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(EDITED BY WAGNER)
THE FARMER: DECEMBER 23, 1913
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KOHETCHY WAS
CANDY MAKER ONCE
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NewPittsburgh Star Left Job
Making Jelly Beans To
Play Ball
St. Louis, Dec. 28. Nine and a half
fears ago Ed-ward J. Konetchy was
Seslgning marshmallows in a candy
factory at La Crosse, Wis. To-day he
is- one of the star players in the Na
aonal'league.'ftnd after playing -with
live St. Louis Cardinals for six and a
half year he has just been swapped
to Pittsburgh.
"Koney," only became a ball player
by accident.- Besides presiding over
Ihe destinies of the candy factory, he
also was famed as a fisherman, a
hunter and incidentally sis a back lot
ball player in La Crosse.
"I've got two - brothers who -could
" beat me all hollow ; playing ball,", de
clared Koney, "but they can't see the
city Jife. They'd ' rather take their
boats out on the river and shoot duoks
or go fishing than to play in a world's
"series -game. I used to feel that way
about it,, too. '
"I broke into the game In a peculiar
Way. I went to my foreman one day
and asked-him if be would give me a
couple of weeks, off. He asked me
what for and" I told him I wanted to
try out with the La .Crosse team that
was being. organized." "You've got an
Iron nerve," he shouted, "to ask for
time off to look for another job. How
ever, you go ahead and when you find
out that you can't play ball you, come
back here and you can go to work
making 3elly beans again. You'd
better stick to turning out all-day
suckers and get your mind off this
foolishness." ,
Koney; however,' went to the ball
park daily. He acted asa part of le
scenery, .for eleven days, he declares.
The manager often . looks . through or
over him o around him, ' but never
at him.. Koney posed : in the back
ground "until" he felt like an old oak
tree unOl' rfhe- day- the manager, - who
was Pink Hawley called him.
"Meet- me downtown," he whisper--
ed he,: reflected and seemed- about to
say "the . old mill at midnight and
bring the p-a-a-pers." but he said in
stead, "at Mike's Bar."
Koney met him and Hawley signed
Him up at $.50 a month, which was
more than he made at the candy fac
tory. Koney played with the La Crosso
team two and a half years until he at
tracted the eye of Jack Houston, a
scout for the Cardinals and a little la-
Manager McCloskey went to
' tor St. Louis. '- Koney joined "the"
team in Cincinnati.
CXhe news of the- signing of Koney
was - printed ' and it was "erroneously
Btated that he was a Greek. The'
t reeks - bf ' Cincinnati .' decided that it
w as" mete ht" they " honor "their TTGf
lenic -player and all the Greek societies
got together and bought a floral
nor sen oe almost as big as a trolley
car. and with the flare of a brass band
they arrived at the ball park aud
marched onto, the grounds where they
overwhelmed Koney under a shower
of roses.
The Greeks were somewhat stag
gered when Koney told them he was
not a Greek, but a Bohemian. "Well,
keep it anyhow," the chairman of the
occasion told him, and they found
seats and watched the game, minus
some of their enthusiasm. t
Koney was christened . "The, Big
Train" by an admirer in St. Louis' and
the name stuck. .'. He didn't know
What the name meant until last week
when he became inquisitive after sev
eral years and asked a friend.
' "What Is this Big Train stuff?" ask
ed Koney. "I've been hearing that
name and reading about it for years
ind I never knew why they called me
that." , ,
His friend told him that his imag-
(native admirer nicknamed him after
ihe famous race horse "McChesney,"
jrho was christened the "Big Train"
on account of his speed. Koney ap
peared satisfied with the explanation.
- Koney is twenty-eight years old and
Vs built like a gladiator.
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here from Guantanamo.
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BOMEISLER NOW
WORKING IN MILL
Former Yale Football Player
Is Learning Business In
Lawrence, Mass.
Lawrence. - Dec. 23 -Douglas Bomeis-
ler of New York, the former Yale clev
er football player, is now in Law
rence and is located in the Wood
worsted,, mill, where he is to learn the
mill business from start to finish. He
started work Tuesday and he expects
to remain here two years.
