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Show THE HER SPORTING SECTION. ALD-REPL3LICA- SPORTING SECTION. SALT LAKE CITYUTAH, SUNDAY, DfiCEHBllili 5, 1915 N; v O AND HERE FAMED GATHERED EXPERTS EPORTS OF EXPERT JACK SKELLY TURNS Famous Coast Slugger Won't MORALIZER; FIGURES BOXER Have to Worry About 'Cuts' MUST BE MEDIOCRE TO LIVE Also He Has a Good Bunch of Narratives in Tow, and Gathers Little Bits Here and Abroad Concerning Champions ... v.. - V'X till :f text &v ; f V4 - 'i 1 f'f I 1 M aim J - f ) 1- V. ..e k - s , 1 ? : j f I NORTHWESTERN 0. K. type. Jeff is quite a peraggressive former on the banjo, and In his leisure hours he's fond of picking melodious music on his favorite instrument, while hi young- wife accompanies hlni on the piano. Trotting around the Talk of Seattle and Spokane happy couple may be ser their only child, nearly 2 years of age. They make Joining Pacific Coast cjulte a merry group Indeed, injure Jeff returned from Ids victorious trip to League Is Bunk. house-fo- , .Australia, he has purchased a himself and family, and for ?uch a., restless globe trotfr lie seems to have become a very domestic man Inr deed. i'; j out of the Is CrtOS:. ring. LKAClf I.outs C. Wallach, an expert jntist. They pay when Lachi starts to pull a tooth, he counts "one. two. thr-- . out!" and generally out comes the toth by hook or crook. They say, dentist jtln, In this way the pugilistic hjis greatly developed his riht arm. that lux caused many an opponent to ,b counted out: but not o quickly as b rounlt out a tooth. I,'.trhl realizes that ht's aen lilse ti brit fighting days and ahe's one of prolucrative luckv boxer who has fession to fall back upon. It would well If U rtnters looked so fsr and fitted Uimtves for some ed , r t h v occupation after their retire from the ring. Many of them. I m prry to say. never think of fuworli. ture lit In thJji harl s A clever Joe Cheynskl at In WHP.N fomr of the ring waiting ft.r tn. litt! dusky Joe Wglcott to en-t- r saw the sturdy, short rope, he sltt!n opposite him. t;Unt Killer'' tn his corner. That was In id! tip :. :n. vti'-Loth these fighters were In prime and were matched to comt,.tr bat twenty rmtnds In the old Uroad way . New York City. A. Cr.pj r.'ki turned inquiringly to one of hi seconds and asked: "Who's across th rlngT" that lltt amat.oi ms'-Ot- , Joe. That's lie s ii't answered the handler, rather surprised. "Holy smoke! so that's Walcott. eh?" aatd Choynskt. as a broad smile broke Ids face. ""Why. he's very oil over small, isn't hT" Hut the- little negro proved to be bfg enousrTi for the big whit- - boxer that even'.nsr. for be put him away In the seventh round. "Whipping big Watcott's specialty in those negro was cerdays. Th sawed-of- f a very deceiving little cuss In tainly Appearance. U Couldn't Hat Clubhouse. FL.TNN was recently booked POP.KY . m- -nt ! t n Wal-cott- ." fe!-w- as "Bearcat" Tom McMahon. in New York City. Porky was taking a. gambling chance with the club on tho He was looking the percentage basis. crowd over, which was rather slim Indeed, before going on with his opponent. "This Is the grandest clubhouser, In the country. Porky." a!d the mani-rein a very enthusiastic manner, to Impress the Boston rlngMer. trying how many It will seat. Isn't it a Iook xrost magnificent building?" Porky, still cal"Quite so." answered 'The smsll attendance. the culating csn't eat the place ! all rlsht, brst weknow." beautiful building, you -What do you mean. Porky; Isn't It all rlghtr "Oh. yes: but you kn"w a crowd ROft eats: Ctiarantee a fellow som sot the fine uulldlnsr, eh!" T . . i feems to me xnat idb new dujiik . . X commission will need quite a bit ef bard tralnlnsr before they will be able to knock out many of the present abuses in the pam !n this state. If Messrs. Fred A. Wenck. Frank Dwyer nr.d John Franey are wood, srame. d reformers, however, they will At once revoke the rule against d rendering proper. Just and experien-emaul-in- r. decisions, and stop the sta'l'npr. cllnchlnsr. wrestllnsr bouts that are f constantly rtlsirrsclnc andblsrdeteriorat-IncommonIn icreat. this boxing wealth. It does not require so much eouratre, entlemen. to do this. It's more a matter of wisdom and common hone sense, that's all. John the Berber and Kid Brosd are both srery sore because Governor "Whitman didn't appoint them boxtnsr com. mtssloner. I don't blame them a bit. considerlnc all the political pull they had behind them. Johnny