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s“LEditor's Note: This is the four
’ ?(h—und final——chapter of a series
!u¥ articles which Mr. gorbe(t is writ
’miconcorning the pugilistic life of
Aack Dempsey—the best loved fighter
3 Mthe history of the ring.)
:g3 HE decent of Jack Dempsey from
:% the pugilistio heights was nl
§ =22 most as meteoric as had heen
¢ fifi"u». Up to the middle of the 1880
! acace : . .he was looked |
3 \ upon as absolutely
e é unbeatable, Sixty
i ¢ Wi % o [ § two men had
% . ” E§ faced him — and
4 s ,"e" not one could
o Bl .4% Whip him. Jack
1 Bl ruled supreme in
PE B his division and
=% . had gone beyond
- R " . Wit defeating men
Ssl -34'"‘. who outweighed
- %3l ! him from 20 to 50
g i s pounds, Ie was
e marvel of the prize ring and the
gk of sport-loving America.
¥be knell of Dempsey sounded with
e mpact of the foul pivot punch de
: Bvtyed by George l,p%tbmr‘he. From
dias on ghe “Nonpareil” no long
{ ought a& he had in his earlier
! . His sublime confidence in his
- ability was gone, No fighter can
; snecess without absolute belles
mself. The defeat of Dempsey at
i ands of Bob Fitzsimmons In 1891
b the final blow to Dempsey's pride
Jack never afterward showed
! hing approaching the form of
r days.
§;~ hen Fitzsimmong beat him, Jack
¢ ¥ttiped from the ring for nearly two
! ¥egre, and then, when his funds ran
| Jow; he took on Mike Keogh in four
fida in Portland. Dempsey out
ted his rival, who was nothing
g than a dub. On September 4,
Jack again fought Australlan
MeCarthy., “The contest went
ty rounds to a draw, On Janu
-18, 1895, the “Nonparell” fought
=last battle of his memorable ca
sy and it brought to him defeat at
?Rflmds of Tommy Ryan in. three
‘onds,
§ e alhort :h:le uft;rwa;flkvth., *Non
pnfl.\ " took sick and quici eonsump
] tion developed. Friends, knowing hel
“almost “broke,” arranged a pubs |
,fienem. which was put on in New
on June 8, 1805, Jack appeared
INEEe —for the last time In publle. A
e later he drifted to the Paciflo
amet and went Into obscurity. For
gfll months friends tried to locate
but to no avail. The next news
sy had concerning Jack Dempsey
game from Portland, Oreg., on No
{ ¥yamber 1, 1895, in the form of a brief
i 'g“o&dlamtch. which read:
| ck Dempsey, former middle.
{ welght champion of the world, died
here today of tuberculosis, penniless
and alone.”
St Search for Grave. »
<M that was mortal of the once
3 ty warrior was laid to rest in
i ¥iwegon. Years afterward a search
ws'started for his grave, But over a
! wrfltch of time no ona eould find
| ¥ “¥Fven the spot that contained all
3:l@ was earthly of the best loved |
: fighter the prize ring ever knew had
iat peared. And then there appeared I
¥ hfs San Franecisco paper this poem,
h must take its place among the
!gn_l__lerpiocsn of pathos:
STUSTHE NONPARPIL'S GRAVE.
?Eu'zout in the wilds of Oregon, |
i ;‘fi a lonely mountain side, l
: re Columbia's mighty waters
: 7:§rn down to the ocean tide, ‘
'}‘ e the giant fir and cedar '
§ imaged in the wave,
ffigrnwn with firs and lochens, l
‘éz:_gound poor Dempsey's grave,
i I<fmund no marbls monolith,
:a‘@ broken shaft or stone,
i rding sixty viotories
i Z«This vanquished victor won;
4 se, no shamrock could I find,
2 mortal here to tell
’ &n sleeps In this forsaken spot
}; e immortal Nonparell,
:&_‘ nging wooden canyon road
l.‘_glt mortals seldom tread
,E s up this lonely mountain
f= this desert of the dead,
! the Western sun was sinking
Pacific’s golden wave,
% t‘heso solemn pines kept watch
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;g;er poor Jack Dempsey's grave,
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lfm‘:’nnen by ten thousand throata
;@at thundered their acclaim,
;Efg(men by his friends and foes
v soho chesr his very name-:
%{nn wraps his faded form,
& ages hence shall save
§memor,\' of that Irish lad
at fills poor Dempsey's grave,
v
g‘nm, why sleeps thy favored son
wilds, In woods, in weeds,
&5 shall he ever thus sleep on,
“-Taterred his\vu!lent deeds?