BnmclslBr was graduated from Yale
last , June and last fall he assisted
Head Coach Howard H. Jones in tne
development -of the Eli eleven, he hav
ing complete charge of the ends.
In 1911-12, Bomeisler established a
reputation as one of the best ends in
football and he was' picked by Wal
ter Camp and almost all other experts
for a nlace on the All-America - team.
Last year, Bomeisler was out of the
game in the earlier part of the sea
son with an injured shoulder, but his
work in the Princeton and Harvard
games was of a sterling character and
Walter Camp paid him . the following
tribute:
t "Bomeisler outclassed any other end
in 1912. as he did the previous year.
With speed,, judgment and power, he
offered the!' ideal ' combination, and
when he covered Flynn's kicks, . going
more than 60 yards, it was a specta
cle worth seeing. He was kept for the
work in his two big games, and al
though short of practice, seemed no
less a master of his position."
WALTER JOHNSON PUT
KAHOE OUT OF GAME
Washington baseball fans probably
do not remember .the day Mike Ka-
hoe. Griff's handy scout, sang his swan
song at National park, threw away
his catcher's mit and said to his pals:
""I've gone behind, the. bat , for the last
time in my life." Kahoe pulled this
stunt back in 1909, late in the season,
during the Cantillon , regime, and
strange to relate Walter Johnson was
the pitcher on that occasion. y
But to return to the last appear
ance i.on the baseball, stage of Mike
Kahoe: XJantlllon was shy- of catch
ers Blankenship and Gabby Street
were both nursing sore digits and re
fused to work. Street finally agreed
to, catch a few innings and started the
game. . -
It was one-of those dark dog days
bea' Johnson had nothing but smoke
and was zipping them over with the
speed of a mauser bullet. In the
fourth inning Street sent out distress
signals.
Mike. Kahoe ' was onw the
bench and Cantillon made him relieve
UawS-JirS I?ad Jjne
very little work that season. He was
used more to warm up the pitchers and
occasionally pinch hit, than anything
else. Two out of every three balls
that Johnson shot over landed in Ka
hoe's glove, only to drop out. Only
a couple of stolen bases went to the
credit of the visiting team, for onlyf
two visitors could get on the bases,
but somehow! or other, - Mike stuck it
out,., finishing-the game. " ? '
Ten' minutes after the final man had
been retired Kalfoe's hand was swollen
the size of .a. ham. In the dressing
room he sought Cantillon and coolly
informed him that so far as catching
was concerned the Washington ball
club would have to struggle along
without his services.
"I don't know why I wasn't killed,"
Kahoe added. "Johnson had so much
speed that every ball which landed
in my mitt nearly ripped my arm loose
and the palm of my band felt as if
somebody .had stuck a sharp knife
through it." . Since that time Kahoe
has never caught- a ball gams. ,
PRINCETON TO ADOPT
OPEN FOOTBALL GAME
Princeton, N. J-, Dec. 23. Prince
ton's graduate .football coaching c6m
mlttee . was cmopleted yesterday when
the two new members nominated two
weeks ago, Knox Taylor, '95, and Ros
coe Sheffield, '02, consented to serve
on the staff. - The committee has ac
tive, charge of -all . football work at
Princeton, . the only restriction being
that the Board of Athletic Control ex
ercises a directorate over the football
policy in general.
With the selection of these two men
the open game is an absolute certain
ty for Princeton next fall. This is
what the Board of Control has been
insisting upon and the new members
were selected with the, idea of getting
a committee fully In sympathy with
the open style of game. Nothing has
been given out as to the choice of field
coaches next season.
