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p THE SUN, SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1913. Li JAMES MATURO, DENVER'S BEST POCKET POOL PLAYER Ul, Huh m fiim!-; for Ml Tim! I - liiu I IcikIiiiico !(t of All T1nn. T1IIKTY VKAItS IX I.KWK, -?( i. "l" .Miuiiiut'iN lint Only Five l''iiiiMi!s urini- 1 1 t 1 l.nnjr Life. II.' ,IIIN II. liMI lll'.lt. C i. cir,.rs.' i, :.i I i,l i "ti ,.r tli. i i ,i im f - ill r ill ' r i- I (ti 1 ' 111. ill i . . i .I in i ' V w i . t k i , . ,m ,( I N' i nn.il I., .i ii I- r..- ..II tli it is i, 4 IU..1 ' ," lu.ij.n I. iil In tin 1 ll'i til, It ll IS till M ll Hilt ' i '! .n ii .if im I .' Ill of II-. II 11 ll I .1 . I t 'i l! MP - 1 i-M y ' I ii I II" I III till . .t il t 1, . , 1 .'f ml . ,, 1 ' i. ... t, . I f ii I r in In i. n ( 1 ,'ii ji.i um i i i i n ic'rr 1 ' M. ll Ulit lf ill I'M .till ill ' 'I : .M -..n-.it.i'ti.il tl-.m ili.it . I .! ll'.M Illl'lltK if th. t itl' i i ' . t ".it Ii i f.. i- r ' Mi. I. - I ii. nm- nf tli Aimr.i-uti Hi. Imp v - 'i " ln'PM ) 1 1 U'lll.i 1 1 iiriitii!- r i -it-. 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Now .,' li.it" ImII lilston. anil proml- k ht in hi' W ill IS.iiil.iii ami ' .Iwi. k Th. latttT ttrt ilnly ti till, of Tatlifr of ltanliall" i- as If ! pt tin- NVw Yoik iluli ait i it n hi wrlti'iip". V all ' a' t' Kin. Km wi n. tllf first to of Mmrlo hroueht out ttia cry "UV arol ilio piop'i-!" Imt all t!n tlrno Day l.fpt lilt ll ll 'It In hly poi kt'tfi. Mut id1 ai, t'lf tiiaiiaai-r ainl l'i tlii pn I U r 1 1 . Imt "llin k' Uwlni; u it tln tiiarUlati anci l I ..f luitli It look in t .i to put a tfatn in N York Mtitili hal the norM- ami t'.n tin- cmmi.Ii (U.f m M uf . Th" -ti' with tlif Mtt ami owii'il tlioin, ORIGIN OFTeAMThAT WON : 1912 PENNANT IN NATIONAL .Mil I n nd O'Diiy Fir-t lo Sro I'oooibiliiips of (tamo 1 1 ore in UU51. COMPLETE HISTORY OF GIANTS DURING LAST THIRTY YEARS. t thMi II IM 111. i:, i .mi l"-! I'll tiii' U'.V iUI 1.11 lo'.tl I 13; lir.'i t.M "en i:C IkUII IS." IUM 131 I uv t' alii in online t" tin- ilattH r- i i 1'i.i.it.is. Th" xport mi b- j ,-..i t li lit'i .-, fifiortiillv at Hov tuti I'hiluiifiphla. hut tho. ttatnt I i i urltftH lo prefer t the art hlxeH ot ,1 f . New York h.nl the Mutual", ir t ' Hrooklyn hatl them, hut imtMil I I " faet that they wore Rret n Moi klnes in piu.mi1 one year In the National ltt-kgie they never Ulil much to make U . -..'v-a tutiiouti In i thirty yar.' of Its National i IHory the New Yoik iluh has had tin preslilt'titK Ua, Van tott, . 'i, HrufH nnil Il"tnisteail), hut "i has plaeil uinler a si ore of I' ll! zr- u P' tlifli In charge of the outfit .It. i Pay us .resilient anil .lame" iB inahauer were laitly illffer t ' -tr tiu thoJs. Tim liustllni:. wiile. i i' Tie rouhl fliruiutlvcly trnvol a r . ii i( it,,, (iigTiitifil Day was oov t " ny block. The piiti ninJ t-nerkT ( 't;ii' f.''i f . Ifl2. fit Ornrgr I. Mitrrlanrt. The luoft s-lonal came teally hitan In New York with the nilvetit of the Metro politan team In 1W Mutrle anil Day. Mho each pltehfil u Kiitii" for the Mets that e.ir. not together a Miotic ai'irre cation .if hall iila.M's ati'l In lil It toK'ther at an liiilfpeniletit team until thev ilrov "letl. not one, Imt two opt nines, rust they plaeeil th" Mets In the American Ao. In' Ion nn.l then oiKanlnt th New York .liil. anl put a tram In the National l.eaii.. Tin- Met won the American .""iii'latlo!i t hamplonthlp In 1 sv t. atnl nuM ui'iloiiliteilly haie won tnote fliic" hinl not the owners of the two teams lohlii-il one to lutter the otlnr. Tie- Mett in 13 were tnaile up of Tim Keefe ami Jack I.ytiih. piti-liers; Hilly Hollit'it anil iharles 1'rlpiehlaifer. ciitfli trs Sttie Hr.