THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 10, 1912.
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MAS rjULNCiaCO, CaL, ntarck 1
Taer waa a row a few nan age
i fairly wail defined rumor, It mar be
stated that Jim Jeffrie la beeomln;
restive la Ms retirement, that hl kat
la a the ring, aa It vara, and that h
to consumed with a dcalr ta wipe ant
the Indignities thrust upea hint by ana
Jack JohMoa at Reno a year and a halt
.ego.
.As Mr. Jeffries refused either ta eon
ana or deny tha report, tt created a
'amall rinpie of excitement. It Just at
JvaU. la fact, that Jeffries kept bit Hps
Closed and thereby save tha rumor aa
ah- at laatantllty. If ha had confirmed
tne story without further ado, H mttlit
.have grieved him to discover how Utile
tha public la latereated la hi pugilistic
'ambition. ,
; It aervc ta show the chance a rear
or two brine about. Not as very lent
tar, when Jeffrie, after much banging
tack, announced hi Radioes to box
'Johnson, tha aews created world-wide
; commotion. Now that he la seriously
'suspected of a similar design, all that
'to heard i aa occasion! anlcker.
Yet they aay It's trat; that the bop
' of bringing about another clash with the
negro springs sternal la the Jeffrie
tin-east, and that the only reaaon big
Jim ha not been more definite In re
'gard to hi purpose I that h Is main-,
jiainmg hla old policy of unbosoming
. himself a bit at a time. Now that aom
kind friend ha broken the Ice for him.
.It I prophesied that official coollrmatlon
'of tha rumor will ahortly bo forthcom
ing and that Jeffries will devote him
self to .In furlliersnce of hi acheme
; Irrespective of sneers and Jeer from
the sporting body.
; ; "Here's the way of H." (aid a well
known man who I friendly with Jettrle
wd wa In the old day. "TJbla new
.notion of Jeffries I not beeed aa the
eapectaUen of making money. Jim ha
told roe aot one but a duaea time that,
tt It haua't been for the flnanruU as
pect of iliat first alfht with Johnson.
"its ml hi never have come out of r-
llremeiit, but this I a different prop-
eaiiios, to begin with, Jeffrie believes
be wa doped that July day when he
faced Johnson at Reno. Toil know what
er close-mouthed fellow he la, II will
not reveal the source of hi Informa
tion, but he ay he ha become pos
seaeed of eoavlnclng Information that hut
uajMcton war well founded. He
know and everyone who saw the fight
know, that be waa aot himself that
day. Ho believe that. If ha bad felt
a wall a he did oa aay of hu ordinary
training days, he could nave licked
Johnson. He ha been taking good car
of himself ha been training quietly In
fact and ha I going to bring about an
other fight If It can be done." .
A Johnson I perfectly willing to oblige!
It seem that the only thing needed
now Is some definite declaration of hi
Intention from Jetrn-x himself. if that
were forthcoming. It Is reasonable to
suppose that a pur and a battleground
Could soon be located.
. Personally the writer ha no eipecte.
tlon of seeing the thing com to a bead.
, indecision wa alway on of Jeffrie
horactcrlstlc and he U likely to
abandon UUa new project on some pre
tens at aa Instant's notice. But, if
he eonu out of hi ahell and decide
to ga right through with the thing. It
I In (erecting to speculate on tha kind
of a fellow Jeffrie will appear when hel
ha pttobed ornmp and la la full swing of
training. , ,
Ta begin with, he will probably b
mora tolerant of and mora approach
by newspapermen. Tun wa when
timid correspondents dared not approach
tha awful preseoo of the champion un
less conveyed by Bill Delaney or some
other soft-voiced, kind-hearted" mediator.!
