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TTEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN- BASEBALL AND OTHER SPORTS. SUNDAY, .TUNE 1, 1011. 15 D If Jeff’s Wind Holds Out He May Save His Tooth Yet C&3 C& By i( Bud” Fisher FOR 0. WHITE C HICAGO, ILL., May 31.—Charlie White, Chicago’s pugilistic sen sation just now and walking in the path that leads straight to the lightweight championship, yesterday declared that all that is necessary for him to bring the title to this city is a chance to fight Willie Ritchie, West ern battler, who possesses the 133- pound crown. White is hopeful of •securing such a match, and while he Is awaiting' word from the kingpin *glrrve wielder of that division he is ready to clash with the next best lightweight. White has his eye on Bud Anderson, Joe Rivers and Leach Cross and would willingly sign at once. He may realize a meeting with Anderson in Butte, Mont., on July 13, Miners’ Day, but nothing definite has as yet been done. The promoters, however, are 4n louch with Anderson. White Deserving a Chance. White’s recent ring work entitles him to the consideration that is shown Anderson, Rivers and the rest of the men who are angling for a crack at the champ. Charles has had a most wonderful run of luck and in his last two matches has proved conclusively that, coupled with his science, speed and cleverness, he has a knockout kick. White has proved conclusively that he can deliver the same kick with either hand. He knocked out Thomas with a left hook in both bat tle* and put Pal Moore down five times with a right. No battler ever gave Moore the lacing that did White, »and Moore never was nearer being knocked out than by White. Three times he was fiat on his back when the gong came to the rescue. It is this hitting power, coupled with his other qualities, "White says, will give him and Chicago the title if he can get the matches. The double knockout of Joe Thom as brought White to the f ont with a rush. But those wins are not the making of Charlie’s record. Twice he defeated Young Shugrue, once he clearly and decisively bested Johnny Dundee, he made Owen Moran, the British champion, who knocked out Battling Nelson, foul him deliberate ly to avoid a knockout, and he has what many Cleveland fans consider a shade win over Johnny Kilbane. Hai! White as Champion. New Orleans scribes who have seen Willie Ritchie, Jack Britton and Ad WolgaBt perform against their stars are as one in the opinion that White has made a more favorable impres sion there than any of the above named. Promoter Totorich is willing to back White against Ritchie, and he will stage the match whenever the champ is ready to accept. Unfortunately for White, he is neither a real featherweight, the kind that can do 122 pounds, nor a light weight. He accepts matches with men who make 133 pounds at 6 o’clock, but White rarely weighs over 128 pounds when in the ring. Recently Billy Nolan promised Nate Lewis, White’s manager, a match if Charles could go out and show some thing to warrant such a battle. Charles has done that and more and is entitled to exchange swats with the champ. He is at least deserving of the consideration of a match with the other topnotchers. and if he is kept from such matches Chicago is deprived of a chance to show whether it has the makings of a champ in White or not. Does Better Than Britton. Jack Britton and Thomas went ten rounds in New Orleans some time ago and Jack had to give his best to win by a slight shade. White won two knockouts from Thomas and in quick time and at a time when the latter was a 2 to 1 choice in the betting. ( say, mutt, iv* got an I Avm toothache and X j AIN'T GOT Tap N€RNET to POLL. \Y OOT L That'S A Cinch. Tie a string -to the TOOTH AND OTH^r eno TO THE rear, oe ^ taskab i-ll Hiee 'me cab fAND whdn it Starts tom stand still and nniu. coN\fc the Tooth. / thats a Good idea au. right hey! fAl/TY j STOP A MltvlUYE. HAT'S THE ViATYfR. ? IT'S STOPPED ACHING MOW. IMG. CHWGtT>l N\Y J “Chief” Meyers Lauds Jim Thorpe |j| © 0-© © O O © Coming Phenomenon of Baseball Quick Knockout No Sign of End Q 0 © © O 0 © Many Stars Put Away in Opener Griffith Declares War on Ban Johnson National’s Manager Says He Wants No More to Do With “That Fellow.” WASHINGTON, May 31.—Tm through with Ban Johnson. He may know how' to run the league, but he will never cut in on the Washington club as long as I am manager. If there is any more correspondence be tween Chicago and Washington it will have to come from some one else, for I will have nothing more to do with that fellow.” With these words Clark Griffith last night gave notice of an open breach between himself and the president of the American League. It has been known for some time that the rela tions between Johnson and the man ager were none too pleasant, but w'hen word was received in Boston from Washington that Johnson had notified President Ben Minor, of the Nationals, of the reinstatement of Nick Altrock, Griffith went on record in regard to an absolute rupture with Johnson. Three times the chief of the Na tionals asked Johnson to explain on what grounds Altrock was barred, and the manager expected that he would receive a direct answer from the executive. “He has tried to butt in on us be fore, but from now on you can take it from me he can go his way and w r e will go ours,” continued Griffith. “1 am trying to give Washington a win ning ball club, and if Johnson thinks that such petty stuff as he has been pulling can humiliate me he is away off his base. I have stood for quite a little of this small stuff before, but from now on he and I are not going to have any relations whatso ever. That’s all, and it’s final.” ENGLISH SNUBBED BY NEW BOXING ORGANIZATION May 31.