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Evening star., 1914-04-07
HOCKEY MEN PAID BIG
MONEY FOR SERVICES
Stars Up in Canada Pull Down as
High as $4,000 for
Ten Weeks.

NEW YORK. April 7.-While the
princely salaries being offered ball play
ers this year through the advent of the
Federal League in the base ball world
have attracted considerable attention
among the sport-loving public, it is not
generally known that these fabulous
sums have been paid to many of the Ca
madam professional hockey players for
several years past and that many of the
star players receive sums far in excess
of that Of the highest-priced ball players,
considering the length Of the playing sea-
son and the number of games in which
they participate.
In Canada, where hockey is the national
winter sport, the professional hockey
leagues have the same standard position
as the National and American leagues
have in base ball in the United States,
pirations of some day being big league
player, so does the Canadian youngster
hope some day to shine in the pros
The development of star hockey play
er in Canada is much the same as that Of
the base ballistS here. Every town and
hamlet across the border has its pond,
where they have at least three or four
months steady skating each year, and it
is on these ponds that the youngsters,
anywhere from six to ten years of age,
dian boy considers his skating outfit COM
plete without hockey stick of some sort
usually small branch of a tree like the
old Shiny stick. 1t is there they have
their games until they have grown and
developed to that state where they are
able to join some one of the regularly or
ganized local leagues, whose games are
played in the rinks.
1t Is here that he commands a salary
far above that paid in any other line of
sport. for it Is common among star
hockey players to receive as high as SO
a minute for every minute that they are
on the ice as is the case of Fred "Jef-
fries Taylor of Vancouver, Art Ross of
the Wanderers and several other stars.
When it is considered that in a series of
fifteen games or thereabouts a salary of
$4,000 to $4,000 for a season of ten
weeks is paid. it is clearly seen that the
remuneration of the winter sport far out
shines the highest salaries paid to ball
players, whose season runs into several
months.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
MACK NOT WORRIED, BUT
WANTS ANOTHER SOUTHPAW
Leader of Athletics Realizes That Plank Can't Last
Forever and Is Trying to Find
Successor to Veteran.

PHILADELPHIA, April No team
this year has received less attention than
the Connie Maek's world champion Ath-
letics. No one has shown much interest
in the Mackmen. Philadelphia is con-
ceded, by most, another pennant and
that lets it out. Conceding pennants to
Philadelphia has become a habit.
Connie is among those who believe the
1914 flag will float at Shibe Park, but
he is probably more concerned about his
club than anyone else. Of the twenty
five men he will hold. twenty were on
last years pay roll. This shows that in
general he will make no changes. re-
tanning: Pitchers. Bender, Plank. Bush,
Brown. Pennock, Wyckoff. Shawkey and
Houck: catchers, Lapp. Thomas and
Schang: infiehiers, McInnis, Collins. Bar
ry, Baker and Orr. and outfielders, Old
ring, Strunk, Ed Murphy and Daley.
But Connie is looking for another lett
hand pitcher. He will keep all the south
paws on his squad until the latest pos
sible moment He has Eddie Plank, OF
course, but no one can tell how long he
will have him.
Bressler, Boardman and burning, the
three left-handers on his squad who nave
shown something. will all be kept. ZEN
mock who was with the club, Dut little
used, in 1913, will also be held. Only one
more risht-handers probably Graves, the
Evening star., 1914-04-07
TRAINER CONNORS IN
CONFERENCE At PENN

PHILADELPHIA, April 7.-George F
Connors, one OF the likeliest candidates
for sthe position of trainer at Pennsyl-
vania. had a talk yesterday with Chair
man T. Truxtun Hare of the foot ball
committee and George Brooke. head
coach. What transpired at the confer
ence is not known, but it is certain that
Mr.. Connors' visit here will be a deter
mining factor in the selection of the sue
cessor to the late Michael G. Murphy.
Lawson Robertson of the Irish-Ameri
can A. c. has also had a conference with
Mr.. Hare and Coach Brooke, and there
is a slight possibility that the trainer
may be chosen at the meeting of the
board of directors this afternoon. Such
a course is hardly likely however, as
the selection of a man for the position
Is a matter that will require a great deal
of discussion, and there are still two
other men-Stone Of Vermont and O'Con-
nell Of Brown-who will come in for some
consideration.
Another notable meeting yesterday was
the conference between Chairman Hare
and Coach Glenn Warner of the Indians
with regard to game between the Red
skins and the Quakers in 1915. Coach
Warner is desirous of getting the con-
tract signed as soon as possible. because
he is afraid that Pennsylvania may fol-
low the lead of the other big eastern
universities and drop Carlisle to take on
some other college.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
BY n. c. BYRD.

