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    THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH fi, 1910.
BIG YEAR FOR BIG FIGHTS
Interest in the John son -Jeffries Bout
Boost All Minor Events.
HUGE FOBTUHXS AT STAKE
Indications Are Spectator Will Come
from All OTrr Coary and
that Urnii Will Come from v
Aeross the Ton.
NKW YOnK. March 5." The first piipll
tm lc title battle of the new year, foutrht
at Pan Francisco on February 22, Increased
tlio evidence which points to 1310 as
record breaking twelve months In ring his
tory. The Irerest manifested.' In the Nel-snn-Wolgasi
contest Indicated clearly that
piiRlll-im Is entering upon a great boom
period. While a contest for the lightweight
ct.mpt'nihlp- possessed In Itself Intrinsic
value, there appears to be little doubt
that the furore which has been created by
the preliminaries Incidental to. the Johnson-Jeffrie
fight was In part responslbls
for the widespread attention which the
bout received.
The fact that the battle between the a tM
welght attracted thousands of sncc.-jtor
to the ringside at Folnt Richmond, despite
the disagreeable weather, argues well for
a record breaking attendance when the
blft men enter the ring oa Independenca
day. No special attempt was made to
boom the Nelson-Wolgast test, and tha
fight drew only boxing enthuslaPts from
only that section of the Pacific coast ad
jncent to ,'Frlsco. That the Johnson-Jeffries
bout will be fought under different
conditions will be apparent. Despite the
fact that the battleground has not been
officially chosen as yet and neither princi
pal has begun routine training, there Is
plenty of evidence at hand which Indicates
that all attendance records at prize fights
will bo completely obliterated when the
heavyweights appear for battle.
Five Months Yet.
With the date or the fight still some
five months away, and several omnlous
uncertainties, such as the outcome of John
son's trial for assault In this city, dimming
the horizon, preparations for the contest
and Its aftermath go steadily forward,
rtoth In this country and abroad scores of
men are at the present time employed In
arranging the details of trips to the battle
site, vaudeville tours for the principals
following the event, the placing of the
Humphreys' Scventy-Soven
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The rapidity of the cure, and the
severity of an attack of Grip,' depends
upon how early the treatment is be-J
gun;
.. If "Seventy-seven" Is used at the
first feeling of lassitude and weakness,
the attack will be light and short.
If the treatment Is delayed till your
bones begin to acba the-cure will take
longer. " - - ' ' " '"
"Seventy-seven" breaks up hard
stubborn Colds that cling.
Handy to carry, fits the vest pocket.
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Wlllian and Ann Street, New York.
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Pcpsinated Digestive Tablet tOe
Manga Cur Liquid, non-poisonous too
JLlquld Shampoo Soap kills flea. ...... ,260
lfUtamper Powder reduce fever Wq
Tonic Tablet Give as a tonlo after mange
or distemper too
Arecanut Worm Tablet, easy to glv..6uo
8t. Vltu Dance Tablet for fit 00o
Laxative Liver Tablets easily given. ...Ko
Cough Tablets for lg 60c
Ky Lotion 7.
Victors Flea Killer, pints, 25o and toe
, We sell Spratt'e DBnt'a Glover' Dog
Medicine ask for book.
Staan & f&CennslI Drug Co.
. Cor. 16th and Dodge, Omaba. -
. OVL DRUG GO.
Cor. lth and Harney. Omaha.
HOTELS.
lolel Llartinique
D way, 32 J and 33d St, j
NEW YORK CITY
W THE HEART OF THINGS
U1GH CLASS FIREPROOF HOTEL
Handsomely turnUbed, all ouUlde
room, with every modern appointment,
one block Irora New Penn Depot, near all
leading department stores and theatres.
ROOMS WITH PRIVILEGE OF BATH.
$1.50 per Day and Up.
E0OKS WITH PRIVATE BATH
$2.50 per Day and Up.
n The highest class of accora
' tuotUtiuu at moderate rates.
