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TTTT2 SUNDAY OREOOXTAX. PORTLAMJi DECEMBER 13, 1914. GOFFROTH TO GIVE LAST 20-ROUND GO Red Watson and Eddie Moy to Be Principals in Farewell California Bout. JACK KEARNS PROMOTER Jfurraj and Xickola MaU.-lied for 15 Period Affray at Oakland; Mo Casey Leaves for New Orleans to Enter Game There. BY HARRY B. SMITH. BAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 12. (Special.) - The boxing game is about to give its last gasp. When Jimmy CoffrotU stages a 20-round match Friday night, December 18. between Red Watson and Kddla Moy, he w(ll have the satisfac tion of knowing that he is the pro moter to arrange the very last bout of its kind in the state. Uncle Tom Mc Carey might have disputed with Sun shine Jim that honor, but he was so anxious to see what Now Orleans looks like that he closed shop last Tuesday night and Jumped a train for Louisiana. Coffroth hasn't arranged what., is to be known as a decidedly classy card, but it is the best to be had and the mere fact that it will be the closing opportunity for the fight fans will draw a lot of the faithful. It would have been a better card had Coffroth been able to procure Frankie Burns, of Oakland, as an opponent for Moy. But Burns, be it known. Is as capricious as a prima donna. When Frankie discovered his services were in demand, he promptly raised the price and in consequence he is out one fight. Johnny Dundee would have been brought to San Francisco, but Dundee likewise has a good opinion of his money value. All that Johnny wanted for a fight was a guarantee of $7500. Watson is a hard puncher and always dangerous. The way he trimmed Bud Anderson of the Northwest was proof of that. Moy is a better boxer, . '" For the third time Sam Langford was barred from fighting in a Han Fran cisco ring this week. It looked like everything was arranged for the Bos ton Tar Baby to box four rounds against Bailor Ed Petroskey Friday night. The Police Committee of the Board of Supervisors voted to allow the bout to go on. Langford had agreed to wear an extra, large set of gloves and It was pretty generally under stood that "Tham" would do nothing rash in the ring, but. rather give an exhibition of his cleverness. Then the supervisors, aroused by Andy Gallagher, who was an amateur boxer before he came to be so much of a political figure, called a halt. -The Board reversed the committee and is sued Instructions to the Chief of Po lice to see that Langford and Petros key did not meet. The match was characterized as a one-sided farce in which the public was sure to be bunked. Sam has only performed once In Ban Francisco and it was such a brief show that one, couldn't really say he had started. ' He took on Jim Flynn when the Colorado fireman was supposed to be good. Jim lasted a round, There will be a lot of interest in fol lowing the fortunes of Uncle McCarey when he tries to break Into the boxing xame In New Orleans. Of course, he isn't going it alone, but at the same time, Dominick Tortorlch, who has been the leading promoter, la bound to yive as much opposition as possible. McCarey, according to reports, is go ing in on a layout with some of the New Orleans business men who do hot like the way things have been run and think they see a way to make some profits for ' themselves. These men have made a proposition to McCarey to the effect that they will advance 76, t'00, providing MeCafey will put in $25.- ' 000. Then after the arena Is built and things are running smoothly, they ugree to cut the profits 60-50. McCarey thinks the scheme is a good one. Uncle Tom has already Intimated to Willie Ritchie that he would like to use the American champion in the first match he stages in New Orleans. Ritchie Is quite popular In that South ern city where he gained a foothold in his bout with Joe Mandot, and he ought to be able to draw well. Mandot seems to have been resurrected to a certain extent and possibly McCarey could ar range that sort of a match. Jack Kearns has turned promoter as well as Sight manager. He wanted to get another match for Billy Murray be fore the closing down of the game and so purchased the permit from the Oak land "Wheelmen's Club, On Tuesday night of this week. Fighting Billy and Tom Nickola are to meet in a 15-round session which will be the closing of the game in that city. Kearns lias as sumed all the expenses und it depends upon what the bout can draw whether Kearns and Murray are to be . re warded. About the first of the year will see Kearns taking his stable, consisting of Murray and Red Watson, East