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'.UK OMAHA SUNDAY .TtF-E:-. FFT.TUTAKY 14," ini:. 4 FREDDIE WELSH GOING BACK VThile. a Champion, Hi Star is Dim . mirg and All Recent Matchei Hare Bern Toor. TIG-ITS NO-DECISION EOUTS Rr mr;gK. VEW TORK. Feb. 11-" reddle Welsh, light lght champion nf tli world. I the anomely r-f th modern day prixe ring. JTar -we have en undlRpufd tltleholdcr whoe performance nines he aecendcd 1o the lightweight plnnarle hare been me Vet hi exhibition hefor he at tained the ISt-pound premiership were tf th superlative ord-r, even good enough for a champion. Which prompt th qiiestlon. ha Welsh wen hi best days In the ring One I In clined to answer In the affirmative-after witnessing Freddi !n his recent bout. And tho suspicion I strengthened by Walsh' own word, uttered the other dsy, when he said he expect to retire from the ring within two year. If Welrti Is really the author of t-ea wont, they are 'a frank admission tht the, lightweight champion doe not think he Is capable ef defending his title Until that time. Who ever heard of a newly ri'AWhAil tMiarll t-t I,- L lit ftcMirln ntilw I mn year whend; plannhie; only such a rhnrt time In which to capitalist hi champion ship? It hn never been done Before and Freddie Welsh I not 'and Inventive Renin to atart thl Innovation unless ha bi firm In hi conviction that ho can Hot endure a rhamplon for longer than the period be haa elated. Fallen 1a f-very Battle. ' It 1 worthy of note that Welsh haa not put up one truly good battle since he came Into possession of the champion ship. It In nothing- extraordinary; yet he managed to aliear Hltehle of hi title. Jt wa HUchte's poor fltfitthg. rather -than Welnira euperlor hosing ability that coat the American tlia champlonshlri l-et u rcylaw com of Weleh's bout, alhee that fateful lny In July of last year.' Freddie's flret bout ua a -champion oc curred against Matt Paldwtn. Poor old Malty Baldwin, a marvel 'in hi day, waa abla to, kold Welsh en even term for most of the twelve rounds, end lot the decision only when Freddie, cam through with two rood lnt round. A few week later Jimmy Puffy clearly eutpolnted Welsh in a ten-round bout, fcut a the referee waa not empowered to render a decision, Freddie clung; to Ma title. 8oma little time after that Charley White hooked up with tha Briton for ten roiinda In Milvaukee, and a ma jority .of tho so-called expert said that White waa tmdlaputably tha victor. Then Welith came to tha metropolis and. permitted himself to be shown u' by Toung Bhugnie. who lacks Welah's experience by something; 1IVc- en years. The other day Willie Heeoher, un trained, hot fat, golju ', on at a few iour notice In pla,a of Charley White, held Welsh eve a for naif tha bout True, 3cechr "blewj.(n the last fire round, but It was ft Welsh's rtemoniae fight ing that ,tiue WiltJo to explode, ratlier It ws ieecher'a poor con It Inn that waa responsible for hi stats bordering- on eol 4 If. , ftbows Noaa af Id Force. Tn several other bouu cine ha be ame champion. Welsh haa failed to show Ms old brand of fighting. I la haa shown Ma ultra-clever tngtlng only sporaooaSly. Most of tha time he has cpent In keeping Ms oppodent from piling up -too much of a lead. f" For a time It appeared aa It Wlsh would be nicknamed "Tha outpointed Unmplon," for no teas than three ad versaries In a row gained the VPuix decision over him, 1 Now to hearken back to ya olden days, when WelNh was not a champion, yet was fighting like one. It-was only In 31 that Weleh fought tW then great J'aokcy McFarUnd two tftrrlflo bouts. Tha flr.t, a ten-round affair in Milwaukee, .aa awarded to I'ackey, but tha second, fought at Vernon, Cal.. resultod In a !? after twenty-fiv biintllng round. That ama year We'.ali ghiued a flfleen ruunddcliilon over Abe Attell. thn fuatljerwclglit champion. The bout, bow aver, waa fMigHt at catchweUfhts, with no title in the b&jam-e. In l'J09 Welxlt tituticcd Juhnr.y Bum riierF, who was St the nlth of his power at the time The year following the pres ent llKhtwflsht boss foiiKht Packoy Mo Farlan:! anoth-r hard draw, whiuh went twenty roundB, before a Indon club, hcvcral months later Weloh woo over Jem Urlecoll on a foul In nlTie rounds. At the time DrlscoU wss eorialdered tle clevcreet boxer In the ring. . Barely 5) rat RHrfele. It was In 1811 that, Welsh firet con froniMl pit.