fi;stmure New York should thus
SEST forget
% “bravest of the brave”
22X in the w Orego
fima"lmd,“!g::vnlflfln»r:‘-‘:l\""c grave }
Efeckhefer Defends
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; [TCAGO, Feb. 168.—Augle Kieckhef
s ho won the world’s championship
i ree-cushion billiards from Alfredo
&Lro probably will meet Robert Can
, of Bt. Louis, who has challenged
‘:‘n title in Chicago, March 20, 21
!;‘v .."L\:fr;-_ r;"ll"“ he ’w..u‘vmvil;ot any
o o dAates for e mateh with Can
éfi sald that he probhably would f‘n;
§ leS=3be urual custom of waiting the 40
j-- & allowad under the rules. Kieck
aCier, as a title-holder, can name the
Gifes and places for the match, and an
that he would play in Chicago.
Relay Racers, Aided By Joc Guyon, Will Spread Tech Propaganda
[ndian Is Going After Crown Sported By Jim. Thorpe and H. Berry
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Here are the four relay runners who hope to bring more fame to Georgia Tech, On the left is Everett Strupper, the all-around athlete. On his right is (
. Ray. Heinie Haltz is next to Ray, while George Griffin is the sprinter on the right.
Ojibwa Will Enter All-Around Championship
Event—Can Broad Jump 21 Feet 6 Inches and
Run 100 Yards in 10 1-5 Seconds—ls Versatile,
PON Joe Guyon and the re
| | lay team composed of Hv.
erett Strupper, O, O Ray,
George CGrifin and Heinle Haltz,
Georgia Tech will depend to
spread its insidious athletic pro
paganda, This attack was start
ed In 1917 by football when the
Golden Tornado breezed along at
a gait that bowled over Penn
sylvania and other sturdy resist
ers,
Four bhig athletic meets-—the
first at Baltimore, conducted un
®der the auspices of Johns Hop
kine University —will he entered
by the Tech authorities, and they
are ocounting upon Joe Guyon,
. the big Ojibwa Indian, to estab-
Itsh himself as the leading fig
‘ure in the intercollegiate athletic
world,
Guyon \is after the crown that
“his fellow redskin, Jim Thorpe,
wore, and he will enter the dec
athlon and pentathlons in the va
rious tournaments, Joe is unlim
bering at Georgia Tech, and is
almost in shape for the supreme
tests,
Taking a slant at the marks
that the Indian has set, it would
seem that he should be up in
front. On the broad jump, Guy
on has clipped off 21 feet and 6
inches—more than a foot In ex
Bob Reymnolds Held -
As Find by Morgan
NEW YORK, Feh. 16.—Unless all signs
fall, Danny Morgan, the man who has
piloted. Rattling Levinsky, Jack Brit.
ton, Knockout Brown and other boys
to fame and fortune, has finally cor
ralled a llfhtwolght who should make
the rest of the lads in the dlvision sit
up and take notice. The youngster
whose ?‘mlaen “Dumb’ Dan is now sing.
ing 18 Bobby Reynolds, who Amils from
the Quaker City, and iz sald to be a
bearcat at his business. Reynolds, when
he first put on a palr of boxing gloves,
took after the featherweights, but he
has since filled out and he is now ready
to go against any of the lads In the divi,
sion led by Champion Benny Leonard
Here's what Mr. Morgan says about his
net |\Tflh‘¥f?
“Bobby Reynolds, in my estimation, Is
one of the cleverest men in the busi
ness, and when he gets foing the fans
will see a second Jack Britton in ac
tion. Reynolds has won his last five
fights in Philwdelghln. Snveral({vars ngo
‘Bobby fought onné/ Leonar at the
Fairmont a ten-round draw and shortly
afterward gave Johnny Kilbane quite a
tussle in a six-round set-to at Phila
delphia. Just to show what I think of
m{.protsfie. T will stack him up against
either Willle Jackson, Irish Patsy Cline
or Johnny Dundee any time they sa?' the
word. Watch this boy and see if ho
doesn't clean up the bunch.”
