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THE TIMES: APRIL 1, 1919
ENGLISH REFEREE CHEATS JOE LYNCH OUT OF IMPORTANT DECISION
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SOME ONE OF theso days Jack
Johnson, former heavyweight
champion, is going to surprise sport
lora by actually coming ino the
States and surrendering himself to
the Federal authorities, who have
.been eeking him for several years.
Jack has fled Havana and la now In
Mexico, hut from a friend now living
In Mexico this morning I received the
appended let! or with the information
that the Mexicans, too, do not desire
the colored man as a permanent
guest:
"Friend Eof:
"Jack Johnson, t hear here,
ha arrived In this country and
intends to tay here Indefinitely.
I have heen here several years
and think, I understand' the
people in this country and from
what I have heard x don't think
that Johnson will ho in Mexico
very long. He 1" not wanted.
One thins Is certain and that is
that he will under no condition
fight In this country. There is
no one trying to persuade him to
enter the ring, either. Thny
know hotter than to attempt to
stage a contest here with John
son as one of the principals.
"Johnson was taken unded ar
rest while in Havana and spent
several days In Jail there. He was
released only on condition that
he leave the country at ones.
That's why he has wished him
self on Mexico, but Mexicans
have no room for the like of
him and don't bra surprised If
some one of theso momlntrs you
read that Johnson has turned
himself over to the Federal au
thorities In the Ftates.
"T learn from several folks
close to Johnson that he is lone
some for the sight of his old
haunts. With his mother dead,
ho talks of nothing but 'dem good
old days in Chi.' He can't re
turn to France, for he evaded
military service there. Spain has
thrown him out and England
will lock him up if ho attempts
to step on its soil, so, Rog, it
looks like the husky old boy will
-. soon be in the States again, but
not as a ehampljn as a prison
er, an outcast, long sought on
the charge of violation of the
Mann White Slave Act.
"You probably have heard that
boxing is booming down here.
That is not so. I read in a coup
le of the San Antonio papers that
I glance at or.ce in a while that
"boxing was booming in Mexico."
Now that is most assuredly not
bo. As a matter it is a fact.
Mexicans haven't seen a boxing
bout in so Ions, they will never
ajjain learn to appreciate one.
' - -.Down in the Panama zone, how
ever, I am told that tho boys are
staging boxing entertainments
nightly and omoters there are
receiving big prices for admission
to their shows. The United States
soldiers too, are conducting box
ing shows down in Empire City
,tn..th- Canal Zone.
- "Enough for the present. I
will close with best wishes Rr.d
good luck. I remain,
"WALTER T. SRYMOTTR.
"Mexico City, Mex."
BOXING FROlIiTTERfl in anfl
nround Boston suppose them
selves to be a trifle moro intelligent
than those in other sections of the
conniry. But wa didn't know that
they are as crookod as the worst in
the game. A fine trick the Lowcil
promoter played cn Eddie Merger.
of Philadelphia, last week, aided and
shotted by a couple of crooked man
agers and go-betweens from Boston!
Frankie nriU of Now Bedford has
been "made" by two men. And Ray
Cass Is neither one. Britt ho met all
the flop artists In the country. He
has had more easy-marks, who were
fcought and paid for, as opponents
than any two men in tho ring today.
Put that wa." not enough. They had
to nsn the name of one of the gamest
and best little scrappers In the coun
try with which to pad his record.
Imagine yourself being out of the
boxing game, for any length of time
and then some morning getting up
and learning that "you" hart been
knocked out by some one something
like a three or tour hundred miles
from where you really were. Anyway,
that was tho experience Morgan had
last week.
Ermrrc
phla"
MOTtGAN of Fhlladol-
was advertised to box
Frankie Britt at Lowell. The Boston
boxing experts knew that the "Ekldio
Morgan" who met Frankie Britt was
not the original Phlladelphian. Yet
they permitted th public to be hum
bugged and then whan Eddie steps
forward with a cloin bill and proves
coiicluMively that he was not in Low
ell, Doo Almy apologetically attempts
ko exonerate Frankie Britt, the pro
noter and everybody else concerned
with the following explanation:
"In connection with tho recent
Uouble at Lowell concerning the
non-appearance there cf Eddie
Morgan of Philadelphia it would
be of interest to know why Mor
gan failed to discover that he
was not boxing in Ixiwell until
after he had learned of "his"
defeat there by Britt. It would
be unfair for Morgan to pre
sume that had Britt lost the bat
tie that ho (Morgan) would
have thrown out his chest and
remained modestly quiet over the
i victory. In any event, the bout
was widely advertised for more
than a week in advance and was
copied by New York papers. Tt
is surprising that Eddie failed
to see or hear of the fact that
hw was booked to box in Lowell
until after the affair there had
taken place.
