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TIM; OMAHA srXDAV HKK: MAHCH 12, Wirt.
TOO-MUCH MING OOMMISH
Hinfc-iide TVet the Hammer to Fred
Wenck. Chainnin of the New
York Commission.
SAYS WENCK TALKS TOO LOUDLY
George Stallings Entertains Team Members at Georgia Farm
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KRW TORK. March It TJi Ptste Mi-
ltl; comml l-.n, ttat (rinil body that
regulate boxing for New York. I
gradually aesumlng the proportion of an
autoaraUn power. It would rule the ring
port In th Fmptr ftate. with a ma'led
flt, without InTerferrnre, on anyone'
part. Ard a a rr;d forth before a flop,
boxing commissioners. beVere.
The commission, aa at present co-istl-tued,
, consists of FrWict( A. Wonck.
chslrmsn. and frank Dwyrr and Franey,
Curb the petulent Mr. Wenck-bnth h'e
talks nd palpable ambitions or bnxlig
thla state will be dealt a death blow.
Let It be knr.wn that har-monjr doc not
exist In the rank of the annum trl.im
Irate. Dwyer and Franer are a'ltnei
agfllnst Wenrk. aa ran readily be seen
bjr the vote on various amendment and
' rule proposed by the austere Mr.
Wenck. And Messrs. p. and F. w.ll
rralnla n tl la op;osltlon to Wenck aa lone
aa the latter rontlmea making- Imprac
tical proposals.
Wenck In an ardnt dv. ate of referees
dectalon and also favora mixed boiil
flthta between blacka and whites. He
araa voted down hy Pwyer and Franey
en each proposition dimply became th
letter gentlemen thought It fi.r the beat
Interests of boxing.' They felt they were
ieln the proper thing by opposing of
ficial ' derisions - ar i. kecp'ng the lid
-ismped on mixed touts. ,
There Is a divergence 01' opinion on the
decision question. Hani thing ran be
Id In support of while Just as many
ran be said sralnat it. Po we shall let
that matter rest. . i
AtlKade la' Mystery.
Regarding the ban on mixed bouts: No
one ran understand Wenrk' attitude on
this question. The fame surely has
thrived since mixed bouts were banne t. I
of course, it seems like a curtailment
or the rights of the colored fighters,.. bit j
they brought the odium upon themselves, I
and are suffering therefor. They are per
mitted' to battle among themselves! and
then again there Ik no public clamor for
mixed bouts. ' Mixed bout always create
racial hatred, ao why not let woll enough
alone, , Mr. Wenck, However, refuses td
see It In this light. .' '
The commission at Wonnk'a luatlnatlnn I
baa repeatedly exceeded - Its authority.
There can be only one answer for this.
but we do not wish eveno hint It. for
"a commission appointed by' the governor
himself should be -beyond reproach and
I bore ausptrtna. .
Harking bark a few days, wheo.Wlllard
returned- to town to resume training for
hl bout with Moran, Mr. Wenck ordered
the eommlaxlon'a physician to force Will
ard ta go on the scales and to submit to
in culmination. This race has no ptere
lence; and why Jeaa permitted himself to
! Intimidated to do both things Is be
yond understanding," unless he feared
Wenck might take steps to atop the bout
Fewer frean tb Air. .
By what power can boxing commis
sioner compel a man to make poMlo his
weight and to undergo an examination a
month before hta bout Is to take plaoeT
It Is well enough to Insist on these things
a day or so before the fight, tor then
the putllq .Is Interested, even though
mildly. .;,.:
Wlilard, upon his arrival, gave out his
weight sjid declared hlaiself to be In good
pbySiCAl condition. - It was up to tha pub
He to take the champion's . word for It,
-for Wlilard la not Klven to fabrication.
But Mr. Wenck, to aatlsfy a pergonal
eurloalty, leaned the Imperial edict and
Wlilard complied with It.
