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A- THll LOCXtO IN
WILLARD DEFENDS
HIS TITLE TONIGHT
Champion Meets Frank Koran at
Madison Square Garden in Han
dred Thouiand-Dollar Bout.
PEACTICALLY AIL SEATS SOLD
NEW TORK. March K Jess WlllarJ,
heavyweight champion of th world, will
defend hit title agalnat Frank Moran hare
tomorrow night In a ten-round bout In
which the financial aide of the conteat
equal . If H doe not everahadow, the
Intereat aroused In the probable outcome.
Promoted by Tex Reckard. famoua for
hli staging' of the Johnson-Jeffrie and
Oana-Nelson battlva, clone to SIM.OOO la
Inrolved, establishing a record which ha
never been equaled or approached In a
bout limited to ten round.
Although Rlckard atarted by bidding
$40,009 for the match he wna finally
forced to ralae the total to 171,280 In or
der to aecure tbe conteat, outbidding ev
eral other promotera during negotiation,
which continued for aome daye. Of Wi
aum he haa guaranteed Wlllard I4T.M10
and Moran half of that amount. ' When
thla puree waa finally agreed upon. Kick,
ard dlaappolnted rival declared that
the aum waa ridiculously out of propor
tion to the value of the match and pre
dicted that he would loae barrel of
money,
The former Tex a cowboy went about
staging the contest In the aam manner
tnat he did the Johnaon-Jeffrlea match
at Reno, Nev.. on July 4. 1910. with th
reult that gate recelpta of about $140,000
re assured, and If Madlaon Square ga
dn oould be mada to accommodate all
those who desire to witness the battle
the total receipt would be double ttvU
amount. With the price of seat ranging
from W to US according to location, the
demand proved enormous from the open
ing of the boxofflc several week ago.
Geo teat Kxamnsted. ' '
The aupply ei, box and ringside seat
waa soon exhausted and a week ago
there were no $10 or flE seats for sale x
cept by speculators. Even th' IS and
j reservations, which were held untU
the last few days, were quickly sold
out and tonight speculators who have
secured scattered aeata about the arena
are reaping a harvest. So great haa been
the demand that some, day ago Rick
ard waa forced to pay $008 to a specula
tor for a box for friend, ths original
cost of which was $160. Putty M per cent
' of the sale has been to out-of-town box
Ing enthusiast and large delegation are
arriving In thl city tonight from Chi
cago. Poston, Philadelphia. Washington,
rttaburgh and other points even fur
ther aouth and west. .
Local Interest In the bout Is. however,
extremely keen, aa both Wlllard and
Moran have been training here for sev
eral wees and It la expected that there
will be thousands of fight fana In and
about Madison Square tomorrow night to
await the outcome of the battle. The po
lice authorities have made special ar
rangementa to handle the throng that
wll gather Inside and outside the Oar
den, large forces of reserves being or
dered on duty for th occasion.
Odds Om the l-fcaaaa I
Th greatest dlveraton of opinion pie
vails regarding the outcome of the bout
Wlllard Is a a to 1 favorite, with very
few large wagera In sight, although In
numerable email beta have been mud
between friends at odda which rang
. from I to 1 to J to 1. with Wlllard the
favorite in all eases. These odds are not
baaed so much upon th record of th
two principal aeon th champion' great
physical advantage over Moran. Wll
lard will outweigh hi opponent close to
fifty pounds and will tower five Inches
above Moran when they meet In the ring.
In reach he will have an advantage of
about six Inches.
Close follower of the tw pugilists do
not expect to see a clever boxing exhibi
tion, alnco both men are more noted for
their hitting ability than skill in the
science of leading and blocking. While
Moran la expected to be the more aggres
sive of the two. It Is thought Wllisrd's
great reach and height will make It dif
ficult for th Plltsburgher to land a blow
that might lead to a knockout. Wlllard.
on the other hand, has never shown a
dlspoaltlon to force the fighting in the
early rounds of bis contests or to use his
great strength with viclousness unless
badly stung by his opponent's Wows.
