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I Here's Another Corking Good Sport Page in Spite of Rather Off Season I MULLIN WILL ARRIVE EARLY IN FEBRUARY Believes Training in San Antonio Last Spring Gave Him Greatest Season. HOPES TO BE A REPEATER Detroit Sporting Editor Lauds San Antonio as King Bee Training Place. By H. G. Salsinger in Detroit News. Under ordinary’ conditions ball play ers do not start for the southern train ing camps till about the first of March, but last season President Frank Navin made the case of George Mullin an ex traordinary one. chased him to San An tonio about the middle of February and told him to get busy. George followed out the instructions of the owner. He was unusually busy. When the Tigers reached the historic old town George didn't look as big as he was expected to look. Ho was down to weight. His muscles wore just right "WATCH DONOVAN," SUGGESTS MULLIN 4- "I am not one of those ‘I + told you so' fellows," write* ❖ George Mullin, “but right now ♦ I want to predict that my old ♦ friend and team-mate. Bill + Donovan, will come hack strong + as ever next season. See if I ❖ am not right." and he was ready tn begin the season. After Hughie looked the veteran over he predicted that George would have the best season of his career and that every slabman in the American league would have a difficult task boating him out for first honors. It is suggested that George prepai himself to go to the Lone Star stat If he could start about the middle < next month an early beginning of hi training season should work the saw result that it bore last vear. George likes the idea himself an thinks that if he has the opportunit he could be in readiness on April 1 this year as he was last. The big fellow is anxious to ge busy. He has been doing little more jnanacMmsssMaamaasi J SAN ANTONIO’S 1 : LEADING HOTELS ; . ..THE. .. St. Anthony ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF SAN ANTONIO’S NEWEST AND FINEST HOTEL MODERN IN EVERY DETAIL N» Batter ar Mora Complote Hat,' •f IU Elm (HO rooma) In Amhh Liberally ConduetaS on th* EUROPEAN PLAN Bgoelal Attention RaM te Commarelal Men. P. M. SWEARINGEN A SON, Managing Directors. IHE MERGER This well known Hotel remain, a, ever In the put SAN ANTONIO’S MOST COMPLETE, COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT HOTEL. WM. C. BRUCE, Mgr. Mexican Bureau of Information and Interpretation In connection with this Hotel. “MEET ME AT THE GUNTER” V WHERE TO LUNCH The Solution of the Midda.y Probletn VARIED MENU Prompt Service Snowy Naperv Surroundings Pleasant The Cost Fifty Cents GVNTER SPECIALTIES: Club Breakfast 35c Up Luncheon 12 to 2. 50c Table de Hote Dinner 6-8. $l.OO Special Attention to Private Dinner P/rties New Menu Daily- ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS FRIDAY, WOLGAST AND NELSON MATCHED FOR FEB. 22 Here's a late picture of Ad Wol gast. who is picked as the coming light weight champion of the world by many fight critics. He is matched to go 45 rounds with Bat Nelson for the title on February 22 at the new fight arena in San Mateo county. California. ‘ Sid Hester of San Francisco ar ranged the match yesterday, Wulgast accepting an offer of $3750 bv tide graph. The Battler alreadv has agreed since the elose of the baseball season, than to wait for spring. If he is given the chance to start for San Antonio on February 15 or before that time he would like to take one of the Tigers’ catchers along. Last year George had to amuse him self chasing fly balls which he batted out. That was when the loeaPeontin gent of future greats was not inclined to brave the sun for the Wke of th”, national pastime.. It was probably best that the bovs kept away from the’ball park, for by; the time George grew tired of chasing the Keach special he had eliminated an unusually large number of ounces of that which was forced on him dur ing the cold and leisure days and which didn’t quite belong. Good Place to Train. « San Antonio is a fine place to train. Besides having an excellent ball park the city is surrounded bv picturesque country, broken by the best possible roads. Getting up at an early hour and run ning along the