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NATIONALS TO BE TAUGHT TO SPRINT AT ATLANTA McAleer to Engage a Trainer to Improve Team's Speed?Kahoe to Handle the Young Pitchers. BY J. ED GRILLO. One the Innovations that Manager McAleer expects to Inaugurate in con nection -with the training of his players js the ?npa*:emcnt of a trainer w ho mak*rs a specialty of improving the play ers' sp. ed. Raouel I-ainat of tliLs city, j who lias gained considerable prominence In athletics as a developer of sprinter?, i* most likely to he assigned to this work. Mnnaser McAleer lias had a con ference with I^amat and arrangements may 1* mad* whl. ii w ill take him south vith the team. l^aniat interested himself in several of t <? players h<st season and spent several hours e\ ry morninir at the park teach ing them ti??? art of sprinting. Ijelitclt v.?:< one of those Improved in this way. McAleer realizes that ?-reed means much to a l>all team, and for this reason he Is thinking seriously of adding a speed-pro ducing tour^e to the players daily rou tine. The Importance of having some one , thoroughlv familiar with th* needs of j athletes in training is dawning uj-oii everv manager these days, and McAleer la one of thu first to give the matter s>erioiis consideration. The average hall .player does many tilings during the training period which Is harmful to his future, and McAleer is anxious to have some one regulate those matters in the hope that he will have liis team toe the scratch in perfect con dition. A good start is one of the things that the local manager hopes for, real izing that if he can get his team away with the leaders ho will* stand a good chance to finish well up in the race. Mike Kahoe w ill most likely accompany the Nationals to Atlanta. While Mike s playing days are no daubt over he is still valuable as a coach for the young pitch ers. Most of the teams are carrying a veteran catcher to take charge of the young pitchers during the training period, and Kahoe will 110 doubt he ds* signed to this work. IMtching nowadays depends as much on scientific use of deliveries as 011 the HANDIBOE SIGNS j WITH ASSOCIATION 1 Washington Boy to Umpire in I Crack Minor League This Year. Eddie Handiboe. the Washington boy who umpired in the Carolina Association last year, today signed a contract to um pire in the American Association this Mason. Handiboe. who has been a most capable omcial for several years, has been un-, fortunate heretofore in associating him- j ?elf with remote organization*, where his j work could not be followed by presidents of larger leagues. His engagement with the American Association gives him the opportunity he has longed for to work in , faster company. Handiboe will most likely officiate at the exhibition games the Nationals play here ?arly in April with National League teams prior to the opening of the regular sea son. After these games he will report to President Chivington for duty. SHEAR A COMEB. f;oe Attell Working on a Near Champion. A YORK. Fehr ary 21.?Abe Attell. . - <? am; ton, has imp rt - : ? ntf! l ampion. The newcomer Is ?:10m Attell came aero ? Shear has AtteU's ftamp , . rowl. and is at piesent working be s d.rection for his American .1 He weighs 115 pounds, and ac . v r tin* to Attell is the cleverest boxer \.elglt on the other side. S' ear i..ke his firsl appearance at the N'atin a rt n h^re l'hu slay night in a preliminary match. CUB HOLD OUIS Five of the Chicago Champions Re fuse to Sign Contracts. CHICAGO. February 21.?Five mem bers of the Chicago National team have not yet eigned contracts for the 1911 sea son. Neither the club management nor the players have explained the cause of this delay, but It was important enough for Artie Hofman, one of the five, to come here yesterdav from hi? home in Ohio to consult with the president an*l man amr of the club. Those who have tailed to sign are Artie Hofma*?. Joe Tinker. Johnny Brers, Jack Pfeister and Orval Overall. deliveries themselves, and McAleer be lieve? that Kahoe can be of great service to the team l>y Imparting his knowledge of the art to the many young slabmen who will be in trainingat Atlanta, Tt is not at all improbable that Herman Schaefer will be found in one of the out field positions on the local team this sea son. Schaefer, who has played the infield ever since he broke into fast company j excepting the few periods when he was shifted to the outfield since joining the local team, is training himself for his new field of endeavor. McAleer believes that Scliaefer can make himself a star outfielder. "His knowledge of the game, the fact that he is fast on his feet and has lots of spirit makes him a valuabe man for any team," said Mac. "True the outfield is new to him, but I