ARAN AC FIVE TO
GO AGAINST BLUE
RIBBONS TONIGHT
The Blue Ribbon basketball players
will try to make themselves a Christ
mas present of a victory tonight when
they stack . up against the Aranac
basketball five of Harrison, N. Y., at
Colonial hall. . The visitors come with
a big reputation but. the locals think
their losing days are over ahd they
expect to , wallop the invaders. The
Ribbons have been practicing regular
ly and have improved in passing, a de
partment in which formerly they'were
weak. '
Bobby Stow and ChiefSnyder, two
members of the Bridgeport baseball
club, will be with the Ribons tonight.
Stow may only play in one period,
unless the visitors get a big lead.
Manager Leavy wants Delia Valle to
get plenty - if i-practice because Stow
cannot "be used against the Ramblers
by reason of an early agreement. Jim
Morrison and Pat Hurley will play
forwards and George Smith will be at
center. The preliminary, between the
Boys' club and Clovers will start at
7:45 and the big game at g:45. Spei
del's orchestra will furnish music for
dancing after the game.
S !S,0Op New Woolen T
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B East Side and Wom End Y
WHY BROOKLYNS
MADE THAT TRADE
Agreed To Send Yingling And
Moran To Cincinnati -To
Sooth Directors
Although Joe Tinker, the $25,000
beauty, has not as yet affixed his sig
nature to a Brooklyn contract.Charles
Ebbets, the "Big Chief" of the Brook
lyn Dodgers, is confident that the fam
ous shortstop will wear, a Dodger uni
form next season and round out one
of the best infields in the National
League. The Brooklyn boss returned
home from Cincinnati late Sunday
night, where he showed the Board of
Directors of the' Reds "that Joe right
fully and legally belongs to .the Brook
lyn club.
; Ebbets gave out the reason why a
supplementary deal was made between
the Dodgers and Reds, in which
"Chink" Yingling, the southpaw pitch
er, and Herbie. Moran will probably
join the Reds next season, while Dick
Egan, the second baseman of the Cin
cinnati Club, will become a member of
the Dodgers. A day or wobef ore Eb
bets departed for Cincinnati to con
fer with the Board of. Directors and
Herrmann, he received a long letter
from Garry, stating that the other of
ficials of the Reds had disapproved of
the deal for Tinker and wanted play
ers in return.
"Being a good friends of Herr
mann's," said Ebbets yesterday, "I
took the matter up with Td and Steve
McKeever. ' After a long conference
the McKeever brothers said that they
were willing to trade players with the
Cincinnati Club, but that the original
deal for the shortstop $25,000 in
cash must be put through first.
"In his letter Mr. Herrmann re
quested that we contemplate a deal
where Yingling or Pat Ragan" and
Moran or Charles Stengel will be
traded to the . Reds. After it was de
cided' to swap players, I immediately
got in touch with Wilbert Robinson
and put the proposition up to him.
Robbie aid that (he preferred to keep
Stegel in preference to Moran, on
account of Stengel's- hitting ability.
There are four southpaws on the club's
list now. We have Rucker, Rollie
Aitchison, Frank Allen and Yingling.
Robbie figured that three left-handers
is.sufncient to carry and so he decid
ed to let the Reds have the option on
Moran and Yingling." ,
BUD ANDERSON TO
MEET CROSS JAN. 1
(By T. S. Andrews.)
Bud Anderson, the Vancouver light
weight, will find out on. New Year's
afternoon whether his Tomnkout by
Leach Cross, July 4 last, -was an acci
dent or not. Bud is to meet his
Leachlets again in Lea Angeles over
the marathon route and he feels eure
that the New York dentist cannot re
peat the trick. Bud may fool the
wise ones, but just the same he will
be righting under a handicap, tfor that
previous knockout will always bo
staring him in the face and he will
have a bit more regard rof Leachie
than he would if such a things had
'never occurred. at is seldom that
fighters turn the tables on the boys
who have handed them the K. O.
