Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 1, 1917.
2 S
Judgments
LES DARCY is now willing
yea, even anxious arid eager
to demonstrate to the box
fight fans of the United States
the fistic prowess over which Aus
tralia went completely nutty. Lester
has made it known that he win in
the future turn an attentive ear and
give due consideration to all offers
made him ry western ana soutnern
hoxinff clubs. Lester's sudden de
cision to cease keeping his talents a
secret need occasion no surprise, it
follows in logical sequence the ban
placed upon him by the governor of
new York. Quotations on Les Darcy
in New York are aoout tne same as
on the czar in Petrograd. -The Aus
tralian made a very messy muss of
matters in New York. The west and
south alone remain as prospective
fields. H-he is refused permission to
fight in these locations, the recruiting
office alone remains. Minnesota and
Wisconsin boxing commissions are
giving Lester some time and thought.
Darcy's suspension by the governor
of New York, while perhaps deserved
although if slackers are to be barred
Darcy shouldn't stand alone by any
means has all the ear marks of a
crafty political move and it is prob
able that if nothing more than this
banishment can be found against Les
he will he granted full permission to
accept $25,000 or $30,000 for stepping
thirty minutes with some ham mauler
who owns a haymaker that might
land on a paralytic, and a glass jaw.
The clamping down of the lid on
all amusements in Iowa on Sunday
through the state "blue laws" may
prove serious to the Western league.
Sunday is the big day in every city in
the league. It is, in fact, about the
only day in the week that large
crowds turn out to witness the dia
mond clashes in the Zehrung loop
and the existence of every club in
the league practically depends upon
its Sunday attendance. Each club,
for instance, draws ten Sunday dates
at home. An average attendance
probably would be 3,000 a game un
less some city is so unfortunate as to
lose several Sundays through bad
weather, in which case the average
would be lower. This means 30,000
persons and the total attendance of
all other games during the year will
not greatly exceed this number, if at
all. If. Sioux City and Dei Moines
are prevented from playing Sunday
ball, neither club is likely to last
long. They can't afford to lose 30,000
admissions. The very existence of
the Western league is likely to be
threatened unless these clubs are
allowed to play on Sunday,
A five-year contract at $50,000 a
year is the choice plum John McGraw
has plucked from base ball. John
should be grateful to the grand old
game. But McGraw, if anybody in
base ball is worth $50,000 a year, is
the man. McGraw ia a good man
ager. He knows base ball from the
ground up and he instills the fighting
spirit in his players. He seldom over
looks a bet. McGraw will hang onto
a young player who shows promise
loimer than any other manager in the
big leagues, Ferdie Schupp is a strik
ing exaniole of this. And bv so clina-
iK";jnj( to the youngsters McGraw helps
to butif pase Dan up. A ciud man
aged 6jf VcGraw will land In the
position in the'percentage column its
ability and skill justified and it may
even land a notch or two higher. In
addition, McGraw ia a drawing card.
Almost a firebrand on the field, the
fans like to see him in action, He'll
almost draw his salary through the
gate in a season. Fifty thousand dol
lars a year is a lot of money, but
McGraw, if anybody, is worth it.
After giving the western clubs of
the National league the visual for
ward and back one wonders if it will
be possible for any one of them to
land in the first division, and then
decides probably it will not be. The
Chicago Cubs look to be the weakest
of the four. The infield is woefully
weak, the catching staff ia poor, the
outfield only has Cy Williams and
the pitching staff is nothing to brag
about. Unless Fred Mitchell turns
out to be a miracle man or some new
talent is obtained, the Cubs appear
to be the poorest club in the two big
leagues. . Pittsburgh wilt depend
largely upon recruits. If several stars
ere uncovered, the Pirates might, of
course, leap toward the top, but if
the rookies fail to deliver, Dreyfus.'
hands are carded for the toboggan.
