OCR Text |
Show THE SrOKTIXO SECTION" TH?EiF, J! PREXY FULTZ FLATLY DENIES STRIKE RUMOR in mix;. Players Fraternity t ' rati members following th" on Uasue .fnln?11.of the major announctnenl official Thl April from president rom" Ivid I Knit, has not only of the fratrrUtv. v- Kultx ; .my firti anion denied that INT.that be but con"rni.Utr,. never ktiw the matter had bee n by the all f'livcrs jihouPI Juxl ,vhv a.lbplayer. th mag etrtke 't lonlcmrUt a nate of orani1 taeh.ll through Ra.eb,Ul lnt. j in.' two years of Mrlf thr'ich the InvaKederat of the league and sion It wonM In halthv ron'!itt-h really for ttie ptaer. who f'dly to profit In the re-- . were, the only on mc anott;.' ent war, to deal trie hMi the future of Mow at present. baseball nver appeared brighter. (kanrr tr finln. bv tbe plav-er- s cm-.Id alnd Nothing bav an Tlifv In a errlke whi'-t- i the wa orjtanUfd of pmtottns trie rixht of Its and this am ifUIInn has been member, cone tons by the rational jiranteri which have benefitedbett--the commission r to tt extnt that be player th vn at any time In the treated today f baeb.itt. Contract troubleno historyexlsfrt f"r year, ami will bv Ions a theft-tloiiM rontinie to esiflt ?ain anyone conne' ted with ofthe the ball who question the legality contract. j'layer'p of rnmber It l empected that thewill tak- - orne th national rommiion action rccrdm the refrarnlnsr rf the ronjulltilhn national agreement and under th diof the league operating rection of what is known as organized that the federalof the will haeh.tll be tlfiet. The meeting " t.edule.l to be tvblfh held In X v York hrn to the In .iMIilv of th chairmana owing that tr b present, be but It H likely very soon will meeting The heartnsr of the suit brounht bv orKanlzd leauue Federal whi.-ti the in Independents taball were l tri-- d prove tht the defendant of the Hherman In violiir.rj Pratlnff vr. has resulted In the disclosure that In were several chanjee needed fiereworrtlnsr of the agreement, whl- h the several ancles i open t( attack from tradeofcomTli fact that the federal a the tor hn copy asked mission In announcethis ult and therlub paper of the ment that th P.altlmore Federal !eas;ue. wnirh claim to ofnave the arranitement Ignored In thethreatens ben to enter pearei asrrement. inixed baseball, caused amtto orK suit the same was spread that th report be hauled Into court for a about to iesal airlnsr l.llronre Anthnrlt. of t.he Jame A. ftitmore. rethe for defunct league. Is authority b ts- -t all I about to that port b probed by the trade commission, ard niichl nlthat the I'lavers' fraternity It has lecn April rail a strike about several weeks ir.w sincehisMr, Oiimore rowd r,?.m 'into b been able It was Mr. f.ilmore b'ie:..ill affv.r with blc bank-T..who talked a lot. of men fi e t t there wasa belief Into the money to be madeonby crtranizlnit organized basethird leattue to war league which ball. It awas the I'cderal to ball of number players to tempted Jumping break their contracts it bv was on the ad the Independents, and suit was ire of Mr. ttllmor that ihascalnst instituted by the Federals baseball, which was recently withdrawn brfore Judxe Nov th f.rmer president of the declares that oricani7.edt baseball Ted" on opmust be reortranicd before erate without fear of attack. well !:jeball for had been sointr alont pretty Mr. tilt!ore broke several years and the writer can reInto the same, there were ball member who" very well when the almost through players seasonplayed n ne a without even entr and salaries fn those days contract, r nr.. r befnw hat t'e players are today. Tretvlnt t U t taJk of n str.ke At t i" time Is absird. Hall r!aver are st'.l' belr:r salaries, rnan of th?u b"lnu paid ooil to cortr?cts 'alllrc for more isr.d emjTd ever have hoped money I'mn thev nor been for t h Indto get tf it b.ad he . II. d eral teacie. ShouM r. strike row. when the magnate of orjcanUedof thousands 'tasehatt have spent : amanyr years- warV.olnr In setthn-owners would benefit and fare the clubwo'iM s ffer. Fvery ptnyer the players v.hti vent out on strike would ir.vali-tlat- e to ,iv contract, and s It fs safe hs of more than that r.eve- - be renewed. The rontraet yn-i!cf their playclub o.vtier sizned nirr salaries befcre er to contracts for Ms: r kno-vwas definitely that t!ie Fed;iterals were about to "Mow up.' and ctn-d a lad If owner many a nom of hi players who have contracts wartime salaries; calilnar for those would K'o out on strike. t ttanae Are l.lketr. Tt