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Boxing Tourney for "Old Boys" to Decide Bantamweight Title Proposed
IVankic Mngon,
' Seeking Crown,
Springs Scheme
That Karl 1'urjfiir, Huff
ami Himrlf Fight It
Out for Title.
-wt !- folic promoter might
t tk up a little loic change by c
J't'S iiitgfitiou mIi iih come in
letter ftom Frn.
k"i Xtrfwn, tlie
4ott Vaiie tlnd )
scrapper. JUsoit
is one of thot
gloe pushers who
Imd it ponible to
mingle not alone
tit bantamweight
'otIe ty' but among
the flyweights
well, Uv he can
weigh in ino-t guy
I'M time at 110 to
112 pounds and
every time lie
scrap a hanty he
fiuxiia juso. gives awav a few
pounds. This con.
criion. however, doesn t make a
ir.reat deal of difference, for Frankie
Ins shown t'at he is well able to
tike i are ot liimsrlf.
Th! however, lias nothing to do
villi the above mentioned Migjci
tmn, which is in effect that ome
promoters stage a triangular tour
ney with only the old boys of the
bantamweight rank, permitted to
contest. That would limit the field
to World's Champion Johnny Buff.
I'.arl Purycar and Mason himself.
Incidentally Frankie mentions in his
letter that he has no mercenary
nethod, for he is well heeled with
i he hank account, but he admits that
he is simply brimming over with
confidence that the conclusion of
such series of bouts would find the
world's bantamweight crown se
curely resting on his dome.
Plan Interesting.
As Mason' little plan appeared
interesting, the writer got busy with
the dope book in an effort to sec il
one or two other veteran ring ban
ties couldn't be discovered to en
large the field. Hut the effort re
sulted in failure, for Buff, Puryear
and Maon stand out as the real old
toys. Buff is 33 years old and ad
mits it. He has every reason to
be proud because a scrapper who
achieves the success he has gained
after he lias reached 33 certainly has
accomplished something out of trie
ordinary.
Then take Earl Purycar. The lit
tle Denver scrapper doesn't admit
it, but he is also 33 years old. Earl,
however, always dodges conversation
when a party of gloves v.'icldcrs dis
cus ages. Earl is a good scrapper
today. He goes along picking up
nice money and seldom does one
hear of him finishing on the losing
end of an encounter. Earl has fought
Champion Buff and doesn't fear
Johnny even a little bit. His bouts
with Buff took place before the
Jersey City scrapper defeated Pete
Herman for the title. But Fury ear
i. sure that if he got a chance at
Buff for the title he would put up
u battle that would end in tlje ap
pearance of another old boy cham
pion. .
Has Creditable Record.
Now let's take a peck at the
Mason corner of the triangle.
Frankie, who has fought all the gootT
onts and acquitted himself credit
ably, has managed to get an edge
on the other two in the matter of
age. The dope book informs us that
Frankie was born in 1896. That
would make Frankie only 26years
old, and he would have been fight
ing when only 14 years old, but if
you ask him how old he really Is
lie points to the dope and refuses
to be interviewed. But the wise
birds who buzz around in this fistic
game only smile at the 26. stuff,
for thjCy say Frankie has that
shaded aplenty. No one believes
that Mason hasn't passed the 30
mark, but even if he has it hasn't
affected his fighting ability, for he
is a great little fighter right now.
Mason, like Furyear. has swung
padded mitts at Ulurf s anatomy
and savs that the chamoion isn't
i'so many. They clashed in New
Orleans a year ago in a contest bill
ed tor the flyweight championship,
i ne result ot tne comoat was a vic
tory for Buff on a decision, but Ma
son claims that he was handed the
hot end of things, because the Jersey
fighter didn't make the required
weight.
Mason Claims Title.
