,‘.fl.“‘\.n,l new...“
Practically all of the great men of er. Tommy‘Bums e. 186110886 Maid”
the ring. past and present, were rear- and Jack Johnson in. Galveston stove-
ed In pov erty, early acquainted with dore. Charley Mitchell was eniployed regretted the retirement of the Voter-
, hard manual toil, and educated in the:in a medical college. and thought at an O'Rourke {rpm a part do the Kilbane. featherweight champion lied
school of adversity and hard knocks. 'WOQWDS a doctor. before taking W some. and now hopes that he Will .arrnuged lo meet K. 0. Mars in. this
Going back to the beginning oL madn‘tflle’ ring Jake Kilraln was a pro- live to head his league aslong M Tim State the boxing commission would
em puglflgfm James F1“. the first fessional sculler. Tom Sharkey was a Murnane, the perpetual presidedt of have interfered because of the rule
champion, was a beamed borers he Boiler. and Peter Muller 3. brewer the New England llama.
took up the listic game.
iillll'llllllllllt'
I ‘ mum «sense
I“. 9 Eastern Association has reelect-
ed James O'Rourke as its president.
thus admitting though splendid to»
out us his successor was advanced.
that his administration of the league
affairs Is not to be improveduupon.
Even were only sentiment involved the
baseball wold generally would hays
Irpr Jim
Jack Slack IDnu mushy mason. concealer. i-l‘iiom .O’Iaoul'ke is the real J-oldiimer Jot the po.undo. in the weight of contested“!
who won the championship in 1750,91)!l Warren was a train “butcher" game. making some other secshed below the heavyweight class Kllbane
was .9, “my.” in Norwich "England. Inge IWIeir was a jockey. Australian veterans appear like new comers.
Jolie Talia developed his muscles by Billy Murphy was a tailor.
heaving coal.
wliurves.
uer and jumper and a protessioual
strong man before he won the bigmn
The {great .Jcm ,Belcher was ai
(Bendigo was an acroa
but. Jem Mace was an itinerant vie!
linlst before he took up the bill
title.
'Bristol :b utch'er.
.game Tom 'Hyer. the first champion
of America. was .a New York butcher.
IJOIIIlgHOQMD.“ was a blacksmith, and
for several years was employed ,in
steamship shops at .Benlcia, (Int.
hence his title of “Benicia Boy.‘ .1th
‘Mol‘rissey, another classy American
heavyweight worked in s. Troy, N. IY..
foundry. Paddy Ryan, was also 3
‘Troy ironworker. John L. Sullivan,
Ryan's conqueror. was a tinsmiih
.Iim Corbett was a bank clerk in flan
Francisco. Bob Fitzsimmons was a
blacksmith. Jim Jeffries a. boilermk-i
dine packing plant.
“newsy” In Detroit. Joe Wolcott was
later a piano mover
one-time welterweight champion.
came of a wealthy .San Francisco fam-
ily and took up boxing as an amateur. made his entry as a player In the N3 be Insislod lbol- he had not ommwn
Johnny ‘Kllbime was a merad 0‘0ka “ml Wgua In 1876 (Hanging 3t the the 16%thth cm W hm Wind
Jack 13511199”: Jack Mohuliiie and National career of the veteran the Tom McCsrey. the Coulomb Wmt.
Jack ISIWIIY W9” 000995- Bomber. student of baseball statistics funds in er to m him Wm, mavwmm
dier WBIIB hbd the 0030”“ WWW array of facts that establishes the 0:18;“!QO at 122 “n“!do- K’VIW
"on of 1|.“th W38 3 bone'boner 01d “mm as a remarkable ”my“ He ever a‘m he won m ””3 m Aha
Kid Lu-
Bill Darts was s dyer, visne carried sacks of salt item docks a game at hat. was O’Rourke's rec night, Md 3W 9. 3”;th in um
and Tom Lyons a waterless. George ‘0 barges at Saginaw Mich Mal: 0rd up to 1913.1uter be had {cured ninth round Mars floored the chem-
Moggs was a Bristol coal miner. Tom Effie W employed in a Buffalo bowl- as an active player. and even siuwhe- Dion in the second mm but was
Johnson was a porter .on‘ the London IDS alley. Bat Nelson was alarm boy coming president of his league. be m hegvfly handicapped to m“ the
John Jackson was a run- .Billy Smith worked in a Maine dar- had made it a point to don a uniform ten round 1mm and ”Jamey hangs on
“NW all“ and play in at least one name. and interesting tale.