After many sleepless nights and
considerable expense. Promo tor Jim
Corf roth of San Krancieco has suc
ceeded, in- rematchmg: Willie Ritchie
and "Harlem" Tommy Murphy for
Jan. 23, the "bout for Dec. 10 having
been called off because of a slight op
eration on Willie's nose. . The weight
will be the same 135 pounds one, hour
before ring time wnich means that
they will not battle at the American
light weight limit, which is 132 pounds
ringside. Perhaps Ritchie intends to
try and raise the limit to 135 pounds,
which would harmonize, with the
weight for that class in all parts of
the world where boxing holds forth,
except that in most countries the
weighing in time is at 2 or 3 o'clock
in the afternoon of the day of the
battle. The w,e4ght has been at 133
pounds since Jack McAulifle -won the
title back in the '80s. - '
There is a possibility . that Jimmy
Clabby - aTrd!' Jack XHIloti" Will' -bo
matched around the first of the year
for a 10-round bout t the middle
weight limit of 158 pounds at three
o'clock. Clabby has been holding out
for 158, four hours, before the contest,
but Dillon has been anxious to make
the weight 160 pounds. However, Dil
lon's manager, Jimmy Walters, says
he will agre to the 158 notch if the
clubs will make it an' object for him
to train off an eztn pound or two.
At the xeai middle" weight limit these
boys would put up a great battle, but
with Dilling weighing- oyer the 160
pound mark, the clever . Hammond
youth would be giving away too much
as he can easily strip at 152 pounds
and be at his best. It would be a real
middle weight battle "and would do a
lot to .clear up the title question, for
these two are without doubt among
the best of that weight in the world
today, with McGooty, Klaus and Chip
following.
Clever little Johnny Coulon, who
was on the sick list 'for several
months ,will soon be back in harness
again. The little fellow put in sev
eral months in the Canadian woods
and the roughing did him a world of
good, building up hie body in great
shape and giving him the stamina
that he so much needed. Johnny
writes me that " he feels' as strong as
ever, and that he will soon prove to
the boxing fans that he is able . to
take care of all the challengers. He
said that he considered Kid Williams
the best of "the baitams and would
give him a chance at the title just as
soon as he rounds into proper shape,
which he thinks wiir be in February
or thereabouts. Johnny figures that
he will not remain in the game much
longer and he wants to make hay now
while the sun shines.. - ' .
Carrier pigeon, with note tied to it,
alighted on a window of Second -Municipal
Court, Brooklyn, (but flew
away when it saw squad of shrewd
lawyers.
GEORGE BROWNE
JOB AS
Capt. Talbott Departs For West With
out Announcing Yale Football
Coach
(By Wagner.)
George Browne, the former star out
fielder of the New York Giants, is the
most recent applicant for the position
of managing the Bridgeport club next
season. Browne wrote to President
O'Rourke of the Eastern association
stating that he was a free agent and
in good condition to play 'ball. He
was with Minneapolis in the Ameri
can association last year. The letter
was turned oyer to Secretary Reddy
of the Bridgeport . club.
Browne in his prime was regarded
as one of the fastest base runners in
the game and he is still fast. - He
starred with the Giants in 1905 when
they won the world's series from the
Athletics but was afterward traded to
Boston. , In recent years he has been
drifting about the minor leagues. He
took a chance at managing an outlaw
ciub in Washington, D. C, but the
league exploded and all Browne had
to show for his trouble was a set of
uniforms. He thinks he could make
a success of , managing the local club
but if the franchise is not sold it looks
as if Andy Coakley has tie Job cinch
ed. .
Al Odell' of this city showed the
Southern leaguers some speed lasi
season by stealing 48 bases. Odeli
was with Mobile. He hit only . .229.
On' account of his peppery playing
Odell is very popular with Southern
fans. -
New York "University beat George
town university at basketball last night
by 36 to 15. The Washington boys
are not having much success on their
northern trip. They lost Jo Fordham
on Saturday. ' '
Capt. Talbott the Yale football
eleven left yesterday for his home in
Dayton, 0., to spend Christmas. He
did hjot announce the selection of head
coach befope leaving. It is said Athat
the choipe hast narrowed down to
Howard Jones or Frank Hinkey. -
Walter, Camp came put against
DARTMOUTH NOT
" TO PLAY INDIANS
Wanted Game In Hanover But
Carlisle Management De
clined Offer ,
Carlisle, Pa., Deo. 23. Coach War
ner, athletic director of the Carlisle
Indian school, returned yesterday
from a shooting trip in the South.