am satisfied that if j played there regularly he will make a | cracking good man. Scliaefer is to have t a trial In the outfield this spring, and I look for him to make the other fellows hustle who expect to get one of these Jobs. T don't see much room for him on i our infield, for it seems to be generally ; i conceded that Cunninghim has second; base cinched, about the only place that { Scliaefer could bo expected to fill." There are no total abstinence clauses j in any of the contracts of the Wash- J ington players. In fact, none of the) contracts has been changed in any ; way, but are as originally provided by [ the league. There are no bonuses of-t fered, nor is any player exempt from : any conditions of the agreement. Mc- j Alecr does not believe in signing play- : ers to contracts which prohibit them from Imbibing in the flowing bowl, i Not that he allows any violation of training rules, but he does not think that to have such clauses in contracts j brings about the desired effect. In fact, lie feels confident that lie lias a well behaved lot of players, not one of j whom needs watching. "Ball players realize that in order to be successful in the game they must j keep themselves in the best possible ? condition during the playing season, j and. with very few exceptions, they do i that." said he. "The drinking element ! lias been reduced to a minimum in base ball. One finds a dissipator so seldom j "owadavs that his career is usually cut decidedly short."* RETIRES FROM TURF. Chris Fitzgerald. Well Known Pre siding Judge, Quits. NEW YORK, February 21.?Christo pher J. Fitzgerald, for over a generation one of the beet known men in rac ing cir cles. having served in many official po sitions in connection with the Jockey club, announces his retirement from the turf. His last berth with the Jockey club was as a presiding Judge. BOWLING BATTLES. NORTHEASTERN DUCKPIN LEAGUE. Easterns. Atlantlcs. 1st. 2d. 3d. 1st. 2d. ?d. ! B. Poston 128 91 91 Loveless. 114 ... 102 Hettinger 102 111 98 Salb 103 ... | S. Poston. 109 95 119 Draeger.. SO 110 98 j Sy'osklc.. 100 lor. jitj Hasan.... 88 87 lO) i Brown..; 112 65 97 MeCarthy. 95 98 121 j Knockey.. 93 *7 &J Totals.. 501 4S7 493 Totals.. 476 495 510 SOFTHEBN DUCKPIN LEAGUE. Blues. Grays. Holtman. S3 80 92 Georspe... 90 86 92 Reed 103 81 S3 Leach ... 101 83 81 S'helmer.. 88 76 91 Mullen... 96 124 106 Crampton. 96- 92 01 uuinn.... 107 98 8d Carroll... 97 91 87 Galleber.. 90 105 106 Totals.. 407 426 444 Totals.. 484 496 473 G. P. O. LEAGUR. Stampers. Burean. Motzer... Itw 140 152 Melntyre. 181 176 182 Walsh.... 148 157 159 Williams. 192 172 182 llassler.. 141 190 19J Frank 146 155 188 Cardwell. 121 143 138 Stark..., 130 132 16. Westboff. 109 164 133 Motyka.. 158 136 160 Totals.. 688 794 782 Totals.. 816 771 877 DISTRICT DUCKPIN LEAGUE Good Fellow*. Arlingtous. Roberts... 95 104 95 M.Fenton 107 98 H8 Shade 10u 114 128 Armiger.. 92 102 113 Stanford. 94 90 122 McCarty.. 123 84 98 Oehler.... 105 :.2 88 Lewis 105 117 96 IUcketta. 108 116 109 Baum 109 95 115 Totals.. 511 516 542 Totals.. 536 496 540 COMMERCIAL LEAGUE. W. B. llowi & Sons. Tolman Laundry. Ewers... 10ft 105 108 W.D'B'ky 84 112 122 Pool 85 111 91 Poland... 105 8'J 84 Evans.... 95 85 94 Raber.... 97 100 105 Barrick.. 112 5?4 104 A.D'B'ky. 93 91 S;> Green.... 115 122 120 Campbell. 87 105 86 Totals.. 516 517 517 Totals.. 466 497 486 .Tudd & Detweller. Havenner Baking Co. Stewart.. 93 105 98 Mace ill 80 106 Morrison.. x? 97 lUi Beall* 73 ... ... Abbott... 89 103 98 ?ai*ll 118 81 79 Hutch'n.. 111 92 ,1. Work.. 9ft 105 101 Negosta.. 79 92 123 A. Work.. 81 94 107 Hollidge. ... 105 81 Totals 436 508 527 Totals.. 472 leS 464 DISTRICT LEAGUE. Saengorbund. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Machler.. 1?1 152 214 Thompson 197 183 193 Burdine.. 188 212 148 Hagbe... 124 171 14T Eckstein.. 158 2*?1 175 Hudson... 140 195 157 Shaffer... 201 1?> 216 Underw'd 172 145 138 Miller.... 202 1^8 172 Bundy... 115 137 171 Totals.. 905 923 925 Totals.. 754 831 806 TERMINAL RAILROAD Y. M. C. A. LEAGUE. Yardmen. Clerks. Miller... 107 107 86 Williams. 104 88 0? Mitchell.. 8ft 92 9H McVteker. 96 M 82 Bundy 75 76 77 Underw'd. 80 12ft 100 Totals.. 271 275 259 Totals.. 