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10 THE OHAELOTTE NEWS MARCH 26. 1911 BasebetU SPORTS A & M Representa tive Replies to Charge Of “Pi ofessionalism ” RHjtor I'liarlotte Ne\vs- wni >ou kindly publish this reply •i> ;in anirle which appeared in yoiir [.npf-i Sunday. Maroli 1U. ronrernins: . aspl all proppec'ts of rhe North I’.'irplina ('oIIeK"ti foe the ronnng sea- ■n. In ibis article written by • W.C. II ■■ and headed in pan ‘ Bn- One Who Know.'*.' the direct charge i? made rhat X. k M.. Davidson, and ('lUilford ►^'ncourfijie professionalism in their ion who had played one season with Wilmington in the Easiein Carolinn league. It may. of comse. be charget that this rule was not passed until af ter Sexton had graduated and did not weaktMi oui team. Pov ihis we can say that the necessity for such a rule was not seen until the fault that it wi correct became apparent. The rule eliminates from otir team this \ear one of its most vahiable players. Pree- >*th!etir!«. .ind it is in defence of .X. & !’^^an. Captain and center fielder, and M. that 1 wi.ch to replv. ‘ i without a peer on any college team in In l)i»^ diRCUKsion of A .M. s base- ii'^ll pro^i>e'ts for I'.Ml "W. C. D." C^ne Who Knov. ‘ after having 'i.ailt* a cen#':al s'ntement to the effect the state as a hitter and run-geiier. is ineligible under this nile because lie played la.^t summei- with the .lack- sonville. Fla. team in the South .At- msf A A- Ni.’.'S team along w ith rhat. | ‘if l>f(vidsnii arid (Jullford would be (*omp(')«eri of profefsionalf*. efw's on w.rh :h»» an^ertion that if SfaiYord. Hc.bertson, and Cool were at- er tropi K &■ M. * Tram there would be much lef'; thus virtually mak- These mpn the ob.iocriv" in his In the article by • W. C. D.” there also appears a statement ifoni vviiich we quote in part, that "Cote secured from soruewhere in Cincinnati has made the football and baseball teams in his freshman year." We choose to believe rhat statemenf was made « ‘ar*o o* profepsicnali.^m against through ignorance of facts than M^'ittif irr r'nce the charge waa made we are - 3'. some of ou; plavers were -recifip' af- profes^ionnls because it ^■>^s 'IE aroiird for a definite defence. Xr can. rhereft're ea«il} prove that ■ O’., of rhe men named by W. v . i- i»-e i'rofe«sionais: F^ern’ise oC tli«' simple fact ■■'-HI none c-f tleni 'na\c ever pla.'od I 't a 'eniu :n ai\ crj^anized league ^ -.» p \|rj f-.; rhe prrieC’:on of the Knseba'! ( fHi'.niission; ord’' because 'heir ' amateur, ' ('r iimmer nH;. p'a>inu after the clove . f s-'h’'""' ha - bfon done i,i company V-rt- nh>' '»'s t'roni ihe of Tiin- ' . ^’..rilin-’ and Wake Pni^st col- . Thich. as ' C. TX” insists ab- prohibit i roi'’s''ionalism in f'lrms of athletics. If. then, these ttw r;; at ihe 'iri-o'.- colleges are con- with malice toward tis. although the word ’secured" when used with tef- ference to a cdllege athlete has a sit\- ister meaning. In correction wo will sa> that ther** is not now. nor has there ever been, a maa in c;>ilege named Core: nor has There ever been ja studenr at .\. & M. from Cincinnati: nor is there a freshman in college who has mabe both football and baseball teams. R. H. MERRITT. Alumni representative of Athletics. X. C. A. * M. College. Coca Coia Hearin. By Associated Press. Chattanooga. Tenn. March 2o.- Dr. .1. X. Wpssner. of the Cohmibus laboratory. Chicago, resumed his tes timony of experiments with caffeine no rahhits at the opening of the t^'ii Dtire and c.m play and nour-i i^if>fning session of the case instittii- ■!'.1er H"i absolute prohibition rule, shtiuld rat p.ien be u.mo n.s pio- • ' '''’Is lo’ ,.la.viP2 on the satno ner teams with them ? .-•,;rf ly our playeis cannot be consid- ♦'1 a.; being tainted with profession- while the ethers are lauded for ■'i'ir rur'.r’- ! We rio rot consider a -n who p’».s iasfbnll during the ill 'H a small tovin team not in ed by rhe government against "40 larrels and 20 kegs of coca cola" today. Rased on .the re.^tilts of experi ments, he gave it as his opinion that humans having acquired a toler- ani e of caffeine are less likely to be affected injuriously than would be the likelihood arising from dosts ^ M "4 A. SI * ^ wJ m ^ ^ JAMES R. KEENE Basketbatll Tenis and Go James R. Keene, the veteran turfman and three of his famous thcrougli- breds. Mr. Keene ic shown standing in a characteristic attitude while watching the finish of a race. To his right is the f.