Grand Rapids Stars
Join Vernon Tiger
VERNON, CAI., Feb. 16.--Manager
Bill Kasick, of the Vernon Tigers, has
added four more Grand Raplds ball
playvers to the Tiger hall club. The new
men are Phil Slattery, *“Dixie” MecAr
thur, Albert De Vormer and “‘Scotty”
sicoek,
De Vormer {s a young ecatcher of con
siderable abilty who stands a good
chance of landing a regular job with
the Tigers. McArthur is a right-hand
pitcher and Slattery a southpaw, Al
cock, formerly with the White Sox and
Oakland, is an infielder. He g a fast
flelder, but las always been a bit shy
on hitting. Essick expects to produce
one or two valuable men out of the
quartet of youngsters.
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Ivorvy Hunters Get
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~ SIOO,OOO in Salaries
i If, as has been written, most of the
major league clubs are to dispose of
their scouts, some of the most pictur
esque men in the game will pass.
The discouraging condition of the mi.
nor leagues explains the passing of the
scout. Until spring it will not be known
how many of the minors are again -
ing to attempt to wade through anotggr
season., last year was a nightmare for
most of them and there is no evidence
that 1918 will see an improvement. For
that reason the major league eluhs
whose contractz with “Ivory hunters"
have expired are charyv about renewing
them. It is estimated that in both
leagues an aggregate of SIOO,OOO in sal
aries is paid baseball scouts: The trav
eling expenses would bring the figure
higher than that.
HEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN
cess of Howard Berry’s best rec
ord. He can run the 100-yard
dagh in 10 1-5 seconds, and that
is speeding for a man, who can
put the 16-pound shot 40 feet and
11 inches. On the high jump,
the wonderful halfback can clear
the bar at 5 feet 101-2 inches. In
short, there is nothing that the
Indian can not do. For this rea
son, Georgia Tech belleves that
Guyon will eventually establish
himself as the successor to Jim
Thorpe and Howard Berry.
Along the track at Tech, the
four members of the relay team
are clipping off the quarter mile,
For upon the quartet that appears
above, the Southerners hope to
finish in front of the University
of Virginia, Washington and Lee,
Georgetown, Pennsylvania and
other big colleges. Strupper is,
of course, nothing less than an
animated streak, but Griffin,
Haltz and Ray can hardly be
classified otherwise,
The Georgia Tech track squad,
which will consist of seven or
eight men, will leave for Balti
more late this sweek for the first
big meet.
Subsequently, it will journey to
St. Louis for the Missouri Valley
meet and to Philadelphia for the
Penn relays. The date and place
of the Eastern intercolleglate have
not been set,
Carpentier Held 3
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HOLYOKE., I'eb. 16.—-One Yankee sol
dier boy has had a tryout agalnst
Georges Carpentier, the light heavy
weight champion of Europe, and the
French fighter *‘is good,"” says the Yan
kee, :
The Sammy |is Sergeant,"Wlllinm Me-
Nally, of this city¥, a member of the
Seventh Field Arflller.v, American ex
fngdltlo_nnry force, ‘‘somewhere in
“rance,”
Months ago it was reported that Car
pentier was to bhe given a leave of ab
sence and would come to wma United
States to stack up against some of
Uncle Sam's leading ‘“pugs,” but the
'rench champion’s plans for a trip to
this side apparently fell through. How
ever, Carpentier, judging from a let
ter received here from Sergeant Moe-
Nally. is managing to keep himself in
trim for action in the squared circle, in
addition to doing his bit in licking the
Kaiser,
Sergeant McNally in his letter says:
“I fought G. Cur})entler threea rounds.
This was put on for the officers. He's
good, and he'q kill me in a long run,
but T held my own for the three
rounds.” Besides his bout with Carpen
tier McNally has been In elfiht other
matches and won them all, e fought
the champion of the battery and
knocked him out in four rounds, and he
also fought McCormick, a New York
scrapper who is ‘“‘over there.” and got
the shade on him in ten rounds. Friends
of the Holvoke soldier look to him to
develop rapidly in the ring game and
figure that he may yet become a con
tender for the world's heavyweight
championship. ‘
Reorganized Circuit
Is Again Disbanded
TULSA, OKLA., Feh 168 -—After hav
ing served what is said to have been
the purpose of forecing a reorganiaztion
of the Western Baseball Assoclation the
Arkoma League, formed at Fort Smith,
Ark., several weeks ago, was disbanded
&t Muskogee, Okla., it was announced
here.
