The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 9, 1912, Page 2

Star, Main 9400, Ini indent 441. Going Up-Hannah THE STAR—“~’'""PSDAY, FEBRUARY * 1912, er News AND eve of yetecnanal ap lage vcg li in Benggitleall rg STATISTICS Professional Sporte Fostered * FRISCO FIGHT PROMOTERS ARE STUBBORN ° * AND FANS WILL HAVE DOUBLE CARD °* if WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY . eceeoeveee ® SAN_ FRANCISCO © Feb, 9,—San Francisco © will be the scene of two © pugilistic cards on Wash ® ington’s birthday. This © much is certain today, fol ® lowing a conference be ® tween James W. Coffroth ® and Jack O'Connell. rival ® promoters, at whieh * neither would agree © use any other date. © O'Connell is to carry © out his .original intention ® of staging the Frank © Kiaus- Sailor [’etroskey ® bout, while Coffroth will ® offer Freddie Welsh and ® Jack Britton ashis card, © just across the county line. ISL © The citizens of Rainier © Valley will have all kinds © of baseball out their way © this summer — especially ® after D. E. D, gets the new completed. The . A. C and the ton club will it in the field, and it to organize teams in Hill inier Beach of i ; is 5 i : i i j iyi int fr : 3] i 3 li i i f i fi} ; r ? if $ ial eeeeed £ i } H Hi nt i i ? i ti sk is : | f § e ii uy E ' r | Fit i i . : : ii i : sit § f i f i i Ha ili i i i ; ‘Gout McCredie said today that tho end 3 more Nt ; itt ine He Ef H EF eoeerveseweeeee ee ‘| MEW LAW A ‘United Press Leased Whe) ° sk FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.—The firet of the fourround professional shows to be staged under the pres- ent city administration will be hold here tonight. feature bout brings together Charley Reitly and e fle Smith, Mehtwelkhts, In ¢@ [the apectal event Rddie Campi and Geo, Cooper, bantama, clash, TACOMA MARKSMEN WIN TACOMA, Feb, The Tacoma Rifle club in the Uni Btates Ri ©} Me association championship tour: @/nament, shooting last night against @| Helena, Mont., broke local recoms @| With a score of 969, at eenhheeae eae ee WA6HINGTON WINS * & The University of Washing © ® ton defeated the University of & ® Idaho in a fast, ® game of basket ball yesterday. & ‘w Tho tallies stood 34 to 13 in & & favor of the Seattle team. * * * Reeetrkwerenan ee i i } i i a ran: rf al i i i a = it 4 |i Fy g? fle Fr & | i i : & 3 EH Monte Cross is said to have al: ready signed two players for the St. Louls Browns to try out, They are both from Philadelphia. One |ia Harry French, a second base- man, and the other James Wilson, & catcher. Three pitchers and two catchers will assist Manager Jimmy Calla- han in his preliminary training. Ev- TS DOPE AND COMMENT Amateur Sports Encouraged * GOOD-BYE, MR. MILLER. @eeoeeeeoeoeoeceeo eee eeeeeeeeee * STILL MORE TROUBLE FOR JACK CURLEY . NEW MEXICO’S GOVERNOR DOESN’T "3 WANT THAT FIGHT MACCABEES STAGE. ‘WICE CARD Four 004 bouts were staged @ the Alki tent, No, 88, K, O. T. smoker at Carpenters’ hall night The main event proved to be the Charlestrop and Jimmy Baden con- tent. rleatrop won the decision after three furious rounds of fight Nghtweight, last ing. Ted Whitman, won a decision over Mickey Fiyun. The- Young Talley ve. Kid apeonan: 4 bout ended in the second row when the Talley person connec frame, sending the Irishman slamberland, Frank Green and Kid Skyons fought three good rounds to « draw, Selina dio! dealbatalindballadide & PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 9.— # ® Another outfielder was assur. © signed contrac! Strait, who piayed & the New York team in the * seeeeeegee | Alfred Mel |each school. Wm. W. Stock . Hf you are intereste outside sport Have it delivered by « ested in the © ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Feb, 9.