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Comiskey, President of White Sox, Sees Good Year For National Pastime
Famous Jack Dempsey Passed
Away in Portland Alone—Lost
Confidence With Leßlanche
Defeat.
By James J. Corbett.
(Editor’s Note: This is the four
teenth—and final—chapter of a series
of articles which Mr. gorbe(t is writ
ing concerning the pugilistic life of
Jack Dempsey—the best loved fighter
in the history of the ring.)
HE decent of Jack Dempsey from
I the pugilistic heights was al
most as meteoric as had been
hisg rise. Up to the middle of the 1889
s v s§ DO Was looked
- &k' ' upon as absolutely
/M ; § unbeatable. Sixty- |
’f%({, kftwo men haa
’”& {? faced him -—and
8 \linct one m}uhl}
5 g" 4% whip him. Jack
'f}gv ruled supreme in
B his division anda
) A had gone beyond
N(M 11t defeating men
- Y who outweighed
B him from 20 to 50
’ pounds. He was
the marvel of the prize ring and the
idol of sport-loving America.
The knell of Dempsey sounded with
the impact of the foul plvot punch de
livered by George Leßlanche. Irom
that day on the “Nonpareil” no long
er fought as he had in his earlier
days. His sublime confldence in his
own abllity was gone. No fighter can
be a success without absolute belief
in himself, The defeat of Dempsey at
the hands of Bob Fitzsimmons in 18981
was the final blow to Dempsey’s pride
and Jack never afteryarl showed
anything approaching the form of
other days.
When Fitzsimmons beat him, Jack
retired from the ring for nearly two
vears, and then, when his funds ran
low, he took on Mike Keogh in four
younds in Portland. Dempsey out
pointed his rival, who was nothing
more than a dub. On September 4,
§894. Jack again fought Australlan
flly McCarthy. The contest went
twenty rounds to a draw., On Janu
ary 18, 1895, the “Nonpareil” fought
the last battle of his memorable ca
reer and it brought to him defeat at
the hands of Tommy Ryan in three
rounds,
A short while afterward the “Non-
P e%‘{took slck and quick consump
t&&‘ veloped. Friends, knowing he
was almost “broke,” arranged a pub
lic benefit, which was put on in New
York on June 8, 1885. Jack appeared
thene—for the last time in public. A
little later he drifted to the Pacific
Coast and went into obscurity. For
several months friends tried to locate
him, but to no avail. The next news
they had concerning Jack Dempsey
came from Portland, Oreg, on No
vember 1, 1895, in the form of a brief
news dispatch, which read:
“Jack Dempsey, former ' middle- |
welght champion of the world, dlodi
here today of tuberculosis, penniless
and alone.”
Search for Grave,
All that was mortal of the once
mighty warrior was lald to rest in|
Oregon. Years afterward a search
was started for his grave. But over a
long stretch of time no one could find
it. BEven the spot that contained all
that was earthly of the best loved
nfifor the prize ring ever knew had
disappeared. And then there appeared
in a San Francisco paper this poem,
which must take its place among the
masterpiaces of pathos: |
THE NONPAREIL'S GRAVE. |
Far out in the wilds of Oregon, |
On a lonely mountain side, |
Where Columbla's mighty waters |
Roll down to the ocean tide, |
‘Where the giant fir and cedar j
Are imaged in the wave,
O'ergrown with firs and lochens,
I found poor Dempsey's grave.
I found no marble monolith,
No broken shaft or stone,
Recording sixty victories
This vanquished victor won;
No rose, no shamrock could I find,
No mortal here to tell
Where sleeps in this forsaken spot '
. The immortal Nonpareil,
A winging wooden canyon road
That mortals seldom tread
Leads up this lonely mountain
To this desert of the dead,
And the Western sun was sinking
In Pacific's golden wave,
And t{\ese solemn pines kept watch
ng
Over poor Jack Dempsey's grave.
Forgotten by ten thousand throats
That thundered their acclaim,
Forgotten by his friends and foes
Who cheer his very name;
Oblivion wraps his faded form,
But ages hence shall save
The memory of that Irish lad
#That fills poor Dempsey's grave.
