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BRINGING UP FATHER
By GEORGE M’MANUS
Ehbets Blamed for
Letting Joe Tinker
Jump to Outlaws
NEW YORK. Dec. 30.—In major
i( Hgue circles to-day Charles H. Eb-
president of the Brooklyn club,
' being: blamed for the Federals coup
•’n securing Joe Tinker, the crack
shortstop. The moguls declare that
Ebbets hadn’t been so niggardly
r 'ith his funds he would have met
’l inker's demands, kept him in organ-
l *°d baseball, and thus kept from the
Federate the biggest drawing card
they have.
Tinker wanted a three-year con
tract from Ebbets at $7,500 a year in
nddUicm to his $10,000 bonus.
Navy Nine to Play
All Games at Home
ANNAPOLIS, MD, Dec. 30—A
5 r »od schedule of games for the 1914
Naval Academy baseball team was
knounced to-day. The aggregations
hlch will meet the midshipmen this
P3 r eover a particularly wide range
f territory.
All the games, including the Army
fcame on Decoration Dae. will be
Played on the local grounds. An ef-
or t is also being made to bring one
° r more of the professional league
to Annapolis during March.
The schedule of games follows:
March 21, Maryland Agriculture
1 "liege; 25, Swarthmore: 28. Univer
sity of Pennsylvania: April 1 La-
Yette: 4, Amherst; S. Pennsylvania
'' ate College: 9. Holy Cross; 11 Le-
^h; 15, Johns Hopkins: 18, I'niver-
' of Georgia; 29. University of
N "rth Carolina; May 2, Dickinson:
* Georgetown; 9. Catholic Uni ver sa -
13. Maryland Athletic Club: 16.
are Dame University: 20. St. John s
r ge; 28. Georgetown; 27, S' Jo-
,<; r.h s: 34, United State Military
-* r ademy.
fEDERAL LEAGUE!
President Fultz Declares Players’
Organization Is Ready to Rat
ify Peace With Majors.
By W. J. Me Beth.
N EW YORK, Dec. 30—The Fed-
eral League will have to stand
on its own feet—if it stands at
all. Whatever support it may have
hoped for from the Baseball Players’
Fraternity will doubtless be found
jacking when the National Commis
sion treats \yith this body in Cincin
nati on January 6.
David L. Fultz, president of the
fraternity, declared yesterday that his
association, far from being disgrun-
lied at the sway of the triumvirate,
stood ready to ratify peace and good
will if the commission stood ready to
pursue Its broad-minded policies of
the past.
"We have no objection to the re-
ferve rule,” declared Fultz. ‘‘We
realize that whatever evil may be
embodied in the clause is absolute-y
essential to the good of the game.
“We believe, however, that a player
who has served ten years with a club
should be given bis unconditional re
lease if his services are no longer de
sired in the major leagues. This will
save some the humiliation of being
rust back with some minor league
club.
There have been instances of
faithful veterans being sent back to
• lie sticks’ as ordinary privates, when
unconditional release would have
paved the way to managerial promo
tion.
“This suggestion of minor amend
ment to the reserve rule has been irt-
: rsed unofficially by most of the
major league club owners, I am told.
I do not anticipate any difficulty
a hatever.
“Our association has been request
ed to send a committee to confer with
ihe National Commission and the Na
tional Association. In all probability
Jake Daubert, John Henry. Hay Col
lins, Edward Reulbach and myself
will tender the players’ suggestions.”
For several weeks past the Federal
League has promised from time to
lime to make known on some certain
date the names of the major league
players ready to desert to the new
“outlaw” circuit.. Each time the en
suing delay was explained away over
some nfysterious action the fraternity
might take at the annual meeting of
the commission in Cincinnati Janu
ary 6.
The attitude of Fultz clearly indi
cates that the fraternity is not offi
cially backing the Federate or trying
to influence players in good standing
to desert their colors.