280 301 276 Boston Scrapper Expected to Beat Bill Lang Tonight. WINNER TO GO AFTER TITLE Great Crowd to See International Fight in London, England. Special Conv^pondcnc* of The Star. NEJW YORK, February 21.?ilea all over the world who take interest in pu i gilistlo events are w aiting to learn the result of the twenty-round fight between Sam Langford of Boston and Bill L<ang, Australia's heavyweight champion, which will bo decided in Hugh Mcintosh's Olym pia Annex, London, tonight. This battle is unusually important for tlie reason that the winner will promptly challenge Jack Johnson for the world's title. Lang ford will enter the ring weighing about 165 pounds, whereas Lang will carry all of 100. Mcintosh, who is Lang's manager, has repeatedly announced that the Australian is the best white pugilist in the ring, not excepting A1 Kaufman and other "hopes," but in this country many sporting men j do not hold this opinion, with the result that Langford has been heavily backed here as well as in Great Britain and will be the ringside favorite. Langford was born in Weymouth. Xova Scotia, in and is 5 ftet 7l-s inches ; tall. He has a pnenomenai ring record. Starting out as a professional in v.mij he began to attract attention in Boston and New England. He was only a welter weight then, but he rapidly forged to the front by defeating such men as Tim Kearns, Walter Burgo, Beliield Walcott, Young Griffo, Patsy Sweeney, Joe Guns, Charley Johnson, Willie Lewis, George McFadden. Young Peter Jackson, Larry Temple and Joe Jeanette. Jle met jack Johnson at Chelsea, Mass , In HHM, aria the latter got a decision in a iiftetn round bout, although Langford knocked the big negro down for the eonnt in the second round. After that Langford went to England and stopped Tiger Smith and Jeff Thorne in Jig time. Has a Good Record Coming back to America, he whipped Jim Barry, Jim Flynn, Sandy Ferguson, j A1 Kublak, Morris Harris and John Wille, j after which he made another trip to Lou- j don, and knocked out the English heavy- 1 weight champion, Ian Hague, in four j rounds, at the National Sporting Club. He was matched to fight Joluison at this club, but the latter, after beating Burns In Australia, refused to aoide by h.s, agreement. Langford boxed six rounds,! with the late Stanley Ketchei in Phila delphia last year, and though under a pull he clearly outclassed the former miduie weight champion, who refused to mee? him in another fight to a finish. Langford, for personal reasons, refused to meet A1 Kaufman in Philadelphia last fall, but he went to the coast and stopped Jim Flyrtn ifj a few punches. He chal lenged Johnson repeatedly after that, twit the latter persistently ignored him and refused to cover his forfeits. They finally met in Boston to arrange a battle, but the conference ended in a war of words. It is believed by many that, barring Jotmaon, Langford is the hardest hit.er in the world. Though he is a bit short, he is a quick as a cat and is all aggres siveness. He is scientific and can hit from any angle, but his most effective blows are delivered at close quarters and generally travel only a few inches. He is a quick thinker and in point of physical1' condition it may be said that he alwavs takes excellent care of his health. Be cause of his speed and punching power, coupled with his long ring experience, he is picked to win, and if he scorcss a knock out it will not be surprising. Johnson Beat Lang. Lang is a typical Australian, game, j strong and willing. He met Jack Johnson ' several years ago and was taking a hard j beating when the authorities interfered, j This battle toojr place in Australia when j Lang was little more than a novice. Tom-. my Burns knocked him out in six rounds 1 In 1006, but last year in another scrap1 Lang managed to stay twenty rounds, j though Burns received the referee's ver- ? diet on points. Lang came to America i last summer to see the Jeffries-Johnson I mill. He hooked up with Kaufman in I Philadelphia In the fall and was clearly I outpointed in a six-round contest. In that affair Lang broke his wr st and was un able to do himself Justice, at the same ' time being compelled to take a long rest. I When Lang reached England he was i bailed by Mcintosh as the coming cham-1 pion of the world. He proceeded to beat Jack Burns of California, a fourth rater, and then lost on a foul to Petty Officer Curran in the first round. Lang is a slow coach. He can hit with either hand and is fairly clever. His best quality is physical strength, which gues hand in hand with remarkable pluck. He can take a beating and for that reason Mcintosh does not see how Langford can put him to sleep. The Olympia Annex can accommodate nearly JO,000 spectators and the fight has attracted so much attent'on on the other side tjjat an immense crowd will attend The prices range from $3 for an admis sion to $50 fora box seat, and the men will flght for 60 per cent of the gate receipts. Eugene Corri, the stock broker and sportsman, probably will referee, and will go into the ring with the pugilists Ameri can style. Hereafter when a player 1b awarded to a club through wa ver, the club to which he was awarded cannot withdraw claim. The penalty of violation of the waiver rule will hereafter be imposed by the board of directors, but the fine in no case may exceed $1:50. GEORGETOWN-Y. Nl. C. A. BASKET BAIL DISPUTE Both Quints Claim District Supremacy?Series May Decide Championship. Georgetown's bis spurt in intercol legiate basket ball circles last week and the Y. M. C. A. quint's victory over tlio Carrolls liave put the goal-tossing enthusiasts of this city all agog over the prospects of another series of games between these two teams, such as the three battles held two winters ago. 