Oh, Fame, why sleeps thy favored son
In wilds, in woods, In weeds,
And shall he ever thus slecp on,
anterred his valient deeds?
'Tis stro~~a New York should thus
forget
Its “Lri vest of the brave.”
And In the wilds of Oregon,
Unmarked, leave Drempsey's grave
.
Kieclthefer Defends
.
Cue Title March 20
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Here are the four relay runners who hope to bring more fame to (Georgia Tech,
0. Ray. Meinie Haltz is next to Ray, while GGeorge 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
! l lay team composed of Ev.
_erett Strupper, O. O .Ray,
George Griffin and Heinle Haltz,
Georgila Tech - wlill 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 big athletlc meets—the
first at Baltimore, conducted un
der the auspices of Johns Hop
kins University—will be entered
by the Tech authorities, and they
are counting upon Joe Guyon,
the big Ojibwa Indian, to estab
lish himself as the leading fig
ure in the intercollegiate athletic
world.
Guyon {s 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
As Find by Morgan
NEW YORK, Feb, 16.—Unless all sifi'ns
fall, Danny M'orgnn. the man who has
rllote«l Battling Levinsky, Jack Brit
on, Knockout Brown and other boys
to fame and fortune, has finally cor
ralled a lightweight who should make
the rest of the lads in the dlvision sit
ug‘ and take notice, The youngster
whose gralsu “Dumb’ Dan is now sing.
ing is Bobby Reynolds, who halls from
the Quaker City, and is 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 singe filled out and he is now ready
to go against any of the lads in the divi.
slon led by (?hmiflon Benny I.eonard.
Here's what Mr. Morgan says about his
new proufio:
““Bobby Reynolds, In my estimation, is
one of the cleverest men in the busi
ness, and when he gets fiolng the fans
will see a second Jack Britton in ac
tion, Reg;wma has won his last five
fights in lladelghln‘ Several i'enrs aro
Bobby fought enna' Leonard at the
Fairmont a ten-round draw and shortly
afterward gave Johnny Kilbane quite a
tussle in a six-round set-to at Phila
delphla. Just to show what I think of
my protefe. I will stack him up against
either Willle Jackson, Irish Patsy Cline
or Johnny Dundee any time they la?‘ the
word, Watch this boy and see if he
doean’t clean up the bunch.”
Grand Rapids Stars
doin Vernon Tigers
VERNON, CATL., Feb. 16.—Manager
Bill Essick, of the Vernon Tigers, has
added four more Grand Rapids ball
players to the Tiger ball club. The new
men are Phil Slattery, “Dixie’’ McAr
thur, Albert De Vermer and ‘“‘Scotty”
Alcock.
De Vormer is a young catcher of con
siderable abilty who stands a good
chance of landing a regular job with
the Tigers. MecArthur is a right-hand
pitcher and Slattery a southpaw. Al
cock, formerly with the White Sox and
Oakln{xd. i, an inflelder. He is a fast
fleldef, but has always been a bit shy
on hitting. Essick expects to produce
one or two valuable men out of the
quartet of youngsters.
Ivory Hunters G
1 . .
s£loo.ooo in Salaries
If, a& hag been written, most of the
major league clubs aro to dispose of
their scouts, some of the most piotur
esaue men in the rame will pass,
The discouracing condition of the mi.
nor leaenes exnloine the nassing of the
seaut. T'ntil spring it will not be known
how many of the minars are again 20~
Ing to attampt to w:dn through gnother
Brason. last venr woe g nlf-Hm‘)w‘ for
‘most of them and there is no evidenoe
that 1018 wi see an 'mprovement. For
tbat reason the major league clubs
whosa contracts with “ivory hunters”
H’:-vo expired are chary about renewing
them. It is estimated that in both
‘kfinguec an aggreeate of £IOO,OOO in eal
lril;;n fspald basehall scoute. The trav
el pEpenses woul wing the & 2
o & P)E:;\:‘Qh.t_ d bring the figure
HEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN
cess of Howard Berry's best rec
ord, He can run the 100-yard
dash in 101-5 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 10 1-2 inches. In
short, there is nothing that. the
Indian can not do. For this rea
son, Georgia Tech believes 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 guarter 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 Georgla Tech track squad,
which will consist of geven or
eight men, will leave for Balti
more late this week for the first
big meet.