Charles K. Brill, for several vears
secretary of the Western Assoclation,
was elected president of the reor%m—
ized association and Carl Held, ort
Smith, secretary. Oklahoma City, Tul
sa, Muskogee, Fort Smith, OKkmulgee
and Enid probably will make up the
circuit.
Notre Dame Gri
otre Dame Grid
SOUTH BEND, IND., Feb. 16—
Coach Harper has announced the 1918
football schedule for Notre Dame. It in
cludes eight games, one with Purdue,
the only Conference team booked. The
schedule follows:
September 28 (ase at Cleveland: Oe
tober 5, Kalamazoo College., at Notre
Dame; October 19 Nebroska, at Lin
'mv!n_ October 26, Washington, at Jeffer
son, at Notre Dame; November 2, Army,
lal West Point: November § Great
Lakes Tra]ning\ Station, at Notre Dame;
November 18. N. A. C,, at Lansing; Ns
vember 23, Purdue, at Lafayette.
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' Champs Annourice
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} HICAGO, Feb. 16.—Secre- |
? C tary Harry Grabiner, of ¢
§ the world champion White |
fr Sox, announced a ‘partial list of 2
sthe spring training trip games-;
j: booked for Rowland's squad. The !
fi team will leave Chicago March 16, §
¢ arrlving at Mineral Wells, March (
{ 18. The list follows: ¢
g TEAM NO. 1. $
.( Saturday, March 23—Fort Warth, |
§ Sunday, March 24-—Dallas. S
. Friday, March 29-—Georgstown, S. |
? W. University. {
sSaturday. March 30—Houston. 0
. Sunday, March 31—Houston. !
{ Monday, April I—Houston. 3
| Frday, April s.—Smithville, Texas. |
| Saturday, April 6—Dallas. ¢
Sunday, April 7—Fort Worth. $
:’fAM NO 2.
Saturday, March 23—Dallas.
Sunday, March 24—Fort Worth,
Saturday, April 6—Fort Worth. {
§ Sunday, April 7—Dallas. $
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| THE UNWRITTEN HERO.
'We never read heroic tales about him;
He never lives In story, song or book,
But the army simply couldn't do witn
out him—
That unromantlc person called the
cook.
Mr. Hoover's two-ounce limit will
furnish a lot of good for persons who
write fests for vaudeville performers.
They can put a new coat of paint on
the one about friend wife's hiscuits.
When we were a ;ixild the only bread
problem that worried us was to eat as
little Ms possible so as to save room
for the ple.
Groveér Alexander's confidence In his
abllity to pry Mr. Baker loose from a
part of his bank roll leag; one to sus
pect that he is armed with a Jimmy.
A sudden thaw followed the an
nouncement that motor raclntg would
be revived this season. Even the cold
est blizzard is unable to compete with
a motor press agent.
IT DONE BROKE DOWN.
The February thaw Is dead,
And once agaln we shiver.
It started like a racing car
And finished like a flivver.
Re%orts from Brooklyn inform us that
the Dodgers do not look like pennant
winners. Day by day we learn some-l‘
thing new. .
Scribes are debating whether Al Ma
maux was solaiering last year or
whether his arm was on a strike. They
seem to overlook the fact that he wasl
playing in Pittsbugs. |
In these parlous days you will not be‘
surprised to learn that High Cost was a
winner at New Orleans.
We were tempted to laK a bet on
High Cost until we read the dope and
found that he (or she) was picked to
win,
THE DOPE SHEET.
It keeps you on the bum, and yet
It keeps allve a spark of hope.
Sometimes a piker wins a bet
By following the dope.
Derrill Pratt has a perfect batting|
averuge as a member of the Yanks.
lirst time he came to bat he hit for
more money.
Pal Moore beat chfilmdmm by a
safe margin, mchiqh e telegraph of
fice three lengths to the good.
Having been vacchated and had his
tonsils removed, Christy Mathewson is
ready to endure another year with the
Reda.
