Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-14
FAILURE OF TRADE FORCES
DOOM TO JOIN FEDERALS
cCraw and Moran Fail to Effect Deal So "Charlie" Will
Soon Sign Up With Outlaw League-Ten-
Day Notice Has Expired

seven positions at various times, that he
is one Of the most valuable players that
ever donned n uniform. His hitting kept
the Phillles from sinking lower than they
| did, and without that terrible bludgeon
| in 1915 Moran's team will have n splen-
did chance Of tussllug with the Cincinnati
Reds for the teil-end position in the Ma
tional League race.
Looking over Walter Camps first ALI
American team for 1914 one might be led
TO believe that the expert had deserted
HIS alma mater and matrloulated in Har-
ward.
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Frank Baker ia quoted as saying that
he will not jump to the Federal League,
and that he doesn't want a new contract
for 1915. There is one man, anyway, who
agrees with Connie Mack.
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Johnny Kilbane VIII be in our midst
tonight, as the popular worlds feather
weight champion is to battle willie"
HouolS at the Olympia Athletic Assocla-
tion. Fight followers are OF the opinion
that a good fight IL to be witnessed, and
80 are we. TEilbane must be conceded to
be the cleverer of the two, but Houck
IL 30 rugged and such a boring-in tighter
that even an expert like Kllbano is liable
10 UltHly Ol hOTha Aut appearance
of Kilbane here is sure to result I'm great
good for the sport Johnny is we'll liked
here and his appearance will certainly
give impetus to the pastime. Every time
a man steps between the ropes to meet
a tighter like willie" Houck he takes
long chances. and Kilbane, knowing this,
will be forced 10 take care of his end of
the contest. That's one reason why we
expect to sec ono OF tho best fights of
the present winter here tonight
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II is remarkable what one good fight
will do for a boxer. Young Shugrue.
who has been struggling along to get
matches among the lightweights, was
pitted against FREDDY" Welsh, the
worlds lightweight chamgpion, recently
and many thought Shugrue was to be the
goat" However, one OF the biggest SUR
prises of the fistic year was sprung when
the Jersey City lightweight eyes, he halls
from Jersey whipped the champion at his
own game. Welsh, who was In pretty
good shape. figured that he so far out
classed his opponent that he could play
like the cat with mouse. Welsh, who
must be given great credit for his box
ing, forgot that he could be clever and
win by a shade, but prepared to tear into
ShuBrue-just what the latter wanted. OF
course, the result was early evidenced In
the nght. Once Welsh started such tao
tics he was done. Shugrue secured the
lead and held It to the end, proving that
even champions can overrate their skill
and strength. It Is dollar to dough-
nuts, and generally believed, II Welsh
had fought his usual careful fight tho
result would have been different. Now
the public will pay the freight, for the
American boy must surely again be
to fight the English wonder, and
it costs money to see such men in ac-
tion.
Maybe Johnny" Kilbane will enlighten
us by telling the fans who won the fight
between himself and Joe" Man
DOT. In the reports received here there
was q diversity OF opinions. "Kilbane
Won" ''Kilbane Didn't Win,' "Kilbane
Almost Won wsre some of tho sample
decisions.