Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 6, 1912, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free May a 1012. Latest local and foreign sport Ess sporting All the news expert views four and Vance Over clubs still seeking men and line up teams is very will Lalonde and Fitz Gerald of the latest happenings. Of the big four and Vancouver clubs not seem to know where they Are As yet and though the opening fames Are carded for an Early Date there is doubt As to where Many cd the players will play. There Are prospects of several Law suits Over men i reaking1 contracts before the season 35 Well advanced. Here is some of the latest dope Toronto dope. Toronto May is Likely that Timmy Collins the speedy Tecumseh Home Fly Lder. Will be kept out of the game for some time because of a Small Bone that snapped in his right hand to was practising monday night. C Oil ins did not think the injury serious lit the time but he was forced to have the member put into splints. V funny How Joe Lally keeps look s up players for con Jones in the present War Between the big four and the . A year agro the Afore said or. Lally would not have any thing1 to do with him now he is falling til Over himself acting As scout for the Vancouver magnate. Just How Tood a Friend he is to the . Is being brought out when he to 111 deliberately work night and Day to Send players Miles to the coast in Stead of sign ing them for the Corn Wall twelve that is to play in the this year. I there is absolutely no Chance of con pones or any other team for that mat ter stealing Donald Smith away from Ithan Tecumseh is for this summer at Joast. Donald states that he refused a Nice offer from Jones to play on the coast and hot he wants to stay in for a couple of months. Don has a younger brother Guy whom a Penrie is rather Sweet on. And he May bring this youngster to Toronto also Puy was drawn by George Kennedy in the big four allotment tout has not with the Irish canadians yet. Rational players for coast. Montreal. May it is Mored in Lacrosse circles that Didier tire Ana Eugene Gauthier will join heir old team mate newsy Lalonde to Tho coast this summer. This is Jan by one of the Many rumours that Are or float at present but unlike Many of the others this Story arises from a pc airily dependable source. F nationals claim to Hove Pirc s name to a contract but admit that Gauther not yet signed. In fact the Man he was going to do about it. Second thought reminded people that sir James has troubles of his own and the idea of appealing to him was abandoned. The next plan was to go to Osgoode Hall and get out an injunction to Stop somebody doing something but As there appeared nobody upon the injunction could be served recourse to Law was for the moment put on the High shelf. Finally it was decided to wait a Day or and see if con Jones heart would not soften. In the meantime the Toronto Lacrosse fans Are studying the conciliation act. In All this there is no malice for that is a feeling unknown to. Toronto. When the name Lalonde is mentioned it re Calls to the Queen City fans the Well known Linos of the great poet better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at in it is said that Toronto mothers Cor rect their wayward children and com Pel obedience by telling them that it i they Are Naiu Lihty. Con Jones win catch them arid carry them far away beyond the Groat mountains to the land where morning does not come until after the time Toronto have had breakfast and they can Salmon and Lacrosse players. Look out for con Jones has done More for the rising generation of Toronto than would a dozen curfew Bells. Howard for coast. Vancouver ,b.c., May 5. Johnny Howard will not play with George Kennedy s Irish canadians this year nor Haa he really had any intention of doing1 so. Johnny is comfortably settled in new Westminster and recently started to work on a Soi t Job after spending the Winter months in enjoy ing himself. He was out to the first practice of the Salmon bellies and has been out every workout since. Buck Marshall 13 the Only Westminster player of Hasty ear. Who will play in the East. Cen Turnbull and Cliff Spring will remain Here and even should the Toronto win their Legal action against them they will still stay on the coast though they May not be Able to play. Under no circumstances will they play for any Eastern team. Gement stated some time ago that they considered the daredevils Days usefulness to be numbered and that they not particular whether he signed or not. Coming so soon after he announcement that Lalonde had Oft for Tho coast Story of the defection of the local men has met with general credence and it is i Why expected that in the course of the next a Twenty four hours