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HOW THE sol IERS
FIGHT HAND TO HAND

PARIS. France. The French sol
diers are using device something
like cross-bow for throwing hooks
with lines attached over barbed wire
entanglements and then tearing them
loose by drawing on the thin rope.
These barbed wire arrangements are
constructed intrieateiy and form belts
Of interlacing wires 2 feet wide and
about az feet high Cutting them by
hand is such a difficnst process that
about the only way they could be de-
stroyed successfully ID by hooking
them and tearing them rec one by one.
The hand grenade devised by the
French to throw into the enemyis
trenches when they are within reach
is about as large as baseball. A
string tied to the wriss Of the thrower
pulls out o plug from tie ball after it
has left the hand. A soring is releas-
ed which sets the fuse for the explo-
siye charge going This fuse may be
regulated from one second to two or
three seconds, or Intermediate frac-
tons. and thus adjus ed to explode
when ii reaches the hostile trench.
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BASEBALL
ACCIDENTS ON
THE 1914 LIST

As noted on this page yesterday, in
the general sum-up Of sporting fatali-
ties and accidents, the year 1914 was
peculiarly fruitful in baseball injuries
and mishaps. Some of them upset
team chances for pennants. Others
were confined to the personal discom-
fort OF the damaged player. But the
chapter Of accidents probably was
more extensive and far-reaching this
year than ever before.
1t is true that no club ran into as
tough a streak Of luck as did the Cubs
of 1908, when that peerless machine
came within a razor's edge of being
knocked OF the pennant limb by run
of illness and injury that at one time,
along in July and August, put eight
regulars out of the game at one time,
but the 1914 casualties were broadcast
in notable degree.
In the National League Red Smiths
injury on the last day of the season
was of course the most spectacular
damage of the year. Smith broke a
leg in game with Brooklyn and was
out of the worlds series, which, how
ever. had no appreciate effect on the
outcome Of that event
Ty Cobb turned up lot of trouble
by breaking thumb while humping
a butcher in Detroit, and took part in.
a few more than half the games of
the schedule, being otherwise injured
earlier in the race. This did not keep
Ty from repeating as leader of all the
batsmen.
Undoubtedly the most consistently
injured was George Paskert of the
Phillies. Dode's list of mishaps would
be funny if it were not so serious II
seemed that everything Dode tried to
do got him in bad
Even before the season opened
George strained his side while sliding
to second in an exhibition game at
Baltimore. AS soon as he got back in
the game he twisted an ankle while
sliding to the plate in game with the
Giants. After recovering from this
mischance George tried to stick one
of his fingers through a line drive in
the outfield and a few minutes later
the digit was placed in spliHts and
George was on the bench again. Three.
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CBy Latest NALL
YORK---Fa ugIl-a.ballagh! Z"

NEW YORK-"Faug a-ballagh,
That is the Irish term for clear the
way. II is James Coffeys war cry II
typifies his action for the heavyweight
championship boxing title OF the
world For that is the goal of COT
fey's ambition.
COffey lis the big noise in the heavy
weight boxing world at the present
time. His recent defeat Of Gunboat
Smith has brought him into the public
eye. While many patrons Of boxing
know that the big Irish champion has
steadily climbed up the pugilistic lad
der, very few are aware of this fact
that he only arrived in America on
April IA, 1910, and that in less than
three years he has fought all Of the
important boxers except Jack johnson
and Jess Willard. ~
In many respects Coffey is the mar
vel OF the boxing world. This is said
because Coffey never saw a fight
never had on pair Of boxing gloves
in his life, and did not know what
fighting in a ring signified until he
put up his hands to defend himself
from Nick Muller, his first opponent,
on Jan. rs, 1912. This is the remark
able thing about Coffey. Fighting or
boxing was a perfect stranger to him.
And yet, despite his lack OF knowledge
of boxing when he entered the game
he has moved up step by step from
the ranks of the unknowns until he
stands today as prominent white
hope. IL:
Coffey viii be "a years old in Janu-
ary He was born in Castlerea, Ros-
common, ireland. For trifle more
than 10 years he led the life of a
farmer in the old country. His father
owned a farm, and when James was
not pitting his strength in wrestling
bouts with his brother Irishmen and
showing his agility by jumping over
hedges and fences and playing hand
ball, he was busy picking potatoes in
his fathers farm.
Coffey is fine type of young
Irishman. He stands 6 feet 215 inches
and weighs 19S pounds in fighting
trim. His reach is SO inches-an un-
usual length. He is strong and mus
cular and unusually well developed
in the shoulder blades. His legs and
thighs are well proportional.
1t is not often that policeman
serves as tutor to boxer. But it was
a cop of this city who was directly
responsible for Coffey's advent into
the game of fisticuffs How Coffey
became ring gladiator is best told
in his own words:
Il landed in Boston on April IA.
1910" said Coffey. Il had some friends
in Pawtucket, r. l., and that was my
reason for taking the route to the
Hub of culture / was a big, green
Irish lad at the time with youth.
health and strength as my chief as
sets In the struggle for a livelihood.
| worked in a bleachery on. Rhode
Island until January, 1911, and then
came to New York. In March of that
year ! obtained a job as a motorman
on the Broadway trolley line work.
ed at throwing on the electric current
and putting on the air brake without
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ALOOk-BACK /. !.
!. LATHE 1914
!. POLO SEASON