'i no Blue and Gray's announce ment that it would disband at the end of the present -week by no means pre cludes the arranging of a set of cham pionship battles, and it is also believed that Supervisor Beckett of the Y. M. C. A. will consent to the listing of such events. As things stand at present it is a highly problematical subject as to which of the two teams is the stronger. The collegians have been playing an erratic game all winter, and the same may be said of the wearers of the tri angle. However, the annexing of both the Baltimore-Washington and the Dis trict titles by the association team has given tiiis aggregation a pretty sub stantial claim on the Washington all around championship, its contentions in tiiis respect seeming even more weighty than the Uilltopper-s' claim to the honor by reason of conquests over Gal la udet and the Catholic 1'niversity. Thus the matter stands at present. Followers of the two teams are making all sorts of claims as to their relative strength, and enthusiasts in general are doing everything to bring about a meeting. Two years ago the series be tween tnese two clubs resulted in one of the most closely contested cam paigns for basket ball glory ever seen in the south, and from the appearance of circumstances at. present there u every wason to believe that three games this winter would be every mt as attractive. _ , . It is known that Manager fortune ot the Georgetown quint is willing to ar ia rise dates without further delay, so that it is not at nil impossible that the series will be listed before the end ot the present week. If they are played It is likely that the first contest will take , place at the Arcade and the second at | the Y. M. C. A. .Should a third Rattle be necessarv this will also be more likely | to be phfved at the Arcade than any- | where else, as the floor of the amusement , house is far more neutral than the oae in the association building. Further information in regard to the games will be awaited with expectation. Their arrangement tin* week will mean that the Hilltoppers will tighten up again on their training, as they have ani old grudge to settle up with the jjsodatwn team, for the V M. C. A. at present liolds two victories to thel^.t?nf,arroli though the District series with ^rr?u Institute is not yet complete the ch^m nion^hio is practically sett?ed, and it not thought that any delay will ngjM? be tolerated on account of thls^ Indeeo, it would not be surprising to see me (fr? of the big battles within a fort night. This evening Georgetown plays t?e Bal timore City College team at the Arcade, the game starting promptly at 9 ? flock. The visitors' victory over the Mount St. Mary's quint, which team in turn feated Baltimore Medleal Col.ege, them as worthy foes, ^ a roller skating race will t*fca place *? tween Moore, a local lad. and Donnell., , the southern champion. The two basket ball teams will lto? up is follows: Georgetown. Positions Halt. City College, est Referee?Mr. Hughes. The closing of the basket ball season at the Naval Academy also marks the clos ing of jTm Colltflower's first year as an official of the sport. Colliflower is the old Georgetown captain. His work in the arbitrating line has been of an excellent character all through the winteir. so^uch so in fact that it has been favorably , ?i)oken of on more than one occasion b> the Middles. It would not be surprising to see Jim get some big eastern assign, ments another year. WOBLD'S SWIMMING EECOBD. Daniels of the New York A. C. Sets New Mark for 200 Meters.. NEW YORK, February 21?In a special swimming event at the New York A. C. yesterday afternoon C. M. Daniels made a new world's record for the 200 meters. The old record was 2 minutes 30 seconds, by F. E. Beaurepaire. the Australian, a* Exeter, England, 4ast summer. Though Daniels was not in the very best of form he clipped 1 3-5 seconds off the Austral ian's mark, and he finished so strong that he could have, continued at the same gait much further. In order that there should be no hitch about the record Otto Wahle procured a sanction from the A. A. U.. and Daniels had sucli opponents as Reilly and Nerlch. The Olympic champion cut through the water like a shark and raised such a snlash that every one present knew tnai the time would be