The evening world. Newspaper, December 11, 1911, Page 14

UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY Soe eae reE * SEROTONIN: sense EN! [RATT Anat + ec Bat Nelson Is Some Lawyer ; When It Comes to Making His Own Contract—Pretty Soft Picking for Packey McFar- by The Prese pitiane Co. New York Won AT NELSON bh nt ipartea with his egotism. A few days ago Gil Boag made Bat Propos'tioa. Boag wanted to have Nelson ::eet One- Rownd Hogan. Bat seemed willing, but eald he'd write in @ day or #0, And, gure enough, the mail brought « letter Bat, inclosing a set of articles Bat's signature at the bottom. It Bird of @ eet of articles, Boag that he never saw @ better one, ©r @ stronger one, or one that would @ club up into tighter! knots, 's dippy, is het” Ticket Scandal By National This a sails ky di Day for Magnates Here From Alt Over Boag, “Weil, I'd like whe could draw up tloles for He doesn't need any manager.” After outlining the proposition that Bat Nelson, party of the second part, ‘weuld fight One-Round Hogan for Mr. ‘Bees, party of the first part, Mr. Boag z be responsible for “providing” Ho- there followed several interesting yuses. For instance: Referee to be eclected by Battling paid for by the club. of the first part (Boag) have said One-Round Hogan ‘at 138 pounds or less a: ¢ the day of the contest. ef the second part is not To be exact, he boxes at iH it in, i the frst pare agrees to the second part @ supr- with the privilege of Gross receipts for ful- of the agreement, the second part reserves oversee all arrangements » Of said Madison Athietic Bet re z 3 g 5 By a Fak i z *f i of the first part agrees to party of the second part with bom-office statement immediat after @ Madison Athletic Club agrees to dharge % for box seats, 3 and & for t reserved seats and general admittance Alse to print prices in plain figures on tage of tickets. W Party of firet part agrees that ‘and complimentary tickets be i = ee them, all in exces of that i Gmouat to be charged for at the rate 3 f of $2.80 each. 3 “Cap you beat it? queried the: club E magager when the reading was finished. He wants to fix the prices, dictate weight to Hogan and weigh 1 of 50 timeclf, run the club and select the of- Solals. He wants us to put up $1,000 forfeit, which he ts to collect if fighter, or e articles, and 33 refeited if he falls to ap- f , who is preparing for his match with Attell, is working at De Forest's place down in Jersey, coxing with New Jersey Frankie Burns, an and @ few other scrappers. gay he can make Kaufman step ¥ M'FARLAND is coming to fight “Young Hickey.” , surely is picking ‘em pretty toft'for Packey. I <uppose he'll knook Hietey out, end that'll do something to déteet the fact that he hit Tommy Mur- hy @ wouple of thousand times without u is him, 0 reason for picking out easy for a boxer like Packey McFar- s Packey bi back beat & million miles as 4 gb! pOHTE six-day Toafing match ts on at the Garden again, This will prob- Bbly ‘be the last six day “race,” ody the Garden will not be in existence gemt year and there is no other hall around New York that could accommo- fate track. Dadeee the usual routine is changed, the’ tiders, or almost all of them, will be ded of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 4 Thereday, Friday and Saturday at least Yate in the evening. As usual, the “ppestators will probably accept placidly the theory that a couple of dozen bicycle riders can “race” through six days and ‘om such an even basis that no team will go to the front and gain 1z M’VEY KNOCKS OUT LESTER IN FIGHT AT AUSTRALIA. BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 12.—Sam/} MeVey of California, heavyweight cham- pusilist of Australia, defeated Jack Pogo of Cle Elum, Washington, in all eighth round. McVey had 2 better of the fght,which was ech te go ten rounds. Lester showed y of pluok and took an extraordi- Country. ‘This was @ busy day for the baseball magnates, who are in town for their @nnual meeting. Before tHe end of the week big things in the way of plans for next year will doubtless be accom- plished, a new manager for the High- landers will be elected, trades and deals will be put through, and the ticket @candal in connection with the recent world series between the Giants and Athletics cleared up. @hortly before noon the Nattonal Commission