Those were the days whan poor, rattled
photographer used to get their leg en
tangled with their tripod Willi en
deavoring to maka tha moat of a few
minutes granted by the big fighter. I
There may not .be any Jim Carbett
or Jo Choyaskls around Jeffrie" neat
stronghold and probably a Bob Arm
trong croaking . eternally, "dla sua
Johnalng had no Idea what he I goln'
agamal; ao Idea." There will i be lea
unwarrantable enthusiasm and mora
work la ail probability.
On thing that wUI Increase Jeffrie'
lock of determiaatloa will be the Idea
that. It ho can overthrow Johnson, he
will aot only - revenge himself and re
gala the champtonahtp, but restore all
the credit that wa hat before he fought
Johnson first, and which ha wa de
prived of when Johnson laid him low.
Tha knowledge that ha leat hi all
la tha shape at prestige through ta
defeat by Johnson most be en of lb
bitterest pin Jaffrlea waa forced ta
wallow. Before that day at Reno he
waa tha Jeffrie wh licked Jon Cor-
" belt. Bob Fitsslmmona, Ou Ruhlia and
all tha rest of them.
After that day ha waa limply the
Jeffrie who was licked by Johnson.
Monty Tells of the Box Fighter and His Mascot
T HOTTT.
NEW TORK. March I.-A cJiampians
cams and go, do the amacoU by which
they swear. Or, rather, the departure of
tb mascot asually btiafly ptacedea that
of tb chaJnatoa. Suck at of course
the fault of the mascot: It Is nothing more
or lea thaa a coincident, but yet the
fact remain that, la am cases out of
too, the champion ha fallen abartly attar
discarding hla saaacat
Base bail nearer are aotortonaly aupar
stitioaa, but they cea't boM a canal te
tha box-fighters. There bj hardly a fighter
oc note who baa aot some char
talhanaa to which be pine hla falta.
There are, eg couree. ejeeptten ta
rule, bog Johnny KllSane, tha new feather
weight at not aa of then.
XUhaae'a mascot la son other thaa
John Kilban, Jr.. fondly termed by his
father a "Jack.' Tfela mascot ha bright
blue ay, a roguish Utile awuth. dlmpte
la hat cheek and a "light very alight.
amount at brown h hah- en th top of
hla head. For Master Jack la Just fif
teen months old.
In hi earliest ring battles la hi bom
town. Cleveland, lUlbaa entered the ring
with th remembrance fresh in bis mind
of a parting kiss oa th cheek of little
Jack. Later, when K 11 bene became a
Important personage, tt wa not alway
possible to take Jack around th country
with him. but h never let aa opportunity
pa to aead eome word to tha youngster
Just before a entered th ring. On th
eve of hi fight with Ah At 111 la Lo
Angeles, Kilban wired to the youngsur,
la tb arms of hla mother la Cleveland:
"Pspa li going to win for Urtl Jack
and will be champion tomorrow." Every
reader of sport know now whether that
predlctloei came true.
N'otabt Instance of boxers with mas
cot la both past apd present are Bob
Fitsslmmons. Stanley Ketch!, "Knock
out" Brown, Terry McUovern. Pedlar
Palmer. Bill Lang and Freddy Welsh.
On of th most peculiar mascots a
boxer ever bad wsi a kangaroo' foot
which was th aseet of Fttsalmmons. In
th usual course of events "Lanky Bob"
wss a man of Iron nerve, but It I a
sst bet that If he had happened to lee
his kangaroo's foot on ths day of acon
test be would have refused to enter th
ring. H would tuck It Into hi llka
cart which he wore around hi waist
and than enter th ring without a qualm
or quake.
Needleas to aay, he attributed all hi
success within th hempen square to this
peculiar mascot. Th fiery Cornish man
also pnensei a a II v bear, which used I
be hla faithful companion hi, hi early
day during hi long walk which ar
part and parcel of practically every
boxer training.
