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Stribling Wins Referee’s Decisions Fights Gamely for Tei Rounds and Come Out Victorious. Columbus, Ga., Oct. 4.—Youn Stribling of Macon, Ga., an 18-year old high school boy, today wrested the world's light-heavyweight chant ptonship from Mike McTigue of Ire land. The referee awarded’the dc cislon to Stribling after he had d< dared the match a draw at the clos of their 10-round fight. The final decision canto after Ertle, who refereed the Carpentier-Demp sey fight, held a consultation with fight officials and newspapermen. The crowd began to filter out of the arena, but many remained in their seats to witness the semi final preliminary between Jimmie Findley of Louisville, Ky., and Willie Phlef fer of New York city. Referee Ertle explained to news papermen that his gesture Indicating that the fight was a draw was not intended and that he was going to an nounce the decision later. Twelve newspaper men were called into the ring and each cast their vote in favor of Stribling. The referee tlien held up the challenger's hand and de clared him the winner. McTigue failed to show any cham pionship ability against the chal lenger, who landed freely to the body snd head, according to newspaper men. , Willie Phieffer of New York city refused to meet Jinnnle Findley of Louisville, Ky., in the semi-final and the boxing card was declared off. Phieffer was McTigue's sparring part ner and left the arena with the for mer champion. i In the first round they danced around, sparring. Stribling suddenly iumped at the champion and forced him against the ropes with a series bf blows to the face and body. Me Tigtte failed to work the rabbit punch in n clinch. , The second round was even, with JMcl'igue and Stribling exchanging blows rapidly. The third went to Sttiibling by a narrow margin when the challenger succeeded in landing several blows and avoiding the blows of McTigue. Round four was fast. Both men attempted to carry the offensive. They both landed husky -blows and were in a clinch when the bell -ounded. Stribling drove McTigue to the opes twice in the fifth with heavy Mows to the head. He blocked Mc Tigue's blows effectively. Stribling'* round. The sixth round was fairly even with fast milling on both sides. They were milling lightly at the tap of the beli. The next round was even, both men accepting lots of punishment in an effort to get across a telling blow. Stribling slipped a hand one over at the stroke of the bell. Both fighters exchanged blows after the sound of the bell in the eighth. Mcogue's punches seemed to lack steam and the challenger was hitting him effectively. Stribling again knocked the rham pion to the ropes In the ninth. After that they exchanged lefts and right* lo the bead and were in a clinch when the bell sounded. The bell made little difference in the 10th. Both wanted a knockout! and fought furiously for It. Twice the champion was driven against the iwpes snd twice he fought his way back. They were milling hotly after the bell rang. It was after the 10th round ended that the misunderstanding arose. F.rtle raised his hand to signify that he would not offer a decision. The crowd mistook the motion and thought he was calling the bout a draw. After he had explained he called newspaper men Into the ling and had them deckle. He then an nounced Stribling winner. Another title had come to the i.nlted States. Harvey Wants to Know the Referee The first official act that Charley Harvey, manager of Billy Wells, the English welterweight who fights Morrie Bchlalfer October 8, (lid after reaching Omaha Wednesday morn ing was to call on the state boxing commissioner and Inquire about the referee who had been picked for the bout. "I can’t afford to have any more Duffys In the ring when my man fights Srhlaifer," he said. Wells h* taken things fairly easy since his arrival. He watched the Ak-Bar-Ben