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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
WANT BIG FIGHTS IN SOUTH
Baron Mihanovich Here to Arranee
for Bouts at Buenos Aires

NEW YORK. December 3-Mi,-
lionaire South American sportsmen are
planning for a pugilistic carnival to
be held at Buenos Aires next spring
in which the four boxing champion
ships Of the world will be contested
Within the next two weeks the sum of
SIZE, 900 will be deposited in a local
bank to be divided into four purses
and the additional sum of $4,000 to
cover travelling. training and advertis-
ing expenses OF pugilists and pro-
motors.
The bouts as outlined at present will
bring together Jess Willard and the
best heavyweight that can be obtained
to meet the champion: Mike Gibbons
of st. Paul and Les Darcy of Aus
tralia; Freddy Welsh of England and
Charley White of Chicago: Kid Will
Iiams OF Baltimore and Johnny Ertle
of ST. Paul. Each bout. which will be
for the championship in that class,
will be for twenty-five rounds or more.
Baron Nicholas Mihanovich Is the
Representative of the South American
capitalists and sportsmen who believe
that the pugilistfc carnival will be of
great advertising value to Buenos
Aires and South America in general.
Tom Jones and Jack Curley have been
appointed the American representatives
and matchmakers for the hackers Of
the carnival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
ennnqs Denies Report Feds ennis Committee
HUGH JENNINGS HOLLY DENIES
HE WILL FLOP TO FEDERALS
Reiterates His Pledge of Loyalty to Detroit,
Organized Base Ball and Frank Navin.

the success of his quest for a spring
training camp. He has selected Waxa-
hatchle, Tex, small city possessed of
a fne motel. mineral baths and excel
lent railway and interurban connec-
lions with the best base ball cities of
the Lone Star state. Hugh had intend
ed to return to Scranton by way of De-
troit to make his report to Navin. The
latter came to New York for the Army
Navy game. and wired the manager to
come to New York instead. Navin
corroborated Jennings statements in
toto last night. He said Jennings was
not under written contract to the De-
troit club. Hugh signed only one con
tract: that was in 1906 when he as
sumed the management of the Tigers.
subsequent contracts have been en-
tered into, but they have been verbal.
Navin declares that Jennings word is
good enough for him
Yankees Should Be Stronger.
Jennings discussed the American
League outlook for next season 1T is
shame" said he, that the rival club
presidents have not given Col Rupert
and Capt. Huston a chance to strength
en- the Yankees. 1t is absolutely essen
tial that Donovan should have a CON
tender, especially if the Federal Lea que
places Il team here.
Il would like to see Frank Baker
with New York. He should be allowed
to go nowhere else. If he has decided
not to return to Connie Mack. I under
stand Comiskey is hot on Bakers trail
That is unjust. If Comiskey cannot
win the pennant with the team he has
he should be ashamed to try further
toward pennant buying. 1t strikes me
as little less than suicide to make the
league more topheavy than it is. There
was no better team in the league than
Chicago last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
FAIL TO SIGN BAKER.
Manager Donovan Says slugger
Wants Too Much Money

NEW YORK, December a.-secret,r,
T. l. Huston and Manager William
Donovan of the New York Americans
returned yesterday from Wilmington
Dell where they made a futile effort 10
sign Frank Baker Of the philadeInbi.
Athletics TO New York contrac,
Donovan said he had procured permis-
sion from Manager Mack of the Atb-
lctics TO talk business with Baker. but
that the latter had held out for an nm
reasonable salary.
The Federals have told Baker thew
viii give him more money than any
club In organized base ball. However.
there is little chance OF Baker play
ing with the Federals here next sea-
son. as he is still under contract with
the Athletics. Bakers contract does
not expire until the end OF the 1916
season 1t was said that if the Yanks
grab Baker Connie Mack Will receive
| 10000 and couple OF players
Capt. Huston issued statement in
which he denied that the Yankees were
1 going to stay at the Polo Grounds on
account OF the invasion of the Fed
erals
we are going to build a home for
our team" said the captain today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
BIG SCRAP MARCH 3.
Date Set for Willard Fulton Bout in
New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, December S.-Jess
Willard will meet Fred Fulton of Roch-
ester, Mimi, in 4 twenty-round bout
here March for the heavyweight
championship of the world, according
to an announcement last night by pro-
moters of the match.
willard signed articles here several
weeks ago to meet any white fighter
the promoters might name by Decem-
Der 10. Efforts were made to arrange
an elimination bout between Fulton
and Frank Moran OF Pittsburgh, but,
according to the promoters, Moran
refused to meet the Minnesota pusilist.
and was notified that if he did not
agree by December l to do so the
match would be given to Fulton. Full
ton previously had signed articles to
meet willard in the event Moran re-
fused the elimination bout
Willards contract calls for S32,500
win. lose or draw. Terms arranged
with Fulton were not announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03

