The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 6, 1912, Page 2

THE STAR—TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1912. a Pp Oo R T S ; Dore . AND er Gter Pink, published each evening, isan publication, devoted to the sporteman, and ta of the world, All the local OMMENT py a Edited hy ROY WHITMAN Amateur Sporte Encouraged | NEtws AND STATISTICS Professional Sporte Fostered lon—more and better eperte jally to news of amateur ir @ the same attention as portemen, Phone your amateur news to | ‘The Star, Main 9400, Independent 441, outside sport gorelp. If you are interested in sated in the Pink. Mave It delivered by carrion, -/WOLGAST SURE BE). pecerve CLAUSE WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY UNITED . 18 HOW 0. K. SCOTCH SHSSESHEHHHEHHEHHEHHHHHHHF HH EEK EKG GG, (The United States baseball eee eee wee eoceeseres + NORTLAND. Or, Feb 6-—"There never ware pro. ©/@REGG WILL PLAY CARLISLE WANTS . MORE COIN © tested game considered in the American league,” sad © Fielder Jones today, “and there are going to be no pro- © tested games in the Northwestern league in 1912, This © protesting of games is childish and ® umpires who know the rules of basebal meee to have oe ethene mere : eeeevecveveveeevne ee eee eee * BERG FLOPS CHET M'INTYRE AND MAY " GET MATCH WITH FRED BEELL. \acouveR, Feb. 6.—Winning two out of théee fatis, John Berg, who claims the tight heavy wrest: ling title of the world, defeated Chet Mointyre, director of the Vancouver Athletic club, last night. ‘The bout was staged in the Van- couver Seer wae before a large of . pigrac st the fleet in 24:20 with @ head scissors, and Mcintyre came back with the second in 20:30 with a body sciesora and head lock. Ex. eitement ran high when the men toed the scratch for the deciding RARER AAARRE * Cd * *® TAKES TITLE ALONG * pe RARER HRARR ERR oe @ ee 8 © © 8 8 8 FRED BEELL | BALL AGAIN @|FOR CLEVELAND OR OUTLAWS OR JUST FOR FUN ‘United Press ISTON, ddaho, former Beaver pitcher, who tossed sensational bat! for Cleveland last season, is determined that he wilt play this year either with “Cleveland, the outiaws, or for fun.” Gregg is holding out for more *| money than hie 1912 contract with cl land calis for, “Yes, | shall play ball,” sald Gregg. “Clevelang and the outlaws know what | want, and if they do: not give it tome | will play just for fun, “My arm is not sore any more, and | am anxious to get back inte the game.” Gregg is working as a plasterer here. FOR HUNGRY FANS A Little Gossip From All the “Dolly” Gray, sent to Roches ter by the Nationals, may mot play bali next season. He has entered an automobile business in his home town in California, © and is considering quitting the national pastime. Pitcher “Tex” Covington signed & Detrutt contract yesterday. Bud Sharpe “hae arrived in Oak. Pennaylvania state college, where he began Wig. bacebal! career. He played at one time with the Boston. Doves, but was managing a cotton plantation last. Each of the New York clube re. colved @ signed contract for # star twirler yesterday, Ote Crandsii font in bis official document to the Giants, ard Ray Caldwell signed an WALTER CARLYLE Carlisle, the sensational outfielder of Hap Hogan's Vernon team, is a holdout Carlisie thinks he. ts worth more money than Hogan of- fered in a contract for 1912, and declares that until it ia forthcom ing he will stead by his guns. announced has purchased Outffelder Bayless from the Mobile ern league, Bay! wil in Carlivie’s garden Guleas the tat- ter comes to terms. * PAPKE SIGNS. ° © SACRAMENTO, Feb. ¢ 6.—Billy Papke, former ® middleweight — chatipion of the world, has signed to meet Frank Mantell of Rhode Istand im a 20- round contest here on the afternoon of February 22. Matchmaker Hoffman has matched Fritz Tolland and Kid George for Feb- ruary 19, * ° = ‘ ee Burns Meets Packey NEW YORK, Feb. 6—Packey McFarland of Chicago and Kid Burns of New York mect bere to-| night ina 10-round encounter at the; Fairmont Athletic «lub. Burne’ friends claim that he hag a aleop producing wallop fn efther mitt, and state that be may flatten the Chi- eeoserce WILL SNTER RING WHEN JONES SAYS THE WORD ROP eth oe gant believes today that he is ready to come back, and bin opinion is based on an actual workout in @ gymnanium with gloves, weights and other training apparatus, The champion played around for more than an hour, dedlaring when he had fintshed that he never felt bet ter in his life, and that he surely will be ready to reenter the ring the day Manager Jones gives his consent, ‘Te weighed 134. Wolgast leaves Thursday on an- other hunting trip, Jim Jeffries Probably will be his companion again, It ts expected thatthe little champton will bring back with him a deed to a 2,000-0cre ranch he covets, ee ee ee ee * GOODBYE, EMIL FRISK TACOMA, Feb. 6.