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1 Mat Marvels After Harbertson 1 n O M M . El Vac& s Sce Tracking Londos i I 11 u b Nelson-DeCourt Also Seek Go 1 if. j.ick tyarbertgon side-tracking the', 1 big stars of th mat game.' That i." the opinion of Hie top nptchers In the Dii fame according to Jim Londosy rtK heav weight hampion ami rat- i f one oC the best men in the United State in ih squared circle, l-cudo" He an ' gdn vlsitd j esierda.v en i i 'Bute, to Slob City, Otnabs and Cbl- i fcgo where he fa elated to appear dur-' lug 'he present month ,"Kor mOrC than two yennj I have k been sceinng a cpritCffl with HgrbeK- I ."un, but to th lies; ot my Urn I'npf i he lot hI man Is slde-tracKlng me,'' H ."fiio" ondoy. "l am willing .. ineel the I on j terrin. i ii gale, winner lake ill ur any. other 1 1 rrii that tun be i Agreed upon I am llred t bowing to figrbertgon (oi a match the ma- lorlty of the f.n r. of ;he 0 pinion that he. should ie seeking i contest . with me J have met tfip best riien In ihe game, including Steelier Csddock, 1 Lewis. Santel, IJsylop and othei won- dels ol the mat nd Hold the Greek heavv weight fii!- "In niy recent match with Ad Santel who holds s victors over Harbertson, 1 won In straight telle anil am anions i lb vie with the ' gden mtu, here, on the coast or at SB) place Irt wishes j to meet m. ' if the match is arranged l wanl to go io a finish heal two hi three fall'. In order tha' Ihe fan may set- the winner depart from the ir. nftei the contest is over I have met Sie her on two occasion and made rec ords on ech occasion f will clash with the world hu in p lOn either n' ChJ ago or New Vorl: for :he (itle yiU I month. I aiVi -'pe.i to mce; an Bianj I ir, the world barring none and bns I man in particular It Jack Harbertson.'' ; I George Kelson of Pre on. Idaho, i B" one of the men. M k Decourt is ihe other and Londos the lest cne All three men -claim that Harbor! eon re fuses to meet them on the mat and Ihey have aJl chorused, what i the reason ! Men of the calibre and clas of iTpndoa Nelson and Decpuri arefse ,and far between In the Cnlted Stale and if Harbertson v Ishe to add to his laurels he should meet ihes starx If hf li.ix an- rexsnn.s for not want Ing t nu-et th-m. in "iler that th fanji of the cit and state may know just where he stands. Nelson has br-en seeking a, mab li with Harbertson for more than two ears and Ihua far has been unitli . ssfnl I.Ht spring Harbertson slgn .I rnc-i the Idaho wonder but at ihe last mlnuto failed to keep his con (rail according to Idaho (mi "I want to men Harbertson and if he doesn't want to meet me on the mat. ih leajjt he can do Is to Come out oublicl and Inform me.' said N'eUon. Nlek Davlscoiint, known In the mat World ay Decourt. Is also anxious to clash w ith Hagbferlaon Vhii- in 'g den a few we-ks ago Deeburi stated thai he woul.t make weight for fhe local man if match Were fort'hcoifl I OK j i w.ii pd'st li.ioiti with any reliable man in '.gden for my m;t-"h with llar bertspn lf the match la made 'l"he money will be forfeited and may " given to anj organisation kin the cit. If i fall to pin Harbertison s shojlderS to. the mat. l'"urthermor'. m end of the gate may also he Ken in charity or a in Other purpose If 1 fall in m.v bargain " Davlscourt niade the above State ment in th presence of four n pr - scntativy ol Ihe Standard-Examiner and In a recent letter stated that h was eagerly awaiting for news from Harbertson Men who expect !, promob mat con teats in t'gficn In the future could bring no better men in tht l iiiteil Siatey io 'gden to met Harbertaftfi th'aii tjndos, uecourt and Nelson. The are all first ratfris. and would he- a boost for Mu game here. Hui until Jat i tan exproSH hs re.i Sons for not wanting to meet ih' men. future contests will be held In wonderment X lin t say Ou, Jack? j i ho roptball heio ?Bt upon j: The walnut tete-a-tete; 11c hart a macaroon or two I I pon a Sevres plate He i;eia teacup in one miu i And it was fine to r " Hlrn hold hla llitle finger out So verv properly. The orcheatr8 becan to piav A lively little tune. With funny little jhzzy Jump.