Mason was the flyweight cham
pion before that bout, but the fact
that the weight Was raised to 116
certainly rhould have thrown the
bout out as a championship affair,
nowever, frankie iias this to say
about that encounter:
"I am still American flyweight
champion. The articles for my bout
r.t New Orleans with Buff called for
116 pounds ringside and I have the
articles still in my possession to
prove this is correct I think I was
jobbed out of the decision, but
whether or not I won I could not
lose the title under the weight condi
tions." Mason writes that lie is in fine shape
and "rarin" to go-' with any of the
fcanties. Frankie recently ended a
long 'layoff which was caused by
rheumatism. He slipped the gloves
on the other night at Detroit and
defeated Jimmy Katz, a rather classy
performer, showing that he is to be
reckoned with in the race for the
crown worn by Champion Buff.
All-State High School Basket Ball Sdeetioims
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eft tu r'fht: ftrown (Lincoln), fornnrd; Warren lnhertllf l'Ue),- forntrdj Klnnry (Crt) ftiardt Ci. W leland (Sut(on), funrd; Itlmk rnil Inland), cn(rr,
A
SPLENDID opportunity fori
anyone who cares to choose a j
phantom all-stale hitch school !
basket ball team presents itself each i
year w hen the high school baskctecrs
flock to the capital city for their an-!
nual tournament. The teams arc i
classified according to their records
and these records show them in the
string of teams that play a certain
kind of basket ball. The class "A"
teams are usually made up of fast
aggregations from towns and cities
of such size as to insure that the team
has plenty of material to draw from.
There is a vast difference between
the class A and class B teams, as
anyone will admit who sees the
games. Class A takes in the best
teams and all of the best teams.
Because the best teams arc always
placed in class A and the others
graded into other classes below this,
the teams selected for the phantom
all-state this year will be composed
almost exclusively of players taken
from the top circuit. There are a
few cases in which it is necessary to
pick a man from the second class, B,
Pot. lrt Tf.m. Krrnnd Team. Third Tmid.
R. F. nrtmii, Unroln Vprmlllloii, llatin( Shlrrlr, Hamlnirt
I., r. Warrrn. I nl. Plm'p. , Krrrklf. Omaha trntral.. .Burhrer, drnpTa
I'-niafU, liraiid Mnnd. . , .Phwar, Hutton Pallor, Alliance
I., fi. Klniir-y, Crete Ifu.tlHt, Clay (enter ( amkadon. Itothenborj
R. ,.,. WU-land, Mullen. .Manilmllle, brand Inland. . Mrlnlj re, Lincoln
HONORABI.K MENTION.
Fnrard ('row. Cirand Inland: kret, Omaha Commerrei M. "W'leland, Kul
fnn: Stetiihntier. Hutton; Arkorman, honth Omnha; Frundell, Oetet Jonen, ( laj
Culer; . Hamaey, tteward) Clarke, tolnmbun; Mnalia, Ravennas loltrell, Fre
mont. fenlern Paife, C'retei Perrlvat. Omaha Centrnl; Manning, OeneTas Bean,
liastinfffli Rector, TSnrth Platte; Oehlrirh, Coltimhuflt (loehrlnir. Ravenna.
board Weiaerhiuf-, Omaha C'ommrrre; hplelman, buttonj Oregf, Lnlrcrtltv
Placet Old, Llncolnj Kmlfih, ttoulh Omaha.
and give him a position on one of the
teams or at least honorable mention,
for, although the best teams are in
class A, there are a few players in
class B who are able to give as good
a game individually as the average
class A player, or a better one.
First String Selection.
Brown of Lincoln, forward, has
been selected to flip baskets on the
mythical quintet for several reasons.
"Jug" was the main tally getter on
the Red and Black five the past sea
son. The Lincoln high school team
was defeated but twice before the
tourney and these defeats were ad
ministered by Omaha Central and
Sutton. Brown was the backbone of
the score which Lincoln piled up in
every game during the season. He
is fast, certain, careful, accurate and
plays the game clean. Brown is
excellent on passing, can dribble
through any defense and is dead
sure when under or near the basket.
Warren, of University Place, will
hold the other forward position on
the P phantom all-state. Warren is
fast and is an excellent goal tosser.
His work with the young Methodists
has been of an excellent character
the past season. Warren's accuracy
in the Wahoo game coined many
points for the suburban quintet and
j had he not been under the supervi
sion of at least two Grand Islanders
in the next round it is doubtful that
the suburban quintet would have
been eliminated by the westerners.