new road that winds past the old missions is fine exercise tor reducing weight and a good sight seeing trip. There, is another road running out of San Antonio. If is at the opposite end of town and this winds over a steep hill and leads out into the prairie country. It is generally covered with a few inches of fine alkali that works into the nostrils. Going over one of these roads one day last spring the Tigers anhised themselves chasing lizards. Donie Bush considered lizard hunting one of the finest sports he had ever indulged in. To protect himself he lugged along □ boulder that seemed nearly as large as he was. He took his shoestring, made a lasso and caught a member of the lizard tribe by the tail. The lizard es caped and Bush chased it through cacti and “age brush. By the time lie com ; pleted his lizard hunting he lost sev eral pounds. Lighter This Winter. Mullin writes that he was in pounds lighter on January 1. 1910. than lie this on the first day of last year. He weighs 19G at the present time. Ho is taking the best care of himself this winter, having learned the value of regular SAN ANTONIO LIGHT ANDGAZETTE 4’4’4>4*4>4’4>4-4*4>4>4>4’ ❖ An old friend. Mikey Finn, is ♦ just now trying to put Little 4- ❖ Rock into the Texas league, is ❖ ♦ manager of the Sand Crabs, + 4 1 owns the Waterbury, Conn., 4> 4- team and is making a few sehe- ♦ ❖ dules while resting. i ❖ ' tu fight, his share, win, lose or draw, being $12,000. Wolgast is considered the real class now in the lightweight division, and his showing against the champion in Los Angeles last summer, when he had the best of a 10-round argument, will bring him many followers. The, gen eral opinion, however, is that he will fail to go the long list with the dur able one. hours and careful diet last summer. It George goes south Reckendorf would be Ilie logical gentleman to go with him. The Teuton backstop weighs 2.> pounds more at the present time than he did when the world's Se rb's ended and that's rather a big load to cast off the frame of a mortal. Hu; ie expects to start “Beek” in it the beginning of the season and keep him busy. With a long training sea son he should he ready to give good service, but lie needs a lot of prelimi nary work. Mullin needs a German batterv mate at any rate. With Schmidt behind the bat and Mullin in the box the big fellow is always at his best. Schmidt and Mullin work together about as well as. Young nnd Crigcr. When that batterv pair was with the Red Sox they represented two ex tremesc Criger grouchy, and Young, good natured, they were fighting from the first inning to the last. Schmidt nnd Mullin are always in a wordy war. Errors of commission or omission .-ire blamed on Schmidt by Mullin and on Mullin bv Schmidt, but while these arguments last through it game it is generally noticed bv the in fielders that the more they argue the better they work. While in New York recently Hughie said that he did not see whv Mnilin should not make another big showing in 1910. George was going as well at the end of last season as he was at the beginning of the year. With plenty of work before the regular training son son. George should enjoy the same ad vantages that ho had last year when lie started out by winning 11 in a row. -o . ROHER TO BE ATHLETIC ' DIRECTOR AT PRINCETON Associated Press. Princeton, N. .1.. Jan. 7.—The facul ty committee on outdoor sports last night ratified the appointment of Wm. Roher, ’O2, as hem] coach of the 1910 football team. His appointment a.s athletic director to have supervision over all branches of sport is now in the form of a recommendation to the trustees ami will probably be acted upon bv them nt their meeting next I Thursday. Qiialmers-Cetroit “40” Touring $2750 Auto Sa'es & Supply Co. Automobile Tire Repairs Wp now have our Tin Repair Dcpuri meat Installed and are hi a position to cho the best in Tiro R pairs of all kind-. * Blow outs. Retreads. Inner Tube Work a : ii».i <! r.er all wOl k • Youngblood Auto Co. NEW PHONE 459. SAYS JEFF IS REAL PEEVISH Des Moines Dispatch Says Big Fellow Shows Effects of Long Tour of One-bjight Stands. Sutcial Dispatch. Des Moines, la.. Jan. 7.