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The Old Fighters Might Have Been Game, but Xliey Did Not Figure as Financiers
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BRINGING UP FATHER
By GEORGE M’MANUS
M-iuager Buckley Receives Offer
of Match From Leading
French Promoter.
I!\ W. W. Naugliton.
AN FRANCISCO. CAL., Dec. 2'J.
While Jim Buckley, manager of
ilunboart Smith, is extremely
cnnfldent that his heavyweight, will
• feat Arthur Pellty at Daly City on
Year’s Day, his faith in the gun-
■ i). r s not causing him to make the
of
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mistake of counting chickens before
the- are hatched.
Within the last day or two Buckley
,« icceived a cablegram from a lead-
ii- French promoter in which the
gunner is offered a match in Paris
with either Georges (.' rentier or Sam
Langford.
•Did you accept?” Buckley was
lasked.
"Nut yet,” was the reply. “It will
be time enough to do that when the
nb iat-Pelky battle has been fought.
1 ii» not suppose they would want
Smith if Pelky beat him.”
THERE’S a touch of chivalry about
» Buckley’s action in the matter,
bit: .vhile he intends to be thoroughly
of his ground befdre acknowl-
ving receipt of the offer from Paris,
Re has practically decided what he
io in the event of Gunboat win
ning from Pelky.
■ had not been for Jack John-
s, n breaking his arm with the other
i son, Gunboat would have looked
fur a match with Jack and no one
" said Buckley. “Smith has beal-
Langford once and that should be
Hiucgii, especially in a case like this
■ a every tough opponent you dis
pose of means a step nearer the
ehampionshib.
"With Jack Johnson out of it for
s-veral months, as he will be, if, in-
i, he ever fights again, .it is a
hors of another color. We will he
quite willing to meet either Langford
or Carpentier and will journey to
Paris if necessary to make a match.
V,- would prefer, though, to box in
ais country. Sam Langord is barred
in New York, but I will give Carpen
ter a personal guarantee of $10,000
if he will agree to meet Gunboat there
wi hin.the next few days. If this of
fer is not acceptable it will be a case
pa, king our trunks and crossing
tie water, for there will be no one
left on this side for Gunboat to box.”
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What Could Poor Jack Do?
By James- Swinnerton
B UCKLEY Is more than pleased at
the way Gunboat’s training is
progressing over at Shannon’s. He
considers the gunner lucky in having
Jack Hemphill and Bill Sloan fol
sparring partners.
"1 don’t think Gunboat ever was as
well fixed in that line before,” said
Bucklei. “These fellows are grand
workers and they keep Smith well ex
tended all the time they are boxing
with him. I am sure he will be in the
shape of his life when he meets Pelky
on New Year’s Day."
Buckley referred to the fact that
Pelky is a much heavier man than
Gunboat, but says that Smith has be
come accustomed to weight handi
caps and thinks nothing now of con
ceding ten or twenty pounds to an
opponent.
We look for a stiff fight, but at
tie same time we expect to win,” said
Buckley. "We are glad that Pelky
has made so many friends among the
sporting element since he opened
hop at Millett’s. We have heard so
mm stories about his speed, his
Pluck, Ids great strength and hard
looks that I sometimes think some of
the hoys are trying to scare the gun
ner. i saw where- one writer said
that all Pelky needed was a cloak of
« Id animal skins, a rough whisker
mound his fact- and a war club In hi?
hand to make him look.like the origi
nal cave man."
Sidelights on Sp$
arts
" j By A. H. C. MITCHELL |
Players Allowed at
Baseball Hearing
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.—A committee
of bail players, probably headed by
b;r | i, Fultz, will appear before the
■Wional Baseball Commission when it
nipi-there January 5. to present their
Quests to that body in behalf of the
Players’ Fraternity.
Members of the commission are de-
>f having oilier members of the
fraternity present, besides the chair
man. in order that they may personally
r the replies given to their ques-
■ tsmuch as the latter will be of
importance to the men, it seems
r wblf that action will be taken to
end. not that they doubt Fultz In
an . v manner, but simply to guard
fist misunderstandings which might
' , "!se.
