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Vaudeville Actors Wil I3e Happy When Ball PI layers Decide to Stick to the ] Diamond 2Y MAKES HEPLr to puts.music “Boy Manager” Explains the Welchonce-Callahan Deal; Also Talks of Perry Trade. N 'YSHVII.I.E. Deo SI.—Manager Schwartz gave out tho follow - 1 ins statement last night in re ply to President Hirsig s article of j Saturday afternoon. "As is well known. Harry Wei- i < honce was drafted in 1912 by Wash ington. Then, prior to the American Association meeting, which was held in November at Milwaukee. Mr. Far rell. secretary, of the National Com - | mission, issued a bulletin w hereby all j claims for drafted players by the ma jors would have to be filed by Feb- j ruary 1. 1913 1 advised Mr. Ilirsig at this mePt+ng to claim player Wel- chonce. which, as we all know*, was not done. 1 suppose it was either an oversight of Mr. Hirsig’s. or he | thought the national agreement rul- j ing, which reads that all Class A plajers drafted by the majors were lo be turned back to clubs from which the> were drafted, still prevailed. •in January. Mr. Hirsig wrote me of the Callahan proposition and. knowing that the Nashville club was absolutely without funds, for at th* end of the season they were unable j to pay me my salary and I agreed i<» ! at rt pt a one-year note for $1,000 wluch is still unpaid, and also labor ing under the impression that ('alia I han would be given to the Nashville club for claim on Welrhonre, I then wrote the letter which Mr. Hirsig j published. • • • »*/ mming to Nashville for spring training in 1913 I was surprised to find that Mr. Hirsig had failed to file claim for Welchonce and that Atlanta was boasting of putting one over’ on the Nashville club. We then immediately explained our position in the matter to Secretary Farrell, who at once recognized our claim and put it in his next bulletin We were still in doubt as to our rights in the case and as a precaution I asked Del Young to write Welchonce warning 1dm against signing an Atlanta con tract if he was turned over to that flub by Washington. This fact will be substantiated by both Young and Welchonce. 1 consented to negotia ting with Atlanta for Callahan be cause w ? e were not sure whether Wel chonce could be brought back here and, in case we lost him. I wanted to get another good outfielder. "Atlanta still persisted in their claim that 'Welchonce was their prop- erty and this fact so irritated us that we decided to stand pat and hold our ground. “About this time I was called to Cleveland. Ohio, by the death of my mother, and while in that city I had a conference with Mr. Bernard, vice president of the Cleveland baseball club, and he assured me that there was no doubt that we would get Wel chonce by appealing to Mr. Herr mann or the commission. "After receiving this encouraging information 1 immediately wired President Hirsig as follows: • March 2H. 1912. W. G. Hirsig. President Nashville Hall Club. Nash ville. Tenn (’an not leave before Monday. Will see Herrmann at Cin cinnati on Welchonce matter If pos- sibe men me there Wire me at Akron. WILLIAM SCHWARTZ.’ » » • »<T 118 telegram - an be substan- 1 tiated by Mr Bloomsteln at the Western I'nion office, from whom I received the above copy yesterday afternoon. It was m\ purpose to hold on to our claim for Welchonce and land him ns soon as possible, but 1 was surprised to receive a tele gram from Mr. Hirsig two or three da> s later stating that the Callahan- We > honce deal had been made. I was always a warm admirer of Welchonce’s ability as a player, and the only reason in the world 1 over considered getting rid of him was on account of the condition of tlie treas- ur> of the Nashville baseball club. • • • • »|\ referring to the Perry-Berger 1 trade. Mr. Hirsig lays particular stress on the faot that I had been willing to part with Perr prior to his action in Atlanta. This is no se re: and has no bearing on the dis pute at all Had I been able to bet ter my ball club with certain trades 1 would have been glad to trade Per ry. and I had even considered traci ng him to clubs in this league That wa*, a matter that was strictly up to my judgment But Mr Hirsig does not state in his article that Mobile wired us right after the Columbus meeting that they would be willing to g*ye $200 and Berger for Perry, and that I refused to consider the deal This was nearly a month before the Perry deal was made, and we had no further conversation on the matter. • • • • respect to Mr. Hirsig's recent 1 conversion to the fact that 1 was perhaps not the best manager he could secure, a fact that 1 am fully aware of, I would not like the im pression to become prevalent that I did not