Nebraska Newspapers

    I*"s i The Omaha Sunday Dee l gggj
NO. 37. ‘ PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1923. 1—B FIVE CENTS
Cream of College Track and Field Athletes Enter Annual Illinois Relay Games
1 ftars of Leading Universities
and Colleges in Middle West
Will Compete in Many Events
Relays Special Feature of Games—Official Start of Midwest
Indoor Track Season — Penn ,
Enters Team in Running Races.
RACK and field stars of leading universities
and colleges in the middle west will engage
in strenuous workouts for the next few days
in preparation for the annual relay carnival
of the University of Illinois, to be held in the
mammoth armory at Urbana next Saturday.
Not alone will the event be featured by
relay races for universities, colleges, and prep
schools, but an all-around contest together
with special events will go toward making up
an interesting program.
The event may be properly called the official oi>ening
of the middle west indoor collegiate track and field sea
son. Dual meets have been held l^tvyern some university
* teams, but these were only forerunners to the relu/ car
** nnd other larger events to he held indoors and outdoors. The dual
^0£<mbats served to give the htldetes some experience in actual competition
and afford the coaches an idea of the ability of the "Various performers.
_
'•ot Staged for Profit.
Vnhkr professional events and
many amateur affairs, the Illinois
rsrnlval Is not staged for profit. It
Js promoted to stimulate interest in
t uk and field athletics not only
Qj’.ong the larger universities qf the
• '•ctlon but among smaller colleges
«r-J prop schools. All money taken
In at the doors will be prorated among
the competing institutions to help
pdy expenses of the teams. In for
mer years the carnival has attracted
capacity crowds and this year's event
should be no exception.
1 The idea of holding this relay cnrni
" val, one of the largest of its kind In
tiie country, originated with Harry
Mil. capable coach of tho Illinois
track and field team. With a great
armory at liis disposal, Oill readily
realized a set of indoor in $ ’.s would
go a long way toward giving the
many athletes of the mkldh-west some
much needed competition in the
winter. From the start the event
tins been successful and the only
crttici-m one might make of the
• vent is that too many contests are
fceld. The many races take the edge
off events such ns the pole vault,
running broad jump and shot put.
rot to mention tlje all-around.
I’ennsyK ania Represented.
"n addition to the many Institutions
ft the western aiwl Misqpurl valley
conferences, the University of Penn
sylvania will send a team for one of
the relays, while some institutions of
the si hi tjc such as Iiaylvr, will have
seot.atlycs fn the special events.
P^® Mich _an and Illinois, which give
promise of having the strongest teams
in the western conference, will be rep
resented by full strength in relay
l ues and special events. Notre Dame,
which lost a dual meet to Iilllnols af
ter one of its runners fell in the relay
h
race when the score was a tie. will
have some excellent performers in the
open contests and relays.
Nebraska, winner of tho Missouri
Valley conference outdoor meet last
year, v, ill send some sterling perform
• rs. Henry Schulte, former Michigan
football player, will again have charge
of (ho Cornhusker athletes and has
some stars of last year's squad iln
school this winter. In past carnivals
(Nebraska has garnered its share of
joints in the Individaul events.
\!l Around Competition Keen.
The all around competition should
result in some sterling performances
considering the ability'of some of the
entrants. Dehart Hubbard, Michigan’s
dusky skinned athlete, is sure to make
n. strong bid fur honors. Coach Far
rell believes Hubbard will develop into
ore of tho best all around athletes
who ever wore L. ■ maize and blue.
{ Emerson Norton of Kansas la another
’ entrant who should lie near the top
when the final tabulation of points Is
made, while Henry Mathias of Illi
nois should make a stronger bid than
last year, when he was ono of the
contestn nts.
Among some of the well known nth
letes who will compete are Captain
Krough, who will be anchor mail on
< hlcngo's two or four mile relay team:
flu . Desch of Notre liarne, who will
compete In the hurdle: ; Van Orden of
Michigan, who has the beat mark of
~ my conference shot putters: P.rlck
^ of Chicago, a reliable hurdler;
Ayres, the Illinois sprinter, and Crip
pen and Telford, Northwestern middle
dlstanee runners.
Next Hig Meet at Patten "Gym."