After Wenek'a desire had been aatlatad
he did not Issue an official bulletin of
Wlllard'a welgrht and condition.. Why la
.there about the mere public so long as
the demand of his boxing highness has
b?ea obeyed? And yejt we are poaHlve
that If Wlilard had refused to weigh In
xnd bo examined, Mr. -Wenck would have
launted before tha world that ho had
Jemsnded thee things to protect the In
terests of the boxlrw.publlo.- Oh, well,,
Then. agIt. there Is ar,il prohibiting
boxers from selling tickets for . their
bouts; aUo promoters are warned from
eondurtlne "ticket showg." ,j
A disgruntled boxer appeared before
:ha commission and lodged complaint
against a promoter for not putting: him
' on lo box because he had failed to cell a
certain number of tickets. The honorable
eommleu"- suspended the club manager
for thirty day. The boxer and hla man
ager, who were equally guilty for accept
ing tha tickets, were not even repri
manded. . And they call It boxing Justice!
Governor Tener
; TeUs How Kelly
, Hung One on Him
Oovernor Tenor was talking about old.
time stsrs and ag-reed with John Mont
gomery Ward that tha three beet players
f earlier decdea were Radbourne, Mike
Kelly end Muck Swing. . .
. Itadboume waa a rare performer, oa
the monnd," Tener said, "and worked aa
smoothly aa a well-oiled machine. Ha
could stand aa much work a mule, and
centlnuoug duty perer Impaired his ef
fectiveness. "Ewtng was a wonder In every respect
too. He was a grand catcher and a hard
hitter and foxy baaerunner to boot As
for Kelly, I know I've never seen a player
lth -a quicker braJn. rva played with
Kelly nd agalnat him, and there seemed
no HniH to his resources.
l iwuember once when pitching against
tUdbourne,, thea with Uoetoa. U was a
hot battle that went lato extra Innings
and we were throwing our arms off to
win Mike Kelly was playing- right field
for Boston In the game.
"1 Md some reputation as a hitter and
I opened one of the extra tnnintw with a
Til?. fu,ln', te tha ball
went but I knew I he ,t fc tHJ(,
7 . b in iuwi ana made
Inblnv ... i . i l . . . .
a turn.
w w iigni iuuo. 4 saw
Kelly
un arm- pota.M ready to make
to second If 1 kept on.
a throw
-I turned around and gild beck to first
I was very much ashamed to loarn In a
J""'"'" th1 ,h h,t hm not
lo rtla field, but ,oan4 er the center
fielder head and the oenter fielder was
chaalna- u all the time. Mike's quick wit
had robbed me out of a triple and I had
to be content with a single, Ag an actor.
Kelly M M foo4 u. Uw Reh
Mansfieid." ,
CALLAHAN HAS PIRATES
PLAYING TENNIS GAME
Mnar Jiiomy Callahan of the Pirates
has pulled a new one. la announced
thet ttnnts games will be a dally feature
if the linberlng up at Hot Bprtnga
lil oe llano Wegnr with a racguet in
t. tu!hty psw.
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1 NEW ERA. COMES IN BASEBALL
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Beg-ime of Loud-Mouthed, Blatant
Owner is Over and Heal Busi
ness Men in Control.
WILL BUILD UP GAME AGAIN
By Ftl!NK tl. MK1KE,
NFIW TOIllf , Man n ll.-The infusion
of new blood 'Into the mogul arteries of
the national game surely' will bring about
1 a marvelous Improvement l)i base ball.
Thoso uw supported the psstlme long
ago grew tired of tha old regime. .They
soured experlnlly on the old National
league regime, which staged some dis
gusting drinking bouts alth esch of Its
meetings. It wearied of the loud-mouthed
and blatant owners formerly connected
With the league. It wanted, to see cleajv
rut business men handling base all not
wine and whisky connolmeurs, not men
who rau outtalk a prlxe fight manager.
The hopes of fandom are being realised.