parade, then went the Business Men's gym where he worked out for a short time before a good gathering of fight fans. In his spar ring he showed the same lightning speed end excellent boxing that he used against Bchlalfer the last tlms they met. Harvey announced that Wells is about to return to England where he will tight Harry Todd for the mid dleweight crown of Great Britain. The first preliminary of the show was booked yesterday when the pro moters succeeded in signing up One Step Watson and Mike Rozgall. One Step Is sold to be the best colored welter in the city. Huskers to Play Regular Game With Illinois I'rlmna. III., Oct. Illinois and Nebraska will play a regular football game Saturday, with only such knowledge of eaeli oilier'* twtic* a* was obtained by scout | ing varsity freshman games on the two ramim last Saturday. Thl* statement wa* made by tlie ntli leth- department at the l nlverslty »f Illinois today to offset rSparta that t oarlic* Hob Zuppke and ► red llawson had evehanged all manner of Information about their team*, from general forma tions to complete signals. 0 The Fort Snelling Polo Team That Was Defeated, 19 to 9, by the Fort Des Moines Four Here Y ester day_ .. --■-----"* ' " ’ " _* .—i The Fort Snelling looked so strong < n paper that the Pes Moines repre sentatives sent out a rail for help to the three of their star players who had remained at home. The players answered the call and hurried to de fend the title of the Des Moines post with the result that the ftnellinu team were barely nble to "look In and were unable to score. _ l The men nil rode wonderfully well ■ and played aH though their heart was in the same. Today will dec ide which team takes home the Brandeis trophy. It goes to the team with the highest score at the end nt the two days. If Snellini? should reverse form and trim l)ea Mofhea, IV to 0, today, they would win the « up. But learned polo men say "No chance. FEW FIGHTERS OF MERIT Sun ranidly setting for trio that made history for that country— Fritch seems .lone hope—Carpentier, Criqui and Ledoux rapidly losing place in world gallery. NOW IN FRENCH FIGHT RING ARIS, Oct. 4.—The pugilistic sun, if it lias not already set, Is dipping rapidly below the horizon for the three men who made boxing popular in France. Unless France has better luck in raising a new crop of boxers than she seems to he having in making the naughty Germans be good, capable scrappers very soon will be as scarce In that dear Paree as bathing beauties at the north pole. Georges Carpentier. Euegne Cri qul. Charles Uedoux—these are the mighty trio that have made French boxing history. Their names head the list wherever toasts are drunk to the pugilistic prowess of T-a Belle France. But the tarnish that has accrued to the illustrious cognom ens of these three as the result of recent performances has almost ob literated them from current fistic consideration. The first named, the mighty and dating Georges, Is still a factor In the European heavyweight cham pionship, but as a contender for world honors he has been virtually defunct since the unfelicltous out come of Tex Rickard's afternoon party at Boyle’s Thirty Acres a little over two years ago. Barring what Siki did to him, Georges’ reputation has survived pretty well on thtaf side of the water. Carpentier, however, has been In the front ranks of boxing since 1908 and only a superman can stand the pace for fifteen years and still re main formidable. Eedoux Is another veteran. Since 19o9 he has fought the fight, always as befits a son of France. He has been the outstanding European ban tamweight for a decade and earned the reputation of. being a fighting fury and the hardest hitting little man In the old world. Hut Ledoux met his Waterloo's few weeks ago when Bugler Lake, a fleet-footed sharp hittlnfe Englishman, relieved him of the European bantamweight crown. It is certain that Ledoux never again