Subsequentl‘,l it.will journey to
St. Louis for the Missouri Valley
meet and to Philadelphia for the
Penn relays. The date and place
of the Bastern intercollegiate have
not been set.
Carpentier Held 3
y vammy
| HOLYOKE, Feb, 16.—One Yankee sol
dier boy has had a tryout. against
Georges Carpentier, the light heavf\:-
weight champion of Europe, and the
h‘rench fighter ‘‘is good,” says the Yan
ee,
The Snmm?' is Sergeant William Me-
Nally, of this clty, a member of the
Seventh Field Artmery, American ex
ggdnlonnry force, somewhere in
rance.”’
Months ago {t wnwported that Car
pentler was to be glven a leave of ab-
Sence and would come to tne United
States to stack up against some of
Uncle Sam’s leading "pu?a." but the
French champion's plans for a txi? to
this side apparently fell through. ow -
ever, Carpentier, judrlng from a let
ter received here from Sergeant M-
Nally, is managing to keep himself in
trim for action in the squaged circle, in
addition to doing his bit in licking the
Kaiser.
Sergeant MceNally in his letter says:
“I fought G. Car}wn!lsr three rounds.
This was put on for the officers. He's
good, and_he'd 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 eifiht other
matches and won them all, e fought
the champion of the battery and
knacked him out in four rounds, and he
also fought McCormick, a New York
scrapper who {s ‘‘over there.” and got
the shade on him in ten rounds. Friends
of the Holyoke soldier look to him to
develop rapldly in the ring game and
figure that he m?y vet become a con
‘tepder for the ! world's heavyweight
championship.
. . .
»
Reorganized Circuit
Is Again Disbanded
TULSA, OKLA,, Feb, 16.—After hav
ing served what is said to have been
the purpose of forcing a reorfaniazllon
of the Western Baseball Association the
Arkoma League, formed at Fort Smith,
Ark., several weeks ago, was disbanded |
gt Muskogee, Okla., it was announced |
ere.,
Charles K. Brill. for several years
secretary of the Western Association,
was elected president of the Norian
ized association and Carl Held. Fort
Smith, secretary. Oklahoma City, Tul
sa, Muskogee¢, Fort Smith, Okmulgee
and Enid probably will make up the
circuit,
Notre Dame Grid
BOUTH BEND, IND. Vb NO--
Coach Harper has announced the 1018
football schedule for Notre Dame. It in
cludrs eizcht pamos, one with Purdue,
th e only Confercnce team hooked. The
chediule follows:
September 28 Case ot Cleveland; Oc
tober 5, Ka'amazoo College at Notre
Dame; October 19, Nebraska, at Lin
coln; October 26, Washington, at Jeffer
son, at Notre Dame; November 2, Army,
at West Point: November 9, Great
Lakes Training Station, at Notre Dame:
November 16. N. A, C,, at Lansing; No
vember 231 Purdue. % Lafayette.
— A Newspaper for People Who Think -
Twenty Games To Be
Scheduled for 1918
Tech Baseball Team
SCHEDULE of twenty
A games is heing compiled for
Geqrgia Tech.
All doubt as to_ whether the
Yellow Jackets would play inter
collegiate baseball was dispeiled
yesterday when Dr. J. D. Cren
shaw, athletic director, announced
that the commandant of the avia
tion ground school at Georgia
Tech had informed him the base
ball squad might use the parade
ground for practice, Therefore,
the counecil immediately an
nouriced there would be a varsity
team in 1918,
The schedule will consist of
twenty games, fiftecn of this num
ber to be played under a quad
rangular arrangement with the
University of Georgia, Mercer and
Auburn. It is probable that Tech
will meet other universities and
perhaps several soldier combina
tions.
The captain of the 1918 Tech
team will e either Guill or Ivens,
the two surviving members of the
varsity line-up. The first prac
tice wiil be called on March 1.
The coach has not been selected
by the athletic council.
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AT HAVANA.
