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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
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clyde MILAN. the Senator's star out
fielder. has wired friends a vigorous
denial OF the report that he had signed
with the Pittsburgh Federal team
Catcher McAnester, OF the ST Louis
Browns. probably VIII guilt organized
base ball 10 become athletic director
OF "A southern university. II was learn
ed today.
with only New York Irish-Americnn
and Yale entries 10 be received, the
total mum Der OF entrants Tor the an
nual Boston A. a. games. FEB Z, Is
s42.
Ray Chapman. the Cleveland short
stop, is said 10 have signed contract
10 play with the Indianapolis FEEDER
ais The story lacks confirmation.
The Garden Bowling alleys have
been selected for the state Bowling
tournament TO be held here April IL
to 10.
Owing To the fact that Western High
will not have a track team this sea-
son. and that there isn't great deal
OF material at Eastern and Central,
scholastic track interest is not Nigh.
With several thousands Of dollars
hanging on the result OF the race.
Prince Arlington, one OF Detroit $
PAGERS beat Local Option the last
three OF five heats on the Boulevard.
Thousands watched the race.
The threatened war bstNten the
PLAYERS Fraternity and the minor
baseball leagues has been aVerted by
President Fultz' permission 20 minor
leaguers to sign their contracts AFTER
he had reached an agreement with the
minor league magnates-
The Detroit Roses and Niagara
Rangers soccer teams meet for the
right to continue to play for the
Dewar trophy, national cup.
The ssrnia hockey team meets the
Detroit seven at the Arena Friday
night. Detroit goes TO Sarnia for
game Monday.
The Border league is getting busy.
1t includes Port Huron. Mt. Clemens
Pontiac, Wyandotte, Windsor and
YpsilantL
Ed weinberg, first basemnn. form
erly of Detroit, now owned by tha
Louisville club is dlckerlng With Joe
Tinker. Chicago Fed manager.
signed with the Tigers, only six men
remain to be secured. Schultz ~ 4
right- handler. secured from Vancouver.
Ad woIgasf and Chsrli. White have
been matched for bout at Milwaukee,
b'eb. g.
The Federal league put over another
one today Red" GalligAn. famous
bat boy OF the Chicago Cubs, an
nounced that ice Tinker made him
good offer 10 take care OF the chi
cago Feds sticks this year, and that
he will jump, providing he doesn't ac-
cept another ofer 10 become appFeh-
tice TO an undertaken.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
Hugh S. Fullerton, Noted Writer,
Joins The Times Sporting Staff

Where there are two or three rams
rathered together, there shall the
name Of Hugh 8. Fullerton be- heard!
For OF ell the chroniclers OF the way
OF q man with a spit-ball his name
rings loudest through fandom.
Hugh Fullerton has just joined the
stan of The Times, and, as special
sporting writer will continue his au-
thoritative articles for fans exclusive
.Iy through this page. He will com
mence work at once.
Fullerton Is the one great expert
ON baseball In America. hts word
alone Is law TO lovers of the leaguers
from the Atlantic TO the Paciflc--from
it they never care to deviate. But,
in addition to this. he Is an expert
enced sporting editor whose keen
mind has studied every branch on
the sporting-tree. He knows, just as
he knows the diamond. the gridiron.
the ringside and the swim ming tank.
Tennis. golf and baseball are under
his dominion. too.
Hugh Fullerton was born at Hills
boro, Ohio. From the first he played
baseball and football, running of with
circus at Is. After a year he re-
turned home and went to Ohio state
university two years There he tried
to play football and baseball. lie en-
tered the newspaper business In Gin
cinnati In 1883. Later he returned tc
HiIlgboro and ran the country paper
there for year. He next went tc
the Cincinnati, Enquirer under Harry
Weldon. reporting races and fights
Il He broke into baseball under Chas
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
SPORTS OF
Fullerton Says the Federal League Can Exist
And Make Moderate Profit by StupendOuS work
BY HUGH 6. FULLERTON.