there will be further announcements which will be anything it pleasing1 to the management the .l.u. Just before leaving Montreal on tuesday. Con. Jones remarked to a local Lacrosse Man As he exhibited a. Urcell filled envelope there Are con tracts in there which would make you your and it is beginning to look now As though this were no Idle boast on the part of the Westerner. To tour states. Toronto. May missionary trip the big cities across the Bor Der this fall with a tour of the old in 1913, is the latest proposition that is before the big four moguls. It is practically settled that the Tecumseh Ancl Toronto cribs will exhibition games in new York Boston Chicago and this fall and now comes proposal to take the champions across to England in the fail of 1913, to educate the English Lacrosse teams in modern Lacrosse. Lal Tondu and Fitzgerald. I Vancouver b.c., May Are Lalonde and Fitzgerald going to do this summer Lalonde. Is going to play with Tho ican aliens lie is going to play with Toronto and he is going to play with Fleming has him tied up in a sack end con Jones has him likewise. Some ago Lalond of sent a personal Tele to one of his friends Here say Ling he would be with Toronto. Yesterday he sent word he would be on the coast. Fleming says he Lias him and Toronto despatches yesterday say uie has t. 1 Fitzgerald passed his word he would be with Vancouver Siml then repudiated his verbal contract by signing tip with Toronto. He is now said to in an awful sweat at the possibility of being restrained from playing any where by Legal process and is said to be Contemp lating a flip Flop to Vancouver. Fleming1 says he has Noth ing to fear and that he will by with the Blue shirts this season despite anybody and anything they can do. Great Shock to Toronto. Montreal May 5. When Toronto Learned that or blonde had flown the was so great that the Street cars stopped running1 for a few seconds. The first to bought was to Rush up to Queen s Park and ask sir James Whitney what t roller bout. Ottawa May 5. Raymond Cazeaux turned the tables on or. Ben roller in their wrestling bout at Tjho Arena Satur Day night but an Accident which injured his right knee and him lame was1 largely responsible for holler s defeat. In Lien roller saw that the a Iii was not padded he refused to go on because be i cared just such an a client As that win of happened him. There were two thousand people within the Arena and finally consented. He won the first fall catch As catch can style in minutes and la the second which was it Greco of woman he fell Liard and injured his knee. Roller tried gamely but was weak and Cazeaux put him Down in 11 minutes. Cazeaux thus won the right to say which style should be followed in the third. Me chose his favorite or a eco Horn an and roller made Little Reeis Takiue losing the third in s minutes. The crowd previously shouted for roller riot to and it was Only to protect Tjie management that Oie went on in the third. More Over he Cazeaux Promise him an other bout in Ottawa and put up a Side bet before he came out of his dressing room. There was absolutely no padding on the floor and it is surprising that both men were not seriously injured. Until his Accident roller showed far More Speed science and head work than the renowned for world s title. Baltimore my. May have been sternest by Frank Gottli and a us Schoenlein oi1 this City better known As for a match for the heavy weight wrestling championship of the world. Decoration Day May 30, is the Date set for the bout and bids will be received from promoters in the Large cities including new York Boston and Chicago. The articles Call for a finish match 2 out of 3 Falls and the hold that will barred will be the strangle. Gotch s famous toe hold will be allowed a Wood Maicus ne3w bq3kjobd. New York. May a Field of twelve process Iori ails in an International fifteen mile race celtic Park today a. Is. Wood the English ten mile Oliam Plon won and made a new world s record of is minutes 15 seconds. He and we. Queal of Alexandria Bay the Pace Lor twelve Mides and then Queal weak ened but finished second about 700 Yards behind Wood. Al Shrubb of England was third and Ted Crooks orc fall River fourth. Henri St. Yves of France quit at 10 Miles arid among the otters who did not finish were1. John Sweden Carl Nieminan Finland h. Bruce. Pit staure j. Boston and Harvey Cohn new York. The former record so minutes and 4-6 seconds was made by Charles applet on at Glasgow several years agro. Long boat had bad leg1 and did not run. Biol Meir win s at Beer Lix. Imay Holmer formerly of Halifax . Today won the inter National Marathon race. Johnny Hayes the for to american Marathon Cham Pion finished second eleven laps behind. No other prominent runners were entered. The race was held an a Shaun or rink and the prizes aggregated basketball values in shirts at bring your shirt troubles Here. No matter How particular you Are we Are just As get the from White italian Ltd 500 main Street. Toho to Canadian champions. Montreal May Montreal Amateur athletic association basketball team Defeated the Toronto centrals yesterday in the second of the Home Barnes for the Dominion title but Only by the narrow of 1 Poirot so that the visitors won the series by us the . 