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New York Manager, Well Known. Here. Believes Thai‘llle Con-
temporaneous Fighter is Better Than the Men Who
Formerly Appeared in Prize Ring
if you don‘t believe that it requires
brains to manage boxers or to look
aiter a boxing club you should drop
in on Jimmie Johnston in his elaborate
suite of ofllces in the Knickerbocker
building some time when you are in
New York. Jn’hnston is
to Connecticut boxing fans. having
guiled the destinies of such boxers as
George Rodel. Joe l‘oster. Young Or
to, Gene Moriarty and many others.
Johnston, it is said, rakes in about
$25,000 a year.
“Smiling Jimmie" is a little fellow.
who hardly weighs more than it);
pounds. To hear him talk. one real-
izes at once that at least 100 of these
pounds is gray matter that lies behind
his smiling countenance. He is a
mighty interesting little talker, and
although he is not a human phono-
graph like "Silent ‘Dauny" Morgan.
still he never lets a chance pass to
boost boxers and the boxmg game.
Unlike a good many other manag-
ers, “Smiling Jimmie" is there with a
boost for lighters who are not in his
stable. He believes that if all hands
would turn in and boost each other,
there would be less trouble for all.
lie is a mighty straight little fellow.
a ho is proud of'the fact that he never
had a signed contract with a boxer
in his life. “Smiling Jimmie" runs on
the principle that if a man cannot
play square with him he does not
want to be his manager.
Although he is broad-minded in the
making of matches. Jimmie is as when
as they make them. and seldom does
he come out at the small end of the
horn. Not only is he a shrewd match-
maker but he is one of the best sec-
onds in the ring. There is a natural
wit to his remarks that keeps those in
his immediate nelghborhoud in roars
of laughter. He is even a better kid-
der' than. was the late Willis Britt.
who w’as considered the kingpin of
them all. More than once "Smiling
Jimmie" Johnston has won 3 light
y “kidding the shirt” off an oppon-
ent.
‘ISmlllng Jimmie” is of the opinion
that the boxers of today are better
than those of former times. He sees
nothing in' the theory that “Art atop-
lledlshort tn the cultivated court of
the Empress Josephine!" According
to Johnston the boys -.ol’ today know
how , and when to hit. something un
known by the majority in the days of
the 'London prize ring rules. He does
not believe in taking of weight, argu~
ing that no one can back nature. Let
u boxer lead a clean and simple life
and light at natural enigma; M be
will be at the top of Madrid“, prov-
‘ing that he has clue
well-known
dreds of fighters asking me to man-
age them. l‘took Joe Custer all over
the country. and he met and defeated
some of the best feather and light-
weights when he was in fighting form.
He looked like the featherweight
champion until he had an attack of
appendicitis and after an athlete once
has that. he is not the same man.
hence the showings of Custer in later
years.
“Of all the present day lighters l
have managed i think they are away
ahead of all the old timers. in fact.
the only ones that stand out are such
famous men as Fitasimmons. McGov-
ern. Kid McCoy and Joe Walcott. but
i really think there are men Just as
good today as these fighters. Gun-
boat Smith is doing great work and is
just as good as Fit”: ever was. You
must understand that Fitz. Terry. Mc—
Coy and Walcoit were all tried and
experienced men before they accom-
plished their best work. That Terry
and Fit: were both freaks that come
once in a generation is well known
so a man can hardly compare them.
“i really think that the English
boxers. i mean the little men. when
you find a good one. can top all of the
boxers we have on this side of the
Atlantic. They are more experienced.
they learn the game from A to z, and
when you land a. good one you have o
tighter. There is one peculiarity about
them. They cannot stand the rough
stuff they get over here.
“Our -boya do not have tha'aame
chance of. learning. As soon on one
shows a little sign. at becoming a
good fighter he will be killed all in
about a year. Hewitt be oithor work-
ed to death or not‘ ma as
all. As soon acadghtm whole a
card is asked to meet a good boy he
refuses. and the matchmaker has to
pick some one else for him, and the
good boy will have to go along meet.
ing all comers" and wall: M a stance.
others are handicapped with man-
agers who do not know how to- handle
a. tighter. They think that all they
have to do is to man 0 match. and
suddenly assume the management or
the boy. and both of them are down
where they started from. The non-
asihg is the some as any other busi-
ness. it requires attention all tho
time you have. and you have tuba on
the Job 1nd pay attention to every lit~
tie detail. 1 have moaned lighters ot
all nationalities and color. and‘tho
funniest experiences have boawith
the ones that don’t: amount to much
in the boxing world: They are the
ones that give the most milk. and
are the ones that contlnunlly ask
‘When is my picture to be iii the pa»
pan? and ‘Wlicn do [get that big
“0i all the fighters l have handled. i’wrltenp? These are only some of
add I have handled some." said John
ston. “i find the clever ones are the.
easiest to manage. They seem to
have a lot of sense andcanro‘nliie
their tool questions "
ARTIE HOFFMAN CUES.
