Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 36, 23 December 1914 — Page 7
THM KICKMUISD PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23, 1914
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JOHNSON KICKS OUT 2 MEN WHO MADE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Menke Reviews Ban's Efforts to Break Into Baseball and Cites Aid of Farrell and Devery. BY FRANK G. MENKE. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Once upon ft Time there was a Fellow named Ban Johnson, who was Dooming a Baseball League. Those were Parlous Times. Money was Tight. Ban was leading a New Organization against a Powerful Foe, and pretty nearly Everybody who was Approached by Ban on the subject of Money said YVhutsha Think I am a Boob to Sink my Money in a Baseball League that ain't go no more Show than a Babbitt of Living? Well, in due course of Time. Ban got enough Fellows excited about ttao Baseball Proposition to form an eightclub Outlaw League. Ban placed teams in all the Big Cities except New York. He tried Every Way to interest Capital in New York, but it was a tough Job. Nobody wanted to risk Kale that way. The National League Club was so strongly Entrenched in that Big City that it seemed like Financial Suicide for any one to put up a Wad of Money to start a club to compete against the Giants. They Take Chance. Just as Ban was near Despair just when he Thought that. Never Will T lie able to interest Capital in the Big City, along came Frank Farrell and Big Bill Devery. They said to Ban: "We will Take a Chance." And they did. They put up a largo amount of Lucre. A largo amount was Necessary, as It costs Money to buy Ballplayers and to pay their Salaries and to get grounds and Hire Groundkeepers and Secretaries and pay Hotel Bills and other Things. But Frank and Bill were good sports. They came through to the Limit of Their Wads. That Made the American League. Ever since the Entry of the American League into New York it has been quite a Much in the Baseball World. If it Had not Horned into the Big City it might never have Amounted to a darn. But Frank and Bill took a Chance, and they Made the American League what it is today. But Ban wasn't Satisfied. Not lHra. Costs Some Money. It cost Frank and Bill quite a Lot of Money to establish :i Team in the Big City, and Each Year thereafter it cost them More and More. They said they Sunk their Rolls in Baseball. Somehow or Other they just, couldn't get Together a Pennant Winning Ball team, no matter how hard They tried. Money was no Object with Them. They spent Lavishly. They did every Darned Thing they could to make a Winner in the Big City, but they could not. Well, in Due Course of Time Frank and Bill, who once were Rich Men, became Poor Men. They had fought a Game Fight. They had put Nearly Every Dollar into Baseball, but they Simply couldn't make Money. The reason that Frank and Bill couldn't make Money on their Ball Club was largely because the Opposition Club known as the Giants were winning pennants quite regularly and were big Drawing Cards. But in 1914, the Giants failed to Win the Pennant. Another team that cam? from a Town where Beans were eaten Won. Things Look Rosy. Thinks looked pretty rosy for Frank and Bill for the 1!13 season. The Giants had Teased to be a Drawing Card. The Team that Frank and Bill had Assembled looked pretty Good on Paper, and it looked pretty much if Frank and BUI might get back Some of the Money they had Sunk in the other Years. And then Ban came along and ordered that the Club that Frank and Bill owned should be sold. Frank and Bill Objected. They Asserted that "We've iieen losing Money all these Y'ears, Now is our Chance to get Some of it Back. But Ban said, "Nothing Doing; I'm going to Sell that club to Jake Ruppert. who is a Brewer. You Fellows were alt right as Far as Starting the Club was Concerned, but now you've Gotta get out and let another Fellow have a Chance." Roast Turkey and Oyster Dressing at Kelley's Xmas Eve. "Allie's" Dope KARL ALLISON WATCH WALT JUMP. Ib'ie is a time to those teams t li at j w ill bat against Walter Johnson this I summer: When Johnson is shooting! them over like a Krupp gun, wave a ! roll of bills in his face. Watch Walt : jump. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. Report A Hans Lobert will jump to! the Feds. Report. B-Hans Lobert will stay with the Phillies. Report C Hans Lobert will be with j the Giants in 1915. HICK WANTS A JOB. Charles Hickman, he of the piano : legs, wants to be an American league i umpire. DOUBLE PLAY. Parrel out. Johnson to Huston to j Ruppert. ! MARANVILLE ON STAGE. ! Rabbit Maranville, disguised as an actor, tried to demand a hook slide , on the stage. He hooked himself over i the footlights and nearly hooked three I musicians in the eve. ! Friend Oysters, New York Counts. Ed. Roser. 23 2t A wounded French soldier, who laxtor thirty-six hours in the mud. estimate? 150.000 bullets" whizzed over Iwhead before he was rescued.
