North Carolina Newspapers

THE SPORTING WORLD fans Marvel At Jimmy Callahan » S. FARNSWORTH) ' ily 22.—Baseballdom comeback” of Jimmy Ions career on the dia- • . inflelder and outfield- r «rs away from the big . tiirn> to the Chicago 1 - batting and fielding he did when he was in his prime, eight have tried to come such former stars as .lirnrp.y Collins, Bobby but not one of liver the goods on their '1^‘nt In fast company, •ver. has upset all dope from being a Dr. O.^ler : aeo v.ifh the New York ' r.if.ht ago and watch- ^ ’Tyin?: closely. I had . ’ ;.t'- years ago and I now lUside of his throwing, as -nod as ever. His arm, i"" ? fo be very weak and nil back out toward him o hit in that direction *y it. On clouts to right l ing Bodie usually covers ' is not quite as fast on his ■ e wn~ In IP'M. either, but ; :ut out five bunts down the line In the series against nkees and he certainly did e,ravel, too, and if he could :f .^’>out ten more pounds I am ' he would be able to get f . T just as fast as ever. ^ still th^ same worker on . hard hit drives that start ' :.-ugn they were going over arks. He has a keen eye and ; \'h a ball going over his shoul- • ;^ily as he can a fly that he •a. e to move a step for. >■ ’ 1 find it much easier to lia d arive than one where n my tracks,” says Callahan, fton drop those easy ones be- ou get careless and take them rr\iiahan after the final game Yankpes and asked him to autobiography to me. Now written many interesting! ■ article.', and while he refus-' ' anything to me, he sat | ! ; tvpi?writer and with the : :■ $7." re-write man punched - fMIo'.s: I (’it;;':ally from Fitchburg,* V l.i . hould be a circumstance- make that little village the fu- j ■^Iccca of poets, historians and, ' ' prs. I was born just 37 years in ♦he quiet scenes of Fitch- c’- w. throve and learned the •^rnce between a hi" league ball ;i p ate of corned beef and cab-' unMl I was about 21 years of. a \fter an initial experience in the ■ '?Me: I I hmined a job with 1 i .c', .md bail all my plans ar- ;i ii I. .'id rush to glory in f ' . .ni’- . 1 didn’t get it. With l.r.rdl' a ♦rial 1 was flung out on my head, so to speak, and my dream of ciorv xxfts given a reverse English ’ me ’Ired. ]'■ •' »he i nsfl'all cranks of to ne^ tn’ P hiladelphia once turn- '.o".n. : experience has .e m^ slow to ever condemn a rrt player. A manager should nev- r >-'('* a youngpter for the old war- ■ ’iOuT first giving him a thor- v\\ ■d 'rhla. T have been told, has > sorry that I didn't stay ut I am '-'lad they canned me- • " that I inlght now be anchored rify T\here the grass can be heard ' ! rr rhr‘‘»ugh *he busy hours of the ".'I whpre I he Ideals of the na- Bre ( nflned -o a pound of scrap- ' i ■n'^'^’’cooked squab. .; in K'tnsas City after leav- The Slumbprburp, made good and ‘ q :!*e a pet with the fans of that Kansas City Is all right—nice ‘ ?own and a live baseball centre, ely I was drafted by Chicago, evo'* a young candidate for big - honors was made useful it was ! *urtng my first year on the Chi- I pitched, and also played *^cond, third, short, right, center ‘. ft fields. The only thing I ^ do as to catch, and, at that, j d often warm up the pitchers the game. It was probably j h an oversight of Captain An- .. * '.at I was not seat to catch a ^ some years I remained with the ro club, and then, seeing a t ) better myself financially. I d ro Charley Comiskey. While ' :rd€d .Tim Hart and the National tp people with respect and es- ! hnd better opportunities with ifan LeaguP- When Clark . 'to New York to manage . I was made manager of .'OX. .. trouble arose and I bought tn'iged a semi-pro team in Chi- o culled the Logan Squares. But : -:pv offered me big money to ' ♦o his club this sprin:? and I While I don’t thln'^ I am d - I was seven or eigtt years • II 1 believe there Is a lot of ’’ left In me.” .lere sure Is. Here this veter- lopiug the pellet around the und making catches in right the W'hite Sox as good as I' Arthur Irwin, Yankee ‘A ho really deserv- i:e credit iTi^arthlng Jimmy. V. 1 Rog- ■ vvn#>d the Phlladeliih rlub he Ir'Ain up to Fltchbiu i > look ‘ho voung pitcher who ;'ul been ' consistently for a .snmi-pro up there In Massachusetts. Ir- a.' “erufk” on the kid and signed n the spot. It certainly was a IV when the Quakers let Calla- ro Aithou: giving him a decent ;n is a credit to baseball. A i !ng follow, who pays atten- ■ r,.