Tha old-time English featherweight
tar. Pedlar Palmer, had a maaost of a
mora useful kind. It was nothing lees
than th green trunk he wore. Th
marvellous little battllngi machine used
to regard these trunks wlta an air of
aw and many were the comments that
would be passed upon their shabby an-
pearanc whan h entered th ring. But
Pedlar waa ilk Eva Taaguay and he
didn't cars; he had never heard th
refers glv a decision ta hi opponent's
favor whu h wore than; eoneequnetly
where I'oular went, tnoee trunk went
too.
But at last there earn th final day. In
IN, when Palmar wa knocked eut In
th first round by "Terrible Tarry" Me
Oovera. It was tha last time the old Creek
trunks ware worn, after having garbed
their owner- fa tight yean at champtoa-
ship tights.
Palmers conqueror also bad a mas
cot. It was a "she" a beautiful stags
dancer, and surrounding th tat of
Terry MoOovera and hi mascot I quit
a romance Th "Terrible" on wss
Indeed a terror and hla victories came
with monotonou regularity. He cleared
out ail the bantam weights then sailed
Into Us feather and finally wound up
among t!w lightweights. Terry s mascot
used to watch all hla fights, and while
' " ' ' ' 'v - '""I W
d i i
ah looked on Terry never loet a
olslon. One historic day Terry and hi
mascot disagreed; there was abundance
of tear and they parted. Th vary next
fight Terry lost. It wa Tsunf Corbelt
who laid bha low.
Stanley Ketchet hsd a mascot during
th most successful days of his career.
He was known as "Little Toby", and
was a llttls bunchback, whom the late
middleweight champion met In New
Tork. He liked the lad and hi supersti
tions about hunchbacks being lucky led
him to ngg th lltll fellow as a sec
ond for all his tights. "Llttls Toby"
wa In Ketchel'e corner when he bast,
Papke. Kelly, the Sullivan twins and
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Finally
there was some kind of a muas and
Ketehei douched "Little Toby" from
his retinue. A month later Ketone! was
hot dead out in Missouri. "
Dan Morgan, manager ot "Knockout"
Brown, the New York lightweight,
thought he saw superstitious virtues
la '"Uttle Toay" and angmged hint aa a
second for Brown. The Manhattan boy
bag had remarkable success ever sine
and "Utile Toby" still 4oa duty In hla
comer. -
Freddl Welsh, ths British lightweight,
has a charming mascot la ths person of
his sister. She Is present at Ihe majority
of hi fight end Teddv w allow no
one else to prepare bin meals,-as ha as
set ti she is th on person In the world
who can get up a vegetarian dluner
properly.
Hill Lang, th Australian middleweight,
Featherweight Champion Johnny Kil
ban, hi mascot and tb man he beat tor
th title, Tb picture above at the right
show tha new king of th little fallows,
holding John Kilban. Jr., hi" aon and
mascot. In his arms. Abe Atull, who
tumbled before Kllbane'a proweaa at Lo
Aagelc. at shown tn th small portrait
below. The other pictures present KU
ban In fighting togs and street dress.
Ths champion Is quit as mach a Beau
Brommel aa waa the 1st Htanley
kletohel. according to th picture at
th left
has a big whit bull terrier for hla mas
cot. He regard! th dog with veneration
and declare! It ha had a lot to do with
whatever success he ha attained. The
canine Is present at all of his battles,
being held on a chain by some friend of
Lang seeled at tha ringside,
Abel Attell, who was toppled by Kilban
on Washington's birthday tor year
carried a buck-ey or hone chestnut In
his pocket, believing It brought him good
- 1
fortune. Whether h lost it before th
Kilban battle ha not - been reported
to us, a Abe Is still oonslderrbte mile
distant away out on tha Pacific coast.
Ons of ths most Important exceptions
th moat important to the rule of mas
cots among boxers li Jack Johnson, Tha
big black has nothing for a talisman
oept his fists. But w venture th opin
ion that they serve him In a practical
a manner aa would a whole flock of
bear cubs, kangaroo's feet, green trunks,
horse chestnuts and hunchbacks.