There are many new faces among the
owners of the National and American
league clubs and they are faces good to
look upon. The newcomers are sports
men-leaiv honest, suuare. There re
main in baas ball several men who are
termed In some circles as "undesirables,"
who soon must movo out. They must
glva way to men who can uplift the game
can give It ulgntly In Its attentive hand
ling. The National league Is to be congrata
lated because it has added to its rank of
magnates thla year such clttsena as Percy
naughton. owner of the Braves, and
Charles Weeghman, a ho controla the
Cuba. They are the kind of men who add
dignity and power to any organisation.
William F. Maker, owner of the Phillies!
JUrry Hempstead, boss of the aiant,
and itchtlyler lirltton, the Cardinal mag
tiat they, too. are of the Weeghman
Haughton typej men who conduct them
selves always aa gentlemen and sports
men; men who ran be relied upon to
work always for the best Interests of the
fame they represent.
. That quintet of National leaguers por
trays the Idea) base, ball leader and all
are comparative newcomers. r ,. .
More . pywer to them and may their
numbers Increase! , ' . ' ' '
' rhaagjee la American.
. In - tha American league some radical
changes In ownership have come, and the
organisation baa' benefited. Ban John
son has Insisted upon harmony and also
that each owner of a franchise In hla cir
cuit be a bualnesa man aa well as a real
sportsman.
Jos Lannln of the Red Box, a compara
tive newcomer In the Junior league. Is an
honor to tha organisation. No finer
sportsmen -ever were Identified with the
game than Colonal Jakq Rjppert, and Cap
tain Tlllinghast Huston, Joint owners of
the Yankees. J. C. Dunn, new Cleveland
magnate, comes heralded aa a man who
can win, or lose, gracefully. Phil Ball,
who acquired the Browns as a result of
the Federal league merger, la of the same
trip as Lannln, Dunn, Ruppert and
Huston, the other "rookie" owners. Bo,
like tha old league, the new one la bleaaed
this yeer with five men who cannot help
but add casta to tha diamond game. "
Haughton, Weeghman. Baker. Hemp
atead, flrttton. Lannln. Ruppert. Huston.
Ball, Dunn - they are the new men who
hav come Into the ownership of major
league bail . cluba' during tha last few
years. A group of men that ' fandom
Should be proud to have In powereleven
sportamea who are putting their ahoulder
to the wheel In an effort to roll baas ball
out of the rut Info which It has been
skidded during the lest few yeara of war
and Incompetent leadership.
A new era haa come In base ball an
era that irouilses ,to lift base' ball to
greater heights than It ever baa attained
In Its long klatory.
Omaha Shooters to
. Battle withWisner
The city of Wiener is advised to begin
preparations to withstand an Invasion.
For Henry f. McDonald and a crew of
Omaha Gun club trap shooters are
planning to make an attack on Wiener
with a week or two. The Wiener Oun
club now holds a derision over the Omaha
Gun club as a club of superior marks
men, but tha Omaha crew says that
decision Is going to be reversed. Tha day
for tha match will shortly be decided
upoa and the Omaha shooters' will
descend en Wlsner In a special csr.
CINCINNATI WANTS ONE
THOUSAND AMATEUR NINES
Cincinnati is aaxlous to have 1.V0, ama
teur base ball clubj In Its oranltnilon
this year. Ist year there were Ml
registered with the park board of t"ia'.
ilty. which looks after the games in the
public purka.
("CRANKING
urorge mailing., the "Miracle Men,"
Mna;rr of the Iloston -raves, likes to
play the genial host at his O corgi a farm,
during the winter George keeps open
house and tho lotchatrlng Is always out
to members of the base ball playing
fraternity. Before the spring training
season opened up George was entertain
ing a group of the pastime artists, who
fairly reveled .In the delights of George s
magnificent place. Hunting, fishing and
SIOUX LOSE. OUT ON LAND
Big Catcher Who Jumped Sionx City
to Play with Fedi Goei to the ,
St Paul Club.