The St Louis Cards are far from
strong, and Cincinnati doesn't seem
to contain much class. It'll be an
unset if the four eastern clubs In the
National don't hold the pennant race
an oy tnemseives.
Washington university is making
an effort to land the services of Dick
Rutherford S A'rttn nf atM.,!...
The St. Louis school would be for
tunate if the lornhusker lad consents
to accent It. rtffrr. RniharfAi.! !
good coach at foot ball, basket ball,
base ball, wrestling and swimming.
iie na uren participant in all these
lines and he understands them thor-
OUffhlv. Kft la ranicl.ntinH.
worker and he is the kind who makes
mends. Loaches with as many vir
tue!, as Rutherfnrrl are riirr nt
Washington could make a far worse
iciccuon.
Hitting doesn't promise to be so
free in the Western league this year.
For several years the Western league
has titerl s Kail u,fil,-ti ta
. . . ' ........ .1MB U i V 1 1 uuicU
(nr lit ''lif-" ti ir..l.J t,u. ..j
it bounded higher and harder. But
inn year tne western league has
adopted a ball of different manufac
ture. It 1 nftt an livclw A .-...I
it is believed the batting averages of
some oi tne sluggers are doomed to
ins a oit tnis season.
Jess Willard, reads a Kansas City
story, to escape hero worshippera in
the Micsnuri fitw Hivrl tl.m..nu -
bank building and took refuge by
: boardinsr a naaaine arrr m. a f.
watching Jesa cut up with the circus.
uiie migni oe iea to suspect the
rrimit (nr mvntAint V. L' ....... - f . .
herrt umrtninneir. warn K.... T
I " - 4 Mill
Jones wasnt on hand to watch the
Ciiick Evans has announced thii
year will be his last in the eolf mm
petitions. Chick is starting to retire
at a young age and if he is right
r.nnrt he -no doubt will be able (o
i-cak all the records Patti and Fred
CENTRAL TRACK
HOPESRUH HIGH
Mulligan Expects Morearty,
Logan and Paynter to
Bring Home Firsts.
NEW MEN PROMISE MUCH
Despite the fact that he only has
three veterans left from the cham
pionship track team of last year,
Coach Mulligan of Central High is
still optimistic and predicts a well
balanced squad to represent Omaha in
the Missouri valley and state meets,
the former to be held on the Creigh
ton field May 26, the latter May 12 at
Lincoln.
"Turk" Logan, "Chuck" Morearty
and Floyd Paynter compose the "big
three" who will be depended upon to
score the first places. Logan is cap
tain of the team this year, and, al
though Central High is competing
with the state militia for his services,
he is counted upon to take part in
the meets. He is a good man at the
quarter and half and running high and
running broad jumps. Morearty is
well known for bis ability to come in
ahead of the field in the 220-yard dash.
ne is not at an slow at tne luu-yard
sprint, but shows to better ability at
the longer distance. He also holds a
state record in the running broad
jump and shows to good advantage in
the high jump. This is the last sea
son for Morearty under the high
school colors and Coach Mulligan is
predicting a record year for him.
Turner Is Eligible.
Howard Turner is exnected to
smash a few high school records in
tne running high jump this season.
Last spring Turner was ineliarible ta
compete in interscholastic athletics,
uui mis uiu not stop mm trom raising
the high pump record for interclass
contests several inches. He has a
peculiar adoption of the straia-ht form
and makes leaps that surprise veteran
trackmen. Paul Konecky, Nicholas
Mayne, Gene Maxwell and Merritt
Kleoser have anme ahtlitv at th
dashes and should help to round out
a good squad.
Reggie Deems, who has shown abil
ity in grade school athletics and was a
point-getter in the recent Community
Center meet, looks good for the
dashes. This is his first year at high
school. Art Logan, a younger brother
of "Turk," also in his freshman year,
is being taught to handle the
and discus. He was elected captain
of the freshman track squad. Dave
uuic is anotner tresnman who
should show up well in the weights.
