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C HICAGO, Dec. 31.—Joseph H
Tinker, who hurled the mon
key wrench into the wheels of
organized baseball when he signed a
Federal League contract, made the
statement to-day that the machinery
would have gone along smoothly with
never the slip of a cog if Charles H.
Ebbets, the Brooklyn magnate, had
cared less for free advertising.
Much has been written about the
love of the Brooklyn magnate for
double-headers and his celebrating
holidays. President Herrmann, of
the Reds, has declared also that Eb
bets was seeking free advertising
when he sought Tinker for $25,000.
And now it is Tinker who declares
that it was the magnate’s love of
free advertising that resulted in his
signing a Federal League contract.
And it must be admitted that it was
the signing of Tinker and Browrn that
really made the third league formid
able.
One step backward and you have
Tinker as the big fellow, for it isn't
likely that Brownie would have taken
the plunge along.
Here is the story as told by Tinker
to-day:
“When I read that I had been sold
to Ebbets I w r asn’t pleased," began
Joe. “But when T heard that I was
to receive a cash bonus of $10,000 for
signing you can wager that my feel
ings underwent a change.
“No one can find fault with me for
going where I can get the most
money. If a man possesses talent he
can not be blamed if he turns it to
the best account.
Heard Nothing From Ebbets.
“I waited a few days and heard
nothing from Ebbets. Then I tele
graphed him. I received no answer
to my message. I wanted to know
where 1 stood, whether the story of
the $10,000 bonus really went.
“I waited until I knew that Ebbets
was in Cincinnati. Then I wired and
asked him whether he would be in
Indianapolis on the following day.
There was no answer.
“I did not go. On the day that I
should have met him, I received a
telephone call from Manager Wilbert
Robinson, of the Dodgers. He told
me that Ebbets was angry because I
had wired and asked him about the
bonus and the terms.
“Then came a letter. It was from
Ebbets. He offered me a salary of
$5,000 a year for three years and the
bonus of $10,000.
“Here is where the publicity stunt
came in. I was to go to the National
League meeting in New York in Feb
ruary. The contract and the cer
tified check w'Oiild be there. There
would also be a group of newspaper
photographers. There would be a lit
tle party and the check would be
photographed.
Letter Arrived Too Late.
“That was the first and only time
that I heard from Ebbets. His let- j
ter was just a bit too late. The deal
with the Federal League had been
completed, and 1 had decided to cast
my fortune with them, even if tlje
contract had not been signed.”
And there you are. If the owner’
of the Dodgers had met Tinker on
that Sunday in Indianapolis and had
placed the check for $10,000 m front
of him the chances are that it would
have been in Joe’s pocket and his sig
nature attached to a contract within
a fe wminutes. For at that time
Tinker didn’t know what arrange
ment he would make with the Fed-
erals
POLLY AND HER PALS
Best Wishes From the Family
O ILL LtAVE.
These with
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You ott'ToPy
£TIVp.
RACING NEWS
RESULTS.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Incision, 110
(McTaggart), 13-5, 6-5, 3-5, won:
Gagnant, 110 (Neander), S, 3, 8-5, sec
ond: Berkeley, 115 (Davis), 10. 4. 2,
third. Time, 1:18 2-5. Clem Beachy,
Miss Primity, Troy Weight, Bever-
stein, Cynosure, Concurran, Pike’s
Peak, Gerard also ran.
SECOND—Six furlongs: Toddling,
110 (Neander), 5-2, 4-5 2-5, won; Fly
ing Yankee, 115 (Rightmier), 16-5.
6-5, 3-5, second: Daddy Gip, 115
(Glass), 12, 6, 3, third. Time, 1:16 3-5.
Kiva, Golliwog, Premier, Volthorpe
also nan.
Smith and Pelky
Ready for Fight on
Coast To-morrow
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.—Both
Gunboat Smith and Arthur Pelky to
day declared themselves fit for their
battle to-morrow afternoon at Daly
City. Smith is ruling favorite in the
betting to-day at odds of 10 to 8, but
wiien the men go into the ring it is
expected that even money will pre
vail.
Fans Back Cross
To Beat Anderson
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 31.—There was
lively betting here to-day on the Leach
Cross-Bud Anderson fight, which takes
E»lace to-morrow afternoon Cross has
**^en made the favorite by his New
fork friends and they are freely wager-
mg that the Bowery dentist will again
whip Anderson.
