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^fei^r ''••'4,.r A, t-.+tigr JPom Gassn "Tough game to lose, old boy," is •an expression often heard by the pitcher who has been unfortunate enough to get away with the short end ofHa pitchers' battle. True, it is a tough thing to lose a game of this kind, but does it ever occur to the fans that it was just as hard a game to win as to lose? There is no ques tion that the pitcher who lost is right fully entitled to all the sympathy he gets, but at the same time his oppo nent, who was forced to go to the limit to win, is also entitled to some consideration, aside from the fact that he was returned the winner. Espe cially is this true where the teams have been going along on even terms all the way to the finish only to have one club shove over the run that wins the game. The winning pitcher has been forced to be under as much of a strain as has his opponent and the only difference in their feelings at the end is that one is happy and the other disappointed. Everyone seems to be under the impression that a pitchers' battle is the hardest kind of a game a flinger Is forced to be in, but any twirler will tell you it is the easiest The reason is soon apparent. When a twlrjer is holding the opposition to few hits and possibly no runs, it,is a core thins that everything is break ing right for him. The very fact that he is able to accomplish what he is doing is sufficient proof of this asser tion. If things were not breaking good for him it would not be many innings before the opposition would be piling up runs galore. But in a game where both teams are hitting and getting men on the bases,, .the twirler constantly finds himself in trouble. In a game of this kind the pitcher never knows just what is li able to happen and a lead of a couple of runs never appears an insurmount able obstacle. With both teams pound ing the leather for fair the box artist is constantly forced to get himself out of holes that is to prevent the opposition from scoring runs when it seems to be on the verge of send ing men across the plate. He may be forced to do this nearly every inning, where in a game of low scores, he sel dom, if ever, is face to face with this dangerous situation. Those high score games are sure the heart break ers. Ask any twirler which game he would prefer pitching and his answer will always be: "The games where they are not hitting me." Philip G. Bartelme of Chicago haa been selected by the regents of the University of Michigan to succeed Charles Baird as director of athletics at the university, with a salary of $2,700 per year. Balrd's resignation will not take effect until June 30, and Bartelme will assume his duties on July 1. The newly appointed director refused to state the other day whether Philip G. Bartelme. or not he was in favor of Michigan going back into the conference. "I should be unwilling at this time to go on record either as favoring a return to the conference or against such a move. I am personally very friendly toward the western conference, and if things so shape themselves that the board in control at Michigan decides to re-enter the conference I should be the last to oppose such a move. In fact, I should be very glad if affairs could be amicably ar ranged. However, I heartily approve of'everything the Michigan authorities have done, and if I have any sugges tions to make to them it will not be until I have been formally installed in my new office, at least." The ac tion of the regents in selecting the Chi cago man for the position of director of athletics Is thought to be the first step In the direction of resuming re lations with the western intercolle giate conference. Bartelme has been looked upon as the candidate of the faction favoring the conference, while King Cole was the candidate of the faction which favors the present stand of Mlffrff", which is entirely opposed to the conference and Its reform rules, Manager Fred Lake of the Boston Sbx says Pitcher Joe Wood wm mat* somebody's eyes stick out when he be- ^v-^i^y.":::/^.^^^ ,'.•- VALUE OF FIELD GOAL IS REDUCED INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL RULES COMMITTEE CUTS IT TO THREE POINTS. STAR KICKER LESS A FACTOR Rumored Changes Relating to For ward Pass Fall to Materialize— Fake Attempt by Center to Pass Ball Is Penalized—Several Other Minor Changes Made. An important change in the foot ball rules was made by the intercol legiate football rules committee which met in New York City recently, in the reduction of points for a goal from the field from four to three.. The object of this change is to prevent two goals from the field counting more than a hard won touchdown and goal. Two goals from the field now will count the same as a touchdown and goal. The change will reduce the impor tance to teams of star field kickers, and