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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-17

GoaIs-Barrett, 2; Fernando. 2;
Coeheld. 8: Elbel: Van Den Bosch. 4:
McColIum. 2; Forster, 9; Shanefeld.
Free throws--Barrett, a; Van Den
Bosch. ?. Referee for three games
Burnham.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-17

II am going to match Levinsky
with GunbOat Smith. and if ne doesn't
beat the Gunboat I'll he the most
surprised man in the business. Dan
Morgan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-17
BOWLING SCORES

c. A. c. LEAGUE.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-17
ANOTHER Federal.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill, Jan. IL
Fred Kommers, outfielder last season
with Pittsburgh and Columbus, re-
turned Friday from St. Louis and an
nounced that he had signed a contract
with the St. Louis Federal league club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
WILLARD BELIEVES He WILL WIN;
ISN'T TAKING UNDUE CHANCES
Says It Would Be Foolish for Him to Fight Others Be
fore TackIng Johnson in View of Large Expense
Which Promoters Have Incurred in Preparing
to Stage Heavyweight Championship Battle.
Nv LESS WILLARD.

time looking for a new start when ]
attended a boxing match between
wildcat" Ferns and Harry Brewer
Kansas City lightweights. While
watching the bout the feeling that !
could defeat Jack Johnson rose in me
and 1 decided to tackle the game.
That night 1 was introduced to Carl
Norris L had read Of him mad saw
where the newspapers conceded him a
chance to win the title from Johnson.
I bluntlv told him that he could not
lick me. and I was ready to prove 1t.
believe my size prevented Norris
from buckling into me, and we parted
with chips on our shoulders. But the
talk caused comment, and local match
makers came after me to take on some
of the. lesser fights, and on April 10,
1911, I fought my first professional
battle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

ter Johnson would jump to the federal
and back again &. Callahan would get
let out from the mgr. of the white SOX
q ! would set on the bench all summer
man that told you them things was
mOrfiend & you would of ran a way
from him.
But All Them Things Happened.
Well Steve all them things happened
& 1 could think of a hole lot more to
that happened pretty near as impossible
like them 1 wrote down so after all
them impossible things happened why
Wouldent it be o. K. to go a head q
bet one some million to 1 shots going
to happen next yr & clean up betting
on them and it looks like as if it would
be a good bet that Cincinnati would
win the penant in the Nat. league next
Vt. and fredie Welsh would knock Jack
Johnson out & be the heavywate cham
piOn & a little baby would come a long
and throw Frank Gotch the rasier &
Hank ODay would lead the American
league in batting & Ed Walsh would
begin pitching left handed & make
all the hitters looks like a sucker &
Tie Cobb would crawl to list base on
his hands & nees & Vic Safer would hit
some umpire with a crobar q brake
there head open d some branes would
fall out & Taft the owner of the Cuos
would tell us to all come down TO
where he lives at next spring d pay
him visit d then bed tell us our sal
rvs was all doubled on acct. of him
haveing to much money & Heine Zim-
norman would quit base ball & be
minister in a church some where's &
the umpires would for get there self
& begin calling strikes when the ball
was over the plate & balls when they
was a It. outside & the white SoX wocld
fOrfit the city serious to the Cubs on
acct. of being a scared to plav & I
would get a SPARE deal from some body
& get whats cOmeing to me. OF cOrEe
I'm just iokeing Steve & none of them
things could really happen but still &
all you cant tell whats going to happen
after what was pulled off last Vt. &
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
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BASEBALL, RECORDS
OF THE PAST YEAR
By ThOs. s. Andrews.
3 : 3 : 8 3 : : 8 : 8 8 8 :