Robert Downs. caDtain of the annnn.
mores, is the only veteran pole vaulter
ocit. utner men will be tried out in
this event, though, as soon as the
holidays are over. Dick Giller is ex
perienced in the middle distance runs,
making a good showing in the inter
class meet last year. Besides the ath.
letes mentioned, many other of ability
will turn out after vacation and will
parti:ipate in the interclass event. No
eligibility- requirements are necessary
for participation in this meet.
Boston Americans
Defeat Brooklyn
ByTentoFour
Oklahoma: fitv nil Marrl, II
The Boston Americans defeated the
rooKiyn Nationals yesterday, 10 to
Hits that wniiM hava hn Iam
drivesi were cut to singles because of
the wind. Brooklyn used twenty-one
players. Scores
BROOKLYN. BOSTON.
ARtinaat .ua.
Joh',rr SOtl OWalah.rt 1 o V o' i
Steniel.ct 1 e
l o lBnrry.lb 4 a
4 S 0
Tlaue.ea 4 A.
OOalner.lb I 0
Daub'Mb a 0
4 0 0
4 0 0
0 0
1 0
DH'ltiel.lb S I
0Lawli.lt 4 l
OWalkar.cf 4 I
09hort'n,of 1 1
OQ'dner.Hb S 1
OJa'vrln.aa K I
Markle.lb 0 0
Whaat.lf 1 0
lck n.lt 9 0
Mvera.cf 1 A
Bmyth.rf 1 0
Cuta'w,2b I
S I 4 OCady.o a 0
1 1
I 1
o
0 J
0 0
0 0
0 0
'lona.lb 1
ill OTnomaa.o 1 S
Olaon.Sb 1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
OAanaw.o 1 0
OShore.p l o
0May,p it
OTyaon.p 1 0
O'-Kopp 0 0
leta.ab 1
Meyeri.o t
lller.o
Snyder.o 1
Smlth.D 1
Pfelfer.p 0
I 1 t Totall..!lll J7 1I 1
Malla.p
0 0 10
A'ilalon,p 10 0 9 0
Caaor. 119 0 0
Totala..l9 4J7 1I9
Batted for Malla In tha aeventh.
"Kan tor Mora In tha fourth,
Boaton 9 I I l l l I l a ia
orooKiyn ,,,g D 1 H 1 1 1- I
Two-baae hltat Barry. Hobtttaal. wiv.
Malona, Mayan, Snyder. Thraa-baaa hltl
uaranar. Bioian baaei: Markla (9). Dou.
bla playai Janvrln ta Harrv tn ni
Baaaa on balla! on Smith, i: nil
off Applelon, oil Shora, I; oft Maya. I;
w. .yovn, a. atruua out, ny tsmitn, 9; by
Plalter, 11 by Applauu, I by Shora, ll by
Maya, Si by Tyaon 1. Hlu: OR Smith, I
. .iioa inninaa, on rranar, a in two In
nlnaa: oft Malla. 1 In two Innlnaa, a1 attAM
9 In threa Innlnaa: oft Mava. fid Tli) In f hpaaaa
tiuuiiiB.. ympirwi u iougn an ana Kltm,
Archie Kay Edges Out
Over Griffin at Pool
Harrv Hriffin mnM tnalr n.ti, ini
last night at the Renu pool tourney to
rtrtme n.ay luo, in one ot tne cios-
aar framae var Kau h.il
aua cinufc atiaituca, urinw lour sate1
ties and nine scratches.
mwtil .-I r--!fC- I
Larson and Griffin will play Mon
day night at 8:30. Score:
Orlftln: 0, 1, 9. 0, I, 0, t, 1, I, 10, I, 9, I
, it, 0, 0, 9, 1109.
' Kttv. a. a a a a i n a a a a a
. 11, 9, 11, 4. 7, S, 0, 0, 11. 1101.' ' '
Metropolitan
Loop Schedule
April IS Btaia Bfalnat Waatarn tTalana
May 10 W. O. W. aaalnit Albrlaht Uar.
