The evening world. Newspaper, December 8, 1914, Page 16

ee jopes Mere Playthings im MoVey, Says Billy in pugilistic circles this week te 44 ‘Thursday's meeting of Bam Mc- «vey and Battling Jim Johnson. Billy who 1s promoting the bout,! Billy ten't given much to ¥ Gibson also intimates Py © that the present day vrop of white ) Repos would be mere playthings for the husky McVey. All one needs to Get this impression, according to Gib- ‘GR, to a look at McVey in his train- tng bouts with eome of the white | heavies at Dal Hawkins’s quarters in A) Westchester. . © Battling Jim Johneon ts no slouch, dither, continues the Bronx promoter, “This ts the same fellow Jack Johnson toek en in a ten-round bout in Paris | last year. The champion made a poor _ Showing, but tried to excuse it by © saying he had broken his arm during the fight. Battling Jim says he beat Jack on that occasion. i McVey and Johngon are big husky. McVey probably kno’ more about the fine points of the ume, but Johnson is credited with having the wallop that robs opponents Of their cloverness when it lands right. — me HIE baseball magnates are pow. aa ‘wowing here this week. These oa Gividend collecting gentlemen a4 attract a lot of attention mbout this time every year, but ‘when it comes to summer the public ‘has to lqok to the sayern jo furnisb ‘Whe real interest of thé national game. Talk of big trades and | transfers alway precedes the ‘Beal confab of the club owners, but | this.year they have a more important “Pubject to deal with. The despised Leaguers are waging the against them with renewed vigor fresh, Wealthy bankrolis, Any igation that can put up enough “Money to comx away such stare as Walter Johnyon, Eddie Plank, Big Bender and Rube Marquard | An admittedily bad te to the consideration of even ined bascball.” The “Feds” are ving, to say the least. 4 — [E Baseball Writers’ Association |, "1s in deadly session to-day, and, a» a matter of reprisal, will re- to give anything out that will en- \ Kilbane Boxes Jo to a Draw —_—-— New Orleans Lightweight Is Unmarked at End of _ Battle. AKRON, O., Dec. 6&.—Joe Mandot of New Orleans, a lightweight, and Johnny Kilbane ‘of Cleveland, cham- pion featherw. ight, fought a twelve- round match last night. The bout was @ clever one, and while no decision jas given, the newspaper writers said was even. Mandot was unmapked at the ond of the fight. In the first two rounds Kilbane landed oftener, but in the other ten, with the possible exception of the eighth, Mandot ianded as often, if not oftener, than the featherweight champion. In a clinch in the tenth round Kilbane received @ bad cut over the right eye, and his was very bloody until the end of the fight. “2 \ { FISTIC GOSSIP. J ee By John Pollock. Loe Angeles will be the bettie ground of ovber important fight between lightwaighte to: night, Jubony Dundes, the local Hallam fighter and Joe Kivers, the Mexican shugger @ Loe eeiee, Cal, are scheduled to mest im a twenty: round bout at Tom McCarer'e open elt arena at Vernon, where many cham iondiip fights have it he the magnates to know what they are doing. City of Syracuse is going to make a bid for the Olymplo games in 1916, ‘ - bey can never things ready in Berlin in time for games,” said a member of the of Commerce, “and are to handle thin classic and sat- been fowsit in uve last few years, ‘This will be the last big fight ia that vicinity, The boxing law i» California will be wiped off the map ia ea dave, After this go Dumiee will start beck theme for the purpos of meeting elther Freddie Welsh. ‘Bhugoue ot Jimmy Dulty of Buffalo, ‘That the boxing game in Milwaukee has beea 4 big financial wvocens hae bem demonetre pape ‘of money which was taken in a goss owt been fought im that city “ Dhe next Olympic will not have much of an in- ts flavor, right when he says it will be at five years before the Olympic can be reorganised. Copeland He says Germany, Austria, and England have practically Cleaned of athietic talent. The performers that have not been or wounded may never recover the hardships of war, and as all them are now at the front it means new material must be developed. ‘Will take severml years at least. next Olympic games will be a for America, It will be more an A. A. U, affair tuan an inter- event. E are informed that Christy y Mathewson and Hans Wag- ner ponitively will not con. P eiges any Fed offers, Which pute 9 a eeriety ‘and Hans in a class by them- as | BENDER ASSIGNED a TO BALTIMORE FEDS. BALTIMORE, Deo. 8.