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THIRD—Five one-half furlongs:
Rye Straw 107 (Buxton), 2, even,
v* r Loretta Dwyer 104 (J. Wil-
t* us), 5, 5-2, even, second; Yenghce
1* N (Corey). 8-5. even. 1-2, third.
Time 1:00 3-5. Also ran: Silas Grump,
Harry McIntyre. Rolling Stone, Ann
Tilly, Black Chief. Armor.
FOURTH—Seven furlongs: Du-
quesne 104 (Neander), 5. 8-5, 1-2,
second: Co 111 (Goose). 7-2, 8-5.
won: Pardner 111 (Davis). 6. 2, 7-10,
7-10. third. Time 1:30 1-5. Also
Feather Duster. Loan Shark.
FIF’TH—Six furlongs: Deposit 103
(Turner), 5-2, 7-10, 1-4. won; Char
leston 110 (Mc%^hev), 6-5. 1-2. out,
second; Ivan Gardner 90 (Neander).
12. 4. 7-5, third. Time 1:16 4-5. Also
ran: Brave Cunarder, Gordon. Boly
Hill.
SIXTH—Mile and seventy yards:
Reno 104 (Sumter). 3, even. 1-2. won;
Sherlock Holmes 117 (Rightmire). 8,
4. 2, second; Tay Pay 109 (McTag
gart), 7-2, 7,5, 7-10, third. Time
1:512-5. Also ran: Sir Denrah. Bat-
wa, Hans Creek, Fort Arlington,
Union Jack.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Christmas
Eve, 100 (Carroll), 9-2. 2, 1. won;
Kiltie, 100 (Vandusen). 8. 3. 3-2. sec
ond; George, 107 (Groth). 20, 8. 4,
third. Time 1:13 1-5. General War
ren, Transact, Rodondo, Mystic Boy,
Violet MaMv. Irish Ann, Vava, Hes
ter, Hyki also.ran.
SECOND—Six furlongs: Anne Mc
Gee 103 (Feeney), 2, 7-10. 1-3, won;
andadero 103 (Claver). 3 1-2. 6-5, 3-5,
second; Star Berta 103 (Denny), 20,
8, 4, third. Time 1:13. Also ran:
Kali Inla, Stoneman. Daylight, Quick
Trip, Evran, Commendation, Ormond
Cunningham.
THIRD—Five and one-half fur
longs: Bing 102. (Taylor), 7, 6-5. 2-;>,
won; Milton Roblee 97 (Carroll), 10,
3. 4-5, second: Scarlet Oaks 115 (Ta-
plin), 2-5, out, third. Time 1:06 4-5.
Also ran: Any Time and Ratina.
FOURTH—Mile: Truly. 102
(Groth), 8, 2, 7-10. won; Brookfield,
103 (Smith), 4, 1, 2-5, second; Colonel
Marchmoni. 105 (Gentry), 1. 2-5. 1-5,
third. Time, 1:38 4-5. Transparent,
Sonada, Henry Walbank also ran.
ENTRIES.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST— Four-year-olds and up. purse
$300. selling, six furlongs: xRye Straw
104. Coppertown 108. xFrank Hudson
107, xFthelburg IT 90. Letoumo 105,
Troy VYeight 102, xBetis 98, Hearthstone
109.
SECOND — Two-year-old colts and
gelding?, nurse $100. three furlongs:
Emerson Coohran 112. I.angaree 112. Sir
Ed gar 112. Jack Hanover 112, Chevron
112.
THIRD — Three-year-olds and up.
purs*-* $400. ore mile riain Ann 101,
Schaller 106, xOld Jordan 87, L. M. Eck
ert 106, xMalik 91, Gerrard 103, Camel
109, xOtranto 104.
FOURTH—Three-year-olds and up,
New r Year handicap, purse $2,000. mile
and one-eighth: Kinmundy LOO. Prince
Hermis 108. Lochiel 101, G. AT. Miller
109. Counterpart 98. Alarshon 103, John
Furlong 108.
FIFTH—Four-year-olds and up, sell
ing, purse, $400, mile and one-quarter:
xCockspur 102, xOver the Sands 106,
Billie Baker 103, Earl of Savoy 104, xTay
Pay 95. xAlycenae 98.