attempt to strengthen my club last year or that I thought it to be good enough, even when w*e were winning during the first month. In fa^t. while we were in second place, I went to him with one of the advisory board, and told him we were skating •»n thin ice. and that I realized the bib ought to be strengthened in or- her to maintain its position in the fir • division He treated the matter c ' ard said that the team would fir there with the material we had “I make this statement to show the ■ hts where I have stood over these matters, and to bring out certain m to have been over* Hog No one regrets iave arisen more * ••>■ relations with Mr r; f the most friendly The Bunch Wishes All a Happy New Year By 6 Bud 7 Fisher I'Ll. Htte YOUSE CLAY THE TOIKEY (iefirtE^eN amc> retcoiy roe\lC$j eJet=FANC> I vou this, Pinner, in the seiftir AR 5P,R| T TACe ON CAftYH, GoODwta rwARo mam"ttT*i euRv j- PROPERTY OF NASHVILLE Hirsig Declares That He Has j Never Been Able to Secure Waivers on Him. BOXING News of ’ the Ring Game Bv ia<‘ Nyc. facts that looked by Mr. the troubles than myself. ,i H rsig had be k*nd. *f k N ASHVII.LK, TENN., Dec. 31.— In summing up the ma terial left over from last season, baseball fans have gen erally overlooked the fart that Artie Hofman. former Cub and Pirate star, who finished the year with the local club, is still on the Nashville roster. Cntil otherwise disposed of, Hofman must be considered a member of the team, although last season he ex pressed a desire that he be allowed to go to the coast next season, w here he could demand a much larger salary for his services and also play several more months* during tne > ear. Artie signed w ith Nashville through personal friendship for Bill Schwartz, and it can not be said that he didn’t do all within his power to lift the Vols from their lowly position next to the bottom He didn’t succeed, but the fans saw* that he was playing his best, and before the season closed practical!y all of the bleacherites wer* Arties strong admirers It Is understood that Manager Schwartz would be glad trough to let him go to the coast if he could bo gotten out of this league. • • • IJ OEM AN is not desirous of rr'urn- 1 1 in* io Nashville, according to his own statement, but Just how he can keep from It If he can not be gotten out of the league Is hard to say. Should Mr. Hirsts win nut In the courts in the present squabble, it is staled that he is desirous of bring ing Hofman here as manager, as he has already staled thrit Schwartz will not return if lie retains control. Hofman is now wintering at his home at Akron. Ohio, awaiting what ever disposition shall he made of him and it is rumored ttml if tilings don't go to suit hint lie'll sign up with Joe Tinker or fttordecal llrown, bis old i teammates, in the Kederil Dengue, 'rtie ten always had a desire to tight the "baseball trust' and could do It no better tliar. to align himself with the Fed*, who seem to he in a fair way lo achieve success this season. He admires Tinker as much as am man in baseball and there is no doubt of the fact that he would like lo play nitn him again • • UbFMAN'S ronri in organized bh*<'- 11 ball has beer none too smooth since he instituted a $3,000 suit against President Murphy, of the Hubs, for salary due him after he was traded to Pittsburg. The suit is still pending in the courts, but it is said that Hofman has a good chance to win But for this suit, it is the general opinion that Artie would still be in tne big leagues, for he is undoubtedly one of tl^e brainiest and wisest out fielders in the game, although not as young as he once was. However, there are a number of club*, includ ing the Rrqw n* and Cards, that could use a man of his ability, yet they I consented to let Pittsburg scud him I cr of the mu jors, thereby hintidg iaigeiv. at * ' Irameup.” * OLD FITZ. It ift an ancient warrior, Hr utoppeth not a clock • Time iron, he'd take thin White Hope crew, Some dap when he'd no work to do. And atop the whole bum flock. • • • If members of the boxing commission arc honest about wanting to keep Fitz In his grave clothes they should take steps to prevent Fred McKay from pub lishing any more challenges. There is u limit to the old man’s endurance. * * • Mr. Fitzsimmons says that ‘'the av erage tighter nowadays gets a case of the rattles when he gets h punch in the Jaw," This is not exactly the truth, lie gets a case of rattles at the thought of getting a punch in the jaw. • • • And then, if you want to think, try to figure how bad Fitz is to-day If Blil I.4Uig could knock him out four years age * * * fun <’offpy says that "Bevinsky is the onl> boy I ever had to hunt for when l wanted to start a punch.’ In some vague way this recalls the story of the hunter who brought the bear back to camp by staying a scant ten yards In front all the way. • • • We are pleased to note that Paris has charged lack Johnson with faking. Paris being the only civilized commun ity up to this, time that has not charged him with something. * * * "In Paris,” said Jack Johnson recent ly ” they called me the "Invincible.'' Also, "faker” and "bum.’ * * * Young Saylor and Ray Bronson, the American fighters who have landed in Vustralia. have already been signed up for bouts at Sydney. Saylor Is to meet another American fighter. Pal Brown, of Minnesota, for 20 rounds on next Monday night, while Bornson will go against Johnny Summers, the English welterweight champion, on or about January 15 • * * lack "Sapper O’Neil, the clever En glish lightweight, who made good in j his debut In this country bv winning I n decisive fashion from Fred Halsland I in New York, has been matched to fight I Johnny llarvel. the Gotham lad. in New York on New Year's afternoon. * * * I Freddie Welsh Is receiving offers al- ! most daily and could box wire a week ! so far as the promoters are concerned. I Tils latest offer Is from Salt Lake Pity to meet Gilbert Gallani the Boston lightweight lanuar> 16. He has offers to box at Memphis January 4 and at Milwaukee January 20. * • » The constant knocking Jess Willard if the man) box ing experts around the country must .,%• ; >ne the Ktniu C t> heavyweight much good. Jess stopped George Rodei In nine rounds at Now Haven Conn., the other night, and is now In line for a match with the winner of the Smith- Pel ky go at San Francisco to-morrow. Frank Baker got himself in had with local fans when he had a false report published concerning his go with Jeff Gaffney at Savannah last week Frank was in line for a mat h with Mike Saul at the Auditorium on January 6. hut he stands little chance of getting the bout now Famous Plays—By Heisman *]*•*!* v*v v • v • v v • v No. 3—The Old Guards’ Back By J. W. Heisman. S ELDOM. Indeed, nowadays, do we see any such backing and running with the ball by linemen as we used to see in the olden days of the game. Just why this popular and effective method of advancing the ball has fallen into decadence 1 can not say, for certain it is that It is quite as possible to make good ground' by using a guard or a tackle to gain ground with the ball as anybody else, provided the man Is good, the formation correct and the ground dry. But outside of the Tech team hardly any eleven In the South ever uses | a lineman for this purpose; and neither do many of the Northern or | Eastern teams, though once upon a time Hefflefinger, Cowan, Winter, Gill. J Cranston, Bowser and a host of the star linemen were about as much relied I upon as the backs In this respect. BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip N OW it Is true that running a lineman could not be thought of on a wet field, for the renson that starting from one’s position on the line and turning sharply around the quarterback calls for a very short turn, especially if it is the guard who is to run with the ball; and such a turn can not be negotiated on wet or slippery footing. But on a dry field an agile man can, with good cleats, make the turn with no difficulty: and using him once In a while will give the backs a rest, while, at the same time, it is a play so widely at variance with all those involving the use of : a back to carry tbe ball that the play constitutes an added difficulty for 1 the defense both in the way of diagnosis and proper set and ( barge to stop : Ihe thing: it makes a good variant. | This play as used by all the big teams of the East twenty and mor- j years ago was usually worked from a normal formation of both the line and tbe backs; indeed, in those days we had hardly any other formation ' for any kind of play. The fullback was slightly forward of the two halves, i and this formed a good set of the hacks for end running and many other j popular plays as well. Athletics to Play Series With Cubs CHICAGO. Dee. 31 -The Chicago National* wiQ play six games with the Philadelphia Americans during the spring training In Florida, it was announced by President Murphy, of the Cubs, to-day. Tbe first three games will be play ed on March 13. 