r
drenched me and
' chance.
' myself“
» did that night.
’ of the Second time Jiln chfrics fought
_ spread around that Jeffries
- afraid of Mambo.
“finally met they had to hold a turret
all) front of Monroe's face when
“ofimbed into
I llb‘lldmtlfim a»
THE EVENING SENTINEL SPORTING PAGE
l) VOTED T0 rail INTERESTS or ElvE SPORTING EVENTS
SPililll
I Everything is ready for tomorrow
night’s b‘culg at The Armory when
Raver Benjamin will face Mike Ry.an
of Philadelphia Every indication is
that these bouts will prove to be one
of the host cards ever presented for
the lighting public of The Norwalks
and arrangelllents are being made for
handling a big crowd. Tom Sharkel'
will be there with the referee stuff.
Ketcheli to rounding into- great
shape for his bout with Kayo ilrownI‘
the 30th at Music Hall. The Bridge
port looks like a winner and if the
Fighting Dutchman gets Iwhy with
llilll he will do well The whole mm]
as announced in The Sentinel taster
day is one of rare promise.
Apparently Wiltse was there yester-
dal' when the Besntown again felt the
lush in the hands of the Little Corpor
at and his Giants. - ’ ~ '
[llllllll Sililiil
ill ____Ili FIIIIIIIIIE
But Wrestling Champion Dis-
covered Quickly That it WasI
Not His Business
"My ambition was to be a prize
tighter, along with other boys who
have read the lives of champion box‘
ere." says Frank Gotch the wrestler.
“Willie I was working hard on a farm
itl town l was dreaming of the time
when l lulghl‘ be a renowned lighter,
but I didn't entertain that desire af-
ter a certain happening up in Alaska.
"During the sold (over up, in Alas-
ka thetlruie caught me. too,‘ and way
back in 1889 l was up in Dawson
(tit). Yet even then. although the
thirst for gold had me the same as it
had thousands of others, i still hunk-
ered for the Iroped ring and the pad-
tied g'love. Finally my chance came.
There was a boxer of some note up
there named Frank Sim-in. He was
really a good fighter, not. a champon,
by any means, but one who had con-
siderable experience and a punch that
would have done credit to the. best
, of them.
"One line (lily—~th well i leillcm
ber lib—the} were looking for an op-
ponent to face Slavln. The news
ti ‘lumpcd at the
At last i had an opportun-
ity of.,ousaging in a rent bout. My
dreams of a brilliant'pugiiistlc career
crystul'iped into c0nt‘retc form.‘ Al-
, ready l=<naw myself known to fame as
a risinpvyoung belt. wearer.
i landed
the battle all right and we met,
“Although Fill a pretty big follow
I really believe 1 never saw
a man who looked so husky as Slavin
i've heard the story
Monroe out on the coast. Munroe had
lheld Jeff to a standstill ill a four
round exhibition some time before up
in at Montana town and the miner
really thought he had achan‘ce to
beat Jeffries. Especially" after Jeff
had held off lighting him. Tile truth‘
was that Jeffries' wifsobjectotl to his
righting any more, but, the report.
, Well. when they
Jeff
the ring. he looked so
bit sad pchrtul‘. Jeff. yen may re»
memter stalked over, jerked rhe tow-
Islet “My and yanked Monroe to his
l,,t,eoIt. .to‘ shake his hand. i've been
“in that. puree w‘hs beutcn. before
his sump?“ Illy started. i
"It .vii‘InT that way with me when
l tenant—if i can use that word-
» with status. For 1 really. thought 1
could but lhhll. and was in fine train-
all another guess coming. l
blows were struck during that
was ,
lllS
Now that Johnson and Flynn have
really been matched and Ad. Wolsast
and Joe Rivers have sinned articles
both fights to be held on July 4th. the
fight. fans will have something to talk
about during this baseball season.
