The evening world. Newspaper, November 4, 1911, Page 6

ea EE ae ) CRIMSON-TIGER GAME BEST TO-DAY THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1911. a BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK | ATHLETICS’ CAPTAIN DENIES FURNISHING SPECULATOR TICKETS However, Harry Davis Admits Indorsing Check for Richmond Man Arrested for Embezzle- ment and Says He’s Willing to Tell Na- tional Commission All He Knows. Phiadelphia, Nov. 4 CAPT. HARRY DAVIS of the Athletic Baseball Club em- phatioally denied today that he furnished or agreed to furnish Calvin with any tickets to the Davis said that he had Richmond during the was there represent- iphia ~4eporting goods when the Athletic coming north from spring ‘That was the last time he Calvin until « few days be- world’s series games, when came to him and desired to @urehase same seats. He told Calvin RRRisE Ty | Hn Ui it H that he would be unable to help him, as ench player was allowed twenty-five tickets, and that 1t would require more than this number to accommodate his (Davis's) personal friends here. Davis says that he signed the certi- fied check as it wag drawn and went with Calvin to the Northwest Trust Company, where he introduced Calvin, and the latter deposited the check to his own credit. Davis says that he has not seen C: vin since he went with him to the trust company to make the deposit, He says that he will be glad to ap- pear before the National Commission and tell all he knows about the scalping transaction. Says Calvin Declared Davis Richmond, Va., Nov. 4 CALVIN, a resitent of he 91,060 furnished him by William G. with which to buy tickets for| fecent world's series haseball games for speculating purposes. Gordon claims eaid he could secure fifty po dagen of the seven games Loam engayd Davie, captain of hia Athletics. As Calvin Ticket Scandal Remains ne Just Plain Ticket Scandal ee Chicago, Nov. 4 RESIDENT JOHN T. BRUSH, of the New York National League Baseball Ciub, has just given out particularly relating to the alleged culpability of the New York Nattonal League team in the matter. President Johnson's letter to Mr. Brush, which was an answer to a com: myunication demanding an investigation ef rumors of collusion between the New ‘York club and the scalpers, is as fol- Jows: “When the aubject of handling the world’s series this fall confronted the I suggested that the sale of Means snaces in the control of the officials of the two contending clubs, If enything went amiss they would be held _ *& Bumber of leading New York Murphy Says Brush Can ‘ Easily Prove Innocence m— ‘Cincinnati, O., Nov. & @ale of tickets for the world's series will always cause some hard feeling #0 ea three hundred thousand persone | ; wert Seirty thousand seats,” said Pres!- Gent Murphy of the Chicago Nationals “Tf there ie a real investiga: en Mr. Brush will heve no trouble Proving entire innocence on the part of ‘amy one cunnected with the New York of any wrongdoing, because he !s fine a fellow and too game a aporte- to allow anything to be done that would hurt baseball. “at the first game @ big blook of Scotch Champion Makes Good Start Hugh Reddin, the featherweight champion of Scotland, made his first @ppearance in a bovt in this country at the Congr: A.C, at Congress Hall, East New York, and mado good. He Went against Patsy Doaovan, a Mrook- lym fighter, in the main event of ten rounds, and put him away in the se enth round with a right-hand swing on __Would Get Him Tickets Jd not get the tickets, or even refund the money, Gordon hed @ warrant is- gued, charging him with grand larceny. Before the series opened Gordon sent @ certified check on the American National Bank of Richmond for $1,060, made out in favor of “Capt. Harry Davis, Philadelphia Baseball Club.” This check was eubsequently deposited in Phitadelphia, eed Harry Davis, Philad Baseball Club.” There ts, of course, no charge against Davia, but the matter will be presented to the National Commission. papers insist that there should be an in- vestigation. It appeara to me you are Most vitally interested in thie matter and should court an inquiry. If there has been any wrongdoing some one in your employ has been culpable and it devolves upon you personally to investi. gate. The Nationa! Commission prob- ably would he much diMoulty io get- ting at the facts. Our chief aim ts to Protect the public from graft, and we should work together for that purpose, Respectfully, B, B, JOHNSO! To this Mr. Brush replied: “You have information I do net pos sees, which gives you an advantage in Geveloping the facts. To ask the New York club to inv te itself and sit in judgment aa judge and jury upon its own case would be like asking the Na- tional Commisaion to inv: its own failure to suppress the iniquity of ticket ecalping in New York and Philadelphia if it knew how and had the power and knew that the evil was being done. saying this, no offense to the Na- tional Commission is intended. Respect: fully, JOHN T. BRUSH.’ seats was unoccupied and some persons @gain jumped at the concl mn that scalpers had the seats and got stuck on them. The real truth ts that this block of tickets for the first through a | After ten ea Her Safely Quar- tered in Southern France English Champion Will Re- turn Here, BY ALEX SULLIVAN, | ATT WELLS, the English light- in this country since last 3 that time has fought sev our boys and beat sailed for England to- ay, and tn n of the jaw. This ts the first time Donovan has ever been knocked out, In the other ten-round bout Bull Anderson had no trouble in defeating Young Terry, the local fighter, who Is noted for taking punishment, Anderson put Terry to or in the ond round with a swing on the et Terry @ot up at the count of five and man- aged to last the round out, After that landed hard often on George Goulding, the sensations: Toronto, Canada, has a d an in the ‘Deenty-thind Kegiment A. A, to start io a epesal Cweemlle walk handicap at the Twenty-snird , which will be held on the evening of Nov Wonders, bert Auguste Victoria, mpante Donaid, Wells says that within three or four | Weeks he will return to this countr: He was ac- ad by his mother and his two Dave Levy and George Mo- and then ts confident that he will meet th) Ad Wolgast, the Amertean Hght weight champion, and Packey McFar- land before the first of the year rolla around, Alth ) many are of the impression Wells is going home to dodge matches with either Welgast or MeFar- |jand, the truth the matter 1s that | |he is mukiog the trip largely because | of (he poor health of his seventy- old mother, who finds that the weather jhere now doesn't agree with her, It | wae only last Wednesday afternoon that she became so weak that she fainted and Matt became eo alarmed that he n them all easily, | ay on the Kat-| _ STARS OF TIGER AND CRIMSON Batters Like Leon Ames Shouldn’t Be Particular in the Selec- tion of Their War Clubs—Matty and McGraw as Billiardists. HON AMES, wilose batting average ono season ran as high as .69, victtm of the following: THE BASEBALL NUT CLUB. BY BOZEMAN BULGER. ABE ATTELL WINS UP IN BUFFALO is the a Shortly after the big fire at the Polo Grounds, which Surned up all the e T want to git “TI don’t know, head. ‘Didn't you ee have to know the bat. What about citizen with a white goatee dropped proceedings with a puzdled look. dats of the Giants, Ames, knowing that he was going to pitch, sent a negro boy down to a sporting goods store for a new bat. He neglected to give the styl The boy looked perplexed. “Well, sir," he finally decided, “I quess tt don't make|the local lad a severa thumping, Abe no perticerlar difference, Boss; {t's fur a pitcher.” Smith Didn’t Stand Long Enough to Be Knocked Out and Lasted Limit. of his stick. declared the boy & bat for Mister Ami as he addressed the clerk with a feeling of importance, “What weight and length do you want?” asked the clerk, sir,” replied the boy as ne scratched his it the model?” again asked the clerk. “T'll Jength and weight before I can get you a ieee (Bpecial to The Evening W« BUFFALA, Nov. 4.—Abe ret chased Herman Smith around the ring in a ten- round marathon and, although he gave couldn't catch him standing still long enough to knock him out. Smith wa: OHN M'GRAW and Christy Mathewson, who have considerable pride in their |in the ring with the evident intention of ability as three-cushion billiard players, were engaged in @ hard fought game with the tvories down at Norfolk. A gr Daseball celebrities, packed the billiard parlor. staying the ten rounds, and he stuck. He refused to stand and fight, and his long reach and general awkward style kept the champion off. In the few bursts of speed he had an opportunity to show it crowd of fans, enger to see these Finally a in and watched the “Who are those fellows?" he asked of the man next,to Attell clouted Smith to a fare-you-well, him. | but couldn't tap the sleepy spot. It was “Why, that 1s Mathewson and McGraw,” cnswered Attell by a mile and he outclassed Smith ive whisper. whispered the fan. “Humph!" grunted the uninformed do about billiards I guess they don't 'm Germany suggested that a little ‘Have you any hous “No, Mr. Schi she replied. “I tell you, allow gambling of prise. “No, indeed.” “Well, “Certainly we melon and I'll work the three-shell ga ked the old gentleman, still puzzled. “Didn't you ever hear of Mathewson and McGraw?" “They are the most famous ball play: fm the world—on the New York Giants.’ they don’t know no more about playing baseball than they with @ sniff he walked out and left the game flat. Such is fame. PON his return from Cuba two years ago Germany Schaefer was persuaded | to attend a party given by one of his friend: who, he discovered, was very prudish. Well, have you got some dice?” insisted Germany; “we might shoot craps. anda the Indy, a Mttlo teatily, “we don't ‘You don’t keep cards or dice?” asked Schaefer in sur- have you any washtubs in the basement?” in- quired the insistent Schacter, for the love of Mike!" said Schaefer, “get me three tubs and a water. in every department and was keenly chagrined that he didn't put him out. ene Raat a Sunday Baseball Games. The New York Glante, including Larry Do; Fletcher, Herzog, Becker, Wiltse, Merii Wilton and ‘Crandall x Hh Journey, to Mount Ver non and meet the ¢’ that town. Play will be called at 3 P Virginian, ‘Well, if jount to much.” And ‘Rome Run't Baker of the Athletics, the man lo prctically beat, the Giante in. the fight for the world's championship, will make his As everything was convivial | perrince of the ‘season ai Lenox Oral, “One Hun forty fifth street and. Letox “avenue, Famtitag be done, Baker “wi ‘captain 4, Tenia ot players tram te cards here?" ho asked @f the 1adf of the ina League, that will, include, several mem. the Athletics, The opposing team, will have many of the team that played eter, we don't have card playing here,” any kind here. I think {t's @ bad thin; Bill Papke’s Retirement Signal for All the Claimants to Get Busy. have, There are a half-dozen tubs down me." HIS MOTHER’S POOR HEALTH __ REAL REASON WELLS LEA VES Wells's Record of Seven Straight Victories Here. Leach Cross, June 2, Madison A. ©., 10 rounds, Pal Moore, June 13, Boston, 12 rounds. Dick Myland, June 90, Albany, 10 rounds, Wille Moody, July 28, Philadel. phia, 6 rounds, KX. O. Brown, Aug. 30, Garden, 10 rounds. Abe Attell, sept. 20, Gara rounds, Jim Donovan, Oct. 5, Toronto, 5 rounds, 10 mother for the Southern part of Fran where they have relatives and where he will make arrangements for her stay until the winter ts over, Matt doesn't want to stay In Eng. | land long. body over there now who would ja good mat with him, | trom the box office paint of view. only that his tt c other mateh there sus He says that there ts no- make especially Not but he doesn't want to risk BY JOHN POLLOCK. OW that Billy Papke, the middle- N welght champion, has announced his retirement from the ring the chances are that the other good men in that class, Frank Klaus, ‘Cyclone Johnny Thompson,” Jack Dillon, Bob Moha, Eddie McGoorty, Leo Houck, Buck Crouse, Willie Lowis and a few others will claim the title, Thompson Articles for Match With Ad and Moha have already secured de- Wolgast Before Sailing for |!stons over Papke tn bouts, while Klaus |in turn has outpointed. Thompson in | ton-round bout, George Engel, manager Home To-Day. of Klaus, had $1,000 posted in this clty Briton Sia Acct Another Set of been here this time he has met waters and boxers of ev style, and in not one tn had '@ newspaper or re! against him, He has met the hardest punchers as weil as the Cleverest box- ers, yet on all occasfons he has had as much home for him as England , Although he has & number of sisters ind brothers on the other side of the of water, atill he | here than over there. rdiy walk the streets of this | etty Without stumbling over an uncle, A Uttie trouble emerging a winne |lnmediater arranged for the return] cousin or aunt. | "iscording to Wells, Knockout’ Brown, ssage, Moreover, since the speedy English- |the famous east side boy, gave him his Tho first thing that the clever little n has been here this time he has! toughest battle, and at the time he de- Briton will do when he reaches tho| increased his clrcle