—The Baltimore League officials announced last that Pitcher Bender, formerly of ths Athletics, has t on assigned to Bal- . Becretary Goldman of the local secured the signature of Bender. contract fe for two years. . now needs first-class » and it ts understocd that Jimmy i z pa Biee Pdatha road MBIA STUDENT WINS AT BILLIARDS. Gofeated i> St tm the Class 0 at Al Copeland bas/ ..4 fxd the total receipts of the siz shows amounted to $100,804, MoFeriand and Britton drew 1.28, ine Wolgnst $10,735, Ritohig Wolgast and White 06,600, end Welsh and White 026,617, In 6 tdegram received early to-day from Tommy Walsh, manager cf doe Mendot, the New Orleans lightweight, Walsh saye that the twelve-round atti between Mandot amd Jobmay Kilbane, the champion, at Akron, 0,, last might drew $10,407, As the fighters were bosing for & percentage of the grom receipts, tt te figured that they each reoeival 83,257, Uf Charley Murray, the tlstic promoter of falo, 1s willing to give Joe Young’ Shugrue, the Guarentee and percentage that his manager de- mands there will be ten-mnund bout between and dimmy Duffy, the upstate light weight, at the Queensberry A, ©, of Muftaio, NW, ¥.. op New Year's afterooon, Murray hae al- ready uttered Vete Fitagerakl, manager of Shugrue, © qusrentes of 81,200, but Fitagerakd wants more, Mike Githons, who won a battle over Bob Moha on @ fal in two rounds at Hudson, Wis, 8 few nights ago, has sicved for another battle, js opovent will be K, O, Breanen, the Buffalo widdieweigit, im a tep-round go at the Queene berry A, C, ou the wight of Deo, 14, ‘This will be Gibbon first might in Buffalo in menely three year, Gilbert Gallant, the mebing, @amtang light weight of Huston, who i t take oa Johnny “Young” Lustig, ‘the local lightweight for ten im Brookiye on Meturday night, hes alee chad t meet Phil Hrock, the Olereland for lem rounds at & boxing show to be held Columbus, O., an New Year's afterueon, ‘They will battle ot 193 pounds wrigh ia at 10 A, M, ‘The Superviare of Ran Prancteco cert dave it im for Sam Langford, ‘They have again refused to allow the Huston ‘colored heavyweight to engage imo battle wm thelr city, Sem was | Billed to box Sailor Petrokey @ fourround bout @m Friday wight, tai as mmm as the Mupervicon Vearved of the wmetch they onied the club offi Gals to call the match off, After ou atwence from the ring of several weeks, Johany Howent, the Bayonne middleweight, will ‘dom the gives again thie evening at the lirown Gyranestum A. A., where be will ewep punches with Rartey Madden of Jerey City tn the main Sha“trary Murty oil" ta ihe WY | a .- ‘. {dent of the American League, Col- eee: SPORTING e Mandot in 12 Rounds we at peers the fect that ail the eke Said to Be Dickering | By Bozeman Bulger. The announcement of the sale of Eddie Collins, star of the Athletics’ $100,000 infield to the Chicago White Sox for a sum, said to be $50,000, was the sensation of the National League meeting which began to-day at the Wadorf-Astotia Hotel. Although Negotiations have been under way for some time, they were kept very quiet and not until the deal war consummated here to-day and the contracts signed, was anything known of Connie Mack's intentions, The Highlanders had been after Col- Uns and had bid as high as $25,000 for him, but Comiskey of the White Sox topped this. According to Ban Johnson, Presl- line has signed a five-year con..act, the consideration being cash and some players of the Chicago Ameri- cans that Mack may selent later on. The sale of Collins indicates a gen- eal breaking up of the old Athletics’ machine, Bender and Plank, the star twirlers of the club for years, have al- ready jumped to the Federal League. Collins was the pivajal point around which Mack built up what he called Nir $100,000 infleld, In Philadelphia to-day Mack de- chned to make public the amount of money involved in the deal, but it in believed to have been a record- breaking sum, Ono report says the sale price wan $50,000, The announcement, which came voluntarily from Connie Mack, creat- ed a Digger sensation in baseball circles than his action several weeks ago in asking for waivers on Pitchers Hender, Plank and Coombs, There have been persistent rumors that negotiations were under way to re- | lease Collins to the New York Amé | cans, but these reports were denied, Whether the Philadelphia manage- ment decided to part with Collins be- cause the cash consideration offered was so large that it could not be re- sisted, or the club had decided that a change was necessary could not be learned. The Federal League last year