of Professional Baseball Leagues went into executive session in the Waldorf-Astoria to probe into the world peries ticket charges againet the! New York club, and to consider the higher classification that teto be offl- clally acoorded to the Eastern League, the American Association and the Pact- fic Coast League, which will place them tn class AA rating. At the commission eeasion were Thomas J. Lynch, president of the National League; Ban Johnaon, president of the American League, who arrived in this city shortly before the meeting commenced; John Heydler, sec- retary of the commission, and Gerry Herrman, THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, DECEMBER ‘11, 1911, BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN HELLO! WHAT'S ALL THE EXCITEMENT? Copyright, 1911, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York World). Taken Up Commission Behind Doors at Waldort petding made charges that he could not mrnis matter has grown to be a per-| sonal one with Johnson, and he must| convict the New York Club to put him- Mr. Herrmann says the public can be as- self right in the eyes of the public. sured that there will be no whitewash. All that !9 necessary for action is for) Johnaon to bring his proofs, Yt seems that Mr. Brush, before leav- ing for the West, filed with the National Commission an exhaustive report of an investigation he made of the ticket busi: ness for his own satisfaction. w York Club. sent if he 1s called upon. baseball men who are gathered here the ted in his evidence, his skirts are clear, nat! last and put up at the Waldorf, another bit of hard luck. n his plas Georgia were destroyed by fir crop that had very few thin ingly remarked that they AMERICAN LEAGUERS GO SESSION TO-MORROW, managers of the American League ere here for the meeting which opens to- morrow in the Hotel Astor, the latest 1] arrivals being Conny Meck, manager | C! of the Athletics, and the owner of the world’s champion club, Harry Devise, manager, and Charles 8. Somers, owner of the Cleveland Club; Charles A. Comesky and James Call- han of Chicago; Thomas C, Noyes, manager, Clark Griffith, who joined James McAleer, the new owner of the Boston Club, and Frank 8. Nevin of the Detrotts. Among the Nutlonal Leaglue men Present for the league meeting in the Waldorf, which proceeded to business when the commission finished tte work, are Barney Dreyfuss, Pitteburg; Charnes W. Munphy, Chicago; Wiildam H. Locke, secretary to Dreyfuss, In Gerry Hermman's party were A, T. Longley, J. B. Hyde and A. F, Fianner. ‘When the Eastern League began its session in the Victoria at 1 o'clock these club representatives were present: Charles F. Chapin, owner of the Roches- ter team, and his manager, John Gan- el; President J, J. MoCaffery and Man- ager Joseph Kelly of the Toronto club; President §. Lichenstein and Manager James McCafferty of Montreal; James Dunn, manager and owner of the Baltt- more club; Jake @eln, President of the Buffalo club; President James Lillis of Jersey City and Joo MoGinnity of New- ark. MAY ELECT BARROW TO TERM OF FIVE YEARS, The majority of the Hastern League men want to re-elect Presidéit Barrow of the League for a term of five years. Barrow and Chapin, whose club was fined $1,400 for refusing to play the final of the series, were in friendly conter- ence before the meeting, and the talked- of opposition by Chapin to Barrow's re- election did not eppear to have any foundation. ‘The supporters of Barrow claim that he ts sure of five votes, anyway, Whether the National Commission be- gan this afternoon, the members were in @ position where they cannot escape without having handed somebody an official rap, Mr. Herrmann declared that ‘the matter would be probed to the bot- tom and that the Philadelphia Club would come under the same searchi!ght that ts turned on tho Giants, If either club is found to be guilty of having wold McVey defeated Lus- wenty-round bout tickets to speculators, drastic action in the way of a fine and reprimand will be taken. If, on the other hand, the been able to clear of the Ben shibe;| owner of the Washington Club, and his} 1 to shake hands with Bill @: Barney Dreyfuss by riding on the sp elghteen-hour train. Barney president and magnates hav the ordinary trains at the r tal with the Pi @ pulled ‘nie 0 ol r being kept “if Uttle in his hitting. All kinds of rumors were flying around concernng the new manager of the | Hehland but the only definite infor. ion that could be secured it would not be Geor; looks as if Harry Wolverton will be the man. A friend of his sald that he had received a telegram from Wolverton saying that he would be in town, he picked up @ Clark Grimth 1s hero as an American |“ In this 't, 1t {9 said, he has accounted for + the former secretary of has eome figures to pre- Many of the Pear to belleve that Gray has been made ‘goat,” and they are particularly in- Mr, Gray says that he is not at all worried over the outcome so far as he is concerned, as DOOIN MAY GO TO CINCINNATI. A big delegation came in from Cincin- the Phillies and lead the Reds. Another rumor had it that George Stallings was dickering with Herrmann, and to ada weight to that report Stallings came in Stallings His say about Hal Chase, though he laugh-| BO, were in the t a IN s me boat now and that he was going | & ssing It. B. YOUNG, the famous quarter- D. miler of Amheret, has Sapaares his intention of competing the 300 and 600 yard events at the pe ial Madieon Square Garden, and will come on with the other members of the team. Young is one of the fastest quarter- milers any club or college has turned Out In @ decade, and will be one of the mainstays of the American Olympic le is the present intercollegiate quar pernaty champion and joint hol wick John B. Taylor of the q ae intercollegiats record, 48 ta, mZpty Blanks are out for the ler SE fia Seed ne Tren acooud |} wheat y, Fred Clarke of Pittsburgh got in from | mile Neary all of the club owners and| Winfleld, Kan. and aroused the ire of that then West srs, Hay stera sivals not ‘wony Joka Dosis: a Soul ut more then aa or Get it From Can’t wame, alwaye good, priced whiskey in bottle. the world The New Way To Drink Btep into the next saloon you meet and ask the man for-e Uttle old “ Wilson” from the new bottle, Pour yourself e drink—and thea think this over. Here's a whiskey that is just as pure es can be—put into a bob tle that nothing can be put back into—so it must be always the The Bottle That be “Refilled A guaranteed drink, in fact. And that’s more than the highest can be if it comes im the ordinary Wilson Whiskey (In the New Bottle) SOLD EVERYWHERE ° » Sporting News in Brief Pare Retr championships on Dec, 2% and 2 at] KIDNEY PUNCH DECLARED ILLEGAL BY ENGLISH BOXING AUTHORITIES. | LONDON, Dec, 11.—The National Sporting Club of London has ieclared the “kidney punch” illegal, and the use of it in the future will act asa disqualification to any fighter in British boxing matches. The committee appointed to pass upon the legality of this blow, which caused so much comment in England and America, decided unani- mously against it. A clause will be inserted in the future articles of agreement of the National Sporting Club prohibiting fighters from “RED” DOOIN ARRIVES TO GIVE FOGEL A BATTLE, Baseball magnates are somewhat which threatens to disorganize the Phil- edelphta club. Manager Dooin has put @n witimatum up to President Fogel, and also offered $25,000 for his release, ‘The tangle will be one of the questions M4 be answered et the big league meet- se. Dootn’s independence is in a measure due to his long success in vaudeville. He is in New York this week for a do fs] dle purpose, to appear at the National League meeting and also t the Fifth Avenue Theatre. He denies that he wants to abandon the diamond for the etage—a la Mike Donlin—but he ave his fight with Fogel will be to a fini —— ATTELL HURTS HIS HAND, HOGAN BOUT POSTPONED. Gil Boag, meneger of the Madison A. C,, this afternoon announced that the Abe Attell-One Round Hogan bout a | had been postponed until Deo, 29. Ac- cording to Boag, Attell requ Alarmed over the Dooin-Fogel squabble | 4, Kilbane Gets Chance aTo Fight Abe Attell © For the Championship Bout in California on Feb. 22. BY JOHN POLLOCK. BE ATTELL and Johnny Kilbane, A the great little featherweight fighter of Cleveland, have at last Deen matched to meet in a twenty-round bout for the featherweight championship of the world. They will battle in the open air before the Pacific A. C. of Ver- non, Cal., on Washington's Birthday afternoon for @ puree of $10,500, of which Attell is guaranteed $7,000 and Kilbane the remaining 3,600, Kilbane held off tor eome time for 44,000 for his end, but finally gave in when Tom McCarey, the fight promoter, telegraphed him that he could not give him that amount. Coulon Ps) been signed up for two ‘New Orleans tn the meer contests Coulon will meet the J. | Jersey City and Eddie O'Keefe of I fa a twenty.round bout before the West Side A. C. of New Orleans for the bautamweight champlonship of the world. | Burils and O'Keste $e, figs twenty rounds on Sunday afternoon . 