American went down to defeat in
the international polo series after
holding the cup since 1908. In that
year the "Big Four" composed Of Law
renee Waterbury, ]. M. Waterbury, H.
p. Whitney and Deyereux Milburn,
won the cup at birmingham after the
English poloists had held it in their
possession for many years This team
retained the cup from the English
challengers in contests held at Mea-
dow Brook, L. l., in 1911 and 1913. But
in June, 1914, the English challengers,
headed by Lord Wimborne, carried the
cup back across the seas after Win
ming two straight games by the score
of So to 8 and 4 to 3ls.
The defeat of the American poloists
was largely due to the absence Of III.
P. Whitney from the lineup. He was
sadly missed as the field captain of
the Big Four. His field generalship
had pulled the team together in 1913
when the players were in tight posi-
tons. With him out Of the line and
with Louis Stoddard unable to play,
the team was materially weakened
Stoddard had played brilliantly on the
team in 1913 after J. M. Waterbury
had been injured.
Because of the absence of these two
men the lineup Of the American team
had to be changed about Rene La
Montague was placed at No. I. j. M.
Waterbury at No, 2. Devereux Milburn
at No. 3 and L, Waterbury at back
This was the lineup of the first game
when the Americans were overwhelm-
ed by the score of S1s to 8. La Mon.
tagne was the weak member OF the
team and his failure to hit the ball
and his weak opposition to Capt. ".
Lockett enabled the English players
to score many goals.
In the second game the Americans
did better This was due to the fact
that Milburn went back to his old po-
,sition at back, while L. Waterbury held
down No. position. In the second
game each team made five goals, but
the Americans lost because they were
penalized more often than were their
opponents for foul crosses and safe
ties. g..
The English team was made up Of
Capt H. A. Tompkinson, No. /. Capt.
L. st. George Cheape, No. 2, Maj. F..
w. Barrett, No. 8, and Capt v. Lock
EFT, back. The success of the English
poloists was big feather in the cap
of Lord Wimborne, who financed the
English team and got them together
only a few days before they sailed for
America.
In the tournaments for the Ameri-
can championships the Meadow Brook
Magpies won the senior championship,
the Bryn Mawr team of Philadelphia
secured the junior championship and
the Meadow Brook Magpies won the
open championship. -:
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HORSE
owners DIDN'T
FARE VERY WELL

American owners did not fare SO
well as usual on the British turf this
year, though Waldorf Aston ranks sec
ond on the list, with $685. 900 won by
Truis Temps, Good and Gay, First
Spear and Hamoaze. They won TO,
races. Trois Temps won the, Jockey
Club stakes and piled up earnings OF
$4,000 during the campaign. J. B..
Joel, the only turfman whose win
nings were more than those Of Mr.,
Aston, had II horses to swell his total
to S153, 900. Mr. Joel topped the list
OF winning owners last year
Herman B. Duryea's Derby victory
gave him thirteenth place on the list
this year, with winnings OF $4,000.
Hubert M. Hartigan. who used to be
an exercise boy at Durland's riding
academy and afterward trained saddle
horses for Hugh ]. Grant, was next
among American horsemen. He had
seven winners of II races, worth $751;
100. New York horsemen will be in
terested to know, by the way, that
Hartigan's brother, Mai Michael J.
Hartigan, died recently, leaving an es-
tate valued at $4,000, 600. Hubert Har-
tigan is with the British army in Ffan-
ders. ID "e.~. H.. H." 1.%t ~"
H. P. Whitney won eight races with
five horses, the earnings Of which
were $17,180. n F.. SAP
Oscar Lewisohn also had five WIN.
ners out Of eight races, worth 1880.
August Belmont's English stable ac-
complished little this year by COM
parison with last, when Tracery and
others piled up earnings Of $4,000.
Three winners Of four minor races,
worth $2420, represented the chairman
of the Jockey Club in 1914 =. 81.
Richard Croker, the second Ameri-
can to breed Derby winner, had a
poor season, just three of his horses
having won one race each, with total
earnings of S1925. -.
Miss Garth, an American horsewom-
an, won one race, worth $500.
Louis Winans likewise had one lone
winner, of $100. ...
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: ,By BILLY EVANS. u.

