The evening world. Newspaper, March 10, 1914, Page 14

THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, MAROM 10, ret4. : Py <<a EDITED BY . ROBERT EDGREN THE BEST PAID PLAYER IN BASEBALL \Chance Wants . ; Copyright, 1914 by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World). Betier Mi tting HOUSTON, Tex., March 10. After the wame with the Houston Cliy on Stnday, lin which the New Yorkers were ‘ver: ak with the Kér Chance me to the conclusion that he would | devote most of the time yesterday to | batting practice hour the hitters w ome good pitching to hit at and then ere ordered to run the bases. Bvery j member of the club was all in when hy jarrlyed back at the hotel. It was the jhottest day yot. The thermometer. reg- istered about 59, Jack Warhop has patched up his dit- | ferences with the New York Club, hav- ing signed a contract. Bill Holden, the outfielder, is nursing black eye as the result of being hit in the left optic with & pitched ball «t Beaumont. bs wt het A iasenr] BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YOR Seteccintinicer nanan tinteoeaihe a ——e + a actin ie anes wnt Gin Coffey, Greatly Improved, | Wins From Levineky in Ten! Rounds—Brown Beats Bloom. Herma NEW ORLEAN Herman bested a . York in their t night. There w: man had a shade tn every round. There were no knockdown, LLY GIBSON ran ‘ts last bow | ing show at the Garden last! might. In the future Billy in Jest a business man, and his associa- tiem with the sport will be only that | €€ & spectator occupying a box seat. amé paying for it. Gibson te gaited that way. @ibeon’s last show was up to the standard—three ten-round bouts with Basepare 15 “A Business” Now! DesPpar— Speaker’s Record Salary of $36,000 - ~~ Indication ot Baseball’s.High Cos Baseball Salaries of Present Day Stars Three Years Ago Boston's Star Jumped Into Fast ° ° Ccmpany by Accident From Little Rock, and Compared to What Old Timers Received Now Is Best Paid Player in Game. a.” Little Jimmy weighed 981-3 pounds, and against him was HE sky's the limit in baseball ‘sidered a fair year's profit for a club salaries now. With Tris | furing the old days of the Brother- H Speaker getting $18,000 @, Hans Wagner in a fine living ex. || Wagner ... “Buck” Ewing yoar to play with Boston or $36,000 {ample of the increase of salariea paid |{ Jenneen TELE "qis00 | tim’ Keefe . for two years, the fans are now Won- | last (ie abies eld during the! — = dering how deep owners must dig} When Honus first came to Pi W My into their gold bags to protect their |PUrKH he was supposed to have ri Br adle, Ne ot Mur, h ill stars from Federal League raids. | that wa Api Legis UE k lon a y n: Federalg, The skyrocket rise in players’ sal-|Now the Pirate slugger gets $10,000 Lead Br aries has made the high Cort of living | etesaen. thd he tn reported to Rave f 00 ; : ee leaders in the business. He wasa't reel ah a present of some club “ Pall Bloom d seem cheap in comparison. The aver- . agner’s faith in Barney one of the regulars fast year, but Mack always talked Dreyfus in so strong that it ta said fessional wag at the ring side re- f age player now receives two, three|he hasn't collected a penn f I ici and in some cases four times as much |for two years, It has been Inyentea | Walter Ward Makes Official Goteile, Wie BEN 6 as the diamond performer ten years for him by the club officials, When urphy is thir Wi 18 int- first attracted attention as a player seo. The present-day star writes his | atl padline nor tpal Z9fRnte; | Announcement of Appoint | Orr, attracted attention as a, paver own ticket and pulls down @ big|then would be acoffed at by a ment To-Day. wes ae Saye ane oe bonus just for signing. Speaker, & Cobb