KJIbane sidestep WHY doesYork City and only show his championship form In obscure so easy? places, where the plcklnpr York New he of boxing exIs "leery" a perts, who. either make or break seems It fjKhter's reputation? certainly so. we r.aven i seen Johnny in me rln around here for the past two us up. Johnrear?, at least. Why Seattle, "Wash., Dec. 4. The gath-erlnof the Northwestern club owners at San Francisco durlnsr tho convention of the minor leagues was fruitful of one result. That was to ko ahead with their plans for nxt reason, which pro b vide for a All talk league. of Seattle and Spokane Jolnlnc the Pa cific Coast circuit has heen quieted There never was a Kreat deal In It and thoe who mtfrht have entertained any such Ideas had thm squelched when the Coasters hd their meeting and offered no overtures to the Washing ton 'Mies. True, the Coasters did ndopt a resolution that unless better railway rates ould be secured to and from fvrtlind tbat cltv would be dronned, but no on to-that eerlouslr. though four.w T'ortland dropped from th rf'oast. r a welcome addition to wnid the .North Wfsrn. The Man now is for the addition of Helens and flutt to repl.Tc. Victoria nd Aberdeen. The proposition come from .Seattle, but it is believed It will be welcom-- d in Spokane. The two Montana cities r fhowine much In the prospect of Hettintr Into x th Northwestern circuit and thus restored to the baseball nun and with promoters indicate negotiations both cities will proceed at once with for organization of clubs. plana b a srood Ther will for live baseball men In Helenaopening" Butte and nod alreadv names of manager are belnar mentioned.possible Uutte sems to htv ben cured of Its frenz for and Is radv to turn its attention to baseball aealn. The citv al-is boomlnas never before. Helena was a rofl ball town when its ways s tal;n Into consideration. l2 It Is possible the two towns, which were In the 1'nion association, mav hav some old obllfratlons to settle with theb national board, but that matter can without trouble. arranged Tf; niacins of President Bob Hlewett of th Northwestern on the national It leatrue representahoard as tive is a deserved recognition of a faonble baseball man as well as recognition of the strone- lnirue hich he heads and as soon a Mr. Blewett cets rr to th rones he will be a live factor in la$ebatl administration. He nnor alliance and it has can ireudices b iromised the rest of the baseball world that the policies of minor laKPie ball wilt be In hands as far as he s concerned. There s nothinsr In the rumors of opposition to Blewett for nresldent of the Tie hn made a rood Northwestern. and the president would make a mistake In leaders at th time. fhnnslnr Mr. P.Iewetr to visit Butt and Helena!, atexpected an date to see how things are shanlnsrearlv no In thoe cities and he also plans visits to the other rift's of the circuit for the purpose of (rrttlnar fullv with baseball conditions. ireacquainted means to start new the Inseason ? a real president, look - clo.seir the Interests of his circuit at allafter tlmetj out of condition, at the Broadway Sporting club, where he was booked to go ten rounds with Charley Wcineru Tho boxins solons have barred or suspended Sandy from this state for life almost. Probably Sandy deserved some punishment for his grojrR.v appearance at Uie club, but this indefinite uusponsion iis rather severe.. anH I mi, i Jack Nes3. sr TACIC NESS, first baseman of the Oakland Coast leasruo. anl hohler of V the woiM's rooonl for hits made in consecutive games, has signed a contract for next year with the Chicago American League club, according to a statement of Danny Long, representing the Chicago club. six-clu- k in-tr- st be-in- horso-rricln- ir - 111-fa- td a-'l- sis - - re-elect- ion MUM OUT OF LOCK NEW YORK STATE FRETS Former Topeka Skipper in Wolves' Town. Faris, Tex., Dec. 4. For some time it has been a mooted question whether or not Paris would be represented in tho Western association for the coming season. In order to be. fair with the players now under reserve to the local club a call was issued to the stockholders to determine definitely what' steps would be taken for the future of baseball here and a meeting was held last Tuesday. As the old directors have been anxious to be relieved from their duties for some time, a new board of directors was elected consisting of .lohn T. Dick- -' son, president; C. P. Johnson, secretary and treasurer; Warren