Tbo cew addition wlil be completed
on teptem her 1st. giving hotel ca
pacity ol t00 rooms ami 400 baths.
Walt Chandler, Jr Mtnagir
SEIAPF'S HOTEL
Excelsior Sprigs, llo.
Strictly Modem. Culsln Unexcelled, Ser
lcs Idral. Vp-to-dat In all Appoint meal.
Hut and cold water In every rouiiL
All Kooin Equipped with Ixxal and
Long Diatatice Tvlepliones. 100 Hoom
Moatljr with Uth. Kvery Hoom aa Out-
It). Koom. All of Geiuiious sUe.
la To Bear of The City.
Broad sad Spacious Veranda.
C E. and J. W. CHAPP
Porprictora,
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moving picture privilege and a score of
other Incidentals. That th men Interested
In these various enterprises are Investing
capital Is one of the encouraging signs to
the follower of fhlngs pugilistic. Ordinary
business acumen would naturally prevent
the staking of thousands of dollars In the
Incidental ventures un1resthere was rea
sonable surety that the big fight was to
be held.
At' the present time It appear certain
that the purse of $101,000 will be but a
small portion of the money thst will be
at stake on the outcome of the fight.
Aside from the cost of the erection of the
arena, seatlrg 0,000, and the providing of
the purse some hundreds of thousands of
dollars ,wlll be t'ed up In commercial ven
tures, tills success or failure of which will
hinge on the Independence day struggle.
It Is est In a ted that the gate wilt yield
tMO.OOO with 60.000 seats In the arena. 8b
confident Is 'Frisco that the battle wlll.be
held there that the clttsens are already
planning to entertain thousands of visitor
from all part of the world during the
first week of July. Every hotel and board
ing house keeper expects to reap a har
vest from the Invaders, and the oltlxens'
organization ha started a campaign
against any unreasonable increase. In ac
commodation Charges. '.
Many Special Trains. -
Preliminary announcement relative to
special train .service to the ringside are
already appearing In all part of thla coun
try, as well as In Europe. A well known
promoter of specially conducted tours has
made the announcement that never In hi
business experience has an athlotio contest
roused the interest that Is In evidence at
thl time In the heavyweight champion
ship battle. "Judging from the Indications
at present," he remarked In the course of
a conversation yesterday, "more than a
third of the surplus rolling stock of the
railroad companies' will be heading across
the continent during the closing day of
June. -
"I have been personally Interested In
special train service to previous pugilistic
championship affairs. Ordinarily w be
gan to make preliminary arrangement for
such trips a month or two prevlou to the
day of the fight Inquiries regarding our
plan for tour to the Johnson-Jeffrie
battle began to pour In so early, however,
that we have been obliged to entirely re
organize our system In order to accommo
date those who have expressed their desire
to make the trip under our supervision.
"While, of course, the final detail neoes
sarlly await the official selection of an
arena for the match, every preliminary la
out of the way and our advertising litera
ture is ready for the printer. With the
filling In of a few blank hne we will be
able to hand the copy to the typesetter
and our circulars will be In the mall in a
week or ten days after the promoter have
completed . the final details for the big
fight. Aa the situation stand at the pres
ent moment, we are assured of enough
tourists to fill one train, although they do
not know at this time Just where they are
going."
This statement Is borne out by the, ar
rangement being made by J. P. McCann,
manager of the McCann Tour company.
Both the -local and European branches of
the company have already completed ar
rangement for transporting big parties to
the scene of the fight The local agency
ha already made plan for seven specials
to the big fight One party, which is to
travel In two sections, come from London
and will Include the Earl of Lonsdale. The
party of British sportsmen will number
MO, It Is ald. They will leave London early
in June and take a trip about the United
States, which will end them up at the ring
side, A section of seats la Already engaged
for the Englishmen.
Other parties' may come' from over the
seas. There Is a lively interest in the fight
on the continent.
