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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-11
|SnR|T OE FORMER
Il TIMES ST|RS F|Tz
One-tme Champion Eager to
Show He Is Still a
Fighter.
PAST 5o-MILE STONE
1istory of Rise and Decline
Of Famous Heavy Reads
Like Book.
BY w. w. NAuGHToN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. lo.-Many
surprises are sprung in connection with
uugilism from time to time, but the
news that the lure Of the ropes and
resined platform has unsettled veteran
Bob Fitzsimmons comes pretty near to
being the premier sensation of the year
last closed.
The pity Of it is that Fitzsimmons
<sems to be terribly in earnest about it.
III his plea to be given chance to
1how what he can do, he does not say
hat he is as good as ever, or even ad-
<ance the argument that he feels he has
one good fight left iu him.
He simply reasons that the present
~ heavies are bunch of incapables
nd begs for an opportunity to show
lat he is not undertaking them
What causes me to lay special stress
81 Fitzsimmons S earnestness in this
/ophection is the fact that while other
*exempts' among the big fellows
I'VE spoken from time TO time Of get
ing back in the game, they always
Weakened and made denials when they
aw things they said in print
This thing of feeling an itch TO tread
he boards again after years of retire
Qent is disease and it disappears very
1uickly when the fellow afflicted with
sees that he has become mark of
nrioslty to the public aud mark of
idicule for the critics.
E you don Y believe me, ask Jim
|effries, Tom Sharkey and few
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Best of Close Ones.

Nobody hcsrudres uonus hls scI entsen
500 averages. hut he was perSaps the
only riRter who could have received
seq battns sveiugc from his 1918 OUTPUT.
rcceiyed just a li;tle ARTIFICIAL respilat Ion
This does not mean that there was anY
Juggling with WaSpor's ngures out wren
there WAS any doCo; as 20 whether To-
give IIonus hit or u felaer AN error
Wagner always wop.
However. there Is sentiment IN base
N'hen Wagner ls at tat and gets on fiist
via 9 tumble bT Fletcher you JUST fifle
yourself ma rk.ng down hit You mutter-
TO your comrsde ueSt To you. That waF
pretty hard Chance for 'Fletch': guess
it was q hit for the old boy. all right :
He win, OF course. agree with YOU and
you are convinced Il was a hit. though
IL Dots Miller had hit the hall Fle;cae- :
would have received an error.
Wagner's record since conins into The
big league follows.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-11
RACK STARS INVITED
TO ENTER CONTESTS

me metropolitan 6oO-yard rum will
n feature Of the annual indoor games
tne Pastimc Athletic club. which Will
'fnory, New York. ON January il.
eines e, CTedD Meredith OF the Uni
III 'h.-'y OF pennsylvania: Tom Halpin OF
Soston Athletic association; Melvin
r'srso and Abel r. Kiviat OF The Irish
<IseS an athletic club. have been IN
'r,sti 70 compete. The advisory COM
;r ,,,s OF the Pastine club consisting OF
iopss r; sullivan, John McInerney and
.sf,r,ppn -Arnold, has arranged All inter-
a fhs events TO be held are; 60-yard
f l6-,... l6. Ils "a ndicap. 300-yard run, handicap
l<5egssp run. open TO Military Athletic
IA rs one mile run. novice: medley re-
<:;r.. se. ps'. handicap; 1000-y yard run, handi-
lnils b,cvc,nlie b,vr,nlie walk. handicap, and two
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Checkers


At the commence
lnent of a game
Black men occupy
squares numbered ]
to 13. The White
men those number
ed 81 to 80. Black
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-11
WAGNER BATS 300
SEVENTEEN SEASONS
Wonderful Record Has Been
Established by Pirates
Famous shor.stop.
CHANCE FOR OTHERS
Bare Possibility That Cobb,
Collins ard Jackson May
Equal Germans Mark.
CHANCE FOR OTHERS

Honus Wagner, mighty sliisgsr OF the,
Pirates. has reached the sunset Of his
career. but what a glorious sunset, Tho
tough Old Tcutonic bird Is niesins - very
hard for coming generation, sy pun
melting the pill Tor .52i mark IN 1912
Honus smashed cap &nson's classic rec-
ord OF tifteep straight 900 averages
However Wagner was not satisfied,
aud ran MS list OF 300 averages up an
other notch ;Est senson- It was = assrow.
sereaS for ths f-iys6s Druehnsn, out b.
Just crawling under tas goo ropes he
ran his record mp 10 seventeen consecu
tive years I'm tho 800 clcss, or tSo batter
than the best previous record
Can the German 90 another lap around
the old 600 tracl7 lie will be forty
years old In Rebrcsry. and ~ forty 4
hasebal performer IS no longer z spfinE
chicken The difference ~ one hit wouc
nave knoclted the phenomenal German
o,,t Of t5e 800 class last season.
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COMIsKEY WOULD LEAD
SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR

CHICAGO, Jan, lo.-chares Comiskey
u,es world touring SO well that he ls
ready 10 lead another expedition of
venp according 10 letters received at
snr HEADQUARTERS FROM tho world tour
s;c.s ,rho are now ia Australia.
M.,secr McGraw OF the Giants. the
s,cs cs,rrespondent reports. is sufficiently
recovered from another attack of sea-
sieIness TO discuss the South American
tour and like7 The idea. - -'--'------
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5lnek-l2 10. 20. -; Ninss s. is o
Mhne-3. 10, IL. %. king. 3. 10.
siock To olav and win.
a ltitio carly for tho Fourth OF July ger
ino.s OF M enjoy dazzling fireworks display once
In while
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM %
~ BY Richard Jordan.
Blhek-2o. ~; king ~
Nhlte-3c. kipet. IS. 7e
White To pay and win
1915 2s.a3 i5ia =, ., o., e.
Elisa az @ i5.is-p Isl M S'
a.. White wilma.
s-i:-s B.2a. ~ ss-ia; white wins.
e-l6-lI. ig-i5: white vine
me Following games were plnyed in rho 1894
Guy touFnoy and are contributed with notes by F.
n heywoTth Don't be 20 bashful boys: tho ed
ior would be glad to get more o. your tourney
games If you acre crcEScd and watched fast
one cut the plato and scud you TO tho bonch when
you were expecting g or a splitter. don Z
oc AFRAID to Eivo tho othor fellow credit for fast
thinking. a7"E
Those In tho tourney Will find this ganc OF In
,nrest, because IL Is the first gamo lost by City
champion Burton. who Is playing good. hard
checkers nowadays.
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JAPANESE WELCOME
TOURING BALL CLUBS
Visit of Giants and White
Sox to Toxic Momentous
Event.

HAT the visit of the big leaguers
to Japan proved success. both
from financial viewpoint as well
II as from a sporting angle, Is proved
by the Japanese papers which are
now arriving In this country. The pa
pers using English arc filled with pictures
OF the worlds tourists and a complete
box score follows the account OF each
game. Furthermore, every writer speaks
OF the great example furnished the Jap
anese players by the Americans.
The total attendance or the three
games was $4,000, and In each instance
the Kieo university playing field was
filled hundreds being compelled to stand
up, and so near to the outfielders that
they interfered with the playing The
admission prices ran up TO yen, or
SI50 in American money, this being con-
sidered high figure for sporting event
in Japan The Toxic Times remarks
that at Is a mathematical puzzle to i'm
agine how great a crowd would have
made a rush to the ball park had not
S-yen mark"
The greatest gathering was at the Sun
day morning game, when the Kieo uni
versIty team of Japenese players engaged
In game with a picked team from the
touring clubs This crowd numbered
1000
On Saturday afternoon 5000 saw the
Sox defeat the Giants. and on Sunday aft
ernoon 6000 witnessed the second game
between the touring teams.- The Sun
day morning game was played In chilly
weather, but 1t was warm in the after
noon
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itz Genuine Veteran.