—Reference to the Snmting Club of London ige^Tsurprise to every Eng- -gd in boxing was F appearing in a local paper, which stated that the new Na tional Boxing Union, .lust organized, with headquarters in Paris, will pre pare definite and final rules for all world’s championship bouts and de cide all disputed ca^es arising in the eport.. The Boxing Union will consist of representatives of the New York State Athletic Commission and the French Boxing Federation. The National Sporting Club, the statement says, does not figure in a boxing union be cause it is not considered sufficient ly important to take part in any such international organization. By John (Chief) Meyers. Star Indian Catcher of the Champion Giants, and One of the Most Dead ly Muggers of the National League. I F my race continues to devote che same attention to the diamond game that it has within the past few years, there will soon be a pretty large tribe in organized baseball. The national pastime has natural senses— I might almost say instinct—that centuries of life in the open have endowed him with. It would be false modesty on my part to declare that I am not thor oughly delighted with the fact that my race has proven itself competent to master the white man’s principal sport. In the two major leagues to day are four young Indians who have attracted more or less attention—Al bert Bender, of the Athletics; George Johnson, of the Cincinnati Reds Jim Thorpe and myself, of the Giants. All of us have made good, I think. Bender has for years been one of the main dependencies of Connie Mack’s wonderful Athletics. Fandom has endorsed him as one of the greatest pitchers of the age. It will take many years for Johnson to achieve snch fame if he proves the wonderful twirler of which he has given every' evidence so far this year with the Redlegs. He has not been thorough ly tried—will not have been until lie has spent a year or two in the big ring. Some of my readers may here raise an objection to my naming Jim Thorpe among the ‘‘Big Four” of pro fessional baseball’s Indian represen tation. To such I have this reply all ready. If Thorpe hadn't made good in the estimation of Manager Mc- Graw he would not now be connected with the club. It is quite true that Jim has not gained a regular position on our team. But he is not wasting his time. And if the Carlisle School phenom does not vindicate the judg- men of McGravv I shall be.the most mistaken man in America. Thorpe an Apt Pupil. Jim Thorpe, at the present time, is taking a course of instruction in Mc Grow’s school. He is an apt pupil. 1 have never seen a ball player fa miliarize himself so quickly with methods that must have struck hom« very strangely at first. • When he reported at Marlin this phenomenal athlete had very little to recommend him except physical prow ess. It Is true that he had played some baseball, but comparatively lit tle as measured by the standards that apply to most minor leaguers coming up for their first trial. Thorpe had specialized in gener*! track athletics and football at Car lisle. He played baseball as he played all other games—hockey, basketball, tennis—simply’ for the love of the sport. It was a pleasing diversion from the continual grind of track and field events. Thorpe came, then, lo McGraw, a child of innocence so far as real baseball knowledee is con cerned. That he was able to stick proves to my mind that Jim is a real jewel In the rough. I do not believe it will take a very long course in the McGravv school to develop a real gem. I speak from observation of the progress he has made In the few months he has been a Giant. Nothing that transpires on the field ever escapes Jim’s notice. He is eager to learn the why and wheref)' of everything that varies the least from the usual routine of the game. Veriest Recruit at Marlin. When Thorpe turned out to first practice at Marlin he was the green est recruit you could imagine. When the pitchers started to curve the ball he was dumbfounded. Now he can hit a curve just about as well as he can hit speed. He has studied all the best batters of our club with a view to assimilate the best points of each. To my mind, the earnestness <.f Thorpe, if* steadfastly pursued, will assure him a very high seat among the baseball mighty. He has every natural qualification to reach the very top of the profession. He has the happy’ faculty of profiting by his mis takes. He ha.s plenty of good sense, and is quick thinking. No man In baseba” is so beautiful ly equipped iri a physical sense. Jim Thorpe, the Olympic hero, was the most perfect