(body’s business but his own • i= always ready to give aid ■ « nefd'd. does'H f have to play baseball m Not by a long shot. He • i fat ;ankroll. and could live th rer-t of his days on its In- luit he loves the game and says that he will never grow too old to play. the\iL SPORT GOSSIP. (Columbia, Record, 21st.) George Magoon put on exhibition ihursday afternoon a team that nre- sentPd several new faces as well* as some old faces in new positions. Hugh Sweeney who played third base on the two previous trips that the Savannah club has made to Columbia this sea son. was stationed at first, a position ^hich he filled all last season. As formerly Magcon wjis at second and Wnitn>an at short but Brown was a ne^vcomer who held down third. "Tv” »-'obb” Gardner, who was with the In dians when they first came to Elm- 'v^ood this year but who was mlssins on their second visit, is again in the left field. Hessler has been seen here before in center as well as • PeQ” Mur:'h in left. Magoon’s club looked classy even if they did lose the game. The infield were responsible for the three errors accumulated by the In dians, two of which were made by W ortman and one by Brown. Both of these young fellows are playing their first year in professional bail—in fact Brown is playing his first month as a professional. It is easy to see that he is inexperienced and nervous when compelled to stack up against the “old heads ’ bur it is also quite appar-f ent that once this stage fright wears off he will be a valuable player. At the bat the little fellow did well and the manner In which he handled him self created much favorable comment In the stands. It looks as if Magoon has picked up two pretty good men in Brown and Wortman and a pair that w^lll likely be heard from next year. Angle Moran, the pocket edition um pire who ofllciated throughout Thurs day’s game, had a rather stormy pas sage at both Bill Clark and George Ma goon took exception to several of his decisions. At that Moran is well liked here even though several of the fans took a few pet shots at him from the shelter of the grand stand. He slapped a $5 fine on Hugh Sweeney before the game had progressed far and threaten ed several other Indian braves during the contest. The Cripples To Make Race Fast (By MONTY.) New York, July 22.—When, all the American League teams get their crip ples back into the line-up the race is likely to be much better and closer than it is today. Seldom has every team been hit by injuries and sickness as has been the case this season. Detroit has been running along well to date, but has felt the absence of its hard hitting first baseman. Cainor. This stellar player was one of the leading swatters of the Tigers, and his ' absence has been felt, even though ' Delahanty has been playing a first-1 class game at the initial sack. The' team will gain greatly in offensive work when Cainor is back on the job for good. Cleveland has been without the ser vices of its grand, good Larry Lajoie. 1 Without him the Xaps are not the! same. His fielding is equal to that of’ any other infielder in the business. His j battings needs no comment. When he is back at the job Cleveland will be j a much more formidable aggregation | than it has bsen in the past few; v.'eeks. j They had hard luck down at Phila-' delphia when the world champions had j both Barry and Collins out of the line-1 up at the same time. In fact they were so crippled that the White Sox cleaned up the whole series on them when they invaded the Windy City. Now Collins is out of the game with a bad shoulder. Chicago has also had its tough go ing. At present the Sox are without the aid of the new star in the short stop field, Corham. W’^hen Ford bean- ed this recruit here he broke up the already shattered infield, which has worn the Chicago colors this season, for McConnell early in the season suffered a sprained ankle. Even Qpl- lins, the new first baseman, has been out of it several times this season from injuries. If anything happened to the Sox outfield one shudders to think where Chicago would land. Then the Yankees! With Hal Chase, sterling hitter, first baseman and lead er, out of the game for a considera ble period this had an ill effect on the team; in fact the Yankees have scarce ly recovered from the disaster to date. They are, however, going along better now. Washington lost heavily in the sick ness which overtook Walter Johnson, its best pitcher and one of the best who ever broke into baseball. He is not up to snuff today, gjid the season is well advanced, too. The Sonatora have banked heavily on W’^alter—had hoped to work him at least every fourth day and sometimes every third game. But they were without his per- foimances a long time, and he is not winning as consistently now as last season. Purtell has been the ill member of the Boston Red Sox and Wagner, the corking fhort stop, also was out of it a good long time. Bill Purtell h:ad been expected to cut up all sorts of capers around third base, but the Red Sox have had to be content with using another man there. In fact, they are so hard