The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 23, 1912, Page 2

THE STAR—SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1912. “RIGHT, BRIEF AND D BREEZY STORIES THE STAR’S SPORTING PAGE IS COMPLETE iz es CODITEOD BY ROY WHITMAN cm nmmm BEEL FLOPS McINTYRE AND ere Z pictures OF Th _¥ WORLD'S aTHiprs THIRTEEN YEARS A_ .350 HITTER, LITTLE 139 TEACHES BROOKLYN TEAM LITTLE TRICKs’ ~ ATHLETE TO OLIVER RUNCHIE ONL KING-PINS MIX: = (BY Unitoa SAN_ FRANCISCO, March 33, With Frank Kiaus of Pittsburg tn statiod a 10 to 8 favorite over Jack Ditton of Indianapolia, the fans eagerly awaited the gong which would send the two middieweights together at Coffroth’s Daly City arena this afternoon for their 20- 4 elimination bout. The win- ner will meet Bddie MeGoorty of Oshkosh for Uie middleweight title. Both Dillon and Klaus have wn themwvel in fing fettle ta training pps, and neither any difficulty making the 158 pounds at 10 & m. y an aggreasive the! ing mixer, so it was predicted that the would end long before the 2-round limit was reached With plenty of Klaus money stil! fn sight, it was believed that the Pitts burg man would enter the ring @ warm 10 to § favorite. This Man Good Looking SANTA MARIA, Cal, March 23.— One reason why McCredie ts vo sweet on John Gilligan, Portland's w pitcher, according to the ea ers, is that the slabster ia the doable be a winner in the mond, Gilligan handles himself weil, and McCredie believes he will _ be a star performer. WIN FOR S. A. C, -IRANGERS 10 MEET THISTLES IN VANCOUVER Ta it N, RAILWAY = keene Hake ™ LOS ANGELES, March 23.—Follow! i é H, HH . i f i i i eeoereveeeeee ie Ad Wolgast’s refusal to 2! take seriously McCarey's offer of a $12,500 purse for a bout with Joe Rivers here, the promoter today began negotiations with half a doren fistic stars for near future dates at Vernon. MeCarey cabled Joe Woodman, offering ss Yrve gan, the Australian light jt 15 5 otaiaieal teeing OUt Brown for a July 4 mat 4:09, 7 - e@ another aint'te | Howard lent shed « mam tempt to sign. & match to Hughie Mehe gbampion, ahd he also is after Knock- with Rivers, in case Joe Mandot refuses to forsake bin own fireside tor the Coast. Owen Moran and Rivers is to forsake bis own fireside for the Coast. Owen Moran and Rivers are card McCarey is considering, while Tommy Ryan’ Mortow, may be sent against Jack Herrick tn April. Matt Wells and Jack Britton are two more boys McCarey will at- Willie Ritchie was offered a match with Britton, but protege, he expressed no eagervess to tangle with the Chicago acrapper. of Misne- Drawi North Coast Limited---by way pag Carag — is ig ing: room, Compartment, Standard and Tour- Atlantic Express---by way of Minseapolis, St. Paul, Aurora. Standard aad Tourist Sleeping Cars, Coaches and Dining Cor. Rens via Northern Pacific and Barlington Lines. a Valley Limited -- similar te Pi Let us ticket YOU via thie Standard Railway of the Northwest. Low Colonist Fares From All Eastern Points HN. K BOY GA 10. telat —7'9 C.P. A. Main 1 a, 3300, Int Ave. and Vester Way, Seattle « / esinad, Portland, June 10-15, $918 fomsarwura Fesws, Tacoma, June 4 i ‘der Bibs, Yersteng, J Northern Pacific Railway| Origival, Direct and (1; Line to Gardiner Gateway, Official Yellow- mone Park Entrance Team for Australia SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.— Plans are in progress bere today to bring a team of New Zealand and Australian rugby players to Cail- fornia from the Antipodes this fall jto engage in 2 series of matches on jthe Pacific coast. The invitation to ithe crack British players was d |eided upon at a meeting of the ;Olymplie ciab directors. Stanford ‘university, University of Calt- —_ ind the Olympic club are be- u BERG WINS HIS HANDICAP ee ee ee ee ee PORTLAND, Or, March 23.—Jobn Berg, ight hoavywolght champion of the Northwest, today is a step higher in the world an a consequence of his defeat here last night of Stanislaus Zbyarko, the giant Pole. The Pole succeeded in throwing Berg in 37 minutes, but failed to place bis shoulders on the mat twice within an hour, as he had guaranteed to do. erg showed ox cellont form, being on the offensive a large portion of the time, Zybusko made a good Impression, enpocialty as to apecd, . * March 23.—After two hours of strenu- ra boute last night, Fred Beell, — wter Melntyre, physical director o! fan Cece athens el ‘The first fall came after one bour and five minutes of the best wrestling ever seen in Vancouver, ‘The second fall and the match went to Beet! after 65 minutes hard work VANCOUVER, B. ©, ous wrestling in the 0; Sa2eeeSSSSe Seeeeeseee aeeeeeeneenee neath (seteseeee See eee eee aware eae i i fi i i ie? i i : 3 i i i j : i i i i i i f i H 1 fF : fi Hl 7 he That's eg i id te if : [ ; i ) | i i 7 i For ‘the first time in his check- career the life ambition of J. r| i I a He i fol ; as the wound was sewed up Sohner inquired the jocation of the nearest madstone, while Starup went around showing the place where the rafters of his mouth were miss- ing, and spitting at a mark through the hol: a MILWAUKES, Wis, March 22—Bilation is felt here today among the Christian Endeavorers who are seeking to prevent the Johnson-Fiynn fight taking place In Nevada, over the receipt of the following letter from