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MIKE GIBBONS.

together it would be some scrap and
no mistake and every Chicago fan
would be there to cheer his favorite. In
the meantime White is being kept busy
and has been matched up for four bat
ties within a short/space of time, meet
ing boys of the second rating, which
will keep him on edge for bigger
things to follow.
Sammy Langford, the Boston tar
baby, is still there with the wallop, as
Harry Wills. the latest colored aspir-
ant for heavyweight honors, can at
the coast of late and has put up some
good. battles. but he tackled one just
bit too classy when he went against
Samuel. Wills scored knockdowns and
it looked for a time as though the
veteran of many hard battles was
about to take the count, but when
Harry saw Samuel toeing the scratch
each time for more he began to lose
heart and that was his finish. for in
the fourteenth round the tar man put
and it was stars for Harry. At that,
Wills must be good one and a re-
turn battle may be arranged.
George CLANCY, the Baltimore feath-
erweight, must carry a punch, la Sam
Langford. for he keeps on scoring
knockouts no matter whom he is
stacked up against. CLANCY is called
the Knockout King and he is surely
entitled to the crown. He has scored
something like, thirty during the past
couple of years. and he added another
to the list Turkey day, when he put
Joe Harang, the southern feather
weight. to sleep in six rounds at
Toledo. CLANCY is getting to a point
where Johnny Kilbane cannot refuse to
meet him for the title.
The good citizens of Akron, Ohio,
are so enthused over the work Of
Johnny Griffiths, the lightweight cham
ming for a great celebration when
Johnny comes home-some time this
month or next. The Akron Automobile
Club has started a movement and the
it a big success. It will be a great
boost for Johnny. He has added a real
title to his belt since going to Aus
tralia. having won the championship
Johnny Kilbane and Joe Mandot will
clash at Akron, Ohio, December Z,
which will be the entrance into the
erweight champion. Johnny still re-
tains his featherweight title, as he Is
ready to defend it against worthy
opponent, at weight. Whether he can
hold his own remains to be seen. OF
course, against Mandot he will not be
giving away so much poundage, as the
scaling is at 100 pounds and Johnny
will no doubt go in at about 126 or
1877. He is clever enough to hold Man
dot off for ten or, twelve rounds, but
1t is another question about giving
away eight or ten pounds to boys like
Charley White and Freddy Welsh.
Referee Walter Kelly of Cleveland is
to be commended for the stand he took
in tcalling. the bout between Dick
Stosh and Joe Goldberg no contest"
when he found them still stalling along
in the sixth and seventh rounds. How
ever, in justice to Stosh it can be said
that the boy had lost his father just
two days previous and no doubt the
death of his parent preyed upon the
boys mind and made him slow and list
less. Up 20 that time Stosh had been
a brilliant performer and the chances
are he will be given an opportunity to cor
rect his error. 1t would have been
better for him to have Cancelled the
match for couple of weeks.
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No-Hit Game Features
Record of Crafty Indian

