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THE WEATHER SATt'MWAY MIGHT AND at'MDAT, nutrmuD. probably bmow om NAIM l WAKNBR TO.MOHT. THIRTEENTH NO. 69. LATEST NEWS AND SPORTING EVENTS _ ' NEW TENNIS BRINGS OUT YOUNGSTERS Change in Rules Has Helped to Create New Cham* pions VETERANS ARE CROWDED QUT BY KID PLAYERS Game la Due to Become More and More Popular From Now On The attention of the committee ot lawn tennis solans. headed by Henry W. Slocum, vice-president of the Uni ted States, National Lawn Tennis as sociation, which is engaged in fram ing new rules and laws for the game, has been called to the fact that the playing-through rule for the national championship has stimulated the younger wielders of (he racquet throughout the country as nothing has done before. Last season brought out many youngsters who promise to place the American game upon the pinnacle it enjoyed in the days of Malcolm Whit man, Dwight Davis and Holcocnbe Ward. It was unparalleled in that all along the lino youth was served. The tremendous victory of Mc- Ixmghltn was only an episode. Along with him, standing shoulder to shoul der, are Wallace P. Johnson, H. Nor ris Williams, A. 11. Man, Jr., of Dean Mathey and Qeorge M. Gnurch, of Princeton, Clifton B. Herd and Watson M. Washburn, of Harvard, and Vanderbilt O. Ward, the labt named the sensation of the closing championships, who now la at Yale with Richard S. Maynard. v In addition theVe are William I>ee McKim, interacholaatlc champion of the University of Pennsylvania; Jerry H. Weber, of the University of Illi nois, and a 17-year-old Californian, William Johnston, who Is to make his conquest of eastern courts neat sea son. , v V There Is not -a doubt ' that the youngsters are crowding the veterans. The boy Johnston was the marvel of the Pacific coast last season. In doubles he played McLoughlln and Bundy to a standstill and trimmed the i:reat Melville H. Long In excellent .ashion. The boy works with the whirlwind speed of McLoughlln. Those who atudy the situation care fully and scan the increasing num ber of younger players believe that In 'rarolng the new rules the committee will lay stress upon the encourage ment of the junior players. Already u plan is being mapped out for an or ganization that 'Mill include all the sreat public park courts and schools of the country. The aoopc of such an undertaking and its effect h momentous when it Is remembered that in the last 11 veers only five Americans—Lamed, Ward, Wright, Clothier and McLough lin—have won the national champion ship. Os these meu I,amed was in the first rank for two decades. Ho was SO years of age, however, before he first won the title. In the last few years only half a dozen men ever gave promise of at taining the title. Os this number Me- Ixmghlin was the only ou© to arrive, and with the exception of Wallace K Johnson, who . made a sensational comeback this year, the others —Bun- dy, Touchard, I»ng and Niles —have retrograded, so it Is highly Improb able that they will ever be seriously considered again as contenders for the championship. It thus is apparent that there is, ind long has been, need for new blood. Loud and insistent has been the cry for players fitted to wear the mantle of the departed or departing giants, and previous to this season it met with no response. It is small wonder, therefore, that 'hose who have espoused the playlng hrough system are welcoming with •pen arms the youngsters, each one of whom has come through the ordeal >f the championships. * Os course the complete sweep of ihe Californians last sesmon intensl led rivalry with the east. In a meas ire the answer to the secret which •nabled California to tend to the east h steady stream of player* to lock lotne with the beet this region pro duce*, and either overcome them or ome cloee to it. has been in a mens ire answered from England by ***« widespread adoption of hard sur. sw • ind test playing courts. ' DA JVC I, go rfidfWU-T TACOIIT. stags. Ballroom and Fancy Dancing r aught at Arcadia. Woodward ami M muon. Phone Orand 4MT.