HAKLON IS . STILL SHY $1,000
President K. J, Hanlon of the Bloux
City Western league base ball Club haa
lost all chance (o wreak hla wrath on
one urover Cleveland Land, who two
years ago this spring Jumped from the
Bloux City club to the Brooklyn club of
the Federal league. Land has been signed
up by Mike Kelly and will play with the
Bt. Paul team in the American asso
ciation. When James c. MoOlll purchased" the
Indianapolis club and Installed Jack Hen.
drlcka as manager, Land was one of the
backstops Hendricks found on tha payroll
or in Indiana. Hendricks had heard
that Land was a difficult player to han
dle, and lost no time In disposing- of
nun to Magnate Hanlon of tha Bloux
City club.
Tha arrangement wag that Hanlon
hbtfld pay II.OTO for the big catcher after
ne reported. , The Bleu City team, In
the spring of 1U. trained at Tulaa, Okl.,
and Orover reported on time and the
fi.uio was duly forwarded to McQiti.
Land, however, did not like hla envl
ronment and secretly opened negotlatlona
with the Feds, with the result that he
was ' offered a two-year contract with
the Brooklyn club, manager Josh Clarke
awoke one fine morning and at the desk
In th hotel found a telegram from Land,
who was speeding to jdln Ward's athletes.
Th ' wire waa couched in derisive, not
to say dlareapectful terms, and Magnate
Hanlon, whose Ire waa aroused on learn
ing of .what had happened, swore he
would obtain revenge for tha scanty re
turn he had received from hla perfectly
good 1.000 Iron men.
in addition to paying 11,000 caah for
Land. Hanlon had advamed Land 1000 of
hla year's salary, the big fellow claim
ing he waa "up agalnat It," and needed
It. After ' Land's Jump Hanlon entered
Into negotlatlona with tha Ward broth
era In Brooklyn and managed to get baok
tha KjOG he. had advanced tha Jumper. .
When the Federal league blew and Land
waa not among those quickly snapped uP
Hanlon began to entertain visions of Land
reverting to him, and a fin young trim
ming was in atora for tha big backstop,
who, however, has alJeatepped It by in
ducing W. li. Ward to release him to
Mike Kelly's team.
Two Indoor Golf ..
: Tourpeys on Clark
. Course This Week
Indoor golf fiends will have their In
ning this week), wo tournaments are on
the card for. Kill Clark,' Indoor links..
The flist tourney will be th women'
metropolitan championship tournament.
All women jrnlfer In Omaha ar Invited
to take part. Tuesday la the day set
for thla event. ' f
On Saturday th men's open champion-
sl ip tourney will be held. This event is
pen to amateur and professional alike.
In addition to thee tournaments on
Wednesday fifteen women from the Field
elub will lock horn wttb, an aerual num
ber from th Ladles' Prettiest Mile club
In a team match.
Big Nine Coaches
And Officiate Will
Hold Conference
IOWA C1TT. Ia Marcs) U.-Bpecial.)-:
Rig Nine foot ball coaches and th of
ficial! who ar on th approved list -of
tha conference hav been called to attend
a meeting at the Kvanaton hotel at
Evanaton on Saturday, March ft. under
the ausplcea of Northwestern university
for the purpose of discussing disputed
Interpretations of the foot ball rules and
arreting upon Instructions to offlctala.
He ward Jones, former Vale coach who
1 to lend the Hawkeyea next fall, will
represent Iowa al the meeting.
TH19 BT7M")
horseback riding composed the daily
round of entertainment. Tiring of this,
the boys started playing with a young
bull which George keeps about tne place.
A newsnaper camern man, wo Joined
the crowd, loosened up tne old picture
box end "shot" the Interesting group
shown here. - At the left Is Ragon, then
Btalllngs. Nehf, little Johnny Kvers with
his cigar, Hughes, perched on the back
of the bull, and Hank Oowdy doing a
chauffeur act with the bull's tail. '
Donie Bush Makes
Bargain for Mates
' at Training Camp
Down at Waxaharhle? . where the De
troit Tlgera are training, a "native", runs
a clothes pressing shop. His name Is
Cohen. Th ball players, looking about
to make their arrangements, called upon
Cohen to see about having tholr suits
pressed at "club rates." It so happened
that diminutive Donle Bush was dele
gated to make the bargain.
