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THE : s 7 ' r'" ' ' sv- ' y i - "':r 7-v'- vv-- '' ' r“ f-j- :' ’" - j- i-'- : V - 7 v- - ' 1 ' ” -- ‘C ' : J ' ' C' SALT LAKE ' CITTi XJTA1I MONDAY FEBRUARY 5 1917 HERALD-KEPUBLICA- N ts Coast League Moguls P C Will A! vje - Assemble' in L PLAYERS AGGIES DEFEAT LOYAL DESPITE BOX ELDER HIGH BIGGER OFFERS West High and L D S U ' Top List of Scholastic Teams in S L Division Big List of Performers Who Think They Can Do Better on Coast With the first half of the scholastic basketball schedule completed and the various teams fighting hard for division honors a percentage table based on games won and lost finds the West High school and the L D S U leading in the Salt Lake division The West High team tops the list of teams in the first subdivision while the L D S U is on the super-strat- a of the second subdivision Both teams lead their respective subdivisions with a percentage of 1000 the West High havthree games ing won nilS ofbavin-"played and -the I D rnered victories In four games played Tooele Is- vlelug uia 'theWest High in the first subdivision crowding the leaders with a percentage of'666 The race in the is somewhat closer than that In the first three teams being closely ranked under the leading L D S quint Jordan appears to have second- place honors cinched until they are defeated and Granite wins Coach Hamilton’s hoop-stewill undoubtedly get a firmer hold on their second place berth tomorrow when they meet Murray the cellar champs in the second division From present indications the L D S has the biggest share of the chances to win the division title They have vanquished their opponents in every game played by overwhelming scores and are improving in rapid slides The West High team was going strong at the beginning of the season but lost a number of its star players at mid-yeThey have since been handiof second capped by the insertion string men In the line-u- p who are not accustomed to playing together The percentages of the teams follow: First Subdivision — T$on Lost Pet SCOUTS ARE SPURNED Big League Moguls Frowned Upon Risberg Reutlier Bodie and Even Marlin - FRANCISCO Feb 4 —Loyal fans our little old Pacific Coast league circuit were loudly Roasting just a few weeks back that the bis league scouts had grabbed more men out of Prexy'A T Baum's organization for the official Jack and Jill at the camps than ever beerring fore in training leag euhistory Also the scouts backed by the managers and the magnates were proclaiming that the Coast league was becoming one of the chtef sources of supply when the big league material was being sought and were prophesying that there would be many a star from the far far west to bust right In under the main tent this year Shock Hlaberg Gets To make the enthusiasm unanimous requires only the help of the And that seems players themselves to be lacking Some few of the youngsters who have been offered promotion seem elated over It But there are others who have cast an eye upon the contracts sent them bjr the mighty moguls of the majors and'have promptly emitted a loud and Indignant: "IVhuddaya think o' that! Behold “Swede" Risberg in the contemplation of a contract calling for less money than he was paid last season by Vernon Of course some of that money was slipped the “Swede" on the quiet and was not Included in the figures bn his contract but the fact remains that he got it So Kleberg has announced that' he has his health and a willing disposition and will take in washing or mow lawns by the day before he goes to the White Sox for the coin offered him Kenther Is Balking comes “Swede" the Following The Pittsburgh “liutch" Reutlier Pirates won 'Dutch" They are alleged to have offered him a contract for 920U a month The season Is six months long meaning that “Dutch’ would get $1200 for his season's work and would have to pay his own fare ome if he wanted to come back at the season's close Therefore he declines to have anything to do with the I rirntes The case of Ping Bodie Is widely known Ping has been offered 93000 Inby the Philadelphia Athletics asmuch as Ping averaged --92900 for each of the two years he was with the Seals lie doesn't see where this raise of 9100 is going to do him any good It wouldn’t go far toward pay ing the transportation of his family to Philadelphia Furthermore Ping has gone into business here in San Francisco and is making money as he never made it before so he isn't worrying at all over baseball ‘Speed Martls Toe And now comes the news that “Speed" Martin of Oakland has just about decided to abandon baseball as a career and turn down his White This contract it is Sox contract calls for little more than said “Speed" got from the Oaks last season He has a good position with an automobile company and he figures that with his Job and his pitchof Sunday ball in the bushes he ing can make more money than if he did the hop to the Chicago club dissatisfied with hie Another contract is player “Rowdy" Elliott "Rowdyr had a few weeks with the Cube toward the end of last season and accordmade good from the ing to the critics jump But he isn’t sopleased with his had announced new contract and that he may quit baseball as a profession and devote himself to raising beans or asparagus or onions