will rise to real prom inence in pugilism. Roxing fans in America do not need to be told about the affairs of Eugene Criqui. The memory of how he won the featherweight championship from Kilbanc arid lost it such a pitifully short time afterward to Dundee ts fresher in the 1'nited .States than any where else, unless it be In Crlqui's own mind. Criqul probably is still the best featherweight in Europe, hut that is an empty honor, for the crop of "feathers" in Europe Is no more prom ising than tlie ire harvest at Palm Beach. Criqul also has been fighting since 1910, and it may lie assumed with reason that his sun is about due for a total eclipse. There is that eccentric Frenchman, Siki, of course, but it Is probable that he reached the height of his glory when he took a verdict away from C'arpentier. Siki's future would seem to lie more in the realm of lion tam ing than In the rosined arena. The mantle of French boxing would seem to be descending on the slim shoulders of Paul Frltsch. Fritscli is a young light weight w ho has done quite well against a few English and Continental boxers. He is a long w iy from a menace to P.enny Leonard as vet, but he is young and not without possibilities. Unless Frltsch fulfills the faint promise of his youth, how ever, the chances of any Frenchman annexing a world's title within the next few years are certainly entitled to be called remote. The Turf W ednesday’s Results. JAMAICA Flrat ra~e: 5 '•* furlong* Aggravating Papa. 108 (Coltllettl) . 4 18 5 7 10 San Dimaa.< 112 < Burnst.6-5 3-5 Blue Mia*. J«>4 I Thurber).. . . 65 Time: 1:07 .1 5. Praiseworthy. Satire, .VNora. Red Mill. Clarice C 11 Plkros, Slelve Bloom. Martoy, Achievable and Shine On also ran Second ra**3. 6’•» furlongs: Bellrro? m. 106 <A* <n rdy) . 6-1 2 1 even Vuintdi. 112 (Rice) 4 - 1 • Ratrto, 101 11.a vine ) .6-5 Time: 1 :0*> 4-5. Fauato. Salmon) Handa Up. Mirthful Royal Airman. Blue Streak and Trappea also ran. 'Imird race: 5U furlongs H. T. Waters. Ill (C. Kummer) .18 5 7-5 3-5 Rival. 108 (1,. Fa tor).8-5 4 5 Humorette. 114 <T McTaggart).8-10 Tim* 1:06 2 5. Miss Domino. Ducky, All In All and Babv Lane alto ran. Fourth race: Mile and 70 yards. Miss Cerlna. 106 Burns) .1-2 out out Kpisode, 114 L. Fa tor) .1-2 out canyon. 107 (Colllna) .out Time: 1:44 2-6. Only three want. Fifth race 1 1-16 miles „ . r _ _ . NVynnewood, 113 (I< Fntor) . 6-16 2 4-1 Fast Indian. Ill 'Hindu .7-5 .10 Maryland Belle. 110 (Colllna) .8-6 Time; 1:46 3-5. Maaquerade. Ramkln. High * hlef also ran Sixth rare 6 furlongs Rtockmar. 112 (Sands) 1 6 out out Stony Point. 112 'Thurber) • ..*1-1* out Knights Bridge 112 (Colllna) •1*s Time. 1:12 $6. I.aat Reveille, Baby Roy alao ran I,A TOMA First race: mile and 70 yards I.U' dua. 107 ( Meritnee i . ... 1 0.00 4 70 3 90 Cnrle Vein, )0K (Parke) . ... 3 40 9't Lew Pope. J 07 I McDermott I . ... 6.80 Time; 14h Sea Wrack, Dancing Spray. Gay Deceiver, DeBonero, North Sea alao ran Second race; 0 furlon**: Frank Gallor. 115 (Garner) 23 00 0 60 3 70 Lord Martin, Ilf. (Scoble) .2.60 2 30 Wrack Kay. 115 (Pool) . 2 90 Time: 114 Frank Man. Klaxon. Asaph. Levoy. Batch O’Graee Htlverglft. F.xprea sive. Southern Pacific also ran Third race, mile and 70 yard*: Long Boat, 107 (McDott) 28 20 12.80 7.20 Locust Leaves, 105 (Hastings) ..7 40 6 50 Marine Corps. Ill (Fronk) .5 70 Tims: J 44 3- 6 Ilaman. Tulalip, Megan. Flmastle. Cash, Matt O’Hara, Courtvlew also ran. • Fourth race: 0 furlongs Pegasus. 113 (Scoble) ....40 70 21 30 11.80 Certain. 104 (Parke) . . ....1 80 5,«0 Translate, 118 (fool) . 4.30 Time J11 2-5. Dr. Hickman. 1/Kf fair. Sympathy. Inquisition. Don gee. Double t’r one. Billy Brush. Jouett. Bill O'Flynn also ran Fifth race: One and one-sixteenth Lady Madcap. 104 (Wilson)* 40 3 70 2.50 Chacolet, 103 (Heupel) . 3 70 2.30 Oul Oul, 104 (Scoble) 2 70 Time: 1:44 1-5. Cherry Tree, Prince K aim ran Sixth race; Five and «ne-hnlf fur longs . Prlnceae Doreen. 