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Judgments
ADJUSTMENT of the . aso ball
attuatlun with two excuptioiis,
and one ff them In of minor
letall, aiirB to he at haul.
. 'Til murky- atinonphcT of the
profeelonl gam has been Hiifflricntly
cleared and IX only remains to distribute
the pUyara and itart tha spring training
aeaaoh. There is but one adjustment tha
tana await with impatience. That in the
placing of Harry Sinclair, the oil maj
nate, and if reports 'l -true the Okla
homan will soon he made the head of
the Nw York National league cluh. Or
canlsed ball should not lot Mr. Sincluir
escape it. The fans have .sized Mr. Sin
clair up as a real sportsman who has
nary an ear mark of the greedy magnate.
The drilling-of oil is. his l)i:incs and
base ball Is a sport to him. lie hull
needs more men of the character of Mr.
Sinclair, (lean sport. - clean competition,
a, ball oiun that plays ball, satisfaction
of the' fans, ail are of more. importance
o Mr, Sinclair than a money-making
club. Probably Mr. Sinclair would be just
as pleased aa any one if a club he owned
proved profitable, but th tals a secondary
Issue with him, It is to be hoped that
Organised bane ball will -shortly find a
place for the Oklahoma man; he will be a
valuable asset. The other adjustment docs
not particularly concern the fans at large.
That adjustment la the satisfaction of
disgruntled Baltimore, jfaltimore is very
peevish oner the peace compact and is
inclined to criticise. But the settlement
of the Baltimore muddle is an infinitesi
mal Issue smothered by the great general
agreement and it is of little consequence
to the great majority of fans whether
Baltimore has base ball -this year, next
year, or never again. .
Home ownership is a condition always
considered beat for the game of base ball.
The last few weeks has seen tha acquisi
tion of home ownership lu a number of
cities. 'pon tlie- uiulga.m;iUon of . Or
ganized ball and the Federals, the ClUr
cage National and St. Louis American
league clubs were actiulred by home in
terests. Now Percy Ilaughton and a
Boston syndicate has purchased the
Braves from Mr. Gsffney, a nonresident,
and la our own Western league a Lincoln
syndicate ha purchased the club from
Hugh Jones, a nomesiUeot. We may also
expect to learn soon of the salo of the
Cleveland franchise to Cleveland parUcs.
Home ownership is always nore popular
Kitk tha fans and the resident owner can
always ue more familiar with current
conditions and sentiment. It has been
freely predicted that professional base
bail will perform a real coine-back in ltHO
and the Increase in t,he number of locally
ownsdj oiubs makes this prediction more
and more accurate every -day.
Dr. Stewart bas been appointed director
of alUieUca at Nebraska uulvrity mid
Jumbo Stlchm has packed up his ban ""
baggac and gone his. way. , U would
oem that- the time has come -to' forget
the little diffimiltis at the Cornhusker
Institution of ete and to look forward to
the future. Pr. btowart baa proved him
self a auccesxful ceach; ho will undoubt
edly be a success at Nebraska. He should
and in all probability will be as success
ful "as BUcbni was, i'eihaps more so.
Those ardout . Niuaskfcu vHq. have felt
that Stlclmi pursued a policy hostile to
Nebraska are still a bit reyentfOl toward
the former head coach, but even though
their view be the true one it is time to
forgive and fotget. Sliclun Is gone, he's
a dead IsMUr b f r n- Nrluapka in con
cerned, let's look to the future and be
prepared to give the new coach tha glad
hand upoti bis arrival,
Tex Riekard, who managed to oocupy
the center of the spotlight a few years
age by promoting the lamented Johnson
Jeffries flffht. has once more pushed his
way before the calcium's glare by offer
ing a puree of 4e,0W for a ten-round lio
deelslon bout between Wtllard and Moran
la New York.- Hlckard must be given the
credit for one virtue; he's no iiiker. It
hardly aeems possible that Rickard will
profit In his venture, figuring the huge
purse and tha Immense expenses he will
incur, but Rtckard may know what he's
doing, he's a dealer in blg-thlng. A few
months ago doubts were entertained as
te the chances of yatinjr Mr. MurHhitll to
break even on the (jibbons-McFariand
fight, but the amateur Fioniott r came
clear and made a muff sum. if an ama
teur can profit it may be the professional
will profit te a lareer decree even though
he plunges heavier.