MAGNATES MISS A LIVE WIRE
Artie Hofman, Star Cub, Offers Him-
ielf to Western Legg-uen.
ASKS THEX TOO MUCH MONEY
New Challenge Cup .
For BiHiardists
NLW TORK, March I. In order to
stimulate regular match competition be
tween th leading Class A and Class B
amateur billiard players, members of th
Artoa Billiard dub, have offered a new
caailenge cap. The new trophy Is to be
known aa th Inter-State Challenge Cup
ot th Arloa Billiard dub, and hi valued
at (Sa, Lout Reusehe, chairmen of
th Arkm executive committee, stated
that the trophy would be offered ac
cording to th rales f tb National
Asaonatioa of Amateur Billiard Players,
and that all of th leading amateurs
known to be capable of averaging seven
or better at ILt balk Una had been
Invited to challenge for the cup.
According to Mr. Reusehe, th cap
will be open for competition, until finally
won, one each month during the bil
liard season, beginning the first Thurs
day In October ot eon year and coav
tinning through to tha last Tharsday
In May.
If the holder of th cup la ehanenged
by more than on player, tha executive
committee of the Alio Billiard elub will
ceckle th order In which the contests
will be held, one month to els pee be
tween each game. AH of tha mates
arc to be of MS point duration, and no
entry fee Is to be required. The play'
or successfully winning er holding ths
new cop firs times, not unerase rlly osn-
eecutrvely. to tak th trophy a hi
sKTsocal prupoi ly.
All Tern a Deaf Kar, Haw
Woe Tey ta Knew They
Were Terwlag Down Serb
m Prtee Pacaaajet
Even tb most astute managers over
look man of special ability la baa bait,
and how, therefore, la a minor league
magnate . to protect himself against
future regratT Along about Mi ail th
magnate ot minor leagues gathered la
8L Louis to attend a meeetlng of th
National Aiaooiatlon ot Professional
baas ball leagues, and Omaha wa repre
sented by Pa Rourke. Denver wa repre
sented there alas by D, C. Packard and
by R. R. Burba Whll the three men
wandered about the lobby of ths South,
era hotel, likely looking young fellow
approached Mr. Burke and asked If he
were looking tor players. -
gur." responded th Denver magnate
"Well, I would Ilk to SO with, you. I
am a first baseman."
"Had any axpertenceT -
"Played a tow game with PttUburg.
t waa not signed, and Just played to fill
In tor them."
"Well, that sounds pretty good. How
much do you want?"
"My nam Is Hofman. I think about
3N a month would get me."
"Tw hundred dollars a month. Oh.
wa could get Iota of mea for Ian that
that."
Pa Rourke, who had been standing to
an aid, now wandered up and said te
Burke. "Who hi that yoatuj feBow you
were talking te."
"Ball player. First baseman. Waal
$91 a month."
"Whew!" said Rourk and a walked
away.
A llttl later Sears of Sioux City wan
dered up, as though casually.
"Who wa that you wa talking wttn
that young fellow T
"Ball player. First
wared Rourke.
"What doss be want?"
' "Two hundred a moots." And
walked away Just as casually aa he
wandered up. Bat a MtU tint hUar It
was announced that Seers bad elgoed th
yoanc fUw up.
Anl Hofman, th modest veung first
basemen, wh bad filled to a few games
tor tha Pittsburgh teem, haa beea an
th Oucago team for a number of years,
and whenever hla same is spoken by
baa baa mea It la with aw for th
wonderful record ha baa mad and th
great stayer be la. But it Pittsburgh dd
not keep him when It had a chance la i
there any reason why minor league mag- ;
nates should sigh as they think of how
near they cams to him and yet did not
grab?