115 (Scn bie) .. 4 90 1 60 2 49 Mah Jong. 110 (McDer mott) . * 20 3 6( Beautiful Agues, 110 (Gar ner ) 2.60 Time; 1 07. Phoebe Snow'. Dele* table, Swift Wafer. Royal Purpla, April alao "sevgpth race: One and one sixteenth mil*** P. eating Tima. 14 (Host I tig*) ••• .17.*0 86 0 6 90 The Leopard. 108 (Mr dermot t) 4 90 3 *0 Link* 9H (Parke) 500 Time: I 4»; 3 5 Lord Wrack. Ned. (lam, Huoner. Dorothy Bill km r also ran Crund Circuit Results 2:11 trot; Two In three; nurse, fl.000. A ltea I. In . m. by I’etet M<Kylo ftutherford (V Fleming) . ..8141 (wants. 1. m. (McKnllev) .2 5 1 2 The Consequence, b g (Me Mn ban» . 1 * * 3 1C I h e I Forbes, h m 10. While).. 6 4 2 ro mh r garrf Chenault. b in (Little) 7 2 1 ro ii^Rg DU#Ufd« 0U0lt Eldar and Etiwlie also started. Time: 2.07%. 2:06%. 2:07%. 2.o»%. The Cumberland 2 0« pace. T«n In three, purs*' 12.000: Merrlman. b k . by Belwln < Mu? t»hv i . * \ \ Julia M Direct, br m. (< hlldei. I 4 f» Wrack. h. h (McMahan) . B * - The Stun. L h (Parker! .2 * j; Buddy Mark. I- a < Kay) . . . . ■ .3 3 7 Frisco June. Guftded Lady snd La 1 alo ?r»a also etarted. Time. 2:03, 2:02%. 2 :«»I %• .. 2 19 trot, two and three, purse $1,000: Rex Harvester. l»r. g. by the Her vaster (Cat on). Ill David Axworthy, #ch. h. (Me M a h a u > . 1 4 * Mab< | lllgglnson. b in. < Rey noldsi .\ l * Woodrow I,.. blk. g (Kelly). - 4 . 3 Little Sled. b. h. (Pot!. - * 4 i herry Abbe. Frank Worthy snd Fenuonu also started Tim*- 2:10%. 2:'»g%. ?09% 2:10 po»-e, two and three, purse 91.000 (unfinished): .. ,, _ , Walter M. b a Donltne (Palin) .2 J Artie John, ch g. (Dunn).* J Donna Mac, b. m. (V Fleming)... 1 4 1 ortor T . br. a (Hlggsi. * , Dude Hughe, b. g. Sills!.4 dis George Gann, ,lr . a Iso started. Tim- 2:01114. Games This Week (tiime* This Week. Hit.II M MOOI.. Friday. Kearney at Lincoln. Omaha Tech at Cl a rind*. la Abraham Llnroln at Omaha Central. Koealle sit Oakland Hi and Island at Aurora Nebraska I'ltv ai Auburn. I’athedral High (Lincoln) at Adatne. Fremont at Ashland Heaver I’ity at Orleans. Terumaeh at Beatrice Ravenna a* Broken How Havard ef Torrlngton. Wyo. Pawnee at Harn>-aton. I'omatoPk at Analev Harrington at Coleridge. Cheater at Hebron. Crelghfoti High (Omaha) at Keola, In Clav Center at Nslsou. Alliance at Crawford. Crete at Fitter Da\U1 City at Htanton. F.dgsr at Alexandria Pierr e at Kmerson, Weeping Water at Klmwood. Friend at Hutton Verdon at Falls City. Farnarn at Coxad. Fullerton at Loup City, ileneva at Fatrbuiy. University Place at Havelock Curtis Aggies at Holdrege MlniJin at Hastings Cambridge at Lexington. Tlldan at Leigh. Fullerton at Loup City. O'Neill at Norfolk North Platte at Ootftsnburg Sliver Creek at Polk omahH flout li st Plat tpmouth. Peru Prep at Plan. huid. la. ML dison a' Srhuvler. Stella at Humboldt. York a tflaward Tekamah at Hlsld Snencer at Verdlgre. Wilber at Wymore. Missot III VAIXKY. HhI unlay * Nebraska Rt Illinois. A mrfl hI MhinaaolH Kolia Mims m \Vnnhlnfl on. MprI naf I* Id T«*a< at MlMOiirl. rornrll at I*mkr Parnonn at tjrinnnll Washburn at Manhattan (Kansan Af final. t'roluhton at Kansas. utatk roNruRicNC’it. Friday. Tarkto rolls** nl Peru. I M»nnn at <’oltl«l Haul h i>ak"ia Mln*n kt < hndion Niilurdm . M awl Inaa at Khhiupv Wmvh- m Mabraaka AVMalayan. <1, and Inland at !>• a Molnsa I’mvtr ■ it V. __ Maroons Scrimmage 'I oilay. Couch Krnlo Adams wdl send Ids University of Omaha grldeters through their flnnl scrimmage this afternoon before the first game ofj the season, Saturday, with Tabor col lege at Tabor, la,. Packers Play J at Plattsmouth Central and Tecb Will Open Their Football Sched 0 nles Saturday. Unless another tornado hits this section of the country Friday, South iind Creighton high school football warriors will continue their tratela along the pigskin highway. Coach James Pattons team la scheduled to journey to Plattsmouth for the Packers’ second game of the series. Creighton