to gath er in the kale in-.the 10-round bouts. He might be so lucky as to get Wat son on with Freddie Welsh, for the champion must be getting shy of good material and would weloome the chance. Several of the local boys-are under contract to take on six months of fight ing in Australia and will sail Decem ber 83. Announcement has been made of the signing of Eddie Moy, who will be managed by Gregory Mitchell. In audition, William Cnmack, who Is Snowy Baker's Pan Francisco represen tative, has signed a contract by which Moose Taussiir will leave via the same boat with Eddie Miller, bantam, and Frankie Jones, liphtweight. Both boys are remarkably clever and ought to make good across the water. They will likely remain for a matter of six months, as each is under contract for no less than five fights. BOXING BRIEFS HJL YSTEItIOUS BILLY" SMITH in lYX tends sending Tom Cowler East to meet a few of the topnotchers back there. ... . . Borneo Hagen is numbered among the best heavyweights in the Northwest. He is gaining in weight all the time. He now weighs 165 pounds. ... It is said that to get a decision over Charley White In Chicago or Milwau kee. you must knock him out cold. ... "Tex" Vernon sUvs he is not discour aged by his recent defeat in New Or . leans. "It Just means that I will have to take better care of myself," writes Tex. "I realize now that a fellow must keep himself in shape if he wishes to succeed In this game. - . . . The shortest gleve contest on record wns between Dal Hawkins and Martin Flaherty. It toqk place at Carson City. , Nev., March 17, 1837, and was a prellai- inary to the Fltzsimmons-Corbett bout. Hawkins smacked Flaherty on the chin and the oontest was over four seconds after it started. . , Joe Bonds, the Taconia heavy, denies the report that be is about to take a wife. . Eddie Hanlon Was but 15 years old when he entered the boxing game. He was 23 when he quit. At 20 he was an old man. Eddie killed himpelf training for his bouts, it Is said. He loved the game and always was over-training. Ray Bronson. mattfcger of Al Rogers, the middleweight, is sending out photos of his 'boy labeled "a middle weight who can box." Jack. Johnson has a reach' of 72 inches. "Casey" Jones says he is open to meet any man of his weight in the country. - Kid Exposito, the former Portland messenger boy, has been making good recently over the short-round route in California. ... Joe Lucas, the Centralia theatrical man and former boxer, is anxious to stage a bout in that city between Leo Cohen and some other jrood boy. James Flynn Learns Secret of His Popularity. Fighter Ufomed Half Crowd Goes to See Him Kill, Other Half to "Bury Him, BY DAMON RUNYAN. NEW YORK, Dec. 1?. (Special.) "1 ain't the greatest fighter in the world," said 'James Flynn the other evening, rubbing a war-warped ear thoughtfully, "but I keep flghtin. I haven't had much of a vacation In about 16 years. I have to work reg" larly because I never, get much money for what I do. I never did get a whole lot of money for my jobs. The most I ever got in a single chunk was the 7900 that was paid me the night I whaled Carl Morris in Madison Square Garden, "I got less than $2000 the first time that I fought Jack Johnson, and lost .... Va ,1 time I met him. I ''If J guess champions fc v S Z. are unlucky to nnp'w ; i iiivi c vr txy & mail the one you're thlnkin of. It cost L me $2800 to run my - jm Flyna. trainin' t a d l e at Las Vegat the time of the second fight, and I never got a nickel back. But then I was takin' a gamblln' chance, so I didn't kick. I thought I could lick him I honestly thought I could. "At one time or another I'Ve thought I could beat most all of those big guys. Mainly I didn't. Once in a while I did, but mainly I didn't. I fought 'em all just the same Jack- Twin Sul livan, George jSardner, Jack Root, both the Barrys, Kaufmann. Langford, Burns. Papke. Jack O'Brien all of 'em. I've taken many 'a beating, and I've given some. .Maybe the beatings I've took overbalance the beating I dished out I never weighed "em up very care fully but I've always tried to give a crowd a run for its dough. "I was over In Boston not long ago, and I was. Introduced to a guy who says: 'Are you Jim Flynn, the fighter?" I says: 'No, I'm Jim Flynn, the gen tleman boxer. Well.' says the guy. 