I . "In concluding the subject, in
1L jasuce to uotn irin ana nis
K manager, it might he said that
j tha Whaler has yet to pick op-
1 ponents. fought more decision
battles in 19 IS than any other
boxer of class in tha World and
has seldom given the fans any
cause for dissatisfaction. With
tha various clubs in the East Uie
word of Britfa manager has been
sufficient ta hind a match, while
JOE LYNCH IS VICTIM OF .
NATIONAL SPORTING CLUB
IjOXDOX, April 1 None of the sporting reporters on London morning
papers frankly endorses the decision by which Jimmie Wilde, the British,
flyweight champion, defeated Joe Lynch, an American boxer on points last
night. While some are content to say that the bout was very' closely con
tested, others do not disguise their surprise and mention sympathetically
the astonishment with which the decision was received by a large part of
the spectators.
The MAIL'S expert eays he scored the rounds carefully and at the fin
ish privately derived that Lynch had won eleven and Wilde four. He wants
to know, he eays, upon what the referee's verdict was based. The DAILY
SKETCH says: "Many experts will qua. rrel with the decision, for Wilde got
a worse gruelling than he did on the only occasion he has been beaten
in a real contest."
(This is a reference to the defeat administered to Wilde by Pal Moore of
Mempsis, Tenn., in the Inter-Allied boxing tournament held in London on
IDecemb'er 11 and 12.,)
The 6PORTMAN declares Wilde was the victor by a very narrow mar
gin, and the SPORTING LIFE suggests that the ruling was clue to the fact
that Lynch held a good deal and was warned in almost every round, but
this newspaper admits that "It was thought Lynch had just about got
there."
LONDON', April 1 Americans here
today were very much disappointed
over the treatment accorded their fa
vorite from the States, Joe Lynch, of
New York, in the letter's bout with
Jimmy Wilde, the cjngllsh champion,
In a 15-round bout at the National
Sporting club last niht- Wilde was
K-. en the verdict, but on what grounds
the award was made is still a problem
to those who attended the battle.
Lynch won at least seven of the 15
rounds, -while three others were even.
This analysis would show that Wilde
at the best earned only five rounds
Lyrch's punches were the cleaner and
more effective. Even Wilde's most
ardent admirers could not agree with
the verdict.
Two Amer! n promoters who were ; the final tie of the National Challenge
at the ringside today visited Lynch's Cup competition, the greatest eoccer
rooms and offered to rematch him tournament of the country which car
wtth Wilde. Lynch replied that f far . lies with it the championship of this
as he was coneerned he was willing, ! untry. In addition the two teams
but suggested that they do business j are also in the final tie of the A. F.
with his manager, Eddie Meade of A. cup competition which, will be
New York, upon his return to thelP'ayed a,t Harrison, N. J., in the
States. Lynch expects to leave for ;une of a couple of weeks. The two
the States within a week. Wilde, ac- j teams do not finish their (battle for
cording to newspaper writers who ! Premaoy. here as both are etill in
ei-,t win r-e-ltne mining for final honors in the
fuse to meet Lynch in the States to
a decision. He also said that he doos
not intend visiting the States, as he
had at first planned to do.
The Prince of Wares, Prince Albert
and Lord Lonsdale witnessed the con
test, which took place at the National
Sporting club. It was a fast and stub
bornly fought battle throughout.
Wilde started a 1 to 3 favorite, but
Lyn'th was doing so well in the ninth
round that the betting fell to evens.
FmLADF.IJP'HIA. Aipi-il 1. Johnny
Kilibane, feat-hem- eight champion,
'knocked out Johnny Mealy of Phila
delphia in the second round of a
scheduled six-round ibout here last
night. Tho knockout blow was a
(short right to the jaw.
TUTLiSA, Okla... April 1. The tax
ing content, ibetween Jack Britton,
welterweight champion, and Willie
Laughlin, scheduled, to he held here
lajst night, was cancelled because of
the illne.sw of Brititon.