”/84? item home and became a his annuals appearance in the closing mm“... componeamm to makejihe
Thirtysix seasons without missing
gme of 1912 was made a bIgVIevent.
born in British Guiana and was a». He wag “no“; to keep up“; cpl”. side. but he‘hndho illuitifor‘hlmuli. I] Slouch, formats In”, “I
cabin boy on u lumber schooner and lug" and tells pan, in me closing email“ the flux at 133 the “EM“ ‘
(390139 G“99n- game 0! the year in 1913. but Ihness weight um“ mu)“, explained his
prevented.
O'Rourke is 68 years of age and
"hill cubism
‘ u
IVIVIIV II VIII IIIIIIII
Cincinnati Scions Let Kllbsne
gallium Elsvsnd’cuulls More
"Than linockoul More
W
NEW YORK Nov. 1'91: Johnny
I
that prohibits a difference of- ten
tackled More a former New York
member. in Cincinnati. ‘llbursdsy
featherweight limit. 122 pouuda m
action by stilling that. on he held the
title. he had nI right to dim But
4
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VIIIIIIVS IV VIIEIIVII
III VIIII VIIII III
Federal League has ConvsosI
Indianapolis Today Ill .
Ilnersasshircull I
amphmv
INEW*»Y0RK, Nov. 1.——Ioule Fedei
Laughs mount their much talked ,I
meeting at Indianapolis today sht
that they are not depending up’I
stage money they will subject urge
iled beseball'toa. jarring surprise. TI
Federals will be represented by eh: i
tsbllshed clubs, which hnlshed the i
cant men in Chicago. Clevelad
Pittsburgh St Louis. Kansas City at
indlsuepolis- flinch club has mmist
to post :26 000 either in cash or cerl
fled checks at today' s oonclave to gun
antes salaries for star players wb
will. be aired fin dumpibeareserve rulI
' mammoth enmeshed baseball. ‘
glassy .sensatientl reports we con
mr‘trom-Iilie‘.-Fodefll We Idem;
sums 'anshismald toIIhsve sigl
ed with -cboId£wmIGibY..tsam. :11: BI
Mule {this rumored that Mismatch;
Iwbo boo beenjrldad to thaIIGiantl
will manage the Fedoralsllnthauoun.
City. IMothcr warn Involves tin
MIMICmuh thert‘mson ant
MW Moustache Giants Ins tir-
W of thellww Bullion team
Jules filth] is W; to be consider
Tm?" McGovern was a ”"9"” W.” in “8 1m baseball “slim" Attell. hos been scored tor “about: «mmmrcflom- domed Gilmore ta
Packey McFarland worked in the Ghl- yafa and harm boner than 300 for manlika “01mm“ h” W‘QW
035° Wk“! houses. 333 Mm? was. thirteen years. missing the honor list ed with pulling on frequent MI.
and is. a lack of all trades. Jim Flynn
was a locomotiye new. sud Carl
Morris an engineer.
.
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3»er PUT8~MiLLER AWAY.
,W
[Cute
Knocks I'Ex-Metorman With
Right Swing in Third.
NEW YORK. Nov. i.——Gunboat
smith knocked out Charley Miller In
the third round ,of their scheduled ten
round bout at the Atlantic Garden, last
night. dropping the ex-motorman with
a short. snappy right hand Jolt on the
jaw in tholast minute of the rouiid.
The and did not come unexpectedly. as
Millermas dazed repeatedly in the
previous rounds by solid books on the
jaw, Smith using both hands and land-
ing with apparent ease.
Smith conceded thirty-six pounds to
his townsmsn. weighing in at 183 to
Miller‘s 219. and it was only Miller‘s
great bulk and awkward style that era-
bled him to last as long as he did. The
Gunner was in perfect trim. clean
muscled, with the speed of a‘mlddle-
weight. while Miller was a bit fat. but
lively on his feet.
