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By W. J. McBeth.
N EW YORK, Dec. 30.—The Red-
eral League will have to stand
on its own feet.—if it stands at
nil. Whatever support it may have
hoped for from the Baseball Players’
Fraternity will doubtless be found
lacking when the National Commis
sion treats with this body in Cincin
nati on January 6.
David L. Fultz, president of the
fraternity, declared yesterday that his
Association, far from being disgrun
tled at the sway of the triumvirate,
f?tood ready to ratify peace and good
will if the commission stood ready to
pursue its broad-minded policies, of
tile past.
"We have no objection to the re
serve rule,” declared Fultz. "We
realize that whatever evil may be
embodied in the clause is absolutely
essential to the good of the game
"We believe, however, that a player
who has served ten years with a club
should be given his unconditional re
lease if his services are no longer de
sired in the major leagues. This will
save some the humiliation of being
thrust baok with some minor league
club.
"There have been instances of
faithful veterans being sent back to
the ‘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 In
dorsed unofficially by most of the
major league club owners. I am told.
1 do not anticipate any difficulty
whatever.
"Our association has been request
ed to send a committee to ''•onfer v. tth
the National Commission and the Na
tional Association. Tn all probability
Jake Daubert, John Henry. Ray Col
lins, Edward Reulbaeh and myself
will tender the players’ suggestions.”
For several weeks past the Federal
League has promised from time to
time to make known on some certain
date the names of the major league
players ready to desert to the new
"outlaw" ?ircuit. Each time the en
suing delay was explained away over
some mysterious action the fraternity
might take at the annual meeting of
the commission in Cincinnati Janu
ary 6.
The attitude of Fultz clearly Indi
cates tftat the fraternity is not offi
cially backing the Federals or trying
to influence players in good standing
to desert their colors.
The Federal League, which did
business independently of organized
baseball in 1913, employed 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 Federals feel
themselves strong enough for war.
they 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
unwieldy circuit—one whose long
jumps would ruin even an estab
lished minor circuit of Class AA rat
ing.
Nowhere in the East has any step
been taken to provide a park, let alone
secure players. Major league parks
ran not be equipped in u few days;
most certainly not in the winter time.
If the Federals have ever had serious
intentions of expansion they seem to
have lost a lot of valuable time in
talk.
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Ebbets Blamed for
Letting Joe Tinker
Jump to Outlaws
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—In major
league circles to-day Charles H. Eb-
bets, president of the Brooklyn club,
is being blamed for the Federals coup
in securing Joe Tinker, the crack
shortstop. The moguls declare that
If Ebbets hadn’t been so niggardly
with his funds he would have met
Tinker's demands, kept him in organ
ized baseball, and thus kept from the
Federals the biggest drawing card
they have.
Tinker wanted a three-year con
tract from Ebbets at $7,500 a year in
addition to his $10,000 bonus.
RESULTS.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Five and ope-hdlf fur
longs: Ada, 98 (Callahan), 9-2, 9-5,
9-10, -won; Peacock, 97 (MeTaggart),
2, 7-10, 7-20, second; Banjo Jim, 90
(Neander), 6, 11-5, even, third. Time,
1:11 2-5. Jezail, Orange, The Gan
der, Ray and Veilchen laso ran.
SECOND—Six furlongs: Laura,
92 (Murphy), 5, 2, 9-10, won; Ethel-
burg II, 113 (Campbell), 3, 6-5, 3-5,
second; Veneta Strome, 111 (MeTag
gart), 4, 7-5, 7-10, third. Time, 1:18.
Ella Grane, Mama Johnson, Helen
M., Miss Primity, Auto Mail also ran.
THIRD—Six furlongs: Deduction,
104 (McCahey), 13-20, 1-6. out, won;
Supreme, 95 (Neander), 12, 5-2, 7-10,
second; Verona, 96 (Callahan), 15,
7-2, even, third. Time, 1:16. Lady
Lightning, Cracker Box also ran.
FOURTH—Mile and 70 yards:
Bryn Lamah, 107 (MeTaggart), 20, 4,
even, won; Joe Diebold, 113 (Goose),
11-20, 1-4. out, second: Bob R, 105
(Buxton), 18-5, 2-5, out, third. Time,
1:48 3-5. L. H. Adair and El Oro
also ran.
FIFTH—Six furlongs: Robert,
Bradlev, 114 (Goose!, P-10, 1-3, out,
won; Ralph Lloyd, 106 (Neander), 7,
2, 3-5, second; Queed, 111 (Turner),
3 7-10, out, third. Time, 1:17 4-5.
Turkey in the Straw, Batouclie, Sun
Guide, Ford Mai also ran.