During bis preparatory work. Moran
baa been practicing with hia left hand
and haa announced with a degree of con
ftdenoa that he will surprise msny who
think thst he Is only a right-handed
fighter. Wlllard' great advantage In
reach will be a considerable handicap
for Moran to offset, and, according to
those who have carefully watched both
men during their course of training, the
champion ought to do a lot of damage
with his long left Jab and hia wonder
fully clever right uppercut. the greatest
blow that the Kanaan haa developed.
Doubt haa Ijycn expr-'-ed In some qua r
tera as to whether Wlllard Is actually
risking hia heavyweight championship In
the bout with Moran. owing to the fact
that the New York atate boxing law
lioHts all bouts to ten rounds and bara
a decision by the referee. Theoretically
at least. It la considered that the title Is
at stake, and the best Informed ring ex
perl agree that It Is possible for Moran
to wis the till during the battle In sev
eral wsrs.
A clean knockout of Wlllard by Moran
UP FATHER
naivj
cot a
Botn Willard and
They Will
NEW YOIIK, Msrrh 24.-The statements
of the principals, promoters and referee
of the big fight are a follow:
Wlllard: "I hav not figured out any
particular line of battl. for I have never
seen Moran in action and cannot tell
Just what he will do. It may take me
several rounds to size him up, but one
I know what he haa fc-otl shall be In a
position to go ahead and box for his
weakest point. I haven't the slightest
Idea whether It will be a fast or a alow
bout Much depends t port what Moran
doe. If me he meet m half way, the
bout ought to aatlsfy every spectator In
the garden,-for It wilt be fast and full of
action from start to finish. If he will
stand up and box blew for blow, I will
win decisively.
'T am perfectly satisfied with my con
dition and can go th full ten round at
top speed If necessary. I am Just as fine
a I was In Havana nd feel more like
boxing, a th heavy, damp air In Cuba
took some of the en.n out of me there.
There haa been talk about the also of
the ring, but I have never Inquired about
It. I am told that It will measure about
eighteen feet Inside th ropes, which Is
plenty btg enough for me. I am not go
ing to do any backward running and
ran box Just aa well In a small or large
ring. All last summor I boxed three
round twice a day In twelve-foqt ring,
the tour lasting 1M day without a break.
I can step across an eighteen-foot ling
In two strides, so I guess that I can
catch Moran In case atsrts backing
away."
Moran: "I have no misgiving aa to
th outoom of my bout with Wlllard. I
am positive that' I will win decisively
and carry th world' heavyweight till
out of th ring with me. At no previous
tag of my life hav 1 been In such fin
physical condition nor hav I ever felt
mora confident of defeating an opponent.
Wlllard I a bigger man than I am phys
ically, but In no other way haa he any
advantage. When I met Johnson In Paris
In 1914 th then champion1 waa In tntch
would cause th championship to pas
as would the disqualifying of Wlllard
by the referee aa th result of a foul
blow administered during th contest. If
the referee should stop the bout because
he wss of th opinion that Wlllard waa
unabi to continue, Moran would b
automatically declared th winner and
thu become th title holder. Should both
boxer be on their feet at the end of th
ten rounds no official decision can be
rendered and th winner on point then
becomes a matter of opinion among those
about the ringside.
It Is owing to these possibilities that
Charley . White, the veteran referee and
arbiter of many championship bouts, haa
been selected to act a third man In the
ring. Whit' record cover many year
of officiating in all part of th country
when championship fights In all classes
were of common occurrence. II haa
acted In thl capacity at many of th
moat prominent contests in which title
passed, and la conceded to be one of
tha most expert, Judges of boxing In th
game today.
How Financial End
of Big Mix Compares
to Other Big Bouts
Pugilist' Qate
Prtnrlpals Purse. Receipts.