—Adv. Final Game at Mack Park Brings Up Another Maulß'etsch Story I Listen, football sane, and you will leer the last dying gasp of the 1912 opt ball season. The IMP will be eteked by the Wol verines of Detroit and the AU-Colleg *n* of Toledo at that now famous ootbail stadium owned by Magnate K. John Roesink. .dealer In semi-pro taeaball, independent football end out jaw leagues i The mention of football end Mack i*arl naturally brings to mind ohe Maulbetsch Here presents Itself an Opportunity to ed(e over another foot mil story before the coroner arrives. This Maalbetseh lea player who Detroit ROLLER POLO IS EXPLAINED BY AN EXPERT Waiter Osmun, Detroit Team Manager, Telia of the Game RESEMBLES HOCKEY IN MANY PARTICULARS Is a bame to Stir Sluggish Blood and Keep It Heated By WALTER OSMUN, Manager Detroit Polo Team. Roller polo la without doubt the moat exciting game known to tLe lovers of sports. The reason for tu popularity is the possibility of enjoy ing the game without thoroughly un derstanding Its technical points. in thll it Is different from baseball and other athletic games. The attention of the spectator is riveted on the rapidly varying scenes of the arena from the instant of the sound of the referee's whistle to the tap of the gong. The game is played with five mcu on each side. Each man has fastened top-tils waist a strap 10 Inches long, to which Is attached a stick, curved at the end, much like those used In the game of hockey. A bright red bail is placed in the center of the playing surface and at the blast of the referee’s whistle the battle Is on. One man from each team rathe* for the ball, while the second rushers, the centers and half-back*, follow, tak lug their positions. The fifth mau is left to guard the goal and he, with the aid of the half-back is supposed to keep the opposing team from put ting the ball in the goal. The two rushers and the center pass and juggle the ball, always endeavor ing to find opportunity to pass the half-back and goal tender for a score The rushers are the two men on the team who’ ptoy tfcg offensive, while the center falls’*hate either offensive or defensive play as the needs of the case may demand. The half back and goal positions are entirely defensive, and while it some times happens that a half-back will make a score, It la the exception and not the rule of the game, as hla prin cipal dftty is to prevent goals from being made by the opposing team, effectually blocking men and breaking up tearri work. Three periods of 15 minutes each, with five minutes intermission in stitute a game, except in case of a tie score, when another period la be gun and played until a score is made. The game is then awarded to the side making the first score. In regular 45-minute games the team leading at the expiration of the time limit ia winner. Often the three periods are played, but with one score made and the audience witnessing such a contest is wrought up to a pitch of wildest fremy. The clang of the gong relieve# the tension an I pandemonium reigns for a few mo ments as the air reverberates with cheers for the victors. A championship series always arouses more enthusiasm than an or dinary contest, but under any circum stances roller polo is a game to arouse the sluggish blood, make the business man forget his troubles and afford much food for heated arguments tht following day. RIVERS TURNS DOWN $1,500 AS PALTRY Can’t See Cleveland Man’s Offer* Considered Good Last Year CLEVELAND. 