Both lights will attract worldwide at-
tention and will occupy considerable
space ill the press. '
Manager Gus Kllorr of The Nor
walks announted this morning that
the Mechanics. of Bridgeport. would
play with the Pittsburgh Giants tCol-
Oledl next Wednesday instead of with
the Ft. Slocum REEVKELIOD. ‘The
Pittsburgh Giants are looked upon as
being strong in every sense of the
word and ("lens iiicCanu‘s wonders will
have to be up and doing it' they like
the "le1er of these. dusky ball play-
. era. .
I'llli JlIllISIIII llIlIIl
IIIIIlIl illiii IIIIIIIRII
IAmerican League Sluggers Want
To Hit .400 for Second
Successive Your
Until Tyros ("ebb of the Detroit
team and Joe Jackson of t‘lcvoland
batted themselves into the .100 class
that season. but one butter had entered
this exclusive class since the close of
the nineteenth century. I
Napoleon Laloie lathe only major
leaguer to but .100 or better, and the
famous ,ll‘rcucltman flfl‘nad the trio ‘
by hitting for Ian average of .142 l
1901. ' ~i- ' 9
do the. ‘706 and ‘803. .400 hitters
were not so uncommon. Anson cross.
ed the line twice, Ross Barnes three
times, Jesse Burkett three times. Ed.
Deichsnty twice. Harry Stovcy twice
and Sam Thompson twice.
Pitcher dominant-e became so com-
plete and the work of the infielders
so lunch faster during the last fifteen
years that the chance to hit. .100 was
reduced to the minimum.
‘ States league was not an
”I illlliiil ultimo?
Milliiiililllllilillltill
Leaders of New League Teams
Solution: Bmon Will
opal flay i
CHICAGO. April 18.—-—\i-‘lllism C.
Nlcson, owner of the Chicago fran-
chise in the new.United States blac-
bali tensile. returned yesterday from
a league meeting held in Pittsburgh
these managers for the eight clubs
had‘ been selected:
Chlorine. Bert Keeley, Cleveland
Jock O'Connor, formerly manager of
the St. Louis Americans;
“Dencon'” ,Phllllppl, formerly a Pitta-
burgh pitcher? Washington. George
Brown, Motherly with the Chicago and
New York. dilation“ iconic clubs;
Richmond, E. A. Lsnxrsft; Cincinnati.
am McKohnout. Reading. Leo
Groom; New York William Jordan
.Nlesea notched that the United
“outlaw
it.» said that teams would be recruited
from college and Independent teams
not in conflict with the national coul~
mission. ,
windmills
. Hut iltllll it
Will Fight Twenty Round: of the
.IVsrnon Arena On July 4-—
lieierso Not Yet Chosen
ms tNGiiiJ‘tZSt C‘al., April is «All
Walnut lightweight champion. and
I’J‘o‘e Rivers. the hub Angelou matron.
Ilgned articles last nitlllt to box twen-
ly rounds for the lightweight. chain.
plonallip of the world at the Vernon
Arena on July 4. The referee will be
chosen not later than June 1. Accord
ing to the articles, the weiphi will be
133 pounds ringside.
Itnvuis BEFEAT
in into Cobb and “hole taught
desperately for
the American league,
fractions apart.
and finished
with averages of
about. .385. Last year. Cobb was
closely pressed by the sensational
youngster. Joe Jackson, a batter of
the Lajole type.
Thanks to the cork center ball.
these two broke into the .400 class.
Cobb hit .420 and Jackson .408.
Cobb's six years in the league was a
factor, for he Ifnew every pitcher.
Jacksonwas a newcomer.‘
Cobb and Jackson are the only
players who have a’ chance to beat
his recent of Jesse Burkett by bob
ting in the class in successive years.