FIRST—Sxi furlongs; Big Lumax 106
(Taplin), 8, 6 to 5, 3 to 5, won; Jose
De Vales 102 (Collins), 5 to 2, even,
1 to 2, second; Elizabeth McNaughton
}(O7 (Dwyer), 10, 4,2, third. Time, 1:14.
indle, Ayers, Rebeh Milton Campbell,
‘Droml. Protector anl Hedge Rose also
ran.
’ SECOND—Bix furiongs: Highland
’lasale, 107 (Crump), 2, 4-5, 2-5, won;
Mac, 116 (Murphy), 3, 6-5, 3-5, second;
Confiscation, 9¢ (Bullman), 6, 5-2, 6-5,
third. Time, 1:13. Arrow, Amazonian,
Salon, Ralph 8 and Cardone also ran.
THIRD—Five and one-half furlongs:
Yorkville, 99 (Smtih), 3-5, 1-3, out, won;
Jojam, 97 (Bullman), 10, 4,2, second:
Norvic, 109 (Kleeger), 5-2, even, 1-2,
third. Time, 1:06 2-5. '"Tom Manson,
!Luzzl. Detour and Tom Elward also ran.
~ FOURTIL—SBix furlongs: Orestes, 110
' (Crump), 3-5, 1-3, out, won; Sparkler,
104 (Smith), 4, 7-5, 3-5, second; Golden
Soldler, 103 (Murphy), 5-2, even, 1-2,
third. Time, 1:12. Alert, Queen Apple,
Ormulu’ also ran.
~ FIFTH-—Mlle and 50 yards: Dr. Nick.
ell, 108 B“‘ingfield), 18, 6,3, won; Pretty
Baby, 103 (Lunsford), 3, even, 1-2, sec
ond; Queen Trovato, 112 (Howard), 6-5,
3-5, 1-3, third. Time, 1:45. Eastern
Princess, Bit of Blarney, Zuzu, King of
the Scarlets also ran.
SIXTH--Mile and 20 yards: Paul
Gaines, 109 (Shilling), 2, 4-5, 2-5, won;
Mesmer, 96 (Bullman), 5-2, 1, 1-2, sec
ond; Thomas Hare, 109 (Collins), 4,2,
1, third. Time, 1:42. Dryer, Cousin
Dan, Purple and @old, Brobeck, Busi
ness Agent, El Rey and Jacklet also ran.\
AT HAVANA, FOR SUNDAY.
FIRST-Three-year-olds and up,
claiming, purse S4OO, 5’,}2 furlongs: xLau. |
dator 94, Napoli 104, Fickle Fancy 107,
Phedoden 107, xxElizabeth H 108, Kale
109, Herder 109. ~
SECOND—Clalmlni, 3-year-olds and
up, 6 furlongs: Duchess of Lizwell 100,
Seylla 100, Dash 103, Lyndora 103, Biddy
108, Manfred 107, Wavering 107. Regular
107, Zodiac 112, Fonctionnaire 115.
THlßD—Three-year-olkis 4ng up,
claiming, purse S4OO, 6 furlongs: Rhyme
102, Nettie Walcutt 104, Sister Emblem
104, Beverly James 105, James 109,
Hands Off 109, Sleeper 109, Al Hudson
109. Charles McFerran 112, Pajaroita II
112, Barly Sight 112,
FOURTH—Three-year-olds and up,
clnlming.oé)urse S4OO, mile and 50 yards:
XViolet 100, xConan 102. xLohengrin 103,
Brizz 107, Captain Marchmont 107.
FIFTH-Caribbean stakes, 3-year-olds
and up, claiming, $1 000 added, 1 1-16)
miles: xFlash of Steel 91, Marauder 98.
xSchemer 94, xßixzi Té Do 99, Money
maker 107 Nashville 102, Sungod 3’l
Ocean Prince 111, ‘Marauder and
Schemer, H ffv*rln% entry; Big To Do
and Moneymaker, Spence entry.) I s
SIXTH-— . aree-year-olds and ! L
c'aiming, purse S4OO, 1 mile ang
yards: Tippo Sahib 97. xCarlaverock 103,
vGrasmers 108 Rockport 109, Vagabonth
¢8 Donald McDonald 109, xßoy ="
SEVENTH— hr(’e»,\'var-old}i; \ng
claiming, purse §4OO, 1 mile 8 IQ
yards: XxProtection 100. xGet W 103,
Bierman luv4, Hifih Tide 185, MGthe:
Magthree 106, Dude 109, Brownsslinoee
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Tennis Loses Mary Browne
Quits for, Business Career
By Tom Thorpe.