--Accord- * * * * ® Ing to advices received hore, * ® the Vancoaver club has asked & * * * * * ™ waivers on Pitchers Buckles, * Thiels, Collins, Jarvis, Thomp- ® son, MeQuarry and * Catcher Shea ® Frisk. * REATARD The signed contract of Tommy Beaton, the great curve ball pitcher who has been with Walt McCredie for the past several seasons, was recelved at the headquarters of the Philadelphia Nationals yesterday Last winter Tom was a street car conductor in Tacoma. Cates, and Outfielder league is still tn embryo, but its promoters @ny it will flourish. To- day The, Star prints the signed statement’ of President Witman, explaining the league and its alms. Witman i a smusement pro moter of Roading, Pa. —Byorting Ka tor.) BY WILLIAM A WITMAN President United States League. The United States baseball league does not plan 4 war with or ganized baseball, as many bellev We will recognize the reserve clause contained in the contracts between players and clubs which aperate under the national agree ment, and shall deal only with play ors who gre free agents. We have every right to go into the baseball business where we please, and we do not believe the national comlesion bas any right to stop us from playing, even when we invade territory occupied by clubs playing under the national agreement. it the national commiasion de- clares the United States league an outlaw, we will go along just the same, We are not itching for s fight, but this does not mean that we will surrender, ‘There are plenty of good players associated with nation- w| who are not al agreement teams. We have the names of many former major leaguers who are still able to play ball. We will get the best players pos | ball. xible. We will develop players. We plan to sign several veterans for each team, and let them develop our youngeters. In a few years we undreds of young;as they seofit = ing to play professional | fl give them the chanee | composed oc The datly Average attendance tn) 0., the Bastern league in 1911 was|ington, D.C, 1,600. 1 think we can draw as well.|lyn and New ¥ We will not have a salary Mente. j and hope to have @ mighty fast league. Club owners can pay such salaries ‘The United franchises. IGENTLEME cago scrapper. McParland is re parted in splendid condition. * Aig sti ela sigue shes ° ® BLAKISTONE RE-ELECTED ® Jamon T. Biakistone was re- & elected president of the Seattle ® Athletic club by « unanimous i Take Notice The sale of the Wm. W. Milner stock of high-class clothing, hats and furnis ing goods will . Open Tomorre Morning, at 9:06 ‘The entire collection of merchandise has been sold by the U.S. federal court & the undersigned, who will sell it at ~ About GOc On Dollar Giants are going to be real strong. We have to admit that he h The sale will be different from the us ee ee rey eee event in that no exaggeration nor mis-_ Chief of Police Bannick gave several of the boxers around 2 ° representation will be allowed. a i li: SSSSSEES EOE S EEE EEE Hi [r iF if He it ii # ii eeeee ee: iit i H * + * 000 to Jonn 1, Taylor of the Boston Ned 4 ohn 1. pulled some rather irrational plays during the time be manipulated the Sox, and perhaps this ‘wax one of them, but. In any event, Jimmy McAleer must have decided Strands case quickly, for he seemed to cure Hitle where Strand was sent, or whether he was sent anywhere, Cohn made ar- Tangements to sen Paul to San Francisco. it may be that the Red Sox wil! be nipped in another veauty, purchased Inst fall, although there is more Promise in ‘the player and’a leswer amount Was in: volved, It Is the case of Blaine Thomas, the Vic- torla speed phenom. Every one says Blaine will do nively if he ever gets control, but it Is Mable to. be a long wait. Jimmy McAleer and Jake Stahl figure they will have plenty of trouble this year, without trying to tame any March hares, so Patsy O'Rourke of Sacramento will give Blaine more tn structions in “How to Put the Ball Over the Plate.” coe ee This attractive Dresser is made of solid oak in the natural, It ‘s very well constricted in an attract- ive mission style, straight front ‘with wood drawer pulls; tegntarly sold for $25.00, Extra special for tomorrow—— | | | | Dan Dugdale tells us the prospects for a good article of ball in this league were never better, in his opinion, than this spring, We hope so, and from all accounts from the various centers of action, | this neck of the woods who arc not just sure whether they are ama- I }teura or professionals, a little curtain lecture the other day, and the: i chances are there will be no more smokers like the one pulled off ad jan O'Leary benefit, in the Danish hall last Wednesday night. That affair had been pretty thoroughly advertised, and the chief let it go—~ A strong, rigid Child's Crib, made with continuous posts and well braced with filling rods; has the drop side and woven wire spring. Comes finished in white or blue enamel. Regular price"$10.00, : $6.75 Seattle’s Largest Housefurnishing Sto-e Buy Now Everything is plainly marked—Milner’s price and our price. The sale will continue until the $80,000 stock has been closed out entirely. Veith -Cammack G SECOND AV. AT JAMES | but he emphatically said {t would be the last of that kind. Chief Ban- nick says he is not trying to molest amateur boxing bouts, but that prize fights will not be tolerated, Ho has no desire to interfore with amateur smokers managed by clubs, lodges and the lke. But he will Mot tolerate those affairs emanating purely as private enterprise, and which savor strongly of the profesh. ee ee This ped Reager, who cuffed Larry Madden, Portland's box- | ing cop, all over the ring recently, sustained a busted nose, He didn't discover it until nearly a month later, ‘The injury couldn't have been . very serious, and anyhow he is all right now, He will tackle Frank Barrieau at the Spokane-Vanoconver smoker Friday night and try to 7 ype Ivan Miller of this city failed to uccomplish-~put Mr, Barrieau ‘0 sleep, Cred't You Want PIKE 81. AND FIFTH Av.