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NEWSPAPERS GIVE JEFFRIES DECISION Local Boxer Shows Classy Work in Battle With Cy Smith. Ray Jeffries added another victim to his list of defeated pugs last night when in an eight-round bout with Cy Smith of Terre Haute, before the Rose City Athletic club of New Castle, he did everything else but knock Cy out. Because of the state ruling prohibiting decisions Jeffs' victory comes in the nature of newspaper decisions of the New Castle papers. Those who witnessed the bout were much taken with the style shown by Jeff. He had Smith groggy in both the sixth and eighth rounds and the latter only lasted the last round because he hung on to Jeff. He could not possibly have lasted another round. Jeff lead all the way using uppers to the body and jaw. The Rose City Athletic club management straightway matched Jeff up for the next card which will be given about Jan. 15. Just who he will be matched with is not known but an effort will be made to get Bud White of Cincinnati, who claims he can lick Jeff easily. He is the same Bud who challenged Jeff at the last bout staged by Billy Benson at the coliseum. Mrs. Austin's Bag Pancake, delicious light cakes for breakfast. LOBERT SETS PRICE TOO HIGH FOR FEDS Philadelphia Third Baseman Turned Down by Gilmore Crowd. BY LEASED WIRE. CHICAGO, Dec. 23. -Hans Lobert, the third baseman for the Philadelphia Nationals left for home last night after his terms for a federal contract had been refused by President Gilmore. Manager McGraw of the Giants, before he left for the east also ' said Lobert's price was too steep, but j it was persistently reported McGraw ! would try to trade for Lobert. Rube Marquard, who tangled himself up with the Brook-Feds while under contract to the Giants is to be one of the baits that will be offered the Phillies for Lobert. It is probable that Stock or Grant or both will be thrown in. McGraw also was looking j j for Herman Schaefer, recently releas- j ed by Washington, but failed to locate him. It is probable that Schaefer Willi communicate with the New Yorker in j the near future. j SHUGRUE IS PICKED TO WIN BY WELSH BY FREDDIE WELSH. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. "Having fought both Charlie White and Joe Shugrue lately, I must say that to me the Jersey City lad looks to be a much better boy than his opponent from Chicago. When they meet at Madison Square Garden next Tuesday night, I look for Shugrue to win. White in his battle with me didn't look to have championship ability. He absolutely refused to stand up andj mix with me and he was always on j the run. He seemed to be afraid of; me. ' "On the other hand Shugrue fought me like a champion. He had the sandi tn fnree the fiehtlner nnrl never envoi up trying to beat me to the punch." CLARK FILLS PLACE FOR MUNCIE GAME j Because of the inability of Joe Bulla I to accompany the Seeders to Muncie Christmas day, when they stack up i against the Muncie polo team in a I double header, Clark, of the Smoke ! house team will take his place. The j ' Muncie men expect to get even for the two defeats handed them by the Seed-1 ers Thanksgiving. The Seeders, how-! ever, are going faster now than they j were then, and expect to get away ' with both games. They will line up as follows: Quigley, first rush. Clark, second rush. Evans, center. Williams, halfback. O'Metz, goal. Shallenberg, extra. ROACH ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY SCHEDULE During ttie holidays the gym classes at the "V will run acording to the follow hie: schedule, bettinning December 2S: Monday. 9:30 to 11:30 o'clock, and 1 to 9 o'clock, except on New Year's day, when the time will be from 1 to 6 o'clock. Boys' swimming classes meet as follows: Employed boys, Monday, 7:40 to 8:10 p. m.; Wednesday, junior and junior preps, 4:45 to 5:ir o'clock; Saturday, junior and junior preps, 10 to 10:30 o'clock. I. IT. LOST GAMES HUT COULD CHEEK Although Indiana. I"ni . rsil ,v faih-d to get a man on the All-Western toolhall team it did manage to get a little recognition. Brandon Oriffis a local boy living at I'll North Tenth street, was chosen as All-Westera ell leader because of his ability to get more out of his rooters than any other leader in the conlrrence. Griffis formerly attended the 1 f icr 1 hiclt school, afterwards going to Karlham. He has been at I. 1. for the last year and a half.