Fitzsimmons is, with one exception,
he oldest cx-cbampion of the world in
|aptivity, his senior being John L. Sui
an. Bob has passed the half century
44rk and, recalling his earlier exploits,
ven IN America, smacks Of looking
u&ck into another life.
The writer saw him in his first bout
ln this country, That was when he
Thipped Billy McCarty at the Cali
Iornia club, San Francisco, about
iFenty-three years ago. saw him win
'he middleweight championship from
lack Dempsey at New Orleans and the
1eayyweight championship from Jim
[orbett at Carson / saw him lose his
heavyweight title to Jeffries and l
<aw him in the return match in San
{fancisco. ! saw him box Gus Rubin
1t Madison SquRre, and even at that
<!me-it was thirteen years ago-I no.
iced how bunglingly he splashed
Found in the opening round. He went
1qek to his corner and said to George
9awson, who was behind him. 81 don Il
now what s the matter j seem to have
Iorgotten all knew
|ftYou'll be better when You get
armed up said Dawson encourag-
'ngly, and sure enough Bob improved
{ound by round until he laid Rubin
'og With his famous shift in the sixth.
u saw him two weeks later with Tom
<1arkey at Coney Island. That time
6ob profited by his previous experience
tnd did his warming up in his dress
ug room before entering the ring,
md Sharkey lasted about a round and
p half.
firemember that Bob, flushed with
pecess, leaned over the ropes and
peekoned vigorously TO Jim Jeffries to
fpme up aud be challenged, but Jim
nerely laughed and shook his head.
finish in Australia.
After another few years / saw Bob
kep twenty spiritless rounds with
gorge Gardner in San Francisco, and
'ld to myself right then; "My, what
lamentable falling away
Two years later-it was in l905-I
aW Fitzslmmons slide from his chair
d O state OF coma after completing
nirteen rounds with Jack o 'Brien. and
occurred to me then that it would be
good thing if there were law de-
.errlng pugiIists from following their
2eatiou when they were manifestly on
ne down grade,
it has been the writer's lot to wit,
@ess such fights.
One was when Peter Jackson crum.
PIed In front of jim Jeffrics and an
2tner when Frank Slavin, one of the
most rugged and effective fighters OF
p's day, lurched and reeled this way
*9d that under the Influence Of punches
>amlnistered by Joe Butler, a negro
'engyweight.
put the saddest thing 7 saw in that
ne was merely photograph of such a
lsne in faraway Australia. 1t de-
.cted Bob Fitzsimmons flat on his back
rne strong glare Of the antipodean
onIills features as strongly marked
those OF dead Indian on p bier
-ad over him the form Of Bill Lange
man who has becn licked by the rag,
-1g and bohtail of figtiana the world
round.
it issnot TO reason with man who is
determined as Fitzsimmons and who
p'pts TO the fact that he is prepared
net thousands of dollars that he is
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Japanese Impressed.

. The Japan Advertiser of Toxic hat
the following:
The teams seem TO move like clock
work Each signal Is exactly follow
ed and the umpIre's decision is
obeyed silently. 1t is this system OF
arbitration that the ball players OF
the country must note and develop
SO that further friction in interna-
tional baseball games may be averted
The speed and alacrity of the base
stealing, too. was revelation TO the
Japanese. 1t was especially interest
McGraw signaling to bis men by his
attitude. and TO see the strict disci-
pline OF his players. Callahan's men
seemed 10 work the stick with bet
any particular interest as 10 who
would win. but rather to study the
action of the world renowned play
ers. What Impressed the fans was
ing and the details OF carrying out
an Al match 1t was pity that the
field did not afford a greater sphere
OF action 10 the outfielders. so as to
exhibit their real worth; but. never
theless. one was Impressed with the
Idea that tho major league players
are everything their name signifies.
Tho Daily Mail OF Toxic said;
The appearance on the Kelo var
sity grounds al Mita OF the great
plaudits from the grandstand. which
was thiokly packed with cnthu-
slastic fans. Despite the fact that
the players stood on the diamond a
few hours after landing, the game
was well-uigh the acme OF perfec-
ton. The players worked with pre-
cision and aiacrity almost superllu-
man. Tie team work was simply
perfect. Each and every member of
the teams was like part to WELL
regulated machine.
Is a Revelation.
The Yokohama Gazette had the fol-
lowing:
The games played have been
revelation TO Chose who had not Wit
messed ANYTHING of the sort before.
Everything soensd in favor OF tho
travelers---fine weather, large crowds
and much entertainment.
Saturdays gamo was q great
sourca Of amusement and study Scz
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-11

The feature OF the weeks play has been the
improved playing OF Libby and Patrick and Bar
tnn.s moving up into third place showing Ero
,"in tonrth City Champion Burton. annoyed by
tho too close approach of Reyworth. tho fltt man
20 win the series from him. let out INK and
1,sr foiloy,iny Is the Prczont standing;
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Groh Promising PLAYER.

HAN e9nhati serlhes are predicting that
bc4t Sroh. second sarler. viii be ihe
|lonuip ip'xot 1u station guardian in tho Ma
.oo5 -teague next year. Groh made u
- tsSSHM SMing ag With the Reds after be-
f'eeso 70 that team by the Giants.
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a-32-27 would have been better.
b--Throwins away an advantage.

a-1i-1e wins hcrc Quick play caured Keyworth
20 overlook tho easy win.
For the veteran. Shaw, held the editor
bit 100 chcaply, played for n nco shot too long.
sscrltccd piece 10 broak through 10 tho crown
head and play FOR position, fought desperately to
tho bitter end. hut finally had 10 acknowledge
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-11
What Honus Has Done.

