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THE SpRANTON TRUTH, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 5, 1915 CHIFEDS CHANGE NAME TO WHALES BERGEN'S CAREER REVIEWED SPORTING GOS s' is MIXING B. B. WITH THE THEATERS Copyright, 1315, international News Service. By Hoban NDS Carbondale Cops Anof, WITH Hpm Veteran Member of Famous Brothers May Not Be On the Diamond This Year. From ProvJence and Mov Higher Orioles Win.

14 Bra Again Carbondale moved nearer fl 1 or In L. 1 wie aiuer uounty league" when they trimmed 1 "Bill" Bergen, veteran National league catcher, and the regular backstop for the Scran ton team last year, who is through playing ball as far as bitterly contested game in the Prj the local club is concerned, will probably not sign up with any other team, uoi last night, score was 5. Sedran and Fried starred with their team work passing, but it was He has asked Coughlin to place him in the west but the local manager has been unable to do so. This means that aBUO hrnii crh ii. last season was Bergen's final to a nouse with a 8oal when was almost! Get dovitcveigkt zlL 1L auaowinffAss rCfo5r fovZ? I urnS( most spectacular career.

For fifteen years, from 1896 to 1911, two of the best catchers in the National league were the Bergen Broth ers, Martin and 'William. Martin is universally admired as one of the uu 1 ne uuur. Carbondale now appears to theT he aanV2theone menl the safety of first position. With I Pioneers going as they ate noth! can prevent them from taking theV and retaining it. Summary: Tfnw'idenCe Carbondale.

4 forward Sedra forward MahoS; cener Hubbard' most finished artists of the mask and glove while William was not far behind. Martin belonged to the old school and William to the new which dates since 1901. PhilI'Ps guard Freldnf ou.mlnaries Field goals Roberts J. Tighe. Sedran.

Mahon rainoerg, Friedman, I. Foul Robert. 1. Refere Martin was seven years elder than William and was at the height of his career when he committed suicide in 1900. The next year Bill entered the league with Cincinnati and so continued the successions of the Bergens in the Old organization.

William Bergen was born in North Brookfield, June 13, 187, and began playing ball aa a schoolboy. He had the advantage off Martin's coaching and rose mniHtW Tn IfiQR )e faer.amft a orofes Standing of Teams. Won. Lost, Baylor ...16 7 Carbondale 17 1 ii 12 Nicholson 53 Hyde Park 10 Old Forge 4 .1.1 mHn lnn fl till Ifl syMsfia was with Taunton in the same Independent Games. The Orioles, of Pit te league.

From the last named ,1 II Kingston Men's club in the opera hq at Avoca last night, 37 24. Haston Kearney starred for the birds, and kins, Davis and Bobby Miller for Kirj 1901. aiaav uems iuo xvcud ion. xne triple Alliance team won tne Kirkwood Stars at Carbondalev 01 rt, tiT.ii nigu 1., oi ii. weiniooK starred eight goals from field.

Rebellion in Minors May Follow Elevation of American Association to Major League In a fast game, of which Bart Jones were the stars, the Beth church team 'on from the church team, 11 4. Jones scored all AMBY M'CONNELL MAY LEAD UTICA BALL TEAM UTICA, N. Feb. 5. It is understood that Amby McConnell, former second sacker for the Red Sox and later of Toronto and Atlanta, Southern league, is.

in line for the management of the Utlca State league baseball team. He resides near Utica. TheTocal officials' refuse to comment on what will be done. Official announcement, it was stated, would be made in a few days. The local fans four points on foul goals, By HUGH S.

FILLERTOX. The Lemon five were well sque Organized baseball has made a move last night by the Leonard A. C. John hall, the score being 13 9. Lj that is one of the most important ever recorded.

They have been arguing that certain changes in the system of ard and Merrick and O'Boyle werei bright lights. The Indians of the B. I. A. def believe McConnell would make a good organization in the baseball business are impossible, and now are taking steps that they should have taken the Boy Scouts of Troop No.

1 in a successor to the energetic Mike O'Neill. years ago. game last night. The score was 17 being the scouts' first game. The manager at the time.