will make it harder for a medio cre team with a good kicker beating out a better all around team without a star kicker. There were numerous Instances last year when games were won on account of the high value of two goals from the field. The only other change of impor tance was in relation to infliction of penalties. During the year there was frequent confusion over their inflic tion when two penalties had been in curred by one team for the same play. The rules now provide that in case of two penalties being incurred the of fending team will have the option of saying which penalty shall be Im posed. The rules relating to a touchdown provide that the side making a touch back shall have the option of kicking out or keeping the ball for a scrim mage on the line. The change is de signed to remove some of the hard ships of a team down under Its own goal, especially when It has been forced there otherwise than by rush ing. It gives them a chance for two rushes before the kick and a better chance to hold the line after the klclt The committee adopted a rule pro viding that when a center feints or makes a fake attempt to pass the hall his team shall be penalized five yards. Another change relating' to the en forcement of penalties provides that no penalty can be imposed to carry the ball over the line either for a touchdown or a safety. It also pro vides that hereafter play must stop Immediately when the referee blows his whistle for a foul. There was some confusion in this particular last year due to the fact that play con tinued after the whistle was blown. In some cases the changes simply are In the way of clarification of rules as they have existed. There were no changes In the rules relating to the forward pass, which were hinted at previous to the meet ing. One. feature of this rule was clarified to provide that the ends who are more than one foot behind the scrimmage line shall be out of play and Ineligible to handle the ball. Heretofore the rules confused the ref eree when the end was more than a foot but less than a yard behind the line, and the rule now makes the def inite provision as to the dead zone. Heretofore the rules have contained no diagram of the position of various players, and this will be remedied by its inclusion hereafter. GIANTS HAVE STAR CATCHER Indian Meyers Is Fine Batsman Has Good Arm. and John Meyers, the full-blooded Indian catcher of the Giants, promises to -be one of the most picturesque figures on the diamond during this season. He already is the talk of the players'on account of his remarkable ability as a hitter. He is the heaviest man In the business. Meyers tips the beam at 214 pounds, and it is all solid flesh. He is over six feet tall. Meyers was born near Riverside, Cal., and is a full-blooded Mission In dian. He belongs to the Cuchilla tribe. He says there are 50,000 of them out there, but he escaped. Meyers began playing baseball for money when he was quite young, and when he went to Dartmouth college later On he was not able to play on the college team on account of his having been a profes sional. He still wears his Dartmouth sweater. Meyers' first hit as a ball player was in the TriBtate league. He then went to Butte, Mont. Later he joined the St. Paul team of the American associa tion. Last season his batting average was .290, but he hit over .300. several times. Meyers has a wonderful arm, and during the training work at Martin he has thrown out many a runner at sec ond. He Is 26 years old. Trades Lelse for Needham. Fred W. Lelse has been traded to the St Paul club of the American as sociation for Tom Needham, catcher, formerly of New York and Boston. Chicago gave a cash consideration with Lelse. This trade is taken to mean that Manager Chance of Chica go has decided to let his famous back stop. John Kllng, stay away If he wishes to, and also that all negotia tloas for the return of "Doe" Marshall from the Brooklyn club win be of, as Needham will gtve too The passing of Fielder Jones is a sad blow to Charley Comiskey's hopes, and the baseball world loses one of its brightest stars. Like Griffith and a few other great stars, Jones is of Welsh descent. He began playing ball in the minors many years back, but didn't remain a minor for any length of time. When he was seized by the Brooklyn club he was picked -solely for elegant and elabo rate batting, and was not thought to be anything above the usual class of fielders. As the years went on his batting fell away. He was, apparently, one of the men who never recovered from the blow inflicted by the foul-strike rule. But with the fading of bis batting came almost superhuman skill in the field and the ability to manage men. He became an outfielder of the Fo garty-McAleer variety, and no gardener in history knew better where to lay for the flies or how to direct the men beside