-nly atnl Dave I'irr Crst biiM' : Sam Cratn'r seconil lnp, Thomas l-Nti-rhrook t III il haie; .I.iek Nelson, hltstop. IM K'. nneily. left (Mil; John i I'ltnuike. n litre ll.-M, atnl James I Chief I Itosein.m. rlu-ht tit-liI .Ml of them, with the fviptioii of Same I'ratie atnl Jonn l ''It'.lll hi . ueie with the ollatllplon team of 1N-I I'lai.e Jolneil tin- St Louts team of tlif Prion A-'toeliitlon ami i'l!outk a!-o tlilfteil li.to the Wist Cran's plaee at .,.,,, n, was taken hv John Dasher Troy, who was -sftit to the Mets from the New Yotk t-am il llmirke's plaee in cintte tielil as lllleil hv Itosftnati. ii hoe place In rlk'ht nas taken hi Kennedy, nrr l.t HiB the t'Ciilnr first hnsemati. After th Si IIMUI of I'll the New York club took Tim Keefe ii iil Tmn nsterhroolt from the Mets ami the latter team never finished lilKher than sen-nth plate In the miit.-.'iI-lm: three ears. nftei whleh It went out of l'.l.teni' fotelt r Arlniltlrd to the National. After the reason of in th Natlnnnl I.e.iKiie. Troy mid Woree st.-r droppetl out of the cln-ult and New Yo'k and I'hlla dflphl.i were ailmlttetl In tliflr places In lk-S Mutile and Dav took their pick of the plajirs of the Troy team, "eurlns scleral stalwart men who le,'ame th nucleus of the (Hants' roren1ot wa William iHuckl Kulnc, who was mmle ."iptaln. Then there were l'ltclier Mickey Welch. rirt Haseinan Hoger Connor, hnttstnp IM Catkins and Outfielder Pat (llllesple John Motitnomen,' Ward was -eeureil fiom the famous Providence club and Jame K. (Tip) O'Nell wa-i picked up off the lots. These two were added to the pitching staff. John Cla.trp, the catcher, wns transferred from the Met. as h1h wa Krink llankln'on, the third baseman. J II Ifumphrls. who nad .(ti constilerahle sendee wltli Independent t-'itns. was siuned as etra catcher Dasher Trny. the second baseman, came fiom l'i tr.itt As outtleldeis. In add.tioii to Olllesple, the new club got Dorcan, a leteran, ami (trace Peurce, another old star, iilio In IS-.' had been a member of the Hiiltlni.ire team Doriran was with the Mets In lsl The learn. In It' first venture In the National leairu, finished sixth In the race, endlm? ahead of Detiolt. which had had thr'e yearn esperlcnce In 1SW in I'W Manacr. President r.in Ml (ill B.MI l'i I ..-.1 :o M! 131 A4 ISP 1.1 i.vi, :-! ISOIII 13 torn 1011 I Hal. r."i, 1 tui- llHI IDII till.1 (17 tl pvt Kl'i Si "l KI, til 103 .ISO S.V eo4 d'.n f,s1 IIT.' .Ml 3 '.11 MU m: 6: I it'll utrle ,i Muirle : lllltrle I Muirle I Mutrle I Muirle I lliltrle t. Muirle :i lu trie s P Pnw rts .,.t M Wit III ?.t M W.ll.l gd I in i .ln, k li, nli- ill I. l tkltis :'l lrulti 3 l Jnyre T!U Jnvco ' (' lllnn inJ ll Hay .I'reii Itecy s II Kulni ( Unit 7 ti Hulls S 1 Simlth II r'cernerl ju (,r.i Mr(trnw l.tr(ir,iv Mrdraw Mcitrnw Metirnw Mcliriiw Mc(iriw Mctiran Mciirnw 11. N, .t II l)v .1 ll Imv .1 II I Mi .1 11 I Mi ll II lim it ll IM .1 II I Mi .i 11 I Mi .i ll I ini ,1 II Hsy Van Colt Van Cntt A rr'tliiian (leorpe. n tall yoiini; fellow fiotn llel- lalie, Ohio, was no railed and sal- th" ! til o iit.