The Omaha Sunday Bee j OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1918. The Bee's Special Sunday Sport Pages V: All the Latest Sport N ews All the Time EDDIE JJNSLOW TV0 PIN EVENTS TO JOIN OMAHA LOOM AHEAD FOR CATCHING CORPS! ALLEY SHARKS J0HN L SULLIVAN, FAMOUS i f PRIZE-RING CHAMP OF OLD BARE-KNUCKLE DAYS, DIES Former Middleweight Titleholder Who Made and Squan dered Fortune During Lurid Fighting Career, Passes Away at Home in Massachusetts; Was , Slashing Fighter of the Old Type. Creighton Cage Stars Who Will Play i Dodge and Funston Quints This Week ; Veteran of . Several Years Standing to Be Pa Rourke's Mainstay Behind the Annua City Tournament at Farnam Alleys and Handicap Tourney at Omaha Alleys This Month. Bat This Year. Eddie Onslow, catcher of several .years standing in both the majors and minors, will be ra Kourke s mainstay behind the bat this year, according To reports' trom Providence. Onslow was for several rears a ( catcher on the Detroit Tigers. Later ' he was sent to Providence in the In ternational league, where he has ranked as one of the best receivers in that Class AA "circuit. Last year, when Lew McCarty and Bill Rariden were hurt, Onslow was the man Mc Graw picked s. to fill the gap in the Giants' catching department. Onslow is a .300 hitter in almost any company and he still is a mighty ood catcher. He should be a bear in the Western league. According , to the Providence re port, the nly reason he Rhode Island vjub consented to sell Onslow . to Omaha was the belief that the In f ternationaj would not start this year. Rourke lost both of his last, year'j catchers,- Tony Brottem and Ben , Shaw; (jBrotte mwent to St. Louis and St, '-Louis shipped him to Little Rock. Shaw gets a trial with Pitts burgh in the spring. In Onslow, though," Rourke has a man who should be much better than either Brottem or Shaw. ,. , v No Oklahoma Invasion. The Western league, will make, no invasiotf of 'Oklahoma. - Any thance the Dickerson loop may have had. to break into Oklahoma City and Tulsa has gone by the boards. v President E. M, Duncan of Okla- g homa City has announced that the oil cities will tinder "no "circurrtstnces join the Western league, and as the new Arkoma league has just been formed, with these towns as the lead ing members, he probably is correct. Duncan declares the Western leaguers tried to slip him a package and he is very much, peeved over it, . Thus if, , the, Western league is to expand it must take in the Open. Illi nois territory. This is probably what will happen. - ... . ; : The annual schedule meeting has been i'called. for Des Moine&'but no date has been set. The" magnates are waiting until' aft the cities are lined up before attempting to draw up a schedule. ( '. Western, league Koteg. Times Hartford will be back at' short wirh Des Molnei thi year. -Washington bought Hartford last fall, but he has been returned. This Is the second time Bruce has gone to the big show only to be shipped back by return express without even a trial. June Cass, outfielder, how ever, will go couth with the - Senators, it Is announced. , Frank Isbell Is after Pitcher Adrian tynch, who belongs to Washington, Lynch, it Is said, has been offered to Minneapolis, but Isbell has next crack if the Minnesota olub doesn't want &ira, . vpWr Lefty Haftirian,:- who alternated 111 tw box and the Outfield for the- Denver Bears last year, has been placed in Class 1 of the draft at Tacoma, Wash., his ' home. Walter McCredie, new manaper of ths Salt Lahe Bees, had eyes . on Lefty, but since the draft board Yuling- has decided tJ ass up the versatile youngster. Dick Breen, veteran of many campaigns in the Western league, is the head of a new amateur base ball league organized at Des Moines. Dick is acting as assistant playground director at Dea Moines and It was because of this Job that he undertook the organization of the sandlot league. This may mean Riohard will not be Larry Spahr's battery mate at Dee Moines this year. . Hutchinson, It to reported, has raised more than $10,000 toward a guarantee fund to be offered Jack Holland to retain bis Western league franchise In the Kansas town. Holland Is said to have Informed the Hutchlnsonltes that he would stick tf 1S,000 was raised. The Jay hawkers are hot on the trail of the 15 thou. T f The deal by which Ducky Holmes will take the Lincoln club to Sioux City Is prac tically complete, official? of the Sioux City Commercial club report. Sioux town fans are said to be showing symptoms of real enthusiasm over the prospects of the re turn of base ball. f ' Athletic Tournament to Be ' Held by St. John's Parish An athletic tournament will