Does III pay 10. have Your players
constantly dfsputing With the umpire?
Some managers are of the opinion
that it does. Connie Mack. one OF the
greatest as web as most successful
leaders the game has ever produced.
regards Il as waste of time and eff
fort. II you wCulu take his team as
an example, il would seem that It is
wise to play ball and let the umpire
do the umpiring. 81.
The Philadelphia team OF the Ameri-
can League established record in
1914 that feel sure is without par
allel in baseball Not a single regu-
lar player was elected from ball
game during the entire season. l
could go even further and say that
not even a coacher was ordered to
the bench for conduct that failed to
meet with the approval of the umpire
Just think of II, the team that won
the pennant in the American League,
the team that was in the heat of a
bitter struggle up until August L,
when II doomed up as the one best
bet, did not have player put out of
the game It seems hardly possible
that a team of % athletes could go
from April IL to October without
having their ire aroused at the work
of the umpire or rival player or
arousing the ire Of the officials by
their action on the field. Yet that
is just what the Philadelphia team
did.
Naturally a lions share of the
credit for this unusual record must go
to Manager Mack. The resourceful
leader of the Athletics figures the
grade of umpiring will be much bet.
ter II the umpire is allowed to do his
work without constantly getting into
disputes with the players. He rea'
sons that such happenings divert the
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NOT A SINGLE MEMBER OF
MACK'S TEAM WAS "CHASED''

attention of the umpire from his work
and very often results in a poor de-
Cisien. Any umpire will tell you
Mack's contention is the correct one.
If players on the bench are Contina-
ally roasting the umpire, naturally the
umpire will make an effort to ascer-
tain who is making the trouble, so
that he can send them TO the club
house and have the game proceed in
peace. Very often he directs his at
tention to the bench at an inoppor-
tune time and bad decision results.
Often such a decision is the turning
point in the game. Mack figures more
games are lost through such a ruling
than are won because players insist
on kicking on every decision that is
the least questionable Mack's play
ers, in keeping within the limits, are
simply following out the system he
favors have seen players who were
we'll behaved when with the Athletics,
turn out bad actors when sent to
some other club. ~. u... -. -....- .
Protests Once the Rule.
Not so many years ago it was a
rare exception for q day to pass in
the major leagues without number
OF players making their exit from the
game at the request Of the umpire. In
those days kicking over every close
play was a popular diversion. The UNI
pire was the alibi on every occasion
that things went wrong. Each year
finds a big improvement in this re-
spect The players are getting wise
to the fact that nothing is gained by
constant kicking. The public has also
got wise to the fact that the umpire
has not always erred when player
takes it upon himself to protest de-
eision. No doubt this fact has caused
the player to cease the stunt of al.
ways trying to alibi his mistake at
the expense of the official.
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STAR-BULLETN SPORTS I:
ALL ABOUT THE GREEN WHITE
HOPE FROM THE EMERALD ISLE