Boxing Promoters
Don't Regard Fight
With Seriousness
SAM FRANCISCO, Cel., March a-1
Promoter of boxing on th Pad no coast
svldently do not anticipate that the pro-1
nosed Jim Flynn-Jack Johnaon bout will
be of sufflrlent 'jnportanca to conflict
with their plans for staging other bouts
oa July 4. No exodus of Caafonua fans
for the seen ot tb championship match,
probably at Las Vegas, .New Mexico, Is
expected. In fact, the Bombardier Wells-
Al Palser bout tn Frisco on th asms
date threaten to overshadow the John
son affair In point t Interest as far as
Frisco Is concerned. At Lea Angele
Tom McCarey I going ahead with hi
earch tor an attractive card for th
big holiday date. Ad Wolgast, ths
lightweight champion, will proeael be
seen In action at th Vernon arena with
Jo Rivera, the Mexican, as an oppo
nent, and bout are being planned for
Sacramento and other California points.
In th monnttin Jim Fynn I having
a hard time trying to Justify his match
with Johnson. Wherever Flyna goes hs Is
kept busy explaining. Soma ot his ar
guments feeding t (how that he has a
real chance are obviously weak, but
other contain some element of truth.
Th strangest point Is abl to bring
forth is that Johnson' return to th
ring nfter an absence of exactly tw
years will be la th asture of a "coroe
back." And eomhack trip are rarely
suoceesful la tha realm at pugilists, as
Jaffrlea found out when bo attempted
the feat. Whan Flysa goea on to eub
stanttat his ciaiena by pointing to eome
ot his, past performance he does not
score very heavily. In tact, be only
succeeds la making his hearers wonder
Just bow much ot his boasted confldeace
b real. r
He declares that hla victories over Carl
Morris and Al Kaufman, who at ths
Urn was aaekea at aa a posstbl oppo
nent for Johnson, show that be I wall
eapaM of upholding hat and in- th
coming atruggia, Flyna also points sat
that b only weighed Us pounds when
a tost to Johnson and at a tun when
be waa but a oevtce. Flyna I now giv
ing eat his fighting weight a tti pounds.
frldently different rdrnimstaeres have
a cartoua effect en Flyna' poundage,
for when he fought Morris not ao long
ago ho declared ITS pounds t be his
weight. -
Tha key to success at bttstaeas Is tbi
persist eat and Jbdlcteua oa of newspaper
advertising.
Statistician Dopes
; Out a Fine Showing
'of Star Men at Bat
NEW YORK. March 1 Th base hall
statistician is never Idle and ths latest
figures deduced are Interesting as show
ing In players In - tha Kattewal league
( year who could be stamped clean-up
hitters. Frank Schulte ot th Chicago
Cub mad no fewer than tour home
run during th season with th banes
tuL He was th only player who proved
aetul In thl respect oa more than on
occasion.
The men who swung their bat to good
effect In th ttuchee are as follow:
Oewblea That Brwaabt In Threw Raas
April 14-Daubert. Hrooklvn. off pfnffsr
Boston.
April 3b-Wllaoa, Pittsburgh, off Har-
gion. St. Louis.
May (-Downey, Cincinnati, oft Reul
bach, Chicago.
May ll-MerkLa, New Tork, oft Lauder
mllk, St. Louis.
May aV-Orent, Cincinnati, oft Barger,
Brooklyn.
May n.-Mowrey, SL Louis, off Bran
nan. Philadelphia.
June 1 Murray. Kaw Ynrk off nihi
Chicago.
June t-J. Doyl, Chicago, oft, Raymond,
Hew Tork.
June m-Konetcay, St. Louts, off Adams,
Pittsburgh.
August U Dentin, Boston, off Schardt,
Brooklyn.
August lSlagertun, Boston, oft Barger.
Brooklyn.
August lsShean, Chicago, off Pfeffer,
Boston.
eteptember 7 Lobert, Philadelphia, off
Brown, Koeton.
September Is-Mathewson, New Tork,
off Hoggs. Boston.
Kept ember n. Krans. St. Louia, off
Maxell. New York.
