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EVENING BULLETIN. HONOLULU. T. H.. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18, 1911. s POET Looal and National DEFEAT OF AMERICAN BOXERS ABROAD IT SERIOUS MATTER The foreign Invasion by American fighters does not seems to have been altogether a successful venture, as witness the defeat of Billy Papke in Australia and the overthrow of Jack Burns, the Salinas heavy weight in London by Bill Lang. This does not necessarily mean, however, that the titles held by American boxers are seriously threatened, as can be easily explained writes Harry B. Smith in the Chronicle. Papke's defeat in Australia by Dave Smith, the Sydney middle weight, is the more important of the battles . that have been fought, for while Fapke has never been regarded the successor to the late Stanley Ketchel. he has as much right to claim the title as any other man in the game. So far as Papke's bout is concerned, there are number of explanations that can be given. It is well known that Papke was sick several weeks before the match and had to postpone one scheduled bout. He is also known as a most unreliable performer, whose lack of courage, what we are pleased to call gameness, has been his most serious setback. , Some of the critics believe that he has not been as good a boxer as he was prior to the whipping that Ket chel gave him in the Colma arena. That is a matter of debate. But do in gaway with the explanations it can safely be said - that the victory of Smith does not give him the cham pionship. It only goes to confuse au already complicated situation and it may be some time before we have recognized champion in the 158-pound class. Dave Smith may be all that .Tommy Burns says for him, but he will have to visit America to prove it, an undertaking which he will prob ably accede to very gladly. As to the balance of the boxers from this country who were taken to James E. Britt, has never lost track of the value of printer's ink. Now that he is a promoter of boxing events he is more than ever anxious to be in the spotlight. Several English sporting paper! and magazines have recentbly been sent to San Franciscb people in which Britt appears in the illustrations. In one of these he has Been photographed with a bear and Tne caption reads: "Two Native sons." weight appears in close consultation with Jack Burns and Doc Jeffery, his in anotner paper the former light manager. The San Franciscan has put on considerable weight since he was in the ring, if the photographs or him are any criterion. Nelson Dreams of Britt Reunion. Battling Nelson, who is touring the country not only for what he may gain from his theatrical work, but to keep himself in the public eye as well, has taken his suggested match with Jimmy Britt semi-seriously, at least. He was asked the other day in De troit whether he would box Britt, and while he declared that he thought Coffroth was joking, that it would be agreeable to him, "I can get more money fighting Britt In California than anybody in the country," said Bat. "I dare say that he would draw a house that would ex ceed $25,000. You wouldn't believe it, but in our four fights in California, three in San Francisco and one in Los Angeles, the gate total amounted to more than $108,000. That's a whole lot of money, but we could draw well again. Jimmy and I are big cards on the Coast, no matter whom we fight. The idea of matching appeals to me all right, but at this stage I do .not take very much stock in the yarn." All of which goes to show that Nel son would not be at all averse to an- Australia bv Mcintosh Clahhv f.v. clone Johnny Thompson and Brbnson .tne" reunion with Britt. it is quite well understood that they Bonus Sheme Ought to Die, are men of second rate ability, to say Let us hope that the bonus scHeme me most, mey may nave Deen sium- will die a natural death. It was bas. uiiuS mucus iu mo way vi oiuer am- ed on raise foundations and made bitious scrappers, but that is about possible because of ambitious fighters are linked together. The reason is that at a period when a girl's digestion is weak Scott's Emulsion provides her with powerful nourishment in easily di gested form. It's the food that builds and keeps up a girl's strength. exactly take a step forward the oth er night, when he defeated Ed'Ha- gen, the Seattle policeman, for a sec ond time, but he succeeded in es. tablishing himself a little more firm, ly. It appears that Hagen's friends were not altogether satisfied that Lester could repeat, so the bout was arranged. Burns is not over-enthused because of Lester's showing, and in that he is using good judgment. Burns is no slouch of a trainer, and doesn't want to have Lester meet champions until he is in shape. I win take him along by easy stages," says Burns. "I want him to try out with Denver Ed Martin, and that will show me what stuff Lester is made of." Denver Ed has long since passed his zenith, but he is a good trial man, gifted with cleverness that would help him out in other ways. rj N, Y, SOCIETY MAY BUCK A, A, U, IN FUTURE is Ao realize how little Btir there would be in the United States at the defeat