South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 52, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 21 February 1915 — Page 8

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Sunday, rrnituAnY 21, 1915. THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES Up ioosners Will b d in Front oca! Y. Five VIes at Laoorte

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IS OUT FOB TOP HUNB THIS YEAR Ed Admits He?s Out for Flag in Southern Michigan and Prospects Are Bright More Than Made Good in 1914. H.l Fmith rromisr.s t put South TWnd In a place m the baseball map this summer v. hieh it has occupied but once in history. This particular plaeo on the everchanging map is the championship of a baseball league which means that Ed is going after tin: Sournieh 11H5 pennant with the everlasting H termination to win the coveted raw. Although South Hend has been in organized hall for 14 seasons hut one pennant has eer lf(n awarded t a local team. In 1'JlO Kddie Wheeler, now owner of the Flint club in the Soumich, grabbed the honors from the Central clubs. Smith now promises to oring home the hunting again only s;'.id bunting will he taken from the Southern Michigan magnates. This promise should he regarded seriously by South Bend fans as tho Hoosier leader lias the reputation of Setting what he goes after. He is responsible and responsible alone for South liemi l ing on the baseball map in any way. In the spring and summer of 1013 indications were that this section of northern Indiana would foi ever be without organized baseball duo o the loss cf the Central league franchise. Hut Smith was of a different opinion. As owner of the Crand Kapids team he had skinned every club in the Central league. He then sought n new held, choosing South l'.end, his home town, as the most profitable, liaseball men told him he was making a mistake. South Hend at that time had the name of being a "dead goner" but lM's stubbornness came to the rescue and he landed a berth for the city in the Southern Michigan. iiesults have proven that Ed's judgment was correct although the light has been a hard one. He started the 1114 season with a club that was about as near a regular ball tram as a. broomstick is almost a pump handle. It was a makeshift organization composed of raw recruits and worn out veterans with one or two promising youngsters who stayed throughout the season. Ily careful watching and Kood judgment Smith shifted the good from the bad, pruned hero and therespent money and when the middle of the season rolled around he had a respectable- appearing team which had begun to wurk properly. The Hoosiers Tnade a poor start nut under the managerial eyes of Smith and his side-kick, lien Koehler, they marked up a fair record before the close of the first half of the season. A flump during the initial eight weeks of the short schedule kept the Smithies at the bottom of the column. Hut just two weeks before the close of the initial half they began to climb and in those 14 days ascended to tilth position. Again in the opening of the secfind log of the season the Hoosiers fell down for several days, holding the cellar without opposition. Here Smith and lien Koehler began working and through hard pounding sent the team to the third hole In sewn days. This place was held by the Hoosiers from that time on until the close of the season with the exception of a few days when they dropped into fourth place. Tlici'1 were but three other teams on the circuit whoso average records for the season ranked above those of the Smith crew. Iiattle Cr ek which took second place at the close of ihe second half by hading South licnd bv one game was the only club which did not drop below third place during the entire season. liay City had an excellent record, not going lower than fourth place but once, then occupying the cellar but for a week. Saginaw lluctuated around during the entire season, finishing the first half in sixth place ami winning the second by a short margin. Hut the point is that Smith kept his nondescript crew up anions the leadrs and with an average record against veteran opposition. Iiattle Creek, liay Cit.y and Sauinaw were trams with more than usual experience. The players were not raw hagiiers but the greater majority had played in the Soumich before. Smith himself had seen but little ball in this b ague. while but few of his players j had ever 'worked in the circuit. Hut! those handicaps did not hinder his! gointc into the fray with a fervor th.it. kept the leaders in f .ir f a serious: rail:. ! T'ie r eital of the l : 1 record of I'd Smith and h!s ball club is jut a reminder of what may be expected from the Hoosier pilot this ear. He will net bother with a hunch . f amateurs who do not en have the earmarks of cone rs this spring. He has already signed a bum h of men who are proven and who arc4 known to Soumieh fa r.s. The recre.it squad will be compos, d largely of youngsters who are reported to hive promising i cords i:i the s-mi-profossior..il field. IM wants a t' lin eomp"-d of '-ig men. He is partial to lanky hall playerr, although h,- b.iras. If. just at this time, is ;Jmest i s 1 road as he is long. At h-.:-! three mre s: footers have Icon signed by the Hn.Mr owner lor the 1 '-' t try-out ami he epe's t!n in to make good. He said v. -terdav that he lias another candidate for the yhortstoppir.g jo! and a new outheld or. Just win th r IM w ill make good his promise about crabbing the pennant is naturally unknown but every sit;n points toward his being amonc the leaders in the b ;gue wh- n the season loses unless some funny surprises are sprung. S uth Fend should support LM's club to the utmost this sumOiV 1 at. ll a snow n cormtjenc" i;i the sporting pi;: here. He will not put on t s -.is.'n ticket selling c-m-T iir. thi-: sr.rir-- :is he savs th.- 1, he tf!ieCS South I'.- f.itl will back club without anv ha'-'glh rg. ri.'.vi it. L' jFISVILLi:. Ky., F 2 I,ouis ill tea m lias pur- h s 'cod F. isetr.an Fdd:e Miller from th St luiis Browns, the N.hville South rn league t;un may link" a bght for him claiming a prior sale.