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 22.-In
game between the University Of Min
nesota and Hamline university, pitcher
Rohn, of the former team, pitched
no-hit game.
Iowa City, Ia, May 2.-'shorty" Des
Jardien, of Chicago team, pitched no
hit game against Iowa, winning s to O..
Chicago. III, May 31.-Joe Benz,
pitching for the White SOx against
Cleveland, let the Maps down without
hit, winning to 1.
Green Bay. Wis. May S1-Joe Benz
pitched no bit game for Green Bay
against Appleton.
Minneapolis, Mimi, June 9.-Minne-
apOlis and Louisville established new
association record when they played a
20 inning game. that was won by Min
neapOlis, to 2.
Cedar Rapids. Ia, June 26.-Gould
pitched a nO-hit game for Muscatine
against Cedar Rapids.
Waco, Texas, July 9--Ihe Austin
club of the Texas league, defeated IL
to by Waco, established what is be-
lieved to be a new worlds record Of
80 consecutive defeats.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, July 10.-'Lefty''
AIellinger pitched a no-hit game for
Cedar Rapids against Burlington.
New Haven, Conn, July 14.--After
pitching duel Of % innings, Hartford
won from New Haven, 2 to 1. Geist
pitched for Hartford and Jensen for
New Haven.
Duluth, Mimi, July flames With
ers pitched a nO-hit, nO-run game for
Duluth against Virginia.
Sioux City, Ia, July 19.-SiOuX City
and Wichita, of the Western league,
battled % innings new record for
the league. Clemens, pitching for
Wichita, won the game with score of
to 2.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 17.-New York
defeated Pittsburg 8 to 1 in a q inning
game. Marquard pitched for New York,
Adams for Pittsburg.
New York, July 19.-Jose AcOsta, the
young Cuban pitcher of the Long
Branch N. j. team, shut out the st.
Louis Americans at Long Branch with
out a run or hit.
Detroit, Mich, July 2S-Walsh, Col
Inns McInnes and Schang, of the
worlds champion Athletics, pulled a
sationaI triple play in the fourth
inning Of a game against Detroit
Saginaw, Mich, Aug. 21.-RUssen
Robbins hurled nine inning, nO-hit,
to 0 game for Saginaw against Jack
son. of the Southern Michigan league.
Mt Clemens, Mich, Aug. 21-Pitcher
Bravener, of the Mount Clemens club,
went II hitless innings against Bat
tie Creek.
Waterloo, Ia, Sept. SIN a game
against KeOkuk. Tom Drohan, the Wa
terloO twirler, pitched a no-hit, no-run
game
Buffalo, n. Y. Oct. 16-During
game of field events between the
Brooklyn and Buffalo teams, ollie An
dersOn, Of the BrOOk-feds, made the
hunt and run to first in 3 LIS sec
onds, equaling the worlds record.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

away below the standard set by the
eladiators of the past. Willard, with
more experience, may develop into
first class fighting man, but IN the Few
times he has appeared in the ring in
this locality has shown nothing to IN
dictate that he has the necessary class
to fight his way to the top Of the
division.
Until Willard first prove his right
to battle Johnson-Willard match will
interest in the affair. If Willard
can't beat such men as Smith, Coffey
ct al he has no business in the ring
with Jack Johnson, not to mention
Langford, Jeanette and McYey-
The middle weight developments of
the wear lust drawing to an end have
been hardly more satisfactory than in
the heavier division. George Chip,
regarded by many ring followers as
possible successor to Stanley ketehel
after his two defeats of Frank Klaus,
failed to make good his claim to cham
piOnship class. Following his knock
out in less than a round by Al Mccoy,
the Brooklyn second rater, Chip was
soundly beaten in a 20 round contest
by Jimmy Clabby.
Gibbons and CIabby Qualified.
Eddie McGoorty has confined all his
boxing in recent months to an Austria
liam campaign, and while in that cOun-
try met with several defeats that put
him out of the running for the middle
weight championship. Furthermore, il
is doubtful il McGOOrty can make the
weight demanded in match for the
title, OF all the men left to battle for
KetchePs crown Mike Gibbons and jim
my Clabby appear to be better quail
fled than any of the others. The an
nOuncemen% of a match between these
two stars would be gladly received by
boxing fans, and the winner would be
in position to claim precedence IN the
middleweight division. However, the
matchmakers have not yet been sue
cessful in bringing the boys together,
and until they have fought out the
question of superiority the situation can
be said to rest just about where it was
when Ketchel passed away.
WeIterVveight Division Muddled.
The welterweight division is in bad
repute in this country. No one appears
to know where it begins or where it
ends. It is so long since there has beeE
a recognized champion of the class that
the public has forgotten his name.
There are a number of socalled light
weights who properly belong III the
weIterweight division, among them
PaCkey Mcfarland and Jack BrittOn,
but apparently they have no ambition
to shine as welterweight stars Cam
paigning in the lightweight class is far
more profitable for these boys than tax
ing chances in a heavier division.
Shugrue and Dundee Improving.
Freddy Welsh. for years lightweight
champion Of Great Britain, outboxed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
Mcmahon Fights Norton New Years
-:II: -:I:- Ill A:n:- -:I:-
Willard Is Young; May Beat johnson
BY E. W. COCHRANE.