high will open Its season on the Creighton field tomorrow afternoon when the P.lue and White Prep athletes meet Neoia, la., high. Coaches of both elevens will send their proteges through a light signal drill this afternoon. Coach Patton will take two complete team* to Plattsmouth, while Coach Drennan at Creighton will have a large squad to pick from. The South Packers lost to Lincoln, S to 0, last week, on a muddy field, hut should find little trouble in de feating the Plattsmouth team. Little Is known of Neoia, while Creighton high is represented by a good eleven this season. Patton has four srridsters on the injured list, DeVry and Kadavy, backfield men, and Kurtz and Kal :-trom, linemen. Townsend will take Kadavy's place at fullback In tomor row's game. , Central opens Its season on Creigh ton field Saturday when the Purple plays Aloaham Lincoln of Council' Dluffs. Tec If goes to Clarinda. la. The first polo match to he played In Omaha will take place this after noon at Ak Sar Ren field when the oFrt He* Moines and Fort Snsjllng teams meet In the first of a two game tournament. Ira .Imiea of Salt l-ake City. claim ant of the world's title as middle weight Wrestler, last night *t Salt J-ake City defeated Bull Montana In straight falls. The New V»rk tiiants yesterday defeated the Baltimore International league pennant winners, in an exhibi tion game, 9 to 3. liyron Speere. Omaha IhiffaJo hurler, will piteh for the Walnut, In., team at Audubon next Sunday. Know Is white and eoal Is Mack, If your pants are loose, pull in th« slack. rians are under way to bring the Woodmen of the World amateur ball ehih and the Omaha Buffaloes to gather In a game at the Herds park Sunday afternoon. • The Norfolk High school opens Its season tomorrow when it plays ONiell at Norfolk. Huy Cook, veteran center of the Lincoln High school eleven, broke his leg during a practice scrimmage last night. . i Hilly Wells will referee an exhibi tion boxing bout at the \\ lllys Over land Motor company offices tonight at S. o'clock. Cy »mi "Famous eastern seulptor seeks a niuilel fur a statue In he styled ‘Cupidity*. Doesn't lie know Tony Kranel'a address?'* The British arnly polo team yes terday at Weatbury, N. V.. defeated the American Shelburne team, 10 to f>, Merrlman. driven h,v Thomas Mur phy, won the Cumberland stake, fea ture of yesterday's grand circuit rac Itig at I^xlngton, Kv, clipping a quarter second from his own world's record - for 4 year old gelding* of 2:01 3 4 Rh* asked him If he'd lake s seat. But he, tils liluahe* hiding, Replied that lip preferred In aland, For had been horselmrk riding. Postpone !iaiitain Title Hoot. NVw York, Oct. 4 Thu world'll bantamweight champion battle be* tween (’hnmpion Joe lxynch «*f New Vnrk and Joe Iturman «»f t’hhago, originally m.hedub*d here for tOcto ber 12, ha* been poelponed at* the r» i nue*M of I.ynchji tnanaKer, (o Octo ber lt», H wan announced here,by Pro moter Tex Rickard. f Amateur Golf Crown Changes Hands President Meyers presenting to Max Mars I on, Philadelphia, at Floss moor, III., cup which went with national amateur golf championship. WORLffS SERIES SQUIBS In 1888, the series for the world's championship in baseball was played between the New York Giants and the St. I.ouis Browns. New York won the series by taking Fix out of the 18 games played. Tom Keefe, [star hurler of the Giants, won all ! four of the games be hurled. In 1888, the Brooklyn club won the championship of the National league and i/ouiaville team captured the pennant In the American associa 11ion. Bach team won three games, i he seventh was a tie and for some reason the series ended that way. It wasn’t a satisfactory series for, that season, the Brotherhood had the Pleayers' league in working order and it was considered much faster than either of the elder s-ircuits, but owing to the fact that the riavers' league was an outlaw organization, no way