The quality of mercy Is not atraiiied,
but the bond of gratitude 'are. sorely o.
t'harley Homers is the man who niadfl
the American league by sacrificing Ills
fortune in order to assist his colleagues.
Now Pomer is enmeshed in the brttadth
ef his financial investment and the
American league magnates come forth
with Just enough money to he sn Insuffi
ciency and Charley .Soi.icra is forced out
Of baso ball.
The path of the athlete Indeed contains
its share of the bumps. Hub Perdue of
the Cards recently Issued an ultimatum
that he would refuse to go to the Pacific
react so Manager Miller llugi-liu lias an
nounced tlmt he has transferred Perdue
to the Pacific coast.
We wondi r-how Johnny Kvcrs )M Uke
the Harvard system, tttieci!y, as yuu
wltl rnvunher, Mr. ilaughton's lirsl
name jt I'ercy,
WILL HE BRING PENNANT TO BROWNS? With a
team of hitless wonders who were not even granted an out
side chance, Fielder Jones led the White Sox to a world's
championship in 1903. With an ordinary team last year, ,
he missed the Federal leagne pennant by .0008 points.
With the augmented Browns and Sloufeds St. Louis fans
aie anticipating a pennant next fall. The Fielder should
bring it to them if anybody can.
WELCOME AWAITS LES DARCY
Australian Pug Should Prove Very
Popular With Fans Who Raved
- Over Old Lemon . Crop.
INVADER HAS A NEAT RECORD
Captain oj Central High
Five While but Sophomore
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Jackson Will Cost
Comiskey More Than
Did Eddie Collins
CHICAGO. Jan.. 18. When Charles A
Comiskey finishes . with the Cleveland
club on the deal which brought Joe Jack
sou to the White Bog the total amount
of money represented In Comlskey'a out
lay may make Jackson a higher priced
player than EJdle Collins. When the
transfer- was made . last summer Corn
laky paid 131,000 la cash to Somers, ac
cording to those in a position to know
tha real facts. He gave Outfielder Bobby
rtoth and Pitcher Klepfer as well as the
money. At the lowest these two men
would represent 9G,0QO, r double the
pike paid for one athlete through the
waiver process. The agreement called
for one more player to be named later,
and the third player adds greatly to tbe
total price paid for Jackson,
t'uiui.-key has recalled Lrry Chappelle
from Milwaukee and it is said that he.
will turn this outfielder over to Clevo
lapd tn close up the deal Comiskey orig
in;. I iy paid $is.'X for Chappelle, and
though lie turned him back to the minors
t'omiskev never gave up his hold on the
pUjtr. He figured that Chappelle luight
some day Justlry. the great price paid
for him. He lias never done much for the
White Sox and now Comiskey plans to
let him out. And the 118, Ono invested here
to the cash price for Jackson, also the
two Chicago players and the 0,000 Jor
Eddie foil ins doee not look so big as
heretfore.
Ad Wolgast Still
Believes He Lugs
Old Knockout Poke
While the worln of pugilism la rob
Ing Itself to attend the obsequies for
Adolph Wolgast. conqueror of Battling
Nelson in forty rounds of a gruelling bat?
tlo at Point nichmond, Cal., February
22, 1910. the fallen battler is crying
for vengeance. ' '
Once master of all he surveyed'. In
the lightweight class, . Wolgast won't
admit he la through, and, even while
the news of his defeat at the hands of
Leach Cross recently was flashed across
the country, Die Cadillac lad was prepar
ing an althl and asking wagers of ftj.000
that he woyld..top Cross in less than
ten rounds when the wound in bis. head,
which he said causcu his defeat, had
bealed sufficiently to permit him to en
gage in another ring battle.
Whether it is Ads old courage that
refuees to aocept defeat or simply his
reluctance to heed, . the writing on the
wall, only he is qualified to answer.
If it's a desire to linger where the
plaudits of tbe public seem like muaic.
Wolgast isn't any different than others
who have passed on before him and afl
his successors will ftel in years to
come.
NEW YORK, Jnn. 15. -Lis Harry is a
very fortunate boxer. Hiiro's record lift
not been equalled sltu rt N.-lc.iei iinO,
and there is no longer ai. doubt that he
deserves the position that ' he hits at
tained, but there is every ' indication
above par when he' arrives In this coun
try. Judging by the amount of enthusiasm
wasted c.n such lemons nx Hill Ktpilrcs.