tried to get Collins, but he re- mained loyal to the Athletics and last summer signed a contract for a term of years, It was reported that the Federa had offered Collins $25,000 a year for three years. COLLINS RANKS AMONG THE KINGS OF THE DIAMOND. | | we Rib reaietst “xs ¥ we BIG LEAGUE MAGNATES PLAY THE GAME HERE THESE DAYS To-Day’s Baseball Happenings Eddie Collins of the Athieti @ eum said to be $50,000. He eucceed Jimmy Callahan as mai was sold to the Chicago White Sox for jgned a five-year contract and will Ex-Chief of Police Devery denies he has sold his forty-seven shares of stock in the New York Highlanders to Ru: or anybody else. ph Hynicka of Cincinnati A wall founded’ rumor said Jacob Ruppert, the brewer, had purchased @ controlling interest in the Highia ery. Farrell couldn't be found to v: said to be out of town. Charley Dooin served a ten day m after being refused The Phillies’ ue is after him. he got the most mone; The Highian Comiskey, own White Sox. , Connie Mack Lets Athletics’ Star Second Baseman Go for Cash and Players—New York Brewer With Farrell and Devery for Controlling Interest in Local Club. twenty-seven years old and is a graduate of” Columbia University, where he received his early baseball education. He is one of the quickent witted men, on the ball fleld and this, com- bined with his wonderful skill as a flelder, runner and batter, has made him a king of the diamond, He has led the American League as a base runner and has always been well up in batting and as a@ run-getter. His batting average in the season just closgd wan .844, he being second to Ty Cobb, who led the league, Mack says Collins was fully aware of the negotiations for his transfer to Chicago and wan agreeable to the change as he had come to a very offered $25,000 for Eddie Collins, but were outbi inders from Mesers. Farrell and Dev- jerify the story and Mr. Ruppert was notice on the Phillies’ owners that he cher said he weal go where by Mike Mitchell from the Washington djourned till to-morrow done about changing the circuit @ of Jersey City Collins Is Sold to White Sox tor $50,000; Ruppert May Buy the Highlanders satisfactory arrangement Charles Comiskey, owner White Sox. The second sensation of the day comes under the head of the “im- portant if true” variety, It had to do with a rumor that Jacob Ruppert, the brewer, had purchased ‘the con- trolling interest in the New York Highlanders from Messrs, Farrell and Qevery, Farrell lit out to places un- known and couldn't be inter¥iewed on the matter, and at Ruppert's of- fice it was sald Ruppert had been out of town for three days and his where with of the secretary, The rumor, however, is as well founded as any that are floated at baseball meetings; in fact, a weli Known National League manager is onsible for it, The International League magnat: adjourned after a three oars mance at which nothing of im) accomplished, hey reconvene, to-morrow, when it is expected some action will be taken on changes in the league's circuit. Syracuse Richmond, Va, want franchises, and| 4 may possibly get those of Jersey Cit: and Baltimore. ae Devery Hasn’t Sold Stock; Highlanders Get Mitchell Roth Ban Johnson and William 8. Devery denied to-day that there was any truth in the story that Rudolph Hynicka had bought the Devery stock in the New York Highlanders, nicka 1s a Cincinnati baseball enthu- siast who last night was said to have bought out Devery and was coming to New York to bolster up the club's af- faire, The signing of Eddie Collins, the Athletics’ star, as manager, was also credited to Hynicka, Frank Farrel wasn't to be seen at his headquarters, but Secretary Tom Doings at Le Pat Moran, the new manager of the Phillies, was on hand early, and with President Baker as support had long conference with Miller Huggins in the hope that some players e¢ould be exchanged, They came to no con. Sinaloa, At least that is what they al Roger Bres nis full of bus- ineas, and after being congratulated on bis appointment, conferred with every major and minor league man- ager in sight. Roger says he would like to have a couple of pitchers, but Mt is diMoult to see Just what he in joing to do with thém, Alrea@y he jaa fifteen, Clarke Griffith intimates that the contract between Walter Johnson and the Federal has not bee: tually aligned, “If Walter do Gaya Griff, “I'll have to do t ean without him, uy Pay as much money aa he has been offered by Tinke: GriMtb was surprised mo find th: he Bad been made the ta me | In Edward Trowbridge Collins the o