Poor work in one inning of each of yes
terday's games in which local college
mines figured lost both contests. George
town got away to poor start, allowing
Cornell four tallies in the very first
period. while Catholic University. after
leading in the eighth inning against Le-
runs. which gave it sufficient working
ground by which to win.
Up at Georgetown the main reason why
Cornell was SO formidable in the first in
ming was because Tyson did not warm up
properly. He went on the slab without
being in proper condition and Cornell got
to him for some easy scores. At Cath
olic University the Brooklanders lost by
reason of some rather poor playing be-
hind Johnson. the wildness of the pitcher
and the timely hitting of Lehigh.
in the field that has been marked
against him since he has been a mem
Der of the Catholic University nine.
He muffed three out of his four
chances. and two of the three were on
easy tries. His work was much below
his usual standard. though it is moth
ing more nor less than may be looked
for in the play of every ball player.
Respite the handicap of four runs
with which Georgetown started yester-
days game, it came near winning out.
The Blue and Gray made up the four,
and had chances to tie things up and
win out, but proved unequal to the
taseush lhs5e Meb Wss sss n6d ne6edy 1T to
right time. Cornell scored its other
run of the five it got in the fourth in
nlng, while Georgetown got one in the
frst, two In the eighth and one in the
ninth. 1t looked as though the Hill
least In the last period. but Regan,
who was sent in to stem the tide, made
good. Regan is the man who pitched
such fine game Saturday, but which
he lost by q margin of one run on a
wild pitch in the last inning.
Technical High won from the George
town Props yesterday by margin of
one run. Only eight innings were play
ed. The score was to 5. The Tech
for their opponents
Cathedral won from Western in man
ner that was entirely unexpected, the
former getting the long end of the score
by very decisive margin-12 to l. The
Cathedral lads stole bases as they pleas
ed. and played an all-round better game
than Western. Brewer, who pitched for
Western last year was in the box for
Cathedral. and he held his former team
mates easily. they being able to get only
five hits off his delivery, while he struck
out seven. Nine bases on balls, six by
Adams and three by Nichols, were in a
large measure responsible for the num-
Der of runs scored by the winners, as
their hitting was not sufficient to net
them that many tallies.
By those who watched the Lehigh-
Catholic University game it is said that
the former school has one Of the best
hitting teams that have appeared here
this year. The Pennsylvanians not only
hit johnson at opportune times, but also
got to the offerings of Trayers to a
considerable extent Especially is the
outield of the Pennsylvanians above the
average Of the college teams in that de-
partment. With one exception, all are
said to be fast, sure fielders, while the
exception is a hitter of much above the
general run.
Dan Ryan, who is son of Jack Ryan.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
FORM PLAYERS REWARDED.
Four Favorites Win Out Of Six Races
at Jamestown Track,

NORFOLK, Va, April .7.-Those wht
follow form had an inning at jamestown
four Of the six races being captured by
favorites, and, as the result, the bookies
were given their first setback of the meet
ing. With no racing Sunday the track
dried out nicely and it was faster than al
any time since last falls meeting.
J. w. Bean sent two Of the quartet OF
winning favorites to the post. He copped
the third race with Striker, at 8 to 10
and came right back and took the fourth
second win Of the meeting. These events
were the feature of the program.
Other short-price horses to reward the
talent were Commonada, the winner in
ing dash for juveniles, the even-money
chance. that got UP in time to nose ou,
Irish Kid in the final event, at mile and
one-siXteenth. Summaries:
First race, four furlongs two-year- r-olds: purse.
commonada. ia tNieolI 6 to ; 5; I to and :,
drs1. to t. and ard 6 :. third h,san Tine ns.
and Star and Garter also ran.
Second race selling ,op palSens
der. 1 to l.. 2 to i and even. won; Diamond
Cluster. 10 Watts. 90 3 to 81. l. : to I and even ven
Cbristy. Holton. lone. Caraqnet. Moor Wood.
Greenway Boy and Trenta Soldi also ran
Third race, selling; three year-ods and up: six
furongsNstriker. Io6 (McTnggarn.t . to 10. to
8 and out, won; The Busy Body, I'LL III Piekett,.
III tWadron, 49,. to and Mos,% even % third bird
Cannock Trovato, Flask. Corn Cracker and First
Fourth race, selling; three -year-olds and up;
seven furlongs-Joe Finn. 107 CMcTaggarU, s to
s. 4 to s and to S. won: Toddiing. 1Oe
ioe Corey, 20 to !. 8 to 1 and 8 to /, third.
Time, 1.aO. Frog. sherlock Holmes, Bobby
Fifth race, selling; three-ysar-oIds @ and up:
i. even and i to ., won Brush, 1o;. tsfcTaI-
garn e 8; to and M to ? - second; md; Golden =,
third Garth. Belle Terre. Mollie Richards. The
Turkess, Regards. Mazurka. Earl OF Richmond.
sixth race. four-year-olds and up; mile and
sixteenth --Moilie s., 1o5 (Waldronl, even. to
and out won; Irish Kid, los tknight. TO /,
2 to / and to 5: second: Lady Rankin. 9e
(Murpby). to I, a to and to s. third.
Time, i.49 Is. Port Arlington. Jim McCanery,
IRagman. Sesyieence and Deborah alse EaA
Evening star., 1914-04-07
CRITICISM OF HIS WALLOP
+. FRETTING FREDDIE WEI Sf]
Clever British Champion Nuts" Science and Makes
No Move to Develop Good
Punch.
Punch.