t tt;at cm. il.iv tr t! probable the rational commissione r,f.,r befuttirr srat: red. nuUn a represen-'tatlvsil f oreor - the irlFi'ir at d ore f.r tb beiri: added in membership. It ,,Ijiv-also, th it the national ai:rce-mefuv be. nnd will undergo n wil! ontai:t contrf? the p!.jer' that . nevn.tit!on. but this will ome new throneh er be ;'-- Ojrplis'i d ifonf'Tced a sSrike. Prescut itlnf the tla-ebeen ;'ot..l as ident I'utx has nud the opthe recrv- - clause tT't are not eonitable. tion clause ee trwt th.at St 'onld prae-ti'bi Myre''oj;nId be rr;no;ble to onerate base-ba- i' without om atc eondltbT.. and the Haseba-I- i'j-roii- '"! it ur-vlv- n3o-!a-tio- tr pur-po- m t lis ! - corn-t:iito- r. t p-- - JOHN HENRY WAGNER HAS IT ALL COMING Move league'. ban toPittsburgh John Tienry Wasner recently quet on the occasion of that threat player's was birthday anniversary, one player of a flttlnc tribute to the this generation Justly held In magnate, pres and public esteem for his priwas vate and professional record. It servnot unique In respect of lenjith of ice, as A. f. An?i'i servsfcJ the National than has Warner by ltague lonsrer every two years: but it was uniquethein record other way. It odebratcd club of a man who had served one and management consecuownership for nineteen years, who In that tively had time had never been a "holdout." difnever had any public or private ferences with his ciubowner or dis- r. and who had never beenMorefor anv sort of offense. ciplined reasons Wagner over, in ttie nineteen bad taken part In 25SS championship trames been to bat fi,f times, scored hits, hammered 16u run, made gers. 2 out 3."S t triples. 105 home run and has stolen 7"fi bases. His grnnd ba'.tinsr averace for that I eriod is .322. and his average per season of stolen bases Is thirty-sevehas he batted under the m'y twice the last two years but his ,: .nark n ark last year, was better than the previous one. forty-secon- d ors-ariise- " - . U man-asre- -- or-rani- ed wo-ba- dis. i MAURICE VIGNAUX IS CREDIT TO BILLIARDS I .Maurice Vianaux. who died reeently France, was one of a group of great billiard plavers of a past veneration. som of whom have passed on. and Paly. anions whom were schaefer. Soxton. flarnier. lve. Slosson. Dion, He was the eenlor rarter andif Pourntl. not all. of thene. and went cf niot. l i of the champions' bark so the days :;amn. cuh!on carom and eight-incbalkline. Thie Is no situation In bil-of liards nowaday analogous to that twentv-flv- e and more years ago, because "there Is no such extensive array of plavers of the ton rank alj actively encased. Hopne. the mnt proficient except posib!y of preert dav players, h outlay of iasit;T!ol. has no uand there Isn't the contemporaries, In the premier situation competitive thnt there was then. Thos fileht now were old-- t Imerhlahlv skilled at all Honpe dot'btless could came, thonjrh show quite a much versatile skill if is the occasion warranted,a and an to rate qualified Vlirn ttsx was a formidable master. to ;a years old. and a strone player up both in matches and In money tda-- er tournaments. I'e was one of the heroic tlirures of billiard would therefore the Players' fraternity contracts. This make no ftieht aaainstvle.w of It. and it la taklnt a eenObl Is Just about the way the Federal lieKan to look at it le.ifirrje m;tK'intc when It was too late to save themof Mr. Oilmnre selves, the boasttn The ball players have no kick ccr.ilng. and Ihe best thing lh-- v to let well enough alone. can d- - h -- the two-third- . ' tf n. f.-i- t-- p-r- i t - thor-ounrh- all--ou- i r nt f-- . r J. - lv nd 1 CATARRH A BLOOD DISEASE Drives It From Your System. the nose arid ause Fatarru affe--In sores the nostriis. throat. caitisf and of air passages, gathering toPIage In the throat. It has bc n common prac-tp- to treat CJtarrh wrtli "salves, washes and sprays. This mode of treatment eannct Rive fermanent r'lief, and is Iialde to irritate and the trouble t'.ir.trrb cannot be trifled .tg-rray.- with. blood purifier and blood tonic known. the cause f Catarrh by the proces of rei'ourlsh Ing the blood, re- f p.e. If aliowed to run on it will flis-e- a the t ron hiat tubes, nettle on the lnn;:. affect theon-?'oiir;h. Jon't treat has treatment that T'.e of the teratm-nin effective proven Catarrh Is S. . 8. It is the greatest It locally. - t ev-r- yiSll6SSpl9 "Y I .. 1 t- .w' ;. j v ' .?. ...i r : '.ii-- . The organizations are in entire cord. The purpose of the Interstate sociation is to promote interest in ...