ANSAS CITY. No, Dec. 20
Y Despite the fact that he has not
IN been given a great deal of pub
liciity. considering his good record.
Tom Mcmahon, who is scheduled to
mix with Al Norton in 10 round box
ing contest here New Years day, real
ly has beaten some good fighters.
This "PittsburE BearCat" as he is
called, once boxed 10 rounds with big
Jess Willard, the hope slated TO fight
Jack Johnson. Mcmahon is so short
that he had to jump to hit Willard in
the face, and weighs but 1870, but he
held his own with the giant Kansan.
He boxed "GunbOat" Smith in New
York and several writers gave him
credit for shading Smith. He knocked
Al Kaufman out in one round and
tOppled lot of other pretty good
white hopes"
1t is understood Norton is in for
one of the toughest fights he has had
when he tackles this bird.
Thoroughly convinced that a Will
liard-Johnson fight viii be a finan-
cial success-and that is his only in
terest in the affair-Jack Curley, rep
resenting the New York syndicate of
sporting men which is backing the
match, is on still hunt along the bor-
der of Mexico for a battle-ground for
this next important heavyweight en-
counter
Curley had a rather sad experience
when he promoted the FIynn-Johnson
fight in Las Vegas in 1912. He figured
the mere fact that it was a worlds
championship affair-made so BY the
appearance Of the champion-would
cause the fight to have the proper
drawing power to make it a financial
success. That fight drew fewer. people
than a welterweight scrap in okla
homa on the same day between a cou-
pie of men not known outside of their
own precincts. Curley learned then
that not only the champion. but his
opponent, must be a drawing card.
To make a man a drawing card the
public must have confidence that he
at least has an outside chance to win
the title No one sided match was ever
good thing for the promoters bank
roll if the public was aware of the fact
that it would be one sided before the
contest took place.
When Flynn fought Johnson every
one was satisfied that it would merely
be little walkaway for the negro and
a possible chance for all interested
parties to make a bit of coin. Because
of the fireman having no chance to
win, at least in the opinion of every
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

Willie Richie in 20 tame rounds last
June, and was proclaimed champion of
Inc world. Since that time Freddy has
engaged in half dozen or more limited
round noQeclsion contests, but in his
latest battle, that with Young Joe Shu-
grue, made a miserable showing.
Willie Richie has boxed ONLY once
since losing the title to Welsh He met
Johnny Dundee in four round bout in
San Francisco two months ago, and
while the referee called it a draw the
critics insisted that Dundee was en-
titled to a shade decision. Reports from
the west hint that Willie has taken on
considerable flesh Of late and that it
is doubtful if he will ever again be able
to fight at the lightweight limit
OF the younger members Of the di-
vision Young Shugrue, Johnny Dundee
and Joe Mandot are the most promising.
Mandot has apparently recovered his
form and on his recent record must be
figured one of the most dangerous of
the runnersup for the title Shugrue
and Dundee have also been coming
along very fast and bid fair to figure
prominently in the race for the title
during the coming year.
Kflbane Still Rules Feathers
Johnny Kilbane still reigns the undis-
puted champion of the feathers. While
there are number OF other fair boys
in this division none appears to possess
class enough to make it interesting for
the champion. Kilbane by the way, as
pires to lightweight honors and that
he really intends making a champion in
that division was proved by his bout
with Joe Mandot, with whom he recent
ly boxed a 10 round draw. Kilbane will
undoubtedly make quite a record for
himself in the 1913 pound division, but
whether he has skill enough to offset
the handicap of pOundage he would be
forced to battle under as a lightweight
time alone will tell, However, with
Johnson in the heavyweight class, and
Williams in the bantams, Kilbane ap
pears to have his title, Of champion
feather clinched beyond all immediate
danger.
Williams Looks Safe.
One of the most interesting of the
many pugilistic happenings of the year
was the defeat Of Johnny Coulon by Kid
Williams. Interesting in that it uncov-
cred a youn gSter who looks the mOA
formidable bantam since the days of
Terrible Terry" AIcGOvern. Coulon held
the title for a number of years, but
succumbed before the onslaught Of his
aggressive challenger. His fight with
Williams, if it could be dignified by
that title. lasted less than three rounds
and his showing against his youthful
was most pitiful. 1t was an
other evidence of the old truiSm that
youth will be served"
Unless forced to resign the hOnOrs
by increasing weight, Williams looks
safely intrenched on the bantam throne
for long time to come.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