Los ANGELES. Cal, April THE one
thing in the world that frets Freddie
Welsh is the continual criticism of his
light hitting ability-yet the British
champion makes no effort to polish up
his punch
Here is a full-grown man. 1;33 pounds
OF sound. healthy muscle and bone. a
challenger for the worlds lightweight
championship. who can splash an oppo-
ncnt eight or nine hundred times during
contest without scoring 4 knockdown.s
The writer believes that Welsh. should
he so desire. can deliver as hard a blow
as any lightweight living. But years ago
the Ponty pridd forgot all about this
sort of thing and turned his attention to
the scientific end of the game only. His
idea is to keep every minute Of a bout in
Evening star., 1914-04-07

his favor without taking the slightest
chance Of having his hair mussed.
Far be it from such that we should de-
plere the style affected by the Briton.
These clever chaps usually put up the
most brilliant of exhibitions Probably -
per cent Of the ring fans would rather
see the fast and scientific performances OF
men like Welsh. Kilbane and Dundee
than to witness the short and "killing''
finishes supplied by old-timers like Fitz.
simmons ketchel ct al.
But. having made a rip-roaring success
of his special study, establishing himself
as the most dazzling scientific tickler in
the world. Welsh should not quarrel with
the critics who pay tribute to his skill
even though they do dwell upon his abso.
lutte lack of hitting. ability.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
OXFORD RUNNERS SAIL.
Jackson, Sproule and Gaussen Will
Join Taber in United States.

LONDON, April ARNOLD n. S. Jack
son. president of the oxford Athletic
Club, will sail on the Olympia Wednes-
day to take part in the four-mile relay
race at the University Of Pennsylvania
carnival in Philadelphia April %. With
1ackson go G. NJ. Sproule and D. y.
Gaussen. who, with n. S. Taber. already
in America, will comprise the Oxford
team.
At the last moment it was decided to
take along G. S. Robertson. the university
miller. as substitute. The party will
spend four days as the guests of Brown
University and will then go to the -Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania to complete their
training. Jackson is hopeful of winning,
but says he realizes the team will know
it has been in a race when the contest is
decided.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
POOR WORK IN ONE INNING
COSTS G. u. ANDC. u. VICTORIES
Blue and Gray Beaten by Cornell in First Period While
Brookanders Lose to Lehigh in the Eighth
Two Games Today.

Griffith's right hand man and now coach
OF the University of Virginia nine is de-
sirous of getting with some amateur
team in the city this summer. Ryan is
reported to be an exceptionally good
ball player. Here Is an excerpt from a
letter written about him by the sporting
editor Of the Haverhill Gazette of Haver-
hill, Mass: I'm accordance with your
request, 1 am submitting Dan Ryan's
batting average, which was 40 in ten
games for the season of 1913. He played
with the Bradford A. A. team at third
! base. the leading semi-pro club Of this
city, making sixteen base hits out Of
tWenty-nine times at bat. I am unable
to furnish his fielding figures. He was
| considered the best third baseman in
local circles
Some of the best amateur clubs in the
city would do well to avail themselves of
the services of the youngster. especially
If they feel that good infeder will be
needed at any time during the coming
season.
The Maryland Aggies are scheduled to
play Lehigh today, and since the defeat
of Catholic University by that team
they realize they will be up against a
difficult proposition. Lehigh must have an
exceptional combination to get away with
the Brooklanders, who have been exceed
ingly successful.
Georgetown is scheduled to play Holy
Cross this afternoon. The Blue and Gray
will probably pitch Fienle, though Kelly
may be used.
Holy Cross will not have the advantage
Of having played as many games as the
Hilltoppers, though it will likely be rep
resented by club Of more than average
strength. 1t generally puts out an aggre-
cation above the standards of the colleges
of its size in nearly every branch of
sport.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Conditions Make High Scores.