-pie ( the ting. Wt'.'ls uufe. Utute-d for Ad Wol(fuet. tiien the chanv l!n, nd vldh had all he could do to outhox the unknown Ritchie. Just pre Mou to the pinetlug, AVUfth aalnttd a twrnty-round drrWon over Matty HsJd via. ho was then fighting la his beet Jorm. " Juat a year' after the Ritchie atfalx, in 3''i:. Welsn lt!lAl Matt Wells of the Hhhtai-ight l.in(loiihlp cf Knalahd. Vartidie iKfiii nm ioiiuottg t;n iiiutuhs in Autpoinliuir inferior fighters; and tiien l.e buiuK'4 Into M;ILuin Taylor. The ex act dkte as Octuter 2D. V1 3. a date Welsh viil lone Tenu iiibcr. The flht ended In a t Jrmoil In the ninth round, with Haylor i laimiiiM a knockout, and Welsh's nittim err projuiing a counter claim thut Fred hm (-Li)wi. It ,ot Uito the record books as a vk-Icrv-on foul for WclBh. itranKe as It limy nffiii, Wi-loli fceenKd to have loht ell l.'.s etre tiveneda tn that fluht, for sim-e tht he Iihs not put up ope rciiliy :...,! I.ght. a battle up to bl old eland r.i. "i t ho Ut chauipion 4f the Vuild, . ' r, ! : t viitualiy ii'.i.;!! tics that Osinp)'H in wl'.l not Ittet inucli lotuier. New fiiletaiiK, the IifW bo&ln Mecea, w'll if tue e- cue f an Int-roetiiis; twen t -round bout between - lightweUhta to ln'irruw afternoon. Johnny lJundee, the jv, sv Vot k ".1ms log- Jack.V and Joe Uan i.t, I'e Kw (il-ti "baker boy," are iiivui.r J, Md the a inner baa oeen prom ised a luauii Willi Chatnijlon SVplah. To jri.'Tow'a match was originally hedule1 h- twevii Manuut i.d Ad Woliiaat. hot 1r '!iie vnrx j1j loed resv,n oijtat ha been l!irfrii and I'limlee subeii(ut d. (.Uvruh k t ?p..U.oe. If Nl' k 'Vl:!taii:s siicceds In landing ti.e (''uokane luij-fiuee.t nust year, tig .dfuiih. fonneily of t'levelrj-.d kni i W (lean. l-Wk 'v el ehoer in n ln e e.."Cul(.e. i ' f '. . I C. U a faiU-XIUa ... I ,.-'.r hi.l ln eo'l lo hve?norftn.Uu ,t tt i n cjirii i...ie.ii. At Np cr- ) ti.-t r.:r l.t kl,Jiia KeJl i ; ' ;n ID i .... wal.T I it Uteiiu h sy a lio bits l(altLrti,l inl, : :rf t .! i.l,rl,IU of the fve fV . 1. 1 ..e 1 1 t-.u M low 1U efi.l. . t ..- :i.j ir v..u vi. ( ;m. I ' '-- ' let. il. t .a. ni-i-lo- i ,-. I !..-e V -IK. t ;; !'( i.iaj r ii. . ii 'il ii rl'wdj o .f.. .,ie . .. ' -' .: - I ...l.-l .! I. I .S t ,-.!,. I 1 1 i. i I w. I I I o.Ml liU'.U llil MAJOR CLUBSCUT EXPENSES All Teami Except Boston BfTei Will Operate ThU Year with Trimmed rayTolIi. i SURTLUS PLAYEHS RELEASED Br FTIAWK O. MRXKR, NFJW TORK. Feb.lJ. The majpatestf the two Ors;aiilxed major leagues have wielded thi axe to aurh an rxtent that they have whittlad a jotal nf over tino.000 from tho 11)14 pay-foils. And tho axe swinging hasn't ceeeed. a The magnates must retrench. Tbey lost money In 1!14, and they don't Want to duplicate It In 1315. There was OTiPons way open the trimming down of the pay rolls. The Boston Brave alone wilt op erate with an Increased salary Hit. i The Athletic' payroll In 1SI will be smaller, proportionately, than any irther clubln either the American or National lengiiea. The Athletic have turned loose Fddle Plank, Jack Coomb, Chief Bender and Eddie Collins. Collins, "it was re ported, got tfi.noo, and "Bender and Flank averaged no lees t,hsn W,noo each. Coomb was drawing down something like 14.000, If not more. The rclesse and ate of that quartet haa reduced the Athletic' payroll by tl5.. Other releases or sales of high salaried Athletic stars may be made be fore the season opens. Fay list Half of Salary. Of course, the Athletic have gathered In IJole and hla ,W0 contract, but the story la that Connie Maik and his crowd will psy only half of the great French man's salary. The other half will be paid by iAjoie'a former boss Charles Corners. """" The Cleveland Naps hope to operate with a payroll that will be about ttf.OW lose than It wss tn 1M. The flrft moVs was the sale of Lajole. Home pt the other Nap players, who were charged with attempting" to disrupt the team In I9H.