The times dispatch. [volume], July 05, 1912, Image 7

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Colts Win and Lose-Flynn's White Hope Aspirations Are Killed
BUI LOSE GAME
ON DOME FIELD
Luck Plays Important
Part in Goober Victory
BeforeHoliday Crowd.
FREAKISH DRIVES
COUNT FOR SCORES
Two Home Runs of Unusual
Order Feature Final Contest,
While Nip and Tuck En?
counter in Forenoon Gives
Joy to All Fans in
Petersburg.
It was a case of "noblesse oblige" In
that double holiday bill framed for
yesterday, the Colts tramping to Boob
ervllle and winning the morning en?
counter In a twelve-inning match, 4
to 3, while those same Goobers were
treated with undue hospitality In the
afternoon, making It a stand-off affair,
c to *.
Both frames furnished good sport
for the talent, of which there was a
aplenty on hand. Both In Petersburg
nnd In the local lot. the crowd fllbd
every available spot, and sweltered nnd
fumed and even ?'cursed," In a sort of
subdued fashion, while the sun caused
the pores to open ami coats to be shed.
Altogether, however, it was a typical
holiday crowd?in fact, two typical
holldav crowds?giving every evidence
that basehall ?tili holds Its claim on
the good people of Richmond.
The forenoon contest was about as
r ri ity an affair as could be Imagined.
It was nip and tuck from the moment
tne teams broke from the barrier until
it was all over In the concluding chap?
ter. The Colts never had the game
? it ched until the last man was waved
t-> the bench by Umpire AI Orth. It is
I robable, though no ofllelal figures are
at hand, that the crowd measured up
to any which has yet appeared In the
: Ctersburg lot. It was not an entirely
happy crowd, because Rusch was un?
it hie to cop, but it was by no means an
unfriendly crowd. It simply made up
Its mind to have revenge tn the after?
noon, and it did.
I'rrnk Home Iluns.
Twei freak homo runs put the game
hero where many would have had their
itching heads If they could?on ice.
The flrst of the freakish slams oc?
curred In the fourth box, with two
men on. Morrleon rode the leather for
n safety to left. Busch dropped a
leaser tn front of the plate and was
safe. Morrison advancing a sack.
Spencer sacrificed, placing the run?
ners on second nnd third. It was then
I that the lady with rhe fickle ?mlle did
? things.
Flowedell hit good and hard to left
what should have been, without the
nld of the lady mentioned, a double.
Instead of panning out what It should
have been, the ball danced tn the air
after hitting the fence and dropped
quietly in between the plnnka forming
the Inner barrier, counting for a cir?
cuit hang nnd netting exactly three
scores.
The other one happened because of
the too great energy of Mr. Tennant.
', the which should tiring down upon the
; head of the said Mr. Tennant the wrath
. of Manager CtrUun in no uncertain
terms. Morrison, in the eighth, with
two down, hit what should have been
n single, hut for the ercrgy of the cen?
tre ?eider. Instead of playing the ball
safe, he came in with leaps end bounds,
the ball got away .'rom him, rolled t?
.the club house, and when Morrison
pulled up It was at the plate with
another count. It was doubly bad be?
cause at that time the Colts were Just
ono run behind, hitting Harvey Rrool.^
In good fashion, with a chance to tie
the game. The poor judgment of Ten?
nant put the Qoobers two to the good
and took all the wind out of the sails
? of the locals.
Ayers was hit timely, though Man
per and Brooks were hit much harder
The locals were fielding like tiend?
and. while every particle of luck was
breaking for the visitors, there ?rRI
be few who witnessed the game who
can he convinced but that the second
r.ome run is directly responsible for
the ultimate defeat of the Colts.
Simmons IValls Triple.
Simmons was the llrst to face the
doctor, and he chose for himself a
triple on the second thrown ball. Mor?
rison brought him over with h's sacri?
fice loft. Rusch was oul on a fly ball
to Flournoy. Spencei rolled a hit
nfleld, but was out on the throw, liv?
ing to steal. Cr: f?ii. for the colts,
fouled to Howedell. Oraff was also
easy, but Flournoy doubled, staying 1
st the midway place as Burke fouled
to the catcher.
Neither club put a man across In
the second, though tho Colts nearly
got one across. It was h/.rd luck
?which put the kibosh on scoring pos?
sibilities. Rnley was out. but Tennant
got a pass. McComas was also down.
Tr.r>nt.nt making second. As he started
for third, Roger, a new backstop, hit
to short and the ball met Tennant,
retiring tho side.
.inst tnree men faced Ayers in tho
third, each furnishing the easiest kind
of pre.y. The Colts, however, again
got. a man on when fSrlllln hit, but
v.v.ro unable tc make him count. It
was the fourth In vliieh the home run
V'orked carnage and put tho Ooohera
far In the van. Still the Coults tried
to evert., I,, them. Flournoy pounded
thr.-.Mgh third. Burke poked hit: clean
drive to centre and Ralcy hit. Ten?
nant was walked and Flournoy nas
forced across. Manager Butch got his
hoisting apparatus into play und Vance,
who had begun the game, was sept to
the bench. Brooks being substituted,
with the bases staggering under their
weight of Colts. McComns got his hit
' ^Continued on Second" Pago.}.
Johnny KUlionr. who ?ncceaafiilly
drfendril hl? title um featherweight
ebumiilnn ?f the world in hU licht nt
Cleveland, <).. yesterday trltb Ton
"EOYTHE" SHOWS
HEELS 10 RIVALS
Wins Feature Event at Annual
Meet of Richmond
Yacht Club.
KATY NEARY DID
Which Means That "Katydid"
Didn't Quite Measure Up
to Expectations.
The annual regatta of the Rich?
mond Yacht Club was held yester?
day on the stretch of river In front
of the club's <iua:ters. The historic
James was alive with holiday craft
of all sizes and reverberant with the
"pop-pop" of the motorboals that par?
ticipated In the races and those taut
drifted aimlessly around with their
cargoes .of pleasure seekers. The
clubhouse at the Intersection of tha
river with railing Creek was In fes?
tive dress, and music, dancing and
refreshments wero the order of the
day.
The big event of the day was the
handicap motor race over the course
to Klngsland Creek light-house and
return, a distance of seven miles. The
winner was the "Edythe," a saucy llt
tlo boat owned by T. B. Malier, which
skipped over the water in the fast
time of forty-eight minutes thirty
seven seconds, with the ?'Mary C" a
close Second. Until the last it looked
as It the "Katydid." wltb I? L.
Klpps at the helm, would finish first,
but Katy Did didn't, and only man?
ned to come in third.
Tue Sis Trailers,
Six others finished In the following
order: A motorboat with no name, of
which F. Buckley was skipper; the
"Maud Randolph." managed by C. Vat
klny; the "Dubrle." of Roy Dunning
ton; the "Mary Lou." of Captain C. I*
Cooke. which later won the two-mllo
free-for-all; the "Skimmer." a well
named racer of John Butler, and the
"Ltiella." a largo boat owned by H.
V. Baldwin, built high tip from the
water's surface, like an ancient trl
(ContlnUod on Third Page)
Virginia League
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Richmond, 4| Petersburg, 3 (uiorn
ln? game; twelve Innings).
nichmond, -1; Petersburg, O (after?
noon uame
Portsmouth. 5i Norfolk, 4 (morn?
ing game),
Portsmouth, <R Norfolk, O (nfter
noon game).
Newport New?, li Ronnoke, 5
(morning eiimrt, ?
Newport News, 4| tlonnokf, 7
nfternoon game).
STAND IN fl OP
Club. Won.
Petersburg; ... It
Ronnoke . II
Portsmouth . . 37
Richmond .... ,*?S
Norfolk . 31
Newport \CW*. 39
THE Cl.LDS.
Last
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WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
reterMtnirg,- nt Rlehmond.
Ronnoke nt Newport News.
Portsmouth nt Norfolk.
TWO CHAMPIONS AND A LOSER
Jim Klynn, knonn as the Pueblo llirraon, nhii nn? eut Into Nhreris by thr linrd-hll tlnm ne^r? champion In
the battle nt I.nn \rgiK, >. M. The hout nns ralli-d an' by police In tho ninth round.
FLYNN HELPLESS AS A CHILD
IN HIS MATCH WITH JOHNSON
State Police Stop Battle in Ninth Round, Declaring It No Longer a
Boxing Contest But a Brutal Exhibition?Pueblo Fireman's Foul
Tactics Make Continuance Impossible, and Bored Crowd
Accepts Action of Authorities With Relief.
Las Vegas, N M., July 4.?The Jack
Johnson-Jim Flynn, forty-five-round
fight for tho heavyweight champion?
ship was brought to a close in the ninth
round to-day by the State police.
Captain Fornoff. of the State force, \
personal representative at the ringside
of Governor McDonald, declared that It
was no longer a boxing contest; that It
was a brutal exhibition and that
Flynn's foul tactics made Its oontlnu
anco Impossible. lie Jumped Into tho
ring with his deputies and drove the
lighters and ofnclojs who face,! him to
the corners. Referee Ed. Smith than
announced that Johnson had won, and
the fight was over.
Flynn displayed no ability through?
out the fight. Ha was cut about the
face until blood ran down his breast in j
a stream. He was utterly helpless from
the flrHt round on, and by tne sixth,
was deliberately trying to butt the
champion's chin with hlti henid. Time j
after time, as Johnson held him pow- I
less in tho clinches. Flynn jerked his j
head upward. Smith warned him re-j
pcatcdly. but It did no good. In the I
seventh he began leaping upward every |
time he could work his head under
Johnson's chin. Flynn's feet were both
off the floor time and again with the
energy he put into his bounds. / Some
limes he seemed to leap two fust Into,
the air in frantic plunges at the elusive j
jaw above him.
Flynn Is Warned.
Referee Smith forced Flynn back to?
ward his corner a half-dozen tlmos.
"Stop that hutting-," he would say,
shaking his finger In Flynn'a face;
"stop It or I will disqualify you."
"The-mgger is holding me'."
Flynn roared bad'.. "Ho'a holding mo
nil the time. He's holding me Uko
this." He tried to Illustrate by holding
Smith. Smith evaded tho bloody arms
held townrd him, and waved th? r..en
together again.
In the next clinch?it was In the
eighth round?Flynn flung- himself up?
ward again Smith .lumped between
j them and warned him once more.
I "Next time you do It I will disqualify
I you!'" he shouted at Flynn. but changed
his mind, for It happened again and
I again in that round arid repeatedly In
i the ninth bofore the pollen took a hand.
! Through It all the champion was
[smiling. He evaded Flynn'* attacks
I with the inmost ease, whether the
PlieblO man led \? Hh his hiui'H or his
j head. Only onca In the nine rounds
illd ho show any wish to end tho fight,
and yet ringside opinion wns unanl
| mous that ho could have put Flynn out
at any time he happened to fancy, j
whether In the first or the ninth round.
The champion opened up only once
early In the. fight, when Flynn landed
his only good blows, right and left
hooks to the Jaw, delivered during a
clinch. Johnson appeared nettled at
his own carelessness and smashed a
right uppercut through Flynn's guard,
which rocked the white man on his feet.
Then tho ohamplon smiled again and
went back to delivering upporcuta in
the clinches, and covered Flynn's face
with blood.
JohiiBOn D.jca TVot Try.
Apparently Johnson did not attempt
lo hit hord. He contented himself
with n slow, scientific chopping, every
blow finding tts way through tho bar
rlcjido of gloves and elbowo behind
which Flynn crouched. It was a per
foct exhibition of guarding and hitting
in the clinches, ns far as the champion
was concerned. Not a blow of Flynn's
reached Johnson with any force behind
It. Flynn's blows w e "e tossed aside
unless Johnson chose to allow him to
hatter a way at his stomach. Johnson
smiling the witlle over Flynn's shoul?
der.
When the fight was over there was
not a mark on Johnson beyond a cul
(Continued, oa Fourth r*g.?j.~7
All Wolgnnt. Tvbu, while getting (lie
drrlnlon over Mexican Joe Illvcru,
?eenm to hove been fnlrly licked, uud
nil bei? hnve been deelnreil off,
n FIGHTENDS
Wolgast Declared Winner, but
Thousands Dispute Ref?
eree's Decision.
FOUL IS CLAIMED BY RIVERS
Lightweights Battle Like Cata?
mounts for Twelve
Rounds.
Los Angeles. Cnl.. July t.?For
twelve rounds Ad Wolgast and Joo
Rivera fought like catamounts In their
'lightweight championship battle at
Vernon arena this afternoon. In tbo
thirteenth there came a blow Which
landed low, anil both boys In an in?
stant were, sprawling and writhing
upon the floor. Wolgast was declared
the winner by lieferen Jack Welch.
Then bedlam broke loose. Tnero was
e demonstration, lasting more, than
half an hour, by 11,000 excited spec?
tators, hut It e? handled through?
out by less than a dozen policemen
Without violence of any sort.
To-night Referee Welch stands dis?
puted by Itivers and by thousands of
spectators In his decision that Wol?
gast won by a knockout. The Mexi
cim tighter claimed a foul, and In his
dressing room he displayed a dented
aluminum protector (o prove hlB
claim. Wolgast said he also was
fouled, but to-night In a conference
with Promoter Tom McCnrey. of the
Pacific Athletic Club. Tom Jones, his
manager, said he did not believe the
foul inflicted upon the champion was
Intentional. Jones said Wolgast sttim
blefl ever tho feet of Rivers as tho
ljtter my prostrate and fell upon his
adversary's knee. Wolgast fainted
and was carried to his dressing room.
Wolgast Is .leered.
As Wolgast was taken out the speo
' tators Jeered and booed him White
j they struggled In frantic efforts to
get Into the ring where Referee Jack
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
Crowd Hears Returns
ScntlnK themselves comfortably
in the nuttirnl n uiphlt licat re wade
by the sloping hills of Capitol
Sqnare, aevertil thousands light
fans, interested In the outeouie of
the. Jolmooii-Kl i mi engagement nt
I.ue Vegas, N. M., listened to the
rrturna, direct from the ringside.
Just as they happened, when they
happened. Hardly had the dusky
ebnniplnn entered the ring thun the
nicKuphoiie told the story to the
crowd, ercim that moment on until
the ?'s??! ntntn ronnd, when the
police declared the fight nt an end
nnd the referee had nnmrd the
black mnn the "Inner, the new*
came thick and fast. Some of the
nevus wni plensnnt to hear, bot n
kind purt of tt displeased msny
who were nrdent supporters of the
Pueblo flremnn, nnd who were hope?
ful thai he might wrest tho heavy?
weight championship from his
sturdy opponent. cheers nftor
cheers were sent up as some report,
lending fnint hope that the White
mnn inUvht win. was rem). It nan
quick service, and the people as?
sembled were quick to voice thetr
apprrcint Inn.
FLETCHER WINS
CHAMPIONSHIP
IN CYCLE RACES
Old Dominion Motorcy?
cle Club Holds Suc?
cessful Race Meet.
E. B. BIVINS ALSO
WINS SILVER CUP
One Accident Mars Day, When
Charles E. Blandford Suffers
Broken Ankle While Tuning
Up His Machine?Fast
Time Made in All
Events.
The Old Dominion Motorcycle Club'a
Fourth of July races, given at the State
Fair Grounds, under the rules and With
the sanction ot the Federation at
Amerlca.il .Motorcyclists, proved very
Interesting events, in that the racers
were well bunched as they circled the
mile track, and the finishes In several
events were close and exciting.
The only accident that marred tiro
afternoon's sport occurred while tho
motorists were in practice. Charles E.
Blandford, one of the drivers, was
thrown from his machine while round
ins tho three-quarter bend. The ankle
of his rlsht leg was fractured. Ue
was carried to Grace Hospltul.
Four men?Sapere, Fletcher. Parsons
and D. CatOgnl?started In tho three
mile novice race. Fletcher won by a
quurter cf a mile, never being headed.
Parao tie's machine wont to tho bad
after tho second mile. Catognl was sec?
ond, with Sapere third.
Fletcher Wlna Cup.
Fletcher won the live-mile, four
horsepower cup championship race lit
good time, to the approval of the crowd.
The starters?F. Catognl, D. Catogni,
Sapere, Scott. Fletcher and Parsons?
made an excellent getaway and worn
well bunche?l as they aped around tho
track. Fletcher crossed the- wire first
in the first two miles, but was over?
taken by D. t-'atogtu. who jumped to
tho front tu tho third lap, only to be
eaugnt again by Fletcher, who took
the next two heats, winning, with D.
Catognl second and Scott third. F. Ca
tagnl and Parsons were distanced.
There were only three entrants In
the five-mile, seven-horsepower ma?
chine race for, the club's silver cup.
W. C. llines. E. B. Blvlns and Thilpotts
crossed the line In perfect form. At
the three-quarter pole Phllpotts's ma?
chine went to the bad. Blvlns crossed
the lino rtrst the three first miles, and
In the fourth Mines wedged to tho
front and took a spurt at the first turn
that made him look like the first man
In, but at the three-quarter bond Blv?
lns dashed ahead and crossed the lino
ono and one-half second ahead of his
opponent.
In the' five-mile event for four-horsc
power machines Phllpotts came Into
his own. tHklng the lead at the start
and never letting any man head him.
while Dlvlns wat second In ea-h mile
after the first, and Fletcher, who was.
second In the ilrst mile, rtnished third)
In tho four subsequent miles. Hlne.B
came In in fourth place four out of tho
five miles.
Make? Fast Mile.
The crowd witnessed some speeding
In the ilfth event, which was a flve
mlle contest for seven-horsepower ma?
chines, llines and Blvlns, of Bich-?
mOnd, with M Suttle. of Newport News,
were the contestants. Hlnes. who won
the race, made the second mile In
1:12 'i. Suttle was outdistanced after
the first mile. In the last round Blv?
lns took the lead at the first quarter,
but Hlnes overtook him at tho three
quarter curve and crossed the line a
fraction of a second in the lead. Tho
spectators went wild with enthusiasm
and heartily cheered both racers.
The ten-mile handicap between
"fours' and "sevens" waa a hummer.
It kept the timers on the Jump, and
tho scorers had to watch tho fast-fly?
ing machines with eyes like, hawks to
properly record tholr positions. Tho
contestants riding four-horsepower ma?
chines were Jeffress. Fletcher, F. Ca?
togni, Scott, SJpere and Phtlpotts.
They were given a seventy-second,
start on the seven-horsepower ma?
chines, manned by Hlnes and Blvlns.
of Richmond, and Deuz, of Newport
News. With practically a mllo the
start, the four-horsepower machines
were passed one after the other by th?t
more powerful machines, Blvlns finish
Ing tho ten miles In twelve minuter
and forty-nine seconds: Hlnes was sec.
ond. in thirteen minutes and thlrty
nino seconds, and Lenz finished ahead
of F. Catognl. of the "fours." In thir?
teen minutes and fifty seconds.
Hlnes took two straight three-mllo
heats from Lenz, of Newport News, in
the laat event of the day. The men
racad closely, Lenz losing each heat by
less than two seconds.
Tha following summary show.
Fletcher the winner of two Srst prize*,
and ono third. D. Catognl. winner r*i'
two second prizes; Blvlns. the ?wtiyx^
of two first prizes and threo s^condc.
Hlnes. the winner of two first prizes
and one second, and Phllpotts the win?
ner of one first
Summary.
First event, three-mile novice?
Fletcher, first: D. Catognl, second, in
all three miles: Parsons, third, in first
two miles; Jiapere, dlstanctd. Times
1:29%, 3:01. 4:32.
Second event, five miles, four-hors*i
power machines, club championship?i
Fletcher, first; D. Catognl, second;
Scott, third. Time, Flotcher, 7 :'l 6 ?4:
Catognl, 7:t?H> Scott. 7:3*^
Third event, five miles, sevon-horsa
power machines, club championship-?
K. R. Bivens. first; W. C. Kino?, seconds
C^'finJlnuad onT Thlrd~Pa?-a.Ti