Bergen caught his Art game in the big league on May 6 against St. Louis. It was a turbulent contest, being taken by the Cardinals, 13 8, and Cincinnati using three pitchers. Bill Phillips, Barney McFadden and John Newton, while St. Louis worked Burt Jones and William Sudhoff.

This was really a baptism of fire for the young catcher and an experience he never forgot After serving the Cincinnati club for three years under McPhee he was sent to Brooklyn with Pitcher Eddie Poole. Here he remained a etrenuous eight years. Lew Ritter and Fred Jack litsch, the former in the State league last year, were the catchers for Brooklyn at that time, but Bergen was called upon to play most of the games. In 1905, Jaeklitsch was released and Ritter and Bergen divided the work between them. They were a steady pair and the entire league was envious of Brooklyn's excellent backstops.

In 1909, Ritter was sent to Kansas City, where he did good work until 1912. Bergen witnessed the coming of the now famous left handed pitcher, George (Napoleon) Rucker, and Bergen was selected as his catcher, and coached him to euceess. In 1909 Bergen welcomed Zach Wheat and Elmer Knetzer into fast company. He was aided this year by Joe Dunn behind the bat. Ross Tex Erwin, of the Rochester International team, supplanted Bergen in the stellar role in the following year, and on September 17, 1911, "Bill" caught his last game in the big show.

In 1912 Bergen was sent to Newark, which club released him to Baltimore The admission or the American as THIS LEAGUE STANDS PAT. BOSTON. Feb. 5. The New England Indians defeated the Nativity Ou 10 1 on the same floor.

Schiller had sociation is but an act of justice. Per haps It is a war measure, but the re League of Baseball clubs yesterday decided to present an unbroken front field goals. PORTLAND vMUWAUKeW MWVOTIK I rrr lt9Yei ramento rincAaoJ "Vl i iaVHILABELPHIA. li ,7 WASHINGTON KANSAS crnlsS9 rXiaNAT, srtouis I moval of the draft is just. There is no Old Forge was tendered a magni, defeat by the St.

John Juniors night, 25 8. Roach scored twelve from the field. Moughan aljp heavy scorer from the field aKu th against the threatened invasion or 11a territory by Federal league interests. Proposals that the league drop two cities and become a six club circuit and that the season be divided into two parts received no support. GIBBONS TO FIGHT M'GOORTV.

ST. PAUL, Minn, Feb. 5. Mike Gibbons and Eddie McGoorty, middle weights, were matched yesterday to meet in a ten round in Hudson, during the first week in March. The men will weigh in at 158 pounds at 3 p.

m. yard line. The Jessup A. C. trimmed Keystones last night, 15 12, ai Rosebuds triumphed over Healey1 reason that the American association should permit the National and American leagues to pick their star players each Fall at a nominal price and weaken the strong teams.

But the admission of the American association brings up problems that will be hard to settle, and which may have wide effect in increasing the discontent existing among the minor leagues against the arbitrary and czar like power of the majors. If the American association is entitled to equality and freedom from draft, then the Pacific Coast league is more so. The Coast league has for many years paid heavy price for protection of the national commission protection which. ans, of Dickson, 22 10. Munley 1 twinkler in the first game, and in the second.

IN THE ROPED ARENA a ten round bout on March 11 weight is to be 135 pounds at 3 Harry D. Edwards, manager Olympia club in Philly, has $8,000 for the Johnny Kilba in May, where he remained unui ne came to the local club at the beginning of the 1914 season. It is said that the locals paid Jack Dunn $1,000 for the veteran. He was considered the most level headed man in the majors and in the minors had no equal as a catcher with craft His batting eye grew dim and was the real cause for his slip. He has not been released by the locals yet, but it is the general opinion that this is coming, aa a matter of time, and the veteran Bergen will have passed into history as far as the national pastime is HOW ONE QUARTER.

OF U. S. MONOPOLIZES BASEBALL Williams fight, which is to Buffalo promoters will match Kayo Brennan, who fights Young Hickey here next Tuesday night, with Jimmy Clabby if he wins his fight with Soldier Bartfield in the Bison City. Dan Parky Flynn and Tom McCarthy, heavyweights, did little fighting in their mill at Albany. It was disappointing in all respects and neither was harmed.

rounds if he lands It. He suppli The three "major" leagues of organized baseball. Black line show National lM his offer with the privilege of per cent, to be equally divided dotted, American, and wave line, association. The International and Federal are also in this ten it Jim Coffey has been signed while the rest of the country has only the Pacific and Southern leagues, still classed as minors. Jack (Twin) Sullivan ten rou the Fairmount A.