Dave Smith and others of tlmt type, i
there Is n limit to the popularity a real
fighter may attain in this ' country.
America has always ' lieen good to isft
Ing boxers and Darcy is sure to be Idol
ized when he makes his appearance here.
Parcy Is lucky to arrive a1 a time
when all the stars of his d'.vlion have
passed the turning points of their ring
careers. Without wishing to detract from
Percy's performances, it fust be admit
ted that his most noted victims have all
seen their beat dsy.
McGoorty bnuoji to stop rtt least two
years ago. Whftn Jimmy -Clubby was Inst
seen hare he performed like n worn-out
old vyar horse,' and he was thrown out of
the ring by the referee unci mispended
by the bo.xing commission for not try.-'
ing., Billy Murray,' never better than a.j
eecouU-rator .at any Uuic. suffers from
weak eyes. The trouble nus uecome so
bad that be hus beiflt fuivrU to retire from
the rinff. . ' ' ' '.,''
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'Jeff Smith recently wn i battered -all
pver the ring: ai Htiaton by Cjooigo Chip.,
which Is evlderteo enough that the Bay
enne middleweight . is on his last lens,
for XThip himself, has lotm slnco done his
best work in the ring. When Kmllh was
In his prime ha easily defeated the slow
moving C1'IV
r. -lJt..4WA- ...... ' A-....V", kft'i 'vut In mpet
i Mike Gibbons U the most luotiiiiic-nl. Gib-.
i lions' has hot shown anythlux like his biKt
form of late. Young Ahuurn is nt his
best right now, but while clever enou-.:h
Abeam is no great hitter and he Is haudl-.
cappet by Having a delicate cnin inui
capikot withstand much rouh usawc.
.-7 Mertiy Joke riablrr.
Then there Is Al McCoy,' who is reeog'
nlzod as the champion In some quarters,
although there Is a sertoiut flaw in his
title. McCoy, of course, by stopping:
George Chip, fell heir to any honors the
latter possessed at the time. But Frank
Klaus, from whom Chip- was supposed to
have won the title,' was not generally
recognised as a bonaMrte chajn'pton. The
weak ilnk In . the ehaln ls'Uiat Hilly
Papke, to whom the titie reverted -f ir
the death of Ketchel, was defeated In
Australia by , Johnny Tlinmpaon and
therefore had no title when he lost to
Klaus in France.
Had McCoy shown anything like cham
pionship ability after he defeated Chip
he might have been elected champion,
bocause there was no ttina who had a
better excuse for claiming the title: But
since flooring Chip In the first round
McCoy has yet to win a bout, and Is re
garded as a joke fighter. Y'et if Darcy
ran lure him into the ring and win d-
Cajijr.tu o" the basket bylj 0 um In' Ills
sophoiimrc car Is a cil tluctlon and re o v
I'lo.xd I'aynter, leaer of the Central
Jlinh school floor five, can boast of.
Captains of school athletic-' teams are
cnei-aljy rcniors In the school. Occiivlon
ally n Junior Is honored by hcing made ft
ciiptal i. liut for a sophomore to receive
such a distinction la not only unususi.
it H prHctlcallj' unheard of. It Is only
an unusual sophomore aha Can earn tr
confidence of the 'coaches and players'so
tlvit he la rpwarded with a' ciptslii'V,
I liut I'aynter is un uiukuai siiphowvre.
He has already earned his leller lii Toot
ball, basket ball and track. Ha earned
lit. i basket hall slid track letters in his
fii-shmen year. Ho earned his foot ball
tuslgnia Inst tall when without any pre
vkms ' eH'i-r nee at all hw went out for
the team and ptaYcd' as a regular at
guard and tackle all yrar.' On the eltnier
path r'loyd la one of the best half-mile
and mile rumrers in the slate,- Ue Piny -center
on, the basket ball quintet ruxl is
about the elaae of t lies tat o at timt pol
tlon: .,
I'inler has two more year, to ( iv
at the Central Hitch cuul In, tuUlKlvu to.
tils mesent nr and he shuuUi inaka au
ecivlalile rei ord fur Jilni-ll'. , In school
athletics. , . ....... ....