Grim Juno 5.--A nail. by Mo
auteur the mm!“ “mm 4" 'L talu- Housemates Mn. Federal
match and the surrounding obstacles
in arrangin; one. Owen Iona. It“.
flhlsprinewaaaverymyman to-
haodle. but as soon ache was 31mins
backho-bocamspoovishallmctlmc-
:- until he finally went to the
Waldo. .
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. this ‘oountry In'ldo non than troll.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 5.~—-(‘hief
Johnson. formerly of the Cincinnati
Reds. declares that he will never wear
a lied unit'orm again. Johnson made
this statement after he learned of
Justice Foell's decision in the famous
injunctidn case.
”All the decisions or injunctions in
the world can‘t make me go back to
Cincinnati." said Johnson yesterday.
”As long as lhey'lLJet me, Hi be will-
ing to play with Kansas City."
President 0. C. Madison. of the
Kansas City Feds, had not arrived
here up to early this morning to talk
on the case. but refused to discuss it
at length. He said: "i expected the
decision to be against us. owing to the
fact that it was held up so long. Johnv
son's contract with Cincinnati had the
ten days’ clause inserted. however.
and all our lawyers say that the
clause makes a contract invalid."
WILL LOOK OVER THiS PHENOM.
Chance Han First human in View
for Tryout.
NEW YORK. June 5.-.\ianager
Frank Chance of the Now Yorke may
return from the Western trip with a
new first baseman in tow. A candidate
get a tryout during the club's
visit to Chicago. The player‘s name
to Harris and be is at present s mem-
ber of the Green Bay. Wis. team; He
is a left handed thrower and a risht
handed batter.‘who has been hitting
at a furious clip in the bushes.
“i have an option on him." said
Chance yesterday. “and it will not cost
mo much to take a loot .t the Mow.
it Ms halt as good as his boosters
claim, he‘s a second. Hal Chm. And
if he's quarter that good ho will meat
with consideration on my part."
RESOLUTE AWARDED
HOLLOW VIC‘FORY
Vaultlo mm to locus M of
Her Seaman—Rain and Blow
Add to lieutenant.
RYE. N. Y.. Juno 5.——’l'bo third race;
for the inttini series for the America’s
Cup defense candidate yacht! was
won off here yesterday by 'lhe flag
odtccrs‘ sloop Resolute. after the; Van~
ltio withdrew while in the- loud in
order to assist in the rescue of two at
her seamen who had been washed
overboard during the first log of the
race. It was a disappointing ending
of what had mini-ad to be. Milan.
contest to date between tho two we
duty—live factors, and cans-“as uracil:
maxof a day of thrills for tho nebu-
men in attendance out-ho cup sienna.
COULON-WILLIAMs FIGHT; ’
The coming Coulon‘Willlams battle
scheduled tor Vernon. Cat, June 8. is
stirring light fans considerably these
days. According to!” WOW. for-
mer- lightweight champion. Canton
will be returned a decisive winner. On
the other hand. Al Horoford. Wil-
liama' manager, is willing to that! up
a 860.000.9001 that one Williams will
win. Couloniatakingonabudman
to ‘fcbmabmk” on. hut-his athnlron
state that his championship outwit!
onset Williams" boring 1.an .
moonlit! 'ro. smalls: meme.
m won. Juno 53-13“! m
the C middleweight. dialled
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'l‘11e day following White‘s v-‘iltory
over Ritchie, the San Francisco Bulle‘
tin published this:
“if ‘we' were Willie Ritchie we'd
come right back to San Francisco.
call upon Harry Foley, acknowledge
our mistake. and then ask him once
again to assume the position of man-
ager and director-in-chiei of our
training and ring work.
“And, if while on our way from
the Ferry building to Harry Foley's
house. any of those alleged friends
who were instrumental in making
trouble with Foley should stop us and
attempt to express their opinion as to
what we should i'vc done to whip
Charley lWhito. well. the very least
we'd do would be to brand them as
‘buttlnskys' and 'busybodles.’ and or-
der them to go mind their own bus-
ideas.
“Ritchie was whipped by White Just
because he listened to a lot of loaf-
ers and hero worldlippeos who persist-
ed in riding about in his automobile
whenever he gave them the oppor-
tunity. and while so doing poured
into his ears their ideas as to how
foolish he was to be maintaining a
regular tralner when he was thor-
oughly capable of directing his own
work.