—ls James J. Jeffries getting peevish and worn out from his long tour of one night stands in filling his theatrical engage- | ments? This question is being asked j here by thousands of Jeff’s sympathiz-1 < rs, who saw him Wednesday. Any- | way. these thousands of believers tn the big fellow are glad the tour, is j ended and that Jeff is headed for Cali fornia to engage in a long hunt prior to taking up his strenuous training. Three thousand people, half-frozen physically, but rei'e >t with enthusiasm, welcomed Jeffries and Gotcli to Dts Mornes. Jeffries led the way from the coach, ami was welcomed by a party headed by Mayor A. J. Mathis. Men. women and children cheered for ten minutes. So dense was the crowd that Jeffries and Gotch reached the mayor's party only with the great est difficulty, nnd the ex-champion fighter of the world was almost down and out before he got there. There was almost a stampede and Jeffries lost his temper. He used tin lence. When the crowd surged with such strength that the mayor was al most thrown to the hard frozen ground. I .T< ffries turned fiercely and beat back the crowd with the palm of his strong right hand. Even after Jeffries gained his auto mobile. he pushed young men and boys from the side of his auto, allowing a ! mean disposition. His only stnile was when lie greeted the mayor, and for the remainder of the recention period lie looked like he was getting ready to cat up Jack Johnson. ! Gotch had less trouble. Singularly the cheers were all for Jeffries, but the lowa wrestler received favorable mention nnd his. automobile was advanced only after the chauf four rin squarely into several persons who refused to clear the way. ♦ HIW DEFEAT MIOS II BATH In the batfle last night on the St. i Joseph alleys between Wurzbach's Nep tunes and Tarrillion's Apollos to de cule who should have the honor of meet ing L. Neugebauer's Mercuries for the i-hnmpiouship of the league. Wnrebaeh won both games. The teams tied for first place in the second series, while I the Mercuries won the first series. ’ The Neptunes howled two very steady games, the first going over 302 and the M'nmil for 296. The best the Apollos | < .mid do was 273 and 253. Tarrillion, C. Meyer. Gerdes. Chris I lian. L. R. Meyer and Wnrzbavh were the Inds that the brunt of the work fell on in the way of clearing the alleys and ■ right nobly did they respond, for in ; SUITS—OVERCOATS—PANTS Ml M Prices That Will Tempt Your Bargain Instinct The most remarkable values ever offered anywhere on clothes of superior style and quality. In some instances the reductions are over 2F%. Men’s Odd Trousers—Entire Stock $ 2.00 Pants....s 1.50 $ 4.50 Pants. ...$ 5M $ 7.50 Pants. ...$ 5.65 $ 2.50 Pants... $ 1.90 $ 5.00 Pants. ...$ 5.75 V 8.00 Pants ....$ 6.00 $ 5.00 Pants.... $ 2.25 $ 6.00 Pants. ...$ 4.50 $ 8.50 Pants. ...$ 6.40 $ 5.50 Pants.... $ 2.65 $ 6.50 Pants. ..$ 4.90 $ 9.00 Pants. ...$ 6.80 $ 4.00 Pants ....$ 5.00 $ 7;00 Pants ....$ 5.25 $lO.OO Pants ....$ 7.50 Hand Tailored Suits and Overcoats Your opportunity for selection is practically unbounded, — and just two prices: Men’s Suits and Overcoats Men’s Suits and Overcoats Worth $18.50 and $20.00 for Worth $50.00 and $52.50 for 512.75 All Fancy J * Great Reductions Vests at 1 j ‘ In Men’s 25’; Discount 7 V Furnish^s CHARLEY DOOIN WILL BE NEW PILOT FOR PHYLLIES I’hiladelphir,, Pa., Jan. 7.—Tn spite <>t reports that Hilly Murray will hang onto his job as manager of the Phyllies, Horace Fogel, the new president, an nouneed y. sterday that he had appoint ed • harhv (“Red’’) Dooin. his star backstop. the 1910 pilot of the team. Dooin. since Kling quit the game, has bu n regarded as the big bashaba zook .0 a|| catchers. He is regarded ns the reason the Phyllies have finished so high up 1,, National league dur ing the past two seasons. Dooin never had a press agent work ing for him like Kling. When the latter was norking for Chicago Murphy al ways had advance men invading cities ahead nt the team with literature and action pictures, to prove that Johnny was the discoverer of how to play the । h a sk s top job, ,\ n< j fjpaf o f jf wa g Kling took Murphy seriously and now ho won t report unless he gets three er I tour times the sum paid other good | men. He iterates and reiterates it isn’t I a question flf wages, but, oh mamma, you $lO,OOO. I So this lots Kling out and makes the I brick-haired Dooin cock o’ the walk. ; Besides being ehock full of pepper. each contest a perfect score was chalked up against them. Seure—l-'irst Game— Wurzbm h 54 go 47 26 55 50—302 Tarrillion . . . .53 4s op 37 4g 27—273 S < oih| Wurzbneh . . 