BIG JESS. GETTING IS IN BAD
Champion'i Tactrci of ;Procrastina
' tion Resalts' 'in Disapproval of
the Fight Fam. ;
HAS NOT T0UGHT-F0R A YEAR
,:NW YORK. Jan. ili.-VVhrn Jess Wil
1f!d .knocked out Jack Johnson at fia7
'allu . last April boxing followers wn
pleased to hull him as thn new heavy--weight
chaiiip'on of thfl aorld and to ai
cprd l.lm alt the homrH which usually
Ho wltli that' title. In thi'lr nnthiisinsin
t liiy were willing rr fofgirt ih.. 1H tl-lilcti
aire and Johnann'a mode of livliur hud
plsyrd In the defeat of tho negro.'- There
wns 'no iirKcht delnund at the tlrlir Uuit
WUlrtrd, Ki-liernlly rcBiirded as i joke'
before the bout at Havana, should prove
himself a rial' champion by dcOarlng
some of the ruRaed White hniivywvlghts
who hsd the strebaih and were .of the
i In put us a rl battle In the ring.
It was exieetel that Wlllard wrauld piivw
all this lu dtif time: -
, Now this - niiw public: .wbli-li shoul-d'
the praises of Wlllard nine months a no
beuins to lose . enthusiasm . In , the title
tinidur..lie has had plenty, of Upia te ex
hibit himself aj a side show, curloslly
nd the time,-has arrived for, real action
lu tiie ling against the turn' who have
Irhloved something. 'Tlip'. Kullon. Iiout
nl-ver shaped us as a real liia'tch tind' its
fntc Was well deserve'd? Tlie heavyweiglils
with the Jnst claims to leognillon anil
anything' but high class men ns tompnred
With lies' hnsers bf a few years hack,
and few bulteva that sny would defeat-
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Caddie Tells Crack
.He Putts Like Fish
There is often iiiortf truth lu a raddle's
tontine than In the honeysd flattery of
a rival or a purtner. A certain famous
golfer hid riacliod tbe final round lu a
championship. Ho was playing well tip
to the green, but putting badly. His
cuddle bad Iwen rooting lustily for every
shot. "At la boy," he wiiuld whisper as
i-iu-li short came off. Hut finally the
star's poor putting began to get on tbe
kill's ncrr. .And .at last, . .when tho
golfer missed snolher short putt, the
ouiiK.ili-r coiilii stund out ' no lonaer.
"Aw, cheese." lie said, -as the golfer
hnndiil hint back tho putter, "you putt
like u fish."
clslvely he will have gathered up all the ,wt"rJ-' b,,t the champion and his Iibim
loose I ends, and there will be nothing
furthOT to do but proclaim him trie chant-,
pinn. Altogether, the- future looks lie
cidedly rosy for the Auslraliun crnck.
Mulllsv .trier Job.
Oeorgo Mtillin, the. former Hctroit
nnd later a Federal leaguer. Is one of
the candidates for the Job ef insnaginv
the 'ort Wayne team in tha . Central
league.
tilers, by contlutiaTly sldestepplmr ttie
fontenrters, indicate that they have oiire
inisgtvfiiga'as to. big Jess's sbility. -
- 'la lor- Goes Bark I n.. ..
The Phillies have repurrhaseil 'tltchr
Mill Ki.un 'I'svlor from the.- i u cluli
of ihe New York Htsto .leuKlie. .
' I.efly tieorgie MriMl.
Tlie Cincinnati club announces ' that
Pltrlisr l,tlv Gnot-gu has been given his
iiie-oii'lii 1'4'Uil release. , . , .
FIELD CLUB WILL NOT
ASK FOR TENNIS EVENT
I The Omabn Kleld club will not ask for
the mitioiuil clay court tennis tournament
tlii.-i yenr. This aiirioiineetnent comes
I from Italph H.ilnev of thn lonnls commit
tee. I iii-lead the local club will stags an
- Invitation tourney srid incite several of
; the most prominent sharks of the country
to attend. .
WILL TINKER1IANDLE ZIM?
Chicago Fans Believe New Cub Bois
Will Be Able to Take Care of
Eccentric German.