&::;'".. RICKARD is just about as game as they come. Disappointment after disappointment and scare after scare were enodgh to shake the stoutest heart, but Tex has sat it all out with all the nonchalance of a western stud poker player. Tex is a believer in himself. He can't figure how he is going to lose out. If Willard comes into the ring on half a leg, he will be satisfied. Tex will do the rest. TEX INKER CALLS WHITE SOX KEEN It relieve newing its strength and vigor, giving new t0 the red blood corpuscles and the flow so that It has the stimulating to throw off the poison and vitality germs from the system. It is a blood bath. Vm quickly feel literally results. Headaches disappear, the gathering in be throat stop, the nostriis heal be- fore cos hardly realise it you are well. S. S. S. i. a natural blood tonic, and has proven effective in the treatment of all Mood affections. Oct S. S. S. at your If you need special advice clrugj; write the Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, MJa. Advertisement. ' . ; -- M'CRAW PEER FOR SOUTHPAWS Comprises Six Says Giants' Pilot Deserves Portsiders, Including Managerial Palm Over All Other Leaders. vLefty Williams. Hurling Staff 11. Fielder Jones, Chicago. March of the Chicago former manager White Sox and Clarence Rowland, present leader of the White Sox. will attempt to capture a flag in the American league with the aid of southpaws. Jones seems to have the advantage over all Ids competitors in his great fllngers. The array of purtside factor southpaw certainly makes the Prowns pennant contender., along with Never Uoston. Detroit and Chicago. In American league history has a manager been more fortunate in the possession of a southpaw staff than Jones as lie enters the race this year. He has six port-sid- e hurlers?, all except one considered eligible for use next season. Practically all the great hitd ters of the American league are batters. That is why Fielder Jones probably will retain five of his fix southpaws. That is the" principal reason Manager Rowland of the Sox refuses to release Dave Danforth and Claude Williams, highly touted southpaws, before giving them a chance to Wells this make good at Mineral Jones or Rowland may spring. Klther baseball world this year surprise the American leaue honors, by winning but the chances are if either turns the trick he will do It with the aidIs ofa Following pitching. southpaw of list batters in the American league, which comprise nearly ail the best swatters iu tiie circuit: Roston Speaker. Hohlitze! and Ruth. Detroit 4 obb, Crawford and Veach. Chicago Collins, Founder and Jack-coWashington Milan, Jamieon and Judge. St. Lxuls Shotton and Sisler. New ork Pipp. trunk. Philadelphia Baker and i ncl urlcd Ruth, a Roston pitcher. in this list, because he Is rated one of the American the best batters in league. Jamieson andare Judge, two beadded,comWashington arerookies. cause Fct down many by they stars of tl s,e petent critics as coining this great American league. To slop d of batters brigadea dozen hitllng who Jones has half southpaws mav be used to advantage against .tain clubs. For Instance. Carl Weil-ma- n the nemesis of the Detroit About alt tills pitch e r had to Tigers. do to trim the Tiarers in 1M5 was to toss his glove on the diamond and the Jungaleers quit cold. Wellman had Cobb's number, also Crawford's. Hamilton Is usually effective airalnst the White Sox and. Slider and Plank unwill be used against the Red doubtedly So if the former Fniversity of MichIs ordered to appear In the igan xtara fllna-erAll the managers roie of of the American league have been Pekto iro to the southpaw talent ing line the cannonading batagainst In picking up ters of the circuit. new pitchers the St. I.ouls, Chicago and New York clubs have been most fortunate of all teams of the circuit in he last year. Fielder Jones seems to be the luckiest manager in baseball In fallinit heir to a great staff of hurlers at a time when most portside and Fielder Jones will have needed, the lauth on Cobb. Speaker. Collins, et nl.. if ho stops these hit artists from breaking up Karnes. Foltov.invr are the southpaws of the American leamie which shows the relline; ative ttrensth of thecliih. In thisWell-maSt. Louis Plank. Hamilton. Sisler, Kooti and Watson. Danforth and Chicago Russell, Williams. Roston Leonard, Ruth, Collins and Gregg. Detroit Coveleskle and Oldham. Washington Darner and Ro'diling. New York Mogridge ad Cullen. Cleveland Mitchell