Ifew Yd February 17. SPORT SIDELIGHTS It would be unfortunate if Freddie Welsh were to lose his title of lightweight champion by being disqualified for clinching, but such will be the case if the clinching rule the boxing commission is violated when the champion meets Joe Shugrue next Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Johnny Fisher, lightweight, of harl thB misfortune to break It is reported that Kid Willial guaranteed $1,500 to box Eddii lace. They drew only $2,142. Freddie Welsh can get $7,500 guarantee of thirty per cent, if he will consent to go twenty sport cm BY HAL SHERIDAN.

by the way. never protected them in the slightest. For years the Coast league owners have realized that they paid for something they did not get and they have been uneasy and in many seasons have been openly rebellious. The International league and the Southern association rank with the American association and the Pacific Coast league. The fact that the International suffered heavy financial losses last year because of the Federal league invasion does not appear to give the national commission the right to make it suffer more heavily because of its weakened condition.

It should. In justice and equity, be granted the same exemption from the draft as has been granted the association. After these four leagues have been dealt with squarely, there remains another. It is necessary to go back into baseball history to see the justice of the case of the Western league. When the American league invaded National territory and started the big war.

a new western league occupied the field abandoned by the old1 western when it became the American. It surrendered Milwaukee and Kansas City to the association. In payment for this sacrifice the national commission agreed that the Western always should rank with the others, regardless of its size. That agreement was broken when the others were raised to Class AA and the Western left in Class A. It is time for several leagues to make sacrifices in order to benefit the entire game, and the biggest sacrifices should come from the majors.

They with Willie Beecher. Tom DurJ New Haven, makes the offer. a bone in his right Jiand in 1 manager is said to be agreeabl NEW TORK, Feb. 5. There has been a great deal of chatter and gos trn tn the effect that Packev McFar most formidable and lss subject r.o the breaks in luck.

The Tigers are Included in the selection by Carrigan, and he says if Hughey Jennings plugs up the infield and get two more pitchers ne will be in good shape. Washington the other team of the four and the Judgment is based on their pitching staff since the return of John30n to the organized fold. Boehlln, Shaw anJ Bent ley are the other hurlers on Griffith's staff. arney Gurrard ha malun Willi line xwiwuc town, who is training for his fight with Joe Walker, of Carbondale, before the Glnty club in Town Hall next Tuesday night. Willie Ritchie yesterday signed articles to meet Freddie Welsh at the Madison Square Garden.

New York, in It now develops that when Hyde Park stacked up against Providence last Friday night, there was more than the mere credit of a Victory ia the balance their sporting integrity also entered Into the contest. Several days prior to the above engagement, some unscrupulous fans had the nerve to spread the nasty rumor about town that Hyde Park would "throw the game," and naturally the gossip spread broadcast. When the players heard of the remarks that were being uttered, they got together and entered the fray with grim determination to emerge victorious and prove the falsehood of the rumor. Players such as Druck, RIskin, Suravitz, MacWilliams, Tcull and Schiller, who boasted of a reputable standing in athletic circles, could not bear up under such false accusations, and that some of the so called "wise owls" were shown ment for 13,489 against Jack Johnson. Do I hear a bid.

Thirteen cents. Going, going, gone. Sold to the halt wlttea gentleman for 13 cents. WITH THE PINMEN Hard Hitter (0 yaS'i' I will come or risk a rebellion among uerkimer, N. reports producing up and did not get the opportunity of repeating the "I told you so," was shown by the manner in which the Hyde Park team played in therr regular form, and the minors.

me largest cnese In America for ex pi The Giants and Senators of the K. of C. league will bowl their match this evening. It is a scheduled game. In this league last night the Athletics and Yanks played in Olyphant, the former winning three straight.

The Station team won two of the three games with the D. H. in the Lackawanna league last night. Bert Osterhout of the Hudsonltes rolled 230 for high score in the last game which they won by 17 pins. Water and Gas clashed again last night.