Buritctt ilit .510 in “flight"! the
next year hit .110. In 1895 his hat-
ted .402. l
‘ Either (‘onb or Jackson ' may: this '
your pass the performance of the lib
mous crab " Members of the Cleve.
land team have offered to take bets
at 3 to 5 that Jackson loads Cobbs
this season,
cobb chokes his bat to a mil-lied
degree. ills forte is outsueuinx the
pitcher. He is an adept in placing
hits and doubleerossiuz the defense ,"
When at but the outnelders back
,up millet the fences and Cobb drops
the ball just Outside the infield. iii'
the inneidl 8 play deep he will hunt.
his speed enabling him to bent out“
many a perfect throw. I
Jackson is a sinner. Ila urnIpI
ills helVy but at the end and Irina
viciously.
hitting the bull hard on
open placing it or but!“
the fact. that he is pro
fouled as Cobb, Joell
hunts. . . I
The fails film (
Ir” Melon-bartdouth baseball
the batting honor of '
He depends more upon in
‘II .. ‘I
FITIlII “HIM“
'l‘he Marvin School defeated the
Fitch School Tuesday . ApriIIllS. at the
Mayflower lot. The score was {iv—0
The Marviua have played four games.
winning two. Their next is with Cen-
ter School, Thursday. April 18th. at.
the Overlook grounds.
Marvin Fitch "'
Gridiu. c Gilbert. Boneditltc
Warm. p. ‘ Holmes. Gilblirt. 9
held it). Casey. lb
Campbell 21) Compiler. 2|)
Mead 3b Rick“! 31)
Hadrian. us Holmes Benedict. u
Sweeney. Gehlman. of Buckley. if
Stewart, if . ‘ Wood of
with“. 1-1 Selim rt
IIOIIE TIIIIIIBLE
MORE 12 itp SPORT
At ltbsca-u—Corasll 8, Niagara 1.
AMERICAN AIOOGIATION
Toledo-Kansas City. Minneapollrln-
disnapolls. Muuvliloat. Paul. Colum-r
bus-Milwaukee genial postponed
southern League.
At Chfltanoosa~itelnphlIw 1. Chair
tattoos: 0. . '
At Mentiomerymtflrot time) New
Orleans 0 Montgomery 1 Second
natal Now cum. 1!. Monitonm'y I.
(Colon and in seventh lunlnI. dsrkv‘
MOI-J ‘
'At INAIIIIWIIIIIIIOI .... Adlnth-Nuh'lll.
some
Tuesday and unnouuccdithat the play:
in; season will begin May-kl and that,
Pittsburgh.‘
, tut-es.
, can LIIIlilO.
I annals
llllli lull
wm ltlll
BtlSltlll BRAVES
New Yorkers Outpiay Beantown
Shooters and Win Game Decl-
slvely—scorc Was 4-]
l
Scar. by Innings,
BoItOn OQOOOOOIO-l
Nchork ...... 002100100—4
........
... BOSTON
ab r it) no a e
Sweeney, :20 ...... «i 0 l i i 1
Campbell. cf, ..... ,. 4 0 0 4 2 0
Miller. rf ........ i 0 0 l l 0
Jackson, if. ........ ii 0 0 0 0’ 0
Pioneer. lb ......... i 0 i ll 0 0
Swan, all .......... i 0 i 2 2 3
McDonald, 3b ...... 3 0 2 l a 0
Kilng, c ........... l 0 l 7 1
[irown p. . ......... 3 l 2 0 3 0
Totals ..... at l 8 27 to
NEW YORK
ah r it) no a e
hevorc, If ......... 3 i 0 2 0 0
Doyle. 2b .......... 3 0 0 l i 0
linodllruos, cf, i 0 0_ i‘ 0 0
Murray. rf 4 o 1 o o o
Mcrkie, lb ....... .. 3 l l 12 0 0
‘ Horton. 3b ........ . i 0 0 3 i 0
Shaffer all .. ....... i 0 i l 2 l
Myers. c ...... ‘ ..... i 2 2 1 l l)
WIItItP.p ....,.... i 0 2 0 i 1
Total; ....... 33 «I 7 27 16 2
Two base in“, Jiiouur Marble and
Brown; home run. Myers: sacrifice ii?
