fig
ured that even If that boat was stood
on end, none of it would be left on top
of the water in case it should sink.
AT that time, too, waves as big aa
mountains were running and vessels
were In trouble everywhere. The wa
ter was sickly green l became dizzy
just looking at it, and then / decided
that If the Atlantic could make me sea-
sick just to look at 1t while l was
standing on shore 1t would certainly
kill me if l mixed up with it-so /
came home"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-23
INCIDENCE A NATIONAL TRAIT
What Are Known as "Leaners" De-
eldediy In the Majority Among
the Natives Of Mexico.

Mexican Incidence has always had
something to do with making Mexican
national history" said traveller.
Mexico has class of natives called
1eaners from their habit of leaning
against the side of building to roll
cigarette. Once in this position the
leaner adheres to it for hours.
Tradition declares that a Mexican
leaner once sued an American railroad
builder for pulling down a building
against which the plaintiff had been
leaning. Damages were awarded for
severe shock and Inconvenience, and
the court took occasion to recommend
law requiring one hours notice un-
der similar circumstances.
Mexican military forces are to
some extent recruited from leaners.
Mexican history has record of an
insurgent force which was being
pushed forward VIGOROUSLY when it
came to stream which had swollen
over night. The general was leaner.
He bivouacked to wait till the stream
should subside, but 1t did not subside
and he withdrew. He could easily have
bridged narrow cascade less than
mile from his camp. but that would
have required fresh initiative, which
has no place in the practical philos-
ophy of leaner.
But he succeeded, anyhow, because
his adversary was also a Ieaner.
When the river fell the insurgent
force came back. crossed without op-
position. and casually took possession
of the contested territory"