-:mous Sysonby, the greatest of all thoroughbreds: belov; is Maskette, one of thf? fev. remain ing .:tars cf the fan'oiis Keene sta ble: and at the bottom is Colin, who went through his short career v.ith- oi!t a defeat and is now in the stud in England. drug to rabbits. He testified! •'! f'i'Karired l«*agtif*. a.*« a'^m’e rahbiis fed over a period ot I' i'ed! a pr..fessional and the rules! niore than a grain of cat- . •.•.ning aihlftic? a' A. M. do not ! ^ day. fatteneci and were iiibit him from 'aking part in ariy to be in normal condition ;-‘.d all forms of athletics a* this col-1 killed, sre. True we know our plaver.s re-; He gave his opinion as an ex- 'e a cr,usiderRt;on for rhri; work.tP®'’^ that the normal numan might ".\ing i an open cpieRtion as to j many as 20 or 2.') grains a ^^‘her men from oth^i colleges who: da> without periosuly injurious el- 4 on 'he -sr. e ican-f with them doi^®^'^*’- We.^snor described hi:i T f.r. |. ; ue ha>»- long ago renlir.ed j on a iiealthy young man ' niM’it'. >t trying o pievrnt col-;caffeine. Tlie subject was .giv- -'e : ( : s from phtying oa.seball in the j a total of 15 grains of cafieine rime and the hypocrisy of pre-j during six days with no ill effects. • t.'' ♦‘.-rforcA a set of rules that' O*' cross-examination Mr. Miller ■il : aa\ rf ihese bo\s who have! a letter Dr. Wessner had * ■ i nn: V np'-ideration whatever j "bitten to the coca cola company i’.t ^ -Htnr hall-plaving, from play-1 defining his first analysis of coca co- • i tpiun. If such rules; 1007 in which he had said he ' • f'rfor.-'ed, not in theory but j fo'^nd no trace of alcohol or cocaine. would scarcely leave slthough in latter experiments aico- i(t:i ..'ivr;?--‘n all rhe college teams ho! from .48 to .-59 of one per cent ' rare roile,''*jvolv. to make one found. • (x't Us aot be u.ider-; hov.ev^*:-. a® .pif'^tioning| —Mr. Frank Herz is quite sick with honiT'ry of the colleges. grip at his home, No. 9 North Cedar there rv.ies are in j street, rho .VP pro! abi\- doing their | o ( i ibf ii jnr-n from be- ' '■> : li. ; uiMui^r bri! plpyers and to ex- .f' ulAyory: (’roni thtir t.;anis, tho nile*-- are «e';’o.ni ,(iii in'o r.-»ic,'i I ciTrc 1 it is r--v '•) ifr.;,nsM'lf lo fird strong ■'ni'iifh I rof'f or nrna '■■n;- •■,;Kjiiii*«r ! all in« ff'- ,i p'ayr;- to fr’i l’!ni nf' .he lf*ar.i. The tnyt^r*-. 'herii'#-;. p.--. nv(i f jiiiol'. out of m.-?-h> ni- ’r,vufrv; fhe;-’ re- . ■ rd •'.r--: a - ■ iTs^a^ ' .;^,on their 1'•> r.O 1 I'.ny choo'^p '^'hilc I or -.chon' ir ill,-. r-i'nuVifr ;i id as '•> O'. lf«i^ cf a i’arce an,/ w.i\y be- t i ( X .lit '■•(I H'.' tu eva lo and •' v;. I'd :() "fi.c!al;y. in [))(> ojj. f f ! rcof to tin- coi'irrtry a player cril' !'■> .'tat*- il.ar ho hF>'; rc’^eived . .'>s’fUrRfiu;. {-M playi.iK 1 ail dur- ■iniiicri ,11 o;’dr*r to l.'ecome ■ i '!f ffii tl'p t*a:ii at tiie c.ollegcs th.-.s? inks arc i^i -Tect. And '' ' «; ers wh'» will tv>i ; i ."ict if;f- what 1' ift--; •; ;i ill !»• barniipss aiid jti«ti- • d'*cei: in order io make hiniself : V a larity. We hold that the ir, A iiseie.^c one be''a:if.e if is so iri action, except theoretir>a]iy, .'1 a hatniful one bfcause it leads t'lo ;,la>er» to deceit and evasion in ( rd'M to make ihemselves eligible. Tiirreforn. there is no clause relating Mimmer ball pla.>ers in the athletic rules at ir M., and such players can- uoi anywhere he claRsed as profession als except under a rule that is based upon a fallacy In regard to its effect, and by an argument that is baaed upon a discrimination against th« students of a college who play baseball. The eligibility rule* at A. ft M. are in ef fect as foliors: Any Ktudent is eligi ble to become a member of any ath letic team of the college who is a bona flde student of the college and doing si]ch work as would enable any stti- dent to remain tn college: who has not played four years on a college team; who hat not played in an or ganised league under the protection of the National Baseball Commission; who is not an inttnictor in the college; and who is not receiving any remuner ation from the college for his athletic nervioes. In order to avoid misunder- •tanding. It may be well to explain that the rule declaring Ineligible play ers from an organl;!ed league was pas sed St the close of the baseball sea- •on last yoar and did not affect Sex- (By BCRT E. COLLYER.) I possibilty. True. The Nigger has not ■ nerfs the popular white jacket with ^ _ shown real derby calibre in his races, blue spot.s in ilie many coming Jack.sonv.lle, Fla.. MarcL 25.