- are elated to go. Most of-them are hlirh-prb ed players. Furthermore the Naps Intend to operate during the 1513 seanon with the minimum number of men a ttur around twenty-one or twenty-! o. in other year the Nap carried about thirty men. -fiteva Terkos, a M(rh-prt,eed gent who Used to play 'second base for Red Box, has gone, Heinle" Wagner, the ahortatop, with his 16,000 salary, Is slated for the discard. The Bed Bog owners plan to Cut drift at least two other hltfh-prlced vet erans Last year' the Red Box carried boiut thirty meit' Thl season they will operate wjtb: less than twenty-five. Tho FWllies will affect a big saving In Wlff. Charles Dooin. one-time miir Lvho shook down the Phillies for-S,000, aone. nans Lobert, whose salary was around .'..000, and Mierwood Magee, drawing, about the nm amount, have! flitted onward. Pitcher Marshall, with hja S.M aalary Is with the Phillies no longer. "Several youngsters, whose sala ries totalled around 13.000 have gone. Phillies Hay Moaey. The Phillies, through the sale" or re leaee of their 1314 stars and youngsters, will affect a groag saving of tai.000. Through trades they .have acquired Mil ton Stock, third baseman Al Demareo, pitcher, and a catotier named -Adama The total salaries for these men will not go over tiO.OGO, make the net sav ing about 118,000. The Braves la the only teant In either leagrue that will operate in 181 on a aalary shedule higher than that of W14. The Boston player , deserved a boost In ray for their 1914 showlng-and Owner Oaffney gave it to them. 8alary boosts will add about t.O0O to. the Braves pay roll In 1916. The Braves acquired Bher wood Magee1 and in doina . so they acjulred a man who will add another i,W0 to the payroll. . TheATiicaa WhIU Sox expect to oper ate at a coat of about Ili.OUO leu than they did.tn 1M4. "Kid" Oleason, coach of the cJubj -Ping' Eodlo. haa gone baek to the mliwra and Berger, i-ht and yiankburne have ln let out .Ths Vhlt Bo payroll elump about flo,000 therchy. The . Brooklyn Dodgers released Krt lieulbach, who . got about to,000 during 10H. The rodgera are figuring; on lot ting two or thrte othr veterans loose, in addition to a bunch of youngsters. The total Dodgers' saving ' ought to be around 115,000. C'si TUer Uat. The Detroit Tlsors will not let any of their Mgh-prieed men go, but they will operate with- an few men as posnlblo. 'Agiiinet an average between twenty-five and thirty men last year, the Tigers will operate' in 1915 with about twenty-two, That means a saving of from JTCO to ; Tho I'liutea' )an is let one or two of the fading stars loose. Also, they will got iid of their surplus youiiKsti-rs. Ko netchy and h'.a high salary having gone over to the ts. The Itrates.all In all, oiiKht to save about S1,C0 at the leant Ie Magee, with a salary of 7,EO0; Ivy Wlngo, drawing down about ll.tou, and ' Po'-Ferrilt, who got about" H.00O, have dearted from the Cardinals. That mean a saving of 115,700, Of course, several of the Cardinals will get boosts in pay be cause of their great work In 1PM. bui the boosts won't average more than 11.000 each." Therefore, th net saving of the Cardinals will be around $10,000. (lanta Kae m I.ltlle. I ' The. Giittits' payroll will be less than iv was in lOit. The Olauts acquired Lbert. who was getting about M). They got rid of remarce, ftotk and Adims, whose I totaled Contraeta called for about 110,(w0. 1 but menu a net saving of l0j0. If Muniuard doesn't come back. It mear.a a eavlnu of abmt li.On more. The Senators turned "tlermany" Pchea fer adrift. That saves about The Cincinnati Reda wtM reduce tiiclr payroll by atioul ts.'