13 and 14 at the Cubs' training grounds at Tampa. The others will eo played March Ik. 17 and 13 at Jacksonville, where tile worlds champions will train. Kl.l„ on the instant of the snapping of the ball these three backs. WJ maintaining carefully their relative positions with reference to * ’ each other, nil plunged right at the hack of their own tackle, forming a splendid interference for the left guard coming behind. The right half watched that ttie opposing left end did not get in too far and get the runner, while the left half primarily helped the right guard handle the opposing guard. The right tackle and end united to turn the opposing tackle out, aud if they needed more help the fullback promptly gave it to them. After stuffing the ball into the left guard’s stomach the quarter caught him by the left arm and swung him around with a “crack-the-whip” swing and helped him to turn short in. At the same time the left end abruptly doserted his place on the line and came around behind also. Being a faster man than the guard, it was no trick at all for him to put his hands on the guard’s hips and shove with all his might just as the guard hit the opposing rush-line. And rnaylie those two. coming like a double locomotive on a freight train, couldn't jam things over a fellow! The left tackle jumped into the guard's place and took off his man so ns to prevent the latter from nabbing the runner from behind, and then he cut on through to meet the play over on Ihe other side of center. • • • * » jOW this formation, and the interference as told aliove. has all the ele- JXI meats of the best modern football, hence. I say, it is difficult to understand why it is no longer used. Of course not all loams of a quarter of a century ago had all the details as thoroughly worked out as ! 1 have here explained them, but the test teams aimed to perform the play this way: and with tbe weak defense of that day I can tell you that the play was a whale. Why, Hefflefinger at left guard for Tale. Cranston at right guard for Harvard. Bowser at left guard for Penn, and Winter at right guard for Vale used to make as much ground on this play as tte backs averaged. Hefflefinger in particular was a perfect demon and. after bursting through the other side of the line, would come tearing through an open field for 10. 20 or 30 yards like a halfback. * * * * C OWAN, left tackle for Princeton in '87. ’SS and ’Sit, was one more mad bull when he got started In a tackle around tackle play. This was worked just the same as when the guard curried the ball. The only | inference was that he did not get the help of the end rush following up and pushing from behind; but as lie got a better swing of his own. because of the curve not being so short, he could hit the line with more of his own force than could the guard, and with a good man like Cowan it was just as tough a proposition to stop. Aud Hector Cowan would have made his big gains even if there had been no interference whatever. Never have I seen a player who could stiff hold his feet and drag on for yards and yards and yards the way he could, carrying sometimes two. three and even four men at a time. Of course the tackling in that day was not as low and keen as it is now. and often enough the taoklers were seen leaping up on j top of the shoulders of the runners. When they tried to stop Cowan this way they simply got a free ride, for you could nor pile enough men on him i that way to weigh him down so long as you lei him have his legs free with I which lo navigate. V Outfielder Lewis, of tbe Red Sox, has decided to make Boston his home throughout tbe winter, instead of jour neying to California, as has been Ills practice each fall. He says he wants to see what a New England winter is like. • * * Larry Lajoie fanned least of all the American League batters last season. In 137 contests the Cleveland veteran took three swings just seventeen times. Danny Moeller, of the Senators, was the easiest to whiff, going down on strikes 106 times in 153 games. * c . The Washington University at St. Louis has lifted ihe ban on baseball after having the lid clamped down hard for three years. The coming spring the institution will allow Its team to compete for the Missouri Valely honors. * * • This is a busy winter for Heine Zim merman, clouting third sacker for the Cubs. Since the 1913 campaign closed Heine has been traded something like five times. ■* * * "Dots" Miller, the Pirate infielder, is the latest ball player to take up golf ing. * + • “There never was a better umpire in the history of the game.” says Nap Lajoie. commenting on Jack Sheridan, the veteran of the American League staff and the dean of the arbitrators. • • * Jimmy Archer was in Chicago for a few days recently with his wife, and sa' s that he is ready for tbe start of the 1 f* 14 campaign. Archer and his wife will spend the winter at Ormond, Fla. Archer will go right from his home to Tampa when the spring train ing trip starts. • * * Charles Carpenter, president of the Tri-State League, does not favor an eight-club organization. Carpenter thinks that six teams are enough for the league for the season of 1914. TTe expects the league to have a better year next season than it had last. * * * 1’p In New York they have it that three clubs, the Giants. Phillies and Cubs, will fight It out for the National League pennant the coming season. May he this will turn out to he a fact, but then some team is liable to bob up and spring the biggest surprise of many days on the other fellows Heinie Zimmerman Will Stay With Cubs CHICAGO. Dec. 31.