or a Matty to-day, y | sonmon of 190 and 1501 Te eaent Horace Greeley used to say “Go|$1#00 A BIG SALARY IN THE OLD | beck to Norwich for part of « season Went, young man,” to youths seeking bays. ILL BRADLEY, former infielder | an, Yesort neouent by the Athletics success. If Horace could now hand} A player getting from $1,700 to $1,800 B for the Cleveland Naps, was to-; After doing great work in the out advice his tip would probably he, | {roweyort Gays was considered jay day appointed manager of the | World's series against the Giants in “Go into baseball, there's big money| working upward. The lest. seraeai| Brooklyn Foderal League team. In be el tr ee captor knee! 00g Athleti Stars in it,” years the jump has been rapid, but| making this announcement President | the season of 1912. aa goed Mur- Cc Speaker's rise in three years | When the Feder League mey be-| Ward slipped one over on the wise| phy played a few games, but he m0 from the minors to the highest | an talking this year salaries simply n red his ol In Big Meet at | vs sar in the on shot up to the clouds, ‘The end is not Ones who believed Danny Murphy, Dever recovered his old playing: form | | | “Tris Speaver., Hi Five More Boxers Signed For Bouts in 4 ustralia y opert. Th In aight even at Speaker's record captain of the Philadelphia Atwstios| ‘ ° contract. last year, would draw the managerial eround, | in | Levinsky Johnny Howard a 22d Regiment the & ne feet aco od oe Hated Pier bel assignment. |MATTY’S TEAM BEATEN, direction of}. Bayonne, WY, ome Harry Erves: (Ark,) Clu yment for | Cobb wan offered a three-year con- Murphy announced that he had) 8 TO 2, IN FIVE INNINGS himeolt ast Young Mike Donovan and | dale of "Philly. A Joint athletic meet of Bronx| the use of the latter's grounds. | tract calling for $45,000 to leave or-| signed a Brooklyn Fed contract last | . " y wees Just previous to thie the future \Hanized ball. Soon after this Joe) night and it wan generally believed! ja k= | Chi aC F of ; ena | Young Brown Among NeW |iya Nenthermengnt Hie. clove ereees Church House and Company o! MARLIN, Tex. March . 10. star just missed going to the |‘Cinker ran out of his Brooklyn con- ‘ j Ger the| the Twenty-second Regiment will be} Dodgers. A Dod g ft ropetics tract and went over to the Féds for|he would certainly lead the iam, | “Texas Rangers,” the team selected Yorke: Who will S hi proomer somes of Liege A Bae Brandt|held at the regiment's armory, One| hh} $12,000 a year. He also was presented| Ward has been thoroughly satisfled ‘yy Acting Ma: baggy pagans rs Ml ee tua Bead vie mooring, Cian ee $6,500 z, Men clk onus for signing. | The] with Bradley from the start, however, representative Giants unilr the regu Soon for the Antipodes. Brooklyn on March 24 and Young| Broadway, to-night. The card from get : ndous offers| despite the efforts of President Gil- tar tegm is formed, aro still an unde- é Sinnott, the crack Western bantam-| start to finish is well stocked with t more to sign another man. . feated aggregation. They wath saan at St. Louis two weeks later, feature event nd it is very prob- Murphy has worked with Connle the “Mattys” en he deol 5 again yesterday, mak- Sam Wallach, manager of Leach|able that several new records will be had been ‘approached by the Weds! Mack, one of the greatest baseball! ing it four v be fer of $65,000 for three! Ictories over the ~ By John Pollock. (eres, pe beeetically era ae established before the athletes get ston ti wan *% oer ee thelr team in| === === | and ends, and with their two wias in; 3 ‘o meet Charley je of Chicago for . » i IMMY JOHNSTON, who has been (0, 'hounds on ‘April 3, The West Side | “rough with their evening's attack 