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Will a victory for Jess Willard over‘;
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. Giant lands at last and Makes tained. net the giant Kansan and his,
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lid that The white man‘s backers frankly ad-
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ironnd route at Denver on July 4.
2 Welsh said he in ”d consider the offer
.it he was guaranteed $25,000, that
amount Welsh illili to post before;
Ritchie would consider the hondou‘
__ ‘ fight which cost him his title. If?
Welsh is firm in his refusal the Denver
Has Ben“ M“ for Istano— people intend to put on White and.
Fine Old lion on Duo in Mlflm'mf“ “9.982
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John R. Robinson cabled from lla-
vsns last night that a light to a finish
practically has been clinched for the‘
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winks on big .litll (‘ufl'ey for five
winds at the Fairmont A. C., last
tight. and then was forced to quit in
or— sixth rnutld wlicllh flock of hay-
., tkef‘S had him so groggy that he
' truly could stand.
lack had none the worst of it up to
‘a' time that he volunteered a finale.
. i was knocked down in this round
\‘ lit ii stray right. but got up at the
out or four. He tore in again and
t is giving t'oti‘ey a sample of regular
muting when he run itlto the punch
.lal forced him to stop. Coffey look-
: and acted like a big novice in front
the billdiieaded one.
~Tuliivnn was thwarted some ill the
A ll making by Referee Billy Joli. who
\\ illld tl0l give Jack a chance to work
i .5 ring tricks on the Dublin gia‘ut, for
which already amount to a. large sum.
These expenses are increasing daily
and yet it is even doubtful whether son, the “an, title holder and Jess
the tight will actually take place. livi- Willard, st Juarez’ Mex., was greatly
(ié'llliy tile reward expected by the'? stimulated yesterday by [he announce»
promoters must be great for them to . meat of Promoter Jack Curlev that
take such a. long chance. :the dusky warrior would surely be in
,h is a question whether a Willard. the city across the river before next
victory would be hailed as a multimillion“!
nblo feat. in all probability it would'
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rests-lance rather than that thiardlwl, Potosi “a turned ovor' there to
had shown himself to be a real chain-j Villa {0 be brought to Jum-
pion. Then, too, it would be hard to' Jim gangs nu arrived from New
alloy the suspicion that Johnson had York and henceforth will act as one of
sold out. No matter what the "3“}Wiliurd's spurring ”(instep He has
facts may be, rumors of fake will flyinot yet faced 10.5.35fl19 latter did not
thick and fast if Willard wins. Nam-2“)” out at his camp ”3",qu LaW-
ing can stop them and they are boundlnn“ Weber. one of the promoters of
‘lin the proposed world's championship,
heavyweight battle between Jack John-‘
Curiey declared that Johnson landed
Cuban town between Freddie Welsh
and Battling Nelson. it was known
‘ll‘i Robinson “e1". to Ila'nnfl “lib
that plan in view. Nelson has had thellm Ilas “HI 8‘ Troupe, Id,
notion all along that he could outlast - - g - 1
Freddie in a long hunt. and Robinson Immusmkw “m h'
ling—Huston Woldd Lite flint
went down to the gay little isle with a-
NEW YORK. Feb. lit—Manager Bill
scheme to put on o flirty-five round 2
it,‘ Donovan. of the New Yorks, has not.
i bout.
When Nelson was soiled about
he said: "i am surel can stop Welsh.I returned from Philadelphia, where he;
I know he will give no a lacing for: went Tuesday evening to attend a dln-
twenty rounds. and he'll kill ltlmselri tier given by the sporting writers of
off doing it. After that Icon come on that city. it was at this dinner that
2am! stop hint. I know he can’t outlasti Connie Mack astonished the sport lov-
'me. A forty-Ive round bout is practi-‘l ing public by announcing that Frank
cally a finish affair, for i know ho’ Baker. the home run hero. had decided
hasn’t the stamina to go the distance; to retire permanently from the game.
il'm only waiting for word from Robin; Gossip yesterday associated Wild Bill’s
son to start." 'absencc with an effort on the port of
Harry Pollok said before he went, New York to obtain the services ofthe
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'oh pried them an” as snon as they to detract from the white man's proud the syndicate, came in yesterday “(8,,
“ducked Jim's lips were bleeding in “56‘ lnoon. He was accompanied by Harry
.2 e fifth. in this round Jack had hi'll‘ 1“ “mm“ “W" wma’d “o“mlWeil. of New York- Weber brousht
v ibbling frotu a right to the jaw. ‘Pkk “p “ comfortable fortune by “'2 with him the Hoke“ for the am. Well
When the end came Jack was stand-3 ”‘3 "0‘1““! more “hello-“5 ”1“" 8M“ will act as treasurer of the enterprise.