or something like that on hla new farm near Colusa He woukl consider a proposition to remain in the Coast league and it seems likely that such a proposition will be made to him Frank Chance is trying to get Rowdy’s release from the Cubs McMullen Likes Coast Fred McMullen who hopped from the Angels to the White Sox only a year ago is anxious to hop back He is alleged to have sought the ear of Tom Darmody and besought Thomas with tears to get him away from Charles Comiskey and put him on the Vernon team McMullen admits that he got by Sox also that the fairly well with the to Sox have a chance get Into the world's series this year and he wouldn’t mind getting hie share of the money But he would turn it down for a chance to play ball here It seems that there Is a young McMullen behind the wish The young McMullen is a recent arrival and Fred can’t figure lugging him and hie mother around the big league circuit So he wants to come back to the coast where there are relatives who can- cast a watchful eye upon the young hopeful when Papa Frederick is traveling BleCredle Has Woes Paddy Siglin the lnflelder purchased by Portland from Pittsburgh isn’t satisfied He doesn’t want to make the Honolulu nor dose he want to trip to to Portland If he does' report report he wants more money than he is’ getting Paddy has told Judge McCredle one tale regarding his Pittsburgh salary and Barney Dreyfues owner of the Pittsburgh club has told another So McCredle says he will stand pat on hie offer to Siglin who can take St or leave it Pitcher Kenneth Fenner obtained from Marshalltown la by way ot Cleveland got' the Invitation to go on the Honolulu trip “Count me In with troth feet" was his response He was preparing for - - the Madison Square Garden phitheatre of and that he will have all boxing and athletic events to be held' there Browne states that the Garden was bought from the New York Life Insurance company and the price to be something like raid is reported The management of the Garden had a number of fight probeen sought-bto moters all of whom were anxious demonstrate1 that they could make money there It has been in charge sevof various hands within the past eral years' Perhaps the one 'Garden was a real sucwhose manager cess ' was Jimmyregime Johnston now manTed Lewis and Joe Welling aging Johnston was in charge the boxwhile ing shows at thevGarden were popular and the place made money Grant Browne the new manager and to get a boxing perpart owner and he has announced mit at onceplans that one of the first fightsHehe stages has in will feature Les Darcy mind either Billy Mlske or Jack Dillon as Darcy’s opponent Garden Will Be Improved The Garden will be rebuilt and enthe organlarged and Browne plans call the Naization of wbat he will tional Sports club It will have members from every part of the country and it is Browne’s wish to have Madison Square Garden the clubhouse of a national athletic association that will have a helpful influence on sports from coast to coast In discussing his pldns shortly after his announcement of the deal Browne said: will be only one of the fea“Boxing owners to be considered tures by the best bouts the of the building Only Our possible will be countenanced main purpose is to save Madison Square Garden for American sports “A great deal of money a great exdeal of my own money will be conon extensive alterations the pended Both ends of the arena templated will be rebuilt so that it will be The possible- to seat 18000 persons entire building in fact is to be remodeled on the Madison square aide and twelve of fifteen stories added in which members of the club may live “It is the present intention to enroll 5000 wealthy members and charge them a fee of 9100 a year The members will have first call on tickets to any attractions scheduled at the Garden" Has Option on Ftolton Browne already has an option on The heavyservices Fred Fulton’s as was handed 91000 last week weight a guarantee of good faith and he is being paid a weekly sum in order that Browne may have first call on him Browne expects to tie Les Darcy up in the same manner He sent a friend to Philadelphia last week to get Darcy's such an arrangement signaturehasto said that he will meet E Browne Darcy's manager5 Timothy O’Sullivan for March and hopes to clinch a bout boxes for me on that date “If Darcy A1 McCoy will not be his opponent” said Browne “I do not know much about matchbut I am a fan and I do not making think that is a good match I have not missed a big bout In years “Tom O’Rourke has applied to me for the position of matchmaker and I may decide to take him In with me Score 38-3- 5 full-charg- r SAX Squeeze Out of Close Game With the Long End of TEW YORK Feb' — Grant Hugh Browne or Goshen N Y has announced that he and his associates have purchased New York’s largest am4 - second-subdivisio- n rs ar West High Tooele ' East High Grantsvllle Second Subdivision — L D S Jordan Granite Tom hands Jack Darmody former manager of the ToKnight ledo club and Somers for- mer owner of Charley that team and the Cleveland Americans a boost Bassler Shortly before came coast Darmody back to the Johnny for the wrote to heard of the He hadasking catcher Knight wonderful work of the youngster He reIn the Imperial valley ceived a reply