4. Five having lost the encounter in Toronto by a score 50 to 31. The score yester Day was 30 to 29. The game was close and exciting. At one time Dunn the visitors took a crack at Knubley this cover and both were sent to the Side. When the penalty had expired Tompkins came on in place of Dunn. Line Leonard and Thomp son Centre Knubley forwards p Cameron and a. Cameron. Toronto and Hunter Centre Durm forwards Lati Mer and Sievert Cricket wanderers a civics. The wanderers and civics will la Friendly Cricket game at River tyls afternoon at o clock which will Mark the opening the Cricket j in the City. Tho team will be is lows t. R. G. G. Milne Fischer Wheeler Savage l. C. Haves a. Mustard a v. Harbour a e Brown j. F. Blurton Wright Golf clubs by the leading English scotch and american a makers in All styles and grades Caddy Oba erg in All qualities also the following popular Golf Patent heavy col challenger red dimple and the Kingston Smith arms co., limited 488 main Winnipeg. Against the Marcons in the first in ins s being unable to control his curve and ten runs were scored before Buster retired in favor of Silorey. A three Bagger by. Kirkham followed by a Home run by Van Dine were responsible for two Mere tallies in the fourth and a double by Hollinger single by Menzel another double by finemore and Freer s single with a stolen base was Good for four More runs in the opened the last round for the Shams with a single and reached third when two men were Given walks and scored on a wild the Box scores Are As follows first game. Frank Loh wintry elements make conditions bad for baseball at River 3" u Park on saturday. Playing in Arctic weather with a to mile an hour wind blowing across the. Diamond which Wasj anything but baseball weather the Maroon recruits performed in two against the City Lead tiers for the edification of about goo dyed in the Wool fans who took great chances with their health by sticking Tut the two contests at River Park saturday afternoon. With like decent weather there no doubt would have been a record crowd on for the exhibition arid it certainly Speaks Well for the increased interest that is be ing shown for professional baseball Here this year when.500 fans can be induced 10 Waich an exhibition game in cold weather As on saturday. Maroons win both games. The maroons copped both contests As the local Beys were sadly out of condition and in need of practice. The weather was for the players to enter into the fray with any amount of Ginger with the that there was Little to enthuse Over in the play. The cold and the wind made it very difficult for the pitchers to work while the heavy Diamond a die the very heavy for the fielders. The in lands with a couple of Maroon recruits working in Tho Box for them made a Good showing in the first exhibition holding the professionals to 5 runs in six innings though they were unable to score a run themselves. The Maroon twirlers All showed pretty Good form in this game and Bill Harkness was the Only Iceland to secure a Safe hit. Big Man Hirsch who flings with his left hand made the Best impression of the afternoon As a Pitcher showing a splendid assortment of curves. The shamrocks were badly beaten in the second contest though they managed to score i run they were Defeated by a score of 16 to 4 in five innings. Score in first round the maroons started scoring in the first round of the first game. More Drew a and Freer sacrificed him to second. Altman scratched a hit through the infield and Finnemore scored in a double steal. They did not get going again until the third. Freer walked and Altman s bunt was Safe when Picton threw wild t o first base Lydon heaved the Ball wild to third in an attempt to catch Freer o coed Altman reaching third. Altman scored when Lydon dropped Baker s pop Fly and the latter got around to the plate on a passed Ball infield out and Shea s Sharp single to the left. This ended the scoring for the innings1. The maroons got one More in the fourth on Baker s single and another Safe by Kirkham after Van Dine was hit on the head with the Ball. This was All the scoring for the game. The Leland had never a Chance after the first innings when Glass hit Man and passed t13n runs in first the shamrocks opened up Strong against Wilson in the. First innings of the second game. After two were Down Watkins leaned on the Pill Ifor a Home run Over the right fielder s head and Gray was Safe when Kir Cham booted a ground Ball. Shorey walked filling the bases and two runs were forced across the plate by Frej transportation to first before the third out was registered. Buster Jqnes had a hard time of it Akrey is a Iii g Las. Air Roche if re Bicton 3b 1-iarkness, Clydon in. Hochon Oil Mccutcheon p Diedrick p .