! NEW YORK, December 3.-Hughle
Jennings, manager of the Detroit II
gers. exploded a newspaper hoax sent
out of Chicago yesterday to the effect
that he would manage the New YORK
team of the Federal League. This Chi
cago story. attributed to Harry F. Sin
clair of the Newark Federals, the as
sertion that Jennings was slated for the
job of plotting the Gotham outlaws.
Also it connected Sinclair as one OF the
principal hackers of the local indie
pendent enterprise.
Il do not know where that absurdity
orr ginated." said Hughie, as he was
about to leave for his Scranton, Pa.
! home last evening. Put it is 4 pipe
dream pure and simple. / do not pro-
pose to allow the Federal League to adj
vertise itself through me. l never have
received any offer from the Federal
League and would not consider one if
did-not even if it offered me the whole
league to turn traitor to organized base
ball.
II am perfectly satisfied with my lot
in Detroit" continued Jennings. Il am
under contract to Frank j. Navin, the
club president Our relations are most
were free to do SO.
| "Butting Its Head on Stone Wal" "
I'm my estimation the Federal League
is butting its head against a stone wall
Goodness knows how it ever did get
men of business sense to squander so
much money in such a foolish venture
1 cannot realize how Gilmore and MS
associates can ever interest sane people
to promote this club in Manhattan.
They may be able to do it. They have
fooled me before: they may do it again
in this instance, though | surely think
they are blufting about New YORK
But in any event said Hugh, hotiy,
the Federal League is not going TO
make any capital out of me. Evidently
some one seized upon my chance visit
to New York as an opportunity TO
worry organized base ball Well, or
ganized base ball has no occasion TO
worry about Hughie Jennings loyalty.
Jennings explained that he was in
town to report to Frank J. Navin on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
BOXERS SIGN ARTICLES.
Welsh and White to Meet for Light
weight Title.

NEW YORK. December s2-Freddie
Welsh yesterday agreed to fight Char
ley White of Chicago bout of twenty
or more rounds for the lightweight
championship of the world
The fight will be held within the next
eight weeks. An agreement was signed
yesterday by managers for. the pu-
eilists and forfeits of $1,000 each post
ed. The fight will be held before the
club offering the best inducements.
Bids will be opened December Is.
Welsh and White agree to make 1876
mounds at 2 o'clock the afternoon Of
the fight, or. in case the battle takes
place in the afternoon. to weigh in at
las pounds at 10 am. A further 81 800
each is to be placed in-ehe hands of a
stakeholder for the appearance of, the
fighters, making $4,000 each. =.
The tight will be wagsd under Mar
quis of oueensbury rules: and both
other ma tel, before I'll, the ee Championship
eree's decision. The referee has not
yet been selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
Woman's Golf Championship.

BOSTON, December 3.-An applica-
ton to have the Woman's national goiI
championship for 1915 decided on the
course Of the Belmont Spring Country
Club was forwarded yesterday TO the
United States Golf Association. "nich
cago. January a. 1916. So far as is
known, Belmont is the only club in the
east that has applied for the woman
event The last time the woman s
championship was played IN tne bos.
TON district was at Essex county in
1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
DE ORC HAS THE LEAD.
Captures First Game of Series From
Kieckhefer. Score so to %.