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LLSSOX VII. I -a st work told you how to cover a court beat o we suppose that you are well acquainted with the duties of your work in this department. Wo had giver. ;U an Insight into all of the important beats rn a newspaper so you are qualified now to do almost anything. of course there are lots of things that we could tell you, but these are included in a higher course in which experience Is the only teacher. For instance we could tell you how the reporter got the account of the park board meeting on Friday night, but we do not intend to do so. You by this time know more or think you know more than we do. In fact we are now prepared to tell the head writer wherein he fails; the business manager what he ought to do: the advertising man what's wrong with his work and if you had the say you would can the managing editor. The sport editor in your opinion is the worst ever, while the police reporter doesn't know a story. Ihe society editor never gets a date right and the court house man doesn"t know a plaintiff from a defendant. There is in your opinion only one newspaperman in the country and you are not too modest to permit the use of your name if somebody would want to write up this one, and only one. So we'll leave you to live it down if possible. We know you never will but as the years pass, you will be able to forget part of your present beliefs and in a few more years you will begin to wonder how you ever managed to stick. In case you get to this point, which you are sure to do if you hang around any length of time, write us and we will bo glad to furnish you with our post graduate course which is notable for its brevity. (The end.) QSE POLY LOSES Mills Leads in Scoring for Notre Dame With Nine Field Goals Hagerty is Star for the Losers. TERItK HAUTE, Feb, 20. Notre Dame tonight defeated Kose Poly by a score of 1C to 38 in a fast and snappy contest. Abe Hagerty was high score man with eight field markers vnd six goals from the foul line. Mills was the big scorer for Xotre Dame with nine field goals and one foul goal to his credit. The lineup and summary: Kose loiy (38) Xotre Dame (17) Lahr Kenney, Keofo Left Forward. Hagerty Bergman, Fitzgerald Might Forward. Davis Mills Center. Kingery FInegan Left Guard. Carter Daley Right Guard. Baskets Kenny, 6; Fitzgerald, 4; Mills, i; Daley, 2; Lahr, 4; Hagerty, S; Davis, 2; Kingerv, 1. Fouls Fitzgerald. :i; Mills, l; Daley. 1; Hagerty, . J-.eferee Westover, Purdue. Timer Hathaway. Scorer Stevens. Time of halves ,20 minutes. FEDS TO INVADE NEWARK Kanas City Hasn't Chance, to Keep Team Says (Jilmore. CHICAGO. Feb. 20. Pres't Giimore of the Federal league. Saturday acknowledged for the first time that Newark will be in the league this ( oming season. The Federal prexy asserts that Kansas City has no chance o' making a fight against the transfer of the Federal league franchise from that city to the east. Giimore claims an up-to-date plant will be erected at Newark. Pat Powers will be the business head in charge of the club while George Stovall, last season manager at Kansas City, will pilot the team on the ball field. PLAY AT CHICAGO TODAY St. norians Meet Wldte Katies in Second (lame of Season. The second of the three game series between the South Hend St. Florians indo.tr baseball team and the White Eagles, champions of the Polish Turner league of Chicago. will be player in the Windy City today. The local team is schedultd to leave for Chicago this morning. The lirst contest was staged in South Eend, the St. Florians proving the victors:. Three games i t li the Kaley league champions have been schedultd by the St. Florians. The first contest will :-e played at Magyar hall on Monday niht. March S. The teams appear to be evenly matched and th west side tans are expected to follow the series cb'S.lV. Following is the lineup of the t. Lichnerowicz. c; W. p; F. Aftowski. i ss; J. ss: W. Pierzynski, lb; S. J. Kazmierczak, ?h; H. I. Lichnerowiez, cf; A. C. Klavbor is umpire. Florians: F. U roblew ski. v kielski. r Sielinski. 2b; Gadaez. rf; Aftowski. If. F. P. lieizkiewicz is manager. FIRST OUTDOOR WORKOUT Trial TcMs at Notre Dame to Be Hold lliis Morning. Track men at Notre Dame were given their first outdoor workout of the year yesterday afternoon. Time trials had originally been scheduled, but the indoor track was se muddy and roft. that Coach Bockne decided to postpone the trials until this morning. immediately after eh ore h. The sprinters and hurdlers were riven consideral le practice in starti g :n the gym, hut the distance men were ordered outside. Coach Bockne w to it. however, that the legs and odics of the men were well protected to prevent cold or stiffness. The athb t s work d out on the Brovnson mpus. but did not run oj Cixrticr I it Id