of any one of the three. Mcintosh was not to blame. He tried for the best and when some men failed him he took the available tal ent. Bill Lang's Empty Victory. Bill Lang's defeat of "gentleman" Jack Burns in London Is likewise of little importance In fistic circles. Burns is a big, good-natured fellow with no boxing ability worth speak ing of and with only great punishment absorbing possibilities to recommend him. He was always the slowest of the slow among boxers and his ap pearance in a San Francisco ring stamped him as an indifferent heavy weight It has been said for Lang that he did what no other heavy weight was able to accomplish stopped Jack Burns. The only drawback to this compliment is the very serious one that Burns has not been meeting the topnotchers who might be expected to stop him. It is very likely, all the same, that Lang will take to himself great credit, Certainly, it will put a stop to a further campaign in England by Burns. Johnson's Scheme Not Well Taken. Jack Johnson's suggestion that he would be willing to appear in six round bouts does not seem to have been enthusiastically received in the East, where Johnson, of course, ex pects to appear. Jack says that he cannot cheapen himself as an attrac tion by accepting a small purse, no matter who his opponent may be, and he endeavors to cast a doubt as to hoiy he would show up in short bouts b'V announcing .that he believes he coild get into condition for these lim ited-round encounters. There are two stumbling blocks which will play havoc with his plans, First of all, there is no man in the field who would be considered as hav ing an outside chance with the black and particularly in six rounds. The heavy weight champion is altogether too clever a boxer for a short dis tance and the small circle of heavy weights who have had the temerity to challenge have not contemplated anything less than twenty rounds. Again, the Eastern authorities where boxing is permitted, do not want to cause a revival of anti-boxing agitation by putting on a heavy weight, and that heavy weight the champion of the world. Even in California, the promoters, you notice have been quite contented to match the smaller men. against whose ap pearance, curiously enough, there does not seem to be the same public dis approval. For these reasons Johnson will doubtless fighrd ehet mnehe mon d doubtless find that he Is obliged to continue with his theatrical iwork. That should bring him to the Pacific Coast in February or March, when the people will have a chance to see for themselves how he shapes up and ho)v much truth there is in the story that he was suffering from a nervous breakdown. J Britt As a Self.Advertiser. Jimmy Britt, known in London as and rival promoters. Originally, the proposition did not look so bad. It was practically started when Britt was given bonuses, but Cof froth explains that this was done be cause Britt signed a contract to box before Coffroth's club and none oth er, an advantage that was naturally worth something to the promoter. Every Tom, Dick and Harry in the boxing game immediately decided that a side bonus was what he wanted, and what he must have. Whether the fighter received it, depended upon how much he needed the match, and how much the promoter needed that particular fighter. In these days when receipts have assumed the normal, and when there is none too much money, boxers ought to be willing to take a reason able share of the receipts, and let it go at that. Burns and Hogan Good Match. With all details of the Hogan Burns match arranged, articles sign ed, side bets and forfeits posted, the sporting public that likes a boxing match can rest easy now, for a go is assured for January that will be worth while. There is just a suspi cion that Promoter Griffin was bluf fing when he talked glibly of sign ing Hatty Baldwin with Frankie Burns in ease Hogan proved stub born. Be that as it may, he has se cured the best possible local card, in whlh there are prospects of a fairly even bout and In which inter est will run high. Hogan showed enough In his one start to convince veteran ringsters that he has a good future, but it will do no horm to prove it more thoroughly. Burns and his Oakland friends think that in a long bout Hogan will prove easy. "All that is needed," says Burns, "is a chap with a good straight left to beat Hognn, and I have that straight left." It might be remarked that they NEW YORK If a resolution, adopt ed by the Athletic Research Society at its annual meeting here Is con curred in by the athlete bodies rep resented in the society, friendly rela tions with the Amateur Athletic Union will be broken and immediate steps taken toward the organization of an independent federation to exercise the control formerly vested in the union. The society was organized three years ago for the purpose, more par ticularly, of developing school ath letics and Investigating the adminis trative control of the sport. A committee appointed at the last meeting to look into the latter sub ject reported today through its chair man, Dr. George L. Meylan of Co lumbia University, recommending that local groups be formed in