the slightest thought Of any other job
had their memorable battle in Madi-
son Square Garden. This battle was
the indirect cause Of me taking up box
ing, although did not know il at the
time My entrance into the game came
about in a most peculiar manner
Jumbo Wells was the first fighter
I ever boxed with in gymnasium.
We put the gloves on at the New
Polo A. A. Wells did not know much
about the game. and / knew less. All
i knew was TO swing my arms and
bang away. ! was so wild l nearly
smashed my fingers. Then | put on
the gloves with Carl and he poked me
in the face so often that ] thought my
head was on a swivel But Newman
liked my work and he agreed to give
me a bout with Nick Muller OH Jan.
&c. 1912 This was my first match in
the ring. :.. -.E., e..
II want to tell you how green 1 was
at that time. had never witnessed
bout and did not know the slightest
thing about the rules or regulations.
Marty Farrell acted as my teacher
and told me what to do when got in
the ring-to box three minutes from
bell to bell and to rest one minute
between the rounds. The only thing
knew was not to hit a man foul.
Farrell said try to hit him on the jaw
and knock Muller out. Those were
my instructions. =. i ....st
The New Polo Club was packed
the night of the bout The tip had
been passed around to come up and
see wild Irishman in action. Every
body took it as joke, and 1t was one.
/ used my arms like fails. In one
wild rally Muller and Referee Billy
Moore were close together and /
knocked them both down with a fierce
swing, Moore on top. The fans went
wild and some of them yelled Count
them both out, jim. didn't even
know enough about the game to do
that. / won in six rounds.
Mind, all this time did not know
the least thing about boxing / had
the strength to send over wallop and
that was ALL Every time hit hard I
hurt my hands because did not know
HOW 10 puUCu.- buL N6W1du WAS SdL-
isfied with me, and on March Is he
matched me with Soldier Kearns, a
tough, hard hitting Brooklyn soldier,
who was then at his best and one of
the climbers in the heavyweight divi-
sion. l lasted only short time with
him.
"That knockout proved a good les
son to me. ]. began to spar with men
and tried to teach myself something
about boxing. But | learned more in
my bouts with Fireman Jim Flynn
and with Battling Leyinsky and from
instructions from Mike Gibbons and
Packy Mcfarland than / realized in
all the course of my experience. / OBJ
serve what good, clever boxers do as
far as am able and / initiate them
in my work But / did not know how
to use an uppercut until few months
ago. have never refused to face any
man in the ring that my manager,
Billy Gibson, has suggested l am
willing to meet Jack Johnson or Jess
Willard at any time"
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CONF ANIES H
And { LEAD
Est INFANTRY
1st infantry LEAGUE.

Especial Star-Bulletin correspondence
SCHOFTELD BARRACKS. Jan. 49,
There have been some close, wildly
exciting and some very one-sided
games in the 1st Infantry series so
far, hut all have drawn big crowds
and all have received their full share
of enthusiastic roofing.
E Company has shown up the
strongest to date, winning three
straight games but one was by for
felt A Company was showed under
by C in their first game and failed to
play H Company when scheduled on
account of having so few ball players;
they are hard up for material and will
probably be out of the running until
they can develope a pitcher.
c Company lost their first game to
H by single run, but Sunday after
noon shut out the strong Company
aggregation to 0. C Company is de-
yeloping fast and is going to put in a
strong bid for first place.
Two officers are playing in the Sc
ries, Lieut. Sadtler with C Company
and Lieut.. Fosnes with B.
The following are the scores of the
nest recent games: Co. E s, Co. G
o; Co. H 9, Co. A 0; Co. F 5, Co. D
3; Co. NJ IL, Co. K 2; Co. E Z, Co.
B 4; Co. H Is, Co. G Z; Co. C 6, Co.
TO. H..
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ORDERSOF THE
HAWAIIAN DEPT.
January IS, 1915.


Special Orders No. Is.
1. Leave of absence for two months
and 20 days, with permission to leave
the department, to take effect upon
arrival at San Francisco, Cal, of the
February transport, is granted Col.
Lyman W. v. Kennon, 25th Infantry,
Schofield Barracks. T. H.
Attention is invited to General Or
ders No. 1876, War Department, 1907,
and General Orders No. So, series
1914, these headquarters
2. Pvt. Walter Parton, Troop A, 4th
Cavalry, Schofield Barracks, T. b., is
transferred to the Coast Artillery
Corps, unassigned, Fort Ruger, T. H.
He will proceed to Fort Kruger, T. H..
reporting upon arrival to the COM
manding officer, Coast Defenses o,
Oahu, for assignment The expense
Of this transfer will be borne by the
soldier.
3. Pvt. Emil Sonnenfeld, Company
B, LIST Infantry, Schofield Barracks,
T. H., is transferred to the 143d Com
pany, Coast Artillery Corps, Fort Ka-
mehameha, T. H. He win proceed to
Fort Kamehameha, T. H. reporting
upon arrival to the commanding Off
Ger Of the organization to which trans
ferred. for duty. The expense Of this
transfer viii be borne by the soldier.
4. Pvt Alvie D. Hake, 159th Com,
pany, Coast Artillery Corps, Fort Ru-
ger, T. H., viii be discharged from
the army by the commanding officer
Of that post, by purchase, under tn
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'BIGLEAGUE'
BOWLERSOPEN
THEIR SEASON
New Wood and Stage Fright
Keep Down the Scores in
Several Instances