HE withdrawal of Mary K.
I Browne, the sensational Pacific
coast tennis 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 iits present high
plane. The California girl has al
ways given her best to the game.
Her sterling brand of sportsmanship
has been an inspiration to many of
her sister players. Her loss is sure
to be felt.
It has been said Hy many authori
ties that Mary K. Browne is the most
finished player the court game has
vet developed among women expo
nents in this country. This may be
80, and then again there may be
heaps of room for argument. How
ever, let it be said 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 sisters, Molla Bjurstedt, Alexa
Stirling, Eleanor 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
vears. No one has displayed morel
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 aid of the Red Cross fund, Mary
K., Browne has ben a star. In fact,
the manner in which she won by
varied and superfor 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 Americanwcourts.
Brother Taught Her Game.
Twelve years ago Miss 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 out of the beginner’'s class and
|engage in_ junior title tournaments,
Her first appearance was made in thel
!Golden Gate championship series and.
she finished close to the leader. |
The form displayed by her in this
initial appearance attracted consider
able attention among the tennis fans
of the Pacific coast. Maurice E. Me-
Loughlin, Johnny Strachan, Billy
i 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 cham
pion as well as a national title holder
among male performers did much to
increase interest in the game in Cali
fornia. That they later realized their
hopes is proof of the persistency of
their representatives in lmproving]
their game.
Nothing but the longest siege of
diligent work enabled Mary Browne
to triumph. Unlike Molla Bjurstedt
and many of her sister title holders,
the California girl was handicapped
by the lack. of a robust physiqpe.
The amount pf power and speed she
is able to serve the ball with has
caused many to wonder how it is ob
tained. It is through her complete
mastering of the essentials of her
special type of game that she has ob
tained greater.power and drive to her
strokes 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
to one of her build. She cracks out
most of her victories mainly by her
, 200 d right arm and its ability to
shoot the ball- across the net more |
swiftly than her opponent can h ndlal
it. In this respect she has her ?Iml-i
tations. On low ground strokes and
when she has to menst the ball flendl
on with the head. of her racket
.above her shoulder, as for an over
ead drive or smash, she is uncer
‘nin of results. Speed and ability to
lay with considerable certainty at
e net won her the majority of her
‘honors and the national title in 1915
and 1916,
Defeated Norse Star. ‘ !
- Until Mary K. Browne decided to
score a comeba%{ on the courts the
E‘Nor\vezlan xi’r;,?u considered in
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vincible. Every HEastern tournament
wasg considered a gift to her. How
ever, the decision of the Pacific coast
1 star to return to the game caused a
readjustment of court affairs.
Her first clasn with Miss Bjurstedt
in the late East-West ghampionship
lseries on the asphalt courts -in Cali
| fornia 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. 1
Thhkargument was given a decided
setback. a short time later, when‘
Miss Browne succeeded in defeating
lher rival in a long string of patriotic
{ matches under all imaginable condi
tions in a tour of the country for the
Red Cross fund. Fiftéeen matches
were decided between them. Miss
Browne triumphed.on eight of these
oceasions. X
It was in the spring of 1911 that
rMiss Browne won her spurs as a title
Iholder. Paired, with Mary Sutton, an
other resident of California and a
itormer 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 Philadelphia Cricket Club and
defeating Miss Eleanor Sears in the
final round. ’
‘iss Hazel Hatchkiss, the cham
pioh, did not put in an appearance to
defend her title, and it was awarded
to Mary Browne. She continued her
success at this tournament by cap
turing the women’'s doubles with
Miss D. “Greene as a partner, and
then turned around and annexed the
mixed doubles title with R. N. Wil
liams, 2d, present national title hold
er, as her partner.