“g "it. its walked toward (loffcy and’cxhibltious. And in England therei it was also learned here yesterday
_. mm, said: "I am fatigued, James." would be plenty of curiosity to see them“, Johnson is desirous of making
.. was a little over Jim's head. so Joli man Who had put an end to the J“h“"ntiieniio to the Federal authorities of
, aiisluteii it into Bronx lingo, Jim 5°" “y““y- Ema United States it he can do so with-
.~ lti'k out his hit: paw and the fun was Moving menu.” of Johnson's down'i out risk of a term in prison. Friends
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BAll BMCKlls-l A me’ .gre‘" 9mm ‘0’ years 2° conic. 1”“ Attorney Clyne to find out Just what
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United States. since there would he no, upon the mercy of the Noni court.
l’grounds for objection to them such as5 Clyne, “ is understood. has made ab-
.mganized baseball is commonly sol»; A“ i“ 311' Willard‘s prospects ‘Wlitho $15,000 ball which the negro lump-
wsed to use against players who have] sufficiently alluring ‘0 assure my ed when be tied to Europe. Johnson
«rennizntion? When the Federal; match falls through. T 1'“ only thing, low and retrial on two others.
. mm“, entered the field it was a mat- likely to prevent the battle is that,
' "l”. 5m" would be another source 0‘ ”V” in Chicago are said to have opened ne.
-l not at all unlikely that a way would would happen to Johnson if he were to
ibe found to show them throughout the‘ so back to Chicago and throw himself
'w ‘ _‘ lcatiscd the drafting of the present low! soluteiy no promises. The Federal
What has become of the blacklistjcowering the "“1“"- 7Government is still trying to collect
t‘.(‘\ll'l‘9(i the displeasure of tnllgnutes‘mmating Johnson ”m“ time in u“"fticeii resentence on three charges of
‘r-l'lliflg bail clubs in the National “9" future, even though ”‘9 mewmlviolution of the Malian white slave
.Jr oi'cotumon gossip that the ill-iJohnson may ”9 soiled l" any time:
. \jdors could “€ch succeed in “"an and “IRS“ back 10 Chicago ‘0 servr
piayers to join their circuit becaugathe sentence hanging over his head.
the fear the athletes entertainedflfllefll reports from Chicago indicate
regard in the blacklist. 'that this may happen soon,asthe legal
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the agents of tho Havana promoters; it even was rumored unofficially that
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and they had made overtures concsrnr Donovan had gone to the home
ting u fortyatlve round bout between; Baker, at Trappe, lid, to try to make
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Nelson and the champion. ‘the third baseman change his mind
"if they want Nelson and Welsh to n; and to see if he would consider playing
finish. all right," said Pollok. “Fred ; in New York in case he has any griev-
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die 1“ willing to moot any man OVGF‘once against the Athletics. Capt. T.
the distance if we 80! regular money! b. Huston. however. said that be had
for it. i don't care who they select. ; no knowledge of such a play on Dono-
Since they've named Nelson, why, Nel-' van'g part,
icon suits us’." , "0f courscr," said the captain, "I
' 4, . T would like to have a player .of Baker's‘ s. NOflWALK
Robinson's‘wire indicated that there; worth upon my team and would £9 for 44
is a line old row on down in Cuba. EVl-; to get him. I have no reason to be-
dently the promoters have gone oil. iicve that Mack would part with him.