be , given by St. John's parish at Creigh ton gymnasium Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Farmer Burns will give a wrestling exhibition and Dennis Ryan a box- ing exhibition. The Gibfon twins " will stage a three-round g!ove cort- ' ' test, and the Johnston brothers, called the youngest wrestling team in Amer ica, will go for two falls out of three. Relay races and a number of other Contests will be staged by the mar ried and single women and the chil dren. - ; ' Practice Trap Shoot at . The Omaha Gun Club Today A practice trap shoot will be staged at the Oraaha Gun club this after noon, starting at 1:30. The Omaha Gun club has almost closed a deal for a site for a new club house. The club house at the present location just across the Mis souri river bridge, " burned down the other day. .The club is said to have two locations, both on this side of the river, 'in view for, the ne. club and that a deal will be consummated in time to have, a new club house erected by spring. , Husker Track Team Loses Its Captain to the Army The, University of Nebraska track T,; team has lost its leader. Captain Owen has enlisted in the army avia tion corps and now is in training at ' ban Antonio, Tex.. Owen is the fourth Cornhusker athletic star to enlist. Shaw, cap tain of the foot ball eleven, is to en ter the balloon school and Ted Rid dell and Bill Day . of the gndiron rew are to enter the Great Lakes naval training station, ' Warner to Wrestle Miller At Loup City February 1 1 Rudy Warner, Omaha heavyweight grappler, and Warren Miller of Lex ington have bbcen matched to wrestle at Lup City, Neb., February 11. Miller, wrestling fns believe, is 4 one of the best bone-crushers in the state, despite his recent defeat at the 'hands of Jack Taylor, and Warner is v.'U.skling a tough proposition when he . goes up against the Lexington lad. CITY WINNERS LAST TEAK. - TEAM. Omas t,7M DOVBLE8. Coff and K, Sclple i,W9 SINGLES. McCoy -Wartrhow 935 (wartchow wins on roll-oft.) ALL EVENTS. H. L. McCoy , 1310 Two bowling tournaments are on tap for Omaha pin enthusiasts this month. v The annual city chamnionshio tour nament starts at the Farnam alleys February 8 and llad riuntineton s an nual handicpa tourney will 'be held Feburay 16 to 24 on the Omaha al leys. lhe pity tournament is attracting widespread local interest owing to several changes in 'method, which are to be inaugurated this year. An effort is- to be made to 'prevent the top notch stars .from1 getting together by a rule which prevents formation of all-star teams merely for tournament purposes. In addition, the weaker leagues will be permitted to enter crack teams cdmposed of stars, selected from the various teams of the league. , Ihis will make the city event more evenly matched affair and should aaa icr inc interest as nereioiore some complaint had been heard because a few' of thecity's sharks always clean ed ;up all the money m the city tour naments. -' . Women To Take Part. An. additional factor in the interest in the; city event is that for the first time in history women wilf compete. One night has been set aside for the woman's teams and the woman's championship wilLbe settled. The Huntington handicap tourna ment February '16! to 24, is expected not only to attract a large entry list from local teams, but from out of town quints as well, as the tourney is open to any and all. The handicaps make this an even match and anybody entered has a" chance to .get some of the money. The handicap figure has been set at lo5, That is, all participants will be given handicaps to make their average 185. The following teams already have sent in their entries for. the city tour nament at the rarnam alleys: Scott Tents, Bevos, Powell Supply, Omaha Bicycles. Central Furniture. Besellns Old Boys, Corey-MoKenile, McQuillans Hats, Murphys, Commonwealth Life, Bankers . Realty, Washington Shirts, O'Brien Candles, Grain Exchange, Far nam League, union Pacifflcs, Benson, Kuhry's Kolta. Bowling Notes, r Crowder, the- new man on the Powell Supply team, looks like he will attract as t-mucn Attention as tne provost general h.m sen. Swoboda, who has been bowling poorly this season. Is showing signs of improve ment. Last week's rolling In the Greater Omaha league wasn't featured by any record breaking performances. The cold weather seemed to affect our temperamental pin sharks. Jaroah's 620 and Lcplnskl's 604 were the only 600 totals. The Murphy-Dld-Its won high honors last week, witj i,7B5, but were only two pins ahead of thd Central Furnitures. Oeorge Kennedy was displaced as Indi vidual leader In the crack Greater Omaha loop this week. He's now third.