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13 at-" Former College Players Now in Spotlight of Baseball World. THE SIOUX CITY JOUEKAL: SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1012. 1 3. 0 zJIM I .5 Men Who Are Living Refutations of Recent Statement of Prominent Manager that College Players Fail to Make Good in Big Leagues. IT Tin mn mn Aif Si.

Ml JOHN-COOMBS, US COLbY- SsL ter the name of their alma mater over the baseball map. When it comes to the highbrow dope from Horace or Julius Caesar or any of these defunct big league guys, the home players' bench at Shibe park, Philadelphia, on a midsummer ait-ernoon, makes the average classroom listen like a- scene from the dark ages. The mainstays of Mack's wonderful pitching corps, comprising a twirling force ir-itt themselves that have been feared by the strongest teams of the two big leagues, and are conceded to be the strongest combination of pitching talent playing on any one team today, never played anything but college baseball be fore coming to the Athletics. Coombs, the -hero of two world's series, came to the Athletics direct from Colby college, Maine; Plank, great southpaw, was plucked from the campus of Gettysburg college, while Bender, the aborigine, was rounded up at Carlisle Indian school before he had a chance to get any further baseball experience, and Harry Krause, the remainder of Maeks southpawing talent, was picked up at St, Mary's college, Oakland, Cal. Mack's Collection of Highbrows.

In addition to this pLtching talent picked up from the knowledge factories, Connie Mack got Eddie Collins, conceded to be the greatest second baseman of modern baseball, fresh from Columbia university, and jack Barry, his great shortstop, direct from Holy. Cross college, while he grabbed Jack Mclnnis, last season's first base find while he was yet in his teens and soon after he was out of Gloucester high school, Gloucester, With Frank Baker, these three former rah rah boys comprise what has become known as "Mack's 'hundred thousand dollar infield." Two pitching substitutes on Mack's team of whom much is expected the coming season are Dave Danforth, garnered in last season at the University of Baylor Wasco, Tex and Harold Martin, grabbed fresh from Tufts college last season, while several other former college players will be tried out by Mack this spring during the southern training trip. You can't beat this for showing a decided preference to the highbrow talent. Any time Connie Mack needs a ball player to plug up a hole in his baseball machine, you eanust gamble that he I has a number of gumshoe men prowling around In the immediate vicinity of a bunch of knowledge factories. On one training trip to New Orleans the Athletics pulled a unique practice stunt by the collegians on the team playing tne noncollegians, and every man on the collegian outfit played in his regular position and then had a few collegians i left oyer to lend to the other fellows, who were In the minority.

From this flock of highbrow kids, the present world's championship team was molded. Other big league teams that have been mowing a gash across the field map are thickly sprinkled with former 'i college stars, while when it comes to the individual hogging of the spotlight in the great national frolic it is safe to say that the rah rah boys have shown that they have something on the boys from the wheat belt leagues and the cinder dumps. Christy Mathewson, the greatest pitcher of them all. jumped into the professional baseball arena from Bucknell university, while Mike Doolan, the great shortstop Catcher Graham and Outfielders Good and Collins. GOLF DATES CHANGED.

Chicago Tourney, Events Set For ward to September. Chicago, Feb. 17. In order that Harold S. Hilton, British and United States ama teur golf champion, may be able to com pete, the date of the championship event at the Chicago golf tournament, set.

for the last week in July, today was changed to September 2-7. Hilton, who won the championship at Apawamis last fall, could not reach here during July on account of other engagements. Simultaneously it was agreed to change the date of the Western Golf association FOE MEN 7 rtJ Mr J.rv fx 4 errors. Hughes had a great year in 191 and ld the mtoihI Im-cmen with a por cent of He took part ln 161 game, with 407 putouts, 407 alHts and Si errorsv Andreas played ln li3 games that scsaoii with 'JUS putouts, HH1 BKxlHla and 8 errors for a per cent of .964 and fourth place la the second base list. Last arafton Hughe and Andreas rinlhed third and fourth respectively, with averages of .2 and Hughes playrtl in 1OT ams and had 4X9 putouts 471 asflsts and 45 errors.