Con. Jose Tinker mas just replied
TO tie national question, Can the
Federal league succeed ?" by blow
ing up another hulwWk or organized
baseball The war is raging close go
the citadel, with the -Federals threat.
ening 20 carry the second line OF de
lenses by assault.
This Tinker person. discarded by
the Chicago Cubs. thrown out OF Gin
cinnati, suddenly has become the big
gest figure In sport in America II
not IN IN. world. The reports are.
Allies, 80 captured ! rccaptured
tederalT claim to have signed near.
ly 100 major league players
Total value of these players. about
100000.
Cost to Federals in salaries about
$4,000.
Minor leaguers captured, raboup
81
Value in organized ball, (abouu
$4,000
Cost in excess salaries 70 Federals
(abouD $4,000
Estimated increase major league
salaries to retain players 100000.
The Federals give figures, oyer-es.
timated in instances. but their fig
ures are strong reply TO the Ques-
ton as to whether or not they can
exist
Can the Federal league exist?
Can II prosper?
Is there field for IL?
believe IL can exist. that there Is
a field for IL. not as large as II claims,
but still large, and that II can pros
per In moderate way II 1t sue
ceeds In breaking the National league
(Which is its objectl Il will occupy
an enlarged and profitable field
However, ! am not trying TO decide
or predict the success or failure OF
the league. ! have arranged with one
OF the big officials and hackers OF the
Federal 10 tell American fans why
and how he thinks the Federal viii
win; with a prominent owner In or.
gained ball 10 tell why he believes
the Federal will collapse, and with
one OF the brainiest managers in the
country TO tell what he believes the
effect of the Federal assault upon the
major league will be on the playing
end OF the game which is about all
We fans care about. | have arranged
with one OF the sFeatest legal author
tiles on contracts in America TO an.
alyze the contract which is the basis
OF the entire war
IL IS stupendous task 10 organ
ize, train and equip eight minor league
clubs. build eight parks and work up
public enthusiasm in four months. II
is staggering in view OF the fact few
OF the Federal owners know anything
of baseball as business
Evidently they have plenty OF
money--which is the basis OF all war.
and in the crisis Tinker has risen 10
supply the baseball brains II he has
accomplished nothing else. he has in
creased (on paper at least the sal
aries OF ball players about $4,000 a
year
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

succession 10 the bOdy-and on land-
ing srithy ne spnrts and SHOOTS IN
fusillade from every known angle 10
all parts OF the head and body. He
is a regular wildcat in one OF those
spnrts, and so rapidly does he uncork
his punches that il is extremely ditl-
cult 10 keep tab OF them
Griffith, with his snappy left, will
OF course. be able TO check the Jer-
seyman to considerable extent. and
he viii doubtless stop some OF his on.
slaughts before they get Well launch
ed Griffith has been taught by Art
Simms and Bernie Strap that stiff
iaD on the nose when the other fell
low is preparing 10 shoot a blow, will
usually check him, and knock him off
his stride. and Johnny frequently
turns this trick very neatly Shngrue
is no stronger than Johnny. lie is
just trifie more aggressive. and pos.
sibly more fierce at mixing Their
battle should be beauty.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
Outfeld is Already the Best in
Major Leagues, Says the
Boston Manager
WILL STRENGTHEN THE
lNFlELD THIS SUMNER
Catching STAFF is All Right and
Pitchers Are Tried and True,
Says Bull
BY 7. 4. MuRNANE.