- The Powell Supply team beat the Greater Omaha league loaders two games l.iat week, but lost their hold on second place when the Central Furnitures copped all three trom the Bevos, Hendricksen May" Try His Luck in National League Outfielder "Olaf Hendicksen, re leased by the Boston Americans last fall, may try a comeback in the Na tional league. Out of several offers he has received he likes that from the Brooklyn club best. Other dubs to make him offers were the St. Louis Americans and the Pittsburgh Na tionals. Mack to Send Two More Men To Baltimore in Exchange The release of Catcher Myers, First Baseman Griffin and Pitcher Parnham by Connie Mack to Baltimore was to complete a trade, by which Mack gets from Baltimore Catchers McAvoy and Shortstop Shannon. In addition to the trio named Baltimore also gets from Mack Second Baseman Lawry and Catcher Alex Schaufele. '- . Transfer Is Blocked. The deal for transfer of Pitcher Dutch Reuther from Cincinnati to Vernon has been blocked because of a contention over who shall stand the loss in case Reuther is drafted. Ver non objects to full payment of the price asked unless it is guaranteed the services cf the player for the full sea son, f War in Bush League; Cheating Charge Made There is war in the Bush league, the only admittedly bush bowling league in America, which rolls oa Loch's Harney street alleys. The war is between . Pete Loch and Johnny Leonard, leaders of op posing teams in the league. Decla rations of hostilities were made al .most simultaneously by both par ties. The nub of the whole thing U that both Loch and Leonard accuse each other of "framing.' Leonard de clares that Loch has had his team take part in secret practices. Loch hurls the same counter charge at Leonard. Be it known, it is one of the dyed-in-the-wool rules of the league that no sharks shall play on any team. Loch, declares Leonard's team, by virtue of the secret' practices, has become a team of sharks. Leonard says the same thing about Loch. It has been suggested the two teams roll a match, game to settle tht dispute, but the gladiators re fuse to agree on this became they assert the other will "lay down In order to make a low score and thus disprove the charges. , Anyway, the war goes merrily on. ' JW: l-M J fiadTr ' Standingleft to right Coach Mills: ! Sitting. left to right: Haley, Vic Spittlef. FEBRUARY 21 IS DATE NAMED FOR CADD0CK MATCH Clash Between Champion and Ad Santel to Take Place' at- Auditorium, Marfisi Announces. Earl Caddock, world's wrestling champion and Ad Santel, Pacific coast champion, will clash at the Omaha Atlditorium, February 21 according to announcement by Carl Marfisi, who will promote the event. It will be Marfisi's maiden effort as wrestling promoter inaOmiiha. He had hoped to stage The' Caddock Zbvszko ko here, but Des Moines beat himto it. ' , Santel formerly was well known as Adolph Ernst. When he went to the Pacific coast two years ago he changed his title to Santel undit was under that name that he won the Pacific coast championship which he heldj until he met Joe Stetcher and Marin Plestina, both of whom de feated him. ' Santel now is working in Chicago under Joe Coffey's management. Ihe match win .be Laddocks first professional appearance in Omaha since he won from Joe btctcher al most a year ago. Next hnday night Caddeck meets Wladek Zbyszko in Des Mjines. The Laddock-bantel match for Omaha, in way, hangs upon the result of the Friday encounter because Caddock must beat Zbyszko in "Order to get the match with Santel. Two Matches Are Played In Big Curling Bonspiel Two matches in the first round of the first annual Omaha curling .bon spiel were played at Miller park yes terday afternoon. h. b. Dodds jink scored. a victory over William McAdam's rink, 8 to 4. Dodds' team consisted of C. C Sad- er, Dick Porter and Fred Parker. and M, Leyings, John Schindler and H. uussie played on the McAdam rink.. . W. T. Hisloo woo a victory over VV. G. Watson, 11 to 8. Tommy Leuch- ars: Ed Higgins and C. K. .Denman played on the Hislop team and John r in lay son, jonn acninaier ana j. it. Hussie on the Watson rink. The two latter players were permitted to play on the Watson team because two of Watson's players failed to show. The stellar curling of Denman, was large ly responsible for the Hislop victory. In today's battles, E. S. Dodds will play Alec Melvin; Bob Melvin will play the winner of the John McTag-gart-H. E. Fernandez match, and K. G. Watson plays the winner of the Bob Gait-John Muir event. Snow Blockade Keeps Clarke From Banquet Fred Clarke, millionaire oil man and wheat magnate of Kansas, has been' pending a week visiting in