Warren did splendid work for his
team throughout the season as well
as during the touni-imcnt.
Black, of Grand Island, is univer
sally chosen for the center position.
Black is tall and rangy with enough
heft to keep him on his feet when the
stampede starts and can drire his
way through any defense that Class
A could exhibit at the tourney. The
former captain of the Grand Island
football team has carried bis re
nown from the gridiron to the cage
and his ability in the latter is at least
as good as on the former. He Is
fast, accurate from field or foul and
plays an all-round game that is
hardly to be equalled in the high
school circuits.
Kinney on First Team.
Kinney of Crete takes a place on
the first string a a guard. The
work of the fast "Miller" during the
tournament was practically all of a
defensive rature. Jlc rarely passed
the center of the Aoor, but in his
position as standing guard the
speedy Crctian broke up play after
play, handling all of his points like
a veteran and smashing a double at
tack as nimbly as be did a single.
The work of the Crete guard had as
much to do with the landing of the
team in the finals as did any other
combination of players on the Crtte
team.
G. Wicland, Sutton guard, holds
the other guard position on the
mythical five. Wicland has an abil
ity to cover more hard flooring than
any player in the guard positions of
class A teams. He is also an excel
lent goal shot, and after taking his
crack at the loop is back on the job
like a flash. Wicland was a great
help tohe Sutton champion team in
the final game of the tourney when
he broke up numerous shots and
smashed Crete plays, returning the
ball to his own attacking force.
TEE.FAIRM
Puts Away His Pick to
Pitch for Boston Braves
Baseball is more ' profitable than
coal mining and so Charley Paul of
Cape Breton. Nova Scotia, has put
away his pick and is now hustling
at St. Petersburg, Fla., with the
Bos,ton Nationals in the hope that he
may pitch for Fred Mitchell's
Braves during the, coming season.
Paul is 2o years old. ' Stowed
away in his suitcase is a record of
16 games won and four lost as a
twirler for the Waterford, N. S.,
team in a three-cornered professtop
1 baseball league last season.
If you could gather into one group
the first. 10 amateur golfers of Amer
ica and Canada you would perhaps
note, after you looked them over,
that for some' reason your eye and
your interest rested on one youngster
in the group.
Rudolph (Rudy) Kncpper of Sioux
City, la., the welterweight Iowa
state champion and one of the most
promising amateur golfers in Amer
ica, is the youngster I have in mind.
Several things about Knepper make
him an outstanding figure among
golfers, aside from the superb game
he unwinds when he tees off. One
of these, is his modest', which is a
little too great when he is on the
playing field. Another is his tre
mendous hands. Still another is his
very pronounced personal magnetism.
He comes into your presence with
something of the electric effect that
Fred Stone sends across the foot
lights. .
I place Kncpper in eighth position
in my list of the first 10 amateur
golfers in America.- You will grasp
from this how finely the lines have
to be' drawn in placing these players
one against the others. I find myself
thinking that Kncpper is our best
amateur, then I review the work of
Coach Bachman to
Remain at Kansas Aggies
Manhattan. Kan., March 18.
(Special.) H cad Coach Charles
Bachman has given a definite nega
tive reply to the athletic authorities
of Purdue university who recently
tendered the Kansas Aggie mentor
a job as football coach at the big
Indiana State college.
The Purdue feeler was the second
which has come to Bachman from a
"Big Ten" school since last foot
Lalj season. During the Christmas
holidays Bachman was approached
unofficially by alumni of Northwest
ern university regarding his return
to the Evanston school as head
coach of Northwestern before he
came to the Kansas Aggies.
Last season he coached the most
succesful football team in the his
tory of the Kansas college.
Legion Posts to Stage
Basket Ball Tourney
North Platte, Neb., March 18.