'There are about twenty of us." said
Bush to Cohen, "and w want to get a
rate for having our clothe pressed."
'Yes, yes." said Cohen, "I should like
to get so much buainnea, and I will make
It all right and a bargain rate.',' and he
named a prlca for each ault to be cleaned
and pressed.
At that moment wha should walk into
Cohen's shop but Grovyr Lowdermllk (six
feet five) and Bill Jamos (six feet four).
"These are some of the men In our
crowd," said Bush, pointing up to them
a a guide in New lo would to the
Woolworth building.
"Oh, my; oh. my," s.ild Cohen, "auch a
giants of men! Now I cannot mak you
auch a bargain rate f jf all of them. It
will be a quarter mom apiece for uch
men like these, but tj j ou (to Bush) I
Shalt keep my bargain.
Two Former Rourkes Are Making
Good in Big' League Training Camps
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QU3DGETT.
Two former Rourkes, according to the
early dope from the sunny south, which
Isn't sunny, are. going to be fixtures
in the American league', this year. They
are Freddie Thomas, who pastlmed at
ehort and third for Omaha In Mi and
Tom Blodgett. who chucked southpaw
slants over Western leagve platters last
season.
Thomas, say the reports, haa the Jump
on four candldatea for the hot corner
en the Cleveland tam. "Freddie Thomas.
iuK-er exiraoramary!" That a tit title
which la being pinned on the little chap
Who Is striving to hold down the lob
of regular third baseman for Lee Fori r a
team. And the title Is not amiss, either."
That Is the way a dispatch from New
Orleana to a Cleveland paper reads.
The Cleveland experts declare Freddie
Is going to win the job. because he can
field, throw, hit and run bases. Freddie
could do all of thes things when he was
a member of the Rourkee and he did 'em
last year In New Orleana The Cleve
landers even say Thomas Is a better
third sacker than Ivan Howard, who was
a regular on the 8t. Louis Browns last
year, and also say he Is head and should
ers abev Walter liar be re and Joa Evans.
It look very much like Freddie will atlck.
Of the eight soutfoaw hurlers. Wild
Bill Donovan haa hi staff, Blod
gett, Oeorge MogrlJ, e aid Slim Love, are
heralded aa the cream. The figure eight
la used advisedly. Wild Bill started with
eight, but fired three. Meadows. Oay and
Finn, thus leaving only five. Two more
CLASSY PRELIMS FOR BIG MIX
Rickard Would Have Harry
Tex
Willi, Sam McVey, Jim Flynn
and Battling Lerinsky.
WOULD MAKE ALL-STAR BILL
NEW TORK. March ll.-"Tex" Rickard
Is negotiating vlth Harry Wills, "Sam"
McVey, "Fireman Jim" Flynn and "Bat
tling" -Levlnsky lo nppear in two ten-
round bouts I'rMlmlnary to the Wlilard- j
Moran set-to. It :s expected the. matches
will be made in a few days. The pro
moter proposes to have Wills and McVey j
meet In . the first bout and Flvnn and
Levlnsky In 'he seti-na.
This would t.iake the preliminaries to
the Us fight nil that could be desired.
Usually when lw stars of even leas Im
portance than "Jess" Wlilard and Frank
Moran ar -natched. necessitating the
posting of a big purse, tha promoter try
to economlxe by putting on preliminary
bouts between chean boxers. They fig
ure th main ittracllcn is big enough to
draw tho "fans;" that no added attrac
tions ar necessary, and preliminaries are
staged merely to fill In the time until
the majn bout starts. '
When Rickard signed Wlilard and Mo
ran h stated that ho wanted to make
the venture a pronounced success in every
way. ' ,
Incidentally, If they are arranged the
expense of staging th affair will be ma
terially added to. Thes fqur boxer will
cost at least $4,000 Id the aggregate, then
thef Is the purs of 170,000, the $7,500
rental for th Garden, advertising, cost
of erecting extra seats, prjntlng. office
rent and many othr Incidentals. It will
cost Rickard pretty close to tioo.OOO to
open the doors.