—Roc- bin then the o])iniou in expert circles classics, and the transient specta- ent developments in the raclns line is .Hat tlio stfapplng black H.-.s been sence. During past yeais there was hardly one great race in which ^ , n,n^ 3 colors were not prominent: and in the majority of cases victhorious. But makes the American Derby, to be run carel'nlly handled, with a view to keep ing hiS’ true worth under cover. Governor Gray's last effort,, one and one-sixieenU) miles, when he was de feated by Ayhner, Aklrian and Des- connets. should not be taken too ser- at Moncrief Park, April 1st, narrov.' down to th a four-hor&e affair. Lahore, which until a few days ago was top- heavy favorite for the event, is down with a malignant skjn disease, which of late has worked such havoc among te racers at this track. Should, how ever, the hopes of Trainer Simons be realized and the colt face the starter, hors’e. running the six furlongs in 1.13 he will carry top weight, 122 pounds. , and finishing full of running. He is .Eliminating t!ie Simons’ representa- ^ long-stridin,g chap. slow to get tive, the three best eligibles are Gov ernor Gra^^ Star Charter and The Nigger, with Dr. ijucnner a stout r:>/- iously. and ought to be eliminated vice-chairman of the .lockey C;ub from future calculations. In his pre- I li3,s determined to retire to the back- vious effort he won like a real race \ ground. He is getting well on in years and the strain of paying earne&t attention to his thoroughbreds is too great for him to continue. It was only Avithin the past few davg ihat Keene practical iv itont word from tile other eicle that he would not come back here for at least one year, Jimmy Rowe, who handled tlie collec- iion, of stars since they began to make turf history, confirmed the situation going, and oen that does not like to be bumped or hustled during the early stages of a contest. He will probably not have to pack more than 11-5 pounds in the big classic, a weigiit well^-with- in his capabilities'. Star Chaiter was able to take Gover nor Gra-y's measure last fall every time j accepted an'engagement to they met, but lacks much now of be ing as good a colt as he was then, hav ing been sick a good part of the win ter. Of late, however, he has shown marked improvement, and. barring his effort when Musgrave served up his now i’amous, or infamous, ride, has been a keen factor in all his starts. Dr Duennar is in the hands of one ^ of the cleverest handlers on the 'track, W. P. Burcdi. and if he' does not make a good showing in the race it will not be the fault of his own er, who will s-end him to the post fit, or not send him at all. His last CRACK SOX OUTFIELDER take absolute control of Harry Payne Whitney's breeding farm at Brookdale, N. J. It was a severance of relations between the gretaets owner and train er, and one that caused a sensation in the world of the thoroughbred. Down at the palatial Keene quarters at Sheepshead Bay there are sta bled nine thoroughbreds. Hilarious, Mas-'kette and Swoap are the only ones worthy of a thought. The others are youngsters that could not find purchas ers at the sales last fall. Tom Green, the well-known colorcd trainer. Mho has been with Keene some 20 years. effort while not as impressive as those'in ciiarge of the s-mall bunch. The of LaMere and Governor Gray, were of a character warranted to make him a factor in such company. True io precedent the race is not without its “dark horse.” This distinc tion is accorded Bertis, a well-con formed chestnut colt, by Star S hoot, out of Bonnie Blue II, and which :s being trained by .lames McCormack for Catesb.v Woodford. The colt was uncovered only during the past week, being beaten one length by Herbert Turner and Imprint in the fast time of 1.13 1-5. Favored with better I'acing luck, the colt would have won. Several others are also named as .probable starters, but it is altogether likely that the winner of the race will be found among the above-named candidates. * * * The era of trouble through which the turf passed within the last few years has caused havoc from a com mercial standpoint. From a senti mental point of view the worst blow that has fallen is the practical retire ment of James R. Keene from the lime light of fame. The galaxy of stars that gathered in fortunes and honors for the veteran turfman have all passed away. And the progeny of those fa mous stars are dis-tributed over the wide w'orld. It is a telling blow from ■which the turf will not recover quick ly. For down at his Castled Stud, McIntyre, the crack outfielder, for the Chicago Sox, who i? tr.aking a great showing at New Orleans, La., where the Chicago Americans are train ing. Mr. McIntyre’s work within the stick has especially commended Keene bred the best. The records of him to the spectors and players, and it is believed that he will develop the turf prove this fully. It will into one of the heavier Irt the American circuit this summer. be strange to the turfmen not to w'it- ^ray-haired negro shakes his head when queried of the future and has only one reply. “Der old days are shurely gone and done.” And the old- tim.ers feel the same way. In the days to come the turfites will remember James R. Keene only as being the owner of Domino, Comman do, Sysonby and Colin. The latter pair are better known for their marve lous feats, and are still fresh in the memories of the race goer. Sysonby Is considered the gre'atest of all. He w'as beaten in the Futurity of 1904 and raced a dead heat with Race King in the Metropolitait of the following s^ea- son. These two blot a meteoric ca reer. Colin went through his short career without a blemish. Sysonby is dead, but Colin is in the stud in England. Domino was the greatest winner for Keene, earning $193,500 in his siiort racing life. Commando w'as not as great as earning tool but his sons and daugh ters made him more than famous. James R. Keene holds the world’s record as' a winning owner. During the season of 1907 his earnings reach ed $450,000, which eclipsed the fig ures of the Duke of Portland by nearly $70,000. As in all his tran sactions, Keene moved, as quietly as possible. And now that he is a mem ber of the past on the turf the vet erans feel despondent for they never thought they would live to hear the “Swan Song” for this famous sta ble. (Continued on Page Thirteen.) Rise And Fall Ball Phe American Derby a Four- Horse Affair at Best (By MONTY.) There are two things in the base ball world tb.at have Viappened ev ery spring since bouncing the horse- hide off a bat became a national pas time, but which ahe verj- often a source of wonder to those who are not versed in baseball matters beyond the natural interest in the game from a spectator’s standpoint. One is the j great numbers of “wonders ’ di&eov- “Regtilars" in games with the bush I league recruits who are gi’.en a try- I out with the big leagues; and the other is the astonishing regularity v.'iil) which those same recruits, Avhen matched against their older team mates, pull down a victory — in fact tiie ftf^emingly unpardonable succep- trDility to defeat displayed by the ‘iiegulars" in game with the bush league "finds’ or the miuor league teams of the Simny South. One would think from Southern nev.s dispatches that Ihe recruits should be given the I places of the former bassball stars j and that the coming team ought to I be composed of minor leaguers. I To begin at the beginning and show the rise and fall of “phenoms” of rhe J bush . necessitates an explanation as to the meihods used by the major league teams to secure available base ball material in the minor league cir cuits. This is done in most cases by means of “scouts.” These men are usually old major leaguers who have passed th^ir day of active usefulness on the big teams, but whose judg ment of good bas-sball material is a j salary drawing asset. Each major league outfit lias one or more of these scouts, who makes it his business to attend the j’laracs of the minor leagues and note the “fcrm” in which the play ers- perform. At the end of the season a compari son is made between the notes of the scout and the tables