Johnson-Jeffries ..Itll.MiO I.TO.rS
Wtllsrd-.Morsn .. Tl. l.oi
Johnson-Hums Jtfi.ivm M.onrt
Onns-Nslson Xi.bm 7lj
Wtllsrd-Jnhnson ... fc'.,il
Jefrrles-Shtrkey .... S.4..S t,.K
Jeffiles-forbelt .. 3 vW M.StO
I'nrbett-McCov 88.M" "ft SO
Moiovern- Krne .... W 0n0
Nelson Hrllt SI.)J 4V3II
WolKRBt Nelson .... J".tM ST.O
Oan-Hrttt r.VHl
ritMlm'ns-Ruhlln .. t.'W
Nelson-tlnns ri.iW SJ.OO
Rrttt-t'orhet U. ,'i2
Jeffrie, lt'ihlln 1.L'.V .
Jeifrit-s-KttiBim'ns . -'..'. II. mm
Krltt-Nelson !. L'l.MH
Johnson Kelchel 1TI 0
Nrlson- Hrltt lu.i.3 37.TTO
Hums 8iires V I"i.W
Ort hetl-.-villiVHn .... "6 I
I'spke-kett-hel li.Ouu ti.i
Estimated.
Promoted' by Tex Rlckard. i
Michigan Star Will
Not Sign with Mack
t i H' rrr i nanrs rriu.un vi mi niia-
aelp'nu American will not loin the Atlt-
liitlc t hia season, but will continue to
pructbe law at Wayne. W. Va. Wayne
ia rei'gusoa's home town. Ferguson, next
to Staler, who Is with the 81. Louis Amer
icana, was considered the star of the
pitching corps of the I'nlvsrklty of Mich
igan for two aeasona. President Kaln of
th IHtrolt Americana tried to obtain
him last year, but Philadelphia had a pre
vious claim.
GETS FIFTY BUCKS FROM '
CUBS FOR BUMP ON HEAD
For an loJury to hia head. Buffered last
summer, when a piece of steel fell from
tne score board at the Cubs' park In Chi
cago, Bol Harris will receive M. It sued
tbe Chtcsgo National league club for
I1.0M. but the jury trimmed th amount
i he asked.
THi: HKE:
Copyright. I1V Interna
tional Ntwi Ernie.
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Moran Admit
Be Victors Tonight
better shape than when Wills rd took his
title from him last yeir In Cuba.
"Wlllard haa not fought any battle,
since he won the championship last April,
but I have. I knocked out Bombadler
Well In Ionflon ln ten round last
March and In July won by the same route
from George Plms In fix round In the
English metropolis. A knockout of Jim
Coffey her last October In the third
round surely proved that I wa coming
right along. My last bout with Coffey,
nearly three month ago, went nine
round before I . got him again. My
hand wer not In good shape on that oc
casion, but they ar all right now. I
claim that 1 am better in every way, ex
cept alxe, than Wlllard, and the public
will be satisfied with that fact when the
bout I over.
"I have not planned how I am going to
fight Wlllard. It all depends on how he
acta In th ring. I nver aw Wlllard
in action except In moving picture and
I don't know how fast hia mind work,
but I do know that I can think fast and
act cwlftly. I can either fore the. pace
or wait I am positive that I can see an
Opening and take advantage of It wa
quickly a any man In the heavyweight
class today. I feel that I poaaea all the
qualities that are neesaary to win a
championship. Walt and eee."
Charley White, reforee: "I do not ex
pect any trouble In refereelng the bout,
beoause I am sure that both Wlllard and
Moran know th rule thoroughly and ar
going to put up a clean, hard bout. In ac
cordant with common sense rule of the
gam. They are both fair, sportsmanlike
fighter and will practically referee th
bout themselves."
Tex Rloard. promoter;' "I've don my
share and It' up to tho big fellow how.
Personally. I bellev that both Wlllard
and Moran will box at top apeed and give
th spectator a great runs for their
money. It haa been a big undertaking
and I want th climax to be in keeping."
Rlckard ha close to 160,000 clear profit
on hi venture safely banked with a local
trust compaky, It I all.
HOW J0HNS0NWAS FOUND
Hera ii Real Story of Way Great
Washington Pitcher Broke Into
the American League.
DISCOVERED BY A MERE FAN
Th real tory of how 'th Washing
ton club obtained Walter Johnson, recog
nised a th greatest pitcher in the game
today, ha never really been told. Cliff
BlankanshlD discovered him - out at
Welser, Idaho, after watching him pitch.
