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Former Coast League Star Should
Prove Good j(!an at
Third Base.
N - K\V ORLEANS, Djr. 29. --The
announcement from Portland,
Oreg.. that BUI Lindsay would
bo transferred lo New Orleans next
season is a strong Illustration of the
intention of t'harley Somers to put
the very best minor league team at
his command In this city in 1914.
When it was reported some time
ago that Lindsay would come here,
denial was made both at Cleveland
and Portland, and 11 was said that
Manager McCredie, of Portland, con
sidered Lindsay so valuable that he
would not part with the infielder.
Somers changed ills mind, though,
realising that Lindsay’s return to
New Orleans would he a highly popu
lar move.
For a long time it was doubtful
whether clubs In the Pacific Coast
League would waive on Lindsay, as
he was considered the star infielder of
that association last season. Baseball |
politics entered into It, however, and ,
one thing that is said to have induced
the Coasters to let Lindsay get out J
was the consent of the New orleatp
club to Artie Hofman, the once great- j
est titiIitv player in the game, going
from Nashville to San Francisco.
Forme- Manager Frank held up
Hofman's transfer as long as he I
thought he would control the desti
nies of (he Pelicans in 1914, thinking
it a bad move to let Hofman get oul
of the league, and desiring, if Hofman
made any change at all, to bring "Cir
cus Solly" to New Orleans.
Lindsay's coming to New Orleans
insures a first-class third baseman
for the local team next season. This
is where the Pelicans have been re
garded as somewhat weak, compared
yvltli the other teams In the league.
Lindsay is not only one of the lies'
inflelders in Ihe minors, but is one ot
the best hitters. His record both last
year and the year before has secured
ibis rating for him,
, The P bean now appear to be pro
vided with one of the strongest ar
rays of inflelders In the Southern
League.
Tulane and L. S. U.
May Quit S. I. A. A.
A big change may be made in the
make-up of the H. 1. A. A. before flu
next football season opens and a new
organization is likely to be formed.
Refusal of leading members of tlie
8 I A. A . which includes Auburn.
Vanderbilt, Georgia. Sewanee and Geor
gia Tech, to give Tulane or Louisiana
States games next season Is the cause
of the whole affair. The new collegiate
organization, to be known us the South
western. embracing i/ouialana. Texas.
Oklahoma and Arkansas, within the
next few months, says The Daily States,
a New Orleans publication.
The new organization, according to
Information from an authoritative
source, by The States, is looked upon
favorably by Tulane, L. S. U.. Missis
sippi A. and M., “Ole Miss.” Texas l
Texas A and M., Arkansas and < >k'a
homa. The first seven named colleges
ure S I A. A. members at present, but
are reported in a receptive mood to
join the proposed body, whose purpose
will he to insure high-class football in
this section.
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No. I—The Simple ‘V’ Wedge
Whitney’s Style of Fighting Should Prove Effective Against Briton
PROMOTERS SHOWER WELSH WITH BIG OFFERS
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\ TKRY frequently Indeed during the football season I am asked to explain
' or to describe tub «r that famous play of a day long gone by; but at
that time of the year there is scarcely room in the sporting pages
for all (lie live news, let alone the dead. Now, however, I have opportunity
to outline a few of the old-time great plays that may prove of interest to
the football fan.
The accompanying diagram illustrates the plat lhat was used b^ all
teams a quarter of a century ago with which to open the game, ills a
•simple wedge, or "V," as it. was called. This must not he confounded with
the famous flying wedge, which came into Existence at Harvard some live*
years Inter, and which I will describe in my next number.
While the rule that a game of football must start with a kickoff at or
near ttie center seemed to come into existence for the first time in 1894, ]
yet It Is a fac.t that, the rule always has been in the game. But. up to 1894—
the time when the rule tlrst insisted that the kick had to tx* actual and
bona fide- all .teams got around the matter by simply picking up tlie ball
and scraping it across llie- toe of the shoe, thus making a constructive kick
of it, or a kick so easy and short that it was caught again in the hands
of tile player picking il up after a flight of but an ineli or two.