Water won. High score was rolled by F. Jones of the winning team who scored '214. It was two out nioiiion at San Francisco. Atter the fair we suppose they will match it with jess wuiaro.

DUNDEE EN ROUTE. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Johnny Dundee left here today for New Orleans where he is scheduled to box twenty rounds with Joe Mandot on February 15. BUY HIGH AND PIPP.

new YORK. Feb. 5. Outfielder land, who made the Chicago stockyards famous, and Mike Gibbons, who accomplished a similar subject for St Paul, will do battle In a New Tork ring said ring being located in Madison Square Garden. That may be, at least New York hopes so.

The spectacle of Mike Gibbons and Packey McBarland prancing about in the same squared circle would be a sight for the gods. Those two should, by all the dope, put up one grand bout. But it is hard for anyone who has followed the fight chatter very closely to believe that such a math will ever materialise. The last time Packey McFarland talked about fighting he insisted that Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion, permit hlra to weigh in at o'clock in the afternoon at 136 pounds. Mike Gibbons, when he gaye Jimmy Clabby a boxing lesson at Milwaukee, some time ago, tipped the beam at something over 150 pounds.

The idea of Packey McFarland giving away a matter of fourteen or fifteen pounds in weight especially to a boxer of the Gibbons caliber, passeth our understanding. "Wild Bill" Donovan, the Yankees' pilot for 1915, has announced that out of the players allowed him by other clubs when the sale of the Yankees was put through he will keep just three. Hugh High, Detroit outfielder, Walter Pipp, Detroit first baseman, and Walter Kegh, Boston American outfielder, are the ones who stay. Donovan is mighty sweet on Pipp. He thinks the youngster is all that his name implies a pippin.

Billy Sunday has doomed Chicago. He probably is trying to get even with the right field bleacherites who vsaa Providence was given the short end of a 20 to 14 score. Rumors of this sort, spread about by poor sports, will ten to hurt the game and Cut it on the discard. "Basketball, themost popular indoor sport in this city, is now coming to its own, after a lapse 'of many seasons, and should be treated in the proper manner. of three.

xo doom mm whenever misjudged Hugh High and Walter Pipp, first sack a ny bail. er.wno was In trie State league is ivn. both with Detroit last season, were The Kdgar team in the Elm Park league won two games from the Peck team last night. The May team leads with the Peck second. In tnlrd place is the Edgar five and then formal DUrchased by Dono Martin oelaney is organiin "eat half" clubs.

What's worrying us Is to van of the Yanks upon his return from get the half. President Charles Winchester, of the Albany club. Is having a series of some the south yeBteraay. comes Reynolds, Hicks and Curry in the order named. kind of dreams up there in the capital We are willing to believe that Wit, ard is in top form, that the demand for when he talks of Scranton and Wlixes speed any since then.

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6 Extra Rye Whiskey the neck of each bottle of which Is now equipped with a New Silvered N.i Device permitting an absolutely free flow without In any way affecting the color or purity of tl contents. Patterson Coaoe PHILADELPHIA The National Express team lost all three games with the Goldsmith team last night. All were close scores, the great game. A series of names between the Car is great, that Pancho Villa will sta' second game being decided by one pin bondale team of the Inter County league and an All Stars team composed of the best men from each of the tion an army at Juarez to protect fight fans; but when the press agent tries to put it over that Tom Jones bought Bittenbender's men now have bowling teams. The Braves took three straight from the Tigers and hope to cop the pennant.

Kenney, Becker nthur team, augmented by the addl Barre taking bertha in the Trl State league and the New York State circuit blng able to take on two othe cities in the Empire state. There Is as much chance of this move being made as there is of taking Syracuse out of the circuit in which it now reposei, more or lss peacefully. Mr. Winchester very placidly remarks that he has changed a drink, we renege. tion of Jimmv Kane, local lad with Trenton, are being planned for Town Hall; and Noll need a little more seasoning.