The Federal League, which did
business independently of organized
baseball in 1913, emploj’ed a reserve
clause similar to that in effect in or
ganized baseball. Contracts that have
been sent last year’s players contain
this identical article. It would not
appear, then, that if the Federate feel
themselves strong enough for war,
’ hey will make the reserve clause the
bone of contention.
Few’ believed the Federal League
ever had serious intentions of an
Eastern invasion. It would entail an
' riwieldy circuit—one whose - long
jumps would ruin even an estab
lished mtnor circuit of Class A A rat
ing.
Nowhere in the East has any step
been taken to provide a park, let alone
secure players. Major league parks
• •an not be equipped in a few days;
most certainly not in the winter time.
If the Federate have ever had serious
intentions of expansion they seem to
have lost a lot of valuable time in
talk.
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FOR WRLGAST
Whitney Will Arrive To-morrow for Scrap With British Champion
WELSH RECEIVED BET $2 FOR HIS FIRST BOUT
Wisconsin Boxing Board Upholds
Ad in White Case—Promoters
Bid for Return Bout.
C hicago, Dec. 30.—au Woigast
will not be suspended by the
Wisconsin Boxing Commission
for his alleged “foul” tactics in his
recent ten-round whirl with Charlie
White. The Milwaukee Boxing Com
mission refused to accept the plea
that White was fouled or that Woi
gast was unduly rough in his glove
play. •
Instead of talk of suspension, Pro
moters Andrews and Mulkern. who
conduct rival clubs, began a spirited
bidding match to land a return bout
between* the lightweight cracks,
which, it is cerftain. will be staged
during the latter part of January. An
drews asserts he is prepared to of
fer better inducements than Mulkern,
as the Auditorium, which he con
trols, has a seating capacity for more
than 10,000, whereas Mulkern can not
accommodate a crowd of more than
4,000.
White is eager to again meet the
former lightweight champion, but will
insist, because of his recent victory,
upon getting the lion's share of the
purse. In the last match. White was
forced to concede everything, even
going so far as to accept 25 per.cent
of the receipts, while Woigast got 35
per cent. Now White wants the split
of the purse reversed, and asserts he’ll
get it or there’ll be no match.
White has been matched to meet
Harry Donahue before a Peoria (Ill.)
club January 5. Donahue recently
whipped Mickey .Sheridan, whom
White stopped in Racine a few
weeks ago. t .
TEXAS MAY MEET ILLINOIS.
URBANA, ILL.. Dec. 30.—The base
ball team of the University of Texas
has been offered the dates of May 1
and 2 on the home schedule of the Uni
versity of Illinois baseball team.
WANTS CHIP TO MEET DILLON.
TKRRK HAUTE. INI).. Dec. 30.—
George Grammell. a local boxing pro
moter. telegraphed Jimmj Dime, man
ager nf George Chip, offering a match
with Jack Dillon the first week in Feb
ruary. ,
By Left Hook.
A LTHOUGH Freddie Welsh, who
meets Frank Whitney at the
Auditorium-Armory January 6,
must be worth approximately $100,-
000 at the prese.-t time, the British
champion found it awfully hard
sledding when he first entered the
pugilistic game.
In response to a letter sent by the
writer to Freddie a few days ago,
Welsh tells of his start in the pu
gilistic game. Promoters all over tho
country were not always after the
Englishman’s services, which made it
very difficult for him to secure bouts
in his early days.
Freddie’s first encounter for easn
was in New York. Having been a
physical director at several gyms In
that little burg, he knew the rudi
ments of boxing. But at this par
ticular, time Freddie was down and
out—so* down, in fact, that he had
been bitting the free lunch regularly.
He happened one day in a saloon
where the lunch was above the aver
age. and as he was eating his way
to satisfaction the owner, oberving
his hunger, agreed to put him on that
night at a little private club over the
saloon.
He won that fight over the K. O.
route, and received the handsome
sum of $2 for his victory. After this
battle be fought around at different
clubs in New York, receiving from*$5
to $25. Taking advice *rnrn a friend,
the Briton later took a trip to Phila
delphia, and from then on things
earn- his way.