Juna 14 Brddaoa aealnat Krajcla.
April 99 Staara aaalnit W. O. W.
May IT Kralola aaatnat Albrlaht v.
vuanta.
July 1 Baddaoa aaalnit Waatarn Union,
April ar ataia arainal Baddaoa.
Juna 9 W. o. W. aaalnat Kralola.
t July 9 Waatarn Cnlona aaalnat Albrlaht
May Statl acaln.t Albrlfht Marchanta
dun iv maatarn union aaalnat Krajcla.
July It W, O. W. aaalnat Baddaoa.
May 19 Stan-a aaalnat Kralnla
July It w. O. W. aaalnat Waatarn Dnlono
Autuat H Baddaoa aaatnat Albrljht Mar-
Teama and manarera: Kan, O. l'oradirtt
W O. W, O. W. : ll, Waatarn Union. H. H.
..uiner, nauaaoa. k. cogani Albrlaht Mar
vimuim., a.ijana; urajcia, jr. HubatKA.
SEAFOODS
Racoirad Direct From Coast
Twice a W.ak
Live Lobsters Specialty
HOTEL ROME
Defeated Once
vj A. Ai
The basket ball championship of
northeastern Nebraska goes to the
Crofton public school quintet this
year. This five went through the sea
son without a defeat and successfully
trounced every formidable rival in
the northeastern part of the state. The
Crofton quint has only lost one game
in three years and that was to a col
lege team.
WALTER JOHNSON
WHIPPEDBY REDS
Lasts Two Innings Before
Onslaught of the' Batsmen
of Cincinnati.
SCORE FIVE TO FOUR
Louisville, Ky., March 31. The
Washington Americans met a second
defeat in two days yesterday by the
Cincinnati Nationals, 5 to 4. Walter
Johnson lasted but two innings.
Score:
CINCINNATI, WASHINGTON.
AB.H.O.A.B .tnard.Sb H 0 J 1
Noale.rf I I 1
lKoater,2b
OMIIan.cC
9 9
McK'le.Sb 4 112
4
1
Orob.ib 4
0 Rica, lb
0 11 0 0
haae.lb 6
2 10 1 ISralth.lf 4
110 Oflhnnka.rf 4
0 0
Mltch'lUf S
Kopf.i
0 4 1 IMoB'de.aa 9 1
110 OAlna'th.o 2 0
111 OHenry.o 2 1
Custo.of
Wlnfo.o
Tony,p
Griffith
OTohnaon.p 0 0
1 0 0 0 OCraft.o
9
Biler.p
1 0 0 0 O'Ja'leaon
1 0
-Thomaa.p 0 0
Total. 23 12714 t
ToUIl.SC 9 27 15 3
Butted for Tonoy in ilxth.
Batted for Craft in eighth.
Cincinnati ....0 f 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
Waitilngtcm ...0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 04
Stolen batei: McKechnte, Mitchell. Two-
bane hits; McKeehnle, Smith. Three -bane
hit: Cueto. . Double plays: Shanki to
Leonard. Kopf to Oroh to Chase (2). Hits:
Off Johnon, 4 In two innings; off Craft, 3
tn itx Innlngi ; oil Toney, 3 In live lnnlriK.
Struck out: By John ion, 3; by Craft, 'i; hy
Thomas, 1; by Toney, 1. Batten on ballti:
Off Cmft. C; off Toney, 1; off Eller, 3. Um
pire: itnapp.
Amateurs May Use
Fort Omaha Grounds
(From a Staff Correapondent.)
Washineton. March 31. (Snecial
Telegram.) Representative Lobeck
said today that tiie i'ort Omaha
Krounds were at the disposal of the
Amateur Base Ball association of
Omaha on the same terms as last
year, with the provision that if need
ed by the War department the sched
n'ed games would have to be played
elsewhere.