of friends until he | {eated him he sald that Brown wes other side will be to hurry with his | has almost more than he can find time under too severe a handicap Inasmuch dis_with \as he had too much weight on him, Dave Levy, who Is more of @ backer {than a manager for Wells, has already signed anolier set of articles for a battle with Ad Wolgast, and Gil Boag, who Is going to the Coast on Tuesday, will endeavor to get the signature of Ad's manager, Tom Jones, to the same, One thousand dollars have been posted with Geonge Considine, manager of the Metropole Hotel, as a forfeit in case a | when he was only fourteen ye t that time he was learning | engineering, a trade which he so well mastered that he could make a fair living at it now were tt not for his superior prowess with the gloves, He again camo here about two years ago, Jbut his fistie work didn't attract mo: than ordinary notice. In fact, so ordl= 0 dec “4 S nary was the owing that he made|mateh Is arranged with either Wolgast abroad. any Jnnmth Of. me a, 1 one of the biggest. of sur-| Word when he reaches the other side ANID belt’ aad ha aeaiRe ead iit i re prises when it was cabled last Pebruary | that everything ts ©, K, he will 1mme- Tet TAT kway Tie eee heontiaks | that he had won the Hhtwetght cham. | diately hurry back to the United States, I\be unlucky enough te a are. : sea, | plonahip of Great Britain over Freddie) Levy and McDonald, the two men who fighter when he te not In Just the proper | Wels |Rbt oer spbakitig terme whew tnoy lett |é form, and possibly lose h ||| GROWN GAVE WELLS HIS HARD.|P°t on 3 ude an all the glory that goes with it, Wells says that America te almost for England t EST FIGHT. cinch. that when Wells returns In the alz oF seven montae that Wella; only one of them will have im Seo vt de econ NT FROM AN UNKNOWN MAD SCRAMBLE NOW FOR MIDDLE TITLE He pitches baseball like an old leaguer and can play any of the bases or outfield positions, Runs 100 yards in ten seconds, Puts sixteen-foot shot 43 feet. Broad jump, 23 feet. High jump, 6 feet 1 inch, Some of the Athletic Accomplishments Does 154-5 seconds over high hurdles. Negotiates 220 yards over low hurdles in of Thorpe, 26 seconds. Is an expert offensive player at lacrosse. Is a skilful tennis player and a star attraction at indoor baseball, handball, hockey and basket ball. ———EE Carlisle’s Star. HREE years ago a hefty youns Sac and Fox redskin by the name of James Thorpe came to the Carlisle Indian school from Prague, Okla., with little knowledge of letters except that acquired ‘al ata reservation day school, and abso- lutely nothing in his mind or limbs to indicate to observers the direction in which his abnormal physical tal- ents would lead him. To-day James Thorpe, twenty-two years old, 6 feet tall and weighing 178 pounds, is the wonder of the amateur athletic world. and a marvel to professional trainers throughout the length and breadth of the United States, Thorpe first showed the direction of his activity in his second year here when at Syracuse University in a dual meet in which Carlisle won out by a neck; to the amazement of the local officials he captured the first place in both high ani low hurdles, defeated Thor, the great shot-putter, nailed first at both high and broad Jump and took second in the hammer throw, Since then his career has been truly spectacular. His physical prowess has conquered so many fields of athletic activity that he has ranked himself among world cham- pions in no less than ten branches of sport, @nd in a dozen more lines of ath- letic endeavor he has won Jaurels that would turn the head of the ordinary col- BOXING SHOWS TO-NIGHT. At Olympic A. C.—Tommy Houck vs. Johuny Dundee for ten rounds. At Sharkey A, C.—Knockout Eger vs, Barry Hill, ten rounds, At Fairmont A. C.—-Young Cash- nan vs. Young Hickey, ten rounds. At Liberal A. C., Staten Ieland— Young Bedell vs. Walter Hennessey, ten rounds, At Long Acre A. A.