. Five of the specials under the personal
direction of Mr. McCann will be for Amerl
canight fans. They are being filled with
applicant each day. Eaoh train accommo
dates 120 tourists and Is to be run with
library, dining and observation' car at
tached. Three of the train will be filled
with New Torkers. The remaining two are
to pick up parties enroute.
While a number of prominent persons
are booking for these specials no name
have been given out Indeed, some trip
will be started with the ringside, aa a
llent objective- point, going via Florida,
mayhap. It is stated that three cars which
once ran to a championship ' fight were
filled with Joneases, Browns and Smiths.
The person In charge of similar move
ments throughout the country say that
never In the history of trip to priseflghts
has the public shown such enthusiastlo in-;
terest. They forecast that nearly LOW New
Yorker will be at the ringside.
Another angle to the fight a a business
proposition' is shown by the statement of
H. II. Fraxee, manager of the recent Jeff-rles-Gotch
theatrical' . tour. , According to
Frazee, he has signed Jeffries up an un
limited, time tour of the world, following
the contest which I uow set for July 41 It is
proposed to organize a combination of ath
lete which will Include the leading pugilistic
and wrestling champions and tour all parts
of the civilised world In a trip which will
consume one or two years. It la stated
on the authority of Mr. Frazee that Jeff
ries ho cleared more than lluO.000 since his
public announcement that he would attempt
to-wrest the championship title from Jack
Johnson. .
' This 'sum might have been considerably
increased had not Jerries decided that so
much money was at stake In winning the
fight that he .could well afford to close the
tour a month earlier and devote the time
to training in order to assure a victory
and unlimited receipts In a round-the-world
circuit as a world's champion for the sec
ond time of his career. So confident are
Fraxee and Jeffrie relative to the out
come of the fight that they have mapped
out an- itinerary -afid are closing contract
to ba fulfilled during the closing month
of the present year.
EOWDTCr RACES ON THE COAST
Stanford '' )! California la Dual
Fvar-Oarea Meet.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March I. De
spite the fact' that bctfh Stamford and the
University of California have abandoned
rowing as a varsity sport, the two colleges
will old a regatta about Easter time and
four-oared crews will race. The sport Is
being continued by rowing club. -The
eight-oared crew to Seattle to race Wash
ington. The following veterans are rowing
at Berkeley: Captain Ashley, No. 8; Glg
man. No. t; Schroeder, No. 3; Hardy. No. 4;
Kobertsoti, No. i; Davidson, No. 7, and
cockswain McSpadden. -
Ast Hil Postponed.
' NEW TOHK, March 5. The New York to
Bonn automobile run, which was
scheduled to start from this city today has
boan postponed until the middle of April,
the exact date to be named later. T. F.
Moore, manager of. the run. said that the
oiiange was mad owning to poor weather
condition that are likely to be encountered
in March and bad road. Ha added that
there appeared to be a disposition among
the contestant to make the run of longer
duration, and to include more town and
cities than was at first proposed.
Persixtent Advertising U the road to Big
Ktluru. i
FORMER CRACK INFIELDERS
Old Ball Fans Say They're Not Beea
Excelled.
WONDERS OF TILE PAST RECALLED
tart, Morrill, Aston, Connor, Bron th
ere, Tncker, Tenner, Pfeffer, Dan.
lap, Williamson, Glasscock,
Denny, Ward and Other.
NEW YORK, March .-"Are the Infleld
er of today fast and clever aa tho.e of the
past? Do they play more sclentlfio ball?'.'
John M. Ward was reiiussted to answer
these questions and he replied:
"There are some great players on the
diamond now. I might mention "tlal Chase,
the crack first baseman as an example,
but when, I look back Into history and re
call such star-Infleldtrs as Fred Pfeffer,
Fred Dunlap, Joe Start John Morrill, Bur
dock, Tom Tucker, Roger Connor 'and
others too numerous to mention I am
forced to say that I see no' Improvement."