-iai.s i little asti'.t tit-s K tame Hum tit" Mets. iihoni ho had helped lo win the Atiii'tli'.ui .--iirl.itlnn pitiiiiinl III lSt In I ."i Ktiliu: left f. ..in the lt( C.isklns bflm; let lele.-ised In the timid!" th" l isMln t, ii , Inli Mlliheapo!!- i Milt In I h. kill- V ll! '.I tin M. 'M'll lll-a for T.i. III. is main. I ilth ihe lilnni ' pMidetit to secure a helper. The club intriupou simieil John W. Kalnty fiom Ittn Il.tmlltoii Hint i club of the Inter i national la amie. o'liourke coiernl the iK In si lt i .l 1 u'.itni s. I was the only i-ntchfi team, llumphttes ami Bo. Ilumphilis mis of ll. olll to mi. I trti i to tin - line year. I is- l.i HIS ItloH lis ot I'. :ile. iiho ti-illtllli-- Hie till" Pr'dni.in Fr'iliriui A IVdiiuiti A Kr'd mini A Kr'dmnn A VrMrrun A rr'ilm.in A I'l'ditinn rr'tlm.iti I'J I J ? J I J 5 .1 a .t v. I i J i J. I T l!ru-h J 'I liru-n I 1 liru-li ,t T liru-h ,1 T Iiru-h .1 T llru-li .1 T llru-h ,1 T Hru-h ,1 1 llru-h ,t T llru-h He mp-t'Ait 3nlsiti;33n,i7M I the lranue. and the Philadelphia team. which, like the New York flub, was mak. 1 ItiK Iti debut In the leacue that .it-ar 1 In lH Welch and Uncle did the ' pltchlnc. Watd taklnc up Infield work. Tip o'Xcll was let bo and went to the St. I.ouls ItrnWIlM, Where he developed Mntn an outllelder and be;an a brilliant iareer. Alexander McKlntion. iho had Is-t-n with the Syraiue Stars In 1 v Tt?. 1S77 and H7s, and liter wlh the Capital Clts mid lb' Athletics, wn eecuted to play tlr-t base This threw Connor to .second and thin! b.is(s us sub'ttitute for Ward mid tlatikti --m Tioi na sent to , the "Mets," and Dinny Itlchaidon na I picked up an a utllitv liiib lder and out-Iiildi-r lb was the smallest man mi the team, but later made up In nbllltj what, in comparison with Ins teammates, In- i lacked In stature I'asklns remained at short Dorcati and dtllesple continued In left and rlKht llelds, whll- c-ntre Held was phtyeil by various men, tncludltie Illcliardson, Ward, Connor and the pltrh ers. Kwlm: and lluinphrle wt-rt the onlv i catchers In l-(. John Clapp, tliMiUKh bi'k of attention to physical condition. lost his skill ii a player and became a I policeman at Ithaca, N Y. Casklns helped lout behind tin- bat In five khiiips. In 1 s S 4 the New York team finished 1 point Ihlcher than it bad wound up In the j I previous year. This was some comfort I to the patrons, who besan perceptibly to 'increase In numbers, much to the satis-1 faction of Mutrle and Dai I Tram Hecomca I'nrmldahlr. In 15S.1 th New York team for the flrat time hepan to assume h foimldable l-.ppearatie" and became a factor In the rare to be reckoned with. Now, tor th flrat time, the cry "V ate the People" whs heard. Th CMcako team , was Riven a merry chase to the veiy' clon of the season, and It fin-illy n on nut by a scant two cames, the dlants b Inc content with t-econd place. Durlnit the three seasons of 19Ti. lfS6 and W i the (Hants displayed rat Improiement, nltlmtiKh thev landed third In 1 S S 6 and. fourth In However, In each year, tilt-' were considered likely pennant , winners, not only by their admlre.n at home but by the fani alone the entire circuit. In the three years MM5, 11!6 and 1SS7). Tim K.efe and Mickey Welch rio the only pitchers. In 1S57, lllll I i"ais ("'ll.. ni!" iittil behlml th" bat nci-asl'in illi In 1i'. ".I l-7. l'i th. latter j in- th" New Vmk club itot Itli: Hill llioun fiom California befoi" the season tipt-ntil, and diinni; Hit- ia.. si -cured pat Murphy fmm the .it-.