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obtained a long sought «match witll
diam Langford, he professes tobe high-
ly elated. Gunboat sees in the coming
engagement at Boston a chance to
confound his critics, who say he is
faint hearted. establish himself beyond
a question as the foremost heavy-
weight and lay the foundation of his
fortune all at one sweet).
Perhaps if that first lSlaltil-Ianngl-d
match had gone through Gunboat
would have done all this. ‘ At the time
Langford was just off the boat and in
fearful condition. It would have been
physically impossible for him to put
up anything like his best battle. That
was Smith’s one great opportunity, but
he was unable to take advantage oi
it. Since then the Boston negro has
taken part in three bouts and will be
at least 50 per cent. better. although
there is no chance of him ever regain-
ing his old-time form.
With lengford in condition to do
himself anything like justice Smith’s
chances will not appeal to betting
men. Perhaps the best that can be
expected of Gunbcat in that case is
that he will offer enough resistance to
make the bout worth while. The most
optimistic are forced to admit that
«Smith’s points of advantage are dis-
couragitlgly few. Superior condition.
height and reach are all that he has
'in his favor. ‘
lSmith stontly maintains that he will
not be intimidated by Langford‘s for-
midable reputation. In explaining his
ideas on the subject Smith asserts that
any strong. determined fellow with a
knockout punch in either hand need
fear no man. No doubt Gunboat has
faith inethis theory, but the Question is
whether “his nerves will not rebel
against such cold logic when at the
critical moment he observeerthe Boa
ton demon come waddling across the
ring to meet him.
Certainly if Smith loses his nerve
for a moment his chance of winning
will depart forthwith. He cannot ex-
pect to outbox his dusky opponent for
a point of victory. If he wins it must
be with a knockout. and in order to
hit freely he must be perfectly cool
and selfconfldent. An attack ofrnerv-
ea will not only set him swinging
wildly. but will also rob his blows of
their usual force.
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READY FOR FOOTBALL CONTEST.
NEW YORK. ‘Nov. 12.-—~New York’s
largest sporting areas, known as the
Polo Grounds. but where baseball has
its home. has been put in shape for
the two important football contests
that will be played this month. Addi-
tional stands llav been built sum-
clout to take care of an even greater
crowd than witnessed the recent world
baseball championship games. The
largest outpouring of enthusiasts will
be for the Army-Navy game on the
29th. for which practically all of the
available space already has been an-
gaged. abut the Dartmouth-Cornelia
game next Saturday also has aroused
a considerable local interest.
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Sill}? FRANCilSCO, Nov. i2.-—Tllo
prospects are good for "a match be-
tween Gunboot amith and Arthur Pel-
koy in San Francisco or 'Daly City
within thin next few months. Tommy
”urns. manager of Pelkcy. has been
flickering with Promoter Jim Com-0th
for several weeks. and basilully so
copied the terms client! in the first
instance.
“As Jun Buckley. who attends to
Bmlth'n business. elbow-rod Coilroth
. some than no to sign up constant
with Prim at the first opportunity.
little remains but to ill: upon a date
for the heavyweight «out.
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Those who went to New York the
other night to see Willie Ritchie and
Leach Cross mingle in a ten-round
bout have due respect for the cham-
picn‘s lfhiiit)’. A local light enthusiast,
in discussing the bout last night, said:
"Ritchie is fast and clever. His
foot work is as good if not better than
that of any lightweight within our
recollection and, unlike many boxers
who are speedy with their hands, he
carries a punch. The fans had been
told all this when Willie first annexed
the title, but they had also seen a lot
of other alleged champions who came
from the West and theywere sceptical.
That night many did not expect any-
thing much better than they had seen
before, and to say that they were
pleasurably disappointed. is putting it
mildly. Willie is all there, every way
you take him. and while he is not an
impressive boxer. he certainly has the
goods. -
"Cross, while he was beaten. was
not disgraced. Far from it. Leach
put up one of the best fights of his
career and there were stages of the
light in which it looked as if he would
annex‘ the title. This was in the open.
ins rounds when Ritchie had not real.
iy warmed up to his work. In the
first two rounds Mach got home some
rattling “good
Westerner doing the back-step and
more than once waived his balance.