Another story was ta th effect that Joe
Cantlllon had a friend who tipped him
off. but during th recent American
league meeting In Nw York President
Ben Minor related th true facta of the
coming of Walter Johnson to th Wash
ington club In 1907. Mr. Minor had a
friend who waa Interested In mine In
the west. H la a natlv Waahlngtonlan,
but waa living In New York. Hia name
I John McCoy. H mad frequent trip
to Idaho, where he had Interests and
one day aaw Walter Johnson pitching
for that team. ' He wa Impressed with
the youngster and stopping off at Wash
ington en route east he dropped In to see
Mr. Minor and told him of Johnaon. Men
In base ball always get a lot of tips on
phenoms. and Mr. Minor of tha Washing
ton club did not give Walter Johnson ser
ious thought at th ttm. In a month or
ao McCoy again stopped off in Washing
ton and brought clippings showing that
Johnaon had struck out twenty-two men
at Wslser.' This, of course Interested
Minor, who took the clippings and
handed them to Joe Cantlllon. then man
ager of the team. Joe. naturally, .waa
amused at the record, and he figured that
aome time he would take It up with some
one and have the boy looked over. There
the matter atood for several weeks, when
McCoy again dropped In on Minor and
asked If anything had been done about
getting Johnson. He waa told that there
had not and then he said: "Ixok here,
Hen, John I. Tavlor of the Hoston club
Is a pretty good friend of mine and unless
you get this kid risht away 1 will tell
him to send out for him." There and then
Minor got Into communication with Can
tlllon, Blankenshlp hsd hurt his finger
and could not play, so Minor insisted
that he be sent to Wriser and bring
Johnson to Washington, whet he could
be looked over. Within about ten days
Blsuketishlp returned with Johnson. To
show that Johnson wss a wise business
man, even at that time, he Insisted on
being guaranteed transportation back to
his home in California If he old not make
good. He proxed he hid the making of
a great pitcher even then and when the
season was over he called attention to
the transportation, mektns the point
that If the club waa willing to pay it in
th event he had failed is surely should
be willing to do so seeing that It had
decided to keep him, and he carried his
point.
Ua-rwey wllki Harbrsler.
Al learner, who had a trml with the
I Ira tea last spring, baa been signed by
Manager Tommy Lech for his Rochester
team.
Harris ta Maaaarer.
Owen Harris haa been named manager
of th Piedmon team In th new Poto
ma league.
OMAHA, SATl'lf DAY. MAHHI 25. inif?.
MONEY INYOLYED
FEATURES BATTLE
i
Fact that Heavyweight Title is at
Stake ii Forced Into the
Background.
A GREAT FINANCIAL PROJECT
NEW YORK. March 24. Surrounded by
the most representative assemblage that
ever witnessed a pugilistic encounter In
this country, Jess Wlllard and Frank
Moran will meet here tomorrow night
In a ten-round encounter of extraor
dinary possibilities.
While the heavyweight championship
of the world, now held by Wlllard, Is
virtually at stake, this feature of th
conteat I forced Into the background to
some txtent by the large amount of
money invllved In the purse and gate re
ceipts and the typea of spectators, who
will attend.
According to the prediction of the
Moran contingent, there I more than an
even chance that the heavyweight title
will change handa before the tenth
round Is completed, hut th promotera
of the bout have not billed It aa a bat
tle for th championship and Wlllard
simply smile when th possibility of
his losing th title la mentioned within
his hearinga.
Canaot Give Decision.
Under th New York state boxing law
no decision can b rendered by Referee
Charley White, and th only way that
Moran could win th title would be by
knocking out his opponent, winning on
a tol committed by Wlllard, or to hav
the contest stopped by th referee be
cause the champion was unable to' con
tinue for any reason.
In many quarters th probability of
an on of the contingencies arising la
considered to be remote, but among th
admirer of Moran it tg accepted aa a
foregone conclusion that the Pittsburgh
heavyweight will put the conqueror of
Johnson for the full count' While con
fidence fairly , radiates In ' tho Moran
camp and among hi close followers. It
has had little effect on th wagering.
