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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
MAJORS TO REDUCE
FOR MINORS GAIN
Players Released by the
Big Leagues Will Hit
The Brush.
Pacific Coast Best Pros.
pect for Those Getting
The Axe.
CBY HUGH S. FULLERToN).

(BY HUGH S. FULLERTON
Minor league baseball ought TO
have revival next season, and, for
once, the fans who have so Loyalty
supported the smaller clubs will have
the opportunity to Sc first-class base
ball.
From the big minors down base
ball ought to improve.
Every club in the National and
American league will cut loose from
10 to "a players when the season
starts, and many of them VIII re-
duce their playing lists materially
even before they move southwark
Better the majority of the players
sent back will be those who have
not air-tight contracts. This will en-
able the minor leagues to get really
good men at a price they can afford
to pay
back from the majors perhaps less
than half will land in the Class AA
leagues. The Pacific Coast league
now promises to be the greatest
gamer, as they are figuring on big
year because of the various expo
sitions, and can afford to carry
teams of high caliber. The Ameri-
league both will cut down the num-
ber Of players carried and throw
more men back into the next lower
classes.
The wise minor league manager,
It would seem, would be the one
who would take about half and
half of the experienced players dis
carded from the higher-class clubs
and the youngsters. That kind of a
team usually hustles and tries hard
IL the veterans are of the right kind.
In the past it has been the GUS
tom Of veteran players sent back
to the minor leagues to loaf and sulk
and perhaps feel injured. There
will be very little of that during the
coming season II the players have
sense. They will realize that base
ball as a business is in tolerably
bad way, that it is oversupplied with
athletes for the time being. and that
many men who ordinarily would be
rising and drawing good money is
hustling to hold on wnere he Is.
There is nothing like fear of los
ing out entirely to make ball play
ers work
With salaries in the big leagues
and in the Fed league higher than
ever before was known and salaries
in the minors lower than they have
been for years and the managers
and owners facing losses to carry
teams and hold their franchises for
better times, it would seem that the
minor league players would hustle
harder and harder to advance.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
"YOUVE GOT TOLOVE SPORTLIKE A BOY
TO REACH CHA NIPPON GLASS;
WILLIE HOPPE, Billiard champion.

he plays and practices constantly. His
versatility takes the form OF intelli-
gent interest in a dozen other sports
and in live questions OF the day.
whOher II be philosophy or politics
His first important tournament was
staeed in Paris In 1904. where he
met such masters as Mornngstar.
Taylor, Saachez and Glorueaux, lie
won every game he played and took
the lmpressionable Parislans By storm
In 1906 he defeated the French cue
wizard, Vignaux, Hoppe closing with
the brilliant winning score Of 500 to
223.
Hoppe has lost but three out OF 22
championship matches His victories
include the defeat of such great men
as Jake Schafer at Madison Square
Garden, and KOH Yamada, the bril-
liant japanese billiardist
Application is the one thing to
which Hoppe ascribes his success
primarily, concedng the probable
possession Of latent ability. lie also
calls attention to the fact that he lives
clean physical life always keeping
himself in splendid condition. lie
uses neither tobacco nor intoxicants.
and before every important game goes
into rigid training.
Hoppe Is a married man. and daddy
OF a 3-year-old little miss. who may
some day follow her fathers footsteps
as noted billiardist. Judging from the
way she climbs up 10 the home table
and humps the ivory spheres around
the cushions.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