fast. After he touched the finish the watches showed that his time was 2 minutes 2S 2-5 seconds. Dan iels is to make another attempt at record making Thursday. Pitcher Wiltse his bought some stock in an airship company. Nothing new for Wiltse io go up in the air. but he ne\er paid money for the privilege before. EMINENT @1MENT Happenings ^portdom BY J. ED GK3XL0. It seems - as good as settled that Jack Johnson will meet the winner of the Lang-Longford fight, which takes place in London tonight. American fight followers are of the opinion that it will be Langford whom Johnson will have to meet, for they do not fig ure that the Australian will be able to hold his own with the Boston "Tar Baby." If a match i s mado be tween Langford and Johnson, there j will be more interest manifested in it I than in any fight since the one at Reno. Johnson will, of course, be the choice, but every one will believe that Langford will give him a hard battle and have an outgide chance to win. Lang did not show enough in his bouts in this country to give him a chance with any top-notch fighter, and Langford belongs in that class. In the event of Lang winning tonight there would be little or no interest in a meeting between him and Johnson, for the champion appears greatly to out class his Australian rival. If experience counts for anything, Joe Kelley wilj havo the wisest team | in any minor league at Toronto the j coming season. Joe has gathered j about him players who not so many I years ago were in the front rank with , the stars in the big- leagues. True, they are no longer as fleet of foot or , j strong of arm us they have been, but i | they should still be able to deliver the I | goods in the company they will be I asked to play in. | Billy Keeler and Bill Bradley, who, a few years ago would have brought a! fancy figure on the base l>ull market, 1 are with the Toronto team this year, as j is Tim Jordan and Kddie Phelps, both i players who classed with the best only j a few years back. The case of Bradley shows what changes time makes. Eight yeaj-s ago Joe Kelley, then manager of the Cin cinnati team, was making numerous trips to Cleveland in the hope of getting Brad ley to jump the American League. Brad ley stood pat, however. Todky both are on the same minor league team. That was a fish story about the Na tional lie ague receiving from the manufacturers of the ball which the old league adopted. Both sides have made denial, though there is no doubt that a cash bonus was involved in the trans action. If Johp gonierlot fails to make good K. 0. Brown to Meet "One Round" Hogan Tomorrow. EXPECT A SPIRITED BATTLE Tommy Houck and Jimmy Cairo Will Benew an Old Pond. i Special DUpatcb to The Star. NEW YORK, February 21.?The process of elimination ip the ranks of the light weights will be continued this week when j "One Round" Hogan of San Francisco I will meet the hard-hitting little light weight of this city, "Knockout" Brown, ! in a ten-round bout at the Madison Ath letic Club tomorrow night. This contest should prove a better bout than the much talked-of Wolgast-Brown battle, for both the principals are known to bo hard work ers and are anxious to maintain their reputations. Brown in the last year has become a clever and cool boxer. He jabs as well ^ith his right hand as most boxers do with their left. In his last bout with Beecher, held at the Olympic Athletic Club of Harlem, Brown gave an exhibi tion of skill which surprised even his most ardent admirers. He has Improved stead ily, and outpointed Tommy Murphy re cently. In the bout with Wolgast he actually outclassed the champion In the finer points of ciever boxing. Hogan is one of the newest lightweights in the world of pugilism. He has been in the roped arena a little more than a year. In that time he has met only one reverse, suffered at the hands of Frankie Burns of San Francisco, the boy who has made such a creditable showing in New York. Hogan wag disqualified by the referee for roughing it in the chinches. According to all reports, Hogan was having the better of the engagement, and seemed to be on the high road to victory when the official called a halt. Hogan, like Brown, won his early battles in rapid time, but as he faced more skillful opponents he depended more on points for victory. An idea of his ability may be had from the easy way in which he defeated Johnny Frayne of California. In addition to the Brown-IIogan bout. Joe Humphries, the manager of the Mad ison Club, has arranged three bouts, any one of which would make a star go. Tommy Houck of Philadelphia will re new his feud with Jimmy Carro of San Francisco in a contest of ten rounds, while Jack Ladbury of Australia will cross gloves with Frankie Fleming of Canada for ten