There is not the least doubt that the
sandpapered surface and the smaller
ball, enabling the Brockton men to con-
troll their curves. are the reasons of the
exceptionally high scores made in that
city. The great difference in the scores
made by the team here and in Brockton
will show that. Here is the result of the
games rolled in Brockton and Washing
ton, showing the great difference in the
totals for each:
Evening star., 1914-04-07
AT BRocKToN

What was true of Brockton at home
and abroad was evident also in the work
of the Washington quint. In Brockton
the Washingtonians proved miserable
failures. as far as rolling up creditable
scores was concerned. but on their home
alleys they were SO formidable that they
outclassed their opponents really with
ease, as it is very questionable if the
local men even extended themselves after
the first three games. Here are the re-
suits of the Washington teams work at
home and at Brockton:
Evening star., 1914-04-07
At WASHINGTON
sRider rolled Hfth game.
tRodrick rolled Third. fourth and fifth games.
Matches Will Benefit Bowling.

Despite the abundance Of talk and
charges and offers of bets. there seemed
to be the very best OF feeling between the
members OF the two teams last night.
When one or the other would accomplish
something out = of the ordinary it was
mice work. old fellew.'. from the mem
bers Of the opposing aggregation. The
members of the Brockton team were a
gentlemanly lot, quiet and reserved and
they took their beating last. night
like real sportsmen. The Washing
ton men accepted their victory. with Just
the same courtesy that did the Brockton
aggregation its defeat. and, notwithstand-
ing the rather poor showing Of the visit
ors at times. the local men expressed the
belief that there were none in the coun-
try better than at least one or two of
them.
The whole series went off spiendidly.
and the result is a credit to bowling and
will undoubtedly engender much Of the
same sort Of dne competition in the fu-
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Indian. will remain.

1t is not considered proba bic that Mack
will retain any of his new outfielders-
though he may keep strings on some III
them. Orr and kopf both infielders, will
be held and. if necessary. can do out
field duty. The other infielders are not
sufficiently finished to keep.
At least one of the young catchers will
be retained. as Mack does not figure Ira
Thomas as a regular player. McAvoy
has shown the most of any of the young
sters and probably will stay to help
Schans and Lapp.
Outside of his pitching staff. nothlns
is giving Connie much concern. If his
two veterans, Bender and Plank stand
the strain of the season and his young
sters do as well as they did last. Year. he
is reasonably certain of the flag. even
though Jack Coombs does not return, a.
is expected.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Jack Ceombs to Get Busy Again,

PHILADELPHIA, April Ira Thomas
captain OF the Athletics. has wired Jack
Combs to come north from Palestine
Tex. and assist in the coaching of the
pitchers. Thomas had chat with
Coombs' doctor Saturday. He learned
Coombs was recovering rapidly. Ira i'm
mediately asked II Coombs could take
part in the coaching. When informed
that it really would benefit the iron man
he had Joe Ohl, Mack's private secre-
tary. notify Coombs that he was needed
at Shibe Park.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
ess Termination Of Matches With Brockton Boosts Bowling
MATT WELLS DEFEATS
MCCORMICK IN 90 ROUNDS

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis.,, April -
Word from Sydney, Australia,
says Matt Wells, British weIter-
weight, defeated Tom McC0r-
mick Of England i'm twenty
rounds. Frank PicatO, American
lightweight, was knocked out by
Billy McNabb I'm seven rounds.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Pirates Release Outfielder.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, April 1T was an
nounced here after a conference between
Fred Clarke, manager of the Pittsburgh
National League club, and Jack Holland,
owner Of the St. Joseph Western League
club. that George Watson, outtielder. sold
by Holland to Pittsburgh last season,
would be turned back.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
ANOTHER BAKER HOME RUN.
Hit Over Center Field Wall Helps
to Beat Phillies-Score, 6 to l.
CITY SERIES STAN
W. l.. Pct.
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W. L. Pct. W. I. Pet.
Athletics. 1851 Phillies. .....1 . 1893
PHILADELPHIA. April Hitting
Mayer hard and timely from the second
inning on gave the Athletics an easy vic
tory over the Phillies in the third Of the
interleague series on the 4 National
League grounds by 9 to /. Plank and
Wyckoff had little trouble holding
Dooins brigade. Bakers long smash over
the center field wall for a home run was
one of the longest ever made on the
grounds. The score: 80 ~ u.
Evening star., 1914-04-07