'you're all right, at that. You've give me many a good show, and I'm for you. Bay,' he went on, 'do you know why you always pack the houses when you appear?' - "I swelled up right away. "Why. no.' I says, shoving out my chest, 1 don't think I ever figured it out, but now that you ask me, I suppose it's because I always put up a good fight. I sup pose that's why I always pack the people in. " 'No,' says the guy, 'that ain't Just exactly it. The reason you draw sd well is because half the people go to see you geX killed and the other half to bury you.' " ' Henry Berry's Career' Not Marked by Quiet. While He Never Han "Hoboed," New Owner of Spain Ha Seen Vpn and DtmM of Life, HENRY BERRY, new owner of the San Francisco Seals, has had quite an eventful career. So far as he ad mits, he has never- hoboed like Jack London, but the list is fairly complete notwithstanding, ae witness: Born in 1863 in Willits, Mendocino County. Moved to ranch in Fresno County in 1874. Passed first 16 years on a ranch. Located at Selma when 17 and took up the trade of harness-making, which he followed for eight years. Next entered politics in Fresno and was Deputy Sheriff for four or five years. Last job Was as night nurso in Fresno hospital, where he stayed three months. Brother Clarence struck it rich in Dawson, Alaska, in 1897 and sent for Hen. Mined in Alaska until 1S99, when he located in Los Angeles and married. Went back to Alaska in 1900 and re turned to .Los Angeles shortly after ward, where he has been ever since. TOLD ON TH LINKS HARRY VARPON, the famous Eng lish professional golfer. wh toured this country last year, with Ed ward Ray, will return sooner than b expected. The Englishman has re ceived an enticing offer to go on the stage in America and If he can find a suitable act he will be seen touring the States in vaudeville. A golf sketch has been written for Vardon, during which the champion will try - to show his method of driv ing, approaching and putting. Many difficult shots will be illustrated by him, too. A Well-known golfer re marked: "Oolf on the stage would be novel, more so to the mart-who doesn't play. He is everlastingly curious to know what the game really is like." Vardon is said to be ready to accept the proposition, as golf is at its lowest ebb across the pond these days. Var don, contemplated a visit to America this Summer to play in the open cham pionship. - . There are only three golf courses in the United States which haven't a blade of grass on them, according to all reports and one of the bald-headed links, is found In Butte. Mont. At times, lit California and Utah the grass com pletely is burned off, but most of these eourses have a coarse rough grass that runs sparingly along the fairway. The sulphur fumes from the Smelters kills the grass on the Montana links, If the ordinary New Yorker were asked how many golf courses there were within a radius of 50 miles of the New York City Hall, he wouldn't come within half as many as there really are. A prominent golfer of Gotham took the trouble to compile a list of them and to his amazement he found 104, a dozen or more being addition within the. last two or thre years. When It Is considered that not a few thousand dollars are necessary to complete and equip thoroughly a REPRESENTATIVES OT THE MULTNOMAH CLUB WHO WILL OPEN THE PORTLAND AMATEUR j HOCKEY SCHEDULE NEXT THURSDAY EVENING, IN THE ICE HIPPODROME, AGAINST -. . , ' THE PORTLAND ROOTING CLUB TEAM - ' j L, ;.svr- r -,.... - ' , ., . I t BBAiint. Kaoju-Err to mniiT i ivsila, irvine. gore, kearvs, mihry, dietz a.v 4 . CAPTAIN HERMAN WAS ABSENT WHEN THE F1CTIRG WAS TAKEN, t.--.-. . - - -T- ' course and clubhouse, it Is little more than remarkable that even now many new "outfits are beiig laid out. Dur ing the past Summer six cluba have set out courses and three new one are being planned for next Spring. - Reports from Great Britain show that the amateur golfers are respond-J ing nobly to the call of their country. The Bramshot Club, one of the' famous ones, is represented at the front by 60 members, 16 of whom, including Sir Douglas Halg, have been mentioned for bravery. - Robert Harris, the famous Scotch Internationalist, ia with the Black Watch. It will be recalled that Harris was runner-up to Harold H. Hilton in the 1913 British amateur championship at St. Andrews. Lord Glerawly runner up in this year's Irish amateur cham pionship, served at Antwerp. Lieuten ant H. E. Atkinson, of the Cheshire Regiment, is among the missing. He Is the title-holder of the Welsh cham pionship, defeating C. H. Hamilton in a 38-hole match. - Though the exposition appointed a committee - of San Francisco golfers some time ago, to arrange for" special tournaments, these men as yet have made no plans and golfers around the bay are beginning to wonder what the year will bring for them. Some of