TORONTO, April 1 Art Roor.ey, of
the St. Peters Athletic club, Pitts
burgh, won the 185 pound Ontario
amateur buxing championship at Riv
erdale rink here last night, from the
Ontario champion, C. Tossell. Tossell
nuit iu the first round.
MONTREAL, April 1 Fighting at
top form. Frankie Fleming, Canadian
featherweight champion, outpointed
Gusie Lewis of Buffalo, here last night
in a ten-round bout. On several oc
casions Lewis saved himself from a
knockout by clinching.
PTTTBB'U'RGIT. Alpril 1. Billy
Misko of St. Paul last nigh.t won from
Harry Greto of this city in a 10-round
bout that featured the weekly show
at the Keystone A. C. M'.ske fought
a. oueful and. aieoitra.te fight through
out. He several time-a missed hard
swings, but each time came btuck
stronger with blows to the stomach.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., April 1
Walter Butler of Boachmont and
Freddie Yclle cf Taunton went 12
rounds to e. fast draw before the
Rockingham A. C. here last night. The
bout was exciting throughout, there
being a large number in the crowd
who believed that Butler should have
been given the decision, however.
BATH, Me., April 1 Billy Csrney
of New Bedford defeated Dave Pow
ers of Maiden last night before the
Pastime A. C. here in a 12-rounder.
Carnoy's straight left was a source of
considerable worry for tho Whaling
City lad and he was continually in
trouble.
PORTLAND, Me., April 1 Before
a crowd that was not as large as those
that have witnessed the two previous
shows at the Pine Tree A. C. in Port
land, Rali'.i Brad, of Syracuse. N. Y.,
decisively defeated Tommy Tuohey of
Jersey City in a 12-rounder that was
replete with action. Both boxers
worked hard. In a hard-fought semi
final bout of 10 rounds Tony Vatlin
of Briehton, Mass., defeated Dummy
Burns of Brooklyn,
SYRACUSE, N. Y.. April 1 Young
Fisher lost to Oeorge Chip of New
castle, Pa., in a 10-round bout before
the Dunfee A. C. of this city last
right. Chip proved a hard worker
and twice had Fisher on the verge of
a knockout, the bell interfering in
each instance.
NEW ORLEANS, April 1 Kid
Coster of this city won over Battling
Lahn of Brooklyn in 15 rounds bo
fore the New Orleans Athletio club.
Coster was in f-pJendid physical con
dition and although the defence of
his oppomnt was strong he scored
cleanly.
the affair of last week at Lowell
was .unfortunate, I am satisfied
that the goat in the case was
shunted onto tho wrong man.
Since the New England interscho
lastlc has not been held we have not
had much chance to get a line on
some of the Exeter track athletes,
ut I understand that Oeorge Connor
has a star in H. W. Hiterot, who is
going to be another John Paul Jones
over the mile route. Seems about
time for Connor to flash anothar phs
nom In the scholastlo athletio world.
(VILL SETTLE
S0CCEI1 1
By JOE BOOTH.
The question cf which is the cham
pion :-'.tm of the country in fcoorer
will now &oon :be made known as the
honor rests 'between the Bethlehem
'feel yx-'-er team ana the Fitter son
team. These two teams have played
splendid ball ail seiuson and these two
teams have to 'battle out the desired
honor. The two teams will meet in
V - - . ,
and interesting stage and it looks
ilke a fight until the last few weeks
of the season.
The Bethlehem team gained the
honor of being finalists of ithe Na
tional Cup competition on Saturday
when it eliminated the Bricklayers'
and Masons' team of Chicago in the
semi-final round at the Lehigh Uni
versity stadium by the score of five
goals to none. The Betlilehems were
the better team at all departments of
the game and simply waltzeldl around
the "Windy City" tea-' and Clarke
netted the .ball no less than three
; times while Fleminsr netted the ball
, on two occasions. The Bethlehems
have now reached the final Hie of the
competition for the past five seasons
ill etiecessdon and it clearly piiows
that it has been the Hjeet team in the
country since that time.
The Paterson team managed to
reach the final tie while opposed to
the Morse 'Dry Dook team of Brook
lyn. The later team had no leas than
Severn of the FaTl River Rovers team
in its ranks. The Rovers have been
finalists for four sson9 out of the
last five seasons tout owing to the
war, has disoanded a.t the end of last
season until next wason. The Pater
son team contained a couple of local
players in Healy a.reJI Knireiker. ;unt
the team won easily hy the score cf
four goa.ls to one. The game was
played at Ilari-iBon, N. J., and at
tracted a crowd of over five UiouaanJ
spectators.
