Evening journal. [volume], March 29, 1910, Page 7, Image 7

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A DRY BELT
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CHli'AGi >. March 29. The big Jef
fries-Joluison heavyweight
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off in "dry" terltory. Jack
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today that liquor in all forms will be
ta booed on the day of the light
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ilMANY OLD CHAMPS
ARE STILL LIVING
Besides, They are Coining
Money at a Good Rate
It is not. only profitable to be world's
champion pugilists but healthful as
well. No man who has held the chain
plonshlp sinco Jim Corbett won that
title from John !.. Sullivan lias pass
led away. All are allvo and kicking. In
the last eighteen years the champion
ship has been defended a number of
times by the title holders.
Tiie present location of the cham
pions and would-be champions is giv
en below; Bob Fitzsimmons, Aus
tralia; Tommy Burns. Australia; John
!.. Sullivan, Ireland; Jim Corbett, on
tlu- road; Jack CTBrien, Philadelphia;
Peter Malier, Philadelphia; Toni
Sharkey, Now York city: Marvin Viert,
Louisville, Ky.; Jack Johnson. Cnlc
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ago; Bill Squires, Australia; Gunner ;
Molr, England: Jack Munroe. Elk City.
Canada; Charles Mitchell, England.,
It will be seen from the above that
all the aspiring heavies lived to Ull
the tale, and in most instances retired
from tire ring with nice fat bank rolls.
The < hampionship bouts since 1892
follow:
1892—James J. Corbett bent John I,.
Sullivan, t liampion of America. In 21
rounds
at New Orleans on Septem
her i.
1X94—James J. Corbett heat Char
ley Mitchell, champion of England, to I
Hire# rounds at Jacksonville, Fla,, on
January 25.
1*96—Bob Fitzsimmons beat Peter
Maher In one round at Mexico on Fob
runry 21.
1897 Kobert Fitzsimmons heal
James J. Corbett In 14 rounds at Car
»on City. Nov., on .March IT.
1899 James J. Jeffries heat Robert
Fitzsith nions in II rounds at Coney
Island. N. V.. on June 9.
1899—Js Aies J. Jeffries heat Tom
Sharkey in 25 rounds at Coney lalapd,
N. Y„ on July 25.
1902— James J. Jeffries heal James
J. Corbett in -0 rounds at San Fran
cisco <m August 14.
1904—James J. Jeffries heat Jack
I Mtmroe in two rounds at Sun Fran
cisco on August 26.
1905—James J. Jeffries retires.
1905—Jack O'Brien knocked out Robi
ert Fitzsimmons in 13 rounds at San j
Francisco on December 20.
1306—Tommy Burns defeated Mar
vin Hart In 2» ro'ojds at Los Au
grlcs on February 23.
1907—Tommy Burns defeated Jack
O'Brien in 20 rounds at L<
ton May 7.
is Angeles
Burns beat Bill Squires
one round at Colma, Cal., on July 4.
1907—Tommy Burns knocked out
Gunner Molr iii 1» rounds at London.
1907—Toni in >
on December 2.
1908—Tommy Burns tient Bill Lang
In six rounds at Melbourne. Australia,
on September 2.
1908—Jack Johnson
Burns in 14 rounds at Sydney, Aus
tralla, on December 26.
1909—Jack Johnson heat
Tommy
brat
Stanley
Ketchel in 12 rounds at Colma, Cal..
on October IP.
Want Middle-weight Baut.
FRANCIS! '« *,
j.lames Griffin.
Broadway Athletic Club lias announe-{
ill make another strong
29.
March
SAN
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Of
matchmHkcr
!ed that he
\,n ngford -Kètchc-J match.
hid for the
take place hero on Saturday, July
Ho, is willing to guarantee from
$25.000 to $30,000 to get the light, thej
two middle-weights to split the money
suit themselves. Griffin also an-1
nounccs a 20-round match
Owen Moran and Tommy
which will take place on April 29.
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McCarthy,
Copper is produced by the German
Southwest Africa Company, and from
I he Ota va mines 250 tons of ore per
month nre shipped, containing 15 per
and 50 to 75 per coi t.
copper
cent.
lead.
MAJOR LEAGUERS
READY FOR SEASON
Sixteen Clubs Now in Training
Preparing to Return Home
for Exhibition Matches
MIITH SPFNT IN
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PREPARATION
Within the next week the sixteen
major league clubs that are now pre
paring for the 1910 baseball season at
southern training camps will return
to their home grounds in the North,
and the men be selected that will rep
resent each club In the pennant race.
The big league managers have more
than 500 players to pick from and will I
cast off between 100 and 200, all of
whom will go back to the minor or
g-Hiilzations.