of settling the superiority could be arranged. In 1891, the two Boston teams won the respective pennant of the leagues they represented. It was looked for ward to that an interesting seri-« would be played, but the Boston clubs couldn’t reach an agreement so th series was called off. From 1892 until 1897, the two major league circuits formed into a 12-club league and during these sea sons the teams standing first and second places staged a series which was known as the Temple cup series. From a competitive standpoint these affairs were rather tame. It was a case of brother against brother. The first.of the classics, as played today, began In 11*03. That season the Boston Americans won the cham pionship of the junior organization and the Pittsburgh club won the flag in the National league. It was one of the hardest fougjit series ever played. After eight fiercely cop tested games were played the B -'ton team came thorugh victors. ’ Deacon" Phlllipps, hurling for the Pittsbugh team, won his first three games which, nine times out of ten, woull settle the result, hut Boston stag'd a come hack that was sensational and the playing of that aggregation in the last four games of the serief is one of the brightest chapters In the history of h.isebnll in old Bostonjown. Renault After Jack Dempsey New York, Oct. 4—Jack Renault Is preparing for a fall and winter cam paign which will, he hopes, lead him to Dempsey’s door next spring. I.eo Flynn, his manager, says that the coming months will prove the t'ana dinn champion to he the logical con tender for Dempsey’s title, ljow this can he demonstrated, unless Renault meets Firpo firs!, I.eo does not say. Msyhe there will he a Rena lilt Firpo battle. Renault was one of Dempsey’s sparring partners at Atlantic t’ity when the champion was preparing for Ciarpentier. While lie was taking the hlg fellow's wallops he was study ing his methods so that today there Is no man In the ring whose style more closely approaches that of the champion. Dempsey thinks well of Renault and lias always said he was a fighter of much promts*. "All right. I think Mickey would do ss much for me. If I needed it." In these words Jimmy Jones ap proved of Mickey Walker s request for a week’s postponement of their bout because of a sore hand. There Is mors than ono follower of boxing who thinks that Jimmy will give the welter champion a real battle when the two mingle. Wouldn't Surprise Sinclair. Chicago, Oct. 4 rules* there Is a rrmtcji race between Zev ami Hear Admiral Grayson's My Own, Harry Sinclair, owner «»f the winner of the Kentucky Derby, here Inst night en route frnm const to coast, said he would not l»e surprisetl to see his prize 3 year-old named as Amej irn's representative* in the flOO.Otw Inter national race with Papyrus at Pel moot park on October 20. Mr. Sinclair realizes that the rivalry of Zev and My Own for the honor of meeting the Kngllsh horse is the I most pressing matter In sportdom | just now and naturally ho was in clined to be nonconunital. lb* would say nothing of Hear Ad miral Grayson s My Own, except to state that he waa anxious for a Zev [ My Own match* Thinks My Own Better I han Zev New York. Oct. 3.—A unique figure In the background of the controversy over the relative merits of Zev am! My Own as candidate* to race PafiYru* is Jockey Earle Sande, premier rider of the American turf. Sande has had the leg upon Zev and My Own in all of their important victories this season and though he is under contract to Harry K. Sin clafr, owner of Zev, he will ride America's color bearer in the Intern* ttonal race wth the English derby winner, regardless of which horse is chosen by the Jockey club's commit tee next Saturday. Sande has not figured openly in the controversy resulting from failure to Arrange a final trial race between the rival American thoroughbreds, but the jockey is said to have expressed his belief that Mv Own 