October e-Mrrkie, New Tork, oft
Barger, Brooklyn.
lrtplea Mad With Bases Cleaned.
April K Detvtn. New Tork. oft Brow a,
Boetoa.
May 11-Lebert, Philadelphia, oft Cam
pus. Pittsburgh.
June il-8chulto, Chicago, oft Tyler,
Boston.
June U Mowrey, St. Lou la, eft Earing.
Philadelphia.
' August le-Haaser, St Louis, off Tyler,
Boeton.
October b-Gowdy, Boston, oft Walsh,
Philadelphia.
Heme Maeto With Threw Oa.
May Wagner. Pittsburgh, eft Hearn.
St- Loula Hesrn had Just reltevedLaud
armllk and liana hit the first bail the
newcomer served. ,
May s-Beck. CtnctanaU. off Tyler, Bos
ton. June S-Sehulto, Chicago, art Marqward.
New Tork. -June
4-Graat, Cincinnati, eft Parsooa,
Boston
July 4-Schulte. Cbscago, eft Keefe,
Cincinnati.
July ii-Tlnker, Chicago, eft Mat tern.
Boston.
July U-Schulte. Chicago, off Tjler,
Boston.
July 5 Erwln. Breoklyn, eft Froannse,
Cincinnati. v
August is Schulte, Chicago, off Brows,
Breton.
September I-Leach. PltUburgh, off
Oeyer. Bt. Louis.
September lv-Hoblltssll, Cincinnati, oft
Richie, Chicago.
HentamhM. StfiAla rhlMM mSS
hers, Philadelphia.
IVtAhM. S Unou. Xwak !k.ll.
Philadelphia. . '
Wichita Wants Soine
Bachelor Players
Secretary Prank McMullen of the
Wichita baa ball club haa thought ot
something new. It sounds something tike
this: "We must hire a few good looking
young ball players who era not married.
If ws don't eur team will be a long way
from popular, especially a a leap year
proposition."
McMullen Is mora than half ssrious la
th statement, too, for th regular man
on th Jobber squad, save four, are new
married,
"That may sound like a Jok when I
say It," Mr. McMullen said, "hut It
Isn't nearly so muck aa It sounds. Olvs
ma a good, clean bunch ot young fellows,
who get out and mix In society, on my
ball club and I will outdraw any club
you aver can get together of married
men wh stay at. bom with their
families. I don't care now good they
play. Ths Interest and support of the
feminine tan count for a lot, and I
know th dear ladle ilk very much to
flirt a bit with the base bail boys. 1
sura would like to get hold ot a couple
of good, sensible college men, for In
stance, who can play some ball and be
good mixers, too." i
SCOUTS HAYE TOUGH PICKING
Once All Kinds of Tint Htrial
v Could Be Found in Bushes.
THUGS ABE PHTEREST SW
la Thee Days Wke Is Able
to Pick l One Geed find Dwr
isg Season Caw Consider
-- Hisseelf Laeky.
NEW TORK, March ft "Digging In th
minors and Utile Jerkwater town for
future diamond stars Isn't what tt Is
cracked up to be," say Arthur Irwin,
the New Tork Yankees' veteran scout,
who ts soon to leave on another scouting
tour. According to the man whom th
Yankees depend upon for their star play
er, real good base ball players are at
a premium these daya.
"Scouting." comments Arthur, "Isn't
Uke it used to be. There wss a time
when a man could go through tn bushes
and pick up all kind of men, but times
have changed since then. The scout who
ts rocky to pick up ena really good bal
player during a season can congratulate
himself and feel satisfied that he has
earned his salary."
Scout Irwin declares that there never
wss such a slim market for ball players
as at the present time. "Big- league
dubs." says lrwtn, "are not In the mar
ket to sell star players, naturally, and
that's why It Is so hard for any on club
to gather a galaxy of stars. Every club
owner wants to hold on to his best men.
for they are ths one who bring success
to his dub. , Money cannot buy them.
