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Chicatjo Boy's Fifth Chance at
Title to Be His Last Has
High Hopes He'll Be
Champ.
By RAY PEARSON.
When the "gang" is seated and the
gone sounds the afternoon of July 5
in Floyd Fitzsimmons' new arena at
Benton Harbor, it will see one of
the principles in a championship
battle making what lie says will be
his last effort to wear the crown of
titleholder. That boy is Charley
White of Chicago and, of course,
everybody knows that his opponent
will be Champion Benny Leonard of
New York.
There is a lot of interest in this
match, not alone because it is a title
affair and because Benny Leonard,
one of the' greatest champions who
ever climbed through the ropes, is to
perform, but because of White's
plans and his past efforts to win the
title.
It has fallen to the lot of few as
pirants to have the opportunities to
become champion that have fallen to
the Chicago lightweight in past
years. No less than four times has
he had his chance and failed. Not j
every time of these four mentioned j
has his opportunity been bright, bu-. ;
'in at least two of his battles for the
championship the title was within
his grasp when White allowed it to
slip away from him. That's one
reason why a lot of fans call Charley
the "Man of Lost Opportunities."
White-Ritchie Mill Recalled.
The best chance that White had to
gain the kingpin berth in the light
weight ranks came to him when
Willie Ritchie of California was
champion, and it came to him in a
10-round no decision contest which
was fought in Milwaukee. Every fan
of a big crowd which jammed into
the auditorium that night saw White'
crack Ritchie on the jaw with his
famous left hook in the. first minute:
of fighting. j
They saw the champion reel half
way across the ring until his head
stuck out through the ropes. The
champion did everything but topple
tb the canvass, and as far as know
ing what was going on, he'might as
well have been on the floor. He was
completely out on his feet.
Perhaps not a spectator thought
that the champion could weather out'
the round after that damaging wal
lop. It looked like a dollars to a
doughnut chance, with Ritchie on
the doughnuts end. But this was
just one of the times when the
doughnut happened to be a good bet.
" White saw that he had the cham
pionship within his grasp and tore
into Ritchie, swinging left hooks
and right crosses with all the speed
he could work up. But Ritchie
stood there, took the punches, and
tried desperately, but without suc
cess, to retaliate.
.Wise ringsiders still insist that
White lost his head and his oppor
tunity to win the title in that first
round by his speed attack, for in
his effort to win he forgot the all
important business of measuring his
man. Hardly a White punch found
Ritchie's chin for the remainder of
the session, nearly all going high.
There was evidence of this, for
Ritchie's right eye was almost
closed when he wearied his way to
his corner. Just one good wallop
like the one left hook that landed
squarely on the jaw would have fin
ished Ritchie.
Dodges Wallops on Jaw.
There were nine more rounds to
that fight, and the champion took
fearful pummeling. He escaped
jaw wallops, and that was what
saved him, for, though White had
both of his eyes nearly closed,
Ritchie was fighting as strongly as
his opponent when the final gong
sounded. And so White lost that
opportunity.
White didn't know that he might
have finished Freddie Welsh, then
champion, in the eighteenth round
of their battle at Colorado Springs.
He didn't know because the foxy
brain of the astute Welsh was work
ing. In the eighteenth round White
shot his left hook at Welsh about
midround.
Freddie pulled his head back, but
blow sclBped across the front of his
eyes. It blinded the champion, and
for the remainder of the . round he
couldn't see. But when he found
he was in trouble Welsh started
prancing and holding, making White
believe he hadn't been damaged.
And White didn't know about it un
til after the fight was over. Welsh
came out for the nineteenth round
O. K., and easily finished the con
test And there went chance No. 2
glimmering for White.
"White says there will be no story
of lost opportunities to tell after his
bout with Champion Leonard.
"Some one is going to fall ir this
battle," said Charley. "It's going to
be a fight, and you won't find me
standing back waiting for Leonard
to set the pace. I can't see how it
can last the limit of ten rounds.
There'll be a" lot of .hard punching,
and I think that 111 be champion of
. the world after July 5."
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William M. Johnston of San
Francisco, America's tennis singles
champion, is regarded in Great
Britain as .the peer of any termis
player who ever stepped on a Brit
ish court.' Johnston at present is in
England with the American Davis
cup team, whose performances have
been a revelation to the English.
Johnston and William T. Tilden
of Philadelphia outdistanced the
pick of the European players in the
cent London city tourney, fighting
out one of their now famous final
round matches to the title. John
ston's play in the Wimbledon all
British championships 'has been a
fuither eye-opener.