Freddie is a great admirer of El
bert Hubbard, and wherever you see
Welsh you see a copy of The Fra or
The Philistine. When Welsh does
road work, he usually’ takes the trusty
Era along to relieve the monoton. .
and carries it to bed with him for a
sleep-producer at night. According
to Welsh, that magazine Is very ver
satile.
T HE great English boxer is at pres
ent working like a Trojan f >r
hi.s ten-round engagement in New Or
leans with Johnny Dundee Thursday
afternoon. The Pelican City fans
have taken a great liking to Welsh,
and he now rules a 10 to 8 favorite
over his Eastern rival.
Freddie has been training in X-r
Orleans for the past ten day*, and
reports from his training quarters
state that he is rounding into the best
of shape.
It also looks very much as if Fred
die expects to stay on these shores for
some time. Below is a copy of a Vu-
egram sent by Mrs. Fred Welsh, to
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•WELSH TANGOES NIGHTLY IN REAL SOCIETY;
HIS WIFE IS MAKING TOUR OF THE WORLD
XT EW ORLEANS, Dec 30.—Joe Mandot is -not only the Jight-
weight who believes in the tango as ati aid to training Freddie
^ Welsh likes to tango so well that he is frequently seen at one
; of the popular night restaurants, and when Freddie has the floor the
' majority of the other dancers stop and watch him. His good looks,
) good tangoing, cheerful disposition and intelligent conversation have
) led him into highest society that frequents the cafe after the theater.
; He spends an hour this way nearly every evening, but. of course, bars
wine and all alcoholic drinks from his menu. While Freddie-is train-
i ing and tangoing in New Orleans, Mrs. Welsh is making a tour of the
\ world. She is now in Australia.
the British champion and his reply:
Melbourne. Dec. 15, 1913.
| Fred Welsh, St. Paul Hotel, New
York:
Awfully lonesome. Arrive France
end January. Can you join me? An
swer. Steamer Macedonia. Love.
FANNY.
New York, Dec. 15, 1913.
Mrs. Fre<^ Welsh, Care of S. S. Mace
donia :
Can not go to France. Welcome to
New York. Come quickly. Love.
FRED.
The above telegrams, exchanged by-
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Welsh the middle
of this month, have led to a second
invitation extended by Welsh to
Welsh to come to Atlanta and meet
the British champion while he is
training here for hi matcR with
Frank Whitney on January C. Mrs.
Welsh and her sister left Fan Fran
cisco several months ago on a tour
that has taken them nearly half
around the world while Fred has
been busy boxing in the United
States.
* * *
|7RANK WHITNEY, following his
•l usual custom, will be on the bat
tle ground .several days before the
conflict. Frank will arrive some time
to-morrow and will .mmediately open
training quarters here to finish
training. Whitney wants to be in the
best shape of his life fer t’ is bout, as
he realizes that he has the chance of
a lifetime before him W’hen he meets
Welsh.
Should Frank manage to gain
decision over the British champion,
he will at once jump into the front
wnk of the lightweight division. Lo
cal fans who »aw Prank fight before
know that the “Fighting C’arpent**• ’
is always on the job when once in
side the squared circle. Freddie may
have a great reputation, and all that,
but we would advise him to look out
for Mr. Whitney. We saw Frank take
them on the jaw from Charlie White
and never once did the boy from Ce
dar Rapids stop coming. There are
few boys in the gaqie that can take
the Chicago*boys wallop on the
chin and. not go down, but Frank
proved himself an exception.
The three companies of the Fifth
Regiment under whose auspices the
bout is to be staged at the Audito
rium announce that they will have
the entire card completed in a day or
two.
Tortorich Offers
Clabby $2,000 To
Box Mike Gibbons
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 30.—If Jimmy
Clabby thinks $2,(K)0 is good pay for ten
rounds with Mike Gibbons at 154 pounds
the^natch Is awaiting him for tho third
week in January. Promoter Dominick
Tortorich wants to stage it her< and
Gibbons has already signed. If It isn't
another Darkey-Brit ton affair, it should
be a beautiful fight.