This event will he followed by the
snnnal Indoor tmrk and field games
of the western conference nt fatten
gymnasium. Nort hwostern univer
sity, on March 17. Unlike the out
door meet, the Indoor is open only to
members of the big ton. Athletes
xvho have shown rfny ability In the
training period since the holidays will
he entered in the Illinois carnival to
ascertain their worth and the advis
ability of entering them In the Indoor
conference.
Following flic Indoor conference,
the athletes will start to prepare for
tho Kansas relays to he held at T,aw
rerice on April 21. These will he held
out of doors and will be the first to
be staged by the !jnyhawker Institu
tion. On the following Saturday
Drake will conduct Its annual carni
val Rt Des Moines, and Pennsylvania
will stage Its annual set of games on
Dranklln field, Philndlephla, on the
same day.
The nthletes then will be pointed
for the sectional lntercolleglates In
May and June. These will be fol
lowed by the national collegiate
games on Btngg field on the third
Saturday In June. Many of the point
winners, with lhe exception of west
rrn conference performers, will rep
resent various athletic clubs In the
National A. A. P. outdoor champion
port
r.
> in
t'■educed in prominent light harness
Cinults of tbs cast, this year,
Committee on
Rules Plans to
Lessen Homers
Zoning to Abolish Froak Cir
cuit Clouts—Giants Would
Bo Hit by New
Rule.
Once a year at about this time the
Joint rub s committers of the National
and American leagues get together,
ostensibly to revise the playing code
of the game for the benefit of the
army of folks who play haseball pro
fessionally, send profe talonally or on
the village green.
Usually they spend half of 1 per
cent of their time discussing the rules
of the rest in forecasting th» eoming
season or ig up each other for
possible luture trades. That's be
cause the two committees don't get
together until the eve of the train
ing trips and they are composed of
men whoso vital interests lie in the
success of their own clubs.
About the only revision of Impor
tance suggested for the consideration
rtf "f• -mice committees this winter
h s to do with the plan to lessen the
number of freak home runs duo to
short right or left field boundaries at
some of the hall parks.
Genuine Home Runs O. K.
There Is no disposition to eliminate
any of the genuine home runs clouted
by the athletes In either circuit. The
present ride allows a home run when
ever the ball is hit over a fence or
into a stand which Is 235 feet or
more from the home-plate. If less
thap that the hit is good for only
two bases. None of the fields now
'In use in either big league has a
shorter boundary than that.
The change suggested is to make the
rule read 315 instead of 235. That
would effect only five out of the 11
ball parks used In the major leagues
last season and In four of those It
would affect only one field. The Polo
grounds in New York Is the exreptlon.
That hA short fl<?ht and left fields.
The four right field boundaries
which are not 315 feet or more from
home plate are in Philadelphia (Na
Loading Girl Atldoto
at Kansas University
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MSS DOROTHY ANN IIAKTI'.lt
of I I Dorado, Ivan., is (In- trail
ing girl athlete ol I lie I nlver
siIy of Kansas. Alls* Harter has
jnsl been elerleil to captain Ilia K.
I , <|uat l.s, newly organized v lull nf
exiierf vvonirn swimmers, divers
and life savers of llio Ini versify
of Kansas. She is also a( present
captain of the* girls basket hall
and volley hull teams and was re
leriUy fiii lied as a memlier of flte
all uni\crsilj woiueu'i hotkey team.
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These Nebraska Hoopsters Will Try to Ring Creighton for Victory j
SGao/ Glenn
Go&ason
nun
tlonal). Cleveland, Brooklyn and Chi
cago (National). If the plans for in
creasing the plant at. the Cub park
lengthen the right field foul line by
10 feet that will be 315 feet from the
plate.
So It could not make any radical dlf
ference In the quantity of home runs
nor affect the size of the scores mate
rially. The National long-go Is said
to oppose the change on the theory
that the public has shown that It
likes the lively ball and lots of bat
ting. so what's the use in tinkering
with the rules, they say. The Veal
reason probably is that the sugges
tion was made by Clark Griffith, aivd
anything emenating front the Amer
ican league Is poison to tfat old or
ganization. Ktther that, or the New
York Giant owners object to having
the size of their playing field ex
posed as being under tho prenosed
new limit.
If It comes to deadlock between
the two leagues. Commissioner Handle
is supposed to decide and the former
Judge has been quoted ns against
the Innovation. His reasons are an
echo of those put forth by the Na
tional league. It is sufficient to add
that Griffith, who proposed the
change, was a member of the “loyal
five” which supported Ban JnhnAon
In the late American league war.