pressed John I. Taylc- is scurrying aroimd for another third sacker. In the swap last season Chi cago seems to have gotten the better of it, as the Sox are playing Lord at third regularly, while Pitcher Smith, who went to Boston in the deal, is no longer with the team and Purtell is practically out of it. So it seems that of all the eight clubs, St. Louis is the only one which has been free from sickness and inju ries—But the Browns are hopelessly last. This is the one squad which does not seem to be up to snuff this season, despite frantic efforts by Man ager Bobby Wallace and the owners. DOINGS IN BIG SHOW. LIGHTWEIGHTS AFTER WOLGAST EXPECT TIGERS TO DRAW AHEAD. Just what will be the outcome of the recent decision of the league di rectors in reducing the player limit to 12 men remains to be seen. Does it spell the departure of John Coveney and John Kunkle from the ranks of the Comers? It is to be hoped not. Cov eney is at present under suspension owing to injuries and Kunkle is filling in. It is certain that Bill Clark will not part with one of his pitchers and if the Boss ComeF has to trim his squad it is more than likely the pruning will start with the catching department. After kicking up a cloud of dust of large dimensions It develops that Au gusta is still in the slough of financial troubles as they have not come through with certain obligations to the league, and to which they agreed the fulfillment of. In fact it is not a at all certain that the Tourists will con tinue as a member of the Sally family. For all of their reorganization and talk of $5,000 subscriptions coming in, the, old franchise over there is still liang- the steak Four lightweights who are after Ad Wolgast’s championship crown. On the left Is Freddie Welsh, the Englishman who has gained the next chance at the Milwaukeean and will clash with him In Los Angeles on next Thanksgiving Day. In the cen'ler is Matty Baldwin, another British er, who holds a decision over Welsh and declares that accordingly he should have first crack at the cham pionship. Above, at the right, is Knockout Brown, who claims precedence because of his two victories over Wolgast In short-distance bouts in New York and Philadelphia. Below is Packey McFarland, the Chicago mauler, considered by many to be the greatest little man in the ring today. The trouble with McFarland in the past has been his refusal to make the weight demanded by Wolgast, who insists that his opponents come strictly within the lightweight limit. All four of these boys stack up as first class ringsters, but the question Is: can any one of them knock the chip off Wolgast’s shoulder and get away with it.^ Five Lightweights After Wolgast*s Scalp (By W. W. NAUGHTON.) San Fi-ancisco, July 22.—The pen is mightier than the sword. This Is a gem of wisdom that crops up every now and again and fades aw’ay unchallenged. Now we have Freddy Welsh, British Queensbury exponent, who is eager to prove that the squash is mightier than ing by a slender thread. W’ilmington has been trying to jimraie its way into the South Atlantic stronghold for some time and it is not impossible to expect to see that city • after the fight with Moran, all the represented in the league before many guests with one Freddie is to be Ad Wol^ast’s next opponent in a championship fight to be held Thanksgiving Day at Los Ange les. Freddie is a vegetarian. At a ban- quent given by Wolgast the other day suns have come and gone. What Wil mington has to offer in the way of at- exception regaled themselves on milk-fed chicken, terra pin and Virginia ham. The exception tendance figures we do not know, but was Freddie W^elsh, and as some one of this we are sure—thev could do no r^niarked. he appeared to be pecking worse than the miserable attendance at the table decorations. His piece de records which Augusta has hung up.) resistance was a sheaf of watercress. But there’s one objection to the Wil-I Freddie intends to tram for Wolgast mlneton proposition, it will materially on strict vegetarian principles. Freddie increase the mileage of the South At lantic clubs. Nothing can be done or forecasted—just sit still in the boat and let the future take care of itself— that seems about the only policy open. M’INNIS is A REAL JEWEL. Besides saying that the Athletics will win the pennant, Grantland Rice of the'New York Mall, who is not puffed, but who pops out hot shot from his guns, gets right up in meeting to talk as follows about one Stuffy Mclnnis: “As an average proposition, Injury of star players may affect a ball club vitally and upset the dope. “Btit this feature will never affect the Athletics as long as they carry a guy by the name of Stuffy Mclnnis on the pay roll. ^ Collins: he isnt says he has