“it was one of the beat battles ever
produced under the present law and
aanguinary enough to please the wild-
est enthusiast. Ritchie. was a revelto
tion.
weight that has shown since the days
of Joe Guns. He showed a marked
resemblance in his work to Frank
Erna when the latter was at his best
but is not so good in blocking punches
as was the latter.
“He beat Cross at .Iieacll's own
game. lie stood and slugged with the
lighting dentist and came out of the
exchanges with all the honors. it was
the first time in his career, or at least
since Leach appeared as a champion-
ship posslbillty, that Cross was beaten
by a .boy who swapped punches will»
him.
"Cross took his beating gamely. He
had his chance at the title and Ill
tried every inch of the way but after
the tllird round he was fighting with
the odds big against him, and even
then did not flinch under punishment.
Leach will lose no prestige because of
his defeat as it is doubtful if another
boy»can be found about. New York
who will do as well against the cham-
pion."
BKBETBRB SIGN VOUNG HANLEY.
:Hnaloy. former captain and star
twirler of the Manhattan College nine.
will wear a Jersey City uniform next
season and show his mettle in the 'ln-
ternatlonal Dengue circuit. Henley
signed with Frank Chance and the
New Yorke after his college days were
over, but he did not show the bril-
ilanoy expected of him. He did not
get much of a chance and was let go.
last summer he played with the lie.
vote team of the Providence Amateur
Magus and helped win the title for
that team. «He was signed. for Jersey
City by Paddy «Duff. who noted in by
half of President Tom Tommy. at the
Shooters. Henley burecelued notice
to go South with the cm".
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i ‘We get this from the coast relative
to the announcement of the selling of
“Hap“ Myers. of the Braves. to
Rochester; "i believe the cause of
my release from the «Boston club was
due to the work I did forithe Baseball
Players' Fraternityd' said Myers, who
is spending the winter in Frisco. “i
was assigned by the fraternity to get
as many Braves as possible into the
fold. and‘succaeded in getting almost
the entire team to enroll in the B. P.
F. ido not think that the powers
that be of the Boston team thought
very much of the fraternity, as they
were rather put out because i was de-
ing work for the fraternity, believing
that those players who Joined would
cause the clubs a lot of trouble. Short-
ly after I took up the work I noticed
that my every move during the game
was being criticised. and i ran into so
many cell downs that I was not
greatly surprised when i read in the
papers that I had been released to
Rochester." . ‘
EURTNEV. “GRAND ow MAN"
or CORNELL, o4 THlS WEEK
Charles E. Courtney, for twenty-
eight assume the benevolent despot
who has ruled over the Cornell oars-
lnen, was born at Union Springs. N.
Y., <Sixty-four years ago htis week,
Nov. 13, 1849. The greatest of all
American rowing coaches, who has
turned out so many winning crews for
the Ithaca institution. was a carpen-
ter’s assistant in his youth. but all
his spare time was spent pulling all
our. vile first became known as an
amateur oarsman‘fgwhen, at the use
of eighteen. be defeated two good
oarsmen who V'i’d‘vy‘ed in shells, while
he had a crude wooden‘ boat- This
feat, performed on Cayuga Lake, gave
the youngster a local reputation, and
he was much in demand at amateur
regattas. Forty years ago, at Sara-
toga, he became a national figure by
beating a field of a dozen crack scul-
iers, leading a full quarter of a mile.
As an amateur he was never [defeat-
ed, although he took part in nearly
a hundred races. Courtney was twen-
ty-seven when he decided to turn abil-
ity as a scuiler to financial account,
and turned professional. He lost
only seven out of nearly half a bum
dred races. and then, in 1885. began
his career as autocrat of the Cornell
crews. «lie has always been the
strictest of disciplinariazls. and. while
his training rules are simple. they
must be strictly lived up to. on peril
of instant dismissal of any offender.