and Coumbe. Philadelphia liressler. St. IujIs. Roston and Cliieasro have the most southpaws, but in Harry Harclub seems to have per the Washington picked tin a star, and New York is expecting great things of Mogridge and CulUn. left-han- left-han- d n. 5 left-han- 1 . fir-ln- sr n. acas- trap-shooti- 1 -Tt -- (inmene. Joseph Faversham Tinker was a Federal leaguer first, last and all the time. From a playing standpoint Tinker made the Independent league a reality, but Joe Tinker is, first of all, a man In every sense of the word, and in speaking of his former associates In organized ball, he never stoops to the petty knocking that a few of the men In the Federal league were at times guilty of. Joe recently was talking of the great managers of the game. Tinker, of course, was Chance's lieutenant in the palmy days of Frank's Cub regime .and spoke , glowingly of his former mentor. However, to everyone's surprise, tho Whales' leader waxed the most enthusiastic over none other than John J. McfJiaw. Said lie: "All tilings considered. I regard as the greatest of baseball managers. He lias done more with inferior He material than any man in baseball. war-tiiwent to New York when that city, joke of the National league and made it the strongest link in the circuit: he did It by winning five pennants with second rate ball players. I like a man who the hardest when the odds are allfights him. That against Is McClraw. He is always confident, chance on anything ready to take a with It to a finish. and go through Look what he did with Movkle. He made him a valuable ball player, when Fred was one of the worst naturally that ever imo up to the big show. He has done the tme thing with countless other men. I figure him 50 per cent better than the average big league lender and even a shade beyond the Connie Mack, lie has no weakgreat ness as a manager."' ng by contributing to the trophv end money prize awarded registered tournaments. The purpose at of the American Trapshooters' association inis crease interest in the individual to club's regular practice shoots by a system of medal and awards. While the Interstate istrophy concerned only in registered tournaments, the A.' A. T. A. medal and trophy plan applies onlv to shoots and tournaments that are'not the Interstate associaregistered tion. Hencebythe work of the A. A. T. A. supplements the work of the Interstate. It is the aim of the new organization to do as much for club shooting by asproviding incentive and the Interstate has done recognition for tournament shooting. The American Trapshooters' association was chartered for the purpose of "promoting the sport of trapshooting and for the advancement of the individual shooter." And if this is done the association will do a wonderful work, for there. Is plenty of room for in the way trapshooting improvement tournaments are managed. etc. The association handicaphas gone ping, on record as saying that it will undertake any endeavor that has for its object the improvement of conditions afthe sport of trapshooting. It fecting will take some time for the association to get the trapshooters lined up, but as the officer. have hecnn in th no doubt of the right manner there aissuccess. organization being There are more than 600,000 shooters In the United States and trapmore than 4000 clubs. The purpose of the . of is to association enroll these individual gunners everyone as members, the same as the A. A. U. has the just athletes register. Clubs are given an tif filiated membership. The A. A. T. A. in its efforts to strengthen and stimulate club organization and greater deof the individual shooter, velopment has offered five sets of medals for shoots. It is the competition in club a if shooter can win a feelingof that some kind he is more apt to prize remain interested than the fellow who fails to rise to the occasion. The medals are classified in this way: 75 perSocent, bronze: 80 per cent, aluminum: per cent, sterling silver; TARPON FIENDS Toboggan Because! Real Fisherman's Paradise He. Mo Longer Has His tracts Anglers to the Famous Fast Ball. Canal Zone. Big Six on "Mathewson no longer possesses a fast ball. That alone is the reason for his lost effectiveness," says Miller Hug-ginthe Cardinals' manager. "In the old days he had a wonderful fast one. He rarely used it, but when he did it was with effect. He used it to cross batters, and he turned that trick for years. Now that his speed .has gone, Matty is slowly, but surely, losing his grip, although