Alexander, O. C. Connor, Jr., J. S. Patrick. John L. Glass and F. W. Ramsey. All these men are are heartily in strictlyof live wiresa and team here favor again. having have 'gone on record as favoring They a strict compliance team and with the limits of the Western associasalary the tion, regardless of tho practices of furother clubs in this circuit They not ther say that the local franchise is for sale at' any and that Paris will have a team price that will rank with the best of them when the season starts ., , next spring. It is planned to strt the season next year with a capital jrif at least $2500. Already two of the local bankers have pledged themselves to raise that amount, and with other donations and sums raised from various sources, the new directors will have sufficient funds to meet most any emergency that may arise during the playing season. Iack of ready funds badly handicapped and it is the Snappers the past season to planned guard against' such future contingencies. Johnny Fillman, managerthe of the best of with Snappers, writes that last year's players who are now under reserve and several new men whom he has under his will the finish one, two.wing, all his manthree. InSnappers yet to ageriala experience, Fillman has loser, consequently the local pilot bugs here have the utmost confidence in him. Oklahoma City and Tulsa are both to after Red Snapp their respective teams for 1916. pilot There is no doubt about it. Red is the best infielder in the league and, given free rein, his are unanimous in the belief friends that ho would make either of the above clubs a successful manager. His unsuccessful experience here as. manager of the locals is no criterion which to Judge his ability, as thoseby on the inside know that he bad little chance to display his wares. The fans here are still strong for Snapp and are pulling for him to land either of the Jobs mentioned above. Tho consensus of opinion is that the local club not to stand in the way of his ought advancement, and it is highly probable that his transfer will be amicably arranged at an early date. '''': land Leader. We refer to Oeorse Morlarty. who released by has been unconditionally of the Tigers. It is Manager Jennings not betraying a confidence when It Is at one time was stated that Morlarty ns n. prospective considered seriously manauer. Indian Jennings offered the local club last seaMorlarty Ittowas decided to give Fori a son, but trial. thorough never has been any doubt as to There Font's ability, but it was uncertain as would accept the to how tho as a tutor. Fohl former minor players leaguer made a. hit with his players and as soon bs he convinced ills employers that he had the goods, all thoughts of signing Moriartv to lead the 1916 team were dismissed. 11 HA FT At,IF.L Gallel of the Tulsa Pitcher Sumter team of the Western association has been notified of his draft by the Oakland club of the Pacific Coast league. He is a promising young southpaw pitcher. 1 . SOMI3 IlICCOHU. Dan Kstes. formerly a star on Coach Hezdek's great teams, at ArkanHugomade a fine record as coach of the sas, The Arkansas state normal school. teachers have won four games without having their goal line crossed. : TOI ML It I'll Y. MURPHY has cleaned up $S6.000 circuit tracks this T)M the Grand summer, but is dissatisfied. At the Panama-Pacifi- c exposition races,towhich clean opened Monday. Murphy hopes up enough to make his earnings for the year $100,090. GROUSE OSES COLOR TO I-- might be something' doing In the New York. State league next year, but the experience of this league has been that salary limits are dead letters. A salary limit of $1R00 for Class P leagues would mean the cutting of the pay roll of tractteallv every team and enforcement of the Individual limit of would work $175 a month for a There are players almost a revolution. player in this league who have drawn as high as $30 a month, so it can be seen what enforcement of the limit would mean. Indications are. however, that the bad season of 1915 is going to make more inclub owners and managers clined to get down to common sense in paying salaries, and the talk is heard that a great lot of the high are to be let out and their priced men filled bv semlpros or youngplaces sters from lower class leagues who will welcome a chance to.develop under th capable managers in the state circuit at reasonable par for a starter. ''' ' Wichita. Kan.. Dec. 4. Sound the tocsin! Let the welkin ring! Dangle