* * *
-THIS clever evasion of the kicking ride was first lilt upon by Lehigh
* about 1X85. It has sometimes been ascribed to Princeton, but this is
incorrect. After using it one year. Lehigh dropped the play on-account of
Ihe fact that they did not accompany the maneuver with a sufficiently clever
formation of the rush linemen to give aid to the runner. Here was where
Princeton improved the play, and tile "V" was tftu at once adopted by all
teams.
The reason whv every h am ‘n the land so quickly followed In the
lead of Lehigh and Princeton in adopting the wedge with which to open
tlic game was that in thorn* days the defensive play of all teams was
lamentably weak as compared with their offense; hence they hated to sur
render the ball to (heir opponents rigm ai the outset by actually kicking
il to them, whereas by the use of the 1 V" they could legally kick it, yet
retain possession of it.
The diagram shows how the team with Ihe hall set Itself—some eight
men forming a wedge, with a quarterback and tilth halves inclosed in the
angle* of the wedge. When all was ready, the center rush stooped, grasped
the ball, scraiied it across the front of ids right foot, snapped it back to
the quarter, who passed it to the first halfback, and instantly the whole
crow, as one man, were off either to (lie right or the left at top speed and
bearing down on the defensive players lfke a battering ram.
Meanwhile the other chaps were spread out ten yards in front of the
ball, and stood tense and waiting for the sound of that shrill whistle which
By Left Hook.
D ESPITE the fact that Freddie
Welsh recently announced that
he would seek a bout, with Wil
lie Ritchie immediately -liter his
match with Frank Whitney* at the
Auditorium January 6, promoters all
over the country are showering of
fers at the British champion.
• Harry Pollok, manager of Welsh,
writes that he has no less than ten
offers for Welsh, and all of them are
worthy of consideration. Milwaukee
wants Welsh to meet Charlie White,
the Chicago sensation; New York is
after Freddie to fight Jack Britton;
Salt Bake City, Utah, would use the
British champion against some good
boy; Denver wants him for Steve
ivetchel, while Tom McCarey would
like to match Welsh with the winner
of the Beach Cross-Bud Anderson
affair. These are only some of the
promoters after the foreign star.
All these offers are in Pollok’s
hands at the present time, and are
causing the little manager consider
able worry. Ever since Freddie forc
ed Ritchie to run out of a match with
him at’ Vancouver a few months ago.
iromoters have been after his serv
ices. However, it is doubtful whether
Pollok will accept any of these
bouts. Welsh has asked Pollok to
get Ritchie for him, and he will not
rest until he drags the American
champion into the ring with him.
* * *
C'HEDDIE claims that Ritchie is
A doing everything in his power to
dodge a light with him. but says that
he will follow Willie all around the
country and force him into a tight.
Welsh expects his set-to with Whit
ney to be his last bout before fight-,
ing Willie, as it is his present plan
to start for the coast right after his
battle with the Cedar Rapids “Fight-
tug Carpenter.”
Before taking on Whitney, Welsh
clashes with Johnny Dundee in New
Orleans on New Year's afternoon, but
expects to w in * handily over the
Italian ringman. He does not think
Johnny ranks in the same class with
him, especially over the ten-round
route. In glancing over Freddie’s
record, it will be noticed that only
one boxer has ever defeated Welsh
in ten rounds, that gentleman being
Packey McFarland, who was given a
questionable decision over the Brit
ish champion in ten rounds at Mil
waukee way back in 1908. After that
fight Welsh held Packey to a 20 and
25-round draw, thereby proving that
he was as good as the ChicagcNmar
vel. When it is taken into considera
tion that Welsh has been fighting
since 1905, his record is all the more
wonderful. He has never dodged an
opponent, always being willing to
meet the best boys in the game.
* * *
C OUNT LOU CASTRO announced
yesterday that he experts Whit
ney to arrive here Wednesday.
Whitney will immediately open
training quarter* and finish
working out for the fight. Frank's
aggressive style of milling should
make a big hit against Welsh. True.
Freddie has a much better record
than Whitney, but it must be taken
Into consideration that Frank haSs.
always lacked a good manager. This
alone has kept many fighters from
reaching the top of the ladder.
Also the writer is expecting to see
Whitney’s style of fighting prove very.
effective against Welsh. Charlie
White told us after fighting Whit
ney that the latter is the hardest boy
in the lightweight division to hit.