various sections of the country which should join district associations of the A. A. tJ., thus making it possible to con trol their competitors. Objections were made to this affilia tion with the A. A. U. The recom mendation was voted down and a committee headed by Professor Mey lan was appointed to draft a plan for the organization ' of an independent federation. The following were then elected of fleers for the next year: Clark W. Hetherington, Chicago, president (re elected) ; W. C. Orr, Boston, vice-pres- Ident; J. E. Rayncrot, University of Chicago, secretary and treasurer. The meeting was addressed by Dr. D. A. Sargent, director of physical train- ing at Harvard University on "Profes sionalism in Amateur Athletics." He said overspecialization at the ex pense of the development of all-round athletes made the whole tendency of the large colleges and universities wrong. MANY SULKY "RECORDS BROKEN LAST YEAR As a result of the harness-racing season during the year just closed the world's championship tables have undergone twenty-nine changes, of which twenty-four are for trotting and five for pacing honors. The greatest of the year's cham pions is The Harvester, who has low ered eight records, five of which were held up to this year by Cresceus for nine years. The performances of The Harvester have now completely wiped off the name of Cresceus from the championship lists, the laHt of his marks to be lowered being that used to say the same thing of Stan-(for two miles. The old mark of 4:17 ley Ketchel, and that the middle- i now replaced by 4:154. weight champion had to win bout' Thfi idfiKt record to eo bv the after bout before he was generally . bottrd lg that of ArioIli 2;10 as a a- mark to 2:09. The fastest record of the accepiea. ' lwn.vcor.nlil trnlHni? nnt TnaamKnh aa tha mntnl, ttfla hnn n ' J 1 T, ...... 1)7 ,1 ... i , . V, II 1, 11 O ULll.C iJlUUIYtJ I CUUV.l.U BCL IUI JdllUlll Jf 11131 O Will Ut? lit' haste in getting down to gymnasium work. With two such boys as Ho gan and Burns, who are keeping in condition by doing a little work all the time, a long spell with boxing partners will not be necessary. Walter Franey, manager for Ho gan, wants to be put right on this question of his demanding a bonus. "I am here to do the best that I can for Hogan," he says. "wny should I be blamed, then, for trying to get a bonus? When saw that it was impossible I tried to get Griffin to give the fighters more than 50 per rent., but finally accepted. We don't want any the best of it when we get in the ring, but naturally Hogan is looking for all the money there is in it. I am sure that Hogan can beat Burns. That's why we have bet $1000, and why I should like to bet $1000 more under the same con ditions if Perkins is looking for It." Tommy Burn' White Hope. Tommy Burns' white hope didn't year is, of course, that of Uhlan, who trotted a mile in 1:58 at the North Randall, O., track, and who set the world's record below the two-minute mark for the first time without the assistance of a wind shield or a run ner in front. 8 The Philippines branch of the U. S. Revolver Association recently shot four matches at Zamboanga. First Lieut. John S. Upham, 3rd Infantry, made the hlKhest score In each match, and won the award of four gold and silver championship medals. Lieut. C. O. Heath, P. S., was next, winning two silver medals and one o bronze. Capt. Woodson Hooker, 3rd Infantry, won one silver and one bronze, and Lieut Patrick McNally, P. S., one bronze medal. The association has aroused much interest In this very Important feature of an officer's training. It From Dr. Cook's latest photograph , taken at Poughleepiti) iV. Y., November 1910, for Hampton's Magazine. Copyright 1910, by Benj. B. Hampton. Dr. Cook! Confession - IN the January "HAMPTON'S MAGAZINE" --tbe magazine that published Commander Peary's Own Story of the Conquest of the North Pole Dr. Cook frankly admits that he does n6t know whether he reached the North Pole or not. Since the sudden and mysterious disappear ance of Dr. Frederick A. Cook in November, 1909, until the publication of this series, no word has been received from this man who stood so conspicuously for a brief while before the world, the recipient of unprecedented honors. Why did Dr. Cook disappear? Was not this a .tacit admission that he had presented a fraudulent claim to the discovery of the North Pole? -Or, did he ever possibly believe in himself? Where has he been; what has he done? In his story a human document of the most extraordinary interest and importance Dr. Cook has held up his own naked soul for public ex amination ; has searchingly and mercilessly an alyzed the mental processes which preceeded his extraordinary actions since his return from that barren world where, he says, "I felt what few men of cities ever feel the tragic isolation of the human soul-a thing which, dwelt upon, must mean madness. I think I realized the aching vastness of the world after Creation, before man was made." On its own merits, we print Dr. Cook's Own Story, in the January issue of o AlViir i UN D r b. The Best Magazine in America Now On Sale at ail News-stands IS cents