Greatest second basemen that ever played at the middie beg, Mo to because oe hicago Americans obtain one of the | for the Bra Hy-| Davis spiked the rumor that anybody was to succeed Mr. Farrell as presi- dent of the club, “Mr. Farrell,” sald Davis, “holds the controlling interest in the New York American League | Baseball Club, and as long as he does he will do all the appointing of man- agers.” Davis he knew nothing of Hynicka or the report that he had bought out Devery, The only other piece of news of the morning around the Waldorf, where the National League magnates have gathered, was the announcement that the Washington club had given the Highlanders Outflelder Mike Mitchell at the waiver price. ague Meeting said Griffith, “and, naturally, | was pulling for bis club to win, I made jno secret of it then and do not now, T really wanted the Braves to win and I do not see why I shoulil be criticised for expressing my preference as tong as I had nothing to co with the gam. I went there and rooted for t | Braves just the same as if I had been ;an ordinary spectator, which I was, “Connie Mack and myself had a {run-in during the season, but that has been patched up.” Eddie Collins ia an early attendant jat the meeting and is read: | by some kind of managerial lightning. | heard that they were going to | in) manager of the ks and |declares that ho merely came on to defend himself. He doubts if Conni Mack would let him away even if he could get the job, George Stallings is very much turbed over the fact thet hie Bo: abouts were unknown even to his| rtance was} Race of Cha (Special to The Krening World.) RACE TRACK, CHARLESTON, Dec. 8—A mile and a quarter race for selling platers was the feature of to-day's racing programme here. early the Winter League rooters will bave nothing but frames, Manager Molesworth of the Bir- mingham Club, pennant winner of the Southern League, is keeping an eye on McCormick to see that he puts nothing over that will give Chatta- nooga an advantage, Jack Hayden, manager of the Louisville team, brought in the best story of the meeting so far, and it happens to be on Joe Cantilion, owner and manager of the Minneapolis team, Cantillon, it seems, sent in a young pitcher against Milwaukee and he was knocked all over the lot. He was promptly taken out and came | back to the bench depressed, |. “Joe,” he said, shouldn't nave |been in there to. | “Why?” asked the manager, “I had a splitting headache all day and ought not to have started. “Why didn't you tell m de- manded Cantillon. ‘Because if I had given an excuse when I was tol Well,” Cantillon replied in that tting tone for which he is famous, “it would have saved you the trouble of proving it. the Phillies, views the new arrange- ment of things a little gloomily. {s anxious to get his unconditional release and so far it has been refused him, If he gets it Charlie may sign with the Giants. | Phe Presidents of the various clubs were given a dinner by Harry Hemp- stead of the Giants last night, ‘There was not a toast drunk to Robert B, Ward. rry Sparrow says a baseball ting is exactly the same thing as ix-day bicycle race. ‘come here and stand around all day.” he says, “and then wonder what made me do it.” There has been a lot of talk about the Boston Braves giving a dinner \to celebrates thelr viotory over | Athloties, but we don't seem to be {getting much action, Just to show now hall player can be w | days are over, “Doc mer Brooklyn star, is w ale Jain lined overcoat and keeping the | waiters busy. | Gafe whieh is pointed out as a h's- tovle spot. Around it Charley Ebbets j agreed to pay $26,000 for Joe Tinker! fh ¥ t table Mr. Yerrmann | hin money ————— night and tried to get ack, He didn't. President Gilmore yenter@ay produced an affidavit made dy Rube Marquerd In which tho pitchor| fe under no binding con- any yea ether than the ni vite made out tn the There is a table in the Waldorf! j GILMORE SHOWS AFFIDAVIT |7.,\ MADE BY MARQUARD, |«1': A: HERMANN travellers. Big fields went to post in nearly every race spirited contests resulted. FIRST RACE. four-year-olds five and Selling; ward; and a 2 Sto 1,2 tel and 6 to 5, third. Time, 1.09, burg IL, Curieu Levy, Leialoha, Prince Chap, also ran. Ynca got off to 2 flying atart, with 1 Fred Levy and Americus. They h those positions to the stretch, w! Ynea increased her les Coming on, she Americus finished a hea Miss Velma, who closed ground in the last furlong. SECOND RACE. Selling: three-year-olds seveh furlongs. (Unphy), 11 to 5, 4 to 5 and 1 te first; Nigadoo, 99 (Van Dusen), 4 1, 8 to 5 and 3 to 5, second; Fool a lot and rd Mal, EDITED BY ‘ROBERT EDGREN U See It Makes Runaway rleston Sprint | It brought out a fair field of route} the and up- half furlongs.