• SIXTH—Three-year-olds and up, sell
ing. purse $400, one mile: Pierre Du
mas 108, xVolthorpe 106. xFrog 113, Gol
den Treasure 112, xTho Busybody 107,
xThe Colonel Cook 108, xPatty Regan
90.
xApprentice allowance.
Raining; track heavy.
*Fighting Carpenter’ Arrives To-day for Co With British Champion
DUNDEE AND WHITNEY WORTHV FOES FOR WELSH
Food for Sport Fans
By Left Hook.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Purse, 2 year olds, fillies, 3
furlong.:: Barbarita 112, Cugrall 112,
Mamie V. 112. Blue Racer 112, Com-
mauretta 112. Silver Blossom 112, Glen
Dell 112, Rebecca 112. Lady Benzol 112,
Daisy Stevens 112, Busy Edith 112, Ef-
fie May 112, Flossie 112, Category 112.
SECOND—Selling, 3 year olds and up,
7 furlongs: Thomas Hare 90, Ceos 93,
xRetente 101, xAlawr /ad 103, Inquieta
103, Free Will 106, Jessamy 106. Ben Un-
cas 108. Dahlgren 108. Ilex 111.
THIRD—Selling. 3 year olds, 54£ fur
longs: xTigella 95, Summer Hill 100,
Auntie Curl 100, Aunt Elsie 100, Freda
Johnson 100, Harwood 102, J. B. May-
low 102, Round Up 102, Temple Focht
105. Dalston 105, Dusky Dave 105. xLit-
tle Bit 105. xDurln 105, Old Gotch 107,
Muy Buena 110.
FOURTH—Three year olds and up,
Ano Nuevo handicap, mile and a six
teenth: Nannie McDee 92. Edith W.
97, Bert Getty 98, Just Red 100, Bonnie
Chance 100, Loween 102, Zim 103, Super
stition 105, John Reardon 110, Vested
Rights 112. xDorothy Dean 102, xlnjury
113. Cousin Puss 122. xJ. W. Fuller
entry.
FIFTH— Purse, 3 year olds and up, 5^
furlongs: Manganese 91, Hobnob 105,
Florence Roberts 105, U See It 105.
SIXTH—Selling, 3 year olds and up. 7
furlongs: Ave 88, xOcean Queen 101,
Belle of Bryn Mawr 103, xOrba Smile
105, Princess Industry 106, Cool 108 108,
Colinet III, Sir Alvescot 112
xApprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track fast.
F t EDDIE WELSH, the British ti
tle holder, who meets Frank
Whitney at the Auditorium-Ar-
mory on January 6, is to face a tough
foe In Johnny Dundee, the Eastern
sensation, at New Orleans to-morrow
afternoon. Dundee is piling up a
wonderful record this year, and manv
of the wise ones are picking him as a
coming champion.
To-morrow, however, Dundee will
bo up against a past master at the art
of boxing. Freddie Welsh Is one of
tiie old students of the game, and
should give Dundee a boxing lesson
for ten rounds. Johnny is one of
those aggressive fighters who always
keeps coming, and is a glutton for
punishment. He also has a funny
style of jumping in the air when
landing a blow, which makes it hard
for his opponents to solve his style.
But Welsh kne vs too much for John
ny, and after the first few rounds we
are looking for the Englishman to
roll up enough points to give him a
good shade.
A defeat at this time will be a se
vere blow for cither boy. Welsh has
his heart set on beating Dundee and
then coming to Atlanta for his whirl
with Frank Whitney. The British
champion is out to force Willie
Ritchie into a fight with him, and
hopes to eliminate both Dundee and
Whitney before taking a long trip to
j the coast. Freddie has picked out
two tough boys, and if he succeeds ir.
beating them his feat will be deserv
ing of much credit.
bout after he had already posted a
forfeit.
WILL Jet Welsh meet Ritchie at
1 any date, and will also get a
club to stage the go," stated Pollok
w'hen here. “I have a club in Lon
don that will give a $25,000 purse for
the mill, which is more than the boy*
can get on this side. Ritchie will ac
cept these terms if he L a real cham
pion, but I doubt it. He met Welsh
on the Coast once, and I don't think
he wants any more of his game,” con
tinued the little manager.
