The day book. [volume], January 06, 1914, LAST EDITION, Image 21

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WINTER SPORTING DOPE FROM EVERYWHERE
White Brothers Win Charlie Is a
Consistent Battler.
We think a lot more of Charlie
White today than we did yesterday.
Not because he knocked Harry Dona
hue out in the second round at Pe
oria, as White was expected to score
easily, but because he fought every
.second of the few minutes the fight
lasted.
When White found he was up
against a soft mark he did not stall
along and resort to a lot of fancy
stuff in an endeavor to draw a fine
finish, with the prospect of a return
engagement and another purse. He
waded right in and fought, which
was what he was being paid for.
The tendency of some fighters to
stall is rapidly dying out. The, fans
want action for their money, and will
either get it or stay, away from the
fights.
Opponents of boxing in Peoria will
make a strenuous effort to prevent
further bouts in the distillery city.
They will use the knockout as an
argument against the continuance of
the mitt .game. Peoria has been an
oasis in the Illinois desert, and it will
be unfortunate if this battle ground.
is closed.
While Charlie was cleaning up eas
ily, Brother Jack managed to get a
decision over Prankie Russell of New
Orleans after eight rounds of fierce
milling in Memphis. White was floor
ed once, but fought back gamely and
cut down the disadvantage.
Battling Levinsky does not suffer
because of the fact that he was out
pointed in ten rounds by Bob McAl
lister in New York last night. In a
title engagement, over the derby dis
tance, Levinsky would get home first
under the wire. McAllister, though
young, is the cleverest big man In the
ring and can outpoint any of the
heavies for ten rounds. After that he
fades, as he lacks & punch of damag
ing proportions.
Knake Joins Feds! Otto and Tinker
Will Be Cards.
When Joseph Tinker signed to
manage the Chicago team of the Fedr
eral League the fans were sad for
one reason only. They would see no
'more -crabbing matches between
Tinker and that sterling, bow-leggefl
athlete, P. Otto Knabe, who guarded
second base for the Phillies.
Mr. Knabe was an efficient guard
ian, and went so far in the defensive
line as to use his hand's and feet in
repulsing invading baserunners, es
pecially when the man on the paths
was Tinker. Joe and Otto were con
tinually in a wrangle, and open war
fare was narrowly averted on several
occasions.
The fans were sad because, they
were going to miss this inspiring
spectacle.
But n,o we cap see these two
gents fight as ' of yore; and" all is
serene.
Knabe yesterday signed to manage
Baltimore in the new league. He cut
loose completely from the National,
and will stake his future on the suc
cess of the Federal venture.
This moye leaves the Feds without
managers in only two cities, Pitts
burgh and Toronto, and officials of
the little strangers say that big leag
uers will do the directing in both of
those towns. There is no reason to
doubt their word. So far the Feds
have made good on all their claims,
extravagant though they were
thought to be.
With Tinker and Knabe both acting
as pilots, no one can fortell the
amount of blood that will be shed
when they lead their minions against
each other.
Pretty soon some of. the old mag
nates will admit that the Federals are
inearnest about running a regular
ball league, with players, parks, bats,
balls, and all the necessary incidentals.