Frank’s awkward style of fighting is
very hard for an opponent to solve.
Frank always keeps on top of his
rival, never giving him a‘ chance to
draw back liis hands to deliver a
solid blow. Whitney is also a glut
ton for punishment, and does not
know what the word quit means. The
“Fighting Carpenter” may be beaten,
but one thing: the fighting public can
vouch for, ana that is that Whitney
will give them the best he has.
* * *
T HE Cedar Rapids boy has fought
before, an Atlanta following for
two years, and has yet to make one
unsatisfactory fight. And Frank has
met some of the toughest. He has
stacked up against Grover Hayes, Jake
Abel, Battling Nelson. Joe Thomas,
Eddie O’Keefe and Charlie White.
Bocal fans who saw Whitney in these
bouts know that he put up a
rattling scrap on every occasion.
Against Welsh. Whitney will he
forced to meet the best boy he has
ever been up against. Welsh is
a champion, and there are many ex
perts who think that he can take
Willie Ritchie to a lacing. He did
it f one, and this will always be a
black mark on Willie’s record, un
less he meets, the Englishman and
erases it himself.
* * *
THE three companies of the Fifth
1 Regiment who are promoting the
Welsh-Whitnev scrap have instructed
Matchmaker Castro to get a good bili
of preliminaries, and the Count is
busy lining up some top-notch
matches.
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Ragan Considering
Offer From Federals
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OMAHA. NEBU, Dee. 29. "Pat” Ra- j
;ai . pitcher of the Brooklyn National
-league club, who lives in Omaha, 1» se
riously considering overtures made to
him by Federal League officials.
“They offered me a two years' con- i
tract at a much better salary than the 1
Brooklyn club has paid me." said Ra
gan last night. “While 1 prefer to re
main in organized baseball, sentiment j
is a small consideration, and, like every
4»ther ball player. I am prepared to take
advantage <>f any proposition that car
ries a satisfactory financial agreement. ' !
Hagan deelint 1 to say what financial 1
inducements had been held out to him. j
WOLGAST MAY FACE REDMOND.
MI LAY A l ’ K KK. Dec. 29. Ad Wolgast
and .lack Redmond may box ten rounds
before the yr.* nsborry A C. at the
Auditorium b* on the afternoon of
New Year's Day. It was while fighting,
Redmond two years ago that Wolgast t
broke a bone in his left hand, thereby ;
starting a train of accidents to the then !
champion.
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shoulii esht'i- in innctomoniuin Pomp of tlmm ran forward as soon as the
whistle blew and threw themselves under the feet of the wedge, tiding to
trip it up; others tried to catapult into it so hard that their force should
entry them clear through it ; others dove dendlong over the top and tried
to get the runner Inside around the nock, while the ends stayed out and
looked for n cut-out on the part of the runner.
Oh, It was a tint, thrill you got while wailing tor that infernal whistle,
and that no matter which side you were playing on. it gives me the “jim
mies" yet to think of times when i have stood in my place in the one
side or the ot her of that wedge and waited for the mad Huns to leap into
u like so many panthers, or have crouched low. with the defensive team,
and with dry tongue counted the second until that Carthaginian juggernaut
of destruction should be set in motion and then sweep over us.
* * •
O I,l) HALLIFT, one of the greatest centers that ever lived, was one of
the ties! men to head his wedge In my day we had to go against him
at Lehigh, hut later he went to I riuceton, and there ho w as even a worse
man to have to encounter. 1
If the "V" shot Off to the left il was manifestly easier for the defense
to cave in its right side than its left; but at this juncture the right half
with the hail would pass it hack and out to the left half, and then, the
quarterback in front and the fullback behind, thT remaining three backs
would jump to the right side of the "V to take the places of the right
guard, right tackle and right end, who had gone down and out. Thus a
eeondury "V" would shoot off from the primary and the bull keep on go
ing.
Laurie Bliss and Harry Williams (now coaching Minnesota 1 were very
clever in taking advantage of this superb interference and in passing the
' ball to each other back in the corral, and Yale gained tremendously nearly
1 always on this opening pla\ And ! remember several times seeing this
I opening play go all the way for touchdown.