May II, 1910, Chief BENDER
broke into the charmed circle of
nO-hit twiriers, by letting the
Cleveland club down without a
safety. The score was 4 to o. The
same year the Big Chief led the
American League pitchers with
twenty-three games won and five
lost. for the rather remarkable
percentage of .S2I. BENDER came
back In 1910 with another good
year, again leading the American
League twirlers with seventeen
wins and five defeats, a percent
age of .'73.
After losing the first game of
the 1911 worlds series, . to /, de-
spite the fact that he allowed
only five hits and struck out
eleven men. he cnme hack strong,
winning the fourth game. to 2,
allowing seven hits, and with
only days rest captured the
sixth and deciding game. 13 to 2,
being found for only four hits I'm
that crucial game
Bender enjoys the unique dis
tincti0n of having taken part in
1914 clash with the Braves ac-
quilted himself with great credit.
In ten starts as a worlds series
pitcher Bender has six times been
returned the victor. In 1914 he
came through with seventeen
victories and three defeats, hf-
teen Of his wins being consecu-
live.
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Will Miss Star Hurlers.
Where Mack will miss Bender and
flank most, should the two pitchers
he disposed of to some other club, will
he in the role of pinch pitchers. For
several years Mack has nursed the
veterans to the very best advantage.
He has started his younger pitchers
more frequently than the veterans. but
has always had the older heads in re-
serve ready to rush them into the
breach the moment one of the young
sters showed signs of wavering. In
this way Mack has developed his
Youngsters, and saved many game
that would have been lost had he not
had Bender Plank to go to the
rescue and work out of some critical
hole into which kid" twirler had
snap Judgment on his pitchers. He
works on the theory that it is better
to derrick a pitcher too soon rather
than remove him after the damage has
been DONE
Should he lose Bender and Plank
Mack undoubtedly will miss the vet
Grams. Don't think for a minute, how
ever. that other American League
teams will not see some high-class
twirling when they face the Athletics.
Joe Bush and Bob Shawkey already
have arrived. In these youngsters
Mack has pair of pitchers who shape
up well with any of the righthapders
in the Johnsonian organization. Bush
has been well named BULLET joe" for
his speed is terrific. No pitcher in the
American League showed more swift"
as Nick Altrock calls speed. than Bush
last year. and / don't except the great
Walter Johnson. Shawkey is not far
behind when it comes to buZzing up
the fast one. Both have a good curve.
a fair change of pace and are good
helders.
youngster who I firmly believe is des-
tined to become one OF the greatest
pitchers in the game Wyckoff has
everything but control. and last year
he showed 500 per cent improvement
In the one falling that has married his
progress. I never saw a pitcher with a
better curve. In this / am borne out by
what / have heard some of the games
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Plank Never Erratic,
Did Best in Pinches

Eddie Plank's work during his
connection with the Philadelphia
team has been consistently bril-
liant. Unlike the average south
paw Plank was never cratic, and
he always has been regarded ms
one of Mack's dcpendables. In
1905 Plank led the pitchers Of
the American League with nine
teen victories and six defeats. In
nine of theHe twenty-five games
he allowed five or less hits. The
next year he led the American
League In the number Of star
pitching feats, having sixteen to
his credit, including SIX shut
outs, one twO-hit, one fhree-hit,
four fOur-hit games and four
brilliant extra-inning battles.
In only one year has his pitch
ing percentage fallen below the
800 mark. In 1905 the Athletics
had a bad year, finishing sixth,
but Plnnk'x record of fourteen
victories and sixteen defeats was
a much better showing than his
tenn made.
In ten years of his career Plank
has ended the season with a
mark better than 900. In 1912
Plank reached his best figure, n
percentage of .S13, twenty-six
victories and only six defeats.
season, out of twenty-five starts
he got away with sixteen VIC.
tories.
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lor defeated A. G. Nichols. by up: John I
Harris defeated R. Shale. by up at % holes.

Columbia now is without the services
Of professional. Fred Mcleod having
left Tuesday for New Orleans, where he
will act as pro" at the Audubon Golf
Club until next April, when he will
return here.
The plans for the twenty man team
Chase did not materialize. and the two
clubs will not meet this year. 1t is
probable that several of these matches
will be played next year.
The harvest home" event now being
decided at Bannockburn will likely be
the last important one played on the
present course. as the club expects to
be located on its new course near
Cabin John bridge next season.
Washington has undoubtedly had bet
ter golf weather this year than it has
had In the last ten. Although during
the summer there was quite drought.
which burnt up the courses consider
ably. as a general proposition the
golfers have no cause for complaint
Throughout the summer rain inter-
fered on but one Sunday and on not
single Saturday. while the season
opened early and has lasted much
longer than usual Present indications
are that the weather will keep warm
enough for the game until Christmas
AS it is now, 1914 has allowed two
months more golf than 1913.
Many of the Chevy Chase golfers
have turned their attention to bowling
as the club is organizing a team which
viii play many matches this winter
Fleming Newbold and Ormsby Mccain
mon. two prominent golfers. are look
ing after the bowling interests of the
club.
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VICTORY FOR ST. JOHNS
Defeats De Paul for Foot Ball Title
of Catholic PREM Schools.