been a “vegetarian” eve since he began fighting and that if he ever strayed from the path he had marked out for himself, it was be cause he could not obtain the food he desired. In training camp it is dif ferent. Freddie always has a pur chasing agent who explores the near est market for Brazllllan nuts, rosy cheeked apples and succulent lettuce. He resents the Imputation that, be cause of his notions of diet, he will be able to manage with a vegetable cook instead of a high salaried chef. Freddie says he thrives better and fights better on bloodless viands. W”elsh points out that while he is always spoken of as an English o: W’elsh fighter, he learned the trad of the ring in the United States. Heri. is the way Freddie tells the story o: his pugilistic life: “I was taught boxing at school in Mclnnis Isn’t a Collins; ne ism country, but I gained all my ex- a Baker, a Barry of a Davis. He Is i perience on this side of the water, something more. He Is Collins, Baker, j Anything I know of professional pug- Barry and Davis in a lump. j ilism was learned in America. I had “Tf anvthing happens to Baker or my first professional engagement In irrv Mack has Mclnnis; If anything Philadelphia on Dec. 21, 1905. I have ■ ' modeled myself after the best of the men that I have met. At first I was Imbued with the notion that the only way to box w^as In the old English way, the straight from the shoulder. “They don’t fight that way over Barry, Mack has . happens to Collins, Mclnnis is still there. If DavIs Is out of It, who jumps in any plays first like a Chase and Daubert combined but the waged the diamond? “Some day Mack may ose j ija.ve discovered. I have tire Infield In ^ „ Mclnnis ' not changed my ideas as to the bene- be no worry as long as Mr. boxing as tought In my own Is In camp. , 1 country, but when in Rome it is ad- "And through it all he ° i disable to do as the Romans do. 1 with a paltry .400 average up at oa , learned to blend the English or- injects twenty tons of i thodox style and the un-orthodox style Into the program, and i^^^o the mixeu American ring and as a con-^ metaphorical teeth of a 100-degre^ i ^t home with al-, -unburst continues to frivol and revei ^ boxer I may be; whl'e the bubbles are popping In [ against.” ! Freddie thinks Ad W’olgast a won- “When a ba%l club can lose a brace ^^^ful little ringman, but at the same -J Tiinno*^ forward at believes that Freddie "\Velsh car ries as many guns as the Wisconsin wllcat. dilemma when he covers up and think that it is up to them to begin leading. I do not know, of course, that it Is that way. Wolgast, as the champion, shouldn’t lay back and wait for his adversary. I know that I won’t be embarrassed If he takes to stone-wall- ing and covering up. He has as much right to make the pace as I have and if he is thin-skinned and can put up with being reviled by the spectators on account of his indisposition to start the ball rolling, there is no reason why I should become sensitive and be gin leading just because Mr. Wolgast wants me to. “Once blows are exchanged. W^ol- gast is in his element. He is all there in inside work. I have made a study of this kind of fighting and I am by no means convinced tliat Ad. is bet ter at it than I am. I think I am as resourceful as he is and I possess as many changes of style. If I find that he is my master at close fighting, ril scon change off to some other method. I know Ad. Wolgast and have knoT.'n him during all his fight ing career. W'e started in at the bus iness about the same time and I have seen him fight quite often. “Of course you can’t always tell how things are going to turn out, but this I do know—that it was the ambition of my life to box Battling Nelson when the bane was champion. I could not bring Nelson to terms and in the meantime Ad Wolgast got the chance and proved himself to be a better man than the Battler. When Wolgast gain ed the title I mad up my mind to chal lenge him at the first opportunity. I kept this thing in view and now that I have Eecured a match with him, I feel as though I had achieved something I had been working for and hoping for. “When I feel that way about It, It Is the best evidence that I am not haunt ed with a suspicion I am going to lose. It may sound like boasting, but I do net think there is a man living who can beat me at my own weight. The only mistakes I made were when I allowed my opponents to come In sev eral pounds above my notch. BOSTON DOVES WILL BE SOLD. of stars and then Pl^nge forward swifter speed than ^'^er what the Ho^ tel Bill are you going to do about it 7*vfTu iiappen to be in the way? “They say Wolgast can force any -^^Lre’s" only one answen BUher kind of_an opponent to l--n ^ jump for your life or get run over. The Yanks tried both schemes and start fighting,” said W^elsh. “Judging from what has happened in his fights me close friends there is good reason for looking at it it is said today to j that way but it seems to me most of of the deceased are ab opponents feel themselves in a Identify the remains. vy JIMMY AUSTIN Jimmy Austin, third baseman of th5 St. Louis Browns, who is putting up a rattling good game despite the de cadent condition of the rest of the team, which is securely ensconced in the cellar position of the Ameri can League. Austin is one of the most brilliant fielding third basemen in the game. New York, July 21.