That I the reply almost any veteran
ball player will make to these queries, but
It is hard' to convince the present day
fans that better Inflelders that Chose, Dev
lin, Bridwell. Tinker, Wagner, Evers, Eddie
Collin, Lajole, Chaace, Miller, Konetchky
and Iloblltsel for instance ever lived. But
going back thirty year or more there were
inflelders who made wonderful stops, light
ning double plays, sensational running
catches and played the game with plenty
of the science prevalent today. .
Orator James O'Rourke, who sold, the
Bridgeport club, the other day and finally
retired from active work on the field, was
a high class first baseman when he wore
a Boston uniform in 1S73 and 1874. Joe
Start was in his prime when he covered
the bag for the Providence club In 1S84,
but he had previously earned renown in
Hartford. Another star first sacker was
Chubb Sullivan, who played with Cincin
nati and led the National league in fielding
this position In the season of 1878. Cap
tan Anson, too, was a great man to throw
to when he headed the Chlcagoe in those
days, while John Morrill, who managed
the champion Bostons In 1883, was without
a peer. When Big Dan Brouther played
In Buffalo in the same year he was close
behind Morrill in the percentages, but he
didn't have the speed of the Beaneater.
Al McKlnnon, who led . the league as a
member of the St. Louts team In 1SS5, was
considered at the time a better first base
man than had ever been seen before, but'
he was a comparatively poor hitter.
Sid Farrar of the Philadelphia In 1886
was a superb handler of thrown balls and
headed the list with an average of .979 for
11S games, which was a new record. But
the following year Morrill surpassed those
figures for .9S5 for 124 games and carried
off the honors. Anson recovered his grip
in 1888 and 1839, while the leading first
baseman In 1890 was Jake Virtue of the
Clevelands. Roger Connor, who had left
the Giants after' several years of brilliant
wrrk, played with the Philadelphia in 1892
vith the top average of .985 for 153 games,
another record. Pat Tebeau of the Cleve
land excelled In the average of 1$5, lfM
and 1S97, hi percentage of .992 In 1SK being
the best ever made up to that time. .
Tom Tucker of the champion Bostons
under the late Frank G. ,.olee, held the
title of king of the first basemen after that
until he 'was replaced- ttyTted Tenney,
who was considered a phenomenon. Prior
to the uqcs of Tucker and Tenney base
ball saw I other noted first bagger in
Comlskey,' Dave Fouts, Long John Rellly,
Tommy Eaterbrook, Dave Orr and many
other who played great ball. Jack Doyle
when a member of the champion Baltl
mores was a star in this position, and
later Hugh Jennings, -covering the bag for
the Brook lyns, was rated in the same class
with Tenney, Dan -McGann and . Kitty
Bransfield when wearing New York and
Pittsburg uniforms respactlvely were also
high in the averages. McGann still holds
the record percentage of .9J5 tor 133 games
In 1906, although Chance of the Cubs hung
up .984 last year. Chance, Chaso Konetchy
and Hoblltzel are considered the leading
first basemen today and Chase in probably
the greatest that ever played the game.
First-class second basemen have always
been, scarce. Johnny Ever of the Cubs,
Miller of the Pirates, Gardner of the High
landers, Eddie Collins of the Athletics,
Egan of the Cincinnati Reds, Lajole of the
Clevelands and several others In the major
leagues- are naturally regarded as without
an equal. But baseball history discloses
some remarkable second Backers, Just the
same. Ross Barnes, who played with the
Boston ' and Chicago more than . thirty
year ago, was far ahead of his rivals in
point of skill. In- fact those who remember
htm insist that he has never been excelled.
John Burdock of the Bostons succeeded
Barnes as the leading second baseman
and there -was never any doubt aa to his
ability. He covered plenty of ground, was
death on thrown balls and knew base ball
from A to Z. Jack Farrell of the Provi
dence team In 1S83 led the league In the
averages and was considered Burdock's
equal. Chicago at that time had a sterling
second baseman In Joe Quest but It was
not long before Fred Dunlap was the kings
Dunlap had the record average of .9T8 In
sixty-four games with the Detroit club In
1887, and was the personification of ease
and grace. He was something of a grand
stand player because of his tendency to
make one-handed catches and stops, but
he got there Just the same and was a big
favorite wherever he showed.