that Bassler was not for sale Less than a month later Charley Somers wrote him “Bassler now is in your stating and 3ou are at liberty to discity cuss terms wtlh him” Bassler was let go because he was ill and wanted to go home and Somers could have Knight hoolced Darmody on about S1500 but they wanted to play the game J fair - was a true one but it stopped the scribes They had nothing further to say They had met their match The discussion turned to Pitcher from IndianapAldridge secured olis by the Cubs last fall It was mentioned that Aldridge was & a school teacher and that pitcher he twirled a part of a game once in shoes patent leatherthat’s a curious “By golly said Maanger Mitchell of we had a the Cubs “I remember once He named Sparks pitcher was the only fellow I ever saw wear patent leather shoes In & ball game and he was a school teacher 1 coln-cidence- too" ?’ Bingham Murray 2 383 0 3 000 666 Pet Won Lost 4 3 2 1000 0 2 2 3 4 2 0 600 500 400 000 Evanston Wyo Feb 4 — The Evanston basketball team won a from the Rock contest here last night ' The count was 81 final Springs quint to 21 which indicates that- the local team was considerably the fastest agSprings boys gregation The Rockclean basketball played exceptionally two fouls during the enonly making tire contest They were weak in teamwork and basket throwing however and proved easy picking for the Evans-to- n quint lop-sid- - ed WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND - - By Briggs 18-1- - Elder aggregation The score: GRANT HUGH BROWNE as an adviser because of his-- many years of experience It will be all right for Tom to be around running i intends to have both Darcy things Browne guess” and Fulton train on his Goshen estate At present the new boxing imhas 6000 head of horses win-to presariothere most of them tering Browne be snipped to the war zonewaiting has made a fortune through his sales to the warring nations RAY WINS B A A EVENT MORGAN HIGH AT SUNDAY SHOOT Indoor Race in Fast- 3-MI- LE Takes est Time Made in Twenty-eigh- t Years Over Heagren in Special Match for Medal Pops 90 Out of 100 Wins Boston Feb 4j— Joie W of the Illinois Athletic club won Ray the three-mil- e race at the Boston Athletic association indoor track and field meet last night in 14 minutes 33 5 seconds the fastest time in the twenty-eigyears of the meet The national two-michampion ran Villar Kyronen of New York national off his feet in one mile and had two laps on the field ‘at the finish A former westerner Earl J Thompson now a freshman at Dartmouth equaled the world's record for a race of forty-fiv- e over high hurdles 6 seconds the time beingyards The Hunter mile event of these sfnnual games principal was captured by Michael A Devanney of the Mill rose Athletic club of New York who outran Ivan A Myers of the Illinois Athletic club national mile champion sectime was 4 minutes 25 onds Myers was third Mayer Williams of Brown university a negro won the forty-yar- d dash In the relay race Yale defeated Hard vard over the course and Harvard won from Cornell over the 1560-yacourse Dartmouth defeated Princeton in the short race but lost to Syracuse at the longer distance The Millrose club of New York defeated the 4-- ht le cross-count- title-hold- er ry 3120-yar- rd Meadow Brooks of Philadelphia TWO GIANTS RELEASED Although Joe Rodriguez and Joe have been released for the Schepner New York Nationals to the Rochester club John McGraw plans to take them to Marlin with him and them the benefit of training withgive the Giants also Possibly Manager Mike Doolan will go to Marlin and work out with the Giants Under Ideal weather conditions a number of local trapshooting fans rifle gathered on the FortshotDouglas for the Salt and range Rifle yesterday club trophy Earl Morgan Lake and Harry Heagren tied In the shoot for the special medal each making a score of 23 out of £5 In an additional won match between the two Morgan 48 out of An while making a total of popped 42 out of 50 Morgan's Heagren for the day's shooting was total score 90 out of 100 while the aggregate made by Heagren was 86 out of 100 The complete scores made follow: 47x50 Palm 4 £x0 Bishop 4 5x0 Cowan 44x H Heagren 4 3x50 a Calmc 42x50 Horgan 31xV Bain 22x50 Baldwin 17xr Bailey In special match: 48xo Morgan 42x10 H Heagren FLYNN TIED UP IN WYOMING SNOWDRIFT Jim Flynn who is billed to meet In Murray February 13 Jack Dempsey will arrive In Salt Lake this afternoon to a telegram received last according Fred Winsor promoter of the by night The fighting fireman was bout scheduled to aet foot on Salt Lake soil but has been tied up with yesterday other travelers in the snowdrifts of Wyoming “Are You Going Back?” sick mi cxpcrlmeatlmg come to a real see how differently- he will treat y Specialist methods I employ My splendid There Is no guesswork about the that I KNOW HOW I am qualified for my is due to the fact education while experience and the application and Nature work by course to beat of common-sens- e principles have taught meonthe DISEASES the same principlepursue that in the treatment of CHRONIC and the application of experience byto observation you have learned do the line of work you are engaged in to the good “horse sense" of my success however lies In the best advantage The real proof