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 h. To. A. E. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 9 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 o u 0 0 Winnemore of fir Eer cd Altman if Baker in Hollinger in Van Dine 3b Kirk Ham is Strain lib Shea c Glass p Hirsch p .1 b v r t i t t it is 0 . R. 1 1 1 0 0 0 p 0 0 0 1 15 12 4 h. . A. E. 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 h 1 4 1 0 0 18 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 u u ii 0 u j 0 j j 0 or former Maroon will head Dakota f team in the Central inter National league i grand Forks May Lohr Winnipeg was yesterday elected manager of the grand Forks Fca Seitam team Wajc h will become a part of the Centra International 1-Eagriie this year. Four cities repro son fid. Winnipeg Duluth Supe no Are the allies. Minn., declared out. Al. Lohr j or Dutilh is 5 score by bases Finnemore Altman sacrifice hits Freer Altman Strain double Jay Diedrich to Lydon hits off Glass 0 in 3 innings off Hirsch 1 in 3 innings off Mccutcheon 3 in 3 innings off Diedrick 2 in 2 innings base 011 balls off Glass 2, Mccutcheon 2, died Rich 2 struck out by Hirsoh 4, die Drick 2 passed Ball Shea wild pitch Mccutcheon hit by Pitcher by Glass 1, Mccutcheon 1, by Diedrich 1 left on bases Leland 3, maroons 7 time of game Umpire Frank Taylor second Batelaan 3b .2 Gray 2b.3 Grady Shorey of and p .2 Mcc Tullock Lobdell c .1 Jones p and of .2 r. 0 Finnemore of Freer Kirkham is Van Dine 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 a. A .2 3 o of w .2 3 a 2 a 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 of 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -7 o a 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 e. 0 0 1 0 0 c 0 n o 3 h. Of. A. E. 1400 1100 110 .2 Strain 2b Edmonds c.2 Hollinger 1 b.3 p.0 Menzel p .3 .0 1 2 1 i i 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 d 0 0 0 0 0 e 23 1c 11 15 3 1 score by innings shamrocks maroons.-. Base hits Holinger and Finnemore three base hit Kirk Ham Jiom runs Van Dine and wat Kins stolen bases Finnemore Freer Ivi Kharn Van Dine Hollinger and men Zel hits off Jones 3 in 2-5 innings off Shorey 8, in 3 1-3 innings off Wilson 3 in innings off Menzel 0 in 3 innings off Wasgatt 1 in 1 base on balls off Wilson 3, Menzel 1, Wasgatt 1, Jones 7. Shorey 1 struck out by Jones 2, Shorey 4, Menzel 3, Wasgatt 2 passed balls e Edmonds wild Jones 2 Wasgatt left on bases Sham rocks maroons 5 time of game Umpire Frank Taylor. Caught on the Fly Baker met with an unfortunate Accident in the fourth innings when Jernie Diochon spiked him on the foot and the big fellow had to retire far medical treatment. He received a Nasty s Ash Rand will hardly be Able to get into the opening league affair. Altman is also a Good first baseman and will probably fill the Job in Case Baker is unable to work though Holl Inger is also available. T. R there will be another game today at 3 o clock when the regular maroons will Battle seven innings against the Yann igans. Manager Brown Lias decided to give the fans a free exhibit Ion and no charge will be made so that it is hoped a crowd will be on hand to watch the Doys perform. For c the Inland s were unable to Sec ure a hit off Fred Glass who used nothing but a straight Ball but was it Over in a bewildering manner. I Hirsch certainly looks like a nifty Pitcher. He has a pretty wind up and the Ball leaves his hand at a terrific rate and looks like a pea when it reaches the rate. Dad Shea has All kinds of Ginger and works1 nicely behind the Bat. He ripped off one Sharp single. He looks like a valuable Man to coach Young twirlers. Finnemore who jumped the Edmon ton club to play with Winnipeg is a tall Rangy Chap and is very fast on the bases and a sensational fielder but appears to be a Little weak with the stick. Van Dine was prancing around third base like a youngster and he evident noblemen _ i Al my cigars a Porte Quint some men look with their minds just As a Rabbit looks sideways with his eyes. Neither can see the facts in front of Hihi. The logical Man knows that Avis Emen 2 for 25 f i is equal to imported brands at twice the Price. Because noblemen cigars Are