In the opening round Miller was as
open as a. gate, smith hocking him
with a hard left that shook him from
feet to demo. Another left staggered
Miller and be blocked away. Smith
was cool and deliberate in his work
and backed Miller into to. corner. where
the latter slipped and went down. Mil»
lcr warmed up at the close of the
round, rushing Smith serous the ring,
but all his swings were mild.
Miller danced around his opponent
in the second session, his left hand at-
tempts for the body falling short by a
food In u rally on the ropes Miller
claimed he was hit low. but the claim
was not allowed. lie wus badly used
up at the bell.
Smith book his time In the third
and measured Miller with two snappy
left hooks. staggering him against the
ropes. Then likes flush, he landed
clean with historight. Miller went to
the floor in a beep and tried to strug»
glo to his dost with the and of the ropes
but fell buck Allin.
LIBIITB Mil TVIE‘IVI‘EiK
Mum!
Eddie Brown vs. Dove PM at
Portland
Jack White vs. Joe Buying“ ven-
couver.
sentinel «Wool- are e qaluhmciloe
end inexpensive means of consul
cities. .‘I’Im were a direct Stay or
miss rumor the ones who
will 4» claim
' cons ELL-HARVARD. ' ""
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. ., Nov.
only live times.
mum never equalled the .400
mark for the year. His best record
was .806
I
live National WHO clubs. starting
1:430!“ with Boston at the organization of the am...“
neh's chances against Harvard -at the league and playing with Providence.
Stadium today in:the first some he Buffalo. New York and Washington.
tween the elevens of the two universl~
ties in-rthreevyears,.were mm by
Twice he has plsyed with winners of
, the National: league chempldnubiua the
O'Rourke 1188 been I member. 91.; mm.“
the absence of three regulars immtba ,Proyldence .nnd New York. he was
Harvard lineup. belt End O'Brien. right fielder and first baseman fertile
heft Tackle Hitchcock and night Providence nine In 1879, when he
lisli'back Malian all are suffering from captured first place. and was With
injuries. The loss of‘Manan in today's New York in 1838 and 1889 when it
game was particularly regretted by won the pennant. In 1879 he was
supporters of the crimson because of third batsman of the lessue. had in
his Speedy work In the open field in 188i he led the league, with an ever-
previous games this season. In addl~
tion 'Brickley, the brilliant fullback.
was not in the best of condition. and it
was thought he would play only a part
of the game.
The Cornell tenm averaging more
than 180 pounds from tackle to tackle,
wasw somewhat heavier than the Har-
verd elevenh The men were In excel
lent shape. and although not cenildent
of victory. were prepared to make 'ilar~
yard work hard to win. O'Hearn. at
right end. is well-known bore. having
made a footbal reputation In his High
school days in Brookline. 'l‘hc purlting
ability of Quarterback Barrett was
considerably feared by Harvard men.
Cornell presented. with two excep-
tions. the some lineup that started in
last Saturday’s game. when the Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh scored on several
nukes and won, 20 to 'i.
Iiurvnrd defected Cornell. 27 to I). in
their last game, in lilIO. The sky was
clear today. and the weather the cold-
est of the season. with is moderate
westerly breeze. The lineup:
:Harvd‘rd. Position. Cornell.
loolldge ....... heft end... .....llccse
Withlngton. . .Imft tackle... . . . .tluyer
Cowen.......lloit gusrd.......Munns
Trumbull ...... Center ...........Cool
Psnnock. .Illght guard. . . . .Ilyluml
Gilmsn. . .mnht tackle... . . Mallory
Bterer.......ilight end.......0'ilesru
house... . Quarterback .....llsrrott
Hardwick.. .lmlt halfback. . . ..l!chulor
norm. . “aim mums. . . . I . .ll‘rits
enemy. . rooms . . renown
am
DUFW OUTGOXBI MDMUE.
BWAW. Nov. l.»~Jlmmy may. or
imbued. outbound and euttought.
Young Gnome. of Jersey City. In
eight of ten rounds bore tut night.
The eighth round was Bitume'e end
the ninth even.
Your most My is costing;
I
[M “It “fl”-
lnonuy every day. A dentin“ not
only. will change your lose this a
profit. Trysuomdm
‘5‘
380 of .350.