Andreas played In 164 game, with a record of 419 putouts, 4'TJ aaalsts and 45 errors. A glance at the two new managers' records show that both men oto player who go after everything In their territory and often lap over Into (surrounding territory after difficult chancea. This year will be strenuous one for them, and the fan will wltnena a battle whenever the Sous and Jobbers clash. Lincoln Htar: "Tejt" Jonen, the' fit. Joseph ball player, was ma i led Miss Helen Stnnley, of Wichita, dauRhter of the president of Friends university, last Monday, the wedding following an elopement to Kansas City.

MIhb Stanley waa very prominent In society circles at Wichita, where "Tex" Jones makes hla home. Her Influence may have been f-fectlve, with "Tex, at the lime when ha decided to allow th mlnUtratlona of Hilly Hunday to lead him to the "mourn-era bench." The bapUetball game which had been scheduled for next Thursday evening between Companlea II, of Hlonx City, and of Kheldon, will be played at the national guard armory In the city building on WedneHday night Instead. Waterloo Wrestler Win. IWterloo, Feb. 17.Suocefully defending his title of welterweight champion of the middle Carl Browrw'of Water loos defeated Iucas Lampcrls, the "Greek demon" of Davenport, in two Mtralght falls here last night.

In the first fall Brown fell on his opponent and broke loose three of Ldimperls ribs, which had been fractured ln a previous match. The Schnabele Stook Goes on'rale next Wednesday. Watch for announcement You csn save per cent and more on every parvus no. Bros. VI.

THE STATEMENT recently accredited to a prominent baseball manager who has won pennants in his league to the effect that he did not care for college players, but preferred the graduates the town lots and cinder dumps to the pastimers from the knowledge factories, has aroused a storm of adverse comment around the hot store circuit and the citation of many instances where the former collegian has been the potent factor in the winning of pennats in the big leasrues after his college days were over. Whether the aforesaid manager's statement arose from a pronounced opinion of the comparative baseball ability of the town lotter and the kid from the musty classroom, or merely from personal prejudice, the fact remains undisputed that the rah rah boys have been hogging a great big slice of the spotlight in the national frolic during recent years, and the pace at which other big league clubs are grabbing ud." the knowledge factory stars would lead one to hug the dope that this manager is probably alone in his opinion of the futility of college star3 trying to make good in "the big show. Far be it from us to lake issue with a man whom we concede knows more real baseball In a minute than we could dump out of our versatile knowledge box in a hundred but being of the rah rah persuasion ourselves, though it. didn't take with any great degree of success and we are succeeding mighty well In keeping it a secret, we grab this opportunity to take the stand In defense of our fellow frat men and will simply give our testimony and let the case rest with the' jury. And if any plug has any evidence to offer in rebuttal, let him trot it out, that's all.

Gentlemen of the Jury, we offer as exhibit No. 1 in our testimony for the defense, the expert opinion of one of the most successful builders of pennant winning teams in recent times, Connie Mack, of the world champion Athletics, as evidenced in his selection of players to round out his wonderful baseball machine. Connie Mack is probably: the mo3t ardent advocate of the college player In big- league baseball today, and his success with the kids fresh from the classroom should go a. long way toward placing the preponderence of evidence in favor of the defense. Advocates of College Players.

Ag component parts Jn welding together hia present world beating baseball machine, a. machine which many experts concede to be the strongest combination of baseball ability and brains that has ever graced the great national frolic, Connie Mack has shown a decided pref-'erence to the player fresh from the knowledge factory, and these former rah rah boys have proved the most potent factor In bringing to the team the wonderful success It has "achieved. Among the regular players of the present world's champion Athletics that has been hogging the spotlight of the baseball world are seven former college players who came fresh from the college campus to their present berth in the big league, and each of these former rah rah boys is now numbered among the stars of the big show, while during a game the Athletics' players bench Is lined with a reserve force of college stars who are acting in the role of substitutes and waiting their chance to jump into the game and splat KLING REACHES AMBITION EX-CUB CATCHES AT LAST HAS BECOME A MANAGES. BOSTON OFFERS THE CHANCE Leader of Braves Has Opportunity to Make Name in Baseball -Famous Backstop Has Extensive History in Baseball Game. Chicago, Feb.

