Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-16

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1t was one of the strange turns of
| baseball fate that led to the election
of Dave FultB as president of the
International League, for in that Of
/, fee Fults succeeds the man who for
merly was his most bitter enemy,
j ohm H. Farrell, When Fults was at
the head of the Players Fraternity
he was continuallysat odds with Far
rell, who. as secretary of the Ma
tonal Association of Minor Leagues,
refused even to answer FultEs let
ters. Fultz adds a few and differ
| ent chapter to a long and varied sport
career in being elected to the presi-
dency of a league. In hsi days at
Brown University of which institu-
tlon he Is a graduate. he starred at
both football and baseball. captain
ing his teams In his junior and SEN
ior years. He took up professional
baseball and football at the end of
his college career and played on the
| Baltimore National League team in
1s9s He played the outneld with
Milwaukee in 1900, the first year OF
the American League, and went to
! Philadelphia with Connie Mack in
! 1901. He was one Of the stars OF
| Mack's first championship Athletic
club in 1902. He agreed to jump to
the Giants in 1sO3,> but cast his lot
with the all-star Yankee team with
which Clark Griffith invaded New
York in that year. He quit when
he and kid" Elberfeld bumped,
knocking both unconscious. F'ultz
is as famous in football as in base
ball, winning fame as halfback in the
all-star Homestead team. He was a
fine referee.
| CARPENTER SIGNED TO BOX
| Paris, Jan. 1.-THE prefect of po-
lice has announced that a permit had
| been issued for a boxing contest be-
tween Georges Carpenter and "DlclS"
Smith at the Velodrome during the
Easter holidays.
| ]. McGraw, nowIpart ofner of the
Giants, is not worried about his catch
ing outfitsince he got Earl Smith
! from Rochester. A critic says: THE
formation of the catching STAFF has
been McGraw's greatest concern in
the reassembling OF his aggregation,
but the acquisition of Smith relieces
all apprehension. Smith performed
brilliantly with Rochester last year.
Not only did he finish the campaign
with n batting average of 1858, but
won the unique distinction of being
one of the few catchers in the min
ors who are fast afoot. Smith Is said
to be as feet as Pep" Young. for
merly mis- teammate on the Roches-
! ter club, and a speedy catcher Will
! be somewhat Of novelty in New
York, where the heavy-footed Nc
| Cartys and Hannahs' and Raridens
have held forth in the past. De-
fensively, too, Smith is finished per-
| former, schooled thoroughly in all
the artifices of inside play. McGraw
has accomplished a ten-strike in his
acquisition.
1t In said that our rich townsman.
Vance,
Has been chosen to look after France.
II, In ocean roll
| He should drop our bridge toll
Would you jump clear out of your
er-uniform!
Montreal, Jan. 16.--"Kid" (Ted)
Lewis. welterweight champion, de-
feated George Rivet. of this city. In
round bout here last night.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 16.-Michaei
McDermott. of Chicago, is said to
| nave eSIdDllsneu d new "Oi iu 49,
ord Tor the 75-yard breast stroke
when he swan the distance in Al 30
seconds in an exhibition match here
last night He held a former record
of 4S AS. .
If you want to have some prime
shooting practice. shoot crows. No
body seems to love a crow. The
State Game Commission has, called
upon the game wardens and sports
men of the state to renew the war
| on crows, which was started by the
state authorities a year ago and re-
suited in the destruction of hundreds
of the birds. The Commission has
suggested that the sportsmen be-
/ come interested because of the dam
age done to young birds and to nests.
J Last year the Commission ordered
corn doctored with strychnfne to be
scattered around places where the
black fathered birds were won to
gather by the hundreds.
The Liberty team defeated the
! Walnut quintet yesterday by the
score of 29 to 27. The lineup:
| Liberty, Walnut.
| Kramer, (. 1saacman, I.
Michelovitz. (. Katzman. T.
| Cohen, C. Abrams, c.
| Former, g. Peters. 3.
| Wall, e. Sherman. 9.
! .. Miller. 8.