But Hie scene that dwells most vividly in my recollection with refer-
I dice to Tills "V” play and its exectnion is the’way the giant Hefflefluger. of
' Vale, used to bust the blooming thing up. lit* sttud about 6 feet 2 Inches in
■iiis stocking feet, and weighed about 195 pounds stripped. With it all he
was aide lo make the hundred in about "ten and a half." and was, alto-
j gel her, the best football player 1 have ever seen. Playing left guard (H on
'diagram), he set himself just like a sprinter on his mark, and the instant
; ihq ball went into play be would shoot forward at the mass of his op
ponents H#e a bull making for a red blanket. But just before the collision,
: high in the air arose his huge tigure. and lie threw his hip squarely upon
! the heads and shoulders of tlte opposing guard and tackle so that it was
quite impossible for them to sustain the shock of his ponderous weight and
I momentum.
Down they invariably went in a heap, while "Heft's" onward flight gen-
! orally carried him right on to the runner himself, whom he wouid catch
I under the chin and yank back out of the rear of the wedge like some
I mighty hook snagging a tiny fish—and the whole thing generally ended
I right there
' it would have made a great subject for the "movies."
JUAREZ RESULTS.
Following are yesterday’s results at
Juarez;
FIRST RACE—Six furlongs; So-
sius, 105 (Neylon), 2, 4-5 and 2-5,
won; Gypsy Love, 105 (Feeney), C,
2. and even, second; Thoodorila, 100
(Claver), 6, 2 and even, third. Time,
1:12 2-5. Christophine, Paw, Ed Luce,
Sir Harry. Requiram, Lillian K also
ran.
SECOND RACE—Mile: Mary Em
ily, 97 (Neylon). 6-5, 2-5, out, won;
Cool, 97 (Claver), 7-2, 6-5 and 1-2,
second; Free Will, 102 (Guy), 20, 8
and 4, third. Time, 1:38. Retente,
Miami, Jack Laxson, Marie Cognill,
Lord Elam also ran.
THIRD RACE—Puebla Handicap,
seven furlongs: Mimorioso, 112
(Woods), 2, 4-5 and 2-5, won: Doro
thy Dean. 103 (Ford), 8-5, 1-2 and
1-5, second; John Reardon, 110
(Hoffman), 5, 2 and even, third. Time,
1:24 2-5. Injury, Asaple, Truly,
Transparent, Voladay, Jr., also ran,
FOURTH RACE—Texas Futurity,
six furlongs; Little Will, 110 (Ford),
9-5, 3-5 and 1-4, won; Manganese.
117 (Groth). 4-5, 1-4 and out, sec
ond; Meshaoh, 108 (Estep), 5, 15 and
6, third. Third. Time, 1T2, Red-
path, Janiel, Dr Bailey, also ran.
FIFTH RACE—Five and one-half
furlongs. Edmund Adams, 108 (Car
ter), 5-1, 2-t and even, won; Doc Al
len, 112 (Loftlist. 3, 6-5 and 3-5, sec
ond; Visible, 105 (Estop). 5, 2 and
even, think Time. 1:05 3-5. Vendee
Rice, Ilex, Parnell Girl, Ramsy, Ori-
mar Lad, Tidly Wolffarth, Bright-
stone also ran.
SIXTH RACE- One and one-fourth
miles: Cordie F, 97 (Ford), 9-5, 3-5
and out, won; Sir John, 102 (Feeney),
3-1, even and out, second; Sugar
Lump, 103 tHill), 9-5, 3-5 and out,
third. Time, 2:06. Kelsetta also
ran.
JUAREZ ENTRIES.
Following are to-day’s entries at
Jua rez:
FIRST RACE—Selling, 3-year-olds
and up. 7 furlongs: ‘Maude McKee,
•Fort Sumter. 91: ‘Calethumplan,
•Chief Desmond, Gardon of Allah,
•5'awr Lad. Senator James, 103;
Compton, 106: Prim ess Industry,
M:tsal<\ Ralronia, Winifred D., Can-
apa. Robert. 108; *Laboid. 110.
SECOND RACE—Selling. 3-vear-
olds and up, 5 1-2 furlongs: Katty
Connor. Star Berta. •Amohalko. 103;
•John R. Clay, 106: Henry Williams,
Abthn, King Earl. Hawley. Martin
Chavis, Lee Harrison. J. H. Reed.