On one historic occasion Courtney
"fired" a whole crew because they in-
dulged in strawberry shortcake. in vlo.
lotion of his orders. Moreover. in the
few days remaining before the race.
the great coach built up a new crew
that was victorious. Cake and pie
are taboced by the “Old Man." and
so are tobacco and alcoholic bever-
ages of all kinds. For the rest, the
diet of Cornell crews is little different
from that of the average healthy man.
in keeping the ithoco common on
“lhewagon” Courtney has the co-op-
eration of everybody in lthaca. and
aaloonkespers. hotel men and even
gamblers have often reported breaches
of discipline to the “Old Man." Yet.
for all his stern insistence upon mot
obedience. Courtney is kindly and
sympathetic. and a sportsmen who
would a thousand time: rather have
blamed lose it rose than to win by
anything but the fairest of meth-
ode.
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Prior to this year it‘ilfld been the
custom to give word signals for the}
several plays, certain words in sen-'
‘tences. relating to footbalk‘bolng theI
keywords. Captain Corbin, as center.
was so tail that a sign system of our
nails had to be devised which he used.
entirely in the Princeton game. From1
the talk indulged in the Princeton
players thought word signs were being!
used. and were entirely ignorant of
the sign signals. The pulling of cap
' visor was a kick signal. Everything
OXNAR'D-CflluN0V4-12-wMattvbeat Captain did wall his left hand ml
the White Sex. 3 to '2,wyeglerdgy, be.!touching different parts of his uniform:
fore a host of Fred .Snodgrass' home i from collar to shoe lace meant a Bug'-
town friends. anal for a play at different points on,
The Giants gm 3 m1. start a“Bribe left side of the line. The plays
gnodgmafi had been presented with a on the right side were indicated rein-l
watch by admiring friends and fellow “de the‘same way.
citizens. ‘Snodgrnss went out, but a The use of numbers as signals be-
couple of singles coined one tally. sun the next year. The 1888 team was
The Sox tied the score in the ”evhandicapped greatly by injury to many
0nd. Evans. Daly and Benz appropriat- l of its members. '
lng singles. The Giants came back The newspapers gave the public
in the next with a couple of singles their opinion that the team would be
and one run. Crawford repaid the coin-iin poor condition to meet Princeton.
plilnent with a home run drive to the!” luck WW” have it, the invalids
centre field automobiles in the Sourembed 3 convalescing stage in time
half of the third. to enter the Wesleyan game on the
Both Matty and Benz put on steam Saturday preceding the Princeton
for three innings and there was notln game in a fairly 80“ condition. flap-
ing doing. although Hens was ”we,“ laln Corbin and Head Coach Camp al.-
ed hard in spots. Swell support got tended the Princeton-Harvard game at
him out of several tight holes. In the Princeton on that day. Upon their
seventh Lobert scored on a single, a'return to New York they received “l
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stolen base and another single. The telegram from Mrs. Camp to the ef-
tally. Score by innings: Yale‘s favor. One of the graduate
White Sex ..... 0 1 1 0 0 0 0M2 coaches, impressed with the opportu-
tllat the information be kept quiet un-
Y‘LE F601.” “L ill he could see a few Princeton men.
1888 TH" “E” In" ,small and of several stakes at longl
u odds against Yale. When the news
NlllW HAVEN. Nov. 12,—Jrhe Yale'llc the next morning, public opinion
football team of 1888 will have its sil~’cbanged. Yale went into the game
the host being Captain William ii. Cor- ’ handsomely.
bin, of that famous team. After a; Glffordli’lnchot, who has been iden-
stcry of the experiences and workings movement, was a member of the '88
of that team make an interesting squad, and played quarterback in sev~
Sox were then double played out onfi’a fact that "‘9 score was 105 to 0 in
Giants .......... 1 o 1 o o o o—sgnlty to tum I M nannies. requested
The result was that be negotiated the.
,of the Wesleyan score was made pub-
ver anniversary dinner this cvcnlng,’not the favorite. but expected to do
lapse of a quarter of a century. the titled with the Progressive party
story. which is told by Mr. Corbin. The oral games until prevented by physi-
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A live topic among all classes of
sporting men yesterday was the senso-
tional glove light between Willie th.
chic, lightwolght champion of the
world, and Leach Cross, in the Garden,
Monday night. Lthcllie‘s victory was
'well received, for the reason that he
disproved the reports that he wasn’t
a really first class lightweight. While
Crosslwas generally commended for
his gameness and persistent attempts
to overwhelm the Californian, the
champion received no end of praise,
particularly from many of the oldest
followers of the ring game.