35 59 4.7 62 33- TgirJllinn 44 52 *4 43 44 Rplnre the game wai bowled it wai :»gn eq | M tween the two captain* that total number of pin« was to count. The Neptunes a|«o won out on this, for they made a total ot 598 co the Apollos 526, CHARLEY "RED" DOOIN. Dooin is a gomr general and death on foul flies. He usually does about 80 per cent of the work back of the bat for his team, apparently being immune from injury. (This is written after rapping on wopd). Admirers of the red nn point to this to prove their asser tion that he is the most skillful of backstops, claiming his freedom from injury is due to the fact that he has catching down to a science. SHERWOOD MAGEE WILL NOW “PLAY HIS HEAD OFF.” Associated Press. Philadelphia. Pa.. Jan. 7.—When Sherwood Magee heard of Charley Dooin’s promotion, he got on a train for Philadelphia, hunted up Dooin and said: "Charley, I came here solely to tell you I am going to play my head off for the Philadelphia team' next sea- son. Magee bad a talk with Fogel and Dooin. who told him that his salary will be increased. Magee probably will sign a contract tomorrow. POST BOWLERS DEFEAT R. R. Y. M. C. A. IN MATCH After bowling two much off-color | games, the Railroad Y. M. C. A. team , last night went crazy in the third game and took it by a wide margin. . The scores: Fort Sam Houston Heroes. Brown .. 169 154 133 Blair 186 123 J5l Kline .. 143 137 14'1 Beth 136 153 138 522.50 JANUARY 7. 1910. THIRTEEN BEHRS IS SOME BEARS Santa Fe Correspondent Comes Out With Quite the Prize Lit tle Doccook of New Year. Associated Press. Chicago. Jan. 7.— A Santa Fc, N., special to the Tribune says: Jose Valdez, the' crack shot, who knows a whole lot about bears and how;** to hunt them, can now claim to be Las champion bruin killer of the couicJi, Yesterday he discovered a miles from Santa Fe that showed 1 g mistaknble signs of being a habitat of bears. Valdez lire nt the mouth of the cave 3| smoked out the bears. Then' were i| thirteen of them in the cave nnd W, they came out one by one Valdez them, the job occupying less than hour. I GRIGGS SLATED FOB LEFI EM H. W. Lanigan, who conducts the "Sportdom Salad" column in the St. Louis Times, breaks out with some dope about Griggs that would seem to indi cate he is due for an outfield position. Here's the salad: There's no mistaking Arthur Griggs’ iwpularity with Brown "rooters" or disputing the fact that he is Jack O'Connor’s premier one-year man. In addition he must be credited with be r ing a great batsman, one whose bingles go out a-ziugiug and one who hits well in the pinches. But it’s a pity that he isn't more of a greyhound. Griggs mon keyed between the outfield and the first •ack under McAleer last summer. He also got a chance to show what lie could do on second and at short, though it was a foregone conclusion right from the jump he didn’t have the neces sary energv to make good in either po sition. His outfield work was fair. Twas helped along by his Hostetter like whip. His first base stunt wasn’t sp good. O'Connor wisely counts on playing Griggs in his left meadow, or in one of the others. Jack is right. Arthur is a good enough catch on Von Phuls and in I time will learn how to hike over the sod and lie for the different batters. Then, I his mighty right whip will enable him I to stop many a runner at the plate and from darting an additional pillow on i smashes thumped out his way. Grigg, । would be a star of the first magnitude I were he a speed merchant and were he a ■fighter. The latter faculty O’Connor can be relied upon smashing into him. , Fitzpatrick 157 140 47g Totals 791 7p9 R. R. Y. M. C. A. ' Sphen 135 122 182 Shaw 146 97 187 Madera 107 105 121 ■ Powers .. ' 137 149 160 : Brown 126 123 160 Totals 651 636 810 12