them are handing out sug gestions, among them P. W. Selby who advocates getting the stars from all over the country to eome Westward and to arrange a tournament In which such men as Francis Qulmet, Jerome C. Fownes, Warren K. Wood and oth ers of that class would be collected under one team of eight men. Such a welkin of stars undoubtedly would make San Francisco the bright-1 est spot in golf for many a year. The players want, in addition, either the National title or the Western cham pionship settled on their grounds. Should either of these come to the Fair, the entries should be double those of any in the past, in all prob ability. This would necessitate dividing the entrants and allowing them to play on different courses. Selby's idea Is to apportion the players to such courses as the IngleKide, Claremont, Presidio and others around San Francisco. --- - Po nstny persons are' taking advan tage of the Los Angeles municipal golf links that the course has all the essentials of that famous scene, en titled "The Tower of Babylon." Every Sunday chaos reigns. There is no one in charge of the Initial tee and every player starts the minute he gets on the green. Cries of "fore" are followed by cries of indignation and all the way along tho course it is a game of "catch-as-catchcan" with reference to play. While it looks good to see the city taking hold of the game with that spirit, some order is needed and those who have a speaking acquaintance with the game have circulated a pe tition in which the city fathers are asked to give them an official starter on Saturdays, Sundays' and holidays MAST BANDAGES HIDE PMYER Dillon Turns Trick and Gets Back in Game After Onsfer. NEW YORK. Dec 12. (Special.) A trick that will rani with that of Charles Dillon, famous Carlisle player, against Harvard, was pulled with sue cess by a Stevens player against New York University recently.- Dillon's trjx-k was againBt Harvard in 1903. He received a bull on a klckoff and ran 106 yards for a touchdown, with the leather tucked under his Jersey. " The Stevens player was ruled from the game for slugging. In the next quarter a "sub" wks sent In. This "sub" had his face hidden In ban daged. It was the ruled out slugger. I e0 : z RECRUIT'S RECORD LOW M'CRBDIE LIKES INTERNATIONAL LEAGUER DESPITE FIGURES, Fact That Shortxtop Murphy Batted Only .235 and Stole Only 11 Base Prove Nothing-, Saya Walter. International League statistics Just out show that Murphy, a prospect for the Portland Coast League shortpatch next year, batted only .235 last year and stole only 11 bases in more than 125 games. "That doesn't prove anything." said Manager McCredle yesterday, defending the youngster he lg to get from the Phillies in the Bancroft "deal. "When Olson came to Portland he had hit only .200. Buddy Ryan didn't hit any better the first year he was out here and Pecktnpaugh wassdown about the tame notch. "You cannot gauge youngsters by averages. This Murphy broke in a year ago in the Empire League and batted like a fiend and the Phillies grabbed him. Last Spring he played a few games for the Phillies and was then sent to the International League tot seasoning. Now-, - the International League is a fast organization and I think Murphy did well for breaking In. He has been recommended highly to ne by men who ought to know and I think I will take a chance on their judgment as opposed to the averages." AMERICAN LEAGUE Club Batting. O. AB. R. H. EH. 8B. P.C. Philadelphia. IDS Mi3 T40 1302 L'lT HiO .'-'T2 Detroit ir7 r.100 CIS 3818 205 210 .i58 Unstoii ir.O OH;!) .'iMB 1271) 170 170 .250 Cleveland ...15? T1 53 r:iS 12II2 1.14 108 .245 Si. Louis l.'iU bl-05 ,V3 1-4 '2 147 61 .243 Washington .13S 5114 572 llMil 177 2l .24a ChlettSO 137 F039 4S7 J209 24 1 BO .23 New York 157 4UW4 D39 1143 140 252 .Z2U Individual Batting. G. Ab. Cobb. Detroit .... 7 345 K. Collins, Phlla ..1.12 r.-JtS Speaker, lloeton ..158 ."77 Jackson, Clvl'd..l22 4r,3 r.ellveU, Clevel'd.. 32 (14 Halter, Phlla 15U 07O Hoblittel, Boston.. OH Tin (Jrawlord, Detroit. 157 582 Mcinnls, Phlla 14U 570 Vuurnler, ChloRBO.KH) 379 Crcs, New York 77 275 Barnare, Cleveland 3 5 52 C. Wallier. Bt. L....181 517 B. Walker, St. L. .. 71 131 Milan, wnshln'n.llr 437 Both, Chicago 84 126 Bums, Detroit. .. .37 478 Schond, Phlia 1D7 307 Mitchell, wash.... 53 IVi Cook. New York.. .131 470 Pratt, St. Louis. . .158 5S4 Poster. Wash 158 01 Lewis, Boston. 141) MO A. Williams, wash 81 109 Oldrlng, Phlla. .. .110 400 Baker, Chicago... 15 47 Veach, Detroit.. .149 581 Strimk. phlla 122 404 Chapman, Cleve. .loir 375 Hussell, Chicago.. 