In the next two years she dupli
cated her achievement of taking
three titles at a singles tournament,
a feat which has never been equaled
by any woman player. Paired with
her sister, Mrs. R. H. Williams, she
won the women’s doubles in 1913 and
1914, while W. T. Tilden, 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
Association to increase interest in
their endeavors to raise funds for the
Red Crosg caused her to continue
her activities until the present.
However, ?he has finally decided to
Igive up flrther participation in
championship play for a business
I career.
lßensselaer Issues
TROY, N. Y., Feb. 16.—The following
football *schedule for the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute 1918 varsity team,
arranged by Manager N. L. Nusshaum
'er. has been approved by the Athletic
Council of the institute.
September 28—Williams College, at
Williamstown, Mass.; October 5, Ham
lton College, at Troy; October 2, St.
Lawrence University, at Troy; October
19, Massachussets Agricultural College,
at Amherst; October 26. Hobart College,
at Geneva: November 2. Union College,
at Troy; November 9, Worcester Poly
technic Institute. at Troy; November
18, Rochester University, at Rochester.
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Notre Dame Coach
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NOTRE DAME, IND., Feb. 18,-—Dr.'
John Cavanaugh, president of Notre '
Dame University, announced the resig- |
nation of Athletic Director Harper to
take effect with the completion ath
letic schedules arranged for the %esent'
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. . j
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
tracts. In each instance I have re
plied that Comiskey understands
baseball better than any otner 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 #s only one Commy. Many
try to imitate him, but that i{s impos
sible. In signing his ball players he
has his own methods, the same as‘ln
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. I 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 of
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
iknow very little myself of my own
iknowledge, 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
to 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 so the Old Roman can deny it.
I 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 fielding
‘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-anéd
thus allow the pitcher to run over and
do a little work on certain plays.
In other words, he was not content
to play that important position as
others had done, btu revolutionized it
by showing its many posibilities,
Dave Orr, Roger <Conner, Dan
Brouthers and probably other veteran
first sackers, might have bo%n 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 chlub.
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 ability
around first base. Since Comiskey’s
playing days he has kept in touch
with the sport as no othér man has.
He is the father of the American
League 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 judzment, 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 National and
American L.eagues, 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
been appropriated by others. He has
rounded out a most interesting career
by the erection of the bhig plant on the
South Side in Chicago, thus giving to
the city of his birth a regular major
league outfit of which he may be
proud. When you approach it you
don’t feel as though you are going to
a ball game at Fort Wayne or South
Bend. You never forget that you are
in Chicazo and approaching a major
league plant with itg double-decked
stands capable of holding a world se
ries crowd and with arSph room on
the field for the players to cavort. |
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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 time
being, the conditions existing over
seas, and unless they are provided
with amusement they will never be
able to look on anything but the dar:
side of life. We ‘“stay-at-homes’
should try to be cheerful and malk:
others cheerful.
Some club owners are talking a
great deal about the army draft and
its effect upon their teams. 7This
proposition should not enter our
minds. It is the Government first and
then baseball. I believe all young
men athletically inclined should serve
the colors. Omne very promising young
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 ali
major league clubs will be hit eyu ly
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 th.
White Sox squad, two of them ver:
promising youngsters, Pitchers Payne
and Kaiser. But we have other
youngsters coming to take their
rlaces. 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. 1t belongs to
the American people, and we who are
interested in the sport should and will
put our shoulders to the wheel una
keep the sport on the same high plane
of other years. The game will be
conducted as it has been 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 Goy
ernment tells us to close up our parks
T see no excuse for the pessimist. X
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” & certalnly can see
no more wholesomé; clean or health
ful recreation than sitting in a ball
park on a summer aftérnoon witness
ing' a game. /
As T have already stated, we ex
pect to lose other players, some of
them when the championshi{\) season
is well under way. Despite this, I am
not worrying about the future. 1 do
not believe in crossing a bridge be
fore I get to it.
‘The young ball player, the lad u
der the military age, is going to have
his chance this summer. A minor
leaguer of today may be a star tomor
row. When the 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
on the diamond. The youngster wil
get his opportunity, and in this wa)
we ought to develop many new sears
I look for more young stars to coms®
out this season than ever before in
the history of the game.
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