the gewgaws! Wichita, the onlfest tewn on the Western league map that needs two cash registers in its box office, is to have a real baseball team next year. Jimmy Jackson, the young man who drove the hearse through Tolast summer, keeping it right bepeka hind the pastor and the has signed a third in the Wolves' management contract with procession, the to conduct the services at Island park the harvest, and that means some coming Mexican will find an opening in Wichita for the sale of pepper that ho can drive a coal wagon into with thrca horses abreast. From last season's dope, Jimmy-Jacksois there. He is not thereabouts, btitwjhere with both feet and both handspike the Swede log sailor at a wedding feast. We all are with Jimmy Jackson, even the guys with passes, and we'll be rooting for him, place and show. If Jimmy straight, can Jackson take the Wichita bum-Ias to good as third place, just like ho did the Topeka clan, he can have a house and lot in Hill with tho of restrictions removed Crest, (providing, course, he has any building and loan stock) or anything else you want. But laying all joking aside, we ara to announce that Wichita will glad have a manager next year the like of which it has not had since old Dan Breese took the flap: in his teeth and breezed heme with Dusty Miller, Dan O'Leary and some of the other than which there never was timber in the Western. Jackbetter any son showed his worth last summer iu he and can kick the jinx from this timberlin so far that it will require a stamp even to send it a postcard bearing the picture of the interior of tha new Carnegie brain digestery. All hail Jackson and his coming champs! Jimmy He will have time during the season to go out and win the horseshoe chamhe will be making this crowd pionship, of hustlers go so fast. Catcher Griffith has been let go to the Oakland club of the Coast league for 400 of the souvenirs of Uncle Sam. Griff couldn't break into the Country club set, but he could break up, any old time, a try for second by some conball who couldn't go a tending in 10 seconds standing hundred yardsplayer up. We are sorry to see Griff for he was a hard working chap.leave, But else will be snug maybe someone to fill in his niche. We hope enough so. The signing of players will ba James taken up so scon as has got his tip. He Manager has some good ones up his sleeve, that was known before the final papers were made out. And h will have a liberal rein to get what he wants. For, be it Wichita is one Western leagueknown, team that furnishes the coin at the gate. pall-bearer- s, Once Had Chance to He Manager, bnt Salarr I.lmlt legislation Threatens Ieclded to ;ive (o Spill I. urge Quantities of Done I'reiy Smners In Eastern League. l.ee 1'ohl tbe Opportunity. The onlv man who really had a Albany, N. Y., Dec. 1. If adoption SHAKE-U- P IN BADGER Fohl as manager of a salary limit bv the National assochance to succeed of the Indians after it was announced ciation really meant anything, there ATHLETICS IS REPORT by President Fomars that tho veteran catcher had been made temporary manager In succession to Joe liinningham last reason has passed from the major fold, writes Joe Williams In the Cleve- of V - . nd CIRCUIT IS Much Joy Over Selection of , (By Jack Sfcelly.) there was a fighter viho could fight ami would fijrht, ONCE somehow or other ho couldn't get a fight, so he starved to death, v&itinc so loner for a fi?ht. Moral: It seems to be that the fighters who can't ficht pet all the fights, with the big coin besides. Sullivan Handy Man. fellow Can you imagine, fans, John L. Sullivan, the one roifhty world's champion", puttering about hi comfortable farm at North Abington, Mass., building piar pena, nailing up and repairing fences, painting his barn, putand feeding his ting electric wires in his house, milking cows, grooming homelike estatct on his man hordes end being an snug handy been has and amuses himself L. nowadays But that's jnt tho way John show the in on road the doing for the pat two years, since he quit going bupitifFs. "These little jobs about the farm' said the otd warhorse, smoking his favorite pipe, "is the best exorcise in the world. I never felt in better health in my life, and would be as happy as a clam at high tide if my pood wife was only in as good condition as I am. Good, honest, outdoor work is the be?t medicine in the world and keeps a man in fine form all the year round. ' sup-pos- LEAD WICHITA Texas Club Elect