Removing a ball player’'s tonsils is a
simple operation compared with that of
removing his appetite,
Tennis on sxates, baseball on skates
and boxing on skatesg fall to hand us a
thrill, but we'd give at least two-bits
to see a football gn{m on skates,
Tennis Loses Mary Browne
Quits for Business Career
HE withdrawal of Mary K.
Browne, the sensational Pacific
coast ténnis champion, from
further competition in title matches
marks the retirement of a player who
has done more than her share to lift
the court game to lits present high
place. The California girl has al
ways given her best to- the game.
Her sterling brand of sportsmanship
hag been an inspiration to many of
her sister players. - Her loss is sure
to be felt.
It has been said by many authori
ties that Mary K. Browne is the most
finished player the court game has
yvet developed among women expo
nents in this country. This may be
80, and then agaln there may be
heaps of room for argument. How
ever, let it be asid that the girl from
the Golden Gate has won the right
to be classed as one of the most won
derful athletes among women. The
Sutton gisters, Molla Bjurstedt, Elexa
Stirling, Kleanor Sears, Marion Hol
lins, Claire Gilligan, Fanny Durack,
Florence Burns and many other fa
mous women athletes have made
their appearance during the past few
years. No one has displayed more
class in any sport than has the girl
from California.
From the moment when she made
her first appearance in quest of a
title in 1909 until last summer, when
she successfully toured the country
in ald of the Red Cross fund, Mary
K. Browne has ben a star. In fact,
the Manner in which she won by
varied and supeiror playing_ from
Molla Bjurstedt, present national ti
tle holder, in the late patriotic series,
causes her to be generally regarded
as the queen of the American courts,
Brother Taught Her Game.
'l‘lolve vears ago Misg Browne be
gan to master the essentials of ten
nis. Her first instructor was her
elder brother, Nat. Then she grew
up, so to speak, under the eyes of
Miss May Sutton, In an atmosphere
heavy with championships. It took
her but a couple of seasons to grad
uate Bbut of the beginner’'s class and
engage in junior title tournaments,
Her first appearance was made in the
Golden Gate champlonship series and
she finished close to the leader.
The form dispalyed by her in this
initial appearance attracted consider
able attention among the tennis fans
of the Pacific coast. Maurice E. Mc-
Loughlin, Johnny Strachan, Billy
Johnston and the remainder of those
who were to win national honors
were in the making at the time. The
prospect of having a woman chnm-‘
pilon as well as a national title holder
‘among male performers did much to
Incerase interest in the game in Cali
fornia. That they later realized their
hopes is proof of the persistency of
\thelr representatives in improvlngl
their game. G
~ Nothing but the longest slege of
diligent work enabled Mary Bgowno
to triumph. Unlike Molla Bjurstedt
and many of her sister title holders,
the Californja girl was handicapped
by the lav,lg of a robust physique.
The amount of power and speed she
is able to serve the ball with husi
caused many to wonder how it i§ ob
talned. It is through her comi)lete
mastering of the essentials of her
special type of game that she has ob
tained greater power and drive to her
strokeg than a majority of her more
robust rivals.
The methods employed by Miss
Bjurstedt and the Pacific coast star
show their different style of game.
The Norwegian girl is of a very mus
cular type and plays a game natural
so one of her build. She cracks out
most of her victories mainly by her
good® right arm and its ability to
shoot the ball across the net more
awiftly than her opponQ;n‘t can handle
it. In this respect she “has her limi
tations. On low ground strokes and
when she has to meet the ball head
on with the head of her racquet
above her shoulder, as for an over
head drive or smash, she 1s uncer
tain of results. Speed and ability to
play with considerable certainty at
the net won her the majority of her
honors and the national title in 1915
and 1918,
Defeated Norse Star.
Until M"ar%hK. Browne decided to
score a comeéback on the courts the
Norwegian girl was considered in-
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1918
vincible. Tvery Eastern tournament
was consgidered, a gift to her. How
ever, the decision of the Pacific coast
| star to return to the game caused a
readjustment of court affairs.