Jimmy Kilroy, who played with the
True Blues last .season and who has
been playing with the Newburgh
shipyard team ail this season, was in
the city during the past week-end. He
f 'ted that he was only here for a
few days and would return to New
York state and assist his team in the
Emergency Fleet Corporation soccer
league.
Charlie Fairist, the ex-Rovers' half
back who enlisted in the Canadian
forces at the beginning of last season
and was seriously .oui;ded in action,
arrived in the city fully recovered
from his wound and may ilie seen in
the uniform of the Thistle team this
week end.
Barney Colway. the plucky half
back of the Bridgeport Thistles, is
the youngest player in the state this
season as he is only 15 years of age
and assisted the Lincoln schoolboys'
team last season to win both the
league and the knockout competition.
Barney is certainly a coming pleyer
and should develop Into a star before
another season is here.
Bobby Rae of this city will Ibe tho
referee at tihe game to Ibe played In
illa.rtford on ?unday next between the
Swedes of thp.t city and the Munches-
tor team in the lirst round, of the
Stae cup competition. It will be
Booby's first vlsdt to the Capital City.
George Mason, the burly defender
of the Bridgeport Rovers before ho
entered the forces, is now a full
pledged Swedish soccer player as his
registration form for that team has
now been acknowledged by the Ftate
association who have charge of such
registrations.
The soccer moguls of tho state will
r.ieet on Saturday evening next at 7:30
o'clock at the Swedish club rooms to
make the draw for the first round of
the Spring Cup conpition. The
committee in charge of the competition
are J. Miller, New Haven; J. C. Ross,
Bridgeport; A. Stead, Bridgeport; G.
Denholm, Apsonia; Joe Booth,
Bridgeport and R. Rae, Bridgeport.
The International Committee of the
State association will meet the same
evening to make the arrangements for
the International games that are al
ways played in the spring. Last set -son
tho English team won the contest
after an hard strurttlq with the
Scotchmen in the final round.
The Thistles of this city will piay
the Bridgeport City team at the
Meadows on Sunday afternoon next
with J. Robertson as referee. The
Thistles claim to have a team now
that la capable of beating the Citys
and tha outcome ef tha cam should
settle eace for all that argument.
FRENCH STICK TO
ENEMY VERDICT
Paris, Monday, March 81 The
French Olympic committee has
voted unanimously to abide by the
resolution passed by that organi
sation on November 22, 1918, in
which it and its affiliated bodies
decided they would not partici
pate in any Olympiad in which
citizens of enemy nations would
compete.
The committee suggests that the
Olympic games ehould not be held
before 1921, saying that sufficient
time must be allowed for the or
ganisation of track and field ath
letics by nations which have been
engaged In the war.
BOWLING MEET
AT TOLEDO TO
CLOSE TODAY
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 1 The nine
teenth annual tournament of the
American Bowling ( 'tigress which got
under way here on March 8 will end
at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The five-men event was finished
last night with no change being made
in the list first ten, tho Athearn- Ho
tel five of Oshkosh, winning the
championship with a team total of
i q 3
Leaders in the doubles and singles
this morning were:
Two Men.
Kallusch-Barnes, Rochester, 1305.
Trapp-Hahn, Chicago, 1275.
PekieJLelfmser, Chicago, 1258.
Davies-Mitcheli. Chicago, 1257.
Schwoegel -Karthciser, Madison,
125S.
Simrlcs.
H. Cavan, Viltsburgh, 71 S.
A. Pollard, Indianapolis, 714.
D. Devito, Chicago, 6 SO.
M. Llndsey, New Haven, 630.
J. Schliemer, Cleveland, 68S.
Tolr.'o, O., April 1 John R
(Count) Gengler of Chicsgo, conced
ed by experts to be the best bowler in
the world, failed to appear here yes
terday afternoon to compete in th
doubles and singles events of the
American Bowling Congress. It was
announced by officials that Gengler
was taken ill but that he would bowl
tomorrow if his condition improves.
A large gallery turned out to see
GenRler in action and went away dis
appointed. Gengler, should he roll, today, will
make a determined effort to beat the
mark of 19 33, made by Mort Llndsey
of New Haven. Inasmuch as the
"Count" is rolling better than at any
time in his career there are many
here who believe that he will do it.
The highest score of tho day in
doubles was the 1208 bowled by A.