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K1LBAHE REFUSES TU MEET JOHNNY

WILLIAMS II G Vants Bantamweight to Make Numerous Concessions in the Way of Weight, Purse and Place to Stage Bouts. By Itinoide. NEW YOBK. Feb. 20. Johnny Kilbane, champion feather weigth of this planet,' absolutely refuses to be inveigled into a match with Johnny "Kid" Williams, who domineers the bantam weight division of this universe. At least, the Kilbane Johnny will have nothing to do with the Williams. Johnny until the latter Johnny makes a number of concessions in the matter of weight, size of purse and place where the contest should be conducted. For a while the guillible enthusiasts of Philadelphia were loth to believe that the two champions would at last condescend to mix matters for their edification. Announcement was made that the forfeits had been posted, the date decided, upon and the poundage settled. Wednesday evening, Feb. 24, was designated as the aJl-import-ant day. Now it is all off. The reason advanced for the indefinite postponement of the battle is that Kilbane refused to agree to 122 pounds at ringside, the weight Williams demanded. It is said that Kilbane was ready to make the feather weight limit at S o'clock on the evening of the battle, but Williams would hear nothing of it. Says Kilbane Fears Him. Williams, however, has another explanation. The bantam boss is firm in his conviction that Kilbane fears him, and for that reason alone does not anticipate with delight a meeting wit him. Here is William' end of the controversy: "I am quite certain that Kilbane does not care for any part of my game. J have reason enough to believe so r.fter the manner Jn which he treated the negotiations for our proposed match. "First, Kilbane balked at the weight, saying he was perfectly satisfied with the $3,250 offered for his end He said, however, that he would waive the weight question that is, would agree to weigh in at 122 pounds ringside if the ante were raised to $5,000. Here his bluff was called, for the club promoter, at the instigation of my manager, consented to give Kilbane that sum if he would "accept the match at the feather weight limit at ringsld?. "That was the last wc heard of Kilbane. Instead of grabbing the $5,000' for a six-round bout he is going about the country fighting second raters at $1,000. or less, per man. "It is not for us to say whether Kilbane can make 122 pounds at ringside. But it does seem queer that he should refuse such a big sum for so short a bout if he can make tho weight, the only hindrance to the consummation of the match. "If I thought Kilbane could make the feather weight limit, the division in which he is champion. I would not hesitate a moment in boldly announcing that he fears to meet me in the. ring. I can see no other reason why he should spurn $5,000 for li minutes of boxing." Attell Is After Bout. And here we have another notable personage picking on Mr. Kilbane. Wo have reference to Abraham Attell, who a few years ago back flaunted the feather weight championship: the same Abie Attell this Kilbane person won his title from. , The name of Attell at first appears inappropriate in a boxing discussion these" modern days, but Abie will have his say, and list to it: "I have not been before the public of late as much as in former years, but I have not been idling away my time. I am still in active training: training for one more bout. with the man who deprived me of the championship Johnny Kilbane. "You cannot convince me that I am not Kilbane's master. I beat him once before, in Kansas City. That was before we met for the championship. I think I am entitled to a return battle: 1 would like to gcr another chance at my old title. MORE "With that goal in view, I am still going through the training grind. This ought to prove that I am sincere in my desire to engage in another bout. I do not care to take on anybody else: Kilbane is the man I want." Havana Making: Bids. Havana is makinir a strenuous bid to become, the boxing center of the world. But it went about it the wrong way. anel the pent up