Her first clasn with Miss Bjurstedt
in the late East-West championship
Wies on the asphalt courts in Cali
| nia resulted in a well-earned vic
tory. Few thought the Western star
able to outplay her Norwegian rival
after being away from tournament
play for so long a time. Many laid
the victory to the familiarity of the
Western girl with the fast asphalt
courts,
This argument was given a decided
setback a sohrt time later, when
Miss Browne succeeded in defeating
her rival in a long string of patriotic
matches under all imaginable condi
tions in a tour of the country for the
Red Cross fund. Fifteen matches
were decided between them. Miss
Browne triumphed on eight of these
I occasions,
It was in the spring of 1911 that
[ Miss Browne won her spurs as a title
holder. Paired with Mary Sutton, an
other resident of California and a
former national champion, she cap
tured the doubles championship of
the Pacific coast. The following year
found her playing through the na
tional outdoor championship matches
at the Philafelphia Cricket Club and
’defeating Miss Eleanor Sears in the
final round.
Misg Hazel Hatchkiss, the cham
pion, did not put in an appearance to
defend her title,jand it was awarded
to Mary er\'nz. She continued her
success at this teurnament by cap
turing the women’s doubles wtih
Miss D. Greene as a partner, and
then turned around and annexed the
mixed doubles title with R. N. Wil
llams, 24, present national title hold
er, as her partner.
Tn the next two years she dupli
cated her achievement of taking
three titles at a singles tournament,
'a feat which has never been equaled
lh)‘ any woman player. Paired with
her sister, Mrs. R. H. Williams, she
lwnn the women's doubleg in 1913 and
| 1914, while W. T. Pilden, Jr., of Phil
adelphia, assisted her during both
these seasons to retain her hold on
the mixed doubles championship.
After these successes the Califor
nia girl announced her retirement.
However, the Invasion of Molla
Bjurstedt into the West last winter
in quest of additional honors caused
her to essay a comeback, while the
entreaties of the officials of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Assoclation to_lncrease Interest in
thelr endeavors to raise funds for the
Red Cross caused her to continue
her activities until the present.
However, she has finally decided to
sive up further wparticipation in
}championship play for al business
’ career,
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Rensselaer Issues
~ Football Schedule
TROY, N. Y., Feb.*l6.—The following
footbali schedule for the Rensselaer
Pnl_vtet;’ic Institute 1918 varsity team, |
arrang by Manager N. L. Nussbaum
er, has been approved by the Athletic
Council of the institute. l
September 28-—Williams College, at
Willlamstown, Mass.; Oectober 5, Ham-l
ilton College,- at Troy: October 2, St.
Lawrence University, at Troy: Octoher
19, Massachussets Agricultural College,
at Amherst; October 26, Hobart College,
at Geneva:; November 2. Union College,
at Troy; November 9, Worcester Poly
technie Institute, at Troy:; November
16, Rochester, University, al Rochester.
Notre Dame Coach
Resigns;
esigns; Buys Ranch
NOTRE DAME, IND., Feb. 16.—Dr.
John Cavanaugh, president of Nofre
Dame University, announced the resig
nation of Athletic Director Harper. to
take effect with the comnletion of ath- |
letic schedules arvanged for the present |
scholastic year. Harper has purchased
a half interest in a cattle ranch in
western Kansas, and with the closing
of school in June he will devote his en
tire time to stock-raising. The coach's
contract, which expires in 1920, was
canceled at his request. iF
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Murphy Praises White Sox Pres
ident—Roman Responsible }
for Coaching Box, |
By Charles W. Murphy.
'Former President of Chicago Cubs.
| EVERAI fans have asked me re
‘S cently how it is that Comiskey
’ seems to have so little trouble
‘in signing his bail players to con
ltracts. In each instance I have re
plied that Comiskey understanf}s
baseball better than any other man in
the game. Why shouldn’t he? He
has devoted more than 40 years to the
national game and I consider him the
most famous man ever identified with
the sport.
There.is only one Commy. Many
try to imitate him, but that is impos
sible. In signing his ball players he
has his own methods, the same as in
any other branch of the game. Comis
key is unique. Most ball players are
utterly devoid of a sense of business,
but the Old Roman has much busi
ness sagacity. 1 guess he is the only
sole owner today of a major league
franchise. I don’t know of any other.
From a player he became captain
and then manager and now owner as
the present holders of the title of
world’s champions. He came up step
by step in the national pastime. Few
of this generation know much about
Comiskey as a ball player; in fact, I
know very little myself of my own
knowledge, but I can give one very
interesting bit of ex,parte ‘“dope’” on
him. The coaching box at first base
was due to him. At least that is what
the late Harry M. Weldon once told
me.