Zuelsdorfer and J. Keuther of 7Iil
waukee. G. Becker cf Milwaukee
bowled the highest score of the day
in the individuals with a 67 total.
three points betow Jimmy Smith of
Milwaukee, who holds tenth place. H.
Frey of Trenton. N. J.. and A.
Froeming of Milwaukee, tied for second-
honors in the individuals with
552.
Most auspicious was the inaugura
tion of tho season of the Connecticut
Elks' Bowling L-ea.gue so far as the
loc.l lodge was concerned, for the
Bridgeporters defeated the Meriden
aggregation by two to one. Bob
Nichols, of the local team, made the
best three-string score with 308, while
Da.ly led the singles with 106.
Bridgeport. will roll Waterhury in
two weeks. Following is the sum
marized score:
MrrMwi (1).
Savage "8 R7 92 277
Roussian S" R2
Quinn, 78 87 165
Daly SS 101 106 295
Connor, 77 100 S9 266
Rav 95 S9 94 278
440 455
Bridgeport ( 2 ) .
76 90
468 1363
Labarty.
Fitzgerald,
Auth
Keith
Van Musen,
Nichols, . . .
91 - 257
.. SO 78
158
101 101
S4 277
101
. . . . 88
99
92
8S
104
93 269
105 308
444 452 474 1370
WEST END LEAGFE.
(At Arcade Alleys.)
Cliassors.
Howard 89 94 108 291.
Mahoney 86 73 82 241
Qulnlan 84 95 97 276
Pierce 96 99 83 278
Langley ....... 83 87 99 269
438 448 479 2355
Shippers.
P.owden 95 85 98 278
McGrath 85 81 76 252
Casey 83 87 81 253
Fits 79 88 83 250
Sheehy 81 82 86 249
423 423 424 1282
Machinists.
Cranson 94 96 87 277
Chordas 84 .. 7S 162
Labrecque 101 87 111 299
Haines 100 94 83 277
Rentz 9 81 82 269
McCulIoogh 85 .. 85
475 443 451 1369
Factory Office.
Sipperly , 88 92 80255
Lapky 126 80 91 297
Moran 82 87 71 240
Mi:Kenna 80 7". 110 265
Kane 77 88 86 251
448 422 438 1308
Pattern Room.
Morgan 81 106 78 264
Sheaby 74 84 92 2B0
Boyd 78 84 84 249
Weber 80 92 82 254
Brandage 79 93 80 252
892 458 416 1266
Main Office
Donnelly 95 79 1 285
Moore , 85 92 95 27J
Atherton ...... 96 91 83 270
Ward 80 85 97 282
Mons ......... 94 87 110 8(1
t0 44 ( 1S80
JACK DEMPSEY TRAINING
ND MAKING MONEY-KEARNS
Jack Dempsey who on July fourth meeta Jess Wlllard, champion heavy
weight, for the championship at some place as yet unselected, and his man
ager, Jack Kearns of San Francisco, passed through this city from New
York this morning en route to New Haven, where tonight the Californian
husky makes his New England debut as a carnival performer at the Arena.
Dempsey appeared to be in the finest physical condition and the many
Bridgeporters who will take in the big show in New Haven tonight will see
before them one of the finest physiques yet disclosed in a ring.
Dempsey is perhaps the most talked of man in the sporting worVl and
the fact that he is taking the task allotted him so carelessly has aroused
many, but his manager today explained to the writer that his protege is In
dally training and will be at his best when he meets the champion. Said
Jack Kearns to the writer:
"You see Dempsey's part in the big
mer and you cannot afford to miss
and going through regular training
that he is wasting no time, but is in
best and most careful trainers in the
about my fighter for he will be at
dncoks that big fourflusher out, either."
HAY'
FATHER
OA
SEE IT
Joio Ray tcils a good story on
himself. When Joie came home with
a big silver cup after winning his first
big mile race lis showed it to his
father. "Ps-sh!" said the old man.
"Is that what they gave up for run
ning all that distance? Sure, that's
hardly worth running ror. Why didn't
they give you some money ?"
"But I cannot take money, you
know, father; I am an amateur. And
think of all the honor attached to
winning such a race!"
"Oh, honor be darned!" replied the
old man. "They will not be giving
you any honor when those pegs of
yours refuse to work!" And Joie
went on his w-ay, almost inclined to
take to the fight game instead of run
ning. Incidentally Joie took another fall
out of Joe Stout in a special 1,000
yards race at the Kansas City A. C.