his wise old head will keep him in the game for some time yet. Matty was one oC the first to learn that change of pace was a real asset, lie had some tantalizing curves to begin with. We'd figure those curves and get ready, when Matty would serve ills fast ball and we'd pop up a fly or strike out. I batted Matty against feared him. times and I always many Most of all I feared that speed ball. I his other offerings, figured I could hitwas but that speeder something fierce. He never threw it often enough for us to get familiar with it or with the motion he used. He depended on it conat unexpected moments, and he only trolled it perfectly. The men who last in baseball are those who conlongest serve their energy, vising it only when needed. Wagner and absolutely No one ever I a.ioie are instances.Matty, arm off when it wasn't pitch hishis team got away with If necessary. a lead he took things easy and saved his arm. And Matty is still in the game, while hundreds with arms that seemed as powerful, but whose brains were lacking, have gone and are forgotten!" 90 per cent, solid gold, 10 kt.; 95 per cent solid gold, 14 kt. To win the bronze medal it will he necessary for a shooter to break 38 targets, or more, out of 50 ten times. He will have to break 40 out of 50 ten43 times to get the 80 per cent badge: out of 50 ten times to get the 85 per cent badge: 45 out of 50 twenty times to get the 90 per cent badge, and 48 out of 50 times to win the 95 per cent thirty medal. It is necessary for the shooter to win the 75 per cent medal before for the 80. He must win the trying in medals order, and the effort becomes a trifle harder each time. There is no limit to the number of medals a shooter may wrin, as long as he is a member of the A.. A. T. A. and can break the The officers feel that this targets. method should develop club interest amoug the individuals, and with the individuals and clubs always interested trapshooting can do aught but prosper. Should the receipts of the association be more than the disburseany mentsyear the money will be spent in purtrophies for affiliated clubs, chasing the same to be put up as club trophies. The A. A. T. A. will try in every way to be of benefit to the individual and to his club. General information will be supplied to all with reference to trapsshooting. conducting Of tournaments, clubs, county, state or sectional championships. John Philip Sousa, the bandmaster, and one of the staunchest supporters of the amateur trapshooter, is the president of the A. A. T. A. Mr. Sousa would at the inanimate "clay rather shoot lead his celebrated band. birds" than He is a real "bug." Dr. Horace Betts of Wilmington. Del., president of the Delaware State Sportsmen's association, is the first vice president. The second vice president is Charles W. Bilof Glyen Ridge. N. J., and third lings vice president is Prof. James L. Kelof Williamstown, Mas. The logg ary-treasurer is Stanley F. Withe of Mr. Billings captained Baltimore, Md. team in the Olympic the American to games of 1912, and was runner-u- p Mr. the individual world's champion. founded the Williams College Kellogg Gun club, and Mr. Withe is responsible for the Intercollegiate Trapshooting association. The board of directors "will be comof the above officers and the prised Presidents of each state association, who will be vice presidents of the association. Kach state will control its own affairs, but the same rules will be in vogue everywhere. s, I'UTKP l CARNEY. The American Amateur Trapshooters' f ssociation, which came into existence with the new year, has been royally by the scatter gun enthusiasts greeted of this fair country. It Is such an organization as the amateur trapsnooters have wanted many years. it is the first step for in the government of trapshooting by the active participants. Golf, tennis, track and fjeld sports ind in fact y branch of sport has a governing body except A.trapshooting. A. T. A. will try to run a sport The that for years ha3 been itrunningtask. self and this will be no child's The only organization that trapshooters have known previous to the birth of the American Trapshooters' association was th? Interstate association the encouragement of trapshooting, for an organization which has done a lot of for the sport. The Interstate asgood sociation welcomes the A. A. T. A. for the newcomer will do manv things for the sport that the Inteistate association was wonderiuig if ever would be done. saw-Matt- y trap-shoot- secret- er