When asked what progress had been
made toward arranging the Indian
football schedule tor next season he
ciaid that in all probability the sched
ule would be much like the season
just passed, with the exception that
another game would be substituted
for the Dartmouth contest.
He said that Carlisle had received
an invitation to play the Green Moun
tain boys at Hanover; but that, ow
ing to the long trip and probable"
small -financial returns, Carlisle felt
compelled to decline the invitation.
' The Indians would ' have welcomed
a Dartmouth game either in New
York or Boston, but owing to faculty
restrictions upon the number of out-of-town
games Dartmouth could only
offer a game upon its home grounds.
Coach Warner said, that is neither
the Carlisle students nor alumni are
asked to contribute anything in sup
port of athletics, and as no admis
sion fees are charged for home con
tests, all funds needed for the sup
port of athletics must come from the
. gate receipts of out-of-town games.
It is necessary to so arrange the "In
dians'' schedule that' the nhahcial re
turns will equal the amount needed
ta maintain school athletics.
NEW HAVEN BALL
CLUB OWNER IS
, CRITICALLY ILL
New Haven, Dea 23. In response
to an urgent telegram, Mrs. George
M. Cameron, wife of the ' proprietor
of the New Haven baseball club, left
this city yesterday for Chicago. Her
husband went last week to consult
Dr. J. B. BurpHy, the surgical special
ist, relative to an operation for com
plications "which have ariseh in, the
stomach trouble jjKhich has sapped the
strength of the owner of the New Ha
ven nine for a year.
' Just before "the season opened last
spring Mr. Cameron was operated up
on at the Elm City hospital in this
city. He remained in the hospital for
several weeks and was not in rugged
form during the baseball season. He
attended the games during the season
in his ".automobile, rarely leaving it,
and almost, always accompanied by
his nurse. He has walked with the
aid of a cane since his departure from
the hcrapital and has never regained
his health.
That today's operation was regard
ed as serious in its nature was ad
mitted by his friends here. If it Is
succeessful Mr. Cameron's recovery
should be rapid. Jut whit complica
tions may develop, nowever, are not
known. t
Mrs. Crawford "How's your Christ
mas money'coming out "
Mrs. Crabshaw "Splendidly. I've all
my presents bought except one for my
husband, and I've thirty cents left."
Judge.
LOOKING FOR
BRIDGEPORT PILOT
Coach Ha.ugb.ton of Harvard who said
the forward pass is no good. The Yale
adviser points out how Yale beat Har
vard and ' Princeton by the forward
pass when the play was first allowed.
Yale hasn't done much with the play
since then, however.
Bobby Hart leads the American
Polo league in caging goals, the' big
fellow having a total" of 59 for the
season. He is with Worcester.
The Springfield Union hears that
Umpire Red Held will be on the Amer
ican "league , staff next season. The
former Eastern association official de
clined an offer to return to the Pacific
Coast league and is in a position to
talk terms with the big leagues. . , .
Montreal of the International league
has the only Italian battery in cap
tivity. Tony Carlo is the pitcher and
John-Peoli, who plays under the name
of. Smith, is - the catcher. , Smith ap
peared at Newfield park with the New
York Americans last spring. , ,
The Boston Nationals have, released
Pitcher Dickson to Rochester. Dick
son was secured by draft from Mem
phis in 1911.
Yale's basketball five defeated' the
Polytechnic five last night I in Brook
lyn by 38 to '19. ' - Joe Weiner, a New
Haven " boy, and Dave Dunn of New
Britain are playing with Yale. Dunn
is " captain.-
Carl Flick, who played with New
Haven in 1912, and was drafted by
the Athletics, will jump to the Federal
league. He was with Chattanooga last
season. ' ' - ' - ; , '
Jack Hendricks, who has mede a
great reputation by winning numerous
pennants for Denver in the Western
league, will get a ; chance to ' show his
skill in the American association next
season. His boss, J. -C McGill, has
bought the Indianapolis franchise for
$150,000.