Quick Trip. 10S: Great Juibilee, Sir
Ballinger. Great Friar, 111.
THIRD RACE—Purse, all ages, 6
furlongs: Edith W.. 92; Hobnob. Gor
don. Russell, 106, Sir Fretful, Flor
ence Roberts, 108.
FOURTH RACE—Selling, 3-year-
olds and up, 5 1-2 furlongs: Kid Nel
son, 101; ‘Janus, 102; •Jessup\Burn,
Nifty, 103; ‘No Quarter. Rose Mary,
•Hazel C„ 107; High Street. Gem-
mell, 108; Fire, Cloak, Ormonde Cun
ningham. Annual Interest, 112.
FIFTH RACE—Purse, 2-year-olds,
6 furlongs; Droll, Roy, 97; Superb,
103; Dalvon, 106; Florin, Dick Dodie,
109; May L.. 112; Bob Hensley, 115.
SIXTH RACE—Selling, 3-year-olds
and up, mile: Peter Grimm, 95;
•Cantem, 102; ‘Bonne Chance, 104:
Tahoe, Gold of Ophir. 105; Henry
Walbank, 113.
•Apprentice ailow*ance claimed.
Weather clear, track fast.
Did Johnson Fight
His Brother-i n-Law?
A story, which comes from Chicago,
is in circulation to-day, which says
that Jack Johnson pulled off one of the
rawest fakes in the history of pugi
lism in his recent fight In Paris.
It is said that Johnson’s opponent
in this bout was his brother-in-law, Gus
Rhodes, a powerful built negro, who is
something of a fighter, and who accom
panied Johnson whert he jumped bail
and i d to Canada, on his way to
France.
These persons insist that Johnson told
them before he left Chicago that Rhodes
would be his first opponent in a bout
in France, for the reason that he wanted
to avoid a real fight with Sam Lang
ford as long as possible.
They declare that Rhodes is a ringer
|.for Battling Jim ami could easily be mis-
( taken for the* latter when stripped for
action. The story has been cabled to
J the French Federation of Boxing by Chi
cago men who are hostile to the chain
I pion, and it is expected that there will
i be a thorough investigation. If it turns
out that IJT Arthur's antagonist was
his brother-in-law, it Is believed that he
will be barred from further ring con
tests in European countries.
‘Ruby Bob' Denounces
Boxing Commission
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PLAINFIELD. N. J., Dec. 29.—Bob
Fitzsimmons is denouncing. the mem
bers of tho New York Boxing Commis
sion for their refusal to allow him to
box
“It's box or starve with me.” said
the once great champion of the ring
here to-day in a lengthy statement. He
renounced his American citizenship
caustically, compared treatment in this
country with that received by English
athletes, and expressed his regret for
ever leaving the latter country.
"Ruby Hob" declared he is better now
than when ho ioughi Jeffries.
Athletic Club Five
Plays Columbus in
Big Came Saturday
The Atlanta Athletic Club basket ball
team journeys to Columbus next Satur
day afternoon to meet the champion Co
lumbus Y. M. C. A. quintet on that
night. This will be the first road trip
for the local boys and also the hardest
game of the season.
The Columbus boys took the Atlanta
team into camp in both games last sea
son, the first on the Columbus court, 40
to 19, and on the local floor by the
count of 43 to 26. Joe Bean’s players
are expecting the tussle of their young
lives and the men will be put through
a week of stiff practice.
So far this season the teams have
won all their games, both having played
four.
Columbus won from Bessemer, 59 to
13. and the following night the Atlanta
boys mopped with Bessemer 46 to 14.
Last Friday night Columbus whipped
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical
104 to 15 and Saturday night Atlanta
won 66 to 29. Although dope slightly
favors Columbus, the Atlanta squad can
be counted on to give the champions
a tough battle.
The line-up of the two teams will be
as follows:
Atlanta. Position. Columbus.
Forbes rf Kil crease
Smith If Peddy
DuBard c Massey
Carter rg Newman
Weaver. Ig Dozier
Chip Doesn't Claim
Middleweight Title
PITTSBURG, Dec. 29.—George Chip
to-day disclaimed the middleweight
championship. The conqueror of Frank
Klaus chanced to encounter a party of
sports who hadn't witnessed the com
bat. Chip modestly assured those men
that he didn’t claim to be a cham
pion.