bade of Chace Havana tobacco by skilled Taan the smoker with. Imported squint pays 50% 2 noblemen f or a Quarter will straighten his mental vision. Noblemen size 2-for.a-Quarter straight. Concha Fina size 3-for 25c, f i a Davis sons ltd., Montreal Frank Lohr. Former Maroon Leader who will Man age the grand Forks team in the newly formed International base Ball league this season. Minn., they will attend a meet ing monday at which plans for t3ie season will be worked Over. It is expected that the season will open wednesday with Winnipeg and Duluth and grand Forks at Superior. Since the Virginia proposition has fallen and it is apparent that there will be Only four teams in the league the grand Forks situation is exceedingly important to the welfare of the combination. Lohr believes there is a splendid Chance Here for making s Ood and expects to be to Organ ize a pretty Good team by the open ing of the season having several men i line already. By believes that. He has to work for his Job As he worked harder on saturday than he Ever did Here pulled off several nifty plays and also met the Ball Good and hard. Jim Brown who is suffering with a severe cold left last night for the meet ing of the league at Superior and Shea Grill look after the play today. Brown will be for practice to Morrow and will Weed out the play ers. Pie will retain fifteen or sixteen boys until the season opens when he ".will1 gradually work Down to about thirteen another pitching1 recruit was added to the already Long hot of maroons yesterday when a fellow by the name of Morrie Berlin blew into the City from Toledo Ancl is staying with the rest of the squad at the Majestic. He is a former Winnipeg Ger and has a Good record As a Pitcher. Clothier. And Kruger the two infielders Are billed to reach the City today and Are expected to be in the practice game this afternoon. National league. T t a 14 11 s s 7 5 5 5 Cincinnati. New York Boston. Chicago Pittsburg. Brooklyn. St. Louis. Saturday games. Pittsburg 12, Ciai Caso 11. Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 1. Boston 6, Broklyn -1. New York 4, Philadelphia 3. Sunday games. Chicago a Pittsburg 2, Cincinnati 11, St. Louis s. Gaites to Day. Boston at Chicago. New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia Cincinnati. Broklyn at Pittsburg. L. 10 5 9 11 pet. .824 .733 .500 .-171 .-n.2 -.357 to i .313 american league. 4 pc 4 w. 14 10 10 9 3 9 g 4 Chicago. Washington Boston. Philadelphia. Cleveland Detroit St. Louis new York saturday s games. Louis 10 Detroit s. Washington 8 Boston 7. Cleveland 4 Chicago 3. Philadelphia 10 new York 5. Sunday games. Chicago 2 Cleveland 1. Detroit 3 St. 2. To Day. Boston at new York. A Sli Inston at Philadelphia. L. 5 g 7 s 1 11 12 12 pet. .737 .625 .688 .529 .471 .450 .333 .250 International league to 4 t w. 10 .7 g g 5 i 3 Jersey City. Buffalo Providence. Baltimore. Rochester. Toronto Newark font real saturday s games. Newark 4, Rochester 3. Providence 4. Buffalo 3. Font real a Jersey City 3. Baltimore Toronto 6. Sunday games. Jersey City 2. Montreal 1. Providence 3, Buffalo 2. Roch Ester 5, Newark 1. Games to Day. Baltimore at font real. Providence at Rochester. Buffalo. Jersey r City at Toronto. L. 4 5 r 8 s pet. .71-1 .533 .gs3 .h-15 .500 .384 -3s-1 american association. 4 t w. 14 16 32 11 l. 6 7 s 11 30 Columbus a. Toledo St. Paul. Kansas City. S Indianapolis. 7 n Milwaukee 6 m saturday s games. Minneapolis 6 Columbus 1. St Toledo 2., pet. .700 .500 .474 181 .250 w members Way its Sta ave the our months planning has developed some of tie handsomest suits that fit Reform has Ever seconded. N these styles Are not copies but real creations. F the Coats show the tendency towards narrow should ers and smaller Waist Are not they Are extremely Graceful and made so care Fuller that they Are both easy and comfortable. F it Iff in Fine English worsted tweeds and Homespun in All the Rich colors and Novelty mixtures so popular this season. Urns co., 291 Portage Avenue next Manitoba Hall cd a pensive the prices have been greatly reduced. Ail Llic boat cars All of org the world use Jui Chelin Treft. P. C. Haga phone main 3306 to company 281 Donald Street by Appon then it pm. Wig George v horse whisky whits maces equally Well in Plain or High class the Quality never varies aerated Waters. To Stab Louisville 5 Milwaukee 2. Indianapolis. 6 Kansas City 2. Sunday games. Minneapolis 5 Columbus to. Milwaukee 7 Louisville 2. Toledo 5 St. Paul. 1. Indianapolis 2 Kansas City 1. Games to Day. Columbus at Minneapolis. Toledo at St. Paul. Louisville at Milwaukee. Indianapolis at Kansas City. Northwestern league. I at Vancouver r. 10 4 Portland 8 9 1 and Lewis a doxy and Moore. At Victoria 7 s 2 cd l l j 4 ;