The coming year promises to be the
most interesting in sport that has
been known for many seasons. The
upsets of last year startled the sport
ing fraternity, and in the unsettled
condition of the world, and of sport
especially, indicates that 1915 will be
a year of even greater surprises.
The first big surprise will be the
explosion of racing at New Orleans
and the sudden squelching of the
Business Mems" meeting in the Cres-
cent City.
Closely following that. Mike Glib
bons will beat Jimmy Clabby and grab
the middleweight championship OF
the world. now held by the Hammond
boy.
in baseball the surprises are to be
many.
In the American league. Boston will
win the pennant rather handily, with
Chicago second and Washington third.
Boston's Braves, now worlds cham
pions. will have hard time finish
ing fourth in the National league, and
Brooklyn will make a hard fight for
the pennant. being beaten out toward
the end by New York.
The worlds series will be a romp
for the Boston Red Sox.
In the Pacific Coast league San
Francisco. under new control, Will win
the pennant.
In football several surprises are in
store. Michigan will be the best team
In the west. and Minnesota the Con-
ference champion. Pittsburgh. Le-
high and Penn State will have great
teams II the draft keeps up to stand
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
Hoppe, De Orc and Allen
Are Leaders at Close
of Year.
MATURE AFTER TITLE
Leading Events of the Per-
iod ChronologicalIy
Given.

A notable feature of the year 1914
In billiards was that not a single title
changed hands. William e. Hoppe
Of New York retained possession OF
the 1872 and 1871 championships ano
in addition gained first hole on the
new l4-l Brunswick trophy, emblem
atic OF the worlds championship al
That style OF balkline. Alfredo de orc
gained permanent possession of the
Jordan Lambert 3-cushiOn emblem.
while Bennie Allen of Kansas City
won the Brunswick pocket billiard
emblem outright.
with the exception Of Allen in one
match, none of the champions was
seriously threatened His narrow es.
cape came early in the year, when
James Mature Of the Denver Athletic
club slipped up at a crucial moment
and the Kansas City player won by
the small margin OF 10 balls. After
that he won easily-from Edward
Ralph of Hightstown, ~ j., Ray Pratt
or san Francisco and again from Ma
turo.
De ORC defended his title three
times, defeating. in turn, Charles Nor
In or Chicago, Fred Eames Of Denver
and George Moore of New York, his
smallest margin of victory being 81
points against the first named. At
the present time 1t looks as If the
veteran Cuban is unbeatable and the
same can be said about Bennie Allen.
unless De ORC should again try fol-
the pocket billiard title.
This applies even more strongly to
Willie Hoppe, and his trinity of titles.
Hoppe defended his 1872 and 1871
titles once each, George Sutton, the
llDnRqr oil
times.
When the new AL championship
was staged at New York, Hoppe again
demonstrated his superiority by win
nlng seven straight games from
classy field lie had grand average
OF 20 65'109, his next highest com
petitors, Demarest and Mornngstar.
doing little over a.
While there were no ttular upsets
during the year, Willie Hoppe pro-
duced some remarkable fireworks I'm
special match at 1872 against George
sutton at Chicago. The match war
at l,5OO points, and on the second
night after he had been 4 points be-
hind on the first night, Hoppe set a
new worlds record of 1886 a for SAL
points, making this score in about one
hour and fifteen minutes. For the
match he averaged 55 1927, both
these marks being the best ever re
corded in a match of this class. I:
was for purse of $4,000 and the
gate receipts.
Another notable event OF the year
was the international match between
Hoppe and Melbourne Inman, the
British champion. This was a mixet
STYLES, balkline and English billiards.
and while each player proved su
preme at his own style, Hoppe was
better at the English game than In
man was at balklne. The match was
Continued 90 Page Two.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