Wherever the fight was discussed
Ritchie came in for compliments be
cause of his splendid gaperalship and.
powerful hitting. It was conceded that
if Cross hadn't been in perfect physical
condition he never would'have been
able to survive those two knockdowna
in the third round. Ritchie’s right
headers which reached Cross' jaw in
that session were delivered with won-
derful accuracy and also with surpris-
ing power, considering the short dis-
tance the champions fist traveled,
Cross' unusual vitality. however. and
his peculiar stalling tactics doubtless-
saved him inithis crisis.
.it was rumored yesterday that Rit-
chie. after finding out what he could
do in the third round. decided to be
satisfied with a victory on points, so‘
that another battle with Cross could
be arranged in California. It was stat~
i
ed that Cross would go direct to Ver-
non, Cat. to box Joe Rivera on Thanks-
giving Day and that if he won he
would sign articles to fight [Ritchie al-
so at Vernon on New Year's Day. Rib
.chie will leave here today for San
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head coaches were really Mr. and Mrs. ‘
Waiter Camp. who had been married
in the summer of that year. and were
boarding with relatives in this city.
Mr. Camp bad just begun his connec-
tion with the Neleaven Clock Comr
pony. of which be is new president.
and he had to attend strictly to busi-
ness. >Mrs._(‘.lmp who was present at
the practice on Yale Field each day.
would make careful note of the plays.
the players and anything which had a
bearing upon styles of play or individ-l
ual weakness or strength.
She would describe the day's re
suits to Mr. Camp. who was fully in» .
formed when Captain Corbin arrived
at the house in the evening. This was»
practically the only systematic coach
in: the team received. There were
several old players like Tompkins. '84,
Terry. ’85, and Knapp. '82, who came
on the field frequently.
“At this time it was customary for the
center to snap the ball back to the
quarter with his font. By standing
the ball on random! exercisinz leech
loin pressure on it, it was possible to
have the ball bound into the quarter-
~bnck'a hands. The center had to ob-
tend to this detail. as well all to block
his opponent and make holes in the
line for the backs. There was no neu-
tral none. and with the players in
am must. the opportunity came
formers Whnell than is customary
present. The officials were not I0
strict in their rulinlll. 121'”::1“n
I on of u solitaire,“ , y-
or a: tc‘iltand up to bill may in
order to play his none. In the first
cal condition. GOOTKG WOOGPML 0f ['Franclsco. where he is booked to fight
the '88 team. later coached University l twenty rounds with Harlem Tommy
of Pennsylvania and put that team 01:3 Murphy on December 2. in view of
l';:.::°ul.r:...l:.::l transverse“ “film"-
‘ ‘ ‘ c or as name recent y c e, on
shifts will‘be remembered as some crime form be displayed against Cross,
the most original plays ever produced.; should win without extending himself.
Judge Woodruff was later appointeddu that event ‘iherefore he would find
assistant attorney-general of the Uniki it worth while to meet Cross again in,
ed States when Air. Garfield was score-i a longer battle. .,
my of the interior. H- was lateral» ' Persons who were next to the true
pointed a federal Judge in Hawaii by, state of affairs. however. declared that
President Tan and at present is en-lultchie tried his level heat. to‘ stop
rinsed in less! practice in this coup-toms in the last seven rounds. but
U‘Y- .. 'that Leach proved too tough arid too
Among other players on the '88 a dangerous. Cross carried a deadly
team were Dr. W- T. Bil". who 18 Still I wallop right up to the end of the scrap
0030111116 drop kickers; William C-iand nobody knew it any better than
Rhodes, of Clovellnn: Rev. Charles 0.:tbe champion. it was “Ritchie's alert-
Glli. Hardball. VL; F‘redorick W. 'Wol-I nose in stepping back, in ducking or
M60; Piainfleid. N. J.; DI" W- 0- Will“; in blocking that made it impossible for
tembm. New Haven; Lee ‘McCIunsJCl-oas to reach the point of the Jew
1011118?” United States Treasurer; Drllwith a. right hander heavy enough to
William P. Graves. Harvard Medical put the Californian down. ‘thchle re-
School. and Terry W. Hawaii. 010W; colvod many right bender: on the side
land. ‘of the hood in the neck of flush in the
Mr. Corbin has followed the same; race. but be was so strong in the legs
closely each year end is a member Maillot he never so much as staggered.