1g to the Red Sox, Sp ae eae ‘Sia area 5 Cialis stara} AL CUTLER TO REFEREE Dallas made it their sixth straight! won by virtue of weigh- J appointed by “Snowy” Baker, the A. (, of Milwaukee and the Kenosha pounds to Levinsky's 172, on the old marks. victory. ‘The count was 8 to 2. Me eball were | ' Australian fight promoter, as his (Wis) A. C. ure both after the bout,| Harry J. Smith, the national two-| "aye Batted svar Bey aia ive ipemibera of orennived, terre wae DE ORO-EAMES MATCH. aicuraw's noar approach, as ‘be American representative, has signed up | ‘he latter having offered Leach $2,260.| mile champion, and Nick Gtanakopu-| ened the Giants’ chances with |dirg. During the skirmish, between — expected to arrive on Wednesday, five more pusgili to battle in A@s-) job son lous, the Greek, will attempt tolower| hie wonderful batting and field- .)the two forces the players clamly sat! Fred Eames and Alfredo De Oro, who | tended to put life and ginge .ate ti Il keepin Rhae Corapipers, whee wit coatte {ee uous the middleweight by Milg|the record in the ten-mile teamrace| ina. Uret vear Rnenver finished “|back and watched the bidding {08 | are to bein # three nights’ match for | players’ training, and yeutorday very round up to the| the Journey are Freddie Hicks, middie. | State Athletic Commiusion of Wiscvn-| which was made last year by Gmith| fourth In the Ilet of Amertoan [their services, their value meanwhile te three-cushion championship of the : than the usual hard work wes gone League batt Ik going up by leaps and bounds. world at Doyl Forty-second street 5 seventh. constantly aggres-|Welght, of Detroit; Howard Morrow, |*! for three months for fail and Hannes Kbhlemainen, 41 es, mi “4 The great contract signing wi " ‘| through with, , | 4) dive, while Lovinsky, turning wail tol light hoavyweight, of Syracuse, N.Y 9g eon a how jn Milwau-} A special board floor has been| basse for a batting average of 966 | ne arrival of the Lusitans laat week Acotemy, (2 Tasted "Albert Ge Cutler of THIRTEEN me pert ht one side and holding his le *: shoulder |Jackie Clarke, welterweight, of Boston; | tling Levinaky ih that city M ‘9g, | erected for the three standing jumps,| per cent. wi i '. | Boston as referee, p seenra obevt a4 man- |Lavinsky tn guaranteed $1,000 with the [in which 4 Emes, the all-American |PEDERALS RESPONSIBLE FOR|White Hox on bowrd. This rush cul ve TEEN EX-LEAGUERS aT f 4 Young Mike Donovan, middleweight ted when Tris Speaker reaelved! i arid Young Brown, lightweight, bate of [Privilege of one-third of the receipts, {aelection, and Leo Goehring willstart/ BIG RAISE IN SALARI fis remarkable stipend of $18,000. and, CM adap Maes Matehee this city. Hicks, Clarke and Morrow] ‘Tne National Sporting C' jfrom scratch, This floor has been| The advent of the Federal bonus said to be $5,000 for putting An exoe! wand ih ree rite < the neck and! wit leave for Sydney, Australia, on|atage three ton-round bow b Meutierected at the request of both men,|in the fleld has been the cause for|his name to a Boston contract, | Ihockey es. #8 bate fa toronto th ‘eapea” him te, the) arch 18, while Donovan and Brown Monday night. In the first-bout Joe, who are in Dest form to break the|the remarkable jump in Magna‘ while (straining | thelr itesding protess ay jp. Cansée ! ting record of 34 feet 9 inche The so-called “outla hav bank roll: meet contract demands, Test of the round| will depart in’ June with Johnston. | APPEL Of IN cust aide ineets Joe Hall exniine teoerare ‘of the most. valu- | thelr money plenty of exercise to in- | sorrowfully declare that the: great * BUFFALO FEDERAL TEAM BUFFALO, March 10.