Wlllard .waa quoted as a two to on
favorite Immediately after th singing
of the fight articles, but these odda hav
shortened to some extent during: th last
week.
No Official Qsotatloa.
There are no official quotation or odd
on the outcome of th botit and nothing
that resembles- wagering by professional
better. Undoubtedly hundreds of private
wagera have been made at various adds,
but aa thcae ar not on record. It 1 dif
ficult to fix on anything Ilk official
quotations. In the beta made on Wll
lard to win a consensus verdict among
the experts at the ringside, 'th cham
pion at present rule a favorite at about
! to 1. Wagering Is 3 to 1 that Wlllard
will not knockout Moran and 5 to 1 that
Moran cannot stop Wlllard. In fact, the
betting on th various angle of tha bout
sinks into Insignificance when compared
with the many other financial feature of
the contevt.
With gate receipts of close to 1150,000
assured and a purre of $71.S0, tn addition
to 110,000 of moving picture money to be
divided between the pugs and promoters.
wagers of 15 and $10 lock Ilk copper cent
scattered In a treasury reserve vault
Forced to Rats Bid.
So far aa Wlllard la concerned, th bout
from the very beginning ha been a ft
namial project In which the risking of
his title was only a mere Incident to be
dismissed without serious consideration.
Tex Rlckard, the promoter of th bout
waa forced to raise hia bid aeveral time
tefore he secured Wllisrd's signature at
H7.5O0. Moran . was originally signed to
box for Rtcksrd at 15.00. Tha latter
voluntarily raised Moran'a share ovary
nme me w niara price wa boosted a
notch, with the result that Moran'a share
of the pure la Just half of what Wlllard
received. Moran repeatedly stated h ex
pected to make his big money after he
had won from Wlllard, whie th latter
with everything to lose and nothing to
gain in the ring, took rare that he waa
paid handsomely for any risks that he
took In meting Moran inside th squared-
circle.
This great Initial coat and the large In
cldentl expenses hare brought th total
up t nearly tioo.ooo, or about $10,000
round If the fixht goes the full distance.
Confronted with these figures Rlckard
realised that he would have to charge
htith prices, yet the ssle of some 11.000
tickets at figures ranging from $25 down
to $3 did not prove dlflcult. - Fully twice
aa many could have been sold and spec
ulator were today receiving double the
face value of such ticket a they had
obtained.
Those I. It I ar lades.
Among thoee who purchased tlieir boxes
and obta'ned choice positions are boxing
enthusi&kis prominent in professional
business. social and theatrical life
throughout the country. The list in
cludes fore 8iate Kupreme Court Justice
Morgan O'Brien, tate Supreme court
Justice Keogli, ftyvesant K.sh, Jr., Joha
Phillip Sousa. Colgate Hoyt, Theodore
Phonil. Davd Helasco. Anthony J
Pre tel. Jr.; Mayor Curley, Boston:
Charles M. Weeghman, owner of the
Chicago Cubs; William Zlegler, Augut
Belmont and William A. Brady.
Women of social prominence also will
be among the box-seat spectators.
Perfect physical cotu iiion and supreme
confidence In their ability to win th
Drawn for The Bee by George McManus
popular verdict on pol, it or by knockout
were the high lights today In the train
ing camp of the two pugilists. Neither
did any serious work and both reiterated
tonight they were In ol'Solutely the pink
of condition and readv to go ten roundr,
at top speed If necesviry. Wlllard an
nounced that he expictcd to welnh Just
about 220 pounds when he entered the
ring, and Moran estlmtted his weight at
about 203 pounds. Wlllard will have the
advantage in weight, height and' reach
over Moran, but this !oes not dismay the
latter, who takes great pleasure In citing
th case of scores of large boxers
knocked out by their smaller opponents.
Many See Moran Victor.