-. , t'ltv club. Dta-lei, P.r.ni'i and Muri hy. . r.. thr "villa. i it. hi.s, a--'-. , 'i O'Hotiike. Huck Hwlnr In Ki7 be-i-atni .imliitioii- to plav an intli-ld p.'sl tlon .-tin took chime of thl'd bae K111.-1 r Connor plaied at llrt bast- rluht thou,-li the three years. Pur st t ond base. In I-... Mutrle se- ctiifil .1 It-rharilt from the l.uiiUi 111" i tub. C. lliaril! also coiert d the li.m in ln'l, but III 17. ntler pl.t Inn im, uani". th" old Into was transffi ltd to tin- '. lifts. ' .-mil I i.i ii nv Hie hardsoii be nan his ullttftlni: vork at si-coi.d has.-li.-nii;" I'Hin Hatfield nils tin- ntiliti .iillt-lili r afti-r liii'liarils.-n i,is pfiina titrill placul at -ts-ond bsae. "CI ' c im fiom t'l" Portland i.Me.l team, uhl.a lion the Pii-ti'ui New Pn.'latid chatnpion MilP iti ISM!. Tom lNterbrook. the "Dtide." In lSv.-,, came from tin- "Mets" with Kt-t-lt. at which tlifr" Mas much trumbHiii; in 'ii"rl.-an Assocl.itloti (irilfS. but Mutrle ami Dai lure the bus-es. and paid no attention to their unseemly imli'. In !-.". th" 'Mils" tltilshul In seienth plate ami tin- "tlin-fl" of Tlin ami Tom was pointt'd to as th" main causi- of the drop from tlrst place. i:st"rbrooi tool; the Plat" of Hiinklnsoti. who went to tin- "Mets" to lill th shoes of the "Dude" Ksterbrook remained with the (Hants until li7, u In ti he was s, m baik t.i the "Mets,' ..re he did i,,.! illsplaee Hanklusoii at tl.ir.l base but was put In the outllild. He plan-tl only oil" Willi, and then ls'Cati to drop into the minor lfac'i-H. II" returned to New Yoil. in thv- i-ar of the club's troubles, 1 :(. h.-lpim; It out at first base, as n ill be i. bite. I Inter With lti 'brook U"lle. "ISnck" KwIiib follow, i his ambitious bent and went to thud bae During the season In stew a bit uni'etta n and thought t ) Wuril llccomrn Minrtslopi, j Jnlinnv Win il hi ri llnally found his In el. I'nr Mime Hint- he had i omplalm d t.f a weak irin. iihlili picvtuliil him itioin ilnlni: Jii-tif to himself and his i lull In the pilt ni l's bo. He had hi - i" famous as a pitcher for thf Pnnl- llellee telllll flolll I N 7 to INS". In I WO ihe had shut out the HiilTnlo team without 1.-I1I111: th" hatters a hit, not a lliitlalo man n.uhlliu' Hist base. Now, III Pi.'., lie wii permaneiitly placed ul short- -I'... a position In which he "allied much distinction. I llllesple phleil In the outfield without a bleak dtirlm: th" seasons of lssf, lSC and lv'", atnl so did Dorcan. James ("Kouike, who came from 111" Hulfalo i bib, was the Menhir rlcht tlelder In l5 and liS'".. In lv7 he was switched lo cent!" ll'dd and Dorcan went to tlnht. I Hi 1 1 1 ik that season NVu York nbtiilned (biUKe Goi" fiom the Oilmen club and Mike Tlernatl Horn Hie Jeisey Cy club, (ioie was placed In centie Held and Tier ii. m in riulit. Potli did their full share tn brlmtlnc the cliamplonshlp to New otl In h' and 1'.'