"How good was. the advice of the
aforesaid friends Ritchie is now in a
position to realize.
“The friends who adviacd Ritchie
to drop Foley can bum automobile
rides and make them monotonous by
hanging on to the coat tails of the
champion in public places. But none
of them ever won a world's cham-
pionship or ever told anybody also
how to do l0."
WOULD WT UP PHILLIEI.’ PARK.
._....—
Blll in City Councils '0' Street to
* Go Through—Giants ldia.
‘ nmmoawau. Juno 5.-Tlle
Phlllios received a nasty scare yoatnr-
day and are not near the effects at it
yet. The team was the introducins
or a bill in City Council. by William
J. McKinney. who represents the ward
whore tho Phillioo' grounds are locat-
ad. providing for the cutting through
of Carlisle‘ street from Huntingdon
otrsot to Labial: avpnuo. should such
a scheme go through the street would
cut the Phillloo' grounds in two and
force tho club ho Mother playing
quarters. This nova baa boon throw
not! many times bacon. but never
has it actually mound. City Council
for consideration.
Burnout at tho. Philadelphia
club to bolus. concentrated upon local
political Mon to. thwart the scheme.
for should Councils» pass the bill sub
. ' film vim T0
I To ills “FillEiillS”
BEE POLO IATGHES‘
i
London. Julie 5.—-'l‘he Times makes'
an appeal today to American polo en-j
thusiasts to arrange for international
matches alternately in the United.
States and England. it condemns the,
custom whereby the challengers are!
compelled. to compete in the holders'
country and contends that alternate
playing in the two countries would be
the fairest and most reasonable plan.’ I
The suggestion, it believes. will up
peel favorably to the American sport-'
ing public also. The proposal. it say 6,
cannot be made by mislead. but must
come if at all from America, and ob-
viously before the impending matches
are played.
Intent silosr BTUPS
The stretch of home playing which '
the New York Americans have just tin-
ished in cluded twenty-two games, of
which number only seven were victor-
los. Series with the Detrolts. White
Sox and Athletics and Washington
were lost. that with Cleveland was
won and that with the Browns was
an even break.
The Pirates have a new catcher.
Goodlow Rogers. from the University
of Michigan.
Henog believes he has a coming
pitcher in Charles Lear. the former
lPrlncotonlaa, who is filling in in games
now and then for the chds.
lionua Wagnors' base hit total since
he has been in the National League
has reached 2.998. it take as if Phila-
delphia would be the scene 0! the
Dutchman's 3.000th hit. as the Pirates
begin a aerial there today. Without
taking any sides in tho matter. we
hope it's a has run.
The longest bit on rocord was sup
posed to be the one whlcbaoartcd in ,
the National League grounds in Boar
ton. went over the fence into n passing
fiat car and came to New l‘ork: but
in SLLouia the other day. with Mo!-
ual tncontro Ileid. Book of tho Cardi-
nals. so says the narrative. “filed out
”Cuba."
Speaking of base running heres a
foot which bears of! the palm. in a
game with Washington and Jellmoo.‘
Dolley Connolly and Weston. of
Georgetown. made a. triple steal. Than
Connolly and Weems both stole homo.
Callahan used only nine players in
a game against the Tigers. which. ac
cording to tho observant Detroit scribe
who chronicled doc event. was a
world-‘11 record for managers named
Callahan.
According to David J. Davies, a Chi-
cago oucopath worked over the Pl-
rau plmro when they were in that,
city. but the concoction of Catcher
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Baseball“ Results “
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterday’s Results.
Cleveland at Chicago.
St. Louis at Detroit.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Results.
No games played. rain.
Standing of Clubs.
W. L. P.C.
New York ............ 23 13 .639
Cincinnati ............ 26 17 .605
Pittsburgh ....... .. . . .21 17 .553
Chicago ......... '3. . . .21 22 .488
Brooklyn .............. 18 19 .486
St. louia ............. 21 24 .467
Philadelphia ... . . . .17 26 .459
Boston .. ............. 11 26 .297
Games Today.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
nun». Lucile.
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lndiananla. i; It. Innis, 0.
St. Louis at Kansas .City.
Chicago at lndianapolis.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh.
Buhlo at Brooklyn.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Y'sstorday' a Rosalia.
Providence. 2; Baltinmre. 1 (seven ’
tnnlngsl
mu Mr. “mm the moat aocoa- Katora that be treat the Pirates bath No other games plat ed rain
alblobaacbollsllalnthecitywlubo
losttothoh’na.
MTG-NE AT LAST AGREES
TO “I? am WSH
shalom am Monday.