CHICAGO, December 3.-Alfred de
ORC of New York defeated August
kieckhefer, the challenger for the
worlds three-cushion billiard title, 80
to IS, last night in the first block Of
their three nights match. De ORC
went out in sixty-three innings. his
high run was FIVE, but he had two other
clusters of four. kieckhefer had one
inning less and his best run was three.
De ORC won the bank and selected the
black ball. He made the opening shot
anu was never caught afterward.
widening up his lead as the game
progressed The champion never shot
in better form, while Kieckhefer was
badly off his game.
The youngster tried to play carefui
billiards, which ruined his executive
ability De Oro's safety play was 100
much for the Chicagoan. who tried the
same game on the veteran, but usually
left them set up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03

pionship, one of the most interesting
bouts staged in recent years is prom
Used. White will have an enormous fol-
lowing, for the reason that in a bout of
that duration his stamina and hitting
proclivities may count for much, for
there are those who do not give Welsh
credit for being able to go that route
and take care of himself against as
dangerous a fighter as White
But Welshs friends believe his su-
perior boxing ability will enable him
to hold Off the Chicago slugger to the
limit and probably gain the decision
by outpointing him.
The bringing about of this match is
the result of an earnest campaign
White and his manager have been max
ing for months to force Welsh to take
on White before he meets any of the
easy marks who are willing to take a
chance with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
TO CHOOSE
LEADING TENNIS MAN
National Association Ranking Com
mittee Meets to Select Countrys
Best Players.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE rank
ing committee of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association.
which met today to arrange the lead-
ing PLAYERS of the country, according
to the performances of last season.
faced unusual difficulties. The meeting
originally was set for November 49,
but it was postponed until today be-
cause the members of the committee
desired more time to review the rec
ords of the leading contenders for hrst
place on the list.
The principal question before the
committee is whether William NJ. john
sion. the Young San Francisco player
who took the championship from Il;
Norris Williams, I'd. shall be ranked
as number one. Those who favored
placing williams. the defeated cham.
pion. at the head of the list pointed
to the precedent of 1914, when VIII
Iiams defeated Maurice f. Mclaughlin
for the championship. but Mclaughlin
was ranked first on the official list.
Other Selections Easy.
The selection of the other players to
constitute the first ten presents fewer diff
ficulties. 1t is believed that Mclaughlin
will be ranked number three.
1t liz possible that the decision Of the
ranking committee will not be made pub
lie for a week or ten days. Its findings
will be reviewed by the executive commit
tee Of the association, which meets here
tonight Anoth. r question before the ex-
ecutive committee concerns proposed eX-
tension of the classes of the association to
include players who may not belong to
clubs affiliated with the national organiza-
ton, but use the courts in city parks. Such
a change would necessitate sweeping
amendment to the constitution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
Dertinent Comment
Il @25Bggsssg9188$3; 19f
By 7. ED GRILLO.

The Sinclair the moneyed OF the Federal
League that the management the New York Fed club would be
rendered Iugley Jennings going to in
organized base ball He has violated OF
orgazd He violated agreement
Regardless OF what figures the Feds might offer en
counted stand with organized base ball. which
has been decidedly kind to him.
who know Jennings his denial OF any intention
offer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
Held Lengthy Conference.

The executive committee Of the NAVY
Athletic Association held a lengthy
meeting Monday, and another Tuesday.
and. it is said. the question of site for
next years battle was thoroughly talk
ed over.
New York has it's advocates, and so
mas Philadelphia. but from all reports
the majority of naval people here seem
to favor the metropolis. The authori-
ties of the academy will not say TINY
thing one way or the other They sim
ply state that the matter is to be given
thorough consideration. The CIV for
greater seating facilities always has
been far and wide. and this very prob
ably will be the determining factor Of
whether next years game will be play-
ed in New York or Philadelphia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
Shortstop Jennings Engaged
to Be Married This Month

MINNEAPOLIS, December B.
Morley jennings, who short
stopped for the Minneapolis MIL
lers this season and will get an
other trial with Warrington In
the spring, has announced mis-
euuaeement to Miss Elizabeth
Aubrey of Columbus, Ark. The
wedding will be the latter pnrt
Of this month. Jennings IN
foot ball conch Mt Ouachith Col
Iexe in Arkansas, and the BRIDE
to-be has been u student MT the
college, and 1t WINS there he
became acquainted with her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03