3U 02 Jlentley, Wash... 2-3 40 Kuhn. Chicago.... 17 40 J. Collins. Chi... .154 3118 Kirke,- Cleveland.. 67 242 B. Murphy. Phila.l4S 373 Schalk. Chlcaxu. .133 3l2 Shoiten, 8t. Louls.154 579 Chase, Chicago... S 206 High. Detroit 80 34 Leary, St. Louis... 3 44 533 Oraney, Clevel'd..330 400 Leibold, clevel'd..H4 4'2 Nunamaker. N. Y. 12H2 Uvtn, St. Louis. 74 23U Mullen, New York 1)8 323 Gardner, Boston.. 155 553 Ganail, Wash 145 520 Demmitt. Chicago. 143 515 Hooker, Boston... 141 53 Lajole, Cleveland. 121 19 Cady, Boston 81- 35tt Morgan, "Wash... .147 4U1 Acosta, Wash.... 3S 74 Morlarty. Detroit. 130 4H5 a. Williams St. L..143 4W0 B. H. 6h. Sb. P.C. 69 127 6 85 .3US 122 181 2 5S .344 10U 19.1 13 42 .3:18 01 153 l: 22 .8:18 21 1 2 .328 84 182 S 1 .310 31 73 7 12 .3..S 74 183 22 25 .314 74 181 2U 25 .314 44 118 14 lO .811 .43 85 9 4 .8UM 0 16 3 1 .308 67 154 15 29 .2U8 111 3'.) 3 6 .2U8 U3 123 1( 38 .2U5 14 37 3 8 .2U4 55 13H 22 23 .291 44 83 7 7 .287 20 53 10 9 .285 59 3:43 31 26 .288 85 163 18 37 .282 82 174 6 31 .282 58 142 24 22 .278 17 47 4 2 .278 OS 12U 13 14 .2,7 4 18 1 2 .277 BO-140 22 2) 275 5S 111 20 25 .275 59 103 18 24 .25 6 17 0 0 .273 T 11- 0 0 .273 4 11 0 2 .2,0 61 104 21 30 .274 7 8 00 4 3 .273 101 3.10 10 3B .272 30 106 31 24 .2,0 82 156 10 40 .209 27 55 0 9 .267 25 49 -9 7 .206 35 141 6 0 .265 63 122 6 20 .263 40 106 6 12 .264 39 69 S 11 .268 34 63 5 6 .203 33 84 21 11 .2611 50 143 11 16 .231) 43 330 38 80 .250 US 333 15 12 .258 85 387 7 13 .258 '87 108 15 14 .258 .14 41 4 2 .258 50 120 34 24 .237 30 19 0 3 .2j7 50 183 25 34 .234 CI 126 14 35 .253 ROCKING THE BOAT. J ' ' Fred Derrick's brother, .with Balti more, batted .306 last year.- Some ex Pacific Coasters' averages follow: Biles, Jersey City, .280; Maya. Providence, .277; Pfyl, Jersey City, .274; Howley, Montreal, .246; Strait, Jersey City.234; Madden, Montreal, .221; Kippert, Mon treal, .240, and La Longe. Buffalo, .207. HENLEY REGATTA CALLjSd OFF Stewards Decide to Abandon British Classic Next Year, Due to War. LONDON. Dec. iz, 7:18 P. M. The Henley regatta, England's classic row ing event, will not "be held next yer. The stewards decided unanimously today to abandon it, In view of ;the conditions brought about by the war. Sport Tonie Likely Remedy for Revolution Craze. Sonth America Needa Games of Ilox Ing and Baseball Variety to Elim inate Unna-eroua Pastime, ' Just now the newspapers are filled with articles dealing with the great possibilities for trade and commerce In Latin America. The United States and Cana'da have long been preparing for a big boom in South American trade, as the result of the opening of the Panama Canal, and now that the war haa put Germany, and, to a large extent, Qi-eat Britain and France, out Of the running as rivals, Unole Sam BATTING RECORDS Daley, Phll.-N. Y. . 5 277 B3 70 12 12 .233 O'Neill, Cleveland. 86 26 28 B8 1 1 .253 t:arrlan, Boston.. 81 178 18 43 10 1 .253 Hemiksxn, Boston 61 1)3 3 6 24 1 5 .253 Bush, Detroit ....357 596 97 130 30 3." .252 Vitt, Detroit CS 195 35 4 20 16 .251 Mueller, Wash.... 131 071 83 143 14 26 .250 Harher, Wash.... 22 12 1 8 O 1 .250 Ka-.-anaagh. De't.127 439 60 309 111 16 .248 Weaver, Chicago. 138 341 64 188 30 14 .240 Turner. Clnve'ti . .320 428 43 10j 38 37 245 Johnston, Cleve'd..l03 340 43 83.11 14 .244 Howard, St. L 81 209 21 51 8 14 .244 Barry, Phila 140 467 07 113 31 22 .242 Olson, Cleveland.. 89 BIO 22 73 T 15 .242 Coveleskie. L?t't.. 42 93 0 22 8 0 .42 Shaefer, Wash.,.. 25 2f 6 7 1 4 .241 Malsel, N. Y 149 548 78 331 4 74 .289 E. Hcott, Boston. ,U4 089 66 129 26 9 ,2au (lainor, De.-Bos.. 39 84- 11 20 3 2 .239 Boehling, Wash.. 27 71 10 17 , 2 0 .239 Davles, Phlla In 40 8. 11 8 1 .233 Janvrln. Boston.. 143 492 63 117 20 29 .288 Austin, St. L ISO 40G 53 ill 16 20 .233 R. Wood, Cleve'd. 72 220 24 23 1 6 .236 Hartiel. N. Y 137 481 53 112 22 22 .2:13 Daly, Chicago 61 1.13 18 81 2 3 .233 Lapp, Phlla 60 19 22 46 lo 1 .231 Chappelle, Chi.... 21 39 3 9 0 0 .231 Bodle, Chicago. ..107 827 21 75 34 12 .229 Euan, Cleveland. . 29 8S -7 20 1 0.227 Dubuc, Detroit... ll'.t 124 9 28 4 1 .226 PezoM, Cleveland. 23 '71 4 36 2 2 .22 Heihnan. Detroit.. (17 382 25 41 12 - 1 .225 Alnemlth.. Wash.. 58 131 11 34 1 - 8 .223 Shanks, Wash. ...143 500 14 312 30 lj .'til Pecklnpaugh, N.Y.357 570- 53 127 33 38 .223 Blackburne. Chi. .144 474 52 303 31 25 .222 Boone. New York. 106 370 82 10 10 10 .222 Johnson, wash... 54 130 23 89 5 2 .220 Walsh, N.Y.-Phlla.71l 352 48 77 24 12 .219 Wallace, S. L. . . . 26 73 S 36 4 1 .219 Yerkes. Boston... 92 29323 64 12 5 .218 Reho-, Boston 84 151 14 33 1 8 .218 Wambsganss. Cl'd. 43 14:1 12 31 2 .217 Dauss. Detroit ... 