His tremendously powerful fore
hand has been the theme of columns
of newspaper admiration,, the Brit
ish marveling that a youth of only
about 125 pounds is able to develop
such drive in his strokes. His back-
Britain Places Hope
For Heavyweight Title
In Oxford Student
A new heavyweight title aspirant
is being groomed in London. He is
a university boy, an Oxford student,
and he gives promise of toppling
some of the heavies from their ped
estals. His name is F. S. Dove and he's
the best piece of fighting timber the
experts have viewed in action in
some time. He's by far the best
the varsities have ever contributed
to the cause. He still retains his
amateur standing and those who are
looking after his progress are rather
shrewd in keeping his amateur rec
ord unstained while he is being
brought forward to the perfection
stage when the announcement will
be made of his readiness to tackle
Britain's best among those of ex
treme poundage.
We learned of him some time ago
and since then have asked Eddie
McGoorty, Nate Lewis, Benny Mc
Neil and others whom we know to
look him Qver and then spill the real
truth concerning him, so that our
readers may be informed in advance.
We have heard from them all and
each of them gives unstinted praise
to the boy, saying he looks like the
best bet in years for a beginner.
We have no personal interest in this
youngster only to be able to always
remain "a step ahead" of competi
tion in announcing these promising
boys.
It is also a splendid tribute and
credit to the game to gather future
representatives of tthe manly art
from the great seats of learning.
That in -itself brings a new type of
mit artist into the picture, one
whose presence will enhance in
stead of destroy the germs of ex
citement which makes the sport so
popular. -
Dove recently won the universities,
hospitals and cadets heavyweight
championship in a1 manner thatSvas
thrilling and had he entered the
amateur heavyweight championship
of Great Britain it is no exaggera
tion in 'saying he would have landed
the prize hands down, for he is a
far better man. according to good
judges, than R. R. Dawson, who
proved to be the winner, in that
event, "
JOHNSTON.
h:.nd cir.ve, shown in the accom
prnying photo, speeds with the
same rifle-like force and accuracy
as his forehand, and is frequently
employed by Johnston for "killing"
shots, his opponents seldom ex
pecting to receive a backhand shot
with so much "steam."
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THE OMAHA SUNDAY
COACHES FAVOR
NATIONAL MEET
LLECES
East Demonstrates Superior
ity Over West In Track
and Field.
Athletics.
East, West.
I 10 100 yard 10
; 21 4-5... 330 yard 213-5
! 48 2-5 440 yard 48 4-5
jl:5f 880 yord 1:54 1-5
4:22 2-5 Miln run 4:2a 2-
9:27 3-5 2 mile run 9:33
1 14 2-5 120 hurdles 15 2-5
23 4-5 220 hurdles 20 1-5
lift. 4 in Hiirh Jump 6 ft.
I 23 ft. 8 in Broad Jumo . . .23 ft. 1V, in.
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12 ft. 8 In.
45 1 1. 10V4 in Shot put . . .
159 ft. 2 In. Hammer throw
..43 ft. 11 in.
.150 ft. 7 in.
Javelin, discus and relay not held in the
east.
By "WALTER ECKERSALL.
The ii.st again demonstrated its
superiority over the west in track
and. field by a . comparison of the
mark made in the. eastern and
western intercollegiates. Of the
thirteen events held in common, the
east excelled in ten and the west in
three. ,
Two marks, however, made in the
eastern meet which were better than
those established in the west were
made by California athletes. Hen
drixson Of California won the quar
ter mile in the eastern meet in
:482-5, but he was badly beaten in
the western event in :48 4-5. Mer
chant of California tossed the ham
mer, 159 feet 8 inches in the east,
but the best he could do in the west
was 150 feet 7 inches.
Not alone was the eastern mark
better in the hammer throw, but the
performances in all other field
events excelled those made in the
west. Only half an inch separated
the marks made in the running
broad jump, while there was a dif
ference of three inches in the pole
vault and four in the high jump.
The west, represented by Jack
Scholz of Missouri, made better time
in both dashes. The Missourian
stepped the century in even time,
one-fifth of a second faster than the
eastern race, and he won the fur
long in :21 3-5, which was also one
fifth of a second better than the
eastern mark in the same event.
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MARKSMEN SEE
VICTORY AHEAD
IN OLYMPIADS
Arie and Troegh, Famous
Trapshots, Think United,
States Will Win at
Antwerp.
By WALTER ECKERSALL.
After he had won the Illinois
slate championship at single targets
by the narrow margin of one bird,
Mark Arie, the well-known amateur
shot from Champaign, 111., who is a
member of the American Olympic
trapshooting team which sailed from
Boston last week, believes the
Yankees will not experience much
difficulty in retaining the honors
won at the last Olympiad at Stock
holm in 1912.
Arie won the state title a week ago
today at Lincoln Park Gun club
traps of Chicago by breaking 294
targets out of 300. He wa's one tar
get behind Ed Silver of Chicago
when he started to shoot at his last
100 birds. Despite a strong wind
which blew into the faces of the
shooters. Aire missed but one
target, giving him a total of 99
cut of the brace of 100. He also
held the same title last year.