Pollok expects to force Ritchie into
a match when he arrives on the Const
after meeting Whitney hero. He did
not want to speak much of getting
Ritchie yet, as he realizes that Wels.i
has two tough customers to dispose of
first in Johnny Dundee and Frank
Whitney. Pollok has had enough ex
perience in the boxing game to know
what it means to count your chickens
before they are hatched. Upsets are
frequent in the pugilistic w'orld. and
who but knows that Dundee or Whit
ney may spring the surprise of the
fistic year?
ALTHOUGH the writer does not
know much about Dundee, one
thing is certain—the latter’s record
gives one reason to believe that he
has the class of a top-notcher and
should make things interesting for
the foreign star.
In Whitney Welsh will be facing
one of the most determined ringmen
in the game. Ahvays willing and ag
gressive, the “Fighting Carpenters’
style of fighting is well liked in At
lanta. Too much can not be said of
Frank, as he has always lived up
to advance press notices when boxing
here. He will have all his old sup
porters rooting for him when the
gong sou.'ds in the first round calling
him to the v.°nter of the ring to me.4
the British wonder.
BUSINESS.
/ remember, I remember
When baseball teas a sport.
The magnate* never threatened then
To drag it into court.
Hut when the pastime waxed and
grew,
And pcrtple learned to love it,
liet-rich-quick men cams, butting in
And made a business of it.
“DURE" GOLDBERG, the New
York cartoonist, will probably
be the third man In the ring. Welsh
and Whitney have practically agreed
on him to referee. Goldberg will be
at the Forsyth during the week of
the bout, and there should be little
trouble In getting him to act as the
official.
Matchmaker Castro announced
yesterday that Whitney is expected
to arrive here some time to-day.
SPORTING COMMENT
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
hall 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 YorK millionaire produced a cer
tified chock for $100,000 to guarantee a
club in New York. Weeghman said it
was true that Knabe had signed to
manage Baltimore, and added that John
Miller, who went to St Louis from
Pittsburg, would manage the Toronto
club.
^"EITHER Welsh nor Dundee has
been defeated so -far this year.
Each is anxious to complete the 1913
campaign with a clean slate, and it is
interesting to see which of the two
will be successful.
After Freddie gels through trading
wallops with Dundee, he will board a
rattler for Atlanta to mix matters
with Whitney. Welsh has already
been tipped off to the “Fighting Uar-
penter," and will not he caught nap
ping when he steps into the ring at
the Auditorium-Armory on the night
of January 6. Charlie White and
“Battling” Nelson have both informed
Welsh of Whitney’s fighting qualities,
and they should know. White and
Nelson have fought the very best m
the boxing game, and words of praise
from them mean much.
GOLFERS AT PINEHURST.
PINEHURST, N. C., Dec. 31.—As the
result of yesterday's play in the annual
holiday golf tournament, Henry V. Seg-
german. Englewood; C. L Becker,
Woodland; B. F. Merrlman Waferbury,
and W. E. Truesdell. F’oxhills, will com
pete in to-day’s sjemI-finals. Seggeman
is matched with Becker, and Merriman
with Truesdell.
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.
W ELSH will not* have to do mirh
work here. i\9 he will be in fav-
ly good shape from training for his
go with Dumb e. Freddie has been
working in New Orleans for ten days,
and reports from the Pelican City
state that the Briton looks better than
ever in his life.
Harry Pollok. manager of Welsh,
thinks that his protege is flghtinj
better now than on his former visit to
this country. Pollok stopped off for a
short stay Monday afternoon on his
way to New Orleans, and had a few
words to say about Freddie. Pollok
has been Welsh’s manager for years,
and stated that Welsh will surely beat
Ritchie if he ever gets the American
champion into the ring with him.
Pollok said that Ritchie proved he
didn’t want any of Welsh’s game
when he ducked out of that Vancou
ver match. Ever sine- that day Welsh
has been claiming the lightweight
championship, as Willie ran out of the
By Ed W. Smith.
Y OU usually can depend upon
the fighters to come to the
front from time to time
with something entirely new.
Here’s the yarn of a fight pro
moter who put the gloves on
with an aspirant for a fight at his
club and injured him so severely
that the fighter couldn’t work.
The fight promoter is Billy
Ilaack, of Memphis, who also acts
as referee in all battles before
the Southern Athletic Club of
that place. The unfortunate
fighter is Willie Rothwell, of
Brooklyn.