—When asked if he was thinking of trading Heine Zim merman. as reported. President Charles W. Murphy, of the Cubs, said: "I have repeated!y stated that Zimmerman was not on the market.’* KLAUS’ EARNINGS $125,000. PITTSBURG, PA., Dec. 31—George Fngle, manager of Frank Klaus, who was knocked out twice by George Chip within seven weeks, after he had beaten the best in this country and Europe, said that the former middleweight champion is through as a fighter because of careless training. He said that he and Klaus in the several years thee had been together had made $125,000. TD PROSECUTE THE FEDEIS American League to Ignore Sto vall’s Case While National Fights to Get Tinker. Bjr James Clarkson. C ~fi HICAGO, Deo. 31.—Let the lit- tie old National League warn, threaten and abuse the Feder- als. The American League isn’t going to pay any attention to them. Bar. Johnson, president of the ju nior organization, probably remem bering how ineffectual the attempts to stop himself, Comiskey, Somers and others some years back proved to be. declares that his organization will take no steps to combat the inde pendents and that George Stovall would not be prosecuted. "I do not believe that' Tinker, Brown and Stovall have signed,” de clared Johnson when questioned last night. "If they have it’s a severe loss to baseball, as each one is an ex tremely capable player and has done much to help the game. * * * BT AM not interested in the report- * ed move to prosecute players who have violated reserve clauses to join the Federal League, and the American League will take no case to court. “Should the grievance come up be fore the National Commission, it will not be at my instigation, and I shall permit my colleagues on that board to take the Initiative.” * • • ALL of which is expected to quell the *■* determined efforts of the National League to precipitate itself into a law' suit with the third league. John son’s attitude can not well bo ig nored. On the other hand, it is the National League that has suffered the most. Stovall was out of the American League as far as playing was concerned, although he is still the property of St. Louis. It is doubt ful if the Browns figure him as an asset, anyway. With Tinker and Brown it is different. Charles Her cules Ebbets, of Brooklyn, has just paid $15/)00 for Tinker, and his phi lanthropic activity has never before reached such proportions. So the Dodger Dedicator is sure to yelp if he doesn’t find a way to get the mon ey back. Atlanta Quintet Put Through Hard Drills For Columbus Came Joe Bean, coach of the Atlanta Ath letic Club, is a busy man these days. Joe is putting his players through a stiff drill every afternoon in an effort to round his squad Into the best of shape fur their clash with the champion Co lumbus five on the latter's floor Sat urday afternoon. Although the Columbus team rules a strong favorite. Coach Bean is by no means conceding them the victory He Is going to take his boys down io Co lumbus Saturday fit and ready to put up the battle of their lives. A victory over the Columbus team will be a big feather In the local boys’ caps and they are not leaving any stone unturned in ihe preliminary work. Outlaws Planning to Put Club in Gotham CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—James A. Gil more, president of the Federal League, is in New' York to-day “looking over the ground with reference to getting a ball park,” according to Charles Weeghman, president of the Chicago Federal League club. Weeghman said that at the meeting here last Saturday of those interested in expanding the new organization, a New' Yor»< millionaire produced a cer titled check for $100,000 to guarantee a club In New York. Weeghman said !t was true ihat Knabe had signed to manage RaltL-nore. arid adde^i that John Miller, who went to St. Louis from Pittsburg, would manage the Toronto club. M'CORMICK SIGNS PITCHER. CHATTANOOGA. TENN., Dec. 31. Manager McCormick has announced the purchase of Turner* a right-hand pitcher, from the Hendersonville club of the Kitty League. This gives the Lookouts nine pitchers. ATHENS WINS CLOSE GAME ATHENS, Dec. 31.—Athens Y. M C A. basket ball team defeated the Fiftn Regiment five last night. 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