SIXTH—Five and a half furlongs:
Serenata, 100 (Martin), even, 1-2,
1-4, won; Cliff Maid, 104 (Turner),
8 3, 6-5, second; Bulgarian, 103
(Murphy), 13-5, 4-5, 9-20, third.
Time, 1:10. Buzz Around, Runway,
Roger Gordon also ran.
Navy Nine to Play
All Games at Home
ANNAPOLIS, MD„ Dec. 30.—A
£pod schedule of games for the 1914
Navnl Academy baseball team was
announced to-day. The aggregations
v 'hich will meet the midshipmen this
'onr cover a particularly wide range
of territory.
All the games, Including the Army
on Decoration Day. will be
Played on the local grounds. An ef
fort is also being made to bring one
or more of the professional league
i to Annapolis during March.
The schedule of games follows:
March 21, Maryland Agriculture
College; 25, Swarthmore; 28. Univer
sity of Pennsylvania: April 1. La-
f^vette; 4, Amhefst; 8, Pennsylvania
State College; 9, Holy Cross; 11. Le-
fl ^h; 15, Johns Hopkins: 18, Univer
sity of Georgia; 29. University of
North Carolina; May 2, Dickinson:
^ Georgetown; 9, Catholic Universi
ty; 13. Maryland Athletic (, lub: 16.
Notre Dame University; 20. St. John’s
College; 28, Georgetown: 27. St. Jo-
f& P’Vs; 30, United State Military
Academy.
Golliwog 115, Daddy GIp 115, Premier
115. xVolthorpe 113.
THIRD—All ages, selling, purse $400.
5 1 !• furlongs: Lady Lightning 116, Silas
Grump 102, xBulgar 84. Harry McIn
tyre 104, Rolling Stone 112, Yonghee 108,
Ann Tilly 106. Loretta Dwyer 104, xBlack
Chief 97. xRye Straw 102, Armor 109,
xOtranto 90.
FOURTH—All ages, handicap, selling,
purse $400, 7 furlongs: Pardner 111,
Feather Duster 108, Loan Shark 98, Coy
111. Duquesne 104.
FIFTH—Two-year-olds. Orangeburg
handicap, 0 furlongs, purse $450; Brave
Cunarder 115, Gordon 113. Deposit 103,
Ivan Gardner 90, Boly Hill 85, Charles
tonian 118.
SIXTH—Three-year-olds and up. sell
ing, purse $300, mile and 70 yards: Flo
ral Crown 117. Sager 117, Batwa 113,
Barn Dance 114, Bernadotte 112, xSir
Denrah 112. xReno 104. Jim Caffrey 114,
xHans Creek 104, xUnion Jack 109. Sun
Guide 112, Tay Pay 109, Yorkshire Boy
117, Sherlock Holmes 117, xPort Arling
ton 109.
xApprentire allowance claimed.
Weather cloudy; track muddy.
Whitney Will Arrive To-morrow for Scrap With British Champion
WELSH RECEIVED BET U FOR HIS EIRST BOET
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AT JUAREZ.
FTRST—Five and a half furlongs:
Thomas Hare, 105 (Carroll), 20 to 1,
8 to 1, 4 to 1. won: LaEstrella, 110
(Cavanaugh), 3 1-2 to 1. 6 to 5, 3 to 5,
second; Round Up, 110 (Matthews),
3 to 1, even, 7 to 10, third. Time.
1:07. Summer Hill, Carona, Ida
Cook. Goddess, Stokes, Society Bird,
Leford, Ooma, Panhachapi, Auntie
Curl, Lamb’s Tail also ran.
SECOND—Five and a half fur
longs: Herpes, 107 (Feeney), 4, 2,
even, won; Little Jane, 102 (Claver),
6. 2, even, second; Chilla. 102 (Car
ter),' 4. 8-5, 4-5, third. Time. 1;06.
Madeline R., Tyree. Ruth Esther,
Marsand, Rose of Jeddah, Nila, Caa-
apa Gimli also ran.
THIRD—Mile and a sixteenth: Cur
licue, 110 (Hill), 9-5, 4-5. 2-5, won;
Clinton, 96 (Metcalf;, 5-2, 4-5, 1-2,
second; Sleepland, 110 (Smith), 20,
8, 4, third. Time, 1:46 4-5. Mimesis.
Downland, Moonlight. Defy, Brack
Bonta, Joe Woods. Horicon, Wise Ma
son also ran.
FOURTH—Six furlongs: Irish Gen
tleman. 105 (Gentry). 5-2. 7-10, 1-5,
won; Sosius, 98 (McDonald), 5-2, 4 5,
1-3, second; Just Red. 105 (Smith),
10. 4. even, third. Time, 1:13. Sir
Fretful and Zim also ran.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Selling. 2-year-olds. 6 fur
longs: Claribel x95, Christmas Eve 100,
General Warren 100. Kiltie 100. Trans
act 102. Rodondo 103. Mystic Boy 107,
Violet May 107, Attica 107, Irish Ann
107, Vava 107. Hester 107, George 107,
Hyki 110, Stevesta 107.