1" better than Zev «t n mile and a half, the distance of the international match. Zev's owner declined a trial race at this distance. Sands carried Hear Admiral Gray son's colors on My Own In all of the horse’s five victories, four at Saratoga and the fifth in the national trial sweepstakes at Helmount park re cently. Except for Zev's first race this season, when Jockey I. Fator had the mount. Sande has ridden the Hancocss colt to victory in seven of its other rigid races, including the Kentucky derby Shenandoah Cancels (lams. Shenandoah, la., Oct. 3. Official sanction by the school board having been withheld, arrangements for a game here Saturday with Marshal! High of Chicago have been canceled Following Shenandoah’s victory over Fast High of lVs Moines. 7 to ft. Inst week, business men hackers of the team at the noonday luncheon of the Commercial dub raised $*00 to guarantee the expenses of the Chicago' game. The class It school champions had been seeking a game on the Shenandoah schedule. The cancelling ' of the game will give Shenandoah an1 open date to prepare for the mxt hat tie which is with Central High of St. j Joseph, UlTVWELLS CLAIMS THE Englishman's viclory over Jimmy Jones several days ago causes his manager, Charlie Haney, to <la.m writer championship. Heady to tight anyone of Hig Mve. ^ WORLD’S WELTERWEIGHT TITLE • By “WAG.” HAMPIONSHIP, cham pionship, who , >wns the welter weight c h a m •0 pionship Ask Joe Doe and he'll tell you Mickey Walker ia the welter king because he beat Jack Britton. Ask Charlie Harvey, manager of Billy Wells, anti he'll reel off , a long line of > chatter that his protege Is the champion. By all the Jaws, rules and regula tions of the great fight game. Walker Is champion for the sole and only reason that he beat the former cham pion. But— In New York state they have a boxing commission that every once in a while takes a notion to crown a new fistic king. The high nt'gul of the "cornlsh'' decided that Walker should defend his title, but Mickey wanted more dough than the pro moter would offer. What did the ''cornlsh" do hut tear the title crown from Walker's Ivory head and place it on the hairy locks of one Dave Shade. Deo P. Flynn s crack scrap per. All fair and well In New York. But— Jimmy Jones, a Youugston. O . wel terweight, beat Shade so bad that fistic scribes in the east decided tha» it was about time to have a new wel terweight ch mpion so they mad* Jimmy the king. In the eyes or th* New York commission Dave Shad* is champ because they ^aid so. but in the eyes of the fistic scribes Jones won the crown when he beat Shade. Another but— Jimmy Jones and his New York state championship came west. He made the sad mistake of booking up with Billy Wells within the hempen strands. Wells beat Jones so bad that Jon<s refuses to give hirn a return match, and right then and there Charley Harvey, pilot of the English man's fistic craft, proclaimed Weils the welterweight championship of the world. Now Harvey is advertising Wells as the welterweight champiofi. L»o P. Flynn is doing the same with Shade. Jones hasn't anything to say. As for Walker—well, he isn't losing much sleep. He beat the former champion and won the title. Harvey says Walker. Shade. Shev lln, Jones. Ward and a few of the other higher ups in the welterweight class refuse to fight Wells. The Madi son Square Garden promoter has Wells' name to a contract for a fight in the Garden any time he can secure either one of the “big five"—Walker, Shade, Shevlin. Jones and Ward. So, championship, championship, who owns the welterweight champion ship? Bet Mickey Walker's gettin' a pood lauph. British Surprise I U. S. Polo Men Westbury. X. V.. Oot. 4.