The southern training will cost the
clulis about $200.000, hut tho owners
consider Unit a necessary Item of ex
pense, The players who are retained
will draw $1.000,000 in salaries for
six months - service on the diamond.
Expcrimenlal work by managers with
young players secured from the min
ors last fall at a tost of $400,000 is
another of the
_ _ big expenses incidental
w (th the organization of a tram. Soon
after the return from the South and
following preliminary exhibition games
tDo schedules of the various leagues
will begin. Tho dates for the open
ing and .losing of 25 of the prlncl
pal leagues in the country follow;
Tri-State Opening Date, May 4;
closing date. September 7.
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Eastern—April 21; September 25.
American Assoclatlop—April 15; Sep
tomber 25.
Southern—April 14; September 17.
Pacific Coast—March 20; November 1
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\V eater n—April 2
New England—April 22; September j
Northwestern—April 23: September
October 3.
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her 18.
her 5.
May 4: September 1*.
Central Association—May 5; Septem
Three-1
Eastern Carolina—May 23; Scptem
South Atlantic—April 11; August 27.
Texas- April 1«; September 5.
Western Association—April 13; Au
gust 16.
Connecticut—April 29;
September
10 -
Uhto-Pcnnsylvania April 2s; Sep
tember 5.
Oblo Slate — Max R; September IS.
Carolina Association- April 28; Sep-.
tomber _ .
California stale-April November)
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United State:- Ma; I; September 5.
M IssourMlowa-NehrasktcKansaa— ;
May 19; September 7.
Vitgtlnia Valley—May 5; September
MON G OURSELVES
By Dave
* Latest Sews and Gos
sip From (he Radiator.
Hoi Stove and Steam
Heat f raques.
Here's lo il|c County League.
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Only a few more weeks heforo the big |
doings.
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All the talking Mousley is doing is cost- :
Ing him a few shekels. Take that from
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Good-b.'e. March, you may keep the
change.
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Maddm in going to run a Lazaar ai j
Now Cifftle next \*ock. There'll be olives^ ,
and cholco uf red hol» or co d bee.'.
Well I*« there.
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Everything is against you when you are
playing for even. This Is-not sophistry; til
is experience.
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that there 1
Ualt\ry Park this
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Magnate Madden Intimates
will bo live doings at :
season, live on old pal.
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It's dead cenaln that McKinney and Me*
Avoy won't lake life easily this summer.
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Look out Crouch that Duncan does
TOt
get you.
It Is observed that nobody yet has dug
up anything to dlsrredlt Binder.
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And henceforth we, with double care,
Each single line shall scan,
Nor ever dare again o bo
Improper as we ran.
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Yet to the proper all things are proper,
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Seems we have heard it before, that
Bannar lias not signed with New Castle,
but never mind, go on.
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That Mousley has not suffere*a*nervous '
collapse after all his efforts to get a pen
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nant winner together ts surprising to us. j
ppp
It would he like breaking up a family
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to take Chase away from Madden.
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Manncring may Jump tho Gas traces I
before Griffith gets hold of the lines.
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It may be that Mike Flood will p ay j
witii duPont. The tide is ebbing at this •
time, but there will be aTiim.
It might he well for Griffith lo remem
ber that a good beginning is half the bat
It's a new . but true, saying that bread '
sown on the water always comes bade |
Petrified. )
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Those who think Griffith's Gaa team is j
priming lor a battle royal with them on j
Why shouldn't Lewis and Dev.nney work
tie.
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tho short end should think again.
o h o
together? They rc baseball twins.
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he Is satisfied with tiie
Traynor says
suits of his first efforts. That's the kind of
information we like to get.
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Reeves may find out soon that there la
always room at the top for one more.
bear the umpire call:
Baseball weather these days.
Could almost
"Play ball."
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'NO UMPS YET
FOR "BIG FIVE
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County League Considers Two
Applications Then Post
pones Action
The New Castle County League, at a
meeting In THE EVENING JOURNAL
office last night, considered the appoint
ment of umpires for the league and
postponed action in the matter until
next Monday night,
Two applications for
were received,
catflc up were freely and fully dlseuss
ed.
the "position
The league was unable
to make tlte selection, however, and
Hie matter went over until more ap
plications could b received.
The meeting was attended by all the
• • am managers and the questions that
Two of the teams hied lheir bond
money as a guarantee to play out the
season schedule. The team managers
also reported having signed many play
ers during the week, hut names were
not announced. Practice games wer«
reported to have proved satisfactory.
TJio teams will ire out /or practice
every Saturday afternoon until the
opening of the season on May 7.
The league adjourned to meet at
New Cnslln on next Monday night. Tho
New Csstlo baseball olnb will open a
fair In tho Opera House that night,
and following tiro business meeting of
the league officers and members will
attend the fair.