rounds. In the semi final bout Joe Bloom of Philadelphia will meet Tommy Murray. Leach Cross, the East Side lightweight, j here it will not be because he has not tried his best. Without asking the club to stand the expense, the young flrst baseman has gone into training at Mud lavia, a health resort. He wants to report in the best pos sible physical condition, that is very evi dent. He sees an opportunity to beeome a major league player and he does not propose to let it slip by through any j fault of his. Somerlot is surely dis | playing admirable energy, which, more than anything he ha* shown, forces the predicton that he will give anv one a hard Job trying to beat him out of his position. Expert opinion is to the effect that Tom Hughes is going -to be of great help to | the Nationals this year. No less a per sonage than "Wild Bill" Donovan, who is at Hot Springs and who is writing pieces for Detroit papers. Is authority for this statement. Donovan saw Hughes work two Innings Saturday and he sat him self down and wrote the following of the performance: "Tom Hughes pitched the two innings Saturday, and in my opinion, if he goes along and keeps himself in good shape, he will prove a strong addition to Mc Aleer's twirling: staff, for after seeing him perform today I think he will have a big year and at present Hughes looks to be in mid-season form." Over in St. Louis they are pleading with Bobby Wallace to unearth a first base man tor the Browns. The experts there contend tiiat there is no man in the line up who can competently fill the position unless it is Laporte, ?*nd Bobby is being tipped off to play the former Yankee there. First base Is new to Laporte and it is doubtful if he can play the position, though he would probably be an improve ment over several recruits that Hedges1 has secured for the place. He would be sure to hold up his end with the bat, at any rate, and that would help some. The fact that Hans Wagner had a de- ! cidedjy off year in 1610 seems to have brought the V>ig German to his senses. Instead of talking of retirement and re fusing to go to tiie training camp with his team mates, as lias been his custom for many years, Wagner is now anxious to get in training. He wants to re deem himself and show that ho is by no means throuvh with the game. With no automobiles offered for batting feats and Wagner taking an interest in his team's welfare, the Pirates chances next season look much better, for it looks very much as if the Flying Dutchman was to have a good 5 ear, and that means much to his team. will. box. tonight at the Fairmount Ath letic Club of the Bronx. He will face his old rival for arena honors, Johnny Marto, in the main bout of ten rounds. Marto and Cross met some time ago at the Long Acre, Cross barely gaining the popular verdict after ten rounds of fast and clean boxing. Dave Deshler of Boston will make his appearance in this borough Thursday night, when he will meet "Kid" Burns at. the National Sporting Club of America in the main bout of ten rounds. Burns win be busy this week, for he will box Paddy Sullivan in the main bout of ten rounds tomorrow night at the Olympic Athletic Club of Harlem. BASE BALL BBEEFS. i . - ? Manager Wallace of the St. Louis Browns expects to use Frank Laporte In the outfield. , A. versatile chap Christy Mathewson. He's a good checker player, good billiard player, good pitcher, good bridge player, good actor. Steve O'Neill, the catcher signed by Connie Mack, is a brother of Mike and Joyce O'Neill, famous as a batten- a few seasons back. Outfielder Viola, a native Cuban, who made good with Augusta, Qa-, in the South Atlantic League, has been sold to Chattanooga. Viola is one of the finest throwers in professional base ball. Louis F?ene, the heaver, is once more with Minneapolis. Louie has been bob bing back and forth between the Millers and the White Sox as far back as* the memory of man. Perhaps now he *111 be allowed to rest in his natural sphere. According to Chicago writers Connie Mack declares that the White Sox and the Red Sox will be the dark horses of this season's American League pennant race. Cornelius picks the Athletics to repeat in a close race. He figures he has to beat out the Yankees. Kansas City friends of Johnny Kling declare the'star catcher of the Cubs has warned Frank Chance that he will not re port for spring practice until April 5. Kling is said to be dissatisfied because Chance paid no heed to h's advice in the world's series with the athletics last fall. Hartsel has signed again with the Ath letics. It was thought that the little man was all through, but his great work in the one world's series game that he played l made h m so strong with Connie Mack that he gets in again as utility. Inftelder