—For the second ti ,se in as many years tire open polo championship of the I'nited States may go to foreign shores. The shadow of the invader fell across the trophy on the Inter national field of the Meadowbrook club today when the British army four, which recently was defeated for the military championship of the world, galloped to an easy victory over the American Shelburne team, 10 to 5. As the Flamingo team has defaulted the other semi final to Meadowbrook. the home club will con ten 1 against the British team for the title on Saturday. "Jingle" Wilson, Major A H. Wil son in the nrrpy register, the chief factor of the I'nited States winning the military title, was all hut elimi nated from today's encounter by Major Vivian 1-ockctt. back of the British four, who stuck to the de fense like mucilage. That allowed the British Xo. 2 and Xo. 3 to feed the ball to Col. T. P. Melville, regarded as the best number 1 In sthe British empire, and he sent the hull across the American goal five times, as much scoring as the whole American team did. The British adopted the American's dashing style of play and left their surprised adversaries at the center of the field at the play off. Once, for a few minutes. Shelburne was within ■ ne goal of tying the score, but that was the best they could do. Being faster mounted than Shel burne the British gave an exhibition surprising to those who saw them lose the military title to the American team. Their hitting was accurate as the Shelburne's team was poor. J Watson Webb, veteran Interna tlsnaltst and "Southpaw" was the star for Shelburne. Alliance in Bad Shape. Alliance, Neb.. CVt. S.—1 'oaohes Flynn anil Prince are having a hard Job building a team from the ma terial at Vlliance high school this venr. There are only six o Hast year s squad and substitutes back. They are: Captain Herman, tackle; Ijting. halfback: Carvln, halfback; Cribble, guard, all of whom played last season, and Young and YVukoff, two men who tried for the team unsuccessfully last year. Despite this handicap, the coaches are whipping a team Into shape and are preparing to conquer one of the hardest schedules the school has vet had The schedule Is u,-toiler Vr'no.e st Ores foil October 1" V m, e st l-in.-.'ln October is AUumo at ormi.t trine,1 October It. Sotnei et A ’»■, . November t Heaton et v er e. N..ventber « AUum-e et H-not.l November o. A I oil, e ,t S, .41 eb'.uff. Notomher :tlerims «t Attiame November ‘js oeett (laincb Win* From Fliarlcs. Purl a. CVl. .V Urry italneit, I'ann dlan heavyweight fighter, kntvknl out Pierre Pharle* of Belgium in the fir**! round of a bout held here tonight. _ t pttUBiUk baa 450 autobu* UuMk Stanley I)a\ies in Tournament Wichita. Kan.. Oct.' 4 —Kansas amateur g-lfers were paired with vis iting professionals for low ball matches against par at the Wichita Country club this afternoon as a cur tain raiser for the annual mid-con tinent g-*lf touranmenl wh: h opens tomorrow. More than ’.0 golfers Including 4v eral of the worlds leading pl.jers are entered for the tournament In whlrti William Mehlho! n of St I.o iis will defend his title. Prizes totaling approximately $4,000 are offered. Cash prizes will bo given professional players, and silver cups and other trophies are to be awarded amateurs. The list of golf stars in the . ••njj to tion Includes: Uene Karazen. Walter Hagei <'! ; Kvans. Joe Kirkwood. Stanley Daxis. Omaha, and Mike 8!’. rmon, S *x City. Yankee Slar* \re luiprm iujf. New York, <>■ t 4—r.iitinucd Im provement in the condition of Kobe Kuth. Wallie F.pp and Bob Meusel, Yankee cripples, was reported at the headquarters of the American league champions today. Ruth and Meusel. at ho are suffering from string and contusions of the legs, are to be in first class condition for the worlds series, hut fear is expressed ihat Fipp. who has a hadly sprs.r.edf^ nnkle. w 11 l-e unable to take part la the classic. * LAVORT Lavort is perhaps a bit ex treme, but young men with the modem complex will like it. One can give it a twist and a pull and it's theirs made to order! Silky velour finish in come ly colors. LANPHER . HATS