0., D«c. 7—Joe Rivers, Mexican aspirant for the lightweight thamplonshlp, turned down an offer of $1,600 to fight hero as a “paltry sum.” In a telegram to Promoter H. Inkle. Rivers* manager today demands $3,000 for 12-rouud bout here with Phil Brock. Barring Champion Ritchie and Jack Britton. Rivers is said to be the best legitimate lightweight , His price has since a year ago when he abandoned the featherweight ranks apd would accept SI,OOO any place for a 10-round *o. _ Bomb. Walls keecked Mi Rndel. South African heavyweight champion, at London, laat night. Par Hivata aad •raSamarks Wi ■•rtksl A Bariksl* ST W st Caasma performs a feat which seems on the face of It Impossible. Maulbetsch car ries the ball and forms his own Inter ference while doing so. There are few players who can do this. Maulbetacn runs so low that his shoulders are away ahead of hta lets and he can himself actually ward off wouM-be tacklera as K he were running Interfer ence rather ‘than carrying the ball. Another peculiarity about thta man le that he slides out of a great many tackles. He carries his legs away be hind him when he nine and at an angle that makes It nearly Impossible for tacklera to get a square grip on him CHAMPION PRESS AGENT OF THE WORLD—THAT’S BATTLING NELSON; P. T. BARN CM HADN’T ANYTHING ON BAT IN WAY OF PUBLICITY STUNTS l.*. Jmmt , !| [ J , V|i AflNljNj^H|^HMMn|HHj^^^^^^HH^^^BßQ BY TIP WRIGHT. Battling Nelson Is th« best press agent in the world. He admits it without being hypnotised, i’d hesi tate to make the assertion if Nelson hadn't told me so. I was In the studio of a photogra pher who specialises in sport looking for a photograph of “Bill” 1 tokens and carelessly stated that I wante i the photograph to Illustrate a story about Pickens, who was the beat press agent in the land. Immediately there was a stir be hind a great heap of mounted photo graphs and a voice exclaimed. “Oh, I'd hardly say 'the best press agent.** Kelson appeared behind the vol-.-e, aay ing. “You know I'm still living.” There are rio two ways about this last. Nelson Is living, very much. And coins to think about it. Ik has a pretty clear title to bade bis claim— all honor to “Bill” Plekens, just tho same. Think of the things Che Battler has “pulled" since he bdtatae lightweight champion. An ignorant kid when h" whipped Young Corbett and «Jlmmy Britt, he is today better equipped mentally than many a graduate of a prep school. As his ring powers wane, bis ability to keep himself in tno spot light improves. Jap First Saw Billiards 2 Years Ago , Now Beats 'Em All YOUNG KODJI YAMADA, MEDICAL STUDENT, iS RATED AS MOST BRILLIANT PLAYER IN THE WORLD. Who Is the greatest cue expert In the world? “Kodjt Yamada'' answer the ex nerts of the billiard woWd, iu unison. Yamada took up billiards two yearr ago. So rapidly did he master the game that he entered the 18 2* balk line tournament In New York this mou'h TWO TVMPS and astonished cue-masters by flnlsn ing third. He was the only player to defeat Willie Hoppe, champion 18.2 player o! the world. The average great bllllardlat prac ‘tlces years and years to reach tbs height attained by Yarned*, only, two' years after he flret saw* the game played. la it any wonder that he le hailed as the greatest in the difficult angi* game? One wonder* whether Hoppe, only a few year* ago hailed as the “boy wonder.” doesn't feel hi*/crown trem bling upon hi a aa he contem plate* a match with Kodjl Yamada a year hence. From Japan to Germany Is a long Jump but Yamsda took 1J to ante.* the university of Berlin as a medical student, two years ago One day la the Nippon club, in Berlin, he taw a game of billiards for the first time. “Please teach me that game,” he said to a friend, and the friend obllged- Many who witnessed the wonderf'n play of Yamada in the New York tournament, aay he lost the lUamplor.- ship because of hit unfamlliartty wit’, ibe American tables, whl“h differ somewhat from 'hose in use in Ger man r, and to his nervousness In his early games. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1912. Takeshis match with Leach Cross The festive dentist ripped sledge-ham mer blows on Nelson’s jaw and stom ach almost at will, but Nelson crowd ed In and It was Cross who backed up. At the end, bleeding and battered, buc game and grim. Nelson was cheered to the echo; Cross left the ring un marked and also unnoticed. That bout was clever sdrnrtlstng for the Battler, who says (again), he la planning a world tour. Hu always is. Asa result of the bout his courage is indelibly stamped upon the -rind oi every sport page reader. Brer since he realised the value of newspaper apace, Nelson far cam paigned for publicity. He ha* never paid a nickel for space, because he has been “good oopy.’’ P. T. burnum daddy of them all, never had ntnrtblng on Oacar Mathew Battling Nelson, P. A. % Among the things he has *lqus to keep himself before*, the folks, 'a few that come to mind will serve to prove Nelson's right to the title of cham pion press agent: He attached the receipts of s cir cus in St. Joseph, for $1 plus •fiteresr, for a fight In which he participated 17 year* before. Tried to referee a bout, and when refused, seconded one of the L-oxers 1 I p ftp X vjrflMß KODJI YAMADA MAKING A DIF FICAJJ.T tHOT. Think of this little fellow, with but two years’ experience, gained between classes and study hours, meeting auch men as Button, Slossor, Mornlngstar, Hoppe, Cline, Taylor and Demaresi, men who have spent the greater por tion of their ’Wea perfecting their ability—and showing them tricks they never dreamed oL Yamada lost hit first game through nervousness. He defeated Har. > 1 Cline easily, sad then Hoppe, hr executing sqane of the moat briiiia.it shot* ever witnessed in a match; he Tried to ride a bucking broncho. Arrested for fighting, argued l\lw case and showed familiarity with the law. Was announced at different tiraea as the prospective husband of tl e pres ent Countess de Beaufort and Pay King, Denver artist, to say nothing of a few actresses in hts callow days. Persistently referred to Wolgaet as “cheese champlop" after losing hit title; kept at this until It ob noxious, but it kept him before tho public. Offered, In 1901, to fight Frod Welsh, Jim Driecoll, Owen Moran, Jabez White and Johnny Summers, English boxsrs, in one afternoon, with but 15 minutes rest between bouts. Wrote a book. fought Hegeswisch', 111., and 1* hon orary mayor. “Covered" the Johnson-Jeff rise fight so? a string of nejrspapers. WA» ejected from the Bellevue Strafford hotel. Philadelphia and in stituted suit for damages. Soms people thought hlir rraxy, but Oil Boag. New York fight promot er, after trying to do business with him, said: : * “Nelson Is craxy like a pawnbroker All he wants Is 36 per cent lor his money. "I never met a keenor busi ness man in my life.’ tried seemingly Impossible plays to secure a nursing position, time anu again. He lost to Sutton and Slosson, but beat Morningstar and A1 Taylor and slipped into third place at the finish. Yamada averaged 25 point* for hN games* the second best average of the tournament. He uses a heavy cue and handles it more gracefully than the other star* do their light (ties. In delicacy of stroke he Is in a class by himself. He Is a wonder at ,T cross over" ’'-hots and hla daring plays caused no end of a *- miration among the fraternity. Yamada speaks German fairly weil, but neither speaks nor understands he .j * spt-enoio English, which handicapped him in th« tournament. “Billiards is a wonderful game. * said this Japanese boy through an In terpreter. ‘‘lt helps one figure out hard problems. But as soon as I get my diploma 1 will give up the game, except for pleasure, and return to Japan to practice medicine.*’ Poggenberg, the brilliant amateur player, discovered Yan.ada while In Berlin and induced him to come here and compete In the tournament. HOBO CAT CALLED THE “WAIF” TAKES PRIZE AWAY FROM HIGH BROWS • NEW YORK. Dec. 7.—A hobo * cat known as “the waff,” took the blue ribbon from all .Its pedigrees at the Cat Fanciers’ i show, as the best solid colored, short-haired cat. Mre. Ketchan the owner, found the stray cat, dirty and hungry In her back yard a few months ago. EASY TO QUIT BASEBALL IN THE CHILL DECEMBER 18 NURSING BRUISES^ AFTER HAVING HAD A MOTORCYCLE SPILL NEW YORK. Dec. 7.