Coaching Box Result.
When Comiskey played ball and
managed a team he was out to win
and was aggressive, without resorting
itn rowdyism. Weldon said that
“Commy” had a way of raising his
head and dashing toward the umpire
when his team was given what he
considered a “raw” decision. His pro
tests grew so numerous, it seems,
that the coaching box at first base
was the result. Comiskey was made
to stay in that inclosure and voice
his “kicks.” That story may not be
true, but it is interesting, and if it is
not 8o the Old Roman can deny it.
| T do know this, however, that Co
miskey is generally credited with be
ing the first man who played a deep
first base and showed the many pos
sibilities of the job from a flelding
standpoint. Many guardians of the
first bag did not “cover enough ground
to bury ’em,” but Comiskey did not
stand on first base and merely catch
thrown balls. He figured out that he
could play deeper than anybody else
had been doing up to that time and
thus allow the pitcher to run over and
do a little work on certain plays.
In other words, he was not conten(
to play that important position as
cthers had done, btu revolutionized it
by showing its many posibilities.
Dave Orr, Roger Conner, Dan
Brouthers and probably other veteran
first sackers, might have been harder
sluggers than Comiskey, but the Old
Roman was not a “sucker” at the
bat by any means, and his all-around
worth made him a wonderful asset to
a club.
Greatest First Sacker.
In his prime he was doubtless one
of the greatest first basemen of all
time. When I first saw Commy play
first base he was manager of the Cin
cinnati team for Mr. Brush, who was
very fond of the‘present owner of the
White Sox. At that time Comiskey
was not the player that he had been,
but he still showed his wonderful
agility and ground-covering abllity
around first base. Since Comiskey's
playing days he has kept in touch
with the sport as no other man has.
He is the father of the American
ll,mzua and that circuit would not be
|in existence today but for his brains.
‘ No man can hear him talk on baseball
| —no matter how dumb he is—without
learning much., Gems of wisdom on
baseball tincture his conversation at
all times, and you can tell in a very
few moments that he knows baseball
from Ato Z. He is simply a fountain
of knowledge when it comes to base
ball and his impress will be undoubt
edly left on the great game many
vears after Comiskey’s span of life is
over, ‘
In my judgment, he is far and away |
the most famous figure ever connect
ed with baseball since its start as a
public amusement. But for him the
rivalry between the Natlonal and
Amerlcan Leagues, which has been a
wonderful tonic for the sport, would
never have been. (
While his name does not figure so
much in legislation of baseball, he un
doubtedly has originated much that
has been beneficial and which has
heen appropriated by others. Hg has |
rounded out a most interesting career
il‘«" the erection of the big plant on the
South Side in Chicago, thus giving to
‘the city of his birth a regular major
;]nn_‘:ue outfit of which he may be
‘prond. When you approach it you
don’t feel as though you are going to
2 ball game at Fort Wayne or South
‘Bend. You never, forget that you are
in Chicago and approaching a major
league plant with its double-decked
‘stands capable of holding a world se
ries crowd and with ample room on
the field for the players to cavort.,
Happy Over Victory.
There is no doubt that his heart was
strongly set on winning the world!
championship last fall, and 1 am st)rel
he was most happy at the result of
the big series, regardiess of the finan
clal end of it. The sale of seats was
well handled and much of the ecriti
clsm—lin fact, all of it—that has been
heaped upon “Commy” and his as
sistants by disgruntled persons was
entirely unjustified. \
No seat sale for the big classic- was
ever so well handled and people should
remember that you can't put 400,000
or 500000 nersons in 20 NN geats. T
hold wa brief for Comickoy hut hav
‘ne had experience alone +ha same
I'ne. T am comnelled to admit that the
way he and his assistants handled
that seat sale won my admiration. I
speak advisedly when T say that they
took every safeguard possible to cir-
White Sox President Optimistic
Over 1918 Outlook—Comiskey
Gives Advice to the Public,
By Charles Comiskey.
President of the Champion Chicago
White Sox.