24 before that club, Tony Rom, the hearyweight of New Castle, Pa., has two matches on his hands, His firsi will be with “Kid” Cotton, the colored fighter of Pittaburg, for six rounds’ before the Iron City sat Pittaburey #3. ‘Dec, 16, while his second wit “be. Jack Sullivan for twelve Founds before ihe Vecry”'A. C. of Clevelind."0. on Dec, 1%, Abe Attell finally won his point tn his argu: eck with on0ne, Bowed’, Hosen, in, resard to the the match was clinched tonday, Be “Beli off for tas pounds he informed Gil Bong, je match alee Hoga, to thas weight, Bowe an anted the ht te. eas poate ‘The bout will take place ‘on Dec, “Young Eme,” the Philadelutta light middie- roe. fought. three” bots und ‘wow a eS tea ter tt tumber of contents fo fh'auch a short tine, Tilaht, ie certainly one fighter who bs teten in fighting 0 often as be ean to date Bue has eneded in fie of Bentemia, “rhich pk rr “Back” Crouse, the promising young middie- —— AMUSEMENTS, ? Spectacles, AROUND THE WORLD Winter G Matin Tel aig ee Vera 2 “ain ote atte ! Will Meet in Twenty-Round i eri. He ‘wit! taxe a haces = Hees oe he atte. pee, tale from Trdtenapette and STRUT eT ee Bea? eal ob et be teem, ine bow at one AMUGEMENTS, Ha may be be lt opponent, “ay See Bypcarea es ae f Gc thet Setpafee Bue ‘ogni pata ot 3 fs CENT URy, 28) —>——_— i HOUCK AND CROUSE FIGHT THE Houck, the middleweight. of Lancaster, Late an even break with Buck Crouse nelay night. flercest witnessed tn thie city this ea- son, both boys throwing science to the winds in thelr efforts to Jand @ knockout punch. at the end of the third Lancaster lad came. back atone’ evened up the advan the earlier seasions. ——_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_——__, JERSEY MAGNATE @- ~ CHARGES MANAGER WITH CRUEL Ah The Board of Directors of the > League is up against the rather ewi- ward task this morning of deciding @ owner, Lillis, Ryan's three-yoar contract be declared null and void. On the hand, if Ryan's story is beleved Jersey City owner will be forced to Ryan as manager of his club or his full salary for the time of Ryan with deliberately spiking Umpire Doyle last summer. The trouble arose over @ decision at the home plate, “Ryan walked up behind Doyle,” sage Mr. LiMie, “and deliberately rateed his epiked shoe and brought it down on Doyle's foot, cutting the leather and in- filoting @ painful injury. I have e dosen witnesses who saw the incident and one of them 1s the prosecuting attorney of Hudson County. Despite the fact that he committed this unwarranted assault BOXING SHOWS TO-NIGHT. At Olympic A. C.—Leach Cross ve. Cy Smith, ten rounds, At Fordon A. C.—Young O'Leary ve. Johnny Dundee, ten At Malvern A. C.~Tommy Maloney va, Jack Dorman, ten rounds. At Irving A. C., Brooklyn—Joe Cos. ter va, Willie Jones, ten rounds. At Carlyle A. C., Brooklyn—Joe At American A. A.—Joe H; Young Aheara, ten rounds %™ Matches Arranged. Willie Lewis and Billy West wit meet for ten rounds at the Brown Gymnasium A. A. to-morrow night. Jack Goodman and Johnny Marto meet for ten rounds at the Olympia A. C. on Monday evening, Dec. 1, My $15.00 suit or overcoat proves this. Moe Levy Q4y Only rade f 119-325 Walker St.. New York ho boxed eo Houck Fine cr round draw in HARD SIXx- X-ROUND DRAW. PHILADELPHIA, 1 Dee 1 Leo ¢ Pittsburgh at the National A. c, Sat- The fight was one of the It looked Itke an easy win for Crouse back strong and tage he had Jost in NEMACOLOR, R, i san CO ever sen in town. *—Globe, Be Be " ss | DAVID BED VWARFIEED op an, "GRIMM. Nazimova a vais || REUBEN a Shah eee ad sear Leis et Ate HELEN WARE 'paite Law, Zips iihevet HOMES 7 Playhouse $F (i Rirwty BOUGHT AND. PAID ea WUER Comedy fie tere e tie BUNTY PULLS” Ties STRINGS vA Grand 308 THE EMiLEIOR. Manbattan 622.544 hd a DRESSLER Ved Aft, D URK ‘CONC! 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