sport of "a thousand thrills" charmed connoisseurs in the realm of angling from the days of Simon Peter to Isaac Walton, and from Isaac Walton to our Col. H. D. Snyder, Panama Canal Tarpon president of the club. Every new year brings its devotees new surprints and new delights. The year 1916 is already presenting the latest in ichthyology or rather is the sport in offering brand-neThe canal zone of territory. Panama is destined to be known as the newrodster-touristtarpons country. Thousands of have visited the ardent gTeat canal, and have gone their way all unaware that the gigantic locks, famous the spillway, the tropin streams, the bays, were flaunting before vision a siren's lure that would bring them back on annual pilof the grimages after thefeatnewness of the ages has engineering great ceased to attract. For the lure of angling for tarpon is real, and insistent. And 2000 miles is really an insignificant distance for a yacht cruise in quest of the "bucky run broncho of the sea." A ing on direc t line steamers from New York, five from New. Orleans. brings one from the snow and sleet and rigor of, the northern winter to bask grateful-ly beneath skies aglow and gleaming with the warmth and the magic of Panama. He who in totimes past has come to the isthmus escape for a while the rush and the bustle of northern existence, and to view for himself the greatest monument of man's engiacumen, has been prepared by neering a bibliography already extensive; but not so well advertised have been the attractions of the repubphenomenal lic as a hunting country. Not for long can a land so luxuriant in vegetable and animal life remain obscure. Scientists are studying the flora and fauna of the isthmuff, and within the year their reports will reveal some startling surprises regarding d our territory. Certain It is that none of the famous hunting North Amerlca-- cont grounds in the of game to nent present such aor variety where eportsmen the square mile, more may revel amid surrounding's bluer skies, or so where beautiful, under far the gorgeous cloud effects are beyond compare. For here, in this unof primeval wilderness broken expanse roam the white-tailedeer, the jaguar, the tapir, the agouti, the porcupine, the mangoe cat, the puma, the ocelot, the collared peccary, the corblna and mackerel they are all here, Spanish best of them is a Satyr to Hybut the lordly tarperion compared with the that beautiful, wildly-leapin- g pon, creature of the sea, whose knowledge of aviation and gymnastics has placed him ii"the piscatorial hall of fame. That day is 4 passed when fishermen need cruise 000 miles for successive seasons to catch tarpon, a single strike. They without in Gatun are in thegetting Charges in dozens, lake in hundreds, and the pools below the spillway is their sporting rendezvous. Local sportsmen have been all the thrills and joys of game fishing on the isthmus for at four years. There are occasional least let-u- p days, when they can get away from work, and inasmuch as summer weather and the top 'o fishing both continue the whole year through, these breathing spells permit of a fairly regular distribution of happy hours and of the famous days for enjoyment One common mistake has not pastime. been committed, that of overlooking the necessity for suitable provision for the protection and propagation of the fish. On January 22. 1916, "the powers edict, that be" issued the following and the vigilance of Uncle Sam will insure it enforcement: "Effective at once, fishing in the below the spillway at Gatun Charges will be permitted only with a rod and reel, and the use of hand lines, spears, nets, seines, dynamite or other means, is prohibited. Nets and seines may be used, however, for the purpose of obAll others than gold taining bait. in canal service will be reemployees a pass, unless accomquired to have employee. The supanied by a gold of Gatun locks is auperintendent thorized to issue passes." THK time-honor- their-unseein- six-da- newly-acquire- d long-sinc- $15,000 WORTH OF The largest shipment af motorcycles ever received by a dealer in Utah. This is the fifth carload of Indian Motorcycles distributed in the state. 1 -- Oak-lai- ed w REPORTS. Ray Royd has r.t last signed his At- - EES2BEQilSg!o3i!B5g Mc-Gra- w IIOYI : ! n II V id -'. .- Gov-er- Organization Chartered for Purpose of Stimulating Superior Shooting. - ed n Attempt to CRACK SHOTS GET MEDALS j y. my-tr- cowardice ! H NO W FAILING Affairs of Scatter Gun Men. nil Doubt III a.