The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-01
OF A SPORTING NATURE

to pass away, and the offer of his moth
 erin-law to give the football to the
 university struck respondent chord
 at Berkeley.
 The students will receive the bail
 with formal ceremonies and place
 it with the other trophies which
 the student body holds as indica-
 ton of the athletic worth of Cali
 fornia men.
 Mrs. Thane Is the mother of Barr
 L. Thane, quarterback on the '99
 eleven at Berkeley. who is now a
 prominent JuneSN, Alaska. mining man.
 Only One Game Played Faster.
 Although the records are hay as to the shortest baseball game in the major leagues. game played in Chicago on August 29, between the Sox and the Athletics, is be lieved to be the next to the shortest in time played during the regular 9eason. The record is held by Chi cago and the Philadelphia Nation, als, the two teams playing nine innings In an even hour on June }. 1882. Philadelphia won. II to s.
 The New York Giants and the New York Yankees, in a post season game October 13, last year, played the game in exactly the same time as that Of the Chicago game, one hour and eight minutes. On Oct 6. 1913, the Giants and Philadelphia played game in 33 minutes, although the records have it B. This game. however. was played against time The shortest game on record was N"tween Mobile and Atlanta, Sept. 12. 1910. at Atlanta. the full nine innings being played in 32 minutes Arena Was Historic One.
 The ring in which Mike Gibbons and Packey Mcfarland met las: month is one that has been the scene of many famous contests. No less than six champions have fought in it, not to mention the scores of boxers just outside the titular pale The ring formerly was the property of the National Sporting club, which promoted many of the biggest bouts staged in New York a decade ago. When that organization went out of business, the ring was bought by Billy Elmore, who staged many important contests in it until th, notorious Billy Papke-Sailor Burke fiasco compelled him to leave town
 When Harry Pollok came into pos 7ession he turned it over to Vii liam c. (You'ra on) Marshall pro moter of the McFarland-Giht ms fight.
 It was in this ring that Joe Cans the "old master" fought his las. fight with Jabez White, the Eng lishman, in March, 1909 Abe Al tell, then featherweight champion of the world, and Jem Driscoll. the crack English boxer, considered by many experts the cleverest boxer that every laced glove, fought their memorable contest in this ring. Stanley Ketchell fought in it several times, one of the bouts being wit, Philadelphia Jack" OBren. Franr Klaus also battled in it, and so did Ad Wolgast, who then was in pos 
 Some of the biggest matches staged in New York after the repeal of the 'lu IIOI toIl lrtN were III lUl5 ring | It provided a fitting setting for he Mcfarland Gibbons bout. thr most important match that could be arranged among present-day boxers Those PhilIies.
 For years the Philadelphia Ma, .ional league team played ball in the Quaker City without anyone l paying much attention to them The | Athletics drew all the rqtr-na~rc The Phillies, being a consistently | losing team. were much in the dis rard.
 But this year the story is differ ant, Since Connie Mack disposed | of most of his best players, the Athletics have hit the toboggan and | hit it hard. but the Phillies-Oh. | my, see how those boys are going.
 The famous Red" Dooin was never able to bring the Phillies into the lead: it remained for Pat | Moran to show the Quaker City fans that a team could be built up of | raw material. Moran took charge of | the team this year under discourae | ing conditions.
 Sher" ood Magee had gone to the Braves, Otto knate had jumped | to the Federals, and several of the | other best players had left Not a | promising outlook
 However Grover Alexander, con- | sidered to be the best pitcher in the National league, stuck with the team. Cravath developed an amaz ing amount of speed as the season wore on, and then Fred Luders came to the front with his mighty bat and the Phillies began to climb
 But back of the ball playing abil- lty of the members of the team is the strategy of Pat Moran who has coached his men with a rare bage ball knowledge. Much honor is due him for the showing of the Phillies -oday.