“But," he added. “1 have a good
punch, can take some hard wallops
without, going over and box some. How
ever. I'll be lair to you and say that my
legs are not speedy. Ever since 1 got
into the game that's been my handi
cap. Hard work hasn’t helped much. I
have played baseball and run races in
hopes of getting more speed, but every
thing fails. Slow feet and all. I am
ready for the big guns in the middle
weight bunch."
HIT BY BASEBALL; SUES CITY.
DENVER. COLO., Pec. 29.—A base
ball pitcher has involved the city and
county in a damage suit for $3,000.
Mrs. Haztd E. Lehew in a complaint filed
it, th- strict Court asserts that on
Septe: r 31. while she was passing the
: .t-ebu:. grounds maintained by the city
at Washington Park, her nose was
broken by a ball. She asserts that the
backstop behind the catcher was too low
to stop a badly thrown ball.
KETCHEL TO BOX M’CORMICK.
TERRE HAUTE, TXD.. Dec. 29.—Ed
die Ketchel. the Grand Rapids light
weight. has been matched to box Ari
Ale ronnlek, of St. Louis, ten rounds on
New Year's night here.
Ritchie Ignored by Ad Wolgast
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Willie' Is Told to Get a ‘Rep’
Thin is thr twelfth of n scries of stories of the life and battles of Uylit-
weight Champion Willi#Ritchie, initial exclusively for The Georgian.
Bv AVillic Ritchie.
PAX FRANCISCO. Dec. 29.—That
four-rounrl bout with Champion
Wolgast convinced me of* one
thing, and that was of my ability to
lick him. I did not claim then that I
could beat any lightweight in the
world, but I made up my mind that
l had Wnlgast’s number, and nobody
could make me believe otherwise.
“You’re pretty lucky, kid, that I di<?
not knock you out,” said Ad^after the
battle. "I was just testing myself,
and I came near flattening you.”
“Hay. I’ve got your number,” I re
plied, “and any time you want to take
another chance, just say the word. I
know I can beat you."
“That’s the funniest thing I ever
heard in all my life.” said Wolgast.
“Yoajgo back with the four-rounders,
where you figure.”
But I did not go back among the
four-rounders. I just went around
making speeches about Wolgast. I
called on Promoter Jim Ooffroth and
asked/him for a twenty-round match
with the champion Coffroth treated
me very nicely and listened to what 1
Lad to say, but he told me that I was
not quite a big enough card to send
in against a champion.
Some of my frienJs laughed when I
told them that I intended to keep on
Wolgast’s trail, and others agreed
witli mp. This little bit of encour
agement which I received helped me
along a whole lot. for I felt that I
bad a few boosters left and that I
might possibly get on with the cham
pion by taking a long chance.
Camps on Wolgast’s Trail.
Three days after the battle Wolgast
departed for Chicago. When I heard
of his leaving I carfTe to the conclu
sion that J might just as well trail
right after him. so I boarded the train
the next morning and landed in Chi
cago right at his heels.
Wolgast got a good hand in the
Windy City, and he told the sporting
writers there what a joke the battle
was and how he simply stalled around
with me. And he got away with it.
too. for the Chicago papers did not
take me seriously at this time. They
stated that the champion simply took
me on to pick up some expense money
and also to try himself out after his
operation for appendicitis.
But before I lbft San Francisco I
did a little press agent work. I gath
ered up a bunch of clippings from the
local papers and also secured a few
photographs showing Wolgast and
myself on the floor and Wolgast in
distress in several of the rounds.
There was great action to them. and.
as everybody knows, the camera never
tells lies. ,
Well, there was a different story to
relate after I had peddled my stuff
around Chicago. They were willing
to admit then that there must h$tve
been something to the Han Francisco
reports. They gave me quite a send-
off. and said that I was at least enti
tled tp a match with one of the light
weight contenders, even if Wolgast
did pass me up.
Turned Down by Champion.
Wolgast jumped to New York and
I jumped right after him. I saw that
the advertising I was getting helped
to boost me along, and that the best
thing I could do would be to set my
self in as strong as I could.