CHICAGO. December St Johns
Academy of Danvers. Mass. won the
foot ball championship OF Catholic
preparatory schools by defeating De
Paul Academy of Chicago. to 6, here
today. De Paul was forced to make
safety in the last period, when the
score was tied at to g.
The game was hard fought, neither
team scoring in the first half. Each
scored a touchdown and failed to kick
goal in the third period. In the last
De Paul funbled a bad pass, giving the
game to the eastern team. Hutch made
the touchdown for St Johns,
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GOLFING HINTS.
BY ~sTRAIGHT DRIVE"

SHORT APPROACHES this
season of the year when nature
is more harsh in the matter of
the lies we encounter on the
links many an irregularity which
has gone UNPUBLISHED during the
more favorable season becomes
quite pronounced.
Those short pitched shots from
Just off the green with the
mashie which formerly ran SO
accurately up to the vicinity of
the pin now stagger along and
stop. far short of their proper
designation or jump wildly off
the line 1t is more difficult now
to hit accurately and results are
more problematical.
It will be found in practice
that the more dependable stroke
over harsh goinh s with midiron
or approaching cleek. These re-
duce the shot to the proportions
Of long putt.
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pitcher Coombs is He figures he will be
able He looked pretty good his three work
and have chance regain his
oldtinfe prestige big money with worlds cham
pon he hardly afford to take chance The Athletics last
strong the league the
result naturally resulted big falling off attendance in
Philadelphia in particular.
Shbe got they didn't figure the opposition had
chance when facing the Athletics hence stayed and
bulletin board sport The cutting
loose pitchers probably will of
the of the Philadelphia club also slow the
enough equaize the playing strength OF the
annteesng and enthusiasm the fans who
years regard the Athletics almost certain
ne Since 1910 almost prohbve avore
pennant, and only in did the team fail
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Inquisitive- Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Dear Sir: Please settle this argu-
ment. In a foot ball circuit, there are
three teams. Last year A lost the
championship to B and afterward A
and tied. This year A lost to C, c
lost to and B. the champions, lost to
A. Did A recover the championship
when it defeated B?
Please print in pink sheet. S. P. B.
1t is tie.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please state the age of Eddie Foster
in your Sunday sporting sheet.
A FAN
Foster is twenty-siN years old.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you kindly state in your Sun
day issue of The Star whether Michi-
gan University made 500 points and
wasn't scored on. II so. kindly say
what year this occurred and oblige
c. J. ATKINSON
Ans.-19O1
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CHESS CHAMPIONS
may COME TO U. S.
Rumor Has 1t That Cana
blanca and DR.. LaSker
Are Due Here.
OUTLOOK FOR FINE CHESS
SEEMS TO BE VERY GOOD
Many European Masters Likely to
Head for America as Soon
as Possible.

Seemingly reliable reports have been
received in New York within the past
few days that both DIR. Lasker and
Capablanca will be in this country by
January 1. This news seems almost too
good to be true, yet present circum-
stances point strongly to it's proba-
bility. Lasker surely cannot make
living in Europe while the war lasts,
and Capablanca loves chess too we'll to
be long contented with the quality of
play to be found in South America.
Should these two masters, acknowl-
edged as the foremost living opponents
of the game, remain long in New York
it is almost certain they will at last
get together in n match for the world
championship. That such an encounter
would be of more interest to the chess
players of this country than any match
since Lasker won the championship
from Steinitz goes without. saying. and
there is no doubt but that respecta-
BILE sum could be raised to compensate
the masters for their labor.
chess in this country. during the next
few years at least. is most promising.
One celebrated master, Edward Lask-
er, already has forsaken the old world
and taken an abode beneath the shad-
ow of the Statue of Liberty. More will
follow as they manage to escape.
The following games are from the re-
cent Brooklyn C.. C. VS.. Columbia Uni
versity c. c. match in the Metropolitan
League.
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JACK coOMBS WINS LONGEST GAME EVER
PITCHED BY MAJOR LEAGUE TW1RLER