While a great number of the followers
of leading pugilistic' contests, Including
good Judge of the gaine from experience
Inside and outsldo the ring, believe that
Wlllard will defeat Moran, the Pitts
burgh man has a host of friends who are
equally positive that he will be the vic
tor. '
Among the most prominent of those
who have declared in favor of Wlllard
are: Jamea J. Corbet', James J. Jeffries,
Bob Fltxslmmona, Kid McCoy. "Philadel
phia Jack" O'Brien. Jot Choynskl. Terry
McQovern, Jack Cooper. Jack Gleason,
Martin Julian, Georja Consldlne, Bil
Newman and Jack Bkelly.
Jack Johnson, the ex-champion, who
met both men, believes that Moran Is the
better man and that the result of Satur
day night' contest will prove It. John
son' belief In Moran I shared In by
John Sullivan, J'm Coffey. Tom
Sharkey, Jack McAullffe, Jamea W. Cof
froth. Dal J lawk Ins, Jimmy Johnstone,
Bill Olbson, Dan Hlckuy and Benny Leo
nard. Announcement was made by the pro
moter of the fight that they had turned
over to a private stakeholder th unpaid
balance of $60,000 due tbe principal. Th
money probably will be paid to the men
before they enter" th ring. Th total
purse wa $71,260, but Wlllard received
$7,500 for signing the article and Moran,
$,7.
Wlllard did a little light work before a
motion picture camera today, but Moran
pent the day In absolute quiet and an
nounced he would not leave hia head
quarter again uneil he atarted for the
garden tomorrow night.
South Side Teams
Will Enter State
Bowling Tourney
The Qarlow'a Colts, city champions.
and tha Jotter's Old Age team from the
South Side will enter the atate cham
plonshlp meet at Lincoln next week. The
Jettera hav already made arrangement
to enter and Hurb Oarlow, manager of
the Colts, 1 practically certain the en
tering hia five at th same time.
Bowling In class A Magic City teems
will close next week. A South Side
tournament will b held, but will prob
ably . be postponed ' until two or three
week because the Stock Yards league
do not finish before that time. It la
possible that a handicap tournament can
be arranged before this late date and ar
rangement ar being made for such an
event.
Th special match between the Gar
low' Colt and th Jettrr's old Age
team will not be held, according to an
nouncement of Garlow last evening. A
meet schedule for three week back
had to be cancelled because members
of the Jotter team could not gat to
gether. Their showing In the state meet
will afford plenty of comparison, how
ever.
Rickert New Business
Manager of Toledo
TOUCDO. O., March I'.-Lloyd Rickert
secretary of the St. I.ouis Americana for
evelen years and president of the St.
Louis Federala for two years, has ac
cepted the bualness managership of the
Toledo American association team, ac
cording to word today from the training
camp at Dawson Prrinns, Ky. Kd
Sweeney, a catcher, vlth tha New York
Americana for a number of years, has
been signed by Bresnahan.
MUNICIPAL G0LFAND
TENNIS ASSOCIATIONS
ST. I5CI!, Mo., March .-The Na
tional Municipal Golf association and the
National Municipal Tennia association
are to be organised at a three-day meet
ing, which will open here toCay. De:e
galea from many cities attended confer
ences. A $1.0r0 golf trophy, to be'awarded an
nually to the winner of an Intrr-clty
championship in golr. has l-ccn an
nounced.
The trophy must be dii-pUyed in publi"
In the city in which it ta won for six
montha after the contest, and it shall b
known permanently as the, St. I-oul
Municipal Golf trophy.
A similar trophy for inter-clty tenni
contctta will be donated annually by th)
t'nllcd Statea Lawn Tennis association.
The two asaoclationa will fotr fre."
golf and tennis for the pple of targe
e ties. It Is planned to cntmlze the coun
try into sections, snd after the sectional
golf and tennis rhsmplonhips hav been
decided.' state championship tournament
are to be field.
GIANT ROOKIE IS SLUGGER OF
LONG DRIVES.
GEORGE- KEJsItY4
MA RUN. Tx March M.-Benr.y Kauff.
will nave to go some to equal Hhe lone
distance hitting being done by George
Kelly, tbe Giant Infield recruit Every
time tha lankly recrutt -. connect -with
tha ball It I bound to go a long way, and
he has developed a habit of connecting
quite often of late. Count that day lost
whose, est ting sun doesn't find, at least
a triple chalked up against the name of
the big boy from the Pacific coast
Kelly has the build for a long distance
hitter, having broad shoulder and very
long arm which enable him to reach
a ball far on th outside of the plate; a
he holds the bat away down on the
handle, he bring It up with a long swish
like that of a golfer making; a drive off
the green.
