The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 5, 1912, Page 2

OVERCOAT SPECIAL $20.00 and $25.00 values for $14.50 Shaner & Wi 803 Third Ave. FAST STEAMERS Lea gag FOR os Taek medi $ 1 "ot | if RE? 75 - | great lips of fandom. News AND STATISTICS Professional Gporta Fostered SPO VARSITY WILL HAVE GOOD|FLAS TEAM, SAYS ZEDNICK BY VICTOR ZEDNICK Graduate Manager University of Washi ‘The University of Washington will have a great baseball team this apring, despite the unsettled condition of its schedule. fourteen men who won their letters last year are in college again, and, with one or two exceptions, their reporting is a certatnty, @ with- drawal of Whitman college and the University of Idaho from intercollegiate ball and the resultant dis- solution of the Northwest Intoreollegiate league of six clubs is peculiarly unfortunate at this time, as Washington, winner of the champtonship last year, is due to repeat. ‘The baseball muddle was not holped by the Port- land conference. Delegates representing Whitman and Idaho reiterated the determination of their Inst! tutions to remain out of baseball for a year—a con ‘dition which makes tripe east of the mountains by Washington, Oregon and the ©, A. C. prohibitive. Should Washington invade Bastern Washington, !t would have to be on a barnstorming trip, financed by town clubs, with only two Intercollegiate games with the Washington state college for the trouble. If the state university goes on the road, it will ha’ Vietor Zednick to be on the California trip. Everett Lockwood, last year's captain, who died recently of {Tracy Baker, who has signed with a club of the majo Jimmy Sturgis of Pendleton, are the only veteran players missing from the squad when the players are called to vi team. The other men who are in Johnaon, Beck, Hughes, C. R. Fitagerald, bottom, Welta and Coyle. Of these, Muck! turn out on account of pressure of scholastic with the All-Star football team against disqualify t as the conference delegates institutions would not ify them. fe that Washington will be weakest tn the pitching neweomers ‘will contest with John position. Thorpe, formerly of the Kansas most promising recruits. Boatman utation as a twirler around his home town I i | ch i i; i | again. the backstop station , Hall and Byler, Wegener, ; Joe Hartson, also Bob Armstrong and several others honor of camping on the first sack. shortstop of some reput ex-Whitman player, ird base job. Van promising, while Hayfield. will contest also Baker's debut tp the contest will be waged reteatsaftee i job If the stellar athlete decides not to ‘kenbottom and Robin Welts will be out who can oust - from their £365 g? present, out. Hurley, who coached his men to a championship last spring, coach again if he will accept the position. e asc Dall Yarns SF 9 Bly Eves third base has been cuss his work, but not @ word ts hardest position on/heard of his backstop. Of course, the diamond to play. It was com-|the average epectator belloves the referred to as the “difficult | pitcher is alone responsible for the Lately sentiment Breat pitching, and to somé extent this is correct, yet it is surprising third/the pait the catcher plays in every phenomenally pitched game. Ball players, pitchers in particu | It is conceded that the players fing third base and shortstop !ar. say the catcher can roles have their hands full. There make an average pit position, however, that is| Y#luable catcher must ha that thinks quickly, an a: strong, and an eye that ix accurate. The service of the catcher ts. valnable to a team If he plays Me position properly. It is mo wonder then that the catching department comes in for |s0 much consideration each year, tor to the opening of the world’s ea. The strength of the clubs has largely been measured by heir catching staffs. Catchers @ played a prominent part in [every engagement. upon by the profession as to fill acceptably than either or short--the backstopping catcher’s position has never been appreciated by the public, During the re cent world’s se- ties @ score star player were quartered/ at the same ho/ tel “most NEW YORK, J. jthat he can give away several # catcher, yet) pounds and still take the New York each said back-| ers measure, Abe Attell, the feath stopping was the|erwelght champion, today has sign. most difficult. jed articles to meet “Knockout” When a star twirler works 4) Brown, the crack local lightweight, game his name is on the! Jannary 18, before the National Enthusiasts dis | Sporting club here. SS ee Sy Women to Fence Outlaws After Moreing. BOSTON, Jan. 6.--Confident of} SAN JOSE, Cal, Jan, 5.—A re winning her fencing match tomor-|port to the effect that Frank Arel- row with Baroness A. De Nemeyers |lanes, Sacramento pitcher, may be- London betore the Colony club|come a member of Cy Moreing’s of New York, Miss Sibyl Marston, |outlaw league is circniated here to- , | revolver with four empty THE STAR—FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1912 RTS Edited by ROY WHITMAN DOPE AND COMMENT Amateur Sports Encouraged J H---MYSTERIOUS ‘MYSTERIOUS” BILLY SMITH, P HOTOGRAPHED IN A PORTLAND HOSPITAL PORTLAND, Or, Jan, 5.