GEYER SUPPLANTS Q'METZ AS LEADER Classy Work PiftP Smokes Goal Guardian at Head of Column. Including the games Monday night all the goal tenders in the Richmond polo league show a nice gain in their percentage. B. Geyer of the Smokes by his classy performing supplants Harry O'Metz as leader of guardians, Harry dropping to second place, although gaining 11 points over his last figures. Lancaster, tending for the Greeks boosted his per cent 31 points while Snavely helped his along by gaining 33 points. Geyer also gained a like number of points. In the goal getters and rushers records Lou Quigley still leads with 12 goals and 31 rushes to his credit. Goal Tenders. G. Chs. Ac. Per. Geyer, Smokes 4 98. 91 938 O'Metz, A. S. M. ... 4 109 101 927 Lancaster, Greeks.. 4 110 95 864 Snavely, Qugleys .. 4 158 132 835 Goal Tenders and Rushers. Gins. Gls. Rhs. Quigley, A. S. M 4 12 31 Allison, Greeks 2 7 4 D. Geyer, Smokes .... 4 3 6 Shallenberg, Quigleys :. 4 2 21
Marine, Greeks 4 2 S j Clark, Smokes 4 7 0 Fry, A. S. M j. 4 4 0 Bulla, Greeks 4 6 0 Bradfield, Smokes 4 1 9 Reid 4 3 0 Oesting, Smokes 3 2 0 Evans, A. S. M 3 2 0 Carrol, Quigleys 2 1 0 Fetzer, Greeks 4 2 0 K. Snavely, Quigleys ..1 2 0 V. Snavely, Quigleys. 4 1 0 Lancaster, Greeks ... 4 1 0 Accidental goals, 1 each. CURLEY GETS READY FOR JOHNSON FIGHT BY LEASED WIRE. ELPASO. Texas, Dec. 23. Jack Curley has established a line of credit at the First National Bank and made preliminary arrangements for the Jack Johnson-Jess Willard tight to be held in Juarez this winter. Curley announced that he would erect a big arena for the fight as' he is afraid that the bull ring, where the fights are staged by the Juarez A. C. is too small to accommodate the crowd which is expected to attend the battle for the championship. H00SIERS TUMBLE BEFORE SUPERIORS The Superiors rolling with two men and counting the three missing players 120 per game last night took two out of three from the Hoosiers in the A. S. M.league. Snyder of the Superiors was the star performer in individual score for one game making 219 in his third game. Hoosiers. 1st. 3d. Tl. 104 405 O'Brien Kershner . . . . 139 162 150 12f, 150 152 122 426 413, 396 Sample 154 Martin 103 Schalk 95 127 144 129,10O 322 6& 638 1935 Totals 619 - y& Superior ; 1st. 28.'' 3d. Tl. Snvder 162 134 219 515 Knight 126 193 118 437 Blind 120 120 120 360 Blind 120 120 120 360 Blind 120 120 120 360 Totals 648 687 697 2032 Plenty of nice fresh Oysters at Prices, daily by express. 22-2t "The Heart of Midlothian" was not original with Sir Walter Scott. The name was first applied to the old jail in Edinburgh, which is the capital of Midlothian county. The jail was orn down in 1717. KID GLEASON MAY , LEAD YANKEE TEAM V; 4- ' William (Kid) Gleason, the veteran coach of the Chicago White! Sox ami former captain and shortstop..:)!' the Philadelphia Nationals. tafMtt)iinng ihepe who have been se?crafc1) vjnter baseball prophets tri 'tend the New York Yankees next season.