Pittsburgh. where he used to. manage the ball club. He started for Pittsburgh in tending to be present at the annual banquet of the Pittsburgh "Stove league, but was delayed by snow storms and tram, congestion. Inci dentally Clarke objects to a statement that he was "hounded" out of base ball by harsh Pittsburgh critics. He says he retired in good order. Sam Crawford May Sign With St. Louis National? Detroit, Mich.. Feb. 2. It became known here today that Sam Craw ford, the once great slugger of the Detroit American league base ball club, may soon sign a contract with the St. Louis Nationals. Crawford is a free agent Since Crawford was dropped from the roster of the Detroit club last fall, it was thought that he would sigfc a contract with a club in the Pacific coast league. Five Army Teams Playing In Panama Canal Circuit The Fanama Canal Zone league has been under way more than a month now, having started on De cember 16, and according to word received from the zone interest is great. There are five, army teams and three team representing civil ians in the league and the army men are pulling strong for one of their teams to win the pennant this season, something none has been able to do in the past. K. Camel, Carroll, MacAUister, Berry, Coyne, E. Camel, Festner, Chuck Kearney, Howard Vandiver, Eddie Mullholland, Eddie i By FRED S.. HUNTER. . ONE of the most picturesque char , acters bf the prtye ring was counted hut by vthe Great . Referee yesterday when John L. Sullivan died on his farm near West ' Abington, Mass. Sullivan probably was the most popular of all heavyweight boxing champions. He won, his title in the old days of bare knuckle fighting. He was the hero of many a vicious battle. He was a slugger of the primi tive, fighting type never a fancy boxer so fashionable in these mod ern days and he always fought the kind of fight so dear to tlie gore-loving diciples of pugilism who were never happy unless the canvas reeked in blood and each contesting ladiator resembled more closely at the finish a bull pupe just rescued from a battle with, a mountain wildcat than a hu man being. Sullivan, too, was a willing fighter; when he was champion he never hesi tated to give any and all contenders an opportunity to make their mark. And he did not demand ridiculously exorbitant purses a, habit nowadays. Iirfact, $2,000 was ther largest purse Sullivan ever fought for. That was the sum put up when he fought Jim Lorbett and lost the championship. Yet Sullivan reaped a golden har vest in the prize ring. He. admitted himself his earnings were more than $2,000,000 and that more than $1,000, 000 he spent in making himself a good fellow. Many have been the stories told of John L. Sullivan and his fight against the "black bottle." y Many times was the career of John L. Sul livan recited to preach the moral of temperance. Many times he was used to illustrate the folly of high living too much food and 'drink and too many bright lights. Yet John L. Sul livan lived and diei the friend of thousands, nad what great earthly achievement can there be than to live and die a true comrade of mankind 1 Fox Cutler. f ! THE police,' we eee,, stopped the A Zbyszko-Cutler match at Du luth Friday night ' when Zbyszko twisted Charley's toe so mercilessly that the humany coppers could not stand to see Cutler tortured so. Charley Cutler may not be the old est wrestler in thev game nor has he wrestled more matches than some of the other bone-crushing leaders, but he does hold all records for getting hurt. If Cutler really had been Tiurt all the times he was supposed to have been, thee ombined surgical forces of the allied armies couldn't keep him above sod. They Do It on Broadway. MARIN PLESTINA is out about rl 1,000 bucks, the cost of a fruit less journey to New York. Marin went to New York, posted $1,000 and offered to battle any wrestling in cap tivity for that sum. . Before New York could turn an attentive ear, the wrest ling impressarios along the Great Jay Way beat Marin ta it by calling the Omaha bone-crushed a cheap no toriety seeker who, as a wrestler, was a first-class clown. I The Gotham wrestling bugs swallowed bait, hook line and sinker, the pampered pets of j Manhattan escaped the threatened pestilence, and Marin was obliged to plod his weary way back to Chicago. Thus do the wise boys of the east play without putting into the pot but only in the east. Joe's New Meal Ticket. T EN days ago Joe Stecher wrestled A John Frieberg at Norfolk, Va., Friday night Toe wrestled Frieberg at Sioux, City. This week they clash at Columbus, O. If Joe and Frieberg continue, they'll make the Langford TeaneUe brother-in-law , sketch