THOMAS.
of the portslde hurlers will be bounced
shortly, but Blodgett will not be one
of the duo. i
Donovan may keep three of his south
paw. If he does they will pa. Blodgett.
Mogrldge and Love, aay th scribes with
the training camp.
If Mogrtdge la good enough for the
Yankees. Blodgett la. too. is the belief of
Omaha fan. . For Blodgett haa more
stuff than Mogrtdge ever had and juat
aa much control, ilia only fault 1 too
much control, he will put th ball in
th center of the pan. . Donovan, though
ahould be able to break Tom of this
habit and If he does Omaha fan believe
Blodgett will be a success In th big
lop. ...
Tom haa been. hurling In some of the
regular-yaatgan tilt on the yanlgan tribe
and haa been holding the Tank regular
In floe tyl. When a rookie can keep
uch chapa aa Pecklnpaugh, High. Plpp.
Magee, Ue1 eon. Malaet and the like from
knocking the cover off the ball, he
a pretty good pitcher. s
Bo It la that Omaha can expect two of
Ita product a to make good in the big
jhowf.
Office of World s Greatest Newspaper.
OMAHA. March 11.
Dear nose: Probably, If jou read
tho sport pages and you must read
the sport peges because there la a lot
of good sturf printed on tha sport
PAgce you know that the Omaha
baia hall team will do Its spring
training at Beatrice.
Now, probably you will want a
first class, A No. 1 reporter to cover
the training and tell alt the world
ho.v the Rourkes probably mill win
the pennant In the spring even If they
don't win It in tha fall and also to tell
about all the new players, and there
are a lot of new players, and the fans
will want to know U about them
anl you m ist have a first class, A
No. 1 reporter to tell them all this.
Now the best ?!rs. class, A No. 1
rerorter w,- know of la us and we
would, recommend that you send us ta
Beatrice whh the Rourkes because
we have a stand-in with Ta Rourke
and we know Marty Krus so well we
call him Marty when we're feeling
good and other things when we aren't
anJ he don't get mad at us at all.
tVe could get ft lot -of'news for the
psner and wo think ! only fmr to tha
fans that you send a first class. A No.'.
1 reporter I kc us to cover th5 train
ing camp
We write this letter lo you because
wc thought probably you would want
to kr.ow who a first class. A No. t
reporter is.
EDITOR THE HYPO N LR.
SOFT AND HAD
W'Db OF PPR1NO.' "
The ath-a-lete waa foil of dismal gloom,
I no cooiant even Hex tne dining room,
tvt a nase oau wtiuh elou,
! 4 ..hS..: hCeT..n.d
ior aim ui doom.
Mr. ConneH, Where Art Tkoat
The Wlllarl-Moran box fijht allefrwl,
but not proven la Just 'wo weeks off..
Bring on tho formaldehyde, we detect a
pungent aroma In the atmosphere aready.
SOX START SOUTH TODAY
Comiskey and Rowland Will Lead
Charges for Mineral Wells Train
ing; Camp on Special Train.
TRAINING TRIP SHORT THIS YEAR
CHICAGO. March It. Twenty-eight
member of the Chicago White Pox will
report to . tanager Clarence Rowland a
Mineral Wells, Tex., for spring training
The greater part of these will leave Chi
cago Sunday on a special train and ar
rive ' In the Lone Star state March 14.
President Comlakey, a large number of
friends and followers of the local Amer
ican league club also will be in the party,
The training trip Is much shorter this
year than heretofore, and Manager Row
land expects It to have better results.
Previously the club used to train on the
Pacific coast and would be on the road
almost' two month before th season
started. :
Thirteen of the squad are pitchers, four
or five of whom probably will be sold or
traded before the season gets tinder wsy.