that I cured them after other physicians claims of former patients convince you had failed A trial Da Not Pat It Oft Any Laager it Yeu Need s Dorter Get tke Beat nl - £ eightPortland Feb 4 —While een Portland regulars are working out in Honolulu the recruits of the their propPortland club will doThe Beaver ping at Stockton word have received Stock-toyoungsters are n to report at that they 15 and work out under March Willthe eyes of Nick Williams iams also will have his Spokane club at the same sgplace Several ball scribes were waiting to appear for President Weeghman & salesman for and as they chatted coats and sweaters listened atOne by one the scribes tentively the told of a curious experience on field of play Finally the salesman who was also & fan spoke up: saw “The strangest game was at Winnipeg In the Twilight “The battle he saia league" started aftersodinner inin the eventhe seventh dark got Bob ing It that Unglaub stuck a Inning candle in hie cap like the miners to play first do when he went was also lit and' base A candle second and third placed at first bases" This story the salesman declared a hunting trip to the Ozark mountains but abandoned it immediately Dennis Wilis has signed his contract -- and wants to be counted In on the trip to Pol land and Bill Rodgers has written from Cincinnati asking that tls boat be held until he is aboard Walter McCredle left by steamer Saturday for San Francisco to attend the here Tuesleague meeting to be held v-3C - sue-'ce- ss My Extraordinary Is due to my many years of practice combined with a full knowledge of the most advanced methods the best authorities of employedwhich the day by assist me In defining symptoms promptly and the exact treatment to be prescribed KNOWN RESULTS are what count That is dewhat every sufferer earnestly reason sires For that to I ask you come to me and learn what can be done for you Do it today Don't delay DON’T GIVE UP— A VISIT WILL TELL I simply want the opportunity ef showing what I can do In Chraale - Veins Eczema Blseases Yarirooe and Bladder Trenblea Rectal Diseases Plica Fistula Rupture even when others have failed entirely Faosotu German Remedy - IMPROVED fer bleod akin disorders In Tried “This or That" Doctor or Remedy Until Yen Are Utterly Discouraged Yon Are Just the Ose I Want to Talk to Free Consultation Call If Afflicted Everything Privates DON’T LET MONEY MATTERS KEEP® Y OU AWAY TERMS Reasonable Made to Suit the Convenience of the Patient All my dealings are and confidentlaL absolutely and all business 13 private noon come and have Hours: 9 a m to 8 p m Sundays 10 a m to a friendly chat about your condition Na case accepted by malL I AM FOR Case Yon Have - MEN STATE MEDICAL CO - day - BOX ELDER De-vanne- y’s for the nl 38-3- - - HmM-RfpoUIf- Brigham City Feb 4 —in one of the most spectacular basketball games played here this season the Box Elder High school was defeated last night by the Utah Aggie quint by a 5 score While the Aggie victory was expected the Box Elder team sprung a surprise and outplayed the visitors in many departments of the game The Box Elder team finished the first half with the score 3 in their favor and were going strong until the last few minutes of play when Kapple of the did some phenomenal basket Aggies shooting which brought his team in the lead Despite Ihe fact that the Box Elder team Is composed of new material they put up a finished brand of basketball and those who witnessed the contest exhibited much favoritism toward them by generous applause Kapple and McMillan were the stars for the Aggie team while Watkins and Tingejr performed In the fastest style for the Box 1- -5 pitcher Johnny Seale last year and towho was sold He report to Detroit is ready he was gothat stated a month ago quit and enter the Univering to of Southern California Spring sity and the baseball feis verapproaching is beginning to get in its deadly grip u President Tener of the National to enlarge the home league wants Give the pitchers a chance plate There is one to suggest something who says he heaver in this league will be satisfied If they nail down that the home plate He claims year when he was pitchingtwolast three the plate used to would jump haveorbeen a inches and what balL a perfect strike t was 4c 4e a holdout wu “Spider Baum He a - few days but only forcontract uud now the his signed uud watt for u fans can alt buckwhen Jack Ryuu nice warm day book up In a three-ho-ur and the Spider nlne-lnnlgame Jp ' 1000 ROCK SPRINGS FIVE C ng 0 1 EVANSTON DEFEATS The scribes here received word from Peoria that Groeling was the best shortsjtop in the Three-- I league The fact that the Peoria him management wanted to get Now back was proof of the report that there is a report in Portland Hollocher the youngster McCredle farmed that circuit “was the sensation of the Three-- I ge league" jc Osearf Vltt who need to eavort and around third baso for the SealsJenwho has been helping Hughey of the Detroit Tigers for the nings five says the Coast years past needs eoiuedlann He suya leaguehasn’t been a funmaker la the there slnee Happy Ilogaa died league When Carl Sawyer wan with the refused to Aagels theto umpires of hla stuff allow him pull any jg Couch U 3 2 1 SprcUl to The - si' i 7 77 ' ' - ' - 234 S Main Si |