.vw through sale; trade, re leaaes snd teerttwi, ' evea tho'Vh they have acquired Charlie Dooln and hla J6i0 eiilary, and Ivy ligo, with a aalury of about II.'jOO. " Tha Cuba uro plauutng to turn kmto a half dozen veterans and at least nine younxntere. They extet to oix'rat lth' twentj -oue men Soring U'ij. It tuey do, that means a raving of at least $U,o0. The few .change, will l niade la Ilia Hillary Indole of the Browns wlU b toward reductions. -. Tha "l auwecj ulll epefata ut a loaur roat than In l''it. teaoae they won't have Frank Chsiu-a and bis r.l. salary to fay. Home of the Yaiikee players have been Ftven booata In their IMS auluiies, but thl will be offset by the lopping oft of at leftt six or seven suriioa pidyers. l-'rd hehedol l.aat. The Knl. ial k-uaue tntunda to have the lht s':e tM ear. and wtil not airaiiKO II t l e. Hue until l I.e. National uc1 Amer i an leax'.ira bae um pu'.:i - ii.els tola of sainea. l"i-o!.ir aa r,i.iiL. Ha' t'cJ ia'a wiil eii.;r4or to soid ienfiii-1. (uliria IlUllkra Trrwi. . i.oiln..i Itobby .ltrli returnul hla -.1 niiati to Mi.,:,r Wallur l!i tl.e oilier dav miiiou! m imm. h ii.iiiiui over VSali t Ury oonou. Quartet Whoso . T :"?U-.' - 'i.'- p t : Jj&zz-zz . ' - -w.. l y hi v :: i .1 . a . - v i J XTtw'anwSii (From left,to right) fcddle Tlank, Jack Coombs and, Eddie Collins, and (below) "Chief Bender. The Bravss of Boston are the only team in either Of the two WILL BULK BEAT J. JOHNSON? Yes' Declarer Willard Ken, Who De cl&re'j&ck'f Defease it Useless , Before Weight. K0T GOOD AT BODY MTXTira inavy iun.iv. trto. J3. Meaaurlnc a fighter's chances for suocess ly a com parison of pounds and ounces ia not a very satisfactory proceeding as a gen eral thing, especially when the men be long to the heavyweight class. But that is what Jesg Wlllard's baokerg are doing. Willard now weighs 246 pound and plana to get down to S30 before stepping into the ring with Johnson," reads a dis patch from the big white hope'e training quarters. It seems thsU besides row ing another Inch taller Willard has packed on a lot of Weight since lie last talked across the canvais. Aa tils tre mendous proportion are' thouirht to be his best asset this Increase I worthy' of note, provided It is aood firm flesh. Merebulk as a rule does not offer a serious handicap to a clotitlflo bocr, but it may In Johnson' ease. . The bin black is not a nimble dancer who avulda hi opponent's blows by flitting here and there about the ring. Johnson's defen sive tactics connist of holding- bis op ponent's arms. To do this iVr any length of time successfully , requires superior strength, and naturally th 'heavier and stronger his opponent,, the harder it is for Johnson. ' Jim. Juttnaon Thwarted Jack. This was shown In his hput with Bat tling Jim Juhnaon, who knows leek of sclenliflc boxing than the crudest White hope, (n point of -skill Fiere Is -an Im measurable gulf Between, the two J oh it son a, but tn alae and strength Battling Jim Is st least the equal of the chanir PUn- And Battling; JlmH great bulk en abled I hlrnto get a 'draw. According to- several rlngade Critics, he could have won had "he shown' Uie least intelligence. That Wllllard's sreat height may render the Johnson uppercut less harm ful la another point worth considering. This advantage might be offset by thev tact that his long- drawn-out form ieaveg a larger target for body blow. But Johnao,n is not a "body fighter.' . lie seldom lands on a point, below the chin. It Is said that this la because be featp to give U.Qjxrcrcu en xcum to call a foul on him. However, this la rather an unsatisfactory - and far-fetched explana tion. ' - " ! More than likely the real reason is that reaching for the body leaves hi own jaWv. uncoveied, and Johnson hates tj be hit jioOy Ilghui)g Is simply not a part of his style, and it vlil be surprising if lie changvs his methods at this late date. f Navy Lads Plan for - Spring Boat Races ANNAI'OX.tS, Ud.. Feu. la.