ihalf cocked. and the fact that there is2 it it is a case of dissatisfaction with
;a row on seems to indicate the pres-z his present berth, New York would be
once of Rob Roy Benton. ‘proparod to bid as high as any one
3 Benton. a fighter when he's crossedhto save him to the game. However.
[was the first of the American mans-ll am speaking only at random. llinow
;gers to arrive in Havana. Withinothing of Baker's case save what 1
‘George Lawrence. manager of Stun Me; have read in the papers."
lVey, Benton ossayod a langford-Mc—E The Baker incident is one of the
’Vey bout. Other managers trapped in.I profound mysteries of latterday base-
Suddenly McVey and Lungford got theéball. J. Franklin declares he has no
fights. Lewis and Ahcurn filled in: grievance against Connie black or the
Now Dick Klesin. the mutchtnalu‘r.1 club, that he is retiring simply to our-
has been fired and he threatens to sue' sue the simple life. But the fact that
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if such a blhckiist exists why was'
not applied to the players who
were tried and found wanting in the
first year of the new league's exist-
tuit‘e'.’ Dozens of these players do-'
.. -rted organized hall to join the Fed-l
...—ills ill lillii, and many of the orig-
l'lai jumpers were released when the
. .-wcomers branched out as a major
imiguc last year.
Drawing their release front tliei
sods was supposed to seal their taie‘
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sharps of that city have discovered a'
new technicality that will enable the.
authorities to extradite him from Eu!
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if this reaches Johnson's ears, how-3
over. it is likely to increase his desire
to enter Mexico. where he will be safer
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than anywhere else. In fact the out .lffinycflarvfi.Tzchegtfiiufornzozhil: of fists. Evidently D“ hasn't beenllagt several seasons . that Mack had:
038° rumor may have been instigated a e- as n ' 1 ' picking up dollars in the streets. be-‘ dimculty in whipping_Bskor into line:
:by the promoters in order to lure
Johnson to Juarez.
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NEW HAVEX, Feb. 193’Liii9 a bolt:
of lightning out of it. clear sky came;
the announcement, yesterday after-1
noon. that Willie Beecher, of New}
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York. had run out of his match with
ker of the Federal A. C., under whose;
auspices the bout was to have been‘i
staged, expressed great surprise or“
learning of Beechers act and took im-
led Daniel for some “panic" money two: in salary. Connie had the some trou«
w for as baseball was concerned, yeti _
STRAIGHT FALLs’ mediate steps to secure it worthy on-
every man who wanted to play ball: _ ‘
in organized baseball‘s domain last5 HARTFORD, 'Feb. ISL—Foot Gnord' ponent for Harvey. Charles Baker,
' submitted a list of
year succeeded in landing a job.1 Hall, for the third time this wintengmanager of Harvey,
Where a major league player jumped housed an enthusiastic crowd of wrest: “In“? lightweighta ‘0 Dunles, Who‘ll
and became anxious to rejump he ling fans last night, who gathered to he Was willing to meet in Beecher's
MS“ taken back. but. of course. bislnee the all-star bill of three bouts, an; “88“ The “Bi'lncluded ““011 013839,
league performers could expect this ranged by Manager Ed palm“, Two‘ performers as Ad Wolgast, Joe Shun
much. To show that this was true of the boats, in“ between Abel-g and‘grue, Leach Cross, Sum Robideitu.
even of the minors. the following: Hokman, and the one between Lurlch Joe Mandot, Matty aBldwin and Frank.
(‘lSQS are cited: [and Gronlund. certainly came under' to Mack. Dunleit. after considerable
Charles Stis, managed the Regina‘the clussiilcatloii of allgmr an.u;,’dlckering,.managed to secure Matty
‘ The boot ”will be or fifteen
club. Northwestern Canada League. but the initial tray between Lnndin and naidwin.
everybody on the island. EMaok has cut loose so many of his
No word has come front Dan Mir-{great veterans. Plank, Bender. Col-
Ketrick. manager 0! Young Ahearu, S03 tins and Coombs, is interpreted by the
it is not possible to know whether thug gossips as a. sign of some internal
little Legion of Honor man has been} discussion that might explain Baker's
additionally decorated for his'part in'chmgg of heart,
the Willie Lewis-Young Ahearn whirl3 it has been well known for the
03““ Benny Murpliry. W110 attends ‘0' but the latter's reluctancewas believedi
Dan‘s New York promoting office. wir- to be due to differences in opinion as
days ago. inn cabled "back-the only? bin with Pliinlr. and this finally led to
words that have come from him: 2an open rupture. Mack. a clogemoutli-:
"You fool; stop kidding." r: led fallout, never before talked publicly
All of *wh'ichcreateéihe tmpressioni or his diagramn’wlth players, as he
that the boxingboom in Havana will. has done upon this occasion, His “an-
prove to he's fidllicoloted soap ”Ubble-ihounoement therefore seems to indb
‘ ‘ m“ ' cats smote serious breach than ap-
ipears upon the surface.