Th club owner must rely on ths scout,
for he la the one man behind the gun.
so te speak. He Is th man who unearths
the stars.
I remember the day when money
could buy Mg men. but now dubs must
develop them. Few of th leading batter
today were purchased for Urge amounts,
but of course there are exception. Tak
Detroit- caw with Ty Cobb, for Instance.
Th Tigers got him from a small bush
league, but they had to develop him
first before he ass anything. Most every
headliner on th diamond today after be
ing brought to the major had to be sent
back to tha minors for seasoning.
"There's Trls Speaker ef Boston, for
instance. When the Sox saw that and
sent him back to the minors to learn
something. Jimmy Collins- case la an
other similar one. It took Pittsburgh
two Veers tq develop Jack Miller, but
after tits Pirates got through with him
they made a great second .baseman eut
of htm. Devora of New Tork didn't
amount to much when th Giants got
him, MoOraw, however, saw a future
for him and mad hlra learn In the
bushes. What was th result? Th
Giants developed n great llttl outfielder.
'It took the Phlllle a year to make a
good pitcher eut ot Chalmers. When w
got Coonell a lot of persons said hs didn't
amount lo much, but I knew better. 1
watched that man and I saw ths making
of a great pitcher. Tou want to watch
that fellow this year. The year x
perlenc and teachings he haa had In th
International league Is going to have Its
result this year. Rusa Ford was a
gawky fellow when we got him. but after
year's workout with Jersey City ha d.
veJoped. Of course ail these fellows
showed signs of better playing form when,
they were first looked over, and ell tbey
needed to develop was eome on who
could teach them what to do."
Irwin says he doesn't think tt a wis
plan to spend large sums ot money for
players. "Pick up youngsters who took
good." aays Irwin, "and you wlli get bet
tor results. That ta my phut. Young
sters make better players thaa these so
called stars."
"Ne one knows the scarcity of real
stars better than the scouts, declares
Irwin. Pittsburgh baa spent fully JSO.0OO
la the tost five years and as yet It hasn't
secured a first baseman. They, hava
never had a real first aacker atnea tha
day ot Kitty Brans field. They need a
first baseman se badly this year that
ait her Wagner or Miller may hava to
cover the bag.
"Tb St. Loula Browns have beea try
ing for five year to pick op a third
., but they haven't got a star
tor that place yet.
-The time is now ripe when dub most
develop their own men. Tou can't bay
ths talent any more. - Th competition la
toe great. And the fellow wh la abl
to nick up men who show future ability
Is th man who caa bring success to a
team. Developing players Is the keynote
to a team's success. Unless managers
can do this they stand llttl chance to
build op winning teams no matter how:
much money is behind them."
Most of Des Moines
Players Sign Up
Eighteen of ths thlrty-slx players en
the roster of the Des Moines base ball
club nave signed contracts for Mil up to
date. Ot this number the pitchers and
Inflslders are a tie with six each. Those
who have not signed an not all holdouts
In th strictest sens ot th word, al
though several have placed themselves in
that elans by more or less vigorous let
ters they bav eent to th management.
The lineup to date I:
Pitchers Northrup, Douglas, - Nevlt,
White, McCulre. Fisher.
Catcher Bachant, Lynch, Allen,'
White, -
Infleldere-Colllgan, Smith,. Welch,
Lam bom, Leonard, Hanson.
OutfMders-Raan, D Camp,
Trade la Western.