---Jack Curley, promoter of the Jack John- ® son-Jim Flynn champion- ship battle, is in conference here today with local business men relative to staging the fight in New Mexico. Later in the day Curley will go to Las Ve- gas to meet parties there who, it is said, have offertd $100,000 to stage the fight there. Gov. McDonald today announced that he would use every effort to preve it the contest from being pulled off in New Mexico. COMAFANS WISH WLEY” BILL TACOMA, Feb. 9—Fight fans e@eeeeeeereecereceese ein similar to the boxing law of New Vork, which will permit lim- games. The Maiers totaled 2,149 pins in & scheduled match, the | The . scores 991, 1118 and 1.0494 smoker im # enzie was high mas./urday night tor with 266, 268 and 214 to his credit. . The sant crack little Broadway Tackles Everett Earnie Broadway and Everett will on ae - battle at the Broadway gym in « ‘Another x feturn game of basket ball. The! 0. netween Jokes Dig event will be preced pets Delaney ay x game between the faculty teams Borleske will prob- ably take part in the game. The following is Broadway's line-up: ‘Doolittle, center; McDermott and Milner’s Match of Men’s Goc ADLER-ROCHESTER CLOTHING KNOX HATS CORRECT FURNISHINGS ARISTOCRATIC TIES AND SHIRTS SILK SOX boxer, and a mighty good one. When he isn't a boxer HIGH CLASS, UNDERWEAR wholesale grocery, but it is his prociivi grocery man, in which the 8, A. C. is and was the star of the division, but el came tired of the amateur game, or else he became enamored The Hub’s entire stock of high-class clothing for men— $15.00 Suits and Overcoats, $ 7.50 $20.00 Suits and Overcoats, $10.00 $25.00 Suits and Overcoats, $12.50 Men’s $2.00 Hats} | Men’s $3.00 Hats Now $1.50 Now $1.00 In the Furnishing Goods section may pick up such prizes as these— Men’s Blue Chambray Shirts, neg- ligee styles, all sizes, 3 for $1.00 615-617-619 FIRST AVE. On the Square, Opp. the Totem Pole Ton succnetful seasons : H St. Beg PAINTING Paper Hanging Tinting, Ftc. Save from 10 to 20 both matertal and iabor, and at the sume time have reliable work done. ‘Twenty-eight mene in Seattic. CH. Dalem & Co 1808 Third Ave. F erly Located at 1208 2nd Av. er cent on years im the DENTISTS We Are the Pike Street Bargain Dentists old Growns dot SaY Teg “met Sid 11 mat as areca the very bent had in ‘Beattie Ox | you exactly what your work will cos! an Lod ir for oe ge dle ch very Den- you glare—well, anyhow, to make « long story short, he has turned profesh. Miller did a jig with a chap named Kid O'irien at the Native Sons’ smoker last night, and while it wnan't much from a pugilietic stand- Ivan Miller on the blink. Good-bye, Miller! FRANK BAKER ‘| point, it wax a great sufficiency to place the amateur standing of Mr. Sorry to seo you leave, GREAT PLAYERS MUST BE FEAR- “YELLOW iTREAK” CONTEMPT OF FANS ol AND PLAVERS. BY BILLY EVANS Most baseball authorities look on “nerve” as the greatest asset of a player. Let him have every otfer requisite and be tacking fn nerve and he is of little use. One of the first things inquired into when & recruit is signed, yes before he is sighed, is his nerve, A youngster who ts game and | ability, has a| i willing, with fair much better chance than a bril- Mant performer unable to go. the route. . It takes nerve to make a star, i Only the stout of heart win fame on the diamond. ers have bearts of oak. A number expected to shine have fatled be- |} cause they lacked nerve, losing their right to be classed witt’the great stars of the diamond. _ It is easy to pitch when no one is on bases. There is nothing to worry about. It is different to serve them up, when the base’ are filed and a couple of runs means the loss of the game, Then nerve makes itself evident, “There are a Jot of pitchers who would be won- ders if they could just keep nien, off the bases, When a better steps to the plate with nothing at stake, there is noth- ing trying in the situation, When he walks up with the bases filled, knowing that a hit will win, he has something on hand to take up his attention. Players with nerve shine in the pinches. It is often a puzzle to fandom why some play with natural ability fails to make good, Often they marvel how a certain player who seems to lack class holds on to his job. It is a good bet that the difference in nerve explains the failure of one and the success of the other, Woe be to the player that “shows a streak, for players and public are sure to mal his life miserable. 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