. In I'W the New York team, which now acipilfed th" iiuuie of illauts, won the championship, and tcpcati-d the fe.it in Iss'.i. In ls th" (Hants eaily ealmil th.. lead In th" rai" and held 't to the t tush In 1 s s 7 the Detroit team, stiemith- letl by 'Ihe "HIk l'our." lion the ch, mi ll, nslilp. the only time the future Timers pennant tn the National lws the team appeaitd to ilinpptd liiipilessli out of the nice when, fiom July "! to Ann. -1, It lost lee CillllfS 111 Mlccessloll. Tllf I'luciik'n iind Philadelphia teams then be. caul" th" stioni:et llvals of the (Hants. The latter, hoii"i"r, shoiitlm; their slnKati, uishul throuvh the si as, in. and won the championship with nearly tsii sanies to spa ie. Kicfe, Welch atnl Georce w,re the hold-oi-i r pttilleis fimn 1 7. but lo-UU'e t ok put In onl.i thte" full names, m,,! ti. e l.lte in the season. I'f the thtte nanus he won two. The bulk of the pitchiui: f.-ll upon K's.fe, Craii" and I.t-ib-ll Tltcomb. the cuinctihall pitcher l spt -d In d' liierv. came from the Toronto lub. which had secuicd him from the Washington club In lv7 Tlt.ninb cime from the Jersi City club He was with Pie Phlladi Iplila club In lmi, Ins li-t year III fast company, but was not con sidered stroni: enotixh and was let (cc lie und Crano took their regular turns In the box with Keefe and Welch. Dur Inc the proRres.s of the season Veteran (liorce Wchliiiati, who had valiantly winked for the Detroit club from US! lo IS.Xft, when the MlehlKatidcrH were tlonn derlnc aroutiil last place, was slcneil. Hut (JeorKe had lost his i tintilnx as well im his strom? aim, atnl llltllted In only two Sanies for the Giant", lie beat th Indianapolis team n to pitching nRunt llByptlan Mealy, H" itave the lloosers only thtee hits, all sltmle, while Ihe Olanls Kot only four sltmles off Ilealy. The tuns ueie nrcotmtci! 'for fiom the fact thai the Hooslers mad" M ertors und Ih" (Hants three. Weldman lost hi second and lnt untile to III" D"tiolt team, which beat Mm Ii to la. lie pitched against Dick Coliiuiy, nnil I ( hit", incllld Iiik a duuble. n triple and Hi" limn" nm". a totnl of 2.1 baes, were made (iff hllll, Off Conway the (Hants made l lilts for a total II bases, H ua the last up. pearalice of Weldman In th" National t.e.iciic. lie died on M.tlch .1, 'JVi, III n New York hospital, The catchers of the champion team of USS wrto P.wlnK. Mitiphy and lliown, (if course. In the meat majority of the Raines the eittrhltn: was doll" by Huck with his wondeifully consttuctcd :lovc, which had accumulated motley patches on Its Journeys around the circuit, be comlnc the subject of comment and the butt of Jokes. Murphy was his tli -t as sistant and lirown his second helper in the lulleld, Connor and lllchanl son inlssid very feu- cumes at Hist mid second bases, I'or third base the club secured Arthur Whitney from th" Pitts bine club. Cwlni: was evidently con vinced that, iilthoilRli cotiiersaiit with tin- dutlf. of a third bii-temeli. h" lacked Ihe eipeitiies.s of an Inllcl'ler, and theie-I'm-" letutneil to th" tiuirt' coiiKt-iil.il post behind the bat. II" neief for nil Instant thereafter del latcd fiom the paths of it catcher while with McGtaw. John llalney w'tit back to th" Hamilton team, whence he hud come. Ward covned shortstoii position ilutliiR the entire sea son (HI Hntlleld was the extra Inlk-lder. dirt stars Mlsslnn. In the oiitilcld two of the r liable men of former .I'-ars were mlssltiK. They were Gillespie, who went back to the Tiny club, which was now- n member of the Intel national l.eaKtie, and Mlk" Dor