Abbaticcchio, formerly of Pittsburg and Boston, who recently signed with the Louisville (American As sociation) club, threatens to desert the I national pastime. He has invested *40,000 in a. hotel and restaurant near Forbes Field, Pittsburg, and may devote his en- j tire attention to this line of business. [ Cleveland has decided to retain Short- I stop Knaupp at least for a thorough spring trial. Knaupp owes his added lease of life to Hal Chase, the Tankee skipper. Hal was the only American ? League general who refused to waive on | the youngster, who he believes could be developed into something of class. OLD OVERHOLT RYE Originated in good old days when most whiskey was really pore and honestly aged. Handed down from generation to generation, it now has that same mellow, delicious flavor that only a. NATURALLY MADE and AGED whiskey can have. Every bottle bears the U. S. Gov't ap proval and guarantee for age and purity. Distilled snd Bottled in Bend by A. Overboil & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. CHAMPIONSHIP RUN WILL BE GOOD ONE Elphinstone, Baltimore cross country Club, Is Picked to Win Big Event. Judging from the number and class of the entries for the championship cross country run to be held under the aus pices of the South Atlantic Amateur Ath letic Union tomorrow afternoon that event will be one of the best of the kind that lias ever been pulled off in this sec tion of the country. Entries have been received from every organization in the south Atlantic association which supports long-distance running. The Baltimore Cross-Country Club is represented by the largest squad. Four teen men, led by their captain, Elphin stone, have been entered by that organi zation. The Washington Cross-Country Club, the youngest athletic institution in the capital, comes second in the number of men entered under the same colors. It has thirteen entries. Johns Hopkins University has two men in the race, ; while several other athletic clubs are represented. Just who will capture the event is hard to tell, although it looks as though El phinstone of the Baltimore Cross-Country Club will be the favorite. New Year day he won in a handicap race from practically the same field, and it would certainly seem that hu should have little trouble annexing a like event when all the runners 6tart from scratch. Bulac, who used to compete for the Baltimore Cross-Country Club anu who will be seen Wednesday under the colors of the Wash ington Cross-Country Club, would be a good choice for second place. Ijee and Bees.de of Johns Hopkins University, Holland of the Washington Cross-Country Club, Sleeker of Washing ton Grove. Kelley of the Baltimore Cross Country Club and Geller of the same organisation should be well up among the leaders. The run will be held over the old Brightwood course and will be for a dis tance of six and one-half miles. Indi vidual medals and a team trophy are the prizes that will go to the successful contestants. It is fairly certain that the team trophy will go to the Baltimore Cross-Country Club. Not only is the Baltimore aggre gation represented by the largest squad, but every man on the team has had long experience at the distance running game, and experience counts for a *.reat deal in an ?vent In which endurance is the chief factor for determining the winner. The men will start from the mark promptly at 3 o'clock. The heavy snow and rain of the last three days has made going over the course heavy and it is not likely that good time will be made. II I ? I ? ' ' I ! TWIKUER JOSS WORRIED Cleveland Pitcher Bothered by Old Injury to His Arm. TOLEDO. Ohio, February 21.?'The In Jury to the pitching arm of Addle Joss, the Naps* star twlrler, is again bothering him, and Trainer Doc White of the Naps has arrived in town to treat the arm and see exactly what is wrong with it. White placed Joss* arm in a plaster cast yesterday morning. He declares that the injury is not as serious as expected. A strained tendon In the lanky pitcher's elbow was neglected, and inflammation set In, which spread to the other tendon, causing a crook In the elbow. This was straightened out, and the trainer hopes by treatment the arm will again be In fine shape in a short time. He predlets the coming season as the best Addle has had In the past four years. Cincinnati Sells Cannichael. CINCINNATI. Ohio, February 21.?The Cincinnati National league base ball club has sold its claim to the services of Pitcher Cannichael to the Chattanooga (Tenn) club. Carmichael played here two years ago, and was with Buffalo in the Eastern League last season. Mutt and Jeff at Last Cross the Mexican Border ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 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