Afr. Lobeck has been trvine since
ear'y in February to get the War de
partment's permission to the use of
'! Fort Omaha grounds, but only
learned of the permission when he
opened his mail today.
Dan Tipple Goes to the
Toronto Club in a Trade
The Trtrnntn ij B,U.. l..l.
- - nu fc.a(.ufiv,c Liiia
of the International and the New
York Americans have engineered a
tnrce-cornerea trade by which To
ronto gets Dan Tipple and another
Ditcher to he aalacta trnm Um Vn
kees, who take Truesdale and turn
n m over to Baltimore as payment on
player debts.
Brother Aaalnat Hrotlwr.
IIirIm
vir"'"' t-ievaiana-a young
I ,C,n.rr,.tr,,0,,.. "SnJ M.SS.'il!. H-rn!
aniiii., rry lacaa tna Indiana.
DEMONSTRATIONS
Open Evenings, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday.
, Easy Terms
407 South Sixteenth St.
Opposite Orphaum Theater, Omaha.
Dealer Wanted
. Nebraska Tire and Sporting Goodi Co.
in Three Years
The players in the picture are, read
ing left to right, Matthews, manager;
Hale, Christopherson, Olson, Everton
and Swift.
Crofton's record for the current
year is as follows:
Crofton 61 Huakera 10
Crofton 24 Wlnnotoon 17
Crorton 60 Hartlnton 8
Crofton 41 Wakefield 20
Crofton 20 Lyono 18
Totala 206 73
DETROIT TIGERS
DEFEAT GIANTS
Cobb Drives in Two Scores
With Double in the Eighth
Inning of Game.
HE IS AT BAT FOUR TIMES
Fort Worth, Tex., March 31. The
Detroit Americans defeated the New
York Nationals yesterday, 4 to 1.
Cobb drove in two scores with a
double in the eighth. Score:
NEW YORK. DETROIT.
AB.H.O.A.B. AB.H.O.A.E.
Burna.rf 4 0 10 OBuah.as 1
Hcrat.ib 9
9 I IJllison, 2b 4
Robtan.rf 4
Zlmmn,8b 4
Fletchr.aa 4
Kauff.cf 2
Hoolka.lb 4
Rarlden.c 1
Andaran.p 1
MrCarty.o 1
Perrltt.p 1
Thorpo 1
0Cobb,rf 4
lVeach.lf 3
OHellmn.cf 4
lBurnulb 9
0JonH..1b 9
1 1
o :
o 1
0 8
1 l
I o 1
OStanaae.o
OSpencer.o 2 0 9
1 'Harper 0 0 0
OBoIand.p 10 0
O'Crawfrd 1 0 0 0 0
Cunghm.p 1 0 0 0 0
Totala 12 t 24 11 t
Totala 29 7 27 10 1
Battad for Boland In firth. ,
Ran for Spencer In eighth.
'Butted for Perrltt In ninth.
Now York.... 00000010 01
Detroit 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Stolen bnaea: Robertaon, Kaulf (2),
Fletcher (2), Burna, Hoelke, Buah, Ellison.
Two.baee hlta: Cobb, Jonea. Double plays:
Fletcher to Herzoff to Hoelke, HorzoK to
Fletcher to Hoelke, Eltlaon to Burna. Hits:
Off Boland, 2 In five Innlnaa: off Ander
son, 9 In five Innings. Struck out: By Bo
land, 9; by Cunningham, 2: by Anderson, 4.
Baaoa on balla: Off Boland, 4; off Ferrltt,
1. Umpires: Brennan and Muera.
Third Coveleskie Won't
Pitch; Still in Minors
Stanley Coveleskie, pitcher with the
Cleveland Americans, whose brother,
Harry, is a star hurler with the De
troit club, has another brother, who,
Stanley believes, has a better arm
than either Harry or himself.
"John is his name and he can slam
the ball around with terrific speed,"
Stanley said. "He should have been
a pitcher. But somebody told him
he was an infielder and he still be
lieves it. That's why he's still in the
minors."