-. Played by the hie bajsoor Thfi fullback put his cup as,.,. nd caught a co'ed's ere. TA he real she hustled to ht-r feet In manner rather sprj And jb he was about to place His arm about fci waist. The coach came hustling in the room And to the t-ouute haed Get out of here ht rudely cried. You great, big wooden-fore. Go to your room, it's 1 o'clock, I II dance this in your plare." The toolball player is like the boxer he mus-f haie his mind on the game. Studies must be connidered of course, but the fooiball athlete, take him bv and large, does not worry about hio class work. Some have been eliminated from the game by poor mark. but one rareh hears of a grid Iron ifir becoming unnerved b wor Ir;. ing over his standing in classes. When a boier begins to think of the. vhtle lights and the luxuries that come with big purses he starts to hp The successful boxer roust ha c ienor.gn oi me uuuoot; u '"".' so that his mind is altogether on beat 1 ing; tho other fellow. So It is with football, more than anv other college game The grldiroo demands top condition and full dt tion. It uoes noi help a haltbacU U h. km agmes he can hear, above ihe shouts of the rooters and the signals of the! Quarterback, the sweot vocalization or his beloved. If be tries to pick out hit sweetheart's pennant from tbe sea pi flags In the stands, he Ik even worse) otf. Along this Hue Dean Flickingei. of Northwestern unnerBity, recent! asked the students to abandon therr icars and dances until after the foot-' ball season Tbe football men who are in train ,ng apd cannot dance. " he said, do nof like to see ihc'.r besr girls danctnc w ith other men i Fair enoug,L II is not hard Lo Imag ing a jealous twinge affecting some j star's playing Fraternity aciiv itles and college par j ties are fine, but thev should not be! allowed to Interfere with football. i Football ha- considerable power as I an advertising medium A good team I helps a college recruit freshmen The champion now bides In urn I 'When he can fight once more 1 But Juat ih same he's boxing And he'a training a before t Hs loya with ham.l bAtten V And he doean t have to flgh The alapa Intended f.jr hia chin, ( They don't can y d namlte. I The critics are aaking what efft ihe bsblt of pulling pimehea will have I on Jack Dempsey'a copyrighted wal lop since ne Ueepa on ttalninc an . I boxing with no business in sight I Dempsey la training aa dillgenii' o-, day ay. be Wsia in those memorable tveeka befoi 9 he crow ned tht: Kansas giant. . , At his l.onc Island Lrainc ou&rtera. .lack Is doing road work anil evcrv , thing. He ducsn't take 'those long -O-niileJ jogs as. the old-timc:s used to do and; lose all his speed on the road. Demp- ! pey Is of the modern school Ills dls- j iapce la about m;ji?s. bui he does, i by dashes and walks His trainer applies the rubbing pro- i ceyx following fh read Jog After lunch Tiempsey motors over, into the big town where his bovlnsr ! quarteps are lo'cated at the Van Ivel-J ton Stadium, Flfty-Sev ehth ?t and Eighth Ave. Admirers by the score flock there j dally to chat with the champ and s-. 1 i htm don the pnds for a f-w rounds. I Jack is so goo.i-nntmed that he' , boxe with anv bodv- who comes along i and asks the honor. Many Stage fblkeH seek nptoiietj by getting in the rJng Iwlth him. The show consists of no real Truin-! ling fo;- Dempaey. He lets them httj him because lhe enjoy It and their j I taps carry no sting. He lets Big Bill Tate wallop him j to keep In condition for absorbing sips she But Jack never has a chanoei to let himself out. It's all pulling' punches with him The habit of restraining his wallops, njay not burl his hitting powers Again gu ii .i practice may. But what Is! ; he gcing to do0 If h, knocked over! SUCH IS BASEBALL Evers Will Now Manage Player Whose Famous "Boner" fie Capitalized , I By Dl W SN"i PER . 