-'i'lie. Naval Academy oarsmen yitre icoking Jorward to the best schedule of raeea this spring, which, baa ttea offjMi for mtiny yaura. Ml of tlia. al races will take place on three consecutive HnUirdays, but at kit tnree crews' of midshipmen, first ud aucond eighth, and a fourtli-claas eight will go to Philadelphia lit May to take part in tha Keuuylklll regatta. Coach iUch&rd Olendon, T.-hn has handled aquatioe at the NavaJ academy fur more than a dozen years, has r.-ne,1 Anna- polls and now has his charts at work in th gymnasium. They wiii get on tha water ut ikhiii as the weather j-nima. An Satur lj', - April 17, the midship men a ill row againxt flit. second and freshmen rreas of 1'iiiKetun. The navy sent a crew to I'Hnceion lust yar. but thl i will be the flrt (line the New Jer sey 'varajiy ba sent osrsiitaa to on pete hero, (m April 34, Harvard wiil have lis first crew at. Anna oil. Lt.s tlie An&losinn ilub of sahii.gton and Paltl n ore City vollege will Save elghve to tPio the navy aecoad creWand fourtb clkiia eialit. The season of Iwnl races will r'i oq the folloni'.g Catur.lay, ilay 1, Hills the ire from I ho I'ld veifity of l'ennxylvail ctinleatiisg aguiact corresi-ondlng, irvws i'f tua navl ai ndeuiy , Release Saves the Athletics S25,000 older major leagues which will atart the 191S season with an increased salary list Retrefichment 1 the order S of the day. The most aggressive economy ex- : .: Hugh Jennings Says . that New Princeton v Coach Has -the Kick nr is. Jennings onHohn RjMh, the new Prince ton coach," and foot ball coaching la gen. wal:. 'J,'- "I've never met Rush, but I have heard a Jot about him, and I guess he has got tha right sort of stuff. I heard at first that Rush had never played foot ball, but understand that he has; that Is, he played in "prep'l aphool and on scrub teama at college. Foot ball and base ball are alike in some way. I don't think a man couid teaoh fot ball , very well If he had never played the game at all, but I doubt If it is necessary for him to have played" on a college varsity team. If he has the right kind of brains In hla head and Is a good leader, he ught to do. Where a lot of those college make a mis take, it strike me, Is In choosing men without lrir.g up their mental ability. They look foi a star who played last sea eon or f!ftejn ..years ago, perhaps-and thlnlc just because he could get over the ground or could throw all hi opponents out of the way, he ought to be a good ooach. . A base ball manager and a foot ball coach haVe got to know the game from top to "bottom and must have tha knack of imparting that knowledge to others, and, in the, bargain. Ynuot -ender-st&nd a whole Jot about human nature. And he has got to have a sort of person ality that will convince the boys that he know what he is doing and talking about. Tou can't get away from that Rush Is that type I hear, and If that Is go, 'he certarajy ought to make things go at Princeton The , college boys, however, have got to let him alone. There's the big trouble wlt Iota of these foot ball syatems. The boys never give a coach a shw to make good, If be can pro duce a winning team he Is. all rterht. If tt, he's down and out. A coach. If he is rthe risht sort, should get a good? lengthy contract with the collage he Is going to. Then he will have to make good. If Rush sticks to his job Princeton ought to ajet out of its bud rut. That Is, if Rush ia the type they say he la Havana and 'Frisco . , Tournaments Hold . Golf Jnter est Now NEW liOHK, Feb. 1J. 