—Matager Schlafly of the Buffalo Federal League will begin next Saturday night at the| baseball team to-day announced tl the Vancouver | line-up of the local Feds, naming t: E tle 1 order presented duce players to jump, and major|salaries now pald players will ruin’ team, champions of the Vacitic Coast ) " b ; y twenty-six-piece chest of | reco! aries to on .to their] those who "sere. of 8 a 3 4 Loviisky took the|@nd his manager, Torimy Lee, will |{he Hint) ven gecm, Reuh ine Austral: i iecers 1817 miver; second, « large|stars.. The money now pald to with thelr pockets bulging, are taking series for the, Dominion ‘championship | Pitchers-Huasell ord, New Coming in and | leave for the antipodes March 28. Shu- | or Ireland. ‘gliver pitcher, and third, a silver jar, | topnotchers would have been con- ‘an “I should worry” attitude. Americans; Earl Moors Fa hat é re Chicago Nationals; ed him. u rv dae {a booked up for five fights, " ‘BROWN VACATED CLUB ane Rah ihe TRS Seve sBlane tbat ts SHORTLY BEFORE OF FRE. W ps vetene Al ; Srapp, y | Cleveland Arericans; Sport Queries Answered [js iiici.cncm o> @ pitcher; Harry M De-| ’ Ha joraa, Joe Houser, Ty the Aworting Editor: In seme places the man who piokt| Canton, 0. ‘What ie the nationality of “Jim | doesn’t have te shew. yh canta Wielter , Dials, New Coffey,” the Dublin Giants | Americans; Mics Allen. teri y through two rounds wat of ti SL eouipe ern hat cent e pts, here-is what emailer man plastered me fighters received: Battling Levin- OUIB. Mo. M ‘on ropes with blows that nif (15 per peat) é 50; Jim Coffey cmanaibeaie: it ducking and blocking. | (16 per cent.) ‘ung Hrown | ROSENTHAL, just back| per cent.), $891 Herreshoff and Travers Sail 8 A an ey] (10 per cent.), $399; Phil Bloom (10 To the Sporting Editor: ed ‘ov plant stud: tor tve| "He ta en Irion: ALLARD. 1. In poker which beats, a ftush or a | rest ia Americans. | ve Lavigne, he I, le is an trishman. fu!) house? 2. In pinochle do two jac! rat Baseman—Joe ler, Leach Cross is down with an attack| This Week for England to) \ret, Kullam.. Supe . nd the meetings of the outlaw | 10 tie Sporting Hatter of diamonds and two queens of spaden| League; Thomas Downey, of Seeemtth OBE De win ney be able to Capt. ue were held there. On account of! in three-handed auction pinochle,| count 300 or 30? 3. In auction pl | torna: meet “Youn, rue af Em- f * “ Ly meet- kes ol urda in th , tl a pire ‘ALC. show on y night The| Prepare for Golf Tourney. H oe Vor Bunda | With threo cards in the hole A takes! nochle, three curds in the blind, three ut ‘eds called ee has pon need: oc Brown (the bid for #10; he melds the king| playing, can you pick the toree cards 30. "The MeMatvon brothers are tke Come te this igre ine Comaentes to | SO aie Nonseae trom the club to's and queen of clubs, twice ‘king aud| up and’ meld and then discard fror — hotel disastrous fire broke out two| queen of spades, king and queen of! curds you livid you meid or do ‘ his arm to secure Young Brown to meet Shu-| red Herreshoff of Garden City, twice] Challongers for Frank Got title of after their meast~ feat king and qua of diamonds,| you have to discard before you pick Johnson, The gtue on Briday evening. runner-up in the national amateur golf} ‘world’s champ! will he ced that from now on war which gives him 280; h ba} cards up? RAYMQND MOORE. | cy rete ie seek: tack Jenson, wreqt aga : championship and formerly holder of the | seen in action to-nigh Madison | would be in earnest. and thet they would trump he lays three teni 1. Full house beats fi 2. The tage Jobson expects to best i arden fC. as runager and match: | etFopolitan ttle, will gail on the Baltic] Sa4are Garden dp the second instalment | SHOMRL ther tinder contact or not. fhe| gives bin 310, bul he does nat get aay| madarn style Is te esunt seuble pits fight ever comes off. The lat-|maker, be has decided to remain aa| Thursday for England with Jerome D.