Otto Knabe Slated to
Lead Providence Club
One of the rumors connected with
the new ownership of the Providence
International League club is that
Otto Knabe may be engaged as man
ager, succeeding Dave Shean.
Al Schweitzer Will Be
Given Another Chance
Al Schweitzer, veteran outfielder,
whose last engagement was in the
Western league, has been signed for
a trial with the Rochester Interna,
tional League club.
Jimy Walsh is Sold to
Rochester by Memphis
The Memphis club of the southern
has sold Jimmy (Runt) Walsh to
Rochester of the International league.
Wonderphone
Model XII
Victor, Columbia, Edison, Pathe, Starr and Emerson
Splendid Tone,
Comfortable Height,
Double Spring Motor, -
Beautiful Finish.
YANKEES LOSE TO
BOSTON BRAVES
Beaneatera Hit Mogridge Hard
and Win Battle by Three -to-One
Score.
CAPTAIN EVEES INJURED
Moultrie, Ga., March 31. The Bos
ton Nationals hit Mogridge hard here
yesterday and defeated the New York
Americans, 3 to 1. Captain Evers of
Boston will not play for ten days as
the result of an injury in yesterday's
game. Score:
NEW YORK. BOSTON.
AB.H.O.A.E.
AB.H.O.A.E.
Ollh'ey.rf
OMa'vllle.sa 3 2 3
High, It I
Malael2b
Plpp.lb 3
Baker.Sb 4
L,.M'gee,cf 3
Peck'gb.aa 3
Nun'ker.o 2
Waltera.o 1
M'rldge.p 2
0 1
1 1
1 10
2 2
0 0Maasey,2b 3 10 9 0
1 OTw'bley.rf 12 10 0
1 OCh'pelle.rf 10 0 10
3 lB.Magee.lf 4 0 3 0 0
0 OKon'hy.lb 4 0 14 1 0
1 6 lSmlth.3b 4 10 0 0
1 4 OKelley.cf 9 110 0
0 0 oaowdy.o 3 3 6 0 0
0 9 OAllen.p 1 0 0 2 0
1 3 O'Fltl'rlck 1 0 0 0 0
Shocker.p 0
Crum.p 1 0 0 0 0
Totala.. 29 9 24 22 2
Totala.. 31 9 27 12 0
Ocaaodg-loho I
Batted for Allen In tha fourth.
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01
Boston 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
Two-base hits: Maranvllle, Twombley,
Pipp. Three-base hit; Gowdy. Stolen base:
Nunamaker. Baae on balls: Allen, 1: Crum,
2: Mogridge, 1; Shocker, 1. Hits: Off Allen,
2 In four Innlnga: off Mogridge, 9 In five
tnnlnga. Struck out: By Allen, 4. Umplrea:
Hart and Tannehlll,
Londos and Pesek
To Meet in Finish
Match at Shelton
Shelton, Neb., will be the scene on
Wednesday night of a wrestling
match that promises to be a corker.
Jim Londos, the Greek grappler.
who has been making Omaha his
headquarters for the last six months,
will clash with John Pesek, the Buf
falo county favorite, in a finish match
for a $500 side bet and a 75-25 split of
the gate receipts.
Londos and Pesek met for the first
time in the semiwindup to the Joe
Stecher-Charley Peters match in
Omaha in February. They went twen
ty minutes without a fall. The twenty
minutes was replete with some of the
iastest wrestling ever seen in Oma
ha. Both, after this tilt, expressed
confidence in their superiority, and
after much wrangling the match was
finally arranged for Shelton, Pesek's
home, for next Wednesday night.
The match- will be a blood affair
and it promises to result in one of the
warmest matches this state has ever
seen.
Omaha mat fans are backing the
Greek, while Buffalo county fans are
just as eager to back Pesek.