'Southern golf haa reached the height of its season and - tnere are thousands of players from all parts of the country taking a try at the various links. Of course, Ftaehurst with lis four courses, Is one of the chief ren ters, and there are events enough sched uled for .that North Carolina resort to keen things humming for tha next few works. . ' - . " The annual Invitation tournament of the Country club .of Havana, which waa founded : largely . through tlio effort of Frederick. Stture .of. KnKlewood, will ba held February,.! to This carries with It the t iban charnplonBhlp, at present held -by Walter. J. Travis, and aa the eritwhlle holder of the nailoni and metropolitan .titles Is now In Florida, it Is to bo aaaumed" heVwIll cross ever to Cuba lor . the Havana tournament l , A , at pieeiil arranged the calendar U for' the mit-THtlng golfer1, tar there is vractlcaliy ' iw wimUuii between- the northern and southern seasons. Califor nia also bus come ty lite stronger than ever and hiis arranged fjr goJrtng ixrenu clear en through' the summer."" ' The. ia li s uinataur chainplonslilp In connection wilh Vy0- Pensma-Pacific ex poaltii.e 14 te:l on, April Ja, over the link of tha fvih Fram uiro t.;f and Coun try club, and will last six days, lrates for this and the other tournaments were announced the other dj- Tha Uiterelub ehamplonsh'p, ine men oa a team, will begin Apill , while the ulwn toumaniant at twenty-Mien holea medal piny, is carded fur JJj' 1 and S, at Sequoyah. On May I the women's cbau.iionMp will orgin over the asm course. N Bflratf. ln?i-.i.-r Manda bus kxen re !-'! ty the I'hi-ao Amerliana to th O&alaad iUb of I ii 0 l' i!iu fceasiio. . ponents are the erstwhile champion Phlladelrhla AthlctlftL They began by getting rid of $26,000 worth of talent In the persona of Flank, Coombs, Bender and Colllna Other releases may follow. WILLARD IS ALL CONFIDENCE i Says Be Will Transfer Jack John- vui uuiuca qui uc 1,9 viie.oi ' Ashen Grtfy Hue. TO tlCE SHINE IS HIS AMBITION Et. PASO, Texl, Feb. W."l have all the confidence in the , world that I can beat that shine. I hope Jack Johnson Is aa good, aa he wag when he whipped Jef fries at Ker.o, or when he saw the "beat day or hla life. I can beat him srid could have beaten him tho best day .he ever saw,", eaya'Jeea Willard with a Confident smile) "He ' only has -fTcven cr twelve knockouts to his credit, whilo I, have been knocking then out as 'fast aa Unect them. He ha never dona anything mac wouia imk me neueve tnal he is a wonderful man and I am not tho least blurted by Itl theatric. "I went ointo the fight game solely for the purpose, to' whip Jack Johnson, and I am. going to do.lt' . Just write that down In black type. Everyflght I have had tha fane told me I would get .trim med, but I have never been knocked out never htd my nose blooded nor my eye blacked, and they have been telling rno Johnson would lick me. I knorf better; I am going to win this fight and return the title to the white division where-it belongs.", i i . , ' -" When Willard, the big Kansan and I former cowboy, steps Into the ring with jonneon on March at the Juarea race track he vWil have realised his ambition ar a fighter and fulfill, the promhwhe made to his former cowboy associate when he first rook up boxing as a pro fessionone day to battlo with the negro for the world's tlth.- .'.,,-. ' ' Haa Se'orv of Kssekeat. . ' Willard claims that he only been box ing about thlrtyour months and. haa at least twenty-four knockouts to his credit but his victories have not been over men of. the 'type of Jack Johnson, and hi coming batle with the black wonder will prove Whether he Is a real' high class fighter or just an ordinary second-rater. The people of El Paso are boosting for Willard. It hi. perhaps duo to the fact that the negro is not popular down here, btit whereve the fight fans meet one can always hear a booster for Johnson. -There ha? been no, batting so far on the fb?ht ; The sport here- are waiting pa: tiontly tr see both men train before plac ing their toor.ey.. Willard since his ar rival has created many new friends, and the way these people else up the situation Is that If.Wfllard's heart Is in the right place he has '. an exceptionally good cnanoe to beat the big siioke. v Billy Sullivan Has. ; Newest Emery 'Ball NEW YORK, Feb. ll-Bdly Sulllvaw' the veteran White Sox catcher, and on of the , greatest authorities in pitching connected with base ball, buys he has discovered a new nwthd of using the "emery ball." the delivery of which was ruled out -ofths came last summer." The obnoxious emery which Is needed In pre paring the bull Is not used. The ball will not have ti be scratched, he say, and the cover mutilated like It was with emery paper.