IJ OTHWELl is no relation to
the original Willie, who was
known to the ring as Young Cor
bett, th«* first man to whip Terry
McGovern. But when he landed
in Memphis he claimed to be the
same sort of a fighter. Haack
wanted a young man of about his
size and matched him at once
with Cleve Bridges, the young
man who battled Jack White in
Memphis the other night. They
were to have gone on a couple
of weeks ago, but Haack rather
doubted Rothwell’g standing as i
fighter and took a novel means of
finding out whether his suspi
cions were correct.
“I F he can't lick me, He can't
A link hi
lick anybody,” remarked the
willing Haack, who can go a trifi“
himself with the gloves. So drop
ping around to the gymnasium
one afternoon, Haack offered to
! put the gloves on with Rothwell
"Just for a little exercise;" The
unsuspecting Rothwell was
pleased, but his feelings changed
a few minutes later, for Haack
tore into him and with a well-
directed right to the jaw sent
Rothwell spinning to the mat.
• • •
U URTHER than that, when
A Rothwell Jumped to his feet,
he didn’t have the wild rage of
the real fighter shining in his eye.
Instead he turned about and shot
out of the ring, holding his jaw
with both hands. It is needless
to remark that the Rothwell
match was called off at once.
That’s how Jack White came to
get the engagement in Memphis
Haack isn’t a big fellow, but he
Is “all horse." He is thinking of
making himself the regular trial
horse for the club.
Ed Konetchy Will
Report to Pirates
A diagnosis of baseball reveals the
fact that It is afflicted with fatty de
generation of the bank account.
Looking over the expert dope, we find
that as usual the dying year has been
the areatest In the history of sport. It
slways is.
The report that Arthur Pelky Is train
ing In secret reminds us that Bill
Squires also trained that way.
Training a near-champion In private
has a twofold purpose. It serves as a
press agent stunt and It prevents the
public from learning what a fearful dub
he Is.
Mordy Brown has volunteered to play
In St. Louis, but he has the satisfac
tion of knowing that he will not be
connected with the Browns or Cardinals.
There are several bright spots to be
found In the year of Our Lord 1913.
For Instance, Frank Gotch wrestled only
once
One of the most startling features of
the last year is that Sam Langford and
Joe Jeannette met on only two oc
casions. In this respect the year was
far behind the average.
The last argument between Messrs.
Langford and Jeannette drew $11,370.
showing that Paris also has a birth rate
of one per minute.
Some of the athletes on the world's
tour were afflicted with mal de mer.
This is due to the fact that their stom
achs are not accustomed to anything
richer than free lunch during the. off
season.
While Sam Crawford was not at home
on the ocean, he demonstrated later
that he Is a whale on dry land.
WAR.
Oh. to be a lawyer.
And with the Lawyers stand.
While baseball magnates scatter
wealth
About the blessed land.
If Mr. Bryan Is not too busy with his
Chautauqua dates It behooves him to
bust Into the baseball Imborgllo and
pour grape juice on the trouble waters.
The White Sox will open the season
with the Browns, thereby getting a run
ning start toward the top.
New York’s boxing commission did
well to declare Bob Fitzsimmons toe
old to re-enter the ring. Why. he is
almost as old as Jimmy Sheckard!
Mr. Fitzsimmons, however, will b*
amply avenged. He threatens to re
nounce his American citizenship and
leave the U. S. A. flat on its back.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 31.—The state
ment emanating from St. Louis th;<t
Ed Konetchy, the star first baseman
secured by the Pirates from the Car
dinals, was "sore” and might Jump to
the Federal League, is elapsed as tht
veriest, bunk by President Barney
Dreyfuss. of the Pittsburg club.
"Konetchy will play for Pittsburg.”
said Dreyfuss. “I am as certain of
this as I am that I am alive. Before
we made the deal with Messrs. Brit
ton and Huggins we were sure of our
ground. We knew that Konetchy
wanted to play in Pittsburg and that
there will be no trouble over salary
matters.”
Dreyfuss was asked concerning the
report that the "Big Train" was paid
at the rate of $6.2U-.» last season.
"The question of salary Is one that
concerns only the player arid the club
owner," was the reply. J will way,
however, that when the time comes a
settlement will be effected without
trouble." .
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