enthusiasm of the natives is likely to peter out before the tight little isle gets a chance to establish itself as the pugilistic Mecca. For their opening bout down there a week ago, the islanders put on Young Ahcarn and Willie Lewis Ahearn. a cautious boxer, and Lewis, who saw his best days many years ago. Little did the Havana promoter know that Ahearn and Lewis were under the same management, and that a "fake" was being perpetrated. This makes the second "frame-up" Lewis has engaged in within the short time of year. Several months ago. Dan Morgan, seeking sine publicity fer his selfprockilmed champion. Al McCoy, secured Dan McKetrick's consent to let poor Willie Iewis "tackle" the "champion." It was an unadulterated "setup." and Iewis graciously took the count in the sixth round. But Willie is willing to be implicated in these matches, as long as he is compensated for acting his part, as people will go to see him perform his act. BASEBALL BUG IS ACTIVE Notrts Dame Candidates Will Start Work T.KMlay. The first call for Notre Dame baseball candidates will be issued next Tuesday. For several weeks the candidates will be given indoor workouts in the big gym. Already interest is at a hish pitch and it is expected that Coach Harper's call will meet with a large response. The "baseball bug" has been instilled into the athletes by the weather of the past few days.

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, - - EAGER'SIIIS FEATURE OE GAME Local Y. Center Scores 27 Points in Tilt With Laporte. Locals Have Little Trouble in Winning 57 to 19. Special to The News-Times. LAPOUTE, Feb. 20. There was a vast difference between the playing of the local and South Bend Y. M. C. A. teams here tonight and the difference was all in favor of the visitors, the final count being South Bend, 57; Laporte, 19. Eager was the main star for the visitors and caged 11 baskets while five points were gained through his ability to locate the baskets on fouls. Grant played his usual brand of basket ball and the two local forwards had to work for all they got. Clark was the main scorer for the locals with five baskets. Cooney, center, stood next with McCurdy ranking third. South Bend showed plenty of speed and played all over the floor. They got the edge on the local right from the start and were never headed. The line-up and summary: South Bend (57) Laporte (19) C. Witt Clark Bight Forward. A.. Witt McCurdy Left Forward. Eager Cooney Center. Grant Bennethan Right Guard. Bacon Jonas Left Guard. Substitutes VandenBosch for A. Witt. Baskets Clark, 5; McCurdy; Cooney, 2; C. Witt, 8; A. Writt, 2; Eager, 11; Grant, 4; VandenBosch. Fouls Eager, 5; McCurdy, 2. Point3 awarded Iaporte, 1. VOLLEY BALL ON BOARDS Six Teams Competed on Y. 31. C. A. Floors Last Night. A well matched game was played between Lick's and Switzer's volley vail teams of the Business Men's Volley Ball league last night resulting in two games for Switzcr and one for Lick. The game showed that the men are getting in better form as they played a much faster game than the one last week. Score Switzer, 21, IS, 21; Lick, 19, 21, IS. A. Jones' team defeated Gibson's team two games. Gibson's team played a good game for the first few minutes of play but soon tired and Jones' men had them on all parts of the lloor. Score A. Jones, 21, 21, 11; Gibson. 0. 16, 21. X. Jones' team easily defeated Gardiner's team in two games but were defeated by their opponents in the last game. The score was X. Jones, 21. 21, 12; Gardiner. 16, 10, 21. The games for next week are as follows: N. Jones and A. Jones, 6 p. m.; Switzer and Gardiner, 7 p. m. PARALYSIS X'XT liy Dr. Cha Special Mood and Nerre Tablet Dr. Chiac 224 N. Tenth Street. Philadelphia. Pa, "R35"Hrf- BO-SAN-KO'S PILE REMEDY y N U (lives instant relief ia itching. 14 ? Bleeding or Protruding Pile j. GO Dr. Ro"1 Oh, Ptillcdelplxla. la THE STORE FOR MEN WASHINGTON AVENUE We carry a complete line of Ladies' and Men's Bowling Shoes. BERMAN 126 N. Michigan St f H0MEOF GOOD CLOTHES Special Suit Sale Now On. ADLER BROTHERS On Michigan at Washington Since 18S4.