—Charley Stein Is nursing sundry bruises and bumps today aa a result of bis spill last night In the motor- ' cycle race with Jimmy Hunter at Madison Square Garden. Stein lost control of his motor qn the second mile and after racing wildly for more than 100 feet crashed Into one of the uprights at a corner. He was thrown down the embankmeut and Into the Infield.' He shut off his power as he struck the ' l>ost so the machine did not run . Into the crowd. WANT TO MATCH . PACKEY AND WELSH Garden Athletic Club Opens Ne gotiations With Two Boys NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—The Garden Athletic club has opened negotiations for a 10-round bout between Freddie Welsh, England's lightweight cham pion. and either Packey McFarland or Willie Ritchie, who recently won the world’s title from Wolgast. Since Ritchie's managed has demand ed a SIO,OOO guarantee for a bout lu this city it la more probable that Mc- Farland will be matched with the Briton. Welsh and McFarland have boxed three times, a total of 55 rounds. It Welsh decides to box McFarland he will sail from England next week, ao that the bout can be ataged early 1n January. tomorrow’s Entries .% jf jai HKZ First Race—Ail ages. Helling. 54 fur longs: Maude McKee, 9ft; King Stal wart, 96; Loving Mose, 96; Janus. 9V; Camarana. 100: Lehigh, 105; Orperth, 105; Dog Star, 105; Helen Scott. 110. Second Race —All ages, selling. 5Vi furlongs: Tom Chapman, #5; Haxel C.. 106. A. P. Moon. 106; Son of Rocks, 10ft; Sand, 105; J. M. Stlhes, 110; Good In tent, 110; The Pedro, 110; Don Fnrique, 110. Third Race —All ages, purse, 5 fur longs: Batwa, 100; Orackerbox, 10ft; Lucille Allen, 105. Gllpy, 105; Napa Xlck, 101 Fourth Race—A-U ages, selling, 5l« furlongs: Lady Young, 105: Kvellna, 106: Chanticleer, 106; Deerfoot, 110; Cantem, 110: Kdmond Adams. 110; Hid den Hand, 110; Sir Alvescot, 115; Par lor Boy, 115. Fifth Race—S-year-olde and up. sell ing, 6 fhrlongs: Bay of Pleasure. 102; Ora McGee, 102; Odella. 1 OS; Mlmorl soso. 10ft; Sea Cliff, 10ft; Lescar. 110; Bit of Fortune. 110; Feather Duster, 110. Sixth Race—ft-year-olds. sailing,—AW miles:-Reporter, 99; xFolk, 10<R Vir ginia Lindsey, 106; Rake,- 10ft; Re#** Offell, 10ft; Shorty NorHwut. 100-: Orstehen T3.. 10ft; C. W. Kennon, 10ft-- xApprentlce Allowance. Clear; ftlow.*" m y” IS LOOKING UP Basketball prospect* at the Y. M. O. A. are brightening. Thu Grand Rapids “Y" is announced today as the five's first opponents here. The. two teams will clash the evening of Dec. 17. The “Y" Commercial league begins operations tonight also with six teams In the percentage column. Short Lengths Clark ha* heru rboara captain of the Central High school football team. I ahrraltr atndrnta are to play Yp*l students at soccor football a week from today. Joe Coater Rive away wolnht to Johnny I»re and not a lacing at New York for his pains, last night. Jim Thorpe | profeaaloaal hoekey plnyer; latest. Jim Is supposed to have consented to play with the Tecumsah team of Toronto. Jamea R. Keeae’a noted racer. • Sir Kingston. Is dead at the Castleton stock farm, Lexington. Willie Hoppe rqsallrt the world’* It t balk line billiards record last night when he ran 400 In four Innlnns placing against George ftloaaon at Philadelphia. ' They Go Wild About Shawkey Down In Baltimore ♦.hey are letting this Shawkey thing get away with them. Jack Dunn, of the Orlolea, Is feeding the fsns this sort of ■tuff: If Detroit wants Shawkey. they will have to across with Cobb Crawford or Dubuc and a ca:-li consideration. If ahswksy is all that. President Nuvln had letter sell his whole team and grab this guy. Navln save he hasn’t considered getting this much touted man. TO PREVENT SOX’ THROWING HARD BY TAKING AWAY THEIR GLOVES ruii'AGO Dec 7—For one whole week aftsr the Chicago White Box gu g next spring, no player is to be slewed to mti ca agtor. or mftL' The Result. kmnager Callabar. »gu r wUI permit MMHr to throw hta a .wlft ball. Tba tM. *M tw Wat none of the players, especially the young recruits, will bs bandicspped a limi arm. Several managers have tried to m>Ke »te pro cm *» * during sariy training and Cal la an announcement mads today M i levee is ids hit upon the right scheme. NIGHT EDITION ONE CENT. It Is Also Easy to Quit Basket ball in Flowar/ f May .