Fred Pfeffer of the Chlcagos was per
haps a shade better than Dunlap, while
Bid McPhee, for many years with the
Cincinnati club, was an Ideal man at this
bag. McPhee' percentage of .9S2 for J16
game In 1898 still stands as a record In the
National league. Other crack second base
men of olden times were Danny Richard
son of the champion Giants of 1S88 and
ms; Henry Reitz of the Baltimore of 1S34,
Bobby Lowe of the Bostons, Billy Hallman
of the Philadelphia, Hub Collins of the
Brooklyns, Claude' Rltchey of the Pitts
burgs and Yank Robinson of the St. LouU
Browns.
The star third basemen of the 'present
are Devlin of the Olants, Grant of the
Philadelphia. Lennox of the Brooklyns,'
me xJOBiou ea Sox, BeBerfeld of
the
Washington and other. Yet oM
timer will tell. you that they are no better
than Ezra Sutton of the old Bostons, the
famous Jerry Denny of Providence, Ed
Williamson of the champion Chlcagos un
der Anson, Arthur Whitney 'of the New
Yorks of twenty years ago. Billy Nash of
the Bostons. Bill Dahlen of the Chlcagos
Lav Cross of the Philadelphia. Jimmy
Collins of the Bostons, John McGraw of
the Baltimores. Tommy Esterbrook of the
Giants, Hick Carpenter of the old Cincin
nati Reds and Arlle Latham of the cham
pion St. Louis Browns.
Dunny was a star. No mor graceful
player ever handled grounder at his cor
ner of the diamond. He had a knack of
knocking down hot shots without a iuttt
and was a thrower of rare speed and ac
curacy. Williamson, a heavyweight, wa
another great thrower; also Nash, who
waa a revelation to the Boston fan In ISM,
when he ucceeded the popular Sutton
Collins, until he retired from the manage
ment of the Boston Americans. wa hlshly
I a ted. in fact, ha seemed to be In a class
by himself, while McGraw, with his gin
gery play, was far behind him In
skill.
There are many fine shortstops In har
ness today, with the great liars Wagner
probably the best. Joe Tinker of the
Cubs la a high class performer; also Brid
well of the Giants. Doolan of the Phillies,
Bush of Detroit Wallace of the Browns,
Wagner of the Red Sox and others. Vet
eran critics, however, will Insist that these
men have nothing on George Wright
Davy Force, Arthur Irwin, Jack Glasscock
John Ward, George Smith, Hugh Jennings,
Jack Rowe, Herman Long, Tommy Cor
coran, George Davis, Shorty Fuller and Ed
McKean.
Wright was far and away the best short
stop In America when he wort a Boston
uniform from 171 to 1S76. He held the
record percentage of .948 for many years.
In covering ground, throwing, hitting and
general play he set a standard that will
never be forgotten. Force, a little man,
made his mark In Buffalo several years
later, while Jack Glasscock, known as
Pebbly Jack, was a star in Cleveland be
fore he Jumped to the Union association In
1884. He came back to the league as a
member of the Indianapolis team and waa
sold to the New York club In 1S90, remain
ing here until he finished his major league
career. , Wrd played a brilliant game for
the Giants in 1S87, 1SSS and 18S9. He was
one of the first players to use the bunt
and was also a great base rtinner, stealing
home en several occasions with the run
needed to tie or win. George (Germany)
Smith won his spur in Cincinnati In 1893,
but he also played fast ball for the
Brooklyns.' ' v
Hugh1 Jennings and Herman Long were
the star shortstops In 189S. Long was
perhaps more sensatlonalwlth his elec
trical siops ana quicK tnrows, Dut Jennings
was equally brilliant at times and It was
nip and tuck between them.