The veterans on the twirling staff are
Urban Faber, Jo Bens. Eddl Clcottei
Reb Russell. Jim BcoU. Melvin Wolfgang
and Ed Walsh, Th rookies ar: Mal
colm Galvln, the University of Wisconsin
star pitcher; Claude William. . Charles
Stellers, Dave Danforth, Jack Eller and
Frank Davis. ' ; - - . '
Reports that "Big Ed" t Walsh would
be dropped were denied . shortly before
Rowland's departure. Rowland aaid that
Walsh waa a member of th Whit Sox
pitching staff and would be a big- help
to the club In helping th pHchers' condition-
themselves. 'He also said 'that
Walah might be able to take his turn on
the mound, as he reported from his homj
at Meriden, Conn., that his arm felt In
fin shape.
Veterae Mast llaatle. j
However, the task before Rowland . is
to weed out five of this big squad. It la
likely that three- of-the rookies are not
yet ready lor major league company and
they may be farmed out for further sea
soning. Two of the veteran undoubtedly
will have to fight hard for their place
on the list, a Danforth and WUllam
ar touted a being cpabl"of holding
a place on the White Sox staff.
Xl&y Sehft'k probably will carry most
of the catching burdens; but he will have
an able asalttant in Jack Lapp.
Several recruits will battle at the train
ing camp for a place on the infield. The
keyntone sack, wh-ch v. Ill la guarded by
Eddie Collins, Is the only position which
will iint.be fought for bv the other ln-
fieldrrs on the club.x
Weaver, the sensational shortstop, mav
be ahtfled to the third corner, and trv
bis hand at that station, and allow Mc-
Mullln and Terry, two recruits from tlie
Los Angeles club, to battle for the short-
atop pobillnn. Both come to the Sox highly
recommended, and one undoubtedly will
make good. Weaver also will hav George
Mortarlty. the former Detroit third
sacker. battling him for th third pillow
post. If th two wcetern recruit fail
to make good Weaver will move, back to
short and Merlarity will be given the
third base job.
The first base problem also may be def
initely settled before the season starts.
The Pox have a great Aiding recruit In
Jack Ness, who established a record on
the coast for hitting, consecutively, while
playing In the Pacific Coaat league last
season. Manager Rowland said he ex
pected to see Ness make good from th
tart. However, If he should fall, John
Collins or Jack Founder may be given
the berth at the Initial sack.
' The outfield will be well taken care of
thla seaaon by practically the same play
ers who romped about the outer garden
last seaacn. They are Eddie Murphy,
"Happy" Felsch. "Nemo" Lelbold. Four
nler,.John Colvs and Joe Jackson. Sev
eral aspiring youngsters also will be given
an opportunity to display their skill dur
ing the training trip.
After a short stay at Mineral Well the
club will be divided Into two squads and
play exhibition games at the various
cities on their way toward home. These
exhibition will continue up to the day
before the regular American league cham
pionship era son starts. The first squad,
regulars, who face Detroit in the opening
game her on April U, will play two
gamea with the Minneapolis club of the
American Association in tb northern
metropolis, April 10 and 11.
Bjr Frti S. Hunter .
Home Tratalnar, Bo,
Jess Wlilard lost four poo ad a ia oaa
week. If Jess keeps np tbla terrlflo
paoe, hH wast away to . a mere
shadow.
HOW CAN MORAS I.OSs?
FROM A OCT WHO
TALKS LIKE
TH 1ST
Jea Wlllerd, in his newnpap?r writings,
says be hustled to his rtom as fast as
the "lift" would take him Mducatlon.
Prunolls, education.
rnsilleh
The New Tork
with "Harvard's
Is dead " Boston,
city of culture.
a Hhe is ri.
herald comes to bat
oldest living graduate
you are no longer the
After loaing a ten-round bout to tho
champ, Ad Wolgaat demands the at
tention of the public by declaring "I can
beat F-eddle Welsh In a twenty-roun I
fight." Probably, Ad. probably. If Eddl
Rlckenbacher trains you and jrcu make
Freddie stand on a dime.
TIP TO Til K PRF7.
If Woodle wanta reg'lar aec 'o war,
'Bmatter with Fighting Jim Gllmore?