13 97 8 21 3 O .216 ("arisen. Cleveland 4 102 8- 22 3 2 .216 Krepsler, Phlla... 26 51 6 11 2 0 .216 D. Baker, Detroit. 43 70 4 15 2 0 214 Pennock. Phlla... 27 56 7 32 1 0 .214 Sweeney, N. V.... 87 258 23 03 0 19 .213 Agnen, P. L 113 811 22 66 6 11 .212 Breton, Chicago.. 81 231 21 49 12 9 .212 Truesdale, N. Y. . 77 217 23 46 4 31 .212 Wares, 8. L . . 81 215 20 45 14 10 .209 Shawkey. Phlla.. 34 82 6 ; 17 4 0 .207 Michell, 6. 1.1. ... 27 34 4 7 0 1 McFrlde. Wash.. .156 5f3 49 10a 22 12 .203 McHale, N. V 30 60 5 12 2 '1 .SK'O Steen, Cleveland.. 29 79 14 3 o .200 Lord, Chicago.... 21 69 S 13-4 2'. 189 Wolfgang. Chi...: 19 40 2 7 .' 2 0.175 Alcock, Chicago.. 54 136 12 2f 5 4 .173 Mayer. Chicago... 89 83 7 14 2 1 .186 Clcotte, Chicago.. 42 86 5 14 K 0 .18:1 Scott. Chicago.... 41 so 3 14 2 0 .163 Berger, Chicago.. 4T 348 31 23 5 2 .355 Faber, Chicago... 83 65 3 8 2 0 .143 Benz, Chicago.... 44 92 5 32 4 . 1 .130 v.i a Philadelphia Inqujrer. and Miss Canada certainly seem to be facing a brilliant opportunity. While we are about it, we North Americans should also see to it that the Latins import a few "Made in North America" sports. Europe, and espe cially England, has already accom plished more toward introducing their favorite athletic pastimes to the at tention of the more progressive of the South American nations, but the North American missionary of sport can still find many countries where modern ath letics; are practically unknown, and where the introduction of such sports as baseball and boxing would be a real boon to the people. In Cuba, Porto Rico and. Panama, where the Americans have exercised a powerful Influence, the cause of civi lization haa gained much from the adoption" of baseball as the popular pastimes of those countries. Before the American ocupatlon of those coun tries, the bull fight ranked with the chief -amusements of the inhabitants. Such cruel sports naturally exercise a profound influence and make a people bloodthirsty and barbarous. In addi tion, such amusements are not pro ductive of the muscular development which comes from active participation in manly sports. As a result of the popularity of base ball in Cuba. Panama and Porto Rico, the bull fight no longer holds away, proving that tho people are ready for better things. Boxing has not yt be come popular in those countries, but It is probable that the game needs only to be introduced to gain a wide vogue. Professional baseball already has gained a foothold in Cuba and Panama, but the great gain to such countries has been its introduction among the young sters. "Kid nines" have been organized by hundreds among the dusky school boys of Cuba and .Porto Rico, and as a result the rising generation of island ers is likely to be superior in physi cal vigor. Boxing is practically unknown in all the Latin American republics. It does not - necessarily follow, however, that th Latins of America would not take kindly to the "noble art." The French and Italians have proved themselves to be highly capable wdth the, gloves, and there Is no reason why the Americans of Spanish descent should not develop an eo.ua! capacity in the great game of give and take. Quite a number of Mexicans in the Urrlted States have achieved fame as boxers. Joe Rivers, the California lightweight, whose real' name is Jose Ybarra, and who is of pure Spanish blood, is one of the cleverest men the ring has had in recent years. Aurelio Herrera waa another great California Mexican who was at one time looked upon as a coming champion of the light weight division. Benny Chavez, a Mex ican native of New Mexico, also did fairly well with the gloves, and there have been several others of lesser note. The Latin Americans have been ac cused of being too prone to settle their quarrelswlth the knife, but the same charge could be made against all peo ples in a backward state of civiliza tion. Prior to the introduction of mod ern boxing in England a couple of cen turies ago, the duello with swords or pistols was an established institution. Boxing; has been bitterly criticised by many good people, and has been out lawed in many states, and it is to be admitted that many evils have at times fastened themselves upon the profes sional game. , It should be remembered, however, that It was pugilism which gave the duel its knockout blow. In England, North America, and more re cently. In France. It men must fight, and they always have, It Is certainly better that they should fight with na ture's weapons than with swords or pistols. As for amateur boxing, it