—"Mys terfous” Billy Smith, former welter- welght champion of the world, has added one more victory to his al eady long let, winning this time he biggest and most important Hetory of his life, it wasn't in a 24foot ring this ime, with ready seconds, « gong to save him and a referee to seo the culos were obeyed. It was with grim Death, spelled with « capital D, if you please, and it took: just three days to know whether the grim reaper or the mysterious one bad conquered. A few days ago, In “Billy's” Rome | here, Smith was shot down by the) wecond busband of his former wife. Hie name was Albert B. Loomis, a) steamboat captain, Smith and Mra, | Loomis were walking * holes | street when Loomis sa ding Billy in the hospital with in bim, and the reaper = John Berg Is. Going East PORTLAND, Or., Jan. §e--Am in vaaton of the Middle Weat ts being planned by John Herg, claimant to Hight bearyweleht pionahip. to swing eastward in the middie of February, pre pared to defend his claim agaiust any and all in hie diviston, Berg ways he does not expect that Den qm from whom he won the title ©) defeating bim here.re cently, will return to Portland for & second bout ‘ There ia a banch of crack 176- pounders in fowa and Illinois and thereabouts whom I should Itke to meet,” said erg, “and I'm going east Co go after them,’ Walt McCredie Goes South PORTLAND, Or. J Man- ager Walter MoCredie of the Reavers will leave here Sunday for California with a grip full of base- ball buatness, which he will look after while in the South. He will attend the meeting of the Const league magnates in Los An- geles January 12, then look over a baker's dozon of California players who want a tryout, and incidental- ly select the spring tratning camp for the Beavers and the Portland Northwestern league team. While near told the story of the meoting. “Billy can’t live,” was the verdict. “The hedouble q 1 can't,” ald Bin, And Bill: won. For three days they watched the battle. Four bullet holes wil! put nearly any one out of commission, but the former champion wasn't made of that kind of mettle. At the end of three days Bil! won. “Marvelous! the comment. “Look who I am,” sald Bill. Billy is still in the hospital. will be out In a short while, well and happy, while Loomis must jtand trial for murderous assault. The mysterious one doosn't care whether Loomis is punished or not. For thero’s a little pathos ip the story, and Willy wants bis former bride back again. And from the present outlook, wedding bells will ring again for Bilt, ee ea 3 in San Francinco McCredie prob- ably will select a new hotel for the Beavers to stop at when playing ip that city, Last season the cham- plons put up at the Continental, it in sald that the hotel Sutter may eadquarters in Ban BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Jan. 5. --Hy defeating Harry Wirth of Chi- eago In a hard fought battle, John Billeter of Toledo, O., today retains his title of lightweight wrestling champion. After each man had won fall, Wirth wae disqualified for using the strangle hold, which had been barred. Horn Geyer. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. —Gun- boat Smith, who recently knocked out Charley Horn in eight rounds, is carded t meet Jack Geyer, the Denver giant, in @ 10-round encoun- tor here tonight. What little bet- ting ts being done Is at even money The palr have mot twice before, each gaining a decisior Beattie Automonne Scieol, 210 But---Don’t Stop At The Start Yesterday we repeated the old advice |tlon to be guided | iff Scott Malone, who made the son | national roadhouse raid the ot hot braus. DOLLY LA COVELL —Lyric MAYRARD, Come F—Wllver toned ‘Oakland Man Arrested With only a telegraphic deserip: , Deputy Sher agement Entertainers morning, and Deputy Joe Hill ar BOS. @ to 1 LX rested George M. Hogers of Onk- land, Cal, on & fraud charge, Rogers was just getting off the train from North Bend, whore he had lived four years ago, when the arrest wae made, He was in the real estate business in Oakland, and is alleged to have defrauded a wo man out of $65. He waived extra dition, and ways he ts ready to go back. Wallin & Nordstrom's GREAT REMOVAL SHOE SALE, Our removal sale is meeting with great success as our sales always mean a great to our customers, and Prices Are Still Cut to the Le We must get rid of thousands of pairs of shoes that we do not intend to move our'new store, which will be ready for us January 15, at 1422 Second Avenue, across ff EVERY SHOE in the House Is Cut in Price 2:2 $2.65 a Pair Douglas Union-made $3.50 Shoes. $2.45 a Pair Boys’ High-cut Shoes. Values to $3.50. Sizes 2% to 5%. $3.95 a Pair We have some short lines in the fa- mous J. & M. Co.'s $7.00 shoe to get rid of at this price. Wallin & Pa y > y We have at this price Men's and Women’s stylish shoes in all leathers and new lasts in price up to $4.00 $1.95 a Pair These are short lines of Men's Women’s and value up to $4.00. $1.35 a Pair Misses’ and Children’s. A la riety and values up to $2.50, $2.45 a Pair Values at this price run up to $U and a good assortment. 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