the more impossible a thing looks Ike
the NOSE libel it is to happen so WHY
not take chance & play some of thsm
long shots only of corse I'm only joke
ing & not in earnest.
BilTs Girl Gives Him a Shirt.
Well Steve I pretty for got to tell
you a bout xmas & what L got for pres-
sents only they wasent nothing 1 got
that was worth menshoning accept
what the girl give me & what do Won
think she give me Steve only of corse
you couldent never guess. It was a all
silk shirt & the prettiest shirt yuu
ever see & it must of cost her Y
if it cost a dime & I bet 1 could trade
in for y dozen cOmon shirts only
of GORGE l WOuldent do that on acct
the girl will be looking for it on me
all the vile & 1 cant disappOint her
but she made a mistake a bout nv
size & the shirt she give me isent only
Il & ware a II & Z. I can ware
it o. K. but it will make nv golfers
kind a lose only what's the use of
chokeing to deth & that part of its o.
X If the shirt it self don't choke ne
All Tickled to Death
She was tickeled to deth with the
pitcher of my self that give to her &
her brother & her old man was tfckied
to deth with the pen wippers I give
them at lest they busted out laughing
when they opened the pakige I done
them up in it & her old man saws Won
must of blowed your self right SO YOU
see he thinks I paved for the pitcher
of my self that I give the girl only I
dident pay for it but got it free grat;1s
only I would Of paved for it if I hadent
got il free But what do Won think
of her old man & her brother Steve thev
got money enough to buy the hole
town & all they give me for xmas
present was a couple of ciggars &, me
with pretty near so cigars at home
that amt never been lit & wisbt now
I hadent spent no money & got them
pen wippers. III know better next Jr.
Well Steve happy New yr. to Won &
watch me go next yr. If Bresnahan
gives be a square deal. Bill
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
Feds Have About As Many Stars
-:II:- -:II:- -:H:- -:I:- ILL.,
As Either OF the Older Leagues
BY FRANK C. lIENkE.

TEW YORK, Dec. 26-The Feds.
M via the raiding route, have
= reached a point where they have
just about as many stars in their ranks
as have either the American or National
leagues.
The Feds right now have as classy
an assortment of pitchers as ever
worked on the firing line. They have
catchers who rank with the best in
either Of the two organized leagues.
They have two first basemen who rank
as among the best i'm the game Collins
and Evers are better second sacl1ers
than Otto Knabe, but at the short
stopping job the Fed entries-DOolan
and Tiu1er-rank with the best two
that the National league has, and they
rank ahead Of the hest two in the
American league
At third the Feds are weak. They
haven't a real third basemau. In the
Outield the American league over
shadows the National and Federal,
with a tie for second place honOrs.
Comparison Of Players.
Here are the lists:
Pitchers.
American-Walsh. Bush, Wood. Scott
Dubuc, Leonard, Benz. Johnson
Federal-Caldwell Ford, Hendrix
Plank, Seaton, Falllenberg, MarQuard
Bender, Packard.
Observation-Disclosures James, Alex
ander, Doak, Rudolph, Tesreau, RUcker
Catchers.
Amerlcan-Schaik, Schang, ONeiu
Federal-WiagO, Archer, Wilson.
Raridcn-
acknowledgements Killifer Gowdv.
First Base.
American-McInnis. GandiI
Federal-Chase, KOnetchy.
NatiOnal-Daubert, Merkle
Second Base.
American-COllins
Federal-Knabe.
NauOnal-Evers.
Sh0rfsfOp.
American-Barry Chairman
Federal-Tinker,- DooIan
Nauonal-Wagner, Fletcher, Maran-
vile,
Third Base.
Americau-Baker.
Federal-McKechnie CD.
acknowledgements
0utieId.
Ameriean-Cobb, Speaker, Jackson, |
Crawford. Milan.
Federal-Kauff, Kagee. Evans, Cakes. |
Zwilling.
NatiOual-Burns. Dalton Magee
Are After Still Others.
And the Feds, il must be remem-
bered, haven't finished their raiding
Job Reports have it that they have
offered nice terms to Sherwood Magee !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