BOSTON, Jan. -S.-Manager Bill
Carrigan. of the Red SoX wound up
his business in Boston and returned 10
his home in Lewiston While here Car.
rigan discussed the merits OF all the
old players with Messrs. Lannin and
Taylor and mapped ont the work for
his men during the preliminary sea.
son, as we'll as deciding on the hotels
that the Red SOx will stop AT while
on the road next season.
Commenting on the Red Sox'
chances, Manager Carrigan said
Il think our chances are pretty
good, that is IL We get fair break
in the luck, and no team can ever hope
TO win a major league championship
without at least an even break in the
luck
Il think our catching staff will show
improvement over last year am
certain that | will be in better shape
than ever beT0Te Thomas has deyeF
oped into ciever workman and the
others are ali strong and willing.
in Wood Bedicnt, Foster Moseley
and the lefthanders. Collins and leon,
ard. We have a string OF tried pitchers,
anu IL 5 ulbiH fslaH llNflg AoAA Nv AN''
two OF the eight new pitchers viii
make good After the season is Well
on I will cut the pitching star TO eight
and perhaps seven men.
Wood and Foster have signed, Bp=
dent is satisfied with his salary, Col
Inns. Moseley ana Leonard have not
signed. but | feetsaFe- these men VIII
be with the Req Sox at Hot Springs.
"Our iafleld will be stronger tsan
last season. as we will have Scott, the
sensational shortstop from st, Paul
added to last seasons lineup with Lar
nv Gardner much stronger player
thanks To a mucI-needed rest Tor the
leg that was broken early last season
we will have tie same outtield, the
8 rongest by al odds IN baseball, both
in regulars ana in. substitutes. the
condition of LIE players Will mean
much. and knowing the BOYS. | feael
sure every man will try and put the
Red Sox back in the running, with 2
good chance OF dividing the pig
money
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

a wrestler, whose name is Fristensky
Made our grapplsrs look like soc sky.
But when Farmer Frank GotaA--
Grabs him ankle and crotch
Wen speak OF him in the past tensky.
The sad part Of the great baseball
war Is that, whether the Federals win
or lose, the ball players or their sue
cessors must pay back all the big in
creases OF salary and much OF the cost
or war. Tor as soon as peace is re-
tored (Which * must be on some basis
soon, and the sooner the less the loss)
the owners viii do as they always
have done-get back their losses by
holding down salaries
The danger to the players now is
that the hackers OF the Federal league
may quit" The officials OF organized
ball say they viii quit. Ii they do. it
will be recorded az the most cruel
blow TO the players ever inflicted since
the National league broke the Brother
hood by bribery. Bribery, in fact. al
ways has been the method OF breaking
rival leagues. Bribery broke the
Brotherhood, undermined the Ameri-
can association and came near wreck
ing the American league IN its infancy
II Is being tried now. The Federals
who can be approached are being TAX
en- TO high places and shown promised
lands.
The limit OF confidence in his team
was reached by one OF Chances Yam
KEGS who refused to sign with the Fed.
eral league. because he thought he
ought 10 have $500 more TO sacrifice
his chance OF getting into the worlds
series
After puzzling over recent A. A. u.
rulings we would define professional
as an amateur who buys some other
make Of sporting goods.
Frank Farrell lighting for King Cole
recalls vaguely the story OF the two
Irish section foremen who fought each
other for two hours 10 decide which
had hired an Italian section hand so
az TO Ere him
THE HOLLANDERS ARE
CLAIMING THAT GOLF ORIGI-
MATED IN HOLLAND IN TIE
TWELFTH CENTURY. WHICH
MAY ACCOUNT FOR HANS
SCHMDT'S SUCCESS. IN 500
YEARS EVEN WE COULD GET
BELOW so
Brad street, the Princeton fallback,
denies that he Is Dun
One idea of welcoming the returning
worlds tourists White Sox and Giants
! is 20 give them banquet Carrying
oats 10 foundcred horse
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
Yankees Will Probably Have Entire
New Outfeld When Season Opens

II is not unlikely that Frank Chance
will have an entirely new outfeld next
season. Ii is whispered that neither
Cree, Bill Holden or Luther Cook
will be found in the gardens, Chance
having insinuated that these positions
will go to Channel, Jimmy Walsh
and Frank Gilhooley. These are ex'
pected 10 prove fast trio, and while
It is not Chances intention to. cut
loose the other three mentioned, he
does not believe that their chances
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
Shuqrue, Dundee and LeUinsky
Beat Moran, ONeH and Kear,1S

Knocked
round OF his scheduled
Moran caim he hit low.
old too shugrue had the
.evunth the on defense
Sapper ONe sheds their loround mil
hi English opponent and
tho pscethr
me Garden.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
ZAMLOCH WON'T TAKE
500 MONTH REDUCTION