IRVINO BERL1X WORSE WE MEAN
VERSE.
i
Church calls off evening services be-'
cause people are afraid to come out at
night on account of the many holdups,
screams head line In one of our mvu
or leas celebrated papers. And this too
when we hsve heard It said that fear
presseth only upon the mind of those
who have a guilty conscience.
STUFF BUT ,
IT'S TOO TRUE
Like a lion com th rooki
la tha merry month of March,
He step np to th festive plat
And rives th pill a slam,
Bnt aa th days proceed along,
We loses all his starch,
And make hi little exit
At th and Jast Uke lamb.
INDIANA TO HONOR STIEHM I
Former Corahusker Coach Will Be
Guest at Several Hoosier Uni
versity Receptions.
WILL ATTEND FLOOR TOURNEY
' BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Mtarch Vl.-6tu-dents
and alumni of Indiana university
are looking forward with interest to
the first appearance of . Ewald O.
( 'Jumbo") fitlehm, former director of athl
letlcs at the University of Nebraska, who
win assume a similar ttosition . In
diana this spring. Coach Stlehrji, from
whom great things are expected, will
make his first bow to the supporters of
the cream and crimson, at the annual
hltth school baaket ball, tournament to be
held here March IT and 18. A dinner will
be given the night of March 18 for the
high school players, and on that oc
casion - the new coach will make hi
maiden speech as mentor of athletics in
a conference college.
lb Blooming-ton Chamber of Com-
mere h arranged a dinner for Mr
Stlehm. which will .be held , the evenlns
of March 12. The new coach has been
asked to outline some of his plans for
putting Ind Is n back on the boot balk
map, and he will, receive a pledge of
Support from Bloomington business men.
Tha alumni, of the university hsve
planned a state-wide reception' to be gven
Coach Stlehm at Ihdlahapolts. the even
ing of March 16. This will be in connee
tlon'wlth the annual concert of the In
diana University Glee club in Indian
apolis.. Th function will be followed hv
dance at the Claypool hotel. At AtlA
of the recent weeklv hi
alumni In Indianapolis, It waa aald that
a number, of the elder graduates made a
strong plea that the old-fashioned dunes
be included on the program, aa thev did
not feel apry enough to undertake some
of the new-fkngled step. Some of these
men had won fame -on gridiron, ' track
and diamond, too.
Coach Stlehm's first actlv duties win
be undertaken when spring foot ball prac
tice starts.
To Darken Hair
Apply Sage Tea
A few applications of Sage Tpa
and Sulphur brings back its"
vigor, color, gloss and
youthfulness.
Common garden aage brewed in
heavy tea with sulphur added, will turn
gray, streaked and faded hair beautifully
dark and luxuriant. Just a few applica
tions will prove a revelation if your hair
Is faded, streaked or gray. Mlxln the
Sago Tea and 8ulphur recipe at home,
though, la troublesome. An easier way la
to get a 60-cent bottle of "Wyeth'a Baa
and Sulphur Compound at any drug- store
an reaay ror use. This Is the old time
recipe Improved by the addition of other
ingredient.
While wispy, gray, fadod hair Is not
sinful, we all desire to retain our youth
ful appearance and attractiveness. By
darkening your hair with Wyeth Saga
and Sulphur Compound, no on can tell.
because It dots it so naturally, so evenly.
You just dampen a sponge or soft brush
with it and draw this through your hair,
taking one small strand at a time; by
morning all gray hairs hav disappeared,
and, after another application or two,
your hair become beautifully dark'
glossy, soft and luxuriant.
This preparation ta a delightful toilet
requisite and la not intended for th cure
mlturatlon or prevention of disease. Ad-
crtlsement.
S!i il GALLON
OBABflHTEED VJUISKEV
Fassous "Lock TtaW aW"
ottered ta tha publte a Ut " w
price formerly Mid by ealoen- f ; X
keepers foe bai-r.1 l.i.t - T A
s foe barrel lts!
It Is rick sad mellow-sold
adae aa iroockui aiuuanlae
satisfy , ear saeatey back
quick.
The sooner yoa seder tb
asor BMauqr rev save.
Stulz Drothera
Department yj,
Rseeee City, M.
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