JUNK DEALER
You ontyneed write a postal or
Yesterday Leach Cross wired Willie
Ritchie asking the little air-champion
if he would act as a second whcnf
Leach meets Woigust. 'As Willie grew;
very chnmmy with Leach after their
boat in the Garden an answer flew
limped to -St. Louis Feds and thisgcomarick was. tarfrom" being a pre-
.war he will manage a club in the» my“ clash, the popular-Swede out-
Norttiwestern circuit. _ ‘clnssing his younger opponent, and be-
David Gaston. jumped? to outlaws ing forced to wind up the affair for the
and played last year; will manage second mum jig time.
the
.‘lacksonvlllé, of South Atlantic League, Luflch wen ”0m Gronlund in
mis year. , second bout.
John Kohl, jumped to outlaw and;
played last year; now under contract!
to Peoria club. of Three Eye League.
Only three of numerous cases are:
cited and so indispensable that they?
were necessary to the minors' exiso
once. John McNulty. former minor
league umpire; joined the Federals
vheu the league started, but is 'now! W to accept u [out mull reports:
working for the Western Asoocistlon.~;
Where's the blacklist? '
Young For. the English trauma“
tho did some scrapping in this coun-
try. last year. will box for the hon-
tani title bf England and the hard,
ionuiale belt. in to.“ hex! lung
night. Alex “My. the champion
«of Scotland. will be ill! m
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nonntoson AND- AP‘PLEGARTH
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it is probable that. -W. R. Apple}
garth and Jack Donaldson have been
matched for another world's cham-
pionship sprint race, this time at 130
yards. Applegnrth's manager had
The match was to be rattled on Feb—
ruary 9. Applegnrth huthree broth.
on who are serving in the worn Pri-
vote it. Apple's-nu. at the nth Hu-
iurnlsapriuooorsthooberltl. Ger-
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munds‘ duration. should it go the hm»,
it, and Referee Dave Fitsgeratd will
'render a decision.
lNDOOR. iMTEROOLLEGIATE MEET.
} NEW YORK. Feb. 19.—-For the his,
door intercollegiate most, to be held in;
Madison Square Garden, on March 6.
Cornell and Pennsylunio are the only
colleges to enter teams in every
.event. Columbia and Princeton divide
'the next position on the list with en-
tries in all but one of the nine events
Neither was able to muster a team for
the pole vault.
Harvard, Dartmouth and Munch»
back from Ritchie in a few hours say-
ing that ho Would do the ‘coachlng
from Leach's comer. Them will be a
champion and three ell-champions on
hand; :Wolsh wilt‘he there? so will
Ritchie, Nelsoh and Wolgash' the lat.
phone to Samuel Jade, successor to
Wm. Enron. and you. will get 9 ready
market for things which you don‘t
want. such as rags, papers, bottles.
rubbers. scrap-iron. metals, foothol-
beds a specialty. We are waiting for
your call. Samuel June, at I‘oit
ter being one-oi the entertainers.
street. Phone ill.
Wol‘gom. lost 0250 because ,« of this
fight. 'He had this forfeit up tor 3
Milwaukee boot. but was afraid of
hurting his Inn. so be waived the
money and-started East.
As 3 final inducement to get Kilhonc
and Williams into the ring Jack Mc- .
Guinnhssuuodmmuomo. the
setts institute of Technology are cred-
ited with six tun ontfiu. while Yale
has Ive; Mlohinn will and three
tenths; Brown. Georgetown. New York
University and Syracuse two cs0;
ism and Mini one soon.
Twelve colonel have named teams
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