The Idea behind the suggestion Is
not to curtail the slugging, which
can’t he done by changing the boun
daries. Only Father Time or s
mighty clever pitcher can keep Babe
Ruth. Ken Williams or Rogers Horns
by from slugging. Move all the
fences hack 100 yards and those birds
still would clout home runs and bat
well over .300. It would help them
If home runs over short fences were
ruled out. because It would make them
stand out more pre-eminently.
The Intent of the proposed change
was to make the pennant rat-es more
fair than at present when the team
which plays Its 77 home games on
th ' Tolo grounds, with its two Hhort
fences, has a great advantage over a
team that plays half Its games on the
spacious Braves’ field in Boston an 1
only II games a year on the Polo
grounds.
The old Boston National league
park used to have a left field fence i
sr. short that balls hit over It rear
the foul line were good for gnly two
bases
Lnjoic G«*t* Inspiration
Watching Jimmy Casey
Napoleon Cajole whs bought for
$1,500. In 80 games with the Fall
River club In 1896 he hit out 27 dmi
hies, 15 triples, and 16 home runs
The Philadelphia Nationals got him
then, nnd for 21 years he stayed In
the big leagues, most of the time a
star.
Jajole got his Inspiration to play ,
baseball from little .llmmy Casey, j
now Dr. .Tames K. Casey, 2427 Olynn [
court, Detroit. Through n knothole!
he used to watch Casey, nnd wonder
ed how so small a lad could play such
a remarkable game of ball.
Ty Cobb has three seasons to grt in
order to equal Dajole's record In
length of service.
Rptl Sox First Attraction
at Yankee’s New Stadium
The Yankees" new iit.idlum la rapid
ly nearing completion. It will oi>cn
April 17, with the Poston lied Ho*
as the first attraction. There will be
room for 79,000.
Colgate Will Start
Football Drill in April
Colgate will begin eprlng foothal! <
practice April 12. Coach Dick Harlow
will specialise In gaining roe-nits from
students who never played the game.
I anions Referee Range* \wav
III ram It. Cook, Internationally
known 3"i years ago as a referee of
championship honing contests, died
at hla home In c.ilJfornln at the age
of 7ti 11^ had been bedridden night
yea rs,
Ono of tho most f until* ring battles
refereed by Cook was a 61 round fight
betweiii Peter .lackson and .limes ,|
I Corbett. Cook culled it no contest.
Cow Eats Curtains Off Flivver
V/hile Hunters Chase Rabbits
IWieve it or not, there's s milk-producing cow out near Gretna (hat
delights in eating side curtain* off automobile* parked in this particular
cow's prist ore.
•lack Martin, 1515 M street. Omaha Her pressman, and (Citrine Jordan and
Elmer linerk, itillti 5 street, “dolled" up one morning, cranked the flivver
and decided to go hunting for cotton-tails and other beasts of Nebraska
farm pastures.
rid* trio of hunters and their flivver bounced and rolled out to Gretna.
Sighting a pasture to the left and a little to ihe north, the hunters decided
lo park the transportation bus In the pasture while they hunted the vicinity.
The hunters, so the story goes, returned to their flivver an hour or so
later and lo and behold, what did tligy see but n large cow eating the side
eurtains off said automobile.” Ibis beast of the farmyard had already par
took of one side of eurtains anil was peacefully eating the other side when
the hunter* arrived on the scene.
I'.n route to Omaha, Martin, .Iordan and Iloerk nenriy trine to death,
due In the row’s appetite for side eurtains.
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Leonard Paulu W ar
Hero and Athlete
It takes more than a world war
wounds, gas and suffering to stop an
American college athlete. There were
many of them stopped—for the north
of France Is dotted with crosses above
the spots where the boys who wore
the letters of their universities as
proudly as they wore their decora
tions for heroism In war remain. But
those who returned refused to permit
the war to put an end to their ath
letic activities.
During the last three years not
fewer than 15 college athletes who
were wounded or gassed during the
war have been members of mldwest
ern college athletic teams.
The public, w it. hit,g track teams,
f'-otball teams. <r basket hall prob
[ably never guessed that the boys they
w-atehed had played lust as big parts
In the big game over there. They
did not tell about it—in fact, it is
Hard to get them to tell anything
about themselves, or how they came
Into possession of certain medals and
crosses.