ard and no one jumps. Harvard, with
green team, is lucky to escape, and
Yale will surprise everyone by it's vic
tory over both Harvard and Prince
ton.
Jack johnson, now heavyweight,
will fall during the year. After beat
ing Jess willard, he will be forced
into fight with Sam Langford and
will be whipped easily.
In the lightweight division, Freddie
Welsh will finally consent to go 20
rounds with Charlie White i'm Havana
and will be whipped.
In San Francisco, where most Of
the sporting events OF the year will
be staged. the chief interest will lie
in the breaking of long standing rec
ords in the sprints. The records for
both the 220 flat and the 220 hurdles
will fall, and the l00-yard record will
be clipped a fifth of second
new wrestling champion will arise
early in June. Failing to get Frank
GOtch back onto the mat. he will
claim the title and defend IT, He Is
be the successor OF Gotch in public
favor
In the automobile world new rec
ords will be set at the indianapolis
speedway. The meet at the new
Chicago track will fail to bring any
new speed marks, due to the newness
of the track
In golf Chick Evans finally will
win the amateur championship after
a hard struggle with frankie Ouimet.
Morris Mclaughlin will return to top
form and beat Norman Williams at
tennis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. l.-willlc
Hoppe, champion billiardist OF the
world, who was here In recent
visit. could scarcely look across the
;op OF a table when he played and
won his first sensational match game.
crossing cues with Al Taylor In Chi
cago at the age Of 13.
And even then he was old at the
game. for he had shot the balls around
the biaze-tCp since theage OF six,
when he used 10 climb a chair 10
sight his cue.
The trait that was most admired
in him by the companions OF his
youthful exploits-his lack of egotlsm
despite his amazing successes. and his
ready smile-today still win and hold
the men who pit their prowess against
him.
Hoppe hasn't lost the spirit OF boy
hood, a romantic sort OF pleasure In
the sport that made him famous,
even though he Is now 81.
And II Is to the retention OF this
youthful enthusiasm and almost child
like devotion to any particular sport.
whether II be baseball or billiards. to
which Hoppe ascribes the success Of
he stars IN their respective games
Certainly a smile. whether you lose
or win, believes Hoppe. Is essential
TO the deyotee who would reach the
top IN bis line.
oddly Willie Hoppe Is not exclus-
lively engrossed In billiards, although
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
Donovan's Leadership of
Highlanders an Influ-
ence for Arkansas.
RED SOX HAVE PLANS
''The Spa Considered an
Ideal Training Camp
By Managers.
(By II. w. LANIGAN)

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Jan. 2.--If
Wild Bill Donovan. the former
famous Detroit finger, who piloted
the Providence international league)
club to the championship last sea-
son, Is put at the head Of the High
landers, as has been strongly rumor-
ed out of New York for the past
week, Hot Springs will In all likell-
hood entertain three big league out
fits next spring.
The Boston Red Sox are to re-
turn and cavort at Majestic Park,
their spring home In the South End
The Pittsburg Pirates are also go
ing to return, despite reports to the
contrary Fred Clarke has been
bringing his buccaneers to the Spa
for the past dozen years. The Pirate
chief has always commanded the
most consistent winner in base balls
history. Only the past season proved
poor one for Fred, and that he ex-
perienced his usual successful train
ing trip was proven by the way his
entry got away from the post
No team In the history of big
league baseball ever made as inn
pressive a start as the Pirates made
in the 1914 race. For six weeks they
were invincible. They were travelling
at swiftor than an 500 clip and there
didn't seem to be IA chance to head
them off But something happened
and the Pirates began to slip. Nor
did they cease slipping until they
struck the bottom. Clarke was dead
stuck on his possession when i'm Hot
Springs last March Never before
did Fred and Mr.. Dreyfuss ever
seem half as content In training
quarters as year ago. They figured
that the acquisitions of Konetchy
and Mowrey gave their club just the
extra strength It required and were
confident that the Pirates were the
best team I'm the National league.
1t was reported out OF Pittsburg
few weeks ago that Mr. Dreyfus,
though considering Hot Springs tho
ideal training grounds. was out to
select a new camp for 1915 because
he deemed IL too expensive to ar
range to return 10 the Spa The
careless story had IL that Mr. Drey-
fuss was out to have some other
Southern town duplicate the arrange
ment the Chicago Cubs have with
Tampa, viz: Have the town defray
all travelling and hotel bills and have
practice and exhibition games In
round figures II costs the Pittsburg
magnatc $4,000 to bring his club
here every March.
Mr. DrCyfuss has never been an
economist when II comes to getting
what he wants III he is still as
stuck on Hot Springs as he used to
be he wouldn't think of going else
where because it was cheaper. a
better climate and better waters
would have to be provided. Other
wise, nothing doing. The Pirates
always stop at the Hotel Eastman
and Manager w l.. Chester stated
today that while no contract had
thus far been signed with the Pitts
burg club he was confident IL would
return in the spring
II have heard Indirectly that the
Pirates are coming back and We are
Continued 90 Page Two.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
MORRIS SEEKING TO
SCRAP WITH BURNS
Wyoming Paper Reports
That Manager M'Carney
Wanted Match.