(Special.) A basket ball tournament
tinder the auspices of the American
Legion posts of the Sixth congres
sional district will be held in this
city March 23-24. Just the numb&r
of teams that will enter the tourna
ment will rot be definitely an
nounced until next Monrlav. hut so
far a dozen or more have stated
their intention of takinor nart amnno
which axe several of the fastest
teams in the state,
the players and observe that for some
small reason Jones, Guilford, Ouimet,
Bob Gardner and the others must
come ahead of him yet. How loiig
this mav be so is more or less prob
lematical. Knepper may shoot all
the stars we have clear out ot the
golfing constellation before the ap
proaching season goes into history.
Has Shown I'P Well.
Knepper ts o good that George Duncan,
the jreat BrltKh professional, got inter
esud In him last simmer. Duncan pro.
nounced Knepper a wonder and said his
style, his finished work on tha links, were
certain to make him a champion.
Knepper Js a shot-maker supreme. For
this reason ho has always shown up well
in our national open tournaments, and un
doubtedly he will come on stronger than
ever before in this year's open In Chicago.
As things stand right now. Knepper is a
better medal than match player, and this
one factor alone, I think, is all that en
abled anybody to noso him out of tha last
National Amateur Championship. Ho
seems to have the utmost confidence in
his ability to make shots, but to lack the
full measure of confidence that he can
beat a match opponent.
Knepper's great hands and stnel wrists
compensate for his rather slight . build
otherwise. These hands portend great
things from him. as a golfer. Big, strong
hands In the possession of a golfer of
championship caliber are enough for the
slight advantage necessary to send him
under, the wire. Knepper has great
strength In his hands, the one place where
super strength is desirable. He plays with
perfect rythm and grace, which Indicates
a true foundation for a championship. He
lifts his clubs slowly and accurately, ap
plies tbe power stream perfectly on the
down stroke, and then gets In the Wrist
snap with his strong hands Just where
it can do the greatest good. Spectators
at Chicago and St. Louis last summer, dur
ins the championships, marveled that a
player of Knepper'a stature could slap a
ball so hard, tha Impact of his wood
clubs against the ball often sounding like
the crack of a rifle.
Knepper played off the Western Ama
teur championship with me In Chicago
lasi summer and I had a fine opportunity
to s?e his game. I was glad to see him
as the finalist because, to tell the truth.
I thought the title was to go to Iowa with
htm. His work during 4he week and his
presence about the course had caught and
held my interest, the same as It would
catch yours In similar circumstances,
Knepper Medalist.
Knepper was the medalist In the West
ern Amatuer, while at St. I.ouls a couple
monins later, ne rompea in witn a rouna
that was aurprlsing a 61, I think it was.
That was a qualifying round, however. As
soon as Kncpper bad to face matched op
ponents he had to fight all the way, I
kr.ow he could make any course in four or
five less strokes, playing lor a acore, thea
he could do It In with a matched oppon
ent. He seems to fear the opponent,
whereas he has everything to make the
opponent fear him. It must not be in
ferred from this, however, that anything
even remotely resembling the factor of
"quitting" enters Into Knepper'a play. His
recWd In the Western and the National
Amateur and In the recent National Open
tournaments la auffldent on that score.
Knapped Is a finished performer with
all his clubs. . I can suggest but one
thing to him: Observe the brass of the
erassie; learn ot the ways ot brass.
Copyright, 1912.
Will Allow Sunday Ball
Geneva, Neb., March 18. (Spe
cial.) The board of county commis
sioners in regular session here voted
to allow Sunday baseball games in
the county. The vote stood five to
two. A r.umber of baseball support
ers from various parts of Fillmore
county were present At the Feb
ruary meeting representatives from
Ueneva, txeter, Ohiowa. Shicklev
and Fairmont addressed the board
with arguments against the sport be
ing allowed on Sunday. . ,
U. S. Soccer Title
at Stake in Game
at St. Louis Today
St. Louis, Mo., March 18. Teams
of the Todd football club of Brook
lvn. N. Y.. and the Scullin football
club of St. Louis meet here Sunday
in a game for the soccer champion
ship of the United States football
association. The teams engage in
the title contest by virtue of being
the respective winners of the elimina
tion series in the eastern and west
ern divisions of the association.