lack Coombs has honor of pitching and winning the
longest game ever played majors September 1906 he
worked tenyfour innings against Boston and came out on
top by the score of to1
The year 1910 big one for the Iron Man OF the
Athletics hrtyone games out of forty starts per-
cenaee of 77s In games he whitewashed his
opponents stretch during the he went foy-slx
consecutive innings without allowing to be scored on his
delivery August he worked sensational sxteen-nnng
game against Chicago Ed Walsh opposing him in the box for
the White Sox able make the
sixteen innings mastery did both pitchers work Coombs
was the more effective allowing only three hits in
innings September he pitched an eevennng
to against Cleveland, only three hits being made by
the Maps.
In world of he worked three times in SIX
days against Chicago Cubs and scored trio of victories
Chances great He has yet to lose game IN
worlds series He the Cubs to and to
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greatest batters say about Wyckoffs
hook" Chief Bender, a crack pitcher
himself, surely ought to know a great
pitcher. and for Wyckoff he. predicts
brilliant future.
Hes the most promising young
pitcher I ever saw" remarked Bender
,ne day last summer, when some of
The players were discussing Wyckoff's
chances. He has a world of natural
Lbiltty. plenty Of brains and best Of all.
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under modern analysis than the Evans.
use of the latest discovery among tho
There seem to be a number OF ways
of meeting this brilliant assault. In
the following game, from the Baden
gambit tournament. Schlechter makes
use o fthe latest discovery among the
sound defenses to the gambit.
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among fandom. These three pitchers always nave
been regarded as the mainstay of his wonderful
team. Coombs, while of little use during the last
two seasons, was glutton for work when right,
for in 1910 and 1911 he scored half hundred VIC
tories for the Mackmen.
While Mack's move appears rather drastic on
the face, it undoubtedly will prove rare bit OF
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WHITE.
White TO play and mate in four moves.
B-I5ch QxB
Kt-Kf5ch XXX
3 E-Kf3. Anything
X or kt mates
PROBLEM BY W. T. PIERCE.
BLACK
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EVANS GAMBIT.

ia) This move suggested by Leonhardt.
10, II BxKt. kip is Black's reply. II then
S. KtIKt PxKt. 9. QxP Kt-B3. etc.
&c, II g. PKG Okla. 10. kt-ktS kills.,
IL PKG castles. IL. PxPch ktxP. IL. ktxkt
RxKt H. BxRch QxR. etc.
I'd, Kt-B3 preferable.
10, II IA O1ktF Black would develop with
R-Kt Whites hest B-Kt2. The move OF
R-R3 WASTES valuable time. which Black very
cleyeriy utilizes q his advantage.
10 White has got into hopeless position. He
could nol avoid the discovery by P-kt6 in any
case s..
,gD Winning the exchange and the game IL
instead RxB IS. RIB Bxkt. &c. PxB P-kta.
q Kt-B4 P-KtStQ), IS. RKQ Q-kt3ch. win
ming. IN. MIL,
PROBLEM BY f. J. l..
A magnificent specimen OF old school COM
position.
RIAck
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MACKS ATHLETICS SUPPLIED
WITH A GOOD PITCHING STAFF
Should Bender, Plank and Coombs Be
Turned Adrift, Philadelphia Club Still
Will Be Well Fortified on Mound
BY BILLY EVANS.

Who will pitch for the Athletics year, Connie Macks
unexpected asking for waivers his three veteran
pitchers Bender Coombs much discussion
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A. A. SHOWING GOOD
Three Clubs Said to Have
Made Money This Year.
TWO OTHERS QUIT EVEN

CHICAGO, December 5.-Three clubs
In the American Association made
money in the season of 1914, it was
announced today by President T. NJ
Chivington. Two clubs broke even or
better, two others lost money. but not
discouraging amounts, and the eighth
city, St Paul. undoubtedly WAS a heavy
loser, Mr.. Chivington said.
Milwaukee. Louisville and Columbus
We're named as the trio which had a
profitable season. Cleveland and Min
neapolis broke even. Kansas City lost
money, as did Indianapolis and st.
Paul The Kansas City club owners
say their loss was not heavy, but the
indianapolis club lost $4,000, accord
ing to the stockholders estimate. Presi-
dent Chivington believes park improve
ments and purchased players were
included in this statement. st. Paufs
losses have been estimated as reach
ing $4,000.
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Not Worrying About Feds.