George Davis, who was released by the
wnue box recently after twenty year In
fast company, was originally an outfielder,
but he took to Infield work like a duck
to water.. He was a crack third baseman
on the New York , team that, won the
Temple cup in 1894. with Fuller at short
stop, but In 1S99, 1900 and 1901 he led the
league shortstops In the average. Tommy
Concoran was the leading shortstop In 1904
and 1906, when he played with Cincinnati
and he was always called, an artist "Other
noted Inflelders of the past have been
omitted in thl summary, but not because
they lacked merit They were all good
ball player and will not be forgotten until
old-time fans have passed away. Base
ball is progressing, but players will coma
and go without excelling a majority of the
tars of the day of long ago.
ENTRIES FOR THE BIO HANDICAP
Indication Are Belmont Race Will
Have Crack Itur.ie.
NEW YORK. March S.-The entry list for
the 35,000 Metropolitan handicap, which has
Just been announced, augurs well for the
successful opening of the local racing sea
son at Belmont park, May 13. All the beet
horses of the country are Included In the
total of flfty-ono nominations; 632 entries in
all have been received for the meeting's
fifteen stakes. -
The complete list of entries Is a fol
lows:
S. C. Austin's Charlie Har grave.
Hr G. Bedwell's Prince Ahmed.
August Belmont's ITrisclllia.n. Ttf,i
Field Mouse.
R. F. Carman' Magazine, Arclto.
K. B. Cassatt's Choirmaster of f!hutn.
brook.
w. P. Fine' Glorio.
C. , R. Flelschmann's Apache.
F. A. Forsvthe'a Rerrv Mild. Twtltirht
Queen. ....?.
J a me IS. Gaffney'a Alfred Noble.'.
James Hewitt's pulka.
S. C. HUdreth's Klnir JamM Ttntlrniiphu
Fayette. Dalmatian, Joe Madden, Firestone.
James R. Keene's Hilarious, Helmet,
Mc skette, Sweep.
Earl LtnneU's - Llsare.
Mrs. James Mcl.auirh1ln(a Arnnilalr
Fauntleroy. -.
J. w. May's Bob R.
John E. Madden's Vilr. Worhprt TTnmrrfrm
Court.'
Mdntpeller Stable's Beaucoup, Falcada. -Newcastle
Stable's GIuooko, Wise Mason.
T. J. Nolan's Sir John Johnson.
George M. Odom's Trance.
Oneck Stable's Fashion Plata.
Ormondale Stable's Duke of Ormond.
Qulncy Stable's Everett, Sandrlan.
Charles O'Neil's Center Shot.
Barney Schrolber's Jack Atkln.
M: L. Swlthon's High Private.
William Walker's Htanlnv Wav CI V.
Miller.
H. P. Whltnmr'a Ttahv Wnlr Co nilre
Sixty. .. ' "
k. Little' Prince Imperial.
STOCK CARS ON PLANKED TRACK
Thirty-Seven Events Planned for the
' La Angeles 'Dash.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March B.-Thlrty-
even events will be contested In the In
augural seven-day meet of the new Los
Angelesmctordrome, on April 8-10 and 13
17. Race at all sorts of distances will
give every form of car, specially built' or
'stock." an opportunity to show to It
best advantage in numerous event with
out having to face great odds and being
outclassed, a 1 the case when there Is a
small program.
In addition to this the management has
decided to hold a twenty-four-hour race
on the "Great Planked Dish." The
American Automobile association has
been asked to set- aside April t)
and May 1 for this long contest It is ex
pected that owing to the few change of
tires made necessary, and the fast sur
face of the track, all world's twenty-four-thour
records, including those made by
Edge at Brooklands track, England, will
be beaten. . .
For the Inaugural meet, large cash
prizes' are offered for professional events
and handsome trophies for amateur races
and -the fields In each class are expected
to bo larger than usual. The fact that
the handicapping will be In charge of an
expert like A. L. McMurty, means that
close finishes may be looked for, aa was
the case at Atlanta.