Chief Bender is suing the Federal
League for ss,666.64, this being the
amount of salary due the chief up to
the termination of his two-year con-
tract, and stands a good chance of COL
lecting it. What are you laughing
about, Connie2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03

There seems to be a battle on for the
services of Jimmy johnson, the Oak
land outfieid person. Jimmy. took a cup
of coffee with the Cubs once and came
into the big league heralded as the
fastest thing on the hoof that the big
show had seen since Bill LANCE, but
Jimmy couldn't steal his way to first
base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
CARPENTER IS DECORATED.
Europe's Champion Pugilist Given
Military Cross for Bravery.

PARIS, December 3.-Sergt Georges
Carpenter. champion heavyweight pugilist
Of Europe. now attached to the French
Aviation Corps. has been decorated with
the military cross for brilliant and daring
reconnaissance in an aeroplane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03

Carpenter Joined the colors when war
was declared. and has been in the thick
Of the fighting ever since He was first
with the signal service, and twice had
his apparatus blown away by German
shells. Later he became an automobile
courier on the firing line, and then was
assigned to the Aviation Corps last May.
Carpenters last important pugilistic
achievement was to win from Gunboat
July 16, 1914
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
NAVAL PEOPLE FAVOR
POLO GROUNDS GAME
Like Trip to New York and Are Ap-
parently Turning Away From
Franklin Field.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 3-There
is a decided sentiment among naval
people here to have next years Army
Navy foot ball game staged on the Polo
Grounds, New York, and, for that mat
there.
AS a result of the five-year agreement
entered INTO by the athletic representa-
tlVes of the two academies in 1913, by
which each institution should have it's
choice in alternate years of playing
either in New York or PHILADELPHIA. it
is the Nays choice as far as 1915 is
concerned and Philadelphia is the logi-
cal site, but the Navy people were so
pleased with the trip to New York
last Saturday that sentiment toward
having all future games played there
has rapidly crystallized. No definite an
nouncement can be made just now as
the matter is being held in allowance
pending thorough consideration of
every angle of the situation.
Larger Seating Capacity.
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, always
has been the favorite place for the
game among naval people because of
| its central location between the rival
academies. New York furnished bone
of contention because of the tiresome
journey the student body of midship-
men was compelled to make in one
day. This, however, was overcome at
TINS years game. as the middies were
permitted to remain in New York on
the night following the contest So
the only thing now standing in the way
as to choosing New York or Philadel-
phia is the question of seating capacity
or the helds. This was the chief rea-
son that caused the battle to be divert
ed from the Quaker City to Gotham in
1913. Franklin Field will comfortably
seat some 3o-odd thousand souls, while
the Poio Grounds can take care of
| $4,000 or more.
1T Will be seen, therefore, that the
Brush stadium has strong call in this
respect. 1t may be, however that the
pennsylvania athletic authorities will
make some satisfactory concession In
order to land next years game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-03
Davis Team Increases Lead.

Joe Davis team last night increased
its lead in the bi-weekly athletic con
tests at the Y. u. c. A. while the cap
tain himself drew farther away from
his competitors in the individual race.
The standing Of the teams follows:
Davis team. i,7i6: Roberts team,
1.4s7: Shipiey's team. 1888; Buete's
team. .20I The individual standing is:
Davis, 516; Shipiey, iS9. Roberts. 46l !:
Beatty. f5s; Knight. ii3; Thompson.
a59: Mciarin, 3iS. Harris, 34i Raulin,
.fI; Buscau. 3ts: Buete, 266; Allen,
22S; Farrell. 227 and stevens. rs
Now that Yale has come to realize
that the "oue man rule system is the
one that leads TO success, the Cincin-
natl BAH club should fall in line.
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15
Colorado,