* ■. S| BUT THE BASKETBALL MEN COME BACK NOW —— * And the Baaeball Men WUI Bc. On the Diamonds in April By RALPH L. YONKMR. It’s easy to quit baseball la Decent* her un<] basketball In May. AH during th« present month we may expect to hear and see baseball players by the score rise up In Joyou a exultation and announce that they are through with the game. * Frank Chance has a big ranch In the west where he likes to spend his time and muke his money. He has so much coin that he doesn’t need to work aa hard at baseball as he might and It la said that this fact had something to do with Murphy’s letting him out of the Cubs' managership. Joe Jackson wants a raise and re fuses to gire up butchering beef ts butcher fast and slow ones. Holdouts all over the country are the order of the day. And as the baseball holdout plants are just beginning to bud, the basket ball holdouts, which have already blossomed are withering. Jake Maxep announces after every reason that he is through but he ad mits now that only actual physical die* ability to play the game can keep him off the D. A." C. five. « Alec MacDlarmid has said nix on the game, but his D. A. C. comrades are hoping thal he will change hIJ mind. Freddie Busch, too. has essay ed sjo try to keep the holdout flower fre*4 longer than usual. Chauncey Johnson, former manager and captain of the Y. M. C. A team, looks like s real stay-awsy this year. Last year he finally succombed to the lure of the basket game and Joined the “Y." This year he has made no announcements but "Y" officials say that he has given them a definite “N»* Is response to an inquiry aa to wheth er he Intended playing. But the baaeball men too are no better at actually staying away from the game than are the basket bailers. Next spring it may be expected that Joe Tinker will forget the stage end romp on the diamond again. What ever holdouts remain then will prole ably Join him. Last season the two most stubborn of the stand-pats were Donie Bush, of) the El£e, and Catcher Street. Both hung out until the season was well started. Bush reported In time to get a fair start with the team, although he did not go south and Street hung out until after the season was started. Outside of Bush there wa# no hold out who caused any anxiety last sea son. _ There promises to be a little more excitement this year. But they’ll aii be back. Emil lit Umaii, groundkeeper for til * Tigers, has written to baseball headquarters here from Gulfport, Miss., where he went some time age to commence work in shaping up the Tigers’ diamond. Heisman sajrs that everything looks tine down south and h< thinks "mt the Tigers will enjoy their training quarters. Rate pre vented his working for several days when he first arrived PETER PAN AND OTHERS ARE SENT TO EUROPE NEW YORK. Dec. 7.— Ten Ameri can thoroughbred horses left today on the steamship Minnewaska of the At lantic Transport Line for their voy age to England and later to France. In the tot are the stalilona Peter Pan and Ort Wells and the Broodmares MasUclte, Court Dress, Megg*s Hill. Early and Often, Mosquito. Pope Joeu, Stepping Stone and Ocean Bound. CHICAGO PREP SCHOOL GRIDDERS MEE'MWTLAND CHICAGO, Dec. 7.— Washington high school, of Portland. Oregon, un defeated claimant of the football championship of the Pacific coast, has accepted a game with Wendell Phil lips High, of this city. On their way |to Portland, the local team will atop at Boise City, Idaho, on Christmas day. On Jan. 1, the Chicago boys will play Astoria. The Detroit Skat rlufc Sold* Ms Mat tourney at Harmonic hall Sun4ty.