— Ynea, 112 (Turner), 7 to 1, 3 to 1 and 8 to 5, first; Americus, 115 (Core™), and even, second; Miss Velma, 112 (Troxler), 7 to 1, 5 to 2 Ethel- Miss Primity, Fred J. oH. Barr, Charley Brown and Sir Marion red don the field. by five lengths. of up- 99 o 3, to o Fortune, 104 (Obert), 20 to 1, 8 to 1 and 8 to 1, third. ‘Time, 3 vesta King, McDowell, 28 3-5. Ste- Early Morn, | Mockler, Sir Fretful, ‘Runway also ‘ 7 an. When the barrier went up Fi Mal, who held the inside pr rushed to the front, followed by L doo and the favorite Early Me There was not any change until turn was reached, when Early M ith ‘ord on, Fs orn. th orn moved up and challenged Ford Mal, but blew up in the stretch. in front of Fool o' Fortune. THIRD RACE. Conditions; for all ages; five f longs.—U seeit, 115 (Conners), 11 to 5, : ug Charile Dooin, tormer manager of| (Robinson), & to 1,3 to 1 and 6 to 5, 9 to 10 and 1 to 5, Colle, 5, 1 to 2 and 1 to 4, third, Jack Marlow, Carlone, Goldcrest Girl and Col. also raj Use! barrier was s and the favorite, Dr. was little change to t of stretch, where Colle challenged leader, but could not quite get Useeit won by half a length. was a half length in front of Carman, er CHARLESTON ENTRIES. Dec. 8 races are Tom Gr CHARLESTON, §. entries for to-mor £00; the | eo vee ‘ata hd: Weal Trek Ford to work you would| Mai camo on and won by five lengths have called me a yellow dog and a| from Nigadoo, who finished a head m ure second; Dr, Carman, 1035 (P6ol), 6 to . Scorpil, Jim Savage, een the!” the up. Colle Dr. ‘The as n Mi: 112; ore, © 4 How Would You™ Play This Shot ° In “‘Kelly’’ Pool Many strange plays arise in “kelly~ pool” when the shooter often attempts to pocket his ball by a play-out from a bunch, The above diagram shows the position of ivories for one of these shots, The object ball is resting on the edge of a pocket. Directly in front of the object ball there are two balls which will not offer any possible combination for the cue ball, which is so. @ distance off. To the right of the pocket there is a single ball. How would you play this shot? This play is one of De O s pet shots and the champion’s way of making tt Will be printed in a few days. — ee ST. JOHN’S FOOTBALL TEAM SEEING NEW YORK TO-DAY. St. John's Preparatory School football team of Danvers, Mnas., which won the | scholastic championship at Chicago on Saturday by defeating De Paul Academy by a score of 8 to’6, spent to-day sight: seeing in New York. Yesterday the squad was received by President Wilson in the White House, and Inter was pres- ent at the opening of the Sixty-third Congress. The victorious youngsters will arrive in Boston tate to-night, where a big reception awaits them. They were accompanied by Coach Car rol, Brother Benjamin and Brother Sa- bilan. ———— BILLIARD PLAYERS MUST CONTRIBUTE TO WAR TAX. Billiard players will help to defray the war tax. The sum of 5 cents per hour or fraction thercof is to be added to all checks for balk line, three cushion, pocket billiards and all styles of car- oms by the leading roomkeepers of this city. Maurice Daly, Lawrence Strauss and John Doyle met last night as @ committee appointed to take action as to a means of meeting the war tax, ‘The b-cent tariff yas the result. cs anal PRINCETON CLUB TO HOLD MEET FOR SCHOOLBOYS. The annual interscholastic athletie under the*auspices of the Prince+ lub of New York will be held in the Seventh Regiment Armory on March 26, About forty-five public and private schools will be invited to participate. vides the prises Last year bout 700 entries. omen iimaeriane CROWD AT BOUTS DIDN'T LIKE JUDGES’ DECISION. The semi-final in the 130-pound class of the amateur boxlig tournament held at the Natlonal Turn Verein Hall, New: ark, last night, resulted in an uprowr when the judge’ awarded the decision to, John Jareki of the Bay Bear A.C of Jevsey City. Jareki fought Benjamin Cohen, a student of the University of Pennsylvania, Cohen outfought and out> slugged his op) t in all of the three rounds, It w cessary to stop the tournament for fully fifteen minutes be- e the spectators stopped hissing ant als re were al ul bout of the 110-pound class jedan of Educational All ‘ Who ts known as the “Abe Attell’ the amateurs, won his bout inst Genfey of Newark by default. 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