him. Finally he became a play ing manager, won one world's pennant and the undying esteem of the Chicago fans. r'-W FRENCH WRESTLING CHAMPION Raoiil de Rouen Who Recently Defeat at Hands of Frank In Two Straight Falls at Cto*Xr±:M'': Catcher Looks 01 tho now Pirate catchers, MJka Simon appears heat He is reportad to be a fine thrower and one of lis) hardest workers in the BISMARCK DAILY TRIRUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1Mv. MAINSTAY OF PITTSBURG TEAM dOHNfMANSyWAGtiER This famous player will again cover the position of shortstop for the Pittsburg team this season. He is regarded as one of the greatest play era the game has ever produced, and is conceded to be half of the strength of his club. For several seasons he has topped the batting list. FIELDER JONES IS OUT OF THE GAME FOR GOOD Former Manager of Chicago White 8ox Declines the Offer of Owner Comiskey. The final refusal of Fielder Jones to harken to the flattering offer of President Charles Comiskey of the Chicago American league club dispels the last ray of hope that the great field general will see fit to change his plans. When Comiskey met Jones in Portland, Ore., and offered to allow Jones to write his own contract the former White-Sox player simply said: "No I am out of baseball for good. That's final." His refusal to play again recalls his statement made last season when the White Sox still had a chance to land the American league pennant. "It makes no difference where we finish this season when it is over I am through with baseball for the re mainder of my life," said he at that time. "I will meet my brother in a day or so and close a contract with him, which will make us business partners, and the baseball public will see no more of me after the bell's tap for the close of the game, unless it be in the world's championship series. I am in such a position that I can do better out of baseball than in it, and, furthermore, I am wearing out un der the strain and want to get out. There is not the slightest chance of my changing my mind. When I said I'd quit I meant it, and I am through when it is over this year." LOUD UNIFORMS PASSING FROM MODERN BALL FIELD Gay Color Display of Yesterday Haa Disappeared and Plain Hues Now Rule. Color is passing from the baseball field. To-day there is little left to resemble the uniforms of yesterday. White at home and gray abroad are soon to be the color schemes of the big league clubs. The sporting goods houses who fur nish uniforms annually are still cata loguing the gay colors In their sam ple books, but orders for them are rare—rarer this year than ever be fore. The love of color, which is more or less barbarian, has passed into baseball history. In 1865 when the men who had fought in the civil wai were returning home to begin the work of reconstruction, a small fac tory in New England began to manu facture baseballB. Previously they had been made of strips of rubber shoes worn with old stocking yarn. The rule requiring uniforms foi teams was adopted in 1882. The stock ings worn by the players were: Detroit—Old gold. Worcester—Brown. Cleveland—Navy blue. Chicago—White. Boston—Red. Troy—Green. Providence—Light blue. Buffalo—Gray. The floods of color come in the ranks of the amateurs. Youthful am bitions are partly realized in wearing uniforms of oriental shades, they please the youthful eye and add lofti ness to positions on the teams that delight Boyville on the corner lots. "When I started out in baseball they were strong for color display," said "Hughie" Jennings the other day. "The first uniform I ever owned was one of a rich red. I don't thjnk I ever saw a shade of red that was quite as loud as that of my uniform. And how proud I was of that red suit I was quite the biggest boj in our town." Venturing a guess as to the probable lineup of Pittsburg in the opening game at Cincinnati, a Smoky City cor respondent presents the following com bination: Battery, Maddox and Gib son first base, Abstain second base, Abbatlcchio third base, Leach short stop, Wagner outfielders, Clarke, Wil son and Moeller.- Abstein, new first baseman for the Pirates, Is a star association football player. When the Pilgrim eleven comes over from England next fall the diamond star will be one of the men to oppose the Britishers at St Louis. Manager Lajoie becomes more opti mistic each day. He can see nothing but Cleveland in the American league and predicts that the Naps will jump into the lead and never be headed. Grant is leading off for the Phillies and has convinced Murray that he Is the best of his team mates at getting to first base. Despite the optimism which comes from the Naps' training camp, the boss of the bunch is still trying to get a shortstop. Ball and Austin of the Highlanders are being considered. At a rainy afternoon- dopefest one of the Giants figured out