! is thought that many of the re-
will be granted without delay,
thers ar* deemed so unjust by
‘ magnates that the situation wiii
■ ir be clearly, not to say cleverly,
F- -ited in order to convince the mo-
their interests are not placed in
lardy.
trank Gotch Not
Barred in Chicago
f ,TTTc:\G°. Dec. 29.—That Frank
world’s wrestling champion, was
u ' - barred from Chicago by Mayor
"H because the heavyweight mat
tailed to appear at a picnic of the
Democracy was to-day declared
unfounded by those close to Chi-
s executive.
• Mayor’s secretary said no such
: cement had been made.
'■J ] lil Gotch agreed to appear at this
/' was denied by his manager. Emil
-• before he departed for Salt Lake
1 tab. yesterday. Klank said sev-
0 complained about Gotch’s not
'mg. but he added no agreement
*•!♦• by the champion to appear
wrestle at that picnic. He said
s ' h announcements are made to
r m* attendance* and this is an
^ .ce to Uotch.
P RESIDENT TENER, of‘the
National League, has given
at some length his views on
the umpire question. Reduced to
a few words, his belief is that
the players’ side v f a case should
be heard before punishment of
fine or suspension Is made.
This plan is at total variance
with that of former President
Lynch, who suspended or fined a
player after receiving the report
of the umpire. <The player had no
chance to present his side of the
controversy. , This policy is the
one originated by President John
son, of the American League, who
believes it is the most effective
way of preserving order on th£
ball field.
Knabe, with his jaws working vio
lently, will follow up the official*
and; while foaminr- a‘ the mouth,
gesticulate wildly. He is seem
ingly on the poii.t of taking a
punch at the man in biue uniform
when that official, who can not
stand Knabe’s actions any long
er, jerks his thumb toward the
bench.
TF Mr. Tener carries out his
* ideas next season, there will be
great curiosity to see how they
work out. There are many who
are of the opinion that the pol
icy will not last long; that Mr.
Tener will find his umpires un
being overridden by the players
and that discipline has gone to the
dogs.
W
1 HEN players find out that
their side of the case will be
heard before action is taken by
the president of the league, it is
feared they will take advantage
of conditions. ,
MPIRES, as a rule, quickly be
come peeved if they think a
player is trying to “show them
• ;i.” They will sometimes wave
an athlete ty the bench simply
for his actions. Many a player
using strong language will "get
by" because he makes his pro
test quietly and/without gestures,
while other players will be canned
when they say nothing, but do a
pantomime which is offensive to
the indicator man.
liir isn't what they say, hut the
I way they say it." is the way
a prominent umpire in th Amer
ican League nuts it.
T HERE is a close decision at
second base in a game, say
between the Pirates and Phillies.
The decision is against the Qua
kers Knabe, who handle.1 tby*
ball, and either believes he touch
ed the runner before he reached
the hag or is trying to bluff the
umpire, makes bantam rooster
r US h at the official as soon as the
decision is made, and. waving
his arms wildly, he jumps on the
ground and otherwise tries to
make manifest the fact that the
umpire is rotter. The umpire,
knowing the little second baseman
,,f old walks away as the best
meins of avoiding trouble. The
chances are nine in ten that
T T SIJALLY is takes the little
player about five minutes to
leave ‘the field, but finally play
is resumed, and the last seen of
Knabe is when he turns as he
reaches the gate and casts a
scornful glance at the umpire
who banished him. This happens
to Knabe not once, but twenty
times, a season.
r\ X T the other hand. Fred Clarke,
^ manager of th«- Pittsburgs,
will saunter up to an umpire aft
er a decision has been made
against his team, and, without
raising his voice or moving a
muscle, will hand the umpire a
tongue-lashing that makes the
official’s ears burn. Clarke Is
not canned, however, because he
has not “shown up” the umpire.
T IAT’S the difference between
Knabe and Clarke. The same
difference exists between players
"of the two big leagues.
IT
P>v II. M. Walker.
IF President Tener allows the
players to present their side
of an argument with an umpire,
it is to be feared that there will
be very’ few suspensions In fhe
National League next season. The
players will describe their ac
tions as being the mildest sort of
protests, deny using violent lan
guage and assume the part of of
fended innocence. The chances
are that, except in serious cases,
tie players of both teams will
stand up for the player ..fid tes
tify th t what the player says is
true.