There is I^onard Paulu of OrinneH.
Perhaps few who w ift-hed the ra
tional meet !n Chicago last season
and saw Paulu w in the 100 yard dash
and the 310 yard in close to record
time, realized that they were watch
ing a boy who was terribly wounded
In France, who was decorated by his
own and two foreign governments
and who was still suffering from the
effects.
' Doe of Paulu's eyes was shot out,
one heel shot off. and In his body to
day he’ carries a bunch of shrapnel.
It is an odd thing that, prior to the
war, Paulu was not much of an ath
lete nor was he much interested in
athletics. He became interested dur
ing training period, but it is a cinch
he didn't learr. to run away from
Herman bulleta. When he returned
from the war. with the heel of one
foot shot off. he grinned with his one
remaining eye. and said that it would
help him keep on his toes ail the
time. Then he stepiied out and lie
cams one of the greatest sprinters
• the west has produced. During the
national meet on Stage held, after he
had won the inn yard. Paulu was
badly worried. He had lost his glass
eye. which did not worry' him ex
cepting that he feared It would affect
his running and cause his school to
lost valuable points. But when the
call for the (Inals in the 330 came he
Jumped out with the one good eye and |
on his toes sjl the way, ran In the
record for the meet.
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11B Omaha Western league ball
club may start Its spring train
ing at Cortlcana, Tex., with a
brand new squad of pitchers.
When the roster of the spring
training was announced. Iltcher
Frank Okrie, aouthpaw, was the
only hurler named who was with
the Buffaloes last year.
Now comes an announcement that
Okrie may he traded for another
hurler with a more promising south
mitt.
Burch and Konetchy, owner and
manager, respectively, are working
on a deal that may bring to Omaha
one of the beat pitchers in the
Texas Teague. For this Texas
hurler Burch must trade Okrie and
quite a bunch of greenbacks.
I-1st season Okrie didn't turn in
so many victories for the Buffaloes.
But tlie fact that Frank hurls tlie
pellet from the south side stamps
him as a laluahie asset to any West,
eni league team, as left handed
pitchers in this circuit are as scarce
as lieans in restaurant soup.
Clarence Ihtrrough, midget pitcher
who turned in quite a list of vic
tories for the Buffaloes until he In
jured Ilia side last year, may return
to the rluh. Ilarrough belongs to
the Wichita Falls team and this
Texas league club asks half the
state of Texas for him.
However, at the present It looks
as If the club will start training
with a brand new roster of pitchers,
providing, of course, Bureh com
pletes the deal whereby Okrie will
leave the club.
BASKBALI/ players have gone
up In price within the last
few years. For example:
Jack Holland, owner of the Okla
homa City Western league club,
paid 55,000 for Glenn McNally,
promising second sacker of the In
dian club. Holland thinks he got
a real honest to-goodness bargain
when he bought Glenn for E.900
berries. But rea/1 on.
Holland paid more for McNally
tlran Hornsby. Cobb. Speaker. Col
lins and ftahe Ruth, a famous quin
tet of players, cost when they went
up to the "big show."
The t ardinals paid Denison 1*50
for Hornsby.
Detroit forked over 700 "iron
men" for Cobb.
I/ittle Rock let Speaker go for
$500.
Babe Ruth was released from
Pros idence for $1.7.50.
F.ddie Collins signed for ex
l>en»es.
Mind voh. this whole gang cost
le«s than $5 000. the amount paid
for McNally. Holland thinks he
got a bargain, maybe he did ar.d
maybe he didn't. We shall see be
fore long.
• • •
□HAT if boxers were rated on
comparative jerformances
Just like our big foot bail
teams’
Take the rase of Charley White.
This lightweight who has battled
’em alt, would be rated as ail awful
thing within the ring.
l\ hite was beaten by Rocky Kan
sas. Not so long ago a lightweight
by t tie name of Johnny Donolly
outpointed Kansas. Hvmie Gold of
Brooklyn stopped Donolly. llohliy
Barrett, s tough lad. knocked Gold
mid in quick order. *5id Marks who
lias been beaten by nearly every
lightweight of any Importance,
knocked out Barret In a single
round.
Judging from tlie above, ( liarlir
White must he rrsdy to quit the
ring.