The trade of Pitchers Hereehe and
Plymptou and Inflelder Ptnkertoa tor
Pitcher Janngsn. the second one puueaj
oft by Fraaak label!, fat r1ng aattstac-r
tloa at Des Moines. Last year Janugan
didn't have a rood season, but Isbell be
lieve he can corns bach, and as ths aid
Bald Eagle has little confidence tn
Hereehe, wh Is ths best one of the
traded trio, he think he Is ahead ef the
game. Plymptou was with the Ottamwa
dub last year. Holland once bad him
with Wichita.- - '
Westeri Leatfrie
PAOTIC COAST sad tea ethers ess
Goldsmith aJ,
OmCIAl LEAGUE KALI,
t The PECK
'of allLeegee
swJts."Cwsnralred
torMnurfas. Each iljl
oldsmitlt jgk
VTuaranteed W
ess Ul Seees Cam SstlsfT hserw.
fgg-use Sin mimm Bw
lismiiiii iwwaSMsmseiicess. saras
a
DISEASE jf S
Mercury tnd potash will lomctJmes dry ftsVi'J rUiX
"K"1 wiiinnatu itliiuvcuic UUlWgru CVH
dences of Contaciouj Blood Poison ind suf
ferers tre misled into the belief that the disease hu been cared.
These deluded victims soon find, however, that the "cure" Is worse
than the disease, that not only has the-virus been all the while more
thoroughly saturating the blood, but the strong mineral medicine has
likewtee beea undermining the system and breaking down the health.
The fruth about Mercury and Potash is that these minerals can
not cure Contagious Blood Poison, and when the treatment Is left off
the smouldering Infection rouses itself into the old destructive flame
and every symptom of the disease returns with increased virulence.
What was at first tiny sore or pimple becomes an ulcerous place,
the mouth and throat grow raw and tender, glands in the groin swell
and form painful knots, brown splotches appear on the skin, and
frequently running sores and ulcers break oat on the flesh.
Years upon years of failure is abundant proof that the tnneral
treatment is not specific for Contagious Blood Poison. Physical
wrecks from the use of Mercury and Potash are all around us and their
experience should be a warning to others who may be suffering with
this disease, , . '
S. S. S., a purely vegetable remedy, IS a specific for Contagious
Blood Poison. It is a medicine with the meritorious record of more
than forty years of cures and one which in all that time has not acted
narmfiillv ttnon a cine-la evcrem S C C U k. . t -n
. 71 - - w sr. w ui (iuaiui hi cures
for Contagious Blood Poison because it is the greatest of all blood
M . M P. A M f AHM I.Li 1L .1 , . 1
iju.uiwio. i in.u uvwu imuuic emulation ana removes every
particle of the virus and makes a perfect cure.
S fl S. ftru nnl rnnfain a nerticl nf U..., , n.i t.
other mineral but is made entirely of roots, herbs and barks which
strengthen and build up the stom
achand digestive members while
driving out the germs of disease.
You do not take chances when yoa
use S. S. S., but in doing so you
are giving yourself the benefit of
fh vers hjke iM.kM.Hi f "
gious Blood Poison. There is no 4 come back" when S. S. S. cures
out mere ts always a perfect restoration to health and the assurance
that the blood is once more pure and clean. Home treatment book
and any medical advice free to all who write and request it.
TUt SWltT srtUFK CO, ATLAXTA, GA.
Geo. A. Graham
Distributer of th famoat
SPALDING
CompUt lint of '
ATHLETIC GOODS
. Everything neceary in
BASE BALL
Catalogue caa be had for the asking. Hail orders promptly
attended to. Let me figure oa roar busloeee.
1A .Q FtftAontht C StK,.,lo
Pa Rowrke
Scots Plan Club
House and Grounds
Th Clan Gordon Athletic association
Is pUnnlnc oa a dub nouns and grounds
where they can bold their different
branches of a port such aa golf, cricket
and quoits this summer, and If the pres
ent scheme of the officers m charge of
the proposition goes through a now out
door (port elub will be added to the
ranks this season. Ths members will
not be tsxsd indlvlduallly. but th
flnances ot ths schema will be supplied
from voluntary contribution among
local lovers of the Scottish fames.
Following ar th officers ef the or
ganisation: Prasfdent, John Mulr; - vice
president W. J. Htilop; secretary,
George Peacock; treasurer, John Mc-
Tsggart,
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