The lead of Providence in the All Scranton league was cut down some FAMOUS "WHENS" his mind in regard to the International taking over the Stars and says that he believes that the majority of the other Fashion makers report that man's BETWEEN HALVES garments are to reveal tho form this We have waited many years for this. Annette Xellerman, bware your laurels. The Scranton Lackawanna Business last night when the Hampe team won three straight from the Caslon five while the leaders were losing two to the Crescents. Uallegher's team dropped a pair to the Huester team and the Mlnerallte team fell down in three games with the Mirtz team. W.

Boland of the Mlnerallte team rolled 24S. Plappet of Hampe's rolled 226 for high in that match and A. Davis and Pawling each rolled 200. SWIMMING mil OH US LOWERED. CHICAGO, Feb.

6. Harry J. Hebner clipped fifteen seconds from the American record for a ihalf mile In the Central A. A. U.

tank championship tourney here last night at the Illinois Athletic club. Hla record was 11:14 1 5. Hebner also broke nine other longstanding marks. Perry McGUlivray, swimming 300 yards, towered the universal 250 yard time to 2:50 1 5 and the 300 yard mark, to aTae 1 8. TAYLOR SHADE! gl'IXIVAS.

PITTSBURG, Feb. S. Scoring the meet as a dull and listless affair In Ha BOXING, TOWN college team will go to Avoca Saturday afternoon to play a fait team from that place in the Sarsfleld opera house. The Blue Bells will play there In the evening. Technical Kilrls' team and the team of srlrls from Central will play In the T'JESDAV, FEBRUARY 0th owners will agree with him that a change would be advisable If this comes about they will probably demand so large an indemnity as to prohibit the Barrow managers fron taking up thu proposition.

It Is estimated that the Stars would have to play to crowd ot fans and fanettes large enough to insure a gate figure of 1800 per day If the International league takes them over. If Ike O'Neill says so and M1k ught to know. The guarantee in the International la 1200 per day, traveling expenses between cities in largo tow" when a Jump to Richmond, is considered, the double umpire system, hlf he salary' limit and other items, too numerous, etc. It Is interesting to note the predictions of Bill Carritan, manager of the Boston Americans In regard to the rc In the Johnson circuit next season, bin saya that the race will be a mur oor nered affair and he omits the White Kos and Eddie Collins from it. He.

nay Philadelphia ana Boston 'lJ ROUNDS BOXING Y. W. C. A. this afternoon.

Central Is undefeated this season and Tech has YOtiNG HldtEV. Having seen a photograph of the newly discovered typhoid fever germ, note its likeness to Kid Broid. GRIDIR0NG0AL POSTS MAY BE MOVED BACK NEW TORK, Fob. 5. Football rules will get the annual combing today.

Tho Interoolllgiato footpall rules committee goes Into session at the Biltmofo with experts from all parts of tho country In attendance. VOUNQ HICKEY, of NOW Yo Word has been received from Toung also recruited a strong team. Wllkea Barre will take on Dunmore Hickey, the I'ew YorM fighter, well K. 0. BRENNAN, of But known here, that he Is ill condition for; cverlooKs your Willis Ritchie, of Olyphant, Walker, of Carbondale.

his fight with Kayo Brdnnan In Towl Hall next Tuesday 'nlghtX Hickey ifa Isa In the latter tpwn tomorrow In the Inter Scholastic league race, and Central will go to Car bondale. Tech's entile has been called off and will 'be played later. The Flrnt Presbyterian team and the Catholic Club Crescents will play In tii Y.VAI. iv A. Hntiirdny tvenln.

Ingln. hard hitter and a bear for boring tieftcu, And treats outike dog fove Tommy riyrni, of Ounmort, Qulnn, of Now York. Brennan la also well mid the imna No radical changes are expected I having fnught move proposition may be 1 Via anal noils hm the goal posts Bouti Oo ont, Advertise HOW ITAWMT tiM In Town Hall a year' VJbeen fThet. nm to help uou with I UOU COM This 1 it rctiifn name and th Pres fch fds tf iwhlch "neither was hurt," sport writ Vrs today gave Jack Taylor, rangy fcegro heavyweight from Willlamsporl, shade over Jack "Twlir guWlvan. Taylor and fMijlvM wont pis run4v meet end of the going well since, and nytenana are cumiiuciii ui CrtNcant beat them In the latt tame club has not ilackentd It wiu unir mm 1 11 1..