JOE L003nS. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. To run 70 yards, Joe Loomis, champion sprinter of Chicago, traveled wT.OOO miles or a distance of more than three and a half million yards. Loomis made the round trip from the Windy City to New York for the express purpose of competing in the New York Athletic club's indoor games. The fastest trains from this city back to Chicago leave here in the afternoon and early evening. The latest train which makes good time haves at 8:34 o'clock at night. To enable Loomis to catch, the officials scheduled his race for 8 o'clock sharp at Madison Square garden. The lanky sprinter donned his running costume in the place where the meet was held and then a friend carried his street clothing to a taxicab, just outside the door. "On your marks" "Get set" "Go!" Tho starter's pistol cracked and Loo.mis leaped away. At the finish of tho race he barely relaxed his speed but continued on out of tho armory to the waiting automobile. "To Grand Central station quick" he shouted, and changed to his street clothing as the machine rattled up Fourth av. to the station. He was the last man to board the Chicago flier, but he caught it. So close was the finish of the race that Loomi3 did not know who won until he received a telegram on board the train at Albany. MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN GUN CLUB EVENTS Larse Attendciice at Ileilar 3Ieet of St. Joe Valley Gun Club Saturday. Judging: from the crowd which attended the regular meet of tho St. Joe Valley Gun club held Saturday afternoon at Muessel grove the club will be patronized well during the present season. The members have not missed a shoot this winter and yesterday practically all were in attendance. One of. the features of the meets is the crack shooting of Leo Cassidy, jr., who is but 14 years old. Young Cassidy is only a beginner in blue rock events but handles his gun like a veteran and promises to make the older members sight closer this year. Saturday's scores follow: Gunner. Shot at Uroke. Pet. Morris 50 47 .94 Kale 60 50 .84 Muessel 50 39 .7S Bacon 75 58 .77 Leo Cassidy, sr... 150 107 .72 Smith 115 Si .70 Cleveland 50 33 .66 Gustafson . 110 72 .66 Cramer 100 6 4 .6 4 lUbcock 35 22 .63 Korhummel .... 25 15 .60 Hand 40 20 .50 Blackman 25 10 .40 Leo Cassidy, jr... 90 31 .35 Stephenson 50 70 .3 4 II D

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A GG NTEST n URSDAY NIGHT Representatives From Walsh Hall Will Meet Y. M. C. A. Stars at Y. M. Fancy Diving One of the Events. A sport event out of the ordinary will be held when the local Y. C. A. will meet representatives from Walsh hall, Notre Dame, in a swim ming meet. The aquatic contest will be staged at the Y. M. C. A. tank on Thursday night, March 11. The meet should be an interesting one, .as it will comprise every water event from short dashes to fnnev divj ing. There will be twenty, forty, one hundred, and two-twenty yard races; a forty yard race, backstroke; plunge for distance; fancy diving and relay. This is the first time that Walsh Viftll Vino cTV nntnrr1 - f s- f V-v ia