17. John Kling, one of the greatest backstops the game has ever produced, has achieved the ambition of his life, that of being manager of a big league The ex-Cub is considered one of the greatest baseball generals that ever trod the diamond, and there is hardly-anything worth knowing about the game that Kling doesn't know. He was the key to the old Hub machine that won pennants with 'egularity, and at the same time was looked on as the best3catcher In the country. If Kling possesses the ability to make the men hustle for him In harmonious fashion and no man knows what he can do in this respect until he tries-then Boston Is liable to cut quite a swath in the National league race next season. nu.3 ueen catcning in tne National league since 1901, and in all that time ne nas cherished a desire, which has grown stronger with each succeeding year, to 1tSe a bal1 clnD himself.

At the close or the season of 1308, when the Cubs won the championship from the Giants, tnanks to a technicality, he got Into a uispute with the owner of the Chicago luds In regard to his salary for the following season, and he failed to report during 1909. A great fuss was raised when he wanted to play again In 1910, and the national commission ruled that he would have to Pay a $700 fine before he again donned an organized ball uniform. It was not because of the fact that he had failed to to hl3 cIub but because during tne time he was off he played with the Missouri Athletic club, of Kansas City, iNaiionai and American league wno were on the ineligible list rhe national commission. The crafty catcher paid his fine, but tne commission also ruled that the va- ldn'1 sel1 or trad him for a year, Kling probably lost a chance to then for the ledgers and him Wl the Um trIei to secure mm for leader." During the season of put Kling was. Aw ln hla Petes' and Jimmy Khi who had shown marked abilit iiind the hat, was used nearly all th le- Lat year the Chicago club traded Pitcher Griffin and Weaver and uutfielder Kaiser for Pitcher 1 tew imP IF of the Philadelphia Nationals, picked up his baseball knowledge at Villanova.

Charles Comiskey, present owner of the Chicago White Sox, who taught the present generation of first basemen wnat tne position of first base was made for, and created a new standard for first sackers two decades ago, came from St. Mary's college, Kansas; Frank Chance worked his way into professional baseball through the University of Washington, Irvlngton, leaving college to join the Chicago Cubs, and Hal Chase, conceded to be the greatest of modern first sacKers, came from St. Mary's college, Oakland, Cal. Best of Former College Stars. Fred Tenney, one time king of first liasemen.

is a graduate of Brown uni-IVerstyy, while other former college stars who have grabbed a chunk of the spotlight in the big league baseball show are Eddie Grant, Harvard; Bill Carrigan, catcher of the Boston Red Sox, who came from Holy Cross college to join the Boston team. Chief Meyers, of the New York Giants, Dartmouth college Oscar Stanage, who came direct from Sah Jose high school to the big league; Ed Sweeney, of the New York Highlanders, who caught for the St. Ignatius college team; Ray Fisher, former star ipitcher of the Dartmouth college team; Ed Reul-baclv Notre Dame college; "Doc" White, who sprang into prominence in the baseball world while pitching for Georgetown university, and Harry Davis, who led the Philadelphia Athletics to four pennants and two world's championships, a graduate of Girard college. Jake Stahl, who this season comes back to the big league as manager and first baseman of the Boston Red Sox, was a star in both baseball and football at University of Illinois; Charlie Herzog, the Giant's third sacker, played second open championship, set for September 6-6 at the Idlewtlde Country club, to some time during August, so as not to conflict with the amateur championship. The date of the national open championship event to be held at the Buffalo Country club has been changed to August 1 anJs2 to allow American professionals who go abroad to play in the British championship time to return for the American event There has been some discussion regarding changing the date of the western amateur championship now set for July 15-20.

but no definite decision has been reached in the matter. HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING. Iowa-City Maintains Its Lead in Rifle Contests. Washington, D. Feb.

17. Iowa City high school maintains Its lead In the Intercity high school rifle shooting league, having as a result of this week's matches nine wins and no defeats. Tho week's double match results were: Business. Washington, defeated Central Manual, Philadelphia, 885 to 804. Southern Philadelphia defeated Brook-line, 885 to 833.

Morris, New York, defeated Southern, Philadelphia, 962 to Morrls, New York defeated Central, Philadelphia, 898 to 807. Deering, Portland, defeated Brook-Ime, 917 to 816. Baltimore Polytechnic defeated' West-. ern, Washington, 904 to 775. Iowa City defeated Deering, 959 to 949.

Portland, Me. defeated Manual Washington, 881 to 876. Manual, Washington, defeated Dewitt Clinton, New York. 862 to 851. Iowa City defeated Western, Washington.