His brother John, who died recent»
Iy. played with him on the Bacillus
for two seasons, and for three years
he played on the same team with his
son. Jimmy, Jr. They were together
$11 the Bridgeport team. which the to»
thsr owned Jimmy. Jr.. has been in
the American Association since his
father sold the Bridgeport franchise,
including a ball field, on the lot on
which the veteran Jim O'Rourke
pitched hay when he was a boy
Four years ago. at the close of the
Connecticut league season, Jim sought
also of lowing opponents to meet him
at reduced weights so that they would
have no chance.
diets. pram!!!
all. mails:
to reports at the bottle. ad m not“
it We bed made
weight tor him Wisdom! ,u'e
sure that the champion would hive
“been ‘mm They bars-a boxing
commission in WW “there
was no oillcisl Objection tothlsmnfsir
match.
,l‘dlimil 'l‘hiery and we madame-
sure of. McFarland old Gibbons III-
speclivsly.‘ met immune comm-
day totalk enormously-but nothing
definite was accomplished. ‘fledslrooid
tint “Gibbons wouldrbolt : utility. weigh
means the mallards in Glucose. while
Jehnulihos.w‘hovs;m minnow
elem nucleic“: At hisown .mrms
John Hillary the Plum. lint base
when been med so the nessiblt
monuments» of the endow .m. in Plus
much. all if napoleon Leioie will
to tskc- hold of. rule Cleveland
Now it.“ sold ”Alb- ne can sign «I
315.000. cnimi- .
.. .vaasa-comwz.
NEW HAVEN. Nov. 1.--Ylle and
Colgate measured strength on the Yeti
,Fieldgrldiron this afternooan who
one conceded to be the hardest gun
on the Ellis' schedule so for this
son. The New York Stale collegisn
came here with a last. versatile ole Y
en. confident oi’ at‘least crossing til
blues' god line—a. feet that has no
in; his o'clock. whiie‘mbiery insisted
on ringside dueling W This“)I said;
that Peckey would meet All» at 142. I
weighing at 8 o'clock. but Redd!
threw up his hands. uk‘Milwsukee ciu
is after the match.
W
gate pinned lis ”face largely in its clev .
er quarterback Huntington. regard
by many critics as one of the bes
b quarterbacks in the East. Besides be
in: a good broken field runner. he i
on adept In the art of forward pass
Gunboat Smith"! proposed boutmith ins. Huntington's work at Yale Field
Sum lnngford in Boston is In the sir. I
The Atlas A. A” which has been moI
tinting with the men. has one moreI
date. November 11. in its present dun-I
tars, the Arena. The matchmaker ill
undecided about the attraction for that
two years no Was noteworthy. There
was no contest last year. the me be
ing cancelled because of the death of
York of the Yale boom.
The blue entered the gene minus
the services of some of its best ploy
one of the regular scheduled mules date. H9 says that n he cannot W 'ul‘s on account of injuries. Stone and
for the New York National Magus
nine. and tho lollowers oi baseball
marveled at the agility of the athlete
who had passed the half century
mark.
Now the veteran Is president. score-
tsry. treasurer snd'chiei of umpim
of the Eastern Association. formerly
the Connecticut League. Ilia organized
the league In 1897 and has always
been Its secretary. mismanaged the
Bridgeport nine until three years no
when he retired from regular plsyins.
although he insisted that he «bonded
to oontiliuo to play a some or two I
year. “Just to keep his name on the
league records." snd be dld that until
this year.
James O’Rourke ones played “bell
around the early seventies In Noowoik.
on the old Amphitheatrd‘ ground» This
well before he become a member oi-
:tbo National league. Tim Home.
president of the New laughed Mull!»
mentioned In the above article. now
sporting writer on the Boston Globe.
remedy played with the m ill
Norwsik. in the surly menace. To
was formerly a resident at ‘1?th
end quite on libido.
W
m poopi- m firm will
threw: W Visit” the. m
mode use time to and W st
Smith and the Tar Baby he will put
on Gene Chip and Leo Houok or Gil-
bert Gallant and Jidflbiust.