- The ubtltute , f Placed on the smooth aurface of the bail without any extra mothm that would attract -t ho attention' of the batter. It can be wled off after a ball la pitched without any one being the wiser. " ' EDDfE R1CKEN3ACHER , ' - JOINS T.1AXWEU TEAM With i bul a. few daye remaining be fore the practice work that will preeede the Vanderbilt cup race on the exposi tion course, a new twist was given the probabilities by the announcement that tdJia Rickenbacber bal made a change of baa, leaving the Peugeot eamn in Los Aaelee to Join tha Maxwell taara whieh ' is 'tblihlna lieadquartera at that jolnt. - " ' Ittt'aepbachvr arrived tn San Francisco, Tuesday, after aa exchange of telegrams vtlth Conteat Manager Paul Hale lruil-v of the Maxwell team, lernis ware read ily agreed ut.-n and a formal agreement aipned on Wednesday. ; The Hypodermic Needle :By r. s. VTirTxm: TUB MODKRI CHAMPION. Tker aay khr m.m In Freddie Welsh,, Ilia la all caved lat He looks aa If m tmm ef bricks Had lasilrd hla ehla. He'il finished . a battle That was a ihle fight. - And stepping from the bloody ring. . He was an awrui signi. - ' But 'twas a no-dcclslon bout. One of thuae modern fcate. And as he sioke, "oil, my poor head, lut. oh, you gate receipts. TUE KAKT1IKH THE BETTER. Nate Lwis, Chicago fight manager, will take fifteen fighters to Cuba. It Nate wants to,-mke a hit with us he should take 'em to Cepe Town. '.'.-' Regarding these fight bills doming up befyre varloug state legislatures, we -believe a more fitting term would be fight William instead of fight bill.' . ( " , The twilight sleep may be th greatest of ; modern scientific dUcoverfl, bu we aon't believe it Until; It Is demonstrated effective with these base ball magnates. 'llw Did He Kara pel, -" ; Harry Sinclair, latest Federal league angel. Is said to have mada $10,0noo00 In the oil ; business, t John D, John D., where art thou? , . . A siesta k i pasted spea its wmy, And despilt lie flaming yes. V Oar wniromt Walter Johnson, s Hat failed to mp a sin.. ' We are againut the agitation in Ne braska to stop the sale of narcotic drugs. For without them what would those Lin coln sport writers do? .. , Far e It from iih to knock, but the Fed have lost their kick. Sinclair la only worth tl0,00.0fO. ' If Freddie-Welsh. Isnt careful he will get a match with somebody he can lick one nf these daya " " ' Amateur Can't Pawn Prizes He Wins, Saysi . A, A'. U, Eegulation NEW TORK, Feb. 11-The charge j against Piatt Adams. If they eerved norf other purpose, disclosed to the athletic j set the fact that there Is a ruU- oa the j book of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States that prohibits a winner of a. prize in tan- amateur, contest froirtx finding it back for something more use ful. In using the term "more useful" in, this, Instance we do not mean money, but something In the. price Ijne to which th" successful, athlete take a fancy. With the, Adams case 6utf the way, It Is Jn--dcrstood. now HbaJ any amateur athlete thus trading "hls prizes, even though ha may take articles regarded as prizes fn return, is In danger of (oajng hi- amateur standing. If this role Is interpreted cor rectly, there are few amateurs in the United' States, or In ariy other country for that matter. , , Theriist of prise won fey -the. average club champion contains generally from a e"osn to fifty watches. Harry Hillman Kwon