is one of the cleanest and most healtful sports we have, and te scarcely to be surpassed for developing vigor, manli ness and agility, both physical and mental. The natives of nearly all of the Latin republics prefer to take their sports vicariously. In the progressive nations of South America, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru, horse-racing en joys a great vogue. The Jockey club plant at "Buenos Ayres Is the finest in the world. The Argentines and Chileans have taken up golf, tennis swimming, boating and soccer football, but they have practically no knowledge of base ball and bpxing. Soccer and cricket. Introduced by the English, have been taken up by the natives in the cities. There Is one form of exercise, how ever, which is universal, and to which Latin-Americans are passionately de voted, and that Is dancinp. It is worthy of note, however, that the. tango and other dances of supposedly South Amer ican origin are frowned upon by the respectaDle Argentlnoe and Chileans. In the Central American republics, with the exceptton of Panama, and the northern republic of South America, athletic sports as we know them have no popular following. Perhaps that, is one reason why these countries have so many revolutions. Lacking the in terest and excitement of such competi tive games as baseball, cricket, football and boxing, the natives find their only relaxation In fighting each other. They are excitable, nervous, and with the competitive spirit strongly developed, and would make enthusiastic "fans." In a rebellion of the "outs" against the "ins," they find the same sort of pleas ure that the North American gets from a struggle for a baseball pennant. A baseball league composed oft say, Guat emala, San Salvador, Teguoigalpa, Man agua, San Jose and Panama, would de velop a rivalry that would make a North American pennant contest seem tame and spiritless by comparison. It Is to be hoped that among the manufacturers who are planning Latin American trade campaigns will be found makers of baseball and boxing parapherna-lia. Even more important. in cementing friendly feelings be tween the Northern and Southern Americas, would be a tour of Latin America by big league clubs. Trips to Cuba have been frequent and profitable of late years, and many professional players have visited Porto Rico and Panama, but outside of those countries' the American National game is un known. Of course, the first tourists' would have to go as missionaries, and would probably lose money, but the trip would be worth all it cost and- much more. With the proper sort of missionary work, it may yet come to pass that the world's baseball championship will be played for by clubs representing North and South America, PLAVEn KATS "BCT OXE PIE" Confession Takes Star From Home to Training Table. ANN ARBOR, Mich.. Bee. 12. (Spe cial.) Johnny Maulbetsch, star half back of the L'niverslty of Michigan, received permission at the beginning of the season to eat at his home in stead of at the training table. A few days before the Cornell game he went to Yost and said: "Say, coach, do you think a little pie now and then hurts me?" "t don't know about that." replied Yost. "Mow much do you eat?" ' - "Never more than dne." answered the player. ' - "One what?" inquired -the coach, sharply. "One pie," said the halfback. Next day Maulbetsch ate at the training table. - . ONE PK.IXCKTON" COACH LIKELY Athletic Board Favors Single Ad '. - - vlser of Football Captain. PRINCETON. N. J.. Dec. 12. The Princeton Athletic Board of Control yesterday took action which points toward the addition of a one-man coaching eystem for football. The concensus of . opinion expressed by the members of the Board was that the coaching of next year's team should be directed by one man who should be the adviser of the faptain. MATTY SEES RUSH TO JOIN FEDERALS Many N Players Are Likely" to Follow Johnson in Jumping, Says Christy. MARQUARD CALLED SUCKER Giants' Star Pitcher Believes Action of Washington Player Is Hardest Blow to Ora-anlaed Game Since Outlaws Started. BT "CHRISTY" MATHEWSON. The Giants Famous Pttcher. NEW YORK. Dec 12. (Special.) The surprise of the Winter to me was the announcement that Walter Johnson had Jumped to the Federals. I did not think that the great pitcher had any intention of leaving organized base ball, and his desertion will have a big effect on the races next season. At the time Johnson jumped ball players were beginning to regard the Federal League aa about all in, and it would have been hard to tempt the man who is' Just an ordinary