964 to 0, by default. Portland, defeated Central, Washington, 882 to 0. by default. Baltimore Polytechnic defeated Dewitt Clinton, New York, 928 to G. by default Business, Washington, defeated Salt Lake City, 858 to 0 by default.

Central. Philadelphia, defeated Central, Washington. 882. to 0. by default.

Central, Philadelphia, defeated Ogden, 845 to 0, by default. Deering high, Portland, Southern, Philadelphia, and Baltimore Polytechnic are tied for second place, with seven wins and two defeats. Washington, D. Feb. 17.

Princeton and Massachusetts agricultural college tied for first place In the eastern Intercollegiate rifle, shooting league as a re sult of this week's matches, each having seven wins and no defeats. Washington, D. Feb. 17. Each of the ten teams in the National Rifle association's eastern Interclub rifle shoot ing league made a score above 950 out of the possible 1,000 in this week's matches.

New Haven, which made 995, leads the league with eight wins and no defeats. Bridgeport stands second, with seven wins and one defeat The Schnahele Stock Goes on cale next Wednesday. Watch for announcement. You can save per cent and more oa every purchase. Davidson base on the University of Maryland team; Harry Lord was formerly the star third sacker of the Bates college team; Joe Birmingham played with the Mer-schnol and at Cornell uni versity; Vincent Campbell, of the Pirates, hails from Vanderbilt a-nu Roy Thomas, once the star outfielder nt iho PhdiiPB.

and a batter whom all pitchers feared, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. If this list of baseball celebrities who mal thpir eetawav in the national frolic In some knowledge factory isn't suffi cient proof that the college players are HmMrinsr a crash across the national game, then we'd Just like to know how strong you want us to go ln the matter in order to carry conviction with our argument. A team of college players could be picked out of the two big leagues at present who could come pretty near putting It all bver any all-star aggregation that could be lined up from the graduates of the bush leagues. As a team that we would be willing to take a chance at carrying our money against all comers, we respectively submit the following batting order, every member of which got his start in the rah rah world: Campbell, left field; Collins, second base; Chase and Mclnnis, first base; Lord third base; Stahl. right field; Barry, shortstop; Birmingham, center field; Myers, Sweeney and Carrlga, Scatch; Mathewson, Coombs, Bender pnd Plank, pitch; extra players, HerzogpooHa and Grant.

Education Tends to Elevate Sport. With this array of pastimlng talent now among the topnotchers in the two big leagues. It certainly looks to us as though the college ball player has a pretty blamed good toe hold In our great national and with numbers of former college stars now preparing to go south with almost every big league team on the spring training trip. It would lead one to believe that the college ball player Is destined to become even more prominent In the winning of the flags emblematic of baseball superiority, the A. A.

UMPIRES. Ferguson Iast of Eight Men to Sign Contract. Chicago, Feb. 17. Charles Ferguson, an American association umpire, who signed his contract for the coming season today, expects to face protests of players and angry spectators at ball games during the summer with equanimity.

The reason for this is that he has been hunting big game In Mexico all winter and, after a few tilts with jaguars and wild boars, he says be feels fit for any ball field argument. With the contract of Ferguson recorded. President Thomas M. Chlvington today announced his umpire staff was fulL The umpires are: Illle Chill. Charles Ferguson.

William Bierhalter, E. S. Han-diboe, Gerald Hayes, F. R. Connelly, Cnarles E.

Irwin and Ollle Anderson. 0FFEBS TO POST FORFEIT. Ferns' Manager Seeks a Bout with Packey McFarland. r.itv Feb. 17.

"Jimmy i manacnpr of Clarence Ferns, of Kansas City, who claims the welterweight boxing cnampionsnp, tooay posiea a sur feit of tne sporting eoiiur oi i 1 In Klrul a. match with Packey McFarland, of Chicago, or Ray Bronson, of Indiana pon. ior me weuef weiffht championship, the money to go as a side bet Officials of the Grand Avenue Airueuc tidaif that Ferns bad been rematched for a ten-round fight with Dave Deshler, of Boston, who was knocked out by Ferns last night. The bout win take place February 24. W0LVEBT0N MAY FAIL.

Fielder Jones Says Chances Are Against Yankee Leader. Fielder Jones, the former winning leader of the Chicago White Sox, now president of the Northwestern league and a prominent timber baron in Oregon, is Inclined to think that Harry Wolverton, the Highi landers new manager, will hardly be a success In his first season at the bead of the New York. team. He says that opinion of the aforementioned manager of the town lot persuasion notwithstanding. And if this manager doesn't fall ln line with the march of progress In the baseball world, he Is mighty apt to find himself listed among the uncalled for baggage when the limited express to baseball fame whizzes past, and don't you forget it.