AUTO FOR THE BEST BATTERS
Leader In Encn im League Will De
ceive Benalne Baggy.
NEW YORK. March 6.--As an extra In
ducement for the players of the two big
major leagues to lead their respective
organization in hitting this year a motor
car company has guaranteed the star batter
of each league a thirty horse power
machine. The company suggested the offer
to the National commission and that body
c-cepted It without any delay. As Honus
Wagner is an automobile bug, the chances
are that he will slug that ball as he never
did before to get one of the car.
Track for New Haven.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March J.-Thl city
Is to have a velodromo, and bicycle racing
during the Bummer of 1910 will be revived.
Contract calling for an elght-lap-to-the-mlle
track at Llghtriouse Point on the
ound have been signed. The track, ac
cording to the plans,' will be second to none
In the country. Race will be held there
once a week during the summer months.
Th first will be held by May 30.
Date for Priaceton-Indinn Game.
PRINCETON. N. J., March s.-lf th
sanction of th faculty athletic committee
Is secured, the Carllal .Indian will play
foot ball against Princeton here on Octo
ber 22.
All arrangement have been ' completed
and the sanction will make the date of
ficial. Since Yale Journeys to Princeton
next fall, there will be two Important l'JlO
gridiron contests on th Tiger' bouie
field.
TO PROTECT FIGHTERS' HANDS
Wearing of Bandag-ei a Habit with
Them All. ,
ALUMINUM PADS A NEW WRINKLE
There Are Method of Inttln Them
On that Call for Protest Hard
ened Tape and Stiff
Knarkle Cover. '
When Jeffrie and Johnson enter the ring
In Frisco In July their heads will be en
cased In bandages, but before the 'glove
are drawn on, those knuckle protectors
will dtmbtlesa be carefully examined. It I
a habit with practically all pugilist to
bind their hands In adhesive tap or tick
ing plaster to prevent broken bones or
severe bruises, but It seldom occurs that
fighter allow hi opponent to pull on the
mitt before these bandages have been in
spected.
In a recent fight It was said that Hugh
McGann, the Smoky City slugger, used
aluminum knuckle pads under the bandage
In order to beat hi antagonist, Mike Mc
Donald, Into quick submission. When the
fight was over McGann's seconds hastily
removed the gloves and bandages, so that
there was no physical evidence of sharp
practice. But the rumor aa to th alum
inum knuckle . wa so persistently circu
lated that many at the ringside hooted the
Pittsburg man out of the ring.
Fair-minded handlers of pugilists have
declared msny times that soft cotton band
ages should be tolerated but that anything
of a harder substance should be barred.
Jeffries said some time ago that a fighter
who wore hard bandages ran a greater
cnance or DreaKing nis hands than one
who wore no protection at all. After the
second mill between Jeffries and Fltxstm
mons the Cornlshman was accused of wear
ing plaster parls bandages which ultimately
broke both hands. Jeff had one eye closed
nis noso was DroKen ana nis race was a
mass of bruises when he stepped out of the
ring. He was so badly battered by Fits'
punches that Billy Delany wa asked after
ward if he believed Robert had anything
on Ms hands.
"I don't know for sure," replied Delany
"but from the appearance of Jeff's face
Fits must have had something beside his
fingers and a good wallop In these mitts,
Some fighters have been known to wrap
the bandages about their hands in such a
manner as to leave sharp ridges. Then by
removing the padding from the knuckles
of the gloves blows that cut like a knife
could be delivered. It Is a ring tradition
that fighters once slipped a horseshoe Into
the right hand glove, but this may not be
the truth. "
When Kid McCoy knocked out Tommy
Ryan at Maspeth years ago the latter was
literally cut. to pieces. Every time McCoy
landed his left In Ryan's face it deemed to
slash like a keen-edged razor. Ryan could
not understand It' at all and after the mill
he insisted that McCoy must' have worn
brass knuckles or had some hard substance
In the . glove. But McCoy refuted th
charge by showing his hand as soon as his
glove was drawn. His -fist was tightly
bound with adhesive plaster and so much
of It had been used that he could not move
fingers or thumb. In fact his hand was as
hard as a mallet and the bandage over the
knuckles showed a ridge that had evi
dently done the work.