"Dummy” Taylor Is
After Umpire Berth
TERRE HAUTE, IND,, Dec. 29.— Lu
ther “Dummy” Taylor, for eight years
a pitcher with the New Vork Giants
and a record of nineteen seasons in pro
fessional ball, wants to be an umpire in
the Central .League. He says he is
confident be can use signs by which
both players and spectators will know
his decisions, and as to the announcer’s
duties. su«h as giving the nam^s of
batteries and changes in players, he
will, if necessary, carry an assistant at
his own expense for the purpose.
President Louis Heilbroner believes
the deaf-mute veteran is a capable man
for the position and if he can overcome
i he difficulties of hi:> position—should
be given a chance to make good.
L OS ANGELES, Dec. 29.—The
“in and out” streak that has
zigzagged all the way through
Leach Cross’ ring record apparently
has been lost sight of by the confi
dent admirers of the Broadway light
weight.
That Cross will be backed into fa
voritism over Bud” Anderson on the
occasion of their New Y*-;.rV Day
dash before the Pacific Athletic Club
at. Vernon seems most likely.
Probably one reason why Cross’
friend*! believe that he will put up a
“good” showing on the afternoon of
January 1 is the fact that another
losing bout right now would set Leach
down and out.
The New Yorker is fighting with
his back to the wall. Meeting the
little chap at the theater Thursday
night, I reminded him of his position,
and was not surprised to hear that
he had already spent many hours
“doping” this feature.
“I’ve lost the last two times out,”
said Leach. "And no matter how
popular you have been the public soon
gets tired of looking at a loser.
“I put up a rattling good fight
against Rjichie in New York, but 1
lost. 1 came straight to California
and went through the toughest twen
ty rounds of my life, only to be
ticked by Rivers.
“Right now I’m hanging on by sus
picion, you might say. Don’t think
that I am foolish enough not to see
what has happened to me. If I lose
to Anderson, I'm a dead one. Can
you see me standing around on the
corners talking to 'Kayo’ Brown,
Young Corbett and the rest Of that
bunch who used to keep alive by tell
ing each other what killers they used
to be? No, sir; I’m training faith
fully and I will try my best to win
from Anderson.
“I can outbox ‘Bud’ all the way.
The thing I have to guard against is
his body hammering during the
clinches, and keep a constant eye out
for that sleep punch. . He carries the
punch, all right, and it’s the nest of
its kind in the market. I respect the
boy, but I’ve got to beat him to keep
my business going.”
From which it may be seen that
Cross is not going to make the mis
take of underrating his man. Also
that Le.ieht: is not leaving himself
much leeway for the “alibi” in case of
defeat.
Food for Sport Fans
-jFiyGE
ly GEORGE E. PH AIR.
McCarey May Match Big Crowds Watch
Clabby and Gibbons. Smith and Pelky as
$40,000.
“7* it realf Is it earnestf”
Tinker asks with puzzled soul.
"All this money that thou burncst
May be but a phoney roll”
plenty of wrestlers willing to accept
tainted money.
We fail to see how the Washington
club will profit by the yarn that Wal
ter Johnson will be insured for $100,-
000. Walter does not need that sort
of press agent work.
We are ready to believe the mag
nates who claim there is no money in
baseball—especially when a minor
league franchise sells for $175,000.
It would be a great relief these days
to read a baseball story that is not
punctuated with dollar signs.
It is a leftd-pipe cinch that the
English fashion of wearing evening
dress at the ringside will never be
come popular in this country. A
ringside spectator here needs a rain-
boat or a bathing suit.
“Red Killifer is the greatest catcher
in the world,” aver3 Red Dooin, Who
evidently has not heard of Jimmy
Archer.
New' York University, which did
not score a touphdown all last season,
has decided to number its players. It
now' behooves New York University
to tell us why.
THE LIFE SAVER.
How dull these winter days icould be
without the Tinker dea{!
How sad and full of discontent the
baseball scribe would feel!