Doyle; double play Campbell to 30"“ lost to Pulley ”draft.“ had mg Young Hertz, South Nor-walk. vs. Bat-
lcft on buses £1» 0, New \ork 5:
first hm on IE brown}: hint base
on errors Boot“ 1. New York «1:
struck out. Brown 6 Wilm- 4; wild
pitches. Brown White; time 1: 31;
umpires. Klein and Rush.
BOSTON. April lil.—-Tllo Giants out
played the Brutus again yesterday and
won 4 to 1. Errors by 81mm. resulted
in two of Newfi‘orit'e rum: and a ham»
or by Myers, his Ihrtl) consecutive tilt
of the series, accounted for another.
Brown pitched good wine btu Wilts-.-
waa in matter” rm. A diving catch
and two thrown from center which cut
off runners. 0y Campbell were ten-
lililiiilil—itlilll nu
liltw Iiiiltl
Followumolmnon-
‘ ‘ nu: saws
CHICAGO. lApril ”roach Johnson
will light 15 rounds for the world's
heavyweight championship tot lac Va.
as. N. M.“ on trill alteration of July
4 This announcement was made last
night by no): Olivier. protnoter of the
contest.
Work of constructing the arena.
Carley said, would built by May 1.
smell to be on the scene a month be-
fore the baht. Carley said that John-
has already had begun light training
and that Flynn would start Ioon.
tum sanctum“:
inhuman)
I‘ Wan-I
I‘IIIlfANIIlAfl OITY. April 1B.$~iiIM‘Ir
achrltut. in run old. it pitcher of the
Kansas City Artist-loan Association
baseball teem. died here lost him, If-
ter a short inns-Is. Gehrini pitched
for at.- Paul 1mm and in 1007 vol
I member of the Washington Anteri-
i‘.(’
NOIWALK mow dunner.) MIL.
2 LI. “FORD.
Local Ions file‘s m lady by I
. .~ tom of 10-2.
Wine in
Iohool team went to
. and when. the bottles were over it was
to VIoilI Submitter-Sm a?
inlloIoIlICIypiaM‘ ,. I ..
lutnut sun
tlllSltli usl
Manager 0000') With Appendicitis
nu “Birdie” Cree Down
Will) Favor
NE“ lHORK April lib—Two his
leagues baseball stars, Manager Char-
yiloolin. of the Philadelphia Nation-
ale. and filtrate” Cree. of the New
York Americans. are seriously ill here.
lloolln is It the Hotel Somerset, the
victim of an attack of Ippendicitls.
I the teammates returned to their home
citt yesterday without him When
Doolln was stricken his ailment was
diagnosed as acute indigestion. Last
night his condition Io much worse
that President Mel made Irritant»
meet. to have him taken to a hospital
unless 'improvomant was showu with-
in a few hours.
Cree is in In hospital with a. fever.
which the physician any is likely to
keep him from the guns for a fort»
night. He has not been well since
0 contracting a cold in Atlanta durlna
the spring training that.
IIIIIIII IIRIISS SPRINGS
A Bill SURPRISE
Outpolnts Tommy Murphy in I
‘Grooi PM at New York-—
, Victory Decisive
NEW YORK April 18. ~~“llarlsul
Tommy" Murphy. Just back from Cal
lfornis. where ho best Abe Atteii
drew with One Round" Hogan and
colors lowered in a bot ten mound
light by Leach Cross of this cltjv at
the Empire Athletic club last alight.
Munphy showed superiot boxing
in the tire: three rounds but after
that it was all Cross, who outpuuched
and outpcneroled the. clever lrhthmsn
Murphy received a fierce hummer-in:
in the int half of the will but at no
little did he by signals of distress. in-
stead be foucht with desperation and
[rent pluck. but hiu blows as usual
incited the necessary power. In that
and hislvlctory very decisive.
Crous‘ victory came as I surprise to
a great my light fans here and the
latter is now in I line to tackle Chara.
pion Ad Walnut.
Murphy and Cross met twice before
the mount opinion that Murphy did
the better work. But they weren't
such decisive wins Is to remove all
arguments.