Joe- Walcott once insisted that Mysteri
ous Billy Smith had s ''horseshoe In his
glove. He had fought Smith on several
previous occasions, but had never received
such tremendous smashes. Walcott ap
pealed to Referee Hurst, but the latter re
fused to listen and ordered the fight to
proceed. Smith was hot under the collar
when the charge was made by Walcott
nd offered to tear off the gloves for a
fight with bare knuckles. It' developed
ater that Smith wore a flngerles glove
which had a ridge of cement over the
knuckles, the entire affair being concealed
by a bandage.
Tom Sharkey always wore bandage and
so did Jim Corbett. But Sharkey knew a
way to harden his hands by steeping them
In some secret preparation. On various
occasions he showed his mawleys to friends
who were willing to bet that they were
Covered with light leather, but, it was a
fact that they had simply been toughened
so that it was Impossible t split the skin.
When Choynskl was knocked out by
Peter Maher at the Broadway Athletic
club, with Theodore Roosevelt among the
vpectators, It was asserted that the Irish
man wore five yards, of adhesive tape
around each hand. Choynskl protested
when he saw those extremely thick ban
dages ar.d . said that he wanted to have
them removed so that he could see them
wound on again himself. But he was no
tified that the tape was there to stay and
that If he did not like It he could quit.
So Choynskl was knocked out, but he al
ways insisted that it was duo , to the
knuckle guard worn by hi adversarj.r
Kid Lavlgne, formerly lightweight cham
pion of the world, v-a an exception to the
rule for a while. . He scorned bandages,
saying that nature's weapons were good
enough for him. But when he broke one
f his hands on Walcott's head at Maspeth
in one of the moat sensational fights on
record, he was forced to protect . his
knuckles in future events. . .
Stanley Ketchel, one of the hardest hit
ters in the ring, did not wear a bandage
until the 'fight with Joe. Thomas,', which
he won In thirty-two rounds. Although
Ketchel's hands are comparatively small
he could deliver a terrific blow with an
ordinary -five-ounce glove. He was advised
after the. Thomas mill, however, to 'pro
tect his hands because of his brilliant fu
ture at that time. But In spite of heavy
cotton tape which he wound around, his
fists for his last battle with Bill Papke,
Ketchel broke both hands and also
sprained his wrist. When ho tackled Jack
Johnson the bandage were as hard as
flint and each wrist was encircled by a
leather strap.
Nelson and . Wolgast both wore extra
heavy bandages in their forty-round battle
in California. They expected a long fight
and were unwilling to take chances with
their hands. So there was no protest from
either corner.
Yale Freshman Mrbedal.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., March 5 The Yale
foot ball schedule for the 1914 team was
announced by Manager Wheeler, manager
of last year's freshman team. It call for
seven games, three of which will be played
at Yale field and four away from home.
A game has been arranged with Groton
school for the first time. Instead of the
usual two games with Andover, only one
ha been scheduled. No Wednesday games
will be played. The schedule:
October 1. New Haven High school at
Yale field; October I, Groton at Groton,
Mass.; October 15. Hotchklss at Lakevllle;
October 32, Exetor at Exeter; October .
Andover at Yale field; November S, Prince
ton, 1914, at Princeton; November 11,
Harvard, 1914. at Yale field.
Ketchel Has Another Match.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. March (.-.Stanley
Ketchel ha practically accepted the term
of a local club to meet George De Bray, the
Canadian heavyweight, early this month.
Ketchel heard that his Pittsburg bout with
Frank Klaus had been cancelled and said
that he wa open for engagements. j
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