Without you. doe. our life would be a
slow and listless ynme,
And so ire hope you keep if up at
least till spring has came.
Surgeons in Paris are astounded by
a men who lives with only half a
brain, but what would they do if they
ever met Ping Bodie?
The tennis critic who ranks three
men higher than Maurice McLough-
lin shows almost as much human in
telligence as some of th© gents who
pick All-American football teams.
Nobody is greatly surprised at the
report that Abe Langtr* intends to
quit the A. B. C. The surprising fea
ture of it is that he stood it as long
as he did.
If John McGraw really wants noise
in his infield he can hire Danny Mor
gan and Tom Jones at reasonable
rates.
Baseball has advanced so rapidly in
late years that a star ball player is
worth almost as much as a case of
eggs.
M a mu toff, the Russian Rassler, had
to gain the consent of tne Czar be
fore he was allowed to come to Amer
ica. This will be new s to the Czar if
he ever hears about it.
THE TOE HOLD.
(By F. Gotch.)
/ love to yet a toehold mi a large and
healthy mutt:
/ love to break Ifis limits and make
him holler.
/ love to put his shoulders on the
pad did canvas—but
/ icould rather yet a toe hold on
a dollar.
If the Czar really did wish Mamu-
toff on us the friendship of Russia for
the United States is nothing but a
hollow mockery.
In spite of the fact that our cur
rency has been reformed there are
It is said that Max Fleischmann
once ran a semi-pro team, but we
fail to see wherein he i» much better
off now.
Joe Tinker Has been in baseball
long enough to know that it is a
heinous offense to ask a magnate for
more money.
As we understand it, Miller Hug
gins traded Harmon for harmony.
For Go January 17th
CHICAGO, Dec. 29. Larney Lighten-
stein, newly appointed manager of
.Jimmy Clabby, is West-bound to-day.
He is heading for Los Angeles, where
he will meet his protege. Before leav
ing last night Larney declared that
when he and James returned to this
city Clabby would be the undisputed
middleweight champion of the w<add.
Unless plans fail, Clabby’s first bout
will be with Mike Giboons in L<*s An
geles. Toni McCarey wants the pair
for January 17, and Larney is willing to
close the match providing Gibbons will
permit his charge to do 148 or 150
pounds at 3 o’clock. *
Jimmy is the only real middleweight
in the business, all the others are light
heavyweights, but we’ll finish them all
before another six months roil by. I'll
surprise some people,” said Larney.
The latter believes he can do much
with Steve KetChel on the coast and
will send for him as soon as lie closes
a match. Bud Anderson is Larney's
first choice.
They Train for Bout
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.—Lfrge
crowds greeted Gunboat Smith mil
Arthur Pelky at what' is practically
the last open boxing they will do
prior to their match on New Year's
day. Smith will perform this after
noon for the Olympic clubmen, but
outside of that the boxing end of the
game is finished. He will likely do
the usual shado boxing on Tues
day, but he is already down to his
fighting weight, and there is no occa
sion for any more of the strenuous
grind. .
The Gunner had an exceptionally
busy day, since there was a good at
tendance at shannon’s villa to watch
him work and to get a line on how he
looks. He boxed three rounds apiece
with Jack Temple and Bill Sloan, unj
when he had finished for the after
noon his weight was announced at
180 pouitf -i. V
Dutch Miller, of Brooklyn, busts
into print as the most remarkable
player In captivity. He actually re
fuses an $800 raise.
The report that someone wants to
match Georges Carpentier with Gun
boat Smith leads one to suspect that
someone has a grudge against George.
WINTER HAS ARROVE.
It ’hat though there hr: a lark of show
And autumn tircczru friuk alinutf
I know that winter hau arrived,
For Juhnag Fling in holding out.
Princeton Crew to
Race Cornell May 23
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ITHACA, N. Y., Dec. 29.—Princeton
will race the Cornell varsity eight on
Cayuga Lake May 23 next. It is not
definitely decided yet whether the Tigers
will send their freshmen eight for the
regatta. Efforts arc being made to make
the race a triangular affair. Yale ha:
been invited to send her crews, hut ho
acceptance has yet been received from
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