McFarland is practically matched to
box Jack Britten in Milwaukch In two
weeks. it is said that the weight. is
116 at a "look. When Menu-ind
best Wilson in the Girden isomeric;
the would m 1" hi 4 o'clock. MI
m do! that usurious can whip
Britten at any weight the latter may
name. 4
W
Willle Ritchie unaccounted truism;
for molmh emu bout. The werid'sI
lightweight champion. while rescind
meal «on. took entail e dons
pounds. as that forum work In em
easy. But hours he will not isms:
is sigma am until the mid-
also! W west. Warm bonnie
to mmguuln on Monday. u be use
nearly measured me his recent In:
it“?
WM
county mourns ms myths.
Just as De Oro did befcro J
amino baseboilongod theatre!)
Mica cumulus. continued me
min but both his Worms!
We. in the sites-am W
ruling
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we die m- s so to at... .
strum doses: his It
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‘ilubblrd, two novices, held down the
important wing positions. 11.}.
the way. hove been the w. "I‘ " ° ““
of Yalcs defense this your.
another new man. occupied center.
Martina being laid up with an injured
tout. Pendloton. the our tackle. has
n. twisted bone. and Madden held down
this position.
flaring the past week. following the
slump lest fiatnrday. Yale has been
couched osmium on admire power.
Welter Camp. dean ot’feolbeil—st Yale.
smelled the team personally for sever»
at days. something be use not done tor.1
some time. uncut):
Yale. Millie. . Nicole.
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The only PIacI
customers I“ a
JEDDO Coal which, while .
lasts. is’your opportunity
“’A’h’w ”twig;
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tun fil\r’, i,
I to Get It
We have secured for ouI .
quantiy
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get this superior Coal at
normal price,
JEDDO Coal is “as prettV
as a,Ipicture” and is as go
I Will
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as it looks. I
At ther dealer 5 in No
walk,“ 0 Ily in the Ruins, and on
It was Purposely
W m w y W yan Enemy
Coal! Co on
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and you will buy a ton
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Buy a very high grade of WI
and Goal of William loillon, . l
'1‘ W a 1" Aller First Shock Was
myered Them
Also um 1aying lo a ll). for
cl. 441.
and best prices for rubbers, Indie hospital
feather beds etc
REMOVE
do upholstciing and furniture if
ing at reasonable prices.
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Phone,
Mahmud
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.vwmmowr-
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Dooly, father of dead girl-l
..... ,_~_—.whether he was in building.
wired;
ury Dooly, mother of dead
tion critical. .
n Hughes, wife of dead.
iition critical.
FROM 45 Tc 72 N MAIN STREt ll,ughos daughter of Mr.
Iuhn Hughes; condition criti-
Our Luger quzmors enable
Ioly, sister of deer; girl; so0
l but may recover
load and injured were sleepa
1the crash came, and than.
be to escape. The building.
Ied down. and tons of mi,
r buried the unfortunat.
There was a slight fire i
wan puss ilumsdhttely follolylflfl
e, and “we the departmeb‘b
The firemen directed their.
lxtricating the injured froifi ‘
‘ d searching for the dead.
occupied by a Syrian ismo ‘
ly escaped 11 similar into
Ick and mortar piled up the
making it necessary for the
o escape by the way of wln- ‘,
l by firemen '
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SOUTH NORWALKI Dislricl 0V Morenl.
ary, Has a Great
Disaster
ICICS‘I‘. Nov. :i.-A loss estl-_
someone has been caused
Ich u. o spreading from oil
fllli‘i in the petroleum (lis-
flelli
started yesterday with the
I u large well and spread
I whole valley and along
, which were VOIVIly n hiss.
Out-r twenty-live wells are
Coal
Inning furiously. Fighting
I; become Very difficult on
Thcii. VVCI‘SIIVIgId SLSOHC wells are in eruption
“MW
'22 WATER boooooc- - '
BILLS WILL BE PAID.
( illllIlIIlliIhll London and Ibo c
ronllnissiouers tonI‘orrml thls nu
m the olilce of the board relut
llw bills to little of the «hurl urns
purmwui. Councilmen Louder
moved the bills and they wIII Ill
on ’I‘uoudny night. at the council
log in all probublllty.
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