Gov. Tasker Oddie of the Hagebrush st .. “I beg to ansure you that I am unalterably opposed to the holding of the Jobneon-Fiyna prize fight in Nevada, and that I will do all in my power to prevent it, Althongh the law allows f now, I wil! advise the repeal of this law at the next regular session of the legislature.” The Milwaukee Christian Endeavorers recently sent resolu- tlona to Gov. Oddie, which started a national campaign against the bout. Seeeeeeeeeeesaeaas Rae HERERHEHRARKRHHRRERR KE * FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION KILBANE RECEIVED BY 200,000 J HOME FOLKS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. on Bt. Patrick's " ever accorded a president. with his wife and baby Champion J hie return from Loe Angeles, he, was given a reception that discounted any it le estimated that 200,000 men,‘women and children greeted the little boxer, as, ero ra hh edrove along Superir av, to the city hall, wher Kilbane, a i arrived in Cleveland, 0., hie native Mayor N. D. Baker wel- comed him. The photograph, taken in front of the city hall, shows a email section of the cheering throng. . | players to bat " [Bole tr Keeler instructing Recruit infielders Barney Reilly and Jerry Lowns in Keeler, inset. Photographe made at Whittington Park, Hot Springs, Ark. BY GEORGE R. PULFORD HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 23.— “Wee Willie” Keeler, wonder batsman of the old Baltimore, Brooklyn and New York Highiand- or days, is now Prof. Wm. Keeler, D, B. doctor of batting), whone per- manent address is the Brooklyn baseball club. Who is Willie Keeler? foolishnens! Keeler is the man who invented batting. Little over five feet in height, of slight physique, he rank- ed with the Wagners, Delabantys, Ryans, Ansons and Lajoics as a bit- ter. When batting consisted of slugging, Keeler perfected bunting and place-bitting, and became the for | marvel of the game. Now be ts teaching Brookiyn I have been watc! ing him transform uncouth young: Sters into major league artists of swat here at Hot Springs. Keeler’s instructions are by word He corrects the batter's ve better control of 8 H telis him his faaits; he shows by example how to be more effective; he puts the finish- ing touches on the raw material. “Don't stand so far back in the box,” he telis one. To another,"Grip your bat farther up the handie. You're not swinging & golf club, you know. “No, that's not the way. before he wound up.” The play bad betrayed his intention by his at- titade, “Stand ready to bunt or To a batter reached for curve balla, be said: “Watch the bali all the time. Make it come over.” Several players stood far from plate. Keeler took his poni- ton and showed them he could reach over the plate, even when choking the bat, as he always docs. He bunted, placed the ball over the infield and finally bit # long line Grive between right and center. The recruits were amazed. “Stand close. Keep the pitcher working. you won't get power into your arm: Don't try to murder the ball th time. You can hit with your fore- arms as well as with your body, if you try.” “Ho's a wonder,” sald Manager Dablen. “Ho'® taught them a lot already.” Keoler’s class is businens-like. The members are adopting the Keeler position, choking the bat for bunts a: sharp throwing their weight agat ball without pulling from the plate. They are getting the running start on bunts, that mean much in close decisions. Players say there is no such thing as place hitting, but Keeler has ex- ploited it for years. Cobb, Lajoie and Jackson are exports at it. With Keeler on the job, Brooklyn looks better than it has since Ned jon won pennants with the team. As soon as Brooklyn landed at Hot Springs, Keeler had a hit bat- ting class at work. Improvement is noticeable. Men who at first went after curve balls are letting them pass, Men who telegraphed uncnosciously to the pitcher remain mobile until the ball ts pitched, and then bunt and start for first with the same motion, catching the opposition flat-footed. Or they chop the ball over the heads of the infielders, a la Keeler, Bunting is easier to teach than place hitting, Keeler says, be cause most players bunt more or joss cleverly, but very few try to place their hits, being content to merely “get a hit. But under the instruction of Prof. Keeler, D. B., every man goes to the plate to place the ball where the fielders can not handle it. They are not hitting so often, but are picking up all the ume. and before the season opens Dahlen predicts Brooklyn will send a team of pol- ished batters to the plate, each one Don't strain yourself, or|__ RRkkaak is the most & scientific batter baseball ever & knew. ® Lacking the physique of oth for great hitters, he batted over 309 for 13 consecutive & years. ‘* His brain overcame the phys- # eal handicap, and he is one of ® the few who have batted 400 ® oF better. & From 1894 to 1906 inclusive & his average was 359. % «He retired wealthy. * He invented asd perfected ® scientific batting. * He was signed by Ban John- ® won, because of his personal ® popularity, as a member of the ReaKKKhhKh * Willie akeeseeeeee aeeeeee Weetkeethenhncae An illustration of bis ability was shown with a player who simply could not bunt. 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