HICAGO, Feb. 16.—Millions of
‘ Americans must be provided
with amusement this summer,
and baseball is expected to do its
part. The people should be given the
opportunity to forget, for the tims
being, the conditions existing over
seas, and unless they are provided
with amusement they will never by
able to look on anything but the dar
side of life. We ‘“stay-at-homes
should try to be cheertul and make
others cheerful.
Some club owners are talking a
great deal about the army draft and
its effect upon their teams. This
‘propusition should not enter our
minds. It is the Government first and
then baseball. 1 believe all young
men athletically inclined should serve
the colors. One very promising young
i player wrote and asked me my views
and I told him to enlist. I might add
he is the property of the White Sox
‘When the draft comes I believe all
major league clubs will be hit equally
hard. The leagues, however, will be
able to get ample material to fill the
places of those drafted and others
who will be lost by enlistment.
‘We have lost five men from thy
White Sox squad, two of them very
promising youngsters, Pitchers Payne |
and Kaiser, But we have other
youngsters ‘coming to take their
vlaces. The same conditions exist in
the make-up of the other clubs in the
major league circuits.
Not Worried About Chances.
I am not worrying about my team's
chances for the future or about the
future of the game. Baseball is a
wonderful institution. ¥t belongs to
the American people, and we who ars
interested in the sport should and will
put our shoulders to the wheel ana
keep the sport on the same high plans
of other years. "“The game will be
conducted as it has Dbeen through
these many years, which means
everything in connection with the
sport will be first-class.
Of course, I realize that baseball
conditions at present are not normal
There is no getting away from that,
but I can honestly say I expect the
season to be an artistic success and
believe the public will attend the
games as in the past. Until the Gov
ernment tells us to close up our parks
I see no excuse for the pessimist.
The Government has gone on record
as favoring a continuance of baseball
but if the War Department should
make it known tomorrow that base
‘|ball is not wanted, I'd close up Co
miskey Park immediately and turn it
over for any purpose.
May Lose Other Players.
But the American people must have
some kind of recreation. For the
“stay-at-homes” I certainly can see
no more wholesome, clean or health
ful recreation than sitting in a ball
park on a summer afternoon witness
ing a game. y
As 1 have already stated, we ex
pect to lose other players, some of
them when the championship season
is well under way. Despite this, lam
not worrying about the future. I do
not believe in crossing a bridge be
fore I get to it.
The young ball player, the lad un
der the military age, is going to have
his chance this summer. A minor
leaguer of today may be a star tomor
row. When theé major league clubs
are hit by the draft the managers will
start looking about for young minor
leaguers and college stars, fellows
who have made some sort of a name
l(m the diamond. The youngster will
get his opportunity, and In this wa:
we ought to develop many new sears
T look for more young stars to com®
out this season than ever before in
the history of the game.
Baseball will work hand in hand
with the Government. We will have
many special military days; in fact
the ball parks of the country probably
will be open at all times to men in
uniform. We went along with the
Government last season, and I think
the patriotic demonstrations at the
bhall parks stimulated recruiting. That
was only a sample of what we will do
this season.
I'm bringing Outflelders ¥ldred
and Haas back for another trial. Both
were with us in Texas last spring and
were sent to the International League
from where we got mighty fine re
ports on their playing. Haas is qu!te
a hard hitter, while Eldred is a cork
ling little mar, provided his throwing
arm is in fit condition.
We are not and will not worrY
about the make-up of the team. When
a White Sox player is called to the |
colors T will be the first to congratu
late him. The effect his going will
have upon our pennant prospects will
be given no consideration. Tt's the
Government and the United States
army first. When we lose a man We¢
will get somo{ody else to take his
place.
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AMATEUR BASEBALL THRIVES
l OAKLAND, CAL., Feb. 16.—An unus
ually large number of amateur bas
ball teams have been playing this winter
Inwing to the late arrival of the ral
There has been a suggestion of midsum- |
mer activity on Sundays,' when ever
available field has been utilized by con
peting nines.
cumvent scalpers and prevent spect
lation in seats. If people only knew it
they should be shouting the praises of
Comiskey instead of criticizing him
and his assistants for that seat sale.
~ That, however, is a digression.
simply started out to say that Co
‘miskey signs his ball players easil
‘hecause he understands his task. 1‘;
knows the value of the services ©
each man and he gets what hs ¢
worth. That is why he has less h'o"—“
ble than others in the same Ilin® €
business. .