«Last night's battle resulted Just the
opposite~wsy. 1 ‘
Both men weighed under 135
pounds. 0 .
r
EIGHT-EB in:
min m noun
than. of Philadelphia. and Demo
sey. of Trenton, arrived lu town tut
night. both down. to walnut. They
Kctohsllirlum their bouts will not no
marrow. Tom Shot-key will arrive on
the 7:10 thoutorrovi urchins. soda
will positively referee the boats tinder
the auspices of the Naval Militia It
the Amory. .L.
“It” PmIfiIlNIIO.
carom. April itthntiontlh-
mutational some postponed.
bad “other“. .r . ‘1.
Detroit-Clemson opening some post-
polled; ruin. .. .
Palunnnpntlt, April Tar-"(N‘-
ticnnl.)-noctcu~mmeinhln pine-
ballroom; rain.
WASHINGTON. April is (American
Lupus. , ..
name poIthnId: rein. " ~
respect Cross was ousil" the master
look in the best of shape Nelson and . ~
the limit. Wain will Irrino £2)- , .
DETROIT. April liétlmcrlcum~ "
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TUESDAY NIGHT, APRIL so.
‘ GRAND WIND-UP. 10 110001138
Al Nutshell. the ocular Yanks: boy of
Bridgeport. vs Knockout Brown. the
. indomitable New Vol-k liobtwelgm.
who has two decisions over Chem-
plon Ad Walnut.
;V\'elpht 133 pounds at :3 o'clock.
l , SEMI-FINAL.
J90 Rocker, of South Norwalk, vs. Nell
sandshawe, of Stamford.
ii Rounds at 150 pounds
In). Lunch-k. or South Nor-walk. vs.
Kid Io capo. of apt-lumen.
4 loans
tllrw Richards. of South Nomaik.
:1 rounds
Wrong Foot, of South Not-walk.
l Young Silk. of South Norwlllt.
4 rounds.
Referee-«leek Barrett. of Stamford.
Timskcepco—F. 3. Coleman.
ADMISSION. 01, 02 and 03
Tickets Now on sale It All Sporting
Places. at? 12t
Luau: nouns
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterday’s Results.
[New turn 1 Boston 1.‘
owing to wreck.
Other games postponed; rain.
Standing of Clubs.
W. TIL P.C.
Gincinnati‘ ........... 4 l .800
St. Louis ............. i 1 .800
Philadelphia ......... 3 2 .600
“New York . .......... -. 3 . 3 .600
Elston .............. 3. s .500
Brooklyn ........ 2, 3 .400
Chicago..............1 -i .300
Game. Today.
NOW York at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati, at Chicago.
t. pools at. Pittsburgh. '
‘ ton at Philadelphia. .
, ‘ AMERICAN Landon.
Yesterday's Results. T
All nines poItponsd owing to rain.
“ending of clubs.
. w i. no.
IIZIIEIIIMOLIDMI‘.........,4 ‘1 .800
Mont 1 .300
comma ...... I 2 ..667
'dntmon a s .a'oo,
lDbtroit " s‘ 3 .590
Washington .......I132 2 .560
st.t.ouls.............s 4 .333
NowYork ....;......0 ,‘5 .000“.
Bums-Today.
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‘Pbllsdelphis “I Washington.
“allow York ”It 9051011.
Cleveland It Detroit.
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Cincinnati-Chicago name postponed
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on Erldcy inning. April 10.
fRsver Benjamin. South Norw‘ _
, Mike fill‘llom. Philadglnllia.
J. Rachel-filfbiie Hope. South N
Tomili‘y Nomi“ can (that
YonntI‘ Reconcilfitt’hite Plat
Young Jack Dem Icy. Trenton
Olin ands.
Young Ly nob vs. Young Kali
South Not-walk.
c 8 Rounds.
ound u.» , .5
Announcer. 111anan referee
Sharkesj. New York ‘
s‘srr hi, the First platinum Iitip”
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