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Jay Gould (top The year that is now drawing to a close has been a notable one in the field of amateur sports. Americans have no great cause lor rejoicing, however, as American supremancy along certain lines was not maintained. From an international standpoint, the most noteworthy performance was the victory of I farvard's second crew in the grand challenge race at Henley, England. This trophy, which has long been regarded as the blue ribbon of the rowing world, will remain in America for one year, and stands as the sole victory for America in important sporting events. England's best crews, as well as those of Germany and other foreign crews, competed, but in the final heat, which brought Harvard and the Union Boat club of Boston in opposition, the Crimson eight won easily. Davis Cup Gone. Tennis was marked by a brilliant victory of the Australian team for the famous Davis cup. Though this defeat was not without honor to this country, as Maurice E. McLoughlin, the wonderful California player, defeated Norman E. Brookes and Anthony F. Wilding, the Australian representatives, and earned the recognized title of champion of the world in spite of his downfall in the national tournament two weeks later at Newport. The challenging polo team from the Hurlingham club, England, succeeded in regaining possession of the international polo cup, defeating the Meadowbrook team in two straight games. This event was the biggest surprise of the season. England also captured the MIDDLETOWN TEAM SHOWS CLEAN SLATE A real basketball game is expected Saturday night when the Brotherhood Association team of Middletown, O., hooks up with the "Y". Middletown, up to date has won four straight games, defeating the Hamilton "Y", the C. A. C. club of Hamilton, two games, and the Armco club of the American Rolling Mills company of Middletown. Their only defeat was at the hands of the speedly Little Giants of Dayton. On the Brotherhood team will be Doped Erk, a former local lad, who is playing a. vvhirlwindgame at forward. The team will also have Hail, who played a sterling game against the locals last. year. The line-up will be: Erk, Fonts and Gillespie, forwards; Leasure, center; C. Dunlap and Hall guards, with Linkins and Kunz, utility. The game will be called at 8 o'clock. Only One "BROMO QUININE" Whenever you feel a cold coming on, thin kof the full name. LAXATIVE BROM'O QFINIXE. Look for signature of E. W. Grove on box. 25c. Adv. PLAYER COMES BACK Miss Pauline LeRoy, formerly with the Sayles Players Stock company which disbanded here, will return to the city for a week's engagement beginning Dec. 28. Miss LeRoy is now with the Oscar F. Cook Stock company as leading lady. Dave Heilman is business manager of the companv. Mi.ss LeRoy will entertain her friends on the stage following the matinee performance. Tango Bouquet, shoulder style, in dainty flowers. Lemon's Flower Shop. - -l GLEN MILLER STOCK YARDS DAILY MARKET For all kinds of Live Stock. Highest cash price paid. Phone 3744.
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four-mile college relay championship at Philadelphia, defeating the University of Pennsylvania by a very narrow margin. There was an absence of international Interest in golf, as Miss Gladys Ravenscroft of England failed to defend the title she won in 1913. In the amateur and open tournaments competition was confined to American talent, and a high standard of play was recorded. Football witnessed a sucession of stirring reversals of form and was marked by the development of spectacular open play. Percy Houghton's Harvard machine won the BO-called intercollegiate championship for the third consecutive time, but the grand strides made by the smaller colleges made the season unusually interesting. The remarkable record of Washington and Jefferson and Rutgers was illustrative of the latter condition. On Track and Field. During the althletic year the usual annihilation of records in many departments of the games under the Amateur Athletic Union has been the outcome of the many series contested, with the result that a number of new figures have been added to the book of records. The year was the most successful in the history of the sport. Prominent among the record makers is Howard P. Drew, the colored sprinter, who equaled the record of nine and three-fifth seconds for one hundred yards credited to Dan Kelly. The time was made in a dual meet between the University of Southern California, which institution he represents, and the LJniversity of California freshmen. Drew received credit FACTORY SPEAKERS DISCUSS INNER MAN All of the noon shop meetings but two have been discontinued this week, as several of the shop? will be closed. The meeting at the Reliance foundry was not held yesterday on account of the strike called by workers of the factoryThe Rev. U. S. A. Bridge conducted services at the A. S. M. shop today, and the Rev. E. G. Howard took the place of the Rev. L. E. Murray at the Swayne-Robinson factory. The subject this week is, "What Do You Think When You are Not Thinking," and was developed along lines that a man's sub-conscious thoughts are most often indicative of the real man. Brownies and Kodaks at Quigley's. 7-16t Investigation by the geological survey of the erosion of numerous drainage basins of the United States show that the surface of the country i being worn away at a rate of about an inch in TOO years.