8cen- shifting in the baseball show piuys strange tricks ( coincidence invc( Imes. Next vc.ii. i-'rfd Merkle will he play ing undei the nun who capitalized his i pv righti'.i bonehead plav' back in 190 and heat the Giants out of the' pennant The Lilck thinking brain of .lohnnv Kvrs which figured out that historic plav like a flash will be doing Nterkle'S think for him in 1921 oM i.y pi v i Bui w wonder if the author of the famous boner has any more like them Ir his system and If one will crop out jat sonu- Inopportune :;me and cheat (the new Cub pilot out of a money Be ! l ies Merkle's failurt- u touch second jn that game twelve years ago ebsl each and everi Olgnl player appromlxatelj I cue i no Merklf boner of I9is came late in the season when ihe Giants and Cubs were dashing down the pennant' stretch neck and eck. H IT HAPPKXl IJ In I b crucial game two were out in the ninth inning. The score waa tied. Mc.CoijiiiK occupied 'bird . i l Mc:,.lc h.ii On first Br id Well lilt salc'.v t the j outfield. Thf crowd swan ; m ros- ,lhe field. McCorinicI; crossed th'-plan- Iterate started toward second stopped ami ran io the clubnouse Bv-I era, then the great Cub second base ni.i it. noticed Merkle's omission to touch second and complete the play.' He shouted to Schulte, to toss hlni ib. ball. Evem called to the umpire and touched second with thf hall The um pire declared Merkle forced fr th' imal mi and SlcCorgph It's run did not count. The lie game w.is played over late: and the Cubs won -the pennant goi ng ' With It. I I B'S KEi i ' 1 1 1 That's how smart Johnny Evers was twelve years ago. He was uiip of the celebrated trio of th 'Tinker to Kv ers to Chance" play. The Cubs won four pennants wiiii- he w . - ,i member of the fust licking machine. He went to Boston in 1914 Hint ihe Braves i pped that year. I During the war he served abroad as, .baseball director for tin Knights of Columbus. HH I'M (.1 I 6 This year, when Christy Matheyv- son s neaith tailed. Mccormick caueu Evers ill to conch the faltering Glanta The rapid rise of the McC.rawitos after he bc-an to adorn their coaching bOX showed that tho Kvers brain was still very much nllve Kvers gave McGresw nil the credit, however. 'I slmpl put the dish ami repper In the bos." he said Everyone assumed that McGraw's mantle would fall on the midget pep perbox But the team which he once helped make bo powerful as a player has called imi to take the place of Fred .Mitchell. Ml It M.I s ,ll. Merkle ordinarily is a good ball plav - his spriirins partner.' his work would' soon be confined to ngei shadow boxing, Meanwh.lc. the Mine click licks on and. the greatest hitting champion i.in t gt any business And we wonder rf DemVsey has 1 passed the peak In his hitting powi i a and If he'll ever he quite the wame i sockei he was the time be put Toledo, cn the map and ruined Willard'sl The English Bible for the horse Has filk-d us all vkith keen re-, morse It ws tiiui Man o Warn proud name Can't be put In the book of fame. The little kink of controversy be tween EjhgllSh and American-bred librses rops up in the f-a.se of Man o' America's wonder hoSe. British authorities will not K've the -EEf59 Here ni-o i-,c prlncipi)ls of the most famous bonehead plaj of our base ball W hen i rctl Merkle railed to touch second in thai memorable game lielwcen the Giants and i ubs, 12 y ars -. Jolinnj Evi r bad n brain storm wiibii cost '' Vcu York Giants tbe pcunnntt The Merkle "boner" mode hlui llic boscbflll goal for ycm , be.: non hi- -liowtua since then b mmh funs punlj rorgci it ihni I .-in mncli as It vvin m r ih forgotten. jPbiys f the Merkle kind niakc ha-, i.i;i history. er. But he seems iiiiNed as a money ball player. Hia failure to go after a high foul off Trls Speaker's bal In the world's series between the Giants and Red Sox In 1 S 1 2 kicked New York loul of a world championship thaJiti sou of l'air Play a place in their oi fielai turf registry because of the Lex ington cross in his pedum c English ciltlcs onlv dream horses Worthy Of registry In their records thai show n clear title from the English to the American stud book. Spendthrift, ihe great grand sire of Man o' War, cannot be proved to I" a thoroughbred owing to loss of pedi gree records Early records of several famous families of American horses were not carefully compiled, and ueudemically It detracts from their standard Iroquois, a horse bred In America, won the British derby. But for all that. If America's won der horse vvere to be entered In h- KiiKlish derbies, most of the ra Ing and breeding enthusiasts of the U. S.l lie seems Ui be Jinx, d as a goat player In a crisis ill he unburden himself of another boner under the alert master mind of the Cub's new leader? We shall see. A would stiakd tbe Kalr Play coll to win the buttons. American-bred horses pave won p fair percentage of their races in the British derbies in the past thOrOUgh- bri d or not. And Man o' War. though barred from the "40Q family" of English horses bya slip In the records, Would be the next if given a chance, most everyone bciu-ves. Man o' War should worry: Hesj wop i place In American hlstorv ( That's "nuff. no During the World War. 3.1 death sentences were inflicted on American I Soldiers by general court martial. I Tho expense of the maintenance , n i A new kind of concrete permits nails ct be hammered into it. Nate Raymond Named I As Head of Gambling Machine Says Murphy B Mis ANGELES, Nov. 4 Adding 'one more chapter to the mass of testi mony In Hie Pacific Coast baseball league scandal, Rod Murphy. nf of ihe Seattle dub. appealed before the grand jury yesterday and gave th probers the name of Nate Raymond, I reputed "king of gambleia" of the lCoa.t. as one man who vva- alleged to have conspired o bring aboul crooks Bd baseball Murphy came to testifj before the grand jui-v pursuant id ih lues! o! I President Mot nrthy ami other officials of the b-ague in their efforts to co oparate in i b-aninc uv the c tndal. Natf Bavmond offered me . -' to i fix Karnes."' aid Murphv but I turn ed u down. That was in Seattle. I'RAP t OR . VMBlil R Murphv appeared before the grand jure with "clean hands." He told tiv jurors how he not Only rejected the offer ol Bavmond. but ulso told of hl ftorts to assist the manager of the leaTu to trap Raymond ! Murphy was the onlj witness called todav Deputy I'lstrlet Attorney Stafford, In ehargr- of Ihe grand jury probe, said the Investigation will not i cludi i j for another daj He i "ih,h,-i thai other witnesses might be called. Babe Borton, central flgute In the investiga tion, and the former Vernon player MONTREAL TILT ; MAY MINED Promoters Say There Will Be No Scrap Between Demp sey and Wiilarci I NEW i'ORK, Nov 4. Promoters of the Dempsey-Carpentler heavyweight i -..i ni idonshlp bout denied today thai ! this contest would be preceded by one ! between Jack Dempsey and Jess Wll ' lard Thi- return match between Dempsey and Wllfarfl is to take place ;.oi March IT. according to a statement I made by Dempsey In Montreal yester j da.V . ' It .is known however, thai such 8 match has been In Ihe making for some tino and a definite announce- mel is expected to follow the formal signing of the Demps v - arpentier contract I-'rida J Ilia id and many of his supporters have been clamoring for a return bai lie against I'empsev hut tentative ar rangements ru id.