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msmmmmmmmmmmmm McDermott finished the 100-yard back stroke in 1 :11 4-5. Kenneth Huszaghtwas reinstated by the A. A. U. and finished second to McGillivray in the 40-yard event The men were so close that some watches caught both in the same time, but McGillivray was declared by the judges to have a slight edge. I. A. C. relay men won that event but failed to' lower the mark of the club tank. A majority of the events were won by the tri-color men, with the C. A. A. fish following closely. Basketball Scores Evanston 33, Keewatin 11. Harrison 17, Crane 16. First Reg't 42, Cornell-Ham'g 29. Naperville 37, Exmoor 31. Maroons 25, Lake Forest 17. Mickey Sheridan and Jake Abel fought eight rounds to a draw at Chattanooga, Tenn. The fight was a wicked affair, the men scrapping half a minutes after the final gong rang. The local fighting clan is ready for the benefit game of indoor baseball to be played at the Handelan courtsH m Wabash avenue tonight The scrappers have banded together in a' pair of teams to play the game to aid Kid Farmer the local star light weight of a little more than a decade ago, who is suffering from an illness which makes it imperative for him to go to Denver. One-half of the money taken in at the door will go to Farmer. Charley White, who was to have captained the O'ConnelT team, has not returned from Boston, where he fought oh Tuesday night, and Dick Woods will take his place, the cap tain of the opposition being Harry Forbes. Les Darcy, the sensational Austra lian middleweight, won more fights in 1915 than any other fighter of prominence in the world. He had 13 bouts and won 12. His only defeat was by Jeff Smith, whom he beat twice later. Darcy's victories included two knockouts over Eddie McGoorty and a decision over Jimmy Clabby, which give him a good-claim to the middle weight championship. Charley White-runs second in vic tories with 10. Nine of them were knockouts. He also boxed seven no decision bouts and one draw. Bat Levinsky had the most fights 28. He. won one, lost one, boxed one draw and 25 no-decision bouts. The record of Freddy Welsh, light weight champion, is a joke. He was in 19 bouts and all were no-decision affairs. Freddy refused to risk his title. The same goes for Jess Willard, heavyweight champion. He was in the ring once in 1915. That was when he beat Johnson for the title. NEVER PUT OUT OF GAME IN THIRTY-TWO YEARS JM M?GUIIE. "Deacon" Jim McGuire, after 32 years in baseball, has quit to go into business at Albion, Mich., his home. For years McGuire was one of the best of catchers and probably-caught; MMHUiattHlHHi