-im- I A. A. T. A. Will There was a Kcnernl feel ins around Xew Orleans, and a lot of the fans down there told me about it. that Pete wan ti the most ccurae mi man in the world. and when the tnlillnu: KOt a tdl heated be wa.. inclined to seek a soft spot In the rin' flooring. The fans didn't like to bet on him anvbodv for that reason. i et against look what ho il;d in the Williams fight. He stood up like n little major, under tlifierce peppering of the champion, and handed bark, apparently. Just a trifle more than he took. This shows that symptoms of outturn; on one ocasion may not mean had condiany thin sr. It miKht mean tion, improper training or some lllnesa or ailment that is not understood or even realized. Johnuin llnee n Quitter. There have been other startling re-a versals of form in this respect. Just Herman's was. Take the rans of Jack Johnson. When the famous bis blark started out he was known as a hound and people laughed when he was mentioned as even a remote possibility. He with Klondike and here In quit wa accused Chicago of the same thins in Texas with Joe Choynskl. Vet. later en. Jack never wa. accused of anything like that. Indeed, those who saw him In Reno Just previous to the start of the Jeffries battle, declared hi act In walking almost alone through that dens erowd of Jeff partisans and into the rint took Kameness of a hlrh decree. Papke Flnlshe m Tieer. to say Hilly Papke wa a They ued had a deridedlv wide owttter and the full length of ?treak runnlns; hi ntln. Yet one has only to retail bis display one nlsht in Milwaukee with Stanley Ketcs to throw doubt on t!,e jtory. Kttchl walked out of his corner, worked the shift and cautrht on the Papke with a round nrm clean as 15a chin that dropneil him punch whistle. The ftxht hadn't been on second when this happened. a tlcer Yet Papke came back lik and in the tenth round was frolnit even better than Ketchel. .ird 1 Is it possible to cure rin llii-poui- - dlt-ru- AAVPM'IEMT TOPAV PANAMA LURES MATHEWSON IS NOW ORGANIZED - t;i:w;i: is no Intention on the part of a strike of It IS O AMATEURS ARE man? There Is an old savin; to the effect that "he who fiichts and runs away will live f- .Tpht another day," and several of our leading boxera have fitted It Into their own cases at different times during their ring careers. Yet, In trlancln? over the lists it i noted with considerable surprise that the "dote" of today Is the wonderful gamester of tomorrow. In other words, it annot be said that once a man is a quitter he always wilt shew symptoms of wanting to do It. says Kddie Smith. This line of thought is sug.ftefl by 1'ete Herthe astonishing showini; of man. New Or lean: bantamweight. In his battle with Johnny Williams title. for the Magnates Would Benefit at Players Expense and 0. B. Would Suffer. si. HOW BY IGOE -- :- a?1 ii TRAPSHOOTINC i GILMORE SPREADS REPORT u ( ir T Into Gamesters. Fraternity President Says the Players Have Not Even Discussed Subject. T it r DAILY QUERY"-:- - Fighters Who Display Yellow Streak Usually Develop SPORTING SECTION. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1916 ;, MOT STRIKES TH Y 7T T IIEKALD-HHPUIil.lCA:- .SS nl contract and reported to Manager Rlliott. flreat tilings rr expected of season Royd this and 'Rowdy" Klliott is groatly pleased to have him In line. "Ro-teyMiddleton is slill holding out. but Flliott is not worrying much, as lie will have plenty of outfield ma" terial. n i : a v Kits c. . i,. The Portland club of the Pacific Coast league 1ms cancelled its affiliation wilii the Cleveland American to Somers' league club, owing hook Charley ouster and will up with the St. Louis American club. T'ne m:c'Ki:it vv wts .ion. Reals Recker. the outfielder, is tryland a job with the Log Angeles ing to of team the Pacific Coast Frank Chance will likel . give league. Reals an opportunity to make good. "5 FISHING "Orem Prices from $1(50 to $320 Terms for all classes Light to Reliable Parties. Weights and Heavy Weights. Last Indian Ilecord 1000 miles, 21 hours 3 minutes; an average of 50 miles per hour on a dirt road. This was accomplished vith a 1916 machine. Get a demonstration of this new motor Powerplus buying. Models Electric" BEST TROUT FISHING IN YEARS Provo River 3-sp- Spring Creek Hobble Creek BASS AND CATFISH Utah Lake Jordan River DAILtfAINS he-fo- re eed LON CLAFLIN i t. Telephone Wasatch 1385. i I in im nut ti mm mm- liiil inmi '"w"' "" Distributor for Utah. 75 West Broadway Ii ""' ' -- J - toAivti i' i t - |