CHICAGO, Dec. 26-Steve. Well
Steve xmas is all over & Fri. next
~ wk is new yrs. & then it will be
1915 in sted of 1914 & I wisht I could
look head & see whats comeing off d
know what's going to happen before it
comes off in advance & Id make a hole
lot of money because look what come
off this yr that they wasent no body
expected & if a man could of saw what
was comeing off you could of win any
amt. of money. But after what come
off this yr. they amt no telling what
will happen & / wouldent be surprised
if the world come to a end or Cincin-
natl would win the penant.
Has NOsiOn to Save His Money.
I got a nOsiOn to save up my money
6, play all the long shots & if / had Of
did it this VI. 1 would of been a rich
man insted OF like I am OWeing you
money q with out none in my pocket
only a bout S2.45 & you might as well
call that nothing for man like I.
Suppose some body had of came up to
you last new yrs. & told you that the
world serious this fall was going to be
bet. the athaletics & the Boston Nat d
what would of said to him.
You would of said he was off his nut
because the Boston Nat were rotten g.
couldent finnish 4th in the texas
league if all the other clubs was to
forfit there games & then suppose some
bOug udu VI LOlu you LudL the DO5Lpil
Nat. would trim the athaletics strate
in the world serious you would of
called a police man & had him locked
up on acct. of being dangerus because
the athaletics couldent be beat 4 strate
by a good Stub let a loan a bunch of
bushers that was all so rotten that
Stallings had to keep a hold of them
because they wouldent no body buy
them off of him or if he tride to trade
the hole club for a pare of pants the
man that ownded the pants would
have him arrested for trying to pull
confidence game. & then suppose some
body had of told you that the athaleties
would sell Eddie collins and that Wal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
TRAP SHOOTING RECORDS
MADE DURING YEAR 1914.
~ II s ANDREWS


Springfield, Mass, Jan. 17.-Official
figures issued by the United States
Revolver association show that the
worlds record mark Of 1854. made by
the Springfield team, has been al
lowed.
- gunners, Mark Arie of Thomasboro
and Bart Lewis of Auburn, won the
amateur team championships Of the
south, breaking 40 targets out of a
possible so.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 2 to s.
Michigan Agricultural college eoualed
the college record in the intercollegiate
rifle shooting competition. when it
made q score of 9S8 out of a possible
1000 NJ. r Freeman tied the indi-
vidual record with perfect score Of
200.
Washington, D. c.. March to ID
In the national interclub gallery shoot
ing match, Cleveland esta blished a new
worlds record of 99S out of possible
1000.
Washington, D. C, March to 81
Scoring 999 out Of a possible 1000. a
new worlds record, the Warren, Pa,
team, title holders, won the second ma
tional interclub championship.
Springfield, Ill, April Bart Lewis,
champion amateur trap shooter Of the
United States, successfully defended
his title and maintained the Du POnt
trophy when he defeated Harrison Ken
nicott, challenger, and 80 other shoot
ers. Lewis and Frank Fuller Of Wis
consin tied with 90 out of 100 targets.
straight
Sacramento, Calf, May sergeant
Otto Reynolds of the Auburn high
school competing for the Aston cup for
cadet marksmen, made perfect score
OF zoo on the gallery rifle range,
equaling the worlds cadet gallery rec
ord. Reynolds made 100 shooting
prone and 100 standing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

At this stage Of the game a hit meant
trouble for the team on which Davis
played. The batter, a hard hitter, sent
a long fly to the Outfield, which Davis
caught, and, as is often the custom
with Outfielders, he tossed the ball
back into the infield. The infielders
regarding the side as retired, made for
the bench The three base rue TIERS, as
well as the batter, all cOmpl ed the
circuit. Evidently the teams manaEer
had instructed them in advance, should
such situation arise. The moment the
batter. who had apparently been re-
tired on the fly, had completed the cir
cult by touching the home base, the
manager protested to Egan that, in
stead of the side being retired, the four
runs should be allowed. He based his
protest, Of course, on the fact that
Davis made the catch while wearing a
glove much larger than the rules per-
mitted.
Glove Spoiled the Game.
Egan started an investigation, but it
was some time before he could induce
Davis to turn the glove over. Then ne
discovered that it was too large Cor
use by an Outfielder. The question at
once arose as to what action should
be taken on the runs. The team in che
field commended that the use of tae
large glove made the play dead the
moment it struck same, and that the
batter should only be allowed a single
and only one run be counted. Egan
cOntended that, since Davis had used q
larger glove than he had the right to
use, the catch became as costly as a
muff, because it was an illegal catch
He contended that the ball was not dead,
the side was not retired, and the four
runs should count Those four runs
defeated the team on which Davis
played by a one run margin.
How would you like to have a play
like that slipped you in a very impor-
tant game?
Copyright, 1914. by the Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc)