The San Francisco call. [volume], December 05, 1913, Image 11

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The Bone Setter Has Been Famous in Baseball, but the Bone Driller Might Beat Him
NEWS WRITTEN BY LEADING EXPERTS
WHICH ONE IS THE GAMEST?
PALO ALTO DON'T
CRAVE TITLE
BY FORFEIT
Unless Oakland high can play off
*"ith the Palo Alto high team tomor
row there wllf be no game to decide
the champion Rugby team of northern
California, and Palo Alto will have no
other alternative than to accept the
forfeit already- given by Principal
Keys of Oakland to the Palo Alto
team.
Reports from Palo Alto last night
stated that Keyes telephoned to Man
ager "Stew Weeks of Palo Alto on
Wednesday, stating that, as his team
could not come up to the scholarship
standard required, Oakland would
forego all claim to the title and leave
the field open for Palo Alto to take
the game on the Oakland forfeit.
Palo Alto is not satisfied with this
forfeit championship and wants a
game played tomorrow* If possible.
Manager Weeks had a long talk with
Captain McMahon of Oakland yester
day afternoon and asked the latter to
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arrange to get at least 15 men who
could meet the scholarship require
ments and come to Palo Alto and play
the game, so that the peninsula team
could have the satisfaction of winning
or losing the title by actual competi
tion, rather than by the unsatisfac
tory forfeit method. #
Captain McMahon offered to have his
full team ready to play on December
13, but this date is impossible be-'
cause the game for the championship 1
of the state Is to be played at Los
Angeles on that day.
WBKKfI OUTLINES SCHEDULE
Tomorrow at Los Angeles the Po
mona and Manual Arts teams hook up
for the southern championship, and
the Palo Alto and Oakland teams were
supposed to play for the northern
title, the winner to go to Los Angeles
to play next Saturday.
The present situation was outlined
by Manager Weeks of Palo Alto, who
desired to at least try and get a lit
tle system working to determine the
title holder. Weeks wrote to Lick,
Oakland and Sacramento as the win
ners of the series in their respective
districts, suggesting that as Lick was
to play Palo Alto that Oakland and
Sacramento should play, and the win
ners of these two games should get
together for the northern champion
ship on December 6.
This suggestion was made Novem
ber 20 and accepted by all schools.
Including Oakland, according to the
Palo Alto manager. Oakland is un
able to play and the school has for
feited its rights, but Palo Alto is
willing to overlook the forfeit If
Oakland oan still put a team on the
field.
MURPHY IS GLAD TO
BE RANKED AS SHORT
END BIRD ONCE MORE
WILLIAM J. SLATTERY
Despite the fact that he is going after the lightweight championship
for the first time in his long ring career and despite the fact that he is
going to be a sadly overlooked short ender, Tommy Murphy of Harlem
manages to retain his good spirits and his even temper. If the approach
ing battle with Wiljle Ritchie troubles him, he fails to show it by any
outward sign.
Murphy is a veteran of the ring. He was a great fighter before Ritchie
ever dooned a glove. Ritchie used to read about him when he was a kid
without the price of a seat in the gallery. And now Ritchie is the cham
pion and the man he used to read about is all but overlooked beside him.
But this is only one of the many queer ways of the world and Murphy
Is too much of a philosopher, too j — ——
j muen or a good-, common sensed Irish-
American to pay any attention to it-
He has been fighting for the last 14
years and he is just vain and proud
enough to believe that he is a3 good
today as when he had been at the
i
game some three or four years.
It is these traits that-the fans ad- j
! mire about this little fellow from
j New York. They can't help but ad
mire them. He has the pluck and
the confidence in himself and he does
not for a minute believe that any of
them are a bit better than he is. His
cauliflower ears and his battle scarred
nose are regarded by him as precious
souvenirs, not as marks of disfigura
tion.
Murphy is going about his training j
over at Billy Shannon's San Rafael
place ln a business like sort of way.
He's doing just enough work to keep
him on edge. He believes that he will
be right for Ritchie. He is not tear
ing away and making a lot of noise,
as most of them do. He says he's fit
to fight today and he certainly looks
the part.
"I ought to be glad that they put
me on the short end," said the little
New Yorker yesterday afternoon be
tween rounds. "You know that 1 was
a short ender against Moran, Wol
gast and Burns, and you know that I
brought home the money. Well, I'm
going to bring it home again. This
is the way I feel about it. They can't
make me mad by making Ritchie a 2
to 1 shot."
Little Tommy Is simply a born plod
der. There is nothing fancy in his
performances in the gymnasium or ln
the ring. He showed this very plain
ly yesterday afternoon in his little
four round skit with Eddie Miller. He
just bored in and boxed as he usually
fights. But he made every movement
count and he derived a lot of benefit
from the workout.
Judging from tlie way he goes on
with his sparring partners, it would
appear as though Murphy is going to
make a play fo" Ritchie's body when
they come together next Wednesday
evening in the Eighth street arena.
He kept hammering at Miller's stom
ach throughout their four rounds yes
terday, and the latter, clever as he is,
was unable to stop these punches.
KNOWS BOXING GAME
Murphy is the master of every trick
of the game and for this reason his
admirers believe that he will be able
to overcome the many physical ad
vantages which the champion holds
over him. They won't admit that Mur
phy has a chance to register a knock
out, but they really do believe that
he can and will get the decision at
the end of 20 rounds.
It is not at all likely that Murphy
has Improved over his last start. None
of us expect this. But If he can give
us as good an exhibition as he gave
against Wolgast, then it behooves
Ritchie to have a care. Despite his
apparent lack of a knockout wallop,
Murphy is a very dangerous performer
and he is always liable to do serious
damage to his opponent.
He is not boxing as much as he
used to box before his previous battles
In this city. He says that he does not
require so much of this sort of work.
He believes that he knows about ail 1
Hal Coffman
•••tut is iv Know aooui me Doxing enu j
of it ami from now on he will devote j
most or his time to taking exercise
which will tend to improve his wind
anil his strength.
One thing is certain—win or lose
Murphy is going to give the fans an
exhibition worth while. He can be
counted upon for this. His past record
is a guarantee that he will fight for
the championship next Wednesday
evening Just as hard as he fought for
lesser honors here in so many battles
and we must admit that Murphy never
made a bad start in San Francisco.
CHAMPION LOOKS RIGHT
Ritchie looks right despite the fact:
that he laid off for a couple of days
on account of a slight attack of mdi- 1
gestion. He weighs slightly over 137
pounds and he really has not tried
very hard to take off any weight as
yet. He resumed boxing and road!
and gymnasium work yesterday, to !
the satisfaction of a large and curious j
crowd of onlookers.
The champion Is reticent regarding'
his plan of battle. He admits that I
much will depend upon how Murphy \
attacks him. Ritchie is a versatile j
performer. He can rough tt with the ]
other fellow if he sees fit to mix
things up. and he can stand away and
box cleverly and pick his man off wifh
well placed lefts. In this respect he
lias it on his sturdy little rival.
it is likely, indeed, that the Ritchie
boosters will be laying even money
that their champion registers a
knockout. This sort of betting gen
erally prevails when one fighter rules
a top heavy choice over another, as
Is the case right now. If the Ritchie
men do start this lihe of wagering
there is little doubt but that they will
be quickly accommodated, for Murphy
has plenty of followers here who be
lieve he can take everything the
champ has.
From the way the orders for seats
are coming in there will be a great
crowd at the ringside when the little
fellows put up their dukes. The out
of town sports are preparing to in
vade the city, while all the regulars
will be there. The reserved seat sale
opens tomorrow at the usual places.
Mike Gibbons Wants
to Meet McFarland
Mike Gibbons in his last bout looked
better than ever. The St. Paul wizard
is eager to try conclusions with
I'ackey McFarland, the Chicago boy.
who has cleaned up everything in the
lightweight division.
To come right down to cases, Packey
M' ! ni lund COUtd not now make the
lightweight limit any more than could
Jack Johnson. The elusive Packey is
now close to the 14 "> pound class, and
it seems that, in as much as lie has
had the advantage In all his bouts
with the little fellows, he ought to
concede a little to Gibbons and meet
the latter at 145 pounds, weigh in at 3
o'clock, which are the conditions pro
posed by Mike in his eagerness for a
matcli with the McFarland person.
The public wants to ace these two
clever hoys pitted against each other,
and it ought to make a slashing good
bout. Come on. Packer, think It o,ver.
You're a big boy now.
Seventeen Teams in
The Six Day Grind
On New York Track
.NEW YORK, Dec. 5. — Seventeen
teams will start in the international
six day race at Madison Square gar
den tomorrow at midnight. Tonight
the preliminary events will start with
the sprint championship of the world.
In which Frank Kramer will defend
his title.
The 17 teams entered in the six day
grind follow:
Jack Clark and Patrick O'Sullivan Hehir,
Australia.
Gordon Walker* and Ernie Pye, Australia.
Alfred Grenda, Australia, and Jiminie Moran,
Ireland.
Beggic McNamara. Australia, and Eddie
Root. America.
Francisco Verri anil Maurice Brocco. Italy.
Andre Perclricot and Petti Breton, France.
Percy Lawrence and Jake Magaln, America.
Alfred Hal-stead and Peter Drobach, America.
Joe Folgtr, America, and Alfred Goullct,
Australia.
Fred inn and Martin Ryan, America.
Norman Hansen and Norman Anderson, Den
mark.
Clarence Carman aud George Cameron, Amer
ica.
Bobby Walthour and Elmer Collins, America.
r-rank Gerry, Australia, and John Bedell,
America. —
W. L. Mitten and Lloyd Thomas, America.
WtM J. O'Keefe, Ireland, and Joseph Kopsky.
Hungary.
Willy Applehans and Herman Packebusch,
Germany.
Hahn Takes Tennis
Trophy at Stanford
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 5.—
Herbert L. Hahn of Pasadena, a mem
ber of the varsity tennis team, won
the Theile handicap tennis cup for the
second successive time by defeating
R. L. Murray, former varsity tennis
captain and holder of the university
singles title, in the final game of the
tournament. The score was 4—6, 6—
2, ff—3, 3 —6, 6—2.
The match was one of the most
brilliant and hard fought ever seen
on the local courts. Hahn played at
scratch while Murray was under a
handicap of minus 30.
1913 T - ||
I y\ kout the best thing we've accomplished j
f for Young Men this Fall is to get hold of practically all the desirable
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I Truth to tell the sud- When the necessity
den popularity of the Balmaccan was for being supplied became evident we
a distinct surprise to the clothing acted quickly — before the other
trade; hardly anyone was prepared. fellow really realized the necessity.
As a consequence this is the store of
the Balmaccan overcoat; where they all are. No one else can get them
now because even the great manufacturers were surprised—and swamped.
Here is just another bit of evidence of the local 1
leadership of this live store. Whatever you want you can get here. If we
haven't it—no one else has.
The Kuppenheimer "Grampian"
—a distinct refinement of the and roomy, button through and
most approved Balmaccan mod- high military collar —a some
els; the classiest young men's what "rakish" appearing gar
garment offered by anyone. ment that delights the young
Very full in the back and with- • man's eye. In all the new
out visible seams; sleeves loose and approved woolens, they're
$20, $25, $30 and $35
Open Saturday Evenings
jjL 664 " 670 Market St Opp. Palace Hotel
La Grave and Rogers Are
Set for Action Tonight
Trained to the minute for a whirl
wind four round mill, Antone la
Grave, the Butchertown favorite, will
j meet Al Rogers, the New York mid
dle weight, in the main event of the
boxing carnival at the Pavilion rink
this evening. The betting is at even
money, although the fans look for
La Grave to enter the ring the favor
ite on account of his popularity.
The followers of the sport look for
action galore. Both fighters like the
slam bang style of milling and both
are good punchers. They tore all
around the ring in their last mixup,
which provided plenty of excitement
and ended in a draw. Now it is up to
each scrapper to put forth his best
efforts this evening in order to settle
the old grudge.
La Grave has been a success as a
middle weight and the Butchertown
sports look for him to go right to the
front. Only a couple of years ago he
was fighting as a lightweight. Rog
ers has beaten most of the local 15S
pounders and is noted foT his ag
gressiveness and his punching abil
ity. He is about evenly matched
with La Grave in height and weight-
SAILOR LOOKS PROMISING
Great things are expected of Jack
Machedo, the sailor middle weight
from Goat island. He ■ has been
groomed and trained by a bunch of
admiring blue jackets who believe
that he is a comer. He made a great
record for himself over in Manila and
when he steps into the ring with Billy
Murray in the special attraction he
will bow for the first time to a local
crowd.
Murray is a good puncher and aden
gerous man for any of them to tackle.
He has a splendid record around Sac
ramento and down in the oil fields,
where he-cleaned up nearly all eomti-s.
If the sailor is as good as they say.
Murray, will have to extend himself to
the limit. He will be attended by a
delegation of Sacramento sports.
Johnny Sodenberg and Tom Nickola
are also down on the list for a return
match. Both are favorites with the
fans, Sodenberg because of his clever
ness and his willingness and Nickola
because of his ability to deliver a
knockout wallop. They have met a
couple of times and the honors have
been even up, so this contest is for the
rubber.
CHANCE FOR HOLLAND
Fritz Holland, the old time middle
weight, will be given a chance to come
back against Stockyards Tommy Mur
phy. Fritz is still a clever boxer, but
whether he will be able to withstand
Murphy's rushes Is another question.
Two of the cleverest lightweights in
the local ranks, Tommy Stevens and
Frankle Jones, are booked for a re
turn match. They went four whirl
wind rounds to a draw the last time
they hooked up.
There Is also a heavy weight battle
an between Jack Vannuchi and Sailor
Jack Carroll. Ralph Graunan will
meet Jimmy McVeigh at the light
weight limit, Leo Crevler and Eddie
White mix at 128 pounds and Fred
Whaston and Hans Wagner, light
weights, start in the ring warmer.
Soccer Players of
Stanford Go South
For Christmas Game
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 5.—
The Stanford soccer team will journey
to San Diego, where the eleven will
play a match game with the crack
Nomad team of that city on Christmas
day.
A communication was recently re
Eight Sections to
Fight It Out for
Basket Ball Honors
The committee handling the Pacific
association basket ball champion
ships has decided to divide the terri
tory up into eight sections In which
the titles will be played for and the
winners of the respective weight
classes will later be brought to
gether in a series of final contests for
the championships.
The first section will cover San
Francisco county and as far south as
Belmont. Santa Cruz county will
form the second section- San Jose.
Santa Clara and Palo Alto and the
immediate vicinities of these towns
will be in section thre«. <'ontra Costa
and Alameda counties will be the
fourth section and San oJaquin coun
ty, including Lodi and Stockton, the
fifth.
Sacramento, Yolo and Solano coun
ties will be section six, and seven will
have Sonoma, Marin and Napa coun
ties. Fresno county and lower Saa
Joaquin will form the last section.
The tournament will start February
1, which is about two weeks earlier
than usual. Another new idea is that
teh teams for the final will probably
be sent In to play the best two out
of three games instead of just one
game as in the past.
The committee in charge of the
tournament Is composed of Howard
Strickler (chairman), Cecil Martin
and H. SeawrighC
ceived from Secretary Wakefield of
the Nomads, asking for a game with
Stanford. After a committee com
: .1 Trainer EL W. Maloney, Cap-
Higgins and former Captain Pel
las had found the trip feasible, the
executive committee of the Assocl-
atuueuts granted the necessary
permission. -
Trainer Maloney Is in communica
tion with a succer club of Los An
geles for scheduling another game for
Stanford In the south.