A New Years bout between Carl
Morris. the big Sapulpa white hope,
and Tommy Burns, eX-champion, at
Joplin was nipped in the bud by rea-
son Of the i'll condition Of the latter,
according to the Casper (Wyoming)
Weekly Press. Here's the clipping,
with all its quaint remarks:
Tommy Burns the eX-champion
heavyweight boxer, who is laid up at
the Midwest hotel here, is mourning
his i'll luck on account of the injury
to his left arm sustained a few days
ago, which compelled him to decline
an offer to box Carl Morris at Joplin,
Mo, on New Years day.
yesterday he received the follow
ing telegram:
"KANSAS CITY Mo, Dec. IA, 1914
Tommy Burns Ex-Champion Heavy
weight, Casper. Wyo.: VIII you be
sufficiently recovered in time to box
Carl Morris. New Years day at Jop-
lin, Mo-? Draw between ten thousand
and fifteen thousand; can go you for
percentage. Rush me answer here,
Hotel Edwards.
BILLY MCCARTNEY.
"Dr Gouin, Burns. manager, this
morning wired the following answer:
CASPER, Dec Is, l9l4.-Billy Nc
Carney, Hotel Edwards, Kansas City,
Mo: Thanks for the offer; would be
glad to accept, but impossible, as arm
In bad condition. May be unable to
box again. TOMMY BURNS.
"Mr. Gouin stated to the Press to-
day that he was sorry to lose a chance
like this to pick up a few thousand
of easy money, as the go with Morris
would be a splendid workout for
Burns, preparatory to his challenging
the winner of the coming Smith
McCarty bout.
"The injured arm is somewhat bet
ter today and Mr.. Burns was able
to leave his hotel for a short walk for
che first time since arriving in the
city. They will remtain here the bal
ance OF the week when they expect
to return to Thermopolis to further
investigate the possibility Of securing
holdings in the Grass Creek district"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
No Longer n Child.

When q boy gets to be 81 years OF
age. If not before, the father should
recognize the fact tb. .t he has not q
child to deal with. who can be told
what to do and what not to do, with
out giving a reason Neither has he
boy TO deal with but man. with
mans ambitions. hopes and aspira-
tions, and who-at least sometimes.
thinks n mans thoughts. He should
therefore be dealt with in many re-
spects just az one would deal with a
reighbOr or any man.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
ART MAGIRL BEATS
PETE SRAUGHNESSY
Promising Oklahoma We'll
terweight Gets Third
i'll Season.

Art Magirl, the promising Okla
homa welterwelght, won his third VIC
tory OF the winter season at whiting.
ton park Christmas afternoon. This
time Pete Shaughnessy, the Fort
Worth 154-pounder was his victim.
Pete was making his debut in Hot
Springs He is a clean-cut youth, and
started off as II he was a pretty tidy
miller.
Magirl all but stopped him in the
first canto. and in the second. third
and fourth gave Shaughnessy a merry
walloping. The Texan was made to
miss badly, and was literally pum-
meled to pieces At the end OF the
fourth round Pete beckoned to Dlch
Gilbert. the Denver middlewelght.
who officiated as referee. TO come
hither. He thercupon informed him
that he didn't think IL advisable 10
cont trJe and Gilbert OF course. de-
clareu Art the winner
Pete didn't exactly quit He sim
ply took one awful butchering for
four rounds: wisely concluded he
didn't have a chance and thought Il
for the sports good II he retired. Ma
girl stays in town and 1t Is on the
cards for him TO have 10 out at an
carly date with Battling Minor. who
is quite favorite locally.
New Years night Dick Gilbert had
il out with Sailor Carroll, a new fistic
importation from California, at the
Auditorium. Eddie Barnsbach who
also manages Battling Hurley. the
Spas sensational young featherweight,
the little Western Union messenger
who has won 4 fights in row, and
who looks better every time he shows
himself. has Gilbert in tow and T.
out to bring some Of the big ones here
b, ,,,oot him during tha ca,cnn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