Columbia Rowing Coach
Instructs With Slides
Jim r. r. starting hts 15th season
as rowing instructor at Columbia uni
versity. has adopted moving pictures
to instruct aspirants. It is 50 years
sines rowing was introduced at the
New 5'ork city institution.
Notre Dame Hall Team
to Make Southern Tour
Notre Dams baseball nine starts a
southern tour with St. Mary's team at
St. Mary college, Kentucky, March
30 and St. Might other rivals will be
visited in the sunny southland April
2 to >.
Swimming, Volley Ball, Handball
and Boxing Meets on Card in March
By <i. r. WKNHKIjI*.
i VrrsUfi 1 nvmrrr Vlldwestorw ta«n
rUtiiw of Ills V I I I
The month id March Intnna up ss
the Inc month for tttc simon pure
amateur athletes In this territory.
Siv Midwestern A«*noiatlon A A. I*,
championships tests are scheduled for
Mari h.
One woman’s championship swim
tiling event, fancy diving and two
men’s swimming champions are on
tItci cart! at the Omaha Athletic club ‘
nest Thursday evening.
On March 10 Creighton university
wilt hold its first swimming meet.!
which w.II he P-muncd by three Mid
western A A. r..jr. swimming cham
pionships for men, flood competition
will be provided the fist Creighton
mermen by the o. A. C, University
of Nebraska and I'niverslty of Iowa ,
In addition to the open events a nmn
tier of Intramural events are on the
Creighton program
On March 2!at Nicholas Senn hos
tdtal will hold one of iha most tm
pnrtant lank meets of the year. The
competitor* In this meet are incline 1.1
swimmers exclusively and the meet
will be featured by the Midwestern A.
A. U, senior 40 yards free style chan]
plonship. iduuge and fancy diving
championships. Keconl* are sure to |
f ill in the plunge and fast time is rs
peete.l In the *0 yard swim.
The nest big event Is the Mid
western A. A. L'. senior singles and t
i
doubles handball championships,
which will be held at Creighton uni
versity March S3 and 1’4. The first
official A A V handball tournament
ever slated In this section and from j
the large number of entries already j
received by Coach Schablnger of j
Creighton university from Omaha
Athletic dub and Creighton handball
players, the success of the touma
ment Is assured.
The Midwestern A A. 1’. Nebraska
state boxing championships are on
the card at the Omaha Athletic dub
for March -T and fS. Official sanction
from the state boxing commission has
been assured by Mr. Andes and the
tournament promises to bring about
the test vat of amateur boxing in this
stale. The Omaha Athletic club will
have probably SO boxers entered.
On March Slst the Omaha Athletic
club Will Stage the first annual Mid
western A A. tf. volley hall champion
ships. Kntry blanks have been mailed
to all Y M C. A's lti Nebraska, low >
North 1'akota and South 1'akota mid
a large entry list Is expected With
the Increased interest in volley-ball
this Tournament promises to bring
the game to the front stronger than
cx rr.
tkdij gold, sterling silver and
brotue medals will be awarded win
ners In all tha championship events
The medals are emblematic of the
Midwestern A A. V, championship.
Langford Could
Not Cross Color
Line to Titles
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< i name the boxere
, whom Sam 1-ang
ford defeated la
to call the roll of
ftorn* of the sreat
cat putdliata who
Her lived. In hla
journey up the
road riT avoir
dupois from light
weight to heavy,
tlie "Black Death”
swept all befog*
him.
Since there !*
no climax in tha
obvious, let it be
said at once that
■ ii mat picturesque appellation Is con
cealed the dual reason why he never
won a title.
First, the champions of his day were
quick to draw the color line; and, sec
ond, they avoided the latter part of
his nickname with a caution that
verged on cowardice.
Memory of Wonder Fighter.
What a marvel the black boy was!
Who that truly loves the noble art,
in spite of the scurvy politicians,
i crooked promoters, shifty managers
and faking fighters who have given
the game its malodorous repute, can
ever forget Langord'a massive shoul
ders, his splendid ring strategy, his
footwork and skill and fearless,
eagle's heart!