The HonOlulus wen ihe opening
match I'm the Y NJ. -. a. senior bowl
ing league last evening by taking
three straight games from the Coast
Defense Capt. StGytoH' men were
somewhat off form and the oldtime
HOnoIulns proved too str ng for them.
A large crowd Of howl<pS fans were
present when Winnie f0t the Honour
hIE and TreptOw for the asst Defense
rolled the first halls of tive big league
season. The excitement seemed too
much for the bowlers aud there was
a series Of blows In the first frame.
Mills ana Clark for the Honolulus
aud Fyfe for the Coast Defense rolled
very high IN the openins game which
went TO the Honolnlus ST. TO 751. New
pins bothered several G. the men.
The second game was easy for the
civilians but the third was close
throughout and the Coast Defense
team showed that with more prac-
tise Il will be dangt GUS aggrega-
ton for the other clubs
Clark was high average man for the
Honolulus with l72. Mills rolled the
only 200 of the eveninS. Ryan took
high average for the ssTsice club. 170
for two games, while Fyfe's 1877 gave
him high single score.
Tonight the Club leaary opens with
a match between the East End and
West End clubs Interest is keen in
tomorrow's match, hich brings
Chamberlain's Colts against the strong
Signal Corps outfit. Thursday eve
ming c. RI. Athertons Cosmos five
bowl p. b. c., champion5 OF last years
Club league.
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TWO GAMES I'M The
SERVICE BASKETBALL 4.
LEAGUE ms EVENING

A couple of games yin be played
this evening on the afnItry court, be-
tween teams OF the sefslce Basketball
League.
In the opener the Engineers viii
meet the NatioRsl Gslprd. and with
the greatly Improved rm that the
formed showed against The End Infan-
try Sunday. this game ahould be in
teresting The seepnd contest will
bring the fast Alert teiiia against Fort
Armstrong. The coast artillerymen
hardly figure to win frs N the sailors,
but they can be depended on to put
up a game fight.
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Local and Foreign
Sport Field Covered
BATLEVINSKY
IN So FIGHTS
IN q MONTHS

The records of the boxers during
1914 brings Battling Leyinsky. the
New York light heavyweight, 10 the
front as an iron man. =" He partici-
pated in 80 fights in the 12 months,
almost an average of a fight week.
Most of them, il Is true, were node
eision short.round affairs. but at the
same time Levinsky was some busy
bee, s":-.-.
Johnny Dundee, Jack Dillon and
Champion Freddie Welsh were some
busy persons themselves. The records
mrs
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provisions of General Orders No. 81.
War Department, series 1914
5. Under extraordinary cireum-
stances, leave Of absence for 70 days,
with permission to leave the depart
ment, to take effect upon arrival at
San Francisco, CAL. OF the February
transport, is granted I'd Lett. Mack
Carr. 4th Cavalry, Schofield Barracks,
T. H.
Attention is invited to General Or
ders No. 1876. War Department, 1907.
and General Orders No. 50, series
1914, these headquarters.
s. Pvt. John Monroe, Company L.
I'd Infantry, Fort Shafter, T. H, win
be discharged without honor from the
army by the commanding officer Of
that post, on account Of imprisonment
under sentence Of a civil court.
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COMPANY H WINNER ILL.,. i.
OVER COMPANY A

BY the score of 81 to SO Company
H won loosely-played indoor ball
game from Company A on the armory
diamond last night. First one side
and then the other tossed the game
away, the exhibition being far below
the standard of both teams.
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weeks before the season ended George
made another disastrous slide and
pulled the muscles in his right leg,
returning to bench duty once more
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Yuan Shih-Kai has obtained the
passage of legislation in the Chinese;
National Assembly which assures him,
the presidency for life.
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The Canadian parliament has been
called to meet February 4. A short
session confined to consideration Of
war measures Il expected.
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Service League
Basketball
ToNIeHT, 8 p. N.
Enaineers vs.. q. g. b.

49, ToNIGHT,es p. ~.
Engineers VS.. N. 6. n.
U. S. S. Alert We. Fl. Armstrong.
TOMORROW, 2:3o p. NJ.
Fl. De Russy VS.. Signal Corps.
I'd Infantry vs. Dept. Hospital.
AT THE ARMoRY.
Admission 1oc.
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