ST0RZ BOWLERS SHOOT
GRAND TOTAL OF 2,589
TOLEDO, O., March 23. (Special Tele
gram.) Th Eton team of Omaha shot
2.M9 on the second squad at the Ameri
can Bowling congress tonight Fourteen
teams on this squad were from South
Bend Ind. Cochran, anchor man on the
Stors team, hit for an even double cen
tury In the first game and aided his team
In bringing it up to a total of 807 on the
first game. Score:
1st. 2d. $d. Total.
K. Q. Sclple 177 164 175 filft
C. E. Terrell 15? 1R4 ISO 517
C. J. Cain 147 1S 1S3 485
Gus Toman I'M 1.17 203 4T0
u. m. coenran em 170 zzi 681
Total
SOT 811 S71 2.589
Indiana Victors.
NEW ORLEANS, March
. Timely
hitting today enabled the
Cleveland
American to defeat th New Orlean
Southern association team, 4 to 1
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HENRY ORDEHAN IS
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Minneapolis Grappler Who Mesti
Joe Steoher Was Bicycle Rider
and Soulier In Sweden.
STRONG IN RANDS AND ARMS
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Mareh N,-B-
side being a wonderful wrestler, Henry
Ordeman, the famous Minneapolis heavy-i
weight grappler, who meets Joe S tec hep
at Lincoln. Neb., on the night ef Maroh,
$1. 1 a remarkable all-round athlete.
Ordeman atand all feet, weigh tlQ
pound, and la a apendld specimen ef
physical manhood. He wa born a Be-i
gen. Norway, thirty-one year age, While
yonng man. he gained a wide reputan
tlon all through Norway as a bieyela
rider, wrestler and goalies, H ha wen)
many medal for Mke racing and sewing.f
Henry Is especially proud ef ene peautW
rul gold medal whloh was presented t
him by Ms-a. Ol Bull, widow sf fVa
wen a rowing race at Bera-en.
By working a a blacksmith and nw-i
Ing. OrdentaA ha developed wonderful
strength In hi arm, hand and back,
Cycling gav Ordeman splendid leg
musalea. Wrestler whe have task led
Ordeman claimed he tg stronger In hi
hand and arms than Champien fjlatoh,
Stanislaus Ebysake s.nd Tusslff Mah-
mout
Ordemaii earn t this country at the
age of U and has resided In Mtnneapelia
ever atnee, glno breaking Into th wrest-,
line game seven year age, h ha stowed
away a comfortable fortune. Meat ef, hi,
money la Invested In Minneapolis real
estate. Henry Is very popular in the
Mill City beoause ef the feet that he I
such a clean out fellow, H dees. nek
drink nor dissipate In ny mannsr,
happily married and the father ef three
pretty UtUe airl. .
Fight Will Start
About 8:03 Omaha
Time This Evening
NEW TOBTC. March M.-trnlea th
plan of the State Boxing commission ga
astray Wlllard and Moran will enter the
ring tomorrow night et
' The plan of the commission ta to (.-$
the opening- preliminary at 9:80, Three
four-round and one alx-round bout will
be staged before the championship event,
Thla plan will bring Jim Savage and Bat.
tnng Lievmaky into tbe ring for the semi
final of ten round about aiSO p, m.( and
the main bout about an hour later,
The bur bout will thu start at
Omaha time and 7:80 Denver time,
Magee Returns Hot
Crack at Stallings
In on of hi raving meed en the
bench George Stallings hauled Bherweed
Magee over the coals. Mage wasn't quite
agils enough In the outfield that day te
suit hi boas. "There you are," eaatatrntut
George to Sherwood when the latter earn
In between Inning, "playing the field en
one foot!" "Uh, huh," responded Msgee
tranquilly, "that's a hard thing ta do, I'm
th onX out'lo'd""' In th league that
cr- ao
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