physical type to be found among the colleges. He is the fastest man on the club. I do not mean by that that he is the best base runner; I mean he could easily beat any one for a distance equal to that around the bases, or possibly from base to base. There is} a knack In circling the ases as in pilfering a cushion. The best base stealers are not necessarily the fastest runner. The break and the slide figure too prominently. Right off the reel one has to steal the base on the pitcher, or he runs into certain death. Olympic Hero Versatile. What I most like about Thorpe is his versatility. McGraw has tried hi u in various positions, and he. has mado good as could be expected in all of them. Jim Thorpe plays first base much better than most green men; he plays the outfield far better than the majority of novices; he can piten, and he can catch. When he becomes ripe enough in experience Jim Thorpe should prove a marvel of general util ity. Naturally, I would like to see him pitch. We would be the only Indian battery in the big leagues. I think Thorpe would be a wizard of the box if he devoted his final attention to this line of work. He has plenty of speed, and has mastered a pretty fair “hook" or curve. And he dabbles with the spitball, too. Yes, he has a spit- ball that might be cultivated into a wonder. Thorpe should be a great hitter. He is keen of eye and possesses a style that speaks the ‘‘natural bom.” Prac tice is the keynote of fielding skill. Of course there must be some natural ability behind it. But no man could have the football and athletic fame of Thorpe without that inborn funda mental. I do not think that anyone has ever heard Jim Thorpe speak a boastful word since he joined our team. He is afraid to be misunderstood by the public and does not get as much practice before the games as most of the recruits. Yet under his reserve Thorpe has a wonderful personality. •Tust a word or two in conclusion. Thorpe is with the Giants because McGraw believes in his possibilities. Those people were fooled who thought our manager engaged the lad as a side feature of the champions; that he intended to parade the renowned king of all athletes as a sort of circus. I am sure no one has seen Thorpe in any such role. And I am confident as is Manager McGraw and Thorpe himself, in the future of this sensa tional recruit. Ed Walsh Complains bout Balks Called Great Twirler Wants to Explain His Delivery to President. Ban Johnson. CHICAGO, ILL., May 31.—Now and then a pitcher arises to de fend his ‘‘balky motion” and now no less an authority than Ed Walsh, one of the world’s greatest pitchers, says he is going to call on President Ban Johnson, demonstrate his famous half-balk and get the league mogul to call off his umpires. “There isn’t an umpire in the American League that can tell me how I balk.” says the big fellow. “Some of the umpires say that I throw my shoulder forward, indicating that I was to deliver the ball to the batter and then whirl and throw’ to first, thus violating the rules. I do not move my shoulders except when J start the throw to first. Another umpire told me that I balked by the movement of my knees. Yet I don’t move my knees until I make the throw to catch a runner off base. “Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington team and the man who is always trying to get the umpires to call balks on me, doesn’t know my movement to first. He declares that I balk with my shoulders, but I do not. “Naturally every time that a balk is called on me I w r ant to know why and so far not an umpire ha.s ever told me. Many of them haven’t tried. “Clark Griffith and Jimmy Calla han were two pitchers who were con sidered mighty good in their day when it came to holding runners on first base. 1 have talked to Griffith and know’ w r hat his motion was. I have talked to Callahan and know what move he had. 1 have combined the two and think I have a motion that is mighty effective when it comes to holding base runners close and at the same time is within the spirit of the rules. “I know’ one thing, and that is that I should like to explain it to the presi dent of the league, so that his um pires would understand it, and would not punish me for using it.” RED SOX HAVE NEW WAY TO STOP TY AND JACKSON NEW YORK, May 31.—In a talk- Test here yesterday the Red Sox out lined the following pieces of strategy to dispose of such dangerous bats men as Ty Cobb and Joe Jackson. As Sam Crawford of the Tiger bats before Cobb and is a comparatively slow runner, the world s champions believe that by walking him and then passing Cobb the latter would be un able to steal bases or hit safely. The sartie scheme applied to Turner, who precedes Jackson in the Cleveland tatting order, would be equally suc cessful. Manager Stahl and the other Red Sox seem to be sincere in their be lief that this can be done. N EW YORK, May 24.