Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-13

rsa 81 parallel to his case IN the per-
about. tho best shortstop of his time
the old Baltimore Orioles. Finding
himself slipping n bit and unable to
merry or With his ue old aelity h he f DE-
cided to try it at first base. He was
almost as much of q success there.
anybody expected him to. Wagner. of
course Is Older than Jennings was
Them but # 9st be that
nitude. was never a Hans Wagner.
No, was anybody else IL the, entire
eNccnt Honus himself.
Hot SprfnEs More Popular.
Hot springs. Ark. is gaining more
bali players This south rs sf heaieh 1 re
sort Is being loudly proclaimed the
Ideal place for man to work %od;,d kinks
fering fine chance for training on
bah PiaSers VIII maze aHsen SPECIAL Hsts
the single purpose Of ridding them
cially find 1t a good place to do their
early condittoninS, since IL Is possible
there to get into shape without undue
strain, owing to the hot baths that are
so beneficial.
The Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh
In 'isis. but they "a" viii n be- oniy abo oa
half of the total baseball playing popu-
lation Of the. town, for other players
n little fng there by themselves in
order to get head start on their fell
lows and be able to make a good show
Ing. Harry w. Lannigan, former st.
bulk Of the credit for informing the
baseball world of the natural advan-
tpgea OF the place,
Qun.scrs Pull for Pnt Moran.
Philadelphia fans arc arraycd soiidly
ager OF the Phillies, and are pulling
for him to have n successful season
during his first term as a pilot. Mo-
Connie Afack's new found unpopulnrity.
Quakers resent the action Of Mack
last -. summer In DERIVING them of
town newspaper scoreboard because he
Thought IL would hurt the attendance
n certain esr ain ~ extent When Sis the Athieties
were beaten in the worlds series by
the Braves. and the, ticket scandals
| help any. Then on top of 1t NIL came
Mack's announcement nnent the cut.
ting adrift OF Bender. Plank and
Phillies profit from all this ill-feeling
toward their rivals. and are almost
! certain to supplnnt the Mackmen In
fans next season. ~,
Welsh Only Human Being.
Freddie, w elsh. after all, is only a
WEIGHT Weight ehampion viii nTw take G 'h Il MUCH
easier than no did up to the time of
his point defeat by Young Joe Shugrue
hrele hf that time WAS
ing boosted by his admirers as a real
top notcher as result of his showing.
but his performances did not show real
his hest that he beat than is the Jim
Ienries. of to-day the great warrior he
will Keep Welsh under his eye in flu
ture, and not let him engage in any
foolish pleasures THAI might mar his
physical condition. Welsh was not only
battles In the ring, but he also had not
spent as many evenings at home as he
ought to have done In order to be at
his best.
Weliman Makes Garden Pny.
William II. Wellman. manager OF
Madison Square Garden. is the first
man who ever was able to make box
ing, bouts in Gothams big arena pay.
managed the Garden. being somewhere
the neighborhood of twenty seven or
cess is attention to details and his
ability to say mo" There is no talk
Ing him Into doing something without
the best thing to do. He is a tireless
worker. Instead OF enjoying his hon
ors as the big gun and taking pleasure
in ordering subordindtes around to do
things, he hustles forth and does them
himself. Jimmy Johnston is the match
maker of the garden, put everything
he does Is subject to approval by Well
man, who always is within call. AZ
ter matches are made. Wcllman over
sees every. phase OF the matter and
takes nothing for granted.
Kid Williams TOO Ambitious.
Kid Williams, the miniature Baltimore
husky. who boasts the title OF bantam
weight champion, Is of the opinion
that he. can lick Johnny Kilhane, the
featherweight champion, and announces
the same to Kilbane and the world Mt
the same time emitting words that
sound like II challenge YOU" Will
liams Is n little wonder for strength In
q man Of his size, but 1t looks as ne
no will be biting, on more than he can
chew II he assails Kilbane. Kilbane.
to begin with. Is about rs tall n feath.
erweight MS can be found, and his style
of long-range boxing Is perfectly
adapted to the ohopping up OF a shorty
like Williams. whose sole chance would
be to get within Kilbane's guard ana
fight him ut close range. Even then
II Is doubtful II Williams could excel
mt that style OF milling. for Kilbane
Is not only heavier and older. but has
displayed real power on the few occa-
sions he has shown disposition to mix