SECOND—Selling. 3-year-olds and
up. C furlongs: Kali Inla x99. Stone-
man xl03, S.ar Berta 103, Daylight 103,
Anne McGee x!03, Mandadero xl03.
Quick Trip 108, Ever Ran 108, Visible
108, Commendation 112, Ormonde Cun
ningham 112.
THIRD—Vlctorlano handicap, 2-year-
olds, BVfe furlongs: Milton Roblee 97,
Any Time 102, Bing 102, Ratina 108,
Scarlet Oaks 115.
FOURTH—All ages. Monterey handi
cap, mile: Transparent 95, Sonada 102,
Truly 102, Brookfield 103, Henry' Wal-
bank 105, Colonel Marchmont 105.
FIFTH—Selling. 3-year-olds and up,
5 Vs furlongs: Colquitt 102, Dominica
x104. Seneca 105, Cross Over 107, New
Haven 107. Hardy 109, Royal Dolly
109, Parlor Boy xll4
SIXTH—Selling, 3-vear-old? and up,
6 furlongs: Kid Nelson x]01, Janus 107,
Eye White xl07, Cool 108. Muff 108,
F*alatable 110. Colinet 111. Evellnla 112,
Stanley S. 112, Acumen 112.
x -Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear: track fast.
Willard Puts Rodel
Away in 9th Pound
By Left Hook.
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 the
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 cash
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
WELSH TANGOES NIGHTLY IN REAL SOCIETY;
HIS WIFE IS MAKING TOUR OF THE WORLD
N EW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.—Joe Mandot. is -not only the light- J
weight who believes in the tango as an 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, j
J good tangoing, cheerful disposition and intelligent conversation have
\ led him into highest society that frequents the cafe after the theater. ;
j 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-
\ ing and tangoing in New Orleans, Mrs. Welsh is making a tour of the {
\ world. She is now in Australia.
invitation extended by Welsh to F
Welsh to come to Atlanta and meet
the British champion while he is
training here for hi- match with
Frank Whitney on January 6. Mrs.
Welsh and her sister left San Fran
cisco several months ago on a tour
that has taken them nearly half
around the world while Fred n.is
been busy boxing In the United
States.
been hitting the free lunch regular.*. N # M . ..
He happened one day in a saloon \ CRANK WHITNEY, following h.s
where the lunch was above the aver- * usual custom, will be on the bat-
age. and as he was eating his way tie ground several days before the
to satisfaction the owner, oberving ! conflict. Frank will arrive some time
his hunger, agreed to put I 'm on that j to-morrow and will .mmediatelyjjpen
night a a little private club over the j training quarters
saloon
ENTRIES.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Three-year-olds and up. sell
ing purse $300. 6 furlongs: xlnclsion
lio’ Clem Beachy 115, Troy Weight 115,
xCynosure 110 Concurran 116, Gerrard
HO. Berkley 115. xMlss Primity 110.
Beverstein 115, xGagnant 110, Pike’s
Peak 110.
SECOND—Three-year-olds and up.
selling, purse $300. 6 furlongs: Camel
118. Lord Wells 118. Flying Yankee llo.
j Semiquaver 116, Kiva 110, xloddling 110.
NEW HAVEN. CONN., Dec. 30.—
Jess Willard, one of the ’ hopes’’ of the
Caucasian race, who knocked out
George Rodel, a fellow "hope,” In the
ninth round last night. turned two
longing, anxious, hopeful eyes to-day
toward the Gunboat Smith-Arthur Pel-
ky row In California on New Year’s
Day.
Willard said he would try to get a
match with the winner of the Smith-
Pelky affair, and there Is no doubt that
a victory over the winner of the West
ern fight would put Jess In the very
forefront of the "white hopes" and
would earn for him the title of white
heavyweight champion.
It was considerable of a task for Mr
Rodel to eat anything to-day except
spoon victuals as a result of the right-
hand uppercut which spoiled his even
ing last night.
This was the first 20-round fight held
in the Nutmeg State since Young Cor
bett knocked out Terry McGovern more
than a decade ago and has aroused the
bone that at last a permanent home has
b*‘en found for long distance fights in
the East There was no interference
of any kind from the officials.
He won that fight over the K. O.
route, and received the handsome
sum of $2 for his victory. After th»s
battle he fought around at different
clubs in New York, receiving from $5
to $25. Taking advice rom a friend,
the Briton later took a trip to Phila
delphia, and from then on things
came his way.