—Harry Payne Whitney, captain of the American Polo Team for a num ber of seasons, may not be in the line-up of the United States four when the referee throws out the ball for the first match with the English team. Corroboration of this possi bility was obtained to-day from a man closely identified with the prep arations of the American team for the defense of the international trophy. It is CapUiin Whitney himself who is seriously contemplating the strik ing out of his own name from the list of defenders. The Polo Associa tion has given the selection of the team entirely into the hands of Cap tain Whitney, and his verdict will be final. But Whitney has been making a critical analysis of the scoring in the preliminary practice, and it is said that he has concluded that the team will play a stronger game w ith some one filling his place. The situation which has now been evolved in polo is one of the most re markable in the records of interna tional athletics. Captain Whitney has suggested to the members of the Po lo Association that Player Whitney stay on the side lines. And some of the foremost critics among the American authorities have replied that they think Player Whitney should be retained. It now’ looks as though Captain Whitney’s judgment would prevail—at least in the line-up for the first gam rj . Whitney Picks Stoddard. Louis Stoddard No. 1: Monty Wat- erbury, No. 2; Larry Waterbury. No. 3, and Devereux Milburn, back—that is the w’av the names are apt to be posted on the day of the opening skirmish at Meadow Brook. This is Captain Whitney’s nomination as he has expressed himself to members of the Polo Association in terms of Rtrong advocacy for the combination In practice to date Whitney’s w’ork has not been quite as brilliant as in other seasons. The responsibility of preparing for the matches with the English team has affected him some what. and he is willing to give way to another player for the general good of the American team. Louis Stoddard’s splendid, showing this spring is largely responsible for Captain Whitney’s willingness to see the breakup of the veteran Meadow Brook four and his own absence from the line-ftp. The scintillating play of the former Yale player has been com mented upon a number of times in there ’hspatches. and the prediction that he would be found in the list of American players seems certain to be carried to fulfillment. Stoddard’s horsemanship has Improved 30 per cent, this spring. Stoddard Consistent Player. Always a hard hitter and a master of the technique of mallet play, he has this year gone ahead In his abil ity to get results from his mounts. It used to be said of him that on a favorite pony he was unbeatable but that his effectiveness was lessened greatly when fatigue made it neces sary for him to change his jhorse. Stoddard is now showing a consist ency which makes it impossible to pass ov-r his qualifications. There is no doubt that if he maintains his present gait he w ill be seen in inter national play next month. The only question is whether he will be desig nated as a regular or a substitute. “It comQS dow’n to w hether Stod- I dard’s brilliancy is so forceful a fac tor that it calls for the breaking up of the old Big Four.” said a member of the Polo Association to-day. From the standpoint of honored as sociations there will be much regret if Whitney is not in the line-up of the American team. The fine spirit of sportsmanship he has displayed in making the recommendation w’hieh will mean his own elimination is not often seen upon the athletic field. Laboring under the handicap of being possessed of a degree of wealth which generally causes the public to attribute success in any line of en deavor to dollars rather than brains. Whitney has not only accomplished the winning of the international polo supremacy to America, but he has brought about a world-wide change in polo tactics. In 1909. when Whitney asked Dev ereux Milburn and the two Water- burys to accompany him to England, 4here were few In this country who thought the expedition would be suc cessful. It was freely said that the Americans would not be able to get rear the ball, much less score against the British. This was because the Englishmen were supposed to have perfect**! the technique of a closed game, which guarded rival ponies at all stages, to such an extent that thi- counlry would be outclassed. By Ed. W. Smith. C hicago, ill.. May 31.—when that foolish old K. O. crashes into a man’s jaw in the opening round of a glove battle and the recip ient goe^ crashing to the floor for a full count the puollc at large is prone to sympathize with the beaten man and at the same time remark sad ly that another fighter has been shov ed Into the discards We take the' case of Jeff O’Uonrell, the little Eng lish fighter, who was disposed of in a trifle ever two minutes by Matty McCut* in Racine the other night. Af ter that was all over the crowd al most to a man had O’Connell in the “Has Been” class and a fit subject for the old m^n’s infirmary. • * * O ITT does it always work out that way? A glance through ring his tory indicates quite to the contrary, for some of the best fighters of this and other days have had ihe K. O. punch hung on them in the first round and have lived it down in grand style. It doesn’t always follow that one knockout makes a man passe, espe cially the quick knockout In which little or no punishment is inflicted The real