| ment. which is oeing federal League tovement seems to be eohle as eighty. 8. Diseard while meld y. ‘ ular with the Ny e po ge manager of the Fairmont A. Billy | Travers, the present holder of the na-| purpose of ponent | Very popular ox; 2 tional title. nat the Hi ses YOY does he win or h ’ wee batwonn Ratiiice Lev ky cad | Reavers aud oarromen will) vielh A bee “BEARCAT” M’MAHON GETS trick to cover his mel CN bree playing, | Jim Co! and Jack Britton and| Sandwich together and are likely to i iM o He loses. He must take a trick te! piayer melds 150 spades, king and | Packey Mc! ind. over various Brit! St quality Lt mele, queen of hearts, king Cl Cal gett fo the Sporting 3 Tom Andrews, who is conducting | May they will go fo France tor the| vs. Tom Jenkins of | TROY, N. In pinochle do # aces count, 1,000, “4 4 mn In addition to th bout: “ » double Hee Wille Ritchie Ad Wolgnst ten: | grench event and return to England in| here ls to Apecial best-tworout-ot. | Mahon. the Pi f noe * ri i ble 300 fe % three nat in which 8ti from Dan (Porky) Flynn of Boston in| pinochle . ‘ kee 08 ‘Thureday night, in. time for the open Premio ioe ayant famous Perl oy awe 8, tensround eure ght, ellraination OUTDOOR CHUMB' ASB8'N. | says “3 revenge upon Georges Lurich, | At be tched | O' @ sele of tlokets te already! val 3. Coleman, afermer amateur | the, who defeated him Iaat | oraght Battling Levi SUS Pe. TRANS ble A gets the pin the gross |ciuse B champion, ten pounda advantage melds 200, but dues recelpta to clogs to 980,000. All /schelaig nat night in the ‘amateur —_———- Mn'weight, but was on the verge Of 8 | ty wy asrtas rier . Dogs he win?! D. | S| tee eee eeiety conte have already |nandicep 22.3, belt tne ullard tourna: | CHENEY WHIPS CONWAY; facenem 12. had"the ‘beat | Is It necessary to have one of more| A, loses. He must take a ‘trick to| up. a ner’ 5 ee res K ah | three rounds MoM: had the best anton i prety fe bare oad ‘opposing | qualify his meld. Three boxing shows will be held to. [thirty-five Innings: Coleman made wisn | YELLE QUTPOINTS KELLY.|°* = _—____-___ partners in order to play eame alone| To the Soaring Editor: night. At Broadway Sporting Club, |57"% 2 a i] idig’s be: ie So | 7 or take partner along? In auction pinochie can J meld the Broobayn, sash, Britton | we 3 and saith rage of | PHILADELPHIA, March 10.—Frankie STENGEL OF DODGERS J. TROEBER. |ace, king, two queens, jack and ten | Graves, ie Young ve. Conway, the little local featherweight, HITS FOR THE CIRCUIT. Voy may, order an. sdversary ii trumps and count 1 i907 © | atrump. . .HAM. ave ® great exhibition of gameness lasi = Sonera 92 O88. FNS men 1, Rblledeiebie night 13 hls bout with the hard-hitting | AUGUSTA, Ga. March 10.—The | To the foomting Kaito: P mivtt,have other king of trumps te | George Cheney of Baltimore at the | fret and second teams of the Dodgers| In auction pinochle, three carde in Py Olympie A. A. But the iii Oriole | Played a nine-inning oe, the aust bas] cog tir hag Bee md rere J poocnaed Bales Ta aR raft fighter won after alx rounds of hard | thin your, yesterday: | 7.” The lone {hlind, %-eays nobody js supposed to|a man four or six cards 1s Me hand | 4 italy wae ma-ie on a home iin drive ong thon carte eneapt the mam who | Goad ov ip 1s 8 miedealt RG. | ieeese Kat” the._ind Tight aga, Wey Duna, munaae a the taound Ne Oe sat ah iearmaan cer ecere comenie 2 4 im light- ‘The outdelder litte ry YY vom ove fanep, the man whe gets the bid piekes Iau fou weight, in ols hard-fought rounds ove contreseld