Kim, who went to his home In Syracuse titld elltilul the Milium business. Jim n'Klllke was placed In left Held, Gore In centre, and Tlernan In rlcht. Two ti"iv outtlildcrs wete slcued In W. J. Slat-ti-ry. from the Toronto club, ami Klnier II. poster from the Minneapolis club. The latter was a un-mbcr of th" Met ropolitan team In 1M'., Slattrry was i try active, tnkliie pint In nj Karnes, In 1SS0 the Giants aKiiln won the chiitnplonshlp, hut only after it hatd striiKKlc with the Huston team, winning by a very slender margin. Th" rt-c-oul at th" finish was: New York, won 13 Raines, lost 43. percenlaKe .fif.li , llos ton, won S3 climes, lost 45, percentace It wns the closest race In the his of the National League up to that The championship was dt-cldfd near the end of the season, (if hist twenty caines played by each names, of which he won only 2, lost It and tied I. With Ihe New Turk team h never lost a game, winning every one of th eleven In which Im llgured, atl but two being full contests, Hni'1, Hrrlnir a I'llrher. Tluck P.wlnc's Inclination!! rati toward lilt pitcher's hti this season. Its " Vh In two full games and iictiinlly won both. At lloston, early In the season, ia- teuun was shut out by John Clrka t to 0, KwlhK for the New York leant relieving Crnue In the ninth Inning. H'loW wan clearly veed out the oocurctins and next day strode Into the box and heat the Hustons 10 to !, pitching against Kid , Madden, A week later, elated i cry llkn ' 1 by the vlitory over the Hoatuna, ha fared the Clevelands at New Yoik, beat i lug them to 3. That wns Hilck's last l display of picsuiiipllon directed toward I til" bov, Gil Hntll'lil was occasionally tiel aa ii pitcher, ami onro Arthur Whitney went ! lulu the bo. Whltnej'H performance took place III Washington on June 1 nnd cnveied the last three Innings of a game in which both Keefe and ("rune retired after pitching three Innings each. The Washington team won the game P to 5, Now, the fact that Whitney pitched three Inning Is not mentioned nn worthy of Pi enervation In the archives of baseball, but when he went Into th box Roger Connor took his place at third base, lid Oane going to tlrst. These three wer the only Innings In which Connor failed to eoler llrst base during the. entire sea son, It l.s worthy of mention that Hofer played In every limine of every sumo Ills team contested In 1SSS. This history nf the rli and fall of thr (Hauls wilt he rontlnnrd nrmt Snndny. DE ORO'S CHALLENGER OWNS Two Vfiirs Asro in Denver nnil in Pliilfldoliliia Last Sju'iiijr Ho Foil. c.iplllti d la lgllc I lllllllll". Ill It Welch. IM Crane, styled saiise of his .CIS. lory time only th- team, not counting tie gatnis. of which the New Yorks had thre" and the Bos tons two, tin- Giants won 17 and the Hus tons 13. These two tennis, after the sea son had mil advanced, wen- the only contenders in the race with any pros lit ct of landing the pennant. The Detroit club withdrew from the Na tional licague after the close of the sea son of 1M and Its player were scat ten d .limine the other teams, but the New Yoik club did not get otic of them. Th" lloston club secuied Charley Hen nett, Charley Ganzel, Dan Hrouthers and Hnrdle Itlchardsnn. The Pittsburgh club got IM I (anion. James White, Jaik Howe and P.'ter Conway. The Philadelphia i lub was fortunate in crabbing Sam