telling knockouts are those that come after dozens of rounds ol grueling work in which the beaten man gradually is worn down and is so weakened at the finish that his re sistance is entirely gone. Almost without exception the man receiving “his” in the first round gejs over it quickly. * * * T 'AKE the rather startling case of Jack McCormick and his sudden knockout of Kid McCoy over at the Star Theater on the North Side years ago. McCoy got la-ncy with the bur ly McCormick, who swung a right hand off the floor and landed along-' side the speedy kid’s jaw. McCoy went out as cold as a salted mackerel and didn’t know where he was at 3 o’clock the next morning. Yet Mc Coy took McCormick a f *w weeks af terward and gave him the lacing of his life and afterward seemed none the worse for the quick defeat. * * * R EMEMBER, don’t you, that Joe Gans knocks! out Frank Erne in one punch one time? Yet it never injured Erne’s chances much and he turned out afterw’ard to be one of the world’s greatest boxers. * * * A ND then there was the case of the ancient Peter Maher, the Dub lin brewery product. Peter bloomed unfailingly like the bay tree and cam* back as popular as ever after every defeat. Bob Fitzsimmons sat him on his haunches for the full count down in Mexico, ending it in the first round. So did Joe Goddard, treating Peter the same way in the same round. But Peter got over it and earned piles and piles of money afterward. • * * TV/TARVIN HART, the Louisville middleweight, was knocked as stiff as a board by “Wild Bill” Han- rahan in one round with a swing on the jaw. They said at the time Mar vin would never amount to anything after that. But cidn’t the Kentucky plumber go out West later on <and best Jack Johnson in a twenty-round go? At least Hart was given the decision, no matter what the merits of the case might have been. It has been said it was a clear steal, but (jto fact that Hart even went twenty rounds with Jour-son shows that the Har.ra- han punch had no lasting effect upon him. • • • ASCAR GARDNER knocked Harry ^ Forbes out in rne round, hut Har ry came right back after that and won th-* bantam weight title until Frankie Neal came along and took it away from him. Tommy Burns hung one on Bill Squires in the first round and lat?r beat him in thirteen. But Bili was quite useful after lhat. Ed die McGqorty knocked out Dave Smith of Australia and Jack Harri son of Fngland. both champions of their countries, in a round each with- in a week of ea^h other, yet neither of these men is out of the game by a long way. * * * T OOK at the case of "Flatbush Tom- my” Murphy. Terry McGovern knocked him kicking in a single round and so did Knockout Brown, yet Tom my has returned and orly the other day he defeated Ad Wolgast in twen ty rounds. So you see it ooesn’t do to pronounce a man out of the game too quickly. They DO come back and in the must unexpected manner. CINCINNATI TO ENTER BALLOON IN BIG RACE KANSAS CITY, MO., May 81.— George M. Meyers. President of the Kansas City Aero Club, announced yesterday that the Cincinnati Aero Club, recently organized, would enter a balloon for the national elimination race w’hieh will start from here July 4. Dr. E. Ia. Custer, of Dayton, Ohio, will be one of the contesting pilots, and Captain G. L. Bumbaugh, of In dianapolis will bring one or two bags here to he entered in the race. B OSTON, May 31.—Here is the first inside story from Owner Charlies W. Murphy about why Manager Frank Chase left the Cubs. It is because men financially poor have better success with their men. according to Mr. Murphy, who gives figures to prove his Judgment is right. ‘Take the National League stand ing.” said Mr. Murphy, “Cincinnati, managed by Joe Tinker, is at the bottom with a percentage identical with that of New York in the Amer ican League, .290. ‘‘This bears out a reason I had for changing the management of the Cubs this year, a reason I have been reluctant in giving it out, but now that the figures bear out my theory I am making it public. “1 have always held that a man independently rich could not get the artistic work out of a ball club that a poor man could. Tinker Worth $100,000. ‘Take the first four clubs in the National League standing to-day— they are all managed by poor men. At the bottom are the Reds, manag ed by Joe Tinker, who is worth at least $100,000. “Then, there are the Highlanders, at fhe bottom of the American League, with a standing of .290, man aged by Frank Chance, who Is worth at least $200,000. “What is the answer? The ball players will not deliver the brand of baseball for a man who is indepen dently rich that they will deliver for a manager who is in moderate cir cumstances financially. “I have always believed that the poor man, who must strive to get to the top, will have more influence with his men than the rich man. He is poor, he must work to get to the top. he has more ambition than the man who has partially or actually reached the goal of his ambitions and he has the incentive. “I might make an exception in the case of Connie Mack, w’ho is wealthy and still a successful manager. 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