—Bouts be- }! tween “pro” and amateur fighters. At Standard A. C., Greenpoint Harry Stone vs, Paddy Sullivan, ten rounds At Gowanns A. C., South Brooklyn Eddie Powers vs, Young Wagner, ten rounds. ball Pitcher and Basket- ball Player. Thorpe not only is @ star basketball centre, but pitches baseball Ike an old leaguer, or with versatile talent handles any of the sacks or outfield jobs as though born to them, He can cover 100 yards In ten seconds and Incidentally | heave a sixteen-pound shot forty-three feet, while he hurtles through the air on a broad jump for well over twenty- three feet, having done twenty-two feot ten inches for record at Carlisle, At high jumping his score 1s six feet, but he can clear over an inch better than that height. High hurdles seem | Nke shadows on the ground to him when he covers them in 154-5 seconde, while | eaten eee eee for several weeks for a fight with Papke or any of the other fighters who could do the middleweight lmit, but as none of the men came forward and offered to make @ match Engel claimed the title, the bantamweight champion, ‘week by appearing at one ea dn, Obicago. giv just signed articles of agreem Me is to meet Patay Branvigan of Pittabu: ten-round bout at Johnstown, Pa,, of Nov, 18, They will fight at’ 115 pounds weigh fn at 3 P, M, Coulon now says that li brother Ben and his’ uncle, Fred Coulon of this city, will manege bis affairs, Walter Coffey, the California fi Jeff Smith next "Thursday night, to meet Montana Dan Sullivan fo the Fairmont A, Coffey expecta to go ri along the line meeting ‘the good men in class, as ho is confident that he is capable giving them all a stiff pattle, Kid Burns, tho west aide lightweight, and Jack Dorman of the Bronx will meet in « ten-round pout before the Mount Vernon A, ©, on the | night of Nov, 10, y ought to put up @ fast | fight, as they are evenly matched tn sclence and | hitting “ability, “Bures will train at. the Hudson | Guikis while Dorman’ will work out ab « gy nasiwin ia the Bronx, Bob Mohs, the crack Milwaukee middlewelght, who defeated Billy Papke at Boston last ‘Tuesday | night, will not be able to fight again for serera’ Weeks ou account of 9 bad injury to, his ght vand which, he, recelred Jn that, Lous, by hitting Hauke on, the head Hs" one of the "earlier fouls of Johnny Conlon, ty hter who fights been matched en rounds at te bamows sched between som: | hfe ar a out ats GaR-Ga4 WEST ss WP? Tipane on Nes ‘after niet fu i ch been dolng me wondatti is NDIAN ATHLETE Is WONDER OF AGE | This Indian the Athletic Marvel of the Age THORPE IS GREATEST HALFBACK IN GAME, SAY THE COACHES. ‘Twenty-five Amer ‘American coaches: |] say Thorpe is the best halfback see Thorpe sprint down the field for one run through an opposing team. In the opinion of Coach ‘Warner of Carlisle Thorpe is the Greatest halfback that has ever played football. Dr. Newton of Lafayette, Crowell of Swarth- more and others are of the same opinion, he negotiates the low 20-yard hurdles ¢n 26 second Thorpe's activities are confined by m0 means to the above enumerated sports in which records are now available, tut he ts an expert offensive player at Lar crosse, wields a tennis racquet with consummate skill, is 4 stellar attraction at in-door baseball, plays handball, hockey and 1s a game hunter and @ disciple of Isaak Walton to boot, Hig exploits in these lines tend to emphasise rather than to detract from his pecullag~ ly amazing talent as a football player, Sultable for either line or backfield, his best form is probably seen in his work at halfback, Best Halfback Football Developed. Within the past two weeks not less than twenty-five American coaches who have seen him play aver that he Js the greatest halfback that has ever been developed. Coach Wharton, of Pennayl- vania, said after seeing him play that it was worth five times the admission to any game to see Thorpe spurt down the fleld for one run through an oppos- ing team. Within the past few days he severely sprained his kicking his) recuperative powers in shape neatly for the Indian game. In his second Has Ever year also at Pennsyle yania's Inte: te meet he won the high and broad jumps, hammer throw and high and low hurdies and a week later In the Middle Atlantic District Ath= letlc Association meet he took first place in the five events above mentioned, This same year he substituted at foot ball, playing several games. The next season showing great qualifications at half, punting » Kicking feld goal and scoring the touchdown tleing Penn, Thorpe did not n from his 1909 summer vacation, although his enrolle ment term here had not expired, but the lure of a possible posiijon on the Olyme= |ple team next ‘year! tt is thought, brought him back to Carlisle, where felt he could be well trained for ¢i | event across-seas. (Phys piptile with se Deg Tab since 17/0 (Sip Robert Burnett & Coinpany- NTREET, NEW YORK