Promoter Billy Gibson, who always
has been a good friend of mine, saw
a chance to make up a big card by
putting Wolgast and myself on In
Madison Square Garden for a ten-
round mix-up. I accepted right off
the reel and agreed to fight for little
more than training expenses.
But Wolgast would not listen to
anything that Gibson said. He flatly
refused an offer of $7,500 to meet me,
saying that he would not waste his
time with an\ of the second-raters.
Cross Also Passes Him Up.
It was shortly after this that Tom
McCarey made Wolgast an offer *.o
fight Joe Rivers in Los Angeles on the
following Fourth of July. Now, I real
ly believe Wolgast took that offer in
order to get out of a match with me.
and, besides, thole was a chance for
him to make more money, and so no
body could blame him at the time.
When I saw hal I could not get the
champion to go on with me, I began
to hustle for a crack at somebody
else. T.eaoh Cross was the big noise
around New York, and I approached
him very humbly and asked to he
given a chance. But the best I got
was a laugh from Leach and all his
friends. They would not even give
me a look in.
“Can’t afford to fight anybody with
out a reputation,” said Cross, as he
looked me over. “You go out and see
what you can do against some of
those second and third raters. If you
make good, c^rfce back, and perhaps
I will talk to you; but if you are beat
en,.go home to San Francisco.”
That was the way that Cro*s talked
I to me then. But ijt’s different no»v.
| He was lucky to get on with me in
New York last month, and he hes
been after me ever since. But I beat
him once, and I guess that it’s up
to him now to fight himself hack 10
form if he wants to talk business
with me. He certainly gave me the
once over when I was trying to strug
gle along; but I guess he looked at it
in a business way.
For five weeks I hung around New
York looking for a match with some
fighter worth while. But it seemed
that the fates were against me. The
summer was well on. and most of
the boxing clubs had closed up for the
season. I felt down-hearted and dis
couraged, for there was nothing in
sight for me, although I was willing
to start against any of them.
Finally an offer came to me from
New Orleans, and this was a life-
! saver. It meant a chance for me to
fight Joe Mandot, who was then in
his prime and looked upon as the
lightweight champion of the South. It
looked to be too good for truth, but,
when my ticket arrived I just hopped
on the boat and set sail for the South.
We did not have any trouble : n
coming to terms. They offered me a
very liberal percentage, but I woui.l
have fought for almost anything just
to get a crack at the Southern champ.
He was the big show in his home
town, and, naturally, nobody pa:d
much attention to me. T was looked
upon as a sort of fill-in fighter, with
out any class.
Feds Ready to Back
Players in Court
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 29.-"Th«
Federal League will stand behind
every one of Its players and in any
case where legal action is brought
against the men the league will fur
nish the defense,” declared J. Edward
Krause, a director of the F^dero
League, to-day when told that the of
ficials of the Brooklyn club were
planning to enjoin Joe Tinker from
playing with the Chicago team of the
new organization.
• “We think that the reserve clause
in the contracts of the ball players is
invalid and believe we can secure
such a decision if the matter is taKen
into the courts,” Mr. Krause asserted.
New Cub Looks
Good to Murphy
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—“I have been vie-
itlng with my new pitcher ,,ai F’ ,
Uterecht. the Cincinnati high '•
boy,” said President Charles ' •*’*'.
phy, of the Chicago Cubs, to-day, u
is Rack from a round of business en
gagements in Cincinnati. , .
“He seems to be a fine youngster W"
a good head and brilliant pos-ntmuc-
Naturally the hoy and his friends are
wondering if he will get a fair - < w ■ ; _
the spring or be railroaded to the minor,
with hardly an opportunity to si • •' :
goods. They needn’t worry. !
proof of my anxiety to secui • th- ,
man is the amount of trouble and
tape T had to go through in order •
land him. He seems to be well w* T
the trouble, and I will give him a
ough try-out.”
HANSON DEFEATS HERF
EL PASO. TEXAS Dec
Hanson, the “Rocky Mountain -y,
was given the decision over
rick, of Chicago, at the end of f
of fighting here at Juarez 1
The battle was hil>e<j for thy
weight championship of the . Vi
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