the Yale football advisory 0031!!!“in lie took all that Cross bad and then
its points out. that it is romukublo‘ouuougmhlm,
that the '88 word of 896 to 0 d0“ lit)"i Th9 fight drew nearly ”2,000. 0f
mm to have been duplicated by ”1!,qu Iuln Cross received zorper cent":
Matilde counse planar collars bani about «.400. allude had the alien
ml ll booyincidononhu the mint native of so per cent. or a 310,000
mom made by the Yale crew at NIW.‘ guarantee. it is said. and naturally be
Masonic the some new"! “and;- took the latter slim. The sum ro-
At the dinner tonight Captain Conceived the usual 6 per cont. toll-«-
alumn- one morals «no former:th tidbit-«lad the Man sot $1..
rule football admins. one cram 0:10.000 in rent. After, prisms. adv-rub
track and one baseballceptaln. in: and help had been will for. to-
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Although Jess, Willard has accepted
the Garden A. (L's terms to box Carl
Morris in New York on December '2,
the boxing commission {bobbed up’yu‘
tel-day with the announcement that
Willard could not appear. It .was
shown that Willard was suspended last ‘
winter by the commission because its .
failed to keep an engagement with
One Round Davis in Buffalo. Willard
left the State and has remained away '
ever nines. if the boxing salons keep , ’
Willard under the ban Dan Dolley. at
Tlttsburgh, will meet Morris on the
above date.
WHEN LESLIE BUSH
MINE!) MAGK’S TERI
Connie Mack purchased Leslie Built
from Missoula in August of 1912 and
when the Union Association season
closed in :September the now famous ..
young pitcher was told to come on all
one.
Bush reached Piliiadelpllillust before
game time. lie lost no time in finding
his way out/to Shibe Park and started
right in through one of the turnstiles.
without any preliminaries. The gate-
keeper dldn't know the World’s Series
star then from 9. .Buddha idol.
“Hey. there." yelled the sentinel at
the gate; “wherebya think you're so»
ing?"
“i'm going to see Connie Mack," said
Bush. and he kept right on walking.
the guard after him. Bush finally pulb
ed up. “Say, 100le here; my name's
Bush and i've got business with Mack.
I’m a new pitcher and I want to 585
him quick."
Bush kept along to the office and met
Connie. He hustled into a uniform
and. started to warm up. His arm
looked bad' and Connie. who was giv-
ing the recent acquisition to the hurl-
ing staff a keen scrutiny, thought no
had found : bloomer.
"That the way you pitch all the},
time?” said the main mogul.
“Nope: the soupbone is a trifle lame.
'Been pitching every day out in Mis-
soula. and have a little strain. Be all
right in a couple of days."
It was true about the pitching stunt
in Mlssoula. Blankenship had worked
the boy in about 50 games. which was
an ironman stunt without any ques-
tlon.
Mack assigned lra Thomas to coach ,
the boy. The blackhsired backstop
appraised the youngster. ‘
stuff in the world," said the enthusi-
astic catcher; "bit green. though but
he'll be there." ‘
And was be there? Tut!
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NEW YORK. Nov. 12.—~—"iieinle"
Zimmerman. the hard~hlttlng third
baseman of the Chicago National
Magoo club. is no longer a member of .
The Athletics were at homeand -
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the Baseball Players‘ Fraternity. be».
vid i... Felts. president of the ploym'
organization.'iaat night confirmed! , .'
report to this effect. explaining thatlt“
lwna in July that Zimmerman had
been dropped after failure. to pay hill .
duos. Zimmerman and . for six
weeks. sold Fultl. . .
Others also financially delinquent
wine notified that their names had
been removed from. the membership
W. Fultx said, but they were ”in. ‘
stated after their applications were
approved by the advisory board. allur-
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