The local eleven is considered to
be 50 per cent stronger than last
year, when the Scullins were beaten
in the east by the Robins, the pres
ent Todd team, 4 to i, tor the soc
cer championship. Improvement
also has been made in the Todd line'
tin. according to word received here,
Most of the changes are in the back-
field.
Manager Tate Bradv of the Scul
lins said his forward line is the best
that has been seen in action in St.
Louis for many years, and that the
halfbacks are stronger than last year
and the fullbacks as strong. Smith
and Whitehead at fullback, and
Fryer and Campbell, halfbacks, are
the only new men on the Todd
team, while Oellerman, goal; Bent-
ley, neht back; Mulvey, outside left
and Cliff Brady, inside right, all of
whom did not play in the finals last
year, will be in action against the
Todds.
Baseball Practice
Starts at Washington
St. Louis. Mo.. March 18. Out
door baseball practice has been start
ed by the Washington university
team, which is optimistic over its
chances for the Missouri Valley con
ference championship this year.
Coach Davis, who is directing the
activities of the candidates declared
that the Pikers have been conceded
to be among the leaders in the race.
The schedule follows: "-
April 14-15 Ames at St. Louis.
April 21-22 Oklahoma at St. Louis.
April 28-29 Missouri, university at St,
Louie.
May 8-t Washington at Ames.
May 10-11 Nebraska at St. Louis.
May 18-19 Washington against Mis
souri at Columbia. "
Champ Leonard Refuses to Meet
Lew Tendler Because Latter Took
His $5,000 Forfeit Money
New York, March 18. (Special.)
Lightweight Champion Benny
Leonard insists that he will not
meet Lew Tendler,
the strongest con
tender for the title,
because the Phila
delphian tk . bis
$5,000 forfeit last
summer. This prob
ably means that the
match already has
been agreed upon.
Leonard's stand is
the best kind of
publicity stunt that
:ould' be devised.
There is no doubt
. . that the champion
Benny Leonard.
were greatly peeved last summer
when Tendler took Leonard's for
feit following the champion's refusal
to eo through with their match at
the Philadelphia ball park.
Leonard declared he had injured
a thumb and he wore a plaster cast
for many days. Tendler said that
was merely camouflage and that if
Leonard were not afraid to fifdit,
the champion could have his $5,000
back whenever he entered, the ring
with him. Leonard came back with
the retort that Tendler never would
get a match for the championship as
LEW TENDLEK
fUihtweirht challenger.
Bloomfield to Stage
Track and Field Meets
Bloomfield. Neb.. March 18.
(Special.) Coach Feelhaver of the
Bloomfield High school reports that
arrangements have been made to
stage two field meets here during
April. The first will be a dual meet
with Creighton on Friday April 14,
and the other will be a triple affair
with the Wausa, Crofton and Bloom
field High schools participating. A
baseball game and a girls' basket ball
came will be the feature of each day.
The Bloomfield Dramatic club will
stage the "Daughter of the Desert"
each evening, proceeds to go to the
local high school.
Shooting Team Hard to Beat
TO SETTLE all gossip regarding an All-American five-man trap
shooting team, which could be selected from the amateurs who
shot enough of all kinds of targets to show their true wares, it
would be necessary to consider only trapshootera who shot at least 1,000
singles, 16 yards rise; 200 targets in doubles and 500 targets in distance
handicaps. This, it is true, would show the all-round ability of a shooter.
The five high men, considering their performances on singles,, doubles
and handicap taregts would be:
frank VT. Troeh. Vancouver, Wash..,
Dava Fauskee. Worthlngton, Minn...
James 8. Day, San Antonio. tTex...,
Charles A. dunning, Longmont, Cel.,
R. Jl. King, Delta, Col
Singles Doubles Handicap General
Ave. Ave.
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Team record: Shet at 25,14' targots: broke. S4.442; average.
That's what we would call a real good shooting team.
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long as he held the crown and lie
probably mealit it at the time.
Since then the match has become
the' most desirable that is possible to
make outside the
heavyweight d i
vision. If held in
the open air next
summer the re
ceipts probably
will double the
present record for
lightweight bouts.