that McGraw's team has been batting at a .300 clip fa* the practice games. A big shakeup Jn the New York Highlanders is threatened unless th» team batting Improves. Jack Thoney is unable to get into condition through Illness and Hooper is likely to get his place on the Bos ton Americans. Brown, former Boston catcher, whe started the erase of having the appen dix removed to help Jn ball playing refuses to report to Toronto. He sayi he is etch, and couldn't earn bis salary and wouldn't cheat the dab. Barney Dreyfuss fold a very dost friend st Hot Borings the other da] that he behoved he had a much stroag thaa last year. .. TRAVELS OF BIG LEAGUE TEAMS NATIONAL AND AMERICAN CLUBS WILL PAY OVER $217,266 IN FARES THIS YEAR. ACGKGATE DISTANCE is LONG Cleveland Must Travel-14,094 and Pittsburg 14,673'Miles and Head Re apective Organisations—Two New, York Teams Are, Tail Enders in Re gard to Mileage. In arranging the major leagues' team dates for this season the schedule makers managed to dicrease the mile-, age a trifle. Probably the railroads,, hotelkeepers and baggage haulers will. draw just as much money out of the baseball clubs' treasuries, as it is likely the number of players and camp followers that will be carried on the various trips will be larger than ever before. The National league clubs In order to fill their championship dates during 1909 will have to go over a distance of 90,356 miles the American league teams, 95,328. The clubs of the elder organization will travel 2,100 fewer miles than they did last yetr, the ju nior leaguers' mileage having been de creased by 444. If the National and American league solons hung up prises for the clubs that traveled the greatest number of miles during the chase for the gon-j falons Cleveland and Pittsburg would, be the next entrants in the world's championship series. The Naps are slated to make 37 trips, covering 14,094 miles the Pirates 35 Jaunts, covering 14.673 miles.! The tall enders in the mileage leagues would be the two New York combinations. The Highlanders are down to travel '9,648 miles, the Giants 8,732. The reason for the Naps and Pi rates having such a large mileage is that they cannot play Sunday games at home, and often have to beat it to St. Louis and Chicago. Of the two Chicago clubs the White Sox will have to do the most travel ing. The South siders are down to make .33 trips and to cover 13,030 miles. The Cubs will go on 29 jour neys' and pay tribute to the railroads for 12,481 miles. The world's champion Cubs will be between 6:25 p. m, a on Friday, September 3, and 6:30 a. on Monday, September 6. In this in terval of time they will be riding on the rail for almost 30 hours, having to jump from Brooklyn to Cincinnati, from Cincinnati to Chicago, and from Chicago to Pittsburg, a total distance of 1,531 miles. The longest jump on the major league circuits la from St Louis to Boston—1,229 miles. This leap will be taken this season by the Boston and Brooklyn National league teams and by the St Louis American ieague club. The Cubs' greatest hop this season will be from New York to St. Louis, 1,066 miles—and the hitless wonders', from Chicago to Boston—1,038 miles. The cost of moving a team around the circuit, assuming that on an aver age of 20 persons are carried, amounts to $1.17 a mile. This is no guess, an American league magnate, having allowed access to his books so that the exact cost could be determined. This mogul's team traveled 10,524 P«nch In either hand miles last year, and the expenses amounted to just $12,360.81, divided as follows: For hotels, $5,672 for rail road fares, $4,75.7.76 for sleepers and season's championship campaign 186,684 miles, the bill for moving them around will be just $217,250.28. The number of miles each club will have to travel and trips to be made follow: AMERICAN LEAGUE. Club. Trips. Miles. Cleveland t..37 14,094 St Louis 32 13.377 Chicago 33 13,030' Detroit ....34 12,906 Boston ....29 11,721 Washington ....30 10.746 Philadelphia 28 New York ........27 Totals ..250 WELSH LOGICAL OPPONENT OF BATTLING Pullmans, $1,273 for buses and bag-] English lightweight champion, who gage wagons, $685.05. As the big I knows 95,328 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Club. Trips. Pittsburg 35 Chicago 29 St. Louis ..SO .Boston .....25 Cincinnati 28 Philadelphia ...29 Brooklyn ....26 New York .24 .226 Miles. 