issued by the i minor leagues. These tables v,iiich ' are the result of a carefully sy&tema- jtized scheme, and shew' the aver- i age playing ability of the men, the I number of hits, runs, errors made \ by each, individual player during * the y ear, and enable the initiated to teil almost at a glance the particu lar branch of the sport in which the prospective big leaguer is strong or weak. The manager of the big league team then decides which of the players he needs- and negotiations with the minor league teams are in order. The reported brilliancy with which these men perform during the early training season and with few excep tions their retirement when the season opens is explained b.v two cir cumstances. One is rhe presence of a salaried baf.'eball correspondent, whose editor demands readable copy, and whose imagination is therefore under more or loss strain: and the other is the fact that the recruits are usually the first to go South for training, and are for some weeks the only men on the training field representing their teams-, thus becoming “stars.” by vir tue of the absence of the seasoned men who usual!." adorn the diamond. The defeats, or at most the close victoiies and uniform bad playing shown by regular teams which later in the season bring thousands to their feet by a display of brilliant team work, when matched with the minor league teams of the South are playing scrub games with these bush league recruits can usually be attributed to lack of training and a “don’t care’’ spirit. This “don’t care” phase of the baseball star’s char acter during the early spring train ing, might be called in other cir cles- an “artistic temperament,” and is a.s prevalent ,i> ,, of the diam'iiui >. the laT'iiliar _ at(acl>- tlie i, , read the i)aseb.il; : : tabij Ut:r(n(.: : the Xortli. The average “T;ir r;; with a loJlg and i)leiity of live» a life mo] (> • : cism. He is pr. and self-estrcin. ;; time conics for 'ivt- , , work under a l!':;- ;■ neither mentally for Ihe onk^il a id in his task by tlw? v- at. ’ ; ii manager. Ti;:'ii, t.-.., suijeriortty ov*-i' ;'-f “Cuhs,’’ v.'Iio h.'^ve i i ' , practice, while he good-bye to lii:-. ''i'ii':,,; and who are in lii- i;, sical condition. Tliis periority. or, ns i; is , called, ••s'.vcilcd hca fore, to get more or ; Avhen the overfed a’irl - come In actual r. ira.- who have been i'!-yiu- ; in good phys': al "■y,v news dispatcher i; . • ability of sncb )iUv ( ; “Bugs” Raynioihl." }.i-- ■ others to display il,.'ii . From now on. houo\. of things will ])(.' aiiiutii : managers win t:>.kc i if they have ii. - a’ ■ . and drive all ihouiii,; tic temperament'' ir. - donapr of rhe riiamor.fl ■ hours of hard aiid (•():;: ^ : and a training table ni. ^ ing will improve, tl^ increase, and the n-'-v i pondents, v.ho have 1. ^ engaged in tomin.e i.- for major league- iitiifr" back in their swivei c' the harvest of i.'ev-i':r so careful to sow. b;-. , “release of fra rvlcSwr- famed nill bouncer lucky bush, who shov,r i form in the early sjiri -.u en down in his play (I ::- few' weeks.” Yale Soccer Xew Haven, Con Crescent .A. C. of 1 feated tiie Yale ;;i > today in vv'hat w;u'. before the inti-:-:i' starts. The fir"i liai ly coiitested. ;he vis one goal. Tiini i. half, suffered rin ii' ond half and the c'tbs players frotn the i>lu the locals-. .Vrnisiroi visiting team’.s . Lafayette Beat Tr Trinity (’ollese. i',.. Maveh 2">.— Law:!,-ftt!' i on Trinity yosterdn". ' winning streak by Uv I- a ■ to the tune of 11 to !!. I inning Trinity luid i 1 ■’ her way, hut by bunch t'u sisted by four cust!', . : Lafayette scored six r ' - ning. Summai'v; Baiteii::. i Gantt and Snruce: ■ -- Long and Conov?v. S' Gantt, 1: Xttgcnt, !; 1- on balls, Lon.g, 2: Can't Mobile. Ala., March tra Semmes Colstoi;. Luke Wright, of Mem, ■ i ter of Admiral Haiiiia- Confederate fame, is ■ NEW 1911 NiODEL Automobiles Now On Exhibition. Rambler Automobile Comp Fourth and Tryon Sts., Choriotte, N. C. Vulcanizing Auto Tires Don't throw away the or damaged tir«!8. At sr.ail cost we can make them give you another year's cei*vlce. A full line of Auto Tires in S ock. Relay Manufacturing Conipi 8outh Tryon St. Cha«?ctte, N. C. JUST Buick C. C. CODDINGTON, 209 S. Church
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