In eight OF those seventeen years, 1900.
ne led the league in batting The one
big disappointment of Honus's life is that
he never won an average over the Inagi-
cal 400 mark.
to equal Wagner's record. unless IL be
Cobb, and possibly Collins. Cobb has
eight consecutive campaigns to his
credit where he batted over :3oo ana
and II he sticks in the. game for nine
more years and continues at his phenom-
enal clip. he can tie Wagner and pos
sIbly beat him. Collins IS t"ensy-s.N.
the next eleven years TO tie Wagner.
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Like a Cyclone

The Toxic Times commenced as fol
lows;
Like a cyclone the big men Of
America came and went, creating q
whirlwind Of sensation. What cid tney
do? Well, ask the fans; they know II.
And also ask those people living down
In the Mita road. and they Will give
complete statistics OF windows
Smashed, houses damaged and dogs IN
the street hit by flying balls. They
worked more wonders and showed
more true ball playing than the JAP
auese fans could sec. The cyclorle
visit Of the American stars has leit
its memory IN the sporting hlstoY 2.
Japan-besides those mementos q
some houses i'll the nsighborhocq - e
the Keio grounds. And fortunaff- " "ss
tho Keio team. which was fesTrtT
get practical suggestion auf sJiaad
from such baseball hrains -
McGrSw aud jim Calahan. ksn
The Keio team, which, - nsa, In fthe
looming up, to gigsntic c.5 ceirse,
eyes of Japanese fans, Frs.ns over ~
go reduced in proporrsg1. r1.s nrofes-
shadowed by the h1<Ss s. looked
Hlonals thar they he ,sutsk
at through magnify
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rhe large crowd that Witnessed II
n was full OF humor. science and IN
cidenis that were really new to the
multitude. Manager McGraw treated
the fans 10 great eNhinition OF
shadow baseball before the game
Shsaow baseball consists OF going
throueh ali the motions of q regular
practice without using. ball Inc
antics of the players brought roars
of laughter from the crowd There
Is no doubt hut what the Japanese
from this game, II they watched
closely the game put up by tho Amer
leans.
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Black.

ehe0kerS and ehess headquarters. Y. NJ C. A..
and First south s,reeS, Address oou1-
,Ja lions 10 n, Plurly. no 4 Concord
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THE CITY TOURNEY.

a-Io-15 ci,uchcs the win.
b-Throwing Il Into third poaiaon.
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Jackson Has Chance.

Jackson also has a chance, but he
has only four 300 averages to his credit.
Speaker can be safely countea out. as he
is now twenty-nine years old, ano mas
only flye 400 averages behind him. Larry
la ioie's worries while ne was manager OF
the Maps beat him out OF his chance 10
nut in a bid for the record. Larry top.
pIed out OF the 800 class In 1907 and
iie0s However, his eighteen-yesr aver
age In the big league Is about ten points
Miner than Waguer's seventcen-year aY-
eraee- Cap Ansons twenty-year aver
ere IA also higher than Wagners, though
tSe Great Cap fell out OF the 300 CLASS
after q fifteen- year membership How
ever, like LaJoie. Anson would NOT staS
out. and after two years with the COM
mon ,290 herd he was back In SVEN 60
ciety again. vv..o-
bI,t how long will his glory last after
Pom Tiine finally pins his shoulders to
the n,at7 They started to get after MIN
in Pittsburg last year just because 1e
was In batting. slump. He failed 20
maire q hit IN an entire series With the
Giants, and the fans panned MIN. TIey
as sjxed the man who batted -Soo' or betLef
for seventeen consecutive seasons. WI no
ever told you that you could DAT Iney
told Fred Clarke, Take out ,nat mas
been and put somebody at snort VINO
'A How long will 1t be, dear fans; before
Someone shouts at the Polo Grounds.
ssIIey, Matty! Who ever told you 1nat
YOU we're a pitcher" and implore Nc.
EErav .sTake that has-been out and put
~ Somebody who can pitch?'
They all get It. Can YOU blame them
for grabbing au they can while the go
Ing Is good?
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PROBLEM no. ai.
By George SIooum.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-11

.HAT the visit of the big leaguers
TO Japan proved success. both
from a financial viewpoint as well
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always moYes first
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-15
SPADING UP FEEDING PLACES
Practise Tends to Purify Ground and
Encourages Exercise on Part Of
Fowls in Flock.