SOME YARNS ABOUT HHNlfi
After afl the trouble Frank Chance
Johnny Evers. Hank O'Day and Roger
Prrsnahsn experienced in handling Heine
Zimmerman, the fans) already are won
dering wbat luck Jee Tinker will have)
Willi tho eccentric German, tlut those
who have associated with both, believe
that Zimmerman wlU work harder for
Joe than he ever, did for any of the
others. .. ,
Hefore Tinker left the Cuba ho often
wns placed lit charge of the team when it
was necessary for Chanoe to he absent,
and during those time he always had
great sucess with Heine, Bo far an the
players who were on tho team at the
time know. Tinker and Sim had only )
squabble, am), though It wag hot oae,
the argument waaa t ever-bse bH at
all. ' - -
It happened Jn the clubhotto- at the
Philadelphia park, and fur time the
players thought ' there wo'-rtd be 1lows
struck. Tinker at that time wag stage
struck and associated with aotorg fre
quently while touring - with tho team.
Homo of his friends ware playing In a
hlirli class show which was) at Phila
delphia at he time and Tinner took Heine
with him to see the. show. '. ' ' .
Heinle Gives Deflalttoa.
After the game the following day Heine
made the remark tbat ho was going to
see a regular siiow at a burlesque house
that night and Tinker took exeepiton to
the remark.' Hot -words Hew taok and
forth at a rapid pace and pthe players
gathered around expectantly...
"I suppose because the stuff went over
your head you think It wag'VaS- punk
show," fired Tinker. "What do you know
about shpws, nnywsy V Junt because you,
any It's rotten V-h,t luead ih at it's rot
ten. Thdl'o mv eUterion.'f --' v
The lusf "worV stop'prJ ' Heine. ' Wnn
he failed to come back at linaer, .-m-iiuii j
cut In. '
"That Isn't ilr. Joe", he eahl "Ton
slioiilitn't use rrlierton. for. Heine doesn't
know what It mean." :' , .'"..
"t)h. . foil i think , I don't," ' answered
lleltie. ."You bftler think again."
"Well, what dues It meant"- said .
Tinker, daringly. .
Criterion? Why, a crlterln la a guy
who Imitates another," answered Helm-,
and the fuse ended right there.
Another Zlan Yarn.
One dy at the breakfast table In Bos
ton Heine was perusing; the. bes scon s
In the morning paper to see' who had
made mere lilts than himself on the pre
vious day. FitiT-liy he looked-up and said
to Bob Fisher, who sat next to him; ,
"I see they. had three umpire In - the
game at Philadelphia, yesterday."
"Where do ju ge that stuff?'.' aakc,d
Fisher. .- ".'. . ;. . -
"Right here. Dtthyi I read It?" re
plied Heine. "Ixok for yourself."..
Fisher glanced at Jixi .end.' of tho box
score and read: Umpires Messrs.. Byron
and Orth." ' , '. ' '. : '
"I know Byron and Orth, spoke up
Heine, "but who' this guy VIeeers?"
HARRY' W0LTER TO COACH . '
LELAND STANFORD LAOS
Harry Wolter, rlg-ht fielder of the Los
Angeles Pacifle Coast league taam, and
former New York American player, has)
been selected to coach tho Stanford uni
versity base ball team -for the forthcom
ing seasou.
Griffith Kicks on
Robinson's Ideas
Clark Griffith, manager and stockholder
of the Washington club, frowns on th
idea suggested by Wilbeit Robinson of
tho Hi-uoklyn tfuperhas tlial tho Wash
ineton club shaie its franchise with H-il-tluioie,
itob-jisuji sugestrd that the bin
anus play liall tlirir l.uiiiu games in
Wjsliidgton and half in Baltimore.
Johnny Evers Comes
Right Back at Fans
I Playing the Funereal at Brooklyn 'last
! summer. Johnny Evera booted a. grounder
i tl'al gave the podgcrs, three, runs and
tho lead in the third inning. 5 to 1 The i
fans put oa this yell:
."Johnny lost the game! Johnny lust
the game Johnjiy lost tho garnet". ,
liming after inning Hie fans rang. that
ditty Into Jawo' car- Canie the ninth.
Uovvriy walked and Flty-putrick single J.
Moran aacriflccd and Evers dot' bind . to
enter, scoriiiK the two nui--., . ltuaiilnf
to lliolnu li, JIver answerl: '
I -"Johnuy - null tlie vaiqe! . Johnny Wjii
the gam! Jolinny won the game"' ;
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