The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 16, 1911, Page 2

THE STAR—SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1911. HE Star Pink, published each evening, is an exclusive sporting T publication, devoted to the sportsman, and covering the sport ing events of the world, All the local sporting news—all the outside sport gossip. if you are interested in sports, you're inter- the Pink, Have it delivered by carrier, MAN MOST CHANGES IN AMERICAN BOSTON AND CINCY CHANGE IN NATIONAL Leased Wir: United Press °) Po ation Dee, 16.—There'll be many now managerial faces in the Dig leagues next year, and the fans fm many cities are pinning their faith to their favorite teams to de- velop Into pennant winners as the result. NEWS AND STATISTICS Professional Sports Fostered Y NEW MANAGER KLING MA Y GET JOB “ee In the American Harry Davis will be at the head of the Cleveland Naps, and Clark Griffith will try hie hand with the Washington Na: tonals. Harry Wolverton will manage the NeW York Highland- ers, and Jake Stahl will probably direct the destinies of the Boston Red Sox. Jimmy Callahan will ead the White Sox. Philadelphia, Detroit and St. Louis wil! retain the old men. In the National there are less changes. Hank O'Day has been as the manager for ti, and Johnny Kling will > sgh he steclade cee aeathainge 4 IED SPARGER TO HEAD & VARSITY TEAM, * * reer was elected captain the University football team for . last evening. His only for the honor was Tom Grif-| jy, received 8 votes to NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—No selection of a manager for the fonals will be announced for some weeks, according to Presiden john M. Ward, who stated today that he would take his time in selecting a man for the post. it is believed that Fred Tenny, who has already signed a contract, will secure his release and a year's salary, $5,000, 's name inscribed on the | The manager job is said to lie between Johnny Kiing, Mike Donlin and Ed Hanlon. Kling is the strongest candidate. FISTIC FACTS a~—BY TOM ANDREWS —™ “White Hopes galore, but few/any of the tough men of that clase jadmits that Mandot is a great boy, at New Orleans, as he wants to try |:hough, but aske another match the long distance game. He i over the Marathon course to prove planning an Australian trip next | his words, season and if he shows well the/ balance of the year will be given -/@ contract for 1912 by Hugh Me- "| Intosh, 7. er men also voted to have ‘Tom Wand pe Funny some of the reports had Dave Smith, who fought Jimmy Clabby a draw in Australia the (Bien gponaeng mye ie Chee other day, fighting » battle with moet Boag |Georges Carpentier, the French ee eee ee ee champion miadiewslght, whee Ta fact Carpentier was in Paris and title. There is talk of them meet. ing at San Francisco, but Kilbane assures me that nothing has been | settled and if he can come to terms | with the New Orleans promoters. he will give them the preference. Attell also likes the southern club, where he drew over $11,000 with Frankie Conley. He knows he will draw more with Kilbane. The chances are the match would be staged during the Mardi Gras. Grover Hayes tella me that he! should have had draw with Joe Mandot, at New Orleans, claiming e had the best of the early rounds jand came strong at the finish. Gro- “Andy” seeks a match with Jim ver is pretty reliable and his story , Tony Ross, Jim Flynn or/usually carries some weight. He footbrau Special Engagement Entertainers x Lyric Soprano. two ribs for Tony Ross in Pittsburg, when they met. He is) young and strong and has ring ambition. Fir A o& Madi: M158 DOLLY LARC. MME. BARON—In Costume STAR WANT ADS BRING PESULTS THE TELEPHONE AT CHRI “ANDY” MORRIS SPORTS S IN TH Hello! Here’s the Bat Again MY, THE WATER Io COLD BUT 60 WILL ENTER PORT. LAND’S CHRISTMAS SWIM (By United Press Leased Wire) PORTLAND, Or. Deo, 16.--At Jonst 60 persons will parti¢jpate in the third annual swim of the Mult- vomah Amateur Athletic club here Christmas day, according to the club's swimming instructor, Arthur Cavill, today, A score of entries already have been received. The swim will be held tn the Willamette river off the Portland water front. Valuable trophies will be awarded the awimmers who fin- tah firat WOLVERTON TURN PITCHERS BACK (Ry United Presa Leased Wire) NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Pitcher Harry Ables and Outfielder Bddie ‘Wilkerson have been released to with “One Round” Hogan of San Francisco before the Madison club on the evening of December 27 ‘oust Teague ‘The battler will substitute for Abe oe ke tee "| qttell, who recently injured his baseball team, according to the hand. statement of the management of Nelson declares that Hogan will the New York Amerteana today, find that he still bas a good fight Both were secured from the Coast left in bim and that he will make ngside Tales Ri y “Old Timer” The name of “Hig Bil” Rickard will never be emblazoned in the hall of fistic fu because Bill never had the goods. In fact, Bil never won a fight, and it is very doubtful if Bill ever could win a bat tle, unless the other fellow ould first be rammed upon the cupola sledge-hammer, Nevertheless, it is probable that few American ave ever fought im mare different countries, or been more suc cessful in getting the money for their transportation. You have to give it to Mr. Rickard—he is the wonder of them all A fow years ago Mr. Hickerd bad just graduated from college. had been quite a hit as a football player, and was a good, husky Il smasher. He was not a boxer, nor had he ever thought of being one. The physique was there, the beart was there—Dig Bill was game, all right—but the ability to block and hit bad never been imparted to the | collegian and he never Just out of college, and it a vacation, Mr. Rickard found bhim- self bothered by the necessity’ of living, and also by a desire to travel. He wanted to see the world, and yet he didn’t even have the price of a month's meals ahead, At this juncture he chanced to peruse the sport- ing columns of a Minncapelia paper, and a great light burst upon him. A California correspondent stated that there were to be annual) amateur