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B'f Colly > all that ^-WIT2ES?lanD I'd yooc is Walkin' u* 3 Fountain5 and when te <;\t to the top T He ONLY YniNq ^°0 ACCOMPLISH IS A Thi^t-/V/ i/ A ' Y~ r= ^W /7' 1 'O.s thatS the lwwt 'XOKJ ' CWT evtM Sit down COLLX • N ?lO TUIfJ^Y't *‘0 DRink water £ Mochten SIE WAS "TRiNhrers? BTJUSH BY uYTUl PREE2I poNTfciSttJSE ME.HV OH.SIP. 1 . A man OUST AROUND THE CORNER,STANDING NEAR A LAMP POST JUSTATRESSED ME HE SAID "WHOSE' LITTLE CHICKEN ARE YOU ? ’ WON'T YOU AS A GENTLEMAN CHASTiSE MINI TOR A HIS IMPUDENCE ? * r -f WILL l CHASTISE HIM 7 HIS DOOM IS SEALED* IN A MOMENT VOU WILL BEAR HIS . SCREAMS FOR- MERCY MAIM -I pLEASAMT DAY. ISN'T )T?‘ SWINNKl THE A TLA XT A OEORO.TAN* * A XL NEWS. The Old Fighters Might Have Been Game, but Xliey Did Not Figure as Financiers ill V. FI5 PUNS SB 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 ou ips it. 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 $10,000 if he will agree to meet Gunboat there wi hin.the next few days. If this of fer is not acceptable it will be a case pa, king our trunks and crossing tie water, for there will be no one left on this side for Gunboat to box.” HIA^IE I’M ALL Its I'LL TEu, TOO Nt Experience later fiUT FIRST I wuz 'Insulted some D,odx cm led me a ■' MEKTf see way TR||s, Kek; " Rf ALLY ' WHY FATHER 'HAT MEANS WOULD YOU LIKE. TO HAVE A ORlMK. iJ"* '■u>z What Could Poor Jack Do? By James- Swinnerton B UCKLEY Is more than pleased at the way Gunboat’s training is progressing over at Shannon’s. He considers the gunner lucky in having Jack Hemphill and Bill Sloan fol sparring partners. "1 don’t think Gunboat ever was as well fixed in that line before,” said Bucklei. “These fellows are grand workers and they keep Smith well ex tended all the time they are boxing with him. I am sure he will be in the shape of his life when he meets Pelky on New Year’s Day." Buckley referred to the fact that Pelky is a much heavier man than Gunboat, but says that Smith has be come accustomed to weight handi caps and thinks nothing now of con ceding ten or twenty pounds to an opponent. We look for a stiff fight, but at tie same time we expect to win,” said Buckley. "We are glad that Pelky has made so many friends among the sporting element since he opened hop at Millett’s. We have heard so mm stories about his speed, his Pluck, Ids great strength and hard looks that I sometimes think some of the hoys are trying to scare the gun ner. i saw where- one writer said that all Pelky needed was a cloak of « Id animal skins, a rough whisker mound his fact- and a war club In hi? hand to make him look.like the origi nal cave man." Sidelights on Sp$ 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 e Cigarette of « Quality j I 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 New Haven, i The biggest sell ing 5c. cigarette. Because it contains only selected, high-grade to bacco— mild, rich and sat isfying. Because it is made with same painstaking care. Because it is always of uniform quality. Whole coupon in each package. -/O for;51-