1 Discriminated against because of his
color, forced to accept puny purses to
ge* matches. Submitting to cruel terms
imposed on him by managers of box
ers whose entrails congealed with ter
ror at the sight of that squat, ebon
figure, lithe, graceful, menacing, strid
ing across the canvas, and handi
capped by the necessity of "cutting
his dough' with promoters, oppo
nents, and many who said a kind word
for him, nevertheless the valiant
Boston Tar Baby" fought on and
on. and by sheer merit lifted himself
to a permanent place In the sun w ith
the few really great prizefighters of
all time.
Other Canadian Masters.
Incidentally, three world's title
holders came from Langford s ceun
lri'—George Dixon, Johnny Couhn
and Tommy Burns, the first two gen
uine champions.
I-angford was bom In Nova Scotia.
The date is unknown, even to himself,
but it was probably in DM. which
would make him IS years old when
his record begins In D f Fof tie
■ 'rest IS years he blazed his spectacu
lar path across the boxing firmament.
1 find that, including 3331, he fought
-39 times, won bv a knockout
im<-« received the referee's verdict
Irt II battles, met 4? opponents In no
decision bouts, drew 30 times, and lost
33 decisions.
With the exceptions of "Toung''
Griffo and Joe Cans, whom he de
< s.oned. Langford knocked out the
follow.ng men: Arthur Cote. Willis
lewis. George (Elbows) McFadden.
Tommy Sullivan. Georgs Gunther.
'Toung'* peter Jackson. Jim Barry.
Jim Flynn. Tony Loss, "Iron'' Hague,
Dixie" K, 1. M.ke Shreck. Sandv
Ferguson. ' Philadelphia Jack O'Brien.
Tony Caponi. “Porky" Flynn, Sam
McVey. John Lester Johnson. Jack
Lester. ' Gunboat"' Smith. Georgs
Cotton. Colin Bell, Harry Wills, Dave
M.Ils. Joe Jeanette. JeflT Clarke. Bill
Tate. Andre Anderson. “Kid" Norfolk.
I (s
Kellar. Frank Farmer and Bob I>
vere. Most of these men he stopped
not once but several times.
Genuine Sledge Hammer Punch.
The Incredible force of his punch
can he told in a word—in Boston he
hit Bam Met ev on the nose and
fractured both cheek bones.
Now here l« a point in connection
with LangfordS career that T do rv
think has ever been mentioned, and
it may explan those 53 draws and
defeats. Bo fearful was he of purch
ing h.s meal tickets to tatters that be
!ct exactly 33 men l>eat him or get a
draw, only to knock them out In a re
turn match.
■rtiese boxers, the record hook
shows, were John Johnson. Andy
Wa-svn. "Young" Peter Jsckscr Tar
ry Temple, Joe Jeannette. "Black
Fitzsimmons." Jim Barry. Tory Bo«*
-1im Flynn. Sandy Ferguson. A1 Ku
biak. Jeff Clarke. Tony Capon!.
Porky ’ Flynn, John I-ester Johnson,
"Gunboat" Smith, Hamv W .« Sam
McVey, "Battling J'.m" Johns.-- B ;;
Tate Bob TVvere. Jack Thompson
and I.ee Anderson.
"hen Strategy Went \nils«
Rut this practice ef making mm
purses open where o: tv one x\ ' <
have been paid :f he had •’leveled ’ dp
I hens* men Ih* first time thex met
cost Ijxngford at least one title—the
middleweight. IV r on April IT. IHP.
In the Athletics' ball park In Phila
delphia 1 saw latngford deliberately
refrain from knock.ng out shan'ey
Ketchel. seeing in fl at six round m
dociaion "draw'* fertile sod for a huge
purse later In t'alifornia. where » fin
ish fight would have dr.ixx-x An non
spectators Rut Ketchel, xx ho pexcr
saw the day when he could whip
Ijtngforxl. was shot and killed loss
than six months later, and Saras
cunning was In Min.
Incidentally, laingford's admirer*
must not deceive thomeelxe* that h*
could ever have beaten Jack J. hr son
Johnson nearly murdered him in R s
ton In 15 round*, and could haxy re
posted the performance any time
Sam today I* a sixent meteor lie
has nothin? left of t’-e sums he
fought for and is making a living bv
Ivxxing occasionally an«l bx- helping
preixare xxther figrhter* in training for
contests.
Henry Fort! Kins Hop.
Henry IVrd rwwilr purchased n
\ewrfouinlland «u-g front r*r 'I x
Fenton of Wel!x<*Iey. who •peels..ns
in this ijpy of salmai.
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