On most farms feed for the flock Is
scattered about on the ground, and
the chickens are continually fed with
In a small space. The surface of the
ground soon becomes foul with the
droppings of the flock. True, sunshine
acts as germicide, and If the space
is at all sloping, the washing of the
rain helps some, but generally the
spot Is level and often muddy.
The ground quickly becomes con-
taminated with the continual tramping
Of the flock, and if there be one sick
fowl the whole flock may soon become
infected. This is especially true with
small chicks and young turkeys.
The spading up of the feeding place
once or twice a week will bring good
results. 1t will tend to purify the
ground. 1t will induce exercise on the
part of the flock, which is always de-
sirable. Especially is this true when
the flock is confined in yards, and
green feed, so necessary, is difficult
to obtain.
If grain is scattered as one spades
up the ground, much will be buried so
deep that hens will not scratch it out
and it will be thrown up at the mex.
spading with green, succulent blades
that are greatly relished by the flock.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-15

The SiIkie, Called the "Nurse Maid"
Hen Of Japan, on Account Of the
Way She Mothers the Baby Pleas.
ants-Large Exhibits Were Shown
at the Recent Poultry Show In the
Grand Palace, New York.
very unpleasant for chicks. They are
miserable in the chilly air and on the
damp ground, and don't feel like
working and following the old hen.
A hen with chicks should have a
little brooder house just the same as
If she were an artificial brooder The
room where the chicks might work
and scratch ought to be sunny and
dry and warm. The old hens com.
pany is not warmth to the chicks
when they are out from under her;
and they must be out from under her
a great deal Of the time if they are to
make large thrifty birds. A little
brooder house or large sunny coop
with artificial heat in It will save
many of your chicks this spring.
Keep in mind that comfort fer the
chicks is great thing.
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BROODER FOR LITTLE CHICKS
Mother Hen Should Be Given Nice
Light Place, Dry and Warm
Comfort Is Great Thing.

The hen with early chicks is, given
the poorest chance in the world for
caring for her brood. She is gener.
ally confined with the little ones for
a few days in a coop with bars where
they can run out and in The coop is
only small thing, rather dismal and
dark. She is hardly ever given a nice,
we'll lighted place, dry and warm,
and with chaff and straw on the floor
where the chicks can scratch and
work without freezing the life out of
them. Some folks will say that the
hen is always there to warm them up
when they want warmth; but what
would you think of an artificial sys-
tenn of brooding that would keep a
close little hoover in reach Of the
chicks all the time, but without any
warm place where the chicks might
work and eat?
Every year you see the old hens
clucking around the place with the
little brood with her, crying and
cold, and begging the old brooder to
stop. In early spring the weather is
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-15

of ice. Ice is one of those Injuries
which in many sections of the coun-
try can be had for the gathering. The
cost of harvesting and storing 1t is
not great as compared with the COM
fort that it brings.
The Source of the Ice Supply.
"The source of the ice supply will
vary with local conditions. In many
sections lakes, rivers, or large streams
will afford supply of suitable ice
without special plan or preparation on
the part of man. In other instances,
where such natural sources are not
easily accessible, small streams or
even the water from a spring can be
stored in an excavation or by means
of dam, so as to afford sufficient
water surface to provide the desired
ice supply. The harvest area or sur
face will depend upon the tonnage to
be stored and the normal thickness of
the ice in the locality.
THE stream or pond from which
the supply of ice is taken should be
fed from source free from contain
ination or pollution.
The Principles of Ice Storage.
I'm order to keep so perishable a
commodity as ice it is necessary in
the construction Of storage structure
to consider carefully those physical
and mechanical principles which I'M
derlie its preservation. First, to keep
well, ice must have a minimum of
surface exposed to the air or to the
packing material This is most cas-
lily accomplished by piling the ice in
the form of a cube. A mass of ice IL
by II feet exposes less surface than
the same tonnage piled in any form
less nearly that of cube or of a
globe. Second the keeping of good
ice depends upon the completeness of
its insulation, whereby 1t is protected
from external influences, such as heat
and air. Third drainage is important
because the lack of it interferes with
the insulation. Fourth, the ice itself
must be packed so as to prevent as
completely as possible the circulation
of air through the mass. The more
nearly the mass of ice approaches
that of solid cube, both in shape and