Rookie Asks Fan if He
Ever Heard of Rule Book
At the White Sox training camp in
Texas during a practice game a hot
drive by Ainsworth hit Umpire Glea
son on the leg and caromed to Ris
berg, who converted it into a double
play, as there was a runner on first.
Gleason called both men safe, of
course.
A bug in the stand thought both
were out and yelled: "We kill umpires
down here for less than that."
One of the rookies near by yelled
back: "Ain't there a rule book in this
state?"
Owen Daily Accepts
Challenge of Fisher
Hastings, Neb., March 31. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Owen Daily has ac
cepted the challenge of Joseph Fisher
of Illinois for a wrestling match here
and nosted SUO forfeit, lhe match
will take place on April 17 or 18. The
men have wrestled twice without fin
ish, once to a draw and the other
with a decision for Daily by Referee
Ed Smith of Chicago at the end of
two and a half hours.
James Says He Will Win
Eighteen Games This Year
Pitcher Bill James, who cost the
Detroit Americans about iu,uuu in
purchase money, won seven games
and lost twelve last season
This year James has been training
strenuously and believes he will have
a big season. He recently made a
wager that he will win at least
eighteen games,
Cabinet Style
Phonograph
DAILY
BOXING REFORMS
ARE NOWjtl ORDER
Limiting Fighters' Receipts to
$5,000 is Suggested as
Good Move.
TOO MANY MONEY BOXERS
New York, March 3i. Now that
the ring game is on its last legs, box
ing reforms are in order, although it
probably is too late to save the sport
here. Other boxing centers, however,
have taken warning and are planning
to avoid the mistakes made in Mew
York. Out in Wisconsin the boxing
solons are considering a plan to limit
guarantees to $500 in order to force
the boxers to accept a percentage of
the gate receipts instead of holding
up the promoters for absurdly high
amounts.
It might be a good plan to go even
further and limit the amount of the
boxer's share of the receipts to $5,000.
That would go a long way toward
eliminating the boxers who are in
the game for revenue only and leave
those who are born fighters.
There are very few of that type
left in the ring today. Not one of
the present set of champions cares
anything for the honor of being cham
pion. They value their titles only be
cause they are a big nnancial asset.
Jess Willard, the gigantic farmer
who holds the heavyweight title, un
doubtedly is the least warlike of all
the men who have filled that position.
Willard frankly admits that he dis
likes the sport and that he never
would have donned boxing gloves if
he could have made money in any
way. It is not likely that Willard
ever will fight again, but will con
tinue to exploit the title as a circus
performer, although he no longer is
a fighting man.
Fred Fulton, the leading contender,
looks upon the game exactly as Wil
lard does. Hp, too, has very little
pugnacity in his system and would
rather follow any other line than the
fighting game if it were not for the
fact that he can get rich quick by
boxing instead of laboring all his
life at the plastering trade. If Fulton
does win the title there is no reason
to think he will be any more anxious
to defend it in the ring than Willard
is at present.,
Mike Gibbons would be a great
fighter if he were not money mad and
afraid to take a chance lest a knock
out punch should find a way through
his guard and so interfere with his
revenue. Gibbons makes no pretense
of having any liking for boxing as a
sport. He is not aggressive by na
ture and .would rather follow some
more peaceful pursuit.
Freddie Welsh has less fighting
blood in his makeup than any of the
lightweight champions who preceded
him. Welsh is only amused when
the spectators jeer him on account of
a particularly raw piece of stalling. A
small house is the only thing that
can hurt his feelings, because he takes
no pride in being champion and he
cares nothing about what the public
thinks of him and his fighting meth
ods as long as it pays at the gate.
Welsh developed the jab and grab
style of boxing which has become so
popular with' modern glovesters. The
great lightweights of other day9
scorned to save themselves by clinch
ing. They depended upon their skill
at evading blows by a turn of the
head or a slight movement of the
feet; by blocking or beating their
opponent to the punch. Often a
score or more of blows would be
exchanged before a clinch would
check the action.
Johnny Kilbane undoubtedly has
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