New Directors and Provide Ample Backing. Stockholders ripen a tirr. Jeff Smith Musical. No one who could see Jeff Hmlth, one of the treat mtddrewelght fighter, fitting In his cozy parlor of his rjwe home in Jersey City, would ever he was a prizefighter of the nost WILL ITH WESTERN J. CHOYNSKI MISJUDGED J. WALCOTT all-arou- HOPES TO CLEAN UP $100,000 IN ONE YEAR ARIS STICKS Coaching System at Wisconsin Will Be Changed Following; Poor Season. The football season for the University of Wisconsin was financiallv a success, according to the report of the athletic department. The result of the team's work, however, has not been to the student body. The satisfactory team started out well, but lost the two most important games of the season", those with the Unlversitv of and the University of Minnesota.Chicago Captain liuck, Stavrum, Rau. Smith, Wreuz and Reiger played their last game for the Cardinals when the team met the Gophers at Madison. The close of the season indicates that the early sentiment for a new coaching system at Wisconsin will probably take definite form within the coming week. The performance of the team for some time has not Badger been satisfactory to AVisconsin followers and with the defeat of the Cardinal by Illinois two weeks ago strong sentiment was immediatelv voiced for a new staff. It is expected that movement may extend this coaching further than the football coaching question that a complete rejuvenation of and the athletic department may result. Cum-mlng- s, Jess Willard Is Doing a Brisk Trade at Holding Heavy Title; He's Made It Pay More Than Any Predecessor ESCAPE HUNTER'S SIGHT t old-timer- Brainy Bird Makes Use of Novel Means to Deceive a Sleepy-Hollow-en-the-Ka- Mighty Nimrod Pursuers. w. 40-ce- BY MORRIS ACKERMAN (Of the Fish and Game Protective Association.) .The ruffed grouse is the greatest game bird in this country and probably is hit less than any bird in the world, with the possible exception of the snipe. Nature has endowed the ruffed grouse with fine means of protection and the way the bird uses these means makes him seem a brainy creature. The color of the ruffed grouse so resembles the woodland surroundings in the fall that one may almost walk on them without seeing them. The bird, making use of its coloring, generally lives in rvigged country, where underbrush and spruce makes his detection difficult. Once flushed, the ruffed grouse flies so as to put a tree between himself and the hunter, adding to the difficulty of locating him. The bird, unlike quail, Is seldom found in coveys and consequently is hard to hit. The hunter must always be ready, with gun in position to shoot and shoot quick. Work well the underbrush and little spruces along the sides of ravines. Go in the dense places in the woodland, for the ruffed grouse is a recluse. The grouse, when once under way, will fly straight as a string and it is well to hunt him with more than one in the party. The hunter who might be on the line of flight is sure to get a shot. The ruffed grouse rises from cover with thunderous precision and the successful hunter of this bird must leave his "nerves" at home. The uninitiated is liable to be more frightened than the bird. Ruffed grouse do not He well to the dog, running speedily and quietly ahead of the animal before making flight. FOHL FULL OF PET IDEAS s, nt TY COBB TURNS FOOTBALL CRITIC Tyrus Raymond Cobb is weighing in as a football critic. And when he to be critical he is. He looked starts over a couple of big southern teams at Atlanta, and then said: "If football were a it would last about a dally week. attraction, Its bruif would kill it. else, tality, nothing And the spectators had only a vague idea of what was happening. It Is not an easy game to follow, like baseball." Cobb is most of his winter In the field.spending He has returned from a bear hunt in which,just has it, no report bears were hunted. They had taken ta cover before the party arrived. CAXXELL CAPTAIN. Jackson W. Cannell. the former Everett star quarterback, and the Dartmouth freshmen's sensational little field general, has been elected captain of the 1919 eleven. j I Connie Signs Player at Youthful Age of Seven Springs Some More on Public Concerning the Mooted Question of 3Ian-nglHall Players et al. Fohl of the Cleveland Manager Lee Jack Doyle, who scouted for the Indians has a few pet ideas about manoua difare ball club a a lis H K"u'l i imc that little " aging . , l nil. Cittai Aln I