look like pop-time stuff. ; How Coul'i You, Ray? D-AY PAGE always was an,annoy t chap. Now comes Ray to disturb the peaceful, homelike atmosphere of the 145-pound grappleri with a chal lenge on1 behalf of one Krieger of Lincoln. Not on'y Rav! ry to horn in,to the party, but he insists on bringinfl some money along. Had Ray behaved he might possibly have landed a match for his protege, but he crabbed the act when he flashed the currency. Whenever anybody talks money in wrestling circles, the stuff is off. Somebody must have kidded Ray into believing that "shooting" matches were coming into style again. TEXAS FAVORED SPOT FOR MAJOR LOOP TRAINING, No Less Than Seven Big League Clubs Will Play Ex i hibitions in Lone Star State. Plenty of major league base ball will be given to the fans of Texas this season. At least seven0 big league clubs will play there this spring. Five clubs will start in the Lone Star state to prepare for the 1918 races and at least two others will visit there on the way to the north land. Thp New York and St.' Louis Nationals and the Chicago, St. Louis and Detroit Americans have selected training camps in the state. The Cleveland Americans; who will train at New Orleans, will meet the New York Nationals at Dallas in exhibition contests, and the Cincinnati Nationals are expected to come from their camp in Alabama and cross bats with the Detroit Americans. Hot Springs, Ark., will have a club from each league, as will Jacksonville, Fla. J. he following table shows where the club will train; V AMERICAN: Chicago, at Mineral Well", Tel. St. Louli, at Faleatlne, Tex. Detroit, at Waxahachle, Tex. Waahlna-ton, at Tampa, Fla. r Philadelphia, at Jaehaonvillo, Fla. Boston, at Hot Sprlnira. Ark. Cleveland, at New Orleana, La. New York, at Mncon, Oa. NATIONAL: New Tork, at Marlln, Tex. Ht. Louli, at San Antonio, Tex. 'Chlcairo, at Paaadena, Cal. Ilonton, at Miami, Fla. Philadelphia, at St. Feternbunr. Fla. Plttnburirh, at Jacksonville, Fla. Cincinnati, at MontKomery, Ala. Brooklyn, at Hot Springs. Ark. Atlanta Club to Play for Benefit of Soldier Camps If President-Manager Charley Frank carries out his announced plan he may take his Atlanta Crackers on a tour of army camps in the south. His proposition is that the soldiers shall receive the proceeds cf the ex hibitions over and above the expenses of staging them, and he believes that camp funds for comforts can thus be materially boosted. He will leave the arrangements to the soldiers, and will play any teams they select, either major leaguers or soldier squads, i Some City This: Not Even Good Sandlot Location Savanna!?, a city of 75.000 popula tion and oitee one of the best mem bers of the South Atlantic league, hasn't even a. ball park now. The grounds formerly used by the South Atlantic club there have been sold and will be cut up into building lots. The city won't have a place even for high school games. It's another argu ment for municipal control of sports a community without a place for athletic contests is in a sad way in deed, and there is some lacking in its administration of' affairs. Henry Berry is in Bad at .-San Francisco, Rumor Says Vague rumors still circulate in coast league circles that Henry Berry, owner ot tne san rrancisco ciuo. is in bad wjth his fellow magnates and that plans are being laid to put the skids under him. One report has it that Cal Ewing of Oakland leads the oppo sition to Berry and that it was he who planned for Walter McCredie to buy the Frisco club, but McCredie, after studying the situation, concluded that being a member on salary beats magnating on shares. Dunn Optimistic Over Prospects for Base BalF Jack Dunn may be a crab and a grouch, but when, it comes to seeing hopefully into the future he is a su preme optimist. It is Dunn who is boosting hardest for continuation of the International league next season and he shows his belief that the league will go through by his recent deal with Connie Mack by which he gets several players for the coming season. Indoor Base Ball Shed At Springs is Destroyed If Roger Bresnahan's Toledo team trains at Dawson Springs this spring it will have to do its work in the open. The mammoth shea istiilt there for indoor work by the Pittsburgh club and used by Toledo after Pitts burgh abandoned the Kentucky re sort, collapsed unricr the weight of snow on the roof last week and the Dawson people say the structure will not be repaired Abington, Mass., Feb. 2. champion heavyweight boxer here today. t WHIST SHARKS INVADE OMAHA ON FEBRUARY 15 0 Cracks From Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Okla homa to Play in Central Association Tourney. Some of