With so much
money at stake it
is unreasonable to
think that Leon
ard would allow
his rufTled feelings
t o prevent him
from collecting his
share.
If Leonard were
foolish enough to
bar Tendler, the champion would
run the risk of losing prestige. Box
ing ioiiowers want this match. They
have decided that .Tendler is the one
man who can give the champion a
real fight. They are not greatly in
terested in Leonard's likes and dis
likes, but they do want to see' the
best man on top. Leonard has not
the right to vent his personal spite
at the expense of ring followers in
general, they say.
That Leonard will pass up his
share of the big purse that will be
offered for this match, if he thinks
he can win, is altogether unreason
able. If he does sidetrack Tendler
this summer there is only one rea
son that would cause him to do it
and that has nothing to do with the
enmity that he feels toward the
Quakertown entry.
Pawnee City Names
New Golf Course
Pawnee City, Neb... March 18.
(Special.) The new golf club re
cently organized in Pawnee City was
officially christened the "Fairview
Golf Club" at the first regular meet
ing of the members. Officers were
elected as follows: President, O. H.
Schenck; vice president, Ed Henry;
secretary and treasurer, M. L. Van
Home; directors, George Sawyer and
A. M. Huston. The new links on
the county fair grounds will be ready
for use in about a month, and many
fans are now supplied with their
necessary equipment.
North Platte to Have Team
North Platte, Neb., March 18.
(Special.) Baseball enthusiasts of
this city are raising a fund of $2,500
with which to finance a team this
season. With the exception of a
player-manager and possibly an ad
dition to the pitching staff, the team
will be composed exclusively of lo
cal players. Each player wjll re
ceive a salary j
(One Change in
Pilots of Majors ;
From YasI Year
Cljilf Milan Only New Frn
on Big Circuit Managerial
RoMcr 1 Head
" riluU
By I. E. SANBORN.
If for no other reason. the major
ban uc bate ball sramn of will
be notable lor
the fact that
only one change
of inanagrmriit
wat made be
tween cam
paigu and that
ch.itiRe wi coin
puUory, V i f
tern of the six
teen pilot who
handled the
whcrl at the end
of the last pen
nant race start
ed in on the
same job this
spring.
The single x
ception was in
Washington, where George Mc
Bride was replaced by Clyde Milan,
because ot the physical inability ot
the former to continue in the game.
Promoted from the ranks last year
by Boss Griffith, McBnde made
good as a manager, but late in the
season lie was injured during prac
tice by a batted ball so seriously that
he informed the club in mid-winter
he would have to retire from base
ball.
Regrets Losing McBride.
Clark Griffith expressed much re
gret at losing the services of Mc
Bride, but more regret at the ill luck
of his protege who was robbed by
John Knox, Strictest of Teach- an accidont of the fruits of many
. . . . years of faithful service and valuable
f..lj'i c II . i , 1 1
crs, uuuiun i cce iiarin in
Came on Sabbath.
Three i V Cue
Matches Assured
Jake SiIiatTtV Will Defeml
Title Against lfouue in One
of Important Tlaji.
Stw Yorl, March l,-(5rfn'! )
Three more professional clunr
pioiulip billiard matches are assured
I eforf the c lote f the present ea.
nu. and it is poiiMe that a fourth
may be played. The three nutches
that are tleiiiinely scheduled are at
diifrrent styles of play balMine,
lliree-cu'litoil and pocket billiards.
The latter part of this month In
Chicago lake Scliaefer will attempt
in delend lii world's title at 18 2
iMlkline against Willie lloppe In
hst will be one of the mot inter-
rating contests that have ever been
held at this style of play., )( lloppe
klimitd be successful in regaining the
crown which he wore for 10 seasons
he hits intimated that he will play
U'elker Cochran, the next challenger
in line, some time in April, This is
the fourth match that is in protpect.
thanes Mixourt lias already dial-
lenged John Layton for a three-
cushion championship match. Lav
ton uccraful!y defended the title
aejitut Alfredo de Oro in a match
at Milwaukee 10 days ago and Mc-
Cotirt immediately challenged li i lit.