GU3AN PITCHER SAID
TO BE REAL "
Secretary John S. . Foster' of the
Giants allowed himself yesterdsiy t
enthuse about the pitching ability of
the. Cuban, Emilio Palmero, who is
going to join the Giants pitching staff
ill the Spring. Palmero .is only 13
years old and is an idol in Havana,
so much so, in fact, that word came
from Havana yesterday that the city
had decided to take a holiday on the
day when Palmero sails from Havana,
for New Orleans next February..
Mr. Foster says the real reason that
the Giants signed him was because
they had been tipped off . that he has
-a raise" ball. No pitcher, that the
Giants have had since Joe McGinnity,
the Iron Man, has .been able to start
the ball low and have it break up
around the 'batsman's shoulder. Pal
mero 'can-do; it. During the last few
months, he defeated the Brooklyn
Club three times. Once he gave them
one hit, then two hits, and, in the
third game, five hits. Palmero de
feated the Birmingham Barons of the
Southern League twice and in the last
game shut them but without a,-hit.
, Palmero was born at Guanabacao,
which is across the .harbor from Ha
vana. This season he is playing with
the Havana Club and his catcher Is
Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who 'caught
last season for the Long Branch team.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
CONNIE MACK, 51 TODAY
AM) STILL GOING STRONG
Gentlemen, let us drink today to
many happy returns for the greatest,
wisest "and ablest yof all the generate
of the diamond, the modest hero of
five major league pennants and three
world's championships I refer, of
course, to Cornelius McGillicuddy, bet
ter known as Connie Mack!
The manager of managers, the con
queror of the great McGraw and -the
mighty Chance on three hard-fousgh
fields, the immortal mahout of the
White Elephants, the able pilot of the
world's champion Athletics, the moat
distinguished citizen of the CSty of
Brotherly. Love, was born fifty-one
years ago today, Dec. 23, 1862, in East
Brookfleld, Mass. Hhis ' father was
Michael McGillicuddy, a native of the
Ould Sod: glory be!
Brookfield High School was Con
nie's alma mater. Soon after he had
received his diploma the elder Mc
Gillicuddy died, and dt was up to Con
nie to get busy and contribute to the
support of his mother and the young
er children. Anybody who knows the
man -will not dou'bt for a minute that
the youth made good on the assign
ment. No man ever loved his mother
more than Connie Mack, and no moth
er ever entertained a greater affection
nor manifested more pride in her son
which is saying all that can be said
on that subject. Those who have seen
Ccnnie Mack enter the ball field with
his mother clinging to his arm, and
have observed in the kindly, beautiful
face of the aged woman that expres
sion of exultation and honest pride in
being the mother of such a man, and
have noted the answering beam in the
eyes of the son, have .witnessed a pic
ture of maternal and filial devotion
that will cling in their memory al
ways. Once, after he had come under
the spell of Robert Ingersoll's oratory,
Mark Twain wrote of Col. "Bob:" "I
shall see him always the most beau
tiful human creature that ever lived!"
Ingersoll was far from handsome, and,
I suppose, Connie Mack is about the
homeliest man in the big leagues: yet.
seeing him witn nis momer, one was
almost tempted to repeat Mark
LEVINSKY AND
RODEL WIN BOOTS
New York Boy Beats Up Coffey
and Boer Defeats FJynn
Battling Levinsky of New York de
feated Jim Coffey,- the Dublin Giant,
and George Rodel of South Africa
outpointed Jim Flynn at Madison
Square Garden last night. All three
victories were by fair margins, but
in each instance the loser was strong
all the way, and only one knockout
was registered. Levinsky took the
drop to the canvas in the sixth round
of the second' bout, but was on his
feet again before Referee Joh could
begin his count.