A rich vein of tungsten has been
discovered in the Grand View mine at
Sunshine. The new find will mean
the resurrection of one of the old.
timers.
The ST. Louis tunnel in the Big Ev-
ans is maintaining it's standing as the
heaviest producer of high grade gold
ore that is now operating il the Lead.
vile district.
The Smuggler Union mining and
milling property has been closed down
and will remain SO indefinitely owing
to break in the main drive belt at
the big mill at Pandora.
The Frontenac mine during the past
month shipped seventy-five cars OF
concentrating ore to the Iron City mill
at Black Hawk, and four cars of con
centratilg ore to the Denver shelters.
A Chinese syndicate, composed OF
Chinese merchants Of San Francisco
and Hong Kong, will finance the Vim
dicator tunnel at Idaho Springs, and
also fully equip the old Gold Hill mill
for the purpose Of treating the ore
bodies now exposed in several veins
of the tunnel
Considerable excitement was caused
at DeBeque by the shooting of the well
of the Grand River OIL and Gas com.
pany. Following the explosion oil and
water poured forth to height of $50
feet, but the flow subsidized somewhat
after an hours time. 1t Is believed a
good pumping well will result, how.
ever.
The following oil certificates of To-
cation have been filed at Fort Collins:
Nos /, 9, 8 and Round Buttes, and
Little Buttes Nos. l, 2, 8, 5, 6, I and 6,
The Round Buttes locations are in
sections and IS, township IL, range
6S, while the Little Butte locations are
In sections 2, II and IA, township IL,
range CO.
Ore which will net the finders many
thousands of dollars has been found
by Charles Harris and Kemper Dun,
lap on their claims on Yule creek, says
the Salida Record. Denver and Lead
vile assays show one sample as con
tanning s per cent copper and per
cent anthony, another high percent,
age of tin, aAd a third so per cent
zinc.
A very rich body of ore has recently
been encountered in New York tunnel
No of the Jewell Tunnel and Mining
company, operating in Taylor gulch,
near Garfield. The ore carries 1,311. .
ounces silver, so gold and IS per cent
lead.
Some handsome pieces of fluorine
ore are being shown on the streets of
Central City, from the Frances mine,
owned by Matt Daniels. The mine
is located opposite the War Dance
property, in Russell district, and is be-
ing worked by party of leasers, who
are sinking the shaft, which is close
to 100 feet deep. The character of the
ore is similar to that taken out of
the War Dance
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15
AAZlolCE ACLAIGIZZ.W

In the defeat of Maurice E. Nc
Loughlin by William NJ. Johnston in
the contest for the tennis champion
ship of the United States the average
person who essays this fascinating
game will be but mildly interested.
Such a person will be impressed by
the facts that both players are Cali
fornians, that judging by results east
ern players this year were outclassed
by players from the Pacific coast and
that the victory of Johnston registers
what might be termed in sporting
parlance an upset; for, although Nc
Loughlin last year lost the champion
ship to R. Norris Williams II, his
marvellous playing has given him a
foremost position during the last few
tennis seasons, while Johnston, a
youth Of twenty years, has not hither
to been regarded as player of vast
ly superior merit.
But the average player will fail to
take a really keen interest in the
championship match at Forest Hills,
L. l., for the reason that he plays a
somewhat different game from that of
the McLoughlins. the Williamses and
the Johnstons, says Chicago Daily
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15

News. In essentials it is the same,
to be sure, but tournament playera
who achieve national and internation-
al fame are so much faster in their
play, so much more accurate in their
strokes, so much superior in all de-
partments, that they compare with the
average player as an up-tc-date racing
yacht compares with fiat-bottomed
rowboat.
One who plays tennis at all cannot
but admire these highly organized
champions for their mastery of speed,
of stroke, of strategy. Few average
tennis players, however, will aspire to
these Olympian heights. Most of the
multitude of devotees of the game will
continue serenely on the course of
mediocrity, content in knowing that
their play tends to develop and main
tain good health and that it stimu-
lates quickness OF vision and of per-
ception, thus encouraging mental Keen
ness and agility-always an asset in
whatever pursuit one may engage in.
For these and other excellent reasons
tennis will continue to find a growing
favor among lovers of healthful exer-
else.