NEW YORK. Juno 5.—-vAftor many
attemptsjtho championship match bar
twoan Willis mulls; tho liabtwotsbt
champion of no country. and Freddie
Watch... the Mn champion. has
been clinched at not. lily Gibson.
with host“ been chosen MS.
was resolved with stony silence.
Howard has a trcahman catcher who
completed the season with twenty-two.
hits in forty times at bat—average.
.650.
With Jon Wood In term the Red '30:
pitching staff. looking at it individual-
ly. appears to boob-It them in the
America bacon—Wood. Beaten n't.
Collins. Johnson. Easter and Leonard.‘
This loan may...“ m to. the,
labia tboflntdiviaion easily.butia
m I hand that Ricki“ ‘aronnd
the .500 mark. ’ -
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Standing of Giulia.
W. L. P.C.
811!!an ........... . .. .25 12 .676
Rochester ..... . . . . . . .22 14‘ .611
Baltimore ..... . ...... 23 15 .005
Providence. ..... .. ..... 19 17 .528
,Nowark .. . ... ..... ...10 17 .4851
Toronto . . . . . ....... 16 18 .47).
Jersoscuy...... .. ...11: 24 .338
Indirect .............11 27 .239
Bam‘Today.
Jersey City at Bavaria.
Provident» at Baltimore.
Rochester at mffalo.
meanest at Toronto.
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W‘ERN AWCIATION.
Yesterday's Results.
All games postponed, rain.
Standing of Clubs.
Chicago. 2; Cleveland. 0. W. L.
No other games played, rain. [New London --------- 1.9 7 J31
Hartford ............. 15 11 .57?
standing of club'. “'atel‘but‘y. . . . . . . .'. . . .16 12 .57): ,
W. L RC‘fiSpringfield ............iti 13 .553 5
~Philadelphia .......... 25 15 .625 Bridgeport ----- - ----- 15 14 .517 1
Washington .......... 26 16 . 9 New Haven ----------- 11 ’5 423
Dem," ............... ._.5 18 “I l’ittsfield ........ 11 15 .423
St. Louis ............. 21 20 .512,New “main ---------- 5 22 ”5 i
.130st .............. 19 222 .463
Chicago .............. 19 25 .432 Gum-I Today-
New York ............ 17 23 .425 Hartford at New 'Haven.
Cleveland ............14 23 .333 Pillsfleld at Waterbur-
Bridgeport at New Britain.
Games Today. Nay Mndon at Springfield
WEEK’S RECORD OF RUNS [N
THE BIG LEAGUES.
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National League.
New York 23
Philadelphia .................. 36
Brooklyn .................. 22
Boston ............. . ....... ...lfi
St.Louis.. .............. ......lfi
Pittsburgh ............... . . . . .l‘l .
Chicago ........... . ........ ...31 .‘
Cincinnati ................ . . . .19
American Loapuo. ’ .3
Philadelphia ..84 .
New York ................. . . . 88
Washington ................ . ..16
Boston . ......... ...... "£1134
Chicago ..... ..z ....... .. . . . ._. .34.
Cleveland ............ ......ll.
Detroit ........... . ....... .....0
St. bouts .................. ...“
30078 FOR WEEK.
Tonight. .
Walter Batter vs. Al Reade]; and A.
i.
,1 “Kan-u City. 6: Chicago. 4. .C.. Cambridge.
No outer games played. pain. R Jock (Twin) Sullivan vs. But loan
—-=— or. New York.
8mm oil Giubn. i Tom Gibbons vs. vs. Young Hilton;
W. L P.C. or. Superior, Wis.
Baltimore ............ 22 14 .611 Saturday. ?
Chicago .............. 21 18 .538 Jinny Clxbby vs. Jot Smith. SyqM
Brooklyn ............. 17 16 .515 1181. Allotfliil. .
Bnflalo ............... 17 18 .486 Jack Davies vs. Bat Levinsky. New" I.
,Plttaburgb ............ 18 20 .474 York. ,-
indilnlpolia .......... 16 19 . .4571 ,
Gt. Louis ............. 19 23 .452 A Boston complaint is that therein“
Kansas City .......... 19 23 .452 only one worse base tannins chiral-n»
—-—-— tho Boston club and that is the other
llamas Today.
on fifty—Lo. o. Detroit.
The man who buys a hold}.
car sacrifices good mum
miSplaccd pride. The {1.
buyer invests in the I’M
bl‘c Ford. He knows itvrfll
serve him bést—and‘ at looms.
coat. ‘ ‘ ' ;
Five hundrad‘dolhrs ii the 9 .
of the Ford runabout; the 1
cor is Me Mu: the WI can
with reconnect. Got calalol'
particular! from
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