bouts in San Franelgeo shortly, and that the clubs were much distressed because there was no really husky heavyweight to put! against Sam Berger, the rising light of the Coast. Mr. Rickard read the | article carefully, then read it again—and great wisdom dawned upou him. He wrote the San Franciscans and informed them that he, Bill Rickard, was the best heavyweight that ever donned the gloves in the amateur circles of the Middle West. He had whipped 173 aspiring beavies—a convenient phote book supplied a lot of some 30 well- sounding names—and he wished to enter his defiance of the mighty Mr. Berger. Having mailed this letter, a stalled off the rest) and cats as best he could, and walted for its. } DOPE AND COMMENT Amateur Sports Encouraged | FRISCO HAS A NEW HOPE CHARLEY HORN A POSSIBILITY AFTER BEATING GEYER United Press Leased FRANCISCO, Dee deciatvely defeating Jack Denver in four round Horn has added bis nan the list of “White he 4 recently stood off Carl Morris in the Bast, and since has been op posing some of the best heavies in the West with considerable suc cons, The businesslike manner in which Horn disposed of him, win ning a well merited decision after four rounds replete with all kinds of fighting, and almost putting the Denver m wed th Wire) 16 here to regard him 4s a possible future champion if he ts not shoved up the ladder too rapidly, Horn has everything which a fighter needs, and unlike most heavyweights, shoots in up percuts, straight and clean, and sen ap effective right cross tke Cohen and Sta Dean, middleweights, fought a fast four |round draw. Abe Label wax award ed the decision on points over Kd die Dennis. Thefe were several on the card. The Cubs walked over Smith's Hopes three straight games. Those ‘ar champions are going some. South Paw Patton sure was get ting the wood. Pat had high aver age for the evening with 201 Col, Vaden was a happy man. The colonel says nothing to it but the Cabs from now on. Vincent lost the groove the first game, but his troubles were few after that. The A. L. Halls meet the Won ders Friday night. Capt. Creseman is very anxious t at the Hopes, they would Uke to repeat the Cubs’ perform ance The Seattle Stars moet Auburn to- night on the Imperial alleys in the InterCity league, Evans Smith Mahuk 17 148 167 181 202 868 «905 7” Peacock Patton . King . Rice Vaden 207 168 139 199 162 Results were speedy and satisfactory, The famous old Olympic Club of Frisco fell for Mr. Rickard’s letter and for a photo he had/ thoughtfully enclosed. He was forwarded round-trip tickets and berth- money for two, with # chunk of shekels for expenses, and he beat all existing spoed records getting to the train. For three weeks Mr. Rickard trained in Frisco at the expense of the club and his ponderout strength made him look really good, while | he dodged boxing practice on the ground that he couldn't hit light and) might hurt the other fellow. The fateful night came round, Mr, Rick-| ard faced Sam Berger, and Sam hit him when he wasn't looking. Time of the bout, 47 seconds. } Mr, Rickard had money enough left to take the boat to Honolulu. | Here, three weeks later, he appeared the undefeated terrir of Chi-| cago—so they named him on the bill#—and a sailor from a warship | flattened him in 19 seconds. But he got the money first, and returned | to Minneapolis. } Over in Parts, a friend of Bill's, one Dick Green, had become a) fight promoter, Bill wrote him, and assured him that be was a demon with the gloves. Green sent him the price of steamer tickets, and matched him with Sam MoVey. He fought Sam, too—January 23, 1909, the record says, Time, 1 minuje and 32 seconds, Bill was im provin Tho money gained in this 4 quite awhile. Then he obtained a land, with a British heavyweight. This time Bill lasted two rounds Steady gain, After this mill, his heart yearned for home and Min-| neapolis, and home ‘he went, bringing enough French and English our- rency to keep him quite a while. Only a few days ago Big Bill Rickard almost won a fight. Almost but not quite. Still, if he keeps on who knows what will happen? | Maybe he will yet win a battle, and Jim Corbett will adopt him as a new hope of the white race—you can never tell! Anyhow, for the quality of fight be put up, Bill Rickard saw more of the world, on other people's money, than Ymost any pugilist that ever itved. Wolg erate battle carried Bill along for! atch in London, at the Wonder- | ast Is Nearly Ready to Fight LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15.—Declaring that he felt Just about as well as he ever did, Ad Wolgast, world’s lightweight champion, convalescing from an operation for appendicitis, startled his friends here today by | announcing that he would be ready to defend his title by Washing- ton’s birthday, { feel strong right now,” sald the champion. “There fs no sore- hess in my stomach where the incision waa*made, and I eat and sleep | well. I am going to lea¥e thé hospital tomorrow and go to my home | at Venice, and 1 know that I will improve even faster there. Just tell Freddie Welsh to sti¢k arowid, and he'll get a scrap months sooner than he expected.” is to be matched with Harry Lewis for the French title. Perhaps | theymean Marcel Moreau, the Frenchman, who is supposed to be on his way to Australia, HERE is no need for you to be worn out by holiday preparations if you make good use of your telephone. Three months ago I met some jot the New York boxing promot- ers, also a couple of Boston men, jand suggested they would make a |hit by matching Mike Gibbons, |the St. Paul welterweight, with one of the Lewis boys or some |good 145-pounder. They ridi jouled the idea, saying that Gib {bons had never been heard of out juidethe woods, that he was a |bloomer, etc, Now look over the jeastern sport sheets and see what ja change has taken place regard. jing Michael. The Bell telephone companies have found that just before Christmas the number of daily connec- tions is the highest for the year. The telephone has become a necessity of the holiday season, because without it most people would not have time to do what they have planned. 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