if . ferent from the general run. "A manager should not send a batter !now one or tne Athletics young out- - iI up to the plate with definite orders," "I got a tip about Da vies last I batsays Fohl. "Any time you put asomewatched are ter under orders year," says Doyle, "and 1 in you taking New t up games away from him, for in following thim in several thing I followed him to instructions he may be forced to let a ( his home Then in New Hampshire and pass. opportunity grand decided to sign him for Comiskey. j "Pitchers should, not be worked too As Uavies was under age, I had! hard in the spring training camp. to call in his relatives to witness i their arms are the weakThat's when custom and approve the contract. His father ii is to make them do but the est, more than twice as much labor then as mother, sisters, brothers, cousins and will be called upon to perform J aunts were all there', When I fished jt they on out the decunfent. Then, tn mv when their arms are .strong. later "The time for a ball club to cut astonishment. I learned that Connie I Maek had signed, Davies when he loose and take chances is when it's bewas 7 years old,' and that the hoy' hind. A team on the short end of the was only 17. Connie gets them score seems doomed to lose, anyhow, so why not risk everything on a chance when they are infants." of making the break come your way?" ng l- - r J . " - . J 1 trrEAAS-- r Ht, rrV at VfOJC HAVE CftOOOfT RACe VFRSATllA ocicus stjts 1 fe" MMMJjiVA fAS ffflfgMi "-i5 --s- - However. It's a wise move to make boxers show up for contests In fine form; but this rule has not always been carried out so strictly, as In the Ferguson case. I've ofteu nat at the ringside and seen fighters utterly unfit to go even ten rounds In a. proper manner. And some of them were champions, at that. fly, young SOME of theofvery fresh,often nowafighters days outwit themselves In their ungodly greed for coin. They often overplay their hand and make fatal mistakes in their avaricious desire to -- get ricn quick." Aa Snowy Baker, the big- Australian promoter of fistic sport, says: "Most of them are mere fattening and living off the parasites winnings of some clever pugilist." A good, wise manager is Indeed a great assistance to the welfare of a worthy battler. Men like UUly Gibson. Dan Morgan. Scotty Moneith. Johnny Mack and Just a few others, are cera great acquisition to the tainly ress of a scientific boxer; but theprog vast majority of those piking, detectable j managers are a burden and a detriment for any rlngman to be mixed up with In any business way. Ko the soot.er these parasites are wiped out of the pis game altogether, the better it will be ny? for parties concerned in It. Moat of rtouaberi. That was rather a rough dal the them are only jokes .my way, and should bo doinar time on the etase or bxlnt? commission handed Sandy the other clay, fo appearing elsewhere. ili! llllfjifiM 1 M 1 hroad-mtnde- 1 Fer-flrui- on I III i t In - v.1-.- ' ',,- - i . , v r V, E3 For 35 Years the Quality Standard - who has held the JESS WILJARD, title for scarcely eight months, has made It clear already that he will retire from the ring the wealthiest of champs. He has taken in so far something like $214,000. and none of this was from his fighting. r. becoming the heavy Willard has shown an amazing versatility. It appears that he is not merely an athlete and a boer, but a performer and artiste In other fields. Traveling with a circus and wild west show, he thrilled thousands daily with hla feata Judicious bick Since title-holde- ering by his manager got him an cellent contract and a sum total of $168,000. or thereabouts. Pefore Willard won the championship no one knew he could do stunts for a wild west show or that he would make such good wages at it. He also developed a passion, for the stage shortly after lie ascended the throne and won the most remarkable success. No one had known that Willard had this gift. In his short though brilliant stage career, Willard made something like $20,000. Lastly, Willard has won a place among modern men of letters with some very Important literary docu ex- ments. For these imperishable works and prepared by Willard, In a measure, was appearing under his signature, he to given $26,000, which toshows them rebe infinitely superior any other cent literary productions, even though Thomas Hardy and Theodore Dreiser have greater reputations. 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