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der the one-year term, and now he
is In bad again3 -with strong opposi
tion deevloped against his election
for the third time.
In the American they do things
differently. Ban Johnson was elected
for a twenty-year term. He is criti
. cized frequently for acting, like a
czar, and at times there is justifica
tion for the scoring, but he has ele
vated the American from the yearly
election bickering and scandal that
usually marks a meeting of the Older
organizations.
We don't believe Tener will take
the job. In the first place be doesn't
want it, and In the second, it Is doubt
ful if he Is wanted. He might try to
be a real boss.
Notre Dame won another Eastern
game yesterday, defeating Penn
State, 14 tQ 7, Though victors, the
western Catholics were somqwhat
disappointing, as it was helleved they
would run up a larger score. Dorals
and Eichenlaub were the stark for
Notre Dame,
A high school football game is the
real attraction in Chicago today, de
spite the fact that two conference
teams, Northwestern and Qhjctgo,
will be meeting in Eyanston.
While the Maroons are out on the
North Side slaughtering the Purple,
Hyde and Wendell Phillips high
schools will be settling the heavy
weight prep championship out at the
Midway. Both have cleaned up their
opponents sq far, and the winner
will be the unquestioned title holder.
Three conference games are sched
uled, but they hold little interest.
Princeton stpck picked up on the
eve of the Harvard battle, and the
Tigers have plenty of backers. Word
from Harvard that Mahan, the star
punter, might not be able to get into
the game increased the Princeton
hopes.
Something happened yesterday in
the Morrison Hotel that we have been
waiting for these many days. The
only trouble was that ft did not go far
enough.
Yes, sir, two prize fight managers
met, and something more than words
were exchanged. In short, Charlie
Cutler soaked Tom Jones in the jaw,
and was ready to repeat, but Prank
Gotch, wrestling champion, inter
posed his bulk, and put the damper
on further hostilities.
Bad blood has existed between
Cutler and Jones for some time. Cut
ler discovered Jess Willard, and as
sumed his management When the
big Missourjan was talked of as a
heavyweight champ, Jones, former
manager of Ad Wolgast, stepped in
and snapped him from under Cut
ler wing, taking him to the coast
Cha?le was. gore,
Yesterday was the first time he, and'
Jones had met since the switch in
managers. Cutler wasted no time,
but swung tP ojnes jaw and knock
ed him against the wall. He started
after the Tjuman phonograph again,
but Gotch grabbed him, Then Jones
tried to explain, but for ppce found
his vocal organs were not working
ponvjncipgly.
Can you beat it? Two prize fight
managers actually engaging in a
fight without the use qf typewriters.
But our idea of nothing to fight
oyer, Is who shall manage Jess Wil
lard, Yet George toya was peeved be
cause he was canned as manager of
the .St Louis Browns.
Unless Leach Cross or Willie Rit
chie suffer more Injuries between
now and Monday, they will pull off
their long-deferred fight at Madison
Square Garden, New York that night,
the date set at the time of going to
press. Ritchie Is down to 134 pounds,
and the articles call for 135, so the
champion Is not worrying on that
score.
Cross has quit training for the mill,
declaring he Is in perfect condition.
Leach will probably put himself In a
solitary cell to prevent another rib
or two being broken.
Alfred De Oro, three-cushion bil