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BROOKWOOD TEAM
entertainment
In the V.'M. C. A. gymnasium on
Thursday night, April 7, an athletic
will be given for tho
benefit of the Brook wood club of the
New Castle County League. There
will he a basketball game between
teams of the association, boxing and
John Graff, assistant phy
sical instructor of the association, and
Master George Alexander will also en
tertain. It will he one of the best
wrestling
athletic entertainments of the year at
the Y. M. C. A.
ATLANTIC RIPPLES
By "Josh."
Let's have it.
Forget It.
Mcrwlck is gone.
o. U. Clay mont, we are on your
trail.
"Josh" Corliss, oiled his arm and
threw it into Rockford two out of three
games. No excuse.
President Hogan, who is manager of
Belmont, thinks that with a little more
training "Josh" will be able to lay low]
more of he All-Wilmington
league teams.
Manager Davis, of South Side, said.
"Tiie liest way to work an umpire,
is to hitch him to an ice wagon."
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Club, of Chester,
nook and corner
1 Miller, of the Rn
is searching every
1 of that town for diamond actors.
"Blamed
A vory
Alike Flood said.
Horner," catcher for Belmont, "lie'll
catch my Job yet."
Manager Hogan has canned all his
players except six.
If daymen tînmes in our league, the
games between them and Belmont will
a-mont to something.
NEW CASTLE TO
j
HAVE A BAZAAR
In the Opera House at New Castle on
next Mondsy night the New Castle Ath
{letlc Association,
«'asile hasehall club of the New t'astle
County league, will open a fair, in con*
tlnue one week. Fancy articles of all kinds
will ho on sale. There will he amusements
which owns the New
leach night.
nd the association managers,
as well as Peter O. Madden, manager of
the baseball club, aro hoping that th& fait
Many Wilmington
will prove a success,
friends of the club will attend the fair.
COBB RILES
THE BALL FANS
By United Press Learcd Special Wlra.
DETROIT, Mich.. March 2D.- Murmurs
of dissatisfaction with "Ty" Cobb, the
Georgia ';phcnom'^arc being heard among
local fans and to-day followers of the
national pastime were freo In expressing
their opinion, that no matter how great a
star Cobb 1* they feel ho Is doing an In
justice to his leant mates, tho club man
agement and fandom goonrally by re
malning away from training camp.
Cobh's statement in Augusta last night
that his detention there by his automo
pfip business is no hold out. and that he
surely will he on deck when "the bell
rings" don't help matters much ns lio has
been expected at spring training camp
for tho Jasl ten days.
At baseball headquarters, no comment
wa5 forthcoming.
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MAY COST $2000,
TO GET KLING IN
CHICAGO. March 29.—The rein
statement of Catcher Kling which has
been decided on by Ggrry Herrmann
a nd President Thomas Lynch of the
National League who constitute a ma
jority of the National Commission, will
cost Charlie Murphy, nominal owner
of the cubs, "a pretty penny." pos
j slbly $2000 hi the opinion of Chicago
fana.
According to President Ban John
1 son of the American League, tho third
member of the National Commission.
Kling will be heavily fined for his
i desertion of the Chicagcr team last year
on payment of which tho ban against
him will be lifted. Johnson opposed
the action of Herrmann and Lynch
hut has decided not to present a
j minority report.
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Killed by a Baseball,
READING, Pa.. March 2». —The sea
| son's first baseball fatality here was
James C. Allen,
i reported yesterday.
14 years t>4d. was hit on the head by
lo fly ball and died tn a few hours.
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INTEREST HIGH.
IN THE BIG MILL
New York .Sports Hit on Way
for one Sport to See the
Fight
By United 1'rcss Leaned Special Wire,
NEW YORK March Book, were
opened to-day In half a dosen hotola bere
by which "ono sport In every throe hun
dred" will ho sent to California to repre
sent the Broadway contingent at the Jet
frles-Johnson battle on July 4.
Interest in tho "big mill" ha» become
Intense that all the Ingenuity of the
no
the
sporting public I» being turned li
Invention of means of accomplishing the
trans-contlnenlal trip,
i The new plan Is along the line of the old
lime raflle. There are tickets numbered
from one to three hundred, to be sold at
from one cent to three dollars.
The ambitions light fan draws a num
ber and pays the amount recorded on It.
After all the tickets arc spld the lucky
number will lie drawn and two hundred
and ninety-nine will have lo ho lallsfted
wlili the knowledge that they arc "at leant
personally represented at the ring aide."
Hundreds of fight followers already
have sent In their "hundred bucks" each
lo Tex Illekard and Jack Gleason lo In
sure good seals close lo the ring side,
No fight in many years has aroused any
thing like the amount of Interest being
displayed he/e. Old fighters and so-called
fight experts, who have lieen out of pub
lic view for many years, have suddenly
reappeared and the younger generation
listens eagerly lo all they have to say.