DENVER. Jan Pitcher Car,
Zamloch who was purchased from De.
troit via Providence. by Denver last
fall. Is a hold-out Carl objects to the
$50 month SALARY reduction involved
In the shift HE'S an advertising SO
licitor y, San Fkancisco> end dispatches
from there quote him as saying he
has no intention OF signing a Denver
contract
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
GOES BACK
WITHOUT FRED BLNDlNG

After apparently being willing TO
settle down 10 long and stern chase
for the services OF Fred Banding,
cleveland pitcher, Secretary w. X.
Blackwood, OF the Cleveland club, was
called of By his boss, President SOM
ers. last night, Blackwood left sud
denly for Cleveland after having re-
ceived a telegram at the Griswold ho-
tel where he planned to meet Bland
ing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
WAGNER MEETS JOE
PHILLIPS TONIGHT
Johnny Prendergast and Harry
White Are Carded for Eight
Round Semi-Final

Two eight-round bouts and two four
round goes are on the weekly program
OF the Windsor Athletic club for to-
night.
Billy Wagner meets Joe Phillips In
the main event the wfnd-up. Wagner
showed a fine battle the last time he
was at Windsor Phillips IS a willing
lad who Is fairiy clever A good bout
should result from their meeting.
Johnny Prcndergast and HAIRY,
White are, carded tot an eight'rounu
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

Tor getting regular positions LOOK
bright.
CHANNEL has just sent in his signed
contract He Is the same youngster
who was with the Yankees several
years ago and broke his leg during
spring practice with the result that
he drifted back 10 the minors. He
was a star on the Denver team last
season and as a result OF that showing
Chance secured him. He had a bat
ting average of .337 in 1913.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
StouaH Says Russell DralUs
$1,000 Per Year from w. SOx

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 2s.--
TEX" Russell. young pitching sensa-
ton of the Chicago White Sox last
season. drew only $1,000 for slab work
in 1913 and is tied up by contract
calling for the same amount In 1914
and 1915. according to George Stovall,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

who came here to negotiate with Rus
sell Owner Comiskey. of the White
Sox, shrewdly secured Russell's sigma
ture TO a three-year contract at sl75
a month when he pulled him from the
bushes
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

He reported baseball for the Record
one year and has been with the Chi
cago~Tribune Oh and on ever since.
FULLERTON has travelled with the Chi
cago clubs from 1894 till now. He
has written most extensively Tor the
magazines and has written r seven
books, including four baseball novels.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
Tooth Shower" From
Boxers Mouth Proves
To BE Orange Seeds

~ A hot mix-up during a recent
bout az Cincinnati, the crowd
was startled 10 see a shower
~ teeth go scattering over the
canvas. aud was then mystified
10 see both boys grinning from un-
marked sets OF molars. White had
been cruelty mutllating an orange
between r1gnds, the gong had
runa before he could finish the
lmorscIyl and the teeth were
orange seeds Of goodly size and
numerous quantity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
Pittsburgh Federal Boss Says
a He Promised TO Bring Five
b Players With Him
SOMERS GIVES UP HOPE
OF GETTING HIS THREE
Banding. Falkenberg and kah-
Rs Ter Are Conceded to Feds
by Maps Boss
BY HAL SHERIDAN.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-EYidenliy
there has been much taking-oi-pen'ln'
and-to.write -few-llues BY baseball
players during the past months. The
Federals are getting TO the place
where they are making public cores
pondence 80 that baseball is passing
through IT'S dear senator stage.
Letters from Hughey Jennings
written years ago. having been given
out. Charlie Dooln's literary effort Is
now exposed and Secretary Nc
Culloch, OF the Pittsburgh club, is out
with the statement that the Federals
do not want Doom under any ciTcum-
stances. Even with the letter in which
Doom offered to go TO the Federals
for 81, 900 a year and bring five players
with him, before his eyes, il is not
likely. however, that President Baker.
or the Phillies. will insist on his red
topped catcher trying TO square him
self with the Fed management.
II will bring three TO FIVE men,
namely, Knabe, Brennan, Killifer and
Eppa Rixey, with me- the letter cred
tied to Doom reads II will want for
myself a contract for three years al
$1,000 per year and will guarantee you
one OF the strongest clubs in the Fed
eral league. as / am in touch with
players in both leagues and know the
ones who have grievances.
! Mccullough gave out the letter he
claims to have received from Doom
before the latter's attacks on the Fed
erals and thus placed Charlie up with
Hughey jennings, who was first trot-
ted out by the Federals as an expert
aetter writer.
Ii President Somers. OF the Cleveland
Maps, has given up the ghost SO far
as pitchers Banding, Falkenberg anu
Kahler are concerned. He admitted
they had Jumped to the Federals.
Handing. Il Is said. will play with To
ronto. Falkenberg with Indianapolis
and Kahler with Pittsburgh Claude
Hendricks, a Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher,
Is to perform for the Kansas City Fed
erals, according to an announcement
made there. Simon, Pirate catcher, Is
also said to have signed up with the
new organization.
IN The Chicago and Baltimore reoeral
teams are now said to be complete and
Arrangements are being made Ioi
spring training. Tinker Is TO leave
With his squad for Texas FEB ls'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
They Pay So Each to See Ton,n,y
Burns Lay a Neckfe Clerk Lou