14,673 12,481 12,126 11,266 10.723 10,412 9,953 8,732 90,856 Totals Basketball In Danger In East When the election of a basketball captain was held recently at Harvard it was mentioned as very doubtful whether or not there would be a team at the Cambridge university next sea son. This doubt on the subject of the game, as has been'said, has spread through the- New- England colleges. Basketball will have a hard fight for existence, in a great many places here after. Much depends, of course, as far as the larger coUeges are con cerned, whether the old intercollegiate league is revived. At the same time when It was dropped it was suggested that this step was taken for a year only In order, to give things a chance to settle down a bit because up to that time basketball had been very rough and had earned a "bad name for itself ta almost an the colleges. Rhelnsehlld to Coach on Coast "Walter RheinschUd. the former Michigan tackle, has been chosen as coach for 8 Vincent's team, at Los Angeles, Cal. "Eddie" Cochems, who is now ofldating as coach at St Louis university, was also mentioned for the place, bat it was dedded to offer thn pest to the Michigan Young Englishman Has Great Ring Record snd Is Eager for Try at Lightweight Title. Freddie Welsh, who was born March 1886, at Bontyprldd, Wales, and I christened Frederick Hall Thomas, is i^LS^SSSffVSSSS- title. He is without doubt the best man of his pounds who has come from the British Isles since the days of Jem Carney. Although Just past 23 yeara of age, Welsh has fought more than 100 battles, having begun his publio boxing career when he was 1* yaars old. Prior to coming to America he took little or no part in professional bouts, confining himself to the ama teurs. After spending two years in this country and taking part in. 26 con tests Welsh returned home. His experience in this country served him a good purpose, as when a rf iMaAa London matches came W a a I W Freddie Welsh is a naturaL light weight, being able to scale 188 pounds ringside without any great effort Just to show that he could make the weight easily he made a match with Abe At tell at 130 pounds at 8 p. m. and won a decision over the featherweight champion after 15 hair-raising rounds. Welsh is five feet seven Inches in height, has a good reach and, further more, knows how to use it. He is clever with both hands, being espe cially so with his left, which he can send straight or hook with it. He has learned to hit hard and has a knockout Before entering the ring Welsh was physical culture instructor and the ac companying picture shows the wonder fulful abdominal development of the moT* league teams will travel during this development than many men who 9,648 about the scientific end of make their living as trainers. M'Aleer Boosts Hal Chase. "Sunny Jim" McAIeer, the best trade maker in the American league, was In a fanning bee the other day. Hal Chase was the subject, and about him the Brown manager said: "Many a time I swore' when that fellow Chase was making plays at first base and robbing us of games. I be lieve he snatched more games from our club than any other club did. Sometimes one would think he had a rubber arm, the way he gets that throw on the inside of the runner. It's a grand sight to watch him working. "He is also there with the bat and on the bases. He is like a cat play ing with a mouse. You think be is not watching the game, then suddenly he will pounce on the ball and make one of bis great plays. I think it will be some time before they find one that will, even tie that youngster." ^W01,A' pjetn Mace Asks for Pension. ''1$: Memories of the old time price ring were revived recently by the an nouncement that Jem Mace was an applicant for the old age pension at the London postofflce. One oft his friends filled In the particulars and the paper was duly witnessed. It was stat ed that Mace was born on Good Fit day, April 8, 1831. He will soon at* tain the age of 78. Mace was at his prime In the sixties and boasts of 600 fights with only two defeats. In one fight America he won £10,006, and ha has known' what It wis to have £70,000 in the hank. ip* te succession month* he won 12 contests, ten of them by the knockout route. Having cleaned up all the men of his weight in Great i0M- Freddie Welsh. ain he returned to America in Novem ber, 1897, fought six contests in the east and then started for the Pacific coast, where he has made a notable record. He is a pet of the Los Ange les sports, as they consider him a "great' credit to the game and are will ing to back him heavily against Nel son. Welsh, who has' saved most of the money, he has earned In the.ring, Is eager to try out the Dane, and has agreed to back himself for $5,000 if the "Battler" will only consent to a match, Thus far the pride of He gewich has studiously avoided a meet ing with the clever little Welshman. ^fe:**2 Callal«nlsRelrisiala«l.^x^^:saiisv.. The National bawball comnu^on has granted the request for rataefaJs^lgf ment of player J. J. CWIahaa, on ooswt dltton that he pay a fine of $100. .«•*! services of Callahan had beea *sta*i* |i in the Chicago American league W hat ha did not report to that dob for several years, he saving been manag teg the Logan Squares of Chies^ thdiilif result being the placing of hjg am the IneUalble IteL VW&