Levinsky, as has been the . rule in
practically all his bouts here, gave
away considerable ,weight. The ring
side figures were 170 1-2 pounds for
the New Yorker against 196 1-2 pounds
for Coffey. The latter had every
physical advantage, standing several
inches taller and with a much longer
reach. But he lacked the fighting spir
it of the east sider and this turned
victory in favor of Levinsky. Coffey
showed himself a powerful puncher at
rare intervals during the bout,' but did
not follow up his ad vantages - like an
experienced boxer. Even. in the sixth
round after he had dropped Levinsky
to the canvas with a right to the jaw,
closely following a left swing to the
stomach, Coffey backed away and let
Levinsky make the next move.
In the early rounds Levinsky show
ed extreme caution and backed around
the ring . continually, forcing Coffey
to follow him. Coffey did plenty of
feinting while Levinsky was backing
away and then v stood still while Le
vinsky would shoot in a left hook and
jar the Irishman. After the fifth
round Levinsky became more aggress
ive and once he started, to et th
pace Coffey ran a poor, second to his
lighter opponent. The sixth round,
the best that Coffey showed, was fol
lowed up by a steady onslaught
against the Irishman. His face was
badly cut and bruised when he left
the ring, while Levinsky finished with-
The final bout resulted in a rather
easy victory for Rodel, but the Boer
did not show any impressive punching
power or boxing ability. Flynn put
up his usual wide-open battle, walk
ing in with little effort to check his
opponent's punches, while he sought
an- opportunity to put one over him
self. The veteran was badly battered
by the Boer,' and he ran second in al
most every one of the ten rounds.
Now and then Jim came to life long
enough to shoot over a swing to the
head or - body, and when he landed
Rodel was glad to get under cover. In
the ninth round Flynn electrified the
crowd with a burst of speed wMch
drove Rodel around the ring, but he
faded quickly ,and the round ended
with the Boer driving in punches
about as often as he pleased. Rodel
showed" betterfbotwork than in "his
prevtous"bo"ms,-'1mr-the hardest
punches that he could shoot over had
little effect on Flynn.
TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS.
1889 Jem Smith and Frank' P.
Slavln fought a draw in a battle for
the championship of England and .$2,
000 a side. - Smith- Was the champion
of England, and a couple of years be-'
fore he fought a draw with the great
Jake Kilrain. "Paddy" Slavln later de
feated Smith. Slavin was an Austral
ian,' and at 'times was-making a noise
like a coming champion, while in oth
er bouts he boxed like an amateur.
Peter Jackson gave him a thorough
drubbing before the. National Sporting
Club of London, and after that he was
no longer considered as possible cham
pionship material.
1888 Peter Jackson defeated Joe
McAuliffe in 24 rounds at San Fian
cisco. 1898 -Tommy Won knocked out
Dick O'Brien in 14th round at Hart
ford. J .19.02- Jack Blackburn and . Sam
Langford fought 12-round draw at
Boston.
Twain's extravagant language about
the orator. -
Connie Mack's first job' was in a
Brookfleld ehe factory, and he re
mained there until 1884, when he
played professional ball with Meriden,
Conn. In 1885 and 1886 he was with
Hartford, where his work as a back
stop and (hard hitter attracted the at
tention of the scouts. He entered the
big show with Washington in 1887.
In 18 90 he was with Buffalo, and the
following six seasons with the Pirates,
where he made his managerial debut.
After' several years in Milwaukee,
where his career as a player ended
in 1900, he took charge of the Ath
letics, and In 1902 won his first Amer
ican League pennant.
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COLLEGE CREVS
WILL BE RUSHED
Yale Will Have Three Race;
Next Spring And Harvard
Two
Harvard and Tale will take opposite
corners in the development of their
varsity crews this year. Tale, which
last year, did not f;st Its crew in any
collegiate competi .on until the final
race with Harvar on the Thame, ia
likely to engage th three contests thi
coming season, and Harvard, which
was in. three races last year, has cut
down the allowance to- two.
The Tale crew authorities were crit
icised from many angles a year ago
when the Blue oarsmen were un
known quantities up to the Harvard
race. It was said by experts that .-preliminary
competition with other col
lege crews would have aided -in de
veloping the Tale shell men.