But the fan looking for a straight tip
may go up and down the lino all day and
ail night without obtaining the slightest
satisfaction. Both lighters have their ad
mirers, nut
lions as prophets at stake are as silent as
vho have "reputa
Iho men
clams."
In the absence of "expert Information"
there Is practically no hetlltT! at this early
date.
ATTEIL-MORAN
FIGHT A HUMMER
fnlted Press teased Special Wlra.
NEW YORK. March 29-Ahe Alteli
will have no excuses to offer on the
ground of poor condition if his bout
with Owen Moran, scheduled before the
Fairmount A. C., for next Friday night
goes against him.
Tho featherweight champion has been
training consistently for tho go nnd
declared V-day that he w as in the heat
condition which he lias known for a
long time.
Attell will give about ten pound« to
Mi rnn In tho battle,
weight weighs tn at 120 to-day, and
Moran expects to get down U> about
130 fo. - the light,
met twice before and this battle, which
Is scheduled for ten rounds, should bo
a hummer.
By
Tlie feather
TheUvonmnuiav*
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Ketchel Failed to Appear.
Pa..
March
JOHNSTOWN.
Stanley Ketchel. middleweight cham
pion of the world, was billed to ap
pear tn a boxing exhibition at a local
theatre last night, but, although he
reached the city from Greensburg. he
failed to appear at the playhouse, where
a small audience had gathered. The
manager of the theatre had
-rant sworn out tor "Red" Mason, the
Pittsburg fight promoter, with whom
he had made the contract for Kotch
a xvar
el's appearance.
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LIGHT-HARNESS
NAGS WORK OUT
Trainers Make Matinee Horses
Step Fast on Horse Show
Track
Local light harness horses are being
warmed up at Delaware Horse Show
Park preliminary to tho opening of the
annual matinee season,
horses were out on Saturday afternoon,
and although time was not taken, tho
horses showed fast clips. Improvements
to tiie track and stands are now In
progress and will lie completed within
a few weeks.
Wilmington horsemen Just
arranging for n. big sale In l*hiladelphla
at an early date. Among the horses
to he offered I« Dr. William P. Miller's
St. Louts. William P. Austin's stable
Many of the
may a!»o make several offers. Although
M. F Hayden had decided early In
(he year to offer his Expedition, Jr.,
at the sale. It may he that the popular
matinee horse will net lie offered. Ex
pedition. Jr., is now- being worked eût
at Baltimore and gives promise of go
ing the mllo this year In $.11.
regarded as one of tho beat horses in
the city.
Ho is
WILMINGTON HIGH
GETS CHESTER GAME
CHESTER. Pa.. March 29—The Ches
1er High School baseball team, which is
In His Inlerscholastlc League of Chester
and Delaware counties, has arranged the
following schedule for tho coming sea
eon:
April 5, open; April 8, Southern Manual,
April 12, Glen Mills, at tom«;
Aprl IS. Norcroft Academy, at home.
April 1», Phoenlxvllle. away: April 2Î.
West Ehester High, at home; April 27.
Norristown High, away; April 29, South
ern Manual, at home; May 3. open; May
6. Wilmington High School, away; May
11. foalesvllle High, away; May 13. Seles
ta num, at home; May 17. Phoenlxvllle
High, at home: May 20. Central Manual,
away; May 24 ,t'oalesvllle High, at home;
May 31. open; June 3, Wilmington Hlth,
away;
home.
BOYS' LEAGUE TO
OPEN ON APRIL 18
The Roys' City Baseball league, at
meeting in the Y. M. O. A.last night,
made arrangeinenls to open Its sea
son on April 18. The league Is com
posed of eight clubs with John C. Co!
lison. president, and Anton Schatzol,
aecretary. at tho meeting. Tho follow
ing teams- were represented by their
managers: Landllth Juniors, R. A.
Murray: Park Side Seconds, Arthur
Murray; Polish Star». J. A. Lucas;
Concord Field Club. Mack Race; Mt.
Vernon, J. Karney; Walfeck A. C.,
Rotiert McKniglit ; Elamere Reserves,
Howard Johnston; Hyland Juniors,
Blaine E. D'Arsey. %
Tiie league officers want two eight
team leagues, and Invite any teams
with members between the ages of six
teen and eighteen years to apply.
There will he another meeting of the
league on Monday, April 4.
Larceny Charge Dismissed.
Frank Gross, charged with the lar
ceny of scrap copper, from King and
£ollins, Junk dealers, was arraigned
in City Court this morning. Owing to
lack of evidence, he was dismissed.