In addition to their proven ability to play the game up to the highest standard of big league perfection, there Is little doubt but the Infusion of educated minds from the knowledge factories into our national pastime had tended to elevate the sport in recent years. There is today less of the roughhouse tactics and bullying blackguard work perpetrated on big league baseball grounds than has been witnessed in former years, and much of the present popularity of the sport is due to that as much as to any one thing else. The ball player from the college Is largely responsible for this, and lovers of true sportsmanship as well as good baseball have cause to feel thankful that there are few managers In the game who share the opinion that college players are not desirable material for championship teams. It Is Impossible to win a pennant without knowing the various traits of the players, and that Wolverton will need a season to learn, these thoroughly. "Wolverton was wise, indeed, ln executing a two or three year contract, for unless Chase or some of those ldtimers tip Harry off pretty thoroughly as the season progresses, he will find himself ill prepared to cope with big league baseball," said Jones In a discussion of the managerial situation ln general.

"By another year Wolverton will find himself more strongly intrenched, for he will have picked up a lot of Information that the sleepy heads have overlooked; but to my mind a big league manager should have been ln constant touch with the personnel of the league for years. Yes, Indeed, it takes many months to assimilate those seemingly minor things which really go to make the winning combination, continued the ex-Chicago star. Fielder attributes his own remarkable success to his knowledge of his own pitchers and batters, coupled with the Inside drop on the opposition's weaknesses. Hundreds of times during his career on the big lots as manager Jones stupefied the crowd by apparently amazing changes In his pitching and batting lineup during the progress of a game, but Fielder always had a purpose for his rather enigmatical movements, and his Judgmeriv rarely went amiss. "The New York papers have been full of dope on the possibility of Wolverton himself playing third base for the Yanks," added Jones.

"Out of the question! No chance! Wolverton has seen his palmy days, and would be outclassed up there In the majors. Harry's legs are bad, very bad. lie has to hit it a mile get on that first bag. Out here last season he clouted close to the 300 mark, but he cannot do it with New York, so get that notion out of your head." vThe Schnabele Stock Goes on sale next Wednesday. Watch for announcement.

You can save 60 per cent and more on every purchase. Davidson Bros. Spring Showing at West The Dana Anderson exclusive tailoring line of Indianapolis will be on display at Hotel Weft Monday, February 19. Appointments made. SPORTING BRIEFS to Ten of the sixteen major league managers have seen service with either the Chicago or New York National leagu clubs.

Chance, Griffith, Kling. Callahan and Wolverton represent Chicago, and McGraw. Bresnahan, Davis and O'Day, New York, with Bill Dahlen a former member of both teams. Topeka Capital: How's this for Ingratitude? Last season Jimmy McGill, owner of the Denver club, paid good salaries all season and, at the close rewarded his pennant winning players with a banquet, solid gold championship medals set with big diamonds, and railroad fare to their homes. Now all but three members of his club are holding out for more salary.

A peculiar thing about Alexander. He pitched overhand in the minor leagues. He did not show more than an average "bush" pitcher. One day he hurt his arm and could not pitch overhand, so he developed a sldearm delivery which he figured would not be much strain on his arm. It was this sldearm delivery that pitched him to the top notch In the majors last season.

Wichita Beacon: Baseball fans ov.r the Western league circuit will watch with interest the work of George Hughe, manager of the Wichita Jobbers, and "Red" Andreas, manager of the Bloux City club, Botli managers are making thu first appearance as leaders ln th Western league, and their work Is along the same scrappy lines. Both managers will play second base, and their averages for the past three years as players have been ln about the same class. One of the questions that remains to be answered is whether these two classy second sackers will play up to their usual ability with the managerial cares hanging on their shoulders. Both players understand the game thoroughly and will have good teams back of them. Hughes broke into th Western league in 1'w nn5 he ranked second among the second basemen, with an average ot finished fourth, with .918.

Hughes played 133 games, had 372 putouts, 363 assists and errors, Andreas took part In lifl games and had 391 putouts, 423 agists and Wirt i 0 if' 1 1 "Where the Big Sign Shines..