The American Association is well
fortified for another year of warfare
President Chivington said, in COM
menting on the outlook for 1915. We
are not worrying about the Federal
League, but are trying to strengthen
our teams. Both our Indianapolis and
Kansas City clubs were affected more
by their position in the pennant race
than by the independent leagues OPP
position. We anticipate prosperous
season. with affairs satisfactorily adj
iustiuy themselves in st. Paul, where
change is reported as likely to oc-
cur
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wisdom in the end, for the tall leader makes mighty lew u"
Undoubtedly the Plank and Bender will weaken the
Macken for neither veteran through as
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(a) For If 90. KIP Che must take lose his
lueenl. Q-B5ch. %. Kt-Kt3 Q-K6ch, and Black
will win the rock with check.
Probably no gambit has Jared worse
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he doesn't imagine he knows all there
is to know about pitching. You can
talk to him and he will listen. Just
as soon as he gets control, SO that he
won't have to slow up when in a pinch
to get the ball over, then loolN out for
him.
In RUDE Bressler Mack looks to have
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-19
NEGRO GIVES
WOMAN FRIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT
Strange Actions of Negro Causes
Police to Make a Search
for Him.

The police are looking for low,
heavy set negro, wearing d light
suit of clothes. This negro Saturday
evening gave Mrs. Harold Dills a
bad fright. Mrs. Dills, who with
Mr.. Dnls have apartments at the
residence of Frank Walder, 503 Wal
nut street, was sitting alone at the
foot of the steps at the walk about
$50 o'clock, when this negro came
up to her and asked If she could
change so cents. She replied mo"
The negro then walked away and
returned shortly afterward and 60
ing up to Mrs Dills and STOPPING
over her tried to catch hold of her
arm. Mrs. Dills broke away from
him and ran up the steps screaming.
The negro fed. Police headquarters
was telephoned and two offers soon
appeared but the negro after q
search could not be found.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-19

Crowds gathered in the streets and
refused to move at the order of the
police and soldiers. Many bakeries,
butcher shops and saloons were COM
pletely wrecked the rioters rushing
to attack other German places, II
the authorities permitted them to
open. The NAB was led by 100 dock
laborers who had been turned out
of a lodging house to make room for
Belgium refugees. The men gather
ed in a German saloon and smashed
the windows and bar They charged
the owner of the saloon with having
started false report that two Brit
ish battleships had been destroyed
The shop of the German butcher in
the window of which a picture of
Emperor William had been display
ed was wrecked
The rioting proceeded for a dis
tance of about mile before it was
stopped by soldiers. The shop keep
crs all live above their places of
business and their apartments were
sacked. Twenty men were captured
in one house.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-19
Besides Tax on Beer, Liquors, To-
bacco, Theaters, Circuses,
Bankers, Etc.
TO MAKE UP DEFICIT
CAUSED Ely EUROPEAN WAR
Which Has Been and VIII be Caused
by Decrease Of Duties on
Imports.

The main provisions for war reve-
nue. included in the Senate bill are:
Tax on beer, $1.75 d barrel; rec
titled whisky ) cents gallon; all
domestic still wines, cents a gallon
and So cents a gallon on all grape
hrandies used in fortifcation there
Of; champagnes, 25 cents d quart;
carbonated wines, 10 cents a quart;
liquors and cordias, 24 cents a gal
lon: bankers, 81 per thousand of
capital, surplus and undivided
profits; pawnbrokers, $50 q year;
commercial brokers, $50; commits
sion merchants, $40; custom house
brokers, $40: proprietors of theaters,
museums and concert halls, with
seating capacity of more than 800,
225 a year; not exceeding 600 capa-
city, $50: not exceeding 1000, $75;
more than' 1000, $100; circuses,
500; other amusement proprietors
or agents, except chautauquas, lee
ture lyceums, agricultural or indus
trial fairs or exhibitions under re-
ligious or charitable auspices, $40;
bowling alleys and billiard rooms,
IS for each alley or table.
Special annual taxes on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers:
Dealers in leaf tobacco, from Sc
to $25 dealers in tobacco, $3.50 for
each store: manufacturers of tobac-
co, with annual sales not exceeding
100000 pounds, SIS; not exceeding
100000 pounds, $12; not exceeding
4OO 900 pounds, $25; not exceedina
| / 100000 pounds, SEQ; 100000
| pounds, $500; 100000 pound.
$500: 20,00O,OO0 pounds, $1,000;
| exceeding 2O,OOO,O0O1 pounds So
496.
Manufacturers of cigars whose an.
nual sales do not exceed 100000
cigars, SO; 100000 cigars, Sc; 400,
900 cigars, s12; 100000 cigars
$50; 100000 cigars. S45; 10000,
000, $500; 100000. $1,000; ex
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