fifty, Billy Frank, the bike rider. fifty-five; A.'O. Lake Iiaa not less than thirty, and Hunnes Kohlemalncn ' must have, three dozen. Now what do ahese fellows want with any such number of tickers?" Three at the most Is all that any man needs, and, according to tlx. American Athletio union rules, " the rest must He In Idleness as long as the ama teur retains his slmoa pure standing. The natural instinct of the champion who has fifty watches In his kick Is to trade some of them off for articles that he' fancies more than four dozen watches. It's violating no confidence to state, this practice' has been common,' and also to add that the athletes who have swapped their Stuff In have had no Intention of breaking the amateur rules, nor ' knew that they were doing mo, ,. x r I i I f I it . ( , . i. . : - - - - -I'M-!. .-.!,.M .,lj h . -f I h -'-'. U " ...I... -- .- .. . .. . -. . ir'.e-' It':.. ' plriA It will refresh THE lltn Phone Douglas 1889 and have a case sent home , , v i ' Lunuo r.lcrcantilo Co.y Di.trbtor. 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Toa'ssJy for black Jack Johnsoa The aalllasr will be fair, Rat, Jack, mrir )e at Jaares By failles; to aet there. We wleh to congratulate) the High School Register. We note It has twelve editors and three reporters. We find that the annourtcementof the National league schedule created about as . much Interest aa did the announcement of the American league schedule. Cincinnati will sell Marson to the Tank's for $10,000. How much are we offered for 'the court hoViseT. . , ' ... ' . , i Apropos E. -Collins. I'd 'like to give some pion-ey, - .. For that Frits Miitsel bee, 'Twas HedRe. maeter Brownie, . Who quoth quite merrily. ,Butr thrbuKh his wisdom we can't' see. Tht he should Bpeml such real money, Who do you' think he think ho be, A guy like Charles Comlskey? On th eve of the Johnson-Wlllard match will be a tweaty-round go between Ad Wolgast and Ocne Dclmont. Which Is another reason, we are glad we don't live l in Juarcs. . . i We take It, in view of Leslie's Jump t the Feds, Boston has given up trying- to uplift Mankind. Judge tandls Is 'to be criticised for holding off his base bull decision s long... Probably, the judge floes not real lee how vitally concerned is the public with bis decision. ' In nine more aeeks bane ball will begin again. That 1st perhaps It will , begin again. FiwifrE!aGd Disordsrs ChwCfei - The Sources of Dbease ere Cleaned and Blood Purified ' marvel af the 'way It checks blood diseases. See a man today with his skin all broken out; see him again In a week or twi after usini; B. 8. 8. and he is a wonder to behold, all cleared up, skin healthy; eyes bright, a big tulle replaces the droop. What la B. 8. R. that can accomplish such ' wonderful re suits T First of all it is a natural medi cine. ,' Like milk, egg and other foods that caa not be -Imitated, 8. 8. 8. owe. It to riature for Its povror to overcome disease just as food prevent emaciation. S. 8. 8. is not combination cf prescription drugs. It is a preparation direct from medicine I plants that retains all the virile potency of what we need, what we must hare la the blood to counteract those destructive tendencies that assail us throughout lite. If It were not for our natural secretion ti usUin us, aided by such known help V. R ft. there wmlM tia.amall hana nfv any oz as surviving cnnonooa. i - Clt a ivftt I l. m Af ft fl SL foitaw from mn druggist-but be careful( to-avoid the silb titutes palmed off on the unwary. S.,B. ft. Is prepared only by The Swift Specific Co., S3 $wift . Bldg., Atlanta, Oa., tod for pri vate medical advice wr'te briefly yoo symptoms - to their medical . department Tbey will take'excellent care of you. '"' ' : "' I " . you after a few hours skating YOU L!K. tJVL - - -ww. p clnaaea to awova aa caaka. below and r-t th. tH.I e,i I N aa--aa lU tx prwal. , MAII. 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