Good Shooting by Troeh.
At the same time Aire was win
ning his title Frank Troeh of Port
land, Ore., who has won the single
and doubles championships of his
state, smashed 148 targets out of 150
from the 16 yards rise. He was high
amateur in the event and also is a
member of the American trapshoot
ing team which will compete in
Belgium.
The team will go direct to Eng
land to compete in a tourney early
next month. After this event the
squad will go to Belgium to take
part in the world's events the latter
part of the month. According to
Arie and Troeh. Olympic style of
snooting win not be strange to them,
as they have been practicing with
both barrels and how to hold the
gun before giving the command to
pull.
United States Men Have Class.
"They will have to go some to
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JUST A MINUTE
With the Sporting Editor
By J. A. SHANAHAN.
Jack Dempsey, world's champion heavyweight pugilist and Georges
Carpentier, the dainty Frenchman, will climb through the ropes together at
Benton Harbor, Mich., July S, pose for a dozen cameras, shake hands and
climb out again! At least the American public wilt have had the pleasure
of seeing them together in the ring! Let's all go to Benton Harbor. It
may be our last time to see them together.
Dempsey and Carpentier have both applied for the job of refereeing
the Charley White-Benny Leonard championship fracas at Benton Harbor
July 5. Both have declared their intentions of attending the bout no
matter how their applications are received.
At last the St. Louis Cardinals look like pennant contenders. In pre
vious years the Cards have had flashy spurts only to fallback again.
This year they seem to be persistent winners. If their pitchers hold out
the way they have been St. Louis' chances for a championship are rosy.
Rickey intends to do his part toward that end. Recently he announced
that he had turned down an offer of $175,000 made him by the New York
Giants for, Roger Hornsby. "Hornsby is a St. Louis institution," de
clares Rickey.
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight champion, intends to retire at the end
of this year and take up the managing end of the game. Johnny "Kid"
Wolfe, the Cleveland featherweight, is under the management of Kilbane.
Kilbane may intend to bestow the title on Wolfe. Titles are cashable.
Suppose Wolfe would be "dowager champion" then. "
Eastern critics are regarding
Louis as favorites in the National.
the American with New York, St.
tenders.
beat us," Arie said, after he had won
the Illinois title. "The members of
the American team have been placed
in too many tight places to flinch
under the strain of shooting in a for
eign land; We will simply lay on
those birds, and once we get ac
customed to the surroundings we
will miss very few targets.
"We don't know much about the
shots on the other side, but we do
know our team is composed of near
ly all 99 per cent shooters. They
have been shooting all spring and
summer and have attained their best
form. The tourney in England will
fit us for the big shoot, as it is a
short journey from the English
shooting lodge to Belgium. Unless
something unforeseen happens, we
should win handly."
Steadiness to Win.
Frank Troeh, considered by many
trapshooting enthusiasts to be the
best all around shot in the country,
is of the same opinion as Arie.
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The Indians look like the best bet in
Louis and the White Sox strong con
Troeh believes the steadiness of the
American team will win. He assert
ed there is not a temperamental
shooter on the squad, and all of them
can shoot up to form under any kind
of conditions.
While Troeh, Arie and others were
talking of the event. Jay Graham
of Long Lake, 111., who was a mem
ber of the American team which won
the trap honors' at Stockholm, hap
pened along. He asserted the Amer
icans should experience little trouble
to retain the honors won by his team
eight years ago.
"Our team will have to shoot at
all times," Graham said. "The
Olympic style of shooting is not
much different from ours, but I
understand the men are well ac
quainted with the rules 'which will
govern the contests. The consist
ency with which members of the
American team break targets in
every tourney under different con
ditions is enough to insure success."
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Omaha Horsemen Off
For Grand Circuit
Opening This Wedc
George Brandeis, Otis M. Smith.
Edward Peterson and several othe
prominent Omaha horsemen will
leave this week for Cleveland to wit
ness the opening of the Grand Cir
cuit races on July S.
Marvin Childs and Henry Thom
as, Omaha's star reinsmen, will
compete at Cleveland against "Pop"
Geers, Tommy Murphy, Walter Cj&.
aim oiner tractt arivcrs.
The opening day's program con
sists of a half-mile dash for two-year-olds,
the 2:22 trot, the Edwards
2:08 pace, the 2:16 trot and the 2:04
pace.
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Wimbledon Courts Must Go. '
The English Lawn Tennis asso
ciation has authorized the All-England
club to secure new grounds to
replace the famous Wimbledon
courts. The new club will be con
structed in the same district of Lon
don and will provide ample accom
modation for the crowds. The lease
will cover 25 years. The laying out
and equipping of the new grounds,
it is estimated, will entail an expense
of $375,000.
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