- several months ax1 were siih--lracked for the IVniis' ' and Carpentler match. It Is stated on g I authoriy that the Denipscy and Carpentler contract will permit Carpentler to engage In fistic battles In E&urope and Dempsey in America before their clash next sp miner, Nelthej can InVade the ptSg lllitlc lerrltory of the other prior tb the championship fight. I A clause will provide that In case either Carpentler or Dempsey is de flated previous to their meeting in the ring the contract which thev are expected to sixn Friday will become' null and void GIVES Ml XICO bi sin i Dim ( mm (Bj fiilerimilonal Newsservice) UEXICO CITT, Mevlc... Nov. 3. j General Pascal Aritz Itubin. Minister of communications has taken steps to giv e Mexico a business director: . some thing "Inch has been greatly needed. Ho has obtained the i-o-oper atloii of the confederate chamber of eimnuTic of Mexico and the American chamber of commerce, as well as other organise tions. When published, it is said, the dlrec-; lory will be one of the most complete of its kind ever issued in any country. of the Trench army on the Rhine until last March amounted in nearly two billion francs. oo tine-third of the votcis in Idaho arc women WhOS( nfession cuscd tbe K1"-10'1 urj probe, probably will be recalled hefoi-e the hearing is concluded. D.VLE MIU. ABSENT Stafford said toda: In- h id r- iv ed B no further word fiom Jeah Dale for- j- H mei pltchei ot the Salt Lake team. wanted us wltnese- Stafford said. luavovt-r, the absence of Dale as n wit-i,,s- would not delay (he investigation anj subscquenl at tion which the HB I Jprj mii;ht decide upon. Hurling n hot one into the evidence uncovered In the grand Jurj probe, President Maler 1 of the "VernOn club.to- da) revealed lor the first time a ;hw ailed art- mpt f gamblers to fix" Willie Mitchell. Tlgei pitcher, to throw games.'Vlrglnlg Dorr, motion pUcturs actress whose name has been mention- BH .,i frequently, Was the medium pro- ssh posed as the go-between In reaching Mitchell, according lo Maler, She t -hoc girl whose name wis linked with Bortoi - activities in the bribing i'v oi certain Sail iJike players throw "We are Satisfied thai gamblers were behind Boston in his payouts," ild Maier. "Wo 1 I bier won i to this girl slid Imoorti i her to influence Mitchell, She said it Hl Mitchell mm ' wasn't that kind of fellow Three v n is hi ird Miss Hon- say this." V UTAH TO MEET -fi COLORADO CHEW Fitzpatnck's Crimson Warriors En Route to Boulder Minus Services of Stiefel. ' oach Tommy I itz.P.itrlck and his ' University of Utah grldders ar en Jfexv route io Boulder, Colorado, where thev Sii vvii, endeavor to roll the boulders nil KjH ofi ihe lot Saturday afternoon. How ' the crimson will have plenty ot competition. Last week at Denver, the Colorado aggregation played the Colorado col- ggcj lege eleven to 7-7 while the Utahns LBI fell before the' attack of the Colorado Bfl Springs eleven by a -0 to 2 score MOse Stiefel. star halfback of the agirreff a tion not be In ihe fold in the eomiiiK contest. Mose was injured In Ike contest against Nevada n al; hike la si Saturda, and will In all probabllltv be out ol the j; for ' H ( the season. His loss - H he felt. ''. plain Prouse who was injure the gam agalnsi the Colorado 8pr LH elev has nOtl been out for prac H this week but will probably be In t fold when the whistle sounds Sgtu day. i- regarded ss one of th best ends in the Rockies. V he men making the trip are: Prouse, Iei ker, Swan, Hancock, Hind, ESvgvnS, Stevenson, I-"ranke. Grey, I. t'lark. Sliver. Seigius Sjiow, Smith. OS- I'.ohinev F'erguson. I're and gsLQ W.i i kins- H oo n TRAPSHOOTERS MEET TO LOCATE GRAND HANDICAP NEW YORK, Nov. 4 Discussion of what part amateur trapghOOtsrS will have In the affairs of the American LB Trapshootlng association, election of iSB officers ami choice of a place for n-xf gSH - grand American handicap, were hBiH the chief question's before the annual meeting of that organization hero lo Jmf f -1 dav- and tomorrow. oo Hgn Ittnii STORE ROBBKR1 I IN IEXH IN (i i Y (Bj intcrnatloiml Vevrs Service) MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Nov. j LH Robbers are Increasing In boldness LH here A l and has invaded the Avenue Fi-anelsco I Madero. Mexico Clty'H chief thoroughfare. ;md looted one 'of LLV the large drug stores, carrying off mmmm .allied al l'.-.iiOn orsos r Iti.iu.n. BH FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS Leave It to Tag to Know. 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