Excuse me, sir" said the strap
hanger, but would you mind moving
your portmanteau from the gangway7
really can hardly find room to
stand"
Move my portmanteau." gasped
the stranger, those sir. are my feet
"Is that so?" said Jenkins, then
perhaps you would pile them one
above the other"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

They arc holding a good roads con-
gross i'm Chicago and, after we hunt
~ few more adjectives, we want to
tell them about one we hit last sum
mcr-wlthin rinC miles Of the place
they re meeting in.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
Powers OF Description.

"As novelist" said the friend OF
tho family, your wife has wonderful
powers of observation. and a remark
able descriptive faculty"
yes" replied the husband. "She
can look at another woman's hat for
two seconds and describe 1t for two
hours without repeating herself"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
just About Right.

Teddy say. grandpa. what's the
meaning of raising your choler?
Grandpa-When ones made angry
and disagreeable.
Teddy-Oh, because then you're
stuck up like a stick-up collar.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
JUAREZ RACE ENTRIES


FIRST RACE-Purse, three furlongs
Shaban Mena 112, Little Bigger 112, Csllle
Van 112 Test l12.
SECOND RACE-Selling, five furlongs
Vesta 90, Ethel Wickes l05, Kate l06, Shelly
1O6, Woof 1O6, Renwar 10s, Jack Nolan
ll2.
THIRD RACE-Selling five furlongs
Russ Sand lOs. Cesario 1l2, Lescar l12.
FOURTH RACE SelliNg, five and
onehalf furlongs: Wild Bear 100, Phyllis
100, Antoinette 100, J.. II, Adair 102, Acu-
Sir Dyke 10.
FIFTH RACE Selling. five furongs
Category 95 Minnie r 105, Anna Reed
l1o, Nele Forty 10. Lady London 1l0,
Mercurium l15.
SIXTH RACE--seling, six furlonss:
Alice Teresa Freda johnson lO6, Lehigh
107. Ppjaroita 1O7, Parnell Girl no Girl
Of Asia 10, swede Sam 1i2, George karme
liz.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

Conductor Of village Band
What's wroBg Duncan?"
Duncan (cellis) The drums been
playin my music and I've been playin'
his.
Conductor-'I thought there was
something not just quite right
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

s Chicago man stole a pair of scis-
sors to start barber shop and got
into Jail by it: yet they ''give-it-to-
him-he' e's-got-it' when baseball mag
rate boasts he ran a. shoestring into
milton.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

Chick Evans mas picked the best
eight golfers in America, and we feel
hurt. lie didn't even mention us.
Never mind, Wen get the worst eight
in the world together and play his
team.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

Tho leaders of that English battal-
ion Of football players need not fear
their men will play offside much.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

Eut. then, why should Chicago fight
promoters think that the states at
io~ney is hurting the chances Of a box
ing hin by breaking up the pickpocket
truSt2
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

American Jockeys escaping from
Europe report that tho war has killed
racing in France: they took the horses
away from them.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

Boxing is called the act Of self-de-
f,ngc. hut no one who boxes for self
dcfersp over wins championship.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

\ game which TO play you have TO
pretend 10 be playing something else
ism. worth playing.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
Jabs at All Round Sports.

Why praise Maulbetsch when one
can see 80 better plunging backs try
inc 10 reach any Christmas counter
And We ALWAYS thought Abe Attell
was good TO his folks Well, WELL one
never can tell.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

Scrgcan Bashcm, who swung the
X. .. onto Johnny Summers certainly
can bash en-.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

40 sooner had they revived" rae
ing In Chicago than the mayor threw
q monkey wrench by saying he would
double the gambling squad; where
upon the revival ceased reviving.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
What's Going to Happen In the Sport World
In 1915, Foretold By Fullerton

Probable Diamond Golf
In Circle the wrestling Mat