Los ANGELES cs Jan 2sDseotery that one Brsnt billed
bors at TAFT Monday night is clerk haberdashey
today To
80 He heAded -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

Minor league members OF the base
ball players fraternity are now free 10
sign contracts. President Dave Fultz
announced yesterday a satisfactory
agreement had been reached with the
leading minor leagues as 20 clauses 10
the documents which were objected TO
and the major leagues agreed 70 elm
mate
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
NEXT IS CHARLIE DOOM AS
ANEXPERT LETTER WRITER

Miner Brown Is sul plugging in
search OF players Tor his 81 Louis
team and Is IN Massachusetts ON me
Trail OF Pitche; George fytEri OF tue
Boston Braves.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

affair that should be slambang. Prem
dergast, substituting for boy on
short notice a little while ago at
Windsor. saved the nights card with
HIS clever work
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

Manager Joe Tinker VIII leave for
Mineral Wells. Texas. next saturday
10 inspect the training camp OF the
Chicago Fcderals Tinkers squad
VIII assemble on Feb. IS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

n The Chicago and Baltimore Federal
teams are now said TO be complete ana
arrangements are being MADE loi
spring training. Tinker Is 10 iearo
with his squad for Texas feo' To-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28
FuHertOn,s Dope
As BAD AS THE CAME.

a wrestler, whose name is FrlstenslSy
Made our grapplsrs look like soc sky.
But when Farmer Frank GetaA-
Grabs him. ankle and crotch
Wen speak OF him in the past tensky.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

Brad street, the Princeton flllbacl
denies that he IS Dun
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-21
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Cassandra Mansfield has gone
to- Wheeling where she has entered
the Ohio Valley General Hospital for
i treatment. 5.3sg.iS n
Rex John, assistant Secretary. at
2 the YIN. G.. A.Nwent to Columbus,
O.. yesterday for brief visit.
: H. W. showalter was a. busin sss
visitor III Pittsburg yesterday 81
WA. Murphy, who had been the
guest Of his aunt Mrs. j ii. Mur4
ply in Jackson street; LEFT this, morn
ing, for Baltimore He was enroute
home from Taltal, Chill, where he Is
/ !!l employed with the Dupont Powder
Company He made the trip here
through the Panama canal to San
i Francisco and visited points enroutei
Everett. Bremen, formerly Of this,
eity;y now of akins, Ky, Isl a. btisiz
ilesst yisitorsin the city " "
Russell z. Gather. OF Winchester
] iNas is "a visitor in,the. city i
fG5lW. 81. spragg.. who had been d
iHbusiness visitor in the city has re-,
turned to Waynesburg, Pa. Mrs.
spragg is spending the winter in
Florida. & 81
Ms. NJ. "a. Nuzum, who has been.
ilisfcr several weeks continues to i'm
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