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for nine and one-fifth seconds for ' ninety yards at a Brooklyn armory. George Parser shares stellar honors with Drew. The Olympic club champion's name will be inscribed on the record books as having equaled the world's record of 21 1-5 seconds for 220 yards. Homer Baker, New York i Athletic club, hung up new figures of 1:20 2-5 for 660 yards, and J. E. Meredith, University of Psnnsylvania, was only one second slower for the distance. Alvah T. Meyer, Irish-American Athletic club, is credited with , 6 2-5 second for 60 yards indoors, and D. S. Caldwell, Cornell, covered half a mile in 1:53 2-5. Among American Golfers. The amateur and open golf cham-1 pionships confirmed and justified the ; estimate in which American golfers , have held the American triumvirate, i Francis Ouimet. Jerome Travers and , ! Charles Evans, it is mainly due to ' i Ouimet that followers of golf have come to look upon these three as preeminent in amateur golf. It was Ouimet's splendid showing in the amateur championship that established him the . leading player in American amateur ranks. Ouimet's record in eighteen months , of championship golf is really remarkable. Until bis appearance in the fall . of 1913 nothing was known of him outside of Massachusetts, unless his record of five holes in fifteen against John G. Anderson be excepted. Miss Gladys Ravenscroft of England the holder of the woman's championship of America, did not defend her title. The championship was won by ; ; Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson of Oakley who as Katherine C. Harley won the title CHILDREN PRESENT PROGRAM OF SONGS i The annual Christmas entertainment I by the children of the Second Presbyterian church was given last night in the parlors of the church. The program included songs and recitations by the children. The real feature was the old fashioned Christmas tree loaded down with treats for the
POLO, Christinas Night Elwood vs. Greeks Smoke House vs.- Quigleys. Achrjissicn 25c. Skating as Usual.
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a few years ago. An international performance uniiufi iu the annals of court L-nnis was ttm feature of that branch of sport. Jay Gould, the world's amateur champion, defeated George F. Covey of England, the professional champion for the opea title. The first match was played in England, and the second at Philadelphia. The British professional led on his own court, but Gould showed his real form at Philadelphia, and won 7 sets to 1. The contest was one of the finest ever seen in this country and stamped the young American amateur as the greatest player in the history, of the sport. Jay Gould scored a triple victory, for in addition to winning the open title he successfully defc-uded the amateur championship in singles, and with ! W. H. T. Huhn retained the doubles , championship. It was a poor season for yachts, owing to the absence of international contests. Sir Thomas Lipton's American challenger. Shamrock II. arrived at New York after an agreement had been reached to postpone the race for one year. Three defenders were built Resolute, Yanitie and Defiance all , single-stickers. The latter was withdrawn after a number of trials. Reso- '. lute, owned by the New York Yacht club syndicate, and headed by Charles Francis Adams II, an amateur skipper, won the majority of the races, and was the champion yacht of the year, capturing about 80 per cent of the races sailed. In the race for the Astor cup. i Resolute beat Yanitie r, minutes and 5 seconds, but the raco for the King George cup was called off, owing to the war. children, with Santa, Claus dispensing the goodies. During the evening a large number of danations of food, clothing and money were received n-hich will be distributed Christmas morning by th members of the Youn People's society. Try Cooper's Blend Coffee EUM SZ3S3 4 to $7 Quality for $3.50 sell regularly I" Kfi Holiday offer.
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