the best whist nlavers in the central west will compete when the twenty-fourth annual .meeting of the Central Whist association is held at the Hotel. Roniu February 16 and 16. J. A. Abbott of Omaha, secretary of the association, has received word from many of the card sharks saying they are sua to be on hand. St. Joseph will send a team bf at least 12 and perhaps 14 men. H. H. Libbe, vie president of the associa tion, will lead this team of invaders. Oscar Hoberg of Sioux City promises to bring a team of eight and says that perhaps this number will be doubled. Charles Martin will head a delega tion from Broken Bow. A. L. Saund ers and a partner will represent the Perry, Okla., Whist club. . Judge Corcoran and Charles Carpenter from York will be on hand. Henry T. Fry and A. J. Mouat of Chicago, both of whom are ex-presidents of the American Whistv league, have iromised Mr. Abbott that they will attend. Judge J. J. Shea of Bartlesvillc, Okla., and George 4A. McNutt of Kansas City fcre other as sociate members from outside points who will be here. 1 Business Meeting. A business meeting will precede the opening of hostilities February 15. At 2 o'clock that afternoon the whisters will gather for the first event, team play for the Richards challenge tro phy. One team of four men from each club is eligible. At the same time the first play for the pair contest for the St Joseph trophy in which any number may en ter will start. " These two events continue until Saturday night when a free-for-all pair contest for the Schnfelzer trophy under the Mitchell progressive sys tem starts. Thursday night, the day before the tourney starts, a completed pair con test will be held. Club Membership. Clubs which now are members of the Central Whist association are Council Bluffs Whist club, Decora Whist club of Sioux City, Elk Point. S. n.. Whist club. Grand Island Whist club, Hakeye Whist club of Sioux City, Omaha Whist ,club, Perry, Okla., Whist' club, Prairie Park Whist club of Omaha, St. Joseph Whist clrb, Wakefield Whist club, York Commercial club. Present" officers of the association are as follows: President, C. W. Martin, Omaha; vice president," H. H. Libbe, St Joseph; secretary-treasurer, J. A. Abbott, Omaha. Directors: Fremont Benjamin, Council Bluffs; Louis Nel son, Omaha; W. A. Schaetzel, Elk Point, S. D., A. J. Cunningham, Sioux City, Ia. H. P. Shumway, Wakefield. Neb., Charles Carpenter, York, Neb., Oscar Veit, Grand Islahd, Neb., J. A. Scheisl, St. Joseph; C. S. Martin. Broken Bow, Neb., Oscar Hoberg, Sioux City, Ia ' Ship Magnate Gets Down Third Bet on Base Ball Morton F. Plant, miTlionaire ship magnate, threatens to become a base ball syndicate. He owns and operates the New London club in the Eastern league and owns stock in the Phil adelphia Nationals, and nov it is re ported Iff also has taken stock in the Boston Nationals. Mr. Plant likes base ball and like the man who likes horse racing he sterns co feel he must have a- bet down on several en tries to. make it interesting. . r ' Bill Rariden is Anxious To, Get Back Into Harness Boshter Bill Rariden writes from his farm near Bedford, Ini,; that he was wintered well. The lad who gave Eddie Co lins and Heine iCimmcrman a -clear track for their celebrated sprint hopes to have his spring wheat planted in time to join the Giants at St. Louis on their pilgrimage to Mar lin. Demaree is wintering inChi cago and Holke, the first base slasher, in St. Louis. Johnny Evers Made Free Agent; May Join Chicago Johnny Evers, scrappy second base man, who was reported to have re tired last season, promises to be back in the gamo next summer. Evers is a free agent, but it appears that ne may be attached to the Chicago Cubs in some cafacity or other. Jchnny would be invaluable to any club as a coach or tiaincr, as he is one of the smartest players in the game. Grief for Deadheads. The Sacramento club in the Pacific Coast leagu is to beji community owned affair. It is planned; to have several hundred stockholders, each share in the $25,000 corporation; sell ing at $10. No passes wil be issued except to newspaper writers. John L. Sullivan, formerly of the world, died at hi home ;. vil o P.Nn ts stmnPN Sullivan, who was 59 years of- age, ' had lived on a farm here for the last JO years. . He was taken ill with heart trouble three weeks ago, but his' health quickly improved and he went ' to Boston yesterday. This morning 1 he arose as usual and planned an other visit to the city, but during the -forenoon bad an attack of thfe old trouble, from which he failed to rally. ' He died at noon. Sullivan's wife died; some months ago. Sullivan's old fighting spirit re