—Rumors of the proposed sale of the Boston National league baseball club were strengthen ed last night by the fact that the own er, William Hepburn Russell, held a long conference here last night with “Neb” Hanlon, the former Baitimore-, Brooklyn and Cincinnati manager, in which it is understood Hanlon made proposals to purchase the Boston club. At the meeting were also Manager Fred Tenney and another stockholder m the Boston club, but it was r.'.’t admitted after the meting that any thing had been decided upon. Mr. Russell w'ent back to Boston on a trip which Is said to be for th,e purpose of reaching a finel understand ing with other stockholde/.j of th3 team befor© action is taken. Dope favors the Tigers to Increase their 5 1-2-game lead over the Athletics during the next three or four days, Jennings’ crew opens a series with the New York Yanks, who are at present going rathe:’ badly, while the Athlet ics open in Chicago against the White Stockings, who are always dangerous on their home grounds, EVERS QUITS FOR FIVE WEEKS. Boston, July 20.—Johnny Evers, sec ond baseman of the Cubs, is a sicK man. When his team left for Philadel phia last night Evers did not go along, but Instead went to the Adirou- daks in quest of health. Evers has agreed to lead the simple life for at least five weeks, and if improved at that time he might s^ttempt to resume active work at second base. J Have Those Teeth Fixed Now CONSULT US TODAY—EXAMINA TION FREE. The one-hit game pitched by Wood of the Boston Red Sox against the St. Louis Browns was the fourth this season in the majors. The others to accomplish the feat are Mpore and Fromme in the National, and Coomos in the American. It was agains. St Louis, also, that Coombs twirled his lone safety battle. Mobile Register: “Rowdy’’ Elliott, the peppery little Baron backstop who had a day of rest yesterday, was chased from the coaching lines in the early part of the game for kicking up too much noise before a runner got on. “Rowdy” and Fitzsimmons chewed the rag a while, but finally made up. The Barons had lots of encouragement with several hundred Birmingham fans in the stand, who had come on the excursion. They made themselves heard, too, as long as the tie lasted, but after the eighth inning not a man occupied a seat in the stand who v.'ould admit he was from Birmingham. Memphis Commercial Appeal: That “Bush league” life in the baseball bus iness is far from a paradise is the opin ion of Bill Parrott, a Memphis boy who has just returned home holding an “unconditional release” as an alibi for his last two months’ service and after having been a member of two leagues nov/ disbanded and almost a member of a third. Parrott started the season as catcn- er for the Fort Smith club, In the west ern association, and after several up sets early In the season that league disbanded, and according to Parrott, still owes him for value received. From Fort Smith Bill drifted to the El Dolado club of the Kansas State league. After going .'long nicely for about a month the water began to grow rough and that league gave up the voyage. For part of his services with El Dorado Parrott received his unconditional release. Secretary Farrell of the National Association has sent out a bu’i.etin showing the classification of the minor leagues according to the^ thirteenth census. There are five leagues in CIuls A; eight In Class B; six In Class C. and twenty-eight In Class D, making a total of torty-seven leagues in the National Association. BIG NEWSPAPER PLANT SOLD AT AUCTION. Cincinnati, O., July 22.—The Com mercial Tribune, a morning newspaper, with all Its equipment, was sold at sheriff’s sale today to Francis T. Hom er, a Baltimore attorney, for $420,000. Mr. Homer, said he represented him self. “But I hope to interest others later,” he added. The sale followed a Judgment ob tained by the Union Savings Bang Trust Company, of this city, as trustee, for $250,000 and one by Francis T. Homer, for $196,000. The property was appraised at $350,- TREMS: Well, don’t worry; these ar« arranged to Suit. 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