Walter Franklin of Kansas City
las challenged Ralph Greenleaf for
the porket billiard championship, the
title which Greenleaf so impressively
defended against Tom lluestotu.
Date? have not been set for either
of these events, but they will be held
within a month.
Greatest Reformer
a Sunday Golfer
CXYTB UfLAX
to
Chicago, March 18. That Sunday
golf has been a mooted question
since iiic came was youthful, is
shown by the researches of a student
of the game s history
Many scoldings by preachers, pub'
he condemnations by magistrates,
and even fines bv judges have been
uncovered from the lore of Scotland,
but also an antique writer of the na
tive heath of golf has recorded that
no less strict a teacher than John
Knox was not opposed to golf dur
ing the afternoon of the Sabbath,
The Golf Book of East Lothian con
tains the following about Sunday
golf in a country where golf is not
now played on the Lords day:
"Our greatest reformer, John
Knox, who was an East Lothian
man and a golfer, did not believe In
a Sunday observance that was
wholly made up of religious cxercis
es. Tradition has it that he was seen
more than once golfing on Lcith
Links on Sunday afternoon.
Boxing Increases in
Popularity in New
York Under New Law
New York, March 18. Boxing has
increased in popularity throughout
the state under the new state ath
letic laws, said a joint report of the
state athletic and the license com
mittee, made public this week.
Excess receiDts over expenses, de
rived from . taxes and license fees
amounted to $200,087.62.
The commission declared that
sham or collusive contests were no
longer perpetrated on the public and
that since the enactment of the law
there has not been a single serious
experience on the diamond. Mc-
hndes worth to the Washington
club as a player never was fully ap
preciated by the fans of that city
during all the seasons lie made the
position of shortstop almost impervi
ous to batsmen. He never was a bril
liant performer nor a great batsman.
Always on Job.
McBride was another Monte Cross
in that respect. Like the former Ath
letic shortstop. McBride always was
on the job, seldom injured and never
laying off on account of bad health.
At bat both Cross and McBride
were men whom the opposing pitch
ers hated to see come to the plate .
in a pinch almost as badly as they
fear Babe Ruth. Although never
reaching the .300 class in stick work,
both Cross and McBride were dan
gerous when runs were within scor
ing distance, for both had the brains
and the courage to make the pitch
ers pitch them where they could
hit them instead of being overanx
ious in the tight places. "
Milan Popular Choice.
Reports first had it that Griffith
had obtained Roger Peckinpaugh in ,
trade to make him manager of the
Senators, and there is no doubt that'
Peck would have made a cood man
ager, judging by his work in all the
years he has played shortstop, for he
s the same sort as Mcbride never
looking for the limelight, but doint
his work in a reliable arid brilliant
way, with brains behind every play.
But in selecting Clyde Milan to suc
ceed McBride the chief of the Wash
ington club has made a diplomatic
choice, because there is nothing that
counts more for the morale of. a
team than to have one of its vet-
ems promoted to the managerial
berth in preference to an outsider.
It gives the other players an incen- ,
tive to work for the same promo
tion.
icie serious t... t..t.. t q
accident in the state." The safety reoria yeis iiegaua juiy
feature was attributed to the com
mission's rigorous physical examina
tion of contestants.
"The contests have been entirely
free from brutality," the report con
tinued.
Football Practice
Starts at Iow Uni.
Iowa City, Ia March 18. Spring
football practice has been under way
in the state university gymnasium'
for a number of days, according to
Loacli Howard n. tones, xxeany
all of the past season's men are m
the lineuD. The practice consists
chieflv of lieht work and plays.
Several of the freshman squad are
reporting with the regulars. As soon
as the weather permits the squad
will be given outdoor practice.
Captain Locke is assisting Coach
Jones. Hancock, Handy, Otte and
Scantlebury are among last year's
freshman sauad who were out lor
practice.
St. Louis. March 18. The Central
States Rowing association announced
today that the regetta of the asso
ciation which has been awarded to
Peoria, will be held July 7 and 8.
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