Two-basc hits-Luderus, Collins, bfasee. Home
run-Baker. Sacrifice hits-Collns. Strunk. Reed.
wyckoT. Stolen bases Byrnc, Baker, Murphy.
Left on hases-Philies. 5: Athletics: {. Struck
out-By Plank, 1. Double plays-Barry. Collins
Barry. Hits-on Plank, in innings; or
Wyckof. 8 in Innings. First base on balls
OF Plank. 2; OF Mayer, i; OF Wycko6, 2. Hit
by pitched bal-By Wycko1 GPaskerD; BY Mayer
(Baker). Umpires-Mcssrs. Byron and Connolly.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Home Alleys Favor Each.

After watching the match, which un-
doubtedly had attracted greater interest
than any previous event of the kind.
one is forced to believe that bowling is
much the same as basket ball-a pretty
tough proposition to win on the other
fellows stamping ground. Brockton out
c.assed Washington under the conditions
! which govern the game in that CITY, and
Washington undoubtedly was much supe-
rior on its own alleys. In other words,
Brockton at Brockton was unbeatable,
and SO was Washington at Washington.
Just which team worked under the
greater disadvantage is problematical.
that they suffered more by reason of
having to bowl on the local alleys. while
Washingtonians are certain that they
had the most disadvantageous circum-
stances to contend with. Both advance
their different arguments to uphold their
attitudes, and there Is a reasonable sound
to each. There does not seem to be any
doubt that the victory of the Brockton
team on its home floor was legitimate,
though it undoubtedly accomplished what
could be better controlled. and because
that ball would stick to the alleys the
curve could be better judged.
When the Washington bowlers had to
change their style at Brockton or bowl
their own way under those conditions
they could not do much. and the same
was true of the Brockton players when
they came here. When they would at
tempt to bowl the curve ball, for which
they have so great a reputation, it was
found impossible to control 1t to any
extent, and when they started to bowl
as the Washington men did they could
not show good form.
Two things were proved by the Brock
ton team, thought was not impossible
for them to make the No. 10 pin, and
they did not have to have a groove to
cause them to roll the curve which was
described. Even with the big ball.
which they had to lay in the palm of
their hands instead of grasping with
their fingers, as they do in Brockton.
they could loft it down the edge of the
alley and make 1t start to turn into the
head pin when about ten feet away. But
that they could not grasp the ball with
their fingers and did not have a sandpa
per surface for 1t to cling to prevented
them from having as good control of it
as would have been the case on their
own alleys.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Orioles Have Four Ex-Yanks.

Baltimore. in the international League
will have several former big league play
crs on its staff this coming season.
Among them are Midkif. Ball, Daniels
and Cree.
Evening star., 1914-04-07

When July rolls around and the
players line up for their salaries. then
it will be time enough to ask me what
l think of the Federal League. are
the words of wisdom that come from
Charley Comiskey, owner of the White
Sox,
Evening star., 1914-04-07

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
HALLEY'S WORK FEATURES
MATCH WITH BROCKTON FIVE
Pop Has Margin of 126 Pins on His Opponent, Dan
Smith, at End of Three Games s-Fine Competition
Undoubtedly Will Boost Sport.

ture. The teams were a credit to them
selves and the sport they represented, in
defeat even as in victory.
Evening star., 1914-04-07

Splendid bowling by Pop" HALEY fea-
tured the match between the Brockton
and Washington quints at the Royal al
leys last night. Haley got away to a
good start. and SO far outclassed Smith.
against whom he was pitted. that the lat
ter quit after the third game. Something
OF the margin Haley had on the lead-off
man for Brockton may well be imagined
when it is stated that the total the Wash
ingtonian had on the Brockton man at the
end of the third contest was 16S pins. and
OF these Haley had knocked down 126
more than his rival. When one man beats
another by a total of 126 in three games
there is great deal of difference in their
work
Haley not only outclassed Smith, but
he also had the highest set and game for
the night His best mark for one contest
came in the second, when at the start he
ran up five straight spares. He slipped a
little in the last half of the string. but
his total was AZ at that. which was sew
enteen pins better than the next best
man. HALEY also had the greatest total
for his five games. which averaged him
113. Rider had the next best sct-355.
The best work done by any of the
Brockton men was accomplished by
Gorrnley. probably the youngest member
of the team. He got a set of 1876 which
gave him an average of a fraction under
100. His highest game was the second
ia. He went over the 100 mark in two
of the other four.