Freddie Is a great admirer of El
bert Hubbard, and wherever you see
Welsh vou see a copy of The Fra or
The Philistine. When Welsh does j
road work, he usually takes the trusty
Fra along to relieve the monotony. I
and carries it to bed with him for a '
sleep-producer at niglu. According
to Welsh, that magazine Is very ver
satile.
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T HE great English boxer Is at pr'S.
ont working like a Trojan fir
his 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 New
Orleans for the past ten days, 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 tel
egram sent by Mrs. Fred Welsh to
the British champion and his reply:
Melbourne, Dee. 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. Fred Welsh, Care of S. S. Mace
donia :
Can not go to France. Welcome to
New York. Come quickly. Love.
FRED.
The above telegrams, exchanged hv
Mr, and Mrs. Fred Welsh the middle
of this month, have led to a second
here to finish
training. Whitney wants to be in the
best shape of his life fer this bout, as
he realizes that he has the chance of
a lifetime before him when he meets
Welsh.
Should Frank manage tc gain a
decision over the British champion,
he will at once jump Into the front
rank of the lightweight division. Lo
cal fans who saw Frank fight before
j know that the "Fighting Carpenter”
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 hoys In the game that can take
the Chicago boy's 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.
Food for Sport Fans
—
-Qyjak
GEORGE E PHAIR.
FITZ.
There is sin old fellow mimed Fits,
Who once wns a whale with. Iiis mitz.
He's an old fellow now
With no hair on his brow,
Hut oh! how the old fellow hitz!
Mr. Fitzsimmons, who once was
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 h'mself.
Max Carey, of the Pirates, is sell
ing diamonds in St. Louis, thereby
proving that he is only a ball player.
If he were a magnate he would be
selling gold bricks.
It Is i?ood policy to insure Walter
Johnson for $100,000, but wed hate
tc t*ike the job of Insuring the fel
lows he pitches against.
One thing we can’t understand
about George Chip is that he hit
Frank Klaus on the jaw and failed to
sustain a fracture of the mitt.
Had we been a friend of Willie
Ritchie, and had we thought of it at
the time, we should have sent him an
electric foot warmer as a Christmas
present.
9
Yesterday was peculiar In one way.
Somehow the match between Johnny
Coulon and Young Sinnet was not
postponed.
Those who were about to wish Ar
thur Pelky a Happy New Year are
hereby requested to refrain. It is no
use. On that day 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.
TETTER
TetUrln* cures tetter. Rend what Mrs. V. C.
lIcQutddj, Estlll Springs. Tenn, says:
I had a severs ease of tetter on both
hands and I Anally got helpless. A leading
■ hyselan knew of no cure I decided to give
Tettsrlno a trial. To my utter surprlso and
satisfaction It worked a speedy curs.
Use Tetterine
| It ruren eczema, tetter, erysipelas, ltcblng
i piles, ground Itch and all skin maladlea.
&0o at druggists, ar by mall.
8HUPTRINE CO.. SAVANNAH. QA.
College Stars in
Evening Clothes
Battle Fire Hour
Tortorich Offers
Clabby $2,000 To
Box Mike Gibbons
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—A dozen Yale
and Harvard men who were gridiron
and diamond stars several years ago
were heroes again to-day following
their daring fight against a fire that
raged for more than an hour in the
eleventh story of a. building adjoining
the University Club. Edward Cudahy,
Jr., was cut over the right eye by
tailing glass as he was handling a
section of fire hose on the fire escape
of the burning building.
All attired In evening clothes, the
college men battled with the blaze
more than 100 feet above the ground
until they conquered It.
Among the fire fighters were Henry
Hobbs, Yale, three years all-Ameri
can tackle; Howard Linn, Yale, all-
American shortstop for three years;
C. G. Osborne, Harvard giant tackle,
and Stanley Keith, Princeton tennis
star.
Baseball College
To Open January 2
INDIANAPOLIS. IND., D*c 30-Char-
Ue Carr's professional baseball college
will be opened in Texas on January 2, |
according to the announcement made
here by the hustling manager of the
“great idea.’’
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 30—If Jimmy
Clabby thinks $2,000 is good pay for ten
rounds with Mike Gibbons at 154 pounds
the match Is awaiting him for the third
week in January. Promoter Dominick
Tortorich wants to stage It here and
Gibbons has already signed If it isn’t
another Packey-Britton affair, it should
be a beautiful fight.
YOUNGEST MAJOR MANAGER.
Herzog, by the way. is the only big
league pilot under 30 years of age
Herzle Is now possessor of a title,
"The Boy Manager,’’ which had been
held by Joe Birmingham, of the
Cleveland Naps.
RUBE WADDELL RECOVERING.
Joseph Cantillon, manager of the
Minneapolis club, says that Rube
Waddell is rapidly recovering from
the touch of lung trouble for which
he is being treated in Texas. Cantil
lon asserted that he expected the fa
mous southpaw would be In harness
again next summer.
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