Thompson, and Charley Gctzeln Joined the Indianapolis team. Cleveland took Detroit's place In the league and was Klicn Pitchers Larry Twltchell and Henry Giuber l'or 1 "'.' the New York club retained all Its old pitchers exiept Geoige. who Jidm-d the Springtielil. III., team, which that yuir won the ohatnplnnshlp of the Ctiiiial Interstate League. Keefe. Welch, Clinic and Tltiomb were In line, but Tltcomb, after pitching three games, was released to the Toronto club of the Inter state League. Not a new pitcher for the season of was procutc-d until July, when Hank O'Day was obtained from the Washington club. O'Day, who later be. came n National League umpire and In T.'IL' was malinger of the Cincinnati club, had a remarkable icconl In IsS'j. While with Washington It pltchnl thirteen Although James Maturo, who tack! Alfredo Ik urn for the world' mio cham pionship to-morrow night nt Jacl: Do.ile's I'oi ly-si-cotid street Ivory palace, th" con test bt ginning to-morrow night. Is pic tured as a wild Westerner, he Is lu reality a New- York lioy who returns to his na tive heath (is a challenger for tho tttlo so long and so often held by tv- i iro, a Cuban by birth, but a New Yotker by adoption. Ten icars ago Maturo sold out a grocery business In Jersey City and located In Denver on account of his wife's health. Ho previously had operated a .small billiard room In Jt rs.-y City and had gained some fame locally as profes sional champion of th metropolitan dis trict. He mm the city chnmplonshlp In a tournament, but when he married he went Into business, and It was only four or tlie years ago that lie again turned to the wielding of an expert cu for a III lug. .Maturo went west In 1904 and for sev eral ears was unlieant of as a Pocket I Millard player In this part of the coun try. Hut his skill with a cue calmd for Mm the jkisIiIoii of "piofesslonal" at the Denver Athletic Club, which boasts of many good amateur player. The billiard roum of the Denver A. C. has been under the management of Jimmy Maturo sine ISOi. lie l.s now only 33 years old and his stroke has th firmness and bril liancy of youth. There is nearly twenty year dlfffrencn In th" ages of Maturo und Do oro. Th veteran champion Is a crafty performer, deliberate and fail seeing In evciy mole he makes. He may not be spectacular nl ways, and he often slows up In Ms game, but seldom In a championship match In their practice matches with local amateurs at Doyle's last week both Vn lo and Maturo weie beaten at el ens the, tlrst night t-iich appeared , that those thing happen often and us applied to title play mean nothing at all. Muturo. arriving In New York last Thursday after his long I hie from Denver, played "no points In th afternoon practice and In his Mrt night came was defeated by J. II, Shoemaker, who Is regarded as about tho best of the ninattir pocket billiard experts hen-alsiuts. NATIONAL In Two Buildings ForTwoeeks Grand Central Palace Jl coirJl gst!it'.'."5' ' if'-'-Jf--' .'.V"'"'- - l . ''-.In . '.-xyf?i,Vrt 17 SUPERIOR, watch-like workmanship and ex pert designing are the appealing characteristics of the foreign chassis now on exhibition at the Importers' Show. There are body designs by the famous masters of Europe and America. OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT. 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