Saturday night In what was said to
be the fastest time on a 12-lap track.
Joie is becoming another Frank Kra
mer for consistency. By this time
Stout must become tired of viewing
Joie's number in a SJstance race.
When some one tried to tell Bennie
Osthue3 that some of the "Pures"
were trying to masquerade under an
other name up at the New England's
tonight Bennie jumped into the air
sky high and exclaimed: "Not a
chance. Every boy is duly registered
and wo know them all We are not
going to have any of the Lowell stuff
in the games this evening."
Frank Kramer, who has discovered
the Ponce De Leon fountain of per
petual youth, is going after his 18th
win in' the bike sprinting game. Don't
be surprised if the East Orange rider
makn good. We have become sick
and tired relegating Frank to the
"has-been" class. Not a chance".
Frank bobs up serenely every season
and rides with his customary dash.
Tooch Donovan thinks a whole lot
of George Krogness, the former Exet
er athlete who has just returned to
Cambridge. Pooch is going to try and
make another Jim Thorpe out of
him. for ho seems right at home in
any event.
Charley Brickley has denied all ru
mors about going to coach Boston
College or Harvard this fall. At that,
it wouldn't take a whole lot of coax
ing to bring Charley back again, for
football is one game that Brick ley
cannot pass up.
Sparrow Robertson Is going over to
France to help Piatt Adams, the new
coach of the army of occupation ath
letes, prepare a track for the coming
inter-allied Olympic games in June.
Nearly half of Yale's ball club this
season has faced German bullets; so
what clian-e has Husrhey Duffy over
in Cambridge to get the K!is' goat, no
matter what kind of a twirler "Duff"
may develop!
SIBBONS
AN80
ONIOHT
With the series tied, two-all, indi
cations point tonight that the fifth
game of the professional basketball
championship between the Blue iio- j
bons and Ansonia fives at Colonial j
hall will he one of the hardest fought '
contests staged in this city this sea
son. Both teams will be preperod
for the most stubborn opposition, but
no change will be made in the lineups.
Both Manager Leavy and Wright
will be on hand with enough reserves
to make it interesting for the oppo
sition. Ernie Ruch, however, will
take Wassmer's place at left forward
for the Ansonian aggregation. Reich,
who Is a brother to the once hopeful
"white hope" named Al Reich, is an
aggressively fast player and in all his
appearances on the local floor has at
tracted considerable attention.
The Ansonians are confident of vic
tory tonight, their last victory over
the P.ibbons being accmpllshed so
cleanly and oleverly that they feel
now that they have got th edge on
the locals. This, however, is disputed
by Manager Jack Leavy who is cer
tain that his team will again jump
into the lead by taking tonight's
games. He said that he had heard
from all his players and that they all
reported themselves beine in the very
best physical condition.
Ward Brennan will referee agatn
tonight, while Joe Waters and J. J.
Hines will hold the timepiece. The
game will start promptly at 8:30 and
will be followed by dancing with
music furnished by Professor Qullty's
orchestra.
Following is the lineup for tonight:
Bluo Ribbons. Ansonia.
Sedran LF Reich
Clinton r RF Norman
Powers , C Mai one
Bulla Ua ....... Mueller
Halmaa ....... SO ....... behaart
show, which, by the way is a hum
it, includes giving a boxing exhibition
stunts. So you can see for yourself
training every day, surrounded by the
world. Oh they don't have to worry
his best and don't be surprised if he
As the result of the splendid show
ing he made Saturday night against
Joe AYelllng of Chicago, Paul Doyle
of New Haven has been offered a
match with that lightweight for iixt
month at the National A. C. in Marie
vllle, K. I., over Ihe 12-i"und rouie.
Jack Bulger, Welling's manager, ha
turned down the match, however.
Louis Bogash of this city has start
ed training as his manage-- has s-v
cral good bouts in store for him. Man
ager Driver left tor v for Boston to
witness the ail-star ard at the Ar
mory A. A. in that city. He also ex
pects to match Bogash with Chick
West of Holyoke and Beret. Char!' '
Pitts with Billy Carney Tor bouts i :
the Hub.
Bogash, by the way. will in all
probability again meet Terry Brooks
of Boston within two weeks. Nego
tiations were opened tolay with the
matchmaker of the Lew iston. Me.,
club for a second meeting between
the two a week from tonight. Bogash
defeated Brooks decisively in Boston
in February.