Sporting Food
-Sy a«ORQ« ■. PH AIR-
Sutton Offers Hoppe
A Side Bet of $5,000
CHICAGO. ILL.. Dec. 30—After re
ceiving an indefinite tetter from George
Walsh, manager for Willie Hoppe, the
18.2 balkline champion, George Sutton
yesterday made a proposition to the
New Yorker.
He will play Hoppe for $500. $2,000 or
$5,000. As Hoppe’s first proposition
was to play an exhibition game in Chi
cago Sutton is willing to accommodate
him, winner to take 80 per cent and
loser 40. or winner take all. If this is
not agreeable to Hoppe Sutton will
play him for h stake of $2,000, winner
to take 60 per cent of all stakes and re
ceipts, or winner To-take all.
FITZ.
There is fiu old fellow named Fitz,
II ho oner wan a whale with hift nvits.
lie'* an old fellow now
With no hair on kin brow,
Hut oh! how the old fclloto hiU!
Mr. Fitzsimmons, who once w«s
known as Ruby Robert, threatens to
come back and clean up a few of our
white hopes. If he can’t, he ought to
be ashamed of himself.
Max Carey, of the Pirates, is sell-
ing diamonds in St. Lou's, thereby
proving that he is only a ball player.
If he were a magnate he would be
selling gold bricks.
it is good police to insure Walter
Johnson for $100,4)00, but we’d hate
tc take the job of insuring the fel
lows he pitches against.
One thing we can’t understand
about George (’hip is that he hit
Frank (Claus on the jaw and failed to
sustain a fracture of the mitt.
Had we been a friend of Willie
j Ritchie, and had we thought of it at
the time, wc should have sent him an
electric foot warmer as a Christmas
present.
Yesterday was peculiar in one way.
Somehow the match between Johnn.y
Coulon and Young Sinnet was not
post ported.
Those w ho were about to w ish Ar
thur Pelky a Happy New’ Year are
hereby requested to refrain. It is Yio
use. On that flay he will meet Gun
boat Smith.
We have a certain amount of re
spect for Gunboat Smith, who has
eliminated a few white hopes, but if
we were a member of a boxing com
mission our first move would be to
introduce a rule limiting all heavy
weight fights to one moment.
Charlie Carr’s school for baseball
players may be a boon to the public,
but what we need Just now is a
school for baseball magnates. *
“‘THE OLD RELIABLE"
Local Quintet In
Hardest Game of
Season Saturday
The fifth game on the schedule for the
Atlanta Athletic Club basket ball team
Is to be played Saturday night away
from home. The local quintet will travel
to Columbus to play the champion Co
lumbus team, in what Is expected to be
the hardest fought game of the season
The odds are against the Atlanta boys,
but this Is not discouraging to Joe
Bean’s warriors. They are working
hard every afternoon In an effort to per
fect team Vay. and get In the beat of
shape for a stiff tussle.
The line-up of the two teams will be
as follows:
Columbu*. Poiition. Atlanta.
Kilcrease R. F Forbes
Bendy L. F Smith
Massey C Dubara
Newrnan R. G Carter
Dozier
. L. G.
Weaver
Baseball College
To Open January 2
INDIANAPOLIS, INP., Dec. 30-Char-
11 o Carr’s professional baseball college
will be opened In Texas on January 2.
a'-cord ing to the announcement made
here by the hustling manager of the
“great Idea.”
TETTER
T«ttarln« cure* tetter. Rend what Mrs. T. C. )
| idcQulrtdy. Estlll Spring**. Tenn. saja: J
I had a severe rasa of tetter on bath )
hands and I Anally got helpless. A leading
phyzclan kne* if na cure. I decided ta give
Tetterlne a trial. To my utter surprise and
satisfaction It worked a speedy curt.
Use Tetterine
It cure* erwma, tetter, erysipela*. Itching )
; piles, ground Itch and all skin maladies.
Me at drugqlsts, or by mall.
^ 6HUPTRINE CO.. SAVANNAH. GA.
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