This year, consequently. Tale will
clash with Princeton, and there Is a
possibility that the crew will also go
to Ithaca, N. T., to stack up agaJnl
Coach Courtney a hopefuls. The finst
race will, of course, be against the
Harvard oarsmen at New London the
latter part of June.
Harvard's only race, 'besides the
Tale match, will be with Cornell, when
the Cayuga Lake perform ens will ap
pear in a dual go on the Charles elver.
Harvard has already refused to rxrw
against Princeton and the University
of Pennsylvania on Lake Carnegie in'
a triangular nace. Last year this
three-cornered - contest was hefd on
the Charles river, with Princeton, Jaad.'
Jng" first Jriace.
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE.
(Washington Park Alleys.)
Crane Sa 1.
Edgar 80 70 SS 38
Rentz ......... 87 86 92 265
SIpperly 73 82 83 233
Worth ....102 79 82 2S
Sheasby 99 77 96 273
Totals 442 394 438 1274
, GtraphopObone Co.
Scan Ion 74 97 85 256
Mollis 107 80 88 - 275
Casey 90 77 92 25!
Wargo 109 84 82 27t
Verrelle 84 84 106 274
Totals 464 422 458 1341
PARK CITY LEAGCE.
(Park City Alleys.)
Blizzards.
Boyne 71 81 83 2-.',
Moore .T: 2 ;." : ?- 83 70 80 2-13
Bracken 81 76 8 0 23 7
Harris S2 89 83 ;
McKenzie 81 81 78 24 3
Totals 408 397 404--121?
Athletics.
J. Lynch ... 77 88 71 23;
Madden 73 78 76 22T
Brown .......... 65 82 80 227
A. Jablonski ... 81 84 80 245
E. Jablonski ... 81 86 89 255
Totals 377 417 396 1190
. Defenders.
Delaney ' .-. . 68 85 69 223
J. Carley 83 79 113 275
Allen 72 81 71 224
Ryan 98 110 89 297
Graether 81 19 85 275
Totals 402 44 427 1293
Onckoos.
McGrath 68 72 91 231
E. Carley 80 84 . 91 255
Hafele 94 82 85 281
E. Lynch , 81 90 84 255;
Mahoney,. 79 97 91 263
Totals 402 423 442 126'
Roll off won by Cuckoos.
BRYANT ELECTRIC LEAGUF.
(Park City Alleys.)
Team A.
C. Thomas 69 76 71 216
Davis 84 85 80 249
Lancaster 75 87 84 246
A. Batten 90 80 85 255
.Totalis 318 328 320 963
Team D.
Morton 79 85 74 23
Dann 82 66 73 22t
Jones 93 85 8 246
Waldhaus 84 78 88 250
Totals 338 314 303 95S
Team B.
Seim 71 60 . . 131
Morrison .- 8 3 3
Foster 79 83 76 23
G. Thomas . 85 88 82 255
R. Batten 11 96 78 2f;
K ,- ,
Totals -?7 327 318 993
Team C.
Fairohild . . . 9 ' 88 78 23."
Cederholm 90 8 9 8 2 261
Curley 1 79 73 233
Berger 75 86 79 240
Totals 315 342 812 969
BROOTvLAWN LEAGUE.
EcklosfB Alleys.)
' Duteli.
R. Phillips 95"' 70 64 221
F. Graham 90 74 74 231
Sohwing 67 77 66 210
Totals ...252 221 204 677
1 Swedes.
Weed. 69 74 96 2?.
Hungerford 85 74 82 225
Bantle ......... 82 81 89 7
Totals .......236 223 267 733
Irlslu
Cunningham .... 74 77 SS 259
Douglas 7, 68 90 225
W. Graham .... 93 82 95 270
Totals 234 227 273 731
Yanks.
Carr ,. . 75 63 76 220
Johnson ....... 80 78 87 245
G. Phillips 76 ' 81 76 23 3
Totals 231 22S 239 653
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