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However, they expect to put up a stiff opposition for the ?outh Bend men. Edward Carlton of Corning, N. Y., is captain of the college aggregation. The Y. M. C. A. tank is twenty yards in length, or two feet longer than the one at Notre Dame. This affords plenty of room for the various water races and, as both teams are practicing hard, a good contest should be the result. The fancy diving event will consist of the front and back dives, the "jackknife," the "swan" and an optional dive. The Y. M. C. A. has not as yet an nounced its team. Following are the Walsh hall men and the contests they will enter: 20 yards Bergman, Carlton. 4 0 yards Bergman, Carlton. 100 yards Kiernan, Vogel. 220 yards Kiernan. Sears. 40 yards, backstroke Coker. Plunge for distance Crawford, Carlton. Fancy dlve Crawford, Kusick, jr. Relay, four men, 160 yards Beigman, Vogel, Kiernan, Carlton. COMi: TO T FIRMS. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 20. Walter Pip, first baseman, and Hughie High, outfielder, have come to terms with the New 4York Yankee management and will play under Manager Donovan this year. 'ry NEWS-TIMES WANT ADS

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AGH WARD WILL STAGE SCHEDULE OF BALL GAMES

First Steps Toward Formation of Amateur Athletic Union for City Are Taken at Meeting Yesterday Afternoon. Outdoor recreation for every person in iouth Bend who desires it. will be made possible by the organization of an amateur athletic union of .t. Joseph county, ' towards w hich t..e first steps were taken at a meeting of representatives of the city's athletic organizations at the. office of Municipal Recreation Director Barnes Saturday afternoon. Formation of 1"0 baseball team in South Bond during the coming summer will be the first thing rt Milling from the union, according to present plans. Gradual branching out into all forms of athletic activity will fallow the installation of wholesale baseball here. The union which is to be permanently organized at .mother meeting in the near future, will be similar to the Cook County Amateur Athhtic union, which hns general supervision of the greater part of the amateur activities of Chicago and its sulurls. Each of the seven wards is to have its own schedule, according to the plan, with as many baseball teams playing for the ward championship as can be organized. It i.; exported that some of the wards will have as high as 13 teams, with about 12 as th general rule. At the end of the st ason, those ward champion. will hold a series to decide the city title. Turning the clocks back a half hour may be one of the methods used of making universal baseball possi ble. If factories and stores will eon1 sent to begin work "0 minutes lailni in the morning and . tit earlier at night, factory employes will have two hours of sunlight a day in which to play whatever sport they choir. It is expected that ". baseball diamonds can be secured for the uo of these leagues. Leeper, Pottawatomie. Lasalle, Studcbakcr and Coiuillard parks each contain room for from one to tour diamonds, the school prop;T- ! ties of the Kaley, Muessel and i few I number of vacant lots which -it is thought can be obtained for Ine purpose. Interschool and interfactory lcagv.es will also be promoted and governed bv the union, as well as a number of ' interactional track mects It in hoped that aj'lg athletic meet includ ing all of the teams of the county can be held at the end of the summer, with an ?htry list larger than had ever been known here. No definite action was taken at tho meeting Saturday, due to the fact that the union has not yet been offlciallv organized. A committee composed of Ord Barrett, J. B. Miller, Charles Guthrie. C. A. Metzler. and j Charles Lentz w as appointed to dr: tin a constitution and by-laws for the proposed union, which will be i.ied on at a meeting of delegates from all of the city's athletic organizations at a meeting to be held at Mr. Barnes office Thursday evening, Feb. 2 5. CLINTON. A drove of 100 m tiles shipped into the city got loose from their guards and about 50 of them tore up some lawns. where jou are sure to Car. Michigan and Wahlnton Sat 9?

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