Manager Sammy Driver and his
battlers, Larry ' Williams, Louis Bo
gash, Red Allen and Sergt. Pitts will
have nothing to do with any of Leo
P. Flynn's men, according to a state
ment made by Driver today. Sammy
has consequently turned down a
match tftween Pete Hartley and
Louis Bogash at Derby on 4prll
24.
Promoter McNulty of Derby has
practically consented to postpone 'he
date of his fight at the Sterling thea
tre there. He had originally .elected
April 24. but on the request of the
fans will probably hold the s'-ow
either a week earlier or a week later.
The main bout will in all probability
be a 12-round bout between Louis
Bogash and Johnny Clinton of New
York.
Lew Brown announced today that
his lightweight. Chic Brown of New
Haven, will surely be one of the
priiclpals in th- star bout at a show
to be held at the Arena there on
April 2 4. Brown has accepted a good
percentage for his protege's ser
vices. Jack Bulger told the writer in Nrw
Haven the other day that Joe Welling
stands ready to meet Johnny Dundee
nnv time, anywhere and for anything.
Jack has a bone to pick with Johnny.
Several months ago when the two met
lit Boston Scotty Monteith, who was
then piloting Dundee, grabbed $2f'0
representing the v. eight forfeit be
cause Joe was a pound overweight.
Dick Lnadman of Buffalo just to
prove to a few inquisitive persons
that he is no lightweight has decidyl
to accept a match with Bsitling Rod
dy of New York at Milwaukee on
April 11. He has a'sn agreed to make
130 pounds ringside for the Now
Yorker.
"ftnlph Brady of Syracuse has ap
parently made up his mind to pet rid
of the easier boys before running a.
chance at the championship as to
morrow night he will meet Tommy
Tuohey of Jersey City at the Pine
Tree A. C. in Portland. Ralph has
been guaranteed ?800 for his end.
Young Montreal of Providence will
have his hands full on April 9 when
he meets Young Solsberg of New
York in a 12-round bout at Jack
Doherty's National A. C. in Marie
ville, R. I. The Providence cattle" has
been having his own way fur some
time, but he w:l have to keep his
wits about him when he meets HoTs
berg. The Yankees have released Pitcher
Ed Monroe to the St. Paul club of tho
American Association.
Oliie Chill, who succeeds the late
"Silk" O'Loughlin as American
League umpire, officiated in this
league for a few years ago. He has
since been in the American Asso
ciation. Manager Hugo Bezdek of the Pi
rates does not favor a long schedule
of exhibition games. His club will
take part in only four pre-season
practice contests.
Bill Clymer, it is reported, will
draw a salary of $8,000 for managing
the Seattle ojub this year. This C sure
is unusually high fur minor league
pilots, but the Seattle promoters be
lieve "Derby Day Bill" is worth tha
price.
The Braves and Tigers will play
nine exhibition games on their way
North. The blubs will part company
on April 16.
Jim Scott will pitch next summer
for the club representing the Fairbanks-Morse
Company of Belott, Wis.
Several other former major leaguers
are with the same club.
The Central Baseball Leartie Is ro
tas' to be re-orranlsed before tha
season opens. It may bo known a
tha Ml a w eat Leacoa next (trmnir.
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PORT YARNi
BX THE VETERAN
HERE'S HOPING the ol' hosses
down in Baw!e, IMd., have a tiig
season. We'll be able to tell better
after the 12th. Let's go, boys. Next
step Bowie, Md.
MORiDICAJ BTtOWTN, the three
flr.gered pitching star, who
gained his greatest fame as a mem
ber of the old Chicago Cube, is back:
where he 6tarted in baseball. Brown
makes his home at Terre Haute, lad.,
and it is announced that he will pitch
for the club that will represent .hat
eltj' during the coming sieasn. Brown
was manager of the St. Louis Fed
erals for a time after he had out
lived his usefulness in the National
League and later he came baca to the
Cubs as an assistant to Joe Tinker
when the latter became manager of
Weeghman's chib. Brown later was
with Tinker in Co'umbus and nw he
is back in the city where hit pitch
ing first attracted attention.
WHEN KENX3 George V. recently
became a aatron of the boxing
contest which wja held in London
and in which Pal 5r- carried off
the honors, he did :iot establish a
royal precedent. Every one of ffca
five Goo: scs who have ruled England
has beer a patron of boxing. George
T. who ascended the throne a little
more than two centuries ago waj the
first royal boxer. The modern fistic
srarhe had its beginning during hl3
reign, wr "n James Fjgg became the
iflrst champion of England.
