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S AN FRANCISCO, CAL., Dec. 29. While Jim Buckley, manager of Gunboat Smith, Is extremely confident that his heavyweight will defeat Arthur Pelky at Daly City on New Tear’s Day, his faith in the gun ner is not causing him to make the mistake of counting chickens before they are hatched. Within the last day or two Buckley has received a cablegram from a lead ing French promoter in which the gunner is offered a match in Paris with either Georges < i pentier or Sam Langford. •Did you accept?” Buckley was asked. i "Not yet,” was the reply. “It will be time enough to do that when the Gunboat-Pelky battle has been fought. 1 do not suppose they would want Smith if Pelky beat him.” * * * ""THERE'S a touch of chivalry about 1 Buckley's action in the matter, hut while he intends to be thoroughly .-,ire of his ground before acknowl edging receipt of the offer from Paris, he has practically decided what he will do in the event of Gunboat win ning from Pelky. If it had not been for Jack John son breaking his arm with the other Johnson, Gunboat would haVe looked for a match with Jack and no one else,” said Buckley. “Smith has beat en Langford once and that should be enough, especially in a case like this when every tough opponent you dis pose of means a step nearer the championship. “With Jack Johnson out of it for several months, as he will be, if, in deed, he ever fights again, it is a horse of another color. We will be quite willing to meet either Langford or Carpentier and will journey to Paris if necessary to make a match. We would prefer, though, to box in I Ida country. Sam Langord is barred iu New York, but I will give Carpen tier a personal guarantee of $10,000 if he will agree to meet Gunboat there within the next few days. If this of fer is not acceptable it will be a case of packing our trunks and crossing the water, for there will be no one left on this side for Gunboat to box.” * ♦ • B UCKLEY is more than pleased at the way Gunboat's training is progressing over at Shannon’s. He / (insiders the gunner lucky in having Jack Hemphill and Bill Sloan fot sparring partners. "I don’t think Gunboat ever was as well fixed in that line before,” said Buckley. “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 ot 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, hut 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 the 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 shop at Millett’s. We have heard so many stories about his speed, his pluck, his great strength and hard looks that I sometimes think some of the boys are trying to scare the gun ner. I saw where one writer said that all Pelky needed was a cloak of wild animal skins, a rough whisker around his face and a war club in his hand to make him look like the origi nal cave man.” Players Allowed at Baseball Hearing CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.—A committee of ball players, probably headed by I 'avid L Fultz, will appear before the National Baseball Commission when it meets here January 6, to present their requests to that body in behalf of the JMayers' Fraternity. Members of the commission are de sirous of having other members of the fraternity present, besides the chair man, in order that they may personally bear the replies given to their ques tions. inasmuch as the latter will be of vital importance to the men, it seems probable that action will be taken to that end. not that they doubt Fultz in any manner, but simply to guard against misunderstandings which might arise. It is thought that many of the re- vuests will be granted without delay, 'while others are deemed so unjust by the magnates that the situation will have to be clearly, not to say cleverly, presented in order to convince the mo- xuls their interests are not placed in Jeopardy. Frank Gotch Not Barred in Chicago mrCAGO, Dec. 29.—That Frank Gotch, world’s wrestling champion, was < be barred from Chicago by Mayor Garrison because the heavyweight mat s tar failed to appear at a picnic of the veal Democracy was to-day declared io be unfounded by those close to Chi- ago’s executive. • The Mayor’s secretary said no such announcement had been made. That Gotch agreed to appear at this ; ionic was denied by his manager, Emil blank, before he departed for Salt Lake 'Tty, Utah, yesterday. Klank said sev- rai had complained about Gotch’s not Tearing, but he added no agreement ' as made by the champion to appear ml wrestle at that picnic. He said ary such announcements are made to •st Ahf* attendance, and this is an latlcfc to Gotch. Sidelights on Sports 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’ aide tf 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 the ball field. • * • F 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 are being overridden by the players and that discipline has gone to the dogs. * • • W HEN piavers 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. * • • U MPIRES, as a rule, quickly be come peeved if they think a player is trying to ‘‘show them up.” They will sometimes wave an athlete to 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. * * * , “Tr isn’t what they say, but the 1 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 handled the ball and either believes he touch ed the runner before he reached the bag or is trying to bluff the umpire, makes a bantam rooster rush 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 rotten. The umpire, knowing the little second baseman of old. walks away as the best means of avoiding trouble. 