player. But many of hem are liable to flop now since the Washington Wonder took the bait. Their argument will be: "Well, I guess what's good enough for Johnson Is good enough for me." , . Marauard Springe Snrprtoe, Tea. Marquard's desertion was also a sur prise to me. although I don't think that the Federals will be able to hold him. I believed that "Rube" would stick to the Giants as long as the Giants would stick to him. Only a few days before he leaped I met him in the executive offices of the club. . "Think you'll be young enough to pitch next year, Matty?" he Jokingly asked me. "I think so. "What are you going to do?" I replied. "I'm going to try to pitch, too," an-"" swered Marquard. "I'm off the vaude ville now, and I ought to show up in better shape than I have been since 1812." Fear of Being. Traded Is Blamed. From this, I thought that "Rube was surely going to stick, but 1 guess .( that maybe fear that he would be trad ed had something to do with his move. I don't believe fiat McGraw ever In tended to use him in a swap, but the newspapers had traded "Rube" three or four times, and he did not want to take any chances of being away from New York. Many players are fretted to death because of trades made in the news papers. "Josh" 13evore was this way. Every time he would be mentioned In the newspapers as a possibility In a deal, ho would run to McGraw. "Are you going lo trade me, 'Mac'-" he would want to know. "Not that I know of. What makes you think so?" "I saw it In the paper." "If you would let me run the club and not the newspapers, you would play, better ball," Mac would answer. Hunt's Worry Ia Kboctbu -Marquard would never say anything to McGraw about being worried over a possible trade, but I know that he was. He is not the same kind of man as Iievore. He would keep his fears to himself, being too proud to admit them. But "Rube" fretted over the bad showing he made last Summer when he lost 12 straight, although several of them were dropped because of tough luck. I guess Marquard figured that, if he was to do any jumping at all, he could demand more money by making the leap while he was still with the Giants, instead of waiting until he had been traded. Worrying over being traded hurts a man's work as much as any thing. But "Rube" has two contracts with the Giants that hold him tightly to the club, and the officers will fight his Jumping. It is a cinch that "Rube" will play little baseball next season any way, because the fight In the courts Is liable to drag out Interminably, and organised baseball will take it to the last ditch If necessary. Should you want my honest opinion, to put It in elegantly, I think "Rube" was an awful sucker. ' League Believed Broke. The Federals must have relined their war chest. From information that I had a short time ago, 1 thought that the league was about broke. But its backers had to show Johnson some thing before he would desert. That's a cinch. .Also they mustknow that they can expect a big legal fight on these two pitchers, Johnson and Mar quard. and that possibly and probably the two will be dead weight for part of a season until the Injunction is decided. The loss of Johnson is a hard blow to the Washington club. It will shake the pitching staff to Its roots. Even . though Walter had a bad year last sea- . son, he -was practlcally the whole staff.' Others May Jump. Griffith will, be stripped of veteran with Johnson gone, and the Washing ton club will be out of the pennant race unless star member of other teams begin to Jump, and the whole league is weakened, which is liable to happen. I expect that quite a few more play- , ers will risk the leap now that jonn son and Marquard have tried It, but 1 don't look to see many more of the real big stars Included In this riumber. However, the loss of a few men is going to be a bad blow for any tearm and a hard one to stand, and. with the Federal League coming strong again, it looks like an open race next year with a much muddled situation. It is always that way In war times. Right now it Is Impossible to tell who is o-olng to be on what team. Wholesale jumping Is likely to. break loose any day. It Is my opinion that Johnson's ac tion is the worst blow to organized baseball since the Federal League was born. Evers Condition Is Better. NEW YORK. Dec. 12. Captain Johnny Evers, of the Boston Braves, ill with pneumonia, was said to be resting easier today, having passed a comfort able night. ' .300 Hitter la International Lea sue AD. J P.C. '. C. Thompson. J. C. 'flnhlnn. 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