mained with him to the end.. The' first fainting spell left him unctmif scious for 10 minutes and when he rallied, George M. Bush, a friend who , lived with him, was applying ice bags to his head. Bush told the former champion to keep quiet, that he had sent tor a doctor. Refuses Doctor. ' "I don't want any doctor," John L. said. "I've listened to a lot of them in my life, and I know I am all right and can doctor myself." : ' ; He protested when Dr. Rann, who' had been summoned by Bush, told him he had better go to bed for a couple o'. hours, when Dr. Ranit left, Sullivan beckoned Bush: ' - "Is the bathroom warm, George?V he asked. "Yes? Well, that's fine I want to take a bath." '1 ' , Ten minutes later he was dead.' , , William Kelley, a 15-year-old bojr; who had been adopted by Sullivan," and Bush, his faithful friend, were with him when he passed away . Picturesque Character. , , '.; John Laurence Sullivan was one of the most picturesque characters in the history of prize fighting. For more than 10 years, from the time he de feated Paddy Ryan in 1882, in bare knuckle fight under the London prize ring rules, until he was defeated by James J. Corbetr. in 1892, his person ality and methods of fighting com pletely dominated sporting circles yin the United States. In the annals of pugilism in this country two notable distinctions were his: He was the last champion under the London prize ring rules. It was largely through his achievements that the championship ' title was made a prize of great monetary value. In the early days of his career, $1,000 a side was looked on as a great sum. He received only $53 for the fight that made him a national character in fisti cuffs and won him. the right tothal lenge Pdddy Ryan for the champion ship. , , His friends ranged all the way from the ordinary "fight fan" "to many mffi of social and financial distinction in the United States, and it is said he was on chumming terms with the late King Edward VII of England. Began at 17. .' f ' ' He bgaa his fighting career soon after he was 7, when as the "Boston Strong Boy' he took part in amateur boxing contests in several cities in ir.. -1 n .1 C..11:... Massachusetts, if SoMiv&n's customary procedure in his earl) youth could be called boxing.' Tactics, strategy, plans of campaign were all swept away, when John L. hammered his ruthless, undejviating way to the front. - His style was atavistic, a return to the sim ple, primitive principle of battering an opponent into insensibility. His suc cess, coupled with his free manners, a certain social triumph and his sub sequent position as a semi-public char acter, proclaimed him a sort of digni tary in the sporting world. :. After his nine-round fight with Pad dy Ryan, on the strip of greensward on the Gulf of Mexico, the word "knockout" was manufactured by Billy Madden. Sullivan's trainer, to describe the effect of his blows when properly, delivered. , , , Last Knuckle Fight ; His hardest fight wai with Jake KU rain. It was fought near NewDrleans and lasted for 75 rounds. That was the last championship contest in the United States to be fought with bare knuckles, under the old rules. That fight practically decided the uselessness of trying to beat Sullivan by combatting him in his own sledge . hammer style. A 39-round fight with Charley Mitchell, a wary and skillful boxer, seemed to show fight ing managers that the great John L might be vulnerable to a man who could box well and stay with him long enough to wear him down.. The opportunity to try this method on the champion fell to James J. Cor bett. The purse was the largest ever put up in a ring battle to that time. The purse was $25,000 and the stakes $20,000. The fight that was to end John L.'s championship was fought before the Olympic club of New Or leans. When the fight was over there was a new champion of the world Sullivan was 34 at th" time of his de ' feat. " ' . Made Fortune. , Sullivan said himself that he mads $2,000,000 in the fighting business and that he spent $1,000,000 of it in buying drinks fof himself and his host of ad mirers. He had knocked out 200 men, ol one sort or another in his fighting career, and finally he said hat in a saloon in Terre Haute, Ind, 'n 1905, he gave, the "Black Bottle," his greatest enemy, the knockout wal lop. On the occasion of the decision with regard to the "Black Bottle," ha said: "If I take another drink, I hope I Continued on Vmf Ten, Coin mo Two.) ' Convict Pool Operators. An echo of last summer's raids on base ball lotterie,, was heard in St Louis last week when, two operators of base ball pools who had been con victed after lon delay were find $250 each. . '