History recorfls that on April 1.
I- -'', Just 199 years ago today. Flgg
was commanded to appear before the
first George and give an exhlbtian of
his prowess with his fists. The
"show" was put on In i3m amphithe
atre owned by Flgg. where he also
gave lessons in the "manly art." and
is said to have de'ighted George I.,
who, until his death, did everything
in his power to promote the game.
When his eon, George II., came to
the throne In 1727. he gave royal en
couragement to the eport. and on
several occasions he witnessed '.outs
in which Jack Brotighton, the second
champion, and other good ho.virs of
the period took part. It is a!d that
the King took private lessons from
Broughton. and that the latter in
vented the first gloves, called "mufl"
Ier3," in orl3r to prevent the poaen
bilily cf damage to the royal coun
tenance. Bropghton and Jack Slack
were the pugilistic rulers of Kngland
during the reign of George II.. and
Slf!"k lost the title to Bill Stevens a
few months before the death of the
King In 1760.
Gecrsre III. wrs, even more enthus
iastic in his admiration of boxing
than his predecessors, and 105 years
ago this year gave a boxing show to
celebrate the triumph over Napoleon,
the spectators including the rulers of
Prussia and Russia, who were then
visiting England, and many other
notables. The ex-champion, John
Jackson, the most scientific and beau
tifully propo'Iionod pugilist of the
era. was in charge of the exhibition,
which was pronounc.fd a huge suc
cess. Another ex-champion, Jem Belcher,
was asked to form a guard of hon
or, composed cf 'boxers, when King
George IV. was crowned in 1820. and
during his reign "f ten year he
frowned upon all attempts to sup
press the frame. William IV. was not
interested in boxing, and Queen Vic
toria, sought to stamp it out. 1'nder
George V., however, and especially
since the outbreak of the war, box
ing is again in royal favor.
THIRTY TEARS ago ysWday,
Iko We'.r and Fmnk Murphy
fought iheir famous eighty-round
hattle at. Kout, Ind., the affair result
ing in a rtraw. Those who saw this
battle wi ! probably babble about it
with their dying breath. Although
the world's feathr i-weight champion-.
ship was at stake only about a hun
dred dead game ones were let mm
the secret.
The contest was staged tn the little
town hall, and did not commence un
til after midnight. Murphy was the
champion of England, while Weir, a
native of Ireland, held the American
title. The Spider soon discovered
that in Murphy he wna up against the
toughest proposition he had ever
faced. Frank was clever and game,
but Ike had the shade in the early
rounds. After the fortieth chapter
Ike began to slow down, while Mur
phy seemed as strong as ever, and the
crowd began to demand that the ref
eree stop the contest and call it a
draw.
The official refused, and the fight
went on. The men grew slower and
r.iowcr, and. with occasional spurts,
each trying to land a knockout, the
fipht dragged on. At daylight the of
ficers arrived and stopped the ho.
as the tired and battered boys were
facing each other in the eightieth
round. Tt was planned to resume the
ccntst ."er, but the project fell
through, and Weir and Murphy never
met sgain In the ring.
ym-N'G COTIBETT knoctefl out
JL ' Terry McGoverr. on this date in
1903, in eleven rounds at Ban Fran-'
Cisco. Terry and the Denver feather
weight first met at Hartford in the ,
Autumn of 1901 and Yoning- Corbett
surprised the fans by knocking the
Brooklyn boy Cold and annexing the
featherweight championship of the
world in leas than two rounds, Ter
ry's friends loudly declared1 that the.
lesult was a f!uke, so. Just to show"
them. Young Corbett consented to a'
return match and It was pulled off,
on the last day of Mnrrh i i 1903. The -Denver
fighter sent Terry i!:th for.
the count In the eleventh round of,
what hart been a fast and furious,
batlle. Wifhlh a year Yonntr Corbett J
was defeated by Jimmy Britt a'nd be-'
gan !- so back, and Tommy Kulllvaa
succeeded to the featherweight tltla 7
POOL MATCH AJtnA-VGHD.
William Ayrault and Donald O. '
Holmea have been matched to play - ;
300 points of pocket billiard for; ,
$200, the srries to open Thursday at
Ayr-anil's parlors in Booth ttarwalk.l
The second jnvae win be (dftyad bars '
on Friday ifct.
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