'I n<- ehances are nine in ten that Knabe, with his jaws working vio lently, will follow' up the official, and, while foaming a* the mouth, gesticulate wildly. He is seem ingly on the point of taking a punch at the m.»n in blue uniform w'hen that official, who can not stand Knabe’s actions any long er, jerks his thumb toward the bench. * * • U SUALLY 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 lie 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 the other band, Fred Clarke, ^ manager of the Pittsburgh, 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, how'ever, because he has not "shown up’’ the umpire. * * * T IAT’S the difference between Knabe and ClaFke. The same difference exl9ts between players of the two big leagues. * * * TF 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 the National League next season. The players will describe their ac tions as being the mildest sort of protests, deny using violent lan gunge 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 ..nd 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 York Giants and a record of nineteen seasons in pro fessional ball, wants to he an umpire in the Central league. He says he is confident lie can use signs by which both players ami spectators will know his-decisions, and as to the announcer’s duties, such as giving the names of batteries and changes in players, lie will, If necessary, carry an assistant at his own expense for the purpose. [‘resident Louis Ileilbroner believes the deaf-mute veteran is a <apable mail for the position am! ; f he <an overcome the difficulties of his positi« r should l»e given a chance to make good. BRINGING UP FATHER By GEORGE M’MANUS What Could Poor Jack Do? ....... By James Swinnerton CROSS IS ROT 10 BEAT ANDERSON NEW YEAR’S DAY By II. M. Walker. 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 Year's Day dash before the Pacific Athletic Club at Vernon seems most likely. Probably one reason why Cross’ friends 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 uown and out. The New Yorker is fighting v 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 Ritchie* in New' York, but 1 lost. I came straight to California and went through the toughest twen ty rounds of my life, only to be licked by Rivers. “Right now- I’m hanging on by sus picion, you might, say. Don’t think that 1 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 \vh»t killers they used to be? No, sir; I’m training faith fully and 1 will try my best to win from Anderson. “I can outbox ‘Bud’ all the way. The thing I have to guard against is iiis body hammering during the clinches, and keep a constant eye out for that sleep punch. He carries tin- punch, all right, and it’s the best 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 <.f underrating his man. Also that Leaches is not leaving himself mu h leeway for the “alibi” in case of uefeat. Food for Sport Fans 1y GEORGE E. PH AIR. $40,000. “/8 it realf Is it earnestf” Tinker asks with puzzled soul. “All this money that thou burnest May be but a phoney roily 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 pre6s agent work. It would be a great relief these days to read a baseball story that is not punctuated with dollar signs. It is a lead-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'jieeds a rain coat or a bathing suit. ■ “Red K i I lifer* is the greatest catcher in the world,” avers Red Docin, who evidently has not heard of Jimmy Archer. New* York University, which did not score a touchdown all last season, has decided to number its players. It now behooves New York University to tell us why. Nobody is greatly surprised at the report tnat 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 reaily 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. Mamuioff, the Russian Rassler, had to gain the consent of the Czar be fore be was allowed to come to Amer ica. This will be news to the Czar if he ever hears about it. THE TOE HOLD. (By F. Gotch.) I lore to get a tot hold on a large and healthy mutt: / lore to break his limbs and make him holler. / love to put his shoulders on the padded canvas—but / would rather yet a tor 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 plenty of wrestlers willing to accept tainted money. 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. THE LIFE SAVER. How dull these tmntcr days would be without the Tinker deal! IIow sad and full of discontent the baseball scribe would feel! Without you, Joe, our life would be a slow and listless game. And so we hope you keep it 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 McLouqh- lin shows almost as much human in telligence as some of th© gents who pick All-American football teams. 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 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. What though there be a lack of stum And autumn breezes frisk about1 ! know that trinter has arrived. For Johnny Fling is holding out. Princeton Crew to Race Cornell May 23 ITHACA. N. V., Dec. 29.- Princeton will race the Cornell varsity eight on Cayuga l,ake May 23 next. It is no: definitely decided yet whether the Tigers will send their freshmen eight for the regatta. Effort* are being made to mak*- the race a triangular affair. Vale ha* been invited <•. send her crews, but tm acceptance has yet been received from New Haven. McCarey May Match Clabby and Gibbons For Go January 17th CHICAGO. Dec. 29.—Larney Ugh ten - stein, newly appointed manager of Jimmy Clabby, is West-bound to-day. He is beading 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 world. Unless plans fail, Qlabby’s first bout will be with Mike Giboons In Los An geles. Torn 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 roll 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 he closes a match. Bud Anderson is Larney’s first choice. Big Crowds Watch Smith and Pelky as They Train for Bout SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 29.—Lars* crowds greeted Gunboat Smith and 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, bn; 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 hia lighting 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 watcj him work and to get a line on how he looks. He boxed three rounds apiece with Jack Temple and Hill Sloan, and when he had finished for the after noon his weight was announced ISO pounds. Cigarette of j Quality 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. 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